On the second day, when Lin Qingyu entered the palace to ask the emperor for a pulse, the empress and Concubine Chen were there. The Queen is in charge of the Sixth Palace, and Concubine Chen is the assistant. The three are discussing the New Year in the palace.
When the queen and Chen Guifei were young, they were both beautiful women who were in love with the country. Now that they are old, the queen is graceful and respectful, and has a temperament that prevails in the world; Chen Guifei is well maintained and has been favored for many years, looking only in her early thirties. , Like a blooming peony.
Lin Qingyu knelt down and saluted the three of them: "See the emperor, the queen, the imperial concubine."
The emperor was upset for the two women on the left and the right, and when he saw Lin Qingyu, he felt that his wives and concubines were noisy. But seeing Lin Qingyu with no official position, wearing a crescent-white uniform, is eye-catching without embellishment.
When the queen saw him, her face became cold. Concubine Chen Gui was quite polite to him: "The emperor's headwind has improved a lot recently, and this is all thanks to Doctor Lin."
Lin Qingyu said: "It is the luck of the students to share the worries for your majesty."
"The concubine heard that last year, when the epidemic broke out in the south, Doctor Lin also found a prescription to understand the epidemic." Concubine Chen took the emperor's arm and said, "The emperor, the concubine wants to use Doctor Lin."
The emperor asked nonchalantly: "Why does Aifei feel uncomfortable?"
"It's not a concubine, it's the prince." Chen Guifei frowned her eyebrows, and her eyes were full of affection. "Since the prince met... After a serious illness, his body has been worse than before, and he will not be better after taking as many medicines as he has. After all, the imperial doctors of the imperial hospital are incompetent. They can't cure the emperor's headwind, nor can he support the prince's body."
The emperor's face was faint: "I feel that the prince is suffering from a mental illness, otherwise he would not be so sloppy on the errands that I entrusted to him."
Concubine Chen's face changed slightly, her fingertips followed tightly, and she smiled hard and said, "The prince must be trying to do the errand well, maybe it's a little bit powerless."
Lin Qingyu glanced at the queen quietly. The queen concealed her emotions so well that she could not see her emotions or anger.
"Fine." The emperor stretched out his wrist and said to Lin Qingyu, "Go back to the East Palace and take a look for the prince."
Lin Qingyu replied, "Yes."
The queen hesitated for a moment, and said: "The list of concubines for the New Year's Eve family banquet has been drawn up. Please have a look at the emperor."
The emperor is optional: "No need, I don't worry about the queen's affairs."
"Let's take a look at the emperor." Chen Guifei curled her lips. "The queen reserved a place for the sixth prince this time."
The emperor said displeased: "Really?"
The queen hurriedly knelt down, no longer seemingly calm: "New Year's Eve is the occasion of a family reunion. After all, Lier is the blood of the emperor and his concubines, and is also the brother of the princes and princesses..."
The emperor interrupted coldly: "The six princes don't understand this, so why bother to get him back."
The queen pleaded: "The emperor..."
"Queen, empress, don't say anything." Chen Guifei looked kindly round, "The emperor is almost angry."
The emperor was quite impatient: "Okay, you two retreat."
The queen forbeared, "The concubine retires."
As soon as the empress and Concubine Chen left, Lin Qingyu's pulse was also diagnosed: "The emperor's head wind disease has not been eradicated. No matter how heavy the country is, we should take more rest."
The emperor didn't want to rest. There used to be a prince who could supervise the country, but now he doesn’t know where to put his heart, and he can only do many things by himself.
The emperor stared at Lin Qingyu and suddenly asked, "You have been married to Gu Fuzhou for a while."
"Yes."
"He treats you well?"
Lin Qingyu smiled: "The general treats me very well."
The emperor became more impetuous, waved his hand and sent the person away.
Lin Qingyu left the Palace of Qinzheng and went directly to Fengyi Palace to see the queen. When the maid of Fengyi Palace saw him, she didn't even have a biography, so she said, "The lady will not see you, please come back, Doctor Lin."
Lin Qingyu said, "I went to Jinyang Garden two days ago."
The pace of the maid's turning around stopped.
"About His Royal Highness, there are things I want to tell the Queen. Can the girl tell me something."
