After the dinner was over, Prime Minister Zhao Pu and his wife Mrs. He returned to their courtyard.
Husband and wife are one body, one prosperous and one prosperous, and there is usually a quarrel, but at this time, they are all a family. Seeing her husband's hunched back, Mrs. He helped him sit down and whispered, "As long as Xiu Xiu doesn't want to marry..." As long as this marriage fails, the husband has nothing to do with the princes.
Zhao Pu smiled bitterly, shook his head and interrupted his old wife, then stared at the area in front of the main room that was illuminated by the lantern, the past of this life appeared one after another in his turbid eyes, he sighed for a long time: "Since the emperor has granted marriage, It reminded me that no matter how much I work on it, I am afraid that there will be no last trace of affection between the monarch and the minister. After all, after returning to Beijing, I will find an opportunity to resign to the emperor. "
If the emperor wanted his minister to die, the minister had to die. The emperor did not like him as prime minister, so he took the initiative to hint that if he insisted on staying, he would just break up unhappy.
"It's hard for you, and when you're old, you have to follow me around." Turning around, Zhao Pu held his wife's tender hand, which was no longer young, with a guilty look in his eyes. In his life, he was worthy of the two emperors of Dazhou and the common people of Li, but he was only sorry for his wife and two daughters. When he got old, he even caused his granddaughter to be tricked by Prince Rui to go to the palace as a concubine. What kind of side concubine, if he wanted his children to climb the dragon and the phoenix, as early as when Gaozu was on the throne, his daughter was enough to be a dignified princess.
He is not afraid of the intrigues of the court, but he does not want his children to become political opponents against him. Therefore, he arranged for his two daughters to marry the common people. Although they have no glory, they are safe and rich. Now that the granddaughter is going to be the concubine, it will be a blessing or a curse in the end, who can tell.
Thinking of the four princes of the King of Chu, Zhao Pu pinched his forehead irritably, and said to his wife, "I'll be quiet by myself, go and tell Xiuxiu."
Mrs. He knew that her prime minister husband, even if he was far away from the capital, would still be concerned about the important events of the capital, and patted him on the shoulder. She went to the backyard wing first to find her granddaughter. Chen Xiu was locked in the boudoir for most of the day. She was very worried. She didn't know what the outcome was between her and Prince Rui. When her grandmother came, Chen Xiu didn't get up. The elder of the screen.
Mrs. He sat down beside the bed.
"Grandma, I won't dare to run around in the future, don't be mad at me." Chen Xiu threw herself into her arms and sobbed softly.
Mrs. He really loves Chen Xiu. When her granddaughter is in pain, she also puts all the guilt and misses towards her two daughters on her granddaughter. She hugs the little girl, and Mrs. He touches her granddaughter's smooth long hair and sighs: " Even if you want to run around, there is no chance. At the dinner, the emperor personally decreed that you will be Prince Rui's side concubine and choose a day to get married."
The hesitation was instantly replaced by a surprise, Chen Xiu raised his head in disbelief, looked at Mrs. He and asked, "Really?"
Mrs. He saw the surprise in her granddaughter's tearful eyes. Mrs. He was surprised at first, and then frowned: "The concubine is also a concubine, why don't you feel wronged?" Even now, her husband's prestige in the court is unmatched, and Mrs. He doesn't think it's something to be happy about when her granddaughter is a concubine.
But Chen Xiu is not her. Chen Xiu is just the granddaughter of a fallen prime minister. When Chen Xiu was remembering, her grandfather had already left the capital. As the granddaughter of a local official, as the daughter of a civilian father, for Chen Xiu, being able to become a Prince Rui's side concubine is like a step to the sky, far better than marrying ordinary people as a wife.
But Chen Xiu did not dare to tell the truth, seeing the disapproval of the elders, Chen Xiu lowered his head and said in a desolate voice: "I, I was carried out of the paddock by him, my reputation has been ruined, he is willing to take me in, I am better, otherwise I will only be better. I can always accompany the ancient Buddha with the blue lamp for a lifetime..." Before he could finish speaking, he leaned into Mrs. He's arms and began to cry.
Mrs. He was so distressed. She had lived most of her life, and she thought about it. Her granddaughter was only sixteen. She must have thought that if she didn't marry Prince Rui, she would never be able to marry again. Patting her granddaughter on the shoulder, Mrs. He could only sigh. Since the decree of giving marriage has been made, it is useless to regret and regret. Mrs. He will appease her granddaughter first. As for the important affairs of the court and the situation of wives and concubines in Prince Rui's mansion, she will talk about it carefully before the granddaughter gets married.
