Chapter 52: How Do I Pass the Throne to Him?
In the imperial city where the Spring Festival is approaching, it is naturally full of lights, and the palace with strict rules is also relaxed a lot at this time, many young palace maids frolic in groups in the palace, and the old housekeepers and palace maids are also crazy by them, and it is rare to show a little smile on their faces for many years. Compared with these palace maids who are not worthy of duty, the palace maids in Wangyun Hall are not so relaxed, because when His Majesty comes to Concubine Yang today, they naturally have to serve on the side.
"Your Majesty, try this steamed osmanthus fish made by the concubine, Liulang knows that I like to eat fish, so he specially sent someone from the south to transport it by ship, and it has just been sent to the palace today, although it is not as fat as in autumn, but it is also very delicious!" Concubine Yang happily sandwiched a piece of fish meat for Li Shimin, urging him to try his cooking skills quickly.
The reason why Concubine Yang is so happy today is that in addition to Li Shimin coming to herself, Li Su, who is thousands of miles away, will also send gifts for the New Year today, all kinds of rare things, the key is that her son still knows his preferences, and he has transported a lot of live fish from the south thousands of miles away, and this thought is the most gratifying thing for her mother.
Li Shimin also picked up the fish and tasted it with a smile on his face, and then immediately praised loudly: "Concubine Ai's cooking skills are the best in the world, and they are naturally delicious!" ”
Although Li Shimin's performance looked very normal, after tasting it, he didn't move his chopsticks again, obviously having something on his mind. Concubine Yang has been with Li Shimin for many years, and naturally knows his temperament and habits very well, and immediately saw his strangeness.
"Your Majesty, but the war in Goguryeo is not going well?" Concubine Yang asked with great concern. At that time, her father Yang Guang was because of the many expeditions to Goguryeo. As a result, the domestic public resentment boiled, which can be said to be one of the direct reasons for the rise of the heroes at the end of the Sui Dynasty. So now she is also worried that her husband is also planted in the same matter.
"Hehe, don't worry about the affairs of Goguryeo. And Su'er has also done a very good job in Dengzhou, it is by virtue of his intelligence and cleverness that Dengzhou alone has supported nearly half of the army on the front line, and today Xuanling is still praising Su'er in front of me, which also makes me very pleased. Li Shimin said this, his eyes looked at Concubine Yang with infinite tenderness. Aifei, thank you for giving birth to a good son! ”
"Giggle~, look at what your majesty said, a concubine can give birth to a good son. Isn't there also half the credit of His Majesty? Concubine Yang listened to Li Shimin's interesting words, and praised her son, so she couldn't help but glance at him coquettishly and smiled.
Seeing Concubine Yang's smiling face like a flower, although she is already the mother of two children, she is still as beautiful as a twenty-eight beauty, Li Shimin couldn't help but move slightly in his heart, stretched out his hand and gently stroked the messy hair in Concubine Yang's ear behind her ear, and said affectionately: "Jiuniang, you and I have known each other since childhood, but I never dreamed of it at that time. That arrogant little princess in the palace turned out to be my Li Shimin's woman, and she also gave birth to two capable sons with me, it seems that God is really not thin on me! ”
Hearing Li Shimin's emotion, he actually called out his nickname, Concubine Yang's face was also a little blushing, and she heard him mention the old things back then, thinking of knowing Li Shimin when she was a child, although she suffered a big change after that. But at least the husband knows how to pity himself, so he can't help but feel a little sweet in his heart. In addition, the two sons are also about to become adults, and all of them are dragons and phoenixes among people, Concubine Yang feels happier in her heart, and she only feels that being able to be with the man in front of her in this life is the greatest luck in her life.
Thinking of this, Concubine Yang couldn't help but gently snuggle in Li Shimin's arms, and said softly: "Being able to meet and accompany her husband is also the blessing of Jiuniang, now I only ask for her husband's health to be healthy, and Ke'er and Su'er can also live a safe life, in addition, it is best if you can accompany your husband for a lifetime, if not, even if Jiuniang dies now, I will have nothing to shake." ”
Li Shimin hugged the jade man in his arms, listening to the deep affection revealed in her words, he was also very excited, he couldn't hold it anymore, and suddenly lowered his head and kissed Concubine Yang's jade lips, at first Concubine Yang was a little surprised, but she quickly indulged in it, and responded very enthusiastically.
Although the two have been married for many years, perhaps it was the conversation just now that made them rediscover the passion they had when they were newly married, so Li Shimin behaved very wildly, suddenly picked up Concubine Yang, and then strode into her bedroom, and Concubine Yang also reciprocated with enough enthusiasm, and after a while, there was a heart-warming gasp in the dormitory......
The cold night was long, the hibiscus tent was warm, and the spring in the Wangyun Palace slowly dissipated after a long time, and Concubine Yang on the couch was paralyzed on Li Shimin's chest, listening to her husband's strong heartbeat like a war drum, with a happy expression on her face, and there were still a few traces of spring in the corners of her eyes and eyebrows.
Li Shimin thoughtfully pulled the quilt and covered Concubine Yang's exposed fragrant shoulders to prevent her from catching a cold. However, compared to Concubine Yang's happiness, Li Shimin frowned slightly after the joy, as if there were any troubles that he couldn't forget at this time?
