Since Yonghuang's arrival, Ruyi has gradually tasted the difference in life. With a child, there is a new sustenance and reliance. In the past, he always looked forward to Jun'en staying for a long time, but now he is dedicated to Yonghuang, and even Hailan, who has always been quiet, is willing to come over often to talk and laugh with the child. Every day on the fifth watch, Yonghuang got up in the morning to read, and Ruyi sent him outside the palace gate. At dinner time, I waited under the dripping eaves and waited for him to come back. Every day after dinner is the closest time for the mother and son, sometimes Hailan is embroidering and drawing patterns together, sometimes it is Ruyi who is holding a scroll and reading a book alone, Yonghuang has endless words, wraps around her knees, and tells Ruyi everything he has seen and heard throughout the day. Or recite a piece of Taifu's Protestant article, in the palace that has always been remote and cold, there is also a lot of laughter and laughter because of the childish children's voice.

Because of Yonghuang, the emperor came to Yanxi Palace more than before. Every two or three days, even if you don't spend the night at Ruyi's place, you must come to have dinner with you, and by the way, you will ask Yonghuang about his homework. Even Hailan, who has not been fortunate for a long time, was promoted to a noble person because she raised Yonghuang together.

Ruyi always thinks that even if Yonghuang is not biological, but maybe this is already the "beautiful Ruyi" that the Queen Mother said.

In this way, the people in the palace did not dare to despise Ruyi, they all thought that she had a son for no reason, and even the luck was changed. Gradually, not only the people in the harem, but even the Xianfu Palace was also very polite, Rao is back to the Hui Guifei was so red that the child was not good, and went to the Baohua Hall again and again to pray for God and Buddha to pray for the heir, and in front of Ruyi was no longer as free as in the past.

On this day, Yonghuang was a little depressed after school, not as lively as before, Ruyi was inconvenient to ask him in front of many people, and when he finished dinner, he carried Yonghuang to the Imperial Garden.

In the middle of summer, the phoenix tail forest in the imperial garden, the shade of the paulownia is commissioned, and the wide and sparse sycamore and the secluded bamboo contain a cool and quiet tranquility. At that time, the sun was setting, the night was low, and the spring in the north was late, but most of the tung flowers that were once purple and pink and dense and drooping also bloomed and failed, withering on the grass, and withering and turning red into dust. That kind of prosperity is just a dream in spring, and in the end, isn't it full of depression? Ruyi watched as bright stars rose in the sky, as if they were within reach, and they were so far away, far away. The only thing that can be held in the palm of his hand is Yonghuang's small hands.

She took Yonghuang in the Imperial Garden, looking at the scarlet goldfish swimming leisurely under the fresh green lotus in the blue water of Qingling Ling, the clear waves are like blue, and the red fish swim leisurely. Ruyi asked Yonghuang to fold the willow in his hand, and threw the finely twisted willow leaves into the pool, causing the red fish to jump up and eat each other.

Yonghuang was young in the end, and after playing for a while, he became happy, Ruyi motioned to the people who followed him to step back, and looked at him with a smile: "Yonghuang, are you more comfortable?" ”

Yonghuang played with the willow branches and dipped them in the water: "Mother, my son is more comfortable." ”

Ruyi sat down leaning on the white stone railing by the pool, looked into his eyes and said, "Now that you are more comfortable, you can tell your mother what you have in your heart." Why are you upset today? ”

Yonghuang's gaze shrank slightly, and then he looked at the tip of his shoe rubbing around: "Mother......"

He wanted to speak and stopped, as if he was hesitating, Ruyi said gently: "When I came back, everything on the newly made brocade robe was clean, only the traces of dust fell on the knees. Could it be that the Taifu punished you for kneeling? ”

Yonghuang nodded sadly, and shook his head again: "Mother, Yonglian came to the study room today." ”

Ruyi was slightly startled in her heart, but said with a smile: "The second elder brother is only six years old, is he enlightened so early?" ”

Yonghuang said: "The emperor's mother is also here." Huang Eniang said that Yonglian is not young and is going to study with me. So today, there are two new masters in the Shang study, Chen Taifu and Bai Taifu, and the emperor said that the two new masters are university scholars, and we all have to be obedient. ”

Ruyi smiled: "This is a good thing." Tomorrow, my mother will accompany you to meet the new wife. ”

Yonghuang threw down the willow branch in his hand and said aggrievedly: "But the new masters are not good for their sons!" Obviously, Yonglian couldn't sit still on the first day of study, but the new masters actually punished me and punished me for kneeling outside the study room for half an hour, and even Mrs. Huang, who taught me, didn't dare to stop me. Mrs. Chen also said that next time the prince ......"

