Inside Jingfang Zhai, Hui Ming, who was wearing an official green round neck jacket with fur trim, stood in the window and looked out.
In the twelfth lunar month, the weather has not been very good. It has been cloudy for a few days, and now it is finally a heavy snowfall.
Afraid that His Highness would be frozen in the corner of the couch, Huiming closed the window, leaving only a slight gap for ventilation, and then looked at the braziers in the room and picked them up. Only then did she go back to the couch again, and when she saw that the little prince had dropped a piece on the chessboard, she flipped through the chess book on her hand and landed a piece accordingly.
In the end, His Highness is still kind and clean. After Huiming insisted on apologizing for more than ten days, and insisted on reading the chess manual carefully every day, although His Highness the Seventh Highness has not regained her former closeness, at least it is no longer conflicting. That's right, especially after waiting for Huiming to bring the chessboard in his room for His Highness, His Highness only hesitated for a quarter of an hour, and then seriously accepted Yu Huimin's suggestion to play the game.
The chessboard is a sapphire chessboard originally prepared by Eunuch Su for the main hall of Jingxiang's back house.
Because Hui Ming has never seen Su Gonggong in the house, although she has studied with the little prince for a while in her previous life, she can be regarded as a good player, but unlike the little prince's talent, she has nothing to do with playing chess. Talent, and second, no interest, this chessboard has always been just empty, no one cares at all.
It was a pity for Huiming to look at it. He occasionally mentioned it to Eunuch Su two days ago. He only said that it was in vain to put it on the table. This size is just right for the little highness to use. Eunuch Su didn't care when he heard the words, and immediately called Yuanbao. It was delivered to Jingfangzhai.
Sure enough, because the jade is not big enough, this chessboard is extraordinarily small and exquisite. It is a little awkward for ordinary people to use it, but the size and size of the little highness are just right.
The little Highness looked at the place where she was going, and his expression became more and more solemn. He only stared at the sapphire chessboard on the case, and remained motionless for a long time, only holding the white jade chess piece in his hand and looking contemplative.
The little highness was dipped in the good color light of Tian Guiconcubine's crown of the sixth palace. She was originally born extremely white, and when she grew up, because of this "dementia", she almost never went out. In this way, naturally He has never been tanned by the sun. At this moment, his small hands are slender and slender, holding white jade chess pieces at his fingertips. He just feels that his palms are still like a newborn child, transparent, as if It's a bit whiter than Bai Yu, and people can't help but admire it just by looking at it.
If it is only about appearance, the only person she has ever seen in this palace who can compete with His Highness is Eunuch Su, right
Hui Ming thought like this, although he had never heard anyone praise Eunuch Su's appearance, it was because others didn't know it, because Eunuch Su didn't like to talk much, let alone laugh, so he didn't show it. If you raise your head and look at you with a pair of peach blossom eyes, you will take it seriously, not to mention that it looks better than the little highness, and it is really no worse than the little highness...
Just when Hui Ming was already waiting a little bored, just looking at the white jade flawless little highness, while thinking in such a mess in his heart, the wooden window that she had just closed suddenly came. A thumping sound.
At the beginning, Hui Ming thought it was just the wind, and she didn't react. It wasn't until the little prince on the opposite side shrank back in shock that she suddenly turned her head and saw a familiar figure behind the window. , a red cloak with a bud head, a small dimple formed at the corner of his mouth when he smiled, it was Yu Gan without a doubt.
Huiming ignored her for a while, but hurriedly spoke to His Highness to reassure her. After His Highness calmed down a little, she hurriedly stood up and closed the wooden window just now before bypassing the wooden screen. , went out and pulled Yu Gan, who was waiting under the porch, with a bit of complaining in his words: "I didn't tell you, Your Highness is timid and can't be frightened. You suddenly knocked on the window outside like this, but you really took your Highness seriously. Terrified!"
"Of course I know!" Yu Gan stomped his feet to tell the difference: "But your doors and windows are closed tightly, and there is no one to pass the message. I called you outside a few times, but you ignored me! I don't knock. The window, is it possible to swagger in and walk in!"
Hui Ming was stunned when he heard the words, but Yu Gan didn't stop, and continued: "It's okay to be outside, you can't hear through the door, but I was standing by the window just now, and I called first. I heard you several times, and even the little prince heard it. You are good, and you are still sitting there comfortably. I don’t know what to think. I only care about the smirk on my face, and it’s thanks to the little prince that it is good to talk. Yes, it's time to tell Mommy to go out and play the board!"
What are you thinking about
Naturally, she was thinking about Eunuch Su... When Huimin heard this, his face turned red. Knowing that he was negligent, he didn't dare to mention it again. He quickly apologized and asked Yu Gan what he was doing here today. thing
Yu Gan gave a "hum", and then slowly said again: "I can't forget what you asked me to ask Mammy before. I was free yesterday, so no, I'll tell you when it's worth it. Woolen cloth!"
