Chapter 220: Peace
Not long after the emperor entered Yong'an Palace, he obviously felt that Xu Xun had something on his mind.
A woman who has lived in the palace for a long time, which one does not have some palace grievances, it is normal to be in a bad mood, when she sees the emperor, although no one will be disappointed and calm down, but the emperor is not stupid, and he is not unable to see the thousands of worries hidden behind this forced smile, the difference is just whether he is willing to pay attention to it. However, although Xu Xun has inevitably had low-key emotions over the years, he has not been able to hide in front of his children as he is today.
Diandian and Zhuang'er were sitting at the table, writing their homework, Zhuang'er pursed his lips, fiddling with the building blocks seriously, and when he saw the emperor coming in, the two children were obviously relieved, and they glanced at their mother carefully, and the volume of greeting was much smaller than usual. "Daddyβ"
The emperor smiled and walked up to the two children and rubbed their heads, "I'll see, the dotted words are already well written!" β
After all, it is a child, although it seems that his mother is a little bored, and he is a little careful, but after receiving the emperor's praise, he still came alive in an instant. "Hehe, Mr. said the same thing, Dad, today Mr. and Mother praised me for being smart."
Even Xu Xun was amused, and Zhuang'er was in a hurry on the side. "Dad, I want to learn to write, I want to learn to write!"
"Don't you know how to write?" The emperor wondered, "Why do you still have to learn?" β
There is a sister with it, but it is different, before the enlightenment, Professor Qian Mama has recognized some common words, and also learned to write, although Zhuang'er was only a little more than three years old at the time, but watching her sister practice calligraphy is fun, but also pestering their own nurses, taught by Han Nushi to learn a few words, at that time also gave treasure to the emperor. It's just that it was last year, time has passed, and the child has long forgotten it, and now he has to be reminded by his father, so he remembered it and hurriedly changed his words, "I want to learn - I want to go to school like my sister!" β
The emperor couldn't help laughing, and exchanged glances with Xu Xun, "I've only seen dolls who don't want to go to school, and it's the first time I've seen such a studious one." β
He was about to say, "Then let's go to school with my sister tomorrow." But thinking that Xuan'er would be enlightened next spring, he paused and smiled again, "You are still young, play a little longer, Zhuang'er, don't you know, after going to Mongolian school, you can't go everywhere to play, and you can't go to the big garden, go to the south garden to play." β
These words made Zhuang'er fall into a tangle, blinking and not making a sound for a while, but she beckoned to the starting point again, and she said dissatisfiedly, "Ah! Who said you can't go to the big garden, I'm going, I'm going! β
With children, everyone has unlimited topics and laughter, the emperor and Xu Xun divided the labor, one with a red face and one with a white face, it was easy to calm down the two children, not to mention the matter of reading - Zhuang'er felt that it was important to go out to play, as for a little bit, she was old after all, and after her mother's hint, it could be seen that her father was coaxing her younger brother.
"That's right, Dad." Zhuang'er threw himself into the emperor's arms, and while laughing, he mentioned today's adventure in Nannei, "I went to play in the south garden today, and went to a place that no one has ever been to before!" β
When the emperor heard this, how could he not understand Xu Xun's thoughts? He couldn't help but glance at Zhuang'er's nurse unhappily, and then changed his smiling face to teach Zhuang'er, "The garden is so big, you can't run around, if you run into the depths of the forest, carefully a big tiger will take you away." β
Both children exclaimed, "Big tiger? β
The emperor pretended to be a big tiger, whined, took Zhuang'er in his arms and left. "Take it away and sell it, a penny!"
Zhuang'er screamed, struggling very much, "Mother, help, help!" β
Dian Dian had already rushed forward, "Brother, I'm here!" β
After eating dinner lively, the children were carried down to wash, and the emperor saw that Xu Xun's eyebrows were no longer on his mind, but he smiled slightly, and said, "I think, don't let Zhuang'er go to Nannei in the future." β
He said this with Xu Xun's thoughts, but Xu Xun didn't show a relaxed expression, but his eyebrows gathered together, "I still want to, otherwise I will take this opportunity to tell him the truth." It is also necessary to be like Kunning Palace, and now it has two ends that do not fall to the ground. β
The emperor didn't know about Kunning Palace, so he sighed, "What's the matter?" β
"The bolt is getting older now, and Concubine Luo is by her side again......" Xu Xun sighed, "In the past, there are many people who should know, although not everyone has the courage to speak, but if someone smokes, it is enough to bear." Isn't the mother embarrassed there now? - Although she did it herself, I read it, and it was a little cold. β
In the emperor's heart, he didn't have any thoughts about the events of the year, but he couldn't reveal any other attitude, otherwise wouldn't he be slapped in the face? Even if there is anger, it has to be swallowed in the heart. Over the years, some of the rubbing of Kunning Palace is also a grudge against many things in the past, but even he has to admit that Zhu'er and Zhuang'er are much stronger by the side of their current mother than by their adoptive mother. At this point, he was not happy to see the children know the truth, and after listening to Xu Xun's worries, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, thought for a while, and said, "The matter of the bolt, now that the general trend has been achieved, there is nothing to be done, and the queen can only say that she is self-inflicted, and a day is a day." It's a strong man...... Although your worries are reasonable, I think that Zhuang'er is still young after all, and he knows that he is not biological, but I am afraid that the child will feel it in his heart, and besides, he lives with Diandian again......"
