- "Teach them to abide by the rules of the palace, and naturally there are grandmothers and female officials in the palace doing it. You are a dignified son, and you must not be entangled in these trivial matters, and you should really take on the big things. If you have to worry about these things, will those grandmothers and female officials who are full-time discipline the new palace maids and eunuchs have a leisurely meal? The more Concubine De spoke, the more angry the anger on her face became, and after a slight pause in the middle of the conversation, her eyes were slightly sharp, and she said sentence by sentence: "No, the mother concubine still doesn't worry about you, change Ming'er, the mother concubine will call a few more grandmothers over, and check you, the slave in Huayang Palace, to see who is not careful enough." Slaves who are not qualified to stay here will all have to be changed in this palace! ”

As soon as Concubine De's words were finished, all the palace maids and eunuchs present were so frightened that their hearts trembled, including the few servants who served Concubine De who came here with Concubine De, and their eyes couldn't help but flash a trace of panic. Today's check is Huayang Palace, maybe tomorrow it will be the turn of your own Xiaohuai Palace. And Xiaohuai Palace is not protected by a good-tempered master like His Second Highness, if it is really investigated, I am afraid that the palace slaves in Xiaohuai Palace will be even more desolate.

And the second prince Wang Hong was suddenly taken aback after listening to Concubine De's words. If Concubine De wanted to check his palace maids on the grounds of eliminating bad slaves, her father would definitely agree. He didn't know what Concubine De's review criteria for palace maids and eunuchs were, but depending on the two people she disposed of today, once she really started to investigate, the palace servants who were already familiar with each other in her bedroom would definitely be excluded, and then some new people would be filled.

This would greatly disrupt his camp in the palace, and no one knew if Concubine De would arrange for a new palace servant to serve him. These newcomers are not her henchmen. Since then, if I want to quietly leave the palace again, I am afraid it will be even more difficult. And if you want to check the reason for the death of Concubine Ye's virtuous concubine back then, it will also take more time because it is not easy to get out of the palace.

In addition, once there is a newcomer like Zài among the servants of Huayang Palace, Xiaoxing's chances of coming back will become even slimmer, and the person he hid behind the screen of the head of the dormitory will not be able to stay here any longer.

But I coincidentally can't refuse to Concubine De at this time.

In the past, when Xiaoxing was still a maid in Huayang Palace, Wang Hong sent her to secretly supervise the palace where Concubine De lived. He had already found out then. Concubine De is not a simple-minded woman. She has cultivated a few powerful personal maids, but she usually does not show the slightest appearance, and only acts as an ordinary palace maid. Wang Hong believes that Concubine De's nurturing and loving love for him can contain true feelings. But that doesn't mean she doesn't have anything else on her mind.

Could it be that she had also noticed something strange in Huayang Palace?

If so. He refused at this point. No matter how tactful the wording is, it will arouse her greater suspicion.

Can...... Is that acceptable?

After frowning slightly and thinking for a moment, Wang Hong still did not refute Concubine De's decision. He slowly opened his mouth and just instructed the eunuch who was in charge of the lantern palace maid just now: "Ajia, this palace is thirsty." ”

"Your Highness, wait a minute." The eunuch who was called Aja hurriedly answered and went out with a palace maid.

The main hall of Huayang Palace inside and outside is equipped with a small water room, and the fire is continuous all night, and boiling water is available at any time. Aja soon came in with a crane-beak kettle, and when the palace maid he took out came back, she already had an extra tray in her hand, and on the tray was a set of bone china tea sets, a teapot, and only a tea cup.

Seeing this scene, Concubine De suddenly remembered something, and immediately questioned: "It's time to fall asleep, and you are still preparing to serve tea?" ”

The eunuch Ajia has been in Huayang Palace for several years, and he has long qualifications and experience, and he is more able to calm down in the face of Concubine De's questioning. After a little consideration, he explained: "Niangniang is angry, please listen to the cheap slave explain, this is the habit of His Royal Highness the Second Prince, and the water must be warm before entering the mouth." ”

"Oh?" Concubine De was surprised.

The eunuch Aja ordered the maid to put the tray on the table, and then only the teapot was removed, and the nine teacups were still placed in the tray in two rows. Then he carried the big iron kettle in his hand, and moved it up and down, and there was half a cup of boiling water in the nine tea cups in the tray.

The action of pouring water is fast and smooth, and there is hardly a drop of excess hot water spilled on the outside of the tray.

