rebirth will be hard to find

The love of children is the most exhausting. Chu Yi is still entangled in Cheng Zian's marriage, but time is slowly passing by unconsciously.

On the morning of March 24th, Chu Yi was woken up early as usual, and then stood among a group of palace people, allowing them to help wash and change clothes.Zhang Dai took the opportunity to remind him a little, and then Chu Yi remembered that the old emperor's Longevity Day would be three days later, and she hadn't prepared a birthday gift for the old emperor yet!

As the chief steward of Linzhi Temple, Zhang Dai is of course aware of this.He was a little worried, his highness was not favored by the old emperor, and he didn't care about competing for favor!It is also fortunate that His Majesty only has two bloodlines of the prince and her, otherwise, even if this His Majesty is taken out of the cold palace, he may be quickly forgotten.

"Your Highness, the Longevity Festival is approaching, do you have any plans for the birthday ceremony?" Zhang Dai bit the bullet and asked, but he didn't expect Chu Yi to give a satisfactory answer.

Chu Yi raised her hand and let the palace servants help her tidy up her clothes. Hearing this, she glanced at Zhang Dai and raised her eyebrows slightly: "I haven't made up my mind yet, what do you have in mind?"

Zhang Dai's face was full of "Sure enough", and then he could only continue to bite the bullet and propose: "Your Highness, there are only three days left, I'm afraid it's too late to prepare anything. Why don't you go to the small kitchen and learn two dim sum from the cook, and then make it yourself To send it to His Majesty? This is also your heart."

In fact, this proposal is considered moderate, and it is difficult to find any faults if there are no faults. Princesses of all ages have almost prepared birthday gifts for their elders in this way.After all, the nobles in the palace are not short of money, and they are used to seeing all kinds of rare treasures. If they want to be prepared in this respect, it is better to show sincerity by doing it themselves.But the mistake is that Chu Yi is not an ordinary princess. If she really offered two small snacks, the old emperor might be dissatisfied. Everyone has to follow the black face.

Chu Yi knew this very well, she shook her head slightly and rejected Zhang Dai's proposal.It just so happened that the palace maid had already dressed her neatly, she stroked her sleeve casually, and said with a smile: "Okay, don't worry about it, I have my own plans."

Zhang Dai was not at all at ease, because he could tell that Chu Yi was still not paying attention when things came to an end.He followed Chu Yi out of the gate of the sleeping hall, went to the side hall where he had breakfast, and couldn't help but ask again: "What is your Highness going to give?"

Chu Yi really didn't pay much attention, so he said casually: "Teacher Zou is still waiting in the upper study. You can't delay in the morning, and you have to go to the emperor's place in the afternoon. When I come back in the evening, you have to get the pen and ink scroll ready."

Hearing this, is His Highness going to write something, or draw something as a birthday gift?

Zhang Dai felt relieved, after all, sending some calligraphy and paintings made by himself not only showed his sincerity, but also seemed elegant.As for His Royal Highness's calligraphy and painting, although he has learned it not long ago, in his opinion, he can show it to others, so he doesn't have to worry about making a joke.

When Chu Yi came to the side hall, Cheng Zian and Li Lin were already waiting inside. Seeing Chu Yi's arrival, they still saluted in a polite manner.Chu Yi called "Exemption", and stared at Cheng Zian for a second time. Seeing that her brows were no longer anxious and preoccupied, she knew that the Cheng family should have sent a reply back to the palace, and the result was still It's satisfying.

Putting Cheng Zian's matter aside for the time being, Chu Yi returned to the back of the Linzhi Hall at night, and splashed ink on the scroll prepared by Zhang Dai.She wrote a picture of longevity, using dozens of fonts, and carefully wrote it for several hours before finishing it, and it was close to the third watch when it was finished.

Zhang Dai has been standing by the side, seeing that Chu Yi finished writing, he finally dared to speak, but he was full of praise.

Chu Yi put down his pen and looked at the picture of longevity that took her a lot of time and energy, but she didn't care.This is not the first time for her to write this picture. She wrote it for the old emperor once in her previous life, and now she is naturally confident in writing it again, and it doesn't take too much effort.

"What time is it?" Chu Yi casually glanced at the Longevity Picture just written after putting down his pen, and then asked Zhang Dai beside him.

Zhang Dai was still looking at the Longevity Picture. He was very careful, fearing that something might go wrong.This is a birthday gift His Highness wants to give His Majesty, and it must be displayed in front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. If something goes wrong accidentally, it will not be just a joke.

Hearing Chu Yi's question, he replied without thinking: "Your Highness writes quickly, and it's only three o'clock now."

Third watch?Three more! ! !

Chu Yi's eyes widened all of a sudden, and she hurried to the window to take a look, but saw that most of the lights on Qiyunxuan's side had been extinguished, and only the lantern in the outer corridor was still on—obviously, whether it was Cheng Zian Or Li Lin, he should be asleep by this hour!

It's bad, Cheng Zian is asleep, but today Xiao Hei can't wake up, and she hasn't woken up at this time, she won't hold Xiao He and go to Chu Jingmo to see a doctor tomorrow, right? !

