Hai time, Zhong Cui Palace.

The eunuch at the door shouted: "The emperor has arrived." Concubine Li Shu hurriedly led Gong E to greet her and knelt on the ground to salute. The old emperor walked in with a smile and personally helped Concubine Li Shu: "Aifei, get up quickly, the ground is cold, you have to pay more attention to your body." ”

Concubine Li Shu was a little flattered, peeked at the old emperor's expression, and found that the old emperor was in a good mood, so she couldn't help but put her mind at ease: "Thank you for Emperor Longen, the concubine is not cold." As he spoke, he stood up, helped Zhu Yuanzhang take off his robe, and handed it to Yulian, who hurriedly took it and hung it up.

The old emperor sat on the couch and laughed softly: "Ai Concubine, what do you have to eat today?" I'm a little hungry. ”

Concubine Li Shu said: "Yes, of course there is, the concubine specially prepared a few side dishes, all of which the emperor loves to eat." As he spoke, he waved his hand for Yulian to prepare.

It didn't take long, a bowl of white rice porridge, a small plate of cucumbers, a small plate of radishes and a small plate of salted meat appeared on the table, the old emperor couldn't help but smile after reading it, he was old and his appetite was reduced, but he preferred these easy-to-digest and relatively refreshing white porridge dishes, which was also a reason why he liked to come to Concubine Shu, of course, he had other things to do today.

The old emperor was eating side dishes and drinking porridge, and the concubine was serving on the side, and the atmosphere was very harmonious. After a while, the old emperor suddenly asked, "Concubine Shu, has the concubine been here today?" ”

"Here, the crown princess came with her."

"Well, what are you all talking about?"

"The main thing is to talk about the queen's affairs, the concubines followed the emperor's instructions to give her the "Testament" and "The Legend of the Virtuous Queen" compiled by the queen, and then mentioned some of the queen's things, so that she should take the queen as a model, serve the emperor's grandson carefully, be diligent and thrifty, lead by example, teach the court to order women, but also to harmonize the clan and stabilize the harem."

The old emperor let out a "hmm" and said, "You did a good job, what do you think of the princess I chosen?" ”

"When the princess came here today in the morning, she was relatively elegant, without expensive jewelry, she was very respectful to the princess and her concubines, behaved calmly, generously and decently, and received the queen's teachings one by one. She sat here with the concubine for about half an hour, and the concubine felt that the emperor had chosen well. ”

The old emperor smiled softly: "Of course my vision will not be bad, Concubine Shu has a heart." ”

After a while, the old emperor finished eating, wiped his mouth with satisfaction, and Concubine Li Shufei quickly asked people to clean up the table: "Your Majesty, are you going to sleep peacefully?" ”

The old emperor beckoned: "Concubine, I'm a little tired, give me a massage." ”

"Okay, Your Majesty."

Concubine Li Shufei helped the old emperor to the couch, straightened the old emperor's body, and massaged along the sun, Parkway, Fengchi, Fengfu and other acupuncture points in turn, the old emperor felt the stuffiness in the back of his head slowly disappear, and couldn't help but let out a comfortable moan.

Concubine Li Shufei said softly: "Your Majesty, are you better?" ”

"Much better, concubine." The old emperor grabbed Concubine Li Shufei's hand and gently pulled her into his arms, Concubine Li Shufei screamed softly: "Your Majesty, ...... Emperor"

Before she could finish speaking, the old emperor reached under her robe, and in a moment there was a wheezing sound in the room......

After a long time, Concubine Li Shufei got up lightly and covered the old emperor with a quilt, but found that the old emperor did not sleep. The old emperor smiled slightly, beckoned, and Concubine Shu snuggled her head into the old emperor's arms, and said softly: "Your Majesty, can you have fun?" ”

"Hehe, I'm very satisfied." The old emperor laughed.

"Well, then the concubine will be relieved."

"Aifei, I am already old, you are still in your prime of life, do you feel wronged?"

Concubine Li Shu was shocked, hurriedly got off, knelt on the ground, kowtowed again and again, and said: "The emperor is clear, it is the supreme glory of the concubines to be able to serve the emperor, the concubines given by the emperor are glorious and wealthy, the concubines are grateful to the emperor all the time, the concubines have been serving the emperor with all their hearts, please the emperor must believe in the concubines." ”

At this time, it was winter, the cold wind was howling outside, although there was a fire in the house, it was still cold on the ground, Concubine Li Shufei was wearing a small dress, and after a while, she felt the cold wind biting, but she didn't dare to move. The old emperor didn't speak immediately, just looked at Concubine Li Shu, Concubine Li couldn't help but be a little frightened, could it be that she had done something wrong? No?

