Chapter 141: Mind
Qin Zhen said that when he eats longevity noodles, there is really only one bowl of longevity noodles. Of course, this bowl of longevity noodles seems simple, but in fact it is far from it. Not to mention what is added to the noodles, it is the soup that cooks the noodles, which takes a day and a night's work, dozens of carefully selected food treatments, and is slowly boiled over low heat.
Naturally, everyone present would not carefully examine these details, especially Emperor Longqing, a simple but very delicious small bowl of longevity noodles, which was simply too much to his appetite.
Emperor Longqing ate a small bowl of longevity noodles and nodded with satisfaction.
Emperor Longqing has been ill for a long time, and his appetite is not good, when he is in the palace, every time he eats, he has to be urged three times and four times, even if he sits at the table to eat, sometimes he just moves his chopsticks slightly and puts it down.
It's a rare appetite like today.
Several people who served Emperor Longqing were also very happy, and almost wanted to ask Qin Zhen how this longevity noodle was made.
Qin Zhen and Ji Xiaotang were also very happy to see Emperor Longqing eating noodles.
"Your Majesty, do you want to eat another bowl?" Ji Xiaotang asked diligently.
Emperor Longqing really hesitated for a moment before shaking his head with a smile.
"No, it's already a lot of food. If you eat more, I'm afraid it won't be easy to restrain yourself. ”
When Ji Xiaotang heard Emperor Longqing say this, he didn't insist anymore. She knew that Emperor Longqing's illness was not good for not eating much all the time, but if she ate too much at one time, it was not a good thing for her body.
Everyone accompanied Emperor Longqing to eat noodles, and they all put down their chopsticks at this time.
The lieutenant who served Emperor Longqing stepped forward. Remind Emperor Longqing that it has been a long time since he came out, and it is time to go back.
Emperor Longqing nodded.
"It's time to go back, if it's late. I'm afraid that the Queen Mother will be worried about it, so I'm looking for someone to urge. As he spoke, Emperor Longqing stood up with the support of the little lieutenant.
Everyone naturally got up and sent off Emperor Longqing.
Emperor Longqing stepped down from his seat, walked to Qin Zhen and Ji Xiaotang and stopped.
Xuan'er was in Ji Xiaotang's arms, and when she saw Emperor Longqing coming, she screamed. The small body worked hard towards Emperor Longqing, and he looked very happy.
"Xuan'er can't bear the emperor's uncle." Qin Zhen said with a smile.
These words obviously pleased~ Emperor Longqing again.
Emperor Longqing stretched out his hand, grabbed Xuan'er's little hand and shook it gently.
"Xuan'er has to be obedient. When Uncle Huang is free, he will come to see Xuan'er. ”
"Oh, oh." Xuan'er called, and her little hand gently grasped it in Emperor Longqing's big hand.
Emperor Longqing shook Xuan'er's hand for a while, and the lieutenant next to him urged again. He reluctantly let go of Xuan'er.
"Fourth brother, Xiaotang. You have to be good and educated. "Out of Duofuxuan, before being helped by the lieutenant to get into Luan, Emperor Longqing would turn around again and give Qin Zhen and Ji Xiaotang a word.
Qin Zhen and Ji Xiaotang were busy saluting, and promised to obey the order.
Everyone drove Emperor Longqing's Luan to the door of King An's mansion, and the rest of the people dispersed, while Qin Zhen and Qin Lin got on their horses and escorted Emperor Longqing back to the palace with attendants.
The rest of the guests dispersed. However, Master Ji Er and Mrs. Ji Er stayed with Changsheng.
"Your Majesty treats Xuan'er like this, it's really gratifying." Second Master Ji looked at Xuan'er who was sitting on the kang and playing. The face was quite solemn.
Ji Xiaotang didn't speak, but in his heart, he agreed with Master Ji Er.
Emperor Longqing came to King An's mansion twice, once for Xuan'er's full moon and once for Xuan'er's first birthday. His actions, as well as the gift he chose for Xuan'er, almost made his heart clear.
Coupled with Empress Dowager Han's selfish calculations, it seems that the chair is already within Xuan'er's reach.
However, Ji Xiaotang did not get carried away because of this.
Emperor Longqing treated Xuan'er like this, on the one hand, it greatly raised Xuan'er's prestige and made more people return to Anwangfu, but it also brought more disasters to Xuan'er.
Ji Xiaotang will not get carried away, but he will not suffer from gains and losses because of this.
When the situation in the harem is today, as well as Xuan'er's identity, Xuan'er is already destined to face the crisis. That has existed since Xuan'er was born, and it can't be changed at all.
Everything that Emperor Longqing did, for Xuan'er and for King An's Mansion, the benefits outweighed the disadvantages, and it can be said more clearly that the advantages far outweighed the disadvantages.
"Lord Su can't sit still." Second Master Ji said again.
