In the thirteenth winter of Zhengde, a large cold snap came from the north, making this year's winter a little colder than usual.

However, the state of Chu is jubilant all over the country, and there is a very lively scene everywhere, even the palace that has always been quiet and deep is a little more joyful, with lights everywhere and big red palace lamps hanging. Just because in a few days, the 16-year-old prince will marry the daughter of the prime minister as the crown princess.

After Emperor Chu announced this, the prime minister's mansion was like a city, climbing the royal beam, and the status was self-evident, and the crown prince had the assistance of the father-in-law of the prime minister in power, and the foundation of the court was solid, and the accession to the throne was just around the corner.

For the people, the prince's wedding, amnesty to the world, and tax reduction and exemption are also rare good things.

It's just that in Fang Ling's opinion, this matter has nothing to do with him at all, and at this time he is standing in front of the gate of the Binghua Palace, anxiously waiting for the arrival of the imperial doctor.

The sun lazily crossed the walls and shone on his white face. The 16-year-old frowned slightly, and his dark eyes were deeper than those of adults.

He was dressed in a rough cotton coat with a white-washed jacket. Not to mention the guards and eunuchs in the court, even the little servants around the princes and ministers are not so shabby. However, he is so down-and-out that he is the elder brother of the current prince, His Royal Highness the Great Prince with the blood of the royal family.

16 years ago, the concubine Su and the concubine Song were pregnant with the dragon seed at the same time, and the Chu Emperor promised in front of the civil and military officials that whoever could give birth to the prince would be the queen.

However, just when the delivery period was approaching, Su Guifei was thrown into the cold palace because she was involved in a rebellion case, and Emperor Chu was even more furious, and he didn't pay any attention to the royal bloodline that was about to be born, and finally Su Guifei gave birth to a dragon son in the cold palace and named Fang Ling.

In the afternoon after Fang Ling was born, Concubine Song Guifei also gave birth to a son, that is, she was canonized as the queen by Emperor Chu, while Fang Ling, who was born early, was deliberately forgotten, and the court naturally did not accuse Emperor Chu of breaking his promise for a concubine who fell out of favor.

Known as the Cold Palace, the Binghua Palace has a history of hundreds of years since the establishment of the Chu Imperial Palace, although it has a tall main hall and a wide courtyard, but it does not have any gorgeous furniture, let alone the care of maids.

It is enclosed by high walls, creating a world of seclusion. It is overgrown with weeds, and it is deserted all day long, and at night, there are night cats crying and wild mice scurrying, as if the concubines who have died here for a hundred years are crying out and complaining.

The mother and son's three meals a day were delivered by the eunuchs of the Internal Affairs Office, and at the beginning, the eunuchs also delivered the meals on time and served them carefully.

If it was just a concubine who entered the cold palace, the eunuch would naturally not be so thoughtful, but there is still a prince here, in case Emperor Chu thinks of the old love on a whim, Su Guifei can be favored again.

However, a few years have passed, Emperor Chu has ignored this eldest son, Empress Song's power has become bigger and bigger, and her son has been named the crown prince, and the eunuchs in the palace are naturally one-sided, and the situation of Su Guifei and Fang Ling has taken a sharp turn.