There are precedents in the history of the Red Chamber

Shi Zhongzhu didn't come to Ningshou Hall once or twice, he came in to meet with those who knew the way well.The Supreme Emperor cried out and called Shi Zhongzhu to his side.

The Supreme Emperor was sitting by the window painting chrysanthemums, and casually asked, "Come and have a look, how about my paintings?"

Shi Zhongzhu looked at it carefully, frowned and said: "The thickness is appropriate, light and refreshing, it is a good painting."

"Good painting, then why are you frowning?" Taishanghuang asked.

"The painting is good, but Yaoyun's eyesight is clumsy. This painting seems to be ... boring?" Shi Zhongzhu chose his words carefully, not knowing whether the Supreme Emperor was simply commenting on the painting, or he was taking the opportunity to imply something.

The Supreme Emperor gave him a blank look, threw away the painting, and said briskly: "What are you talking about, you read that right, I'm bored."

"What does the Supreme Emperor do for leisure?" Shi Zhongzhu asked. He didn't come here recently, but when he came, he packed up and received him for an audience. He didn't have the opportunity to observe the retired life of the Supreme Emperor.

"After wandering around the imperial garden for a lifetime, there is nothing new. I walked back and forth in the capital seven or eight times. I knew it even with my eyes closed. Listening to operas, 800-year-old scriptures, nothing interesting to do."

Shi Zhongzhu tentatively said: "The sage's enthronement is not long, and I still need your advice."

"Let the country be handed over to him, anyway, it's all his, what should I do?"

Shi Zhongzhu thinks that the Supreme Emperor is not just talking about it. In this case, it can be defined as a simple retirement syndrome, and he just needs to find something to do. "Aren't you just bored? Yaoyun is proficient in eating, drinking, and playing!"

"Oh, give me an idea?" The Supreme Emperor was interested.

"There are too many ideas. The emperor can compile history. You have ruled the world for 50 years, which is rare in history. Why don't you sort out and record the major events here so that they can be passed on to future generations?"

"Cultivating history? It's doable. I'll recruit the Imperial Academy's Xiuzhuan and Guozijian doctors tomorrow. If only the history is to be revised or the people below are busy, what should I do?"

Oops, I forgot that the royal family is not an ordinary person, and they don’t need to worry about these things. The sage has daily life notes in every word and deed, and remedied: "You always need to check. If you want, you can take a walk around the capital. It’s not far away. It’s easy to come here as a guard; you can also go to the Royal Villa to experience the joy of the countryside.” This is a common method used by the old people in the previous life after retirement, “Sometimes Yaoyun also wants to go to the Hundred Gardens to plant flowers and look at the mountains after resigning, and spend his days leisurely.”

"There is some truth in what you said. I will go to your Hundred Gardens tomorrow to have a look. If it is good, I will also build a garden in Huangzhuang."

Shi Zhongzhu praised sincerely: "The emperor has a broad mind, and Yaoyun is not as good."

Shi Zhongzhu wholeheartedly pushed the Taishanghuang towards pastoral joy, fearing that he would be misunderstood as a saint's lobbyist.The Supreme Emperor has a big heart, and most people can't adapt to retirement, let alone the emperor who holds the whole world in his hands. The previous Emperor Qianlong abdicated and still controlled the government. Now the saint can afford it and put it down, and his heart is an example.Knowing himself clearly and not doubting others, the Taishanghuang still has a unique personal charm in addition to his status as an emperor.

"Okay, don't talk about this. I called you here to ask why your family split up?"

"In the light of the emperor, Yaoyun was fortunate enough to obtain a title, and the sage also gave him a mansion, so it is not easy to live together with his parents. Besides, Yaoyun's child is about to be born, so we must leave him a family fortune."

"Not wronged?"

"No." Shi Zhongzhu looked up at the Supreme Emperor, and said sincerely, "Thank you, Your Highness."

The Supreme Emperor asked him if he had been wronged, not only about the distribution of family property when the family was separated, the attitude of his father and brother, etc., the relationship between the Shi family has always been very good, and the Supreme Emperor also believed that Shi Ding would not treat him badly.What the Taishanghuang asked was whether the division of the family came from the heart, and was it kidnapped by public opinion and the wishes of the saints?Why can't Shi Zhongzhu always regard the Supreme Emperor as his elder, because he always cares about you as an elder, not an emperor.

