phoenix knot

As the autumn wind picked up and the weather turned cold, Concubine Hui of Changle Palace was happy to have a son. This is the third prince of Emperor Hongxi, named Yunlian.The eunuchs and wives surrounded the little prince and praised him. The emperor also saw that the son was getting happier the more he looked at him. He held him in his arms and was reluctant to let him go, so he showed it to the empress.

The empress hurriedly called the chief eunuch, the supervisor of ceremonies, and asked him to write down the rewards for the empress Hui, and then sent someone to receive the rewards, and also asked for a reward for the concubine Hui, and was promoted to the imperial concubine.

The emperor said that the queen's mother is beautiful in the world and has no children under her knees. The little prince is the most suitable to be raised by the queen. He also praised the second prince Yunche under the careful guidance of the queen these days. .

The nurse next to her has already been called to take the little prince to Yongxuan Palace. Concubine Hui's personal maid, Qiu Shui, was standing in the crowd, already scared out of her wits, and was about to run back to tell the master the bad news.

The little baby burst into tears in the emperor's hands at this time, Liang Guanjing's face froze, and she was about to pick it up, so she immediately called the nurse over, "Take the baby, the empress Hui is the birth mother, what about the newborn baby?" If you can leave your mother, let's take good care of it in Changle Palace first. The future will be long, why is it so urgent to raise the child?"

After finishing speaking, he said that it was late at night, and the emperor would go to court tomorrow, so please rest quickly, and then he also said that he was going to prepare for tomorrow's award, so he hurriedly withdrew with pity.

Concubine Hui heard that the emperor intends to hand over the third prince to the empress to raise them, regardless of the fact that she was weak after giving birth, the emperor came to Changle Palace to see her and the child the next day, she fell off the bed and knelt down on the ground, crying I beg the emperor to take back his life.

Han Chengjue didn't say that the child would be taken to Yongxuan Palace immediately, and Liang Guanjing didn't answer. He just made up his mind and forgot about it when he went back to sleep. Now he was so confused by crying. , quickly comfort her.

"I see that you have just given birth and your body is still weak. There are court ladies, eunuchs, nurses, and nurses who will take care of the child. You don't need to do everything yourself. I am afraid that the child will cry and make you unclean, so I asked the queen to take the child there to raise it." The emperor said. Help her up and let the maids and wives put her on the bed to lie down.

"So, the emperor didn't intend to hand over the child to the empress to raise?"

Seeing that her face was sallow after giving birth, and her eyes were no longer clear, Emperor Hongxi felt sorry in his heart, "You just gave birth, so don't cry, it's better not to hurt your eyes."

Concubine Hui is worried, she must ask the emperor to promise that her children cannot be taken away from Changle Palace, and emphasizes that you are not joking.Han Chengjue was a little upset by what she said, so he said sternly: "What do you mean? Are you afraid that the queen will hurt this child?" Seeing that Concubine Hui actually acquiesced, ignorance rose in his heart, "Under the queen's knees No child, not to mention the harem, all the children in the world are hers, and she still treats Yuan's son as her own, how can you speculate on her intentions like this? Or are you afraid that she will come to snatch your child, Can you keep it for yourself? Absurd! From Changle Palace to Yongxuan Palace, it’s only a few steps away. If you want to go and have a look at the child, how can you share it with her? Forget it, she still doesn’t want to raise the child for you!”

The emperor was cursing, when the eunuch outside came in to inform Changle Palace to get ready to receive the reward, the ceremonial supervisor would distribute monthly salary according to the title of imperial concubine, all utensils, especially court clothes, and jewelry would be replaced with new ones.

Han Chengjue got up with a flick of his sleeves and said, "No need!" After speaking, he strode out of Changle Palace angrily.

Qiu Shui just shook Concubine Hui to remind her not to speak rudely, but it was too late now, "Mother...how can you be so impatient, it's not like you!"

Concubine Hui was also a little at a loss, she was a little scared, for a while she was worried that the emperor would not come to Changle Palace from now on, she would fall out of favor, and the children would be affected, and then she was worried, saying that I don't care to be this noble concubine, I would I will be the queen mother in the future!

Changle Palace originally gave birth to a prince, who was about to receive the favor, and thanked the Lord for his kindness to receive the reward. How could he know that Long Yan was furious overnight, and the imperial concubine was no longer sealed. Su Jingxian was ordered to shut up and think about his mistakes, but the prince did not take it away. The emperor Let her take care of herself.

When the news reached Yongxuan Palace, the maids and eunuchs were gloating about their misfortune, and it was unexpected that the emperor would move to the queen's place.

However, the queen was not here today, and took Su Mingyue and Xiyu to the racecourse in the western suburbs. Han Chengjue continued to make fun of the two concubines, and then turned to Qingning Palace to see Concubine Shu, whom he hadn't seen for a long time.

Concubine Shu came out to greet her in disheveled clothes, saying that she was taking a nap. The emperor saw that her expression was not right, so he strode in and saw Princess Zheng Shi Shiran coming out. Her clothes were neat, so the emperor got angry up.He knew about Princess Zheng's hobbies, but the one who cuckolded him was his own sister, so what should he do?Concubine Shu was his first woman. Back then, she was just a concubine of Prince Yan's mansion, and there was no clear matchmaker to marry her. Later, when he met Liang Guanjing, he wanted to find a good family for Lin Fangfei, and he paid Lin Fangfei a generous dowry. Lin Fangfei is willing to be a cow and a horse to follow her, so what can she do?He is not a heartless person, man, three wives and four concubines are normal.He had indeed neglected Concubine Shu these years, and since his younger sister was taking care of her, he couldn't be angry anymore.