Lin Qingyu was invited into Fengyi Palace after the maid passed the pass. The queen was so sad that she could not be reunited with her son on New Year's Eve. When she heard that Lin Qingyu had Xiao Li, she didn't care about her past grievances. She asked: "What happened to Li'er in Jinyang Garden?"
Lin Qingyu said slowly: "If something happens, it won't happen."
"What do you mean?" The queen said anxiously, "Is Li'er doing well?"
Lin Qingyu shook his head: "It's not good-very bad. When I saw His Royal Highness, he squatted in the snow, dressed in single clothes, digging snow and eating with handfuls."
The eyes of the queen, who had always been steady, suddenly turned red: "Why, how could this be... Laifu! Bring Laifu in to this palace!"
The queen could not go out of the palace to visit her son, so she could only send the eunuch to Jinyang Garden from time to time when she came to Fu. The things she sent in the past were all very good, and Laifu always reciprocated it, which also said that everything was fine with His Royal Highness Six in the other palace. She always thought that although her Lier was no better than the prince who grew up in the palace, she also lived a life of a wealthy family. Who could have imagined that those minions would dare to face to face with one set behind the other, and deceive her for so many years.
Facing the queen's questioning, Laifu said in a sad voice: "The slave is wronged, my mother! Every time the slave goes to Jinyang Garden, His Royal Highness Six is well served! The slave really doesn't know anything!"
The queen had lost her mind and wanted to be tortured to extract a confession. Lin Qingyu stopped him: "Laifu is the confidant of the empress and she is also loyal to her. The problem should lie in Jinyang Garden. The emperor has not been to another palace for many years. People who are slack and do not get rewards from their masters will naturally find ways to get some oil and water."
Thinking of her son's situation in another palace, the queen couldn't help crying: "They are bullying Lier for being unreasonable and can't speak... My Lier..."
Even though the queen is the mother of a country, she is just an ordinary mother at this time. When she cried, she didn't cry like most people do, she just cried silently. The palace maid handed over a clean veil: "Mother, be careful of the phoenix body. If the lady is crying, who else can His Highness Six count on."
The queen wiped her tears and forced her spirits up: "You are right. Those minions in Jinyang Garden are still waiting for the palace to clean up."
Lin Qingyu said: "Even if the empress changes all the people in Jinyang Garden, how can she ensure that the newcomers will not treat Your Highness as harshly as they do in the future."
The queen stared at him: "Then what do you think this palace should do?"
"The best way is to take His Highness Six back to the palace and let the empress personally take care of him."
The queen gave a weird smile: "Do you think this palace doesn't want it? You saw it today. The emperor didn't even want to see Li'er even at the New Year's Eve family banquet, so how could he allow this palace to raise Li'er by his side."
Lin Qingyu pretended to think: "The emperor's heart is hard to reverse. Maybe the empress can explain this to the prince, and the prince can speak with the emperor."
"Prince?" The queen said coldly, "The palace still thinks that you are a smart person. How can the prince and concubine Chen wish to speak to the palace if Lier is far away from the palace."
Lin Qingyu said calmly: "In this way, even if the empress becomes the queen mother in the future, she still has to endure the pain of separation of flesh and blood."
The queen vaguely noticed Lin Qingyu's meaning, and her heart suddenly tightened. She told the others to step back and asked uncertainly: "You know what you are talking about."
"After the prince ascended the throne, what will be the situation between you and His Royal Highness, you should think more than I think."
"Presumptuous!" The queen's eyes were sharp, "You dare to discuss the establishment of a reserve with this palace, don't you be afraid to lose your head!"
Lin Qingyu was calm and unhurried: "What I said is the most unforgettable thing before the death of Lord Hou."
The queen was taken aback: "Is it Wan Cheng...?"
"The lady treats Master Xiaohou as her own, and Master Xiaohou always thinks about you and His Royal Highness. He is worried about your situation in the palace, worried that you will be embarrassed by Concubine Chen, and asks me to do my best to share your worries for you."
The queen looked at him coldly: "If you really put Wan Cheng in your heart, how can you remarry someone else when his bones are still cold!"
Lin Qingyu sighed softly, "If I don't, how can I help my mother?"
The queen looked at Lin Qingyu with fixed eyebrows. The man in front of him was Yingyingyuli, glamorous and handsome, and his eyes were as deep as a pool, seeming to be tempting people to approach, and then looking for the right time to drown them.
