The young emperor leaped lightly from his horse with a twist of his legs—and he nodded secretly with satisfaction: he was allowed to ride a horse, that is, for half a year, and after a few months of training, his equestrianism was already quite good.

In order not to have accidents, although the emperor had been exercising since childhood, many dangerous activities, such as swimming and horseback riding, were not allowed to practice until he reached the age of fourteen. Such restrictions will know that he will only be released after his marriage, although he is still young, but as long as he becomes a relative, he will be regarded as an adult man in customs. His crown ceremony will also be held before the wedding, and after the crown ceremony, he will also be treated as a full adult in terms of etiquette.

Although he is only fourteen years old this year, after years of education, the emperor has been able to hide his joy and anger in his heart, even if he is secretly looking forward to the upcoming wedding, and many things that will come with the queen, but his face is silent, and there is no clue leaked, seeing that the small courtyard where the empress dowager lives is in front of him, he mobilizes his expression and puts on a faint melancholy that is just right.

Since the emperor's marriage was decided, perhaps because of the lack of heart, the queen mother's body has become weaker and weaker, and more than a dozen imperial doctors have helped her pulse before and after, and the conclusions are the same: the old man is not seriously ill, and he is good at raising children, which is the only thing he can do now.

Birth, old age, sickness and death, this is also a very normal thing, the age of the Queen Mother, although it is not very old, but it has also reached a normal age of death. She also had a lot of illnesses when she was young, and although she will be cured, she will inevitably consume her vitality, and she will be weaker and more likely to get sick than normal people. -- When people are old, they are easy to break their muscles and bones when they are sick, and they have been confused for a few years, and after they have been fighting hard to handle the emperor's marriage, they have no strength to support it, and now they are about to come to the end of their lives, but when they will let go, I don't know.

Her old man has gone through four dynasties - counting the Jianshu people, that is the five dynasties, highly respected, although there have been small flaws in her reputation, but now no one will mention these things, from the queen mother to the eldest princess and princess who have been married, they all come in to serve the illness. The emperor also came in every day to greet him, and in the short time when the empress dowager was sober, he lost no time in showing his filial piety, and personally went into battle to feed water and feed, and he had to let the eldest princesses boast for a while.

Today he came a little late, the Empress Dowager had already used the medicinal soup, and fell asleep again, the emperor quietly saluted in front of the bed, and the number of salutes was ten points, and then he got up and went to the bed to check the face of the Empress Dowager. -- Still the same as yesterday, his sallow complexion was not the slightest ruddy.

I once heard that before the old man died, his complexion would be ruddy for a few days, as if he was returning to the light, and his spirit would be better, and he would talk more. However, the Empress Dowager has been bedridden for two months, and it is still the same as just lying down, no improvement, but it has not deteriorated. The emperor sighed softly in his heart, and when he was about to get up, he suddenly caught a glimpse of the eldest princess Zhending entering the room, and hurriedly took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and gently wiped the sweat beads hanging on his cheeks for the empress dowager. -- Although it was the middle of winter, the house was very warm, and the Empress Dowager often sweated when she covered a lot.

Several princesses of Emperor Zhao went early, the four princesses in the inner palace in the past, I don't know how lively it was, and after getting married, they all withered in a blink of an eye, and now only the eldest princess of Zhending from Concubine Xian is still there. Although she is not the Empress Dowager's own child, she is the only one left in the old sisters, and over the years, she has been decent, and her relationship with the Empress Dowager is getting better and better. After the Empress Dowager was bedridden, the eldest princess simply lived in the palace, which was convenient for changing shifts with Hu Xianshi to take care of her, but several princesses had just been married not long ago, and they were of childbearing age, and they also had their own pregnancy, and they also had children at home who needed to be taken care of.

When the eldest princess got married, the emperor had just been born, and although he had often entered the palace for more than ten years, the important things were not qualified to be heard, and he only wanted to be under Chenghuan's knees. After entering the palace this time, seeing that the emperor came to greet her very diligently, taking care of the elderly is more filial piety in detail, and it is also very relieved and appreciative, seeing that the emperor straightened up to greet her, she waved her hand busily, signaling not to wake up the empress dowager, just nodded to him approvingly, and then quickly stepped forward, took the handkerchief in the emperor's hand, wiped the sweat beads on the face for the empress dowager, and then pulled her to the quiet room to speak.

“…… It's not great, but it should be able to support it for a while. She sighed softly, also puzzled, "The old man has taken care of the country for many years, and from the beginning of the incident in Beiping to the present, all the ups and downs have followed, and now she is not good, and the people outside are also fluctuating, I just hope she can survive this hurdle!" At the very least, I have to watch the prince be born. ”

In fact, the emperor also hoped that the empress dowager could support him until he got married before he died, and after his father's death, he would be a grandson, and he would have to serve three years of filial piety according to his son's share. Although the heavenly family is far less particular about filial piety, if something happens before getting married, it is not guaranteed that someone will take advantage of this reason to delay the marriage for another three years. He sighed sincerely, "Grandmother's illness also caused panic and grief in my grandson's heart. ”

And the eldest princess of Zhending sighed a few words, seeing that Hu Xianshi was coming, the emperor stepped forward and asked the empress dowager about the trivial matters of daily life and medicine, seeing that the hour was approaching, his scripture was about to begin, this party reluctantly resigned, and when leaving, he also told the eldest princess and the immortal master to be sure to bring his greetings.

