Time passed quickly, and on the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, the court stopped writing and went on holiday. Emperor Xuanzhi was writing in the warm room of the imperial study.
After writing for a while, he said to Chang Youzhong: "Go and fetch the empress."
When Chang Youzhong came over, Jiang Changning was telling a story to his three sons, which was an adapted version of the story of "One Piece".
There is only one throne, and the Qin Dynasty emphasizes the establishment of the eldest son as the heir.
If nothing unexpected happens, Xiao Ming, the eldest son, will be the next emperor. Xiaobai and Xiaoqian can only be princes. Although they are brothers from the same mother, their status is vastly different.
Jiang Changning didn't want the three brothers to fight against each other and kill each other in the future in order to fight for the throne.
We need to open the eyes of our brothers, to let them know that there is a vast world outside, and they should not be limited to the land of Daqin. With a wave of his hand, he said, "Our journey is to the stars and the sea!"
Xiao Bai jumped up and down and shouted, "Sea of stars, sea of stars."
Xiao Ming supported his chin with his right hand, looking thoughtful.
At this time, Chang Youzhong came in and said, "Your Majesty, His Majesty wants to see you."
Jiang Changning thought Emperor Xuanzhi wanted to see her for something, so she put her little son back on the couch and said, "Sons, play by yourselves. Mother is going to see your father."
Xiao Qian wrinkled her clothes in her arms, so Jiang Changning changed her clothes on purpose.
She put on a purple embroidered jacket, added a pair of gold-flowered hairpins inlaid with pearls to her bun, and then went to the imperial study with half a set of ceremonial equipment.
When they arrived outside the imperial study, Jiang Changning said politely, "Please help me inform Eunuch Chang."
"Your Majesty, His Majesty has instructed that you can go in directly when you arrive. There is no need to inform." Chang Youzhong replied respectfully.
Jiang Changning lifted her skirt and walked in quietly.
Emperor Xuanzhi was reading a book. He was not wearing a dragon robe, but a royal blue satin casual dress.
Jiang Changning knelt down and saluted with a smile, saying, "I pay my respects to Your Majesty. I wonder what Your Majesty wants me to do for you?"
Emperor Xuanzhi put down the book and said with a smile: "The green gauze is waiting for the spring moon to tune the harp."
Jiang Changning smiled, "Hongxiu adds fragrance to your night reading. Please allow me to serve as your inkstone and ink."
"Okay, come here quickly." Emperor Xuanzhi said with a smile on his face.
Jiang Changning walked to the dragon table, rolled up his sleeves, picked up the ink stick, and started to prepare the ink.
Emperor Xuanzhi looked at her with a smile. He saw that her ten pointed fingers were all dyed pomegranate color with nail polish, a bright red color that made her fingers look even whiter and more slender.
Jiang Changning's inkstone was good, so he dipped the brush into the ink and handed it to Emperor Xuanzhi with both hands, "Your Majesty, please."
Emperor Xuanzhi took the brush and with a flourish, a word "Fu" appeared on it.
"Good calligraphy. Please give me this blessing character." Jiang Changning said with a smile.
"Just a blessing character?"
"Your Majesty, please write me another couplet." Jiang Changning made a request.
“Okay.” Emperor Xuanzhi took the paper from the side, spread it out and started writing: The unicorns are flying and the phoenixes are dancing, which is auspicious in the sky; the moon is bright and the wind is gentle, which brings spring to the earth.
It's both a unicorn and a phoenix, what an auspicious couplet.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will post this on the gate of Qiyuan Palace."
"I gave Ningning a blessing character and spring couplets, so Ningning should give me something in return, right?" Emperor Xuanzhi said as he put the brush in Jiang Changning's hand.
Jiang Changning's eyes turned, "I will also write a letter to Your Majesty, but I have a request. Your Majesty must agree. Only if you agree, will I write it."
"You said, no matter what your request is, I will agree to it."
Jiang Changning smiled and said, "Your Majesty, please post the words I wrote in a place where only Your Majesty can see them and no one else can."
