Lang Yi

When he arrived at the empress's palace, he saw that the empress who had been ill recently was in good spirits and was walking in the palace with the support of the palace servants. Tian Zong was even more delighted. The child was named Zhen'er by breastfeeding, this child is as precious as a treasure, it is blessed by the ancestors, and the queen mother must quickly take care of her health and take care of her grandson."

The queen chattered for a while, then suddenly changed the subject: "Speaking of which, you are now the heir apparent of our Da Ying, so you can't be as careless as before. Your marriage is a state affair, so you shouldn't delay it any longer, and you should start a new life for Da Ying sooner." Loose leaves are the ones; do you have an idea now?"

Tian Zong respectfully said: "The marriage of my son and minister is entirely up to the father, the queen and the queen."

The queen glanced at him lightly: "You really have no one you like? Mother heard that when you were in Nanxu, you took in the daughter of the royal family in Nanxu; is she still staying in Nanxu?"

Tian Zong hurriedly replied: "It was just my negligence when I went to the South Ruins and led the army, which cut off the blood of the Nanxu king's family. I felt ashamed and wanted to make up for them, so I accepted the Princess of the South Ruins. I originally wanted to take her in." Entering the palace, so that she will not be lonely and helpless; other than that, she has no other thoughts. A few days ago, there were many things in the palace, and the mother was ill. The child was negligent for a while and did not report the matter to the mother in time. It is the child's fault no."

The Empress looked closely at his expression and saw that he didn't seem to be hiding anything, so she nodded and said: "That's good, but it's just a rule in the palace that before the main concubine enters the palace, there can't be side concubines. It is a precedent, but when you accepted her as a prince, it is not considered a violation of the rules. But you must understand in your heart that your future concubine will be the next empress. It may be awarded to a girl from a small foreign country. Even if you like this Nanxu princess, you must restrain yourself from now on, and you must not be partial to her; more importantly, Nanxu was originally destroyed by a big scandal. Does she not have any hatred in her heart? Yes This kind of woman still has to be guarded against; therefore, don't let her have children before the main concubine, lest the emperor's heirs will be confused and cause criticism from the subjects."

Tian Zong responded one by one, the queen saw his filial attitude, and patted the back of his hand with satisfaction: "So, mother will choose for you among the women of the aristocratic family."

Tian Zong said goodbye with a smile: "The queen mother is just in better spirits, so don't put too much effort into this matter."

Tian Zong didn't have to lie down until late at night, and when he thought about it, he remembered that the queen mentioned his marriage during the day, like cold water pouring from the top of his head, he closed his eyes and sighed softly, infinite guilt welled up in his heart.

She already knew that she had nothing to give him, and she had already pushed him away, so why couldn't she help herself and just take possession of him so selfishly?If this entanglement continues, how will he deal with himself in the future?

Tian Zong was annoyed for a moment, and made up his mind that the long-term pain is worse than the short-term pain, and he will not provoke that person again; then he uncontrollably recalls the feeling of last night, and wishes to have him by his pillow at this moment.Pushed to get up for a while, I want to write him a letter to explain, but I don't know how to write it; what's more, even if it is written, who can I worry about passing such a private letter from the current crown prince to the vice president of the imperial guard?

Tossing and turning like this, I didn't sleep well all night.

When I woke up the next morning, my spirit was a little bit weak.When Li Qiu saw him, he racked his brains to think of some jokes to tell him, but Tian Zong was not interested.Li Qiu felt deeply remiss in his duty, and really couldn't figure out why his highness was in high spirits yesterday, but today he lacked interest, so he could only follow behind Tian Zong, looking at Ning Xingye as if asking for help.

Ning Xingye met his gaze, brought up the old matter again, and said with a chuckle: "Your Highness, the brothers were all rewarded yesterday, everyone is grateful; it's just—"

Tian Zong was bored and lacked energy. Seeing him dragging his tongue and playing tricks, he was a little displeased, so he asked: "What? Don't you think my palace's reward is not enough?" He said and gave Li Qiu a look.

Li Qiu was terrified, and immediately reported: "Slaves and maidservants are all handled according to the rules and regulations, and the rewards of the imperial guards, inner prisons, and bodyguards are absolutely in short supply."

Ning Xingye smiled and said: "His Highness's reward, who would dare to dislike it? It's just that I remembered that when His Highness was a prince in the past, he acted elegantly, and even the various rewards were ingenious. In Qingdu City, anyone who received His Highness's blue eyes reward would show off; The eldest brother of the minister is taking all the rewards from you in the past like treasures. Now that you are in charge of the East Palace, although the rewards are rich, they are not as unique as before."

Tian Zong has always been tolerant, and Ning Xingye has always been outspoken. Now he dares to complain about the crown prince's reward. If it is serious, it is a crime of disrespect.It's just that Tian Zong couldn't help being distracted when he heard Xinghe mentioned in his words. He couldn't think of blaming him for a moment, but couldn't help asking: "What? Your elder brother is not satisfied with the reward from the palace? Then what does he want?"

Tian Zong said something, but Fang felt slipped.Since ancient times, thunder, rain and dew have all been favored by the king. As the heir, should I ask whether the courtiers are satisfied with the reward?As if to see through his mind, he became annoyed, and before Ning Xingye could reply, he slumped, "Forget it, my palace is busy with government affairs, so I don't have time to care what you tricky ministers are up to." After finishing speaking, he waved his sleeves coldly OK.

