Zhu Junyang is only idle in the court, and there are no special circumstances on weekdays, so he doesn't have to go to court. In order to make up for his concubine's concern over the past year, he settled down in Tanggu Town. In addition to practicing morning and evening every day, I accompany my mother and concubine to play chess, play and enjoy flowers in the garden.
In the garden, several rare and valuable camellias are competing to bloom. Zhuangyuanhong has just bloomed buds, like bells facing the sky; the crystal dew on the scarlet claw hibiscus sticks to the edges of the silky petals, and the flowers look even more charming under the sunshine. The most exciting thing is the mutant variety of Chidan camellia "Mandarin Duck and Phoenix Crown".
Seeing her youngest son cast her eyes on the few camellias she was most proud of, Concubine Jing showed an overjoyed expression: "My camellias are blooming well, right? Hmph! Mrs. Feng just got a 'Zhuangyuanhong'. I specially held a flower viewing party to show off. Any random plant here will throw her camellias out of ten streets!"
Zhu Junyang clearly felt the complacent and arrogant mood of the concubine mother, and felt helpless for her concubine's childishness. The Mrs. Feng she was talking about was the wife of the grand master of the court, and she was also a flower lover. When Madam Feng and Concubine Jing were in their boudoirs, they both loved camellias very much, and sometimes they would tear their faces apart in order to compete for a rare variety.
Princess Jing learned that Mrs. Feng got a "Zhuangyuanhong" plant by chance, so she repeatedly asked the other party to cut her love. Mrs. Feng, who loves camellias, is not willing to do so. Concubine Jing returned home in a feather, feeling quite aggrieved in her heart, and she would bring it out to talk about it from time to time. Now, she did not know where to find five or six kinds of rare camellia, how could she not show it off
However, although Princess Jing and Mrs. Feng competed with each other, they never really turned against each other. Every time there is a banquet or flower viewing party in the two people's house, they never forget to send each other a post. Although it is not without the intention of showing off and comparing, they have never turned their faces. Zhu Junyang realized that his mother and concubine were buried in his heart, and had mixed emotions towards Mrs. Feng, so he stopped dissuading him. Perhaps, this is also a kind of joy that the two of them found in the boring life of a lady!
"Yang'er, has your ability reached the level of being able to send and receive freely?" Princess Jing asked suddenly after she personally watered her beloved camellia.
Zhu Junyang's eyes dimmed, he shook his head lightly, and said, "Sometimes he is still affected by the other party's emotions, but my son has been able to adjust his own mood and try to avoid being affected."
Princess Jing looked at her youngest son with pity. Before the youngest son was five years old, he was so cute and cute that people couldn't help but hold him in his arms and rub him. Ever since he accidentally fell into the water when he was five years old and woke up from a coma for ten days, he has been able to perceive people's hearts.
At that time, Prince Jing had just been made a prince, and the emperor entrusted him with a heavy responsibility, but she was not in good health, so she relaxed the restraint on the servants in the mansion. Many spies and spies from other people's houses got in the house. She suspected that her youngest son's falling into the water was not an accident.
The youngest son, who was only five years old, seemed frightened by his new abilities, and became more and more silent and withdrawn. At that time, Prince Jing had just taken office and was busy with the affairs of the court, sometimes he could not see him for several days. And she was ill at the time, so she didn't notice his changes in time. After her illness was cured, the youngest son practiced martial arts crazily, and his personality became moody, like a balloon inflated to a critical point, which may burst at any time.
At that time, she thought it was because she was sick and failed to take good care of her youngest son, which caused his personality to change drastically. After she recovered from her illness, she devoted all her energy and thoughts to her youngest son, but there was still not much improvement. On the contrary, the second son thought she was eccentric, jealous and alienated his younger brother. The younger son became more emotionally unstable because of this.
Until the youngest son was nine years old, the side concubine of the mansion reached out to her courtyard. The eldest girl who was close to me was bribed, and chronic poison was given to her, and her health deteriorated day by day. The youngest son, who had already lived in the outer courtyard, came to visit her when she fell ill again. When passing by the big girl who was holding the medicine bowl, he suddenly used the dagger at his waist to slash both of the girl's wrists angrily, and asked repeatedly who sent her here.
The girl was so painful that she almost fainted, but she repeatedly quibbled and cried out for injustice. She and the people around her all misunderstood her youngest son, didn't know what was wrong with him, and complained repeatedly about his tyrannical personality and cruel heart. Since then, her Yang'er has become what she is now—indifferent and cold-hearted, as if she has sealed herself in an extremely cold place of ice and snow.
In the end, it was King Jing who heard about it, and after some investigation, he found out that the big girl had done a "good thing", followed the clues and finally caught the mastermind behind the scenes. The side concubine was given a red crest, and announced to the outside world that she died of a sudden illness, so she hastily sent it away! Only then did she realize that she had misunderstood her youngest son, and it was too late to make up for it.
