Yujiang Palace, Qionghua Garden

Concubine Zhao is dressed in a luxurious shoulder-length round-neck python suit, dark crimson Xia Xuan, wearing a little emerald gold phoenix crown, dignified and elegant, lined with a pale face is also a little ruddy, although it is already thirty and seven, but the years have not left any traces on her face, she is still a very outstanding beauty, weak willow wind, delicate and frail, I see pity, but the whole body is dignified and elegant, and the temperament is noble.

At this moment, she was tracing the calligraphy in front of the desk, and the palace maid was grinding the ink on the side, the tip of the pen was wandering on the white rice paper like flowing water, and the room exuded a faint fragrance of calligraphy and ink.

"Niangniang, the prince is here!" At this time, the maid Yuzhan outside the courtyard walked in and said.

When Concubine Zhao heard this, she was overjoyed, immediately put down her pen and ink, looked up, and saw that Ji Xu had already walked in, knelt on the ground, and said, "Mother, the son is back." ”

"Xu'er, hurry up." Concubine Zhao bent down to help Ji Xu up, pulled him to sit on the rosewood chair, and then looked at him carefully and said:

"You've lost some weight."

Ji Xu smiled and said, "There is such a person in this world, even if Erchen is a little lighter, she can see it." ”

Concubine Zhao was also amused by him and asked, "Is everything going well in the south?" ”

"Don't worry, the mother concubine, everything is fine, and she has just taken up her post with the emperor." Ji Xu carefully answered every question of the concubine, and finally asked, "Is the concubine good in the house these days?" Are you feeling better? ”

Concubine Zhao has been frail and sickly since she was a child, her body and bones are extremely weak, and she lingers on the sickbed all day long, relying on medicine to continue her life.

Concubine Zhao said, "The mother concubine is very good, don't worry about me when you are outside, you must do a good job in the tasks assigned to you by the emperor, and don't let him down." ”

She was relieved to see her son regain his strength, no longer be depressed as before, and not ask about the world.

Her son has always been excellent, and he should not be depressed and depraved like before, and let the outside world misunderstand him.

Ji Xu didn't speak, he looked at the two teacups on the table quietly, one of which was still steaming, which showed that a guest had just come.

The fragrance of tea came, it was the best West Lake Longjing, the tea he hated the most, but it was that person's favorite.

Concubine Zhao noticed that his attention was on somewhere on the table, and her heart chuckled.

"Xu'er......" She opened her mouth to say something, but was interrupted by Ji Xu.

"Mother, the imperial doctor said that you can't drink tea, which is against the medicine you drink." He said lightly, his tone was flat and people couldn't see through his thoughts.

"Don't worry, the concubine didn't drink, there was a guest just now, and it was prepared for the guest." Concubine Zhao breathed a sigh of relief and smiled gently.

Is that guy here again? Ji Xu sneered in his heart, they thought they could hide it from him, but in fact, he had known it a long time ago, a long time ago.

"The concubine is in a hurry to let her son come back, but there is something important?"

Concubine Zhao looked at it and motioned for the people on the left and right to go down first, until only their mother and son were left in the house, and then she said-

"The queen is looking for a princess for you again, and she brought it to the mother to see, but the mother only said that when you come back, I can't be the master, you know, the queen has always regarded our mother and son as a thorn in the eye and a thorn in the flesh. The queen cares so much about your marriage, she must have some other plans.

The mother concubine is worried that you don't know, and you don't know how to deal with it when the time comes, so you are forced to agree, and you will be tied up in the future.

So I secretly sent Aunt Feng to guard outside the Zhengyang Gate every day, before the queen mother looked for you, let you come to my side first, and explain to you, you have to be careful left and right, I have rejected the queen several times, this time the person is Liang Runan, the granddaughter of Mrs. Liang, you also know that the elder of the Three Dynasties He is the prince and the prince, and he was also the emperor's concubine, and he is highly respected and respected by the emperor, if you still don't want to, I'm afraid that this time it will be more troublesome. ”

When Ji Xu heard this, a faint expression appeared on his face, and he said, "The queen mother still hasn't given up, she has been trying to stuff people around me so that she can monitor my every move." ”

The queen mother and son really look up to him too much, does he really have the ability to threaten the crown prince's throne?

"Xu'er, I've hurt you, it's all the mother's lack of ability, and it's all the mother's fault...... It's the mother concubine who is incompetent......" said that, Concubine Zhao burst into tears and blamed herself.

The expression on Ji Xu's face became solemn, and he said, "Mother, how can I blame you, you didn't do anything wrong, it's those who want to harm me who are wrong!" The retainers have no obsession with power, but if they want to use power to protect the people they care about, then the retainers must take this power into their pockets. ”

"Xu'er, do you already have a sweetheart?" Concubine Zhao looked at Ji Xu's eyes, and she found that her son was unconsciously very different from before.

Ji Xu paused, nodded, and said, "Yes." ”

Concubine Zhao suddenly tightened her veil, leaned over, and asked, "Whose daughter is it?" ”

Seeing that he was nervous about Concubine Zhao, Ji Xu smiled and comforted, "Mother, don't worry, you will be satisfied with the people your son likes." ”

"Xu'er, the mother concubine is not afraid that you like humble women, but that kind of person is with you, with your identity, no matter how you protect her, she will also be hurt and painful, if you like such a person, let them go." Concubine Zhao sighed and said.

