Why are you so anxious?

In essence, the banquets in the palace are similar to the so-called commercial receptions in later generations.The taste of the dishes and fruits is not important, the main drama of the banquet is talking and laughing with each other, secretly comparing each other, flattering and flattering, hiding tricks and even praising the superior and trampling the inferior.Therefore, every time Jun Shaoyou and Zhuang Lin participated in a banquet in the palace, they felt much more tired than usual after returning home.The physical fatigue is second, but the key is that the heart and face are almost prolapsed from calculation, and the smile is almost stiff.

After two or three hours of hard work, this banquet called Jiefeng Xichen was actually a celebration for Zhuang Lin and the two of them, and it ended with the laughter of Emperor Yongqian.After the banquet, the concubines, princes and princesses naturally went back to their respective homes, and Emperor Yongqian stayed in Changji Palace as usual.This has happened every year since Zhuang Lin left the palace to join the army when he returned to Beijing at the age of 12.In the eyes of everyone, it is undoubtedly Emperor Yongqian who is showing the difference between the eldest prince and concubine Chen, and his own favor for the two.

Emperor Yongqian behaved like this, so in the eyes of others, he was naturally envious and hated.At least the queen was the first to feel uncomfortable.Since she married Emperor Yonggan, except for Emperor Yonggan who came to her to have a rest on the [-]th day of every month when he was not in a good mood, it was difficult for her to see the shadow of the emperor during the rest of the time.When she was young and vigorous, the queen made a big fuss about it a few times, except for getting shamed a few times and adding honor to that bitch Chen Fei, it was of no use.Extremely old, the queen is used to it, and she can also see that the reason why Emperor Yongqian loves the concubine Chen so much is probably not the deep love between husband and wife, the harmony of the piano and the song, which are praised by outsiders, but another way to consolidate the reputation of the country. It's just a drama.

The queen consciously looked away, so she was not as jealous as she was in the early years, and gradually gained a bit of a reputation for tolerance and generosity.After the children grew up, the queen felt that if she let herself put down her figure to compete with those concubines who were about the same age as her children, she would really feel that she would lose her status.So the queen simply let go of her hands and feet, and no longer cared about Emperor Yongqian's favor.As long as Emperor Yonggan's brain is not burnt out, and the majesty of her so-called queen in the palace is not damaged, the queen will be happy to turn a blind eye.

Only in the matter of heirs, the empress has always had a grudge against Emperor Yongqian.

In the Queen's view, Emperor Yongqian's attitude towards Zhuang Zhou's matter was far from what can be described as "a bitch is hypocritical".At the beginning, she didn't force Emperor Yonggan to sleep with him, but Emperor Yonggan fell asleep. Not only did he fall asleep, but he also gave birth to a pair of children one after another, one more than the concubine Chen who was always favored. To be proud, she only felt that in the twenty years of struggle, she had only surpassed Concubine Chen in this matter, and she had gained a lot of limelight.In the end, she expected the beginning but didn't expect the ending. The father's favor was almost as likely to compete with the harem's favor.

Whenever she saw Emperor Yongqian pretending to be a loving father and filial son to promote Zhuang Lin, the queen felt as uncomfortable as a dozen cats pawed up and down their hands.Looking forward day and night, I finally hoped that my son would be able to leave the palace and start a family. In the end, the son who spent so much energy to raise him turned out to be a bastard who was incapable of writing and martial arts. He really lived up to God's will of being the second child.

The queen was dissatisfied in her heart, and she babbled Zhuang Zhou many times, but she didn't see much expression.Unexpectedly, it was only a side concubine who was pregnant, and Zhuang Zhou was able to change his mind and change his usual ways.Although today's Sheng Chong is not as good as Zhuang Lin, his work is much more reliable than before.The queen was very happy, besides paying extra attention to her side concubine Chen Yuexi, she ordered her family to find several well-known counselors and staff members to enter the second prince's mansion.I thought these people were going to help Zhuang Zhou with some important affairs of the court, but unexpectedly, these people did not take the usual path, but wanted to take the slant of the sword to win the favor-someone actually gave Zhuang Zhou an idea to let him visit the world The alchemist Taoist seeks the medicine of immortality and presents it to the emperor.

The queen felt funny when she heard this. Why did the people have nowhere to go and revolt in the last years of the previous dynasty?However, no matter how stupid the former emperor was, he still lingered at most for his beauty. He didn't like to deal with government affairs, which led to eunuchs usurping power.But he didn't do something unreliable like superstitious immortality.It has only been [-] years since Da Chu founded the country, and Emperor Yongqian is still a very good and wise monarch.Zhuang Zhou didn't say he was thinking about the official affairs of the court, but instead came up with such a disgusting and scolding trick...

