==Chapter 166==

Emperor Chengyuan likes Mumu very much, and he has almost reached the point where he eats and sleeps together and takes him with him every day.

Jiu Niang didn't know what tricks he was playing, but she also knew that according to the current situation, it was beneficial to her family. But while the situation is good, it also means that there are many dangers. Sending the king of Chu and his son away every day, Jiuniang would worry about it all day, and she would not let go until the father and son came back in the evening.

Mu Mu does not reject entering the palace, he has been circling around his mother since he was a child, and it is the first time he has seen so many people and such a big place, although he has to accompany the 'imperial grandfather' every day, but the 'imperial grandfather' is not bad to him, and has given him a lot of delicious and fun things, and the most important thing is that when the 'imperial grandfather' trained his father, his father did not dare to resist.

After Mu Mu came back, he told Jiu Niang about these things, and Jiu Niang couldn't cry or laugh when he heard it. The son doesn't need to coax, he has to turn his head to coax the man who was annoyed and embarrassed by his son.

With a howling north wind and snow, this year's winter is much colder than usual.

The carriage drove all the way into the palace and did not stop until it reached the front of the Zichen Palace. In the past, the king of Chu did not have this treatment, especially since he healed his legs, and he had to get off before the frame reached the inner court, and now he has his son's Hongfu, and he can even sit in front of the Zichen Palace.

The king of Chu got out of the carriage first, then turned around and picked up a tightly wrapped little fat boy from the carriage.

There were countless waiters waiting in front of Zichen Palace, and as soon as he saw the car door open, he hurriedly hugged him, the umbrella with the umbrella, the wind from the wind, Ruan Ronghai was also among them, he saluted and stretched out his hand to take Mu Mu, but was dodged by Xiao Mumu.

A tender child's voice sounded, "I will go myself, I don't want you to hug me." ”

If Ruan Ronghai's affection and courtesy to Mu Mu were pretended before, now it is real, and now who doesn't know that the little emperor and grandson of the Chu Wangfu are the first person in the Zichen Palace, that is, let Ruan Ronghai kneel on the ground and ride a big horse for him, Ruan Ronghai didn't dare to say a word.

"It's snowing a lot outside, so go in and walk by yourself."

has gotten along with his son a lot, and now the king of Chu will not treat Mu Mu as a little child who doesn't understand anything, but treats adults in the same way.

Mu Mu saw that his father said this, and there was no one who could support him, so he could only nod and honestly let his father go. All the way to the bottom of the corridor of the Zichen Palace, the King of Chu put Mu Mu down, Mu Mu first took two steps back and forth on the ground, jumped twice, and then ran to the palace.

Needless to say, Ruan Ronghai gave him a look, and a few little attendants hurriedly rushed over, chasing after him while shouting at the same time, 'Little Ancestor, slow down'.

Mu Mu stopped as he passed the side hall and looked curiously at the children standing beside the two adults.

said that it was a child, but in fact, both of them were older than him, but now in Mu Mu's heart, adults are fathers, mothers, and imperial grandfathers, and those like Ruan Neishou are adults, and children are small people who are about the same height as him. In fact, people are obviously much taller than him, not about the same height at all.

King Cheng beckoned to Mu Mu with a smile and said, "You are Sheng'er, I am your imperial uncle, you can call me the third uncle." ”

Not to be outdone, King Zhao also interjected: "This king is your second uncle. He pulled Mu Fan beside him to him and introduced Mu Mu: "This is your lobby brother." ”

Mu Mu tilted his head to look at King Cheng, obviously this person was not wearing yellow clothes, why did he call Uncle Huang? However, he remembered that his mother had told him that he seemed to have an uncle and an uncle, and although he did not know what they were, it was said that he had seen someone to salute.

So, he arched his little fat hand in a similar way, "The third uncle is Da'an, and the second uncle is Da'an." ”

Then his eyes fell on the two children beside King Zhao of Cheng, one of these two children is Mu Fan, the eldest son of King Zhao's Mansion, and the other is Mu Hong of King Cheng's Mansion, both of whom are seven or eight years old. Mu Fan was born a little thin, with fair skin and slender eyes, while Mu Hong was tiger-headed and looked very lively.

King Cheng pushed Mu Hong forward with a smile and said, "This is your second brother." ”

Mu Hong ran to Mu Mu's side very cleverly, took his little hand, and said crisply: "I'll play with you." ”

As soon as the king of Chu walked in, he heard this sentence.

