The prince is hard to serve

The days passed by very quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was already three days later.

On this day, the sky is bright and the air is clear, the wind is breezy, and Yan Wenhao is planning to move to the mansion outside the palace today.

Previously, Yan Wenhao had ordered Fuquan to move all the big items out of the palace first, so there were only a few minor things left in the palace at the moment, and they were packed quickly, but within an hour, they were all packed up. up.

Walking outside the hall, Mu Ziling thought for a while and then stopped. He turned around and looked at the place where he had lived for more than half a year. His expression was a little complicated and he was also emotional.

Undoubtedly, he was delighted to be able to leave this cage-like palace, but he knew that he would occasionally think of this place. Here, he experienced many different emotions, and perhaps he would never forget it in his life .

After standing aside and watching for a while, Yan Wenhao took a step forward, took Mu Ziling's hand, squeezed his palm again, smiled, and said softly, "Let's go, humble."

Looking away, Mu Ziling nodded, followed Yan Wenhao's pace, and walked towards the carriage not far away.

"Brother Ziling."

At this time, suddenly a soft and crisp sound came, and Mu Ziling turned around when he heard the sound, and saw a pale yellow figure flying straight towards him, crashing into his arms, wrapping his arms in his arms. He rubbed against his waist and his head.

Lowering his head, Mu Ziling was stunned for a moment after seeing clearly who the child who had bumped into his arms was. After he realized it, he immediately smiled and said, "His Royal Highness?"

The person who came was the Ninth Prince, Yan Wensi.

Digging the child out of his arms, Mu Ziling looked him up and down, and then checked his body covered by the clothes to see if there were any new scars, but This time, it was not found, and even the scars left over from the past have faded a lot, and it seems that they have been carefully maintained.

Lifting his head, Yan Wensi grinned at Mu Ziling, showing a tooth that was missing a front tooth. After a while, he seemed to think of something, and quickly raised his hand to cover his mouth, his big eyes wandering Yes, puffed up his cheeks again, and smiled embarrassedly.

Couldn't help but chuckled, Mu Ziling patted his head, then bent down again, keeping his gaze level, and asked softly, "How is His Highness Ninth?"

Yan Wensi covered his mouth, nodded his head, thought for a while and replied in a low voice, his words were a bit vague, but he didn't seem to notice, he was still very happy, his eyes were smiling, very cute, his whole body Also a lot more lively.

Noticing this change in Yan Wensi, Mu Ziling had a flash of doubt in his heart. He looked at Yan Wensi carefully for a while, and found that the current Yan Wensi is not only more lively, but also has a ruddy complexion. , the whole person has plumped up, no longer so thin, like a little monkey, but also full of vigor, no longer as before, with extremely serious vigilance towards anyone.

Thinking about it, Mu Ziling couldn't help turning his head and looking at Yan Wenhao, thinking of what kind of possibility it was, with a questioning look in his eyes.

Guessing the doubts in his heart at a glance, Yan Wenhao smiled at him, and motioned for Duo Duo to take Yan Wensi to the pavilion not far away to play. After dismissing them, he said softly to Mu Ziling: "Qianhe doesn't need to worry anymore. Brother Jiuhuang is now being raised by concubine mother. Concubine mother has always treated people very well. She will not treat brother Jiuhuang badly."

"Concubine Xian? Why did it suddenly...?" Mu Ziling was a little surprised.

Smiling slightly, Yan Wenhao touched his cheek, and explained to him in a gentle tone: "When Chen Zhaoyi's father was serving as the magistrate of Ningcheng, he not only took bribes and disregarded human life, but also colluded with Duke Huai and secretly asked him For providing horses and food, he has been executed together with Xue Yi and others, so Chen Zhaoyi has also been implicated, and was demoted to Zhaorong by his father, and was also imprisoned for a year."

After speaking, Yan Wenhao stopped, curled his lips into a mocking smile, shook his head, and continued: "It is said that it is difficult to send charcoal in the snow, but it is easy to throw stones into a well. This sentence is really reflected in Chen Zhaoyi."

"She is disgusting, and she always likes to bully concubines who are lower than her to vent her dissatisfaction. Before, everyone was afraid to face her because of her rank, but this time is different. Her family has been implicated. Although it is not enough to punish the Nine Clans, there are many people involved, and she herself was implicated, and her rank was lowered, so someone secretly listed her crimes and presented them to Concubine Degui, among them was that she had been poisoned to death The fetus in Concubine Liang’s womb was blamed on a talented person, and the emperor was furious after seeing it, and he gave her a three-foot white silk half a month ago, and let her cut it off on her own.”

