Guo lived in the Sixteen Princes' Mansion with Li Wen, the king of Yun, while the emperor's other sons lived in the Daming Palace.

Li Wen is 17 years old and Guo Shi is 15 years old.

"I've seen Concubine Shu, Da Lang was called to the palace by the sage, and he hasn't come back yet."

Concubine Wang Shu looked at this woman carefully, and saw that she was beautiful and moon-looking, fair-skinned, not tall, and had a big belly, which was very cute.

She finished her salute and sat next to Concubine Wang Shu.

Wang Shufei looked at Guo Shi and asked, "What has Da Lang been doing lately?" ”

"The sage doesn't like Da Lang to read, and he has been practicing swordsmanship recently."

Concubine Wang Shufei snorted and said to Chao Meiren: "Sister, Da Lang is your son, don't delay." ”

Chao Meiren smiled: "It's rare to get together today, don't talk about these unhappy things." ”

She stretched, got up and said, "Sister, I'm a little depressed here, and I want to go to the dragon pond for a walk, so let Guo accompany my sister to talk." ”

"Sister, just go."

Chao Meiren said to Princess Wanshou, "You and the horse will walk with me." ”

The princess and the colt nodded and stood up, and saluted the princess and said goodbye.

When the three of them left the Tongqian Palace, the princess asked, "Mother, why did you leave your sister-in-law behind?" ”

Chao Meiren glanced at the concubine, Zheng Haojiu was in the officialdom, good at observing words and feelings, knowing that it was inconvenient for him to hear something, so he said at that time: "The child has a bad stomach, come when you go, the mother and the princess go first." ”

Chao Meiren saw him go away, sighed, and then whispered to the princess: "You should know what the relationship between sister-in-law and Wang Shufei is?" They obviously have something to say, and we're next to us, aren't we in the way? ”

……

Guo Hong was resting in the shade of the tree by the pool, and after a while, someone from the palace came over and said to Guo Yanqing: "There is news from the Tongqian Palace, Concubine Shu asked you to hurry over." ”

When they walked forward together, they saw Mama Chen coming from the Agarwood Pavilion, and when they saw Guo Yanqing, they said, "Just now, the palace people found me and waited, and Concubine Shu asked when you will arrive?" So I said I ran to the pool......"

Song Shanggong went to the pool to wait for Chao Meiren, and Mama Chen, Guo Yanqing, and Guo Hong converged together and entered Yuhua Gate.

Yuhua Gate is facing the Palace of Eternal Life, Xingqing Palace only occupies a square and a half place, although the palace room is small, but the magnificent place, especially better than the Daming Palace, the pattern is very exquisite, unique.

Guo Hong's memory has been fused with the predecessor, naturally remembered that he had been here, the front of the Palace of Eternal Life is where the Empress Dowager Guo lived, this aunt is very amiable, and never interferes in politics, and is kind to others, there was a minister who let her govern, but she retreated to Xingqing Palace, saying that she would never follow Awu.

After entering the palace gate, Guo Hong followed Guo Yanqing to the west, walked more than 100 steps, and turned north, along the palace wall outside the Palace of Eternal Life, all the way through the Xianning Palace, Huining Palace, and came to the northernmost Tongqian Palace.

And they entered the temple.

It is not very big here, and there are bright yellow splendid curtains hanging on all sides, embroidered with flowers, birds, insects and fish, separating the palace into two areas: the inner hall and the outer hall.

The three of them waited outside, and saw two people sitting together talking in the inner sanctum.

After the palace people reported it, they came out and led them in.

Guo Hong followed behind Mama Chen and Guo Yanqing, and knelt down with Guo Jingshu to salute.

A richly dressed woman sitting in the middle of the room heard her say, "Get up." ”

The voice was very gentle, Guo Hong heard it, and tears flowed out. This is his stepmother, Concubine Wang Shu!

Since the death of Empress Dowager Guo, this concubine is also the biggest help of the Guo family in the palace at this time.

Soon after Guo Zhongwen's death, Guo Hong's mother was also overly sad and died, and Empress Dowager Guo saw that he was pitiful, so she asked Wuzong and his wife to adopt him and named him Li Xian.

In fact, the Li Tang clan is very heavy, and does not pay much attention to seniority, Empress Dowager Guo is the aunt of her husband Emperor Xianzong, this kind of marriage is a generation away, and the same is true for adopted children.

Guo Hong is considered to be Wuzong's cousin, but he is a generation younger, so the two sides don't feel anything wrong.

Concubine Wang Shufei waved her hand to let the palace people serving around her withdraw, and then asked Guo Yanqing: "Is he the person you are talking about?" ”

Guo Yanqing paused: "Exactly." ”

Concubine Wang Shufei got up and walked over, looked at Guo Hong, and asked suspiciously, "Is it Erlang?"

Guo Hong took off the mask on his face and revealed his true face: "Mother, the child is not filial, I only came to see you now!" ”

As he spoke, he came to his adoptive mother, and Concubine Wang Shu looked at him carefully for a long time before recognizing him, and the mother and son hugged their heads and cried.

"Hong'er, your parents died, you were raised by your mother, you and I are connected by mother and son, my sister was given to die back then, if you didn't pull my clothes in front of the emperor to plead, my mother would definitely be dead!"

Concubine Wang Shufei stroked the pattern on Guo Hong's face and said distressedly: "What's going on?" ”

"The child was struck by lightning in Huayin, and he died nine times, leaving this face full of markings."

Concubine Wang Shu wiped her tears, pulled Guo Hong up and said, "Come and meet your sister." ”

Guo Hong: "Third sister! ”

The two sisters and brothers are also relatives to see each other, although a little strange, but the blood is thicker than water, and they soon became familiar with each other, there are no outsiders here, and the family is together to say goodbye to each other.

