At night, there are still many forbidden army soldiers gathered outside the emperor's bedroom, standing outside the high walls of the dormitory, and there are constantly armor soldiers patrolling back and forth.

Although there is no chaotic noise of people and horses, under the cold wind, the flags are hunting, and the armor knives collide and resonate, and there is a strong atmosphere of slaughter in the quiet night of this cold winter.

In the main hall of the dormitory, the lights in the outer corridor have been extinguished, and only two huge candles are still burning in front of the screen in the hall. The emperor's heir, Li Dan, leaned between the light and shadow of the two giant candles, holding a scroll of Taoist scriptures in his hand, and he was fascinated.

In the corner of the hall, there are four palace maids holding daily utensils standing silently by the wall, and a red-robed eunuch standing outside the emperor's throne with his tail upside down.

Because it is now in the depths of winter, the doors and windows are tightly sealed to block the cold current, and the closure of the space makes the hall unusually quiet, but it is not completely without any sound, as well as the sound of the paper rubbing of the imperial heir's scroll, the suppressed breathing of the palace people, the sound of water dripping in the corner, and even the sound of hot air surging in the wall of the earth dragon.

The eunuch closest to the imperial heir looked at the imperial heir with a focused expression, his eyes were extremely complicated, and he stopped talking several times, and finally couldn't help but step forward and whispered: "Your Highness, two quarters have passed since the time of the child......

The imperial heir in the banquet was still staring at the scroll in his hand, and it was not until the eunuch came close to speak again that he woke up from his attentive reading, and a trace of doubt flashed on his pale face: "It's so late?" ”

He turned his head to look at the ashes of the incense on the case, a trace of sadness appeared in his eyes, he raised his eyes and glanced at the eunuch, and said with some dissatisfaction: "Look at me, if Cao Wei is here, he won't let me stay up all night." ”

The eunuch bowed down with some trepidation and pleaded guilty, but Li Dan did not pursue it, he stood up from the banquet, stretched his waist, waved his hand and said, "Prepare to go to bed." ”

Four palace maids who had been on call for a long time hurriedly stepped forward to help the imperial heir remove the hair hoops, rings and other accessories. Suddenly, Li Dan raised his hand to stop everyone's movements, listened attentively for a moment, and frowned: "What sound?" ”

The palace people were suspicious of each other, and the eunuch hurried to the front of the palace gate, opened the brocade curtain, and then there was a night wind pouring into the noise, and the wind was mixed with other sounds, which was the cry of a child.

Hearing this voice, Li Dan muttered in his mouth, as if complaining, but still ordered: "Fetch the coat." ”

He put on a brocade coat, walked out of the hall, followed the sound, and soon came to the outside of the concubine Wang's bedroom, and the accompanying eunuch wanted to come forward and knock on the door, but Li Dan raised his hand to stop him, just stood outside the door and listened to the cry of the little girl in the room. It seemed to be a night's frightening night, and under the careful comfort of the palace people, the little girl's crying soon stopped.

Hearing that there was nothing else inside, Li Dan turned around and retreated, and when he arrived outside the concubine Dou Lu's bedroom, he saw that there was still a faint light in the room, so he walked in.

"Lord Lang hasn't gone to bed yet?"

The sleepy-eyed and resting Dou Lu clan heard the palace people's announcement, and got up to greet him.

Li Dan nodded and smiled at her, then turned to the side bed, looked into the screen, and saw that the second son Chengyi and the third son Longji were both lying sideways on the couch, sleeping very unsteadily, and there were many children's playthings such as bamboo horses and pitchers scattered on the ground.

"These two boys are very noisy, aren't they? You're used to it, and it's a shame for you to put them here. ”

After withdrawing, Li Dan took Dou Lu's hand and sighed.

Dou Lu smiled gently after hearing this, quickly lowered his head, and whispered: "With two little langs as companions, concubines can also have fun." It's just, it's just ......"

Li Dan patted the back of Dou Lu's hand and shook his head: "Needless to say, you should also go to bed quickly." ”

That night, Li Dan stayed in Doulu's bedroom, and after boarding the bed, he soon fell asleep with a steady breath.

I don't know how long it took, Dou Lushi on the other side of the bed was suddenly awakened by a strange noise, and in the dark curtains, she heard a few short and rough sobs, and her heart panicked, and she hurriedly touched the quilt, and whispered in her mouth: "Lord Lang ......"

"Nothing, nothing ......"

The voice was dry and hoarse, Dou Lu's fingers touched the face of the imperial heir, and it was wet and cold, she quickly withdrew her hand, and leaned on the back of the arched spine of the imperial heir, feeling the trembling like a child, and her mood was also full of sadness.

There was still some time before dawn, and the emperor got up and left.

Dou Lu personally rolled up the tear-soaked quilt and gnawed his teeth to pieces, put it in an inconspicuous cage in the room, hurriedly washed up, and then turned to the side bed to appease the two young kings who were getting up, making awkward noise, and scuffling together.

The world is vast, and no one is just a drop in the ocean, and life in the world must go on or not.

The first month ceremony of the second year of longevity was held for several days, and after that, the hundred divisions went their own way, and the court returned to the normal track.

In the morning, Li Tong received a notice from his aunt, Princess Taiping, in Yunshao Mansion, asking him to leave work early today and go to Luobinfang to prepare for the reception of Si Binqing Dou Lu Qinwang.

