alive?"
The palace man replied in a low voice: "It's all in the usual soup and food. Sometimes her children bring her food, but maybe she is afraid that we will put the medicine in her children's food, so she never eats what they bring. , just drink some water in their hands. After so many days, it should be soon."
The queen snorted: "She is vigilant, she is afraid that those two little beasts will be hurt."
The palace people dare not speak, those two are also the emperor's children, if they become beasts, then the emperor...
The queen asked again: "What's up with that Eunuch Gu recently?"
The palace man replied: "I heard from the father-in-law next to the emperor that he will return to the emperor's side in a few days at the end of the year."
The queen finally laughed out loud, as happy as a child: "Is he finally bored? That bitch has spent all these years trying to please him, but so what? Sixteen or seventeen years? Isn't he bored?" Is it? Does he have someone new?"
The palace man nodded and said: "The new Yao Cairen is fourteen years old. He looks a bit like Concubine Chen Guifei back then, but she is a little shorter than Concubine Chen Guifei. She is very good at playing the flute..." Her head was lowered, as if she was embarrassed .
The queen flattened her mouth: "I know that using some dirty tricks may not have the scheming of that bitch, and it won't grow."
The palace man changed one leg, the queen let out a long sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "Do you think I'm going to see her? She has been annoying me for so many years, so she must make me happy."
The palace man bowed his head and said, "It's all according to the queen's wishes."
The queen nodded and said, "I'll go and have a look tomorrow. Oh, you need to be watched closely, and someone should go in and have a look at it frequently at night. Don't let her be fooled, that bitch is always good at pretending."
The next day, the queen dressed up and went to Concubine Chen's palace.
After hearing this, Concubine Chen Gui struggled to get up from the bed, was half-supported and half-dragged by the palace servants, and arrived in front of the palace gate to salute the queen. But she was sick and weak, and she couldn't stand still for a while, and the palace servants couldn't support her, so she fell down in front of the queen.
The cold wind rolled a few broken leaves around the corner of the palace wall. The queen looked at the thin figure prostrated in front of her with a smile, and said with a smile: "Sister really pays attention to etiquette. This gift is very important, so that I can embarrass you." But Chen Guifei didn't get up.
Concubine Chen Guifei said in a low voice: "Sister is an empress, and she is in charge of the concubines in the harem, so why should she be ashamed? Sister is so polite." Does this mean that the queen should feel ashamed
The queen snorted coldly: "My sister is quite eloquent, but she can say a thousand words and ten thousand words. After so many years, is she really able to tell the sky? The emperor is very busy now, oh, I forgot to mention, the emperor's new favorite, but Especially like a younger sister..." The queen giggled, "It looks like when I was young." She bit the word "young" very hard.
Chen Guifei said softly: "The emperor has a new love, the empress should be happy too."
The corner of the queen's mouth twisted involuntarily, as if she had discovered something, she said: "I used to think that my younger sister cared about the emperor, but now it seems that my younger sister doesn't care about the emperor. Why didn't my younger sister say that she was happy?"
Concubine Chen Guifei seemed to be smiling lightly, without raising her head, she said: "If the emperor and empress are happy, the concubines will naturally be happy too, it has always been like this."
The queen suddenly thought, when did she and the emperor "both" be happy? Probably never, could it be that Chen Guifei meant that she was never happy at all? But there's nothing wrong with that.
In the distance, the third prince who was walking this way heard that the queen had gone to Concubine Chen Guifei's palace, so he trotted here even more quickly. He was followed by several eunuchs, among them was the expressionless Eunuch Gu.
The female officer next to the queen stepped forward and whispered a few words to the queen, and the queen laughed again and said, "Since my sister is not feeling well, I won't bother my sister. If my sister needs the imperial doctor again, just say so. This palace will naturally ask the imperial doctor to take a good look at my sister. Don't forget, we have had a deep bond over the years!"
Concubine Chen Guifei said in a low voice: "My sister has put in a lot of thought for me, how dare I forget my sister? I will never forget what my sister did to me forever, and I will repay my sister well one day."