Ji Xiaotang nodded.
Emperor Longqing went to King An's mansion in Weifu, and he hid this matter from others, but he definitely couldn't hide it from Qin Lin and Zheng Gui. Today, Qin Lin and Zheng Gui came to celebrate Xuan'er's first birthday, but they didn't have the intention to come and try the opportunity to see if they could meet Emperor Longqing again.
When Emperor Longqing arrived, both Qin Lin and Zheng Gui showed appropriate surprise, as if they were really surprised. But Ji Xiaotang could see that they were not as surprised as they appeared on the surface.
Qin Lin and Zheng Gui were prepared.
This can be seen in Qin Lin's actions later.
Qin Lin almost spared no effort to introduce Qin Yu to Emperor Longqing.
Speaking of which, this Prince Su has always been steady and decent in his words and deeds, but today's performance can be called eager. Today is Xuan'er's first birthday, and Qin Lin's behavior~ is actually a bit noisy.
There is also the birthday gift that Qin Lin sent to Xuan'er, Ji Xiaotang didn't think there was anything wrong with those gifts, but putting those gifts on the table for Xuan'er to catch Zhou'er made Ji Xiaotang very uncomfortable.
Qin Zhen is still very reserved in this, it is Zheng Gui who puts all those food and flowers on the table, but this does not mean that Qin Zhen has no intentions.
Zheng Gui's actions are the embodiment of Qin Zhen's intentions.
However, the scheming of these two couples ultimately failed.
"In the final analysis, Xuan'er is still smart and competitive!" Second Master Ji said with a smile. Because of Xuan'er's performance in catching Zhou'er, Second Master Ji is really happy and proud today.
Ji Xiaotang pursed his lips and looked down at Xuan'er who was playing, also proud and happy. A heart is a soft mess.
Ji Xiaotang leaned down~ and kissed Xuan'er's hair.
"Mom......" Xuan'er immediately raised her head and smiled at Ji Xiaotang.
Xuan'er's smile was as bright as the summer sun.
Several people were talking with relish about Xuan'er's wonderful performance in catching Zhou'er. Qin Zhen came back from outside.
Ji Xiaotang got up, personally took Qin Zhen into the house, and personally took the girl to serve Qin Zhen to change his clothes and clean his head and face. Qin Zhen cleaned up neatly, went to the kang first, and hugged Xuan'er.
"Good son!" Qin Zhen kissed Xuan'er heavily on the face, and Xuan'er giggled.
Qin Zhen lifted Xuan'er high again. Laugh heartily.
Xuan'er was even more excited, waving her little hands and feet, and giggling non-stop.
"Alright. All right. Ji Xiaotang also laughed beside him, and was worried that Xuan'er would be accidentally injured, so he hurriedly pulled Qin Zhen's sleeve and asked Qin Zhen to put Xuan'er down.
Qin Zhen hugged Xuan'er and played for a while. Only then did Xuan'er sit on the kang.
"Sent His Majesty back to the palace?" Ji Xiaotang asked.
Qin Zhen nodded: "Hmm." ”
Qin Zhen and Qin Lin both escorted Emperor Longqing back to the Forbidden Palace. The reason why they came back a little late was because the Queen Mother knew that they were coming, so she summoned them and Emperor Longqing to Cining Palace to meet each other.
"I talked to the Queen Mother for a while, so I came back late." Qin Zhen told Ji Xiaotang.
Everyone's eyes fell on Qin Zhen, as if they wanted to hear him talk in detail and what they had said to the Queen Mother.
Qin Zhen showed a somewhat strange smile.
"Understood." Ji Xiaotang said.
Qin Zhen smiled with relief, and then sat on the kang.
"So, did Prince Su bring it up? Do you want to take Yu'er into the palace? Ji Xiaotang asked Qin Zhen.
Qin Zhen shook his head.
Although he didn't take Yu'er into the palace in front of the Queen Mother, he told His Majesty. I want to show Yu'er's article to Your Majesty, and ask Your Majesty to go to King Su's Mansion ......"
Qin Lin still didn't worry about letting Qin Yu enter the palace.
But he obviously planned to let Qin Yu appear in front of people, so as to increase his prestige and win people's hearts, especially in front of Emperor Longqing.
It should be Emperor Longqing's special attention to Xuan'er that stimulated Qin Lin.
When Xuan'er caught Zhou'er, half of Ji Xiaotang's attention was on Xuan'er's body, but at the same time, the other half of his attention was divided into paying attention to everyone present, especially Qin Zhen and Zheng Gui.
When Emperor Longqing took out the seal, Qin Lin was very shocked, and ...... Still nervous. When Xuan'er grabbed the seal first, Qin Lin's face was quite unsightly.
At that time, Qin Lin glanced at Xuan'er.
Qin Lin's gaze seemed to be very gentle, but Ji Xiaotang, as a mother, was sensitive to the fact that under that gentle gaze, it seemed to be something completely different.
