Because I was going to take Yuan'er with me, I didn't object when Ah Ping said that he wanted to prepare a sedan chair, at least I could block the wind for Yuan'er. When leaving, in addition to wrapping Yuan'er with a quilt and cloak, he also put two small stoves in the sedan chair.

When I arrived at Fengxian Hall, as soon as the sedan chair stopped, I heard the voice of the old eunuch: "Your Highness, Niangniang, you are here, the emperor has been chattering twice, and he has sent the old slave to come out and guard outside." ”

Ah Ping asked first: "Can the emperor's grandfather have a meal?" ”

"Isn't the emperor waiting for you to come?"

Stepping into the hall, I suddenly felt a lot warmer, although it could not be compared with the inside of the Orchid Garden, but it was much better than the cold outside. The day of spring was very gloomy, and the temperature was so low that I was afraid that it was going to snow.

Zhu Yuanzhang rarely didn't watch the concert today, sitting on the soft floor and drinking tea, when he saw us enter the door, he raised his head and complained: "Why are young people's movements so slow?" Didn't you keep a vigil yesterday? I got up early in the morning and waited. ”

Ah Ping shouted first: "Grandfather Huang, don't mention the vigil, I was tossed by that bastard boy all night, do you see the panda eyes of the two of us?" When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he really came to see me and Ah Ping's faces, and immediately turned annoyed and asked with a smile: "Come, tell me what happened to our little Yuan'er?" ”

So Ah Ping poured all the bitter water of the night, and explained the situation with emotion, and I felt ashamed of him.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and laughed after hearing it, "Yes, I really want you to taste the bitterness." I didn't bathe you at the beginning, you were as slippery as a loach, and your father said that you would be a demon king in the future. But our vision is not as good as your imperial grandmother, and she alone said that you will definitely have a gentle personality in the future, and sure enough, this is the case. ”

Ah Ping wrinkled his face bitterly, and said very unwillingly: "Grandfather Huang, when I was a child, how could I be like a loach as you said?" Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes widened, "I don't believe you asked him." He raised his hand and pointed to the old eunuch who was serving the meal on the side, and he nodded with a smile when he heard this: "Your Highness, the emperor didn't bother you, Your Royal Highness, it was carved out of a mold like you when you were a child, and even this frowning look looks like it." ”

As soon as he said it, I also noticed that Xiao Yuan'er really frowned, and at first thought he was uncomfortable, but after observing it a few times, I found that it was not, he was just a subconscious action.

I couldn't help but raise my eyes to look at Ah Ping, and I had the impression that he didn't seem to frown often.

Ah Ping met my gaze and said with a smile: "Daughter-in-law, don't look at me, I have already changed this problem, and I was strictly ordered by the emperor's grandfather to change it." Sure enough, I saw Zhu Yuanzhang nodding: "It is indeed supervised by me, and the monarch should not be happy and angry." ”

But I heard Ah Ping muttering in a low voice: "You are not often angry. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes widened and he scolded: "Stinky boy, am I angry?" I am called majesty, how can I serve the people without authority! You still have to practice a little more, sink this qi, and don't always be impetuous, like a child. ”

"Grandfather Huang, today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, do you want to teach me a lesson like this on the first day of the year?" Obviously, Ah Ping is not afraid of him, and it seems that the relationship between their grandfather and grandson is also changing in the past year. I still remember the scene when I met Zhu Yuanzhang for the first time, and the first thing that made me feel nervous was Ah Ping, and it was the fear that penetrated his body that made me chill from the bottom of my heart.

It can't be said that the relationship between Ah Ping and Zhu Yuanzhang at that time was not good, but they were ancestors and grandsons, and they were also monarchs and ministers, and it was obvious that the latter was superior to the former. And more than a year later, their relationship between grandparents and grandchildren obviously surpassed the relationship between monarchs and ministers, and Zhu Yuanzhang would beg for wine with this grandson and joke with him.

may have really responded to that sentence - people's hearts will always be soft. No matter how tough a person like Zhu Yuanzhang is, he has slowly softened in his twilight years, just like at this moment, if he is stripped of the identity of the emperor, he is just an ordinary grandfather.

The meal was not well prepared, but it was enough for a few of us.

Ah Ping asked Zhu Yuanzhang if he slept well at night, and Zhu Yuanzhang snorted unhappily as soon as his eyelids were raised: "I went to ask you for wine, but you were stingy and only filled half a pot, and you were embarrassed to ask me if I slept well." ”

"Huh? Is there only half a pot? I remember filling a pot full of it, did you steal it from your daughter-in-law? Ah Ping pretended to be surprised and asked me, and secretly kicked him before calmly replying: "That osmanthus wine has been brewed since it was brewed, have you seen me drink a drop?" ”

"That's it, Ping'er, you don't pour water on Alain, it's clear that you did it. Is it that Old Man Jiang is chewing the root of his tongue in front of you again, nonsense such as what you can't drink is nonsense, I've been drinking wine for decades, why can't I drink it? No, Muxi, you go and bring me wine. ”

Hearing this, I was slightly stunned, turned my eyes to look at the old eunuch on the side, and never heard Ah Ping call people's names and surnames seriously, so I never knew what his name was, and I only learned his name from Zhu Yuanzhang today. The main thing is that the surname attracted my attention, I haven't seen Uncle Mu for a long time, it seems that the subordinates around him are all surnamed Mu, and I don't know if this old eunuch is related to him.

