261: Huainan

Chang'an entered the summer, the weather gradually became hotter, Liu Ying took his wife and daughter to Lin Guang Palace to escape the heat, until the end of autumn and August, the heat dissipated, and returned to Chang'an

On the second day, Zhang Yan went to Changle Palace to greet Empress Lu

Since the beginning of the Han Dynasty, the emperor and the queen mother lived separately in Weiyang, Changle Second Palace, Empress Zhang was the granddaughter of Queen Lu, grew up in Changle Palace since childhood, and the Queen Mother was extremely close, that is, after marrying into the royal family, it was also the Changle Palace as a second home, but it came and went freely but in the round room with the emperor, after giving birth to the eldest princess of Fanyang, the rules in the palace were rectified

Su Mo personally hurried out and bowed in front of Changle Palace, "The slave has seen the queen's mother."

"Aunt Su, hurry up," Zhang Yan hurriedly stretched out her hand and said with a smile, "Aunt can be regarded as watching Your Majesty and I grow up, your courtesy"

Su Mo had already finished the salute and got up, and said with a smile, "The ceremony cannot be abolished, and the slave maid should meet the queen" gently reminded, "The queen mother is talking to Mrs. An Guohou"

Zhang Yan felt jī in her heart, pursed her lips and smiled,

"Auntie, I asked the palace people around me to make a kind of ginkgo paste, this kind of cream is light and delicate, it is best to use in autumn and winter, and ginkgo biloba has the effect of prolonging life, the most suitable for the elderly aunt to receive a copy, try it for the queen mother in her spare time"

"Yo, that's thank you Niangniang" Su Mo smiled in surprise, "Niangniang has always been skillful, and the fat powder you made back then, the Queen Mother still likes to use it the most."

The palace curtain flashed, Su Mo entered from the outside, and said, "The Queen Mother, the Queen has arrived."

Zhang Yan bowed and said, "The concubine sees the queen mother"

After a while, Empress Lu's voice came from the palace, "The queen is flat"

Mrs. An Guohou also got up and saluted Empress Zhang

“…… Speaking of which, has your youngest son World Demon King grown up this year? Empress Lu and Mrs. An Guohou had a homely conversation

Mrs. An Guohou couldn't help but sit on pins and needles

She and Empress Lu were good friends when they were in the people, and they often corresponded when they were young, and now, her husband is the prime minister, and she is also an old feudal monarch at home, and she is used to being noble, and after giving a salute to Queen Zhang, she sat down again, and after a while, she reacted, I don't know why, Empress Dowager Lu has not let the queen sit and can't help but be at a loss, you know, the queen mother is the queen's mother-in-law, and she can treat Queen Zhang slowly, but she is just a minister, and the queen has not yet had a seat, but she is sitting in peace. Thank you Queen Mother for inquiring, the concubine and young son are still the same......"

Empress Lu snorted lightly, and her eyes turned to Zhang Yan, who was standing on Her Royal Highness, "In my palace, the queen can be said to be more familiar than me, don't you find a place to sit down yourself, do you want me, an old woman, to open your mouth?" ”

Zhang Yanyan smiled and said, "Speaking of which, it's the concubine's, isn't it?"

“…… These young people today are a little unscrupulous."

"The queen mother blames," Mrs. An Guohou exhaled and smiled lovingly, "It's just that the concubines feel that the children are still good at home, and the concubines and young sons are still good, although they are a little young and vigorous, but they are all filial children."

When Mrs. An Guohou found an opportunity to retire, only Empress Lu and Zhang Yan were left in the Changxin Palace

Empress Lu was old and couldn't drink strong tea, so Su Mo used chrysanthemum buckwheat to make tea, put it on the table in the hall and picked up the teacup, took a sip on the side, Fang looked up at Zhang Yan, and asked lightly, "Your Majesty has been in good health lately?" ”

Zhang Yan knelt on the couch, her face unchanged, and her thoughts were turning:

Speaking of which, these days, between myself and Empress Lu, although I can't return to the warmth and affection of my early years, but at least on the surface, it can be regarded as a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law who don't give themselves face like this, and it is the first time that Empress Lu beats herself like this, I don't know why I replied respectfully, "Your Majesty has been busy with state affairs recently, and he still came to see the Queen Mother the day before yesterday, and he is in good health, and he is used to using most of the bowl of corn soup at night, and he falls asleep when he is united, and there is no day when there is a court meeting, and he gets up in the morning."

