Cui Da quietly returned to Tokyo in a covered ox cart.
The Cui family has a very luxurious four-door house in Tokyo. Cui Da's cousin Cui Fuli has been taking care of it. When the ox cart passed by the Cui family's house, it did not stop. The ordinary ox cart drove past the Cui family's tall mansion.
From the lintel of the gate, we followed the winding path to a very inconspicuous inner square of Suncheon Gate, where Tokyo merchants stored their goods.
The bullock cart drove into a small courtyard and then closed the gate. After Cui Da, who was wearing a curtain on his head, walked into the house, the old man who drove the cart brought in a pot of tea and then left.
The terrain of Lifang is very high, and the small courtyard where Cui Da lives is the highest courtyard. Sitting on his low couch, he can see the Jinming Pond outside the city.
The circumference of Jinming Pool is nine miles and thirty paces. It is square in shape, surrounded by walls, and has many gates. The northwest corner is the water inlet. Outside the back door in the north of the pool is the west water gate of Bianhe River.
The main south gate is the Lingxing Gate, facing the Baojin Tower of Qionglin Garden in the south, and the colorful towers inside the gate confront each other. Inside the gate, from the south bank to the center of the pool, there is a giant arch bridge, Xianqiao, which is hundreds of steps long and has a wide bridge deck.
The bridge has three arches, "a red lacquer railing and a shield, and a row of wild goose pillars at the bottom." The center is bulging like a flying rainbow, which is called "Camel Rainbow."
In the early years, this was where His Majesty Taizong reviewed the navy. Now, there is no trace of the navy here, but countless painted boats can be seen floating on it.
Every year during the May Festival, everyone from various brothels would come to Jinmingchi to play on the swings. The swings here were arranged on boats. The higher the swing, the more popular it became, which led to the spread of the word debauchery.
The prostitutes in these young brothels are no longer satisfied with just being debauched, but have chosen more thrilling actions. When the swing reaches the highest point, the prostitutes wearing thin gauze clothes will look like a mermaid
Jumping from high altitude into Jinming Pond...
Every year, prostitutes are thrown to death, and the swing activities become more and more thrilling every year. During the May Festival last year, He Wuniang, a prostitute from Huichun Tower, and Chun Jiuniang, a prostitute from Baihua Pavilion, cooperated.
When the swing reached the highest point, Chun Jiuniang only used her legs to hook onto the swing, leaving her free hands to pull He Wuniang away from her swing. The scene was said to be extremely thrilling.
In the end, the two of them actually fell off the swing together. Their colorful clothes were fluttering and beautiful. After a performance, the value of these two women soared. I don't know where the high-roller came from, but they were killed that night.
The beauties are brought into the room together, making others envious!
There is a fairy bridge in the Jinming Bridge, with three rainbows on the bridge deck, vermillion lacquer lanterns, a row of wild goose pillars at the bottom, and a prosperous center. There is a Baojin Tower with five connected halls at the head of the bridge, located in the middle of the water.
Strange rocks, rare birds and monsters, docks and piers, warships and dragon boats, everything is complete.
Every March, Jinming Pond is full of spring, with peaches as red as brocade, willows as green as smoke, white butterflies among the flowers, and orioles on the trees. The residents of the capital come out to go to Jinming Pond for an outing. Even though it is already dusk, Cui Da can still see it.
There are many tourists visiting Jinming Lake.
Lotus roots are planted all over Jinming Pond. On rainy nights, people love to come here to listen to the sound of rain hitting lotus leaves. After the rain, the sky clears and everything is fresh, and there is a new atmosphere, so it is called "Jinming Pond Night Rain".
At the end of the bridge, there is a group of halls, called the Five Halls, which were the emperor's living quarters during his recreation. Opposite the Five Halls on the north bank, there is an "Owu", also known as Longao, where the dragon boats are parked.
To the north of Xianqiao and near the east bank, there is the Linshui Hall facing north, which is a place where officials are given banquets. It is open from the first day of March to the eighth day of April every year, and people are allowed to enter and visit.
Along the coast, "weeping poplars dipped in the water and tobacco paved embankments". Temporary colorful sheds were erected on the east bank, where people watched water play. The west bank has a quiet environment, and many tourists go fishing on the bank.
Cui Da is extremely familiar with this place. He has walked for 9 miles and 30 steps around Jinming Pond countless times. Now he can walk back and forth on Jinming Pond even if he closes his eyes.
The Cui family has a unique thatched shed on the east side of Jinmingchi. Although they can only stay there for two months, it is still beautiful.
Cui Da does not plan to go to Jinming Pond this year. If possible, he will never come to Jinming Pond again. He only hopes that Jinming Pond will be his last nightmare.
After five years of hard work in Xijing of the Liao Kingdom, he did not hesitate to destroy his body, but he did not get a word of affirmation from Yun Zheng. Whether it was Concubine Shu's wishes or his own pleas, Yun Zheng had no intention of responding.
I have already made up my mind to leave the Song Dynasty.
If Yun Zheng helps, the success rate of his and Concubine Shu's plan will increase by at least 30%, reaching a 90% certainty of a perfect opportunity. Now, although it is only 60%, Cui Da still wants to give it a try. Concubine Shu believes that the emperor is more and more likely to succeed.
It becomes even more dangerous at the last moment.