The queen's heart skipped a beat, but she sneered and said, "A person's death is like a lamp going out. How can there be any words of eternal life? Maybe some people die unwillingly and deceive themselves with retribution or something. Let me see, what cannot be seen in this world, No. The winner is a prince and the loser is a thief. If you lose, you have to admit it when you become a thief.
Concubine Chen Gui sighed softly: "My sister is right, what my sister can't see, naturally there is nothing."
The empress smiled, finally convincing Chen Guifei.
Concubine Chen Guifei said again: "But why do so many people say they have a 'conscience'? Who has ever seen a conscience? Has my sister seen it?"
The queen clenched her teeth, what could she say? ! How could I have seen "conscience"? If I haven't seen it, does that mean I don't have "conscience"? ! The bitch! Up to now, I am still talking to myself!
The third prince's panting voice came to the side: "Meet the queen mother!"
The queen turned her head with a smile, looked at the third prince and said, "Are you here to see your mother and concubine? It's just in time, and it's only a few days before the New Year's Eve. Be filial to your mother and concubine, maybe you can celebrate the new year." The words Here, Concubine Chen Guifei will not be able to pass the new year.
The third prince bowed his head, choking with sobs, and said, "Even the imperial doctors couldn't diagnose the patient. I wonder if I can ask the queen mother to find a good doctor from outside the palace to check it out."
The queen replied: "Of course, I can ask people to ask. But sometimes, some people have heart problems, and no amount of medicine can cure them. The emperor has not come here recently, and your mother and concubine may be unhappy because of this. It's useless to find anyone."
The third prince hurriedly said: "Mother has always been gentle and respectful to father, how could she be unhappy with father? Please don't speculate like this when you visit your mother."
The queen smiled and said: "Then you can tell your mother and concubine about your good father, your mother and concubine is so respectful to your father, maybe your mother and concubine will be fine." She said After turning around with a smile, the huge skirt swept up the dust and landed on the shoulders of Concubine Chen Gui who bowed her head on the ground.
The third prince saluted and sent the queen away, and went to help Concubine Chen. Chen Guifei covered her face with her sleeve and said in a low voice: "My face is ruined, I don't want to see anyone."
The third prince wept, and said to the eunuchs around him: "You all step down." After everyone left, he picked up Chen Guifei and walked into the palace.
In the middle of the night, a black shadow approached Concubine Chen Guifei's palace, jumped a few times, and went out of the window. Inside the hall, Concubine Chen Gui coughed, as if she had used a lot of strength. The black figure stopped and merged with the shadow.
There were light footsteps in the hall, and they asked in a low voice: "What does your empress want?"
Concubine Chen Guifei did not answer.
That night, Concubine Chen Guifei didn't sleep well and coughed frequently, so the people around her had to ask a few questions.
The people outside the hall stood in the shadow of the cold wind until the fourth watch, and when the sky was getting brighter, they left silently.
The prince has been very happy recently, not only his proposals on major affairs in the court have been affirmed by his father, but also some small things have gone smoothly.
The Great Prince's Mansion has all been moved into the East Palace, and the officials, servants, and even the Crown Princess and side concubines and beauties at all levels have also arrived. The prince went to court with the emperor every day, discussing affairs and reading memorials, feeling like an emperor, ruling this huge dynasty, which filled him with a sense of pride and accomplishment.
The Marquis of Zhenbei left Beijing quietly, did not communicate with anyone, and did not express any dissatisfaction. The emperor was very satisfied, and the prince also felt relieved.
The eyeliner prepared for Zhenbei Hou's mansion has successfully entered the mansion. This girl's eyes are charming, but if she can't seduce the eldest son who is about to get married, the next two sons should also have a chance. Although the news that Mrs. Zhenbeihou is pregnant is not good, but the young girl actually let her servant girl, a brothel girl, be the housekeeper! It can be seen that the Hou Mansion has really fallen.
Because of Concubine Chen's illness, the third prince accompanied Concubine Chen in the palace every day, and he didn't have time to go out of the palace to hook up with people from the Zhenbeihou Mansion. People are like this, they have to be punished severely, otherwise they won't learn to be good!
