The chubby prince now has two people in his heart, in addition to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who has been cared for since childhood, there is also Princess Qingle who has been seen in Bihai Country and now Princess Zhu Zhijie.

Although the crown princess has her own attendants, as long as the prince is present, she will always arrange them out and serve them wholeheartedly.

As an old man in the palace, he is naturally much safer than those young palace maids and eunuchs. Besides, Zhu Zhijie also likes the thoughtfulness of the princess, which is a happy thing for both sides.

On this day, the prince accompanied the prince and the princess to watch the fish and flowers in the imperial garden, and suddenly a person hurriedly came from afar.

"Yo, why did Gonggong Li come over? But my father has something to do with me? Li Chongyan asked with a smile.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince expected that the old slave was ordered by His Majesty to invite His Highness to the Evergreen Palace." Gonggong Li bowed and bowed.

Li Chongyan glanced at the crown princess beside him, a little reluctant to be interested in the two of them being entertained, and asked, "Father...... Just me? ”

"Yes." Father-in-law Li refused to say even one more word.

Seeing this, the prince bowed down and said, "Your Highness, then go to the Evergreen Hall quickly and don't let Your Majesty wait for a long time." The crown princess has her own old slave to accompany her, please rest assured. ”

Recently, his father's summons to him were all brought with the crown princess, how is it different today. Li Chongyan was a little suspicious in his heart, and he didn't want to ask too much, so he said softly to Zhu Zhijie: "You go with the prince and take a stroll, and I will go back when I go." ”

Zhu Zhijie also smiled at Li Chongyan and signaled him to go quickly.

The two watched the prince leave, and then returned to the lotus pond. The prince said playfully:

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really doesn't want to be separated from you for a moment."

Zhu Zhijie's face turned red when she was asked, and she asked, "I don't know what will happen to my father looking for him." ”

"Your Majesty is such a prince, and sometimes when state affairs are undecided, he will be called over to ask questions. In the past, there were two princes of Muyun who were responsible for state affairs in the court, but now that they are sick and dead, His Majesty has to pay more attention than in previous years, so he has also called His Royal Highness the Prince. ”

"Oh......"

Wang Gonggong pointed to the lotus pond in the distance and said: "Look over there, although the lotus flowers in that pond cannot be compared with those of the Bihai Kingdom, there are a few rare species, which are probably only found in the Cangwu Kingdom, you might as well take a look." ”

As soon as Li Chongyan left, Zhu Zhijie was a little interested, and her feet were naturally lazy and slowed down. Hearing the word Wang Gonggong mention the word state affairs, I secretly thought about how to share his worries for him. Suddenly, his mind moved, and he asked:

"Princess, I know you're an old man. I heard that there are several palaces between the prince's Yunyang Palace and Zhaohua Palace, are you familiar with it? ”

As soon as the princess heard this, she knew that she had heard Emperor Wen's intention to overhaul Yun Yang Palace, and her face was a little proud, and she said with a smile: "The old slave has been in this city for thirty years, and there is really no place in this imperial city that the old slave is not familiar with." ”

"Then today, can you ask my father-in-law to accompany me to take a look around those palaces?"

"Does Your Highness want ......?"

"I heard that there are still a few concubines living there, and I want to go and pay a visit."

Zhu Zhijie has always felt that although Emperor Wen is loving to build for himself and the prince, he always doesn't want to disturb the concubine, and some things are not to blame, and she goes to greet the elders for the prince, which is also a matter of duty.

The prince replied: "The old slave understands what you mean, so please go this way." ”

The terrain of the whole Zhangren Palace is on the mountainside, not a flat land, and the undulating places are built according to local conditions. Therefore, some palaces are not as square as the palaces in Taiye City, but are painted with beams and carved pavilions, and the bridges and arches are connected, which is more like a garden with countless courtyards, like a labyrinth.

The prince guided the left and right as he walked, such as a number of family treasures: "There are two concubines who have served the first emperor and are still in the palace, one is Concubine Guo and the other is Concubine Liu, both of whom are masters with excellent tempers. Oh, there is also a Concubine Wei, they live in the Yongning Hall in front, in fact, not far from the Zhaohua Hall where you live now. ”

Zhu Zhijie followed the princess through the winding corridor, watching the canopy of the plane trees on the top cover cover the hot summer day without a trace of sunlight, even the wind blowing through it was cool and refreshing. Looking into the distance, the mountain waterfall in the distance is straight down, which is a superb view.

The father pointed out such a chic place to himself and the crown prince to build a palace, which shows the heart of love. Zhu Zhijie was overjoyed to see it, she could be cared for by the prince's loving father, and it was really right to marry into this Cangwu country.

Turning the corridor is another fork in the road, Zhu Zhijie saw that the left and right roads are generally neat, and the road on the right is full of fallen leaves, which seems to be no one walking in the plain day, and it is very desolate. When the road reached a palace wall, it was blocked by a circular arch, and all the beauty came to an abrupt end. But looking at the meandering scenery of the stream, it is clear that the one on the right is better. As soon as she wanted to take a closer look, the princess had stopped her, pushed her to the left, and said:

"Your Highness, please go this way."

