The warm spring sun shines on the earth, and the air is still filled with the faint fragrance of red magnolia. Just like that February in the spring of the eleventh year of Xikang.
Time seemed to have stopped at this moment. Li Wei held Shujia's hand and had nowhere to hide. There was nowhere to hide.
Zhao Qian had already gotten off the carriage, and the people lying on the ground behind him saluted Li Wei. Zhao Qian walked towards her, his azure plain robe becoming even warmer under the sunlight.
This is how he came into his life.
Standing a few steps away, Zhao Qian put his hands respectfully, bent down, and saluted Li Wei respectfully.
"The Regent is exempt from the courtesy." Li Wei said and tightened Shujia's hand and was about to leave, but Zhao Qian asked: "Is the Queen Mother okay recently?"
Li Wei said coldly: "Sorry for the trouble, Prince Regent."
She had no intention of staying for him, so she pulled Shujia and Zhao Qian to pass him by.
We will meet many people in our life, most of them are just passers-by. Just like now, we met in a hurry and passed by each other in a hurry. Zhao Qian passed by her life in a hurry, and in the end he was just a passer-by. There are two parallel lines between them without any intersection.
Shujia followed Li Wei's footsteps and continued towards Taiye Pond. Although Shujia was still just a child, she also knew something. She didn't quite understand the rumors outside. In her opinion, the queen mother and the emperor's uncle were both very good people, so why would they say bad things about them.
"Mother, are you angry with your uncle?"
Li Wei glanced at Shujia in surprise. She stopped, bent slightly and said, "Why should I be angry with him?"
"But before, the queen mother and the emperor's uncle were talking and laughing when they talked. It's not like now, which makes people feel uncomfortable."
"Why are you feeling uncomfortable?"
"My son, I feel like you are strangers."
"Stranger?!" Li Wei chuckled, then led Shujia forward and said, "It's not bad to be a stranger."
Shujia's little mind still couldn't figure out so many things. She just felt that this was not good. She wanted to see the people around her being harmonious and talking and laughing. She wanted to make her mother happy. We are all members of our own family, so why make things unpleasant.
Shujia kept looking up at Li Wei, noticing the expression on her mother's face at this moment, and used this to guess whether her mother was happy or unhappy at this moment.
From her angle, she could see that the queen's lips were tightly pursed, her eyes were looking straight ahead, her face was serious, and she looked angry.
Shujia saw a flock of pigeons flying by, and she shouted excitedly: "Mother, look at the pigeons."
Li Wei looked up and saw that there were indeed a flock of pigeons passing by, and there was not a single cloud in the blue sky. Such blazing sunshine does not feel hot when it shines on the body, but it brings warmth to people.
There are also more flowers blooming at this time, including magnolias, wisterias, peaches, and apricots, which decorate the Taiye Pool like a fairy mirror.
After walking such a long way, Li Wei's legs were a little sore, so he found a stone bench and sat down with Shujia. Shujia just sat down for a while and saw a big colorful butterfly, and she hurriedly went to catch the butterfly.
No matter how difficult the life is, we still have to go on. Li Wei beat his legs. Her rusty machine still needs more movement.
Later Shujia asked Li Wei when Li Xing entered the palace, but Li Wei was unwilling to mention this sister at the moment. She thought that the turmoil outside must have been caused by Li Xing going out and saying something, otherwise how would anyone know that she and her Zhao Qian’s matter. Li Wei felt a little resentful towards this sister, but he couldn't express his feelings clearly, so he had to tell Shujia, "There is something going on at home, and I'm afraid she won't be able to come for the time being."
"Aren't you coming?"
"If you don't come now, you might come again later. Don't be upset, I don't have your aunt, but you still have other sisters to accompany you, and your mother."
I don’t know if Li Wei’s words comforted Shujia.
After a few days of calm, those who were detained in Hanyuan Palace had to be freed. Eunuchs were a special group of people, and they could not get married and start a business if they left. Li Wei let them stay free. The palace maids in front of them were older and were released in advance. They were released to marry freely, but the six people who served him that night, whether they were eunuchs or palace maids, Li Wei had no intention of letting them go immediately. He still asked them to guard the Hanyuan Palace until the next monarch was born. Continue to serve in Hanyuan Hall.
The vassal kings whose fiefdoms were closer still rushed to the capital. After going to the Shouhuang Palace to offer sacrifices, Li Wei let them live in their own courtyards in the capital. They were not allowed to enter the palace at will unless summoned.
The most vocal Prince Ping arrived in Beijing on March 24th. After arriving in Beijing, he went to the Shouhuang Hall to offer incense and libations in front of Emperor Daxing without taking a rest. Immediately without taking a rest, he immediately made a trip to Chongqing Palace to say hello to Li Wei.
However, Li Wei did not come out to see him in person. He just asked someone to tell him something like, "Prince Ping has been working hard all the way. I am ill and it is not convenient for me to come out to see you. Please honor your mother and concubine properly." Upon hearing this, Prince Ping immediately turned around and left. Yongshou Palace.
Mother and son were filled with emotion when they met. Concubine Jinggui looked at her son whom she had not seen for a year and said happily, "It seems he has grown taller. Poor kid, you haven't even met Xi Geer, have you?"
Prince Ping said: "My son, I only care about entering the palace to see my mother and concubine, and I don't care about the rest for the time being."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Jinggui immediately asked, "Have you been to the Longevity Palace?"
"I have gone to worship, so I still know the basic rules."
Concubine Jinggui asked again: "Have you met your mother?"
Prince Ping said hurriedly: "I went, but the queen mother said she was sick and didn't come out to see me."
"That's right. Don't mess with the rules at any time, otherwise you will be found guilty."
Prince Ping said: "Don't worry, my concubine, I know what to do. I also ask my concubine to be patient for a few more days. I will definitely let my concubine live the rest of her life gloriously. These six palaces are all under my control."
From the perspective of mother and son, the throne was within their grasp, so Prince Ping didn't have so many scruples when speaking.
"My dear, now we just have to wait."
On the night when Prince Ping came to Beijing, he visited Prince Shen's house. Zhao Qian saw him and knew that this nephew would take over Fu Guang's position as expected. The uncle and nephew had a lot to say when they met.
Prince Ping's posture was very low, and he looked like a junior from beginning to end. The two of them didn't talk much about political affairs. What they talked about most was which restaurant in Beijing had delicious food, whose garden was nice, etc.
Prince Ping didn't leave until the second watch. As soon as he left, another man came to the door.
When Chen Gui, who had not seen him for a long time, was brought to Zhao Qian, he was very surprised and asked: "Chen Gui, why did you come here so late?"
Chen Gui immediately knelt down.
(End of chapter)