The only thing that was not going well was that the staff went to recruit Ji Wenzhao several times, and his official rank had already been promoted to "bastard", only one level away from the highest "Doctor", but Ji Wenzhao was still pushing and pushing, saying what age Too light, don't want to be an official or something. After he came to the capital, he visited the old students of his mentor, played chess, drank wine, and talked about poetry and Taoism with them, but he didn't talk about political affairs, which made people puzzled.
The prince was a little unhappy, and secretly decided: If this Ji Wenzhao had the idea of seeking refuge with other people, he couldn't be kept, and he should get rid of it quickly. It's just a chess player, what kind of airs are you putting on! Can I still be a prince without you
The prince walked into the emperor's apse with his chest held high and his head held high, to discuss with the emperor a few details about offering sacrifices to the Taimiao on New Year's Day.
When entering the palace gate, a eunuch happened to come out, and the prince recognized that it was Eunuch Gu who often followed the third prince. Eunuch Gu lowered his head expressionlessly, stepped aside, and stepped aside.
The prince glared at him, and walked into the hall.
The emperor was sitting behind the desk in casual clothes. He was nearly forty years old, and he already had protruding eye bags under his double eyelids. Maybe he was handsome when he was young, but now, his sagging cheeks made him look old.
After saluting, the prince and the emperor talked about the arrangements for the three or four minor details of the sacrifice. The ceremony is the same every year. This year, the prince participated, so a few steps were added.
The emperor agreed one by one.
After finishing the business, the prince glanced at the emperor and saw that he was in a good mood, so he said with a smile: "Father, my son saw the father-in-law that the father gave to the third brother in the past. I heard that he is outstanding in martial arts. Did the father put him back?" Give me?"
The emperor raised his eyelids and glanced at the prince. The prince felt a chill in his heart, and quickly leaned over to salute, "Father, please forgive the child for being reckless."
The emperor waved his hands to the eunuchs standing around and said, "You all go down." The people around all retreated, including Eunuch Sun who was beside the emperor.
Seeing that everyone had left, the emperor looked at the prince with a half smile and said, "Is the emperor so impatient? You have only been the prince for a few days, and you want to get rid of Eunuch Gu?"
The prince hurriedly said: "I don't dare, I really just want to..."
The emperor interrupted him with a smile and said: "You are younger after all, why are you so impatient? He has been with the third child for so many years, and he just came back to me. You are so eager to have him, who can not know you the meaning of?"
The prince hurriedly said: "Father taught me a lesson! Just because he made the child unhappy, he was angry for a while..." He bowed his head with shame on his face.
The emperor smiled: "He made you unhappy? Maybe not?"
The crown prince was sweating, he looked at the emperor pleadingly, and said: "Father, the child is wrong, it is true, because he once made the queen unhappy..."
The emperor laughed: "You, you just told the truth. If you want to do this, it is considered filial piety. But you don't think about it, why are you angry with him? Who is he? An eunuch, even a male dog Why not! You're not an ignorant woman, so don't take him seriously."
The crown prince lowered his head and said, "Thank you for your lesson, my son will never..."
The emperor smiled and waved his hands and said, "It's not that you can't strike. It's just that you have to pay attention to the method. He has excellent martial arts skills and is alert. If you don't touch him, you should let him strike first."
The prince bowed to the emperor: "Thank you, father, for your guidance."
The emperor said in a low voice: "He is in the prime of his life now, and he can still be useful. After a few years, if you still really want to get rid of him, you can just let him do an errand that can't be completed? Just remember, for this kind of People, if you give him a glass of poisoned wine, not only can't let him know in advance, even if he drank it, don't tell me. You must wait until he is completely dead and his head is cut off before you can tell what you mean. You must not I showed my thoughts in advance, understand?"
The prince knelt down to the emperor and said: "Father is very kind, and I can't repay him if I die."
The emperor laughed and said, "You are my son, why should you be so solemn."
The prince got up and made a big salute again: "The child is really shallow, father Lao always reminds me."
The emperor waved his hand and said, "You are the crown prince, so I must teach you well."
