Crossing the East Palace

A thin layer of ice is forming on the Taiye pool, so clean and calm.

The Queen's mood was originally calmed down, but now there are turmoil again.

——On that day, Tang Luojin returned to the palace and Concubine Xin was pregnant. This great day for their mother and son was bought by the death of her two daughters!

The queen clearly remembered what the eldest sister said in the letter, think twice about everything, and don't do it lightly.But now, looking at Concubine Xin's kind and happy smile, and thinking about her two missing little daughters, and the fifth princess who was staying in the nunnery, she couldn't restrain her turbulent mood again.

"Your Majesty!" Seeing the Queen's behavior, Fugui immediately supported the Queen's arm, "There is nothing to see on the Taiye Pond at this moment, why don't we go to the Plum Garden to have a look. The servant girl heard that those wintersweet, now It's driving just fine!"

The queen stared at Concubine Xin for a while, and then lowered her eyes and said: "That's fine." Turning to look at Hong Xing, "Speaking of which, since you followed Bengong, you rarely go to see your old master. Bengong doesn't need you now. You, you go to say hello to your old master."

Hong Xing trembled a bit, and hurriedly bent her knees and said: "I dare to ask, dare to ask my lady, what else do I need to do besides paying my respects to Concubine Xin?"

Fugui scolded: "Bold! Your Majesty is the mother of a country, she is virtuous and virtuous. Letting you go back to pay your respects to your old master is a kindness to give your master and servant a chance to clear up the past. You are not grateful, but you still doubt your mother's good intentions." What a bold slave!"

Regardless of the cold weather in the twelfth lunar month, Hong Xing hurriedly knelt down and said: "Your servant deserves to die! It's because your servant has a wrong mind and misunderstood your mother, this servant deserves to die!"

The queen coughed and said with a chuckle: "Damn? A person who betrayed his master should not have lived. I have kept you for these days, and you should go back and complain to your old master. If your old master is willing to forgive you , you will come back and continue to work for the palace. If your old master refuses...then you don't have to come back."

When Hong Xing raised her head again, the queen's shoulders had already moved away.

She knelt in the cold winter, dazed for a long time, then got up and trotted towards Concubine Xin.

Concubine Xin was wearing a white fox fur, looking at the ice in Taiye Pond from a distance, with a smile on her lips.

It's a pity that that smile suddenly dropped when he saw Hong Xing who had betrayed her, and he didn't want to talk to Hong Xing at all.

Hong Xing has been following Concubine Xin three steps away, and kept saying apologies.

Concubine Xin's first-class maid, Ziyan, said angrily: "If you want to apologize, you can kneel for a day and a night in this cold weather. If you can still kowtow to the empress at this time tomorrow, then the empress must I will forgive you! Since you feel that you are sorry for the empress, if you don’t kneel down immediately, you will be able to get the empress’ forgiveness if you kneel until this time tomorrow.”

Hongxing's lips began to turn pale.

Zi Yan refused to spare her: "Still kneeling?"

Hong Xing really knelt down.

Concubine Xin frowned slightly, and said: "No one dares to reuse someone who betrays the master. Zi Yan doesn't need to worry about her."

Zi Yan was afraid that Concubine Xin would be unhappy, so she immediately said: "Then let's leave her alone. Madam, you have also walked for a while, if you don't want to go to the shoulders, let's go back."

Hong Xing knelt at the back, thinking about what Concubine Xin had just said, bit her lip, and rushed towards Concubine Xin's shoulders.

After trotting for three steps, he knelt down and shouted the words "I know I'm wrong".

Concubine Xin was very disturbed, but Hongxing was no longer hers, and she also knew that her queen cousin did this trick just to annoy her.Although Concubine Xin was annoyed, there was nothing she could do.

She thought that she would be quarreled by Hong Xing all the way back, but unexpectedly, the foot of an eunuch who raised her shoulders slipped suddenly, Concubine Xin yelled "Ah", her body was already red.

