Queen's Road in the Red House

Xin Hongcheng stared at the lychee core in the sixth prince's hand, thoughtfully, and looked up in the direction of the Liuli Pavilion.

Behind the shadowy Xia Yingsha, she suddenly stretched out a hand, made a rock and roll gesture for him, then pointed in the direction of the door, and then quickly retracted.

If it wasn't for the wrong timing, Xin Hongcheng would have almost laughed.

It's Zhou Huangwei's style.

Since she is here, then...Xin Hongcheng looked at the pavilion, and Miss Lin was also there.

He withdrew his gaze, and called out to the doorway at the west corner of the Liuli Pavilion: "Wang Zhong."

The personal eunuch Wang Zhong hurriedly ran in: "Your Highness orders."

Xin Hongcheng knew that there were concubines watching the play in Changchun Garden today, and he was 15 years old now, so he should avoid his father's concubines, so he specially brought a young eunuch with him.He was asked to watch the door at the west corner just now.

Xin Hongcheng looked at the two nuns who kept kowtowing and begging for mercy, and said coldly: "First tie up these two people and lock them up quietly, and don't allow them to see anyone or seek death."

Seeing that there was no one around, Wang Zhong said quietly: "Your Highness, do you really want to take care of this matter? Leaving aside the emperor's thoughts on His Highness the Sixth Highness, I'm afraid that the empress will have a grudge with you first."

After all, it's not mother and child.

The queen was just reprimanded by the emperor this morning because of the matter of the sixth prince. This time, Xin Hongcheng caught the sixth prince's mother and treated him harshly, and stabbed him in front of the emperor. Wouldn't it make the queen's situation worse?

Xin Hongcheng raised his chin: "Get out."

Wang Zhong had been with Xin Hongcheng for many years, knowing that the master had his own ideas and temper, he didn't dare to persuade him anymore, so he pushed and pushed the two nuns who were kneeling on the ground begging for mercy, and drove them all the way out of the Liuli Pavilion.

Xin Hongcheng squatted down, faced Liu Huang who was still in a daze, and pointed to the lychee core in his hand: "Sixth brother, someone gave you lychees to eat, this matter must not be known."

The sixth prince understood the words, nodded vigorously, and repeated: "Don't let others know."

Xin Hongcheng stood up, took out his handkerchief and handed it to him: "Wipe your face here, wait for fourth brother."

After Xin Hongcheng walked out a few steps, the sixth prince slowly picked up the handkerchief and covered his face.

Xin Hongcheng stood in front of the half-covered door, lowered his head, and he could see a corner of the lake-blue skirt, revealing half of a hibiscus flower embroidered with silver thread, with thin rice beads on the stamens.

Miss Lin is wearing clothes of the same color as mine today.

Xin Hongcheng felt better for no reason.

Fortunately, no one could see the smile on his face through the door.

He knocked on the door lightly, and said in a low voice, "Miss Lin."

Across the door, Daiyu's hand, which was originally on the door, heard this voice, as if touching a candle, and quickly let go.

Xin Hongcheng didn't want her to answer, and continued to speak softly: "Miss Lin, the matter of the sixth brother is a secret in the palace. When you go back, don't say that you have seen him, lest someone embarrass you."

He didn't know that Daiyu was sitting in the inner room today, and he thought she just didn't know anything, so he gave the litchi to the poor child.

Daiyu hesitated.

She is the daughter of a foreign minister, and across the door is the current prince.As a matter of fact, neither of them should talk in private.

There was a smile on Xin Hongcheng's lips, he could almost imagine the tangled and hesitant look of the girl behind the door.

So he continued: "Miss Lin, if you hear it, just knock and let me know, so you can feel at ease."

Daiyu raised her hand and knocked lightly on the door panel.

There was a smile in Xin Hongcheng's voice: "From the Liuli Pavilion to the east, there is a small lotus pond dug with water from the imperial garden. There is always a boat lady guarding the pond in summer, Miss Lin can go and ask her to pick some for you. Fresh lotus pods."

He took the sixth prince away from here, and it will always be known by others, so he can only play against the time difference and keep Daiyu out of the matter.

As time was short, he brushed his hand over the pattern on the door and said softly, "Miss Lin, it's a pleasure to meet you."

Then turned away.

When Daiyu heard his leaving footsteps, she couldn't help but speak softly, "Fourth Highness."

Xin Hongcheng stood still immediately: "Huh?"

Daiyu's voice was as soft as a sigh: "Your Highness Sixth, you are a poor child."

Xin Hongcheng's eyes fell on the sixth younger brother who was still standing there, wiping his face earnestly, and said in a low voice, "Don't worry."

After he led the sixth prince out of the West Corner Gate, Zhou Xuanwei opened the door and turned to the east side of the lotus pond with Daiyu.

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When Empress Yang saw Daiyu coming back, she couldn't help laughing and said: "Sure enough, it's a little girl, and she brought back the lotus pod herself." Then she said with concern: "Your face is a little red, I'm afraid it's sunburned. Hurry up Go outside, sit down and listen to the show."

Daiyu washed her hands in the copper basin presented by the court lady, then peeled a few lotus seeds with her own hands, removed the lotus heart, and presented them to the queen.

Empress Yang waved her hand: "I don't like to eat raw lotus seeds, it's fine to make them into candied lotus seeds."

Daiyu already knew Empress Yang's temper, so she ate it by herself, and said with a smile: "Sure enough, it's better to pick it yourself, peel it yourself."

Empress Yang just laughed, and then pointed to the drama on the stage: "This episode of "Reunion" sings the best. I like to watch this kind of festive drama. In the end, everyone has a good place to go."

