Chapter 07
Seven years ago. [Full text reading]
It was the midsummer afternoon, the sun was like fire, and the dark green grass on both sides of the royal road was wilted, drooping, and there was no energy.
Suddenly, a figure shrouded him, he turned left and right, carrying a large yellow burden on his back, and trotted along the royal road.
The orange-yellow glazed tiles, the fiery red palace wall, and the white clouds and blue sky all lined his figure more and more small, and the palace Sensen, he knew how to avoid people's eyes and ears, all entered the hall from the side door, where there were two old eunuchs guarding the door, holding the dust whisk in their hands, bowing their heads, and napping.
The little figure slipped in, but there was no sound at all, and its steps were lighter than that of a cat.
After passing the Baizimen, you will arrive at the nursery hall where the children and grandchildren of the royal family are raised. Before the prince was five years old, he would live here, and be served by nursing mothers, nannies, pulp washing, needlework, etc., a full forty palace people, which can be said to be foolproof.
Since the founding of Dayan, it has been stipulated that biological mothers and sons are not allowed to live in the same room, and the imperial heirs must be raised separately.
No one can violate this palace rule, even if it is Ke Weiqing, the Empress Dayan, who is favored by the emperor today, the princes and princesses he gave birth to, all who are too young, are all taken care of in the nursery without exception.
Right now, the summer cicadas are shaking, the weather is hot, and the nurse is enjoying the shade under the grape trellis. A little eunuch scooped up a large watermelon soaked in cold silk from the well, cut it with a knife, and distributed it to the nurses and nannies to eat.
Just right! The little man muttered a word, sneaked behind the trellis, and passed smoothly through the courtyard and into the back room.
It was stuffy and hot in the house, and although the icebergs had been placed and the windows were open, it was still very hot because there was no wind at this time. A young palace maid was supposed to fan the wind towards the iceberg, but she was sleepy in the afternoon, the fan in her hand fell to the ground, and she fell asleep with her hands on the pillow of her head.
On the kang bed with a mattress and a silk curtain, a female doll wearing a small pink satin robe was crawling around, and when the villain saw her, he immediately smiled, untied the burden behind him, and whispered, Sister Kerou, the royal brother is here to see you!
The little girl was born in pink carving, and there was a gold lock engraved with longevity and wealth around her neck, which could be seen to be very loved. As soon as her dark black eyes saw the young man in yellow, she opened her rosy little mouth with only two small teeth and smiled sweetly.
Come, good sister, brother Huang hug you. The young man was only ten years old, but he looked like a brother, carefully supporting the warm and delicate body.
In fact, without waiting for the boy to say, Kerou took the initiative to lean towards the boy, put her delicate little face on the boy's equally white and tender face, and babbled something.
It's called brother, brother-brother-I'm your big brother, you know? The young man was very happy, and he didn't care about his identity, just like ordinary people, calling Xiaomei. Then, I shook off the baggage, and it was all girls' things, including dolls with colorful clay, delicately sewn sachets, silk handkerchiefs, shuttlecocks, and so on.
There were also a few boxes of delicious pastries, he fed the girl some sweet and soft lotus root flour and jujube paste cake, and ate a piece himself, and said, do you know? Sister, Daddy, he misses you, but it's a pity that he can't come to see you, there are a lot of things to do, this queen, that's so busy.
The young man knew that he should call his father his father, because he was the queen of Dayan, but in private, it was better to call his father closer.
Ke Rou is too young, she doesn't seem to understand, but she is very well-behaved sitting in the young man's arms, and the young man holds her little hand and says, but sister, don't worry, brother, I will often come to see you.
These words made Ke Rou giggle, waving her small lotus-like hands, wanting to play a game.
Being invited by his sister like this, this brother was naturally very happy, and his heart was sweet, and he couldn't help but get a little carried away, and let his sister straddle his neck, and the young man smiled, come, my brother will take you out to play.
But who knew that this voice woke up the palace maid, and as soon as she opened her eyes, she saw that she was wearing an apricot yellow satin robe, with a unicorn jade pendant hanging from her belt, which was a prince's outfit.
His Royal Highness the Prince! Slave and maid give you greetings! Her greeting can alarm the nanny and nurse outside the house!
More than 20 people, hula-la, all poured in, and when they saw that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was holding Princess Kerou, they knelt down again, and a nurse smiled and said, His Royal Highness the Prince! Come and see the princess, and don't know what to say, so that the minions can prepare.