When it came to this, Huiming's face couldn't help but get redder and redder after a meal. She looked left and right, and it was clear that Jingfangzhai was secluded enough. In the latter corner where no one could hear, he just lowered his head and said, "Then, did you ask?"
Yu Gan, who has always been refreshing, also showed some hesitation and doubts at this moment. She scratched her head and didn't answer, but just asked: "There are two ways for the inner prisoners to clean up and enter the palace... Did you know? "
"Ah?" Hui Ming's eyes widened in surprise.
Yu Gan also lowered his voice, attached to Hui Ming's ear, explained these two methods one by one, and continued: "Mommy said, the first kind of suffering is cruel, many people It can't be slowed down. If you are young and have not grown up, you usually use the second type. If you lose less, there will be nothing. If you are old, you can only use the first type. Lisso."
Just listening to Yu Gan's words, no matter which one, Hui Ming only thought about it in his heart, and he was already heartbroken for Eunuch Su, how could he even care about those messy thoughts
She gritted her teeth, but said sadly: "Then, ten years old, is it considered big or not?"
Eunuch Su entered the palace at the age of ten.
But Yu Gan also looked confused when he heard the words: "How would I know? You and Eunuch Su both live together, don't you know?"
Hui Ming naturally didn't know, but Yu Gan looked at her silence and felt a little embarrassed, and said hurriedly: "I originally wanted to ask both for you, no matter what kind it is, it's okay, but Mammy said , These things, there are a lot of particulars in it, I don’t know the right food, and I don’t understand it. I will tell you through my mouth. If something goes wrong, there may be something wrong in the middle. Come on, mammy said, you still need to go in person, ask her to talk to you well, and make sure you really understand it!"
Because Huiming felt sorry for the crimes that Eunuch Su suffered when he entered the palace, at the moment, he has no enthusiasm for these matters. Hearing that, he just nodded silently in response.
"That's it, it's Mammy Song from the palace. If you go by yourself, just ask. If you don't want to go by yourself, wait until I'm free. Let's go together!"
The weather is not good today, there is no sun, and the snow is still drifting down. Because of the little highness, they can't enter the house. They have been standing in this corridor for a long time, and their heads and shoulders are piled up. Somewhat cold. Therefore, Yu Gan didn't have the heart to chat with her at the moment, and only brought the words to her. After seeing Hui Ming's agreement, he thanked her again, so he said goodbye in a hurry and turned around first.
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And just when Yu Gan and Hui Ming were standing outside Jingfangzhai and whispering, in the Gande Hall on the other side of the palace, they had already thought about it for a long time in their hearts for today, and after having a 70-80% certainty, Su Jin this Only then did I make up my mind. When His Majesty was about to take a lunch break, when the palace people all avoided going out, they took the initiative to step forward, knelt down in front of the dragon couch, and respectfully said: "Your Majesty, the villain has something to play."
Emperor Xuande yawned drowsily, and said vaguely, "What's the most important thing, can't I wait until I have the energy to mention it?"
Su Jin's heart was cold, but only three points of apprehension appeared on his face, three points of difficulty, and another three points of frustration, he bowed his head, and only continued: "Your Majesty, it is about the two princes, and the first prince died of illness. This matter, little man, dare not delay..."
Sure enough, when he heard the names of King Xin and King Rui, Emperor Xuande was stunned for a moment. The old and tired look just now disappeared. He straightened his face and looked at Su Jin on the ground slightly. , is clearly approaching sixty years old, and his eyes are still very powerful.
Su Jin lowered his body more and more under this gaze, covering up the flaws in his expression, but there was no fluctuation in his heart.
If the monarch regards his subjects as brothers and feet, he will treat him as his heart; if he treats his subjects like dogs and horses, he will treat him as a countryman; if he treats his subjects as if he is a mustard, he will treat him as an enemy.
This kind of truth, he had read it on his grandfather's desk as early as when he was just enlightened, and he has always kept this teaching from his grandfather in his heart. As early as the day when the whole family of the town was beheaded, he In his heart, he no longer regards the person in front of him as his monarch, and naturally, he no longer has the respect from his heart.
At this moment, Su Jin was just thinking about what Hui Ming said to him for a long time. Just thinking about it, it was as if someone had stuffed a hot iron in his heart.
In the past, he only wanted to let everyone go, and desperately tried his life to stay among the people. Although he believed that King Wang Rui couldn't die, but he still wanted to make His Majesty also betray everyone, and die with hatred.
But it was actually unnecessary. Su Jin listened to His Majesty's heavy breathing on the top. His Majesty was already very old, and he was still in pain.
He can choose to expose everything in front of His Majesty and be a loyal dog in His Majesty's eyes. His Majesty will not allow others to covet his throne. He can use the emperor's power to eradicate the two kings and wait quietly. With the emperor's life exhausted.
In this way, it is indeed cheaper for Emperor Xuande—
However, he promised that Huiming would try his best to save his life, and he would try his best to do it.
Sure enough, after a long while, the emperor on the couch coughed in an unpredictable voice: "Let's talk back."