Hotaru [The Tale of Genji]

Perhaps God inspired Suzaku's devotion to pray day and night.Prince Ying's high fever finally subsided in the evening of the second day.People's spirits also become refreshed, and they can eat some light food.The maid of Chengxiang Palace guarded His Royal Highness almost every step of the way, for fear that if she didn't check, it would get serious again.

His Highness Ying is a serious person and never makes any meaningless jokes.Therefore, he is very cooperative with everyone's good actions for him, even taking medicine so meticulously.

Looking at His Highness's little face that became paler and paler due to the pain of the medicine, Nu Yu's heart ached so much that she wished she could take the blame with her own body.

"It's all right, mother. I'm fine"

Because of this sentence, His Royal Highness finally couldn't bear the tears that she held back for a long time.

"You child!" the female imperial servant said while holding back her tears, "Don't think that if you say something nice, just..."

"Sorry, mother."

Prince Ying stood up, helped his mother wipe away tears carefully, and sincerely apologized.

Nu Yu sighed, and didn't say anything about not allowing this or that in the future.Who has the heart to criticize such a hard-working child.Moreover, only hard work can survive, isn't it?

"Firefly, you have been healthy and healthy since you were a child, and you have never had any injuries. Mother has always felt that there is no child in this world who is more worry-free than you."

"But, your wind and cold this time really scared everyone. I can't help but wonder, is it too casual to pay attention to you on weekdays..."

Prince Ying was lying on the quilt, quietly listening to his mother's words from the bottom of his heart.The dark pupils made his face weaker, but it didn't damage his cuteness.

"No, these things my mother said." He stretched out his hand to hook his mother's thumb, "I always think my mother is very good. Compared with other people, I can't find a reason to complain about my mother."

In this palace, there are three princes.The mother of the most favored Prince Guang died young, and Donggong's mother never paid much attention to her child.Only Chengxiangdian's mother and son have the most human affection.Everyone often saw Chengxiang Palace taking Prince Ying for a walk in the imperial palace, teaching him to play chess and paint, and both mother and son laughed and feasted.

How enviable such scenes are, probably only the bystanders know.

Prince Ying is getting better and still needs to rest.After the mother and son said a few words, the fourth prince fell asleep again.

Not long after, someone came to report that the East Palace had come down.

Suzaku also waited for a long time yesterday, until she couldn't stay any longer, then left full of worry.

When he came in, Yingying was fast asleep.The female imperial servant led him to the corner next to him.

The impatient Suzaku didn't care about etiquette, lowered his voice, and asked hastily, "How is it?"

"The fever has subsided. I just ate something and fell asleep."

Hearing the good news, Suzaku breathed a sigh of relief, and leaned over to salute, "Your Royal Highness has worked so hard, it's really hard work."

"Oh, my Majesty Dong Gong, Yingying is my son~ I am very embarrassed by this kind of thank you..."

"……Feel sorry."

"Well... suddenly there was such a disaster, Donggong was frightened even thinking about it."

"So far, I have sympathy."

"Who says it's not..." Chengxiang Palace Nu Yu sighed, "Donggong, can I ask you something?"

"Please enlighten me, Your Highness."

"Kid Ying, he likes you very much. If in the future... he... asks you for anything, please don't refuse."

Hearing this, Donggong smiled and said, "How could I refuse Yingying's request, Your Highness..."

"No, it may be the embarrassing request from the Eastern Palace..." The imperial concubine interrupted him, murmured incoherently, and then smiled wryly, "Really, what am I talking about... Your Majesty the Eastern Palace is just like an impatient mother talking nonsense speak."

"No, Your Highness, don't mind, I will protect Yingying well. I will definitely fulfill his wish."

The female royal stared straight at the East Palace for a while before bending down and offering the most sincere courtesy, "If that's the case, thank you for the gift, Your Highness."

*****

After Prince Ying recovered from his illness, he practiced prayers in the palace for three days.Today, the emperor rewarded many things to appease, and the other palaces and the royal relatives also sent many things.It was a blessing that there was no danger this time.Everyone hoped that the little prince would grow up healthy and safe.

