The third prince's wish to invite Zhang Shou and Zhu Ying to the palace to celebrate the New Year was simple and simple, just to appease his father. However, the official dynasty was about to begin, but there was an inexplicable delegation there, and the emperor had no intention of it.
He hosted this New Year's Eve family dinner well, so he not only rejected the proposal on the grounds that Zhang Shou and Zhu Ying also had parents and elders who needed to be reunited, but also gave up the choice.
"I'm not in the mood. You, Sanlang, will host this family banquet in the name of the Queen Mother. I'm upset, so I'll go to the Fengxian Hall to stay for one night."
When the third prince went to Qingning Palace to see the Queen Mother and said this hesitantly, he was really worried that his grandmother would either be furious or make sarcastic remarks. But what he didn't expect was that the Queen Mother was just stunned for a moment and then laughed at herself.
He said with a smile: "He had a disagreement with me, a mother-in-law, and even went to the Fengxian Hall to stay for a night in the name of self-reflection. This time, it's better, even New Year's Eve."
"Is he afraid that the concubines won't know that something happened outside?" After a sudden smile, the Queen Mother saw the third prince standing with his hands hanging down, his face turned red. She was obviously ashamed of the emperor's actions, so she sighed.
, "You child, your father is really discerning in choosing you to be the Prince of the East Palace. You will do everything for him. Okay, don't think so much."
"Isn't it just the New Year's Eve banquet? Just say that your father missed the late emperor and was afraid that he would be lonely down there, so he specially prepared a banquet and went to the Fengxian Hall to talk to him. To be more serious, I will drop a few drops.
Tears, as long as you get the point, those people in the palace who you call mother and concubine are very smart and won't talk nonsense."
With the Queen Mother's words, the third prince was relieved. However, what the Queen Mother said next made him stunned to the point of being stupid on the spot: "This New Year's Eve banquet is just like that. There is nothing to eat. Just take one
The intention of reunion. Since your father wants to accompany the late emperor alone in the Fengxian Palace, you take your fourth brother and follow me out of the palace to Zhao Guogong's Mansion."
"Oh, they say that once you enter the Marquis Gate, it is as deep as the sea, but you don't know that once you enter the palace gate, it is as deep as the sea. As the Queen Mother, the place is shaken when I leave the palace. It is worse than your father just messing around.
Damn it, I can’t even visit my biological sister because she’s sick.”
The third prince wanted to stop him but couldn't find an excuse. If he didn't stop him, he felt that it was pitiful for his father to stay alone in Fengxian Hall. However, in the end, he was persuaded by the Queen Mother's words of staying up until midnight and setting off firecrackers before returning.
When he returned to Zhaoren Hall and told the fourth prince the news, he saw his most lively and active fourth brother jumping three feet high with joy.
"That's great, that's great. You can go out of the palace to play. Long live the Queen Mother!"
The third prince wanted to rush forward and cover the mouth of the fourth prince. Fortunately, the emperor had already gone to the Fengxian Palace at this time, and the people in the Qianqing Palace would not go out to retaliate for such words, but he still hated it.
He grabbed the fourth prince's ears hard and warned him to restrain himself, but then took him with him to visit the fifth prince in Yonghe Palace.
This is also the biggest entertainment activity for the two brothers in the palace these days. Even the little guy who is as small as a dumpling and sleeps soundly most of the day will not respond to the two boys who regard themselves as older brothers at all, but Yu
The two brothers still felt very comfortable with the concubine's attitude of opening the door and welcoming them to visit often, so they went around frequently.
Therefore, on the afternoon of New Year's Eve, the brothers started to visit again and finally ended the visit. The fifth prince, who had a good appetite and a strong body and had gained a lot of weight less than a month after landing, seemed to be very used to it.
This almost daily poking in the face made me too lazy to cry, but occasionally I would move my arms impatiently.
And when the fourth prince who was leaving heard the cry of a baby from behind, he couldn't help turning his head and wanted to go back. As a result, the third prince had to grab him, and then he said with hatred: "You are a little bit...
As a brother, he doesn't know how to call people! The imperial concubine is generous and never talks about us, but look at you, you treat people like rag dolls."
"If I poke it again, there will be fingerprints left on my fifth brother's fine face!"
Although the brothers are very careful and always come to Yonghe Palace after bathing and changing clothes. They also wash their hands carefully before touching the children and even wash their nails, but it is difficult to feed children these days.
The prince still knows.
Therefore, he smiled coquettishly, and when he followed the third prince to the door of Concubine Yu to say goodbye, he couldn't help but sigh when he left Yonghe Palace.