Chongwen Museum.

Tang Luojin had few lessons today, and she finished her studies before noon.

He saw that he had learned everything Prime Minister Li taught him. He recited it three times, wrote it thirty times, and finished the big characters, so he got up and asked to leave early.

Prime Minister Li: "..." He endured and forbeared, persuading, "Being proficient in one's career is more about being diligent than playing. Since the prince is smarter than others, he should be more diligent and learn more."

Tang Luojin said: "The Prime Minister is wrong. It is because I am smarter than others that I don't need to be diligent."

Prime Minister Li's face was serious, and he stood with solemn hands: "What do you mean by your highness?"

Tang Luojin's four companions also looked at Tang Luojin in unison.

There is also his fourth uncle Ning Junyu in it.

Tang Luojin put on a small face like a steamed bun, and said confidently: "The master said, 'A gentleman who learns the way loves others, and a villain who learns the way is easy to use. As a supplement. In this way, many companions of Gu will not have to study hard all night because they cannot keep up with Gu's homework, and they will not be uneasy; it can also satisfy Gu's wish, stay with the Prime Minister for a few more years, and save Gu Gu from learning all the knowledge of the Prime Minister early. The prime minister has nothing to do in his spare time. So, with his photographic memory, if he wants to be diligent, how can he imitate a gentleman and love others?"

"..." In the face of such a cheeky His Royal Highness, Prime Minister Li was speechless for a while, and then persuaded in a deep voice: "...there is no limit to learning, Your Highness has enough energy to learn, so you can use all the books in the palace. Books Wouldn't it be more meaningful to have a house of gold in the world than to play?"

Tang Luojin: "The son said on the river, the dead are like husbands! He will not give up day and night. Zhuangzi said, the way is drowning in excrement. The son said again, three of us, there must be my teacher. It can be seen that learning is everywhere. You can see the Tao. How can you stick to books?"

Prime Minister Li took a deep look at Tang Luojin. Seeing that he could not be persuaded, he also knew that it was not easy for Tang Luojin to endure until now to make this request with Tang Luojin's ability to never forget and draw inferences from facts.

He could only sigh: "Your Highness, do whatever you want."

Ning Junyu and the others watched Tang Luojin refute Prime Minister Li so generously, and just left, his eyes were straightened.

If Ning Junyu wanted to practice martial arts, he would still be willing to endure hardships.But if he is asked to study, he will not be able to bear it.

It's just that it's not easy to slip away from Prime Minister Li's nose, so he whispered to Ye Linying who was beside him, "What Xiao Qi said just now, I understand the first and second sentences, and the middle one is about drowning in shit, what's the explanation? If I say the meaning of that sentence, do you think Prime Minister Li can let me go with His Highness?"

Ye Linying, whose mouth twitched, said, "This is the literal meaning of this sentence. Dao is everywhere, even if it is as low as in a latrine... ahem, there is also 'Dao' in it. Your Highness means that although there is knowledge in books, but he Playing outside, you can also learn knowledge."

Although it is a bit unreasonable, but considering that the little Highness is less than four years old, he can say these words.The little highness himself has a photographic memory, and the emperor spoils the little highness unscrupulously. It is not impossible for the little highness to "leave early".

just they...

Ning Junyu stared wide-eyed: "I heard what Xiao Qi said was shit, and I thought I heard it wrong. So it's true! Hey, Xiao Qi looks like he doesn't like to talk, and shit comes out of his mouth Shit, it's too vulgar! I really need my uncle to teach me a lesson!"

Ye Linying: "..." Thank you, Zhuangzi is not vulgar, and His Highness is even less vulgar. You are the one who is vulgar, okay?He was starting to feel nauseous.

Tang Luojin left the Chongwen Museum, but felt uncomfortable.

He felt a little restless in his heart, so he stood still.

