a pillow in autumn

"Sun Qi?" Zhou Muchen raised his eyebrows, looking at the girl kneeling on the ground, "Grandmaster Sun's granddaughter, it is rumored that a song will be sung by the water at night, but Chen Yu can tell that it is you?"

Sun Qibo blushed, and said with a shy smile, "Thank you Your Majesty for your praise. Minnu's grandfather is indeed Grand Master Sun."

Zhou Muchen heard that although she was modest, she still had a bit of complacency, she was the appearance of a little daughter whom she hadn't seen for a long time, so he couldn't help but also smiled loudly.Liao Pao sat on the ring chair and asked, "Why are you here? I seem to have seen you a few days ago."

Before Sun Qi answered, the Empress Dowager said, "It was Ai's family who took her into the palace."

"Oh?" Zhou Muchen replied half a sentence, but the meaning was unclear.He saw a figure flickering outside the door, and thought it was Pei Dongcheng waiting, so he went out together with the Queen Mother, but he saw the Pei family father and son standing aside with their medicine boxes on their backs, and he wanted to salute when they came out.Zhou Muchen raised his hand, and went to the main hall with the Queen Mother.

"Why did the queen mother think of calling this little girl into the palace? Could it be that she wanted her to sing a song for the fish to jump into the water?" Mu Chen laughed with her mother.

Zheng Xuan glared at him, and complained half-truthfully: "You are busy with government affairs every day, and the harem is deserted, and you don't even have anyone to talk with Ai's family. Ai's family has to find someone to talk with them."

Mu Chen slightly nodded his head to apologize, and let his mother scold him.

In fact, although he has not remarried yet, several concubines in Zhou Lin's harem are still alive. Except for the late Concubine Meng who was at odds with the queen mother, the others are all good friends.Today's mother is so troublesome, I am afraid that the drunkard's intention is not to drink.He has always been in a high position and has seen many wise men, so he knows that his mother must have something to say.

From the side hall to the main hall, you need to bypass a Linhua gate.There are four doors, the two outwards are engraved with blessings and longevity, and flowers bloom in four seasons, which means blessings, longevity, and peace every year. The two inwards, one is a gourd and pomegranate branches and vines, and the other is a peony. Competing with hibiscus to bloom, implying many children, many blessings, and long-lasting wealth.

The main hall of Jinyu Palace was originally decorated in a gorgeous and magnificent manner, with deep and deep valleys.Since the day of Zhou Linbin, Zheng Xuan ordered people to put away all the colorful decorations, and now there are only some old and graceful things left.

"The queen mother's palace is too clean." Zhou Muchen couldn't help frowning, "My son will ask Cangzhen Pavilion to send some treasures and antiques over in a while, and the queen mother will choose the ones she likes and keep them."

"You don't need to give it away, I asked them to put it away. When you get old, you should be more clean." Zheng Xuan sat on a soft bed, and the little girl hurriedly fetched a pillow for her to lean on.

"Mother..."

"You don't have to blame yourself, and the queen mother has no other intentions." Zheng Xuan sighed, with late sentimentality: "In the past, you were all young, and Mudi and Muge played in Jinyu Palace every day. The third son and the fourth son In the morning and evening, one loves literature and the other loves martial arts. The palace is always lively. Now that you are all grown up, there is only one child in this palace, Yuanyu, who is still detained by the young master and master of the East Palace. Studying, staying with me every day is nothing more than a cup of tea."

"Mother's queen... Is it my son's fault? From now on, son's minister will come to visit mother's queen from time to time." Zhou Muchen put his palms on his mother's knees, leaned over and looked at his mother's hair that was gradually stained with hoarfrost, feeling a little pain in his heart.

These days, he has really neglected his mother. His father passed away, and his sister married far away. The most lonely and difficult to adapt to is his mother.

Zheng Xuan patted the back of his hand, "My mother knows that you are filial. There are so many things in the court, and the people all over the world count on you. You are very thoughtful, and you like to carry everything alone. Jin Cheng is a good boy. For you After giving birth to the crown prince, the empress mother originally thought that she would stay with you till old age and inherit Jinhua together, but it's a pity that her fate with you has become shallow after all."

It is rare for the mother and son to talk together. Zheng Xuan has grown up, and it is inevitable that he will cough twice when he talks too much.Sun Qi had already brewed two cups of Yanyan's hot tea. Hearing the queen mother clear her throat, she hurriedly held it with both hands, placed one in front of the emperor, and handed the other to the queen mother.

The emperor looked at each other coldly, but Sun Qi didn't pay attention, she just focused on serving the queen mother, watching her take a sip of tea, took the tea cup and put it on the table, and went around to rub her shoulders.

Zheng Xuan smiled gently, and asked Zhou Muchen for a while, "It's getting late, the emperor will stay in Jinyu Palace and eat with Ai's family today."

Zhou Muchen also smiled: "I haven't tasted the dishes in the small kitchen here for a long time, and I was thinking about ordering some good dishes." He said and ordered the little servant who was following him: "Go and see what the prince is doing, If you finish school, please invite the prince to come to Jinyu Palace for a meal."

Zheng Xuan patted Sun Qi's soft little hand on the shoulder, and said warmly: "Go to the kitchen to see what vegetables are prepared today, and tell them that the emperor wants to eat here, they will naturally follow the emperor's preferences."

"Yes." Sun Qi smiled sweetly, bowed her knees to salute, and went out with a little girl.

