047 Secrets of the Court
He Zhizhou looked at Mrs. An's happy and cheerful face, and he couldn't clapp, and laughed lowly, "Auntie, do you remember the little palace maid who secretly sent a letter to her uncle back then?" β
Mrs. An thought about it vigorously, after all, after many years, she still didn't remember which little palace maid He Zhizhou was talking about, "There is such a thing, but I don't remember what the little palace maid looks like." β
When He Zhizhou was thrown into the beast garden by the queen of filial piety and Zhaoshun, the child who was only six or seven years old was scared to death no matter how bold he was, and his mother was no longer favored, he was also the son of the dragon and the grandson of the dragon, raised by Jin Zun and Yugui, and was thrown into the beast garden at first glance, and almost fell into the belly of the beast, it was the first little palace maid in the beast garden who was responsible for taming the beast to save him. The mother concubine was so frightened that she was sick in bed, and the little palace maid took pity on him, and secretly sent a message to her uncle without the eyes and ears of Queen Xiaowen Zhaoshun. In the end, the uncle still had a little thin face in front of the first emperor, and the first emperor was also afraid that this matter would spread out, and it would be even worse for Empress Xiaowen Zhaoshun, who already had a bad reputation, so he personally released him from the beast garden. The uncle took the opportunity to persuade the first emperor to send He Zhizhou out of the capital to study art.
The first emperor thought about it for a while, probably thinking that this was the youngest brother, and it was not a matter of worrying to send it out, so he nodded and sent He Zhizhou away. If he knew that in the end, this huge country would be entrusted to this youngest brother, and he would not have agreed to send him away so happily back then.
Later, the first emperor was seriously ill, He Zhizhou learned a martial arts and returned to the capital, and when he inquired, he learned that the little palace maid who quietly helped him was still discovered by Empress Xiaowen Zhaoshun, and soon after he left the capital, he was killed by the vicious woman who casually found an excuse.
The body was still in the mass grave, but the uncle, who still got the news, asked her to collect the bones and bury her. When he returned to Beijing, his uncle was still alive, and when he heard that he was inquiring about the little palace maid, he sighed very much, and asked the little maid who had buried the little palace maid to lead him to give her a pillar of incense.
After listening to He Zhizhou's story, Mrs. An couldn't help but sigh, "It's a good girl, it's a pity......"
Then his eyes widened, "You won't ...... You won't bury the bones of the little palace maid with the first emperor, right? β
He Zhizhou didn't dare to laugh too loudly, but he still hooked his lips happily, "Aunt guessed right." β
"Y-You're too." Mrs. An stared at He Zhizhou for a long time, "If this is known, it will inevitably be impeached by the imperial historian." β
She suddenly slapped her palms again, and looked at He Zhizhou with a smile and admiration on her face, "But, well done!" Even when the first emperor was about to die, he still remembered the honor of that vicious woman and gave her such a nickname. Phew, is she worthy of filial piety like that? That's how to disgust and disgust the Emperorβ"
As he spoke, he smiled and said, "Hey, I don't know if the first emperor arrived at the Yama Palace, and found that it was not the one who was with him, and I don't know if he would die of anger...... No, he's dead. Haha, I don't know if the ghost has feet, if it does, it must be angry to jump feet and vomit blood! It's so relieving, good boy, you can be regarded as a bad breath for your mother! β
Mrs. An has such a ability, as long as she talks to people close to her, she can always talk and take the topic away. Seeing her clapping her hands vigorously, she obviously forgot about Huang Hongfei before. She was so happy, He Zhizhou didn't want to interrupt her, but because she went down like this, she didn't know when she would be able to get back to the topic.
"Auntie, let's talk about Huang Hongfei first."
Mrs. An was stunned, "Huang Hongfei? Oh, where did you just go? β
"The second prince of Empress Jingcheng." He Zhizhou reminded her.
"Yes, Empress Jingcheng's second prince is already one year old, seeing that this child can run and jump, healthy and lively, where can that vicious woman still sit. actually pestered the first emperor and hugged the second prince out of Queen Jingcheng's house, only saying that he had no children and loved him very much. The first emperor was willing to disappoint her, so he carried the little prince to her room, and she would never do it so blatantly this time. waited for the first emperor to hug him again and again, and finally one day, the second prince and the grandmother who served him fell into the lotus pond. Hmph, stumbleβ" Mrs. An sneered, "When the world is stupid, who doesn't know that woman did it!" But there is no direct evidence, the first emperor still wants to defend her, but the grandfather lost his temper and ordered her to be dragged to the palace gate and scolded twenty times in public. That time is estimated to be the most humiliating time in the life of Empress Xiaowen Zhaoshun. was beaten by the grandfather, but he became honest, until the grandfather was not in good health, and he began to turn the clouds and rain again. β
Mrs. An obviously hated Empress Xiaowen Zhaoshun, angry with her own sister, and forced her own nephew away, but the first emperor has reigned for so many years, and she has been powerful and blessed for so many years. Such a woman who has no merit in virtue, why should she be a mother in the world, and she still needs the world to respect her, I bah!
