461 five years later
The emperor is not thin on him, he can still see Lin Xuan more in the capital, and pull him into a relationship, he doesn't expect Lin Xuan to recognize him, he only hopes that Lin Xuan can have his existence in his life, and that's enough. The emperor, who was in the imperial study, stood at the window, letting the cold wind blow in, and the emperor told Pingbohou that he and the Wu family had a pair of children and other intentions.
The emperor was always a little uneasy about Wu Guowei, and it was just a helpless move to let him be stationed on the border of Warat, who let him quell the war in Warat. Zhou Qingshu escaped from the prison, and the Jinyi guard inspected the capital door to door, but no trace of him was found at all, and it seemed that he had left the capital. He was friendly with Wu Guowei, and the emperor was worried that he would go to Wu Guowei, of course, this was just the emperor's speculation, and he couldn't transfer Wu Guowei back to Beijing without authorization because of a unwarranted speculation without evidence, which would easily bring trouble to Da Yue.
Besides, the emperor has other plans for him, telling Ping Bohou that he and the Wu family have a pair of children, if it is really as he guessed in the future, Ping Bohou will come forward to stop Wu Guowei for Lin Xuan, this is the deep meaning of the emperor telling Ping Bohou about this, the emperor's eyes are far away, I hope Ping Bohou will not let him down. The country that the ancestors had worked so hard to fight was passed to him through the hands of his father, but he must not be cut off from his hands, then he is a sinner through the ages and cannot bear this infamy.
Time flies, and five years have passed in the blink of an eye.
The capital is no longer the original capital, two years ago the emperor died, and left an edict on his deathbed, which was passed on to Prince Rong Zhou Kang, he is the current emperor of Dayue, although he is not very old, but there are emperor's ministers in the court, mainly Chang Shoufu, Qin Su is the main, and now Qin Su will not be the aunt in charge of Queen Pan's side for a long time, but the queen mother of Dayue, holding heavy power.
The emperor was worried that he had passed away, leaving the young Zhou Kang and Qin Su behind, who would be bullied by the courtiers. Of course, the emperor did the worst plan, and before he died, he specially called Shangshu and Jiang Feilong to the bed, and asked them to swear to be loyal to Qin Su and Zhou Kang's mother and son, and when necessary, as long as Qin Su said a word, they could do it to the ministers of the court.
This is the emperor's fear that Qin Su and Zhou Kang's rights will be hollowed out, Zhou Kang is still young, and when he has been in person for more than ten years, although the emperor is not at ease, his body can't hold it at all, and he can only die with hatred. Three years can change a lot of things, Qin Su slowly grew up, fighting wits and courage with the ministers, Chang Shoufu is the head of the ministers who take care of his life, and he must remain neutral.
It is now Zhou Kang's fifth birthday, and the palace has been so lively for a long time, since the death of the first emperor, the palace has been dull for a long time, and it is rare that this time Qin Su ordered to organize Zhou Kang's fifth birthday, so it is natural to be lively. Zhou Kang was wearing the emperor's little dragon robe, and quickly ran towards Qin Su, Qin Su immediately had a straight face: "As the king of a country, you should always pay attention to your words and deeds, look at you, what are you running with sweating profusely?" Can't you walk slowly, and no one is forcing you behind? If the ministers saw it, what would they think of you, the king of a country? ”
Zhou Kang stopped, pursed his lips, and looked at Yan Ran who was held in Qin Su's arms angrily, why was he scolded by Qin Su every time, and never praised him, but Yan Ran, Qin Su never scolded her, and coaxed her softly, why?
After Qin Su's words were finished, she regretted it when she saw Zhou Kang's expression, she wanted to talk to Zhou Kang every time and restrain her temper, but she said this for Zhou Kang's good, the emperor was gone, and no one could shelter their orphans and widows from the wind and rain, so it was necessary to let the young Zhou Kang grow up, and let people not catch the handle and fall into the mouth. Qin Su opened his mouth and wanted to explain, but his throat was like a piece of cotton cloth, and he couldn't say a word.
Zhou Kang bowed his head respectfully, and said reluctantly: "The lesson of the queen mother is that the son-in-law remembers, and the son-in-law still has to go to the Taifu to say goodbye, so he will leave first." Without waiting for Qin Su to speak, Zhou Kang turned around and left with the eunuchs close to him, looking at his departing back, Qin Su sighed heavily, and Yan Ran in his arms was very puzzled: "Queen Mother, why did he leave the imperial brother?" ”
Looking at Yan Ran, who was puzzled in his arms, Qin Su smiled slightly, and said, "Your imperial brother, he has other things, he has to leave first, he will have a long time with his mother." But you, you will leave in two days, let the queen mother see you more. The reluctance on her face was beyond words, and Yan Ran was about to leave after staying in the palace for ten days this time. Hearing this, Yan Ran pouted, drooped her ears, and stretched out her hand to hold Qin Su's neck.