Ruan Ronghai also heard it, and hurriedly squeezed over, bent down and said to Mu Mu: "My little ancestor, you haven't gone to greet the imperial grandfather yet, you can't play." ”

Mu Mu was a little hesitant, he had grown so big, and he had never played with children, so the temptation of 'going to play' was very strong. However, he came every day to meet the imperial grandfather first, and seeing that the imperial grandfather had given him so many interesting things, Mu Mu felt that he had better go and greet the imperial grandfather first.

He nodded, stretched out his little hand and let Ruan Ronghai lead him, "Then let's go and say hello to the imperial grandfather first, I don't know if the imperial grandfather has an obedient drink of medicine today." ”

He had been in Zichen Hall for a long time, and Xiao Mumu also knew that Emperor Chengyuan taking medicine was a very headache, and he had seen the emperor's grandfather smash the medicine bowl on his father more than once. The child was naturally curious, so he came up with a more subtle answer from his father's mouth, your imperial grandfather was unwell, so he accidentally knocked over the medicine bowl.

Naturally, it was said when Emperor Chengyuan was there, don't mention Emperor Chengyuan's embarrassment.

And after going back, his mother's statement is more straightforward, your imperial grandfather is disobedient, and obedient children will obediently drink medicine. It will be this answer, attributed to the fact that Mu Mu had a cold before and was sick for two days, and Jiu Niang coaxed him to take medicine That's what he said.

For a little fart, it was naturally Jiu Niang's statement so that he could understand, so he understood that the reason why the imperial grandfather didn't drink medicine was because he was disobedient.

When Ruan Ronghai heard this, his old face smiled into a chrysanthemum, and he said continuously: "Our little master is really filial, he will care about His Majesty to drink medicine, and when I see His Majesty later, you can talk to Your Majesty, Your Majesty will definitely drink the medicine well." ”

"Really?"

According to Jiu Niang's teaching for a while, these servants in Zichen Hall are all old people, so they can only listen to half of what they say. Although Mu Mu didn't quite understand the meaning of this, he also learned to question it.

"It's definitely true." Ruan Ronghai nodded repeatedly.

"Okay then."

Just looking at Mu Mu's table for a while, King Cheng and King Zhao knew that the news they had inquired about was right, this kid was a little human spirit, a little demon! It's just a little older, the milk hasn't been cut off yet, and the speech is actually orderly, and even the rules and etiquette are not bad. Compared with his own son, it adds a feeling of inferiority.

King Cheng is okay, King Zhao has already gone to stare at Mu Fan, Mu Fan is already small, and when he was glared at by his father, he couldn't help but shrink back, and tears appeared in his eyes.

Ruan Ronghai had already led Mu Mu inside.

King Cheng made a look, and Mu Hong, who was standing in place, chased after him, took Mu Mu's other hand, and said to Ruan Ronghai: "Ruan Neishi, Hong'er also went to greet the emperor's grandfather." He smiled at Mu Mu and said, "Let's go together, let's play together later." ”

Mu Mu is a little older, but he can't see this kind of wit, and when he hears it, he can ask for peace, and he can have someone to play with, the best of both worlds, so he nodded again and again.

"Okay."

Then he looked like a little master and led Mu Hong inside.

Ruan Ronghai was in a hurry, but he didn't dare to say anything against it in front of so many people, and he hated King Cheng in his heart for being scheming, and he actually used a child, and he was afraid that Emperor Chengyuan would be angry when he went in later.

At this time, King Zhao came up again to add to the blockage, pushing Mu Fan to follow.

If you block it at this time, it will tear the rhythm of the skin, and it will fall into the reputation of a harsh child. Ruan Ronghai complained again and again in his heart and followed.

King Chu glanced at King Zhao and King Cheng, who were smiling, did not speak, and walked inside.

King Zhao took a sip, scolding in his heart, what a smug!

In the dormitory, Emperor Chengyuan, who was lying on the dragon couch, couldn't help but put the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes together when he saw the round little man.

Mu Mu Dong Dong Dong ran over, first arched his little fat hand, said a word to the emperor's grandfather, and then climbed in front of the couch and asked, "Grandpa Huang, have you drunk medicine obediently today?" ”

Emperor Chengyuan was originally a loving old face, but when he heard this, he was immediately embarrassed, and he adjusted it several times before he said, "Grandpa Huang has already drunk medicine." ”

Before the words fell, he saw Mu Fan and Mu Hong who came in step by step, followed by Ruan Ronghai and King Chu. Ruan Ronghai looked bitter, walked over quickly, and said a few words in Emperor Chengyuan's ear.

