Ling Ruo looked at him in surprise. She always thought it was just a casual comment, but she didn't expect that Yinzhen would mention it again. She couldn't help but ask: "Has the emperor decided?"
Yinzhen nodded and said, "See if you have enough time. If possible, do it this way and make everyone happy."
Ling Ruo thought about it and said, "In that case, I will make arrangements when I get back and calculate the days. As long as there are no surprises, I should be able to make it in time."
Yinzhen waved his hand and said, "There's no need to hurry up. Come have lunch with me first. It's rare that I have some free time today."
Ling Ruo lowered his head and smiled, and said deliberately: "Then do you still want to thank the emperor for your kindness?"
Yinzhen was dumbfounded by what she said, so he squeezed her hand and said, "Girl, you are joking about me intentionally, and you are not afraid of being overheard by Hongli."
Hongli and Hongzhou walked behind. They both heard what Yinzhen said just now about going to the Old Summer Palace to celebrate the New Year and attend to Bingxi's affairs. After all, the two of them were still young at heart and found it very novel. They whispered and did not say anything.
I care about Yinzhen and the others.
"What I'm telling you is the truth, and I'm not afraid of anyone hearing it." Ling Ruo pursed her lips and said, "Now everyone in the palace doesn't know that noble Qian and the child in her belly are the emperor's favorite."
"You really want to make me angry to death." Yinzhen couldn't help shaking his head, and seemed to be really angry. After a while, he said: "Runyu and the children are important, but how can I be as good as you in my heart? At least
She doesn't have the ability to ask me to travel thousands of miles to find her outside the palace in person."
Seeing his harsh tone, Ling Ruo couldn't help but chuckle, with a cunning look in her eyes, "I'm just joking with the emperor, but the emperor took it seriously." Before Yinzhen could speak, her tone changed.
, Wen Ran said: "I have always known the emperor's feelings towards me."
"It's good that you know." Yinzhen said angrily, but he never let go of Ling Ruo's hand, leading him all the way to Chengqian Palace.
As for Ling Ruo, she felt the constant warmth from her palms. Even though it was a cold day, she felt that her whole body was warm. The corners of her mouth were slightly raised, and she pursed a happy smile.
No matter how hard she struggled in the palace, no matter how much she lost, as long as the warmth in her palms was still there, she would persevere and stay by Yinzhen's side, never leaving.
Because Shuixiu came back first, when they arrived, Chengqian Palace had already prepared lunch, and even temporarily added a few of Yinzhen's favorite dishes. After they sat down, they opened the silver plate covering it.
When the cover was lifted, the aroma immediately wafted out, and Hong Zhou was also left to sit down with Hong Li.
After Hong Zhou took the chopsticks, he first put a chopstick of guinea fowl on the small plate in front of Yinzhen, and said flatteringly: "Huang Ama, you have many things to do every day, and you are working hard the most, so you must eat more." After that, he held it again.
A chopstick of sea bass was placed on Ling Ruo's plate, "Madam, although this sea bass is not as plump as in autumn, it is more fresh. Please try it."
Hongli knew best that he was so attentive because he was just thinking about going to the Old Summer Palace to participate in the ice play during the Chinese New Year. Alas, this fifth brother would never forget to play.
Yinzhen also saw his plan and said deliberately: "Hong Zhou, I remember that your mother-in-law has not been in good health these past few days. She often feels dizzy, right?"
Hong Zhou didn't understand what he meant and said truthfully: "Yes, especially when she gets up every morning, E Niang feels dizzy and has to sit for a long time before she can get off the ground. The imperial doctor said it was because of the cold wind blowing on E Niang's head.
Because of this, it will not get better until spring."
Yinzhen nodded and said to Ling Ruo: "Concubine Yu's condition is not suitable for her to go to the Old Summer Palace. It would be better to rest in the palace."
Ling Ruo suppressed a smile and echoed: "The emperor said it is true. Otherwise, if we go back and forth, I'm afraid Yubi's illness will become more serious. As for the fifth elder brother, just stay in the palace and take care of Yubi."
When Hong Zhou heard this, he got anxious and stood up and said: "Huang Ama, Concubine Xi, in fact, as long as the wind does not blow, E Niang will be fine. Besides, I have heard E Niang say that she wants to go for a walk in the Old Summer Palace.
, if we go this time, it might be helpful to E Niang’s condition.”
Hongli watched with cold eyes, he had already seen that Yinzhen and Lingruo were teasing Hongzhou on purpose, but he didn't know it yet, so he said something. Seeing that Hongzhou still wanted to say something, he finally couldn't help but tugged on his clothes and said softly
: "Hong Zhou, my mother-in-law and Huang Ama are teasing you!"
After his reminder, Hong Zhou finally came to his senses and saw that he had made such a big joke. He stood there smiling and didn't know where to put his hands and feet.
Ling Ruo smiled and said: "Okay, okay, sit down and have a meal. Your emperor has already said that he wants to make everyone happy, so how can he drag you and your mother down? As for your mother's body, I
I’ll figure it out when the time comes.”
"Thank you so much, Concubine Xi!" Hong Zhou responded happily and hurriedly sat down and took big mouthfuls of rice. After sitting for a while after lunch, Hong Li stood up and said: "Huang Ama, E Niang,
It’s time for Er Chen and Hong Zhou to learn archery with Master Meng.”
"Go." Yinzhen waved his hand and said: "Remember what I told you before, haste makes waste in everything, and everything must be allowed to take its course."
"Yes!" Hong Li's eyes flashed with a strange look. After the two of them went down, Yinzhen said slowly: "This child is stronger than I thought. On the contrary, Hong Zhou is slightly worse. I always feel in my heart
Thinking about playing.”
Ling Ruo said from the side: "Fifth elder brother is young and has not yet settled down. How can you tell that he may be more capable than Hongli in the future?"
Yinzhen shook his head and said: "As the saying goes, when a three-year-old child sees old age, his temperament has been determined since he was young. However, with Hongli looking at this younger brother, I am not too worried. On the contrary, Hongshi...
…”
Hearing the word "Hongshi", Ling Ruo's heart moved, and she pretended to be casual and said: "What's wrong with the second elder brother? He should be able to help the emperor a lot in the court now. Isn't the second elder brother not doing a good enough job?"
"Now I asked him to learn how to manage the Ministry of Etiquette, and he seems to be doing well. But what I didn't expect was that he actually got closer and closer to Lao Ba and the others."
"Prince Lian?" Ling Ruo was slightly startled. It was already known to everyone that Yinzhen hated Yunsi. As a son of a man, Hongshi should know how to avoid taboos. How could he get close to Yunsi?
Without waiting for her to say anything, Yinzhen said again: "If that's all, that's all. But Hongshi doesn't want to learn anything, so he just learned from Yunhu's way of doing things. No one in the Ministry of Rites can be offended. I asked him how those officials are doing.
, he insists on saying yes, it really pisses me off!"
"Your Majesty, please be patient." Ling Ruo comforted him and then thought: "Prince Lian used to have a reputation as the Eight Wise Kings in the court. When the late emperor was still alive, hundreds of officials supported him. The second elder brother must have heard that