What is there to prepare, I just came to see the royal sister, no need for pomp. Aiqing said unhappily, reluctant to let go of Kerou.
Your Highness, it's okay for you to visit the princess, but it's not a festive holiday right now, which is not in accordance with the rules......
Don't be verbose, it's so hot here, I'm going to take my sister out to play, get out of the way!
This is absolutely impossible, Your Highness, you have already broken the rules when you go to the nursery in private, not to mention that you have to carry the princess and leave ......!
This room is stuffy, the royal sister can't sleep, crawling around here alone, if she falls, she will be able to pay it back. As for how to take care of her sister, Aiqing is not ambiguous at all.
This......! The nanny glanced at the palace maid, and the palace maid was so frightened that her face turned white, and she knelt down to ask for guilt, but the maid accidentally fell asleep...... It must be a hot little princess.
Therefore, you are all useless, and your highness will come down to take care of her. Aiqing smiled, her red lips and white teeth were cute.
There are four princes and three princesses under the emperor's knees, except for the eldest princess and the second princess, who were born to concubines, the rest are the heirs of Empress Ke.
If you want to say that among the five princes and princesses, the one who looks the most like Queen Ke is the little prince and the little princess in front of them, whether it is the handsome eyebrows or the dark and bright eyes, they are very similar.
It's a coincidence, this princess is afraid of life on weekdays, and no one is obedient to hugging her, but she loves to play with the prince, and she hasn't seen her a few times, so she really deserves to be her biological brother and sister.
Your Highness, this must not be done! The nanny couldn't persuade her, so she dared to snatch the princess, please go back to the palace, if you let the top know, the slaves can't afford it!
You let it go! Something happened, I'll bear it, what are you afraid of? Aiqing stopped the princess from taking the princess away from the nanny, this pull came and went, the princess was frightened, wow! Crying out.
Aiqing hurriedly hugged her, but she didn't think that the nanny pulled his sleeve hard, Aiqing's hand slipped off, and Kerou actually fell on the kang bed with a butt, and there was a loud bang!
Suddenly, including Kerou, everyone was stunned! Immediately afterwards, Kerou's face turned red, she flattened her mouth, and couldn't stop crying, the voice was like a whip on Aiqing's body, which made him feel very distressed, and he quickly hugged Kerou, but was quickly taken away by the nanny.
Fast! Hurry up and get a doctor! The princess fell! The nanny glared at Aiqing, who was shining with tears in her eyes, and shouted that others hurried to ask for the imperial doctor, and some people were busy telling the emperor and empress.
I don't know if there are too many people in the house, it's too noisy, the little princess always cries non-stop, and she can't even breathe.
The emperor and queen have arrived!
Just when the imperial doctor diagnosed the little princess, Emperor Dayan entered the house with a blue face on his face. And Queen Ke Weiqing was worried, panicked, seeing this scene, everyone knew that it was bad, and they didn't even dare to come out, so they all knelt down.
What's going on?! How could the princess cry so fiercely? Handsome and unparalleled, but it is also a majestic and cold night, when the cold phoenix eyes glanced at the nanny and palace maid kneeling on the ground, they were really frightened and trembled, and the sound of teeth hitting was clearly audible.
However, even if they had a hundred guts, they did not dare to say that it was the prince's fault.
It was Erchen who accidentally fell ...... when he was holding her. Aiqing also knelt aside, although he knew that it was the nanny who pulled his sleeve to make Kerou fall to the ground, but he didn't want the slave to be responsible, so he raised his head and said.
Qing'er! Ke Weiqing spoke, although he is a man, and he does not have any shyness of his daughter's family, but he has the demeanor of a mother who is in charge of the six palaces, he frowned and asked in a low voice, why did you come to the nursery again?
Imperial Doctor Li, how is the princess? Huang Ye frowned when he saw that it was the prince who did it, but instead of scolding, he turned around and asked the imperial doctor.
Back to the emperor, the princess was just a little frightened, and it was fine. The imperial doctor, who had two white eyebrows, bowed down and said, Weichen gave the princess a prescription to calm the nerves, and after drinking it, it would be fine to sleep for a while.
Huang Ye nodded, and told the imperial doctor to take care of it.
Ke Weiqing turned his head to look at the prince, why did you come to the nursery hall at this time, shouldn't you study in the Wenhua Palace?
