When Chu Huan returned to Prince Chu's Mansion, he saw that Chu Zhantian was not practicing calligraphy in the study for the first time. Instead, he was sitting in the hall drinking tea alone, as if waiting for him to come back.
"Father!" Chu Huan quickly stepped forward to salute and say hello.
"Going to the Prince's Mansion?" Chu Zhantian put down the tea set in his hand and asked.
Chu Huan nodded: "The things have been sent, but today is New Year's Eve, the prince is still busy with the palace banquet, and my sister is still in confinement and cannot see anyone, so I did not see my sister and Gong.
brothers!"
Chu Zhantian's hopeful eyes immediately darkened. He sighed and said after a long time: "I was delayed due to some things a year ago and didn't have time to marry you. In this way, after the New Year, I will choose a good day to marry Miss Yang.
Come and get married, our palace is too deserted!" [
A gust of cold wind blew in from outside, blowing in a few fallen leaves. A Yuan quickly went to close the hall doors one by one.
"Dad, I have found the bodies of Yuan'er and Feng'er and buried them in the suburbs. Do you want to go and see them?" Chu Huan whispered suddenly.
Chu Zhantian raised his eyes, and just when Chu Huan thought he would refuse, Chu Zhantian nodded.
On the outskirts, two barren graves were located closely next to each other, surrounded by bare yellow soil.
Chu Zhantian looked at the wooden sign in front of the grave, with no expression on his face.
Chu Huan stepped forward, placed fruits and roast chicken, and burned some paper money.
Chu Zhantian stood silently the whole time, not saying a word the whole time.
On the way back, Chu Zhantian seemed to have aged ten years again, and even his back was bent.
"Father..." Chu Huan whispered, "Yuan'er and Feng'er are so stubborn that no one else can blame them for their current fate!"
Chu Zhantian shook his head slowly, "This is all my fault. If I hadn't been greedy for profit back then, this family wouldn't be as broken as it is now!"
"Dad, I really don't care about your affairs, don't blame yourself..." Chu Huan didn't know how to persuade Chu Zhantian.
"Let your mother out, give her a separate yard, and hire a doctor for her!" Chu Zhantian said quietly.
Chu Huan was startled and looked at Chu Zhantian in disbelief, "Dad, are you finally willing to forgive mother?"
"It's not forgiveness, I just don't blame her anymore!" Chu Zhantian sighed, "She is also old and doesn't have many days left. Besides, she has not had a hard time in these years. Please be merciful if you have to be merciful!" Chu Zhantian
He sighed quietly again and kept looking outside the car.
Most of the snow that fell a few days ago has melted, and the remaining snow is mixed with soil, black, white, and black, which is very ugly.
Chu Huan turned to look at Chu Zhantian and suddenly noticed that he had another strand of hair on his temples. It seemed that his father was really old!
Li Huang came back from dinner in the palace, just in time for the New Year's Eve dinner.
Hot mutton and chive dumplings, fried shrimps and leeks, Sixi meatballs, fried pork liver with pickled peppers, and preserved egg and lean meat porridge, simple and ordinary home-cooked dishes, were placed on the small table in Chu Yiqing's room. There was only a family of four.
mouth, including the little blessing lying in the cradle, the four of them looked at me, and I looked at you, and there were all smiling faces in the hot air.
"Although there are fewer people during the Chinese New Year this year, it is relatively quiet. It will be difficult to be so quiet in the future!" Li Huang took a sip of wine and said with a smile.[
"Mai Xiang insisted on staying with me to celebrate the New Year. If I hadn't told her to go back and deliver the letter, she wouldn't have gone back with Tieshuan and Xu Zhi! Fortunately for Tieshuan, brother Li and sister-in-law of the Li family are companions at least.
But Mrs. Xu of the Xu family is too deserted by herself!" Chu Yiqing said with a smile.
"Hua Lin doesn't want to leave either. It's Brother Hua Qi who has to persuade me to leave!" A Bao stretched out his little head and wrinkled his nose and said.
Chu Yiqing smiled and said: "Hua Lin has become much more sensible in the past six months. Abao, you can't bully her anymore!"