——Xinghe, I know what you want, but I can’t give it to you.

Seeing that Ning Xingye opened his mouth, Li Qiu was doing a disservice to him, making Tian Zong furious, gouged him with a bitter face, and hurriedly followed.

Ning Xingye was taken aback, but smiled, and followed silently without defending himself.

*****

It's summer, and Zhen'er is full moon, and she is quite strong; the emperor and empress are all happy, and after celebrating with a banquet, according to Daying's traditional celebration custom, fireworks are set off on the palace wall for all the people in the city to watch and have fun.

Seeing that the emperor's spirit was good and the spirit was high, she took Zhen'er and the widow of Prince Duanrui to the high place of the observatory in the palace to watch the fireworks.Tian Zong was also in a relaxed mood, teasing his nephew from time to time, staring at the baby's cute appearance, couldn't help but think of the passing away Tianci, although he was sad in his heart, he didn't let it out on his face.Zhen'er was teased by him and laughed loudly and danced, which made the empress also smile.

People in the old palace joked one after another: "Although His Royal Highness is young, he is very good at coaxing children."

The queen laughed and said, "This is still a nephew, so I love him so much; when he has a child of his own, I don't know why I can't put it down."

Tian Zong hurriedly let go, and said with a helpless smile: "The queen mother made fun of the child."

The emperor also said: "Your mother's words are good, you don't need to worry, I will choose the best woman from the aristocratic family to be your concubine." The matter of Princess Xu is also a point of reference.

Tian Zong didn't explain much, he just bowed respectfully: "Thank you, Father, Queen, and Queen for your kindness."

While talking, the first firework has jumped into the night sky.The fireworks set off in the imperial city are all made by Yugongfang. They are ingenious and refurbished every year, and people will never tire of watching them.Whenever fireworks are set off in the imperial city, the people in the palace and outside the palace are all looking forward to it. Everyone is excited, and they occupy their seats early before nightfall and wait.

Tian Zong has seen many fireworks since he was a child, and now he looks up at the colorful colors, glittering and sparkling, embellishing the dark sky, and his heart is happy; Consummation is achieved only when there is one person.Everyone was attracted by the gorgeous fireworks that kept rising into the sky, and they all looked up at the sky, but he looked down at the audience.

At this time, the imperial guards are always the busiest and most nervous: they have to look after the officials lined up under the stage, they also have to be alert to the risk of water leakage, and they have to raise their vigilance to prevent unruly people from making trouble when everyone is negligent...

When Tian Zong saw Ning Xinghe, he was standing on the ground not far away, with his right hand habitually supported on the saber at his waist, his left hand held empty, his back straightened, and he looked around calmly. Mental alert.

Fireworks rose into the sky one after another, screaming and blooming one by one, accompanied by the cheers of the crowd, as if lighting up the night and dispelling the gloom over the imperial city, this fleeting beauty attracted everyone to become more and more fascinated.

Tian Zong glanced around, except for Princess Duanrui who occasionally lowered her head to tease Zhen'er, everyone looked up to watch the fireworks. Even Li Qiu stretched his neck and opened his mouth to stare at the sky. No one paid attention to him, which was convenient.He felt relieved and tilted his head slightly. It was rare for Xinghe to be a little closer at this moment, so Tian Zong unscrupulously let his gaze fall firmly on him.

Ning Xinghe was standing sideways facing the observatory.He was already fair-skinned, but at night his face looked like white jade; the majestic uniform of the vice commander of the imperial guards diluted the delicate and soft face, and the flickering fireworks made his face and body into the most beautiful silhouette in the world.

As if sensing his gaze, Ning Xinghe moved a bit, and suddenly raised his head to look at the observatory.Tian Zong couldn't dodge it in time, so he hastily turned his eyes to look at the fireworks in the sky, pretending to concentrate on appreciating them, but his face couldn't help but burn.

The fireworks show is at its climax, and the night sky is as bright as the day.

When he looked down the stage again, Xinghe had lowered his head, and his thin jaw seemed to draw a mournful arc; stay behind.

Don't go, don't go, let me take a good look at you again, Tianzong shouted in his heart.

But the fireworks gradually burned out, and the galaxy gradually went away.

Tian Zong no longer let his eyes go, cheered up again, accompanied the emperor and empress to leave the banquet, and walked down the observatory in the excitement of the crowd.

Occasionally looking up again, there is still no moon and no stars, and the clouds are silent, as if the noise and prosperity that broke the sky just now had never happened.For some reason, a dark cloud floated in Tianzong's heart, but he didn't dare to think about it, fearing that something bad would happen, so he turned around and continued to tease Zhen'er.Zhen'er was sleepy, and soon fell asleep in the nurse's arms. Seeing the baby sleeping soundly, Tian Zong felt envious, so he tried his best to put away distracting thoughts, and went back to the bedroom to lie down.

It's just that he still dreams after all.

In the dream, large fireworks rose into the sky, but suddenly turned into ferocious flames in the shape of red lotuses, which bloomed, burned, and descended in the middle of the sky, covering the entire palace in flames; Ning Xinghe fought hard to keep the burning Looking at him on the palace wall, he immediately disappeared into the billowing smoke...