The little eunuchs Xiao Jing and Chang Qu hurriedly asked: "Where is your Highness going to play? At this time, the plum blossoms in the plum garden are in full bloom. The servants saw that there are many maids picking snow in the plum garden. Why don't we go?" Go and see?"

Tang Luojin shook her head, then walked out of the East Palace sullenly.

The East Palace of the Datang Dynasty is located to the north of the palace, and it is a small palace itself, which contains all kinds of things that are found in the palace.Just one thing, although the Eastern Palace is not comparable to the Imperial Palace, it is slightly larger in size. Tang Luojin's legs felt a little sore after walking for a while.

Xiaojing was clever, and immediately recruited the Jianyu who had just been called, and said: "There is ice on the ground, your Highness, please go to the shoulder?"

Only then did Tang Luojin get on the shoulder, and let the shoulder carry him away at will.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, he narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Chang Qu, what happened to the lame maid in front? Is there any lame maid on duty in this palace?"

Although Chang Qu was only eight years old, he looked quite clever and reliable, but he was very gossip inside. Fortunately, his mouth was sweet, and Tang Luojin gave him a lot of rewards, and he was familiar with the methods of pleasing the palace people, and he knew so much about many things in the palace. At one o'clock, Wen Yan glanced at the maid, and said: "His Royal Highness, that maid is the maid of Concubine Xin of Changxin Palace. I heard about it." He paused before continuing, "I heard that Tianyuan Seven At that time, the maid made a mistake and was about to be executed by the empress. Concubine Xin defended the maid desperately, and that maid was only limped and sent out of the palace by Concubine Xin. These days, Concubine Xin is about to give birth , Concubine Xin’s natal family, I’m afraid it’s because of this that they sent this maid in again.”

Tang Luojin watched the palace maid limping and getting closer, and said casually, "What's her name?"

"Return to Your Highness, her name is Xianglu."

Tang Luojin moved her fingers slightly.

This name, he remembered.

Although the incense burner was limping, he was not satisfied with walking because he was in a hurry. When he saw the prince's shoulder, he hurriedly avoided it.

The prince Jianyu suddenly stopped.

"Which palace maid are you, and where are you going?"

The incense burner didn't expect the crown prince to talk to her, stayed for a while, and immediately replied: "If you go back to the crown prince, this servant is the maidservant of Concubine Xin from Changxin Palace. This servant is going to Shicui Palace. Concubine Xin just sat on her shoulders. During the intercourse, the eunuch slipped his foot, so the empress had to go to Yuexiuyi's Shicui Hall to give birth nearby. Everyone else went, but the maidservant's footsteps were slow, so she fell behind."

When Tang Luojin heard that it was Concubine Xin's accident, the corners of her lips pursed, and she waved her hand: "Go quickly. The lonely gift will arrive soon."

The incense burner kowtowed, then limped away into the distance.

Seeing that Tang Luojin didn't even say to leave, Xiaojing stretched out his arm and bumped Changqu.

Chang Qu glared at him, and had no choice but to bite the bullet and said, "Your Highness, where are we going now? Or are we just wandering around?"

"Naturally." Tang Luojin said in a calm voice, "However, since Gu said he wanted to give a gift, Xiao Jing went back and asked Shi Mei to take a hundred-year-old ginseng and give it to Concubine Xin... to have a younger brother or younger sister. Send it. Tell Shi Mei that her medical skills must not be left behind."

Xiaojing repeated Tang Luojin's words, and immediately trotted away.

While running, I was still thinking, Aunt Shi Mei has been studying medical skills, and she has never been behind?Xiao Jing scratched his head, seeing that he really couldn't figure it out, so he stopped embarrassing himself and ran straight to the East Palace.

Tang Luojin was really being carried around casually.

Chang Qu wondered what Tang Luojin meant, so he carried Tang Luojin to the plum garden, picked a few plum blossoms, and went back.

When I went back, it was time for afternoon snacks.

