So both of them bowed down according to the etiquette system, and performed the great ceremony of seeing you.
"Please get up quickly!" The empress dowager's voice was clear and melodious, very pleasant, "Give the prince and concubine a seat."
Immediately, an eunuch took over the chair and thanked En Fang for sitting down. Then she boldly raised her eyes and saw the Queen Mother's face clearly. The twenty-two-year-old empress dowager is still as beautiful as the eighteen-nineteen-year-old Lishu, with a charming and charming appearance. When Yingying smiled, it actually made people feel moved.
"Seventh sister was born with good looks, Lord Qi is really blessed." The Empress Dowager said with a smile, "Seventh sister, don't be restrained, we are a family from the beginning."
The inner officials served tea, she stood up to thank her again, the empress dowager smiled again: "Seventh sister, don't be so polite, besides, you have to come to the palace often in the future, just talk to me." Her tone was very soft and sweet, They talked for a while, all of which were homely gossip, as if they were really like ordinary sisters-in-law. Xiangyi finally let go of her heart gradually, and felt that the empress dowager, who is high above her, is actually very approachable.
"Report to the Empress Dowager, the emperor is here." Wang Cong's shrill voice sounded, and Prince Yu put down his tea bowl and stood up. The small arrow shot into the palace, followed by a large group of court ladies and eunuchs, the leading eunuch was also a third-rank uniform, sweating profusely: "Ouch! Long live! Slow down! Slow down!"
"Seventh Uncle!" The little emperor threw himself into Prince Yu's arms. Prince Yu squatted down, stretched out his hand to straighten the robe belt for the little man, raised his head, stared at the sweaty face, and said with a smile: "The emperor has grown taller again." gone."
The little emperor put his arms around his neck: "Seventh Uncle hasn't come to see me these few days, Guo Zhengyi said that you married a new aunt, Seventh Uncle, is it fun to marry a new aunt?"
One sentence made everyone in the palace laugh, even the empress dowager laughed, and Xiangyi bowed her head in a bow: "The concubine has seen the emperor."
"Excuse me." The voice was clear, and a pair of black eyes sized her up, as if in doubt.
The empress dowager said: "Di'er, let go of your seventh uncle, what does it look like? Don't make your seventh aunt a joke."
The little emperor became more and more like a twisted candy: "Uncle Qi will teach me how to draw a bow. Uncle Qi agreed to teach me."
Prince Yu said: "After a few days of free time, I will come to the Pope."
The little emperor pouted and said, "How many days do you have free? I sent someone to look for you. You are either in the cabinet or the Privy Council. You have no time to come and play with me."
The empress dowager stepped down from the throne gracefully: "Don't pester your seventh uncle to mess around, Dier, do you think the new aunt looks good?"
Only then did the little emperor take another look at Xiang Yi, and said, "It's pretty." The court ladies couldn't help laughing, but the little emperor added, "It's not as good-looking as the empress."
After all, he was only a four-year-old child, innocent and unrestrained, Prince Yu seemed to be taken aback for a moment, Xiang Yi couldn't help laughing, and the Empress Dowager also laughed: "This child can talk nonsense."
As soon as the little emperor came, the hall became very lively. He pestered Prince Yu to ask questions, and was very affectionate. The Empress Dowager just watched with a smile, and listened to the little emperor's crisp voice telling Prince Yu that she had a new life these few days. What kind of characters can he recognize, what new things do he have, which internal official caught a big cricket and gave it to him...these are all childish and insignificant gossip, but Prince Yu listened to him with great interest.
They stayed in the palace until noon and received a banquet from the Empress Dowager before taking leave of the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager called out: "Ruyi." Seeing a waiter holding out a gold plate, the Empress Dowager smiled and said, "Seventh Sister, don't dislike it, it's a greeting gift."
This is a reward, and after thanking him, he took it. It turned out to be a pair of white jade bracelets, carved into lotus flowers with tangled branches, and the tentacles were warm. The Empress Dowager wrapped her around her wrists herself, and said clinging to her hand: "From now on, we will be a family, and the seventh sister will come often. Ai's family is in the palace, and they are also very bored, always thinking that the sister-in-law can come and walk around. "
The tone was very sincere, she thought in the sedan chair back home, in fact, it seems that the prince and the empress dowager are not at war, especially for the little emperor, the prince really loves him, not as rumored.
After returning to the mansion, change clothes first, then Prince Yu sent someone to invite: "The prince invites the princess to the back hall."