Hearing this, Mu Ziling couldn't help being startled, and then asked in surprise: "The mother and concubine of the Ninth Prince was originally killed by her?"

Yan Wenhao nodded and said, "It's her."

Turning his head, Mu Ziling looked at Yan Wensi, who was lying on the gazebo and staring at the carp in the lotus pond curiously, his eyes could not help but be tinged with pity, and he asked slowly: "Your Majesty has already Knowing that I wrongly blamed His Highness Ninth Prince’s mother in the past, causing her to die tragically in the cold palace, but now he still ignores His Highness Ninth Prince, and only handed him over to Concubine Xian, is there really no father-son bond?”

Yan Wenhao looked at him quietly, and after a long silence, he slowly said: "The Tian family is ruthless. From the beginning to the end, the father only cares about the power and the throne the most. After all, he is not like ordinary people." Sneering With a sigh, he added: "What's more, the father can bear to abandon the person he loves, so how can he care about an unloved son of a talented man? Even his child is the same."

When he spoke, his tone was full of emotion and self-deprecating, and there was also a sarcastic smile on his face.

Hearing the self-mockery and emotion hidden in Yan Wenhao's words, Mu Ziling turned his head to look at him, a flash of distress flashed in his eyes, then he took Yan Wenhao's hand again, and said softly: "Wen Hao, I will be by your side..."

Hearing this, Yan Wenhao laughed, and he also turned his head, looked at Mu Ziling, and squeezed Mu Ziling's hand again, his eyes were full of tenderness and deep affection.

When the atmosphere was thick, suddenly there was a clear and beautiful figure walking slowly from a distance, Mu Ziling happened to be facing her direction, and when he saw the person coming, he took the lead to move away from the person who was looking at Yan Wenhao. Gaze, opened his mouth again, and reminded Yan Wenhao.

After hearing the words, Yan Wenhao turned around, and when Qingli's figure walked in front of him, he smiled and called "Mother Concubine." His attitude was gentle and intimate.

"Hao'er."

Hearing this, Concubine Xian responded with a smile, then turned sideways and took a food box from the maid next to her, handed it to Yan Wenhao, and said, "Here are some pastries I made by myself, all of which are your favorites. Yes, it's almost noon now, and I think it's already lunch time when I came to the prince's mansion outside the palace, you and Ziling should be hungry, these cakes are just right for you to pad your stomach on the road."

Although her voice was clear and cold, without too much emotion mixed in, her tone was full of gentleness.

After receiving the food box, Yan Wenhao smiled gratefully at him and said, "I'm sorry for your troubles."

Looking at him, Concubine Xian smiled lovingly, then she glanced at Mu Ziling who was at the side, pondered for a while, and then said to Yan Wenhao: "Hao'er, can you send this cloak to me for me?" Give it to Xiao Jiu, let him put it on?"

She shook her head, smiled helplessly, and then continued: "The child accidentally caught a cold a few days ago, and it has been repeated until yesterday before he finally recovered. He just heard from the palace attendant that you are going to have a baby today." After leaving the palace, he jumped out of bed and ran over without hesitation. The wind by the lotus pond was a bit strong at the moment. I was worried that he would catch a cold again, but he was probably bullied by the servants and never let them get close. Hao Would you like to help me with this?"

Although she didn't understand what the concubine mother wanted to say to Mu Ziling when she pushed her away, Yan Wenhao also knew that she would not embarrass Mu Ziling, so she didn't refuse. She just kept silent for a moment, then nodded slightly, agreed.

Seeing his agreement, Concubine Xian smiled slightly, and she handed over the cloak: "Go ahead."

"Mother, please wait for me a moment." After finishing speaking, Yan Wenhao reached out to take the cloak, then tilted his head and smiled at Mu Ziling, signaling him not to be afraid or nervous, then turned around and walked towards the gazebo .

Looking up at Concubine Xian, Mu Ziling was a little puzzled by her intention to push Yan Wenhao away. After pondering for a while, he asked, "Your Majesty, do you have something to say to me?"

Seeing that Yan Wenhao's figure had gone far away, Concubine Xian waved her hands, signaling the surrounding palace servants to retreat to a distance, then turned her head, watched Mu Ziling silently for a while, and after a while, slowly He opened the mouth and said, "Before Hao'er comes back, I have some words that I want to say to you alone. These words should have been said to you before, but I haven't been able to find the opportunity."

When Mu Ziling heard this, although there was not much change on his face, he felt a little more anxious in his heart, and a little nervousness flashed in his eyes after all. He lowered his eyes and remained silent for a while before answering softly : "My lady, please tell me."