Lying in her ear, she coquettishly said: "Queen Mother, Yanran is reluctant to leave you, it seems that she can be with her mother all the time." But don't worry, even if Yanran leaves, she is still thinking of her mother in her heart, praying for her mother and royal brother, but the queen mother, can Yanran have a small request? "This girl's pleading appearance, can Qin Su not smile and nod in agreement?
Yan Ran's request was very simple, that is, she hoped that when Qin Su saw Zhou Kang again, she would smile at her and hug him. Even the five-year-old Yanran could see the desire in Zhou Kang's eyes, how could she not see it, she could be negligent. Qin Su's eyes drifted into the distance, if the emperor was still alive, she would definitely love Zhou Kang as a treasure of her heart, and she would not hesitate to love him in front of outsiders.
Now like this, absolutely not, the first emperor passed away, and the mountain that sheltered their mother and son from the wind and rain fell, and they can only rely on their mother and son in the future. She can't let Zhou Kang learn to be coquettish like Yanran at a young age, boys must be strong, especially the king of a country, and they must learn to forbear. Yan Ran looked at Qin Su, who was motionless, gently tugged at her sleeve, and shouted, "Queen Mother." ”
Qin Su had a smile on her face, pinched her little nose, and said with a smile: "You are leaving, and you are still thinking about your imperial brother, let the queen mother say something good about you." Otherwise, the queen mother, you won't go back this time, stay by the queen mother's side and take care of the queen mother and your royal brother, okay? ”
Yanran, who stretched out her hand to hug Qin Su, was so frightened that she hurriedly waved her hand, "Queen Mother, I don't want it, I don't want it, I still have to go back to my mother's side, after coming out for so long, my mother must miss me." After a few days, Yanran will enter the palace to accompany her mother. Qin Su just wanted to tease Yan Ran and divert the topic just now. How could she really leave Yanran behind, even if she was the Empress Dowager of Dayue, she couldn't come by her own temperament, Yanran had her home, and she shouldn't be trapped in this cage-like palace at a young age.
The Queen Mother scratched the tip of her nose affectionately, nodded dotingly, and said: "Okay, Yanran, this is what you said, wait a few days, the Queen Mother will send someone to take you into the palace, you must stay longer." After accompanying the mother more, the queen mother is very happy to have you by her side. This is not wrong at all, looking at Yanran, who is full of smiles in her arms, lively and lovely, as long as Qin Su sees her, she has no worries.
When Yanran fell asleep on Qin Su's lap, and Mama Lan carefully held her breath and carried her to the bed, Qin Su moved her legs, which had long been numb. She was afraid of waking Yanran, so she didn't dare to move at all, so her legs went numb. Mama Lan squatted down, quickly and skillfully massaged Qin Su, after Mama Lan's hands massaged hard, Qin Su's legs were relieved of a lot of soreness, and he was slowly able to stand up.
Although Mama Lan has not been serving by Qin Su's side for a long time, she knows very well the bitterness in her heart, a woman supports the huge court, and she can never let people see her fragile side in front of people. Every night in the dead of night, Mama Lan would hear a low and dark cry in the dormitory, and at this time she would realize that Qin Su was pretended to be strong during the day, and she was also a woman.
Therefore, she had more pity for Qin Su, and vowed to be loyal to her by Qin Su's side in this life, and advance and retreat with her. Qin Su looked at the colorful flowers blooming outside the imperial garden, and her mood instantly improved a lot, she walked to the front, bent down and pinched a bright peony flower, and put it on the tip of her nose, the faint fragrance made her can't help but share it with Mama Lan.
Seeing that Qin Su was in a much better mood, Mama Lan clasped her hands and hesitated: "Queen Mother, the slave maid sees that you like Lord Yanran so much, why don't you leave her in the palace to accompany you?" "It is an honor for Yanran to be by the side of the Queen Mother often. The county lord of Yanran was sent to Jiangnan by the queen mother three years ago, and only during the New Year's holidays, or when the queen mother wrote a letter, the county lord of Yanran would return to the palace to accompany the queen mother.