Immediately afterwards, the palace maid lifted the porcelain lid of the teapot that had been removed from the tray before, and then she shook the boiling water in the nine teacups in turn, poured it into the teapot, and then put the nine bone china teacups that had been scalded with boiling water back into the tray in turn, still in two rows up and down.

The eunuch Aja once again carried the large boiling kettle with the crane beak in his hand, and this time he did not move it up and down, but only filled one cup.

The palace maid approached the table again, and did not shake the cup of boiling water again, but poured it into the teapot beside her, but started with the cup of boiling water, and poured it through the nine bone china cups in turn.

When it was her turn to pour into the last bone china cup, she picked up the cup of boiling water, which was no longer steaming, paused lightly on a soft velvet handkerchief in the tray, wiped off the starry water stains at the bottom of the cup, and finally walked to the couch with the cup of water.

There were already two astute palace maids, one left and one right, who reached out and lifted a corner of the silk tent.

"Your Highness, the water is warm, you can moisten your mouth." The palace maid with the cup stood on the edge of the couch, and did not dare to sit on it, but leaned her upper body and handed the cup over with both hands.

As soon as the second prince Wang Hong took the cup, he heard the eunuch Ajia ask softly: "Your Highness, do you need a wheat pipe?" ”

Wang Hong shook his head slightly, raised his hand holding the teacup higher, first took a shallow sip, and then drank the warm water in the cup into his stomach in three or two sips. He exhaled comfortably as he handed back the empty cup.

Concubine De had been watching this scene silently, and several doubts had already risen in her heart, and it was only at this time that she looked at the eunuch Ajia and asked, "What is the 'wheat pipe' you just said?" ”

"It's a kind of tubule." As he spoke, the eunuch Aja reached out and took a small long box that had been placed in the tray a long time ago, opened the lid of the box, and bowed down and passed his hands over his forehead so that Concubine De could see the contents of the box, and then he went on to explain: "This is taken from the stalks of ripe wheat, and each one is carefully inspected and cleaned by the slaves, sometimes when His Highness is thirsty at night. With this straw, you don't have to sit up to drink water, and you don't have to choke. ”

Concubine De listened to his explanation, and a look of novelty appeared in her eyes.

In the early years, she lived with Wang Chi in the north, where wheat was the longest crop sown by the peasants. Wheat in the north resists the windy climate, and because of some geographical and soil conditions, it generally grows with thick stems and large ears. But at this time, Concubine De saw that although the box held by the eunuch Ajia was indeed wheat straw, it obviously looked like southern wheat.

"How did you get this thing?" Concubine De stretched out her fingers and picked up a wheat pipe, and looked up and down at the section of the nozzle at both ends. And he said, "Is this thing safe?" ”

The eunuch Aja lowered his eyebrows and said, "This kind of straw has been refined by a special process designed by the merchants of Kyoto. And it is used in many teahouses. However, the batch of people who purchased into the palace was opened by the Hu Workshop with a single work area, so there should be no problems. ”

"Hu's Workshop?" Concubine De raised her eyebrows slightly, "That's a big factory that ranks fourth among the five major workshops in Kyoto." How could they make such a gadget? ”

"Because this batch of straws is for the use of His Royal Highness the Second Prince. Other than that. The palace people on the eldest princess's side also had to procure some, so they appointed the Hu family workshop to make zuò. The processing technology of straw making is not complicated, and small workshops can generally make zuò. But only the products produced by the Hu family's workshop are produced by the lowly slaves who dare to purchase them and serve them for His Highness. When Aja said this, he seemed to remember another thing, and after a slight pause, he hurriedly added: "However, the Hu Workshop's errand is not without any income. Whenever the palace finishes purchasing these fine things, the owner of the Hu Fang will sell the remaining part to several teahouses in Kyoto at a high price, because the quality and honor rely on the afterglow of His Royal Highness the Prince, the owner of the Hu Fang will naturally collect a good price. ”

Concubine De couldn't help but smile when she heard Aja's words come to this point: "It's just something made from wheat straw, how high can it be sold for?" Besides, do Kyoto residents get used to borrowing this little thing to drink tea? ”