Mu Fan and Mu Hong seemed to have been taught, so they knelt down and kowtowed, and greeted Emperor Chengyuan, the rules and etiquette were not bad.

Emperor Chengyuan's face was not obvious, he turned a deaf ear, lowered his head and asked Mumu: "Did Mumu have breakfast?" ”

Mu Mu nodded his little head and replied: "I have used it, I used porridge and a few cakes, and I am full of food, I don't believe you touch your little belly." ”

He was about to lift the hem of his clothes without any subtlety, revealing his little belly. This is also due to Jiu Niang's 'habits', Mu Mu can eat now, but at this age, a baby can't be hungry, and she doesn't know how to be hungry, so Jiu Niang summed up a trick to see if her son is full and touches his belly.

Ruan Ronghai hurriedly pressed his little fat hand and said, "Little master, you can't pick up your clothes, be careful of catching a cold." ”

Emperor Chengyuan also said again and again that he believed that Xiao Mumu had breakfast, and finally calmed down the serious little baby, Emperor Chengyuan glanced at Mu Fan and Mu Hong, and asked Mu Mu: "Do you want to play with them?" ”

Mu Mu turned his head to look at the two little brothers kneeling on the ground, glanced at Emperor Chengyuan again, and nodded.

Emperor Chengyuan touched Mu Mu's little head with his movable right hand, "Since you want to play, let's go play, Grandpa Huang is tired and wants to sleep for a while." Then he said to Ruan Ronghai: "Lead them to the side hall and watch carefully." ”

Ruan Ronghai bowed down in a comprehension, led Mu Mu with one hand, walked in front of Mu Fan and Mu Hong, and said with a smile: "The two little sons hurry up, Your Majesty is tired, and the slave maid will lead the two to play with the little master." ”

This little master, a little boy, obviously separates Mu Mu from them. Mu Mu was still young and couldn't understand, but Mu Fan and Mu Hong were thoughtful.

At the age of eight, he is still a child in ordinary people, but he is not small in the palace. From the perspective of Ruan Ronghai, the old man, the two in front of him are just human spirits dressed in a layer of children's skin, and since the two highnesses King Zhao and King Cheng have deliberately sent the two in, they must have a plan. However, this qiē has nothing to do with him, His Majesty has his own opinions, he just needs to be optimistic about the little ancestor he is holding in his hand.

Since he came to Zichen Palace, others have not felt it, but the people who serve in the Zichen Palace feel it especially obviously. There are fewer times when His Majesty is angry, and these days it is not like before to drag a few people out at every turn.

For these slaves and maids who are waiting for people, the battle for the throne is too far away for them, and their own lives are the most important. So they treat Mu Mu with a bit of sincerity, at least with this little master, it can be regarded as adding a safety lock to their little life.

After a cup of tea, Ruan Ronghai returned.

The king of Chu was sitting on the cotton pier on the side to read the fold to Emperor Chengyuan, and when he saw him coming back, he couldn't help but pause. Emperor Chengyuan opened his eyes, Ruan Ronghai did not avoid the King of Chu, and said: "The slave maid asked the two little sons to change their bodies inside and out, and now they are playing with the little master, and Xiao Luzi will take people to watch." ”

Emperor Chengyuan nodded inconspicuously, and closed his eyes: "Continue reading." ”

Ruan Ronghai went to the side and stood, and the king of Chu began to recite for Emperor Chengyuan again.

*

The area of this small side hall is not large.

It is said to be a side hall, but it is actually a warm pavilion, since Mu Mu came, this has become his territory. It was all rearranged, all the furniture and tables were covered in soft leather, and a thick layer of extremely soft fox skin mattresses were laid on the floor. On the outside, they are all high-quality fox skins that are used to make fur clothes, and when they are placed here, they become floor mats, and the royal wealth can be seen.

There are many toys on the ground, such as little tigers, little sheep, small wooden knives, rattles, nine rings, Luban locks, and the list goes on, and even a small wooden horse made of sandalwood that children can ride and play. The Internal Construction Bureau of the Dianzhong Province has not been busy with anything lately, and is busy making some gadgets for children to play.

Xiao Luzi used the excuse of 'the palace is hot, change clothes are more comfortable', first led Mu Fan and Mu Hong to change clothes, and then let the three children take off their shoes and sit on the fox skin mattress to play.

It was the first time for Mu Mu to play with children, and he was very generous, and he brought his toys to the two of them. Mu Fan and Mu Hong were also very face-saving, they took the toys and started playing, and the three of them had a lot of fun.

