Chapter 61: The Straw Bale Prince
In the imperial city, a man in a golden dragon robe was lying on a chair, covered with a golden silk dragon quilt. The man's face was haggard, but his face was not angry and arrogant, and he had a daunting momentum. He is the first person in the world today, the current saint Li Yuanchang. And behind him stood an old eunuch with a blood-red birthmark on his face. The man staggered and drowsed.
And Li Yuanchang took the ginseng tea brought forward by the palace maid on the side, took a sip, and looked at the garden. There was a woman wearing a double phoenix dragon crown, a yellow coat, and a dragon xia veil with a smile on her face, and with the support of the palace maid, she looked at a young man in front of her.
The young man's head is about two inches wide, more than a foot long, and is made of black silk. Wearing a black gauze winged crown, wearing a red round-necked dragon robe, a jade belt at the waist, and wings on his feet. The young man is reciting one of the four books and five classics, the "University".
The woman in the phoenix robe is the current queen He Huairou, and the young man in front of him is the current crown prince Li Chengzong. And today's weather is good, and Queen He Huairou invited Li Yuanchang to the back garden to enjoy spring.
He Huairou saw that Li Yuanchang was still in a good mood, so he said with a smile: "Your Majesty, it is quite meritorious to come to Zong'er to study today, why don't you call your majesty to take the exam, okay?"
Li Yuanchang nodded slightly, and He Huairou asked the palace maid to call the crown prince Li Chengzong. Li Chengzong knew that Li Yuanchang didn't like him, so he was afraid of his father since he was a child. Originally, this was specially arranged by his mother, He Huairou, who just wanted Li Yuanchang to change his indifferent attitude towards Li Chengzong. But on weekdays, Li Chengzong only likes to eat, drink and have fun, KitKat and obscenity, where can he study hard?
In private, he had already rejected He Huairou in every way, but He Huairou, who had always been obedient to him, was furious and scolded: "On weekdays, what do you like, this palace will not stop you." You must depend on me for today's things. ”
"But the queen mother, where will the sons and daughters endorse?"
"Didn't this palace let the university scholar Wu Fengxue urge you earlier, why is it still not today?" He Huairou became more and more annoyed.
Li Chengzong's face was embarrassed: "The queen mother has ordered, but Erchen has raised a few new starlings, these starlings are very squeamish, Erchen really doesn't worry about those minions, so he takes care of them every day." That's what delayed time. Speaking of those starlings, the son said to the queen mother......"
"That's enough! what else will you do every day!" He Huairou said, standing up from the couch.
And Li Chengzong hurriedly hid behind a palace maid, and the palace maid saw that the queen was so angry that she hurriedly knelt on the ground in fright, and did not dare to speak.
He Huairou looked at Li Chengzong, and then ordered loudly: "Come and throw away all the birds raised by the prince." Take good care of the prince in the future, let him concentrate on endorsing books, if the palace knows that the prince will dare to raise birds in the future, you must be careful of your head. ”
All the palace maids and eunuchs in the house knelt on the ground and said yes again and again.
When Li Chengzong heard that He Huairou wanted to throw away the birds he raised, he was anxious: "Queen Mother, those birds ......"
He Huairou turned around and glared at Li Chengzong, who shrank his head and didn't dare to say more.
He Huairou left, and sent people to supervise every day, and Li Chengzong memorized it. Today, He Huairou invited Li Yuanchang to the back garden to enjoy the spring, but in fact, he asked Li Chengzong to endorse Li Yuanchang, which can be described as painstaking.
Li Chengzong finished memorizing the book, and then said: "Father, the son has finished memorizing." ”
He Huairou walked to Li Yuanchang's side: "Your Majesty, how do you see the emperor's back?"
Li Yuanchang smiled: "The back is good, it seems that I have worked hard in the past few days, and the queen asked the imperial dining room to prepare some soup to replenish the emperor's body." ”
When He Huairou heard this, she was overjoyed, knowing that what she did today was what she wanted. She glanced back at Li Chengzong, and Li Chengzong hurriedly saluted: "The son thanked his father." ”
At this time, several palace maids came to the back garden with some snacks. Although Li Chengzong's back is something that most schoolchildren after learning are familiar with, it is tantamount to extremely difficult for Li Chengzong, these days it is a lot of effort, and He Huairou sends people to watch him every day, and he can't do anything. But fortunately, he still memorized the content of the book, and Li Yuanchang also praised himself, Li Chengzong couldn't help but feel complacent.
He saw that He Huairou and Li Changyuan were talking, so he looked left and right, and happened to see a palace maid holding a snack. This palace maid is the palace maid who entered the new palace after winter, and she looks petite and lovely. Li Chengzong saw the joy in his heart, and hurriedly ran over to stop her: "Where are you on an errand in the palace? How old are you this year?"
