Da Cao's administration has always been clear and civilized, and it is very common for civilians to discuss politics, and the teahouse has long been full of people. When Xiao Er served the tea and pastries, the curtain in the center of the hall was hung up, and an old man patted Xiangmu and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, the little old man is old and has a bad memory. ”

The people in the tea house responded one after another:

"Speaking of Prime Minister Su Shi's five sons and one daughter, his daughter had a vision when she was born!"

"It has been five years since the Su girl entered the palace at the age of twelve!"

"I heard that today's queen is beautiful and fragrant, virtuous and virtuous!"

Su Ying nodded approvingly when she heard this,

"It is said that the queen mother had a vision when she was born, so where is this vision?"

The old man stroked his beard and smiled: "The official doesn't know, the current queen is the only daughter of Prime Minister Su Cheng, and there are five civil and military brothers above her, all of whom love her as a top child." The celestial phenomenon when this lady was born was the auspicious phoenix sunrise, with more five-color brilliance, auspicious clouds and ruiqi, which did not disperse for a few days. ”

Seeing that everyone was fascinated, the old man was even more proud: "What kind of clever person is Eunuch Liu of Qin Tianjiao?" When he saw Niangniang, who was less than a year old at that time, he pinched his fingers and said that Niangniang was born with a phoenix, and whoever got this beautiful woman must be Mingjun. His Majesty was overjoyed when he heard this, and made a decree early that he would enter the palace when the queen mother reached the age of twelve."

The people in the tea house were fascinated by what they heard, and Su Ying only realized at this time that the reason why he entered the palace was only because of a hexagram of Liu Jian Zhengbu.

The old man slapped again: "Since I finished talking about the queen last time, I will tell you about His Royal Highness King Ning and the third prince Zizhao today." ”

The old man stroked his white beard, and said slowly: "Speaking of His Royal Highness King Ning, it can be described as a majestic and heroic hair, magnificent, twenty-six years of Ming'an, the Turkic rebellion, disturbing my Dacao border, King Ning invited himself to lead the troops, led the general of the west, raised troops to the west, the battle of the Bahe River, His Royal Highness led a hundred iron horsemen, set a clever plan to attack before and after, burned up the grain and grass, and hit the enemy head-on, the Turkic Tieli Khan suffered a heavy blow and retreated thousands of miles, this battle not only recovered a number of important towns, but also occupied the fertile land of 800 miles north of the Bahe River in one fell swoop, Since then, the Turks have bowed down to their vassals and paid tribute to Kyoto every year. In the twenty-seventh year of Ming'an, King Ning's class returned to the dynasty, and the people of Dacao stood on the street to welcome His Royal Highness's triumph. ”

A man interjected: "In this way, His Royal Highness King Ning is really amazing. ”

"How could King Ning's ability stop here?" The old man took a sip of tea, and said: "Ming'an thirty years of Xianbei old rebellion, the garrison self-respect, the prince led the troops through the mountains, raided behind the enemy, recovered Yongbei, and took advantage of the situation to go north, in one fell swoop to level the northeast border, not to mention Goryeo, Uighurs, these small countries, such a handsome man, is really my great luck." ”

"King Ning is so powerful, the Holy Lord must be interested in him today."

"No, no." The old man shook his head and said: "Today's saint is very dislike King Ning, and even treats him coldly, do you know that in my dynasty, the prince or the general, every time he triumphs, His Majesty should open the nine gates, climb the city tower to greet him personally, only His Royal Highness King Ning has never won this honor, can anyone here see His Majesty lead a hundred officials to welcome King Ning back to Beijing?" Seeing that everyone could listen to it, the old man said proudly: "In the old days, there was a riot in Yunnan and Guizhou, and His Majesty ordered King Ning to lead his troops, this land of Yunnan and Guizhou is full of miasma, and there are many poisonous insects and poisonous snakes, I heard that the Baiyi people there are even more ruthless, all of them are proficient in witchcraft, how can there be a father in the world who puts his son in such danger?" King Ning led his soldiers to hover in the poisonous forest for more than ten days, and annihilated the Baiyi tribe in one fell swoop, when he was only fourteen years old. ”

