The Submissive Emperor

The Xinggong is located on the south mountainside.

Jingyi Mountain is not big, and the excavated flat ground is not enough to build the entire palace, so the palaces in the palace are all built along the mountain, and the ups and downs are well arranged, which is very interesting.

The prince's residence is called Ganquan Hall, which is named after a mountain spring.There is a tall maple tree in front of the hall, with luxuriant branches and leaves, covering the sky and the sun.The leaves on the trees have all turned into colors at this time, bright red with a little withered yellow, moving with the mountain wind.

In order to enjoy the scenery, the palace does not sweep the fallen leaves in mid-autumn, and the red leaves are covered with bluestone paths, winding all the way to the front of the hall.The clear mountain spring gurgles out from the crevices of the rocks, and merges into a clear stream by itself, flowing along the mountain.The maple leaves fell into the water, layer upon layer, clearly visible.

"People say that the maple tree is the Yellow Emperor's weapon, and it will become red after beheading Chiyou." Lou Jing caught a fallen leaf and played with it in his hand on the bluestone path covered with red leaves.

"Although Chi You is dead, Jiuli will not be destroyed, and a hundred wastes are waiting for prosperity." Xiao Chengjun stood beside him, looking at the tall maple tree, above the maple tree, the sky was high and the clouds were wide, and geese flew from north to south.

It is an ancient legend that the Yellow Emperor beheaded Chiyou. The tribe of the Yellow Emperor fought fiercely with Jiuli, the tribe of Chiyou. The Yellow Emperor killed Chiyou. His blade was stained with Chiyou's blood and turned into a maple tree.What Xiao Chengjun said meant that Chi You was dead, the tribe of Jiuli was still there, the world was still unstable, and there was still a lot to do.

Lou Jing walked over, took the hand of His Highness the Crown Prince, and put the maple leaf in his palm, "Steal Fusheng for half a day, don't think about those troublesome things anymore."

Xiao Chengjun looked down at the red leaves in his palm and smiled slightly, "I'm spoiling the scenery."

"Isn't it?" Lou Jing smiled and held his hand, "The geese are flying south, it's a good time to hunt wild game, come, let's go find Zhang Gong."

"Hunting wild game..." Xiao Chengjun let him drag him out helplessly. Such a beautiful scene, but this man thought of shooting birds and eating meat, which is really a disgrace.

Bows and arrows were naturally prepared in the palace, and Lou Jing enthusiastically dragged the crown prince down to shoot wild geese.

"You are injured, it's better not to move." Xiao Chengjun frowned as he looked at the longbow in the crown princess's hand.

"It's a leg injury, it's okay." Lou Jing climbed onto a high platform carved out of huge stones, and easily drew the three-jun bow in his hand towards the flock of geese fluttering past in the sky.

Thirty catties is one jun, and Lou Jing pulled the three-jun bow, which was as effortless as pulling a slingshot. Watching this scene, Xiao Chengjun finally understood how powerful the internal martial arts were.

Le Xian, who was holding the quiver, had no choice but to climb up the high platform, handed the quiver to a place within reach of the princess, and waited for him to miss a hit before taking it.

The bow was bent like a full moon, and the tip of the arrow pointed to the sky. Hearing the sound of the bowstring being tensed, Le Xian also clenched the quiver in his hand. With a sound of "嗖", the sharp arrow left the string, turned into a black light, and shot straight at the geese.

Everyone held their breath and looked at the clouds, but before they could see clearly, there was a mournful cry in the air, and the last of the geese in the shape of a "human" fell straight down.

"It's hit, it's hit!" Le Xian shouted happily.

"Good arrow skills!" Xiao Chengjun couldn't help but admire.

The guards behind him immediately ran towards the direction where the wild goose fell, but who would have expected that the wild goose landed in the air, fluttered crookedly again, struggled and fell towards the outside of the palace.

The guards had no choice but to ride their horses to pick up wild geese, so as not to be picked up by wild animals up the mountain.

"I'll bake it later, Your Highness can try my handicraft." Lou Jing smiled and threw the bow to Le Xian, jumped off the rock and embraced His Highness the Crown Prince.

Xiao Chengjun looked at him quietly, "The princess's injury seems to have recovered."

Lou Jing was stunned for a moment, and thought inwardly that he was terrified. Just now, he got carried away and jumped down from the one-foot-high stone platform to let His Royal Highness see that his injury was healed. Wouldn't it be impossible to hold His Royal Highness and ride a horse at night? Lie on His Highness the Crown Prince because of leg pain?Thinking of this, Lou Jing immediately grabbed the crown prince's husband's shoulder and hung it on his body, "It's not completely healed yet, but it doesn't hinder walking anymore."

The prince glanced at the guy hanging on his body, and said in a low voice: "Quickly stand up, there are so many people watching."

Before Lou Jing could say anything, the guard who went to pick up the wild goose came back on a fast horse, "I want to report to the crown prince, the princess, the wild goose fell into the Changchun Pavilion, the little ones dare not enter."

When Xiao Chengjun heard this, the smile on his lips gradually faded.

"Eternal Spring Pavilion? Where is that?" Lou Jing was still hanging on the crown prince, tilting her head and asking him.

Xiao Chengjun sighed, "Forget it, I will go in with the Crown Princess to have a look, you don't have to follow."

"Yes!" Everyone bowed in response.

"Let's go." Xiao Chengjun tore off the brown candy from his body, and pulled him towards the direction where the geese fell.

Changchun Pavilion is not in the palace, but after leaving the west gate of the palace, passing through a small bamboo grove, one sees a courtyard with white walls and gray tiles, as if in the south of the Yangtze River.

