Tuoba Hong put the two children outside the palace to raise, but also bought time for himself. At least in the last few years, the Shangguan family has no way to propose to make them the crown prince, and Tuoba Hong has made good use of the time in the past few years, and it is possible that the Shangguan family will collapse, and no matter how bad it is, it can weaken their power.

So I have to say that Shangguan Li took this step and had a very good appetite for Tuoba Hong. And although it is released, Shangguan Li has not completely surrendered, and everything in the future is possible. Besides, what's wrong with leaving the palace and going to the fiefdom, Shangguan Li and his two sons went to Yangzhou to be the emperor of the soil, and there are no more harem disputes, and the local officials and civilians have to treat them as ancestors, and the quality of life is definitely better than in the palace.

In the case that the Shangguan family did not rebel, the two children grew up safely without any problems.

Sure enough, as Lin Yuan expected, on the morning of the second day, the emperor did not trace the cause of Jingren Palace's waterlogging, but covered up the past in the name of "Heavenly Edict".

In this way, the civil and military generals in the court also believed that the three princes and the four princes were fated to have a catastrophe. All the courtiers said to the emperor, saying that it was indeed appropriate for the two princes to be sent out of the palace. Wang Qinglian, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, had a pedantic personality, and the two imperial histories objected, "The twin princes should inherit the unification, how can they be placed outside the remote palace", but they were quickly refuted by others: "The two princes are so weak, if they die of illness, how can they inherit the unification one day?" The lesser of the two powers, in order for the prince to grow up safely, even if he leaves the palace, it should be! ”

After discussing this for a few days, the matter of the third prince and the fourth prince leaving the palace to recuperate was settled, and there were no more variables. And the Changhe concubine in the harem seemed to be impatient, and when the ten days after giving birth and the confinement were not ready, they hurriedly set off under the settlement of the Shanggong Bureau. Originally, the Queen Mother wanted to keep her and the two princes for the New Year before leaving, but the concubine insisted on refusing, and asked the Queen Mother with tears in her eyes: "It is already a great fault that I failed to give the two princes a healthy body, and now there is a sign in the sky, and the imperial doctor has suggested that I leave the palace as soon as possible, and the concubines will never dare to stay in the palace longer." ”

She was in such a hurry, and the queen mother couldn't say anything, so Tuoba Hong also nodded and agreed. It was early in the morning when she left, and the concubines didn't have time to see each other, only Tuoba Hong sent her to the gate of the palace and said goodbye.

Although the concubine left the palace, she heard that the honor guard of her trip was still very grand, and she went to Yangzhou City with half of the queen's honor guard and thousands of palace guards. In addition to the concubine and the two princes, the young Emperor Zhaochun also went with him.

Since then, Tuoba Hong has finally recovered from a heart problem, and his expression has improved a lot compared to the previous days. On the second day of Changhe's concubine leaving the palace, he passed Lin Yuan and Tian Concubine and several favorite concubines to enjoy the scenery in the Shanglin Garden together.

There are four seasons pavilions in Shanglin Garden, Wanchun, Fubi, Qianqiu, Chengrui. To enjoy the scenery in winter, it is natural to go to Chengrui Pavilion. Chengrui Pavilion square heavy eaves, the south of the pavilion stretches out to hug a building, the outside of the pavilion has always been the stone bridge and clear water, it is a common structure in the palace, it is not novel. However, there is a large area of plum trees planted around it, and the species are uneven, and the flowers are colorful when they bloom, which is the most suitable for winter play.

Tuoba Hong and everyone sat in the pavilion, the weather was very good today, not only did it snow, but the sun was still warm. There is a brazier in the Chengrui Pavilion, and the "beauty support" that is open on three sides is covered with blinds, and several people are wearing heavy brocade and hand guards, so they naturally don't feel cold.

Lin Yuan and Tian Concubine sat next to each other, and opposite sat Wen Concubine, Zhao Shuyuan and Emperor Changning. Concubine Tian personally poured wine for everyone with a smile, raised a glass to the emperor and said: "The emperor has been busy for many days, and the sisters in the harem rarely see the emperor, and today the emperor wants to have a drink alive." ”

Tuoba Hong drank it all with a smile. Emperor Ji of Changning, who was six years old at the time, came in with a bouquet of red plums, smiled and saluted: "Erchen hasn't seen his father for a long time. I wish my father a long and boundless life, peace and happiness. ”

Although Emperor Changning is young, she is very quiet and knows the etiquette. Tuoba Hong looked at her and smiled, reached out to take the red plum she handed over, but his mind was thinking of elsewhere. He said to Changning: "Although my father is busy, he will always come to see Ning'er. But your sister and two younger brothers will not be so blessed, and your father will not be able to see them for a long time. ”

The few concubines present didn't expect the emperor to mention the concubine at this juncture, and their faces were a little bad. The word "ghost" is very appropriate for the concubine, and when it comes to eating sex, don't say that in the harem, I am afraid that the whole world will not be able to find a person who looks more beautiful than the concubine. Although she had a bad life and had to leave the palace because she gave birth to two sick seedlings, the emperor would not forget her.

