Queen's Road in the Red House

Empress Yang has been oppressed by the two concubines for more than half a year since she entered the palace. Now she is proud and proud, and she pays attention to the queen's pomp wherever she goes. So today, there are palace people and eunuchs everywhere inside and outside Dinghan Pavilion.

Pairs of accompanying eunuchs hold dragon banners and phoenixes, pheasant-feathered Kui heads, burn gold incense burners and burn imperial incense; Twenty or thirty people.

Xin Hongcheng and the others were standing next to Painter Zhang, and they stood the furthest away. As long as they don't jump around by themselves, they should not be discovered.

Xin Hongcheng comforted himself like this, and painter Zhang who was about to faint.

A bright yellow figure came pacing, kneeling inside and outside the pavilion, all covered with dark clouds.

Emperor Xuanhe, the Ninth Five-Year Supreme, never put his eyes on the inner prison, and he didn't care at all. He went directly to the pavilion, shouted casually, then gave the queen a hand, and asked bluntly: "This is Lin Ruhai. daughter?"

In some respects, Emperor Xuanhe was a miraculous emotionalist.

Ten days after punishing the two concubines, most of his anger disappeared, and he began to go to the Ming Concubine's Palace to enjoy the gentleness and consideration of Ming Concubine.

Concubine Ming seized the opportunity to apply eye drops to the Empress: "Your Majesty, I heard that the Empress has left the girl from the Lin family in the palace, and I think she likes it very much. I heard that the nephew of the Empress's natal family is fourteen this year. It seems like a good relationship."

Sure enough, Emperor Xuanhe was suspicious.

He didn't like the queen in the first place, so since he was free today, he simply came to see the pros and cons of Lin's daughter in person, and refused to believe the queen's words, lest she harbor selfish intentions.

Daiyu kneels down to pay respects.

Emperor Xuanhe was nearly forty years old, and the eldest princess was no more than two years younger than Daiyu, so she was considering Daiyu purely based on her daughter's thoughts.

After asking a few words casually, he nodded.

Needless to say about her appearance, it is rare for this girl to have a poetic and bookish demeanor, she is really outstanding.

Emperor Xuanhe glanced at the queen: The Yang family has been stationed in the northwest for generations, and the family style is fierce, even the daughter is raised rough.

The girl from the Lin family looked like a lady in the south of the Yangtze River. If she was married to the northwest to eat sand, Emperor Xuanhe would feel sorry for the money of the Lin family in the small treasury!

Let's go back and beat the queen.

Empress Yang didn't understand Emperor Xuanhe's look, she still looked at Daiyu with kindness, who knew that this made the emperor even more suspicious, and she was a little dissatisfied.

But in front of Daiyu, the daughter of a foreign minister, the emperor didn't say anything.

He just stood up and said, "I'm going first."

The queen was used to seeing the emperor's indifference and casualness, so she didn't take it seriously when she saw him coming and going in a hurry, so she got up with Daiyu and paid homage to see him off.

At this time, Emperor Xuanhe's mind had already flashed several men of the right age from the royal clan, who were going to suggest a good marriage for Lin Ruhai's daughter in the future.

Thinking like this, he walked out of the pavilion, and then caught a glimpse of painter Zhang with an easel in front of him.

That's right, the queen also knew to call a painter, so that she could leave the image of the little girl from the Lin family so that she could show it to her clan's family in the future.

After all, they are all relatives of the emperor with the surname Xin, and it is not easy for the emperor to point at someone's head for marriage. It is also a good thing to have a portrait to see in advance.

So Emperor Xuanhe walked over, ready to see the achievements of Zhang painter.

Xin Hongcheng: Ah.

Fan Yunyi: It's over.

Painter Zhang: I am dead.

Following the sound of Xin Hongcheng kneeling on the ground "plopping", the trembling painter Zhang and Fan Yunyi came to their senses and immediately knelt down.

It was impossible to hide it.

Emperor Xuanhe raised Xin Hongcheng single-handedly, not to mention that this son can be recognized even in circus clothes, not to mention eunuch clothes.

It's fine if he doesn't come, but once he gets close, Xin Hongcheng doesn't think he can hide it, so he might as well admit his mistake earlier and strive for a leniency.

--

There was a dead silence.

Emperor Xuanhe's face turned from white to red, from red to blue.

