Your Majesty Cheng Huan

Emperor Jing decreed to give marriage to the young son of the Household Chapter and Master Seal.Naturally, this marriage should be festive and dignified.

Various famous families in the capital broke through the threshold of the Zhang Mansion, and Young Master Zhang personally invited his former mentor Li Chenghuan and Taifu Li to the high seat.Take the hand of the newlyweds and bow down.

After the wedding banquet, Li Chenghuan went back to his small courtyard in Dongcheng District of the capital.

When returning from Bailu Town, Hongye sent Xiurong and Aunt He back to the capital first, while Li Chenghuan followed Xiao Qian to stop and go along the way, dawdling for a few days, and entered the palace directly after arriving in the capital, before it was too late Come back and take a look.

This small courtyard in the Dongcheng District of the capital city has not changed much. When Li Chenghuan came back, Aunt He was sweeping the floor in the yard as many times before. When she saw him coming back, she quickly asked him to sit down. Tea, asked him: "Young master...will you return to the palace today?"

Xiao He was taken away by people from the Empress Dowager Qin's palace early in the morning, and Li Chenghuan was free to attend the wedding banquet in the Zhang Mansion. If not, he might have to bring Xiao He with him on this trip. The imperial forest army will inevitably be sent to follow them.Now that Xiao He is not around, he is naturally left alone.

Seeing that he was still thinking about it, Xiurong said: "A few days ago, that Xiaoman from Prime Minister Zhou's mansion sent some things over. I heard that they were not available for purchase. Xiurong wanted to make some for you to try."

Li Chenghuan became interested: "What did Yuan Jin send? What is it?"

Aunt He went into the house and took out a box. The box was opened, and there were only a few things that looked like insects and grass lying on a layer of red silk inside.

"That Xiaoman didn't say what it was, but said it was a great tonic. I went to the medicine hall and asked about it. The doctor said it was called Cordyceps. It was priced like gold. It could be used as medicine or food. He also taught me how to use it. Black-bone chicken stew soup is said to be able to nourish qi and blood. When I was in Bailu Town, Xiurong heard from my sister that the young master had a serious illness in Sichuan, and he didn't see him after he came back, so..."

Li Chenghuan saw her hesitant to speak, stood up with a flick of his sleeves, and said, "Then I won't go back to the palace, and I will rest at home for a few days." He walked to the door, turned around and asked, "Hey——Xiurong , can you embroider another one of the sachet you gave me earlier? I got used to smelling that fragrance, and after I accidentally lost it, I don’t sleep as well as before. "

"I'll embroider another one for you!" Xiurong said with a smile, "Then I'll go out and buy a black-bone chicken with my aunt later, and I'll be able to drink black-bone chicken soup with cordyceps in the evening!"

"Go, go, be careful on the road, come back early."

"Eh--"

Emperor Jing finished approving the memorial in the Qingxin Hall, and when it was almost noon, Kun and the people from the palace came.

Xiao He was having lunch with Grandma Huang in Kunhe Palace, and the noble concubine was also there, and besides the noble concubine, there was also a concubine Zhen who was promoted to concubine last year.

The palace has been peaceful for a long time, or it may be because he has traveled to Shu and has not been in the palace for a long time, so Emperor Jing didn't remember the case of the court lady Xuefan that happened in Panqiu Garden last year until he saw Concubine Zhen.After that case, he issued a decree to kill a concubine Luo, and gave concubine Zhen the Shaohua Palace, and made him a concubine.

Concubine Zhen was a human being, and in his impression, she was also a girl with a simple mind, which was very similar to Concubine Jing, He'er's mother.It's just that Concubine Jing is more gentle and quiet, and this Concubine Zhen may not know what kind of person her concubine mother was before she was alive, so she is not particularly close to Concubine Zhen.

Emperor Jing went to the East Palace many times, and if he happened to meet Xiao He eating, he would always be in Li Chenghuan's arms.But here, he is more like Li Chenghuan taught him, sitting beside Grandma Huang in an orderly manner.

