During the Qingming Festival, it rains a lot, and pedestrians on the road want to break their souls.

The rain in early summer was fast and rapid. In the deep and empty palace, the rain fell on the bluestone slab drop by drop.

"Ah~ don't ...... No~~! ”

A terrible exclamation came from the Yongshou Palace, and the palace maids who were on duty all night outside the hall were excited, and they cheered up their spirits and picked up the palm lamps everywhere brighter.

"Mother, are you having nightmares again? Do you want to come to the Imperial Doctor? ”

"No...... If you're sick, help the mourning family get up. ”

"Yes, Queen Mother."

The woman who was helped up was born with a flower and a moon, because she had just woken up from a dream, she seemed to have palpitations, and her skin was more reflective of the frost and snow in plain clothes, which was very moving.

Lin Xuanyi, who only served as a concubine for two years, gave birth to the prince on the second day, and the new emperor ascended the throne. became the queen mother. Now, she has been the queen mother for 12 years, but she is only thirty, and she is just beautiful. The beauty fades away, adding a touch of mature charm. It's just that there seems to be a sad face between the eyebrows and eyes, like a beauty covering her face, and the elegance is slightly reduced.

"Niangniang, you have only slept for an hour, every rainy night, for a long time, how can your jade body be able to eat?" Su Yun, the palace maid beside her, is Lin Xuanyi's dowry brought from her mother's family, she is loyal and alert, and she trusts her the most.

Lin Xuanyi looked sad, his eyes were confused, as if he was stuck in a memory, and muttered: "This is the retribution given to me by God...... First queen her...... When it rained, she came to me and said that I had killed her, the emperor, and their newborn emperor......"

"The Queen Mother!" Su Yun whispered to wake up Lin Xuanyi, who had fallen into delirium, and prevented her from continuing to talk nonsense. Then gently persuade him, gently knead his temples with both hands, and relax his body.

"Niangniang, you have a heart disease. You didn't kill the first queen. The emperor who died at birth was her blessing, and she couldn't withstand the royal wealth. Don't take it all upon yourself. ”

"But...... If I hadn't ......"

"Mother, it was an accident. It's not your fault. Su Yun's tone was firm and he said the words that had been repeated a hundred times, as if he were demagogic.

"It would be nice if I hadn't married into the palace~ You know what? When I was in the boudoir, I often thought about what it would be like to get married, but ...... No matter how much I think about it, I can't think of it...... It's like today, guarding the cold Yongshou Palace, life is better than death, and life is like a year! ”

With two "clangs", Lin Xuanyi knocked over the night pearl palm lamp next to the bed and sobbed lowly.

Su Yun wiped her tears with Jinpa. "Niangniang~ You must not think like this. Even if it's not for yourself, for the sake of the emperor, you have to cheer up. The emperor is now sensible, and his whereabouts are becoming more and more symbolic, and he is living out of the appearance of your mother. ”

"I'm glad I didn't follow anything else except this skin." Lin Xuanyi laughed at herself.

"Son Xiao's mother, daughter Xiao's father. Niangniang, you were the first beauty in the imperial city back then, and now although the emperor is only twelve years old, he has already revealed the appearance of an immortal. It's all thanks to your good fortune! ”

"Hahaha~ Blessing?" Lin Xuanyi laughed sarcastically, tears rolling in her eyes. "I envy the blessings of the first queen, the light of life, and the vigorous death! When she was in the boudoir, was there any woman in the Imperial City who didn't envy her? Born in a family of Taifu, his talents, temperament, and words make people feel like a spring breeze; Her parents are affectionate, and she is the only daughter in the family. In terms of status, among the nobles of the imperial city, she is the first, and I am not even qualified for the top ten; On marriage, she married the person she loved, after ten miles of red makeup phoenix crown and Xia Wei in the middle palace; What about me? Imprisoned in this gloomy and cold palace, you will never be free! Whoever wants such a good blessing will take it! The mourning family doesn't want to be contaminated! Lin Xuanyi's little face was mottled with tears, and her eyes were resolute.