Abao picked up the shrimp and put it in his mouth, then nodded perfunctorily.
"Is it okay if you're not in the palace for the New Year's Eve dinner?" Chu Yiqing asked again.
"The most indispensable thing in the palace right now is people. How could my father and the emperor notice me coming out?" Li Huang said softly, "Besides, this is what we spent in the capital after you and I came back.
I must spend the first New Year with you!"
Chu Yiqing felt warm in his heart, raised his glass and clinked it gently with Li Huang.
"I want it too, I want it too!" Abao picked up the small bowl in front of him and stretched it out pitifully.
Li Huang smiled and poured a little from his jade cup to Abao.
"Children can't drink!" Chu Yiqing said quickly, bringing his jade cup to Abao, "Just like mother, drink milk!"
Abao immediately pouted, guarded his little cup, narrowed his eyes and said: "Mother, Abao, just drink a little, just a little! Besides, this wine is just juice, it doesn't matter if you drink a little!"
Li Huang saw that A Bao was really greedy, so he interceded on his behalf: "Okay, just one o'clock, after the Chinese New Year, A Bao will be seven years old, and he will be a big boy!"
Abao nodded quickly, stuck out his little tongue, licked the red wine in the cup, took a sip, and stuck out his tongue.
Chu Yiqing quickly picked up a chopstick and put the dish in his mouth. Abao chewed hard and said with a smile: "It's so spicy!"
"I told you that children can't drink!" Chu Yiqing was so amused by his appearance that he tried to snatch Abao's cup away.
"The food won't be spicy anymore after you eat it, mother, just take one more bite and it's just one bite!" Abao covered his cup.
Li Huang smiled and said: "It's the Chinese New Year today, and there's not many people at home, so just let A Bao drink a little, I won't be afraid!"
Chu Yiqing glared at Li Huang and pretended to be angry: "Just spoil him. Now he is no longer a wild boy in the countryside. He is a county king. He must stay awake at all times!"
Li Huang took advantage of the situation and pulled Chu Yiqing's hand over, held it, and whispered: "Because A Bao has been working hard for half a year, I will let him indulge once tonight! Don't worry, I have already opened the gate of the Prince's Mansion.
It’s closed, it’s so late, no one will come, just let A Bao have a good time!”
Chu Yiqing felt soft after what he said, and when he looked at A Bao's eager little eyes, he could only nod.
"Great!" Abao cheered, and couldn't help but step forward to kiss the little blessing in the cradle, and said happily: "Little blessing, brother is going to drink, are you hungry? Haha, you are still young, you want to
It will be many years before you can drink it!”
Abao shook the cup, his face full of pride.[
The little blessing in the cradle hummed, seeming to express his dissatisfaction, and then tilted his head with disdain.
Li Huang and Chu Yiqing looked on and couldn't help laughing at the interaction between the two little guys.
"Blessings don't look down on me, but I have the ability to bully A Bao. When he grows up, he will definitely be a ghost again!" Chu Yiqing said with a smile.
Li Huang nodded, secretly shook Chu Yiqing's hand again, and whispered: "Thank you, I have never had the chance to say this!"
Chu Yiqing was startled, his heart warmed, and he whispered: "Who told me to decide to marry you? From the day I decided to marry you, I planned to give up my previous life alone!"
Li Huang smiled slightly and took Chu Yiqing into his arms, feeling warm in his heart.
Abao was teasing Blessing and glanced back secretly. He couldn't bear to break the warmth, so he pretended not to see anything and continued to tease Blessing.
At this moment, in the palace, after the palace banquet was over, the Queen Mother stayed, as if she had something to say to the Emperor.
"Mother, it's getting late. We have to go to the Ancestral Temple to offer sacrifices tomorrow, so you should go to bed early!" The emperor stepped forward and said respectfully.
The Queen Mother shook her head and whispered: "The Ai family has something on their minds and can't sleep!"
The emperor quickly asked: "What's going on with my mother? Can you tell me about it?"
The Queen Mother sighed and said: "Before she died, Concubine Wu once accused the Ai family of burning incense and worshiping Buddha without caring about the lives of several royal grandchildren. As a result, the royal family was very thin. Now only the second, fifth and fourth sons are left.
