When Emperor Longwu was alive, he was very strict with the prince, and he was very cautious about the title of the king, except for the eldest son of the eldest son, Xiao Jia, who was crowned the prince according to the etiquette, the rest of the sons had no title, but became the "prince" according to the order, such as the second prince, the third prince, and the fourth prince. After the death of Emperor Longwu, Tuyu quickly canonized his sons. Except for Xiao Jia, who was renamed from the crown prince to the king of Canaan, the other three sons were all named marquis. Among them, the second son, Xiao Cheng, is thirty years old, Feng Qihou; The third son, Xiaoxiu, was twenty-four years old and was the Marquis of Fengliu; The fourth son, Xiao Qin, was twenty years old and was named the Marquis of Wo. The three sons, Xiao Cheng, Xiao Xiu, and Xiao Qin, are all married and have children. In order to reflect the preferential treatment of the sons of the first emperor, he also rewarded them with separate luxury mansions, and the courtesy was quite generous.

The title is there, and the courtesy is also good, but the days of Xiaocheng, Xiaoxiu, and Xiaoqin are not happy. Since the death of Emperor Longwu and the departure of the county of Canaan, Xiao Cheng, Xiao Xiu, and Xiao Qin have spent several months of torment, and they cannot sleep peacefully every day, and even leaving the palace is quite restricted. From the prince of the pride of the sky to the son of the first emperor who was almost imprisoned, the warmth and coldness of human affection made them almost collapse.

Just when the three of them were about to despair, Xiao Tuyu suddenly issued a holy decree, allowing the three to move freely, and also allowed the three to enter the palace from time to time to ask Empress Xuanren for peace. At the beginning, the three of them were still quite detained and vigilant, and they didn't dare to act, but as the days went by, the rewards of the emperor and the queen came down from time to time, and the queen Xuanren received tributes from the king of Xiangting and gave them from time to time, and their hearts gradually relaxed. Later, I heard that Xiao Tuyu and Empress Yu often went to Fengde Palace to have tea and dinner with Empress Xuanren, and the atmosphere in the holy capital became more and more relaxed. After a long time, they gradually enjoyed the unique relaxation, wealth, and ease of the idle clan.

As the second son of Emperor Longwu, he has always been open-minded and carefree, and has no intention of politics, so he has changed the fastest, and he often said to his two younger brothers, Xiao Xiu and Xiao Qin: "After all, the throne in the Qianyuan Palace originally did not have a few of our brothers." In the past, when my father was here, that position must have been Dalang's. Now that my father is gone, that position is even more out of our reach. Left and right, we are all the fate of idle clans. It's good to look like this now. Xiao Xiu and Xiao Qin also very much agree with this.

When the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching, Xiao Tuyou once again sent Chun Tuo to the Qihou Mansion of Xiaocheng to issue a decree of grace, and specially allowed Xiaocheng to convene the whole family of Xiaoxiu and Xiaoqin on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival to gather in Qihou Mansion for drinks and festivals. At the same time, Xiao Tuyu and Queen Yu also gave many gifts for the festival, which are all the best things.

The day before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Tu Tu made another decree to allow Xiao Zheng, the son of the king of Canaan County, to go to the Qihou Mansion on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival to celebrate the festival with his three uncles. At the same time, the holy decree said that the emperor and Empress Xuan Ren specially invited Empress Xuanren to stay in the palace and celebrate the festival and admire the moon with the emperor, empress and concubines.

From this point of view, it is clear that he loves the heirs of the first emperor. Empress Xuanren thought that although this was a contrived move, in any case, his attitude of preferential treatment of the sons of the first emperor had been very clear, which at least ensured the safety of the sons of the first emperor. Empress Xuanren was greatly pleased, and Xiao Cheng and others were also very happy. Cheng Cheng sent a special team to prepare for the Mid-Autumn Festival, ready to have a good festival, and swept away the previous bad luck. Of course, the tribute of Xie En is also unambiguous, and the three brothers Xiao Cheng, Xiao Xiu, and Xiao Qin took out all the treasures that have been treasured in the mansion for many years, and sent them to the palace one after another. He and Empress Yu were also very happy. The atmosphere of unity, harmony and beauty in the heavenly family made some people who originally planned to watch the royal family fight and seek wealth from it felt a little disappointed.

The Mid-Autumn Festival has arrived.

The weather in the holy capital is cold, although it is the Mid-Autumn Festival, but it is actually quite a late autumn, and the weather is quite cold. Therefore, two days before the Mid-Autumn Festival, after the queen asked for the holy decree, she issued a decree, ordering those concubines who had spent the summer in Jianzhang Palace to return to the palace to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival to show the royal reunion and harmony; Second, go back to the palace to prepare for the winter.

Because the queen had a special purpose before, the concubines who originally lived in the west side of the palace were divided into part of the east side of the palace, and deliberately rearranged, therefore, all the concubines who returned to the palace changed the new palace room, the new home and furnishings, the whole palace, everyone smiled, and the atmosphere was harmonious and cheerful.

The arrangement of the Mid-Autumn Festival is also very chic and warm-hearted, with a feast for the ministers and clans in the Qianyuan Palace at noon, and a family banquet in the Imperial Garden in the evening.