The queen shook her head, sighed, and persuaded with earnestness: "I said Zhou Er, you know exactly what your majesty's temperament is. He hates these ghosts and gods the most. In the first few years of Da Chujian's reign, the imperial treasury was empty. Your Majesty really has no money, so he confiscated several lands and properties under the name of Taoism. Such a person, how can he be superstitious about the nonsense of immortality. I advise you to be honest and do your job from time to time. It's all right for the palace to talk to His Majesty."

If you don't have that cleverness, don't bother thinking about the things that please you.The empress's self-righteousness towards her son was beyond words.

Zhuang Zhou smiled calmly, and explained with confidence: "Mother, don't be anxious, just listen to your son's detailed explanation. In fact, the reason why the son came up with the idea of ​​seeking immortality for His Majesty is just to invite fame. It is to let His Majesty believes that his son has no other intentions, and his son is willing to let His Majesty live forever. Although Kong Xinzi's nonsense is ridiculous, it is just a little bit of filial piety from the son to his father."

When the queen heard the words, she suddenly realized that Zhuang Zhou was planning to sell dog meat on a trick!

I really don't know who came up with this idea, and it's a little too dark.

The queen shook her head, paying attention to Mo Ding and said: "I still feel that something is wrong. After all, that way of speaking is really heresy. If there is nothing wrong with each other for a while, it's fine. My son is the first person to be investigated for the meritorious service of the official clan. We will not do such things that are not worth the loss."

Zhuang Zhou frowned annoyedly, shook his head and sighed: "This one won't work, that one won't work. If it comes to martial arts, I can't compare with elder brother, and if it's essay writing, I can't compare with eldest sister-in-law. Now even filial piety can't compare with these two. In the future, Your Majesty ...it really doesn't matter to me."

The queen hesitated when she heard the words.

Seeing this, Zhuang Zhou took advantage of the situation and imitated the counselor's words to persuade the queen a few words.After all, the empress is a woman, even if she thinks it is inappropriate for her majesty to pray to the Buddha, she can't explain why.Hearing Zhuang Zhou's swearing again, he lost two points in his heart without realizing it.In the end, he could only follow Zhuang Zhou's intention with half-belief.

Not to mention how the empress and the second prince planned to introduce alchemists into the palace, but said that since Zhuang Lin and Jun Shaoyou returned to the capital, there has been an endless stream of visitors every day, ranging from the princes and grandchildren of the princes and grandchildren to their close friends Old friends and even classmates and colleagues.After you sing, I will appear on the stage, so that there is a lot of traffic in front of Yong'an Wangfu, and the crowd is full of people.

In the past, Zhuang Lin would treat these visiting visitors as he pleases and warmly entertain them.But this year when he returned to Beijing, there were some rumors unfavorable to Zhuang Lin in the former capital, and because of Zhuang Zhou who was jumping up and down in front of Emperor Yongqian with Zhuang Lin behind his back, Jun Shaoyou specially used the discomfort of the journey as an excuse Thank you behind closed doors.

Although this can't evade all the visitors, it also allowed Emperor Yongqian to see his family's cautious and respectful attitude.Zhuang Lin had nothing to do with Jun Shaoyou's arrangement.In fact, he was born with a rough mind, as long as he could stay with Jun Shaoyou, let alone pretending to be sick to thank the guests, even if Zhuang Lin really made him sick, he would be happy.So sticking to the house every day to get rich and prosperous with Jun Shaoyou, watching the little milk boy rolling around every day, life is considered happy.

Concubine Chen, who was in the deep palace, soon learned of the embarrassing situation of her son and daughter-in-law from her niece Lin Feiyan, and she happily opened her mouth to ask the couple to bring their son into the palace to talk with her.Jun Shaoyou and Zhuang Lin heard the words, and immediately dressed up the little bun and entered the Changji Palace.

At that time, Concubine Chen was bored waiting in the palace, and at a glance, she saw the cute little bun dressed in red clothes, dressed like the blessing doll in the painting, lying obediently in Jun Shaoyou's arms with a pair of big round eyes open.With a fat finger in his mouth, he tilted his head and looked at her innocently and ignorantly.

Concubine Chen's heart immediately softened, and she quickly smiled and hugged the little doll into her arms, looked at it carefully for a long time, and said with a smile: "This child really looks exactly like Lin'er when he was young. It's really a godsend. !"

Zhuang Lin and Jun Shaoyou's heart tightened when they heard this, and they subconsciously glanced at each other without answering.

Concubine Chen didn't notice the strangeness between the two of them, she put all her attention on this little baby boy.She has been in the palace for too long, and only gave birth to one child, Zhuang Lin. Ever since Zhuang Lin left the palace to join the army at the age of 12, she felt very lonely.Although there were other concubines who brought princes and princesses to greet her in the past, this year there are Jun Rouran and Ninth Prince who are eager to curry favor, and there is no shortage of children making trouble in front of Concubine Chen.But these children are not her own flesh and blood after all, even if Concubine Chen likes them, there is a limit.

