The emperor's daughter Changping

This is the first time Ah Jiu and Xiao Shi saw Zhu Cihong in the three days since they entered the palace. Chang Ping looked at him in front of him, his eyes were full of smiles and excitement, but he looked like a mature young man, and suddenly there was a sharp pain in his heart. Can't help pulling him and saying: "Cihong, I'm sorry!"

"Sister, you..." Zhu Cihong paused, looking at her in confusion.

Ah Jiu straightened the wrinkled skirt for him, she was about to cry, and she said with shame in her heart: "I know, when things happened suddenly, my mother and I left the palace, leaving Cihong alone in the palace. You must have suffered a lot, Cihong, how did you come here all these years? Did you ever blame your sister for not staying with you back then?"

Hearing the words, Cihong closed his eyes, as if he was in conflict with it, and when he opened it again, there were tears, he shook his head and said: "Cihong is in the palace anyway, food and clothing are not a problem, it's a pity that Cihong was at that time. You are too young, and now you are incompetent, unable to protect you!"

"Cihong, don't blame yourself, it's not your fault, don't worry, no matter what happens in the future, my sister will face it with you and won't let you alone again!" Ah Jiu said, she knew, since After they left the palace, Concubine Tian Gui gave birth to two younger brothers for her. His father was busy with state affairs, so he didn't have time to take good care of Cihong. He must be unable to move a single step here, so he made up his mind to pay attention to it, so that Concubine Tian Gui would not bully her again. They are mother and son.

"Xiao Shi wants to be with his older brothers and sisters too!" Xiao Shi said, pulling the corners of their clothes.

"Okay, okay, okay!" The two pulled Xiao Shi and said repeatedly, and the three of them became agitated at the moment, embracing and weeping.

"His Royal Highness!" It wasn't until the man in white stepped forward to speak that Ah Jiu and the others calmed down and noticed his existence. It turned out that the man was Zhou Xian, and he continued: "The man in the palace How complicated, as the heir of the country, please pay attention to your words and deeds!"

If Ah Jiu said this, Ah Jiu would definitely feel bored, but at this time she wondered in her heart: the sun has already set at this time, it should be time for school, why is he still in the palace.

Thinking about it, there was a hint of joy and sweetness. This place was their happy childhood memory. Maybe he remembered it these few days and said with a smile: "Shixian, why are you here!"

Zhou Xian took two steps forward, clasped his hands and replied, "I was entrusted by someone to give the princess a gift!"

"Oh...is it Shaoqing?" Ah Jiu thought for a while, then smiled with a blink of an eye. Zhou Xian saw her standing in front of him, looking up at him. Ruhua's expression froze, and she said after a while: "The princess is smart, it is Qin Shaoqing!" Then she took out a box from her sleeve and handed it to Ah Jiu, saying: "Please accept it, princess!"

Ah Jiu took it and opened it, feeling both surprised and happy, but saw a crystal clear jade bracelet lying in it, which was exactly the blood jade bracelet she had brought. "He, where did he get it?" The bracelet had fallen into the hands of gangsters that day, how did Qin Shaoqing get it?

"Shaoqing said that the palace is heavily guarded and it is inconvenient for him to enter the palace. Today is the princess's birthday, so this bracelet should be given as a congratulatory gift to the princess. The other humble officials don't know the reason." Zhou Xian said.

"Okay! Please tell Shaoqing that I will thank him face to face when I have a chance to leave the palace!" Ah Jiu saw that he was unwilling to say more, so she gave up and almost forgot that today is her birthday .

"In this way, I will resign. I wish the princess a happy life and a healthy life!" Zhou Xian said and was about to leave.

"Wait!" Ah Jiu hurriedly stopped him, turned to Zhu Cihong and said, "Cihong, you take Xiao Shi to the Compassion Ning Palace to meet the Empress Dowager first, and just say that I will come later, and I have something to say to Master Zhou." !"

"Sister!" Zhu Cihong held Xiao Shi's hand with some hesitation.

"It's okay, let's go! Just for a while!" Ah Jiu said.

After Zhu Cihong took Xiao Shi away, Ah Jiu looked at a pool of water lilies in front of him, budding under the setting sun, and said quietly after a while, "Shixian, do you think this lotus will bloom tonight?"