Seeing them bypassing the Linhua Gate, the Queen Mother withdrew her eyes, looked at her son and said, "How does the Emperor look at this girl Qi'er?"

Zhou Muchen had expected this question for a long time, and sighed slightly in his heart, but didn't reveal anything on his face: "That's right. Prime Minister Zuo also mentioned it earlier. My child sees her beautiful face and simple mind, but...beautiful is beautiful, If you want to rule the Sixth Palace, I'm afraid you're still a little immature." He picked up the teacup and blew the foam on his lips.

"What are you talking about?!" Zheng Xuan widened his eyes and pointed at the inlaid jade table, reprimanded: "Aijia, this is for San'er to see."

"Pfft!" Zhou Muchen spit out a mouthful of tea.

Zheng Xuan didn't expect him to look so disrespectful, so he didn't have time to dodge, and the tea foam spilled half of his wide sleeves.

"Cough cough cough. Baby...cough cough...baby is rude." Zhou Muchen was choked, and his eye circles were red from coughing.

"Are you...?" Zheng Xuan stood up and patted his back.

The little girls from outside rushed in, some asked the queen mother if she changed her clothes, some patted the emperor on the back, some wiped the tables and chairs and made hot tea again.

After making a fuss for a while, Zhou Muchen calmed down, waved his hands, and told the girls to go down, then stroked his chest and said, "What did you say just now?"

"The Ai family said that the Ai family wanted to point Qi'er to Mu Bai."

"But, the third brother has already married Princess Rui, and that is the concubine you personally chose for her."

Zheng Xuan glanced at him, and said coldly, "Let me ask you, how old is Mu Bai this year?"

"Third brother is twenty-two this year."

Zheng Xuan snorted, and said: "You also know that she is twenty-two! I also liked that girl from the Shen family, but..." Her voice paused, as if she was thinking about it, but she finally said bitterly : "It's just that she and Mubai got married at the age of 16. So far, she has not given birth to a son and a half daughter for Mubai. I thought it was because Mubai was delayed for many years, but Yuanzheng is almost two years old. Prince Rui's Mansion doesn't have a son-in-law yet, so it can be seen!! It can be seen that the girl of the Shen family made a mistake!!!"

Zhou Muchen listened to his mother's scolding, he really was a dumb man who ate coptis, and couldn't tell what he was suffering.It was rare for him to be angry like this, and he was so angry that Mu Bai should have borne it. Now that he has borne it for no reason, even if he wanted to refute it, there was no way to talk about it.

Zheng Xuan saw that he was frowning and remained silent, thinking that he agreed with his own words, and continued: "I always thought that she should persuade the side concubine Mubai, but she never mentioned it! I am not That ruthless person, Mubai and her are in harmony with each other, I can see it all. It’s just a royal heir, after all, it’s a big deal. I think it’s inconvenient for her eyes to take care of Mubai, let Mubai first Welcome Qi'er into the door, Qi'er is gentle and considerate, and will be able to get along well with them in the palace. In the future, Qi'er will have the flesh and blood of Mubai, and will become a son-in-law immediately. She can be raised under the name of Shen Xianxun, and Qi'er also needs it. Call her sister respectfully. In this way, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds."

"Didn't the third brother already have Yuanzheng and Hua'er?" Zhou Muchen frowned, his mother's plan was completely superfluous!

"Are Yuanzheng and Hua'er the legitimate sons? Although Hua'er is Mu Yi's flesh and blood, she is a girl, how can she inherit the palace? Yuanzheng!" Zheng Xuan was in a hurry. If it hadn't been for years of self-cultivation, she might have slapped the table .

"Yuanzheng, so what?" Zhou Muchen held the teacup in his hand, and his tone gradually became cold.

"Since Yuanzheng was born to Mubai and a woman outside the palace, the status of the biological mother must not be too noble. Maybe she is a country girl, how can she be my son of Ruichao!"

"Mother's queen!" Zhou Muchen placed the teacup heavily on the jade-inlaid table, stood up abruptly, and stared at his mother closely, with furious anger hidden in his eyes.

"You... what's wrong with you?" Zheng Xuan was startled, and looked up at him, not knowing why he was so angry, and there seemed to be a trace of sadness in those red eyes .

Zhou Muchen took a deep breath, and said in a gentle voice, "Mother, do you know how Princess Rui's eyes were hurt?"

Zheng Xuan thought for a while, and tentatively said: "I heard that he was accidentally injured on the battlefield?"

"My mother, Princess Rui has made great contributions to the imperial court. It can even be said that without her, the rebellion of Prince Min might have dragged on for a long time. The success or failure is unknown. This matter is definitely a top secret in the imperial court. Today I will inform the empress of this matter. I want the empress to know, not to mention the deep love between the third younger brother and the concubine Rui, even if their affection is already weak, I will not allow Mu Bai to betray the concubine." Mu Chen adjusted his clothes and acted upright. Li, "My son remembers that there is something to do in the previous court, so he won't accompany his mother to eat, and Yuanyu will come over to accompany his mother in a while. I will tell the prince Shaofu and Xiao Qiwei that today's riding and shooting will be avoided."

Zheng Xuan watched her son walk away, and when she was about to walk out the door, she asked aloud: "What if Mubai likes the woman next to him again?"

Zhou Muchen turned his face slightly, the midday sun just fell on his eyebrows, forming a small halo.

"She won't." His voice was flat, but he spoke loudly for her.

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