He could hardly believe his eyes: his most beloved son, the only direct son of the Xuanhe Dynasty, was now dressed as the lowest eunuch, kneeling in front of him.

Empress Yang didn't know why at first, thinking that the painter had offended the emperor, but when her eyes fell on the half-slung face of the little eunuch on the ground, she couldn't help but let out a short exclamation: "Ah!"

Emperor Xuanhe only felt that the anger rushed to the top of his head, his legs stretched halfway, he couldn't bear to kick it, so he had to withdraw it, and said in a hateful voice: "Nie Yi, speak up!"

This is the opportunity to explain to the son.

It's not that Xin Hongcheng didn't think about not discovering it, and he had already thought of an excuse.But he never expected to be discovered by Emperor Xuanhe!

If Empress Yang sees it through, he is going to use the colorful clothes as an excuse to entertain his relatives, saying that he is coaxing his mother to be happy. Empress Yang will definitely not pursue it.

But now...

Xin Hongcheng could no longer use this excuse.The emperor didn't like Empress Yang in the first place, after hearing his explanation, he must be angry with the empress.

So Xin Hongcheng went all out and said directly: "My son has nothing to say, please punish him!"

Emperor Xuanhe was already very angry, but this sentence pushed him to [-] points. He snatched the whisk from Eunuch Qin's hand, and slapped Xin Hongcheng twice: "Are you going to piss me off?! How much I value you, thinking that you are different from others because you are a son-in-law, and you are always close to you first, but you are willing to degenerate and pretend to be a little eunuch! Oh, I really love you for nothing!"

Empress Yang felt pain in her heart dripping blood, and hurried down: "Your Majesty, please calm down, I can't beat you! How good it is to beat the child!"

The emperor turned his head and pointed at her and said, "A loving mother has many failures! It is a mistake for me to entrust Cheng'er to you to raise her all these years. You stand far away from me and don't beg for mercy!"

Even Eunuch Qin felt that the emperor was so unreasonable: the emperor was suspicious and disliked his stepmother, and he had been raising his son-in-law himself for so many years, and he refused to do anything to others.And what Empress Yang can usually intervene in is nothing more than some daily necessities of life, and it is also her duty as a aunt. In fact, there is nothing to say about it.

As a result, the fourth prince made a mistake, and the emperor threw the pot at the empress.

Empress Yang trembled when she was reprimanded, but she still insisted: "Your Majesty, it's not convenient here, please take Cheng'er back and discipline her. As for today's matter, the concubine will definitely keep everyone's tongue in check and not let it go out. "

When she said this, Emperor Xuanhe gave her a high look.

The emperor was deeply responsible for his love, and for a moment couldn't help but touch his son in front of others.But he definitely wanted to seal this matter to protect his son, otherwise, if it got out, Xin Hongcheng wouldn't know what kind of reputation he would get.

Hearing that the Queen could also think of this level, she felt a little angry towards her: it can be seen that she really protects Xin Hongcheng.

So I went down by the steps.Turning his head to Xin Hongcheng, he said, "Why don't you get up and go with me! The queen who has let down your mother loves you so much."

Emperor Xuanhe walked two steps, suddenly remembered, and turned around again: "Fan family boy, you come too!"

Fan Yunyi: ...I thought I could escape.

Before Xin Hongcheng left, he couldn't help but take a look at the pavilion. Daiyu's figure behind layers of veils was a little blurry, and he couldn't see his face clearly.

He was devastated.

Even if he is a human being in two lifetimes, he is still only a teenager. To lose face in front of a beautiful girl, for him, it is even more sad than being scolded by his father.

He got his wish and met Sister Lin in the book, but unfortunately, Sister Lin's first impression of him was an absurd prince pretending to be a little eunuch.

Thinking of this, he was extremely depressed.

Emperor Xuanhe saw his son's unprecedented depression and annoyance from the corner of his eyes, and the anger in his heart subsided a little: he knew that he had done something wrong, and it was good to know that he was afraid and regret it.

Xin Hongcheng: Dad, not really.

--

Daiyu was really shocked.

She was overflowing with sympathy just now, and that little eunuch who was full of pity was actually the Fourth Prince!

This is what my grandmother said, the fourth prince who was born in the rightful place, who was born wise, intelligent, noble, and extraordinary? !