"The grandfather died, the first emperor successfully ascended the throne, he just ascended the throne, the foundation is not stable, although he wants to canonize the queen of filial piety and Zhaoshun as the queen, but he does not dare to do it so anxiously, after all, the grandfather is still cold, if he really does that, he will have a reputation of unfilial piety, Queen Jingcheng was picked by the grandfather for him, so it is logical to crown Queen Jingcheng as the queen. Queen Jingcheng's body and bones were not very good at that time, and she was sick for a year, but she didn't want to let her get pregnant with the dragon seed again. This time, Queen Jingcheng was not happy at all, only surprised. I expect that I won't live long, and the hard-working child will be born, even if I have a mother, I can't protect it, not to mention that I won't have a mother in the future, but how can it be good? But the child is here, where did Queen Jingcheng have the heart to beat him with a bowl of medicine? After ten months of worrying, Empress Jingcheng gave birth to the third son of the emperorββ"
Mrs. An looked at He Zhizhou with a heavy look and nodded at his inquiring eyes, "It's this child now." β
He Zhizhou's expression remained unchanged, only a little curious, "How did my aunt know such palace secrets?" β
"This is what I helped your mother do." Mrs. An rubbed the corners of her forehead, "Your mother was already a concubine at that time, and Empress Jingcheng gave birth to a son, so your mother went to congratulate her." Your mother is soft-hearted, and she also knows Queen Jingcheng's situation on weekdays, and she has helped Queen Jingcheng several times in private behind her back. Empress Jingcheng saw your mother, reprimanded all the palace people in the palace, and begged your mother to send the third prince out of the palace, even if he is just a commoner in the future, the mother only wants her children to grow up safely. Your mother is also a mother, and when Queen Jingcheng begged and cried, she was confused. β
mentioned this timid and soft-hearted sister, Mrs. An looked like she hated iron but not steel, "Your mother and concubine responded to Queen Jingcheng's matter, and she was so scared that she didn't dare to tell the elders in the family, but she hurriedly announced me into the palace to speak, and asked me to help me think about it." At that time, my only thought was to ask your mother to send the child back to the palace of Queen Jingcheng as soon as possible. Unexpectedly, before the child could be held, there was a sudden fire in Queen Jingcheng's palace, and the palace was suddenly in chaos. I still don't understand that Empress Jingcheng is trying to exchange her death for the child's life, and she is also forcing your mother and me to help her send the child out of the palace. Taking advantage of the chaos in the fire palace, I fed the child a soothing decoction to prevent him from crying, so I hurriedly put him in a food box and took him out, ouch I was about to die of fright, for fear of being discovered, smuggling the prince out of the palace, what a crime! I scolded and scolded your mother in my heart...... You don't blame your aunt for scolding her, do you? β
Mrs. An, who was rising, suddenly asked with some uneasiness.
He Zhizhou listened to it funny, "How come, I can't help but scold her if I change it." β
"Isn't it?" Mrs. An immediately put her mind at ease, and continued to talk with a gesture, "I took the third prince out of the palace, it really scared me to death at that time." I didn't dare to tell your uncle, the carriage left the palace, and the coachman asked me if I went back to the house directly, where did I dare to go back to the house directly, there were so many people in the house, so many pairs of eyes, and it was found and returned, it was a big disaster to rob the family and exterminate the clan. Thinking of this, I want to scold your mother again...... Distraught, I let the coachman go casually first, and when I heard someone outside say that it was Manjushri Christmas, and I wanted to go to the temple to pray for incense, I had an idea, so I asked the coachman to drive the carriage to the Bodhi Temple, where there were many people with incense, and put the child there, and there were kind-hearted people who picked it up and raised it. β
Mrs. An said, and sighed again, "I had no other way at that time, so I had to leave the child in the Bodhi Temple, but in the end, it was the son of the dragon and the grandson of the dragon, and I was afraid that the child would be picked up by some pickled person, so I made the silver and put the child at the door of the abbot, and left a note, only saying that the child's life was unbearable, and he quietly left the Bodhi Temple." The child was sent away, but after I went back, I had nightmares one after another, for fear that the child would be found and found, and then I and your mother would be involved, and I was afraid that the child would be wrongly treated and injured and die...... Ouch, for more than half a year, your aunt and I have lost a lot of weight, and the clothes are worn on the body as if they were attached to the bone frame, but I have suffered and died! β
Even now, recalling that thrilling event in her life, Mrs. An Tai still had palpitations, took a heavy breath and patted her chest and said: "Not long after Empress Jingcheng died, the first emperor straightened the Wu family. I don't know if the woman found something or suspected something, in short, at that time, she was a little picky at your mother's nose and eyes, and your mother could only blindly tolerate and dodge, but she still found an opportunity to attack you. Later, your uncle tried his best to mediate and took you out of the palace and sent you to Qiankun Gate to study art, also to avoid trouble, and after sending you away, I thought of the poor child again. I disguised myself and asked people to go to the Bodhi Temple quietly to inquire, and learned that the child was taken by a couple who were walking the rivers and lakes, and the couple left the capital with him not long after, and the first big stone in my heart finally fell to the ground. It's been more than ten years, where would you have thought that the kid would go back to Beijing and live in your mansion. When I saw her for the first time, my legs went limp! β
He Zhizhou asked suspiciously: "When my aunt saw that he was just a baby in swaddling clothes, how could she be so sure that this Huang Hongfei is the third prince who was sent away by you back then?" β
After careful calculation, eighteen or nineteen years have passed, how can Mrs. An recognize Huang Hongfei just by looking at it?