Xiao Heren is small and short, so his stool is purposely raised so that his feet don't touch the ground when he sits on it.Emperor Jing came, and after he jumped down to salute his father, he had to be hugged before he could sit up again.

After Emperor Jing sat down, he patted Xiao He's head, and said dotingly, "Teacher didn't do you any harm, why are you not tall?"

"The emperor was joking," the imperial concubine said aside, "He'er is only three years old, how tall can such a small child be?"

When Xiao He heard his father say that he was short, he pouted and was not very happy.Without waiting for anyone else, he took the chopsticks and started poking into the plate.

At times like this, Aunt Hetang was often by Xiao He's side, and her face changed when she saw this scene.But he was just a servant, so he didn't dare to intervene at this time.So when Concubine Zhen spoke, she almost put her heart in her throat.

"Why did He'er move his chopsticks without waiting for the emperor?"

He'er raised his head and said innocently to Emperor Jing, "Father, can't He'er eat first? Why is it different here than in the East Palace?"

Emperor Jing pondered for a while, picked up the chopsticks and picked up Duo Xiaohe's favorite mushrooms and put them in his bowl, saying: "He'er can eat whatever he wants, and the father will pick up what he likes for you."

"He'er is young, but he can't be unruly." Concubine Zhen said again, "Teacher Li is too used to He'er."

There was a moment of silence on the table, and Emperor Jing gradually put down his chopsticks.At this time, the Empress Dowager Qin said: "This is just an ordinary family banquet, so there is no need to worry about the rules of etiquette."

Only then did Emperor Jing pick up his chopsticks again.Concubine Zhen seemed to have just realized that she had said something wrong, her face was troubled, and she was always cautious while eating.

After dinner, Heer was playing in Kunhe Palace, Emperor Jing watched from the sidelines, Concubine Zhen hesitated for a while, and finally went to Emperor Jing and saluted.

"emperor……"

"If Gu remembers correctly, your Lu family in the north is also famous for poetry and books."

"Ah?" Concubine Zhen looked a little panicked, quickly lowered her head, and said, "Yes, there are many aides and politicians in the ancestors of the Lu family, and there are people from my Lu family under the emperor's family in all dynasties."

"Then why can't I see a trace of a lady from a famous family in you?"

Concubine Zhen was so frightened that she knelt down again and said incoherently: "I——ah, no! This concubine... I know my mistakes, I am guilty, please punish me!"

Emperor Jing didn't show any expression on his face, he looked down at her and said, "Where is your fault, where is your guilt?"

Concubine Zhen raised her face and glanced at him, then quickly lowered her head, and said, "My concubine...did I say the wrong thing?" It was as if she was asking him.

Xiao Dezi couldn't help laughing out loud, but Emperor Jing gave him a wink, and he immediately stopped laughing and straightened his face.

"It's true that you said something wrong. But that's not what I care about." Emperor Jing said, "Since you came from a famous poet, then write a poem. I'll read it tonight."

Emperor Jing left, Xiao Dezi glanced at Concubine Zhen suspiciously, and then hurriedly followed.Concubine Zhen's maid helped her up from the ground - this was what Emperor Jing pointed out to her after Xuefan's accident.The maid looked excited and said, "Your Majesty, did you hear that? The emperor said that he will go to our Shaohua Palace tonight!"

However, Concubine Zhen was not very happy at this time.The noble concubine at the side came up, took her hand, and said, "Congratulations, sister, it seems...the emperor likes you very much."

"The emperor...does he like me?"

The imperial concubine wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief, and said with a smile: "The emperor has always liked my sister who is so simple-minded, but you are a little too reckless. The emperor's favor and son, this is something that everyone can see. You not only criticize He'er has no manners, and he dared to say that the Taifu didn't teach him well. It's also thanks to our sage, otherwise your little fate," the imperial concubine nodded her forehead, "it would have been gone long ago!"

After the imperial concubine had gone away, Concubine Zhen bent down and patted her skirt, and said casually, "Go back to the palace."