Jia Min knew that her daughter's future was half dependent on herself, and the other half depended on strong foreign aid from the palace.Therefore, when talking to Daiyu, it is naturally the fourth prince's kind words.

Of course, Jia Min has never thought of letting her daughter marry into the royal family, but she just thinks that her daughter must be the mistress of the official family in the future.

Zhou Xuanwei, who accompanied Daiyu into the palace, was also stunned: Is this the president of our Travelers Association?I suddenly had deep worries about our future.

And Daiyu saw Xin Hongcheng being detained by the emperor, and she also had deep doubts about Jia Min's words.

It wasn't until Empress Yang came back that Daiyu came back to her senses, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, a courtier will never talk nonsense."

Unexpectedly, Empress Yang didn't respond, but looked at her with complicated eyes.

The reason why Xin Hongcheng came here, in Empress Yang's brain circuit, must be to have a private look at Daiyu.That child, who lost his mother since he was a child, has always acted cautiously like an adult, yet he would do such absurd things for the sake of his beloved daughter's family.

Empress Yang was born in the northwest, where the folk customs are simple among the local population, but among the population in central Beijing, there is no etiquette and cannot stand on the stage.

But Empress Yang likes it there, where there are no endless eyebrows and eyes.

The people there can say whatever they want.

She still remembers that when she was twelve or thirteen years old, her cousin secretly climbed up the wall and smiled at her: "Cousin, let's go out and ride a horse!"

He also said: "Those little girls who fall down when the wind blows are boring. I think my cousin is the most beautiful girl in the world."

Empress Yang always remembered her cousin's bright eyes.

But within a few years, he was chosen to be the successor concubine of King Xun.

She came to a strange capital, where no one thought she was good-looking, and her husband even lost face on the wedding night.

More than ten years have passed, and she thought she had gotten used to it long ago, and she had long since forgotten it.

But Xin Hongcheng's actions today suddenly opened up her old memories.Such feelings of a young girl are as fresh as fresh dew on flowers and leaves, and as fragile as a falling dewdrop.

The past swept across Empress Yang's heart like a wind.She seemed to have a sour plum stuck in her throat, and she was speechless for a while.

Daiyu didn't know why, so she felt uneasy, and just about to kneel down, she was supported by Queen Yang.

She patted Daiyu's hand, and her tone was softer than ever before: "It's okay, Yu'er, don't be afraid. The emperor likes Cheng'er, so he won't punish him severely, don't worry."

Daiyu: ...I'm not worried about him.

Empress Yang smiled: "It's just this matter, you don't need to tell anyone. Well, let Jing Su accompany you back."

She still has to deal with today's affairs here, especially keep the mouths of all the servants present.

--

Mingzheng Palace.

Xin Hongcheng didn't dare to begrudge his knees at all, as soon as he entered the imperial study room, he immediately knelt down with a "plop".

Emperor Xuanhe turned to Qin Wu with a cold face: "Did you bring the clothes?"

Eunuch Qin lowered his head and was holding a prince's regular clothes.

Emperor Xuanhe threw it directly on his son's head: "Hurry up and change it back!" I really can't see my son in this black eunuch's clothes!

Qin Wu hurried up to serve.When Emperor Xuanhe saw a red mark drawn by himself on the back of his son's neck, his anger could not help but drop by half.

Fan Yunyi obediently lay beside him, trying to disguise himself as a pattern on the carpet.

"Go ahead."

Xin Hongcheng also thought of many excuses along the way, but they were all rejected one by one.He gritted his teeth and told most of the truth: "My son heard that Miss Lin is amazingly talented, so... that's why Meng Lang got mad. As for the fact that the Queen Mother took Miss Lin to enjoy the flowers today, it wasn't the Queen Mother who revealed it. I was the one who coaxed Miss Lin last night. I only found out after the third sister."

In order to prevent the emperor from angering others, Xin Hongcheng hastily told the story of how he coaxed the third princess.

The emperor stared at him for a while, then snorted: "It's pretty honest."

Emperor Xuanhe claimed to be a smart man, so no one could deceive him. Now that Xin Hongcheng had spoken the truth, his anger became a little less.

He couldn't help but think of when he was choosing his concubine.

At that time, he was appointed King Xun for the first time, and the young prince was proud of himself, so he was naturally high-spirited, and he didn't want to be accused of marriage casually.He quietly begged the Empress Dowager, hoping that at the flower viewing banquet organized by her, he could take a look at all the ladies and beauties from a distance in the corner tower.

