The sky is clear in the middle of summer, and the sky is blue. The scorching sun hung high in the sky, and after a gust of wind, a wave of heat rolled up from the ground, and the fire suffocated the ground.

Emperor Motohe was complaining to the empress that this year's summer was particularly difficult, and even the Yuyama Imperial Palace, which had always been cool and comfortable, had become like the furnace palace in Kyoto.

There were eight pots of ice in the main hall of Yuqing Palace, and the queen felt that the temperature was just right, but Emperor Yuan and Emperor were still too hot, and the depression in her heart could not be dissipated.

The queen was about to open her mouth to persuade when she suddenly heard a frightened cry outside: "Qingyu Palace has collapsed, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is still inside, hurry, save people..."

Emperor Yuanhe chuckled in his heart, and immediately looked at the queen, only to see that the queen had stumbled out.

Qingyu Palace collapsed? How so?

Emperor Yuan He only thought it was ridiculous, but the noise outside was still there, he stood up with his body propped up, and before he could take a step under his feet, he heard a violent collision sound.

Immediately after that, something hit his head, and he didn't feel any pain, but his eyes became pitch black, and his body seemed to be restrained by something, and he couldn't move.

He heard someone shouting, "Oh no, Yuqing Palace has also fallen, and the Holy Lord is still inside, save the Saint and save the Holy Lord." ”

"Thief God, why is it raining now, people haven't been rescued yet."

"Of the more than 30 palaces, more than a dozen collapsed, more than half of the Fengzi Dragon Sun were killed and injured, and even the saint was buried inside."

"Holy Lord, Holy Lord, the concubine has no son, and she can't lose her husband anymore..."

“......”

The noisy voices came and went in his ears, Emperor Yuan He only felt a splitting headache, he wanted to make a sound but couldn't open his mouth, he was angry, angry and anxious, struggling desperately in despair.

"Holy, holy..."

At this time, Emperor Yuanhe heard someone calling him, and it sounded like the voice of the empress. He was surprised and delighted, and shouted in his heart: Queen, I am here, I am here.

"Holy, holy..."

The queen's voice did not stop, but he found that the indescribable sense of restraint suddenly disappeared, his body could move, his eyes could be opened, and he could see the queen with anxiety and worry on her face at a glance.

"Holy Lord, you can be considered awake."

Emperor Yuanhe hummed, sat up with the queen's hand, and found that the bedclothes on his body were soaked. He raised his eyes and looked around, he was still in the queen's Qiwu Palace, and it seemed that what he had experienced before was a nightmare.

His body was sticky and greasy, and he was very uncomfortable, and he said to the queen: "I want to bathe." ”

The queen hurriedly asked people to prepare water.

Lying in the bath, the comfort brought by soaking in the hot water made Emperor Yuan He's tense mind relax suddenly, and the previous nightmare was too real, making him think of it for a while.

There is too much rain this year, so the trip to Tangshan is still exempt.

He informed the queen of his decision, and although the queen was surprised, she did not ask more. Emperor Yuan He looked at her carefully and found that her temples had a few silver threads.

The queen is fifty-six this year, he is the same age as her, and they are both old.

Coming out of Qiwu Palace, Emperor Yuanhe did not return to the Qianyuan Palace, but went to the East Palace. The guards of the East Palace couldn't help but be shocked when they saw the emperor's imperial stop outside the East Palace, and they were about to go in to report after reacting.

Liang Siyin, the great eunuch who followed Emperor Yuanhe, spoke out to stop him.

In May last year, the prince had a dispute with Emperor Yuanhe because of the corruption case in Cangzhou Zhizhou, and Emperor Yuanhe was furious and ordered the prince to think about it behind closed doors for a year, and now the father and son have not seen each other for a year or two.

The crown prince is the prince, and the time limit has long passed, but Emperor Yuanhe still did not let the prince out, and there are already people in the court who are betting that Emperor Yuanhe will abolish the prince.