"The mother calmed her anger and let the cheap slave say something disrespectful. In fact, this is also His Majesty's holy edict in front, the people of the family, must not rely on the royal status to bear the benefits of the people, no matter what, you must not let the merchants who do things for the palace do loss-making business. With this errand, the owner of Hu Fang borrowed some of the glory of His Royal Highness the prince to earn back the capital, which was barely counted within the rules. When the eunuch Ajia said this, he couldn't help but raise his eyelids slightly, and quietly glanced at Concubine De's face at this time. Seeing that her face was still calm, he added: "As for whether the residents of Kyoto are used to this wheat pipe, the cheap slave also asked the owner of Hu Fang curiously, and explained in his words that the sales of this small thing in Kyoto are not bad, otherwise there would not be so many small workshops in mass production." Presumably...... I guess Kyoto residents are used to it. ”

"Oh......" Concubine De groaned and said leisurely: "Listen to what you just said, Huayang Palace, and the princess are all using this kind of thing, it seems that only this palace has not known about it?" ”

The eunuch Ajia was slightly stunned when he heard this, but soon he came back to his senses and hurriedly explained: "Niangniang is angry, because this kind of thing is ...... When I used it, I more or less damaged Yayi, so ......"

Aja was extremely careful at the beginning of his speech, for fear of giving Concubine De the slightest reason for anger, but unconsciously, he still said it to a dead end. Is it indecent to use a straw? Concubine De can't lose her posture, so His Royal Highness the Second Prince doesn't need posture? Princesses don't need it anymore?

Aja's tone of voice gradually became hesitant, and cold sweat began to break out on his back in the soap-colored eunuch suit.

At this moment, Wang Hong, the second prince who had been sitting quietly on the couch after moistening his throat with warm water, suddenly said loudly: "Ajia, you should retreat first." ”

When the eunuch Ajia heard that he had received amnesty, he hurriedly responded, and confessed his sin to Concubine De, so he picked up the iron kettle with a large pot of boiling water, and took the palace maid to clean up the cups on the table, and retreated from the inner room to the outer hall.

Her eyes stopped on the backs of the pair of eunuchs and palace maids going out, and Concubine De turned her face to look at Wang Hong, and said with a slight smile: "The slaves in Huayang Palace also have some cuteness, even some places are finally messing around. ”

Wang Hong smiled lightly and said: "What the mother concubine said about nonsense refers to the matter of the son-in-law using a wheat pipe to make water?" ”

"What's more...... Concubine De pointed to the position where those cups had just been put on the table next to her, and said with a slightly surprised face: "Let's just talk about the nine cups of water, and the concubine is also the first time to see it." ”

Wang Hong smiled suddenly and explained: "This is also the trick that those palace maids think, sometimes the ministers suddenly feel thirsty at night. But the stove in the water room of the outer hall was all boiling water, and it couldn't be warmed for a while, and they couldn't do it like the mother concubine, so they cooled the water, so they thought of this way. ”

When Concubine De heard this, her heart moved slightly, and she unconsciously thought of the palace maids in her night. In comparison, although the maids in the Xiaohuai Palace are careful with the rules everywhere, they are also a lot less interesting, so they are told to go to the left. They will never go to the right. Come to Huayang Palace today. Although she was asked to meet a few unruly inferior slaves, it also made her faintly feel that all those palace slaves in her bedroom were not like living people, but like wood.

After a moment of silence. Concubine De said thoughtfully: "It seems." These slaves. It's not that they don't know how to be cautious, and when they poured the water just now, they also knew to blanch all the cups first. ”

At this time, Wang Hong suddenly felt that the time had come. He was about to take advantage of Concubine De's loose mind at the moment to take advantage of the opportunity to say that he had a different opinion on Concubine De's mention just now.

But at this moment, Concubine De spoke before him, but she was about to leave.

"Okay, the concubine won't disturb you here to rest more, so I'll go back." Concubine De said that she was going to turn around and go out.

Wang Hong was also about to get up to send off, at this time, Concubine De suddenly turned around, raised her sleeves and made a stopping motion, and then she instructed the two palace maids on the left and right: "The prince was injured and lost blood a few days ago, and his body is a little cold, so don't suffer from the wind and cold again, you two go to the wardrobe behind the screen to get another set of silk carpets and cover the prince." ”

The two palace maids hurriedly responded and walked towards the back of the inner room.

When Wang Hong heard this, he was secretly surprised.

In the past, when his personal maid Xiaoxing had not left Huayang Palace, he had sent her to monitor Xiaohuai Palace for a few months, so he had already known that there were two kinds of maids around Concubine De, one was an ordinary palace maid, and the other was a good martial artist.