The one who came to inform was Li Tong's eldest cousin Xue Chongxun, this kid was wearing a crimson official robe, although he tried his best to look like an adult, but he still revealed an unconcealable childishness.

One of the contents of the January celebration is to confer hundreds of officials, such as Li Tongsanguan, who is a seventh-order unified doctor, which is the rank under the fourth grade, but his own position has not changed. For Li Tong, who wants to be a prince again, it is really better than nothing, nothing more than a little more than a little more material and Lu Miga.

But Xue Chongxun is different, he directly confers the five grades of the court doctor, and dissolves the brown out of the office, and directly serves as the subordinate of the palace province of the five rank of the Shang Cheng Fengyu.

"How do you feel?"

Seeing Xue Chongxun coming, Li Tong asked with a smile. His cousin, who is only in his early twelve, is already in a scarlet robe, which really makes people feel that it is better to be born well than to do well.

"The people in the agency treat me kindly, but there is nothing to do in and out, and the yatang is really boring."

After Xue Chongxun heard this, he smiled bitterly, stepped forward and pulled Li Tong and said, "Cousin, can you give a few words of advice to my mother, I am really stupid, I really don't want to sit in the yatang!" ”

When Li Tong heard this, he only sighed that this kid really didn't know how to be blessed in the midst of blessings, and he sat in a high position that others couldn't reach at a young age, and he was still reluctant.

To be honest, he was really greedy for this position, and even wanted to help his second brother Li Shouli seek it at one point. It's just that before he could make a move, he was preempted by his aunt.

AMTD is in charge of the horses in the inner and outer stables, and the royal horses used by the Nanya Forbidden Army are included in this. Although his grandmother expanded the Northern Ya Forbidden Army and took back part of the idle stable power to introspection, this position is also promising.

When it comes to the affairs of the forbidden soldiers, Li Tong has a plan, and he has to act carefully. Some time ago, he engaged in a polo league and gave Zhang Keji a position as a deputy envoy of the stable, which was also paving.

But his aunt didn't have so many scruples about doing things, and she directly put her son in this position. The provincial officials in the palace are different from other temples in other provinces, mainly used to arrange relatives and nobles and other relatives and believers, and the employment of people mainly depends on the emperor's mind, and the foreign dynasty can interfere very little.

Li Tong understands his aunt's thoughts better, this may not be a clear idea of power, it is more similar to a single mother's strength, although the children have no father's shadow to fear, but they are not willing to let them lag behind their peers, but they want to live better than their peers.

However, in order to be strong in this regard, he gave his son a five-grade official position, which is really not a comparison that ordinary people can do.

"What stupid things you say, once you have been given by Feng Ge, they are no longer granted by a private court. Since you are in this position, you must be attentive and don't think too much. ”

Li Tong patted him on the shoulder and said a little sourly.

After Xue Chongxun heard this, he looked bitter and lamented: "I already feel bored sitting in the empty hall, do I still want to go into the stable to feed the horses?" All day long, I go to and from the imperial city like a wandering spirit, and I don't have time to play with the brides! ”

After Li Tong heard this, he wanted to kick this kid's feet even more, the so-called summer worm is unspeakable, you little pervert really don't know that there are more interesting things in the world than women!

He still suppressed his anger and encouraged, so that if this kid had any difficulties in official affairs in the future, he would hurry up and ask himself for advice.

After that, he summoned Yang Chong and other government officials to explain the affairs of the government, and then left Yunshao Mansion with Xue Chongxun.

When he walked near the end gate of the imperial city, Li Tong saw the crowd gathered in front of the official office of Suzheng Taiwan, and they were looking forward to it one by one. Xiantai is the most bloated institution in the imperial city, and it is really noticeable that so many people are gathered together at this time.

"Go and ask, what is this doing?"

Seeing those officials and minions gathered like this, Li Tong was also surprised in his heart, so he asked Yang Siqiao to inquire.

Yang Siqiao returned in a hurry after he went, but Wei Yuanzhong, the new doctor of the Su Administration, entered the palace today to thank him, and then returned to the office to perform his duties, and those imperial historians were waiting here to greet the chief.

Hearing that he wasn't going to make any big news, Li Tong breathed a sigh of relief, but when he thought that Wei Yuanzhong was going to face the saint today, he still couldn't let go, so he told Lego to Sigongtai to find the old eunuch Yang Chong, and convey any news in time.

After giving these orders, he went out of the end gate and went to the Luobin Fang on the west side of Tianjie with Xue Chongxun.

In the other business in the workshop, Princess Taiping led the people in the house to prepare early, and when Li Tong arrived, she quickly explained to him the preferences of Doulu Qinwang that she had heard about recently, and attached great importance to Doulu Qinwang's performance in this appointment.

This is not surprising, after all, the current Princess Taiping is not as powerful as the late Wu Zhou Dynasty and the Zhongzong Dynasty, and even the prime minister is half out of the door. In addition to some court banquet occasions and personal exchanges, there are really few experiences of direct communication and interference in current affairs with such ministers in the court.

However, from his aunt's anxious attitude of preparation, Li Tong could also see that Princess Taiping's banquet for Doulu Qinwang this time should not be as simple as asking for Xue Ne, there should be other ideas.

But this doesn't have much to do with him, an officialdom tumbler like Doulu Qinwang can be the icing on the cake, don't even think about sending charcoal in the snow, the rate of return is too low, in his opinion, there is really no need for deep friendship. But his aunt has her own standards for human relationships, and he is not easy to interfere with.