Ruyi was immediately alert: "What prince? ”

Yonghuang shook his head blankly: "Mother, what is the crown prince?" Mrs. Chen called out to the prince, but was stopped by Mrs. Bai. ”

Ruyi's heart tightened for no reason, and she still smiled as usual on her face: "Mother doesn't know what a prince is." But good boy, most of what Taifu said has deep meaning, don't ask people when you meet people, you can't ask this. You say, what else did Mrs. Chen say? ”

Yonghuang nodded obediently, and cried again: "Mrs. Chen said that the next time Yonglian is disobedient, he will lock his son in a dark room and defeat the fire." He was very afraid, "My son knows what defeat is, and when my son was cold last year, Mama Su didn't call the imperial doctor to come and see me, but locked me alone in a dark room and didn't give me anything to eat." I was terrified! He hugged Ruyi tightly, "Mother, I don't want to lose fire again!" ”

Ruyi was full of sadness, but there was a deeper helplessness like a heavy cloud pressing on her heart, she hugged Yonghuang tightly, and said softly: "Good boy, mother and your mother are both concubines, so your identity is not as valuable as the second elder brother." Studying in the Shangshufang, it is inevitable that you will suffer some grievances. There was a firmness in her gentle tone, "But you must remember that you are the child of your Emperor Amma, and you have a mother to take care of you, and you can't let them bully you." The next time there is such a thing, you will tell the Taifu that they will punish you like this, does Huang Ama know? ”

Yonghuang's eyes widened and said, "Mother, can I say that?" ”

Ruyi hugged him as if encouraging: "You are the eldest son of Huang Ama, and it is right to take care of your younger brother, but you can't wronged yourself." No matter who it is, whether it's your nurse or your wife, your mother won't allow them to bully you. ”

The two were talking, but they saw that the pure concubine rushed over worriedly, and called from behind: "Concubine Xian Niangniang......"

Ruyi saw that her expression was not as usual, so she hurriedly picked up the willow branch on the ground and handed it to Yonghuang, telling him to play obediently. The pure concubine hurriedly asked for peace, and then stepped forward to hold Ruyi's hand and wanted to cry. Ruyi hurriedly whispered: "What's the matter?" ”

Concubine Chun glanced at Yonghuang, who was teasing the fish, with tears in her eyes: "I heard that the eldest brother was punished for kneeling in the Shang study room today?" ”

Ruyi looked at her in surprise, pulled her away and walked under the plane tree and said, "How do you know?" ”

"The little chestnut who served in the study room was originally a person who went out of my palace, and I wanted to send him to serve in the study room as soon as possible, and in the future, my Yongzhang will be taken care of by many people when he goes to study in the study room. I didn't think I had just met him on the road, but I heard him say such a thing. She quietly glanced at Yonghuang, "Big Brother has been wronged, right?" ”

Ruyi sighed: "We are all concubines, and we are not as noble as the queen's concubines, and there are others." ”

This sentence aroused the sadness of the pure concubine, her eyes were slightly red, and she couldn't help whimpering: "Big brother is like this, then my Yongzhang will ...... in the future"

Ruyi hurriedly comforted: "The queen loves Yongzhang so much, and the person who takes care of him is the most delicate." Even Yonghuang is envious. ”

The pure concubine didn't dare to cry on her face, so she had to wipe her tears, bowed her head and attached herself to Ruyi's side and said, "I'm sad about this." The emperor used it for lunch today, and he actually said that Yongzhang was not very smart. She was so anxious that the six gods had no master, "How can my Yongzhang not be smart?" ”

Ruyi hesitated slightly, but still said: "I heard Yonghuang say that Yongzhang didn't climb very well when he was one year old. Nursing mothers and mothers either hold or carry them on their backs, and never let them fall to the ground. Isn't it fourteen months now, will you be gone? ”

Concubine Chun's tears couldn't help falling: "It's because he can't walk, the grandmothers are always afraid that he will bump into it, so the emperor thinks so, saying that Yongzhang is slow to learn and speak, and he doesn't look smart." This child is still so young, if he loses the favor of his emperor Ama, what can I do? ”

Xingzi's faint light shook off a faint halo from the gaps in the leaves, and Ruyi said: "You have told me several times that the grandmothers of the elder brother have taken good care of the child, and now it seems that this meticulousness has spoiled him." ”

The pure concubine was anxious and helpless: "How dare I say this, if I say it in front of the emperor, wouldn't it ruin the queen's hard work?" She didn't care so much about her second brother and third princess. ”

Ruyi's heart moved, and suddenly a little doubtful, but such words could not be said to the pure concubine, in addition to deepening her worries and anxieties, what else could she do? Ruyi had to persuade: "The emperor just said this when he was angry, and when you see the emperor next time, you will say that we are the world on horseback, and the child can't be pampered, and he will also take the emperor to go to the elder brother's place to see." The emperor often asks, maybe it will be better. Besides, the relationship between father and son is nature, as long as you see it a few more times, Yongzhang is so cute, the emperor will like it. ”