After lunch, not long after, the Queen Mother and the Imperial Concubine also arrived, they were actually in Renshou Palace, one to watch the chapter, the other to maintain the normal operation of the court and the court. The two of them arrived at the same time, the Empress Dowager took a nap for an hour, just woke up, and was leaning on the head of the bed, listening to the chatter between Hu Xianshi and the eldest princess Zhending.

When people are old, they love to be lively, even if their energy is not enough to support listening to the play, they also like to listen to people and make a scene. If the eldest princess is not there, it is Aunt Qiao and the immortal master chatting together, just today the two of them are together, the eldest princess Zhending praised the emperor's filial piety to the immortal master, "It is rare to be so sensible when you are only fourteen years old, it has been more than two months, and you come and go in the wind and rain every day, and you can't delay saying hello in the morning and evening." Serving the elderly, the meticulousness and patience are really incomparable to peers! I heard that he is also at the top in his homework - this is a natural dragon breed, how can an ordinary child, how can he be so sensible and smart? ”

The immortal master will not contradict the eldest princess, "No, I was a little willful when I was a child, but I have been reborn in the past few years." There are rules and regulations to mention, and in many things, I feel that he has a great wisdom, not only beyond his age, but also beyond mortals. ”

Although this compliment is a little numb, the old man just loves to listen to it, squinting his eyes, and smiling so that the wrinkles on his face bloom. The Queen Mother saw it, and she was busy with the salute, "Even in political affairs, I have gradually gained opinions, and I have watched the music in the past few days, and many ideas are already quite mature, and my daughter-in-law is still wondering, where did he get this vision at such a young age - this is the performance of the true dragon emperor!" ”

All kinds of rhetoric are nothing more than to let the old people put their minds at ease, don't be on the verge of dying, and worry about the inheritance of the country. The Empress Dowager also liked this, smiled and nodded again and again, and said a little vaguely, "So...... That's it. ”

Because it is uncomfortable to wear, the original inlaid dentures have been removed, and now she is leaking air everywhere, although she is in the midst of splendor, but if you look closely, there is not much difference from a peasant woman of the same age.

Before the concubine could speak, she continued to ask, "...... marriage?"

This is also one of the major national events during this time, the Queen Mother hurriedly replied, "Handle it, the queen's dowry is already complete, all in Nanjing, and it will be transported to Beijing when the spring begins, and Qin Tianjian has also set an auspicious day - that is, May 19 next year." ”

The choice of the queen is in October, and the marriage will be married in May, and the seven-month preparation time is a bit hasty for the emperor's wedding - counting the two months of tossing that must be in the middle of the New Year, there is not much time left for the Ministry of Rites. Such an arrangement will be made because the court understands the Empress Dowager's desire to see her grandson marry. It is also because the Empress Dowager was sick before, it seems that the condition is not very serious, and she has been preparing unhurriedly for two months.

"Okay." The Empress Dowager nodded vaguely, "Okay." ”

She stopped talking, but motioned for a few more people to talk - even if they closed their eyes and just listened to the excitement, the old man hoped that his family would always sit by the couch, and be accompanied by friendly laughter, and occasionally talk to her and say something she wanted to hear.

This service was an afternoon, and the Queen Mother and the Imperial Concubine were always smiling, and when the Queen Mother had drunk the medicinal soup and fell asleep again, the two of them came out of the small courtyard—but when they stepped out of the house, their faces were gloomy, and their steps quickened.

"The Queen Mother." The little middle-aged man who had been waiting at the gate of the courtyard for a long time also hurriedly followed, and hurriedly said, "Lord Shoufu Yang, please see you!" ”

Serving the Empress Dowager is the first priority, and you must not disturb it indiscriminately, unless it is a military matter, no one will come in and invite the Empress Dowager out. Even if the first assistant invited the queen mother, the inner attendant of the herald could only wait outside the courtyard.

"Got it," the queen mother replied unhappily, and when she saw that the concubine seemed to have the intention of retreating, she stopped her, "You go with me, right?" ”

"You see the minister, that's a justifiable ......" the noble concubine seemed to have the intention of shirking.

"You are really," the Queen Mother was a little unhappy, "how can you retreat when you are in trouble?" No, you have to go with me this time--if you are not around, I will not be able to stand it, and I may fall into disadvantage and be bullied by the ministers. ”

"The facts of this matter are so clear...... "The concubine was a little helpless, seeing that the queen mother was very persistent, she finally sighed and gave way, "It's okay, then I'll act as a maid and serve my sister around me." ”

"Can't you have one more seat?" The Queen Mother said disdainfully, "It's just pretentious with me." ”

She took the concubine's arm and walked a few steps, and suddenly sighed annoyedly, "How many years have you been an old minister, what should people do if something like this happens?" If you can't start and finish well, it will make people feel sorry for you, but if you let him go, how will this matter end? Isn't the law of the court like a fictitious one? ”

"Dongyang is too self-loving." The noble concubine also sighed, "This time, I saw that it was all him, and he also did it himself, even if he cherished his feathers for a point or two, how could he get to this point?" ”

"Who's to say it isn't?" The Queen Mother sighed, "After all, he gave others a chance to take advantage of it first-I don't know who got him behind his back, looking at the attitude of the remaining two Yang in the cabinet, but it was not the handiwork of the two of them." The back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, and I don't know who thinks that these old people have occupied the power position for too long, and they already want to take it upon themselves to make a place for themselves. ”

The concubine did not answer the queen mother's question, she glanced faintly to the west, and shook her head gently.

-- Renshou Palace is the East Palace, as the name suggests, it is located in the east of the Qianqing Palace.

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