The ancient life of a master craftsman

The corners of the prince's lips curled up slightly, "That's not true, is there anyone for Yixian?"

"Ping'an is the eldest son of His Royal Highness, so it is natural to choose a wife carefully." Liu Chuncheng said indifferently.

"The Crown Princess left early, we should naturally take care of the safe marriage, and Yixian will have some snacks." The Crown Prince was reluctant to let go, but he mentioned the former Crown Princess, and Liu Chuncheng subconsciously let go of him.

The ex-princess was the niece of his teacher's wife, three years older than him. Although she didn't come to the teacher's house very often, she could always meet her during the holidays. At that time, Liu Chuncheng lived in the teacher's house all the time.

Liu Chuncheng's mistress is also surnamed Liu, but the two families have no close relationship. His mistress's family is a descendant of an orthodox aristocratic family, full of flowers and scenery.Liu Chuncheng's family is indeed a businessman who came out of Yanbei Province, not to mention the status, the background is more than one level worse.

The family education of his teacher's natal family is very strict, and the children in the family are all modest and gentlemen. Although there are not many people who have served as officials, they must not be underestimated.

Unlike the Jiang family, the Jiang family had more literati and scholars. The ancestors of the Liu family did start out as military generals, and then slowly turned to literature, but each generation has one or two direct descendants with outstanding martial arts skills.

And in Shiniang's generation, the best martial arts in the family are Shiniang's father and elder brother, and Shiniang is also a little bit skinny, and her personality is more cheerful than the teacher with a heavy literati atmosphere.

When Liu Chuncheng was young, he was often asked to learn the Liu family's family sword skills with his seniors. It's a pity that his body is weak and he can't practice ugly Yinmao. At most, he can strengthen his body.

The niece who has a good relationship with the teacher's wife naturally has some skills. In fact, Liu Chuncheng has to call her senior sister.

Liu Chuncheng recalled that one winter day, he went to a temple fair with his senior brother and the senior sister disguised as a man. During the process, a thief accidentally touched his purse and didn't know it, but the sharp-eyed senior sister saw it at a glance. Kick over the thief.

That heroic appearance is still vivid in his memory, and he was still very surprised at that time. The senior sister who usually looked at her gentle and decent, could actually kick a grown man?Compared to himself, he seemed weaker and less decent.

Because he is a foreigner, he only met his senior sister three or four times in total. Later, he heard that she married the prince to be his concubine. It is said that the emperor and the empress gave many rewards on the day of the marriage, and she was envied by all the ladies in the capital.

At that time, he was preparing to take the examination for a scholar in the next year, and he didn't pay attention to the news of this senior sister. When he saw this senior sister again, it was at the Qionglin Banquet six years later.

When he was 22 years old, it was also the first time he saw the handsome and handsome prince, and the peace of a small white dough.

Qiong Linyan was in a hurry, he never expected that there would be a special friendship with the prince in the future.

He was assigned by the emperor to the Hanlin Academy as a small editor. His daily routine was to sort out old books and write about his thoughts. Occasionally, he was called by the superior to chat about his recent thoughts and realizations. He waited for his seniority to be transferred elsewhere. .

Unexpectedly, he has been in the Hanlin Academy for three years. Seeing that all the Jinshi in the same year have been transferred and found their own Qingyun Road, he is the only one who is still doing the most ordinary editorial work in the Imperial Academy, and has little contact with the government. Bian'er, I can't say I'm not in a hurry, but it's useless to be anxious, and you have to bear with it.

The teacher said that as long as people are in a hurry, they will panic, reveal flaws and weaknesses, and be easily taken advantage of by others. Therefore, we must be patient and persistent, and do not lose our reason and vigilance at any time.

So even though his mouth was full of fire bubbles, his face was still indifferent, he didn't look for any connections, but honestly made a compilation, and quietly collected all the information.

At that time, the princess was already seriously ill, and soon passed away.