Shi Zhongzhu told himself such famous sayings as "accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger" and "the emperor's heart is unpredictable", but he couldn't help but regard the Supreme Emperor as an elder and imitate him. Nowadays, it is always easy to call the Supreme Emperor "" Saint", I always think that the "sage" in my heart is still him.

"It's fine if you don't have it, it's fine." The Supreme Emperor nodded, and then said: "I heard that you are both excellent in calligraphy and painting, so let me draw a picture of a chrysanthemum in seclusion."

Shi Zhongzhu chuckled, and said, "Don't you know me yet? Books, you dare to show off, and paintings are all to fool outsiders. Every time Yaoyun draws outside, he has copied many times at home. , have you seen that I have painted the same theme outside? "The Supreme Emperor was stunned, didn't expect it?These days, talented people are all real talents, otherwise it would be easy to reveal their secrets. How can there be such a thing.

Shi Zhongzhu explained: "If Yaoyun is an ordinary scholar from a poor family, there will be people who will provoke him, but Kechen is a Jinshi appointed by you. His family is rich and famous, and he became famous at a young age. Those literati, even if I have one or two things wrong, they will naturally make excuses for me. In the past, so..." "That's why you don't like to go to the Wenhui often."

"The emperor is holy!"

"You!" The Supreme Emperor smiled.

After Shi Zhongzhu left the palace, he went to the Ministry of Households to ask for leave. The surname of Tang, the Langzhong of Sichuan Qinglisi, really Tang (meaning on the stall) Shi Zhongzhu is this person!I knew that the position of Yuanwailang was arranged by a related household, but there were very few people who got to the point where Shi Zhongzhu was, and some of them didn't come to work for several days, so what could Tang Langzhong say.

"Accompaniment is also an official business, so if we are talking about asking for leave, Yaoyun will just go."

Shi Zhongzhu thanked the sensible superior, and ordered a table for Sichuan Secretary, saying that he was apologizing to everyone, he delayed work, and even counted the errands for Sichuan Secretary, so he was very grateful.

Early the next morning, Shi Zhongzhu went to the palace to pick up the Supreme Emperor to visit the Hundred Gardens in the suburbs. Taking advantage of his good spirits in the morning, Shi Zhongzhu first invited the Supreme Emperor to climb the mountain.

"I haven't heard of any famous mountains in the south before." The Supreme Emperor was still very familiar with the surroundings.

"It's not a famous mountain. It's a small mound. It's really a famous mountain. It's not Yaoyun's turn." Shi Zhongzhu joked, the carriage passed through Baihuayuan without stopping, and drove directly to Lingshan.

When Lingshan is resting, it takes winding paths leading to seclusion, exquisite wind, and horse-drawn carriages cannot go up.Shi Zhongzhu helped the Empress to come out, and Eunuch Gao Wei, the imperial physician, and bodyguards walked up the mountain together.

"What do you call the mountain?" the emperor asked.

"Spirit Mountain."

"Lingshan? Is this the name?"

"No, Yao Yun took it."

"Aren't you a Daoist?" The Supreme Emperor was surprised. Lingshan is a sacred place for Buddhist Tathagata Buddha to practice. Why are you a Taoist priest joining in the fun.

"The Emperor..."

"Change the name, go out, don't attract attention."

Indeed, they are all wearing casual clothes today, and there are no obvious features on the body and face. Shi Zhongzhu thought about it: "Uncle?"

"Uncle! You will give yourself a seniority increase!"

"Uncle?"

"That's someone calling you!" Shi Zhongzhu has an earl, and outsiders often call him uncle.

"Grandpa, grandpa, right?"

The Supreme Emperor curled his lips, "Reluctantly."

"Grandpa, my grandson will tell you about this mountain." Shi Zhongzhu pronounced the word "Grandpa" very emphatically, and it was strange.

Lingshan is on the side of the mountain where Shi Zhongzhu and his party went up, and all kinds of bamboo are planted. Not far from the mountain, there is a pavilion built of bamboo, and there is a "Silent Huang Pavilion" halfway up the mountain.The Taishanghuang and his party rested in the Youhuang Pavilion, and then walked up to the top of the mountain. There was a tall begonia with flying petals. Next to it was an attic with sliding doors and windows, and the paintings on the doors and windows were also begonias.