Zhao Shuyuan pulled her daughter with one hand, and gently comforted the emperor: "Your Majesty, don't worry, in order to welcome the noble concubine Niangniang, Yangzhou City has been building a palace in a big way, and Emperor Zhaochun and the little princes will never suffer in Yangzhou." When they grow up and return to the capital, the emperor sees that the emperor is slim and the prince Yushu is in the wind, and he can only be happy. ”

Tuoba Hong sighed and said, "Yes." "Zhaochun is not his own daughter, but after three years of getting along, there is still affection - in fact, what Tuoba Hong really cares about is the concubine and the two newborn princes. At the beginning, he made a big fire in the Linzhi Palace, scared the concubine so much that the three souls lost seven souls, and cried hoarsely behind him for mercy, for fear that he would kill the two children. But in fact, Tuoba Hong is also a flesh-and-blood person, and no matter how dissatisfied he is, he can't really kill his child. Now that he has driven them out of the palace, Tuoba Hong is also uncomfortable, he has few heirs, he naturally likes children, and he makes the two little princes suffer for his imperial cause, and he is now softened no matter how angry he is.

And the concubine kept shouting injustice, maybe she was really wronged. Her henchman Lan Rui and six medical girls were tortured by the queen for several days, but nothing was found, and no one changed their words to say that the concubine had taken inappropriate drugs. I don't know if they are telling the truth, or because they are too loyal to the concubine?

Now that this matter has become a mystery, Lan Rui committed suicide by hitting the wall in the Shen Criminal Division, and the six medical girls were also killed by the queen.

Tuoba Hong remembered the appearance of Shangguan Li when he left, and his heart was very melancholy.

"The day before yesterday, the Queen Mother was still chattering in front of the concubines, saying that Sister Lin was liked by the emperor, and she would give birth to a little prince in a short time." Concubine Tian picked up a peeled chestnut and put it into the porcelain plate in front of the emperor, and said with a soft smile: "Although the prince born by the noble concubine is frail and worrying, it is a good omen, which indicates that there will be more and more children in our Great Qin harem." The Queen Mother has always valued Sister Lin, and often mentions that Sister Lin wants to spread out for the emperor, and the emperor must be looking forward to it. ”

As soon as he said this, Concubine Wen and Zhao Shuyuan looked sideways.

The queen mother ignores the world and rarely appears in front of everyone, but no one in the palace can ignore her. The emperor attaches great importance to filial piety, and the queen mother's attention is a great honor for an ordinary concubine, and it is not the first day that Lin Yuan has won the eyes of the queen mother.

It is not easy to think of the queen mother's liking, such as Wen Concubine and others worked hard with their predecessors in the queen mother, but they were squeezed out by Chu Huasheng, and in the end, they did not get any benefits from the queen mother. For Lin Yuan, the Queen Mother did not hide her importance at all, and persuaded the emperor to love Lin Yuan more in front of the emperor, hoping that she could give birth to a son and a half daughter. Everyone in the harem had heard of these things, and they became more and more jealous of Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan was drinking a cup of jasmine milk sweet tea, and when she heard this, she gently put down the teacup and said slowly: "The Queen Mother is so looking forward to it, but it's a pity that the concubine has been favored for a year and has no result." ”

"The Queen Mother is right, Yuan'er, you don't have to be too anxious." Tuoba Hong looked at Lin Yuan, and his voice was gentle. Chu's words comforted his heart a little, the concubine and the two princes left, but there was no one in the harem, the Lin family, the Chu family, and the Xu family were all good. Isn't there another one in Ye's stomach? Nor is it an unattainable vision for children and grandchildren to enjoy the joy of family life in the future.

Lin Yuan bowed her head, and her face was dyed with a sad face: "Speaking of this in front of the emperor today, the concubine is really uneasy. The concubine was from a low background, and the love given by the emperor and the queen mother had exceeded the concubine's duty, but the concubine was not in good health, and the concubine was still a little troublesome about the heir. The concubines were in vain, and they were even more ashamed every time they faced the Queen Mother. ”

As he spoke, he looked at Chu Huashang again, and said with a light smile: "These days, the concubines are injured and can't accept favor, and it's all the concubines who are serving the emperor." Maybe you will have good news in the near future. ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone really stopped paying attention to Lin Yuan. Concubine Wen was the first to turn her sharp gaze to Chu Huasheng, with suppressed anger on her face. Zhao Shuyuan looked at her coldly, and she also held a grudge against Chu Huasheng's pampering day and night.

If there is anyone in this palace who hates the Chu family the most, it is naturally the concubine. She fell out of favor because of the Chu family at the beginning, and although she later regained favor, she was always inferior to Chu Huashang in the eyes of the emperor. Now that the Chu family has added the position of concubine and is on an equal footing with her, she is uncomfortable in her heart, and she wants to suppress the Chu family all the time.

Concubine Wen Qing Lingling smiled, took the chrysanthemum tea and said idly: "Hui Jieyu is right, Concubine Tian is the person on the tip of the emperor's heart. Looking at the three palaces and six courtyards, only the sister of Concubine Tian is in charge of the first palace with a position lower than that of the noble concubine, which shows the importance of the emperor. As he spoke, the corners of his eyes quickly swept over Concubine Tian's cheeks, and he said gently: "Since ancient times, there are many capable people." Tian Concubine should naturally get these things when she serves the emperor, and when the concubine accompanies the Queen Mother's mother to worship the Buddha, she often thinks in her heart that she should cultivate herself more, share worries for the emperor, and learn more from Tian Concubine. ”