In the blink of an eye, it was November, and a grand five-day dance was held, and many mid- and low-ranking noble daughters were recruited into the palace.First perform the posting table in the Changning Hall, and then present the Imperial Examination in front of the Qingliang Hall.It is rare for some daughters to enter the palace, so they are naturally very envious of the prosperity of the palace, and they will be very proud of being selected into the five festivals.

The ceremony was very successful and very lively, but it also swept away the depression of this bleak season.

Prince Guang also came into the palace, along with a friend of his.He is the son of Minister Zuo, and he is also a very handsome son.Even the right minister admired him very much and betrothed his daughter to him, which is really very rare.

After paying their respects to the palaces, a group of young masters and the three princes gathered at the viewing place next to the Cuju Court to have fun.Compose poems and play music, play chess and chat.

Several people are playing pitch pot in a circle.Although His Royal Highness Ying is young, he is very good at dancing because of his practice.Ten hits and ten hits, I was stunned for a circle of young masters.A few unconvinced ones clamored for a competition, but in the end they all lost and were convinced.

Suddenly there was a cool breeze, and everyone gathered around the room.The people in the East Palace lowered the curtain to block the wind, apparently still concerned about the illness of Prince Ying a few days ago.

It's fun for everyone to chat together.

Mr. Zuo Minister has the same temperament as Mr. Genji, and he is a very lively person.Seeing that Prince Ying is so outstanding, he chatted with him, and the words were very interesting.It is said that when Prince Ying becomes an adult in the future, he can take him to many interesting places.Enjoying the scenery and hunting, spring outing, all have different fun.

"Hey, just a dude like you, don't spoil my emperor's brother." Seeing the excitement of his talk, Prince Guang couldn't help tearing him down.

The noble son named Shan Xian stared and retorted: "How can such a thing happen! Besides, Prince Ying is already ten years old, but he will be crowned soon! What you need to know will be known sooner or later. of."

As soon as the words fell, the young masters all laughed.

Prince Guang shook his head and sighed, His Royal Highness Ying went in with a confused face.Dong Gong couldn't stand it anymore, and pretended to cough a few times, in exchange for the caring eyes of His Highness the Fourth Highness.

"What, what's the matter, did I say something wrong!" The young master was still shouting, "You guys, don't pretend to be so serious. We really want to say that we are clean and self-sufficient here, but only the East Palace is left."

Xia Donggong coughed louder.

"Okay, it's really going too far, don't say it!" Prince Guang couldn't stand it anymore, but finally stopped his friend's open mouth.

Prince Ying was still puzzled by the smiles on everyone's faces, so he asked His Royal Highness Suzaku: "What is it?"

His Highness Suzaku's face was stained with a thin blush, and he whispered an omnipotent word, "You will know when you grow up."

Prince Ying was very dissatisfied, and felt that he was being perfunctory in a very casual way.Wrinkling his nose, he said, "Since you can let me know, it's not a bad thing. I'm going to be an adult soon, why don't you tell me!

"..."

With a helpless expression on his face, Donggong gave the lieutenant general who raised the topic a hard look.And this young master had already laughed so hard with the others that he couldn't respond at all.On the contrary, Prince Guang smiled and patted His Highness the fourth prince's shoulder, "It's something that makes you feel very happy, but sometimes you feel distressed. If there is a difference, it is probably because of who brought it for you."

"Oh," Prince Ying nodded, and glanced at Donggong, "If it's with Suzaku, it must be a happy thing."

Donggong: "..."

"Hahahaha!!! No, no, this can't be with Donggong, absolutely not, hahahaha!!" The laughter over there became more and more intense, almost dying of laughter by pounding the ground.Prince Guang didn't hold back either, he shrugged his shoulders with a smile, patted Dong Gongxia's shoulder, and comforted him: "Hahaha, ah, really, Dong Gongxia, you really have a long way to go..."