He didn't know if the two palace maids ordered by Concubine De belonged to the category of martial arts, if so, it was just that with their keen awareness of the sound of people's breathing, it would be absolutely difficult for the two people hidden in the wardrobe to continue to be invisible.

The inner mood fluctuates too violently, and the slightest revelation on the face is inevitable.

Concubine De looked at Wang Hong, who was halfway up and suddenly froze her figure, and couldn't help but ask, "Emperor, what's wrong with you?" ”

"No......" Realizing that the frightened look on his face may have been captured by Concubine De's eyes, and the spirit was too tied to the two people hidden in the closet, Wang Hong suddenly felt that his chest was stagnant, and before he could speak, a violent cough rushed to his throat, and he coughed and bowed his back.

Seeing this, Concubine De couldn't help but feel a slight pain in her heart, and hurriedly walked over, gently stroking his back and smoothing him out, while reproaching because she was worried: "Say be careful not to suffer from the cold, this is coughing, you kid...... For my mother, I'm going to worry about sleepless tonight. ”

Wang Hong wanted to say something, but the cough was too intense, and he couldn't hold it down for a while, and even the corners of his eyes were wet.

"Where's the blanket?! What are you rubbing in the back, hurry up and get it! Concubine De yelled at the two palace maids who were holding silk carpets behind the screen.

The two palace maids quickly took the blanket and came back, both of them trembling lightly, and they were a little afraid of approaching Concubine De, so they only handed the blanket over with their heads hanging very low. Concubine De didn't seem to care about any posture for the time being, and grabbed the soft silk blanket as soon as she reached out, and then helped Wang Hong lie back on the couch and covered him with two blankets.

Because there was an extra blanket, which took up some space, Concubine De didn't see a corner of the booklet that was revealed when the brocade was lifted.

When tucking the quilt for Wang Hong, Concubine De pinched the blanket, her face suddenly became annoyed again, and she said to the two palace maids who went to get the blanket just now: "I asked you to take the blanket, and you don't know how to take the thicker one?!" ”

The two palace maids shook their bodies when they were reprimanded, and they didn't dare to leak a word, and they were so frightened that they hung their already low heads deeper.

Concubine De glared at the two maids—regardless of whether they could see it at this time—and then she looked away, and called the two maids to the back.

The two palace maids who were called to take the quilt were really fast enough, and the quilt they took was thick enough, Concubine De wanted to grab the quilt in her hand as usual, but unexpectedly, the quilt was much heavier than the silk blanket, and she almost fell to the ground without holding it steadily.

She was angry again for a while, and said, "How long has this quilt not been sunburned?" It's as wet as bricks, can this be covered? Go change again! ”

With that, she threw the squarely stacked brocade out with a flick of her hand.

The two frightened palace maids who hung their heads seemed to have eyes on their foreheads. Immediately took a step forward, caught the brocade that the master threw off steadily, and then walked quickly towards the wardrobe behind the screen.

At this time, the second prince Wang Hong finally endured the cough with difficulty, and just saw the action of the two palace maids receiving the quilt, he secretly sank, and saw that these two palace maids were the kind of concubines who would know martial arts, and hurriedly opened his mouth to stop him: "No need, just cover these two layers, and it is already very warm." ”

Concubine De glanced sideways at him, and saw that he spread out his uninjured hand. And he said, "The palms of my hands are hot and sweaty." ”

Concubine De subconsciously sat down on the edge of the couch. Then she shook the hand that Wang Hong spread out towards her, and then she felt that Wang Hong's hand was hot. She was shocked, and looked up along Wang Hong's forearm, and it was also hot!

"When did you start having a fever? Can't you even feel the discomfort on your body? Concubine De first scolded Wang Hong anxiously. Then she turned her face away. He said urgently: "What are you still standing for?" Go and send the Imperial Doctor! ”

Two more maids ran out.

After retracting her gaze, Concubine De reached out to probe Wang Hong's forehead again, and she couldn't help frowning. Suspiciously, he said: "No wonder the mother didn't notice it just now, your forehead is a little cold, but your body is hot, what's going on?" ”

Wang Hong smiled faintly: "Don't worry, concubine, Erchen doesn't feel so uncomfortable, not to mention that fever at night is a common thing for Erchen before, just take a rest." ”

"You will only tell others not to worry, these people in your palace are used to hearing it, so they really don't worry at all!" Concubine De reproached worriedly, and then her eyes changed slightly, and she grabbed Wang Hong's injured hand wrapped in a thick layer of cloth with both hands, and said with a different color: "Could it be that this external injury has changed and is doing something?" Ever since you were a child, you've never suffered such a deep sword wound cut into your bones! ”

"Mother, this little injury is not in the way. In the evening, when the imperial doctor came to change the dressing, he saw that the wound was almost healed. Wang Hong comforted Concubine De with a smile, and at the same time squinted, seeing that the two palace maids who went to the closet behind the screen to get the quilt had returned.

