Chapter 81: The beginning of October in the deep palace
"At the beginning of October in the deep palace, the court steps were extremely cold. Look up at the wild goose, and look down to see the fragrance of flowers. I often think about last year, the ancient road was late. This year, I will reminisce again, and the fallen leaves will flow for a long time......"
The steps of the court are lonely, in the courtyard of the deep palace, the exotic plants in the flower beds are still bright, and the pine and cypress trees that I don't know how much money was spent on are also extraordinarily verdant, which can be described as lush and happy, but they cannot arouse the interest of the person sitting on the stairs at all.
The weather is cool, winter is approaching, the latitude of Beijing is higher, the climate changes are more obvious, and there have been several days of morning wake-up in recent days, you can see a thin layer of hoarfrost on the grass. This is the solar term of frost, and in a few days, it is estimated that the howling north wind will come, right?
The person was not very old, only six or seven years old, at this time she wore a double mustache, her little face was fair and pure, as warm as jade, as moving as snow, but her expression was not very happy.
She wore a satin shirt embroidered with fine embroidery on her upper body, the neckline was tightened, and a circle of pure white fox fur was turned out, lining her slender neck like a swan, which was even more cold and noble, and the lower body was the water green pants of Shu brocade, and the workmanship was also excellent, and on her feet was a pair of delicate crested shoes, from top to bottom, it can be said that all showed the particularity of her identity, but she was still unhappy.
"Reminiscing this year, the fallen leaves and water flow for a long time, good poetry, good artistic conception," a man's voice sounded, and then a person dressed in bright yellow brocade slowly walked over from under the porch.
"Xiao Yu'er, I didn't expect you to have such a high talent at such a young age, haha, I have only taught you for a few days, I didn't expect you to be able to recite such poems, so it seems that it won't be long before I can catch up with you." The man walked up to the little girl and sat down, looking at her with a smile on his face.
The little girl was indifferent, just holding her knees in a daze.
"At the beginning of October in the deep palace, the court steps are very cold, do you think it's too lonely here, and no one plays with you? Why don't I help you find a few playmates, what do you think? Zhu Houzhao gently took Xiao Yu'er's hand and asked.
Xiao Yu'er broke free of her hand, stood up and took a few steps forward, and then said lightly: "There are gains and losses, now that you are clothed and fed, and you are the county lord, what's the big deal if you endure a little loneliness?" It's better than me running around with Abba, full and hungry, don't you think? ”
"Yes, yes, your father is a restless person, you don't have any meaning to follow him, don't think about him, it's good to stay here with peace of mind?" Zhu Houzhao said happily.
"Hmph, it's a pity," but, at this time, Xiao Yu'er sneered.
"What a pity?" Zhu Houzhao wondered.
"It's a pity that no matter how poor and miserable my Abba is, he is my Abba after all, and who are you? I will not covet your glory and wealth, nor do I scarce any fine clothes and food, what I want is my father, even if I follow him to die of hunger, I am happy, my father gave me a drop of water, better than a thousand points of blood of others. No matter how good you are here, I'm not rare, you better let me go," the little girl's words made it hard to believe that she was only seven years old, Zhu Houzhao looked at her clear figure in a daze for a while, and was a little stunned, but his heart became more and more difficult to give up.
Zhu Houzhao was very jealous of Liang Hong, he didn't know that this guy was a blessing that he had cultivated for several lifetimes, and he actually had such a smart and moving daughter, in comparison, he was the son of heaven, but in fact, he lived so pitifully, it was heartbreaking.
Now he is basically a prisoner. Because of the matter of the last Huangzhuang, Yang Ting and the ministers of the United Dynasty and the Central Committee wrote to the Queen Mother to ground the emperor, the Queen Mother, the old woman, after all, was not his own mother, and even dealt with himself with those bastard ministers, he really locked himself up, not only replaced the people around them, but also forced him to surrender an order to kill Liu Jin, and then subdued Wei Bin and others, and even his "righteous sons" were arrested and executed one by one, so that he really became a loner, a huge deep palace, Basically, except for Xiao Yu'er, no one can make him feel even a trace of warmth.
Yes, he still has a queen and a few concubines, but it's a pity that those women are like lumps of wood, Zhu Houzhao doesn't want to say that he is in the same bed with them.
Hey, is this the Son of Heaven? Is this the Emperor? Zhu Houzhao was a little puzzled, he felt that the whole world was dark, there was no hope, and he even wanted to die.
Fortunately, with the company of Xiao Yu'er, he made him feel better, although these days, Xiao Yu'er is not very comfortable staying here, and even often loses her temper, but she is a child after all, Zhu Houzhao knows that she has no bad intentions, so he is more and more tolerant and tolerant of her, and has been very patient to teach her to read and write, play the piano and paint, and sometimes even guide her swordsmanship, in short, Zhu Houzhao is heart has pounced on her, and regarded her as a kind of spiritual sustenance.
It's just that what he didn't expect was that he had poured so much effort into it, but Xiao Yu'er still didn't appreciate him very much, which made him really sad, and sometimes he even felt a little like crying.