Xu Xun had a stubborn temper when he was young, and he was so angry that his head hurt, but in the past few years, what is the matter, the two of them are openly and honestly discussed, she doesn't say gentle and docile, but it is better to take it out and discuss it with the emperor straight to the point, if not, the argument is fruitless and cannot convince him, Xu Xun will simply put down the matter, and will not secretly cross Chen Cang on the plank road, and use the relationship between the two as a bargaining chip to strategize and achieve his own goals.
It is also because of this that the two of them are talking more and more openly, and the emperor is more obedient to her, if he said that he was good to her in the past, he still hid some anger, but now he really doesn't feel like this, and he doesn't even feel that in his relationship with Xu Xun, he is the one who suffers - in ordinary relationships, bit by bit, he gradually feels Xu Xun's kindness to him.
Maybe she can't do anything vigorous, and she can't even satisfy his regrets, unlike him, who only needs a casual command to make her ecstatic - but every time he sees Xu Xun put down his own opinions and obey his decision, the emperor can feel a strange sweetness in his heart, as if he can make Xu Xun give up her insistence, even more pleasing to him than Yuan Concubine's singing, Zhu Concubine's new qin song, can make him really feel his weight in Xu Xun's heart. Just like at this moment, staring at all the complexities in Xu Xun's expression, and expecting her to give in after a while, the emperor felt the foaming euphoria in his heart, which made him feel all kinds of warmth towards Xu Xun.
"That'...... Let's do it. Sure enough, although Xu Xun obviously had a different opinion, he still obeyed the emperor's wishes, "Well, when Zhuang'er is fifteen or sixteen years old, it will be too late to tell him." β
There are fewer people in the house, so there is no need to worry about the imperial concubine's shelf, the emperor grabbed Xu Xun's shoulders and said in a low voice, "Over the years, you have worked hard for you, you have brought Zhuang'er very well, if Wu Yu'er is still a little reasonable, he should also be grateful to you." β
Xu Xun raised his head and smiled at him, he seemed to see a little admiration and affection in her smile, but as always, these emotions were quickly overshadowed by other topics. But before that, Zhuang'er still asked Zhuang'er to visit her regularly...... Let's just say that she is Zhuang'er's aunt, he is still young, and he will not feel wrong. Besides, it's better for the kids. β
What is good for a child to meet someone like that? The emperor frowned slightly, but did not say anything, but said generously, "You think this is good, then do it." β
Just like every time he obeyed her, there was a little more spark in her smile, "Well, don't worry, big brother, I don't expect her to talk nonsense." Before Zhuang'er hit by mistake today, she hadn't seen Zhuang'er for two years, so she could hold back and not talk nonsense, which shows that she is still a little measured. β
"Let's not talk about those who are ruining their fun." The emperor waved his hand, "I heard Ma Shi say a few days ago, this year's watermelon is quite haode, and there is a kind of white flesh new, have you eaten it?" β
"It hasn't been delivered to me yet." Xu Xun said, "I think it's a rare thing, but I'm afraid that you and Qingning Palace can have it." β
"Go back and ask them to get you some." The Emperor said.
"Remember to send some to Zhu'er and Ah Huang as well." Xu Xun said, "Let's do the children first, I haven't eaten anything good?" - By the way, big brother, have you heard about the Inner Happiness Hall? β
"What's the matter?" The emperor was a little surprised, "I just remember that last time, didn't two doctors enter the palace by self-purification, and now they have entered the inner peace hall for consultation?" β
"That's the two, after entering the palace for three months, two people have already been killed." Xu Xundao, "They entered the palace together from Jiangxi, and some people rushed to Beijing and stood at the gate of the palace and scolded, saying that they couldn't survive the dead at home, so they actually came to our palace...... I've only heard about it anyway. β
The emperor didn't know about this, he was slightly stunned, and his expression was a little gloomy. "These two people are really bold, why didn't my mother hear about it at all?"