Mama Lan was actually very puzzled by this, Qin Su restrained the smile on her face, her face was full of frost, Mama Lan immediately realized that what she just said made Qin Su unhappy, and quickly explained: "Queen Mother, don't be angry, the slave just sees that you like Lord Yanran so much, so she will talk more." "After all, where can Jiangnan compare to the rich capital, there is no place in the world that can compare to the imperial palace.
How many famous ladies want to enter the palace and enjoy the glory and wealth, and I don't know what the Queen Mother thinks? "Don't mention Yanran's matter in the future, otherwise you will leave the Ronghua Hall and go on an errand elsewhere!" Qin didn't say a word of reproach, just a warning to Mama Lan, this is the first and last time, by her side, some things can be said, some things can't be said, and it is still a subtlety to keep in mind.
Two days later, Yan Ran was about to leave, Qin Su had to think about bringing her something good, and what she turned around to leave for Mama Lan was her back. Xiao Muzi frowned and looked at the emperor who was slumped in front of the bookcase, when he came back from the Ronghua Palace, Emperor Zhou Kang had been frowning, he didn't even have a smile on his face, his saliva was dry, Zhou Kang didn't seem to listen to his words, and was still immersed in his own world.
"Holy, holy." Xiao Muzi tried to call Zhou Kang twice, but Zhou Kang gave him a disgusted look, "Scream, you didn't see that I was in a bad mood, don't speak, from now on, if you speak again, get out of my side, and don't let me see you again." "When he came back from the Ronghua Palace, he was in a very low mood, but Xiao Muzi didn't let him be at peace, and kept chattering with the crows in his ear, how could he not be irritable!
Xiao Muzi was so frightened that he quickly covered his mouth with his hands, his face turned pale with fright, and he knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing and begging for mercy, Zhou Kang really didn't want to look at him. got up and left the imperial study, and before leaving, he warned Xiao Muzi not to follow, he wanted to go out alone to relax. Yanran woke up and quietly walked out of the Ronghua Palace, Qin Su was lying on the couch resting, Mama Lan was not there, fortunately, she was able to go out for a walk.
Qin Su was worried about her body and didn't let her go out to run around, in fact, she was not as strict as Qin Su when she was managed by her mother in Jiangnan. Of course, she knew that Qin Su loved her, but it just made her feel a little breathless. Of course, it was impossible for her to say these words at a young age to hurt Qin Su's heart, in fact, she could vaguely feel Qin Su tossing and turning in the middle of the night and couldn't sleep, as if she had something on her mind.
Of course, she couldn't sleep in the middle of the night because she missed her mother and relatives in Jiangnan too much. Yanran jumped all the way, through the corridor, in front of the peach forest, she saw the scene of peach blossoms in March in Jiangnan, compared with the capital in front of her, the peach blossoms in the capital are full of peach blossoms, the fragrance is pleasant, the peach blossoms in this garden are like a morning glow, gorgeous and colorful, better than Jiangnan.
Yan Ran couldn't help but open her arms, closed her eyes and took a few deep breaths of fresh air, and muttered in her heart: Soon I will leave the capital and return to my mother, I hope that the queen mother will be well. Someone pushed her from behind, and before Yanran could turn around, a thick cloth bag was put on her head, making her breathless.
She struggled to break free, struggled, and was still shouting, when suddenly a stick fell on her back, making her shut up instantly, and the world seemed to be silent. Of course, it was Zhou Kang who was making trouble behind the scenes, he had long been dissatisfied with Yanran, why should the daughter of one of her courtiers be fostered in the name of the Queen Mother, even if her mother had saved the Queen Mother's life, she would not get such an honor.
If she hadn't been sent to Jiangnan to recuperate, I'm afraid she would be the most noble in the entire palace. He, the emperor, was too aggrieved and too cowardly, and Zhou Kang even thought about whether the Queen Mother would make him the king of a country and the emperor of Dayue if Yanran was a boy. In addition, Qin Su is very serious to him on weekdays, does not smile, and often has a preachy face, Zhou Kang is full of resentment towards her.
Xiao Muzi's nervous hands trembled and threw down the stick in his hand, licked his lips, and whispered: "Holy Lord, let's hurry up, in case someone sees it and reaches the ears of the Queen Mother, even if the slave has a hundred heads, it will not be enough to cut off." Holy Lord, you feel sorry for the head of the minion, and the minion still wants to stay by your side to serve. Zhou Kang glanced at him fiercely and scolded: "Something that has no interest, look at your guts, you still want to serve me." Stand up, you have me behind you to support you, if the Queen Mother wants to cut off your head, let her come and cut me first, rest assured, everything is carried by me for you, go, quickly carry her, come with me! ”