Concubine Chun nodded, her sorrow was as deep as practice, and she wrapped herself in layers: "I originally thought that if Yongzhang was blessed, she could be fostered to her mother's knees, and I could often see her." Now it seems that there is no hope. ”

Ruyi smiled: "Don't move this thought." Now there are only those in the palace who are in high positions and have no children, only Concubine Hui, and you naturally refuse. And Yonghuang was sent to me by Brother A's poor care, but Yongzhang has no such thing. If your thoughts are known, not only the queen, but I am afraid that the emperor will also blame you. ”

The pure concubine had to be silent, and Ruyi hurriedly said: "Hurry up and wipe your tears and go back, don't gossip." ”

The pure concubine took the silk and pressed the corner of her eyes: "My sister also has a child now, I can ask you more if you have anything to say, and let's get an idea together." ”

Ruyi said with a smile: "Don't worry, as long as you don't cry like this, I promised you." ”

The pure concubine had no choice but to leave. Ruyi looked at her lonely and thin back, and her heart was also pitiful. She is just a mother who just wants her children to be well. But in this deep palace, even this can't be obtained. And what about yourself? If one day you have your own child, will you be so sad and want to cry without tears?

Seeing that it was getting late, Ruyi beckoned to Yonghuang and walked back to the palace together. Along the way, there are occasional fish jumping out of the water and making a few splashes. Lotus leaves are in the field, green pings are clustered, and the water lilies that bloom early have bloomed two or three, and they are full of powder. Several herons perch on the banks of the crimson and light green iris and green reeds, grooming each other's feathers. Yonghuang was happy when he saw everything, laughing and holding Ruyi's hand and saying this and that. Ruyi promised in her mouth, but the doubts in her heart were difficult to pour out, but they were like dense silk threads there, and they were dull and dull. She tried her best to put aside those thoughts, but it seemed that the sky would definitely darken, and the ink-like color spilled into the clear water, and it could not be concealed.

Ruyi was thinking intently, but she heard a whimpering cry coming from behind the rockery, the sound was too slight, so that people could mistake their ears, and they thought it was the long chirping of summer insects. Ruyi remained silent, just inadvertently, and said loudly: "Yonghuang, come back quickly, don't go to the rockery to catch crickets!" ”

The crying over there immediately stopped, and Ruyi motioned for Yonghuang to be silent. But for a moment, I saw a woman who looked like a palace maid coming out of the rockery, Ruyi let go of Yonghuang's hand, Yonghuang immediately understood, and only pretended to run to catch the cricket, and hit the woman at once. The palace maid raised her head and was about to scold, but when she saw Ruyi following behind Yonghuang, she hurriedly restrained her arrogance and invited Shuang'an and said, "Concubine Xian Niangniang Wanfu Jin'an." ”

Ruyi smiled and groaned: "This palace is naturally Wanfu Jin'an. But Lianxin, why are you upset? The wind lamp in Xinxin's hand illuminated Lianxin's crying face, "The eyes are crying like peaches, what's wrong?" ”

Lianxin subconsciously touched her face, stretched out a smile, and said loudly: "The slave maid serves the queen's mother, what's uneasy?" It's just homesickness, and I just cry occasionally. ”

Ruyi knew that she refused to tell the truth, and she didn't want to talk to her, so she said: "You serve the queen, be more careful in everything, don't go back with tears on your face." She smiled slightly, "It's just that then again, the queen mother loves you and Su Xin so much, so naturally she won't be unhappy when she sees your tears." ”

Lian Xinben raised her face without fear, and when she heard this, she somehow lowered her face, with a thin gloom, but she said fiercely: "The queen mother naturally loves us." can't compare to those mean people, even the nurse who has followed her since childhood was kicked out of the palace. ”

These words were said by Ruyi, and Ah Ji immediately couldn't help it, and said, "Who are you talking about?" ”

Lian Xin smiled: "I have the person I want to talk about, what are you anxious about?" It's not you who is talking about it, why do you want to eat this heart? ”

Ah Ji He was once said to be upside down, and sneered: "I naturally don't eat this heart." I just thought that the lotus heart girl was going to be overjoyed, so why didn't she accumulate some merit on her lips, so as not to make people listen to the jokes. The good people you want to marry will never be mean to you. ”

Lianxin's face burned red, but it was faintly unsightly iron blue, and he said hatefully: "You ......"

Ah Zhen smiled: "I...... Naturally, I don't have the blessing of the queen mother personally marrying. Congratulations to my sister and Sister Hexi. ”

Lianxin was embarrassed and annoyed, and immediately ran away when she stomped her feet.