Chapter 52: Three Lonely Princes
Feng Lingxiao hasn't arrived yet, but he doesn't expect him to sit with the Queen Mother and the others tonight, he should be sitting on King Qingping's side. Because tonight is a banquet for King Qingping.
Ten people at a table, Long Chuxia is the queen mother, the queen, the noble concubine, the concubine, several nobles Zhaoyi, plus herself, just ten people. In fact, after being in the harem for so long, she really doesn't know a few people.
She looked at King Qingping's table and saw a familiar figure, it was the third prince of Concubine Ying's son. He was sitting there alone, his young face looking a little melancholy. He probably knew that his mother had an accident, but he couldn't go out of the palace to see him, and it was basically not allowed for the prince to leave the palace before he was a minor, unless he was accompanied by a large team of people, he would not leave the palace easily.
She looked at her table, which was already full, and there was no room for one more person. There are several children of about the same age sitting next to the third prince, I think it is the eldest prince and the second prince, the mother concubine of the eldest prince and the second prince has died, and now they are raised by the queen, and the queen personally teaches them literary and martial arts, as if they were parents and children. But in the end, it is not the biological mother, the two princes are not very close to the queen, and their temperament is relatively withdrawn, and their expressions are the same as those of the third prince, and they are not used to sitting with many princes.
Long Chuxia's eyes rolled, and then he quietly walked to the third prince and said, "Boy, let's find another table to sit down, okay?" ”
The third prince was happy in his eyes, and whispered: "Sister Long, is it you?" ”
"yes, let's go over there and sit down, okay?" Long Chuxia pointed to the table on the edge and said.
"Yes, yes!" The third prince hurriedly stood up, and the eldest prince and the second prince also stood up and whispered, "Let's go too!" ”
Long Chuxia waved her hand, and several little children followed her to the table on the very edge. One of them, a burly man of about twenty-five years old, dressed in a blue satin brocade robe, shouted to the three of them: "Where are you going? Come back and sit on Uncle Huang's side! ”
Long Chuxia pulled the three people and couldn't hear it, and drank the tea soup in front of him vigorously.
Seeing this, the man in green clothes got up and walked over, he glanced at Long Chuxia, and found that he had never seen it, so he asked, "This is a new person who has entered the palace?" Is it a mother or a little master? ”
Long Chuxia shook his head and said, "Neither." I'm the teacher of the three of them, and I happened to check their homework tonight, so I want them to sit next to me! ”
"Teacher?" The man in Tsing Yi glanced at Long Chuxia strangely, "How can there be a female gentleman?" Why hasn't this king heard of it? ”
"This teacher is newly hired by the queen mother, and the emperor has naturally never seen it!" The eldest prince is the eldest prince in the end, and he is very alert, and immediately moved the queen out of the palace.
The man in Tsing Yi was relieved, "I see, then you sit obediently next to Mr. and don't mess around, do you know?" ”
"Yes, Uncle Twelve!" All three nodded obediently.
Long Chuxia also said to the Twelve Princes: "Don't worry, Lord, I will take care of the three of them, it's okay!" ”
"Then there's Mr. Law!" The Twelve Princes didn't mind Long Chuxia's impoliteness, but respected him very much. It turned out that the twelve princes were a martial artist and didn't like to study, but since they entered the dynasty to participate in political affairs, they knew the importance of knowledge, so they had a sense of admiration for scholars. I thought I'd have to ask her for advice another day.
"You're the boss?" Long Chuxia asked, pointing to a boy who was about eleven or twelve years old.
"Yes!" The eldest prince was old and honest, and sat up straight, "Who are you?" Why are you so familiar with the Three Emperor Brothers? ”
"Then you are naturally the second child!" Long Chuxia finished speaking, and couldn't help but cover his mouth and smile, this question is a little indecent, fortunately, the children don't know what she laughs at, and the second prince is even more serious: "Yes, this prince is the second!" ”
The third prince smiled, "Sister Long, why are you here for a banquet tonight?" ”
Of course, Long Chuxia would not say that he was greedy, let alone that he did it with a group of children because he was greedy for their small appetite and would not grab food from her. She only pouted and said, "I didn't want to come, but the Queen Mother must want me to come." In desperation, I came to socialize! ”
The third prince said very boringly: "Yes, it's not fun at all!" ”
Long Chuxia saw that they were all in no energy, so he said: "Let's eat quickly, and I'll take you to play after eating!" ”
The eldest prince said in disbelief: "You take us there?" Where can I go? We can't get out of the palace again, this prince wants to see the world outside the palace! ”
Long Chuxia was a little moved, "Have you never left the palace?" ”
"Nope!" The three of them shook their heads together, looking a little lonely. Long Chuxia suddenly felt that the children in the harem were all pitiful insects, although they were nobles, but they were not as good as ordinary people. The eldest prince thought for a while and said: "Actually, this prince has been there, and when his mother was buried, this prince sent his mother's coffin into the imperial mausoleum and went out once." ”
The second prince also said: "Yes, this prince has also been there." It's also the time when the mother is buried! ”
Long Chuxia touched the head of the second prince and said, "Okay, when I'm free another day, I'll take you out for a while." ”
"No, my father knows about it, and he will punish us!" The eldest prince immediately shook his head, "And we have to go to school every day, and we have to practice martial arts, so we can't leave at all!" ”
Long Chuxia whispered: "If we go out secretly, won't no one know?" ”
The three of them glanced at each other, all a little nervous. The third prince said: "It would be nice if you could go out of the palace to see your mother." ”
The eldest prince and the second prince said in unison: "If only I could go to my grandfather's house to have a look, my grandfather and grandmother will love me!" ”
The tone and words of the two are the same, it seems that this wish has been pent up in the bottom of their hearts for a long time, but they have not been able to act, although their grandparents will occasionally enter the palace to visit them, but in the end the palace is not as good as the outside, in addition to many etiquette, there are many constraints, and they don't even dare to say a word of their own thoughts.
Long Chuxia made up his mind that he must take these three bone dragons out of the palace to play another day.
As he was talking, he saw a bright yellow figure surrounded by a large group of palace people in the bright lights in front of him, and he walked briskly, and he could see that he should be in a good mood tonight.
"See the emperor!" The crowd hurriedly stood up and saluted.
Feng Xiaoxiao stretched out his hand and pressed it: "Tonight is my own brother, so there is no need to be formal." Sit down! ”
He glanced at the audience with his eyes, and when his eyes touched Long Chuxia, he was stunned for a moment, and saw that the three princes were actually at the same table as Long Chuxia, and he was slightly stunned, but he was silent, and only said a word to Mr. Li beside him, Mr. Li nodded, and walked straight in the direction of Long Chuxia.
"Miss Dragon, the emperor ordered you and the three princes to sit over!"
Long Chuxia counted the heads and said, "Now there are seven people at that table, if we sit over, there will be one more person, okay?" "Eleven people at a table, isn't it a rush to eat?
Manager Li warned: "Girl, it's best not to disobey your lord's will tonight, otherwise, it won't be good to provoke your lord's anger." ”
The third prince dragged Long Chuxia's hand and said: "Sister Long, let's go over, once my father is angry, it will be terrifying!" "The third prince has always been afraid of his father, and the eldest prince and the second prince are the same, as soon as they heard that it was the emperor's order, they all snorted and did not dare to make a sound.