Han Chengjue didn't believe this evil, and decided to pamper all the concubines in the harem today, so he went to Concubine Kang of Xingqing Palace.Concubine Kang didn't know what she was researching, the whole room smelled of sulfur, and the little maid at the door didn't greet the emperor when she came, and ran in in a hurry, after a while, there was a loud "bang" sound inside, All the people in the room ran out and shouted "It's the water, it's the water!" Concubine Kang hurriedly saluted the emperor while running, saying that you should not go in, the emperor, just trying to make fireworks, blow up It exploded.

Han Chengjue felt that there must be something hidden in her palace, and he wanted to go in suspiciously, but the eunuch next to him stopped him, saying that the emperor should take care of the dragon body, and let the servants go in to have a look.So the eunuchs and guards brought by the emperor became helpers in putting out the fire in the Xingqing Palace. Liu Guang went in to check it himself. There were indeed fireworks inside, and there was nothing suspicious about the bottles and jars in the room.Liu Guang is his confidant, since he said yes, then he must be.

Xingqing Palace is too much to stay in, so let's go to Yanqing Palace to see Concubine Ning.Concubine Ning is a lady of every family, gentle, respectful and thrifty, there is always nothing wrong with gossiping with her, and there is also a naive and lovely Wei Xiangwan in her palace, who is most suitable for making fun of her.

When they arrived at Yanqing Palace, all the concubines in the room were there, and when the emperor came, they all knelt together.

Han Chengjue was very happy to see them getting along so harmoniously and happily, and asked them what they were doing?

It turned out that they started a poetry club, appreciating chrysanthemums, drinking tea and composing poems. Wei Xiangwan immediately shook Han Chengjue's arm and asked the emperor to come up with an impromptu poem.

The emperor thought to himself that these people knew that Concubine Hui would not be promoted to imperial concubine, so they were gloating in the room, so he took a pen to deal with the matter.Glancing at what the concubines had already written on the paper, they immediately blushed.These little ladies are not all born in the family of important officials of the court, but basically either the father is the top three handpicked by the late emperor, or the elder brother is the Juren of Hongxi in the third year. When they first meet, they often say that they are in the window outside the family school. Peeping on the Internet, some must recognize a few words, not blind. In fact, he is proficient in all kinds of poems and songs, and he can speak well, write pens, and laugh at each mouthful.

The concubines all laughed and said nothing when they saw the poem written by the emperor, and they refused to pinch their noses to praise, for fear that they would be laughed at by other sisters tomorrow.

Han Chengjue thought to himself that he still has a common language with Liang Guanjing, after all, they are husband and wife who fought together on the battlefield.

Just in embarrassment, the eunuch outside notified the empress to arrive, and Concubine Ning smiled and said: "This poetry club was originally set up by the empress to welcome a son to Changle Palace. On the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, people and the moon will be reunited, in the name of poetry competitions." Give rewards to all the palaces, and feel happy."

The empress brought Su Mingyue into the room, first bowed to the emperor, then clapped her hands and said: "They are all here, so I won't have to go everywhere to invite them."

He Zhaoyi said: "The Empress ordered, how dare you invite me?"

The queen said again: "I just heard about what happened in Changle Palace yesterday." She turned her head and complained to Han Chengjue, "Your Majesty is angry as soon as you say he is angry. This time, my son and concubine just came from Changle Palace, and sister Su cried so much. Yes, I really feel pity."

Wei Xiangwan said: "Yes, although I usually hate Concubine Hui, it's really pitiful for the emperor to punish her like this just after giving birth."

"Or... Your Majesty, take it back!"

"That's right, the emperor will take it back!"

"Your jokes are a matter of the previous dynasty. In the harem, the sisters and sisters are only funny. One sentence makes the emperor unhappy. This is the way it is. The agreed reward will be gone overnight. It is too sad People's hearts."

"In any case, she gave birth to a dragon son for the emperor."

"Yeah yeah!"

A room full of sisters and sisters shook Han Chengjue, as if he had fallen into a pansi hole, and they couldn't do without agreeing.

After talking for a while, Concubine Ning ordered the queen to drink three glasses of wine as fine, because she was late for the poetry club she started, so Liang Guanjing simply picked up the wine cup smaller than a copper coin and drank three glasses.Wei Xiangwan on the other side came to pass the pen again, and asked the empress, what good poems did she get when she rode a horse in the western suburbs today?

Liang Guanjing picked up the brush and brushed a few times, the brush and ink were thick, penetrating the back of the paper, it was a pair of flowers in full bloom, and the whole city was filled with the heroic spirit of golden armor.

After finishing writing, she looked at the topmost piece of paper next to her, and said with a smile: "Wei Xiangwan, did you write this poem? Yes, this word has been practiced quite meaningfully, quite like the emperor's poem." Demeanor, there is no copying in vain on weekdays."

"No, what I'm facing is Yan Zhenqing's, and this is what I wrote." She said and brought her own poem to the queen to read.

The queen looked back at the poem just now, and suddenly understood it. She didn't say anything, but blushed.

Han Chengjue's face was completely red, he laughed a few times, reasoned that he still had business to do, and left in a hurry.Walking outside the gate of Yanqing Palace, he said to Liu Guang in a low voice: "If there is a lantern that transcribes my poem hanging out tomorrow, you pick it up and don't let people see it."

"Yes!"