Everyone sat down again, and Wang Shufei pulled Guo Hong to her side.

"Tell me, how have you spent the past three years?"

Guo Hong recounted the three-year experience in detail, and said that he had been poisoned and had amnesia, and only when he returned to the palace did he suddenly remember some things.

Guo Hong stayed in Xingqing Palace that night to accompany his adoptive mother.

Guo Jingshu went back to Liu Jieyu and asked Guo Hong for leave, only saying that Li Jingchao was related to the eunuch in charge of Xingqing Palace, and was left to spend the night tonight.

After dinner, the lights were on, and it was already quiet outside the Deqian Palace.

"Erlang, take a walk with Weiniang." Wang Shufei got up and said.

"Yes, mother." Guo Hong remembered many things when he was a child, and there was nothing unnatural about being by his mother's side.

As the saying goes, it is better to have a child than to raise a child, he has followed the Wang family since he was eight years old, and Wang Shufei really loves him, and after four years together, for him, it is no different from his biological mother.

Guo Hong carried a lantern and took his adoptive mother's hand to walk in the garden together.

On one side is the palace wall outside the Hall of Eternal Life.

This kind of palace wall is different from the outer wall of Xingqing Palace, which is not too high, and is similar to the courtyard wall of ordinary large households.

The walls were covered with trees, and the branches sticking out of the wall made a rustling sound when the wind blew.

"How's the big brother?" Guo Hong asked in a low voice, he was talking about Wuzong's eldest son, Li Jun, who was locked up in the Sixteen Princes' Mansion, and was also the biological son of Concubine Wang Shu.

Concubine Wang Shu did not let the maid accompany her, and there was no one else on the left and right.

"I heard Chao Meiren say, your eldest brother is depressed all day long, I am afraid that after such a long time, he will become depressed. The Ten Princes' Mansion is not a good place, since the beginning of the Xuanzong Dynasty, I don't know how many kings and grandsons have not come out in their lives, and those who are not allowed to go out, most of them will not live to be thirty years old. ”

Concubine Wang Shu paused, frowned and said: "As soon as the emperor succeeded to the throne, he crowned the eldest son Li Wen, the fourth son Li Zi, and the fifth son Li Yi born to his nephew Li Han and Chao Meiren.

"Li Jing, the third prince who was born in the first year of Dazhong, was named King Ya, and the sixth prince Li Yi, who was born in the second year of Dazhong, was named King Qing.

"The original emperor's eldest son Li Xiao became the second son of the emperor, he was born to Liu Jieyu in the fifth year of Kaicheng, but because the warlock said that the birthday was in conflict with the emperor, he was sent to the palace and fostered in the home of his great-grandfather Liu Gongquan.

"Actually, that warlock was instructed by Concubine Zhao De, for the sake of the fourth prince, King Kui Li Zi.

"Wu Zhaoyi gave birth to Li Zi in Huichang in four years and died, Zhaoyi's position was posthumously sealed by the emperor after succeeding to the throne, the child was adopted by Concubine Zhao, six years old this year, born very cute, and smart and clever, the most favored by the emperor.

Concubine Zhao asked the warlock to spread rumors and fought with Liu Jieyu in the palace.

In the harem, Chao Meiren relied on a son and two daughters, and she also stood with Zhao Liu.

"The emperor's favorite thing now is Qiu Shiliang's granddaughter Qiu Cairen, but he has not yet given birth to a son and a half daughter.

"I naturally hope that Li Wen can succeed to the throne, so that there is a two-layer relationship between Chao Mei and the Guo family, which will be better for your brothers."

As they walked, Concubine Wang Shufei said that Guo Hong learned that Concubine Zhao was named Concubine De, which was the first product, the dead Wu Zhaoyi was the first of the nine concubines, and was the second product, Liu Jieyu was the third product, Chao Meiren was the fourth product, and Qiu Cairen and Shi Cairen were the fifth product.

These people live in Daming Palace and Taiji Palace, and other concubines and palace maids are crowded in the Yeting Palace, and the area of the Yeting Palace is not as large as the harem part of the Taiji Palace.

The mother of the third prince is just a palace maid, he has no product, his background is too low, no one supports him, and he has basically been excluded from the inheritance.

Now the most promising heirs are Dalang Li Wen, Shiro Li Zi, and Golang Li Yi.

When Li Wen came of age, the emperor let him move to the Sixteen Princes' Mansion as usual.

The Tang people like to use ancient names, so Wang Shufei also used the old name of the Tianbao period: Ten Princes' Mansion.

At this time, when the full moon was in the sky, Guo Hong and his mother walked along the cobblestone path to a pavilion.

Guo Hong put the lantern in his hand on the stone platform, took off the cover, picked up the copper lamp inside, and lit the palace lanterns at the four corners of the pavilion.

"Erlang, you have really grown up, so capable!" Concubine Wang Shu's eyes are full of love, this is her youngest son.

"Mother, the moon is so round, today is fifteen."

"Yes, it's going to be the Celestial Festival in a few days."

Wang Shufei said with a smile: "That's the folk name, in fact, Emperor Xuanzong's birthday is called Tianchang Festival, Dezong has not changed, Suzong's birthday is called Tiancheng Diping Festival,...... The birthday of the first emperor is called Qingyang Festival, and the birthday of the emperor today is called Shouchang Festival, you don't make a mistake again. ”

"I remember my father's birthday just five days ago."

Concubine Wang Shufei pursed her lips and said after a while: "Erlang, to tell you something from my heart, I am too cold to the first emperor. ”

Guo Hong sat beside her and asked, "I was still young when that incident happened, and there are many situations that I can't remember clearly, can my mother tell me more about it?" ”

Wang Shufei nodded and said, "Okay, then let's start from the beginning." ”