Chapter 38: The Second Prince
At the same time, thousands of miles away in the capital
When Jing Xi returned to the palace in the capital, it was already mid-February, and Jing Xi, who had been in the space for a while, had to leave the space and stay in Xinhai to rest honestly.
It was the end of the day, and Jing Xi slept beautifully, and when he got up, it was almost dusk.
"The sunset is infinitely good, but it's just near dusk." Jing Xi sighed, stretched his waist, and called Chunmian and others, as for why it was not called Xinliu, Jing Xi said that Xinliu was not familiar with the palace, and had already followed the grandmother in the palace to start visiting the palace.
This grandmother is the discipline grandmother in the palace, and now Xinliu is an aunt, but she is not very familiar with the house, how can this be?
Without Jingxi's signal, Xinliu asked Mama for advice, and troubled Mama to take her to familiarize herself with the palace, teach her the rules and etiquette of the palace, and so on.
Yes, when he woke up, Jing Xi could only call Chunmian and others.
"Chunmian, where is my father?" Jing Xi sat on the carved sandalwood chair and asked.
I thought: It's really unaccustomed to this new willow not around.
"Back to the county lord, the prince is in Jiale Hall." Chunmian spoke respectfully, while not forgetting to hand over a plate of pastries.
"Well, this hibiscus crisp is delicious, don't say it, I'm really hungry." Jing Xi ate pastries, and slandered in his heart, this ancient food is a lot, this is really a great enjoyment of life.
That satisfied expression made Xia He very happy, this hibiscus cake was made by Xia He, and it was a great honor to be praised by the county lord.
After eating a few pieces of hibiscus puff pastry to cushion his stomach, Jing Xi walked towards Jiale Hall.
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"Father." As soon as Jing Xi saw the yard, he saw his father with his younger brothers.
"Whoa! Ah Heng Ah Yan, look who's coming. King Rong answered his daughter's call, picked up his younger brother and looked in the direction of Jingxi, the tall King Rong was holding a son in one hand, with a smile on his face.
"Ah Heng, Ah Yan, my sister is here." Jing Xi stepped forward, stood on tiptoe, and looked up at the younger brothers in his father's hands, and they were also pounding their heads to look at the source of the sound at this time, and now the six-month-old brothers were chubby.
In view of the cold weather in the capital, the younger brothers' bodies were wrapped in cloud brocade, and only a small head was exposed, that is, they even wore a brocade hat woven by Aunt Gu on their heads.
"Giggles." The younger brothers laughed.
Daddy lowered his body so that his sons could look at their sisters, and King Rong, who had practiced martial arts, didn't feel tired holding his sons, and now that he was used to it, it was even more easy.
"I'm hungry, let's eat." He remembered that his daughter hadn't eaten until now in the afternoon, so he immediately opened his mouth in distress, and ordered Gu Yang to let people pass the meal.
"Uh-huh." She nodded her little head and reached out to poke her brothers.
As if they knew that their sister was playing with them, the younger brothers smiled sweetly at Jing Xi, and for a while, Jiale Hall was full of laughter.
"Lord Wang, county lord, dinner is ready." Those who come salute respectfully.
"Hmm." King Rong's noble and indifferent voice sounded, which was very different from Fang Cai's gentle voice.
"Xixi, your mother will enter the imperial mausoleum tomorrow."
During the meal, King Rong told his daughter about this, and his tone was calm, but Jing Xi knew the turmoil in his father's heart.
For a while, Jing Xi was also a little depressed, and only said, "My mother has always been with us in heaven." ”
It's sweet and cute, but it's so sensible that it's distressing.
"Yes, your mother has been with us all the time." King Rong sighed, extremely reluctant in his heart, just looked down at his daughter and two sons, he was extremely distressed, his beloved wife was gone, and he had to take care of his children, lest she go uneasy.
Some people, just one glance, is ten thousand years. The days when I first met Zhi'er are vivid, with three thousand weak waters, and only one scoop to drink, but now, I have both children and daughters, but my beloved wife is ......
Ay.
One word of love, indescribable, inexhaustible.
"Ahh As if sensing the sad aura on his father's body, the younger brothers were babies, and bubbles were still spitting in their mouths.
"Well, my father is here." King Rong patted and whispered softly.
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In the magnificent palace, a scene of mother's love and filial piety is being staged at this time.
Yonghe Palace
"Mother, the child listened to the palace and the royal brother has returned to the palace." Some immature teenagers' voices, with lightness and pleasure, accompanied by eager steps.
The one who spoke was the second prince Xiao Yihe, who was the same age as the crown prince Xiao Yichen, but he was born a few months later.
Today's Xiao Yihe is dressed in an indigo blue prince's suit, made of bright and gorgeous tribute brocade, which ripples with a faint brilliance under the refraction of the sun, and the clothes made of this tribute brocade are not only gorgeous and beautiful, but also elegant and comfortable to wear on the body, and the shape is beautiful.
The young man said goodbye to the Bachelor's Pavilion and returned to the Summer Palace, and along the way, he heard the palace maid muttering about the prince's return to the palace.
The second prince, Xiao Yihe, raised his black hair high, his long hair was like water, and the green silk of the mutton fat and white jade hairpin was black and elegant, and he stared at his mother after making a gesture.
"The child greets the mother."
"It's He'er here." The soft female voice is slightly delighted.
Then the boy talked about what he had just heard.
Hearing this, a dark glint quickly flashed in the eyes of the beautiful woman.