Zhou Xian was behind her, and couldn't see her expression clearly. He only felt that the woman in front of him was weak and weak in the setting sun, not the unruly and willful one in the rumors. It was strange to say that since he saw this woman, she had He kept calling himself Shixian, and although he emphasized it again and again, she did not change her words, but he didn't feel disgusted when he heard it. Instead, he felt that she should have called him that. Suddenly, he felt a pain in his heart, and he pressed the button tiredly. According to the temple, what did he forget about the trauma to the head three years ago?That should be a memory related to the person in front of him, why did he feel a sense of loss in his heart.

"Shixian, what's the matter with you?" Ah Jiu turned around, saw that his expression was a little bit wrong, and asked worriedly.

"No problem! If you have anything to say, princess, please say it!" Zhou Xian shook his head, the breeze drifted across his forehead, and his thoughts became clearer.

"If you hadn't passed by and saved me that day, I might have died long ago, Shi Xian, I really don't know how to thank you!" Ah Jiu looked at him and said.

"Princess, you don't have to worry about it. You are a golden branch and a jade leaf. The royal family is precious. You have God's favor. If you are not a humble minister, you will be someone else!" Zhou Xian replied slowly.

That's right, it should be because of her great fortune, that she was rescued in several times of crisis, maybe it was God's favor that she survived till now, Ah Jiu chuckled lightly and said: "Hmph, you are much more humble than before! But I I remember you were in Baoding to supervise the army before, why did you come back?"

"This...this is a military secret, please forgive me for not telling me!" Zhou Xian hesitated.

"I know it even if you don't tell me!" Ah Jiu raised his eyebrows, and said to him, "I heard that Emperor Taiji of Manchuria is dead, right?"

"I heard that the princess is full of eyes and ears in the rivers and lakes, it's true!" Zhou Xian said, he stood next to Ah Jiu, leaning on the bridge railing and said: "Although the Manchu Qing government blocked the news about this matter, there is no impenetrable wall in the world. According to reports from the spies, at this time the Manchus were in chaos."

Ah Jiu went on to say, "In your opinion, whose hands will the power of the Qing Dynasty fall into in the end?"

"The barbarians are ferocious and brutal. Now I just hope that Dorgon won't seize power, otherwise, our Ming Dynasty will be in danger!" Zhou Xian sighed, and continued: "I heard that this person is brave and good at fighting, and he is very scheming. I have a big threat."

"Fortunately, they are fighting internally at the moment, and they take care of the frontier land flawlessly. We can just take this opportunity to get rid of the thieves and the rebellious party. I heard that the father has ordered you to supervise the army in Shanxi. After the eighteenth, you will take office, right? Is it?" Chang Ping asked Zhou Xian.

Zhou Xian nodded and said: "As the mentor, the prince will also accompany me this time!"

"What? Cihong is going too? Is this what the father means?" Ah Jiu said in surprise.

"The emperor's will!" Zhou Xian said.

"No..." Ah Jiu shook his head and muttered, "Cihong is still so young, the war is too cruel!"

"Forgive me for speaking bluntly. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did this voluntarily. Now that Ming Dynasty is in dire straits, the Crown Prince, as the crown prince, can lead the troops to the expedition, which will increase the courage of the soldiers."

"That's right!" A voice suddenly sounded behind them, and the two of them turned their heads in fright. Zhou Xian knelt down and said, "My minister sees the emperor!"

Ah Jiu looked at the thin figure in front of her, tired face, half white hair, and was stunned for a moment. She was a little unwilling to believe that the man in front of her who looked like five or sixty years old was her father, but his face , those eyes, that nose, that mouth, are clearly father's!When Emperor Chongzhen saw Ah Jiu's reaction, he was also stunned for a while, and after getting Zhou Xian to get up, he finally came to Ah Jiu and held her hand: "Is Ah Jiu angry with his biological father? "

A court lady next to her was well-dressed and said humanely: "Chang Ping, quickly salute your father!"

"Father...Emperor!" Tears fell silently on the hands of the two people who met each other. Emperor Chongzhen felt a chill in his heart. When he dreamed back, he was looking forward to this moment.

"I thought Father had forgotten us, I've been back for three days, and you still don't come to see me?" Ah Jiu cried.

"Every year today, no matter how busy the father is, he will find time to come here. Ah Jiu, do you know that there have been no lotus flowers in the pond for several years?" Emperor Chongzhen patted her on the shoulder and murmured Said: "This year, I can finally see how it is in full bloom!"