Chapter Fifty-Nine: Father and Son Dinner
While Li Yi and the three of them were trying to make the atmosphere in the car more harmonious, the emperor was also trying to make the two sons more harmonious.
As soon as Lin Tiankuo said goodbye to Chen Er, the chamberlain informed him that the emperor wanted him to accompany him to dinner, and he rushed to the Heart Cultivation Hall non-stop.
Accompanying the emperor to dinner was a normal thing for him. When the queen mother was alive, the three of them often ate around the same table like an ordinary family of three.
After the death of the queen mother, in addition to the fact that there was one less person at the time of eating, and the number of times they ate at the same table gradually decreased, eating at the same table was still the most intimate and relaxing moment for their father and son.
It seems that tonight is not the same as usual, only the father and son will have one more person at the table - Lin Zehai.
When he arrived at the Heart Cultivation Palace, he found that Lin Zehai had been in the palace for a while at this moment - the three plates of dim sum in his hand had been eaten until he saw the bottom of the plate.
He couldn't tell what he was feeling in his heart at the moment, so he suppressed his chaotic thoughts and asked the emperor to say goodbye: "Father, the son has something to delay, let you wait for a long time, and please forgive me." ”
"Get up. I made it to the point of absence without prior notice to you. How can you blame? The emperor stood up and commanded the chamberlain behind him, "Set the meal." ”
He walked up to Lin Tiankuo and looked at his son, who was taller than him: "We haven't eaten together for more than half a year." ”
"Hmm." To be precise, since the emperor announced in public that he would take Lin Zehai back to the palace, the father and son have not eaten together.
Lin Tiankuo had mixed emotions, but he was still keenly aware of the emperor's intentions, so he followed the emperor's intentions and spoke: "After the second brother returned to the palace, he spent most of his time in bed, and now it seems that his injury has healed. ”
"Thank you for your concern."
Before Lin Tiankuo entered the palace gate, he and the emperor were chatting about their life experience outside the palace.
Of course, there is a choice to tell him, for example, he must not say that he fought for half a piece of bread, how can the emperor's son be so undignified?
I haven't washed my face for two years at most, and the emperor will definitely not be able to accept this matter. Even if there is no food, there will always be a river, how can there be no place to wash your face?
How could the emperor understand the state of a person who cares about nothing but being alive?
The only thing he could tell him was those things that helped him with well-wishers, where had he met so many kind-hearted people, and eighty percent of these words were made up.
The emperor did not find his story false, nor did he find the abruptness of these people's kindness. In the emperor's heart, the people of his country were so friendly and kind.
When he was about to lose his composure, Lin Tiankuo came in, and then he consciously shut up and lowered his sense of existence.
This brother arranged for someone to assassinate him before he entered the palace, and later took him back to the palace because of the emperor's order, and he must have been angry in his heart. It will surely wait to find fault with him and put him to death.
He was powerless to contend with it, and he never thought of threatening his position, he didn't care about showing weakness to the enemy, and chose to avoid the edge for the time being.
"Father, since the second brother's health is already well, why don't the three of us have a meal together." When he entered the room and saw that there was an extra Lin Zehai in the room, he understood the emperor's intentions.
The emperor himself did not mention it, it was to give him a chance to repair the relationship between the two brothers. It seems that the emperor has put a lot of thought into it for the sake of their brothers, friends and brothers.
He didn't think it would have any effect, but it was necessary to prove to the emperor that he had tried. If you throw the olive branch that should be thrown away, you can't control the outcome.
"The prince's proposal was very satisfying. Zehai, what do you think? The emperor was very satisfied with Lin Tiankuo's general knowledge.
It's very tiring to accompany someone to act, but there is no good reason to refuse, so he agreed: "Thank you father, thank you eldest brother." ”
You see, I changed the title from "Prince" to "Big Brother". Did you receive the love of the two of you? When it comes to acting, I have also studied it painstakingly.
Because it was a family feast, the three of them sat around a table. The emperor sat in the middle, with Lin Tiankuo on his left hand side, and Lin Zehai on his right hand. Among the three people, he is the only one who is confident that he can repair the relationship between the two brothers at this moment.
Lin Tiankuo admits that he has a clear conscience, so he naturally will not lower his figure. Lin Zehai felt that it was useless for him to please his brother, if his brother was jealous of him from the beginning, the more he flattered, the more ill-intentioned he became.
The dishes were quickly served, making the three of them feel a lot less embarrassed to look at each other without saying a word.
The dishes on the table made Lin Tiankuo taste the same as chewing wax. The dishes in the palace are just gorgeous, but the taste is very ordinary. He couldn't help but miss the dishes Li Yi had made for him this afternoon.
"The dishes cooked by the chefs in the palace are more exquisite than those outside." Lin Zehai was the first to break the silence.
"Eat more if you like." The Emperor kindly replied to him.
This sentence seemed to make the emperor find the feeling of an ordinary person, and he actually complained about Lin Tiankuo: "Do you know that your brother actually ran to me and said that he wanted to marry a woman with good cooking skills as a concubine." ”
Lin Zehai was very surprised by this proposal: "Haha, it seems that my brother also likes to eat." ”
"I'm old, I don't have much appetite, and I don't ask for more to eat. Do you young people value the deliciousness of your food so much? In the emperor's tone, a trace of envy could be heard carefully.
"Father, the emperor should take care of the dragon's body. How can the body stand eating so little? Erchen has tasted a lot of food outside recently, and he will teach the imperial chef to change the taste for you, so that you can eat a few more bites. ”
As if the emperor's troubles had nothing to do with him, Lin Tiankuo calmly ignored the emperor's ridicule.
The emperor reminded him: "Don't always run outside the palace, occasionally take your brother to familiarize himself with government affairs." ”
"Okay." Lin Tiankuo paused, and then said, "Erchen will take him there." ”
"Father, the son's body has just improved, and at this time, he will participate in political affairs, and I am afraid that he will not be able to do it."
What he really wants to say is: My body is just right, so I go to challenge this brother's limit, isn't it looking for death?
The emperor also took a step back: "In this case, following your brother to some social occasions can be regarded as his introduction to the celebrity circle of the capital." ”
"It's fine." He did not refuse.
Is the daughter of the Jing Zhao Yin family qualified to be in this circle? Will I be able to meet her?
"The son of the Prime Minister's Mansion has a poetry meeting recently, I asked for a place for the two of you, don't forget to attend it together."
I see!
"The retainers obey." The two spoke in unison.
After the emperor's words were explained, the meal naturally did not need to be eaten, and the two retired together.
"I haven't officially thanked the imperial brother for bringing me back to the palace." The two walked silently to the door of the Heart Cultivation Palace, and when they parted, Lin Zehai took the lead in opening his mouth.
"It doesn't have to be that way, I don't care."
"In a few days' poetry meeting, can I stop writing poems? At my level, it's too hard to make poetry. Lin Zehai admitted his shortcomings.
"If you feel embarrassed, you don't have to do it, no one dares to force you. Always remember that you are the prince! They don't dare to lose your face. Lin Tiankuo has mixed emotions about this younger brother.
In his previous life, he was indeed innocent, and he couldn't hate him. is also a prince, but he has been a beggar for more than ten years. This even made him sympathetic.
In his life, he has not shown any signs of being a threat to himself, so he has no ill will towards him.
Now the top priority is to find the person who brought him to the capital, the purpose of this person is not clear, and it is very dangerous.
What Lin Zehai thought was: It turns out that being a prince has such benefits, and he can not do what he doesn't want to do.