Daiyu also looked at the stage, and sure enough, she sang a song with a melodious tone.

The eldest princess said sweetly: "This is the kindness of the queen mother. She doesn't want to see people suffer, like Guanyin Bodhisattva. Today, the queen mother please listen to the play. The daughter also wants to have a good time, and order a play in which the monk Li Mulian saves the mother. .”

Such a flattering drama naturally follows the Queen's wishes, and Queen Yang nodded repeatedly: "Ask someone to order it down."

Just after singing "Reunion", several court ladies came in quietly along the wall, and then stood behind their own mothers and said a few words.

Naturally, someone from the queen sent news.

Sitting close, Daiyu could clearly hear a few whispers: "Madam, I just got the news that His Highness Fourth Highness met His Majesty Sixth Highness's mother-in-law outside the Liuli Pavilion insulting Master, so she took her to Mingzheng Palace."

Empress Yang was stunned: "Cheng'er? Why did he come to Liuli Pavilion?"

Then subconsciously looked at Daiyu.

Daiyu was still looking at the stage, but her body and mind were tense, and she was holding a lotus seed tightly in her hand.

Although the fourth prince intentionally staggered the time and waited for his return before taking the sixth prince and the two nuns away, but the location is the same after all, I don't know if the queen and the others will be suspicious.

Empress Yang was indeed suspicious, but she didn't suspect that Daiyu was related to the sixth prince, she just subconsciously thought that Xin Hongcheng suddenly came near the Liuli Pavilion, maybe she was looking for an opportunity to meet the little girl again.

Fortunately, Daiyu didn't meet soon when she came back, otherwise people would see what she looked like.

Empress Yang couldn't help saying angrily: "This child..."

Ms. Zou was speechless, and she knew that the queen's thoughts had gone to a place she shouldn't have gone again.What this son should be concerned about at this moment is not why the fourth prince strolled to the Liuli Pavilion, but that the sixth prince's nanny treated and insulted the master harshly!

Sure enough, the concubine Ming and the others below heard the news, and they all wanted to watch the excitement.

The fourth prince has always been close to Empress Yang, but now he refuses to hide the news that the sixth prince was being treated harshly by the palace people, instead he made a fuss in front of the emperor. Wouldn't it be embarrassing to be the empress who controls the harem and is the aunt's mother.

Even Ms. Zou couldn't help muttering: The queen is here, and the fourth prince can ask the queen to call the shots, but just like this, he brought the sixth prince to the emperor...

Empress Yang raised her voice and said, "What do you think of today's play?"

Ever since Concubine Ming, the concubines who had just flirted with each other immediately looked at their noses, noses, noses, and hearts, and they all said that the empress's play was very good.

"A good show is a good one."

There was a sudden silence.

--

Almost at the same time that Xin Hongcheng sued for leave, Emperor Xuanhe knew about it.

The teachers in the study all know that the emperor attaches great importance to the studies of the princes, and it will not do if they don't attend evening classes, not to mention running away in broad daylight.

The prince insisted on leaving, they couldn't stop him, but it was still possible to report to the emperor.

Emperor Xuanhe put down the booklet in his hand: "Qin Wu, call him over here, why is he so tired and lazy?"

When Xin Hongcheng arrived, he was followed by the sixth prince who looked like a little tail.

Even Eunuch Qin, who was used to seeing Xin Hongcheng, was stunned. What are you fussing about?Not only did he skip class, but he also brought the sixth prince who was the most hated by the emperor.

Xin Hongcheng bent down: "Sixth brother, wait for me outside the door."

Then he said to Qin Wu: "Eunuch Qin, ask someone to bring some snacks for the sixth brother."

After listening to what Xin Hongcheng said about the sixth prince's nanny bullying the lord, the emperor's face was also gloomy.

No matter how much he disliked his son, it was not his turn to be abused by slaves.

Xin Hongcheng said bluntly: "Father, my son never thought that the sixth brother would live such a life. Of course, the Wende Palace does not allow the princes to be too warm and arrogant, and the food and drink supplies are not allowed to be too fine, but the sixth brother is different. Go When Sui first entered the palace, the empress mother ordered that the expenses of the sixth prince are different from those of our brothers, and have always been provided according to the proportion of young princes before the age of three."

"The nanny and mother around Liudi were all brought from the palace, and they have been taking care of Liudi since birth. I really can't imagine that even they would treat Liudi harshly."

The sixth prince was born without a mother, and was brought up by a nanny, so it stands to reason that he is no different from his own flesh and blood.He never imagined that people could be so evil.

After all, the sixth prince's share is more than enough, and he is mentally incompetent, so the excess will naturally fall into the pockets of the people around him, and they can be regarded as lucrative.

Why torture such a foolish child and starve him on purpose.

The sixth prince is not picky about food, even if he is only given some steamed buns and rice, he won't be so hungry that he will have a stomach ache and run around looking for food.

Before Xin Hongcheng came, in order to give Daiyu time to avoid it, he stayed with the sixth prince for a while, and patiently asked him about his daily life and why he ran to the Liuli Pavilion. Dates to eat.

But this is summer, not the season to eat dates at all.

The sixth prince couldn't understand, so he dragged Xin Hongcheng to look.It turned out that just inside the corner gate, there was a wild jujube bush, no more than half a person's height, with some green jujubes hanging here and there.

Xin Hongcheng picked one and ate it, his eyebrows were so sore that they almost knotted.

He took the hand of the sixth prince who wanted to continue picking dates: "Sixth brother, I won't eat this in the future."