"If you don't want to live with her, I can give you a separate courtyard, and no one in the back garden has ever won this honor." The emperor said again.

Yao Chuxi was really frightened by the emperor, and he didn't know how to answer, so he simply kept silent.

"By the way, next month is the second prince's birthday, and I haven't thought about what to give him yet, do you have an idea?"

What does that mean? Talking to her?

Yao Chuxi breathed a sigh of relief and thought for a while.

She has never even seen the face of the second prince, how can she know what personality he likes, what he hates? It's okay to blame her if something is not what he wants, but if it hurts the father-son friendship between the emperor and him, it will really be her sin.

Besides, this matter of sending things shouldn't be discussed with a five-grade talent like her, right? The emperor must have something in mind.

After sorting out his thoughts, Yao Chuxi said cautiously, "I'm afraid the concubine will not be able to solve the emperor's difficulties." ”

"Oh?" The emperor asked in a cold tone: "Do you know how many women in this back garden and even the entire palace want to solve this problem for me?" If you are liked by the second prince, your status in this palace can be said to be rising. ”

Indeed, before Yao Chuxi entered the palace, his father had inquired that the emperor had two princes and three princesses. Among them, the eldest prince's life was not good, so that his biological mother Pei Zhaoyi had a dystocia and collapsed during childbirth, and both adults and children died. The biological mother of the second prince is Bi Jieyu, who was promoted to Concubine Qing after giving birth to the prince, so the second prince is the only living son of the emperor now, if he is loved, it is difficult to guarantee that the emperor will not favor her more.

As for the three princesses, the biological mother of the eldest princess is a palace maid, and after giving birth to the princess, she was promoted to Xie Meiren, and among the many beauties, she is also the only one who does not live in the back garden, and has her own Jinhuaxuan to live. The biological mother of the second princess is the queen mother of today, so the second princess has been favored since birth. The biological mother of the third princess is Lin Jieyu, she was Jieyu when she gave birth to the third princess, and she is still a Jieyu now.

The emperor can't say why he wants Yao Chuxi to be in charge of this matter, you must know that she and the second prince can't get along in any way, and there is no need to go to great lengths to earn favor for her.

The gifts given in previous years are nothing more than the four treasures of the study, gold and clothes, or the treasures and treasures offered everywhere, which are expensive and valuable, but they have no intentions, and they can't really make the second prince like them.

may feel that Yao Chuxi has a good eye edge when he first sees him, and he will not have any coquettish blame behavior after seeing him for a long time, and he is always better than other women.

"Then please tell the emperor and his concubines if the second prince has any preferences and taboos." Yao Chuxi asked.

"I don't know what he likes, it all depends on his eyes."

This is undoubtedly a big problem for Yao Chuxi.

After the emperor left, Yao Chuxi asked Luoxue to take a pen and paper, and seriously thought about what should be prepared for the second prince's birthday.

I remember that my cousin's favorite thing at home is toys and fireworks, but after all, he is a child outside the palace, and he must be a little different from the children in the palace.

In half a month, the emperor summoned Yao Chuxi to the Taihe Hall twice, once he rested there late at night, and once he just went to sleep for one night.

Guan Shanggong hooked her again, and took the palace maid to visit her again, saying that there were many things to do in Shangyi, and the busy people couldn't be distracted, so they didn't bother to make new clothes for Yunyan Pavilion, so they immediately brought three new clothes to make amends.

"What sin is this? There are many things in Shangyi Prison, Guan Shanggong forgot for a while that shouldn't be considered a mistake, where did he get to make amends? Yao Chuxi said politely to her.

The falling snow on the side really convinced the face of this Guan Shanggong.

"Look at what the talented man said, after all, it's still a slave." Guan Shanggong is low, and he doesn't seem to have a sincere attitude.

Yao Chuxi didn't want to continue to be polite with her, and quietly gave Luo Yu a look, and Luo Yu immediately came over and said that the little master should take a nap at the right time, Guan Shanggong listened and immediately left with interest.

"The little master is too kind, he should close the door of Yunyan Pavilion and not let her in." Xue Xue said stupidly.

"You're really angry, too." Yao Chuxi held the fan with butterflies embroidered on his face, and gently fanned the wind and said, "She hasn't offended me, so why should I show her face?" On the contrary, it seems that I am calculating. ”

The day after tomorrow is the birthday of the second prince, Pan Zhenan came to Yunyan Pavilion on the emperor's order to ask Yao Chuxi how he was preparing, Yao Chuxi turned around and took a note and handed it to him, "Please also ask my father-in-law to help me prepare this." ”

Pan Zhenan just opened the note and glanced at it hastily, and then laughed, "The talented person has a clear mind and points to the heart of His Royal Highness the Second Prince." ”

"What does my father-in-law mean that the second prince likes this?"

"Exactly, what is written on the talented paper is exactly what the second prince likes, but the emperor is worried about the safety of the second prince and has never let him get close."

"It's okay, just look at it from a distance."

