The winter moon has passed, and now it has entered the wax moon, and the two snows in the capital have passed, and today is the third. Emperor Yude had received the settlement accounts of the treasury of the household department before the seventh day of the first month, and after a few days of checking, he finally sealed the accounts with the imperial pen Zhu Approval.

Folk say: After Laba is the New Year, there is nothing wrong with it. Bactria is a predominantly agrarian country, with two to three harvests a year in the south, and mostly one season in the north.

Emperor Yude has gradually become more leisurely in recent days, and some idle books and leisure interests saved in the old days have also been slowly picked up.

To say that Emperor Yude is really a benevolent monarch, usually in the face of the government and government to fulfill his duties, never slack, but also strict with himself, he was also a literary middle-aged man, because of the safety of the government and the people, many interests and hobbies have also been put aside, only a large piece of leisure time when he picked it up again.

Emperor Yude liked painting and carving since he was a child, and now he is a little free, so he picked up these hobbies of his own.

If you want to talk about painting, although Emperor Yude is not the top today, but it is also among the best in the painting world, especially the landscape of Emperor Yude, the spirit of an emperor is above the landscape, there is no doubt that it is majestic and inclusive, and it is also benevolent.

Emperor Yude's other hobby of carving is ingenious, he does not like to carve wood and lacquerware, but likes to carve residual stones, turning those strange-shaped stones into magic.

Jinhua still copied and sorted out the files in the Qiangang Hall every day, but Emperor Yude came in and was mostly busy with his own hobbies, and Jinhua could occasionally join in.

On this day, Jinhua completed the transcription of the last copy of the year submitted by the household department, which is also her last job this year, and it is over.

Jinhua looked at it, no one paid attention to it, she stretched her waist, the folds of the household were all numbers, her eyes were almost spent, and her back was a little panicked, but fortunately, under the teaching of Emperor Yude, she gradually understood the affairs of the household, so when transcribing, the sentence was broken, and the integrity of the meaning was not wrong.

Jin Hua got up and walked around his small bookcase a few times, and the tiredness on his body just now also decreased a lot.

At this time, Emperor Yude was sitting on the bookcase by the window carving something, Jinhua was very curious, so he quietly walked over.

Today's dragon book case, those pen washes, brush shelves, calligraphy and paintings, etc., are all gone, replaced by a lot of tools, charcoal, carving knives, rags, etc., and even several pieces of animal fur, but the skin is not the same.

And Emperor Yude, unlike usual, wore a dragon robe and a dragon crown, but a plain robe, and in front of him, he also wore an apron made of leather.

Jinhua looked very curious, and took a few steps forward, Zhou Liang stood aside, waved at her, and signaled not to disturb the emperor.

But Emperor Yude had already discovered her move.

"Out of the way, let her come closer." Emperor Yude's voice after marriage sounded, and he looked up at Jinhua again.

Jinhua got the holy decree, and naturally stepped forward quickly, lying on the corner of the dragon book case, and watched the emperor carving the stone seriously, but he didn't dare to ask.

"Girl, look at me, what are you carving?" Emperor Yude opened his mouth instead.

Jinhua shook his head and said, "I don't know. It's ugly."

Jin Hua commented on the almost spherical thing in Emperor Yude's hand, but the surface was rough and numb.

"Hahaha! You girl, it's not too much for me to give you a crime of deception! "Emperor Yude is obviously in a good mood.

"Where did anyone carve something coarse and linen? The girl really can't see where the beauty is. Jinhua is telling the truth.

Emperor Yude stopped his hand slightly, looked up at Jinhua, and smiled.

"In a moment you'll know what it means to turn decay into magic! You little girl still dare to criticize my poor craftsmanship! ”

After that, Emperor Yude was more enthusiastic about carving, Jinhua was bored, and went around the dragon book case and found a large wooden box, which was full of stones of various shapes and sizes.

Although these stones are of different sizes and shapes, they are not good stones such as jade, but they have one common feature - ugly!

Jinhua repeatedly turned over and over in that pile of stones for a long time, but still didn't turn out a decent one, she didn't understand why Emperor Yude made a pile of ugly stones here.

"Your Majesty, these stones of yours ......"

Emperor Yude raised his head, smiled, and motioned for her to continue. Jin Hua pursed his lips and continued.

"You stones, you are as ugly! Others are picking up stones to carve and polish, but you do the opposite, and the girl doesn't understand. ”

Hahahaha! Emperor Yude laughed, as if Jinhua's words had entered his heart, but he couldn't taste what Jinhua said was a compliment? Jinhua was even more puzzled, tilting his head and staring at Emperor Yude.

Emperor Yude straightened up and put down the carving knife and a piece of leather in his hand, stretched out his hand to Zhou Liang, who immediately handed over a wet hand towel and waved his hand at the palace maid serving tea.

Emperor Yude wiped his hands, and Zhou Liang served hot tea, drank a few sips, after this labor, the tea drunk was all sweet, and Emperor Yude passed on the second lamp.

"What is this carved on my hand?" Emperor Yude handed it to her.

Jinhua took it and looked at it repeatedly for a long time before he said weakly: "Isn't it...... Walnut? ”

Emperor Yude laughed again, nodding his head while brushing his beard.

"And do you still think it's ugly?"

Jinhua shook his head.

"Does the emperor have to carve this box of ugly stones into walnuts?" Jinhua flipped through again.

"You kid, you don't change at all, these stones are big and small, and the shapes are different, how can they all be carved into the same?" Emperor Yude paused.

