Chapter Seventy-Nine: The King

Cuiping Pavilion

"Mother, I'm back~"

King Qin ran happily into the courtyard with a small satchel on his back.

"Good boy, you're hungry." Concubine Rou smiled and saw that his schoolbag was taken off, rubbed his head, turned to the personal palace maid on the side and said, "Juan'er, quickly bring the meal." ”

"Yes."

Concubine Rou pulled King Qin to sit down, and asked softly, "How is it in the academy today?" Have you ever been punished by the Taifu? ”

"Mother rest assured, Taifu praises the child for making great progress!" King Qin proudly held his head high.

Concubine Rou smiled when she heard his words: "That's good, Qin Er must remember, listen to the words of the Taifu carefully, read and write more, and become a pillar of the country in the future, and serve the country." ”

The palace people presented the dishes one by one, and the noble concubine put a fried crispy fish in the bowl of King Qin: "Eat it quickly." ”

"Thank you, Mother."

The two were eating dinner when they heard a shout outside the courtyard.

"The emperor has arrived—"

"It smells so good."

Emperor Chengqian walked in with a smile.

When Rou Guifei saw this, she immediately got up and saluted: "Please be in peace." ”

"Aifei, please get up quickly."

Emperor Chengqian pulled her to sit down, looked at the dishes on the table and said, "It seems that I came by chance, and I happened to be able to have a meal." ”

Concubine Rou personally filled the dishes and chopsticks for him, presented hot soup, and said gently: "Today's dishes are all made by concubines, and they are not as good as the imperial kitchen in the palace." I'm afraid that it won't suit the emperor's appetite, so please don't be surprised. ”

"Really?" Emperor Chengqian was a little surprised, "I didn't know you would cook so many dishes. ”

Although the concubines in the harem wanted to send him something, everyone gave either porridge or pastries.

Mei said that he cooks himself, but every time he tastes it, it tastes exactly the same as what he makes in the imperial dining room.

Emperor Chengqian was just too lazy to debunk it.

Only Yong'an changed his tricks every day to let him try new dishes, although the taste was not as good as what the imperial chef did, but Emperor Chengqian felt warm every time he ate it.

"It's just some hometown dishes. Before the concubine entered the palace, she helped her mother do work at home and learned a little. "Concubine Rou is a little embarrassed.

"It's okay, I'll try it." Emperor Chengqian became interested, tasted a bite of fried shrimp, raised his eyebrows and praised, "Yes, better than Yong'an." ”

Concubine Rou was a little surprised: "Princess Yong'an? ”

Referring to Ye An'an, Emperor Chengqian shook his head helplessly and smiled, "That girl likes to study cooking all day long." If you say that her cooking is not delicious, she can ignore people for a day. ”

"Her Royal Highness the princess is filial, and the emperor is happy."

"That's natural, and she's making a lot of progress in her cooking now."

Emperor Chengqian dug a spoonful of seafood soup and looked at King Qin, who had been eating silently.

"Why didn't Qin Er speak?"

King Qin suddenly heard his name mentioned, his hands shook in fright, and the meat just fell on the table, and he was dumbfounded and stayed there.

He has been afraid of Emperor Chengqian since he was a child. For as long as he can remember, every time he saw Emperor Chengqian, he was either scolded or beaten.

So much so that when he saw Emperor Chengqian now, he felt a faint pain in his buttocks, and he felt uncomfortable.

Ever since Emperor Chengqian came in, he has been silently huddled in the corner in an attempt to reduce his sense of existence.

But he was so hungry that he saw that Emperor Chengqian was chatting with his mother and didn't pay attention to him, so he wanted to secretly eat a bite of meat, but he didn't expect to be caught

Seeing him bowing her head and shrinking there, Concubine Rou hurriedly smiled: "Qin Er has been preparing for the Xiaozhou exam these days. I woke up early this morning, and I'm afraid I'm a little tired now. ”

Emperor Chengqian nodded, and his tone softened: "I also asked Mrs. Shen, and Mrs. Shen also praised Cheng'er a lot, and finally made some progress." ”

He continued, "The child is also older now, and he can't always live in the palace. I thought about waiting for next spring to let him leave the palace and open the mansion. ”

He thought for a while, "There must also be a title, and I will choose a word in a few days." ”

Rou Guifei was stunned when she heard this.

King Qin has not been taken seriously since he was born, and it seems that he has been forgotten by Emperor Chengqian, and he has been crowned king according to the custom, but he has not even had a serious title, only his name has been titled, not to mention the mention of the opening of the palace.

With his own mansion and fiefdom, he can be regarded as a truly recognized prince.

Rou Gui Concubine was excited, her child finally kept the clouds open and saw the moon, and she would no longer be looked down upon.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Thank you, Father."

Emperor Chengqian pulled her up and sighed, "I have neglected you all these years and made you suffer a lot of grievances. ”

With tears in her eyes, Concubine Rou said softly: "The concubine is not wronged. The concubines admired you when they saw the emperor for the first time, and being able to stay by the emperor's side was the best gift to the concubines. ”

Emperor Chengqian was very helpful to this, and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, let's patronize and talk, the food is almost cold." ”

He turned his head to King Qin and said, "Qin'er can eat it too." It's good to study hard, but don't get tired. ”

Concubine Rou wiped away her tears and showed a smiling face: "The concubine also thinks the same, I don't want the child to have any great achievements and great attainments." I just hope that I will not be an idle child in the future, and I can become a pillar of the country and share the worries of the emperor. ”

Emperor Chengqian nodded: "It's good that you can think so." ”

He let out a long sigh and was very emotional, "I have nothing else to ask for in this life, I just hope that the children can grow up and spend their lives in peace." ”

The noble concubine stroked his hand, and the tenderness in her eyes was like water: "The concubine also hopes that the emperor will live a long and eternal life, and live forever." ”

......

"What do you say?! The father wants to open a fief for the King of Qin? ”

Prince Qi was shocked.

"Yes." Shoude said softly, "In the past few days, the saint has been choosing a title, and it is said that the words presented by the Ministry of Rites have been rejected by the saint, saying that he can't look down on it, and he wants to choose it carefully." ”

"After so many years of neglect, now it has only been less than a year and she has become a noble concubine, and she has been favored and favored, and even her son who has not been successful has been favored by his father." The crown prince narrowed his eyes, "In the past, the palace looked away, this noble concubine is really a good means." ”

"Isn't it, as long as the saint goes to the harem now, he must go to the noble concubine to sit there. Rou Guifei's current favor can't even be compared to An Guifei. The minions also heard ......"

The crown prince glanced at him: "Say." ”

Shoude said slowly: "The slave heard that His Royal Highness King Qin and Princess Yong'an are getting closer, and Concubine Rou and the princess have also come into contact. ”

"Yong'an?"

The crown prince paced and pondered: "Yong'an is a smart person, the first queen and my mother concubine Zeng Yi married Jinlan, and Prime Minister Sima's family is close to the palace, she will not understand." ”

"The slave thinks too, Princess Yong'an has always been close to Your Highness. It's just that this Rou Gui Concubine is always rushing to Her Royal Highness the Princess, I'm afraid that she has bad intentions. ”

Prince Qi slowly sat on the chair and weighed: "The mother family of the King of Qin is low, and there is no one in the court to support him, which is not to be feared. I'm afraid ......" Prince Qi frowned, "I'm afraid that the factory prince wants King Qin to take the throne." ”