His expression was completely captured in his eyes, and he could see the uneasiness and worry that he tried his best to hide. Concubine Xian looked at him like this, but her eyes softened. She couldn't help but smiled, and then said softly : "You don't have to be too nervous. I want to talk to you about Hao'er, but I don't want you to leave Hao'er and oppose you. You don't need to worry."

Concentrating her expression, her eyes became a little deep, and after a while, she spoke slowly, but in that tone, there was a little emotion: "The most enviable thing in this world is the gratification between two people. In my opinion, since I like each other, it doesn’t matter whether the other party is a man or a woman, and what their status is. Relationships are always like people drinking water. If you blend in, you can't understand."

After finishing speaking, she looked at Mu Ziling again, and said with a faint smile, "And since you like each other, how can I bear to object?"

After hearing these words, Mu Ziling couldn't help nodding his head, and agreed with a smile: "The matter of feelings is indeed as the empress said, you know how warm you are."

Her eyes fell on Yan Wenhao, who was bending over to talk to Yan Wensi not far away, Concubine Xian watched quietly for a while, then suddenly turned her head and asked, "In Zi Ling's opinion, what kind of person is Hao'er? ?”

Startled for a moment, Mu Ziling recalled all the tenderness and concessions Yan Wenhao had made to him before, as well as that sincere heart, so he smiled sweetly, and replied: "He is a very gentle and gentle man. People, treat people very well."

Hearing this, Concubine Xian looked at him seriously, and after a while, a gratified smile appeared on her face, she nodded and said: "Hao'er is indeed a gentle child, if you can feel it, I can truly rest assured gone."

After pondering for a while, she said again: "Hao'er has been raised by my side since he was a child. I watched him grow up. I can see clearly what kind of child he is. It's just that he has grown up now. , Knowing the truth about Sister Yao's death that year, hatred arose in my heart, so I buried that tenderness in the deepest part of my heart, rarely showing it, and forced myself to become cold-hearted and cold-blooded, because only in this way can I become stronger , fearless, but in fact, he is really a good kid."

Nodding his head, Mu Ziling's tone was extremely gentle, and he said with a smile, "I know, he's always been fine."

As if thinking of something, at this moment, Concubine Xian's eyes were tinged with deep nostalgia: "I still remember that not long after he came to my side, after he knew that I was at night, he often stayed all night long. He couldn’t even fall asleep, and even if he fell asleep, it was extremely light sleep, and he could wake up with just a little sound, so he secretly asked the doctor about the method of relief. Hearing that music can relax people and help sleep, he also asked me When he liked Xiao's sound, he went to find a musician to learn from Xiao."

"At that time, he was still young, only six years old, and he was seriously ill. He often had sudden attacks, which made him miserable, but he never gave up his studies. After about three months, he learned, and my birthday On that day, after night fell, his little figure was sitting outside the palace, playing a gentle piece of music over and over again tirelessly. That night was probably the most sound sleep since I entered the palace. once."

She stopped and smiled, and after a while, she continued: "A few days ago, he came to me suddenly, asked me to go to His Majesty, and proposed to His Majesty to keep the Ninth Prince under my knees. I don't understand, but after the Ninth Prince came to my palace and accidentally mentioned you, I guessed that the reason why Hao'er did this was because of you, and he really cared about you."

In Mu Ziling's heart, he originally had a vague guess about this matter, but now that he got confirmation from Concubine Xian, his heart was instantly filled with swells, it was so warm that he couldn't control himself, and he felt extremely sweet. On the table, a smile appeared unconsciously.

Looking at him lovingly, Concubine Xian lowered her voice, and said slowly: "There is no need to mention anything else, there is only one thing, I hope you can promise me."

Mu Ziling was stunned, then came back to his senses and said: "Your Majesty, it's okay to say."

Concubine Xian said softly after considering the sentence: "Hao'er was blinded by hatred before, maybe he did something wrong to you, and maybe he also tried and used it, but now that you have chosen to be together, I hope you can Forgive him, forget about those unpleasant things, and live with him well."

After a pause, she pursed her lips, and then continued: "Perhaps my next words will be a little selfish, but from my point of view, I hope that, not only in the past, but also for the things he may commit in the future." Wrong, you can also give enough tolerance and understanding, and you can always respect him, love him, and be by his side... After all, he is the son of the heavenly family, and there will always be more helplessness than ordinary people."

She could imagine how many hardships and obstacles Yan Wenhao and Mu Ziling would encounter in the future. She said these words only in the hope that they would always be good.