In the end, there is too much age difference, like Mu Fan Muhong, who is already enlightened at this age, and now he has to study with Mr. every day, but Mu Mu is a little milk baby who doesn't know anything, and he only knows how to eat, sleep and play all day long, how can he really play together.

Mu Hong is flattering, and he is also clever, so he hollowed out his mind to play with Mu Mu. Mu Fan seemed a little unhappy, his father had never liked him very much, and this time he brought him to the palace to let him please a little milk baby, and he felt even more uncomfortable.

He knew who the little milk baby in front of him was, the eldest son of the Chu Wangfu, who was also a dragon son and a phoenix grandson like them, but the treatment between the two was a world of difference. It is said that the reason why the emperor's grandfather recognized them was because of this Mu Sheng. When he was full moon, the emperor's grandfather gave him a name, and by the way, he and Mu Hong's names were also given.

Incidentally?

This is really a great insult to the dragon son and phoenix grandson.

In the early years, Mu Fan didn't understand what insult meant, and since he was justified, there were many more gentlemen in Zhao Wangfu, who were responsible for teaching him on weekdays. There are those who teach rules and etiquette, those who teach etiquette and righteousness, those who teach Confucius and Mencius, and those who teach the art of riding and archery. With the name of 'the emperor's eldest grandson', Mu Fan is indispensable to all kinds □□of people around him, and naturally he understands it more and more.

At least he learned to compare, and he also learned to be jealous.

It's just that Mu Fan has always been timid and cowardly, and this kind of mind is only hidden in the dark and does not dare to reveal it. He thinks that he is well hidden, but don't forget that Xiaoluzi and these servants grew up in the palace, what kind of people have not seen it, Ruan Ronghai entrusted them with a heavy task to watch it well, and they naturally looked at it well.

Although Mu Mu couldn't understand the clues, he could feel that the little brother didn't seem to like him, so he played more with Mu Hong. Mu Hong was originally a lively and jumping character, and for a while he played with a big knife to show Mu Mu, and after a while, the two of them went to ride a pony, and after a while, the two of them were sweating profusely.

Xiao Luzi leaned over, "Ouch, my little master, play sweaty, the slave maid will let someone help you wipe your sweat and change your clothes, okay?" ”

Jiu Niang often said this to Mu Mu, so Mu Mu also understood, so he nodded, so two little attendants came to pick Mu Mu up and leave this side hall. Mu Hong was not pulled down, and he was also led down to wipe his sweat and change his clothes, but Mu Fan sat there alone, and no one cared about him, which was quite bleak.

Mu Fan tightened the jade nine rings in his hand, but after all, he still didn't say anything, and continued to hang his head and explain it silently.

*

While Mu Mu was playing, King Chu, the father, had not been idle.

After reading the fold for Emperor Chengyuan for a while, Emperor Chengyuan got tired and handed the rest of the fold to the King of Chu for him to see, saying that when he woke up, let him give him what was written in the fold, and how to make decisions and review it.

The king of Chu was never stupid, so he naturally understood what Emperor Chengyuan's line of action meant, so he took the fold aside and flipped through it. The king of Chu had not dealt with government affairs before, but the government affairs of states and counties and the affairs of a country were two different concepts, especially since he had not been involved in this aspect before, and he was not very clear about many situations, so it was not very smooth.

When Emperor Chengyuan woke up at noon, after listening to the performance of the King of Chu, his face was terrifyingly black, and the King of Chu was severely reprimanded. The king of Chu neither refuted nor explained, but silently picked up the folds that were thrown on the ground by Emperor Chengyuan, Emperor Chengyuan glanced at him, asked the chamberlain to lead the king of Chu to his study, and ordered to go down to Xuan Bai Ronghai and Liu Guance, two scholars from the side to assist.

"It's good to do it yourself."

After dropping this sentence, Emperor Chengyuan let the king of Chu leave, and the king of Chu did not see the color of decadence, but had a kind of eagerness to try and prepare for it.

Zhongshu Sheren is an official position of the five grades, the official is small but the position is high, the servant is in charge of the march, the senator seal, the drafting of the edict and the edict and the seal of the book, etc., and is also in charge of the internal affairs of the Zhongshu Province, can be discussed in the province of the military affairs and the report on the report, express their own preliminary handling opinions, can be regarded as the emperor's close ministers.

From helping Emperor Chengyuan recite the folds for many days, to now being able to participate in major affairs of the court, it is a relatively big leap. Among the princes, except for the prince who was taken by Emperor Chengyuan to deal with the major affairs of the court and government for a period of time in the early years, the king of Chu can be regarded as the first person, and the meaning of Emperor Chengyuan's actions is self-evident.