The prince took his leave, only to realize that his back was drenched in cold sweat.
On the high part of the main hall wall, next to a small ventilation window, Eunuch Gu was lying horizontally in the depression under the eaves like a gecko, and the eunuchs who occasionally passed by below did not notice.
Hearing that the prince was gone, Eunuch Gu slid down the high wall silently, followed the path, and walked out of the shadow behind the hall. There was no trace of dust on his gray robes. From afar, he saw the third prince walking towards the emperor's palace in a hurry, but he didn't go there.
The third prince's face was haggard, he remembered the oath that Concubine Chen Gui made him swear: No matter what, the emperor cannot be asked to come and see her. "I want this face." She said weakly.
The third prince really wanted to cry. It turned out that he had heard people laughing that the second lady of Zhenbei Hou's Mansion was a little crying bag. He couldn't understand why some people were always crying, but now he realized that crying is so easy.
Every time he looked at Chen Guifei's once radiant face, he couldn't help crying. But in front of Concubine Chen Gui, she still had to force herself to be happy. Sometimes when he and the fifth princess came out, the fifth princess would cry to him, and he remembered what Concubine Chen Gui said about the elder brother being the father, so he held back his tears again.
A few days ago, Eunuch Gu, who had been by his side since he was born, suddenly left without even saying goodbye. Hearing that he had returned to the emperor's side to do something, the third prince had the urge to cry again, but he didn't want people to spread his dissatisfaction with his father's decision.
The third prince really wanted to cry to his father. He felt that maybe it was like when he was a child. After crying, many things would be solved. His mother would let him get the toy he wanted, and his father would hold him high rise.
Hearing the eunuch's report, the emperor smiled and let the third prince in. Seeing the emperor's smile, the tears that the third prince was about to burst into tears disappeared.
The emperor asked: "How is my son's homework recently? It's the end of the year, but thank you, sir?" There are not many princes in the palace, and their ages are different. The empress asked for a single gentleman for the eldest prince since she was a child, and the princes were raised separately. of. Now the eldest prince has become a prince and has his own set of teachers. Among the other princes, the fourth prince has closed the gate of the palace since his mother died, and no one has seen him. The third prince and Mr.
The third prince bowed respectfully and said: "I dare not slack off for a moment, I have already prepared thank-you gifts for all the gentlemen, and I will send them at the end of the year."
The emperor nodded and said: "That's very good. You can make a congratulatory speech at the banquet on New Year's Day. I told the prince's Taifu the day before yesterday that my son's literary talent will not let those Jinshi. If it is good, it can also be used when offering sacrifices to the Taimiao. "
The third prince felt that a big stone was pressing on his chest, and said with all his strength: "My child listens to Father."
The emperor asked again: "Is there anything else?"
The third prince slowly shook his head, bowed to the emperor and retreated.
Looking at the back of the third prince, the emperor sighed slowly, and asked the grandson next to him, "Concubine Chen, are you almost done?"
Eunuch Sun shook his head and said, "Look, we can pass the New Year's Eve no matter what."
The emperor was displeased and said: "It's fine to go before the New Year's Eve. It's really in the first month... I didn't pick a good day, and it's not convenient for anyone!"
Eunuch Sun bent down hurriedly and said, "Your maidservant, go and have a look."
The emperor said: "Don't go in person, people in the province think I owe someone."
Eunuch Sun immediately understood: "Exactly, Concubine Chen has been favored for more than ten years, which is already a blessing she does not deserve. Now it is just to let her spend the first month, so don't add bad luck to the palace."
The emperor nodded and said, "After this, look at the third child."
Eunuch Sun was taken aback, and said cautiously: "The third prince has always been to His Majesty..."
The emperor said: "I'm afraid that Concubine Chen might give him some idea that he shouldn't have. Concubine Chen pretends to be clever and coaxes my youngest son to associate with the Marquis of Zhenbei." Can't I see it?"
Eunuch Sun finally understood why the emperor suddenly let go of Concubine Chen Gui, and let the queen get rid of her.