That was the first time he saw Zhong Shi.

The spring is bright and beautiful, and Zhong's beauty is like a newly bloomed magnolia on the branch.

Emperor Xuanhe collected his thoughts. Although his heart had already softened, he began to speak coldly. He had to teach his son a lesson!

"Cheng'er, now that you are the prince, it's better to be naughty in the palace! You have to know how to respect yourself!" The emperor pointed outside: "Go down to the porch, kneel for an hour, and then follow the rules of the study. Recite ten times, long memory!"

Xin Hongcheng breathed a sigh of relief, this was considered a very light punishment.

"As for Jian'an Bo..." Fan Yunyi's heart sank.

The emperor suddenly called his official position, is he going to cut his title?Then he is too miserable.

Xin Hongcheng's face also turned pale suddenly.

What happened this time, he deserved it, but his friends and brothers were involved...

Seeing that he was so scared, the emperor recalled that Jian'anbo mansion was full of martyrs, swallowed the words again, and only said to Fan Yunyi: "You lost your parents when you were young, and you have been studying in Xunwang's mansion since you were young. I will treat you and my nephew. Same. I will punish you for today's matter."

Looking at the eunuch costume Fan Yunyi was still wearing, Emperor Xuanhe waved his hand: "After going back, I changed my clothes and went to the master to get [-] boards, and said that I will punish you for being lazy in your homework."

Fan Yunyi let go of his heart and kowtowed to thank him.

--

"What what?" Zhou Guifei sat up from the jade-faced couch, her almond-shaped eyes widened: "The emperor really punished the fourth prince to kneel?"

Seeing the eunuch nodding below, Concubine Zhou clapped her hands together: "Ha! He also has today!"

"The emperor is eccentric. It was obviously the fourth brother's fault that day. Let's let it go lightly. These days, I still give my son cold, and Yu'er has suffered enough grievances. Today is finally God's eyes!"

More than ten days ago, after the eldest prince and the second prince jointly sued the Xin Hongcheng incident, the emperor has been keeping the two princes cold.

The emperor has always attached great importance to the homework of his sons, and often asks them to write current theories, and then personally approves them with the imperial pen.But in the past ten days, the emperor only gave questions to the fourth prince, and almost ignored the other sons.Even the routine interrogation homework is much less, quite indifferent.

For the prince, there is nothing worse than the emperor's indifference.

Concubine Zhou got angry for several days because of this matter, and even taking medicine couldn't get rid of the scorching foam in her mouth.

Today, I suddenly heard that Xin Hongcheng was so lazy with his homework that he made Xuanhe Emperor Longyan so angry that he was punished to kneel outside, and even his companion was punished with [-] boards. It's even more comfortable to eat an ice bowl in it!

She got up, put on a pair of soft satin shoes, and ordered the personal maid to go to Wende Palace to find the eldest prince: "Go quietly and tell Yu'er that the fourth son has offended the emperor, and tell him to go to his father more often to plead guilty in the next few days."

Concubine Ming was also excited.

As the ever-victorious general in the back house, she adjusted her mentality faster, and she took out a whole set of small ideas to gently win back Emperor Xuanhe's heart. Today, she suddenly heard such good news, and she was naturally encouraged.

She holds a small bowl of fish food in her hand and feeds her big-headed goldfish.

With a smile in his mouth, he said to the confidant female official standing beside him: "The emperor's temper, he loves to vent his anger on others. If you can vent your anger on me for Yuan'er, you will naturally vent your anger on the fourth prince because of the queen's inappropriate behavior."

Last night she secretly sued the queen, and today the fourth prince will be punished. Concubine Ming doesn't believe that these two incidents have nothing to do with each other.

Concubine Ming laughed for a while but couldn't help herself.

Serving Emperor Xuanhe is actually very tiring.

He is very emotional, smart and suspicious, good at venting anger and eccentricity, the concubine Ming sometimes envies Empress Xiaoyi, who died young, and stops worrying about everything when she closes her eyes.

But Concubine Ming failed, she was still alive, and she still had a beloved son.

In her eyes, her son Xin Hongyuan is so outstanding, he is No. 1 among princes in terms of ability.She had to accompany her son to the position of the prince, to the position of the Ninth Five-Year Supreme, in order to live up to her son and herself.

