Section XII

It's overcast, and it looks like it's going to rain.

The third prince hummed an unknown tune, carried a food box, and staggered step by step: "Hello Third Highness." The two maidservants at the door saluted at the same time.

"Hmm!" The third prince casually snorted with his nose in response, and continued to walk with a duck step, his nostrils facing the sky towards the Flying Frost Palace.

When he got to the corner, he crouched down, then looked around, quickly uncovered the basket, and took a piece of snack from it and threw it into his mouth. Continue to walk inward as if nothing had happened. Although he did it secretly, he still let the two maids see it, and one of them said softly: "Linna, the Third Highness stole it again just now." ”

The one named Lina pursed his lips and said with some disapproval: "He, he once stole a whole chicken, and his majesty didn't pursue him afterwards, so he didn't just make a fuss." ”

Another maid said, "Alas, if we spill a little bit of soup, it will almost be a capital crime, and there is no comparison." ”

"Come on, you really think of yourself as a person, no matter how stupid and stupid people are, you are a prince anyway. Just do your best, there are guards patrolling here, silence! ”

A group of guards with spears and neat steps walked past the two of them, and the two maids stood up straight, as if nothing had happened.

If the two maids were serious, they would have found that when the third prince squatted, in addition to taking a piece of snack, he also shook the bag of powder hidden in his hand.

※※※ When I arrived in front of the Flying Frost Palace, I heard a cough from afar, and the third prince stood still, and then said in a loud voice: "Father, the son has come to see you." ”

The coughing sound inside stopped suddenly, and an old eunuch said in a loud voice: "Your Royal Highness, Your Majesty will let you in." ”

The style of eunuchs has not been very popular in Persia, mainly because of the Cult of God. The Cult believes that castration is too cruel, hurtful, and peaceful. That being said, but for the Persian royal family, which was proud of learning from the East, it was not a thing, and there were many people who secretly became eunuchs and entered the palace every year. This eunuch followed the Persian Emperor when he was young, and the Persian Emperor was old and frail, and he was not much better, and even his voice was weak.

The third prince pushed the door open, and then carefully closed the door again. This action is extremely careful, even if he is as stupid as he knows, his father's illness is not actually a disease, but measles, which is not to be seen.

The Flying Frost Hall is very luxurious. But it seemed very empty, and there was an old eunuch in the room, who was leaning over, carefully taking off the towel covering the old emperor's forehead, and then dipped it in water, wet it, wrung it out, and put it on the old emperor.

The third prince settled down and walked over silently. Take out the food in the basket and rest it on a small table in front of the bed. People who have measles must eat lightly, so the old emperor rarely eats meat recently, but even if it is a vegetarian dish, the chef in the palace makes it, which is very classy. What stewed mountain mushrooms, cabbage lotus root, jade oil cucumbers, etc., if these things are stuffed for ordinary people, they can satisfy more than a dozen people. But the emperor doesn't care, every time it's a shallow taste. Lang Fei Lang Fei Lang Fei, as long as this disease can be cured.

"You go down, I'll talk to San'er."

The old emperor was lying at the head of the bed with a towel on his head. He was very old, and his whole body was like an old tree with folds, and there were large and small dots on the bark. The small dots are measles, while the large dots are age spots. But he seems to be in good spirits today, and even the middle qi with his voice is relatively sufficient. The old eunuch answered, and then slumped out.

"You sit too."

The old emperor gestured with his eyes to the stool left by the eunuch. Seeing that the third prince sat down respectfully, he couldn't help but show a smile in his eyes. Although this kid is usually squirrel, he is still honest in front of Lao Tzu. As he got older, the ministers, including the other children, were not very honest, and he actually liked this honesty. What's more, this one is still his son.

The old emperor propped up half of his body and seemed to remember. The third prince hurriedly helped him up, and then fed him with his own food. Although he is sick, he eats elegantly and slowly, after all, he is the emperor, and he still has to have a shelf. Every time he waited for the old emperor to eat, it was a chore, and the third prince was already fat, and he was often so tired that he couldn't straighten his waist, but he never complained. This is also one of the reasons why the old emperor liked him.

Looking at the sons, the three sons still have filial piety. It's a pity that people are too fat and a little stupid, otherwise it would be okay to hand over the entire empire to him.

"I don't want to eat it." After eating a small bowl of rice, the old emperor shook his head, "Have you eaten?" ”

"I just stole a piece of cheese to eat." The third prince lowered his head and whispered.

"Then you eat all the food." The old emperor waved his hand, and a smile appeared on his wrinkled old face, as if he didn't care about the three princes' stealing.