However, after all, Zhu Houzhao has a deep love for Xiao Yu'er, and after listening to Xiao Yu'er's words at the moment, he was worried that she would fall into depression again, so he hurriedly smiled and said, "By the way, the thing you told me a few days ago, I have already ordered someone to make it, so I'll show it to you." ”
While Zhu Houzhao was talking, he instructed his eunuchs to fetch things, and after a while, he saw a small yellow door holding a piece of wood two feet long, half a foot wide, round at one end, and square at the other, and then presented the wooden board to Zhu Houzhao.
Zhu Houzhao took the wooden board, put it on the ground, pushed it, and the wooden board "gurgled" on the ground and slid up.
"Look, this is what you call skateboarding, how about it, isn't that what it looks like?" Zhu Houzhao looked at Xiao Yu'er a little flatteringly and asked.
Xiao Yu'er looked at him, sighed helplessly, and then stepped forward, raised her little foot, stepped on the skateboard very lightly, and kicked on the ground with one foot, and then controlled the skateboard very dexterously to slide up in the yard. After she kicked the ground twice, she stood on the skateboard with both feet, and then her two little arms were spread, but she could slide out a long distance at once, which was really cute and moving, and the skateboard was indeed uniquely designed, which made Zhu Houzhao shout magically, and couldn't help but step forward and said: "Let me try too, let me try too." ”
"Little child's temper," Xiao Yu'er glared at him and gave him the skateboard, Zhu Hou followed her example, stepping on the skateboard with one foot, kicking the ground with one foot, and sliding up, but when he was ready to stand on the skateboard with both feet, it was because of the unstable center of gravity, and he fell all of a squat, and suddenly lost face and was embarrassed.
"It's really stupid," Seeing this situation, Xiao Yu'er stepped forward and pulled him up, and then stepped on the skateboard, sliding forward while kicking the ground, and said to Zhu Houzhao: "Look at it, when sliding, the center of gravity of the body should keep up, and the arms should be spread as far as possible to maintain balance, so that you will not fall." ”
"So that's the case, let me try again," Zhu Houzhao was full of joy, grabbed the skateboard, and skated with interest, and after a short time he mastered the essentials, couldn't help but laugh and laugh, stepping on the skateboard and running around the yard, the way he danced was really ridiculous and angry, and he didn't look like an emperor at all.
"Hahaha, it's really a good thing, Xiao Yu'er, how did you come up with this thing, it's amazing, come on, I hold you, let's go out and slide out, let those eunuchs and palace maids also see and know, and keep them very curious, hahaha," Zhu Houzhao finally had a toy that he liked, so he wanted to show off.
Xiao Yu'er pouted, so she was not willing to go crazy with him, but she didn't think that he would slide over all of a sudden, without saying a word, she hugged Xiao Yu'er in her arms, and then rushed out of the door on the skateboard.
Xiao Yu'er was helpless, so she could only stay quietly in his arms and let him carry him forward.
"Hehe, Xiao Yu'er, you're so smart, by the way, do you have any more fun methods, why don't you say it all, and let Ming'er make it all in one shot, so we won't be bored, don't you say?" Zhu Houzhao slid all the way forward, while talking to Xiao Yu'er, he shouted at the surrounding eunuchs and palace maids: "Hahaha, look, my god is coming, don't you kneel down quickly!" ”
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live-" Those eunuchs and palace maids were a little stunned at first, and it took a long time to react, it turned out that this guy with long legs and short legs, and slid forward on the plank from time to time, turned out to be his own emperor, so they quickly knelt down and kowtowed, and at the same time, they were a little curious, not knowing what the thing Zhu Houzhao was stepping on under his feet.
Zhu Houzhao played for a while, but he was too happy, he turned around the boss in the palace and didn't say anything, but also ran over from the door of the Queen Mother of Cining Palace, so scared that the Queen Mother didn't know what was going on, and many harem concubines also rushed out to watch the emperor play skateboarding, and at the moment they also felt a little novel about the thing under Zhu Houzhao's feet, but these women, in addition to paying attention to the skateboard, were more jealous of the little Yu'er in Zhu Houzhao's arms.
"This little girl, at a young age, can already charm the emperor so much, if she grows up in the future, where will she still have her own place in this harem?"
The queen clenched her fingers tightly, and there was a chill of hatred in her eyes, and then she turned around and rushed towards Cining Palace.
"The concubine asks the queen mother to say goodbye," the queen is also a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl, her appearance, to be exact, is actually a child, but after all, she is from a family, and she knows deeply that all kinds of struggles in the palace are fierce, so at such an age, she has actually practiced some amazing palace fighting skills, and her scheming is so deep that a stupid person like Zhu Houzhao can't imagine.
"Good boy, sit down, didn't the mourning family say? It's a cold day, please don't have to, why are you still here," the Queen Mother looked at the queen with a kind look on her face and asked with pity.
"Concubine, concubine has something important to report to the Queen Mother, so I have to come," the queen rolled her eyes and said with embarrassment.
"Oh, what's the matter? Let's take a look," the Queen Mother said.
"The Queen Mother can see the emperor and that little fox?" The queen lowered her voice and approached the queen mother and asked.
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