The six and three princes, the Ai family feel guilty!"
The emperor was startled, and quickly knelt down in front of the Queen Mother and said: "It was my fault that I was involved with the Queen Mother. The incident between Concubine Qing and my sixth brother made me lose my mind. I knew clearly that Concubine Hua had ulterior motives and had no tolerance for others.
, but I still insisted on making Concubine Hua my queen, and used her to attack Concubine Qing. Later, Concubine Hua secretly plotted to kill the prince. Although I doubted it, because I still have to rely on the Hua family, I can only turn a blind eye. Who knows?
Hua Fei is getting more and more excessive..."
The queen mother quickly pulled the emperor up and said: "What is wrong with the emperor? The emperor did not think that these things were all done by the concubine Hua. When Lao Qi fell into the water, it was obviously because his mother-in-law neglected her duty... That's all, don't say it.
Yes, it’s Chinese New Year, and it makes me sad just to talk about this!”
The emperor was also silent.
"Someone in the court previously sent a letter to the emperor asking for a draft to expand the harem. How has the emperor considered it?" the Queen Mother asked again.
"Mother, I am getting older. I have long wanted to abdicate over the years. If Huang'er hadn't left..." The emperor shook his head and sighed.
"There is nothing wrong with the Queen Mother looking at Chu Yiqing, except for her status as the princess of the former dynasty... The death of Concubine Wu, the Queen Mother thought, was somehow related to her. The Queen Mother admired her momentum very much and did not want to hurt her.
Our children will never be merciful, unlike us, who worry about this and that, and wait until everything happens. It's just useless to be sad here!" The Queen Mother sighed.
Li hesitated for a moment and then said: "Chu Yiqing arrived in the capital and solved a lot of things for me. I have always felt that my decision was right. If I have always been an enemy of Chu Yiqing, or will Chu Yiqing be
Give it to any country, and the country will be in ruins!"
"If that's the case, then why are you..." The Queen Mother raised her eyes, her eyes full of confusion.
"What the Queen Mother means is that since I value Chu Yiqing so much, why don't I pass the throne to Li Huang? And she is sometimes distant from Li Huang, and sometimes close to him!" Li smiled faintly.
"It's good that you know!" the Queen Mother sighed.
"I am testing Chu Yiqing. If she is really willing to be the woman behind Huang and puts Li Guo first in everything, I will naturally let her go!" Li said with a slight smile.
The Queen Mother nodded and said: "It's the Ai family who went overboard. The emperor has always seen and understood the way of governing the country more thoroughly than the Ai family!"
Li continued to smile and said: "Mother, do you still remember the story about the tiger that my father once told me?"
The Queen Mother was startled and looked at Li in confusion.
"My father told me this story when I was twelve years old. He said that there was a tiger living in the woods. He was very ferocious. All the beasts in the woods were afraid of him. He was the king of the forest. But one day,
He was caught and sent to the circus, where he became a tool for people's entertainment. Many days later, when the tiger returned to the woods, the pampered tiger would never hunt again!" Li slowly said, "I just don't want to.
Huang has become that pampered tiger. I want Huang'er to always keep his vigilance. Although this is cruel to him, it is the price he must pay for growing up in the royal family!"
The Queen Mother finally understood and said with a smile: "I see, but if this happens, will Huang'er blame you?"
Li sighed and said: "That's how I got here. Everyone who holds the throne of God must make extraordinary hardships and efforts!"
The Queen Mother sighed, "It's just that in this way, the children will be hurt by you. You see, several children will not kiss you!"
He smiled sharply and said: "Queen Mother, are you infected by A Bao? Where is the true family affection among our royal family?"
The Queen Mother was startled, shook her head and said, "You can't say that. Although we are a royal family, we are still human beings. Don't you have any affection for your mother?"
Li quickly smiled and said, "I made a mistake!"
"It's just that there are many rules in this palace, and people's emotions and desires are all restrained, so they can't be expressed so easily!" The Queen Mother sighed and said, "Okay, it's getting late, and we have to go to sacrifice tomorrow, Your Majesty.
Just go to bed early!"