The imperial chef in the palace is also an old man he has used for many years, and he knows exactly how much cheese and what kind of cheese to put each time. He naturally knew how many pieces of cheese there were. But he found that when the third prince said it himself, the effect was very different.

He likes honest people, but these ministers are too dishonest. As he got older, the people became more and more restless. Stealing a piece of cheese is too pediatric for stealing the whole country.

What's more, it was my three sons who stole the food.

He looked at him with some doting.

Every time the old emperor finished eating, he would always leave some food for the third prince. The Three Princes are very fat and have a good appetite, and they eat clean every time. Well, the old emperor thought of the Persian cat he raised, just like the cat Tian had been.

In fact, none of this is important, the important thing is that since he got measles, everyone avoids him, but the third prince doesn't care, what he wants is this attitude.

"Father, your body is important, eat a little more."

"Eat every day, and it's okay to eat less a day. You eat it. ”

It's not a big deal not to eat for a day, but the main thing is. The old emperor had something happy today, and he felt the need to talk about his little son. It's better to be happy alone than two, it's always good to have someone to share. The third prince took the knife and fork, forked a piece of cheese, and then ate it with relish.

No matter how much vegetarian food you eat, you can't fill your stomach, or this cheese has a head, but unfortunately the amount is too small, but it's too lazy to pay attention to it.

The old emperor saw him eating like a whirlwind, and nagged on the side: "Well, I have measles in my palms today." "Measles is an annoyance, and it is said that the older you get, the easier it is to hang. The old emperor was almost seventy years old, and he had measles, and he himself felt that he would be hanging. I even thought of the words of the sacrifice.

"Philip Eliot, the forty-seventh emperor of Persia, died in the thirty-first year of the Great Day......"

The Great Day was his era name, and it was as powerful as his name, Phillipiel. However, the old emperor reigned for thirty-one years, except for the many children, I really didn't see how much these thirty-one years had to do with the Great Day. In the past thirty-one years, the Persian royal family has become more and more decayed, and the Darius and Cyrus families have taken advantage of the situation, and they have gradually become dominant. But what does it matter, the old emperor's greatest pride is that the four children born to him and the queen are very promising. The eldest son is personable, literary and talented is the choice of a time, the second son is brave and invincible, and he has to return to the heart, the third princess is still a saint, and she is very popular with the national teacher. Only these four are a little worse, but it doesn't matter, it's good to have him with you.

The eldest son took over the country, the second son assisted, the third daughter was responsible for communicating with the Divine Church, and the fourth son accompanied him to live for the rest of his life. Well, that's what the old emperor thought. While thinking, he continued to nag: "If the measles is on the hands and feet, it means that you have survived." So in two days, my illness should be cured. ”

The knife and fork of the third prince couldn't help but stop, and they didn't move for a while.

The old emperor was pleased with the shock caused by this news. Sure enough, the third prince was very pleasantly surprised: "So, my father's illness has been cured?" ”

The old emperor smiled, nodded and said, "Well, in just these two days, I'll be ready to restore the government." ”

The third prince stood up, his fat face full of joy: "It's really good." Seeing that the three princes were about to finish eating, the old emperor pointed to the lotus soup in front of him and said to the three princes: "This soup is actually good, why don't you drink it today." ”

"I don't want to drink it, but my father is just getting better, so drink more water, which will help me recover." The third prince smiled as he spoke, and added, "It was Uncle Gedler who said it." After he finished speaking, he took a delicate small bowl, then scooped some soup with a spoon, blew it, estimated that the temperature was right, and then carefully sent it to the old emperor's mouth.

The old emperor watched silently, and his heart was very pleased, San'er's meticulousness, San'er's filial piety, this is not contrived. He took a sip and felt that the soup tasted a little strange, and couldn't help frowning. I've been sick for a long time, and even my sense of taste has deteriorated a little. He asked as he drank, "Recently, Duke Wen and Duke Wu, have there been any movements?" ”

"Movement, no. But there's one thing that's funny. ”

"What's the matter?"

"Wu Ming, the governor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, has come to Ge Khan, and he still wants to marry the third emperor sister."

"Do you want to marry my precious daughter? No way. ”

The old emperor refused, thought for a while and asked, "Governor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, China and the West?" ”

"Well, yes. The new one is not much older than Erchen. ”

The old emperor had a wicked smile on his face: "I really have to meet him, and it's not impossible to marry my daughter." ”

The third prince had a smile on his face: "Yes, father and emperor, see him quickly, there are still a few days." ”

The old emperor nodded: "Well, he will leave in a few days, I have to hurry." ”

Two fathers and sons, one old and one young, looked at each other and laughed.

It all looks a little silly.