Su Ying felt very uncomfortable when she heard this, seeing that Pei Zhao's face was not half different, she guessed that he must be very sad in her heart, but she just kept quiet, and then retorted: "I don't believe it, how can there be a father in this world who doesn't feel sorry for his children?" Your Majesty must want to sharpen King Ning's temperament, besides, if there is no father-son relationship, how can he give the mansion and be crowned king early? ”

The old man laughed: "The little girl asked well, what is the title given by His Majesty?" Ningye, to stabilize Changning, is to warn His Highness not to have dissenting intentions. Su Ying still wanted to refute, but Pei Zhao patted the back of her hand gently, and a faint smile overflowed from the corner of her mouth: "Listen to him." ”

A woman asked, "Since it is your own flesh and blood, why does Your Majesty dislike King Ning so much?" ”

The old man's face was a little mysterious: "It is rumored that King Ning's mother Mrs. Cuihua was born in a family, and she made a marriage contract with Erlang of the Li family, but unexpectedly the night of Shangyuan ordered the woman to enter the palace, and met His Majesty, the two fell in love at first sight, and entered the palace as a concubine three days later, and then His Majesty favored him in every way, but Mrs. Cuihua was famous, and King Ning died when he was seven years old. ”

Su Ying really couldn't listen to it, pulled Pei Zhao out, and when he walked to the door, he heard the old man say: "As for the later, King Ping rebelled and was annihilated by His Royal Highness King Ning in one fell swoop, I think you all know it, and the anecdote of King Ning is here, and the little old man will tell you about the second prince His Royal Highness King Lian, who is famous for his romance. Xiangmu fell heavily with a "pop", and she said cautiously: "I'm really sorry, I shouldn't have brought you here to listen to this." ”

Pei Zhao's face was as usual: "You're right, this gentleman is really interesting." ”

The more quietly he was like this, the more Su Ying concluded that he must be bitter in his heart, and comforted him: "Actually, this gentleman is all nonsense, you heard it just now, he also said yesterday that my country is beautiful and fragrant, virtuous and virtuous, so it can be seen that what he said today must also be untrue." ”

Pei Zhao smiled faintly: "There is something untrue, for example, my mother's concubine, she was not willing to enter the palace at the beginning, she has been thinking about her fiancé in her heart, it is said that the concubine has only been in the palace for a year, then Li Jiaerlang died of depression, and then she was even more discouraged, as for Your Majesty." He looked slightly mocking: "Your Majesty wants her to enter the palace, in fact, it is just a whim, the so-called grace will be exhausted in a few months, Your Majesty hates me, one is that he has never liked my temperament, and second, when Liu Jian was alive, he also watched my appearance, saying that I have the shallowest relationship with Your Majesty's father and son among the princes, and also said that if I live in Daming Palace for a long time, it will inevitably bring trouble to Your Majesty." In fact, his hexagram is not accurate, I am not a father and son relationship, but I am not blessed to enjoy the joy of my parents, rather than staying in the palace, it is better to be happy in the barracks. ”

Su Ying was sad to hear it, only felt that he was really ill-fated, pitiful, and had a lot of pity in his heart, although he was not very adaptable, but after all, he was his nominal mother, this person had never enjoyed the joy of father's love since he was a child, and he said the wrong thing today, which had aroused his sadness, and Mr. Storyteller added fuel to the fire, but he was so heavy, even if he was sad in his heart, his face was not even half different, thinking about it like this, Pei Zhao was like a kitten and puppy who was abandoned and could only mourn and whimper, I had to coax him well today and teach him to be happy, so he said softly: "Let's not talk about this, the time for food is almost here, there is a painting boat on the moat, and it is a good fish belly, why don't I take you to taste it?" Seeing that he didn't speak, he hurriedly said, "But you don't like it?" How about the mandarin ducks in Mingyufang? Or the jade double spell of Qianding Pavilion? After thinking about it, he asked, "Why don't you have a little bit of everything?" ”

