Prince's Revenge

Chapter 15

The inner palace, just like five years ago, stood majestic and mighty in the very center of Dayong City, quietly watching the people living here.The change of dynasties, the change of masters, all these have no effect on it, it is generous, tolerant, and looks at the vicissitudes of the empire, the trajectory of conspiracy, life and death with pity.

Experienced spring, summer, autumn and winter, countless sunrises and sunsets, only it remains unchanged.

The imperial palace is divided into two parts: the former court and the inner court. The former court is the place where the emperor handles official affairs, and the inner court is the place where the emperor's family lives. The former court and the inner court are connected to a courtyard in the northeast corner. It is very lively today and has been closed for two months. The gate of Yu Yu's courtyard opened for the first time, ushering in its new housekeeper.This housekeeper is Zong Qixiu. In this unremarkable small courtyard, all kinds of curios and jewels collected by He Yaodu are piled up.

The Nine Square Hall that He Dichi decided to build is not far from this courtyard. It used to be a small theater for the concubines of the former dynasty, because the empresses and concubines of the He nationality didn't like to watch those things that were written and slow. Hedi Chi decided to build a Jiufang Hall here to store treasures.

He Yaodu woke up early today, called a few eunuchs, and first cleaned the yard thoroughly inside and out. He personally supervised the work, and then asked people to go to the House of Internal Affairs to get some flowers and plants to put in the yard.The originally quiet courtyard suddenly changed its appearance.After finishing all this, he stood at the gate of the courtyard, waiting for Zong Qixiu to come over.

A trip to Tai'an made him and Zong Qixiu a lot closer, but it also revealed more problems between He and Han.After returning to Dayong, he immediately went to look for the emperor, but unfortunately the result was not satisfactory, he felt ashamed of Zong Qixiu, fearing that Zong Qixiu would be angry when he saw him, so he called Zhang Zhizhen who had some friendship with Zong Qixiu to go yesterday Tan Tan's tone, in fact, he was waiting not far from the door.Unexpectedly, Zong Qixiu was willing to come over to sort out the catalog regardless of previous suspicions.He was overjoyed, afraid that Zong Qixiu would go back on his word because of the long nights and dreams, so he asked Wu Enqi to invite Zong Qixiu early this morning.

Why haven't you come yet!He Yaodu waited anxiously, paced up and down, stretched his neck and looked in the direction ahead.

finally come!

Zong Qixiu has no rank and no rank, and He Dichi and He Yaodu have a tacit understanding, and neither of them mentioned this matter.Today's Zong Qixiu is wearing a moon-white robe, with a jasper-colored hairpin stuck in the same color scarf, holding a letterless paper fan in his hand, with his right hand slightly curved behind him, and his left hand hanging naturally behind him. Walking with small square steps swaying, he looks like a romantic scholar.

He Yaodu hurried to meet him, took his hand, hurriedly took him to the yard, and said as he walked, "Come and see, if you don't come, I dare not touch these things, for fear of breaking them."

Zong Qixiu smiled, but this time he didn't pull out his hand in a hurry. The eunuchs and maids bowed their heads and knelt in a courtyard full of them.Zong Qixiu stepped into the courtyard and said, "My lord is joking, these things are originally for the royal family to play with, so there is no reason to worry about them breaking."

He Yaodu said with a smile: "What you said is, you can choose some good ones later, and I will show them to my father first."

Zong Qixiu smiled and nodded in agreement, but his eyes were not on the curios in the room, he was paying attention to the eunuchs and maids who were unstable.As soon as he opened his mouth to speak, the bold eunuch and court lady raised her head and looked at him in surprise. Although it was only a moment, Zong Qixiu still recognized a few familiar faces.

"Get up, everyone. Wait in the yard, I need you!" He Yaodu led Zong Qixiu into the house, and said to the people who were still kneeling in the yard.

"Yo! Let me tell you what's wrong with the Donglai Palace today. It's so lively. It turns out that the emperor is here!" He Yaoqian walked into the courtyard at some point, and the eunuch and maid who had just stood up immediately knelt down again. The second head was lower, and it was tightly pressed against the ground, not daring to move, for fear that the fourth prince would notice.To be noticed by him is to be unlucky!

After He Yaodu came back from Tai'an, he hadn't met He Yaoqian yet, but Wu Enqi had inquired clearly in Tai'an that the people who bloodbathed Dawang Village had obeyed He Yaoqian's orders.Because of the prince's relationship, He Yaoqian always disliked He Yaodu, but He Yaodu never asked about court affairs, and he couldn't find a reason for He Yaodu, but he never spoke with his third brother. polite.

This is the first time that the two brothers have confronted each other directly over the same matter, and it was He Yaoqian who had the upper hand, how could he be unhappy!

He Yaodu frowned, and said coldly, "What's the matter with you here?"