As soon as Tang Luojin entered the door, the four companions were all around Heliu's elder sister and older sister to curry favor with each other, trying in vain to have snacks before he came.

Tang Luojin: "..." Emperor Tianyuan was so powerful that he recognized several foodies at a glance, and even gave him all of them as companions!

He had obviously forgotten that Ye Linying and Ning Junyu were picked by himself...

"Your Highness is back." He Liu saluted, and said with a frown, "Your Highness's clothes are too cold, I'd better drink a cup of hot tea to warm myself up, and then go change."

Tang Luojin nodded indifferently, and then glanced at the four people who were staring at the snacks on the table indifferently—"Eat first."

Ning Junyu took the lead in cheering and said: "I knew that Xiao Qi loves your fourth uncle and me the most! Come, come, let's eat first! After we finish eating, Xiao Qi has changed his clothes, and Xiao Qi's cook must be ready again New dim sum!"

This is true.

The master of the imperial palace is Emperor Tianyuan, and the only master of the East Palace is Tang Luojin.

The people in the East Palace naturally tried their best to curry favor with Tang Luojin.

Tang Luojin was noncommittal, and when He Liu changed his clothes, he asked, "Shi Mei is back?"

He Liu said in a low voice: "No. Seeing that Meier had gone and didn't come back for more than half an hour, Zelan sent the little maid to look for her. The little maid just came back and said that Concubine Xin had a difficult labor, and Meier's medical skills may not be as good as the imperial doctor's." , but as a woman, she has already entered the inner room to treat Concubine Xin."

After Tang Luojin heard this, she said "Yes", stretched out her arms, and let He Liu change his clothes.

"She's back, let her come to see Gu."

He Liu promised not to mention it.

Tang Luojin then went to meet his four companions.

Ning Junyu is from the Ning family, and he has the title of Duke Cheng'en's son. Although he is an elder, he is four years older than him. He has a lively and active nature, and is especially good at martial arts.

Although Ning Junyu is the younger brother of the Empress Ning's direct relative, Tang Luojin would take the initiative to choose him as a companion, because she was looking at Ning Junyu's identity and betting on the loyalty of the Ning family. ——Master Zhishan said that the queen will have a son after the age of 35, which means that as long as he is alive, he will always be 11 years older than the queen's son.This 11-year-old gap is enough for him to completely suppress the queen's son.

Of course, it might be enough for him to pull the loyalty of the Ning family to his side.

However, this is not insurance.

Tang Luojin frowned, she only hoped that Ning Junchi or Ning Junyuan would get married soon, and it would be best to give birth to a daughter who was completely different from the queen.In this way, even if the empress reveals his identity as a non-concubine in the future, he will not lose the support of the Ning family.

As Tang Luojin thought about it, she realized that Ye Linying was wearing a brocade suit and sitting upright making tea.

What I boiled was the snow water on the branches of plum trees when it snowed a few days ago.

Tang Luojin suppressed the twitching impulse at the corner of her mouth, and sat in the main seat.

Dim sum was placed on the table again, including his favorite crystal shrimp dumplings, lucky rolls, a small plate of rose cakes, and a bowl of goji berry walnut porridge.

The six-year-old chubby Yan Qingsong couldn't help but enviously said: "Sister Heliu is so eccentric. Just now the prince didn't come and only served us dry snacks. Now that the prince is here, we have porridge and crystal shrimp dumplings. It can be seen that it is true." Really biased."

Ning Junyu and nine-year-old Zhu Keshan also acted like a baby to Heliu, not only eating dry dim sum, but also eating shrimp dumplings and porridge.

Ye Linying, who was holding a serious face, couldn't help being annoyed when she heard the words: "Who told me to cook tea just now? Now everyone is asking Sister Heliu for shrimp dumplings and porridge, so the tea I cooked Who will eat it? This is His Highness's good tea, wouldn't it be a pity if it wasted?"