Although the palace maid had not been in the palace for a long time, she also knew that it was the prince in front of her. When she entered the palace, Mama repeatedly ordered that she should be on an errand in the palace, and the most important thing was to know what to do and what not to do. The master is the master, and the slave is the slave. Unexceedable.
"Prince Qiyu, the slave maid serves the queen mother in Kunning Palace. The maid hurriedly replied.
Li Chengzong was overjoyed when he heard this, since he was on an errand in Kunning Palace, then he could ask He Huairou to send this palace maid to his palace.
Seeing that Li Chengzong had nothing else to do, the palace maid hurriedly followed the other palace maids forward. But when Li Chengzong saw that she was leaving, he grabbed her: "Hey, don't go, this prince doesn't know your name yet." ”
"The slave is called Cherry. ”
"Cherry, it sounds good, haha, by the way, if you go to serve my palace master, okay?" Li Chengzong stared at the palace maid named Cherry tightly, pulling her wrist but not letting go.
He Huairou is also in a good mood now, and when she saw the dim sum placed on the table by the palace maid, she frowned: "Why isn't the snowflake cream specially made by the palace in the imperial dining room?
One of the palace maids hurriedly replied: "Don't be angry, the snowflake cream imperial dining room is ready, in the hands of cherries." ”
"Cherry?" He Huairougui is the queen, there are so many maids around her, and Cherry is a newcomer, so it is normal for her not to recognize it.
"Where is Cherry now?"
The palace maid replied: "Back to Niangniang, the cherry is there, and I was stopped by the prince, I don't know what to do." ”
He Huairou looked at Li Chengzong at this time, her face became colder and colder, and she saw that the cherry was embarrassed, and she wanted to break free from Li Chengzong, but where would Li Chengzong let her leave, pulling and pulling.
He Huairou glanced at Li Yuanchang, only to see Li Yuanchang expressionless, looking at Li Chengzong. He Huairou was furious in her heart, but said to Li Yuanyuan: "Your Majesty, I don't know if the emperor has anything to say to the palace maid, the concubine will go and ask first."
He Huairou played a round for Li Chengzong, walked quickly in front of Li Chengzong, and scolded softly: "What kind of system?"
Li Chengzong hurriedly let go of the candle cherry hand and said to He Huairou: "Queen Mother, this palace maid is on duty in your palace, and I am happy when I see her." Erchen wants to let her go to my palace in the future. ”
"Bastard, have you forgotten what the Sakura National Palace called you here for?"
Seeing that the queen mother was so angry, Cherry only thought that she had done something wrong, and hurriedly knelt down to apologize: "Queen Mother, please calm your anger." ”
Although He Huairou was angry in his heart, he couldn't attack in front of Li Yuanchang, so he had to breathe a sigh of relief and said to the cherry: "Why don't you hurry up and give the snowflake cream to Your Majesty." ”
Cherry hurriedly got up, delivered the snowflake cream to the table in front of Li Yuanyuan, and stepped aside, feeling uneasy.
Li Changyuan said softly: "I'm tired and want to go back to Silu Pavilion." ”
The sleepy old eunuch behind him yawned, and said to the few eunuchs beside him, "Why don't you carry Your Majesty to Silu Pavilion soon."
The eunuchs lifted the dragon chariot and left.
He Huairou saw Li Yuanchang move and hurriedly luggage: "Congratulations to Your Majesty." ”
Li Changyuan just waved his hand, but didn't say anything.
As soon as Li Changchang left, Li Chengzong's heart was relieved, he hurriedly ran to Cherry, grabbed her hand again, and said to He Huairou: "Queen Mother, I will take her away today, if you don't agree, Erchen will rob people." ”
He Huairou stood up, walked in front of Li Chengzong, and smiled slightly: "Huang'er, do you really like her?"
Li Chengzong nodded again and again, He Huairou reached out and touched Cherry's little face, so frightened that Cherry knelt on the ground again. He Huairou said: "Since the emperor likes it, the queen mother is not an unreasonable person. ”
Li Chengzong only promised He Huairou to himself: "The son thanked his mother." ”
He Huairou smiled: "Don't worry, Emperor. Come on, this palace maid seduces the prince with her beauty, and her sin is unforgivable, but the palace has always governed the harem with benevolence, so she will be expelled from the palace and punished as an official slave. ”
Cherry was so frightened that her face turned pale, she didn't know what she had done wrong: "Niangniang, please be gracious, please be gracious!"
Li Chengzong also looked surprised and wanted to dissuade He Huairou.
He Huairou turned around and left the back garden, leaving only Li Chengzong, whose face was like ashes.