Before May Day, it may very well be the last time...
Cui Da wanted to see Concubine Shu very much at this moment. This thought has never been so strong as now.
Concubine Shu was still making porridge. Even though the emperor could no longer eat the food, she still refused to give up. The emperor could only drink a little potion now. If it were not for the support of a large amount of precious tonics, he would not be able to survive until now.
"Mother, my father can't eat anymore, why do you continue to make porridge?"
Lanlan looked at her son who was getting taller and smiled and said, "I'm used to it."
Zhao Xu held up the porridge jar with a smile, and opened his mouth to eat the Tremella and Lotus Seed Soup in the porridge jar, but Lan Lan slapped it away. With a bang, the porridge jar broke, and Zhao Xu couldn't help being stunned.
Lan Lan said angrily: "Why are you so unruly? This is porridge cooked for your father. How can you eat it?"
Zhao Xu said a little aggrievedly: "Why can't the child eat my father's porridge? I insist on eating it. After saying that, he picked up the remaining porridge at the bottom of the jar from the ground and rushed out of the door, with Lan Lan chasing after him.
, Zhao Xu disappeared after turning around two or three rockeries.
Lanlan stomped her feet on the ground angrily and had no choice but to return to her residence.
Zhao Xu's face was extremely ugly, and his whole body exuded endless hostility. The palace officials and eunuchs he met along the way all bowed their heads and knelt down. They waited for the violent Crown Prince to leave before they hurriedly stood up and left quickly.
After returning to the East Palace, the half-jar of leftover porridge he held in his arms was already cold, and he carefully placed it on the table. His face turned ferocious for a while, and frightened for a while. After a long time, he ordered the eunuch next to him to put it away.
My favorite raccoon cat, Dabai, is here to hug me...
When he was the only one left in the hall, Zhao Xu very patiently fed Dabai the porridge in the jar. When Dabai was full, he ordered his favorite hounds to be brought over and continued to let these hounds eat the leftovers.
I ate up the porridge bit by bit...
That night, Zhao Xu didn't sleep. He stayed quietly in the East Palace with a cat and a dog without going anywhere.
At dawn, the civet cat Dabai and the hound were still very energetic, and most of the frost on Zhao Xu's face seemed to have faded away.
"Come here, call the palace veterinarian. Both Dabai and the hunting dog are a little unwell!" Zhao Xu looked at the lively cats and dogs and said uncertainly.
Not long after, the veterinarian arrived. After carefully examining the civet cat and the hound, he knelt down and reported: "To report to Your Highness the Crown Prince, the civet cat and hound are not seriously affected. The civet cat is just a little uncomfortable because of the castration. As for the hound, in addition to
Other than a few subcutaneous worms, it was no big deal.
As long as the civet cat eats more meat, it will be fine. As for the hound, Weichen will prepare medicine to kill the insects under the skin."
Zhao Xu took a long breath, rewarded the veterinarian, washed himself in a hurry, and planned to go to his mother to apologize.
Lan Lan was sitting on her knees under the porch. There was a small stove on the porch. There was an earthen pot sitting on the stove, and a sweet smell came out of it.
Concubine Shu, who was fanning the fire, saw her son coming over. She smiled slightly, pointed to the pot on the stove and said, "You like to eat lotus seed porridge. Concubine, I have cooked a lot today, so you can eat as much as you like."
Zhao Xu bowed his head in shame and said, "Mother, please forgive me. It's my child's fault. I came here to apologize today. No matter how my mother punished me, my child never complained."
In the empty palace, only the mother and son were present at the moment. Lan Lan sighed and said: "I saw you eating your father's porridge yesterday. I just don't want to bring your father's illness to you. How can I cause you to be like that?"
Big reaction, do you think the mother-in-law will poison your father?"
Zhao Xu's face turned red, he put his head on the ground and said, "Son, I'm scared!"
Lan Lan helped Zhao Xu up, looked into her son's eyes and said, "There is nothing to be afraid of, the environment you are in is not right.
If we, mother and son, were just living in an ordinary family, if you were so suspicious of my mother for no reason, even if you were beaten to death, it would not be an exaggeration.
Alas! Who told us to be in the palace? No matter how careful we are here, we have to be so suspicious at such a young age. It’s your fault!”
While Lanlan was talking, she filled two bowls of Tremella and Lotus Seed Soup from the earthen jar, handed one bowl to Zhao Xu, and held the other bowl and ate it slowly.
This time, what Zhao Xu ate was extremely sweet. Without much effort, the mother and son finished the whole jar of porridge...
The bells and drums of the Bell and Drum Tower rang three times. Zhao Xu said goodbye to his mother and prepared to go to the Daqing Palace to listen to the Taifu and the Queen handling government affairs. Although he did not have the power to handle state affairs, he already had the power to listen to the government.
Watching her son's figure disappear behind the screen wall, the smile on Lan Lan's face disappeared, and she said to herself: "That's good. I'm afraid Xu'er is not the only one who is suspicious. It's good to show it to everyone. Here
That way, earthen jars won’t always be lost for no apparent reason.”
Lan Lan walked into the deep palace with her hands behind her back. She decided to make good preparations. In April, she should also go to Jinming Pond for a walk and appreciate the beautiful scenery there. The palace was really deserted. (Unfinished)