The emperor said coldly: "If she is honest, I am tired of her, maybe I still keep her. She wants to play with me? Who does she think she is? After petting her for more than ten years, she doesn't know who she is. Who is it!" The emperor pushed the case away: "The empress dares to deal with her, let alone a concubine? A concubine! Put it in an ordinary person's house, even if she was killed and sold, no one would say no...."
Eunuch Sun didn't dare to say a word: the emperor didn't like the third prince to befriend the children of Marquis of Zhenbei, even though it might be an arrangement made by his favorite concubine for the safety of his children. He understood that the emperor's hatred for Marquis Zhenbei surpassed his love for Concubine Chen Guifei for more than ten years, and even surpassed his concern for the life of the third prince. In this mood, the emperor would not listen to anything.
That night, Concubine Chen Guifei didn't cough, and the black shadow entered her bedroom again. Concubine Chen Guifei didn't sigh this time, she had been panting with difficulty, every sound was like a sigh. Seeing this, Hei Ying didn't put anything next to her cheek, but broke the cake into small pieces and fed it to Concubine Chen Guifei bit by bit.
Concubine Chen Guifei had a hard time eating, and occasionally coughed in her throat. Because she often coughs, people outside don't care.
When Concubine Chen Guifei finished eating, the black shadow crushed the pill and put it in her mouth. Just as she was about to leave, Concubine Chen Guifei said in a low voice, "Don't... come...."
The black shadow returned to the bed, Chen Guifei gasped with difficulty: "I can't... can cough..."
That night leaned over to the bed and whispered to Chen Guifei's pillow: "Don't worry about me..." Then, like the wind, it blew into the night.
The Zhenbei Hou Mansion had a rather chaotic new year because the mistress was bedridden. The old lady is getting old, she has to take a nap during the day, and can't stay up late at night. After all, Su Wanniang is only a girl in her teens. Where has she been in charge of the affairs of the noble family of the Hou Mansion in the past, it is inevitable to miss many details.
On the day of the New Year's Eve, Su Wanniang was still in a hurry to check the list of gifts with various governments. After the New Year's Eve dinner, she solemnly told Shen Xiang that it was too late and everyone had to do it.
During the night vigil, all the children in the Hou Mansion joined the battle, and spent the whole night arranging gift lists, wrapping gifts, and arranging various pastries and auspicious items.
The days after New Year's Day were even busier. Although it was well known that Zhenbeihou's mansion was not favored by the prince, Zhenbeihou was still the number one general. The military generals in the DPRK and China had to communicate with each other, and the former comrades-in-arms of the old Zhen Beihou would also congratulate the New Year. The mansion's dealings and responses all fell on the old lady and the children. For the female relatives, Shen Xiang and Shen Wen supported the old lady to come forward to deal with them, and for the male family members, Shen Yi led Shen Jian to greet them and thank them politely.
It finally came to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Seeing that this year has passed, although there were some small mistakes such as sending the wrong gift, but there were no major mistakes, everyone was relieved.
Shen Wen didn't need to suggest, Shen Yi said that everyone went to watch the lanterns together, and even Su Chuanya, who was in the Hou's mansion during this time, brought it with him, which was a good reward for the hard work during this time.
Because Su Wanniang knew that she was going to see Ji Wenzhao in Guanyi Pavilion on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, she couldn't sleep well again! Coupled with the busyness of the Hou Mansion during Chinese New Year, on the fifteenth day, she once again felt the tension she once had before: her heart beat fast, her chest felt weak, she broke out in cold sweat, and her hands often trembled.
Sitting in the car going to the Lantern Festival, Su Wanniang straightened her waist and tensed her whole body. Shen Xiang was riding a horse outside, only Shen Wen and Su Chuanya were in the car. Shen Wen knew what was going on with Su Wanniang, and with Su Chuanya around, she couldn't comfort her, so she could only hold Su Wanniang's cold hand with one hand.
Su Wanniang will know who killed her father tonight, this is not a pleasant night.
When we arrived near the Lantern Festival, the streets were already full of vehicles. Shen Yi decided that everyone should dismount and walk to the brightly lit area together.
The closer you are to the city of lights, the more people there are.
