In the Weiyang Palace in the imperial city, this is the sleeping palace of Queen Su.

At this time, the sky outside has just darkened, the prince Gu Cang is sitting on a chair in the main hall swinging a small mechanism in his hand, this thing is square, a total of six sides, painted with different colors, each side is cut into an average of nine squares, the test is the ability to return to the original position after disrupting, this is just one of the small inventions of the prince Gu Cang, the prince's various inventions over the years are far more than these interesting gadgets, more are some things that benefit the country and the people, and even include some whimsical ideas on national policy, even the Chinese book order of the right dynasty is appreciated。

"Emperor. ”

Graceful and luxurious, Queen Su, who has the grace of a mother in the world, was gently supported by the palace maid and walked in slowly, and after seeing her son, she couldn't help but speed up her feet.

Gu Cang had already built a private mansion in the eastern part of the capital very early on, and did not live in the palace, but he always insisted on coming to the harem every day to visit his mother, Empress Su, sooner or later.

"It's so hard. Gu Cang muttered a little unhappily, and then casually threw it to the palace maid next to him, who took it happily, they were sent into the palace by their families when they were very young, and they were not allowed to come and go at will on weekdays, and there was not much fun in daily life, and this prince had a lot of strange ideas since he was a child, but it added a lot of fun to their boring life, and they didn't know how much they did to pass the time.

"Mother. ”

Gu Cang stepped forward quickly and saluted respectfully, Queen Su showed a kind smile, took Gu Cang's hand, sat on the soft couch, waved her hand, and suddenly several palace maids in the entire hall retreated with interest.

It was only at this time that Queen Su, who was meticulously delicate in front of people, finally took off her mask, and looked at her son next to her, her face was full of distress: "Emperor, I have told you many times, I, as a mother, can go out of the palace to visit you, why do you bother to come every day, you don't know your body。。。。。。 ”

Every time she said this, Queen Su had a feeling of wanting to cry, what mother would not grieve for her son to be born sick? Besides, he was so good and so filial.

Gu Cang had a headache, but he still held his mother's hand unruly, and said with concern: "Mother presides over the harem, there are too many things every day, and I work hard, how can I let my mother run around for her son every day, the so-called filial piety comes first。。。。。。 ”

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Queen Su.

"Huang'er, has there been any change in your condition?"

Gu Cang could only reply helplessly: "It's the same way, it's not good, it's not bad, those imperial doctors in the palace still have some skills, and after taking those elixirs offered by the shark clan over the years, they can already do some exercise on weekdays." ”

Empress Su breathed a sigh of relief and muttered: "That's good, that's good, well, Cang'er, I discussed it with the emperor, and I'm going to give you a family affair, even if it's Chong Chongxi." ”

The princes and princesses will naturally be married when they reach their age, like the eldest Gu Yuan and several older princesses even have children, and Gu Cang is only one year younger than Gu Yuan, but he has not yet started a family, which naturally makes his parents very worried, not to mention that he has always been sick, to put it mildly, if something goes wrong one day, no matter what, he has to leave a child, right?

Gu Cang covered his head, and sighed in his heart that feudal superstition is not shallow, everyone loves the beauty of the country, but how can he think about this kind of thing as marriage, how do he feel strange, the two sides do not meet, so they rely on their parents and matchmakers to discuss and decide on the marriage, how can this ensure a lifetime of happiness? If the other party is a woman he doesn't like, is he responsible or not? If he is responsible, he can't pass this level in his heart, and if he is not responsible, he can't pass this level in his heart.

Immediately responded: "Don't, mother, the imperial doctors have said that I can't act rashly." ”

"It's just a wife, and the matter of the round house can be postponed. Queen Su said, "I finally got it from your father, the other party is the daughter of Shangshu Province Shangshuling, a daughter, and I have seen that the child is also as beautiful as a flower, and you, you are a talented woman, a match made in heaven." ”

Liang Guoxing three provinces and six ministries, Shangshu Province leads six departments and hundreds of officials, is an important position of one class, Shangshu Ling is the head of a hundred officials, the actual authority is still in his grandfather, the predecessor of the Zhongshu Ling Su Ruwen above, is not a person under the status of ten thousand people, this generation of Shangshu Ling is a Confucian gentleman promoted by the previous generation of Liangguo, surnamed Zhang Boren, for more than 30 years, since the throne, political and harmonious, whether the people or the emperor, are praised, so the daughter of the important ministers of the pillar country。。。。。。

Gu Cang smiled: "Mother, if I want to marry Shang Shuling's daughter, how can the other brothers agree, I don't know how many moths will be made, especially Concubine De, the harem is the best at jealousy。。。。。。 ”

When Empress Su heard this, she quickly covered her son's mouth, then glanced at her son with disgust, and said, "It's just a matter of saying this kind of thing to me here, no matter how Concubine De counts you as half a mother, how can you criticize the elders?"