The identity of the son is unusual, so he naturally can't like ordinary people.

"Erchen understands, don't worry, concubine, she is not a humble and cowardly person." How could Ji Xu not understand Concubine Zhao's worries, there are wolves in front and tigers in the back, how many people in this palace are looking at him up and down now, if there are many such people around him, I am afraid that there will be no bones left in the gnaw.

"When will you bring someone to your mother, you have grown so big, and it is the first time I have seen you talk about a woman in front of me." That gentle and delicate is also something that has never been seen before.

Ji Xu looked at Concubine Zhao and said, "Mother, Erchen wants the people around her to be worry-free and free from harm, and when the time is right, Erchen will lead her to meet with her mother." ”

Concubine Zhao put her mind at ease and said, "Someone can give them to those precious jade vessels that the concubine kept, I hope you can bring her to see me earlier."

After saying a few more words to the concubine, Ji Xu got up and prepared to leave.

"Lord Wang, Aunt Shirley next to the queen mother is here and is waiting in the hall." However, when he walked out of Qionghua Garden, he saw Nameless waiting outside.

When Ji Xu stepped into the Yujiang palace with his first foot, the queen knew that he had returned to Beijing.

Ji Xu's face was calm and indifferent, but his eyes were as cold as ice, the queen's eyes became tighter and tighter, and he said, "This king will go." ”

followed Xueli to Changchun Palace, and before she entered, she heard an elegant tune, and it was a song "Mountains and Flowing Water".

The queen sat on the phoenix chair, nodded slightly, her face showed a fascinated expression, the woman who was sitting in the center of the hall and stroked the qin, wearing a peach-colored treasure flower entangled branches and silver silk pattern gown, inside was a moonlight gauze satin small vertical collar middle garment, the placket was embroidered with a delicate plum blossom pattern, and the bottom was a long skirt, the silver line pattern of the skirt was shining, and the green and white ten fingers were flowing on the strings, and the skin was as bright as snow.

When Ji Xu walked in, the song just came to an abrupt end, but it had the effect of lingering for three days.

"Xu'er is here." The queen smiled when she saw Ji Xu, and the woman who was playing the piano turned around, and when she saw Ji Xu, she suddenly lost her mind for a moment-

He has a handsome and picturesque face, with stars shining in his elegant and misty eyes, and he is wrapped in a bright yellow python robe, which looks strange and extraordinary.

She had seen His Royal Highness King Yujiang from afar several times, but she only knew that he was transcendent, but she didn't know that he was so delicate and perfect, and his elegance was peerless.

It wasn't until Ji Xu asked the queen to say goodbye that she suddenly came back to her senses and blushed.

"This is Mrs. Liang's granddaughter Runan, Mrs. Liang came to the palace to face the saint, the palace saw Runan, I really liked it, so I stayed in the palace for dinner and left."

Liang Runan bowed, his posture was soft, and said, "I've seen the prince." ”

Ji Xu nodded lightly, "Flat." ”

"You came just in time, Runan is the same as your mother, you like poetry and songs, and you have published a collection of poems, everyone in Beijing praises her, she is an authentic female showman, and she made a song on the spot just now.

As she spoke, the two palace maids took the poem written by Liang Runan, and saw that it was written-

The wind is loose

Listen to the wind and rain until dawn / sad grass and flowers; The green and dark in front of the building divide the road / a trace of willow / an inch of tenderness; The cold wine in the spring / Jiaojia Xiaomeng warbler.

It is read by the voice of Liang Runan's warbler, and it adds a touch of charm.

It's just that when she was reading, Ji Xu was a little distracted, and when the queen asked Ji Xu what he thought, he was very confused for a moment in his eyes, and after a pause, he said:

"Miss Liang is quick to think and has a good export, and she is really a leader among women."

Listening to Ji Xu's praise, the queen's face showed a satisfied smile, and Liang Runan blushed slightly.

"Since Xu'er appreciates it, then Runan will give him this poem." The queen took the opportunity to act as an intermediary and asked Liang Runan to give the poem to Ji Xu, and Liang Runan took out his engraved seal and left his name on it: Zhao Ying, red, like a small plum.

After talking about poetry and songs, and talked about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, this Liang Runan is indeed not an embroidered pillow, Mrs. Liang has invited the master to teach her since she was three years old, she can be said to have read poetry and books since she was a child, and when she chatted with the queen until she was in high spirits, she drew a picture of orchid chrysanthemum, and the voices of the two slowly drifted away.

What came to Ji Xu's mind was another beautiful face, sometimes gentle and soft eyes like the wind in spring, sometimes disdainful eyes like winter ice, and when the soft and beautiful voice spoke, it was reasonable, sonorous and powerful, and had a convincing power.

Beneath her delicate and slender exterior is a firm, hard, and indomitable heart. She is sometimes eccentric, sometimes gentle and dignified, sometimes charming and moving, and sometimes cold and rejects people thousands of miles away.

Such a woman makes him feel excited......