She sprinkled all the fish food in her hand to the goldfish.

"You go and tell Yuan'er that you must be more respectful in front of his father, but you must not let up on the side of the Supreme Emperor."

"The emperor favors the four princes, and in the eyes of the Supreme Emperor, he is already dissatisfied."

"Now that the prince is grown up, the crown prince will only be in the past few years. You can't just rely on the emperor's will, but it is more reliable to follow the path of the emperor."

Although the Supreme Emperor abdicated, his words counted even more than the emperor himself.

What's more, looking at the body and bones of the Supreme Emperor, as long as there is no accident, it feels like he can still live and breathe for 20 years.Concubine Ming could see clearly that the emperor's eccentricity was difficult to completely straighten out, so Xin Hong might as well follow the way of the overlord.

The palace maid hesitated: "But ma'am, the Supreme Emperor used to value the fourth prince more, after all..."

After all, it is a descendant.

Concubine Ming smiled coldly: "Yes, in the past, Xin Hongcheng, who was born in the royal palace, was the only one who was born as a descendant. He was personally appointed by the Supreme Emperor to accompany him. He was different from other grandchildren. Naturally, he valued his status as a descendant."

"But now, today is not as good as before."

"The abolished prince was also born in the same year, and he was also brought up by the Supreme Emperor. In the end, he launched a mutiny and was disobedient."

"The Supreme Emperor looks at the fourth son who is also his son, how can he not feel jealous?"

Once bitten, twice shy.

The deposed prince is the poisonous snake that bites back at the Supreme Emperor, and Xin Hongcheng is the straw rope.

Even the son of heaven has feelings, and people with feelings have loopholes.

What's more, the Supreme Emperor is a person who values ​​affection.

Concubine Ming's face was calm: "This is Yuan'er's chance to stand out in front of the Supreme Emperor!"

To be able to give birth to a son like the second prince, Concubine Ming and him are naturally in the same mind.

The mother and son suffered a loss this time, and had already carefully analyzed the tempers and dispositions of the several giants in the palace: the empress dowager has a noble status but she doesn't care about anything, she just needs to be respectful.Naturally, the empress was all about Xin Hongcheng, but fortunately, her words had no weight.

The biggest weight that their mother and son can fight for is the love of the Supreme Emperor.

Xin Hongcheng didn't know how many people's thoughts and actions were aroused by his kneeling in Mingzheng Palace.

For the time being, all his thoughts are devoted to bitter tricks.

The sun was hot on his body, he knelt up straight, and he memorized the study rules without any compromise, with a loud voice.

Because of the loud voice, the third time I recited it, my voice became a little hoarse.

The emperor listened inside and put down his pen.

Eunuch Qin pretended to poke his head, and then said: "Your Majesty, the imperial hospital said a few days ago that the princes are a little bit angry in the hot summer, and it is best to rest your voice. Even going to the study room will save half of the reading." , changed to silent reading."

The emperor couldn't sit still, he walked to the window after a while, and said to his son angrily: "Don't make any noise, it's so noisy that I can't approve the paper."

Xin Hongcheng kept his mouth shut.

Emperor Xuanhe sat back, still feeling a little uneasy: I just looked at the window, Cheng'er is really stupid, actually kneeling under the sun!

He said to Qin Wu, "Didn't I tell him to kneel under the porch?"

Eunuch Qin smiled apologetically, and answered the wrong question: "Your Highness the Fourth Highness has never been punished by the emperor before, so I think he was frightened."

The emperor's heart was blocked: "Ask the Imperial Hospital to send some medicines for relieving summer heat to Wende Palace first, and also send a portion of medicinal oil."

Then I picked up the pen to approve the notebook.After all, he didn't persist for an hour, and sent Xin Hongcheng away.

Fan Yunyi lay on the bed, weakly: "Are you back?"

Xin Hongcheng repeated: "Sorry, sorry, sorry."

Xin Hongcheng felt really guilty for causing Fan Yunyi to suffer, so he brought back an imperial physician to see him.

After the imperial physician checked that there was no problem and left the ointment and left, Xin Hongcheng sat beside him.

Fan Yunyi was in terrible pain: "I won't go out of the palace for a few days, otherwise the old lady at home will burst into tears again when she sees her."