Shi Zhongzhu took the small attic on the second floor where the Supreme Emperor waited, and explained: "Look, here are the native trees on the mountain. After a month or two, the leaves are red, yellow, green and purple, mixed in various colors, very beautiful. "The Supreme Emperor looked in the direction Shi Zhongzhu pointed, and there were signs of colorful leaves.

The Supreme Emperor took Shi Zhongzhu to watch from the attic, leaving only Eunuch Gao Wei to wait on him, and the guards were on the first floor to watch outside and take out to enjoy the view.

The Supreme Emperor looked at the mountains and fields in the distance, and chanted: "I will be at the top of the mountain, and I can see all the small mountains at a glance. Once I go to the high mountain, I don't want to go down."

"Grandpa is right. Farmers also have a saying that it is easy to go up the mountain and difficult to go down the mountain. When going down the mountain, the farmers always trot. The slower they walk, the more afraid they are. When they ran down the mountain, they found that going down the mountain is also easy." Shi Zhongzhu It seemed that he didn't understand the meaning of the Taishanghuang's words, and only said agricultural proverbs.

"You know agricultural proverbs." The Supreme Emperor said something unclear.

"Grandpa, go to my Hundred Gardens to see. Although Mr. Zhao and a group of apprentices have been taken away by the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Industry, and the Department of Internal Affairs, my grandson is also very good at planting flowers!"

The emperor sighed, not taking it seriously, and followed Shi Zhongzhu down the mountain to visit the Hundred Gardens.

It is said to be hundreds of flowers, but in fact, even the most profitable designs and colors are not comparable to the royal gardens, but to the Supreme Emperor, they are fresher. After eating the Hundred Flowers Cake, the Supreme Emperor can return to the palace before the palace gate is locked.

In this way, Shi Zhongzhu accompanied the Taishanghuang around the suburbs of Beijing several times. The saint rewarded Shi Zhongzhu with a bunch of treasures in the name of pure filial piety and loyalty. But our grandfather and grandson worked together to earn it from the saint." The Supreme Emperor laughed.

Shi Zhongzhu fished in troubled waters like this, and got mixed up with Wei Zhenniang to give birth.With good nutrition and a good mood during pregnancy, Wei Zhenniang entered the delivery room for two hours and gave birth to a daughter smoothly.

The midwife came over with Zou Baba's glowing daughter in her arms, and congratulated Shi Zhongzhu: "Congratulations, uncle, congratulations, uncle, you are a daughter!"

Historians do not have obvious preference for sons over daughters. Shi Siniang of the previous generation and Shi Jilan of this generation value rare things and are sometimes favored more than a few brothers.

Shi Zhongzhu took the baby in a hurry, and held the baby correctly under the guidance of the midwife. Looking at her wrinkled face, he was so excited that it was hard to describe.

Mrs. Zheng came out of the delivery room, looked at her son with a silly look, and joked: "Which family is a fool, be careful to drop my good granddaughter!"

"Mother, I have a child, mother, I have a child, do you think she looks good? Does she look good?" Shi Zhongzhu spoke incoherently excitedly.

Mrs. Zheng had seen enough of the jokes, so she walked over. The child took it, counted it carefully, and said that the eyebrows resembled Shi Zhongzhu, and the mouth resembled Wei Zhenniang...

To be honest, with such a small child and such wrinkled skin, Shi Zhongzhu couldn't tell if he had an extra pair of eyes.Even so, it does not hinder his love for children.

"Seeing how you hold it in your hand for fear of falling, and hold it in your mouth for fear of melting, you really are the jewel in your palm." Zheng joked.

"Pearl, it is indeed a pearl, the child is called Mingzhu, and he is my apple!"

Mrs. Zheng was stunned for a moment, but she didn't expect that the child's name would be decided even before the full moon passed.

When Wei Zhenniang moved from the delivery room to the confinement room, Shi Zhongzhu went to see her with his daughter in his arms.Wei Zhenniang's hair was wet and sticking to her forehead. The girl next to her had already tidied her up, but she still looked very embarrassed.

"Zhenniang, look, our daughter."

Wei Zhenniang struggled to get up, Shi Zhongzhu let her lean on the quilt, and handed her daughter into her arms.Wei Zhenniang's face was pale, and her lower lip was bitten, but she held her daughter in her own hands, and her pale face was still flushed.

"Did you name the baby?"

"Get up, call Mingzhu, the jewel in our palm!"

"Pearl, Pearl, Mother's Pearl, may you shine brightly like a Pearl in the future."