The next morning, the emperor returned to Beijing.
Song Jianing has been with the prince for two days. At this moment, his heart is like an arrow. He can't wait to turn into a horse and gallop home. However, there are many royal rules. The princesses greeted Queen Li, and after the prestige was over, the couple strode out of the palace. When they reached the gate of the palace, Zhao Heng got into the carriage with Song Jianing.
"For two and a half days, Zhaozhao must have cried." Song Jianing said while holding the handkerchief and staring at the curtain.
Zhao Heng also missed his daughter, raised the curtain on his side, and looked out.
Eunuch Fu hurriedly followed the car, and upon receiving the prince's eyes, Eunuch Fu quickened his pace and whispered to the driver, "Hurry up."
The coachman threw the horse again with his whip.
In Shouwangfu, the prince and princess entered the palace, but the prey was first sent back by the guard Zongze. Not counting the tail, the white fox is about three feet long. When it was first caught, its hair was a little dirty. In the paddock, it tied its mouth and washed it completely white. When it was placed in a gold wire cage and brought to the front yard, the white fox's snow-white hair was fluffy and fluffy. Like the most beautiful cotton, the nose is round and black, and the amber eyes are clear and translucent. It is estimated that among the foxes, it is also a beautiful fox with a top-notch appearance.
Because the nursing mother promised her that she would be able to see her father and mother today, Zhaozhao started to look forward to it when she woke up. Shows how angry it is. When she woke up, she heard the sound of hooves in front of someone talking, and Zhaozhao immediately asked her nurse to hold her to watch.
The nurse guessed that the two masters should be back, and hurriedly carried the little princess over there. In just two and a half days, the little princess was crying and crying without delaying eating. She and all the maids in the backyard lost a lot of weight.
When they got to the front yard, Zhaozhao stretched his neck to look for his parents, but he couldn't find them, but he noticed the white fox carried by the guards. Zhaozhao didn't know what it was, but the white ball was so beautiful that Zhaozhao couldn't take his eyes off it, and the nurse was amazed. Seeing that the little princess liked it, she hugged the little princess and walked under the shade of a tree, squatting beside the cage to watch. fox.
Afraid of life, the white fox huddled in the corner of the cage with its small ears erect, staring vigilantly at the people outside the cage.
"Go!" Zhaozhao broke away from the nurse and wanted to go around to the fox. The nurse bent over and followed behind, dutifully looking at the little princess, but when Zhaozhao finally ran to the place where the fox was lying, the white fox also went around. After a circle, he stayed opposite Zhao Zhao again. Zhaozhao looked at the white fox, smiled and continued to chase.
One is running in the cage and the other is chasing outside the cage. The white fox moves quickly, Zhaozhao's short legs are not very good, and he runs staggeringly, but the little girl doesn't feel tired at all, and the more she can't catch up, the more she feels. Fun, giggling while running, lively and cute, making the nurses and guards laugh.
Song Jianing, who got off the carriage and hurried in, heard her daughter's carefree laughter, so she couldn't help but slow down and looked at the prince beside her. The couple looked at each other and smiled, and walked around the shadow wall nervously. Then they saw their little princess running after the fox with her back to the shadow wall. She was wearing a small red shirt, running and running, and came around. , looking at them while smiling.
Song Jianing smiled softly, staring at her red-faced daughter.
Seeing her mother, Zhaozhao finally stopped running, and then looked at her father next to her. Zhaozhao had a flat mouth, suddenly raised his head, opened his mouth wide, and started to cry. The white fox in the cage was so frightened that all his hair exploded. Now, staring defensively at the little girl who had been chasing it for a long time.
When her daughter said she changed her face, she changed her face. Song Jianing was laughing at first, but now her daughter's sad little appearance also brought tears to her eyes. She subconsciously wanted to run over to hug her daughter, but she only moved. Someone was one step ahead of her. Song Jianing was stunned. , As if in the blink of an eye, the daughter was held in her arms by her father.
"Don't cry, don't cry, Zhaozhao don't cry." Zhao Heng kissed his daughter's face and coaxed as if no one else was there. He only saw his daughter lying on his shoulders, and the nurses and guards who had been guarding by the cage also signaled with Eunuch Fu's eyes. He went down and quietly retreated, leaving only the Wang Ye family of three to reunite, and a dazed white fox.
Zhaozhao cried. She couldn't see her parents crying, but she also cried when she saw it.
Zhao Heng lowered his head and pressed his face against his daughter's small head, coaxing him in his own way.