"...... over there?"

"Oh, there is an uninhabited deserted place over there, and the Yongning Hall where the concubines live is on the other side, please move your highness."

The prince's expression was extremely calm, and even this explanation sounded like he had prepared it a long time ago.

Zhu Zhijie didn't know the art of contemplating the mind, she only felt that Wang Gonggong was a little strange, so she had to turn around and walk to the left side of the road.

A little further on, there is a large maple forest. It is summer, the green maple is stacked, and the Yongning Hall is hidden behind the maple forest, which has a simple and elegant flavor.

The masters of the palace, Concubine Guo and Concubine Liu, just like the princess said, are both kind and talkative, and when they saw Zhu Zhijie, they were also very kind and hurriedly let them enter the hall to speak.

Zhu Zhijie was a little restrained at first, but after a few words, she felt that the two concubines were not only smiling, but also talking very interestingly, so she put her mind at ease.

"Dare to ask the two concubines how high their birthdays are this year?"

The two old ladies looked at each other, and one said:

"I don't remember I'm in my seventies, but I remember you're seventy-four."

The other said, "I don't remember mine either, I just remember that you are seventy-two." ”

"No, I remember you were two years younger than me, so I should be seventy-six."

"I'm two years younger than you, so you'd be seventy-four."

"But you usually call me sister."

"That's because you look older than I am."

Zhu Zhijie couldn't laugh or cry when she heard it, thinking that it would be worthless to go on like this. Hurriedly pinched the topic and asked: "Life is rare for seventy years, and the two concubines have such a long life, there must be some tricks." ”

"Yes! The recipe for our longevity is not to worry too much about those trivial things! ”

Another hurriedly chimed in: "Yes! ”

Zhu Zhijie couldn't help laughing, and said: "With such a good scenery as the Yongning Palace, the concubines live very much, if you want to move one day, I don't know if you will be reluctant?" ”

Both of them said in unison: "No!" ”

"We've lived in the best place for so many years, and we're tired of living there, so it's just right to move somewhere."

"Look at what you said, the whole palace is such a big place, where can you move it? I wanted to move out of the palace to live outside, but I wouldn't let me. ”

"Where do you want to stay outside? Cheng? I heard it was quiet. ”

"Naturally, it's the west of the city, and it's lively there. What are you going to do quietly? After a few years, it will be underground, and some will be quiet. ”

Zhu Zhijie almost laughed out loud, it seems that this recipe for longevity is just lip service for the two of them. She had no choice but to pinch her head again and ask, "I heard, there is another Concubine Wei?" ”

"Oh, she, I don't know where to go again."

"I saw her coming from the back of the hall just now."

"Did you see that? You're dazzled, aren't you? I watched her go out for a walk around the garden early in the morning, and I said hello to her. ”

"I was the one who went out to walk around the garden in the morning, and you don't remember when you greeted me?"

"That person in the morning is you? I said why I lost so much weight when I didn't see Concubine Wei overnight. ”

Wang Gonggong seemed to be accustomed to these two on the side, and he whispered in Zhu Zhijie's ear: "Why don't we say goodbye first, and come back to visit another day when we are free?" ”

Unexpectedly, the ears of the two concubines were extremely sensitive, and they said in unison:

"This is leaving? Why not sit for a while? ”

When Zhu Zhijie heard this, she was embarrassed to get up and say goodbye, and gave a look to the princess, meaning to sit for a while.

One of them pushed the teacup and said, "Yes, yes, this palace is boring every day, and it's easy for someone to come and talk to you." ”

Another said angrily: "I can't complain that others are about to leave as soon as they come, you have to pick what others like to hear, don't keep chattering about some trivial things." ”

"What does she like to hear? Oh, the recipe for longevity, isn't it? And one more. ”

"That's right! And one more! ”

"That is, don't have children."

"That's right! Don't have children. ”

The prince was bluffed, you must know that what Emperor Wen is looking forward to most now is that the crown princess can give birth to the heir as soon as possible, this is something that everyone in the palace knows, but these two old concubines who don't ask about the world are open-mouthed, and because of their identities, the prince can't stop it.

Zhu Zhijie was also shocked when she heard this, and asked, "Why...... Can't have children? ”

"Why...... We don't know, anyway, if you have a child, you can't live long. ”

"Yes, children are a burden, and they have to worry about them when they are born."

"But no, among the concubines who served the first emperor in this palace, our sisters didn't have children, so don't they live well?"

"Yes, yes, those who have children, the children can't be saved, and they cry every day, and none of them can live long."

"That's it...... Wrong...... Doesn't Concubine Wei have children, doesn't she live a good life like us? ”

"She doesn't count as having children."

"Why doesn't she count, she doesn't count if she wasn't born?"

"yes, how can you count if you weren't born?"

"I've never been born."

"......"

The prince really couldn't listen to it, and said: "The two concubines are good, Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess will go to your majesty today to say goodbye, and come to visit another day." ”