"Alas...... Niangniang still doesn't think about this. The slave servs you and drinks this tranquilizer, and the emperor will come up early tomorrow morning to ask for peace, and he should be worried when he sees that you look bad. ”

Xu thought of his son, and Lin Xuanyi came back to his senses. "Folks often say: nephews follow their uncles, which is true. In the early years, the mourning family was still worried about him...... Now it seems that his character and intelligence are all with his uncle, and the mourning family is relieved. ”

"That's what the mother said. Taifu personally taught, and you are brothers and sisters. Whether it is a relationship or a teacher's relationship, the emperor will make great achievements on the day! ”

Lin Xuanyi's face softened, and there was relief and worry in her eyes. "My brother taught him well, but my father often taught him some cold-blooded emperor techniques in front of him...... This emperor's position is extremely cold in the heights, and it is really a lonely position. The mourning family doesn't want him to be like me in the future...... There is nothing but glory and wealth. ”

"What's the idea?"

"How about letting the emperor go to the temple? The temple of learning is the place where our dynasty cultivates the pillars of the country. The sons of important ministers and dignitaries in the court also learned from this. In this way, the emperor can choose and cultivate his cronies from an early age, and he can also experience the people's livelihood and people's feelings, which will help him govern the country in the future. ”

"But the emperor is the honor of the Ninety-Five, go to the folk ......" Su Yun was not finished speaking, and was interrupted by Lin Xuanyi waving his hand.

"He's not...... Forget it...... It doesn't have to be said with you to listen. Tomorrow, I will go to the Taifu to see the mourning family, and the mountain people have their own clever plans. ”

"Yes, Queen Mother, the slave and maid remember."

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On the second day, Nanyang Xu's daughter was anxious and sent someone to Yefu to pick up the mother and son and go back to their parents' house for a small gathering. Ye An took office as a new official, and he was busy with officialdom and couldn't get out. So he asked Fu Shun to pack a whole twelve cars of gifts, in order to show that he had not fulfilled his filial piety for twelve years.

At noon, the mighty motorcade stopped at an elegant and chic mansion in the southwest corner of the imperial city, Ye Zhiqiu got off the car, and saw his mother looking at the plaque of "Nanyang Xu" and pondering, with tears in her eyes. A kind and kind old woman stumbled out with the help of the maid, and the mother threw herself into the old woman's arms as if she had come back to her soul.

"Mother~ My daughter is back! My daughter is not filial, and she has not been filial to you for 12 years......"

"My Jiaojiao, my son~! I've finally got you back...... I thought I wouldn't see you before I died...... Woo woo woo ...... "Mother and daughter reunited after a long absence, hugged each other and cried, so moved."

Ye Zhiqiu has never seen her mother crying like this, she has always been so knowledgeable, dignified and virtuous. I never thought that I would be like her, lying in my mother's arms and crying. She also felt a sour nose when she heard the crying, and reached out to pull the hand of her brother next to her, but Ye Ruochen rarely didn't shake it off, and let her hold it.

Xu Xixi's eyes already had tears, she turned sideways, pressed the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, and then turned around and persuaded: "Madam, old lady...... Today is a happy day, see you crying here, don't make your children's eyes red. ”

The old lady realized that she was a little out of shape, and choked up and asked, "Is this ...... Delicate twins? ”

"No, today Miss Young Master saw her grandmother for the first time, and the old lady didn't teach her children to read jokes~"

"Quick, show Grandmother...... Ruochen's eyebrows and eyes look exactly the same as Jiaojiao's childhood, but boyishness and femininity are different...... Zhiqiu doesn't look like Jiaojiao, but she looks better than Jiaojiao! Look at the bearing between the eyebrows...... It's like a child of a noble family......"

"Mother! How can there be such a ...... to praise children" Xu Anjiao was rarely coquettish in front of her mother.