So he hurriedly took Xi'er to the back hall, saw Prince Yu sitting there, saw her and said: "It's nothing, you sit down first and meet the family."
From entering the mansion yesterday to today, he really hasn't seen anyone in the palace, the first person to greet him is Prince Yu's adoptive son named Yao, a little man with beautiful makeup and jade decoration led by his wet nurse. Before entering the door, I also heard a few gossips. Some people said that this was Prince Yu's own son. Because his biological mother was a kabuki with a low status, he was recognized as his adopted son. Others said that this was the son of Prince Yu's best friend. died, so it was harvested as a borer.
The three or four year old child, although still childish, behaved politely, knelt on the brocade mat and kowtowed in a respectful manner: "I have met my mother." Xiang Yi only felt a soft heart, hurriedly helped him up, and led him With his small hands, I just think this little person is very cute and cute, with a pair of big black eyes, as delicate as a girl, as if he has seen it somewhere.
Then there was the eldest girl in Prince Yu's room: "My servant Bizhu has seen Wangfei." This was also a name Xiang Yi had heard before entering the door, so she immediately stretched out her hand to hold her, and said, "You don't need to be too polite." I think this Bizhu is a pretty and generous person. Prince Yu is not lustful, even though he has never been married, there is only this big girl in the house, and it is heard that she is in charge of everything in the mansion. Sure enough, after seeing everyone, Bizhu stayed alone again, first saluted, and then presented a pair of cards with both hands, saying: "Now that the concubine is here, the slaves and servants have their backbones, this is the pair of cards in the house, In the future, I will obey the concubine's order."
Xiangyi said: "You are the one who serves the prince, and I will rely on you for everything in the future." She spoke very politely, and Bizhu hurriedly said: "My concubine's words are serious, and the slaves only stayed in the mansion for a few more years. I just know more about the people and things in the mansion than the concubine, if there is anything the concubine needs in the future, just ask her." Then she turned around and asked, "Have they all come?"
A servant girl replied: "They are all here."
It turned out that the wives who were housekeepers in the second gate came in one by one to greet them. In the huge palace, there are many errands everywhere, and there are hundreds of big and small things every day. The concubines, princesses, and eunuchs of the dynasty come and go, birthdays and birthdays, weddings and funerals, almost every day, where to give gifts, where to give gifts, where to give gifts, where to give gifts, where to give gifts, where to give gifts and where to go to a banquet ... Everything needs to be properly handled, and there are many things in the mansion. Xiangyi has been busy for two or three months. Fortunately, Bi Zhu is like a right arm, and Xi'er is also very capable, so that everyone in the mansion is straightened out. Nine out of ten.
It's been a while, it's autumn, and the weather is getting cooler day by day. Prince Yu wanted to prepare for the autumn hunting in the Shangyuan, so he came to the upper room specially at night, when Xiangyi was having dinner with Xi'er, he suddenly heard footsteps outside, followed by the shrill voice of the inner officer: "Princess, the lord is here " The people below stayed outside the door, only Duo Shun waited for Prince Yu to come in, Xiang Yi might as well come in so early today, and stood up with a smile: "My lord came back early today, have you had dinner yet?" Prince Yu There are a lot of business affairs, and in ten days, I don't eat in the mansion for nine days. Occasionally when I come back to the mansion, most of them are socializing with the bureaucrats and staff in the study outside. At this time, I saw a few dishes of refreshing side dishes on the small table, and a bowl of purple japonica rice porridge, and said: "I will eat here today." .”
Xiang Yi hurriedly called Xi'er: "Ask the kitchen to add some dishes." Prince Yu said: "No need, these are very refreshing. I'll just have a bowl of porridge."
Xiang Yi then took the tooth chopsticks, and personally poured out a bowl of porridge for him with both hands. Prince Yu took the porridge, but only took two mouthfuls, and then put it down again. Xiang saw that his brows were slightly frowned, as if he had something on his mind, so he couldn't help calling out: "My lord."
"Huh?" Prince Yu seemed to come back to his senses suddenly, smiled at her, and said, "In a few days, the autumn hunting will be held. The emperor is young, and in the previous year, I will go on behalf of the emperor. It will take more than a month to go." At this point, he paused again. Xiang Yi said: "Don't worry, my lord, although I'm not very familiar with the affairs in this mansion, but with Bi Zhu helping me, my lord can just focus on business."
