As far as Yang Huairen knows, there are six sons who are still alive after Shenzong's death, and the sixth is the current emperor Zhao Xu. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

In addition, there are Zhao Ji, the ninth king of Shen, Zhao Ji, the eleventh Duanwang, Zhao Ji, the twelfth Yanwang Zhao Yu, the thirteenth Chu king, and Zhao Si, the fourteenth Yue king.

Most of these princes are still children, and Yang Huairen has never seen them before, but the two in front of him, guessing from their age, should be Zhao Xu's two eldest brothers, Shenwang Zhao Tong and Duanwang Zhao Ji.

Judging from the historical knowledge that Yang Huairen learned in his later generations, at least the description of these two princes is unreliable.

For example, King Shen Zhao Tong said that he was blind, which is pure nonsense. Zhao Yan is twelve years old this year, one eye is gray, and the other eye is normal, not blind, but one-eyed, in ancient times called aisha.

Yang Huairen gave a gift to the two young princes, and the two princes also returned the salute, but Zhao Ji returned the salute very politely, and Zhao Ji's return salute was much more solemn.

Zhao Ji smiled and spoke quite enthusiastically, "I have long heard that Yang Hou's cooking skills are superhuman, and I have never tasted Yang Hou's craftsmanship, Xiao Wang really dreamed of it." ”

Zhao Yan just politely agreed, "What the imperial brother said is true." ”

"The two princes have praised it," Yang Huairen replied modestly, "What's the point of worrying?" ”

Zhao Yan showed a chuckle on his face, maybe in his heart, a scholar who is not at ease to study but is willing to be a humble cook is really confused, and Yang Huairen can get the name of a marquis by relying on his cooking skills, and it is estimated that he also got it by patting the queen mother and the official family, such a courtier is really sad and ridiculous.

Yang Huairen naturally sensed Zhao Yan's disdain, but he didn't care, although you are a prince, but now you are just a twelve-year-old child, as for the profundity and subtlety of cooking, you know an egg, there are many people who look down on your brother, how old are you?

Zhao Ji was pitiful enough in his life, he was born a one-eyed, and then he even lost the emperor's position because of this physical defect, and was thrown into the barren mountains and mountains by the Zhao Ji next to him to spend the second half of his life, and it was only within ten years.

Zhao Tong also stayed to say hello to Yang Huairen for the sake of Zhao Ji's face, he actually didn't look down on such a person at all in his heart, since he had met after saying hello, he found an excuse to take the first step and went out of the palace directly.

However, Zhao Ji seemed to be very interested in all things about Yang Huairen, from Suiyuan to Yang's Zhuangzi's greenhouse vegetables, they seemed to feel very novel, so they discussed with Yang Huairen one by one.

Yang Huairen didn't know how this Duan Wang knew him so well, and when he mentioned the tomatoes that his sixth brother Zhao Xu was reluctant to eat, he understood the intention of Zhao Ji.

He snickered in his heart, Zhao Ji, Zhao Ji, you are in a hurry, the official family doesn't eat it because of the rare tomatoes, you can't get it from him, so you come to pester me to beg for it, I'm such an easy person to talk to?

However, people are so enthusiastic to talk to themselves, and their words and deeds also show sincerity, he is just an eleven-year-old child, and it is a very normal and childlike thing to be hungry when he hears delicious things, and it is not good to lose face to others.

Yang Huairen said with a smile: "If His Royal Highness King Duan wants to taste the taste of tomatoes, if you don't dislike it, why don't you go to Xiaohou's Mansion tonight, and Xiaohou will personally use tomatoes to make a few dishes for the prince to taste." ”

Zhao Ji was overjoyed, his eyebrows and eyes were raised together, revealing a mouthful of small white teeth, "That's very good, but Xiao Wang still has some things to do, it's better for Yang Hou to go back to the house first, Xiao Wang will prepare some gifts for Ling Ci to meet later, and then arrive." ”

After saying that, Zhao Ji saluted and said goodbye to Yang Huairen, and then walked happily to the harem.

Yang Huairen was very puzzled, Zhao Tong and Zhao Ji asked the Empress Dowager to say goodbye, shouldn't they leave the palace, why did they go to the harem?

Although the official family is not married yet, and there are no concubines in the harem, even if he is only eleven years old and still a child, he walks into the harem so swaggeringly, he should always pay attention to the taboos that his identity should have, right?

Yang Huairen pretended to turn around and walked outside the palace, but he turned back three times in one step, trying to figure out where Zhao Ji was going. Zhao Ji walked more than 100 steps west through Qingshou Palace and turned into Cifu Palace.

Cifu Palace is where the Empress Dowager Xiang lives, and few people visit her on weekdays. Empress Dowager Xiang is the empress of Song Shenzong Zhao Ji, that is, Empress Qin Shengxiansu.

Although Empress Xiang had no children in her life, she was still deeply favored by Song Shenzong, so it can be guessed that this person's beauty and wisdom are unparalleled in the world.

When Song Shenzong was the crown prince, he hesitated, so he asked Empress Xiang's opinion, and it can also be seen that Empress Xiang's status in Shenzong's heart.

Empress Xiang said to Shenzong, "Zhao Maid, the king of Yan'an County (renamed Zhao Xu after Zhezong ascended the throne), is generous and virtuous, and can be established as a prince. ”

Therefore, a person with mediocre intelligence like Zhao Xu was able to stand out from the six living sons of Shenzong and be made the crown prince, thanks to these kind words to the queen.

But after Zhao Xu succeeded to the throne, Empress Xiang also became the Empress Dowager Xiang, and when Empress Dowager Gao went to the palace to listen to the government under the pretext that the new emperor was young, she also invited her daughter-in-law to go to the palace together, but was politely rejected by Empress Dowager Xiang.

At first, the Empress Dowager's palace was Qingshou Palace, which should be lived by her, the Empress Dowager, but the Empress Dowager Xiang gave up the Qingshou Palace to the Empress Dowager Gao for the humble reason of "An Yougu lives in the west and the woman lives in the east, and the upper and lower are separated", and she moved to Longyou Palace, a small palace behind the Qingshou Palace, and later moved to the larger Cifu Palace under the persuasion of the Empress Dowager Gao.

Empress Dowager Xiang, who lives in Cifu Palace, is still very low-key, never involved in political affairs, and is at ease in her harem to tease birds and flowers, even if her mother's family has children who ask her for an official position, they are all beaten back by her.

It wasn't until last year that Empress Dowager Gao was elected for Zhao Xu, and Empress Dowager Xiang also strictly forbade the young ladies of her mother's family to enter the palace to participate in the election, which won praise from the government and the opposition.

In the eyes of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military, knowing the great etiquette to the queen is a model of the harem, but in Yang Huairen's view, Xiang Dowager is so low-key and forbearing, in fact, it is for the Empress Dowager Gao, in order to protect herself.

Yang Huairen can know what the Empress Dowager Gao thinks and what she will do, because he knows history, but the Empress Dowager can see through the Empress Dowager Gao's thoughts, that is, she is purely intelligent and can recognize people.

Perhaps in the eyes of Empress Dowager Xiang, her mother-in-law is very ambitious, but with her strength, she can't really wait to become another female emperor like Wu Zetian in the Tang Dynasty.

With such a poisonous vision and such a vision, this is what Yang Huairen has to admire for Empress Dowager Xiang.