53 Chapter fifty-two
Normally, after Hai hour, the candles in Prince Jing's Mansion would be extinguished. Today, when the two of them visited the lantern market, the lights were still on. Xiao Chengjun's heart skipped a beat and he quickly walked in.
"Where is your prince?" Lou Jing grabbed the concierge and asked quickly.
"Your Majesty, we are in the house." The concierge was confused and didn't understand why these two people were in such a hurry.
Lou Jing felt relieved and followed Xiao Chengjun to the main courtyard.
The Queen loved King Jing very much. In addition to the open-air courtyard, other places in the main courtyard - the study, bedrooms, bathrooms, and even the warehouse - were built with earth dragons. The charcoal fire continued all day long, making the courtyard much warmer than the outside.
Bursts of laughter came from the main hall, and several figures stood faintly. Xiao Chengjun breathed a sigh of relief and stood in the corridor for a moment.
"Just say it'll be fine, don't scare yourself." Lou Jing stroked his back distressedly. I'm afraid he has never had such worries and fears in these years. How has such a young Xiao Chengjun lived all these years?
?
Xiao Chengjun nodded slightly. His brother was already showing signs of improvement. He should not be so surprised anymore.
"But brother is here?" Xiao Chengjin's warm and pleasant voice came from inside the house.
The two of them looked at each other and smiled, then pushed the door open and went in. Because Xiao Chengjin was afraid of the cold wind blowing, he specially built two doors when repairing the earth dragon a few days ago. The head's maid closed the outer door before pushing the inner door open.
There was a fire burning in the house and it was very warm. Lou Jing broke into a sweat as soon as he entered the house. A maid came over to take off their outer robes, which made them feel much better.
Xiao Chengjin wore a moon-white uniform with a layer of snow-colored gauze, standing in the center of the hall, looking at them with a smile.
The moon-white prince's uniform looked cold and majestic when worn on Xiao Chengjun, but when worn on Xiao Chengjin, it felt a bit more cold and unearthly.
"I've met my uncle, your eldest son," Mrs. Zhang smiled reservedly and stepped forward to salute, "Your Majesty was in a good mood today, so he was guessing lantern riddles in the room, which made my uncle worried."
"It doesn't matter." Xiao Chengjun didn't feel like saying anything more to his sister-in-law, so he just waved his hand.
Lou Jing stepped forward and returned the greeting, "Princess, you can no longer salute me now. If you turn around and let the imperial officials see it, you will definitely read my copy."
Mrs. Zhang covered her lips and smiled softly. After observing the etiquette, she took the maid to the back room.
"Daddy...Daddy..." The soft and waxy voice attracted the attention of the two of them, and then they saw that there was a little guy on the ground covered with a thick wool blanket, and he was tugging at the hem of Xiao Chengjin's clothes.
Trying to stand up.
"Rui'er can call you daddy now." Lou Jing smiled and leaned over to take a look.
Xiao Chengjin smiled, reached out and rubbed the little guy's furry head, then slowly sat down on the carpet, and Rui'er jumped into his father's arms.
The wet nurse hurriedly reached out to take the child down, fearing that he would bump into the prince.
"It doesn't matter, let's keep the child," Lou Jing looked amused, flipped up her clothes and sat down next to Xiao Chengjin, clapped her hands to tease him, "Rui'er, come here."
As expected, the child giggled and crawled towards Lou Jing, ran into his arms, pulled the silk ribbon hanging from his crown and looked up at him, "Daddy!"
"Now I can only say this, I call everyone daddy when I see you," Xiao Chengjin smiled and asked his brother to come and sit. "The ground is warm and more comfortable than sitting on a chair. There are no outsiders around."
Xiao Chengjun looked at the three guys with no etiquette on the ground and sat down helplessly.
"Daddy..." When Rui'er saw her uncle, she immediately jumped out of Lou Jing's arms, grabbed Xiao Chengjun's knees, and opened her mouth to bite them.
Xiao Chengjun ignored him and handed the lotus lantern in his hand to his younger brother, "I just bought it at the lantern market."
After saying this sentence, there was no further content.