"Mother, I will ask Xiao Fuzi to take you back to the palace!" Li stood up and said.
The Queen Mother nodded.
After the Queen Mother left, Li sat alone in the main hall, looking at the empty and glorious main hall. For some reason, he suddenly remembered the scene when he followed his father to the grassland for hunting when he was a child. There, he discovered a very strange thing. Those
Eagles on the grassland, their chicks, grow in a very special way. A pair of eagles will lay several eggs. At the beginning, several young eagles will hatch. And the first born eaglet will lay its eggs.
Brothers and sisters squeeze out of the nest one by one and fall to death. Or, if they are in the nest, they will peck the young ones to death in turn. In order to survive better, get rid of relatives who threaten you, not just humans.
instinct, and the same is true for animals and birds.
What's more, he is the king of a country who owns such a great country.
This is how he came to be in this life!
But for some reason, Li remembered again that day when he fell from his horse, Abao's tearful eyes were so pure and sincere.
Li sighed. It seemed that not only the Queen Mother was influenced by A Bao, but he also changed a lot because of A Bao. But now that Li Gong was born, A Bao had a younger brother. How would he treat this brother in the future?
That night, the Zhao family in Chu Han's Shangjia Village also had a sleepless night. Mai Xiang, who came to deliver a message, had just arrived home. At this moment, the Zhao family heard that Chu Yiqing had given birth to a child early, and they were all happy and worried.
"Maixiang, why did you give birth early? Wasn't it only eight months ago? Did your aunt suffer some stimulation?" Jin Yu kept holding Maixiang's arm and asked, not cooking the dumplings for the New Year's Eve dinner.
"Mom, it's really okay. I just went back to the Prince's Mansion from Bieyuan. There may be some bumps on the road, so I gave birth early, but it went smoothly. If you don't believe me, wait until Sister Xu Zhi comes tomorrow and ask her again!"
The fragrance is worth saying over and over again.
"Is your aunt's health okay?" Mrs. Huangfu also asked, "Is the child healthy? How heavy is it? Is it white? Is your aunt feeding it by herself or by the wet nurse?"
Mai Xiangqian took the trouble to answer: "Little blessing is growing up really well. I think he is on a diet better than A Bao when he came to our house, and he has a bigger face. He is just a little bit acquainted. When I left, blessing recognized my aunt."
With my uncle, I won’t hug anyone else!”
Just as he was talking, Concubine Qing, who was invited to Shangjia Village for the New Year, was also invited to the main room and asked: "Maixiang, is Yiqing born? Is it a boy or a girl?"
Mai Xiang smiled and said: "He is a big fat boy. Even though he is less than a month old, he is very chubby!"
Knowing that Concubine Qing was going to ask why she was less than a month old, Mai Xiang quickly put aside the reason and said again: "Grandma, mother, father, don't worry, my aunt and the child are both fine, aunt
Now I am feeding the child myself, although it is a bit tiring, but my aunt is very happy!"
"That's good, that's good!" Concubine Qing finally breathed a sigh of relief and asked again: "Did the palace send someone to congratulate you? What were the reactions of the Emperor and the Queen Mother?"
But Mrs. Huangfu worriedly said there: "The worst thing is a kid who recognizes someone else. He can't go anywhere and can't do anything!"
Mai Xiang had no choice but to answer Concubine Qing's question first, saying: "When Blessing was born, the emperor sent someone to pass on the decree, and gave the blessing a single name with the word "Gong" in it, saying it was respectful and polite!"
A smile finally appeared on Concubine Qing's face, and she said happily: "This child is also blessed with good fortune. Back then, Huang'er was the only one who could be named by the emperor!"
When Mrs. Huangfu saw Concubine Qing asking these trivial matters endlessly without even asking about Chu Yiqing's situation, she immediately felt a little uncomfortable. She interrupted Concubine Qing and asked Mai Xiang: "How old was the child when you left?
How is your aunt's recovery? She is watching over you day and night. Can you make trouble at night? Did your aunt get enough sleep?"
Mai Xiang said quickly: "I left on the second day, and happened to come back with Brother Tieshuan and Sister Xu Zhi. On the first night, Blessing did sleep with my aunt, and my uncle was helping me. But every time I was hungry, my aunt
You have to feed the milk yourself!"