Pei Zhao chuckled: "Okay." ”

When he came out of the last restaurant, the sky had gradually darkened, and the whole Tianjing seemed to be wrapped in a light gauze of light daisies, and lanterns were hung in front of the house, Su Ying pulled him to speed up his pace, and said while walking: "Let's go to see the trees and flowers now, just in time to rush back to the palace, Duan Niang has been talking very early, there is a great event in the morning tonight, so that I must not run around today." ”

Pei Zhao frowned slightly, and repeated in his mouth: "...... tonight" I don't know what I thought, his expression was dark, and then he raised his eyebrows slightly: "Then you are really obedient." ”

She faked a cough: "Anyway, it's good to go back to the palace in Chenshi!" ”

The night was getting thicker and thicker, and the street was bustling, and they waited for a long time at the place where the trees and flowers were made, but they were nowhere to be seen, and an old man next to them asked, "Is it the first time that the little girl has come back to see the tree flowers?" That's early, you have to wait for the hour to come, the sky is dark, the Yuzhou team came over, this golden and shiny, in the night to look good! ”

Su Ying let out a soft "ah", very disappointed: "I can't see it today." ”

Pei Zhao seemed to be comforting her: "If you really like it, it's okay to go back to the palace after watching it, I'll send you back." ”

She shook her head: "Don't delay that important matter. ”

Pei Zhao's face was uncertain: "Maybe that big event may not happen tonight." ”

Su Ying twisted her fingers and hesitated, gritting her teeth: "Forget it, let's go back." Seeing that he didn't speak, he smiled reluctantly: "This tree flower is not necessarily as good as rumored, there are many flowers in the palace, and it is the same in the palace." ”

Pei Zhao saw that she was very resolute, so he had to take her back, and when he arrived at Anyang Mansion, he saw that the Yuzhou team was coming from another street, a group of people were walking in twos and twos, it was a summer night, but they were all wearing heavy sheepskin jackets and felt hats. The leader of the big man held a long spoon in his left hand and a bucket in his right hand, and he didn't know what was inside, and the people behind him were holding many things she didn't recognize, and it was very lively to blow and beat along the way.

She looked at it in a daze for a while, and smiled: "I said that I was beating tree flowers, but I didn't see the flowers." The toe gently kicked a stone away: "Next time, next time I will sneak out, so that I can take a look." Pei Zhao saw that her eyebrows were very melancholy, frowned, and didn't say anything.

After walking for a long time, seeing that the Danfeng Gate was in front of him, and the guards and Yunluo were already waiting there, Pei Zhao handed her his prince token: "You go in carefully." ”

She refused to ask: "Give it to me, what do you use?" ”

He seemed to smile: "I won't need it anymore." ”

The voice was too low, Su Ying didn't hear it clearly, and asked, "What did you just say?" ”

"I said, you have to remember that in the future, no matter when and where I am or who is around me, you can trust me." Pei Zhao said with a smile: "Remember? ”

"Remember." Su Ying still refused to ask for the token, Pei Zhao stuffed the token into her hand: "The guards at the city gate recognize my carriage, you can give it to me when I enter the palace tomorrow." ”

Su Yufang nodded: "Then you must enter the palace tomorrow and wait for me in the Ming Yuan at noon." Seeing him nodding, Fang led Yunluo into the Danfeng Gate.

The figure grew farther and farther away until it was gone. The sky was getting darker and darker, the lights in the imperial city were bright, the wind lanterns were hanging on the city walls, and the leaves were blown "rustling", and he smiled slightly, as if saying to himself: "The wind is blowing."