Song Jianing stood beside her, and she couldn't help being a little unwilling to see the prince hug so tightly. Why? Before she left, she was the one who hated her daughter the most. The lord insisted on taking her to Beiyuan. Now that he came back, the lord grabbed her in front of her and hugged her daughter. Fortunately, her daughter was still young. Don't you think the father misses her more than the mother
She is the one who misses her daughter the most!
"Zhaozhao, do you want a mother?" When she got close to the man, Song Jianing held her daughter's chubby hand tightly clutching her father's shoulder, and said softly.
Of course Zhaozhao misses her mother, she misses her the most, when she heard her call, the little girl stopped crying immediately, opened her eyes and took a look, and then went to her mother's side, asking her to hug her, her eyes kept burning. Falling golden beans is as pitiful as it is. Song Jianing was in a hurry to pick up her daughter, but Zhao Heng didn't really want to give it, so he didn't have enough.
Song Jianing looked at him resentfully.
Zhao Heng reluctantly let go.
Zhaozhao's most aggrieved moment has passed. In his father's arms, he only knew how to cry. When he got to his mother's arms, the little girl stopped crying. She hugged her mother's neck and looked at her without blinking. Song Jianing gave her daughter a kiss, and pressed her lips against her daughter's cheeks: "I miss my mother, I miss Zhaozhao every day. Our Zhaozhao looks the best, and my mother is reluctant to leave."
Zhaozhao didn't quite understand it, she only knew that her mother was kissing her and calling her. The little girl liked to play like this the most. Mother's face. Song Jianing felt that something was wrong, so he reached out and touched it, pretending to be disgusted and saying, "Bad Zhaozhao, the snot is on my mother's face!"
After he finished speaking, he quickly took out his handkerchief and wiped his face.
Mother made a fool of herself, Zhaozhao smiled happily, even happier than just chasing the fox.
After coaxing for so long, Song Jianing couldn't hold it anymore, so he turned to Zhao Heng with his daughter in his arms, and said badly, "Zhaozhao is going to rub his father's nose!"
Zhaozhao giggled and went to his father's side.
Zhao Heng actually saw it. She had already wiped off her daughter's snot, but even if she didn't, his little princess wouldn't mind. Feeling the little girl rubbing his face hard, Zhao Heng couldn't learn from his wife's natural feigned disgust.
Song Jianing didn't see the tenderness, she touched her face that had been wiped clean. When the lord disliked it, he blushed and said, "The lord first coax Zhaozhao, I'll go wash my face."
Zhao Heng nodded.
Song Jianing was about to leave. Zhaozhao heard the movement and misunderstood that her mother was about to run away again. She was so anxious that she opened her mouth and cried again. How could Song Jianing dare to wash her face, she quickly turned back to coax her daughter, kissed and kissed again, and still used a white fox to coax her to stop crying. The family of three squatted beside the cage to watch the fox.
"Come here." Zhaozhao leaned against her mother's arms, acting coquettishly and didn't want to run away, she stretched out her chubby hand to command the white fox.
The white fox will not come.
Zhao Zhao pouted, turned to look at his mother, Song Jianing raised his head again to look at his prince, Zhao Heng went around to the other side of the cage and drove the fox to his daughter. There was a tall man on one side, and a petite woman and a younger daughter squatting on the other side. The white fox instinctively hid on the woman's side, facing the man, with a big furry tail hidden behind him.
Song Jianing held her daughter's fat fingers and gently poked the white fox's tail... Mao.
Zhao Zhao laughed.
The mothers touched excitedly, Zhao Heng bent down and stood opposite, looking at the happy appearances of one big and one small, his heart was soft.
Having seen enough foxes, it was time for lunch. Zhao Heng held his daughter in one hand and the princess in the other, and entered the inner room together. Without asking the maid to wait, Zhao Heng sat on the couch with his daughter in his arms. Song Jianing brought water and wiped his daughter's fat face with a wet handkerchief. Her brows and eyes were gentle, Zhao Heng watched silently, suddenly leaned over, and kissed her tender face.
Song Jianing was startled and touched his face. Seeing that he was smiling, Song Jianing rolled his eyes and said with schadenfreude, "I have snot in my nose, and I haven't washed it yet."
Zhao Heng looked at her sly eyes, then looked at her face again, and suddenly he wrapped his arms around her waist, his lips wrapped around her chubby cheeks, and kissed her fiercely, harder than when Song Jianing wiped her daughter's face. What if he got his daughter's snot, as long as it was her, he didn't care. As for Song Jianing, she closed her eyes and felt the prince's continuous kisses, holding her daughter's chubby hand, feeling unprecedented peace and satisfaction in her heart.