Lou Jing pursed her lips and chuckled. This guy didn't say who he bought it for. Just when he was about to explain it, Xiao Chengjin had already taken the lantern and said directly: "Brother, he still remembers my lantern."
The two brothers were silent for a moment.
"Duoduo..." Rui'er bit the hem of Xiao Chengjun's clothes and shouted vaguely. The saliva flowed down and soon soaked a small piece.
Xiao Chengjun couldn't help but smile a little, and reached out to touch the little guy's head.
The young prince of Prince Jing's Mansion was white and fat, and he was very happy. When his uncle touched him, he let go, shook his head, and crawled between Xiao Chengjun's crossed legs. Xiao Chengjun faced such a weak person.
The child was at a loss for a moment and could only freeze in place, letting the warm little fat ball penetrate into his arms.
"Your Highness has been feeling better recently." Lou Jing looked at her husband and suppressed a sullen smile. She deliberately did not help him out and instead started chatting with Xiao Chengjin.
Xiao Chengjin smiled slightly, "Thanks to the miracle doctor brought by my sister-in-law, I have been able to live for so many more days."
Even though the prince has been deposed, his younger brother has never changed his tune and still calls Lou Jing sister-in-law every time he meets her.
"Imperial doctors like to talk about the seriousness of the disease. It is better to be honest than the barefoot doctor in the countryside." Lou Jing never corrected the title of Prince Jing, and agreed very neatly.
"If I can hold on for a little longer, I can help my brother." Xiao Chengjin stretched out his white, almost transparent hand and gently fiddled with the lotus lantern in his hand. The lantern made of bamboo strips and colored paper was not very delicate.
, but it makes people feel that it is more beautiful than the glazed palace lantern worth tens of thousands of gold.
"Don't..." Before Xiao Chengjun could finish his words, he was knocked unsteady by Rui'er and fell straight back.
Lou Jing quickly supported him with quick eyes and hands, "Your Majesty will live a long life. Chengjun will go to Minzhou in February. The affairs in the capital must be taken care of by Your Majesty." With that said, he quietly kissed Xiao Chengjun's waist.
I pinched it for a while.
Xiao Chengjin's beautiful eyes suddenly lit up a little, and she turned to look at her brother.
Xiao Chengjun was stunned. He had always felt that his younger brother was in poor health and didn't want him to worry about anything. However, Xiao Chengjin always wanted to do something for him, just like that pamphlet, and he didn't know how much effort he spent on it. Jinglou Jing said this
After being reminded, I realized that it is better to let my brother have thoughts than to just comfort him.
"The mountains in the southeast are high and the roads are far away. I can rest assured that you are in the capital. Now the Fourth Emperor's brother has also gone on an expedition..." Xiao Chengjun handed the little guy in his arms to the nanny, pondered for a moment and said, "I will come with you again in two days.
Discuss countermeasures.”
Sure enough, as soon as these words came out, the light in Xiao Chengjin's eyes became even brighter.
After leaving Prince Jing's Mansion, Xiao Chengjun felt a little sad. He might have done something wrong by worrying about his brother's health all these years.
"My grandpa said that if a person is sick, if he thinks it is a minor illness, he will be cured soon; if everyone says he will not live long, he will die within two days." Lou Jing put the person lying in bed silently.
He hugged her into his arms and comforted her softly. This was why he lost his temper when he saw the housekeeper crying in Changchung Pavilion years ago.
"Are you serious?" Xiao Chengjun leaned against Lou Jing's chest, listening to his steady and powerful heartbeat, and felt unusually at ease.
"Actually, when I was six years old, the imperial doctor said that my mother would not live long," Lou Jing put her chin on the head of the person in her arms and rubbed it, "but grandpa kicked the imperial doctor out of the Duke's Mansion, saying that my mother just had a cold.
That’s all, I asked my mother to get up early and practice Qigong with me.”
At that time, Duke Lao An asked Lou Jing to practice Zhamabu, while he asked his daughter-in-law to trot around the rockery. Lou Jing's mother also came from a family of military generals. She understood the reason and did not find it embarrassing. She was swaying like this.