Concubine Yang also quickly discovered her husband's abnormality, looked up and saw Li Shimin's expression, stretched out her jade hand with some heartache, gently smoothed his forehead, and then asked: "Husband, you are full of worries, if you don't want to do anything, can you talk to the concubine, it will hurt your body if you hold it in your heart." ”
Li Shimin looked down at Concubine Yang, and suddenly sighed and said, "Jiuniang, I can only talk to you about this matter!" ”
"What is it that makes Your Majesty so embarrassed?" Concubine Yang asked with some curiosity.
"Yesterday...... Yesterday ......" Li Shimin's expression suddenly became a little depressed, and he rarely spoke in a hurry. Concubine Yang was very strange in her heart, and raised her head to stare at Li Shimin.
"Alas, yesterday I had an argument with the Queen!" Li Shimin suddenly sighed heavily, and the frustration on his face became even heavier.
"Sister?" Concubine Yang was shocked when she heard this, although she knew that her husband favored her, but as an emperor, his favor would naturally not be only for herself, and in the harem, in addition to Li Shimin, the other one was the eldest grandson queen, fortunately, the two of them had a good relationship, so there was no need to worry about competing for favor.
"Husband, but because of the prince?" With Concubine Yang's intelligence, she quickly thought of the reason for the dispute between the two, and only this incident could make the eldest grandson queen fight for her son at the expense of her husband and wife.
Li Shimin naturally knew the intelligence of the person next to him, and he was not surprised that Concubine Yang could guess it, so he nodded and said: "Yes, yesterday the queen blamed me, saying that I doted on other princes too much, but was too harsh and harsh to the prince, and after the prince was injured, he did not fulfill the responsibilities of a father, but had the idea of easy storage in his heart, and said that as a father, it was too unfair for the prince to do so." ”
When he said this, Li Shimin sighed in frustration, turned his head to face Concubine Yang and asked, "Jiu Niang, did you say that I really did something wrong?" ”
Concubine Yang heard her husband's question, but she was secretly smiling in her heart, she was naturally very clear about her husband's thoughts, speaking of which, the queen was right, compared to Li Tai and other princes, Li Shimin was indeed too harsh on the prince, and after the prince was injured, Li Shimin, who has always loved face, also had the idea of easy storage, but after being exposed by the queen in front of him yesterday, he also knew that he was not doing right, and the reason why he came here today is probably just to get some comfort.
"As the king of a country, the husband is the people of the world, and the prince is the future king, so the husband is strict with him, and naturally it should be, but my sister is a mother, and I see that the child is wronged, and I feel a little unfair, so the husband doesn't have to be angry, so as not to hurt the relationship between you and your sister, as long as you take more care of the prince in the details in the future, and the prince's age is not young, you can also let him help deal with some political affairs, so that my sister must have no complaints."
Although Concubine Yang's words seemed to be helping Li Shimin, the implicit meaning in her words was that what he did was wrong, but she said it very tactfully, and even helped her husband come up with a remedy, so Li Shimin felt very comfortable listening to it.
"It's still Jiuniang's confidant, and the husband thinks the same way, I just hope that the prince won't let me down again!" Li Shimin tightened his arms with relief, letting Concubine Yang cling to his chest, but when he said the last sentence, his tone was a little gloomy, and he was really a little uneasy about his eldest son's temperament.
"Husband, don't worry, I think Cheng Qian is good, he has a calm temperament, and he is also more concerned about political affairs, even Ke'er is not as good as him in this regard, not to mention the lazy guy of Liulang." Speaking of the crown prince, Concubine Yang had a good impression of him, and compared her two sons.
Hearing that Concubine Yang had been helping the prince speak, and mentioning Liulang again, a thought suddenly flashed in Li Shimin's heart, so he smiled and said to Concubine Yang: "Jiuniang, in fact, from my point of view, Liulang is much stronger than Chengqian in all aspects, especially in terms of agility and intelligence, not to mention the princes, even the whole world is difficult to find a few people who can compare with Liulang." ”
Li Shimin paused slightly when he said this, and then asked in a joking tone: "For the son of Liulang, I, as a father, am very satisfied, why don't I pass the throne to him?" ”
Although Concubine Yang knew that Li Shimin was joking, when she heard this, she was still shocked all over, and hurriedly wanted to stand up and excuse herself, but she was hugged tightly by Li Shimin, making her unable to move. However, Concubine Yang struggled a few times and said: "Your Majesty, don't joke about this kind of thing, the throne is related to the people of the world, although Liulang is smart, but with his temperament, he is really not an emperor material!" ”
Concubine Yang's resignation is not a joke, but she really doesn't want her son to get involved in the battle for the throne, as a princess of a dead country, she naturally knows better than anyone else about the cruelty of the struggle for imperial power, coupled with her identity, so that the two sons are born flawed in the matter of the throne, so she has long given up the plan to let her son compete for the throne, and only hopes that they can be a prince of peace and security.
"Hahaha~, concubine, you don't have to be nervous, Liulang has great ambitions, you don't know this as well as me as a father!" Speaking of this incident, Li Shimin remembered the ambition that Li Su showed to himself when he presented him with the world map, and it was through that incident that Li Shimin knew that there was such a great figure among his sons. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to pull Niu Niu...... Voting for recommendation votes, monthly passes, your support is my biggest motivation. )rq