To be able to enter the palace, even if it is to be a handyman who cleans the dust, it is also the dream of countless people, not to mention that he was canonized as the crown prince at the age of six, and in the eyes of others, he is the golden dragon among the dragons and the jade phoenix among the phoenixes. But in fact, every hair and skin of his body tells of his dissatisfaction. What he was dissatisfied with was that he couldn't run around like other unkempt children, he couldn't gallop around the fields and hunt like other handsome young men, and he couldn't talk and laugh all over the world like the Emperor Gaozu. What he doesn't want to face is that after waiting for decades, the eldest grandson has reached the age when he was the prince, but he is still the prince, that's it, but recently his father seems to have deliberately snubbed him, ignoring the suffering of the people, ignoring his own suggestions, and ignoring his mother, but he is very kind to Brother Fuling, this little doll who doesn't know the hardships of the world. In fact, he is not greedy for power, the endless waiting has already smoothed out all the expectations in his heart, and also smoothed out all the anxiety, he can't let go of the gradually withering rivers and mountains and the aging and lonely queen mother.

"Let's go......" The prince flicked his sleeves and turned his back: "Master, you are a great Confucian, that's a few admonitions from your parents. What does it mean to be disobedient to your will, but not to disobey, and to work without complaining'? ”

"Your Highness......" Shi De understood the prince's intentions, and his voice was choked.

"Tell me about it." The prince's voice was very low.

"The Master's meaning is that when serving your parents, if there is something wrong with your parents, you should gently persuade them, even if they are not willing to listen, you should still be respectful to them, do not disobey them, and work for them without resentment...... Shi De's voice was also low.

Suddenly, it was another night.

The emperor moved to Ganquan Palace, and Zhao Jieyu and a few concubines accompanied him, but he still did not call the queen mother's wife to accompany him. The prince was even more worried about his mother, and early in the morning, he was waited for by someone to come to the Jiaofang Palace. The huge Weiyang Palace is extremely deserted due to the emperor's transfer and the accompanying officials, the occasional birdsong actually stirs up echoes, and there are no cars and horses in front of the main gate of the Jiaofang Palace, only the double que in front of the palace shows the identity of the queen of the hall owner.

Empress Wei actually went out of the palace to greet the crown prince, just like an ordinary old mother expecting her children. Empress Wei is over sixty years old, from a stunning beauty who is loved by 3,000 to a middle-aged woman who enjoys the glory, and then to an ordinary old woman who is now as cold as frost in the court, she has fought over the golden house Gillian, but she finally lost to the years, and she was completely defeated before the emperor's sweet words.

"According to Er, I heard that your carriage and horse were detained by Jiang Chong?" Empress Wei seemed to ask casually.

"Yes, Queen Mother." The crown prince didn't intend to let Empress Wei know about this, she had already experienced too many ups and downs, and she was old, so she shouldn't use such a trivial matter to make her tired.

"Those few people who were determined by the court lieutenant to abandon the city, you want to release them?" Empress Wei asked again.

The prince was very surprised, and did not know where Empress Wei heard the news, and replied: "After returning to the mother, those people only pulled a cart of logs into the city, and it has been ascertained that they are small people who burn charcoal for a living, and there is no evidence that they transported wood to make puppets and sell them to the palace people, and the court captain sentenced ......"

"You all stand down, and leave us two to talk." Empress Wei suddenly interrupted the prince's words and continued: "Sister-in-law stays." The concubine is the eldest queen of Wei, with a good appearance, generous, and has followed Queen Wei for more than ten years. Except for her, all Gong'e and Huangmen bowed their heads and retreated.

"I know what you said, for many years, I have never asked about state affairs, but I will definitely ask about you. Don't you understand, there is no right or wrong in the affairs of the Han family, what the emperor said is right. The emperor asked you to supervise the country, not to ask you to veto what he had approved. The witch Gu is the thing that the emperor cares about the most, from Gillian to Gongsun He, how can there be anything right or wrong, the emperor is right when he says it is right, and if it is wrong, it is right, no one should go against the dragon scales. I'm old, and I can't see the emperor all year long, and when I do, I'm just doing decorations, and I can't speak, and I don't expect anything, just expect you to go smoothly. ”

Empress Wei said too much in one breath, a little gasping, and Chang Yu was busy nudging on her back.