At this time, a few more people came out of the courtyard. A woman heard her voice first, and then saw her person.

"My mother has always been accurate in looking at people. This kid has an extraordinary bearing between his eyebrows, especially these eyes, which are the most iconic characters from the Qinghe Ye family and our Nanyang Xu family! It's much better than the ones I gave birth to! ”

"Mother!"

"Mother!"

Suddenly there was a unanimous protest behind him, and everyone laughed, a happy scene.

"I've seen my aunt~"

"I've seen my aunt~"

The two sides greeted each other, although it was the first time they met, but the warmth between relatives quickly washed away the restraint and strangeness of the first meeting.

Compared with Mrs. Xu's true feelings when she saw her daughter, when Ye Zhiqiu saw her grandfather and maternal uncle, she realized why her mother had to tell them again and again: My grandfather's family is not as good as the Ye family's military generals, and the most exquisite thing about family style is the rules.

The Xu family is a well-known gentry family, a century-old scholarly family. It is a branch of Nanyang Xu's lineage, Xu Hongcai was the first in the imperial examination when he was young, won the champion, once served as a scholar of Hallym University, learned ancient and modern, and read poetry and books; The Xu family is self-denying and repentant, and the family style is simple. He once made a rule: all children of the Xu family are not allowed to take concubines, and they are not allowed to violate laws and disciplines. Violators will be removed from the family, and they will not be allowed to enter the ancestral hall of the Xu family after their death, and the descendants of the Xu family will not be able to recognize their ancestors.

After Xu Hongcai returned to his hometown, he bought a house and dozens of acres of land in the suburbs of the imperial city. His only son, Xu Ziru, was courteous and talented, ranking first among the talented sons of the Southern Zhou Dynasty, but he unexpectedly did not gain fame. How many powerful and wealthy businessmen in the imperial city tried their best to ask Xu Ziru to be the master of the temple and teach the children in the family to study. Unexpectedly, the Xu family opened a school on the outskirts of the imperial city, accepting disciples regardless of their background, only based on character. For more than ten years, he did not restrain his family, and when he saw the poor, he also gave a helping hand; Some of his disciples are now serving in the court; The disciples who did not take the test for fame, and there are also those who inherit the teacher's aspirations, and the school opens the hall to feed their hometown. Therefore, the Nanyang Xu family is highly respected in the imperial city and even among the people.

After Ye Zhiqiu lived in his grandfather's house for half a month, he and his cousins were already very familiar with each other. Although she and Ye Ruochen were born together, Ye Ruochen has been quiet and calm since she was a child, and she is a boy; In addition, the two have very different temperaments and are not very similar in appearance, so they are often ridiculed and amused by the people of Jiangbei City. Now that I meet two blood sisters of the same age, like-minded, and who look quite like my mother, how can I not make her happy!

Ye An finally finished the handover of official duties from the Ministry of War, respectfully went to the door to apologize to his father-in-law, and took his wife and children back to the house; By the way, he brought back a handwritten letter entrusted to Xu Ziru by Lin Feng, the prince of the dynasty.

Ye Zhiqiu didn't know the content of the letter, but he saw that his uncle was silent after reading the letter, and sighed half-loudly, saying that the Taifu asked him to be the master of the temple, and he didn't mention anything else. As soon as these words came out, the happy and harmonious main hall suddenly became cloudy, and everyone present was full of sadness.

Why are adults worried about the children, but the children present are all wilted, and their faces are like vegetables.

This sentence contains the following information: After entering school, the father/uncle who does not smile will be one of their masters.

This is simply the worst news they have heard this year. Except for Ye Ruochen, this guy who looks and has the same personality as his uncle, is secretly happy but does not dare to show his color, for fear of being beaten by Ye Zhiqiu. Ye Ruochen had no choice but to learn from his uncle's sigh just now, and whispered in his heart: Alas..... He, the eldest grandson of the Great General's Mansion to protect the country, is really aggrieved.