There is a man who loves her so much, her life is worth it.
In the same capital, in another palace, when Zhao Heng and his wife were close to their daughter, Prince Rui, who had returned to the palace soon, was also coaxing his little princess. His own children are always the best. Although Prince Rui is not very satisfied with the princess, as Sister Kang grows up, he doesn't shush at every turn. Prince Rui also begins to like his daughter and shakes the rattle to play with Sister Kang.
Princess Rui sat on the side with her big belly, and was disturbed by the continuous thumping sound of the rattle drum. I forgot to congratulate the lord, and the mansion has added another beautiful sister."
Prince Rui raised his eyebrows slightly, but just hummed and continued to tease his daughter.
The man didn't answer the call, and Princess Rui didn't dare to complain directly about her husband's romance, so she satirized Chen Xiu: "But I can't figure it out, why did Miss Chen accompany Duanhui into the paddock with so many ladies accompanying her? A group of guards followed, and she actually If she can get lost, no wonder some people are chewing their tongues behind their backs, saying that she deliberately wants to hook up the noble children in the paddock."
Prince Rui sneered, what happened near noon yesterday, they just returned to the capital today, how could the news spread so quickly in just one day? Therefore, it is not someone chewing their tongue, but the princess deliberately poured dirty water on Chen Xiu through the mouth of others. Look, before Chen Xiu entered the mansion, his good princess began to play tricks. After a while, people came in, and there might be some way.
"Who did you listen to?" Prince Rui asked, staring at her.
Princess Rui pursed her lips, still thinking about how to respond, Prince Rui immediately said again: "Next time someone talks nonsense, report it to me directly, I will ask someone to pull out her tongue to see if she dares to slander her again. The concubine has a good reputation." His voice was cold, and he stared at the woman not far away with warning eyes, blocking Princess Rui, holding a breath in his chest, and almost didn't catch his breath.
The maids in the outside world started to prepare meals, but Prince Rui put down his daughter and went to the yard of his concubine Zhang.
Mr. Zhang guessed that the main courtyard would probably be troubled, and specially made two dishes that Prince Rui liked to eat in the small kitchen. When Prince Rui arrived, she didn't ask anything, and diligently served Prince Rui with vegetables and wine. Prince Rui was served with a comfortable body and mind. After the meal, he hugged Mrs. Zhang into his arms and said, pressing Mrs. Zhang's flat belly: "You don't have to worry about who comes, I will give you a fat son as soon as possible."
Mrs Zhang chuckled lightly and hummed with winking eyes, "Then the prince must work harder."
Prince Rui liked her showiness, turned around and pinned the person down, so much so that he was overwhelmed by the phoenix.
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After the marriage was decided, Emperor Xuande asked Qin Tianjian to choose a good date and auspicious date after returning to Beijing. He found that the end of the month was a good day, so he set the wedding date at the end of the month. nothing.
The night before Chen Xiu's marriage, Mrs. He took her granddaughter's hand and finally gave it up: "You know what happened to your grandfather in the court. He offended the emperor back then, but now that the emperor is in trouble, he treats your grandfather as a The minister of the humerus, the trouble is solved, the emperor is eager to send your grandfather to leave Beijing sooner."
Chen Xiu lowered his head and hummed. She knew that, so she wanted to make a future for herself while her grandfather was in power.
"Your Majesty, he most hates courtiers forming parties for personal gain, and especially dislikes high-quality officials' marriages. At that time, Li Wentang, Minister of Civil Affairs, and Liu Shuo, Minister of War, married their sons and daughters. Not long after, Liu Shuo was transferred to Yongzhou by the emperor, and Mingsheng was secretly demoted. Now that you have entered Prince Rui's mansion, I am afraid that your grandfather's prime minister will come to an end..."
Chen Xiu's face slowly turned white. Grandfather was getting old, she knew that grandfather would be prime minister in a few years, but she never expected that grandfather would dismiss the prime minister ahead of schedule because of her relationship with Prince Rui.
"The princess is famous, and the Zhang family is favored. When you enter the palace tomorrow, remember to act cautiously and not make any mistakes." Mrs. He reluctantly hugged her granddaughter, and repeatedly instructed her granddaughter to be a concubine. Jing, the granddaughter can only rely on herself.
Chen Xiu felt cold all over. After Mrs. He left, she lay on the bed alone and couldn't sleep all night. The next day, she dressed up and looked at her young and beautiful self in the mirror, and Chen Xiu slowly regained her composure. What if her grandfather lost power, she still has the beauty that is one in a thousand miles, and she is full of talent. Without the support of the two elders, she will still occupy the favor of Prince Rui.