Prince Yu suddenly smiled again, and said: "I don't have anything to worry about. But Yao'er is still young, I think I will ask him to come in and live with you from tomorrow, so you can take care of him better."
Xiang Yi really liked that child, and was very happy to hear Prince Yu say this, and immediately ordered someone to clean up the house. Prince Yu ate half a bowl of porridge, and his face was slightly tired. He took the hot towel twisted by Xi'er, wiped his face, but held the towel in his hand, tied it into a handful, and wiped it every now and then. palm. After a while, it seemed that he had made up his mind, put the towel on the table, got up and went out. Xiang Yi might as well go out at this time, so he called out: "My lord."
Prince Yu turned around and said somewhat apologetically: "I have something to go outside, you go to bed earlier."
Hearing what he said, Xiangyi knew that he had business to do, so she asked Xi'er to cut the lamp, and pick out two more threads to embroider, and she didn't sleep until she was tired. It wasn't long before she fell asleep, when she suddenly heard someone lightly He knocked on the door lightly and called out "Princess" twice in a low voice.
When Prince Yu was away, Xi'er slept outside, and when she heard the sound, she hurriedly put on her clothes and asked, "Who is it?"
The person who was sent by the wet nurse of Xuan Ritang at the back said that Mr. Yao suddenly had a sudden shock. Seeing that the illness was dangerous, he didn't dare to delay for a moment, and immediately reported back to the princess. When Xiangyi heard this, she immediately got dressed and said, "Hurry up and ask someone to invite the doctor. Who is the one who sees the young master? Hurry up and send someone to invite him!" Go, and go to Xuanri Hall with Xi'er.
As soon as he walked into the room, he saw the nurse holding the baby, she was so anxious that she shed tears. The baby was wrapped in the quilt, and the baby's face was flushed, his teeth were clenched, his eyes were looking up, and his breathing was quick and slow. Xiang Yi had never experienced such a thing before, she couldn't help feeling panicked, urged the doctor several times, and sent someone out to report to Prince Yu. Fortunately, the imperial doctor Zhang arrived in a short while, and immediately diagnosed the pulse and prescribed a prescription.
Because the imperial doctor wanted to check the pulse, Xiang Yi avoided it for the time being. There was only one lamp lit in the room in the west wing. "Isn't that Xu Bing?" Sure enough, it was Xu Bing, the little internal officer who was sent to report to Prince Yu. He came in and kowtowed on the ground, and said with a mournful face, "Go back to Wangfei, the servant did not find the prince."
Although Xiang Yi was in a hurry, he was not confused, he couldn't help being startled, and asked, "Isn't the prince in the study outside?"
"I searched everywhere, but I didn't see the prince."
Xiang Yi couldn't help being startled again, and asked: "Then go ask the door, has the prince gone out?" After saying this, Xi'er suddenly gave her a wink, and said, "Forget it, don't ask, You go down first."
Xu Bing kowtowed and backed out. The servant girl had already brought in the prescription prescribed by the imperial physician and showed it to her. She didn't understand medicine, so she took a quick look and said, "Take it outside and show it to Mr. Zhao, and then make the medicine."
That Mr. Zhao is Prince Yu's confidant, different from the other Qing Ke, he lives alone in a courtyard at the corner of the alley outside the mansion, at this time the internal officials came to knock on the door, the servant woke him up, and showed him the prescription , he heard that Mr. Yao had a sudden illness, so he didn't dare to be negligent, and immediately looked at Fangzi carefully under the lamp, and asked: "Why did the princess send you to come to me?"
The internal official was originally a servant in the house, and he was much smarter than Xu Bing. He said quietly: "The princess couldn't find the prince, and she was in a hurry, so she asked me to bring the prescription first, and ask the gentleman to have a look."
Mr. Zhao snorted and asked, "Where is the prince? Have you got the letter?"
"The father-in-law has sent someone into the palace, I'm afraid the prince already knows by now."
When Mr. Zhao heard what he said, he stopped talking, handed the prescription to him, and said: "Just follow this prescription to make the medicine."
The medicine was very effective, and soon after taking the medicine, the child fell into a drowsy sleep. Xiang Yi breathed a sigh of relief, and Xi'er advised her: "Princess, let's go back to the house and lie down, it's almost dawn." Xiang Yi shook her head, and said, "I'll sit down for a while." She waited for a while Seeing that the window lattice was gradually turning white, and the child was sleeping soundly, and the fever subsided, he couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, and took Xi'er back to the room.