The other princes who accompanied him all returned home once every ten days, but the Fan family was different, there was only an old lady and Fan Yunyi, the only seedling left, and the emperor allowed him to go home every day to fulfill his filial piety.

Because there was only this one man in Jian'anbo Mansion, if he made a mistake, the old lady would cry for three days, and Fan Yunyi's scalp would explode from crying.

Xin Hong admitted that he really thought about it for a long time, and said solemnly: "I must make up for what happened this time."

Fan Yunyi was really touched when he heard this, so he said, "Oh, I was not firm enough to refuse your proposal. I can't blame you for being beaten today. We are friends, so you don't need to say anything to make up for it..."

Before he finished speaking, Xin Hongcheng turned his head and said in surprise: "What are you talking about? I said that it is Miss Lin who needs to make up."

Xin Hongcheng had a frowning face: "This is the first time I saw her, and she made such a big ugliness. Not to mention being caught by the emperor pretending to be a little eunuch, he was also beaten twice in front of her by the emperor. Alas, in her heart Maybe what do you think of me? You must think that I am a stubborn prince. What do you think I should do to restore my image in her heart?"

Fan Yunyi: "...Get lost."

----

It was night, and Emperor Xuanhe came to Fengyi Palace after a long absence.

Empress Yang received him without any disturbance: She knew that the emperor must have something to do to come. After so many years, she didn't expect the love between husband and wife at all.

"That little girl from the Lin family, let her stay in the palace for a few more days, and send her out of the palace after this matter fades away."

After all, it was the heir apparent who was punished, but within half a day, it had already spread inside and outside the palace, and everyone had their own calculations in their hearts, and they wanted to find out the inside story.It's not good to let Daiyu out now, in case she misses something.

The emperor was afraid that the empress would not understand what he meant, so he simply said directly: "Teach her well, don't spread anything about today's incident."

Empress Yang hurriedly responded, and then spoke for Daiyu: "Don't worry, your majesty, that child is very intelligent and sensible, so he will definitely not talk nonsense."

Seeing that the emperor rarely came here, and he was no longer angry, Empress Yang said cautiously: "Your majesty, this concubine is thinking about rewarding the Lin family girl with a sensible nanny who has been in the palace for many years. It's a pity that this child has no parents. , with the help of my ancestral home."

Empress Yang has been in Beijing for many years, and she knows that there are many high-ranking officials and nobles here, and most of the eldest daughters who lost their mothers are often picked on by others.

Although Daiyu is now raised under Shi Taijun's knees in the Rongguo Mansion, she does not have the same surname after all. Shi Taijun has several granddaughters, and she may not be able to take care of her, so the queen thought about rewarding a nanny in the palace.

When the emperor heard this, he became suspicious again.

He glanced at the queen, and said in a calm voice, "Queen, what do you think of Lin's daughter?"

A smile appeared between the Queen's eyebrows: "I think it's very good. The emperor has also seen her manners of conversation today, so I don't need to talk about it. The most rare thing is that this child is literate and smart. Today, the minister My concubine took her to see the peony, and only remembered half a line of poetry, but she could recite many famous lines, and even wrote one on the spot."

Empress Yang herself has nothing to do with talented women, but she likes her daughter's family with outstanding literary talents. She feels gratified to see the princesses writing and drawing on weekdays, and often rewards them.

However, she praised Daiyu like this, which made the emperor think of Concubine Ming's words even more, so his face darkened: "Queen, Lin's daughter-in-law is going to give her a marriage. You are not allowed to touch her marriage, let alone think about your natal family." nephew!"

Empress Yang was stunned by this sentence, and after a while she said in a low voice: "Chenqie, I don't think about my nephew, I think about Cheng'er..."

After being frightened by Emperor Xuanhe, she couldn't help but confide the truth.

After saying that, I couldn't help regretting it, and felt uneasy for fear that the emperor would think that Xin Hongcheng was indulging in the relationship between children and could not be used for good.

The emperor raised his eyebrows: "Oh? You also know why Cheng'er pretended to be a little eunuch today? Did you guess or did Cheng'er tell you?"

Empress Yang shook her head honestly: "The concubine guesses on her own. Cheng'er has been obedient since she was a child, but this time she did something out of line. After much deliberation, the concubine probably did it for Miss Lin."

Emperor Xuanhe nodded, and then he lost his suspicion: it seems that the queen still takes Xin Hongcheng seriously.