The two palace maids held two stacks of brocade quilts in their arms, and when they observed that Concubine De's love fluctuated greatly at this time, their eyes shrank a little, and they didn't dare to approach lightly, but just stood aside quietly with their eyes slightly lowered, like two bottles of wood carving.

After the palace maid went three times in a row, Wang Hong's mood fluctuated three times, but seeing that they didn't find the two people outside the palace hiding in the closet three times, he finally secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

After his spirit relaxed, Wang Hong was a little puzzled, the palace maids went so often, it was said that the two big living people in the wardrobe would never have escaped, but these two palace maids really just hugged the quilt back.

However, he didn't find that it was much better than catching those two people in front of Concubine De, so Wang Hong didn't think about it much for the time being, and only hoped that Concubine De would go back to her own dormitory soon, so that he could have time to go to the back to take a look in person.

After sorting out his mind a little, Wang Hong looked at Concubine De, and saw that she was holding his injured hand wrapped in a thick layer of cloth, hesitating to do something, and looking like she had nothing to do, he said gently: "Mother, after waiting for the imperial doctor to treat you later, you can also go back and rest quickly." Tomorrow morning, the retainers may get up later, and on the other side of the South Courtyard, the father and the emperor still need to be taken care of by the mother and concubine. ”

Concubine De nodded and whispered: "Tomorrow you will have a good rest in the dormitory, and your father and emperor will be taken care of by your mother." The matter of you going to ask your father, the emperor and the concubine every day has been waived for the past few days, and the matter is up to the concubine. ”

After saying this, Concubine De sighed, and then she stretched out two fingers, stroked Wang Hong's injured hand gently, and said in a quiet voice: "A few years ago, that day was the birthday of the mother, and you ran to pick the roses in the flower bed as a gift to the mother. You are careful and afraid that your mother will be pricked by the thorns on the flower stalks, so you think that you will take off the thorns first, but you end up pricking your own hands. You have been like this since you were a child, and you always don't know that there are some things that you can call your servants to do, but you have to work hard and hurt yourself. ”

Following Concubine De's story, Wang Hong quickly remembered the incident, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly. In fact, the experience of picking roses and being pricked by thorns, he committed quite a lot of crimes when he was a child.

"You were pierced by a thorn, so you always hid it and didn't say anything, but I didn't know that my mother knew your temperament, and when she saw you sending flowers, she would definitely catch your hand and check it." After a slight pause, Concubine De continued: "However, I was pricked by a flower thorn, and I picked the thorn with a needle, and it will be fine in two or three days." It's like this wound on your hand now, it's so deep. The mother concubine had no choice but to watch and be anxious. When this wound heals, I am afraid that there will be a trace. ”

When Concubine De said this, her eyes were already slightly red.

Wang Hong looked at her sadly, and couldn't help but sigh slightly in his heart, he moved the hand that was not injured, covered Concubine De's slender hand and clenched it slightly, and said with a smile: "From childhood to adulthood, Erchen will only cause trouble for the mother, what can I do for the mother this time." So what's the point of being hurt? If the mother concubine is sad about this matter again. It is equivalent to saying that Erchen has done something wrong again, which is more distressing to Erchen than the pain of the wound. ”

Hearing this, Concubine De hurriedly picked up the silk handkerchief and wiped the wet marks at the corners of her eyes, and said with a forced smile: "Okay." The mother is not sad. ”

Looking at Concubine De's tearful and smiling face. At this moment, she was kind and compassionate. really matched the appearance of a mother, Wang Hong's face also showed joy. The mood slowed down slightly, and the cough that had been forced down just now came up a little. He lifted the hand that was covering the back of Concubine De's hand, covered his lips and coughed a few times.

His shoulders trembled, and when he lowered his hand, the cotton cloth tucked in his sleeve fell out.

Wang Hong saw the cotton handkerchief slipping out of his sleeve, his heart was suddenly shocked, and he grabbed the handkerchief in his hand with his backhand, and was about to hide it in the palm of his hand, but he was still a step slow and was seen by Concubine De.