In the blink of an eye, on the day of his birthday, the palace was bustling from day to night.

Concubine Qing, as the biological mother of the second prince, must be dressed differently. She was wearing a brick-red coat tonight, a big red pomegranate skirt underneath, a Lingyun sideburns on her head, a red gold pearl pendant, and two Dongzhu earrings in her ears, which made her look more graceful and noble.

A five-grade talent like Yao Chuxi naturally wants to pray for the second prince in the back garden, where can it be their turn to come out.

But you can see the same sky when you look up, Yao Chuxi carefully counted the time, stood in the courtyard of Yunyan Pavilion and looked up at the pillar of light rising in the night sky, and then exploded into a flower, and then one after another flowers bloomed in the air. The second prince clapped his hands vigorously, and the smile on the corner of his mouth hung on his face for a long time.

"Do you like it?" The emperor walked over, touched the head of the second prince and asked.

"Back to my father, my sons like it very much."

"If you like it, it's fine." The emperor smiled with satisfaction.

After a while, Pan Zhenan came with a lantern, lit a fire in front of the second prince, and handed the lamp to the second prince, "His Royal Highness the second prince, this is a birthday gift from Yao Cairen of Yunyan Pavilion, do you like it?" ”

I saw that the lantern was showing different patterns on all sides. On one side is a small statue of the second prince, on the other side is the four words of peace and joy, on one side is a bamboo forest, on the other side is the pattern of a little rabbit, the four patterns reflected in the darkness make the second prince giggle, "I like it, this lantern is really the best birthday gift!" I also asked Father-in-law Pan to thank Yao Cairen for me. ”

The emperor on the side also laughed, and said to Pan Zhenan in a very soft voice, "No wonder she asked you for Cheng'an's portrait, and asked about Cheng'an's physiognomy, it turned out that the surprise was waiting here." ”

"Yao Cairen is delicate, this lamp paper is cut by the talented people themselves, and there are many layers of paste, which can be regarded as dedication to the second prince."

"She's a pure-hearted person." The emperor didn't praise Yao Chuxi much, but this sentence is ten thousand sentences.

Concubine Qing on the side was not very happy.

After all, her son celebrated his birthday, but the emperor promoted a little talented person in front of her? How do you keep her from getting angry?

What's more, it's really angry to see his son praise Yao Chuxi with his own eyes, and say that he wants to see it with his own eyes.

The lights in the Yunyan Pavilion were turned off early, because Yao Chuxi had stayed up late in the past two days, and he had to rest early tonight.

"Little Lord, go to sleep." Luo Yu said lightly fanning on the side of the bed.

"I don't know if the second prince will like this birthday gift."

"The little master is skillful, I think the second prince will like it."

Yao Chuxi didn't speak, he turned over on the bed, facing the wall, and he was unspeakably unhappy in his heart.

The emperor must be resting in Fule Palace tonight.

The second prince celebrates his birthday, how can he not go to Fule Palace to accompany Concubine Qing?

Concubine Qing has a prince by her side, and the emperor will more or less always accompany her, but looking at herself, she has nothing but youth and beauty.

Gently touched her lower abdomen, I don't know when it started, she also wanted to have a child, a child of her own. At least one day in the future, when the emperor can no longer remember her, he can have someone who is connected to his blood to accompany him.

"Little Lord is asleep?" Luoyu asked softly.

In the past two days, the master has not rested well for the birthday of the second prince, and the lantern has also been destroyed, and it took a long time to make a satisfactory one, she and Luoxue both wanted to help and stretch out their hands, but they were all rejected by the master, and they had to come in person to say anything.

Even the style of fireworks, the number of fireworks, and other small gifts are all studied by the master himself, and he strives to be the most suitable for the two princes, and strive to be the most auspicious.

Now it's time to rest.

Luo Yu thought that the emperor handed over this matter to his master, and he also trusted his master and wanted to give his master more opportunities.

"I'm going to sleep, you go out."

"Yes, little lord." Luoyu put down the fan in his hand, helped Yao Chuxi tuck the thin quilt, blew out the candle, and retreated lightly and closed the door.

"Little master is sleeping?" Luoxue asked.

"I'm going to sleep, I look very sleepy, and I have to rest these days, otherwise my body will have problems sooner or later."

"Shut up! Today is the birthday of the second prince, and it is taboo to say this! "The falling snow is threatening to cover the mouth of the falling rain.

"Stop making a fuss! There's no one else here, just the two of us, who are you afraid of listening? ”

Seeing that the lights in the east hall were a lot darker, Xiao Meiren in the west hall clasped her fingers on the door panel, her eyes full of resentment.

"Little master, you can rest quickly." Rong'er walked over and said.

"I can't sleep." There was no trace of waves in Xiao Meiren's words, "As soon as I close my eyes, I can think of how the emperor favored me when I was favored, at that time I was on par with He Jieyu's favor, but now she is often favored, but I haven't seen the emperor for a year." ”

Rong'er didn't speak after listening, and sighed silently.