"Isn't it because I never had a younger brother... Third brother, if my father had more sons and daughters, wouldn't he be so sad?"
The third prince's expression suddenly changed, but after a while, he reached out and hugged the fourth prince, and then whispered: "A person as generous and understanding as the imperial concubine has given us a younger brother. It is indeed a blessing."
It's a happy event. But if those stingy but stupid people add younger brothers and sisters to us, it will easily cause trouble. I didn't say this, it was my father who said it."
Seeing that the fourth prince just lowered his head and looked away, although he didn't nod or shake his head, he clearly understood, so he took the fourth prince's hand, and the two brothers walked side by side as before. But even most of them
They were inseparable all the time, but when the New Year's Eve banquet started that night, it was no longer possible for the two of them to sit next to each other.
The third prince who hosted this New Year's Eve banquet on behalf of the emperor, as the crown prince of the East Palace, needed to accompany the queen mother, appease the concubines, pay attention to everyone's emotions, and say some very beautiful but meaningless words.
The fourth prince was ordered by the Queen Mother to serve wine at each table, so he was too busy to stop. He finally sat down and the New Year's Eve banquet was over before he had even had two bites.
The fourth prince used to be a little prince, and he only had to hide in the back to eat and drink. He had never experienced this before. At this time, he immediately put down his chopsticks in anger. It was because the third prince winked at him that he followed the others and bowed obediently.
After the concubines and concubines had dispersed, the palace people came over and were busy clearing away the tables, cups and dishes, and he was pulled back by the third prince.
At this time, he only saw a few delicate and delicious snacks placed on the small table. He was slightly stunned when he heard a laugh: "Your father is not here, everyone will inevitably feel resentful. Seeing you pouring it yourself
Wine, at least they feel better."
"I know you didn't have time to take a few bites. These are Cantonese-style sweets and snacks made by Zhang Yuan's apprentice who was taught by Song Juren. Just take a few bites and eat them later at Duke Zhao's Mansion!"
The fourth prince raised his eyebrows in disbelief, looked up at the queen mother, and confirmed that these were not polite words. He immediately cheered a little, rushed forward and stuffed a silver roll, and after choking, he took another sip.
Stewing soup. Fortunately, he also knew that he would have to go to Zhao Guogong's mansion for another meal soon, so there was no fuss and he put it down after he was about seven to eight times full.
At this time, the Queen Mother had also gone to the back to change her outfit. She looked at the pair of grandsons in front of her and saw that their clothes looked normal, so she ordered her not to change and followed her out. But Yuquan had gone out early to adjust.
Therefore, when the emperor in the Fengxian Palace got the news and calculated with his fingers, he realized that he could not catch up...
Probably when people leave Bei'anmen at this time, Zhao Guogong's mansion is almost there!
"You can't help your son grow up..." After the emperor said such words that almost made Chen Yongshou laugh out loud, he sighed in disinterest, "Since the Queen Mother is taking them out, let them go."
Bar!"
The lonely emperor was thrown into the Fengxian Hall, and the fourth prince happily followed the queen mother and the third prince into Duke Zhao's mansion. Although he had been out of the palace often for more than a year, he even lived in a place like Baijia Village.
months, but he did not come to Zhao Guogong's house often. In the past, it was because the emperor did not want to be too ostentatious, and later because Zhao Guogong Zhu Jing took charge of the Ministry of War.
Therefore, when he saw Zhang Shou and Zhu Ying standing side by side behind Zhu Jing, he couldn't help but be happy. After they saluted, he ran forward and called "teacher" with a smile.
Zhang Shou habitually stretched out his hand to smooth his hair, and then immediately realized that this was not his territory. He took his hand back and said with a smile: "My hand slipped."
This sentence slipped, and Zhu Ying immediately burst into laughter, while Zhu Er simply turned his back to cover up his expression that was about to burst out laughing. Although Zhu Jing and Zhu Tingfang felt that Zhang Shou was doing it in front of the Queen Mother and
The prince's face was so ungrateful, but when they saw the fourth prince himself giggling, without any awareness of what was wrong, they decided to just pretend to be blind and deaf.
Sure enough, the Queen Mother pretended that she had not seen this move at all and had not heard Zhang Shou's words. She looked around and smiled and said, "Is Jiuniang accompanying your daughter-in-law in Qing'an Hall?"
"The Queen Mother is right."
Of course, Zhu Ying would not restrain her hands just because the Queen Mother was here. At this time, she said with a smile: "Grandma has been in better spirits these past two days. My mother and sister-in-law often take turns accompanying her. I just heard that the Queen Mother is here with Her Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince.
My grandmother was going to send them here, but my mother said that the Queen Mother would not pick such an argument, and it would not be too late to salute them at Qing'an Hall later."