Chu Yi didn't want Cheng Zian to have any contact with Chu Jingmo at all, even though she had clearly refused, saying that she would not even give up her nominal wife's seat.She turned around and walked towards the bed in a hurry, not even taking care of washing, she just wanted to fall asleep earlier, and then wake up as Xiao Hei and walk around twice, so that Cheng Zian could rest assured.

But Zhang Dai opened his mouth at this time, and asked with some doubts: "These longevity characters are really beautifully written, and the layout is also very good, but when did your highness learn so many kinds of calligraphy?"

Chu Yi's footsteps paused. In her previous life, in order to write this Longevity Picture, she naturally consulted Taifu Zou and other bachelors, and then carefully prepared it.But this time she took a shortcut, so naturally she didn't spend so much thought, but she didn't have to answer Zhang Dai's question: "Zhang Dai, please keep this picture away, so that I can present it to my father when the time comes. It's getting late, I'll go to bed earlier, I still have class tomorrow morning."

Only then did Zhang Dai realize that it was really not too early. His Royal Highness usually sleeps after dark, and now it's midnight!So he hastily put away the still-dry Longevity Picture carefully, and hastily exited the bedroom: "Your Highness, please go to bed early, and Taifu Zou's class should not be delayed."

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I don't know if it's an illusion, but Chu Yi always felt that the closer he was to the old emperor's Longevity Festival, although the layout in the palace became more and more festive, the atmosphere in the palace gradually became tense, and there was no such pure joy as during the New Year's Day. .

On March 26, the day before the Longevity Festival, Chu Yi's classes still did not stop, so in the afternoon, she still went to the Chonghua Hall to listen to His Highness the Prince's teaching.When she went, she happened to see the commander led by Prince Wei leaving Chu Zhao's study. The two bumped into each other, and the other party saluted her respectfully.Chu Yi nodded lightly, expressing nothing on the surface, but the doubts in his heart increased a bit.

After entering the study, seeing that no outsiders were there, Chu Yi asked directly: "Brother Huang, I just caught Commander Qi going out, did something happen in the East Palace?"

When Chu Yi entered the Chonghua Palace, except for her imperial brother's bedroom, there was no need to notify other places including the study.When she entered the study, His Royal Highness was obviously thinking about something, even the gentle smile that was usually on his face was gone, he just frowned slightly, not knowing what was worrying him.

Hearing Chu Yi's voice, the prince came back to his senses, and asked again: "I was distracted, what did A Yi just say?"

Chu Yi glanced at the prince with some concern, and repeated: "I said that the emperor summoned Commander Qi, but what happened in the East Palace?"

The prince shook his head, with a rare smile on his face: "It's nothing, it's just that tomorrow is the Longevity Day of the father, I'm worried that something will happen if there are too many people in the palace, let them be more vigilant tomorrow." After finishing speaking, he looked at Chu Yi, and said, "Ah Yi too, be more vigilant tomorrow, but if something happens, as long as it has nothing to do with you, don't interfere."

There are Wanshou Festivals every year, and birthdays are always fun, but the old emperor is too troublesome and doesn’t want to be too extravagant. In previous years, Wanshou Festivals were just a small gathering in the palace. It's the same as giving a birthday gift.This year is the old emperor's 55th birthday, and there is always a celebration every five and ten days, so all the vassal kings are left behind, and they are going to have a big one.

There is nothing wrong with this, but as the Longevity Festival approaches, Chu Yi always feels that there is something wrong with the atmosphere in the palace, and now His Royal Highness seems to have something to say.A lot of guesses flashed through her mind, but in the end she didn't say anything, just nodded her head in agreement.

Chu Yi seldom concealed his emotions in front of the prince, and His Royal Highness obviously saw doubts in Chu Yi's eyes.But even if Chu Yi had doubts, he didn't ask. His eyes showed a little disappointment, but he didn't say much. He just took out two letters from the pile of memorials on the table and handed them to Chu Yi: " If A Yi has any doubts, you might as well take a look at this."

Chu Yi didn't ask, but since His Royal Highness wanted to give an answer, she naturally wouldn't refuse, so she read the two memorials next.After a few simple glances, he couldn't help but widen his eyes: "This..."

There are two memorials, one is to sue the king of Wei for enclosing land and occupying the people's land, and the other is to sue the king of Zhao for slavery and robbing the women of the people.

Whether these two crimes are big or small, no one will care about them unless they are brought up in front of the emperor.But His Royal Highness the Crown Prince took out these two memorials at this moment, which obviously represented a signal - the Longevity Festival is approaching, and the old emperor is going to take these vassal kings under his knife!

In the previous life, there was no such thing. Except that the palace had dismissed the palace people, the old emperor had never touched those feudal lords.Before he died, he just reminded Chu Yi to be careful and cut down the feudal clan if she had the opportunity, but Chu Yi had been the Emperor Taiping for a long time, and the emperor's uncles were honest one by two in those years, so she didn't She didn't see the ambition of these people until they suddenly raised an army.

But this time, the old emperor was obviously doing well, so why did he suddenly have the idea of ​​moving the vassal king?Or, he has realized that his life is not long, so he is trying his best to clear the way for the prince's future?

His Royal Highness understood the astonishment in Chu Yi's eyes, but he just shook his head lightly: "It's all about scaring the snake."

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