"It's like dealing with things, such as the cup that was broken yesterday, obviously it wasn't intentionally broken, then naturally I won't blame, but if it was broken on purpose, then I will be severely punished.

In other words, these stones, the stones in the world are not the same, they are born beautiful, or jade or agate or crystal, etc., these are all gifts from God, and they are inherently beautiful.

But isn't it wrong if it's not beautiful? No, but since I chose to carve it, the beautiful stone is beautiful, and carving it even more beautifully is nothing more than icing on the cake. And the ugly stone into a vessel, because of the material to carve, decay into magic, that is the embodiment of exquisite skills. ”

"Teach students according to their aptitude? Simplicity because of ugliness? Jinhua followed up with a question.

"Hahahaha!" Emperor Yude laughed for a while, raised his head and stroked his beard, "The children can be taught, the children can be taught!" ”

Jinhua's intelligence gradually warmed up in Emperor Yude's heart, and Emperor Yude was more determined in his thoughts, this girl, no matter what, should be left to his son.

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Yinghua Palace, Qionghua Palace

It snowed all night on the first day, and it stopped before lunch today, and the virtuous concubine had eaten lunch and was leaning on the collapse, holding the hand stove and reading a book.

After turning more than a dozen pages, drowsiness struck, and the virtuous concubine was dizzy, Lianxin had already taken a blanket to help her hold down her legs and feet, afraid that she would catch a cold.

Just when Concubine Xian was drowsy, Xiao Ruizi came in to spread the word, saying that the emperor had arrived, Lianxin hurriedly wanted to serve Concubine Xian to get up and tidy up her makeup, Concubine Xian waved her hand, smiled, turned over, faced inward, and pretended to sleep.

After a while, the sound of laughter and laughter was heard, and Emperor Yude and his party walked in, and Lianxin and others hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

Emperor Yude took off his cloak and stood on the edge of the charcoal cage to roast the fire, Lianxin wanted to wake up his master, but was stopped by Emperor Yude.

"Let her sleep, I'm not busy today, I'm here this afternoon."

When Lianxin heard this, she was secretly happy for her master, and quickly took the hand stove handed over by the little girl and presented it to Emperor Yude.

"What kind of tea is the emperor drinking today? The slave maid went to soak it. "Lotus Heart respectfully serves.

Emperor Yude didn't speak, Cheng Yi, who came with him, had already handed a bag of tea to Lianxin, and told her to hang a small charcoal stove.

After a while, Lianxin ordered someone to light a small charcoal stove and come in, and took a cast iron kettle, boiled the water first, and then put the tea leaves into the pot, put it on the small charcoal stove and hang it, and drank warm tea at any time.

Emperor Yude went to the cold air on his body, and then walked towards the couch, and when he got closer, he still held a book in his arms, and Emperor Yude picked it up and looked at it, but it turned out to be "Taiping Guangji".

Emperor Yude looked at the open page, and Concubine Xian was reading "Liu Yi", so she couldn't help but smile and sat down on the floor.

"I can't imagine that Concubine Ai has transcended like this, and she has read these books that have become immortals leisurely, I am really old!"

When the virtuous concubine heard Emperor Yude say this, she turned over, sat up straight, and looked at the emperor.

"The emperor is talking nonsense again! Where is it old?! "The virtuous concubine smiled skillfully." The concubine has only been married to you for a few years?! ”

After that, Concubine Xian leaned on the shoulder of Emperor Yude, snuggled up, and enjoyed this rare peace. Emperor Yude put his arm around Concubine Xian's shoulders and tapped Concubine Xian's eyebrows.

"You! It's always like a child, and now she's the mother of two older children, and she's still so childish. ”

Lianxin and Cheng Yi looked at each other, and the two quickly dismissed the servants in the house, and the two also retreated to the side hall and waited carefully.

"Feng'er, haven't been going to the Qiangang Hall recently?" Emperor Yude asked gently.

"As I said just now, the concubine is the mother of two children, and now she is called by the name of the girl." A finger of the virtuous concubine circled Emperor Yude's chest.

"There are three thousand beauties in the harem, only Feng'er knows me best, and now they get along in private, can't they be called? If I don't call it again, I'm afraid I'll forget. Emperor Yude joked.

"Yes! The concubines see that the emperor is getting busier and busier, and he hasn't set foot in the Qionghua Hall of the concubines for a long time, and now he still comes to make fun of others. ”

"Hahaha!" Emperor Yude laughed, "It's almost there!" The emperors have grown up, and in a few years, I will be able to let the children do some business, and I will really be able to accompany Feng'er every day, and the Taoyuan plum will be born. ”

"Yes, the children are older, but we are old." Concubine Xian sighed, "But it doesn't matter, Feng'er believes that there will be a day when 'picking chrysanthemums under the east fence', when the time comes, the emperor will tease his grandson, and the concubines will weave cloth and sew clothes." ”

In the afternoon, the two emperors and concubines looked forward to a better future, and laughter came out from time to time, peaceful and peaceful. The lotus heart and Cheng Yi in the side hall were both infected.

Emperor Yude caressed the back of the virtuous concubine.

"O concubine! There is one thing that has been swirling in my heart, and I want to talk to my concubine. ”

Well! The virtuous concubine snorted lightly and waited for Emperor Yude's next words.

"Jinhua's girl, I observe it day by day, it's a good one. I want ......"

Emperor Yude paused, but the heartbeat of the virtuous concubine increased inexplicably......