Mrs. An sighed lightly: "When you were still young, you didn't remember the appearance of Empress Jingcheng. But I remember it very well - the child looked like a mold of Empress Jingcheng, although I was so distracted that I didn't notice any marks on his body, but I always remembered that there was a small red mole on his forehead near his eyebrows. Why do you and I remember the red mole on his face? It was because Queen Jingcheng's face also had such a red mole and that dimple...... Anyway, as soon as I saw him, I was sure that he was the child I had sent away. β
"In this way, I really can't let him show up in Shangjing." He Zhizhou groaned.
"Isn't it, although Empress Jingcheng is gone, and the first emperor is dead, Empress Jingcheng's mother family is still there. Although the Yong'an Hou Mansion is now not as good as when the grandfather was there, he was trampled on by the first emperor for various reasons, and it seems to be defeated, but in the end, it is the queen's mother's family, and there are many sons and daughters of this generation, if they see the child, they don't know what kind of turmoil it will cause. Mrs. An became worried again, "I know in my heart what you are planning, and the Yong'an Hou Mansion is also the object of your wooing." In this way, they can't let them know about the existence of that child, and it is best to send him away as soon as possible! β
He Zhizhou thought for a while, and then pondered: "This matter is not in a hurry at this time, when I think about it, this person may come in handy." β
When he raised his eyes, he saw Mrs. An's disapproving face and worried eyes, so she smiled and comforted: "Auntie, don't worry, the person is in my palace now, no matter how powerful he is, I don't want to ask him to leave the mansion, and he can't get out." Rest assured, I have my own plans. β
It doesn't matter if this kid is discovered, the little emperor now has a Zong Zhengming to support him, and he wants to jump out of the palm of his hand more and more, if it is revealed that the third prince from Empress Yuan Jingcheng is still alive at this time, it is not him who should have a headache! I can't say that he can use that stupid boy to muddy the water even more.
The snipe and the clam compete for the profit of the fisherman, or he can be a profitable fisherman!
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Mrs. An and He Zhizhou closed the door and talked about Huang Hongfei's life experience, and Mingyue here also sat opposite Huang Hongfei, who was holding a bowl and gobbling up, looking at him.
Huang Hongfei burped, and finally put down the bowl and smiled contentedly, "The food in this palace is really delicious!" But in the final analysis, it's still Xiaotan's cooking skills that are good - ouch Xiao Zhou, you don't know, my master's cooking skills are simply miserable, I let her poison her for so many years, and it's really not easy to live well. Let me tell you, Xiao Zhou, I used to think that braised pork ribs were sweet, cold tomatoes were sour, and tofu steamed eggs were bitter...... It wasn't until I came down the mountain that I realized how amazing my master's cooking skills were! β
Huang Hongfei recalled the strange taste of the meals made by his master and wife in the past with a painful face, his expression was vivid, his language was exaggerated, and the amused Mingyue couldn't help laughing, and asked casually: "I always hear you talk about your master and sister, but I have never heard you mention your parents." β
Huang Hongfei said nonchalantly: "My master and mother said that I was an orphan, and no one wanted me when I was born, and I was thrown into the temple, and the abbot saw that I was pitiful, and wanted me to follow him as a monk." It just so happened that my master and sister passed by there and thought that I was a good seedling for martial arts, so they took me away. I have followed my master and mother since I was a child, and they are almost the same in my heart as my parents. β
"You knew you didn't have parents since you were a child?" Mingyue asked with a little curiosity. She was a little apprehensive at first, what is this hurt in people's hearts, I didn't expect this guy to be so open-minded, and he didn't feel sad at all because he was abandoned by his parents.