But He Yaoqian didn't answer his words, instead he squinted his eyes to look at Zong Qixiu who was standing beside him, and said with admiration: "Sure enough, she is a beautiful woman who can overwhelm the country, but it's a pity that she is a man, otherwise I would definitely ask my father for it. "

He Yaodu showed displeasure, and shouted loudly: "What nonsense! Could it be that I drank too much last night!"

He Yaoqian pouted, stared at Zong Qixiu playfully, and said, "Third brother, I'm very sober, but it's you, don't be fascinated by the beauty, forget your last name!"

He Yaodu suddenly changed his face, took two steps forward, pulled up He Yaoqian's collar, and said in a deep voice: "I would like to remind my fourth brother today, don't forget who owns this world now, and who it will be in the future of!"

He Yaoqian tried to break free, but unfortunately, although he was not short, he was too thin, so he was no match for He Yaodu at all. The collar strangled his neck, his face was flushed, and his eagle-like eyes were bloodshot. It looked particularly scary.He Yaodu snorted coldly, threw him on the ground, and said coldly: "Don't just rely on elder brother to love you, just do anything wrong, be careful that one day elder brother will not be able to cover you!"

He Yaoqian got up from the ground in embarrassment, patted the dirt on his body slowly, and said with a sinister smile: "Third brother, you should worry about yourself first, I have my elder brother to protect me anyway, how about you?"

"What are these two brothers doing? They are about to marry the princess, why are they still fighting like children? Who will win the fight today?" A gentle voice sounded, and then three gorgeously dressed, elegant women Followed by more than a dozen court ladies and eunuchs, they walked into the courtyard.

The originally small courtyard couldn't hold so many people, so the eunuch and court lady who was kneeling in the courtyard bowed deeply and retreated, not daring to leave without authorization, and knelt at the gate of the courtyard.

A woman in her early fifties in the middle is the current Empress Naerwan, the one on the left with a round face and big eyes is Noble Concubine Bojin, and the one with a long thin face and slender eyes on the right is Noble Concubine Taiji, that is, He Yaoqian. mother concubine.

These three noble concubines are the most honorable people in the palace. Apart from being the women of Hedichi, they also have one thing in common. Their mothers are all nobles. The He family and the Taiji family guard the northern gate for the Hedichi, and are the closest friends and partners of the He people.

Back when they were daughters, the four northern tribes married the noble princesses to Hedichi, the leader of the He clan, in order to marry each other.After He Dichi entered the customs, they were also named queens and concubines, and continued to enjoy the glory and wealth.

They gave birth to children for He Dichi, and they were called sisters on weekdays. Even though Naerwan was named queen later, these two noble concubines still called her sister, and Naerwan also allowed these two noble concubines not to kneel down to worship.

Except for Naerwan, who had two sons and a daughter, who had both sons and daughters, the other two noble concubines had only one child.The precious son of Concubine Taiji is He Yaoqian, who is now the most popular. Her mother's family has now replaced the He people and become the most powerful ethnic group among the three tribes in the north. This is another reason for He Yaoqian's arrogance.And the other noble concubine Bojin only gave birth to one princess, that is, He Suyue, the eldest princess of Yong'an who married Zheng Xian. She has been wanting to have a son for so many years, but unfortunately she has only conceived once since giving birth to a daughter. , At seven months, she had a miscarriage. Since then, her vitality has been greatly weakened, and she has never been able to conceive again. As she grows older, she gradually gives up her heart and puts all her hopes on her daughter. Now her daughter She has also become a mother, and she has become a grandmother. Looking at her cute little grandson, Concubine Bojin transferred her hopes to her grandson again.

He Yaodu and He Yaoqian knelt down to salute their mothers, Naerwan gently called them up, and said to He Yaoqian with a smile: "Your brother bullied you again, tell me, I will teach him a lesson for you .”

Concubine Taiji quickly smiled and said, "Qian'er must have made his brother angry again."

Concubine Bojin smiled and said: "The two brothers went back to have a drink together, nothing happened, right, Du'er!"

He Yaodu smiled and said: "The noble concubine Bojin is right, I got a new jug of good wine, when the eldest brother comes back from the west, the four of us have a good drink."

Naerwan took He Yaoqian's hand, then took He Yaodu's hand again, pressed the two hands together tightly, and said: "We are all brothers, what should we do? Your father respects brothers the most. The friendship between you, you must not let the emperor down."

He Yaoqian smiled strangely, pointed at Zong Qixiu who had been standing inside the room, and said, "Look, ladies, does he look like Zong Yuke?"

The three noble concubines looked into the room at the same time, and the three of them looked at each other, their surprised eyes flashed past, and they all smiled in an instant, but the smiles were different from each other.Naerwan's smile contained shock and resentment, Concubine Bojin's smile was full of reluctance and pity, and Concubine Taiji's smile contained pride and sternness.

Who said that the three concubines in the harem are like sisters?Zong Qixiu looked at them one by one neither humble nor overbearing, and thought mockingly, I am afraid that the three empresses have their own minds!

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