Concubine De's eyes were fixed on the cotton handkerchief that was exposed in half of Wang Hong's palm, and after a while, she moved her gaze back to Wang Hong's face, and said with a smile: "Where did this handkerchief come from, it doesn't seem to be a thing in the palace?" ”

All of a sudden, many thoughts in Wang Hong's mind moved together.

This simple cotton handkerchief is too ordinary, and it is only enough to make a rag in the palace, but it is still too small, and it is impossible for him to find a palace maid to temporarily "top the bag" for Xiaoxing.

After a moment of stunnedness, Wang Hong looked a little embarrassed, and said hesitantly: "This ...... This is the ...... that Erchen picked up," he said, and with a flick of his fingers, he finally clenched the entire handkerchief into his fist.

"Come on, let the mother also see, what good things you have picked up." Just as Wang Hong was about to stuff the plain cotton handkerchief into his sleeve again, Concubine De reached over and grabbed his fist holding the handkerchief. Seeing this, he could only loosen his fist smoothly. Concubine De picked up the handkerchief in his palm, and as soon as she touched her fingers, she was surprised: "Why is it wet?" What do you do with your wet handkerchief hidden in your sleeve? ”

The look in Wang Hong's eyes flickered for a moment, and then he explained: "Erchen wiped his sweat with a handkerchief just now, and the cotton handkerchief is not easy to dry. ”

Fortunately, this cotton handkerchief has been covered in the sleeve for a long time, otherwise if it were taken out like it at first, it would not be as simple as just wiping sweat.

"These things can be done by calling servants, are these palace maids raised by you in Huayang Palace all decorations?" Concubine De pretended to repend, but most of her attention at this time was actually on the Supa, who had no palace atmosphere.

After shaking off the slightly wet handkerchief with her fingertips and scanning it intently for a moment, Concubine De really found a petal embroidered on the corner of the veil. Although this embroidery is also very simple, only one color of silk thread is used, and the stitching method of the embroidery is also very simple parallel stitches, but it is enough to prove that this veil is a woman's thing.

The handkerchief used by a woman appeared in the hands of a prince, and this handkerchief was too simple, as if it was owned by a folk woman, but it was hidden by a noble prince who lived in the palace with a nervous expression. Between this Pa and one person, there seems to be some kind of story.

At this time, there was not the slightest trace of anything unusual in the inner room of the dormitory, so that Concubine De had room to think about the secret agent of the Forbidden Palace, she was just a little cheesy, but also human, and thought of a certain aspect, so she said softly with an inquiring smile: "Emperor, how did you get this handkerchief, you are not allowed to hide it from the concubine." ”

Wang Hong coughed dryly, not knowing if Concubine De had already walked into the fork in the road she had dug herself, so she asked implicitly tentatively: "Why did the concubine say this, Erchen just said it, and she picked it up." ”

"You, you have never lied in front of your mother, such a handkerchief, even the most despicable palace maids in the palace will not use it, where can you pick it up?" When Concubine De said this, she covered her lips and laughed, "You are still hiding in front of your mother, I think you are not hiding a thing, but a person, right?" ”

If the palace maid accompanying Concubine De went to get the quilt just now and caught the two people hidden in the row of wardrobes behind the screen, Concubine De would definitely make Wang Hong's heart jump if she said this again.

But now he can roughly be confident, no matter what tricks the two people in the closet play, they will not be discovered by Concubine De's palace maid. He was relieved and could deal with Concubine De's inquiries more calmly.

From Concubine De's words just now, Wang Hong heard the result he hoped to design, and he was slightly happy in his heart, and the next arrangement was much simpler.

"Mother, the son told the truth, don't be angry." Pretending to hesitate for a moment, Wang Hong continued: "This ...... This handkerchief was picked up by Erchen outside the palace. At the beginning of the year, Erchen learned that the imperial sister was going to go out of the palace to visit the Lantern Festival during the Midyear Festival, so he begged her for several days. Finally got her consent. took his sons out of the palace for a trip. On the day of the Lantern Festival, the streets were very lively, so I don't know which girl left her handkerchief......"

As Wang Hong spoke, his eyes drooped slightly. There is a hidden sense of shame.