"Doctor Chuan!" The prince said to Changyu.

"No, I'm not sick." Empress Wei said softly. "How to write the word forbearance", Empress Wei suddenly asked again.

The prince naturally knew what Empress Wei meant, and still replied smoothly: "After returning to my mother, there is a blade above and a heart below. ”

"Always remember that the heart hangs on the blade, don't let the knife fall, no matter how hard the heart is, you can't escape the open knife and the hidden arrow, otherwise, even if we want to be ordinary people, it will be difficult for us to fulfill our wishes. As long as the knife doesn't fall, there will be a time for you to change this world! Also, there is nothing special in the future, don't come to me, don't say hello, the more cold on the surface, the better, if there is anything, I will let her tell you, she has learned three punches and two kicks, don't worry. Empress Wei turned her head towards her sister-in-law. The concubine hurriedly stepped back and knelt down.

Since Gongsun He's whole family was punished, Empress Wei, who was already smiling less, has become more and more silent and smiling, and saying these words today made the prince feel terrified, and knelt down with tears in his eyes and said: "Queen Mother......"

"Get up." Without waiting for the prince to say anything, Empress Wei's expression relaxed again. "I'm a grandfather, why do I still look like a child." Empress Wei smiled helplessly and said: "I have seen it through, there is no one in my Wei family, those who have children in the harem are ready to move, and the ministers of the inner palace are also the masters who see the wind and make the rudder, you, you must clamp the tail tighter, so tight that the emperor forgets you, as long as the title is there, it will come naturally." ”

"Sons remember the teachings!" The prince bowed his head. Only then did he realize that the queen mother had seen more clearly than him.

"Don't talk about that." Empress Wei waved her hand and continued: "I have a good treasure here, which was brought back by Zhang Qian from the Western Regions to the emperor before, saying that it is the best way to exorcise demons and ward off evil spirits. What else do you say that there is Manichaeism in the West, which specializes in keeping good people safe, and is the best way to subdue demons and eliminate demons, there is a Western monk who doesn't know what year and month he got this, and gave it to Zhang Qian, I think it is exquisite, so I will bring my little great-grandson as a longevity talisman, and wait for him to hug me when he is full moon. Being able to be a grandmother of several children and a woman is also a great blessing. ”

Before she could finish speaking, she took out an amber from a wooden cabinet, held it above her head with both hands, and knelt before the prince.

The crown prince did not like alchemists, especially wizards from the Western Regions, but he had also heard of this Manichaean religion, and it was said that if you are committed to goodness, you can soar and reach your descendants. Teach people to be good, even if they can't ascend, what is the excess? So he didn't averse to Manichaeism, but rather fell in love with it.

The prince wiped his tears with a towel, held it with both hands, thanked him, opened it and saw that it was a treasure mirror, as big as eight baht coins, the front side looked like copper not copper, like jade not jade, clear and moist, just like the bright moon. The back is as green as the palace tile, the pattern is different from all the bronze mirrors in the palace, it is an eight-petal lotus, a person looms in the middle and sits on his knees, his clothes are exposed, his hands are closed, his eyes seem to be closed, he is very leisurely.

"Go, my son, and remember what I say today, or disaster will become!" Empress Wei's voice trembled a little, and she turned away and stopped looking at the crown prince.

The prince looked at the thin and slightly rickety back of Empress Wei, with the feeling of the wind blowing yellow leaves and the rain hitting the autumn grass, he knew that it was time for his son to shelter his mother from the wind and rain, he bowed deeply and said, "Son, remember!" Then he put on his sleeve and withdrew.

When I returned to Bowang Garden, the sun was warm, and the grape trellises drawn from the Western Regions were scattered on the ground, and the grape trellises were densely hung with half-ripe grapes in green or purple, and two grandsons and a dozen servants were picking grapes. The grape trellis is next to a small pond tens of zhang square, clear and clear, or red or green swimming fish of various colors walk slowly, and a few mandarin ducks float on the water and doze. There is a pavilion next to the grape trellis, Shi Liangdi and Wang Weng must tease their little grandson in the pavilion.

The sky is unpredictable, and the wind suddenly rolls in dark clouds, and it should be a shower.