This sentence can be regarded as a disguised recognition of Concubine De's conduct, Gu Cang hurriedly smiled: "The child understands that the mother presides over the harem, so naturally she can't bring personal feelings." ”

"It's their business whether they agree or not, I have talked to your father and the emperor many times, you are the crown prince, you are very stable, some of the national policies you have handed over over the years, even several ministers in the cabinet are very appreciative, otherwise how can Shang Shuling agree to marry his daughter to you? You are not ignorant of the temper of that adult, if you are a straw bag with no ability, even if the emperor forces him with a knife, he will not send his daughter to the royal family. "Queen Su is naturally very satisfied with her son.

The cabinet originally had a rudimentary imperial court department under Gu Cang's suggestion, directly serving the emperor and handling political affairs, and its actual status was still above the three provinces, but it itself was composed of some officials from the three provinces and exercised the rights of the three provinces.

"But the others don't want to give up. Gu Cang shook his head, there were still some things he didn't say to his mother, his body was born too badly damaged, just like a tent with holes everywhere, even if he took the rare elixir of the shark clan every day, he could only maintain a balance of payments, and a large amount of nutrients flowed out along the hole, barely keeping his body from collapsing, but how long could this situation last? Sooner or later, something will go wrong.

Queen Su sighed: "Where have the other princes fought for you? When my mother followed your father, he was just an ordinary prince, I have seen too much bloody wind and rain along the way, I really don't want to make corpses all over the field in your generation, even if a few of your aunts don't want to give up, you have to promise to be a mother, leaving a few younger brothers and sisters to live without worry." ”

Gu Cang knew that his mother cared about this matter the most, so he nodded obediently and said, "I promise my mother." ”

Mother cares about the overall situation, but he knows that these younger siblings and aunts are not fuel-efficient lamps, but if he doesn't agree now, won't it make it difficult for his mother? Anyway, my Gu Cang sometimes talks like a fart.

I only hope that they can live in peace and prosperity, and I have the ideals in my heart, and I will not let people stop them.

Empress Su looked at her son and couldn't help asking, "What do you think of your brothers?"

Gu Cang thought for a long time before he replied: "Mother asks so, my son will comment a little bit, the boss is not bad, he has a gentle temperament, and he has the spirit of a Confucian gentleman, but his temperament is too good and not good, it is easy to be taken advantage of, and he thinks not far away, he is a reading material, but it is not very useful to the country and the people, it is good to be a seven-grade official." ”

"The third is arrogant, but he also has some skills, but he is easy to be instigated by his mother, too close to the people of the mother's family, not good, if it is the emperor, it is not bad, it is enough, the fourth is angry, but there is no room for people, good at stirring up trouble, arrogant, not too brainy, a little short-sighted, can not do big things, and the sixth is taken with the third child, the momentum is already too weak, although the surface of the person is vicious, but the inside is weak, unbearable. ”

"It's the fifth child, openly and secretly, he has suffered too many grievances, but he has not degenerated, his temperament is still excellent, he practices martial arts and fitness, but he has never retaliated against them, he studies the classics every day, but he is not pedantic, much better than the others, but he inevitably hates the royal family, does not like power, wants to use him, and needs to be reconsidered, as for the remaining younger brothers, don't talk about it, born at the wrong time, unless a few of us die, otherwise it will not be their turn. ”

Queen Su didn't care about anything else, but was a little surprised: "I didn't expect you to have a high evaluation of the fifth child, Sister Concubine Li has indeed suffered too much over the years, and I'm not the one who is the sister." ”

Gu Cang hurriedly comforted: "My father still has ministers to help deal with state affairs, and my mother manages such a big harem alone, it is inevitable that there will be omissions, and this is also a tempering of that kid's heart, so my mother doesn't have to blame herself." ”

"Okay, I'll talk to my mother about this today, let's talk about the marriage later, I'll go to the cabinet to discuss the canal later, and my mother will rest early." ”

For this impeccable son, Queen Su didn't do much to keep him, just asked him to take care of his body, and then gave him some exquisite snacks in the palace as usual, and watched him leave.

When Gu Cang left, the sky had completely darkened, the cold wind was blowing, Gu Cang couldn't help coughing twice, and the two maids who had been accompanying him since childhood hurriedly put on the prepared robes for him.

He stretched out his hand, tightened the clothes on his body, and looked up at the moon, feeling sad.

I just hope that I can do more for everyone, so that you can do less.