The old lady Huangfu suddenly became the master of the Six Gods. She sat down on the Taishi chair and said: "Your aunt has a hard life. She doesn't have a mother-in-law to take care of her. There is a nanny, and the child still doesn't follow! This child knows
We are far away from each other. If the outsider smells like a stranger, he will naturally not follow him! Jinyu, hurry up and let Wheat set up the cart. If it doesn’t work, we will go to the capital overnight. How can we go on like this? I didn’t raise him when I gave birth to A Bao.
You have a good body, you are counting on giving birth to this child to support your health, why do you suffer so much?"
When Mrs. Huangfu said this, Concubine Qing could no longer ask any more questions, so she could only smile at Mrs. Huangfu and said, "My dear, you see, I really made Yiqing suffer!"
Mrs. Huangfu sighed, without looking at Concubine Qing, and said softly: "What's the point of suffering? The water thrown out by a married girl is her own fault, good or bad. But as a mother, I am just a country girl."
Mr. Nomura, I don’t have much ability, but at least I can help take care of the child! I also thought, if it’s inconvenient for you, I’d better go. At least Ichiqing has a reliable person by his side, so I don’t feel panic!”
Mrs. Huangfu's words made Concubine Qing speechless.
Jin Yu looked at it from the side, knowing that Mrs. Huangfu was worried about Yi Qing and was talking too much, so she quickly advised her: "Mom, you look so old, how can you still go out? Why don't you wait for a while?"
Wait, after you pack your things tomorrow, I will go to the capital with you. Our family is the girl’s natal family, and we have to give blessings to her!"
Mrs. Huangfu looked at the dark and cold night outside, and knew that it was not appropriate to go to the capital at this time, so she immediately said: "Okay, you can pack up tonight, and don't go to pay New Year's greetings tomorrow.
Bye, it won’t be a year later. Let’s go to the capital as soon as possible. Although the Fifth Prince loves your sister, he is a man after all and can’t be of much help. If this little blessing is only given to your sister, then your sister will suffer.
!”
Jin Yu hurriedly responded. At this moment, he heard the noise outside. Then he remembered that the dumplings for the New Year's Eve dinner had not been served yet, so he hurried to the kitchen. In the kitchen, the summer solstice and autumnal equinox had already boiled water.
, just waiting for Jinyu to make dumplings.
"Madam, I heard that the young lady gave birth to another boy?" Xia Zhi asked Jin Yu happily while lifting the lid of the pot.
"Yeah, I'll have a share of the rewards after the New Year's Eve dinner soon!" Jin Yu had a smile on her face, and her steps became youthful.
"Hey!" The summer solstice and autumnal equinox said happily, and the subordinates became more agile.
After what had happened just now, Concubine Qing lost some interest. She looked at the sky outside and said, "I can't eat too much at night, otherwise I will feel uncomfortable in my stomach. I won't eat these dumplings and go back first."
Go to sleep!"
Mrs. Huangfu didn't keep her, but asked Lu Ping to serve her well.
Concubine Qing turned around, looking a little unhappy, and left the main room.
After Concubine Qing left, Mai Xiang quickly whispered to Mrs. Huangfu: "Grandma, look, why did you say those words just now? Did you make Concubine Qing unhappy?"
"This mother-in-law is the mother-in-law. She only has eyes for her grandson. Listen, just now Concubine Qing only asked the emperor if he liked the child, but did you ask your aunt? It's a shame that your aunt did it for her... that's all. Let's not talk about it.
Yes, I got angry after saying that!" Mrs. Huangfu said displeased.
Jin Yu came in with dumplings, and happened to hear what Mrs. Huangfu said, so she quickly said to Mai Xiang: "Go to the house and see your younger brothers and sisters. They have been like you since the morning, and they talk about you every day!"
Mai Xiang said happily: "I brought them gifts, let's go now!"
After saying that, he happily entered the inner room.
Jin Yu put the dumplings away and whispered: "Mother, you are worried about your sister, but there is no need to show off your face to Concubine Qing. Concubine Qing is not the one who takes your face! Anyway, we feel sorry for our sister.