At this juncture, he was transferred to the East Palace and served as a lecturer. In name, he lectured and gave advice to the prince on weekdays, but in fact it was for him to take care of the young emperor's grandson.

At that time, he didn't have many opportunities to meet the prince, and even the concubine who was bedridden had no chance to see him. On the contrary, Ping An spent more than half of his daily time by his side.

Although he is not the emperor's grandson's teacher, he still assumes the responsibility of a teacher. Because he has no experience as a teacher, he follows his teacher's example in everything he does.

He is very strict in class, and after class, he will take Ping An to play Cuju, Touhu and other games, so Ping An also likes him very much.

The other attendants were either too strict or too flattering. Ping An was already nine years old, and he was the eldest son of the crown prince. A child raised by the crown prince himself already knew what was good and what was bad.

So Liu Shidao, who neither pampered him too much nor was too strict, became a celebrity around the emperor's grandson, and the chances of meeting the prince gradually increased.

In September of the same year, the princess passed away, and everyone in the capital with girls of the right age was about to move around, even the backyard of the East Palace was undercurrents.

When Liu Chuncheng found out that the servants of the East Palace were neglecting the great emperor's grandson, he was annoyed for a while, and took the great emperor's grandson to meet the prince.

He has already shown affection for this child, so naturally he can't see the slaves bullying him, he can't do anything to the servants of the East Palace, the prince can always stand up for his own son, right?

Angrily, he took Zhao Pingan, who was a little thinner, into the prince's study room. At that time, the prince was discussing something with someone. When he saw the two of them, the unhappiness on his face was obvious, and Zhao Pingan couldn't help but wince. , Liu Chuncheng was even more angry.

But he still apologized first, and then asked the prince to give him a cup of tea. The etiquette is thorough, but his determination can also be seen.

The prince saw his son, and Liu Chuncheng, who was obviously here for his son, pressed his temples, and waved his hands to make everyone go down, "Speak."

Liu Chuncheng could hear the exhaustion in the crown prince's voice. Indeed, the crown prince had gone, and the most uncomfortable and tiring person should be the crown prince. Thinking of this, his anger became a little less.

He told the story of the great emperor's grandson being bullied by the servants of the Eastern Palace in a straightforward manner without embellishment, and asked the prince to rectify the Eastern Palace.

The prince was furious when he heard that, not only the palace servants and servants were rectified, but even the officials of the East Palace and the women in the backyard were all punished.

For seven whole days, 23 handymen, 14 court ladies, three subordinate officials, and three concubines were missing in the Eastern Palace. A total of 43 lives were lost. Hang down.

Only Liu Chuncheng was completely undisturbed by the turmoil in the East Palace, and guarded Zhao Pingan wholeheartedly, and even took up the job of picking up and sending children to and from school. Every day before dawn, he sent Zhao Pingan to the palace school to study with other princes and grandchildren. Pick it up again in the afternoon.

The rules in the palace school are strict, no one dares to do small tricks in it, otherwise they will face the wrath of the emperor, but after leaving the palace school, it is inevitable that someone will want to say something in Zhao Pingan's ear, or beg for mercy or provoke, in short, it is not It's a good thing, Liu Chuncheng thought that he had already intervened in the left and right, so it's better to take care of it to the end, and wait for the prince to rectify the East Palace.

So he picks up Zhao Pingan on time every day, and does not allow anyone to contact Zhao Pingan privately. He is afraid that Zhao Pingan will misunderstand his approach, and he explains it to Zhao Pingan in advance, and he does not think that he is a child and ignores his feelings.

During that time, Zhao Pingan saw too many indifferent faces that were different from before. Seeing Liu Chuncheng value him so much and look out for him so much, he naturally relied on him in his heart, even the pain of losing his mother

The crown prince also treated him differently. After seeing him more times, he found that Liu Chuncheng did have real talents and learning, and he was not just talking about it on paper. Many things had something to say and could be implemented.

