Chapter 149: Enter the Palace
Lin Xia raised his eyes to the plaque on the hall, and was shocked, the Ming and Qing Dynasty Palace was not a place where the queen lived.
The father-in-law smiled: "The two of you can rest for a while, and the miscellaneous family will tell the emperor first." ”
"Father-in-law, didn't the queen announce our entry into the palace?" Lin Xia couldn't bear the question in his heart and asked directly.
"The queen mother is also in the emperor's palace."
Lin Xia is full of black lines in his head, is there such an operation? could only reply, "Then my father-in-law, please." ”
The father-in-law walked carefully into the hall.
The queen mother was standing behind Emperor Wu Jing, with a slender hand on his shoulder, gently kneading his shoulder to relieve the fatigue of his body.
"Your Majesty, Boss Lei's family has arrived." The father-in-law said respectfully.
"Let them in." Wu Jing said lightly, raised his hand and touched the thin hand on his shoulder, and the queen mother sat on the side.
After a while, Lei Biao and Lin Xia were holding a little guy in their arms, followed by two little men who were dressed the same and looked the same, their eyes drooping, and they walked forward unhurriedly.
The queen looked at Lin Xia with some curiosity, and heard that she was a woman from the countryside, but now that she saw it, she behaved like a famous lady, and she heard that the golden smile was created by her, and she couldn't help but feel that this woman was really a strange woman.
Looking at the two little guys behind her, carefully examining her facial features, she inadvertently met two pairs of big eyes full of curiosity, smiled slightly, and got two cute smiles.
"The grass people/women see the emperor, the queen's mother." Lei Biao and Lin Xia said in unison.
"Flat."
"Your Majesty."
"Father-in-law Gao, give Boss Lei and his family a seat."
"Yes."
The queen mother said a little excitedly, "Your Majesty, can you let Mrs. Lei sit next to me, I want to take a good look at this pair of dragon and phoenix fetuses." ”
"Yes." Wu Jing responded lightly, without much reaction.
Lei Biao sat down peacefully on the armchair brought by the chamberlain, but Lin Xia sat next to the queen's mother, handed Xiao Yun'er in her arms to her and hugged her, and held Xiao Xi'er in her arms.
Lin Xia took a closer look at the queen's mother, and thought that it would look like a modern Qing palace woman, but it was really not, the queen's appearance was beautiful and dignified, although it was not as beautiful as the twenty-eight beautiful women, but there was a mature charm, wearing gorgeous clothes, wearing a golden phoenix hairpin, and her whole body was full of grace and luxury.
Seeing the queen teasing Xiao Yun'er in her arms, Wu Jing's eyes were a little relieved, and he looked at Lei Biao and said, "The third brother is really a blessed person, with both children and daughters. ”
Lin Xia's eyes were shocked, and Emperor Dawu directly called Lei Biao as his third brother, what is this?
Looking at the queen again, it seemed that she had already known about it, and she was not surprised at all, and concentrated on teasing Xiao Yun'er in her arms, although Xiao Xi'er looked like a watery spirit, but she still preferred naughty and cute boys.
Regarding the title of Emperor Dawu, Lei Biao was particularly calm, "Back to the emperor, I heard that Prince An Mourning has passed away for many years, and the emperor should have recognized the wrong person." ”
Wu Jing's eyes darkened slightly, and then he said with a smile, "Haha, it's strange that I miss my third brother, and I accidentally called the wrong person for a while." ”
"The emperor and Prince An Mourning have a deep brotherly relationship, and the grass people are moved, presumably Prince An Mourning must be comforted by the spirit of the heavens." Lei Biao stood up, clasped his fists with both hands, and said respectfully to Emperor Dawu.
Wu Jing tested Lei Biao a few words in his words, but Lei Biao quietly blocked back, and the answer was meticulous, and he couldn't find any difference at all, seeing that the temptation was meaningless, Wu Jing changed the topic of Yalinju.
Noticing that Xiao Xu'er and Xiao Chen'er couldn't lift their spirits, they had pity in their hearts, so they instructed Gao Gonggong to prepare some snacks, fruits and drinks that children love to eat.
The two chamberlains lightly brought a small round table and placed it in front of Xiao Xu'er and Xiao Chen'er, and the palace maids put snacks, fruits and juices on the table.
Xiao Xu'er and Xiao Chen'er stood up, clasped their hands into fists, and showed an innocent smile towards Emperor Dawu, "Thank you, Uncle Emperor." ”
Lin Xia was on the side, keeping an eye on their situation, and when he heard this, he was secretly shocked in his heart, and looked at Emperor Dawu without a trace.
Lei Biao's breath was slight.
After Emperor Dawu was stunned for a moment, he laughed loudly and waved his hand at them, "Being shouted by Xiao Xu'er and Xiao Chen'er like this, I suddenly felt a lot younger." Xiao Xu'er, Xiao Chen'er, if you like to eat, I will ask the imperial dining room to make more for you to take home. ”
In fact, Emperor Dawu's age is not very old, he is only six years older than Lei Biao, but he has been on the throne for many years, often dealing with the old fritters in the officialdom, and his mentality is also old.