Then he quickly hid it and looked at the son in front of him with a kind gaze, "Yes, the mother concubine also just found out." ”
"Mother, the royal brother has been out of the palace for a long time this time, and the child also wants to go out of the palace to play, but he ......" Xiao Yihe was a little envious, the crown prince and the royal brother often went in and out of the palace, but he had to study in the Bachelor's Pavilion......
"He'er, the prince is different after all, you have to learn from the prince, you have to know that the concubine will not harm you, you know?" The beautiful woman said again.
Looking at his son's eyes full of expectation, but his heart was gloomy, that person was too big, this little one couldn't find a chance to start, and finally got out of the palace, and he could still let people go back to the palace safe and sound, hum!
"The child knows." Looking at the eyes of the concubine, Xiao Yihe swallowed back the words that came to his mouth, and had to obediently obey the concubine's wishes.
The owner of this Yonghe Palace is the current concubine, the person with the highest concubine position in the harem.
As for why the concubine is the highest, it is because the back position is now vacant.
The first queen Yuan Ruo, is the queen candidate appointed by the first emperor, and since she entered the harem, she has been in charge of the phoenix seal and the management of the harem.
When today's son Xiao Yintian went out of the palace to inspect more than ten years ago, he happened to meet Yuan Ruo, who was playing outside, and was attracted by her simple and beautiful character, and he was heartbroken and fell in love.
At that time, Yuan Ruo was under the protection of his family, simple, ignorant of the world, and was soon moved by the emperor and fell in love.
After giving birth to the emperor's eldest son Xiao Yichen, the emperor was overjoyed and named himself and his beloved wife Lin'er as the crown prince.
It's a pity that in order to check and balance hundreds of officials, the emperor named Bai Xin, the daughter of the cabinet minister Bai Luo, as a concubine.
Where does the simple Yuan Ruo understand the twists and turns of the harem, even under the protection of the emperor and the Bai family, he still can't avoid those conspiracies, and he died after giving birth to the third prince Xiao Yize prematurely a few years later.
The emperor knew the culprit, but he had to tolerate Bai Xin, and the execution of the concubine would affect the whole body, yes, so he could only pick it up high and put it down gently.
Holding the holy decree of the former emperor and the queen, the harem is jointly controlled by the noble concubine and the concubine.
As for the son of himself and his beloved wife, he can only make up for it, which is why the prince Xiao Yichen asked for an additional holy decree for his brother.
That's it, the harem concubine Bai Xin is the highest, but not as good as the queen, it is this matter of "co-leading" the harem with Concubine De that makes her hate it and is determined to plan for her emperor.
The word "common" made her heart tremble, and she was sure that sooner or later she would change all this.
"It's good that He'er knows." The end is a gentle voice, noble and elegant.
Bai Guifei lightly twisted the tea lid, tasted Biluochun in a small sip without hurry, drank slowly, and the mist in the cup was constantly rising, misty, swirling, drifting, soft, elegant and noble.
"Taifu praised the child today." The young man's voice was pleasant, and there was a sense of asking for praise.
"Oh? Let's hear it. Bai Guifei understood what her son meant, and asked cooperatively.
I am quite proud in my heart, and it is indeed worth being happy that He'er can be praised by Taifu.
"Today, Taifu asked us to write poems, and Taifu praised the children's poems for their good work, and also said that the children's schoolwork is good and there is progress."
"Not bad." Bai Guifei exclaimed.
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The moonlight is hazy, the stars are blurred, the lights are brilliant, and the colorful light is reflected in each other, and the silver is shining.
At this time, in the imperial study
"Son-in-law, see father."
After freshening up and changing clothes in the East Palace, Prince Xiao Yichen came to this imperial study to see his father.
The young man was dressed in a black and gold brocade robe, his posture was slender and straight, and he saluted the emperor, and his handsome face had an aura that no one could approach, even in front of his father, he was so serious.
The deep and magnetic voice of the young man broke the silence of the imperial study.
Emperor Xiao Yintian, dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe, sat on the dragon chair, as if looking down on the world, looking down on all lives! Oh no, he's above 10,000!
And the age of standing, the majestic momentum of maturity and seriousness comes from the surface. The jade-like carved appearance, the perfect eyebrow shape is more in line with his heroic spirit, the thin lips are pursed, and the brows are furrowed, as if he is troubled by something, but this frowning appearance makes people even more awe from the bottom of their hearts.
But the young man standing in front of him didn't care about the emperor's momentum.
"Hmm." The emperor replied lightly, and then said, "Runyu, can it be smooth in Kangyang?"
The emperor thought that his son had gone out of the palace to find medicine again, so he asked if the trip was smooth, but he never mentioned King Rong.
"Erchen is going well, and this time he stayed in Kangyang for a while." The young man was still expressionless, and he didn't mean to tell the emperor in detail, he was just here for a routine report, and he was out of the palace for a long time.
"So." The emperor's tone was light, and it was difficult to hear the joy and anger.
Seeing that his son didn't want to think about it, the emperor had to say slowly for a while, "If there is nothing to do, go down and rest." ”
"Yes, the retainers are retired." The young man fell, saluted slightly, and then exited the imperial study.
After the young man left, the emperor crouched in front of the dragon case again to deal with the folds handed over by today's hundred officials.
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In the middle of the moon, the wind flies gently and softly, and the huge wings caress everything kindly. The moonlight, the starlight, the candlelight, and the breeze are intertwined into a network of infinite charm, wrapping all things in the world, making people sleep contentedly in the warm breath and sink into a sweet and beautiful dreamland.