Zhu Keshan is the empress dowager and her mother's family, the most cunning, heard the words and retorted: "It's a pity that you use that snow water to cook tea. Your Highness doesn't like to use those weird water to cook tea, but you still have to use it." Boil it in snow water, look, isn’t it boiled for nothing?”

Several people argued endlessly, and He Liu didn't intervene. He bowed his knees with a smile and saluted, and then brought out several other plates of shrimp dumplings and several bowls of goji berry and walnut porridge.

Yan Qingsong is the most delicious and drinkable. He even ate a few shrimp dumplings. Seeing that Ye Linying was still regretting his pot of good tea, he hurriedly said: "Brother Linying, don't worry, I was born fat and have a big belly. After eating These can still pour down a pot of good tea. That tea will not be boiled in vain!"

Ye Linying's face turned green with anger.

He cooked the tea with good intentions, so he hoped to find someone who knows tea, but Yan Qingsong, the only one who was willing to support him, didn't know how to drink tea, but only knew how to drink it.

Several people chatted and laughed, and Tang Luojin's originally stern face became a little more natural, and finally she no longer cared about Concubine Xin so much.

While several people were chatting and laughing, Yan Qingsong suddenly sighed. While sighing, he still didn't forget to touch his bulging belly, which was very funny.

Even Tang Luojin, seeing him like this, couldn't help asking: "Why is Qingsong sighing?"

Yan Qingsong said with a fat face: "I have been in the East Palace for several months. Every time I see my father, my father will say that I am fat, and I will be a vegetarian when I go home. When I go back this time, my father will see that I am more I was still fat last time, so I probably wouldn't even give me vegetarian dishes."

Everyone thought that when they saw Yan Qingsong for the first time a few months ago, Yan Qingsong and his father not only looked exactly the same, but also had the same thin bamboo pole shape.But looking at Yan Qingsong's chubby appearance after a few months... Everyone burst out laughing.

Tang Luojin also raised the corners of her lips: "Qingsong will go back and tell Lord Yan that next month, the martial arts master chosen by the emperor will come. By then, it will not be easy for Qingsong to gain weight."

Yan Qingsong's eyes lit up when he heard the words: "Then, can your highness make another order to make my father detain me for eating meat in the future?"

Tang Luojin said expressionlessly: "Gu never makes an order to make monks return to vulgarity." Then he glanced at Yan Qingsong's plump body, "However, if it is Qingsong who made an exception and ordered laymen to become monks, it would be Made it."

Everyone laughed.

Yan Qingsong was depressed for a while, and had no choice but to admit it.

After all, his father, the stingy censor, was able to support him with the emperor's financial aid in order to provide for his family.Even if His Highness ordered him to eat meat every day, his father could not afford that much meat.

Tang Luojin saw him sighing with a big fat face, and couldn't help but think of his own face - speaking of him, he was only three or four years old, and he would get fatter if he was fatter, and he would look better if he was fatter. The love of an elderly person like the queen mother can also give the queen a place to scold him, lest she have nowhere to vent and do something irreparable...

Thinking of this, Tang Luojin's expression froze slightly—putting aside the matter of losing weight for the time being, he'd better go to Qingning Palace to see what his mother was doing.

Because of Tang Luojin's photographic memory, although his four companions were all older than him, they missed a lot in their homework, so Tang Luojin was able to go to Qingning Palace, and his four companions Read, but can only continue to study hard.

Ning Junyu was a step behind the three of them, and said in a low voice: "Go to Zhen'er first, and let her take you to the second sister, so that the second sister will definitely be willing to see you."

Now the queen is slowly regaining her senses, knowing that she can't do it if she really treats Tang Luojin like a loving mother, so she might as well just go out and say that she hates Tang Luojin for "killing" her two younger sisters, He refused to give Tang Luojin a word, so he admitted it.

In this way, even if Emperor Tianyuan, the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager were dissatisfied with her, they would have nothing to say.