"Thank you, Uncle Emperor." Xiao Xu'er and Xiao Chen'er thanked each other, and each picked up a piece of favorite pastry and put it in their mouths to taste.
Especially Xiao Chen'er, looking at the several never-before-seen dim sum on the plate, he couldn't wait to pick up a piece of each one to taste, of course, he did the same in the end.
Seeing that they didn't suspect that there was something wrong with the dim sum, the smile in his eyes was a little more real.
"Wow wow-" Xiao Yun'er seemed to smell the fragrance of pastries in the air, and immediately cried, scaring the queen mother enough.
Lin Xia reacted very quickly, and was busy holding Xiao Yun'er in her arms, coaxing in a soft voice, fortunately, the queen mother also took a child, and she was busy ordering someone to bring some milk to feed Xiao Yun'er.
Some ate, Xiao Yun'er's crying quickly weakened, and the queen mother breathed a sigh of relief, and was busy coaxing Xiao Xi'er who had just picked it up in her arms, but she found that Xiao Xi'er was quiet and quiet, and she was not affected by her brother's crying at all.
"Huh? I've never seen such a quiet child. The queen mother spoke up, and saw that her eyes were as big as black grapes, round and smooth, as if she were talking.
Suddenly, Xiao Xi'er showed a sweet smile to the queen mother, which made the queen mother like it tightly.
Xiao Yun'er and Xiao Xi'er were in the arms of Lin Xia and the Empress Mother, but Emperor Dawu was very interested in Xiao Xu'er and Xiao Chen'er, and beckoned to the two of them, "Xiao Xu'er, Xiao Chen'er, come, come to the emperor's uncle's side." ”
After getting Lei Biao's nod of approval, Xiao Xu'er and Xiao Chen'er hurriedly ran to Wu Jing's side.
Emperor Dawu held one in one arm, and asked them with a smile how old they were, whether they were literate, what they liked to do, what they liked to eat, and so on.
In fact, he also has his own beloved son, especially the prince, the prince is the future emperor, so he is very attentive to the prince, but I don't know why, the prince is inexplicably a little in awe of him, and the father-son relationship has a sense of alienation, just like him and the emperor.
Xiao Xu'er and Xiao Chen'er are innocent and simple, and they are naturally intelligent, and occasionally come up with a few words that make Emperor Dawu laugh, I really haven't enjoyed such family fun for a long time.
Gao Gonggong hung his head, his eyes were full of surprise, this was the first time he had seen the emperor and the child so close, and the queen mother was also very fond of the pair of dragon and phoenix fetuses, presumably this mourning prince would soon come back to life.
After chatting for a long time, Emperor Dawu left Lei Biao behind and asked the queen to take Lin Xia and the children to her palace to continue chatting.
In the hall, there was no laughter of children, and there was silence for a while.
After sending away all the fathers-in-law and palace maids in the palace, Emperor Dawu lost his expression just now, and his face was full of seriousness, "Aren't you afraid that I will attack you?" ”
"I believe the emperor won't do this." Lei Biao replied neither humbly nor arrogantly.
Wu Jing's face was expressionless, and he turned to say, "I heard that you are going to open a paper workshop?" ”
A few days ago, Lin Chengzu met with the prince early, talking about the future development and prospects of the paper workshop, the prince saw that this matter could help him get more power in the court in the future, which was beneficial and harmless, but he felt that it was feasible, so he pondered in the palace for a few days and prepared to cooperate with Lin Chengzu.
As for why Emperor Dawu knew about this, it was because the little father-in-law beside the prince was a person from Emperor Dawu, so he naturally knew the prince's every move.
It's just that for Yalinju to open a papermaking workshop, in his thoughts, this matter is a great help to the prince's court in the future, and he still appreciates it when he wants to accumulate his strength and power. It's just that in his current identity, if Yalinju really opens a paper workshop and monopolizes the entire paper market, then Yalinju's family will be rich and rival the country, which is a hidden danger for the royal family.
Lei Biao naturally thought of this, so he said the plan that Lin Xia had in mind, "Your Majesty, although this papermaking workshop is said to be started by our Yalin, a large part of the papermaking workshop in the future pattern still belongs to the royal family, and it can also involve various families by the way, why not do it." ”
"Are you really?" Wu Jing looked at Lei Biao meaningfully.
I haven't seen him for many years, his younger brother didn't die, it was already a surprise to him, and he even became a businessman, opened restaurants, teahouses and restaurants in various parts of the Wu Dynasty, the business was very good, and even famous for his gold smile throughout the Wu Dynasty, it was really difficult to let him know that his brother was still alive.
He initially went to see Lei Biao with suspicion, but when he saw that he didn't say anything at all, whether it was playing chess or chatting, he never showed half of his ambition, and he didn't even have half interest in the throne and the throne.
But whether this is true or not, Wu Jing can't tell, but he remembers the order of death, Lei Wan.
Lei Wan met with him privately before he died, and told him about the strategy of changing the tanuki for the prince, but Lei Biao still died on the battlefield, which made Lei Wan really suffer a lot of blows, and she couldn't afford to be sick, but Lei Wan still said a word to him with two lines of tears.
"Hu'er never wanted to compete with you for the throne, it will always be yours if it's yours, not his, and never his."