He never liked Empress Yang, so at this moment he didn't misunderstand the other party's guilt at all, but asked a few more questions about Daiyu in detail, and then muttered: "It's a pity that Lin Ruhai left too early, otherwise Lin's daughter's family background , it’s not that she can’t be Cheng’er’s concubine, what a pity.”

Lin Ruhai was only forty when he left, and he has already become a senior member of the second rank. Given time, he may not be able to be appointed prime minister.

From the emperor's point of view, Xin Hongcheng was already far away from his mother's family. If there was no one in his wife's family, wouldn't he be isolated and helpless.

Empress Yang gave a "thump" in her heart, and persuaded: "Your Majesty, the Lin family used to be a prince of the Five Dynasties, and this child is the eldest daughter. With such a background, he will naturally be the main wife, otherwise even if he is a concubine for the prince, he will be wronged." of."

She herself is the royal family, and she has worked so hard, why let a good child come in to be a concubine!

The emperor subconsciously turned the wrench in his hand, and said: "It's a grievance to be a side concubine for an ordinary prince, but what about the prince's side concubine?"

Empress Yang blurted out in surprise: "The emperor wants to make Cheng'er the crown prince?!"

The emperor frowned and stared at her, and then slowly said: "When I was in the palace, Cheng'er was chosen as the heir in my heart, and now even if I change from the palace to Jiangshan, I haven't changed my mind."

Empress Yang was so happy that she had nothing to say: "Your majesty is wise. It happens to be Cheng'er's 15th birthday next month. The emperor wants to..."

Emperor Xuanhe gave a "tsk" impatiently: "I don't count on the choice, I'm afraid my father won't agree!"

Empress Yang was stunned: "The Supreme Emperor doesn't agree? Yes, but Cheng'er was his favorite in the past, and the rewards given to Cheng'er every year are different from those of other children. How could he disagree?"

Emperor Xuanhe was annoyed: "Ignorant woman, I am too lazy to tell you." Then he got up and left.

Empress Yang looked at his back, she had seen the back of Emperor Xuanhe leaving like this countless times, and she was already used to such cold treatment.

Yes, she didn't understand, but he never thought of explaining it to her.

Lady Zou helped the queen up, and said distressedly: "Your Majesty, don't be sad, the emperor is just in a bad mood."

Empress Yang shook her head: "I'm not sad, I'm just worried about Cheng'er, afraid that he won't be able to be the crown prince. He's a descendant, if he asks the concubine to be the crown prince, who can tolerate a brother born from the descendant?"

Kyoto in summer, clear sky and bright stars.

Emperor Xuanhe walked among the red walls of the palace.

Eunuch Qin was worried: "Your Majesty, which palace do you want to pass the decree to rest?"

Emperor Xuanhe shook his head irritably, and said after a while: "Why is the empress so incomprehensible? I can't talk to you about everything! If it weren't for the sake of her motherly love for Cheng'er, I wouldn't bother to talk to her! Anyway! She couldn't understand it even after talking about it, it was like playing the piano to a cow."

The emperor could reprimand the queen, but Qin Wu didn't have the guts to talk to his fate, so he could only nod and bow with a bitter face.

Even Concubine Ming could see it, she could understand why the Supreme Emperor suddenly stopped liking Xin Hongcheng, and the emperor was more subject to the Supreme Emperor's decision, but Empress Yang didn't understand at all, and asked the emperor stupidly, since she wanted to make Xin Hongcheng the crown prince, why didn't she make him the crown prince.

This pushed the worried emperor back, and he didn't want to say another word at all.

So for the [-]th time, he said that if Zhong Shi was still alive, this would not be the case.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Emperor Xuanhe frowned: Father is so wise, yet he has such selfishness and prejudice in his old age.What does the abolition of the crown prince have to do with Cheng'er, who is also the eldest son!

Didn't my prince brother break down because he had been the prince for 30 years under his father's hands like walking on eggshells?

Emperor Xuanhe, whose son suddenly turned into a well rope, was already depressed, and he became even angrier when he saw that the queen was still so inconsistent with him.

He was angry with him, but Queen Yang turned around and was quite happy.

Emperor Xuanhe couldn't make her sad long ago, that is, sometimes when he humiliated her in public, it would make her feel shameless and angry.Now this kind of indifference in private, to Empress Yang, is like a breeze blowing on her face, and she forgets it when she turns her head.