And Chen Xiu was indeed favored by Prince Rui. For five consecutive nights, Prince Rui rested in her yard.
Mrs. Zhang was a little sour, and Chen Xiu had both beauty and scheming. She was worried that Prince Rui would get a new person and forget the old one.
Princess Rui was half sour and half happy. Needless to say, she was happy that she could finally ask Mrs Zhang to taste the feeling of being left out by the prince.
The son's backyard became more and more lively, and Emperor Xuande didn't care. On the fifth day of the first day, after discussing the political affairs, he left the Prime Minister Zhao Pu alone in the Chongzheng Hall. The two used to follow Emperor Gaozu to fight in the Quartet together, and they used to be officials in the same dynasty in front of Emperor Gaozu. Treated by old friends.
After all, everyone is getting old, and the civil servants and military generals have changed wave after wave. In this world, there are fewer and fewer people who remember their youthful demeanor.
"Actually, I regret the marriage between the second child and Xiuxiu." After playing a game of chess, Emperor Xuande suddenly sighed.
Zhao Pu raised his eyes, his cloudy eyes were calm.
Emperor Xuande didn't look at him. Facing the chess game, he muttered to himself: "I have never established a prince, but I am worried that if there is a prince, those courtiers will rush to please the prince and mess up the chao. That day in Beiyuan, I drank More than that, as soon as I was happy with the marriage, I only came back a few days, and I heard that several courtiers frequently approached the second child."
Having said this, Emperor Xuande smiled and pointed at Zhao Pu teasingly: "It's all because of you, I value you the most, when they saw that I gave your granddaughter to the second child, they thought that I was partial to the second child, and the chaos was first. set."
"This minister is frightened." Zhao Pu got out of the Arhat bed, and bent over to plead guilty: "It's all my fault that the minister did not discipline embroidery well, so she only caused trouble and caused trouble to the emperor. This matter all started because of the minister, and it was a matter of the court. In the chaos, the minister begged the emperor to allow the minister to resign and return to his hometown."
When Emperor Xuande heard this, his brows furrowed, and he put down his chess piece and said, "What are you talking about, a few officials are just trying to figure out my intentions without authorization, why are you tired of resigning from office? You are my right-hand man, if you leave, I can still Who are you counting on?"
Zhao Pu was grateful, knelt on the ground and lowered his head to wipe his tears. After a while, he said solemnly: "Your Majesty, the selection of the crown prince is related to the state of the country in Dazhou. The emperor must be carefully selected among the princes. Civil and military hearts must not be disturbed. The troubles caused by the ministers should be resolved by the ministers, so I ask the emperor not to hesitate any more."
Emperor Xuande couldn't bear it.
"Your Majesty!" Zhao Pu said righteously.
Emperor Xuande let out a heavy sigh, raised Zhao Pu with both hands, and firmly held Zhao Pu's shoulders: "I am in the same brotherhood as you, and I have no choice but to make this decision today. I blame myself for being drunk and making a mistake and hurting myself!"
The emperor blamed himself so much, and tears welled up in Zhao Pu's old eyes: "The old minister only wants to live, and he can still serve the emperor again!"
"Okay!" Emperor Xuande clenched his shoulders and said solemnly.
The monarch and ministers discussed it privately. The next morning, Zhao Pu resigned on the grounds of physical discomfort. Emperor Xuande did not agree, only to remove Zhao Pu from the position of prime minister and let Zhao Pu continue to serve as the Jiedu of Heyang Sancheng. Zhao Pu thanked the emperor for his kindness, and Emperor Xuande stepped down from the dragon chair step by step. The feeling of parting was so strong that he suddenly got up and wrote a poem for Zhao Pu.
Zhao Pu was moved to cry again.
Some of the civil and military ministers wiped their tears with their sleeves, but they basically pretended to be. Only Prince Rui really wanted to cry. He tried his best to get Chen Xiu to the palace. official.
Just when everyone was immersed in the sadness of parting, someone outside the hall suddenly shouted an urgent report, and Emperor Xuande was shocked and looked out first.
"Your Majesty, Fangzhou sent 800 miles to rush!"
Fangzhou
Emperor Xuande first thought of his younger brother, King Qin, who was demoted to Fangzhou. He took the urgent report and opened it quickly. After reading the book above, Emperor Xuande shook his body and glanced at the left and right courtiers with a dull gaze. He suddenly turned around and burst into tears: "Fourth brother..."