But the little bun in his arms was different.Although this little bun was not Zhuang Lin's own seed in terms of flesh and blood, he was Zhuang Lin's adopted son in name anyway, and he could be regarded as his grandson.Therefore, concubine Chen, who is already old, still loves her even more with the joy that nothing is better than nothing.Before Zhuang Lin returned to Beijing, Concubine Chen, who got the news from Emperor Yongqian, ordered the embroiderer in the palace to make a lot of clothes, shoes and socks for children, and even made a small set of clothes by herself. Sending it to Yong'an Palace, it can be seen that it is Aiwujiwu.

Now, after seeing Xiao Baozi with his own eyes, a sense of intimacy and love suddenly emerged from the bottom of his heart, and even the movements of holding Xiao Baozi felt a lot softer.When he heard Xiao Baozi call "Grandmother" like a milk cat with his saliva in his mouth, his heart became soft like a puddle of water, and he kissed Xiao Baozi several times.

It's just that occasionally his eyes glanced at Jun Shaoyou's body, and he secretly sighed that Jun Shaoyou was a man and could not bear children for Zhuang Lin.

It's just that the thought was fleeting after all.Thinking about it from another angle, in life, nine out of ten times you are not happy, and it is extremely difficult to be happy with each other, so why bother to ask for completeness and blame, and must be perfect.

Unexpectedly, Concubine Chen was depressed because she was thinking about her son's childlessness, so she tried her best to comfort herself.After Jun Shaoyou and Zhuang Lin motioned for Concubine Chen to back away, they quietly informed of a shocking event.The horrified Concubine Chen was immediately dumbfounded, dumbfounded.

Zhuang Lin also smiled wryly when he saw his mother's description of being so devastated.There is something horrifying about men having children.If it wasn't for Concubine Chen being his biological mother, who had always thought about him so much, and seriously planned for the two of them's funeral, Zhuang Lin would never have dared to tell the whole story at such a juncture.After all, this matter involved Jun Shaoyou's reputation, wealth and life.Zhuang Lin has lived two lifetimes, and he has never been afraid of other people's tricks and tricks against him. The only thing that can break his heart and cause chaos is Jun Shaoyou's personal affairs.This time, the matter of revealing Zhuang Yu to Concubine Chen and Pan only spoke after discussing with Jun Shaoyou carefully.Now seeing the shrewd and capable Concubine Chen frightened into a frightened look, Zhuang Lin secretly regretted it for a while.I was afraid that Concubine Chen, who could not accept this matter, would accidentally reveal something, which would affect the safety of Jun Shaoyou and his son.

Fortunately, the concubine Chen, who had been through a lot of troubles, soon came back to her senses.Although his face was still in shock, his eyes were also very complicated and kept going back and forth between Jun Shaoyou and Zhuang Yu.But Concubine Chen, who barely calmed down, made a judgment immediately.

"This matter came out of your mouth and into my ears. You can never tell others again. After all, the matter is of great importance, so you must be careful of your mouth." Concubine Chen ordered again with a solemn expression, but her hands unconsciously hugged Zhuang more tightly. Yu.The surprise on his face immediately turned into surprise.However, when the personal maid brought the porridge specially ordered by Concubine Chen to make for Xiao Baozi from the small kitchen, she immediately changed into the patterned kind smile of a concubine in the harem.

Let Zhuang Lin and Jun Shaoyou secretly sigh, the women in the harem really have integrated the exercises into their bones, even in front of close people, they dare not relax at all.

But think about it carefully, in the family background of Concubine Chen, if there is no such prudence, treachery and cunning, how can we talk about the prosperity of today.

After silently reaching a consensus with Concubine Chen, Zhuang Lin and Jun Shaoyou entered the palace more frequently.Entering the palace with early meals every day, and returning to the palace after dinner at night, the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren lived happily together, which attracted Emperor Yongqian to enter the harem again and again to enjoy the family happiness.Undoubtedly, they will stay overnight in Changji Palace after the dinner.Concubine Chen monopolizes the favor once again with her mid-mature appearance, and the concubines in the palace are naturally envious and jealous.Every morning and evening, when the peace is settled, there is also some sourness and wantonness in the Queen's Palace.It attracted the eunuchs of the palace to discuss quietly, and it turned out that "the west wind overwhelmed the east wind".

During such a month or two, even the always indifferent and generous queen could not sit still.It just so happened that Zhuang Zhou also got news. With the help of his side concubine Chen Yuexi, he found an alchemist who seemed to have some real skills. On the grounds of praying for blessings, they were introduced into the palace with great fanfare...