The identity of the direct son - Xu I's prosperous world

Brother Heng felt very hungry. He thought that he would be able to have lunch soon, but now that the Queen Mother has invited him, he doesn't know how long it will take before he can eat.

But of course nothing could go wrong at this time, so I had to endure my hunger.

After Wan Zhong, the eunuch next to the queen mother, invited them to the queen mother's palace, everyone tidied up their clothes and were about to leave, but at this time Zhao Zhili said that he had to clean the room first.

He is the Empress Dowager Zhao's nephew, she likes her very much in front of the Empress Dowager, Wan Zhong is also very fond of him, so he is not in a hurry to urge everyone, saying that he will leave after Zhao Zhili goes to clean the room.

The clean room of the side hall is located in the Shashi in the southwest corner, which is a separate small courtyard.

Brother Heng used water to suppress his hunger in class, and drank a lot of water. At this time, he also wanted to clean the room. After thinking about it, he made a crime with the little emperor Wan Zhong, and also went to clean the room.

There are several early plums planted in the courtyard of the clean house, which are golden in color and fragrant.

The clean room is a small single room, and the toilet is more convenient and comfortable than the modern flush toilet except that it cannot flush water.

There are four gentlemen paintings of plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum hanging on the wall, plum blossoms are placed in pastel vases on the desk, the toilet paper is soft and white, there is a mirror on a desk, there is a copper basin for washing hands, and a copper basin for pouring water. kettle.

Baoqin was very clever, and waited for Brother Heng to enter the small room, and when he closed the door, he waited outside the door with his hands down.

Maybe Master Ji had explained to Baoqin. Although he didn't know the specific physical defects of Brother Heng, he also knew that Brother Heng was inconvenient sometimes, so he followed Master Ji's instructions and kept a good watch at this time. open the door.

Zhao Zhili came out from the next door and went down the steps from the other side to wait for Brother Heng under the plum tree in the yard.

Brother Heng opened the door and let Baoqin in to wait on him and wash his hands before he came out. Because he didn't see Zhao Zhili in the yard, he said to Baoqin, "The queen mother's palace must be well-regulated, you don't have to follow me to the queen mother's palace for a while. It’s already in the palace, let’s have lunch here, just wait for me to come back. The riding and archery outfit you wear in the afternoon, it’s fine.”

Baoqin said, "Young master, riding and archery is packed in the bag. There was an incident about the cloak yesterday, but no one will intentionally do it again today."

Brother Heng nodded, holding Qin and said, "Eldest young master, you hardly used anything for breakfast, if you are hungry now, the servant will secretly fetch some snacks for you to eat, after you eat, go to the queen mother's palace .”

Brother Heng smiled, and said, "You, bring me snacks at this time, if people find out, I'm afraid it's still a crime."

Baoqin thought it was true, "That's because the servant didn't think well."

The two walked down the veranda, and saw Zhao Zhili staring at the plum blossoms behind the plum tree. Brother Heng thought that maybe he heard him talking to Baoqin just now, and couldn't help feeling a little annoyed that he didn't pay attention to the occasion and talked too much with Baoqin. Feel free, Baoqin quickly saluted Zhao Zhili.

Zhao Zhili glanced at Brother Heng, and then waved to Zhao Yi who was not far away. Zhao Yi quickly came to him, took out a package from his arms, and he took it by himself, opened the oiled paper package, and inside was actually Dessert, and it looks very delicious.

Zhao Zhili ate a piece by himself, and handed it to Brother Heng. Brother Heng was a little surprised, hesitated for a moment, but still felt too hungry, so he took a piece from it, put it in his mouth, and found that it was stuffed with beef , the taste was really good, so he took two more pieces, one of which was handed to Baoqin, and one piece was eaten slowly by himself.

There were only a few yuan in the oil-paper bag, and Zhao Zhili ate the last piece, raised his eyebrows and said, Brother Heng, "You think about your slave for everything."

Saying that, he glanced at Baoqin coldly, Baoqin could only bow his head in a respectful gesture, he didn't dare to chew the snacks in his mouth.

Brother Heng said, "The dim sum brought by Zhao Shizi is so delicious, I will let him taste a piece, and know what dim sum to bring next time."

Zhao Zhili twitched the corner of his lips, not sure if it was a smile, then took out a handkerchief and wiped his hands, Brother Heng wiped his hands too, and he went out of the yard with him.

Wan Zhong was already a little impatient waiting outside, and when he saw the two of them returning to the side hall, he groaned, and was about to express his dissatisfaction when he received a casual cold look from Zhao Zhili, so he had no choice but to shut up.

Several people boarded the sedan chair in the palace, because Brother Heng left Baoqin in the east side hall of Qinzheng Hall, Zhao Zhili also left Zhao Yi behind, Brother Heng didn't know if Zhao Zhili did it on purpose, but in his heart On the contrary, he did have some other views on this arrogant young man with no dust in his eyes.