Ji Xiaotang remembered that glance deeply. It was that glance that made her long-standing good impression of Qin Lin disappear without a trace in an instant.
Qin Lin's gaze touched her bottom line.
"Lord Wang, I was about to ask you something." Ji Xiaotang asked Qin Zhen about the origin of the seal.
“…… The seal was engraved by His Majesty's own hand. Qin Zhen told Ji Xiaotang, "After Your Majesty ascended the throne, in addition to using the jade seal, sometimes he also used this seal. ”
When Emperor Longqing first ascended the throne, he used to use this seal frequently. Later, the Empress Dowager Han became more and more authoritarian, and Emperor Longqing's health became worse and worse, so this seal was idle.
Although idle, the meaning of this seal has not changed, and it is still the beloved object of Emperor Longqing.
"No wonder." Ji Xiaotang understood at once.
No wonder everyone's expressions were so excited and strange at that time, no wonder Qin Lin would move with murderous intent.
It turned out that the seal was almost equivalent to the existence of a jade seal.
Second Master Ji had already vaguely guessed such an answer, and now that he heard Qin Zhen say it with his own ears, he nodded again and again.
"Actually, Your Majesty is not as weak as the rumors say." Second Master Ji said thoughtfully.
"Daddy, what do you say?" Ji Xiaotang turned his eyes to look at Second Master Ji and asked.
"You just look at today, Prince Su is dominant, and he tries his best to promote King Su in front of His Majesty. Although His Majesty has been listening to Prince Su's words, his attitude is very flat. His Majesty is just dealing with Prince Su, and for an emperor, such an attitude is indeed weak. However, His Majesty still decided on the key issue. ”
Even in front of Qin Lin, and when Emperor Longqing brought Qin Yu to him, Emperor Longqing still did not waver, and still said the words that almost established Xuan'er's status.
If Emperor Longqing was really weak, he would be vague and wouldn't be as sure as he wouldn't say.
"Your Majesty really likes Xuan'er." Mrs. Ji said a word at this time.
Everyone nodded, Emperor Longqing's love for Xuan'er was so overflowing, as long as anyone with eyes could see it. In comparison, Emperor Longqing treated Qin Yu a little coldly.
"I can't blame anyone else." Qin Zhen seemed to recall something from the past.
When Qin Yu was just born, Emperor Longqing was also very happy. However, Qin Lin and Zheng Gui were very wary of Empress Dowager Han and Emperor Longqing, and only said that Qin Yu was weak and refused to take Qin Yu to the two of them at all.
Knowing that Qin Lin and Zheng Gui were guarding against him, and he had never been able to see Qin Yu's face, no matter how hot Emperor Longqing's heart was for this nephew, it would slowly cool down.
What's more, now there is Xuan'er.
Smarter, more cute, willing to be close to him, and more able to make people happy.
Qin Zhen and Ji Xiaotang have never guarded against Emperor Longqing, they have made it clear that they are willing to let Xuan'er get close to Emperor Longqing.
In this comparison, it is self-evident who Emperor Longqing will choose.
"Xuan'er catches Zhou'er well, and the gift is also good." Second Master Ji said.
There is no objection to this statement.
"It was Xiaotang who took care of and taught well." Qin Zhen said immediately. Although he also tried his best to find time to accompany Xuan'er, he couldn't compare with Ji Xiaotang.
Ji Xiaotang really put a lot of effort into Xuan'er.
Xuan'er is so smart and lively now, all of which are due to Ji Xiaotang.
Second Master Ji and Second Mrs. Ji couldn't help laughing. Qin Zhen put all the credit on Ji Xiaotang, which shows how much he loves Ji Xiaotang, and they are naturally happy as parents.
"I'm deliberately staying behind today because I have one more thing to remind you." Second Master Ji talked about another serious matter.
"Father-in-law, please speak." Qin Zhen's consistent respect for the second master of Ji.
"Xiaotang has set a mighty marquis for Xuan'er to be a martial master, and he should also have to invite a master Wen."
"Yes." Ji Xiaotang and Qin Zhen both nodded.
"So, do you have a candidate for Master Wen?" Second Master Ji asked, but he didn't wait for Ji Xiaotang and Qin Zhen to answer, "I suggest choosing Han Ge Lao." ”
"Doesn't Daddy want to teach Xuan'er personally?" Ji Xiaotang raised his eyebrows slightly. She remembered very well that when she hadn't given birth to Xuan'er yet, Second Master Ji hinted to her a few times, meaning that he would personally hand it over to his grandson to study.
Ji Xiaotang knew that Second Master Ji cared about this matter very much, but now he voluntarily backed down and asked them to ask Han Yi to be Xuan'er's literary master.
"I taught Xuan'er that you can do anything, and you don't need that false name. …… You get the idea. (To be continued.) )