Volume 1 Chapter 24 The Prince's Gift
Wang Chang came to the queen's Jiaofang hall, retreated left and right, paced in alone, and walked to the door of the queen's embroidered side hall, but hesitated for a moment. Married for more than 20 years, the two have always respected each other, Queen Yunfeng always knows the overall situation, although she can't pick out the thorns, but she always feels that there is something missing between husband and wife, sometimes it is inevitable to disappoint the fun, sometimes he would rather the queen play tricks with him and make trouble unreasonably, but I am afraid that such a queen will never be seen in his life, because, even if he loses his only son, the queen has not cried with him once.
Gong E had already seen Wang Chang and was about to pass it on, but Wang Chang waved his hand to stop her. At this time, the queen Yunfeng was sitting in front of an embroidered bandage, this is her habit, she always said, a husband does not plow, or hungry, a woman does not weave, or suffers from the cold, therefore, although you are the mother of the country, Yunfeng still insists on making some daily knitting objects for Wang Chang and Wang Zizhao to wear. It's just that today she didn't stir up the needlework, just sat stunned looking at the embroidery in front of her.
This embroidery is she is going to give her son Wang Zizhao to pick up the wind and wash the dust, embroidered is the "Hundred Sons Reunion Map", in her heart, the family reunion and harmony is the best triumph in the world.
On the bookcase next to the embroidered bandage, there was a basket, and in the basket was a thin kitten that had been born for probably less than a month, with eyes as blue as jewels, and a snow-white body, but there was a black circle around the four paws, and it was calling softly at the moment, as if it was hungry. On the table where the pastries were placed next to the queen, there was a pot of wild fruits today, which were reddish-brown in color and looked a little ugly.
Although most of the concubines in the palace have all kinds of precious cats and dogs, the queen never keeps pets, so Wang Chang asked Gong E softly: "Who has been here today?"
"Back to the emperor, today the twelve princes came to visit the queen mother, saying that they had just returned from the place where the flood occurred, and there was nothing good to honor the queen mother in a hurry, only this little wild cat that was said to have been abandoned by him in the place where the water was controlled, and he sent someone to clean it and send it over in person; There is also this wild fruit, which was also brought back by the twelve princes from the place where there was a flood, and said that it was a wild fruit eaten by many local people, called loquat, and the queen mother was invited to try it. ”
Just as she was answering, the queen had come to her senses and came to greet Wang Chang. "Since you don't like it, let Wang Ziqian take them all, this kid is not sensible, how can the queen like these things?" Wang Chang said loudly.
At this time, Yun Feng realized that there was a hungry kitten in the room, so he asked Gong E to fetch it some food.
"Your Majesty, why is it that you are free to come here today?" Yun Feng and Wang Chang sat down next to the dining table together.
Wang Chang took a loquat and peeled it open into his mouth and chewed it, "Well, yes, it's really a different flavor." ”
"Your Majesty said with a smile, how can the wild fruit in the countryside get into your mouth. The twelfth prince was reminding his concubines that there were still many people who couldn't even eat, so they could only use wild fruits to satisfy their hunger. Yunfeng replied gently.
"Yes, the twelve princes have a heart, all the people in the world are the people of you and me......" The next words to comfort the queen, Wang Chang really couldn't say it, after all, he had been looking forward to it for eight years, and his son who had raised him for eighteen years said that it would be gone, and no one could stand it.
"Your Majesty, don't worry too much, the concubine's brother has already entrusted General Liu to find out the news for the concubine." The general Liu in Yunfeng's mouth is Liu Changlin, Liu Changlin's class returned to the court, but he lost the thirteenth prince, the emperor, the queen mother, the queen, and Yun Chenxiang were not comfortable in this matter, so no one mentioned the words of praise and praise, but Liu Changlin himself put it forward, willing to always keep Juyong Pass and serve the country, it just happened that Fei Zhong served the country with his body, and Juyong Guan General couldn't find a suitable candidate for a while, so Wang Chang agreed. The courtiers knew it, and no one objected, knowing that the emperor was afraid of seeing Liu Changlin, who grew up with the thirteen princes since he was a child, and then saw things and people, touched the scene, and simply turned out of sight and sent him to the border.
The husband and wife were relatively speechless, so Wang Chang had no choice but to retreat and go to the Zhongcui Palace where Concubine Shu lived.
After Wang Chang left, Yunfeng took the little wild cat in his arms, pressed his chin against the little wild cat's head and ears, and stroked the fluff on its body repeatedly with his hands, and unconsciously two lines of hot tears rolled down his cheeks. Wang Zizhao is his only son, his only spiritual sustenance and emotional comfort in the cold deep palace, and all her future and hopes, but now he can't see anyone alive or dead...... At the same time, Lingxiu is like her, how can she not understand the good intentions of Wang Ziqian, he knows that the pain of losing a child is unbearable, so he uses this little wild cat that only needs someone to take care of it to reawaken the queen's love for life, reminding her that the people of the world need her to take care of her, and those who lost their relatives in the flood also need to live strongly, so as a queen, she must bear the weight that ordinary people can't bear.
In fact, in addition to asking Liu Changlin, Yunlong also deliberately went to find Shang Chen, the last time the battle of Juyongguan, Liu Changlin had already described it to himself in detail, and from this, he knew the legendary story of Shang Lu and his eighteen friends in Nanban. After Shang Chen agreed to help, Yunlong used the power in his hand to handle the procedures for sick leave for the first time, and gave him gold and silver, fine softness, and a famous horse sword, so that he could find Wang Zizhao with peace of mind while leading Yu Lu.
It is said that after the prince Zhao Wu and Tian Xi and the other three fled into the woods that day, everyone was worried that the man in silk would lead people to chase after them, so everyone continued to run to the depths of the wooded mountains in a panic.
Since the salt lake was either a swamp or a tidal flat, the steward did not give shoes to the coolies, and after coming to the deep mountains, seeing that it was a little safer, Tian Xi untied the rope that was originally used to bind everyone's hands, and made a pair of straw sandals in three strokes. At this time, Wang Zizhao looked at the foot board that was damaged by friction when he just ran, and then put on the straw sandals that Tian Xi had woven for himself, and his heart suddenly had mixed feelings.
After all, there is no proof on their bodies, and to enter the city, they need a passage document issued by the township elder or the county government, so they try to choose to go to a sparsely populated place, drink mountain spring water when they are thirsty, and pick some wild fruits that look non-toxic when they are hungry to satisfy their hunger. Because it was in the mountains, afraid of the sneak attack of jackals, tigers and leopards, everyone did not dare to disperse to sleep at night, fortunately, Sun Wang still knew how to use cloth strips to rub and make a fire, so that night, Lu Fangguo's prisoners and Wang Zizhao sent a person to take turns watching the fire, don't let it go out.
At night, the mountains are exceptionally quiet, and the whining of the wind through the trees, as well as the mournful sound of owls, can be heard from time to time in the middle of the night. Everyone was lying on the grass in all directions, occasionally ants crawled beside them, and sometimes mosquitoes would come to bite them, but because they were too nervous and tired today, Wang Zizhao and they still closed their eyes unconsciously.