Impatiently waved off the King of Chu, Emperor Chengyuan closed his eyes for a while, and asked Ruan Ronghai in a loud voice: "Mumu, it's almost noon, bring the child over for lunch." As for the father of the King of Chu, the son of Emperor Chengyuan, he forgot about it in the corner, and he didn't realize how pitiful the King of Chu who couldn't have lunch should be if he let the King of Chu go to the council at this time, and the two people who were involved in the middle of the book.

Ruan Ronghai is such an understanding person, and hurriedly said: "The slave and maid have already ordered to go down, and the little master will be there soon." ”

Xiao Mumu was led to see Emperor Chengyuan, and there were only two people left in the side hall, Mu Fan and Mu Hong.

After King Cheng and King Zhao sent their sons in, they left, and naturally they would not send someone to lead them away at this time, and the two of them wanted to continue to stay in Zichen Palace.

The two were led down to eat, and the food was eaten at a huge table, which was delicate and full of color and flavor. There was no one to serve the two of them, only two small chamberlains stood far away under the pillar. When he was in the side hall, he was surrounded by a group of people, and they were completely different treatments.

Mu Fan was a little unate.

Mu Hongfang was a little restrained at first, but slowly let go, no matter what Mu Fan did, he only cared about himself and feasted. He has always been energetic, and he played with Mu Mu all morning, so he was naturally hungry at this time.

Mu Fan glanced at Mu Hong complicatedly, feeling a little blocked in his heart, and unconsciously showed traces in his eyes.

"Are you that hungry?"

Mu Hong glanced at him, too lazy to bother with this person.

He is naturally not stupid, how can he be innocent to grow up with his own mother as a concubine. He looked down on Mu Fan very much, to put it bluntly, they were here to curry favor with Mu Sheng, in order to achieve the goal of staying in the Zichen Palace and staying with the emperor's grandfather. I believe that this is what his father explained to him, and so is Mu Fan's father. But this person can't see his own situation clearly, he is obviously not taken seriously and likes to hold a shelf, looking like he has suffered some humiliation, no wonder it is said that he is not favored in King Zhao's mansion.

Mu Hongcai would not kindly remind him. The two of them have the same goal, and naturally they are also opponents, if Mu Fan leaves, he can stay, presumably his father will look at him differently.

Mu Fan saw the disdain in Mu Hong's eyes, as if he had been stabbed, he wanted to jump up and argue with Mu Hong, but he was afraid that this was Zichen Palace, and there was an inner servant watching next to him, so he could only press the resentment in his heart.

"Aren't you jealous? Obviously he is small, we are the longest, and we still have to hold him like this! We are also the grandsons of the emperor's grandfather! Mu Fan's voice was like a mosquito moaning, and his pale little face was flushed with an abnormal flush, and at the same time, there was a hint of distortion.

Mu Hong glanced at him again and took his rice bowl farther away. This kind of person is really hopeless, how big a bowl of rice he eats, even if he is jealous of Mu Sheng, he will not be stupid enough to show it here. It seems that he doesn't have to do anything, this man will stay for a short time.

Xiao Mumu had a full lunch by Emperor Chengyuan's side, and then was taken to a small bed to take a nap. The small bed is placed on the side of the dragon couch, which shows the grace of Emperor Chengyuan.

What does Emperor Chengyuan say, if you enter his eyes, everything is good, if you don't enter his eyes, then everything is not. In the vernacular, if you match his eyes, he can be extremely good to you, referring to his treatment of the prince. If it doesn't match his eyes, this person is outrageously cold.

After seeing the little chubby child falling asleep, Emperor Chengyuan asked in a low voice, "What about the two?" ”

Ruan Ronghai replied in the same small voice: "The two royal highnesses King Cheng and King Zhao left the two little princes behind, and the two little princes just finished lunch and stayed in the side hall. The one in the Chengwang Mansion is okay at the moment, but the one in the Zhao Wangfu is a little wrong. ”

Ruan Ronghai said it more implicitly, but who Emperor Chengyuan was, he naturally knew in his heart.

He snorted coldly and closed his eyes, "The subordinate will only use some subordinate means, and he actually took the child as a raft and kept an eye on me." "In fact, in the minds of others, the King of Chu is also a 'shameless villain' who uses a child as a raft, otherwise King Zhao Cheng would not have rushed to the doctor to resort to this trick.

"Yes."