That’s an extra five or six years of life.
Xiao Chengjun stretched out his hand and hugged Lou Jing's body tightly. He was so lucky to have such a person. Not only did he save his precious brother, but it also warmed his desolate heart. Even if there were thousands of troops, mountains of swords, and seas of fire in the future,
With this person by my side, I have nothing to fear.
After the first month, Prince Jing Xiao Chengjin, who was originally said to not survive the new year, was still alive and well. The Queen was very happy and went to Prince Jing's Mansion to visit the second prince in person.
The courtiers in the court who were worried about the throne suddenly remembered that there was such a noble prince. Not to mention his noble birth, he had been extremely intelligent since he was a child. It was said that he could read at the age of three and wrote poems at the age of five. Now his health is improving, and the court is in the middle of the court.
The minds of the ministers suddenly became active again.
"Did that local doctor go back to Jinzhou to celebrate the New Year?" Ji Zuo summoned Xiao Chengjun to Fengyi Palace, threw him a sword, and "call him to the capital and grant him the title of imperial physician."
Seeing that she was about to go to the southeast, the queen was worried, so she often summoned the King of Fujian to the palace to give him instructions on swordsmanship.
Xiao Chengjun took the sword, bowed and said: "The native doctor doesn't know a few Chinese characters. He only knows how to use some earthwork. He can't go to an elegant hall. He has been hiding Cheng Jin's identity for fear that he would not dare to know that he is a prince.
It’s easy to take medicine.”
Ji Zuo nodded, knowing the reason behind this. If the local doctor knew the truth and was as timid as the imperial doctor, he would actually harm Xiao Chengjin. "Forget it, just give him more money and silk. Wait until Chengjin is completely free."
Let’s talk about the reward when you get better.”
"Yes." Xiao Chengjun held the hilt of the sword and unsheathed it.
The Queen stopped talking nonsense, unsheathed her Chixiao Sword, turned around and attacked.
The Japanese pirates were rising again in the southeast, and the governor of Minzhou was unable to resist. He sent a letter to ask for help, and the King of Fujian could no longer delay his return to the fiefdom.
Xiao Chengjun never mentioned leaving, but he was a little reluctant to separate from Lou Jing. Now that the affairs in Beijing were well arranged, he could not delay any longer, so he made a memorial and invited him to go to the southeast.
Emperor Chunde wanted to build a summer palace, but the plans submitted by the Ministry of Industry were extremely luxurious and would cost a lot of money.
"The emperor is taking the elixir now and will surely live for tens of thousands of years. The heat is unbearable every year. He should build a paradise that is rare in heaven and on earth. In the summer, he will mainly stay in the summer palace. When the weather gets cold, he will return to the palace. It will be careless.
No." Shen Lian said with a smile, his words were very natural and smooth.
When Emperor Chunde thought of the elixir, he also had a smile on his face. He took one during the Chinese New Year and really felt that he was much younger. When Shen Lian mentioned this, he naturally felt happy and nodded and agreed to take one.
A more luxurious palace.
Lou Jing was busy these days with Shen Lian planning the sound of the practice palace, and it was only on February 12th that the matter was settled.
After the matter was settled, Lou Jing finally breathed a sigh of relief. The money from Jiangnan Yanyin was gradually recovered, which was enough to catch up with the practice palace. He had been busy very late these days, and was afraid of disturbing Xiao Chengjun to rest, so he went back to Zhuque Hall to sleep. Now it was not easy.
When I came to the palace, I naturally put my husband on the soft ground, which was a rare meal.
"Is the elixir really useful?" Lou Jing waited for a while, then lay on Xiao Chengjun's chest with satisfaction and started talking about business.
Seeing that Lou Jing was too busy these days, Xiao Chengjun couldn't tell him about leaving the capital. He pursed his lips and stroked his smooth long hair, "Of course it will be useful. I heard that my father is celebrating the New Year."
At that time, people would be summoned to sleep with him every night.”
Lou Jing curled her lips. The elixir was probably mixed with some aphrodisiac. Emperor Chunde was so lively in bed that he naturally felt a lot younger.
Chapter completed!