After the death of the first emperor, Empress Zhao became Empress Dowager Zhao, she was supposed to move to Jingfu Palace in the northwest corner of the palace to spend her life, but she still liked the Queen's Palace where she had been living in before—Fengyu Palace, so she decided to Did not move, has been living in Fengyu Palace.

Fengyu Palace is on the east side of Penglai Pond, not very far to the north, so it is not very far from Qinzheng Palace. According to Brother Heng's estimate, the sedan chair only walked for two cups of tea.

Get off the sedan chair in Fengyu Palace, the emperor got off the sedan chair, and went into the palace first, Brother Heng, Zhao Zhili and Xu Xuan fell one step behind.

So when Brother Heng and the others entered the palace, after they had finished their salutes, the emperor was already tired of being beside the queen mother, yelling "mother queen" one by one, calling very affectionately.

The queen mother took a few glances at the children, and let them sit down, and Brother Heng also sat down at the bottom, behind Xu Xuan.

The emperor was standing next to the queen mother, holding her hand and talking about the delicious dim sum that he ate at the queen mother's place yesterday evening.

The queen mother smiled and said, "The emperor wants to eat, how can he not have it, and Aijia will order some more later."

Brother Heng lowered his head and didn't dare to raise his head. The Queen Mother's voice was quite soft, but it also carried a domineering arrogance in his bones. The little emperor was almost coquettish when talking to her, and he didn't have the calm look he had when he was in the study.

After the empress dowager finished talking with the emperor, she looked at Zhao Zhili and said, "Zhili, my aunt won't let you come, but you don't know how often you come to pay your respects. You haven't seen you for more than ten days, right?"

Zhao Zhili stood up with a smile, and said affectionately to the queen mother, "My nephew also wants to come to pay his respects to the mother every day, but his studies are too heavy, and he is fighting with the saint every day."

The queen mother was amused by him, and said, "The Ai family knows that you value martial arts rather than literature, and the Zhao family is also good at martial arts. If you can't learn the words of the saints, it's no big deal."

As he said that, he looked at the little emperor, "It's not like you're going to take the imperial examination then, so why isn't the emperor giving your cousin an official position?"

The little emperor quickly smiled and said, "Mother, my cousin is humble in front of you. Even Song Taifu has a lot of praise for him. He is not emphasizing martial arts and not literature. He is both civil and military. With my cousin's talents, I will definitely He is an important minister in the court. My son-in-law is still young and knows little, and in the future, when he has to do things, he cannot be without someone like his cousin."

The queen mother was amused by him, and then said a few words of kindness to Zhao Zhili, and then greeted Xu Xuan, thinking that this was not the first time Xu Xuan came to visit the queen mother, and the queen mother knew him quite well, first he said that he was tall After a while, he greeted his grandfather and father again.

After Xu Xuan thanked him, he said, "Grandfather caught wind and cold a while ago and became ill. His health is not as good as before. He recently went to Tangquan Mountain to recuperate. He hasn't come back yet. Father is fine."

So the queen mother cared about Duke Ping Guo a few more words, and then said, "Concubine Xu came to Ai's house to talk a few days ago, and said that she has not seen you for a long time. You are very busy reading with the emperor, but you will enter the palace every day." Come, if you have time, go and see her."

After Xu Xuan agreed, he didn't say when to see his aunt, Concubine Xu, looking very indifferent.

The Queen Mother talked to Xu Xuan, and then she turned to Brother Heng and asked, "Your name is Ji Heng?"

Brother Heng quickly got off his chair and saluted, "Yes, Queen Mother."

The queen mother just smiled, "You come to Ai's house."

Brother Heng was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly walked up to the Empress Dowager with her head down. The Empress Dowager looked down at him, "You raise your head up."

Brother Heng had no choice but to raise his head. When the Queen Mother saw him, she was taken aback for a moment, then smiled, and actually reached out to lift his chin, and said, "No wonder the emperor said in front of Ai's family that you are good-looking. This is indeed true. Good-looking, if it's a girl, this kind of appearance is also rare in the harem."

Brother Heng would not be happy when he was said like this, but he still showed a ignorant expression on his face, and said respectfully, "Ji Heng is a man, and if a man wants to make achievements, his looks are of no use."

As he spoke, he glanced at the Queen Mother embarrassingly, expressing his uneasiness about the Queen Mother's admiration appropriately, and then quickly lowered his eyelashes.

Brother Heng didn't have a chance to see the queen mother before, but now he saw the queen mother, and saw that the queen mother also had the same pair of eyes as Zhao Zhili, with slanted eyes. Her face shape was similar to Zhao Zhili's, but she was fatter. Judging from Zhao Zhili's current appearance, I think she looked good when she was young, but now she is wearing thick makeup, white powder and rouge cover up her original face, making it difficult for people to see why.