The Wenhua Hall belongs to the side hall of the East Palace, which is newly opened up and is a study room for the princes and the children of the royal family to go to school, also known as Guozixue.
This one....... Aiqing couldn't answer for a while.
Chun Yu Aiqing! Are you skipping school?! Ke Weiqing was really angry at this time, and glared at him angrily.
Back to Daddy, Erchen just came to see the imperial sister, and he went to study in a while, so he wouldn't be delayed for too long. Aiqing knelt down and said.
will be poor! As the eldest son and the crown prince, you did not set an example of diligence and hard work for the royal brothers, first skipped school, then trespassed into the nursery, and frightened the princess! Ke Weiqing stood up from the side of the kang bed, angry and angry, looking at Huang Ye, as if he wanted him to reproach his son a few words.
Yes, yes. Qing'er did something wrong this time, but fortunately, the princess was fine, and Qing'er also learned a lesson, you see that he is sad, let him go back to the East Palace to reflect.......
Unexpectedly, in the bright night when everything was vigorous, he easily spared his son, and persuaded Ke Weiqing that the children are still young, don't be too angry, it will hurt you. Didn't you just have a headache yesterday?
Emperor! You're so spoiled, how many times has this been? No way! This time you must be punished! Ke Weiqing insisted, his black eyebrows raised, obviously not wanting to indulge his son too much.
The son-in-law made a mistake, which frightened the royal sister, and asked his father to punish him. Aiqing kowtowed honestly, and Erchen was willing to be punished.
Don't think that just because you say that, I'm going to spare you. Ke Weiqing still frowned, and said in a stern tone, go to the study to move a table, copy the Tao Te Ching ten times, and are not allowed to sit, but to stand.
Wei Qing, this is too harsh, you see that Qing'er is only ten years old, and the "Tao Te Ching" is so long, you have to copy it until midnight...... Huang Ye secretly tugged Ke Weiqing's sleeve and whispered to persuade him, warn him, just punish him for copying it two or three times.
No way. Your Majesty, if it were any other child, Qing'er was the crown prince, so she had to be strictly controlled.
Huang Ye only cares about feeling sorry for his son, but Ke Weiqing's heart is thinking about the future of the Great Yan Kingdom, since Huang Ye canonized Ai Qing as the crown prince, no matter what the people in the previous dynasty and harem say, he has never wavered in changing the reserve.
Huangye's doting on Aiqing is well known to everyone in the world, and he is really afraid of falling in his hands, but because of this, Ke Weiqing must play the image of a strict father, otherwise how will Aiqing govern the world in the future?
Well, do whatever you say. Huang Ye took Ke Weiqing's hand, for fear that he would hurt his body because he was too anxious to educate his son, and said very warmly, Qing'er is a good child, he is smart, kind and filial. What's more, you are always on the lookout for him. Every time I see him, I think of you when I was a child...... Wei Qing, you don't have to worry too much.
Emperor....... Ke Weiqing's anger also disappeared most of it at this time, and he said softly helplessly, could it be that Weichen was as stubborn as him when he was a child?
What's more, it's just too much. Huangye can't help but be handsome. remembered that many years ago, the chief eunuch came to complain to himself every now and then, saying that Ke Weiqing was in trouble again.
Emperor!! Ke Weiqing's eyebrows twisted again, and Huang Ye hurriedly took his hand and said with a smile, I am joking, don't take it seriously.
Hum.
Come. Huang Ye summoned a deacon and eunuch.
The minions are in. A red-clothed eunuch threw himself to his knees, trembling a little.
Take His Royal Highness the Crown Prince back to the study to punish copying, but don't starve him, and deliver dinner on time. Huang Ye commanded majestically.
The minions obeyed. The deacon and eunuch knocked, and Aiqing also kowtowed in a proper manner, and the sons and daughters should reflect on themselves, and the sons and daughters retired.
Alas....... Looking at Aiqing's back as she walked out of the palace gate, Ke Weiqing sighed and wanted to say something, but the princess was clamoring for someone to hug her, so Ke Weiqing hugged her little daughter, fed her the decoction sent by the imperial doctor, and coaxed her to sleep before returning to the main hall with the emperor.
- To be continued
Ke Weiqing is both a loving father and a strict father, among the princes, he is the strictest with Aiqing, and Huang Ye is very fond of children, his most doting child is Aiqing, the two are just the opposite==