It took her a whole year to take good care of her little son and put all her heart and soul into his youngest son. Only then did she gradually drill an extremely small hole in his hard shell, touch his heart, and vaguely know that he was hiding kept a secret for five years.
She was a little freaked out! But when she saw the hurt eyes of her youngest son, she knew clearly that if she pushed him away at this time, she would lose this good son forever.
Fearing that her son would be regarded as a monster, she dared not even mention it to Prince Jing. With her sick and weak body, she put all her selfless and broad maternal love on her youngest son. It took her a longer time to let her son understand that having this ability is not a bad thing.
It is said that the human heart is uncontrollable. With this ability, the human heart will be clearly displayed in front of you. If you are good to you, you can always remember it in your heart and become his most loyal partner; if you are bad to you, you can clearly understand the other party's every move, be careful, and the last blow will hit.
However, Zhu Junyang was still young at that time, easily affected by the emotions of the other party, and his mood fluctuated greatly, which made his personality more and more weird and cold... As he grew older, he was gradually able to control his emotions. Minimize the influence of others on yourself. However, an indifferent personality has already formed, and this kind of personality has caused him to lose many friends and make him even more withdrawn and indifferent.
However, fortunately, his son was in front of her, although he spoke less, but there was warmth in his eyes.
"Mother and Concubine, the garden of Xishan Bieyuan... Huh? Brother, you are here." Zhu Junxi, the second son of Concubine Jing, walked towards the pavilion and waterside pavilion through red flowers and green willows. Seeing that slightly unfamiliar figure from behind, he hesitated to greet him.
Deep in Zhu Junyang's dark eyes, there was a trace of loss buried. The second elder brother treats him as if he can never go back to how he was before he was five years old...
Zhu Junxi came to the water pavilion, was silent for a moment, with a slight smile on his face, and asked: "Little brother, when did you arrive? Didn't you say hello in advance?"
"I arrived early yesterday morning. I wanted to surprise my concubine..." Zhu Junyang didn't talk much, but the question and answer between the two brothers showed a touch of unfamiliar embarrassment.
Concubine Jing felt a little helpless in her heart, and said with a light smile, "Yang'er, in order to complete the construction of Xishan Bieyuan as soon as possible, your second brother almost spent all his food and lodging in the other courtyard. You brought presents, all of which are rare things that we don’t have here—Yang’er, why don’t you bring them out soon?”
Zhu Junyang took out a pocket watch carved with gold lacquer from his pocket and handed it to his second brother, dryly explaining the function of the pocket watch and how to tell the time.
Zhu Junxi liked it very much when he saw that the pocket watch was exquisite and small, and could accurately calculate the time. He had already had an in-depth exchange with his mother and concubine. As soon as the other courtyard in Xishan was completed, he would join the army and use his own strength to break through the world. Once the mind is open, it will naturally not be entangled in the inner curtain. All the jealousy and unwillingness in the past have now disappeared.
Zhu Junyang could clearly feel the second brother's change of mood. A warm current surged through his cold heart. For the second brother, deep in his memory, he has different emotions. When he was young, his father was busy with political affairs all day long, his mother and concubine were weak, and his elder brother was raised as the eldest son. Only his second elder brother, who was five years younger than him, accompanied him and loved him. At that time, he also relied on his second brother wholeheartedly... But at some point, his second brother changed. Alienate him, hostile to him, avoid him...
Later, he had the ability to spy on people's hearts, and understood the reason why his second brother changed, but he was powerless to turn around. The concubine mother was the only salvation in his life at that time, without her, he would fall into the abyss forever. He could only selfishly plunder the love that originally belonged to the second brother. Although there is guilt in my heart, I don't want to give up and don't want to let go.
Although I don't know the reason, at this moment, the second brother let go of his heart. And he is no longer that child who longs for love and care. Perhaps, he can hope that he and his second brother can go back to the past, right
Zhu Junxi showed his warm smile like the spring sun, lightly patted his younger brother on the shoulder, and said sincerely: "Thank you, I like this gift very much!"
Zhu Junyang hooked the corners of his mouth, revealing an invisible smile. Concubine Jing witnessed this scene, and her heart was full of sadness and relief—the youngest son smiled. After eleven years, he finally saw Yang'er's smile again!
The three mother and son chatted warmly in the glowing youth of spring. Of course, Princess Jing and Zhu Junxi were mostly talking, and Zhu Junyang was just listening quietly. However, the coldness on Zhu Junyang's body seemed to be quietly melted by this thick warmth...
But at this time, the house was in chaos.
Mrs. Fang, who was walking in the garden, suddenly felt a throbbing pain in her lower abdomen, her face turned pale, she clutched her stomach and groaned. Seeing this, Linglong, who was supporting her, immediately panicked. While supporting her wife, she yelled loudly: "Come on! My wife is about to give birth!!"
All of a sudden, the girls in the yard panicked. Some went to call Mrs. Wen, some yelled for a doctor, and some were like headless chickens who didn't know what to do... As they went back and forth, some people bumped into each other in panic!