"That's fine" Empress Lu smiled, stood up with Su Mo's hand, and walked in front of Zhang Yan, "Ah Yan, do you know that I am really a little disappointed in you?" ”

Zhang Yan straightened her back and lowered her head, "Queen Mother-"

"I know what you're worried about,"

Lu Hou sneered coldly, when the phoenix eyes were slightly raised, it was different from the sense of peace given by Liu Ying's eyes, and it looked extremely sharp, "Fanyang's body is not good, you are afraid that I will not look down on her, and I am always frightened, but I think too much Fanyang, no matter how bad she is, after all, she is the eldest princess with the blood of my Lu Zhang Er clan, and her status is noble, I can't allow anyone to bully her, but it is Ah Yan, you,"

The tone changed to Sen Ran, "You should know that since you are already the queen of the Han Dynasty and enjoy the honor of the queen, you should also fulfill the obligations of the queen Fanyang is the eldest princess and your daughter, but you Empress Zhang is not just the mother of the eldest princess of Fanyang, you should always think about it, what do you have to do to live up to the reputation of this mother?" ”

"Promise"

The unobstructed blue sky on the Changle Palace, the white clouds float and the sun shines, and the chrysanthemums in front of the Changle Palace are extraordinarily beautiful Zhang Yan exhaled lightly

"Niangniang," Tu Yu took Zhang Yan's hand, with some injustice in her eyes

Zhang Yanjiao barely cocked and said, "I'll go back without anything."

She knew that Tu Yu was worried that she had been pampered since she was a child and rarely treated coldly, but she was reprimanded in Changle Palace just now, and she was inevitably wronged in her heart

Although because of her departure from the palace, Empress Lu treated herself much worse than before, but originally, being a granddaughter is different from being a daughter-in-law

If it is said that before she left the palace, her relationship with Liu Ying was undecided, and Empress Lu could still treat herself as her granddaughter without impurities; When she and Liu Ying fell in love in the clouds, coupled with the birth of Liu Zhi, in Empress Lu's heart, she was more of a woman who snatched her son, with Empress Lu's control and feelings for her children, it was impossible to expect her to treat herself the same as before

And she has a very strong relationship with Liu Ying, and there is a Niang A-Niang behind her, although there is no prince under her knees for the time being, but the back position is stable, and she is loved by Empress Lu, although it is the icing on the cake, but as long as Empress Lu does not have a mind to abandon, it is a little difficult, and she can't move anything

However, after all, she also loved Empress Lu with the thoughts of her relatives, and now she has ended up in such a situation, which is unspeakably depressed

When she returned to the Jiaofang Palace, she asked, "How is the eldest princess now?" ”

"Back to Niangniang's words," Fuyao greeted him and said with a smile, "The eldest princess has been awake for a while, and now she is playing in the side hall."

Liu Zhi is more than a year old, and now she can sit on the couch without relying on people's support Two months ago, Zhang Yan weaned her, and she had just been fed and drank a small half cup of egg custard, a pair of phoenix eyes were dark and bright, looking left and right in the hall, and landed on the tray containing the orange fruits of Chu Di on the Xuanjin Silk Nanmu lacquer phoenix brocade case, seeing that the orange Zexian's eyes suddenly lit up, he babbled and pointed to the palace people to take it

Bai Guo stepped forward, squatted down, picked up an orange, and said with a smile, "Celestial Princess"

"Don't give it to her," Zhang Yan said suddenly

The long vermilion phoenix pattern skirt dragged on top of the carpet lichen in the hall, Zhang Yan walked in from the side hall, stood in front of Liu Zhi, and ordered, "If the eldest princess wants oranges, let her get them herself."

Bai Guo was slightly surprised, he didn't dare to disobey Queen Zhang's wishes, he bent his knees in response, and when he went to the side, all traces had been covered on his face

Liu Zhi didn't receive the orange, looked at the white fruit suspiciously, and babbled

Bai Guo lowered his hand, his shirt fell, covering the golden orange fruit in his hand, and he didn't dare to make a sound

Hao Hao was slightly displeased, turned his eyes away, looked at A-Niang in front of him, couldn't help but pounce on him with joy, pointed to the orange fruit on the lacquer case not far away, and shook A-Niang's hand again, with anticipation in her eyes, but Queen Zhang still didn't move, and her face was light

Liu Zhi waited for a while, and couldn't help but get annoyed when she saw that she couldn't get her wish

She is young, she is the first daughter of Liu Ying and Zhang Yan, and she is born with a weak disorder, her parents feel guilty, and she is hurt into the bone marrow Although she has a good temper, she has always wanted the wind to be windy, and she wants to rain and rain, and now she is frustrated, her little face is flushed, waving her arms, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

"Empress Niangniang," Rǔ Niang looked distressed, and begged urgently, "The eldest princess is still young," and there is such a disease, "you will be lenient with her"

"She's not small" Zhang Yan's eyebrows didn't move, her voice was faint, with a kind of persistence,

"What do you mean, I know that her path is destined to be more difficult than ordinary people, but because of this, every step she takes, she has to walk very steadily."