Looking at Prince Ying with a simple face, it was written on his face that he was deeply puzzled by everyone in front of him.His expression seemed to say: Is there anything wrong, I'm telling the truth.His Royal Highness Suzaku took a deep breath, held Yingying's shoulder, and said one word at a time: "Yingying, brother, thank you for your attention, really."

****

I don't know what aroused my mood, or it was because of the burning ointment for many years, which made Jinshang feel tired.During the public discussion many times, he proposed the idea of ​​abdicating.The crowd tried to persuade them a few times, but the Holy One seemed to be very determined, and he proposed to go to the Zhuqueyuan many times.Everyone tried to persuade them in every possible way, but they only said that at least we should mention it in the next year, and this is the time when we cannot do without His Majesty.

Repeated many times, everyone knows that this matter may be put on the agenda soon.And the Donggong who was born as a wise man, but not the emperor's favorite, will soon come before others.In the front and rear palaces, the dark winds of various trends are also quietly blowing.

Not long after, the daughter of Chengxiang Palace, Yu Guining, entrusted Prince Ying to the East Palace before leaving.During this period of time, the two learned a lot together, and it was actually a rare quiet time.Soon Donggong's birthday will come soon, every year Yingtong racks his brains, only hoping to give Suzaku a big gift.

I won't show how he worked so hard to prepare for the time being, let's just watch it on Donggong's birthday.

Nv Yu Guining returned to the palace in about seven days, distributed and arranged the things she brought back, and then brought Prince Ying to her.

"Last time your grandfather said that he would choose some attendants for you, and now it has been decided, here are the details." The female imperial servant handed over a list, "Take a look and see if there is anything wrong."

His Highness Ying took it and glanced at it, "Grandfather, you can't make mistakes in seeing people. I'll make a choice after I meet the real person."

Her Royal Highness smiled in agreement, and said: "One of them is the nephew of Jiao Shibu's hometown. It is said that he is a reliable person. You might as well take the school exam then."

"Yes, my lord."

The female imperial servant seemed to be tired, so she waved her hand, "Okay, you can go down."

"Mom, let's go to bed early, and I will go to review my homework again."

"Well, that's right..."

"kindness?"

"Is the book of poems I gave you still there?"

"Put it in the bookcase, what's wrong?"

"No, as long as it's still there. Yingying, you must read those poems carefully."

"I see."

"Then, remember to rest early, Your Royal Highness."

The author has something to say: Suzaku-in, the backyard of successive generations of emperors in the Heian period, is also the place where they lived after their abdication. Its scale is second only to the Imperial Palace.In the original book, Emperor Tonghu abdicated shortly after visiting Zhuqueyuan.After Suzaku became the emperor, it was also called Suzaku-in after he abdicated.But one is a place name and the other is a title.

In addition, noble marriages in Heian were walking marriages.In the evening, when the male master thought of a house to spend the night in, he went to the woman's house in a bullock cart.This, in my opinion, is a remnant of matrilineal society.

Of course, it is very common for an unmarried woman to have multiple lovers, so when she is pregnant, she can’t tell whose species she is, so just recognize her mother and not her father (just guessing)

But a woman who has been married and held a ceremony cannot have a lover.So when it was discovered that the third princess (the daughter of Emperor Suzaku) married Guangyuan as his wife and had an affair with others, Guangyuan was very angry!

Speaking of it, it seems that Mrs. Zi has never been the official wife of Yuan Shi, because no orthodox wedding ceremony has been held.According to ancient Chinese sayings, it can only be a concubine's room.This woman was forcibly taken back by Guangyuan Shi since she was a child and raised according to her own wishes. Because of her husband's countless lovers, she was depressed for half her life, and finally died of grief.That man later regretted missing a fart!

that's all.

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A few more words, please point out if there is something wrong~

Then I complained, today our department team building, I didn't want to say it.But the boss is here, so I'm sorry to refuse == hard work followed.Then, I didn't finish my work, and I didn't have time to write the article, so I typed out half a chapter with my mobile phone while eating ==

Almost missed the update, and now I'm torn between working overtime and going to sleep, QAQ