Chapter 448: Request
Zhao Yuming, the fourth prince, who was already three years old, was shaking his head at this time and reciting Tang poems to Concubine Guo Xian. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
His favorite thing to do is to read poetry in the company of his mother, Concubine Guo Xian.
This little baby seems to be particularly interested in poetry, so the books that he reads the most are ancient poems. Although he didn't know much words, he could understand a rough idea under Guo Xianfei's explanation, so he could express that emotion when he read it.
Hearing that the prince was visiting, the little guy hid behind Concubine Guo Xian.
This is a very shy little boy, especially in front of people he doesn't know well.
Concubine Guo Xian hurriedly got up and saluted the prince.
"It's been a long time since I've come to see Concubine Xian and the fourth brother, so I'm here to take a look." The prince said warmly.
Concubine Guo Xian hurriedly said gratefully, "Thank you, Your Highness." While beckoning him to take a seat, he made him tea with his own hands.
The crown prince was originally going to talk to the emperor about something, and coming here was not a planned thing, so he didn't know what to say after sitting down.
And Concubine Guo Xian was also very nervous, and only kept beckoning the prince to tea.
The prince found that Concubine Guo Xian had become much more calm and introverted in the past three years. He still remembered that when she first entered the palace, she was a little girl who loved to jump, and she always had a happy smile on her face. That's the kind of laughter that only people who are really carefree or don't know how to worry yet. Now, she is also smiling, but with a restrained smile, her expression has become very dignified and dignified, which makes the prince inexplicably think of Queen Jingzhuang.
Concubine Guo Xian saw that the prince was worried, so she said, "Does Your Highness have anything on your mind?" ”
The prince woke up and turned around, and hurriedly said, "No." ”
Concubine Guo Xian pushed a plate of corn cake in front of him and said, "I made this, Your Highness will try it and see if you like it." ”
The prince glanced at Concubine Guo Xian, reached out and picked up a piece and put it in his mouth.
Powdery, fragrant, you can smell the fragrance of millet when chewing.
"Not bad!" The prince said, picked up another piece and ate it.
The atmosphere was a little less tense.
Concubine Guo Xian said: "I went to see Your Majesty yesterday, and Your Majesty's illness seems to be quite serious. A hint of melancholy flashed in her eyes as she said this.
The emperor is the only man she has ever loved, and it is also her biggest attachment in this world, if the emperor has three long and two short, her future can only depend on her son, but the son is only three years old......
She was panicking, but she also knew that there were things she couldn't change.
The prince pondered for a moment and said, "Yes." ”
He didn't want to talk to her about the emperor too much.
But Concubine Guo Xian obviously wanted to seize this opportunity to express her opinion, so she cautiously spoke: "Your Highness, I have already heard some ministers discussing the issue of the transfer of the throne. ”
The prince was slightly stunned, and then said calmly: "Don't believe those rumors, don't care." ”
She nodded slightly, looked up at him and asked, "What are you going to do about it?" ”
Perhaps realizing that her position was not appropriate to ask about this, she immediately added: "I am also concerned about the future of the country. ”
The prince looked at her and smiled slightly: "Thank you, this palace will take care of it." ”
With that, the prince got up and took his leave.
Concubine Guo Xian wanted to advise him to act early, but seeing that he was not willing to talk to him more, she gave up.
Seeing him leave, Concubine Guo Xian reached behind her back and scooped the fourth prince Zhao Yuming into her arms, silently hugging him tightly.
The prince returned to the Palace of Nourishing Heart again, and was informed by Gong Zhang that the emperor had woken up, so he walked in quickly.
The emperor's eyes drooped, and he didn't raise his eyes when he saw the prince coming in. However, as the prince drew closer and closer to him, he suddenly spoke, as if hiding from danger, "What are you looking for?" ”
As he spoke, the emperor motioned for him not to come any further, but the prince sat down on a chair on one side and replied, "Come and see my father." ”
"You wish I was going to die right away." The emperor sneered.
The prince hurriedly knelt down and said, "Erchen doesn't have such thoughts. ”
The emperor looked at the crown prince with half-squinted eyes, and an inexplicable grievance, fear and anger squeaked and burned like fire, and he sneered: "Is it? But I feel your ambition. ”
The crown prince was not as he said, so he was also a little angry in his heart, but he knew that the emperor was not in good spirits, so he didn't debate much, only lowered his voice and said, "Father thinks too much." ”
The emperor grabbed the teacup on the table and threw it at the prince.
The prince reacted quickly, and hurriedly tilted his head to the side, and the teacup hit a father-in-law's head straight away, and the blood flowed immediately.
Gonggong Zhang was standing by the emperor's side at that time, so he escaped this catastrophe, but when he saw the tragic situation of the father-in-law, he couldn't help but take a deep breath, and hurriedly stepped forward to help the father-in-law out.
The prince was also taken aback, but continued to kneel as if nothing had happened.
According to this situation, I am afraid that I will not be able to ask the emperor for a light sentence on Li Yuan's matter today. However, that matter could no longer be delayed.
The crown prince decided to talk about the matter in a roundabout way, so he asked Gonggong Zhang, who had just come in from outside, to inform the imperial dining room to serve medicinal food.
At this time, the imperial dining room happened to prepare the medicinal food, so the eighteen medicinal dishes were quickly put on the table.
The prince said: "Let the son serve his father and the emperor for dinner." After that, he wanted to help the emperor to the table.
The emperor immediately stopped: "I don't need your help, I will go by myself." ”
The prince couldn't, so he watched him slowly walk to the table.
At the same time, the prince was surprised to find that the emperor no longer had the spirit and momentum of the past when he walked, but like an old man over seventy years old.
Since the death of Empress Jingzhuang, he has rapidly aged and become stupid, how fast and amazing this change is!
Looking at such an emperor, the prince's heart was like an iron ball, and he couldn't get up lightly.
The crown prince sat at the other end of the table, carefully serving the emperor vegetables.
The emperor stretched out his chopsticks and quietly put the dishes he picked up into another empty bowl.
The prince saw his action and sighed quietly in his heart.
In the first half of the year, the relationship between their father and son finally became a little harmonious, and now it has begun to get worse again.
This time, I'm afraid it won't be the prince's efforts that can be redeemed.
The crown prince waited for the emperor to finish the medicinal food, and then said: "Regarding Li Yuan's matter, Erchen wants to make some suggestions. ”
He wanted to take advantage of the emperor's mood to be stable at this time, otherwise he might not be able to say it again.
When the emperor heard this, his face changed and said: "His matter must not be dealt with lightly, otherwise it will be a mess of the rules." ”
The prince said: "His matter is an example, I hope that my father will treat it differently, and besides, now is the time when the country needs to investigate the case." ”
The emperor suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the prince and asked: "You have to take care of his ranking in the palace exam, and now that he is about to face the death penalty, you have to take care of it, what is going on between you and him?" ”
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