The palace people were silent, and for a while, the entire side hall was silent

Liu Zhi lost her temper for a while, and saw that everyone in the hall was worried, and no one stepped forward to pay attention to herself, so she couldn't hold it anymore and looked at A-Niang, and then looked at the fresh oranges on the lacquer gold silk nanmu brocade table three feet away, and hesitated on her face

"Okay,"

Zhang Yan squatted down in front of her daughter, looked at her daughter's immature little face, and said seriously, "If you want something, you have to get it yourself."

"You can't rely on others for everything, not everyone can rely on others, even if it's a mother, maybe one day, you will leave what you can only get by yourself, which is the most reliable"

She was deeply concerned, but Liu Zhi couldn't hear a single thing, looking at her mother's serious face, her eyes gradually became dazed

Zhang Yan waited for a long time, and saw that Liu Zhi was still sitting in the same place, motionless, and her heart slowly sank, and she couldn't help but be a little disappointed: Is the attraction of oranges to Liu Zhi too weak, or is Liu Zhi's own consciousness not strong enough at all?

She was hesitating, but Liu Zhi suddenly kicked over and turned over and used her limbs together, climbed from the couch to the Nanmu brocade case, raised her upper body, and went to pull the lacquer plate containing the fruit, the child was restless, the lacquer plate snapped, fell to the ground, and the orange rolled down Liu Zhi held the closest one to herself

"Good Boy" Zhang Yanmian #249; With a bright smile, he walked past the oranges that rolled all over the hall, came to Liu Zhi, picked up his daughter, and kissed her the cheek

In the evening, Liu Ying returned to the Jiaofang Palace and said to Zhang Yan, "In two days, you tell Zongzheng to go to the Huainan Palace, and the Huainan King will return to Chang'an next year to see him, and the Huainan Palace will clean up, so as not to let the Seven Emperors come back, and the time will not be good."

Zhang Yanxing's eyes were slightly surprised, "Huainan Wang Juan, please enter the court next year?" ”

"Yes," Liu Ying smiled disapprerovingly, "and that's not all?" The Seventh Emperor Brother also wrote a book, asking me to choose a marriage for him, I discussed it with the queen mother, and gave this matter to Ah Yan."

"Oops," Zhang Yan smiled crookedly, "Liu Chang is also so old."

In the winter and October of the third year of the Middle Yuan Dynasty, Liu Chang, the king of Huainan, entered the Chang'an Dynasty to see the first ceremony of the year, and he paid homage to the emperor and Empress Zhang with a big salute, "The younger brother sees Your Majesty, the queen"

Liu Chang is the penultimate son of the first emperor, and his biological mother is the singer of the late Zhao King Zhang Ao's mansion, and was raised by the then Empress Lu after birth, and Liu Ying is extremely friendly

On the second day, Liu Ying held a banquet in Chengming Hall to entertain Liu Chang, "I still remember when you were a child when you just hugged your mother, in the blink of an eye, you have grown so big to be able to get married."

"Yes" Liu Chang smiled heartily, "The imperial brother has taken great care of his younger brother since he was a child, and now, the younger brother can't be with the imperial brother, is the imperial brother doing well?" ”

Liu Ying smiled, "Now, it's good"

He is now in the supreme position, his mother is in the high hall, and he has a wife and daughter by his side, which is already very good

"The queen mother ordered Ah Yan to choose a concubine for you, speaking of which, what requirements do you have for the selection of your princess?"

Liu Chang doesn't care about smiling, what he laughs at is just choosing a woman, what's so kind"

Liu Ying frowned slightly, and said disapprovingly, "After all, you are the person who has accompanied you all your life, how can you be so casual?" ”

Liu Chang woke up from his drunkenness and shook the jue of chrysanthemum wine with amber liquor in his hand, "If you have to say it, choose a gentle and graceful one, virtuous enough, able to listen to me, don't be like the little emperor's sister-in-law who is proud to live together, and will definitely be tossed to death."

"Nonsense" Liu Ying scolded with a smile,

"Ah Yan, she is so tight that I can marry her, it is my blessing"

His God was very gentle when he spoke of his wife

This chapter was originally called the Election Concubine, but then I thought about it, and I didn't stab everyone anymore, so I quietly changed the name of the chapter to A~