"I wanted to bring you here tomorrow." Xiao Chengjun waved his hand to make the guards and eunuchs stand outside the bamboo forest, and only brought the princess forward, and slowly knocked on the door.

Not long after, the black-painted door opened with a creak, and an old man in his 50s leaned out from the door. After seeing the people outside the door, he immediately opened the door and knelt down to salute, "See His Royal Highness .”

"Is your prince awake?" Xiao Chengjun waved his hand to make the old man stand up.

"Awake," the old man stood with his hands down, and said respectfully, "Please, Your Highness."

Lou Jing raised her eyebrows, lord?Emperor Chunde's brothers are gone, and the only one who can live next to the palace is the second prince Xiao Chengjin who never shows himself in front of others.

"Cheng Jin is not in good health, and he has been recuperating here all year round. This time I came to Jingyi Mountain, I also wanted you to meet him." Xiao Chengjun held Lou Jing's hand tightly. Ever since he stepped into this courtyard, his hand has been A little tense.

Lou Jing noticed that when Xiao Chengjun mentioned the second prince, he said "Chengjin" instead of "second prince".

"This yard is as warm as spring, there must be a hot spring?" Lou Jing squeezed his palm to make him relax.

Regarding the second prince, it has always been a mystery to people in Beijing, and few people mention him.It is said that he was crowned king very early and left the palace to build a mansion, but for so many years, let alone participating in the government, he never even attended the annual palace banquet.There were even rumors that the second prince had already died, but the emperor was sad and did not allow others to mention it.

Xiao Chengjun took a deep breath and relaxed a little, "Chengjin is afraid of the cold, so he can only live here all year round."

After passing through several pavilions and pavilions, we entered a corridor. Behind the corridor was smoky, it should be a hot spring.

"I have met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." A woman in a plain silk skirt led a few maids to salute. The maids all knelt down, and the woman put her hands on her waist.

"Siblings and sisters don't need to be too polite," Xiao Chengjun raised his hand to give him a little support, "I'll bring the crown princess to see Chengjin."

After speaking, he introduced to Lou Jing, the wife of the second prince, Princess Zhang.

"I've seen the princess." Mrs. Zhang dressed plainly, only wearing a pair of silver phoenix hairpins on her head, and a thin silver chain pendant with a white opal hanging on her forehead, matching her dignified and elegant face , can't help but make people feel good.

Lou Jing returned the salute, and Mrs. Zhang led them to the inner courtyard. She spoke in a soft voice, which could not be heard unless she listened carefully, "My lord's spirit has improved a lot in the past few days. Yesterday, I asked His Highness why he returned the favor. Don't come to see him."

Lou Jing felt that the hand holding her was completely relaxed because of these words, and when she looked up, a little smile appeared in the eyes of His Royal Highness, and she understood that the second prince was afraid of being different in Xiao Chengjun's heart. generally.Thinking in this way, it is inevitable to be a little curious, what kind of person is it that will make the Taishan collapse in front of His Royal Highness, who does not change his face, so worried.

After crossing a stone bridge, there is a stone water pavilion, and under the water pavilion is a steaming hot spring.There was a soft couch on the water pavilion, and a man in a plain robe was leaning on the couch under a thin blanket, looking at the passer-by with a smile.

"Just now the butler said that a goose that was shot by an arrow fell into the courtyard, so I guessed that the prince's elder brother came to see me." Fog came over.

"I can't hide it from you." Xiao Chengjun pulled the princess forward and sat down on the stool beside the soft couch.

Mrs. Zhang asked the maid to pour tea, and politely hid in the pavilion beside the waterside pavilion.

The two royal brothers met without any etiquette, as if they were brothers from ordinary families, Lou Jing was slightly surprised, and looked at Xiao Chengjin.

Xu is because of the lingering sickness for many years, Xiao Chengjin looks very thin, his eyebrows are seven or eight points similar to Xiao Chengjun, but it is much softer in comparison, his complexion is pale, his facial features are exquisite, his dark eyes are as deep as ancient wells, as if It's like being able to see through the world, with a bit of desolation.

"His Royal Highness Prince Jing is somewhat similar to the Crown Prince." Lou Jing also did as the Romans did, and spoke without being courteous, but facing such a sick and weak prince, she couldn't help lowering her voice for fear of disturbing him.

The second prince's title is "Jing", maybe it is for him to rest his body.

"My brother and I are the same mother and concubine, so we are naturally alike." Xiao Chengjin seemed very pleased with Lou Jing's words, and there was a little smile in his calm eyes, "Don't sister-in-law know?"

Lou Jing was startled, and turned to look at Xiao Chengjun, are they actually the same mother and concubine?Why never heard of it before.

Xiao Chengjun looked over as if feeling something, and nodded slightly.

"Brother came to Jingyi Mountain, but what happened in court?" Xiao Chengjin couldn't help chuckling when he saw the two of them looking at each other.

"Qinghe broke its embankment, someone impeached me because I was greedy for building money, so I came to avoid the limelight," Xiao Chengjun said simply and clearly, obviously not intending to say more about it, "Rui'er has been three months old, right?"

"Go and bring the little prince here," Xiao Chengjin didn't intend to let his elder brother change the subject, and simply ordered the maid to carry the child, "He is in a hurry to marry you, presumably for this reason, even if you hide in the sky , what should come will always come...cough cough..." Before finishing speaking, he coughed lightly.

Listening to the conversation between the two brothers, Lou Jing couldn't help but secretly startled.Just now when Xiao Chengjin mentioned the wild goose, he thought he was joking, but now it seems that this prince is really very intelligent, and he can tell the whole story with just a few words.

"I will take care of the affairs of the court, don't worry about it." Xiao Chengjun frowned, and pulled up a blanket to cover him tightly.