Lin Qingyu may have ulterior motives, but one thing is beyond doubt: if Xiao Teng successfully ascends the throne, her Lier will never return in this life.
After several weighings, the queen calmly said: "What do you want this palace to do."
Soon, Nan'an Hou asked to see the emperor alone, and proposed that Xiao Jie should be crowned king. The emperor was a little surprised. Nan'anhou had never participated in party struggles. When the controversy was the fiercest, he never spoke for any prince. Now why would he speak for a mediocre four princes
Nan'an Hou gave out the reason Lin Qingyu had thought in advance: "The prince was originally a talent in governing the country, but he was careless in politics for a long time because of illness. The officials thought that the emperor could take advantage of the four princes to make a king and beat the prince a little. The dispute between the princes is terrible. , Can also be used."
The emperor listened to the words, but did not immediately express his opinion, but said: "This matter, let me think about it."
In a blink of an eye, it was New Year's Eve. New Year’s Eve palace banquet, harem concubines, princes and princesses gathered together to have a New Year’s Eve dinner. During the dinner, singing and dancing, everyone talked and laughed, so it was so lively.
Seeing that the emperor was in good spirits, the queen smiled and said, "The four princes will be nineteen after the Chinese New Year, and it is time to find a prince and concubine for him."
Xiao Jie just picked up a piece of snack and bit in half, and quickly swallowed it wholeheartedly: "Thank you mother for your concern, son, son and minister are not in a hurry."
"Don't worry about it." The Queen groaned, "A few of your uncles, even though you married a princess when you were your age, many are still fathers."
The empress's words reminded the emperor of Nan'anhou's invitation. He glanced at Xiao Yan, saw that he was holding the wine glass absent-mindedly, his expression slumped, and no longer the spirited spirit of the past, he made the decision immediately.
—Xiao Jie was named prince at the New Year's Eve palace banquet, named Ning.
Compared with the excitement in the palace, the General's Mansion is much deserted, and only the two masters, the general and his wife, spend the New Year together. Even so, Yuan Yin still decorated the house up and down. There are grilles on the windows, and lanterns hung under the eaves, which is full of joy.
After the New Year's Eve dinner was served, Lin Qingyu gave the servants a holiday. Gu Fuzhou moved the table to the corridor, and the two sat under the red lanterns, enjoying the moon and drinking each other.
After a plan, Lin Qingyu drank a few more glasses, Ruyu's face was full of wine, and even the tears under her eyes were stained with crimson. Gu Fuzhou's drinking capacity has been tempered in the barracks, which is much better than Lin Qingyu. Seeing Lin Qingyu getting a little drunk, he said, "Should I hold you back to the room?"
Lin Qingyu put his hand on his forehead and looked at him dimly with drunken eyes, like a light trapped in a light: "Why do you like to hug me so much..."
Gu Fuzhou half-truth said: "Because I want to be handsome in front of you."
Lin Qingyu laughed and stretched out her hand to Gu Fuzhou lazily, inviting him: "Come on then."
Gu Fuzhou leaned over and hugged Lin Qingyu. The figures of the two are so different that Lin Qingyu's little one seems even more so when they hug each other. In fact, he is considered slender among men of the same age.
Gu Fuzhou returned to the room and sat down by the bed, but did not put Lin Qingyu down, but let him sit on his lap. "Would you like to drink sober soup?"
Lin Qingyu put his arms around his neck, leaned to his ear, and asked in a dumb voice: "What are you... hard?"
Gu Fuzhou chuckled and said distressed: "Oh, have you been discovered. I'm sorry, I can't help it." His voice was cut low and cut into Lin Qingyu's ears, "I miss it too much."
Lin Qingyu's red eyes twitched slightly: "Yes?"
Gu Fuzhou's throat rolled, and he asked, "Qingyu, do you still only like girls?"
A mist of mist floated in Lin Qingyu's eyes, as if he didn't even know the answer.
Gu Fuzhou sighed, got up and put Lin Qingyu on the bed, planning to ask the next person to cook sober soup. As he turned around, he felt his sleeves being pulled, looked down, and met Lin Qingyu's full eyes.
Lin Qingyu's breath is hot with wine: "...not necessarily."