Two years later, Liu Chuncheng's official position in the East Palace changed a bit, he spent more time with the prince, and was deeply trusted by the prince, and the great emperor's grandson had a good relationship with him, and he was a veritable celebrity in the East Palace. , trying to get in touch with the prince through him, but he rejected them one by one.

That year, the empress Qianqiu, the emperor specially held a banquet in the palace and asked all the ministers to bring their families to celebrate the empress. In fact, the real purpose was to choose the next concubine for the prince, but he just wanted the prince to choose himself.

But no one expected that there would be a woman so bold that she dared to drug the current crown prince in an attempt to cook raw rice and cook it.In the end, by mistake, it turned out that Liu Chuncheng, who was drunk, had a mess with the prince.

In order not to let the world know the truth, the prince pretended not to remember what happened that night, and claimed that he did not know that the young lady entered his resting place by mistake and covered up Liu Chuncheng. Liu Chuncheng also pretended to be drunk in order not to be found abnormal. Staggering back to the banquet hall, enduring the pain and waiting for the palace banquet to end.

At first, I thought that it was discussed for a while at most, and the matter should subside after the matter is over. I didn't expect that Miss Qi would dare to come out and admit that she accidentally entered the room where the prince was resting by mistake, and then the implication was that the prince Belittled her by drinking.

At that time, not to mention the prince, the emperor and empress all turned black. Liu Chuncheng, who was sweating profusely because of the pain, looked at this woman in amazement. How dare someone frame the prince like this?Are you not afraid of death?

Later, Miss Qi covered her face with her handkerchief and said shyly that she was already the prince's man, and she wanted to be a little concubine by the prince's side in the future.

At that time, the Queen sneered, almost wanting someone to drag Miss Qi to death, but the Crown Prince calmed down and stopped the Queen from saying what she was about to say, and said frankly that he would like Miss Naqi to be his side concubine.

If she was really shot, the queen would definitely be stabbed in the back, because this Miss Qi is still the queen's niece of the mother's family. If the queen is really so ruthless, it may hinder her reputation.

Since this woman wants to come into his backyard, let's go in, it's not like he can't afford to support someone.

Miss Qi was a little disappointed, but she also knew that she could not be the concubine, so she could only plan slowly in the future.It's just that she doesn't know who climbed into the prince's bed. If she finds out, she will definitely cut him to pieces!

Even though the crown prince and Liu Chuncheng both made some cover-ups, they were after all a dead sheep, with a hundred secrets and secrets. I don't know where Miss Qi found out that the person who cut her beard that night was Liu Chuncheng, so a battle against Liu Chuncheng The conspiracy begins.

The prince and Liu Chuncheng didn't know how to get along because of the accident, and then they slowly let go of their knots. They spent a lot of time and effort on each other, and they never noticed that the concubine Qi who was placed in the backyard and was neglected was always in front of her. Investigate them.

In getting along day after day, the prince and Liu Chuncheng both discovered their quietly coming love, but when they were about to kick the door, Liu Chuncheng was kicked out of the East Palace, and finally fled the capital in embarrassment. He was just 30 years old.

Rumors about the prince's masculinity also spread in the capital, provoking the emperor's anger. After a thorough investigation of the matter, all kinds of inside information were revealed one by one.

Only then did the prince know that Concubine Qi was an idiot provoked by the noble concubine of Yining Palace, the purpose was to tarnish the reputation of the prince, that's why he couldn't find out how he got caught on the day of the palace banquet.

As for Concubine Qi, although she has the name of a concubine, she was born of a concubine. She has ambitions but is short-sighted. She was able to design the prince and Liu Chuncheng, all relying on the concubine's behind-the-scenes advice.

The imperial concubine was not flustered when she saw the Dongchuang incident, she thought the emperor would not kill her, otherwise who in the palace could compete with the empress?

As long as she explained the reason clearly in private, the emperor would definitely forgive her, and at most it would only be a few months of confinement.