Since all the adult princes, except for Prince Jiarong who is in the holy capital, the rest are in the feudal county, in order to avoid giving the concubines sadness, the queen specially decreed that the prince of Jiarong who has become a family and other close branches of the clan do not need to attend the family banquet in the evening, and only the underage Fushui County Wang Xiaojian, Ziyuan County Wang Xiaojun and Princess Fuhuang are ordered to attend the family banquet. The Empress Doom specifically said, "This is what Your Majesty meant. It has been less than a year since the death of Emperor Longwu, and His Majesty has no intention of putting on a family banquet. Just a little bit later. ”

Although it is said to be "a little over", there are rules in the palace after all. In order to celebrate the festival, the Zhongchang Servant Chuntuo and the Great Changqiu Huaiwu still made a careful arrangement, and all kinds of precious chrysanthemums of different colors and styles were placed everywhere in the palace. The palace has been renovated. When the moon came up, the entire palace was lit up with brilliant lanterns. At the beginning of the lanterns, the concubines of each palace, accompanied by their respective chamberlains and palace maids, rushed to the imperial garden one after another.

The Imperial Garden is brightly lit.

The food table has already been laid out in the order of dignity and inferiority. There is a large case in the middle of the north, which is His Majesty's Emperor's. There is a case on the east and west sides of the emperor's case, which is that of Empress Yu and Empress Xuanren. From the east and west sides of the Empress and Empress Xuanren downward, there are two walking cases in order.

Dou Zhaoyi, Meng Jieyu and others sat down in turn under the guidance of the chamberlain. Dou Zhaoyi is in the east, Meng Jieyu is in the west, and the rest of the concubines are arranged according to their rank. In addition, the princesses Xiao Jian, Xiao Xuan, and Fu Xuan were accompanied by the side and did not sit down.

"Your Majesty has arrived."

"The Queen Mother has arrived."

"Empress Xuanren has arrived."

The attendants sang loudly.

Xiao Tuyou took the lead, Empress Xuanren was second, and Queen Yu followed and slowly walked in.

To everyone's surprise, Yun Jiao'e, who had always been quite mysterious and had never seen her true face, actually entered the hall together. Yun Jiao'e's body has been revealed. Queen Yu held Yun Jiao'e's hand affectionately, and walked in as if she were a sister.

Dou Zhaoyi and Meng Jieyu each took the lead, stood up, and prepared to salute.

Xiao Tuyu said: "The big rules are all exempted." Today is our own family, there is no outsider, there is no reason for us to restrain ourselves. ”

Dou Zhaoyi and Meng Jieyu were still a little hesitant, Dou Zhaoyi stared at Queen Luo with inquiring eyes, Queen Luo was in a very good mood, and said with a smile: "Since Your Majesty rewarded it, everyone should be exempt from courtesy." Moreover, Yun Miao'e is still pregnant, if you want to salute, she must be with you, then it's not beautiful, isn't it? In addition, Jane, Cun, and Fu, go down and sit down, and do not stand to serve, but sit down together. This year is no longer than in previous years, there are fewer people in the family, you go to sit, it looks more lively. ”

Dou Zhaoyi and Meng Jieyu said, "Thank you, Your Majesty Longen." Xie Empress Longen. ”

Princess Xiao Jian, Xiao Xuan, and Princess Fu said: "Thank you for the grace of your father and mother." ”

Tuyu sat down, stretched out his hand, and gestured very casually, "Sit down." Although the rules are exempted, for a while, the wine can not be drunk. This is the first big festival that our family has moved to the palace, and we can't afford to neglect it. Jane, Jane, you can also drink freely today. ”

Princess Fu Wan said, "What about me? ”

Tuyou smiled and said: "You little girl, you are all big girls who are going to get married, and you are still so naughty." Punish you to sit down with me and pour me wine. ”

Like a deer, Princess Fu flew to the side of Xiao Tuyu and said, "Thank you for your grace." ”

Dou Zhaoyi said: "I'm going to get married, and I'm still so unruly." ”

Tuyu held Fu Huang's hair, smiling silently. Princess Fu picked up a small snack, tasted it, and said, "This is good, father, you can taste it." Then he stuffed it into his mouth.

Xiao Tuyu ate happily and said, "It's really good." Hmph, it's really cheap, Hua Yun's kid. ”

Fu Huang glared and said, "Don't mention him." ”

Xiao Tuyu looked at each other with Empress Xuanren and Empress Yu, and laughed with everyone. Princess Fuhuang picked up snacks to eat by herself, as if there was no one around.

Empress Xuanren and Empress Yu looked at each other, and then one in the east and the other in the west, sat down separately.

Queen Yu said: "Yun Jiao'e is inconvenient, so she sits next to me." Don't compare with her, although she is young and entered the palace late, she is pregnant with a dragon heir, which is not trivial. I really don't feel at ease to let Yun Huan'e sit alone at such a distance. The queen's tone was extremely cordial and sincere.

The concubines said: "The concubines don't dare." ”

Dou Zhaoyi took the opportunity to say: "I heard that Your Majesty has a beautiful woman, and I like to conceive the dragon heir." It's just that I haven't been able to see each other. Today, I can see it, she is really a dignified and beautiful woman with a graceful bearing. The concubine congratulates His Majesty and the royal heirs. ”

Seeing this, the other concubines also chimed in: "Congratulations for Your Majesty, congratulations for the royal heirs." ”

Queen Yu smiled heartily: "This is a bit of a festival." It's good, it's good. ”

When Empress Yu was in Prince Yongcheng's palace, she was used to being the master of the house, and often assigned errands or issued instructions on her own without waiting for Tuyu to speak. He never thought it was wrong. Xiao Tuyou smiled: "It's really good." You spent a summer in Jianzhang Palace, and I, the queen, and the imperial sister-in-law couldn't even see your faces. We're busy with our feet not touching the ground, but you're free. Behold, your hearts are very great. Hahaha, today's holiday, I want to see what rare things you have prepared to honor me, the queen and the imperial sister-in-law, if it is bad, it is indispensable to pour you wine. ”