These words are straightforward. Even if Jiuniang really said this, only Zhu Ying dared to repeat it like this. The Queen Mother just smiled when she heard it. After all, even in front of her, Jiuniang was neither humble nor arrogant. She could do her best to take care of her seriously ill mother-in-law.
What else could she choose?
She has long passed the age of finding fault with everything. If she really wanted to find fault, who could make more faults than the emperor?
Therefore, when she arrived at Qing'an Hall, the Queen Mother nodded to Jiuniang and Mrs. Zhang who came out. When she entered the inner room, she saw the Queen Mother sitting there. Although she looked thinner than before, her complexion was pretty good. She has been there these days.
The heavy emotions in her heart were finally relieved a lot. Without saying anything, she went up and sat on the edge of the bed, and then gently held the Madam's hands.
At this time, there was no one in the room who could not look at her. Even if the Queen Mother came out with the third prince and the fourth prince, the two people had already come to visit the Queen Mother, and of course they would not stay at this time.
So, in an instant, the people in the room quietly retreated, leaving only Mother Jiang at the door watching.
When the sisters meet, given the temperament and status of the Queen Mother, of course they will not complain about the emperor's son, or talk about the incredible things that have happened recently. They will just talk about the grandchildren. And this kind of topic naturally suits the Queen Mother's heart.
, what she is most proud of is that now her grandchildren are all around, especially Zhang Shou, her grandson-in-law, who is even more capable and values friendship.
Therefore, when the Queen Mother mentioned that they had just met, Zhang Shou touched the fourth prince's head very naturally, and the Queen Mother couldn't help but laugh. After laughing, she said softly: "These two brothers are raised by the Emperor.
The students are indeed very good, and after this kid Ashou took over as a teacher, he taught by words and deeds, and they became better than before."
"Yeah, if I had known today, I might have made a decision long ago, and I probably wouldn't have had those bad things happen."
The Queen Mother gave a wry smile, and finally whispered: "Now is the time when you are most blessed. You must take good care of yourself and enjoy the blessings of your grandchildren. Alas, the emperor's temperament is that he likes to twist everything and only believes in himself.
He has good eyesight, so it’s good that Zhang Shou can catch his eye, but it’s inevitable that he will be like Jing’er and think of him in everything. This is too dazzling.”
"It's not like there are no people in the world, but the emperor always chooses the people he likes the most. This is indeed a big problem."
Even though the person she was talking about was the most powerful person in the world, the Queen Mother did not mince words. But she knew very well that the Queen Mother did not leave the palace just to visit her, and it was definitely not for these trivial things. Sure enough, next, she
I heard an inside story with richer details and a more bizarre plot than what Zhang Shou knew, and the expression on his face almost became tense for a moment.
"The second prince was actually persuaded by those unidentified guys to want to go to that country of Haidonghua? The leader of the country there died of heirs, so he sent a mission, went through all kinds of hardships across the ocean by boat, and then begged me
The imperial clan went to take over the country? This is a play, how could it be true?"
The Queen Mother was so old that she was not surprised at all. At this time, she couldn't help but ask the Queen Mother again. She couldn't help but hold her forehead, and then she sorted out her messed up mood and asked: "What is your news?"
Where did it come from? This is not what the emperor said before when he sent Chen Yongshou to find Ah Shou, so Ah Shou dared to come up with such an outrageous and bad idea. Could it be that the emperor said half of it was hidden and half of it was hidden?"
"The Emperor doesn't know."
The Queen Mother was not afraid of shocking words. After smiling lightly, she said in a deep voice: "Chu Kuan knew the emperor's temper, so he sent a security person to report it to me. He was worried that the emperor would directly order the killing in a rage.
But he didn't even think about it, why am I so soft-hearted? Even if I personally selected the deposed queen, I am at least 70-80% responsible for her death."
These recent news have really overturned her usual understanding of the world. At this moment, Mrs. Tai simply doesn't know whether she should laugh at the absurdity or seriously think about whether there is such a country as Haidong China, or something else.
At the end, she could only say with helplessness: "Now I really doubt whether the people on this boat are crazy."
But after questioning, she lowered her eyelids slightly, and then said word by word: "There is nothing to say, let Chu Kuan act more decisively, as long as one or two people can be left alive. In the past, they were all royal merchant ships going overseas.
Let’s go, but now it seems that the imperial court should send more official ships overseas to show off its national prestige.”
"Then the big Haidong Island where the so-called Taizu Stone Tablet was once left must be found. We can't drag it away anymore. Now it's just one ship, but in the future there might actually be eight ships!"