However, in fact, the result was completely different from what she had imagined. On the day the emperor found out the matter, the empress walked away angrily, closed the gate of Kunning Palace, and punished herself as she told the emperor. It was his fault for not managing the harem properly, so he grounded himself and seriously reflected.

In fact, he was angry and forbade the emperor and prince to enter the Kunning Palace. He didn't want to see these two father and son who thought too much and worried too much. Only Zhao Pingan, the eldest grandson, could knock on the door of the Kunning Palace.

The emperor did ground her as the imperial concubine had imagined, but he reduced her to a concubine, depriving her of the honor of being a consort.

The imperial concubine is a flamboyant person. When she was in a high position, she always looked down on others with lower status than herself, and she also regarded the queen as an enemy. Now that she has fallen to the bottom, all the women who have been bullied by her now join hands.

Take advantage of her illness and kill her!

At the same time, Concubine Qi in the East Palace accidentally fell ill, and she was very sick.After struggling for three months, he passed away.

Gradually, there were rumors in private that the crown prince was hard-pressed to restrain his wife, and the crown prince and side concubine died one after another in the East Palace, which became evidence that the crown prince restrained his wife.

In fact, the prince has been contacting Liu Chuncheng in private, but the letter he sent has never received a reply. The emotion that was about to break out was suppressed forcefully, but it has accumulated more and more.

Until he received the news from the Black Feather Army, Liu Chuncheng read his letter, and the prince wrote more diligently, but he received a letter that drew a clear line.

How can the prince who has been worried about Liu Chuncheng accept this?

So there was this incident of sneaking into Liu Chuncheng's bedroom overnight. Fortunately, Liu Chuncheng didn't resist him again, and the prince tacitly didn't mention those unpleasant things before, but talked about his eldest son.

If it is said that Liu Chuncheng left the capital, for the crown prince, he was forced to part with his beloved temporarily, but for Zhao Pingan, it was another loss of his "mother". As the concubine, only Liu Chuncheng treated him as before, even more carefully and patiently.

In private, he always called Liu Chuncheng a teacher. He was a teacher for a day and a father for life. His dependence on Liu Chuncheng was no less than that of the crown prince, but it was different. Liu Chuncheng was gentler and could understand his feelings better. Wang is stricter and more protective of him.

Liu Chuncheng and Zhao Ping'an have been together for a long time, so naturally they are also concerned about it. It's just that five years have passed, and when the child had already reached the age of getting married, I don't know how much affection he still has for his teacher.

The prince just started talking to Liu Chuncheng about his son, but he didn't want to keep talking about the child. He yawned quietly, and blinked in a bit of sleepiness. He thought he was hiding it, but Liu Chuncheng saw it clearly. Can't help feeling sorry for the prince.

"Your Highness, go and rest first. If you have anything to say, we can talk about it tomorrow." Liu Chuncheng advised the prince to rest.

The prince held Liu Chuncheng's hand tightly, "No, I'm not tired, I just want to keep looking at you."

Liu Chuncheng couldn't persuade the crown prince, and couldn't bear to see him so tired, and finally hesitated for a long time before stepping back, giving up half of the seat, "If your highness doesn't dislike it, why don't you sleep with Yixian?"

The prince was not polite at all, he climbed directly onto Liu Chuncheng's bed, and hugged Liu Chuncheng, before Liu Chuncheng could speak, he seemed to be sleeping with his pillow on his back, and his breathing had already calmed down.

Liu Chuncheng looked at Heiqing in front of him, and was reluctant to wake him up, so he tugged the rope at the head of the bed twice, and Saner who was outside the door gently pushed the door in.

"Turn out the candles and go to rest." Liu Chuncheng lowered his voice.

Upon hearing this, San Er extinguished all the candles in the room, and then quietly retreated.

Hearing the slight sound of closing the door, Liu Chuncheng couldn't help yawning, and fell asleep in the darkness, while the man who was hugging him forcefully, curled up the corners of his mouth under the cover of darkness, smiling silently.