After a long time, the old emperor stretched out his hand and said, "Aifei, it's cold on the ground, come up, it's just a joke, why be so nervous." ”

Concubine Li Shu went up to the couch after giving the salute and lay down with the old emperor, although she was afraid, she didn't dare to show it.

"Why is Cuilian gone?" The old emperor asked suddenly.

Concubine Li suddenly realized something, and wanted to kneel again, but was stopped by the old emperor: "Aifei, I have some homely chatting with you, no need to be polite." ”

"Well, Emperor Xie. Cuilian was bold and reckless, spreading gossip in the palace and slandering the nobles of Tianhuang, so the concubine disposed of her. ”

"What's the gossip?" The old emperor said.

"Today, the crown princess and the princess came to visit the concubines, and after that, the concubines sent them to the door, and Cuilian actually said...... "Concubine Li Shufei told the old emperor about today's events without the slightest concealment."

"Oh," the old emperor was not as shocked as Concubine Li imagined, but was silent for a while, and said: "Concubine Shu, you handled it very well, this kind of cheap maid should be killed as an example." In addition, tomorrow you gather the harem concubines and the stewards and eunuchs, forbid the spread of such rumors, catch one, and kill one with a rod, and do not be soft. ”

"The concubine obeys."

The old emperor thought for a moment and said, "How long has this kind of rumor been?" ”

"When it started, the concubine doesn't know, but Cuilian's words made the concubine a little worried, so she immediately broke the rod and killed her."

The old emperor didn't speak, and after a while, he got up and sat up, and said in a loud voice, "Changfu, come in." ”

Changfu ran in response, and the old emperor stood up and said, "I want to change my clothes, hurry up." ”

"Your Majesty, don't you rest here with your concubines?" Concubine Li Shu exclaimed.

Changfu didn't speak, just served the old emperor and dressed. While dressing, the old emperor said to Concubine Li Shu: "Concubine Ai, I have some things to deal with, you should rest early." ”

"Yes, the concubine obeys."

The old emperor sat on the chariot, and with Changfu's "start driving", the eunuch carried the chariot to the Qianqing Palace. The surroundings were quiet, and only the rustling footsteps of the eunuchs could be heard, but the old emperor's heart was not calm, and he felt a kind of sadness. The rumors in the palace are obviously aimed at the imperial grandson, but how could the conversation between Yun Wei and himself leak out? Or did Yun Wei show this meaning when he talked to the subordinates of the East Palace, so it was spread? Even so, how could it be circulated in the palace? Who has the audacity? Or did he leave King Yan in the palace to recuperate, which caused some people to misunderstand?

Thinking of his son Zhu Di, he had a headache, although he couldn't tell whether his son's illness was true or false, but seeing that his heroic and majestic son had become yellow and thin, and he couldn't stand steadily, the heart of protecting the calf made him immediately decide to take his son to the palace to recuperate, and now three months have passed, Zhu Di is not completely well, but in the past few days, Zhu Di often goes to the temple to worship, and his spirit has improved a lot, I don't know if his illness is going to be better?

Today, Ru Chang, the secretary of the Ministry of War, Yu Xin, the secretary of the Ministry of Households, and Ren Hengtai, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, jointly wrote a letter, asking that King Yan be moved out of the palace and not stay in the palace to recuperate, and even Ren Hengtai also suggested that King Yan be resealed in Nanchang, saying that King Yan has worked hard in northern Xinjiang for many years, and in order to reward his military exploits, the court should support him, and it is also a move of the heavenly family to be sympathetic to flesh and blood and treat the clan.

The current courtiers are not as outspoken as in the early years of Hongwu, but Zhu Yuanzhang understands the meaning behind them. This letter went to Yun Wei first, and Yun Wen's instructions Zhu Yuanzhang remembered clearly, only a few words: "Please ask the emperor to judge." ”

Recently, there is also a speech official, saying that King Yan is sick and the ancestor has appeared, indicating that the court has made a mistake in governing and angered the ancestors, and asked the emperor or the emperor's grandson to sacrifice to the temple or ancestral tomb to obtain the forgiveness of the ancestors.

At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang felt that the sky was dawning, and when he looked up, he saw that the night sky in the distance was illuminated, and Changfu lost his voice and said, "There is a fire." ”