And Tang Luojin, as a son of man, should be filial to his parents.Filial piety, filial piety, obedience, if she really doesn't want to be nice to him, so what?

The queen thought so, and did so.

Tang Luojin felt that the present was just right, anyway, he was tired of seeing Ning's "loving mother".

However, this time he went, he wanted to meet the queen alone.

Arriving in Qingning Palace, Tang Luojin originally thought that he would have to stand in the courtyard for a long time before the empress would see him. Unexpectedly, the empress was in a very good mood today. As soon as the news of his coming to pay his respects came, the empress let him in .

Apart from this, the Queen is no different from usual.

But Tang Luojin discovered that Hong Xing beside the queen was not there.

And the queen is too happy today.

"Your Highness, my servant has inquired about it. Today, the Empress has indeed been to Taiye Pond. It's just that it's cold today. The Empress recovered from a serious illness and couldn't stand the cold, so she came back first." Changqu said, "As for Hongxing, my servant I heard people say that Hong Xing saw Concubine Xin from a distance by the Taiye Pond, so she begged the Queen to ask Concubine Xin to forgive her, and the Queen was kind and agreed."

Tang Luojin originally suspected that Concubine Xin gave birth suddenly today, but now that Chang Qu said so, how can she not understand that the Queen must have met Concubine Xin by the Taiye Pond, and she felt disgusted, so she ordered Hong Xing to go Disgusting Concubine Xin.

As for how the eunuch Xinfei slipped her feet, and how she happened to go to the powerful but childless Yue Xiuyi...

Tang Luojin returned to the East Palace, working and resting as usual.

It's just that when I woke up the next morning, my spirit was not very good.

Heliu didn't know, so he went in, and while waiting for Tang Luojin to wash, he said: "Your Highness, Concubine Xin was born today, a princess. It's just that Concubine Xin fell down yesterday, and it was difficult to give birth. She gave birth to a little princess." It was nearly ten hours after the birth, and after giving birth, there was another appearance of blood collapse. Fortunately, Meier was there, and helped Concubine Xin stop the bleeding in time and saved her life. However, the imperial doctor said after the diagnosis and treatment, Concubine Xin survived, but her body I am afraid that it will be seriously damaged, not only will it not be able to give birth again in the future, but it will also be much weaker than ordinary people."

Tang Luojin listened expressionlessly, and finally said, "Where's the little princess?"

"Meier said that the little princess was born very well. The emperor likes it very much when she sees her."

It took Tang Luojin a long time to say "Yes", and suddenly said: "He Liu, what do you think of me learning painting?"

He Liu was startled.

Tang Luojin Wu went on to say: "It is also a romantic thing to paint all the beauties in the capital."

He Liu chuckled, and only joked as if Tang Luojin was talking.

In the 14th year of Tianyuan, at the end of March, when Emperor Tianyuan came down from the court, he recruited Xu Youwei.

"Go, see what the prince is doing? If he skips class again, call him to me to read the scriptures."

But Xu Youwei didn't even go out the gate of Zichen Palace, the little eunuch told him where the prince was going.

Xu Youwei had no choice but to report back with a strange expression.

"Returning to the Holy One, His Royal Highness is very interested in painting. He is looking for all the beautiful maids in the palace, and he plans to choose the three most beautiful ones, with flowers from a hundred gardens, to paint." Xu Youwei looked at the sky. Emperor Yuan didn't look angry, and continued, "Before the beauty pageant, His Highness the Crown Prince, he even sent a little eunuch to say that she is beautiful and pleasant. If you have time, you might as well go and have a look."

As expected, Emperor Tianyuan was not angry, and scolded with a smile: "This little cunning! Is he beautiful? He is so small, how can he know what beauty is?" The troubles brought about by the affairs of court dissipated temporarily, and Emperor Tianyuan said, "For me Change clothes, and by the way, bring me all the notebooks that refer to him, and let him read them to me in the hundred gardens."