Since the prince closed his door to thought, the other two eldest sons of Emperor Yuan He, King Yu and King Qian, Jane, were in the heart of the emperor. Especially King Qian, his mother is a concubine of the dynasty, and his uncle is the hereditary Wu'an Hou, whose background is a few points better than that of the crown prince born by the queen.

After all, the queen was not the original wife of Emperor Yuanhe, but she followed Emperor Yuanhe, who was still the king of Qi at the time, and gave birth to his eldest son.

After the death of Empress Yuan, the throne of Emperor Yuan and Empress was vacant, and everyone thought that Concubine Shu would be the next queen. Unexpectedly, Emperor Yuanhe canonized Concubine Chen, who gave birth to the eldest son, as the queen.

Soon after the seal, his only son was made the crown prince.

The crown prince is Chinese New Year's Eve six years old today, and has lived in the East Palace for nearly 20 years, when he was first made the crown prince, his father still attached great importance to him, and as the prince got older, the relationship between father and son became worse and worse.

Especially in recent years, Emperor Yuanhe found that he was old and old, but the prince was in the prime of life, and he even saw the shadow of his father in the prince, envy, jealousy and unwillingness hovered in his heart every day.

When he was appointed as the crown prince, he was carefully considered, the queen was docile, the Chen family was obedient, and he came to be the crown prince, which was more suitable than the rest of the sons with strong maternal power.

Therefore, he didn't want to abolish the crown prince, but he didn't want the prince to have too much contact with the courtiers.

After a year, seeing his eldest son again, Emperor Yuan He thought he was dazzled. This man in a cloth shirt and a short beat, like a farmer, is still his gentle and jade-like prince.

At this time, he was taking the emperor's eldest grandson to work in the specially opened vegetable garden, and the faces of the father and son, one big and one small, were tanned by the sun. Emperor Yuanhe was about to speak, when he saw the crown princess wearing a jinghai cloth skirt coming out of the house.

After seeing Emperor Yuanhe, the crown princess was stunned for a moment, and then immediately reacted, "See my father!" In order to remind her husband and son, who were immersed in labor, she deliberately raised her voice.

The crown prince and the eldest grandson of the emperor found out that Emperor Yuan He had come, and the father and son hurriedly put down the water scoop and came to visit.

Emperor Yuanhe's gaze went back and forth on his son and grandson several times, and finally reprimanded the prince slightly: "My white, white and tender eldest grandson of the emperor was raised like a wild child by you. ”

After speaking, he pointed to the crown princess, "The crown princess is also from a big family, and now she is dressed as a village woman, why, I lack food and clothing for your East Palace?" ”

The crown princess hurriedly pleaded guilty.

Emperor Yuanhe snorted and walked towards the inner hall.

After entering, I opened my eyes again, and saw four looms in the inner hall, and three palace maids were quickly stepping on the looms to weave. Emperor Yuan He glanced at the empty loom and asked the crown princess, "This is yours?" ”

The crown princess hurriedly recognized it.

"Look at you, is this still the East Palace?" Emperor Yuanhe frowned, looking dissatisfied.

The prince looked at him without fear, "Father, my dynasty is based on agriculture, but Erchen, as the prince, is supported by the people of the world, if it is not for his relatives in farming, he will never know that it is not easy for the people." ”

Hearing this, Emperor Yuan He stared straight at the crown prince with a puzzled expression.

After a long time, he got up and walked out, walked to the door and threw out a sentence: "Three days later, I will listen to the government." ”

The crown princess was overjoyed, but the prince was still indifferent, and suddenly heard Emperor Yuan He say: "The corruption case of Gui Zhiyao in Cangzhou Zhizhou will be handed over to you for re-investigation." ”

The prince finally smiled when he heard this.

Emperor Yuanhe let the crown prince re-enter the court to listen to the government, which was unexpected by everyone. When the tanned His Royal Highness the Crown Prince stood on the main hall, the courtiers thought that the prince had gone to Yunxi to dig coal.