I only heard the old eunuch return: "Your Majesty, you have already drunk half a pot of wine yesterday, and there is no extra wine in our palace." Seeing this, Ah Ping immediately took over: "Okay, grandfather, we will go to the concubine in a while, I'm afraid it's not good for you to get drunk, you come to Lanyuan another day, let's drink again." ”

"That's what you said, but don't wait for me to go and drink only one or two glasses."

I pursed my lips and smiled: "Imperial grandfather, you don't believe Ah Ping, don't you still believe me?" When you come, I'll fetch you the wine myself. ”

Only then did Zhu Yuanzhang nod with satisfaction: "It's still Alan who is generous, and the stinky boy has the same virtue as his imperial grandmother." ”

There was a sudden fluctuation in my heart, in fact, this old man was very lonely, I had heard him mention Queen Ma more than once, and these actions of letting Gonggong Mu wait for us outside the door before, in fact, he was looking forward to us coming. The more lonely you are, the more you will miss your deceased, and you will always remember the bits and pieces of that person on a special day.

The moment I stepped out of the palace gate, I suddenly looked back and saw Zhu Yuanzhang standing there watching us leave, with a stunned expression. Suddenly felt sour in his nose, he was the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, even if there were three palaces and six courtyards after Queen Ma, but he was lonely in his twilight years, which made people feel sad.

Suddenly, Ah Ping dragged me and whispered in my ear: "Daughter-in-law, don't look back." ”

He turned his eyes to him in surprise, and asked hesitantly: "Do you know the emperor's grandfather ......?"

"I know." He responded softly, paused and said: "Since the Orchid Garden reopened for you to move in, the imperial grandfather can no longer hold back the feeling of missing the imperial grandmother, he thinks when he is alone, thinks when he sleeps, and naturally thinks about days like today." ”

"But, aren't there three palaces and six courtyards? Why didn't you see those concubines come to him to pay New Year's greetings? ”

Ah Ping laughed slightly mockingly: "The Three Palaces and Six Courts have long been nothing more than a fictitious existence, and those people may not be summoned by the emperor's grandfather for the rest of their lives." What's more, who among the concubines in the three palaces and six courtyards can compare to my imperial grandmother? ”

I can't help but wonder, what a sad ending is it to stay in this cold palace all my life and never even see the face of the emperor? Suddenly, I had something to ask Ah Ping, and I did tug on his sleeve, "In the future, if you also have three palaces and six courtyard......s, he put his fingers against it, and then heard him say: "Lan, I don't want three palaces and six courtyards, as long as I stay with you, no matter how many beautiful daughters can compare to you?" ”

He fixed my eyes and said word by word: "Even if it is three palaces and six courtyards, it is not as good as you." ”

The heart is touched, and the love words are not in the morning and twilight, but inadvertently. Ah Ping can always touch a certain point at some point, which makes my heart soften. Holding Yuan'er in my arms and having him by my side is the most beautiful married life I can think of.

went to Concubine Lu's place, which was much more lively than Zhu Yuanzhang's palace. We already had some palace concubines by then, although the palace concubines were a generation higher than Concubine Lu, but their status could not be compared. Concubine Lu is the late crown princess, and now she is the mother of the imperial grandson, and her status can be imagined.

But when she came to the door, she saw Liu Qing coming out, although her face was as cold as ever, but the expectation in her eyes was difficult to hide. As soon as his eyes fell on Xiao Yuan'er, he said: "Quickly take His Royal Highness into the house to warm up, Niangniang has already prepared the stove." ”

My heart moved slightly, and I stepped forward and said, "There is still something in the sedan chair for the concubine, can Aunt Qing help me hug Yuan'er?" ”

Liu Qing looked at me complicatedly, and reached out to hug the child without making a sound. He couldn't help but uncover his cloak to look at Yuan'er's appearance, and his eyes showed warmth. Although Ah Ping and I regret not giving birth to a girl, sometimes we have to admit that Yuan'er is a male baby, whether it is Zhu Yuanzhang or Concubine Lu, or Liu Qing in front of them, they all have the concept of patriarchy in their bones, which is deep-rooted and difficult to change for a while, so they prefer Yuan'er more and more.

After the fire, I thought about it carefully, they would come to calculate me, but not really what Yuan'er did. After all, this is Ah Ping's first son, does she really not love her grandson when she is a concubine? Even if it is a utilitarian analysis, Yuan'er's existence will only consolidate her position.

Let Yun Gu and Lu He enter the hall together with the New Year's greetings, Concubine Lu and the palace concubines gathered in one place and were drinking tea, peeling nuts and eating, and they didn't get up when they saw us coming in, they just sat in place and asked Ah Ping in a low voice: "Have you gone to your imperial grandfather to say goodbye?" ”

"I've already been there." Ah Ping replied disappreciatively, then pointed to the thing he was holding behind him and said: "Mother, this is a salute, there is your favorite cloud satin in it, it was picked by Lan for you, do you like the color." ”

Obviously, Concubine Lu's eyes flashed, but she still remained calm and said, "Let's put it there first." ”

I usually don't like to socialize, so I can't help but say polite words on such occasions. Greetings, no matter whether Concubine Lu is still deep in her heart, at least on the surface in front of so many outsiders, especially when Ah Ping is present, she will not come to embarrass me.