"It's a good thing that Yu'er can stay with me in the palace for two more days. By the way, you can go to the imperial dining room tomorrow and ask for a few more southern dishes. She should like it. And that snack, I usually like to eat heavy sweets, but she doesn't move too much. Tomorrow, remember to ask for lotus root starch cinnamon cake and yam cake with rose hawthorn filling. I like something lighter."

Ms. Zou agreed.

Fortunately, the empress is in a good mood, not a worried temper.Emperor Xuanhe ignored her, so she just found fun by herself. During these years in the palace, she basically thought about how to eat and drink.That's why she became fatter and more incompatible with the concubines next to the palace.

Then Emperor Xuanhe ignored her even more, and she continued to devote more enthusiasm to eating, drinking and having fun.

The emperor and empress have been in a vicious circle for ten years.

After thinking about it, the queen asked again: "By the way, are the tributes from Guangdong and Guangxi also here? If you have fragrant mangoes and lychees, you can open a ticket to get some."

Miss Zou couldn't help laughing: "Your Majesty treats Miss Lin very well, especially the lychees, which are all assigned to the harem."

Empress Yang said sullenly: "They have bad hearts, and it would be a waste to feed them."

Ms. Zou: ... "Your Majesty!"

Empress Yang's mouth, as long as she can talk a little, even if she is not favored, she will not be neglected by the emperor.

That's all, she has been with the Queen for nearly 30 years, and she understands that this cannot be changed.

Looking at it now, the Empress might be a little lucky.As long as His Royal Highness becomes the crown prince, the Empress Dowager will be the only mother Empress Dowager, and there is no need to be afraid of being suppressed by the Holy Mother Empress Dowager.

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The next morning.

Daiyu looked at the two majestic black big dogs squatting in front of her and the two obedient little milk dogs crawling on the ground, she was a little confused.

The maid with her hands down had a smile all over her face.

"Miss Lin, servant Qingbo, I was ordered to bring you toys to relieve your boredom. This is a dog kept in the cat and dog room in the palace. It is the most loyal guardian of the Lord."

"Girl, do you think you like adult dogs or puppies?"

Zhou Huangwei supported Daiyu's hand and looked at it: Hey, it's a Chinese fine dog, with long legs and thin waist, it looks very smart, and it is squatting obediently at this time.

Qingbo looked at her words and saw that Daiyu didn't show any special joy, so she clapped her hands again, and walked in again with two little eunuchs holding cats, and saw that both were blue-eyed and long-haired Persian cats, their fur was smooth and smooth, Like fine satin.

"If you don't like dogs, there are cats."

Daiyu felt it was interesting, a smile appeared between her brows and eyes, and she reached out to touch the cat, but she didn't dare.

After all, these two cats are beautiful, but they are both fat and big cats, looking like two little tigers.

Shibo is very good at observing words and expressions, and quickly clapped his hands again. This time, two fluffy rabbits came in, one white and one black, with ruby-like eyes.

Qing Bo is earnest: "If a girl thinks cats and dogs are too noisy, this rabbit is the most docile."

Daiyu declined softly: "Thank you Empress for your kindness, but I will only stay in the palace for a few days, so there is really no need to bother."

Qingbo took two steps forward, blessed his body, and said in a low voice: "Miss Lin, this servant is actually a court lady serving in front of His Highness Fourth Highness. His Highness was really rude when he said what happened yesterday, so I wanted to apologize. You Don't be afraid that it will be harmful to the public if it is spread out, all you should borrow is the name bestowed by the empress... ah!"

Even the well-trained maids in the palace couldn't help but let out a short exclamation.

Beside Daiyu, Zhou Huangwei hurried up to protect her.

I saw two Chinese puppies squatting on the ground suddenly jumped up and caught the little rabbit in the arms of the little eunuch.

The rabbit let out a miserable scream.

Suddenly, the two pampered Persian cats were frightened. They screamed and fell to the ground, avoiding the ferocious Chinese Spaniel.

Of the two milk dogs next to it, one was eager to try to chase the cat, and the other whimpered and howled on the ground.

For a while, chickens and dogs jumped in Daiyu's room.

Qingbo's face was pale: "Hurry up, get rid of them quickly, don't be surprised