That’s it, do you still expect your mother-in-law to love your daughter-in-law?”
Mrs. Huangfu said in a low voice: "Look just now, when I heard that the emperor gave Blessing a name, I was so happy. Li Gong, does this name sound good? You are still respectful and polite, because you are afraid that we Blessing will not respect him when he grows up.
?”
Jin Yu couldn't help but laugh and said: "This is strange, mother, didn't you and Concubine Qing get along very well before? Ever since my sister married the prince, you and Concubine Qing have become estranged!"
Mrs. Huangfu stopped talking, and when she heard the sound of fighting outside becoming increasingly sparse, she urged Jin Yu: "Hurry up and make an offering, don't waste time!"
Jin Yu quickly went out with the dumplings he had offered. Outside, Zhao Maimai and several servants at home had already been waiting with jingle bells, waiting for Jin Yu to finish offering the offerings to the gods and release the jingle bells.
Jin Yu kowtowed to himself and burned the yellow paper again. At this moment, the bell also started ringing. Another year has passed!
As soon as they finished worshiping the gods, they heard someone calling the door. Jin Yu could tell it was Li Lin's voice, so she hurriedly asked someone to open the door.
"Happy New Year, come and wish me a happy New Year!" Mrs. Li Lin laughed loudly as soon as she walked in, followed by Li Laoer and Tieshuan.
"Come in quickly, I just said that I have to keep vigil anyway, so I want you to come together!" Jin Yu stepped forward and took Li Linshi's hand and said.
"I heard that Mai Xiang came back with Tieshuan and the others, and I also heard that Miss Chu gave birth to a big fat boy. Why don't I come here to ask for an egg first!" Li Lin said with a smile.
"Then it's unlucky that you came here, the eggs haven't been boiled yet!" Jin Yu laughed loudly and asked the person to go to the back room.
Li Laoer went to the yard to talk to Zhao Xiaomai.
"Happy New Year, grandma!" Xu Zhi entered the door and saluted Mrs. Huangfu together with Tie Shuan.
"Zhi'er and Shuanzi are here, eat some candy quickly!" Mrs. Huangfu came out with a basketful of candy and peanuts.
"Mom, don't be too busy. There is nothing missing now. We have enough to eat! Thanks to Miss Chu, these children have caught up with the good times!" Li Lin said with a smile.
Mrs. Huangfu nodded, and after Xu Zhi sat down, she asked: "Maixiang was talking about you just now. You delivered Yiqing's baby? Has Yiqing suffered?"
Xu Zhi suddenly turned to Li Lin and smiled: "Mom, look, I said grandma will be worried, don't you think?"
Li Linshi said: "When I got home just now, I said that I would come here to sit down after the New Year's Eve dinner later, because I was afraid that you would worry about Miss Chu not being able to sleep!"
"Zhi'er is really right. I was already worried when I heard that Blessing was a kid who recognized someone else! Zhi'er, please tell me about the situation at that time. Mai Xiang was not in the room at the time, and she couldn't understand.
"Although Aunt Chu was born prematurely, it basically went well. It only hurt for two hours. In addition, the Crown Prince was also there at the time to encourage Aunt Chu, so she was born quickly!" Xu Zhi said quickly.
"Prince? You said that the prince has also entered the delivery room?" Mrs. Huangfu suddenly asked.
Xu Zhi nodded and said: "The prince was worried about Aunt Chu, so he broke in. I can see that the prince really cares about Aunt Chu, so grandma, don't worry too much. Both adults and children are fine!"
Mrs. Huangfu was stunned and said in a low voice: "I didn't expect that the prince would have such a heart. He is like this. It's not in vain that Yiqing treats him like this. Take good care of him!"
Xu Zhi took the opportunity and said: "My aunt is also in good health, so don't worry, grandma. Besides, after the Chinese New Year, Tieshuan and I will go back and I will take care of my aunt's health myself!"
Huangfu nodded in an old-fashioned way, and then he felt relieved. He looked back at Jin Yu and said, "Let's set off after the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. Don't go there in a hurry. People will think that the prince is treating Yiqing badly.
joke!"
Jin Yu quickly responded.
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