"What kind of weird request is this?"
"Don't worry about whether it's weird or not. Anyway, you promised to do it, so you have to do it."
Jiang Changning took a blank piece of red paper and wrote a compound character on it: May the spring scenery always be peaceful.
"My queen is so amazing, how could she think of writing like this?"
Jiang Changning couldn't tell the truth, so he smiled and said, "I just thought about it when I had nothing to do, and I figured it out. How is it? Is it well written?"
"Thank you, Madam, for giving me such a beautiful calligraphy."
"Think about it carefully and stick it there." Jiang Changning put the brush back into his writing, "Your Majesty, hurry up and write. The people outside the palace are still waiting."
Emperor Xuanzhi wrote more than a dozen Chinese characters for "Fu" and asked palace maids to deliver them to various governments as rewards.
The Queen Mother and Jiang Changning also had things and went outside the palace to enjoy them.
After finishing her work, Jiang Changning returned to her Qiyuan Palace. Emperor Xuanzhi took the calligraphy she had written and walked around in the imperial study.
The words are posted there, he can see them, but others can’t
Emperor Xuanzhi turned around for a few times but couldn't find a place to stick it. He sat down on the dragon throne, tilted his head back, and saw the beam.
A plan came to mind, "Someone, find a ladder."
Chang Youzhong didn't dare to ask more questions and directly asked someone to find Gao Ti.
When Emperor Xuanzhi was about to climb the ladder, he bravely stopped him and said, "Your Majesty, what are you going to do?"
"Stick this word on the crossbar."
"Your Majesty, please let me go up and post it."
Emperor Xuanzhi refused, "This was written by the Empress, I want to post it myself."
Chang Youzhong had no choice but to call in four young eunuchs to hold the ladder. He watched in fear and trepidation as Emperor Xuanzhi climbed up the ladder and personally pasted the words on the beam.
Only civil and military officials could enter the emperor's study, but they dared not look up, so they stuck to the beam. The emperor could see it, but no one else could, which met the empress's requirements.
At the New Year's Eve banquet, in addition to the royal family, all officials above the second rank in the capital were fortunate enough to bring their families into the palace to enjoy the banquet.
Jiang Changning sat on the right hand side of Emperor Xuanzhi, the empress dowager sat on the left hand side, and no other concubines were present.
Emperor Xuanzhi openly loved Empress Chong alone, which made the ladies present at the scene extremely envious and jealous.
I also saw the little prince sitting next to the empress dowager, and the second prince sitting next to the queen, like the boy under the seat of Guanyin.
Someone said: "Your Majesty is right to love and respect the Queen. The Queen is lucky to have given birth to three sons, and her position is as stable as a rock."
Zhao Xifang snorted coldly, "Empress Dowager Pei was deposed even after giving birth to her fifth son."
Everyone looked at her sideways, what she said was really unlucky.
Prince Yu reprimanded in a low voice with displeasure: "If you can't speak, just shut your mouth. If you want to die, don't drag me down with you."
Zhao Xifang clenched the wine glass in her hand. The useless men all had the surname Helian and were descendants of Emperor Taizu. Helian Yu knew how to conquer the world, but this man handed it over to others.
At exactly 12 o'clock, the Queen Mother left the table with the Crown Prince and the Second Prince.
The palace banquet lasted until the beginning of the hour of Hai, when fireworks exploded outside the palace, colorful and dazzling.
"Do you want to go out and take a look?" Emperor Xuanzhi asked with a smile.
Jiang Changning nodded, "Yes."
Emperor Xuanzhi extended his hand to her, Jiang Changning handed it to him, and the couple walked out of the hall together.
Seeing this, the others followed suit and walked out.
Gorgeous fireworks bloomed one after another in the night sky, shining brightly and colorfully, instantly turning the night sky into a colorful garden of flowers.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on the hands of the Emperor and the Empress. Could it be that this dynasty was going to have another infatuated Emperor
(End of this chapter)