"My master has told me since I was sensible. He said that I would go down the mountain one day, and maybe I would want to find my biological parents. The two of them have never had children in their lives, and although I am their apprentice on the surface, they treat me no different from their own son. As if remembering the lively days on the mountain that were monotonous and boring, but always jumping with chickens and dogs, Huang Hongfei showed a wistful smile on his face, "When I was on the mountain, I wanted to go down the mountain, but after going down the mountain, I always thought of Shan Jianfeng, and I don't know if I will get used to it when the master and my mother are gone?" and Chunlan, who I finally fed, don't raise me to death. And my little girl, my sister has long coveted its flesh and wants to kill it to shabu the pot...... I hope they'll all be alive and well when I go back. β
"Your little girl?" Mingyue couldn't help but ask, "That's the little animal you raised?" β
"Well," Huang Hongfei excitedly chatted with Mingyue about his little obedient, "That's a bamboo leaf green that I raised, the color can be green, and it is very beautiful." You don't know that Shan Jian Peak is not only rare in human tracks, but also ordinary people can't even climb up an ant. I finally picked up my little girl, it was only that long-"
He saw Mingyue listening with a smile, and he didn't look impatient, he said more and more, and his two index fingers stretched out to compare the length, "It's small but weak, just like that, you still want to bite me, haha...... I picked it up and raised it carefully, but I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to raise it, and I stole the longevity pill that my master practiced to feed it. You said that I worked hard to raise it so big, how could I be willing to let my master take it to the pot - alas, after I left, I don't know if it was poisoned by my master. β
Saying this, the originally flying eyebrows and eyes suddenly dimmed, and he sighed with a pout.
Mingyue smiled, and couldn't help but comfort him: "Don't worry, when you go back, your orchids and little obedient will be fine." β
"How do you know?" Huang Hongfei didn't believe it.
"The so-called seeing things and thinking about people, as soon as you leave, can your master and sister miss you? When I think of you, I will only be better to your flowers and plants and small pets, where are you willing to eat them. Mingyue casually comforted him: "However, isn't Zhu Yeqing highly poisonous?" Can you also use it as a shabu-shabu? β
"You don't know my master's mother." Huang Hongfei pretended to be old and sighed, "The flying ground and swimming in the water, as long as she is called to see it, there will be only one end - falling into her pot, she doesn't care if she is poisonous or not, can she eat it?" Anyway, with my master here, no matter how powerful the poison is, I am not afraid. But my master's cooking skills, no matter how good the ingredients fall into her hands, they can make people feel sick, ouch Xiao Zhou, you really haven't seen my master's cooking, if I have the opportunity to take you to Shan Jianfeng, you know that I am definitely not exaggerating! β
Thinking about it, he was really poisoned by his master, and when it came to his master's cooking skills, he looked bitter and bitter. The more Mingyue looked at him, the happier he became, he was a simple little kid who had never set foot in the world and didn't know the sinister world, and he was going to roam the rivers and lakes with his enthusiasm, and he didn't know what kind of secrets he was carrying? I wonder if Mrs. An will tell He Zhizhou about his secrets?
Mingyue thought about it while nodding with a smile, "Okay, if you have the chance, you must take me to Shan Jian Peak, I really want to see your little girl." β
Huang Hongfei also laughed, his round smiling face was very cute, and the deep dimple on his left cheek seemed to be filled with wine, which seemed sweet and intoxicating. He nodded vigorously, "As long as Xiao Zhou wants to go, I will definitely take you there." You are so beautiful, my master and sister will definitely like it...... No, my master will like you very much, but my master will probably not like you. She hates beautiful women the most, and always says that beautiful women are a curse and a curse, alas, how is this good? β
As he spoke, he really started to worry, "I have to make Shi Niang believe that Xiao Zhou is not that black-hearted fox, so I can do it......"
As he spoke, he raised his eyes to look at Mingyue again, and complained as if he was dissatisfied: "Xiao Zhou, you too, can't you be ugly?" β
The corners of Ming Yueyuan's mouth twitched sharply when she was still smiling, and said with a black line on his seriously complaining face: "I'm sorry, blame me for being too beautiful." β
These two stunned people really dare to say anything, and they are not afraid of offending people!
Fortunately, these two stunned people still know how to read people's faces, seeing that Mingyue's face is dark, and they also know that they have said something that they don't like, hehe, he smirked and mended the knife: "Xiao Zhou, don't blame yourself too much, it's not that you want to be so beautiful." β
Blame yourself for your sister!
Which eye saw that she was blaming herself? She is so beautiful, why should she blame herself when she should be proud?
Mingyue sighed gloomily, forget it, she should go back to the house and sleep!