"The old lady may not know, there are a lot of sick people in the palace this summer, and a few deaths are nothing. It is difficult to say whether the two palace maids were killed because the prescription was not opened well. Xu Xun found the chessboard and poured tea for the emperor in person, and said while hanging his head and placing the chess pieces, "If you want to check, I'm afraid you still have to go back to the hometown of those two people to ask if they are really famous quacks." β
The emperor smiled and nodded at Xu Xun, "I said, why did you suddenly talk about this, it turned out that you wanted to use me-this little thing, you just said to Ma Shi that it was over?" β
"After all, it's a foreign business, so how can you call the shots on your own." Xu Xun is now more and more tacit with him, the unhappiness of a few years ago has now been slowly smoothed out by time, she didn't try to coerce him, but in some details, she showed her understanding of him everywhere.
The emperor looked at her silhouette under the lamp, and only felt peaceful and happy in his heart, even if in the past two years, the opportunity for the two to pursue the pleasure of the bed has gradually decreased, in the south, there are many beauties waiting for his favor, in the palace, there are also many famous concubines vying to provide him with a moment of entertainment and relaxation, on the contrary, in the huge imperial city, there is only one place that can make him feel at ease and safe.
I don't know where the impulse came from, he suddenly whispered, "Xiao Xun, I really like you." β
Xu Xun was stunned for a moment, raised her head and glanced at him, and smiled slightlyβshe was not shy, but chirped, "How old is it, and you still talk about this...... It's your turn. β
Although there was some joy in the words, this was not the reaction that the emperor expected, and he remembered with some melancholy the 'love letter' written by Xu Xun a few years ago - in the past five or six years, the only time Xu Xun told him his joy was in those letters.
"Big brother?" Xu Xun's voice was a little puzzled, "It's your turn." β
The moon is cloudy and sunny, this matter is difficult to complete, and it is not necessary to ask for a very satisfactory thing everywhere. The emperor put down a little worry, focused his attention on the chessboard, and was about to settle down when he suddenly heard some movement outside the door, and couldn't help frowning, and asked, "It's all a thousand taels, is there something going on outside?" β
Although the emperor is in which palace, which palace generally does not lock the door, and it is convenient to enter and exit when there is something, but the emperor has been spending the night here with the imperial concubine all these years, and there are not so many things to deal with at night.
Naturally, someone had already gone out to drink and ask, and after a while, Ma Shi came back with a white face, "It's a person from Concubine Hui's palace outside, I don't know if the emperor is here-it's the second princess...... Concubine Hui came to invite the imperial concubine to come over. β
The emperor and Xu Xun glanced at each other, they both stood up, the emperor's good mood for a day, all flew out of the clouds, and asked as he walked, "Didn't you say that after taking the medicine of the new doctor, you have improved a lot?" Why all of a suddenβ"
How can Ma Shi answer this question? It was too late to prepare the sedan chair and horse at night, so I ordered a few people to accompany me, everyone relied on walking, and hurriedly walked to the Xianyang Palace, only to see Zhao Zhaorong and others surrounded by a group, standing outside the house just sighing, there were people in and out of the house, several imperial doctors gathered together to discuss in a low voice, and when they saw the emperor coming, they had to salute.
How could the emperor still have the heart to deal with these people, when he was about to enter the house, he only heard the faint and continuous low sobs in the house suddenly raised a few tones, and his heart was already sinking, sure enough, someone in the house soon lifted the curtain and came out, and when he saw that it was the emperor, he knelt down and said sadly, "Bixia, the second princess has been, has been ......"
Even though he knew that the weed was weak, the emperor still couldn't help but feel a sigh in his heart, and his feet stepped on the doorway, and he froze for a moment - at this moment, he didn't know what to do at all. However, Xu Xun reacted faster than him, and the figure flashed, and he had already rushed into the inner room.
It was just a moment of distraction, and the emperor quickly recovered, and he hurriedly took a big stride, lifted the curtain and entered the inner room, and met Concubine Hui head-on.
Concubine Hui sat on the edge of the bed in a daze, and when she saw him coming, she didn't move, her face was still so delicate and beautiful, but the look in her eyes was so empty and terrifying, the emperor couldn't help but shudder for a while.
He didn't dare to look at Concubine Hui, so he had to look away at the weed-the feeling that Concubine Hui gave him was even more terrible than that of the dead.
It's just that seeing his daughter's small body lying on the couch, her chest and abdomen are calm, and she can't breathe anymore, even if the emperor thinks that he has been prepared a long time ago, he still can't help but feel a suffocation in his chest at this time, only to feel that his cheeks are warm, and he reached out and touched it, only to find that he had unconsciously shed tears on his cheeks.
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