Chapter 10: The Fifteen Kings (1)

Penglai Pond is located in the middle of the entire Yeting Palace, there are east and west, and the west pool is large. There are three mountains in the pond, named Penglai, Izumo, Guiluan, and called Penglai Immortal Island, there are palace buildings on the island, rockery and clear springs. Penglai Pond is surrounded by verandahs and water pavilions, planted with trees and flowers, the scenery is pleasant, and the lake and mountains are all visible, which makes people forget to return.

The blue waves on the lake are quiet, the islands and the reflection are connected together, and the charm cast by the blue sky, the sun is like gold, and a few white clouds float up, which is very magnificent and picturesque. How can I live up to such a beautiful view, perhaps I have left this world too soon, and I have never enjoyed the scenery here before. Now, I am standing by the pool again, looking at my own shadow in the water, and I no longer have the shock and excitement of being reborn at the beginning. Yes, but it's as calm as the waters. But what kind of dark tide is hidden under this mirror?

Holding the wicker branches in his hand, he sighed softly: "The wind suddenly rises, blowing a pool of thoughts." ”

Then I heard someone behind me say, "Isn't it spring water that blows, how did it become a thought?" The voice was low and lingering, with a mellow texture, and it sounded very soft, like a feather, gently caressing my heart.

When I looked back, I saw a young man, wearing a purple gold and white jade crown, wearing a sky blue python civilian clothes, with a three-finger-wide gold buckle around his waist, and beautiful jade hanging down on both sides. Long and jade, graceful, handsome and handsome, standing with his hands in his hands, holding a book in his hand, looking noble, but also indispensable to a bookish atmosphere. When he saw me turn around, he was stunned. I smiled and said, "It turned out to be the fifteenth king!"

The fifteenth king is the youngest son of the first emperor, the younger brother of the emperor, and the biological mother is a concubine who was extremely favored by the emperor in the last period. In the later period of the first emperor, the entire harem was useless, and this beauty was favored, but because of this, it attracted the resentment of the harem, and the beauty finally got pregnant, and after giving birth to the fifteenth king, she died in childbirth!

The first emperor lost his beloved concubine, and felt that it was the fifteenth king who took his mother's life, so he became disgusted with this newborn baby, and never looked at him from beginning to end, and did not even give him a name, or the emperor gave him a name after he ascended the throne. The prince of the dignified Heavenly Empire, was abandoned like a shoe, but fortunately he survived, after experiencing the great battle of the sons of the first emperor, the current emperor ascended the throne, remembering his loneliness, he was specially allowed to stay in the palace, and he was particularly generous.

I don't have a deep impression of the Fifteen Kings, and he is not conspicuous in my memory. The fifteenth king always seemed to hold a book in his hand, and because of this, the outside world called him a "bookworm".

Because he has no quarrel with the world, I have no dislike for him after a lifetime, and I have some sympathy for him, a royal nobleman who is not valued by anyone.

He stared at me with blazing eyes, and I was a little embarrassed by his staring and lowered my head. I heard him ask, "How do you know that I am the fifteenth king?

I secretly said something bad in my heart, but I quickly turned around and smiled: "Although I haven't seen you, I know it with a guess!"

"Oh?"

I smiled and said, "The men who can enter and leave the inner courtyard of the palace freely except for the emperor are several princes. But you are clearly wearing a prince's costume, and I remember that although you cannot be crowned king because you are not yet a weak crown, the emperor is benevolent. Treat you with princely courtesy. What's more, the book you hold in your hand has already betrayed your identity. ”

With a smile in his eyes, he asked, "How is the book in my hand?"

I smiled and said, "Everyone knows that the fifteenth king is a big 'bookworm', no matter where he goes, he holds a book in his hand, and probably no one here loves to read more than you, so ......"

"Hehe, I see. He nodded and smiled, his smile was gentle, like a spring breeze. In addition to the soft smile in that gaze, there was a little more inquiry. "Since you've guessed my identity, I'll guess how you are?"

I raised my chin and said, "The prince just guesses." "Although I want to be reborn now, I still can't change all of my habits and movements. Sometimes, she still shows her former daughterhood or pride. Fortunately, the fifteenth king is open-minded and not a calculating person.

He pondered for a moment and began to say: "The women in the harem, except for the concubines of the Son of Heaven, are female officials and palace maids, female officials and palace maids have uniform clothing customization, although your dress is simple, but it does not conform to their characteristics, so you are naturally not a female official or a palace maid." As for the concubines, there is probably only one I have never seen at your age. ”

I knew that he had also guessed who I was, so I stopped hiding it, nodded and said, "That's right, I'm Ji." ”

He was not surprised, bowed his head slightly, and I bowed my knees in return.

In fact, although I am a concubine, I did not give birth to a prince, not to mention that my status is not high, he can not bow to me at all. But he read poetry and books, and did not underestimate me, and at this time, I was already grateful to him.

I remember that it was recorded in the history books of my dynasty that Taizong had a disagreement with his mother Concubine Duan when he was young, and the palace maid did not know who to listen to, and Taizong, who was only eight years old, said to the palace maid: "I am the son of my father, with royal blood, and Concubine Duanniang is just one of my father's many women." At that time, Concubine Duan was extremely shocked, and after Emperor Taizu heard about it, he felt that although his young son was disrespectful, he had the style of a king, and later passed the throne to him.

As a result, later generations had the custom of "palace concubine Mo Ruo Prince".

The fifteenth king can get rid of old thoughts and let go of my identity, and I am grateful.

"I just listened to what Niangniang said, it seems to be full of thoughts, I don't know what Niangniang feels? Can you say it and listen to it next? If you can be relieved in the next, you may be able to solve your confusion. ”

Although he asked sincerely, how could my mind be humane to others? What I feel is nothing more than the thoughts of my little daughter's family, if I say it, I really want to make the prince laugh!"

"Niangniang knows that it is not humanly solved, but it doesn't have to be like this, it hurts herself, and it is very inappropriate. ”

I smiled at him and said, "Thank you, I know." ”

He was stunned for a moment, and I thought to myself, people who have read a lot of books always have some "idiocy" and can't change it, right? At that moment, I don't blame him for being abrupt, and I bowed my knees to him again, bowed my head and left.

After returning to the Ningxiang Pavilion, the spring equinox Gu Yu and they were anxious to look for me everywhere, and when they saw me coming back, they folded their hands and said: "Amitabha, Niangniang is finally back, and if you can't find Niangniang, the slaves and maids will go to the Shanggong Bureau to confess." ”

I smiled and said, "You guys are alive and well! I'm just going out for a walk, what's the big deal? I'm going to go out for a walk in the future, you all have to be restless!"

Gu Yu brought me a bowl of red bean soup for me to take, and I sat quietly in front of the bed, drinking and distracting. The fifteenth king, about to experience ups and downs in his childhood, so that he can only be obsessed with poetry and books, which is also very good, stronger than the seven princes' refusal to admit defeat, to add to the battle, and in the end did not end up miserable?

But there are some things that don't have to be argued, and some things that must be argued!