Brother Heng's original intention was to appear cowardly and dull, and the Queen Mother said a few words to him, and Brother Heng answered in a very standard manner. The Queen Mother just thought he was good-looking, but his personality was boring, so she didn't talk to him afterwards up.

Soon the meal was passed on, and they also went to the next hall to eat.

There must be forty or fifty dishes on the table, all of which are exquisite.

As far as Brother Heng knows, there are nearly 200 cooks in the Empress Dowager's special dining room, and they are famous for their exquisite dishes. , is also very sought-after in the capital.

Mrs. Xu also pays attention to eating. When making friends with the family members of high-ranking officials and noble families, this topic is often discussed, so she knows, and then Brother Heng knows about it.

Because it was in front of the queen mother, they couldn't eat whatever they wanted. They just ate a little slowly with their eyebrows lowered and pleasing to the eye. When they saw the queen mother put down the chopsticks, they would follow suit.

It's getting late after dinner, the queen mother has to take a nap to digest food, and the teenagers are about to leave.

The emperor reluctantly bid farewell to the queen mother, saying that the afternoon riding and archery class was over, and he would come to talk to the queen mother again. The queen mother also kindly told him to pay attention to his body, because he was sweating during the riding and archery class, and he had to change his clothes quickly.

The two mothers and sons were filial for a long time, and the emperor took a few people away.

After several people left, the queen mother went back to her bedroom and sat in front of the dressing table. The maid beside her, Jie Xiang, arranged her bun and took off the delicate and luxurious hair. The queen mother stared at herself in the mirror, Then Tong Jiexiang said, "The little emperor is about to grow up."

Jie Xiang lowered her eyebrows and said softly, "The Emperor loves you, Madam."

Empress Dowager Zhao sighed, "After all, he is not the biological son of the Ai family."

Jie Xiang said, "When the emperor was born, he was taken to be raised by Concubine Liu Gui. Concubine Liu Gui was also a sick child. You and Concubine Liu were on good terms at that time. When Concubine Liu Gui brought him to visit you, he treated you better than Concubine Liu Gui." The imperial concubine still kissed you, how old was he at that time, and he really liked you from the bottom of his heart when he kissed you. Besides, how can the emperor not love you, the empress? When he became the emperor, it was not the empress who held your hand Teach him. Now Li Ge is very powerful in the court, and he has to rely on you, Niang Niang, for everything..."

Jie Xiang's voice was soft, it sounded like a lullaby. The Empress Dowager stared at the mirror and said, "If he wants to live well in the palace, he has to look at Ai's family. The same is true in the court. He doesn't count on Ai's family. What can he do. Besides, he is still young, 11 years old, what can be done, Aijia thinks too much. In the past few days, I have been dreaming, dreaming several times, his birth mother is staring at me. "

When Jie Xiang heard this, she hurriedly said, "The emperor has never been raised by Yi Guiren since he was born, so how much affection does the emperor have for Yi Guiren?"

The Empress Dowager said, "You, what I said was just to reassure me. Back then when he became emperor, a minister in the court wrote to give his biological mother a posthumous title, so he agreed."

Because of what she said, Jie Xiang smiled and said softly, "I remember that Duke Ping was the one who took the lead in adding posthumous titles, and later the cabinet ignored your wishes and let it be added. The emperor was so young at that time, he didn't say a word. Let’s talk. At that time, he didn’t know much about these things. Niang Niang, if you think about these things, you will have a headache instead. You have dreamed about Mr. Yigui these days, or else you are going to invite eminent monks to come into the palace to recite Chanting."

The queen mother lowered her eyes and thought for a while, then she smiled and said, "He has to rely on me for everything now, and I want to do these things again. Let's handle the matter of inviting the eminent monk."

Jie Xiang had helped the queen mother tidy up her head, and changed her hair into a loose ponytail. When she was serving the queen mother to take a nap, the queen mother said softly to her, "Look at that Ji Heng today, he is young The small one is indeed good-looking."

Jie Xiang smiled and said, "That's only eight or nine years old. When I grow up a bit, boys are not girls after all, so they won't be as good-looking as girls."

The queen mother also smiled, and said, "The left servant of the Ministry of punishment, Ji Daogong, this man, the Ai family has some impressions of him, remembering that he is a very serious and rigid person. No wonder, my son's temper has also been raised to be like that. But in the end is the elder It looks good, now that Aijia sees good-looking young people, he is willing to look at them more, as if he can be younger."

Jie Xiang said, "Your Majesty, you are still young."

The queen mother just sighed in her heart. Although she is only in her 30s, she is indeed not old, but this is the only way to go in this life.