Concubine De saw this scene. I was more sure of what I thought. Although she did get a little annoyed. The second prince actually went to play outside the palace without telling her, what if something happened? But the thought that this child is also beginning to be ignorant is a welcome growth. A smile appeared in her eyes again, and Wen Yan said: "It must be the child of Doctor Ye's family who ran into the palace to make trouble, I didn't expect to take you out of the palace this time, and when Nan Nizi enters the palace again next time, the palace will definitely give her a good women's training class, and she has been studying for a few years in vain." ”

Wang Hong hurriedly added: "Mother concubine must not, the affairs of the Midyear Festival were all agreed to by the sons and daughters." That matter is said to be hidden from everyone, if they are punished for this, I am afraid that they will not even dare to step on the door of Huayang Palace in the future, who else can Erchen find to relieve their boredom in the future? ”

With these words, make preparations for Concubine De first, and when she goes to Princess Wang Qing to talk to her, even if the princess denies it unknowingly, it will not cause people to question it.

Concubine De didn't think so much at this time, she just listened to Wang Hong's words, and a thought suddenly popped up in her heart, so she smiled and said: "You are the prince, will you worry about finding someone to relieve your boredom?" The mother concubine has seen it, and you already have someone in your heart. It's just...... After all, this person outside the palace has a lower status and is not worthy of you. Today, the concubine will discuss this matter with your father and the emperor another day. You have also reached the age when it is time to choose a concubine, and this matter will be reported to the Ministry of Rites for discussion at a later date. The girls of the noble families in Kyoto are suitable for marriage, and the mother concubine has already helped you pay attention......"

Unexpectedly, this topic had just opened a gap, and Concubine De suddenly made so many preparations, it seemed that she was really ready to do this thing, but Wang Hong was a little at a loss, and hurriedly persuaded him with some nervousness: "Mother, Erchen doesn't want to choose a concubine yet." ”

"Huh? Let the Ministry of Rites compile and hand over the list of noble ladies and hand it over, so that you can take a look at it first, so that no one will be in the way. If there are no nobles in Kyoto who you can see, then the position of the main concubine can also be vacant first, but the side concubine has to choose one or two wonderful people. When Concubine De said this, she paused slightly, with a slight smile on her face, and then continued: "As for the one you pay attention to outside the palace, if you can't let go, tell the mother concubine which family she is, and the mother concubine will go to tell your father and emperor that it is impossible to give her a knighthood and a seat in the sky, but you can still reward her, take her to the palace, and be your personal maid." ”

Hearing Concubine De's words, Wang Hong couldn't help but think silently in his heart: When it comes to personal maids, who can be as delicate and considerate as his little star?

Seeing Wang Hong's slightly stunned appearance, Concubine De asked again: "Don't hide it anymore, let's say, who is that girl?" ”

"......" Wang Hong retracted his thoughts, looked at Concubine De, and was a little speechless for a while.

Who is that girl? There is no girl outside the palace at all, how should he make it up?

Just when Wang Hong was a little speechless and the inner room of the dormitory was completely quiet, there was a sound of footsteps from far and near outside the hall, which eased Wang Hong's embarrassment. The lights outside the door flickered, and when they went out at the door, it was two palace maids with lanterns who invited the imperial doctor from the Imperial Medical Bureau.

After the imperial doctor made a big salute to Concubine De and the prince, Concubine De temporarily left from the couch and sat down at the table. A eunuch brought a round stool and put it on the side of the couch, and the imperial doctor sat down, took out a soft silk sac from the medicine box, put it under Wang Hong's outstretched wrist, and then put two fingers on it and began to diagnose the pulse.

After only a few moments, the results of the pulse diagnosis came out, and the imperial doctor's reply was no different from what Wang Hong had just said, it was nothing more than a doctor's order to rest and recuperate.

In fact, Wang Hong has been familiar with such medical orders from the imperial doctor since he was a child, and he can almost recite them. Why can different imperial doctors diagnose him so consistently, he is also very clear in his heart that the frailty that has plagued him for many years is actually a deficiency disease brought out of the mother's womb, there is a problem with the physical foundation, and the auxiliary power of any medicine is not enough.

The imperial doctor prescribed a nourishment prescription and a soothing prescription, and prepared to say goodbye and leave.

After Concubine De saw the two prescriptions, she stopped the imperial doctor and questioned: "This kind of prescription is often taken by the prince, but the medical officer takes a closer look, the prince is sweating and has a fever, how can these two ordinary prescriptions be treated?" Did the medical officer miss something? ”――

(To be continued......)