After a while, Shen Wen said to Su Wanniang: "I'm a little hungry."
Su Wanniang looked annoyed: "Oh, I didn't bring some snacks! I'll go and buy some for you!"
Shen Xiang said to Su Wanniang: "Don't go, what if you lose it? She's hungry after walking a few steps? It's not like she didn't eat at night!"
Shen Wen pouted and said, "But I'm just hungry!"
Shen Xiang ignored Shen Wen, and continued to say to Su Wanniang: "It's okay to let her be hungry. Didn't you hear what people said, if you want the baby to be safe, you will be hungry and cold."
The corners of Shen Wen's mouth dropped: "My sister doesn't like me! She doesn't want to make me happy, I want to cry."
Shen Xiang was a little embarrassed. Indeed, ever since Shen Wen acted like a baby in front of Zhenbei Hou, she felt that Shen Wen was too ignorant, so she often came to talk to her.
Su Wanniang smiled and said, "I'd better go buy it. There's a fruit shop next to Guanyi Pavilion not far ahead."
Shen Zhuo listened, and immediately leaned over and said, "You go, I'll let my elder brother go there too, I also want to go to Guanyi Pavilion to see if anyone has solved the chess game left by Ji Wenzhao."
Su Wanniang nodded and left in a hurry.
Shen Xiang looked at Shen Wen: "You are over eight years old, why are you not as sensible as Xiaoya? Look, he didn't even say he wanted to eat!"
Seeing this, Su Chuanya came over and pulled Shen Wen's sleeve, looked up at Shen Xiang: "I want to eat too."
Shen Zhuo laughed, and said to Shen Xiang: "You are not a child anymore, you don't understand."
Shen Xiang stomped his feet and ignored the two of them.
The group of them arrived at the lamp market and walked slowly, looking at the colorful lamps hanging high on the street. Fearing that Su Chuanya would get lost, Shen Wen took his little hand.
Not far away, a girl's voice among the group of people looking at the lamp said, "Hey, isn't this Shen's sister?"
Shen Xiang turned his head and waved happily: "Sister Zhang! Long time no see!" It turned out that Zhang Yunjin and a few sisters were taking out maids and servants, and Zhang Yunming, who was wearing a literati robe, naturally stood beside her.
Zhang Yunming seemed to have just discovered them, and hurriedly led the people over to salute Shen Yi and the others. Zhang Yunjin and the others also greeted Shen Xiang and Shen Wen. Seeing Su Chuanya holding Shen Wen's hand, he said with a smile: "This My brother is so beautiful." After speaking, he took out a small piece of wrapped snack from his sleeve and handed it over, Su Chuanya looked at Shen Wen.
Shen Wen asked Su Chuanya to pick it up, but looked at Zhang Yunjin expectantly, Zhang Yunjin said embarrassedly: "Just one piece, I originally wanted to give it to you, but if there is a younger brother, I have to give it to him."
As soon as Su Chuanya heard it, he immediately said: "We share, we share!" Opening the oiled paper, holding the snack to Shen Wen, he said courteously: "You bite first!"
Seeing that the people who came with Zhang Yunjin were watching, Shen Wen took a bite and took a bite, then handed it to Su Chuanya, said with a snack in his mouth: "It's delicious..."
Zhang Yunjin couldn't help covering her lips and laughing, Shen Xiang glared at Shen Wen, and whispered: "No prospect!...a pig!"
Shen Wen immediately burst into tears, Zhang Yunjin pulled Shen Xiang's sleeves hard, smiled and said to Shen Wen in a low voice: "Don't feel bad, little pigs are very cute, my mother always said that children who belong to pigs are good."
Su Chuanya put the snacks in her mouth, nodded her head and said, "My mother said that if I was born later, I would be a pig, so I should be considered a pig! I can keep you company..."
Zhang Yunjin smiled so much that she covered her mouth with her sleeve, while Shen Zhuo beside her looked at her.
Zhang Yunming and Shen Yi exchanged a few polite words, turned their heads to see where Shen Zhuo was looking, walked this way, and said with a smile: "How is the third son Shen? Have you played chess recently? It must be a long-term win without a loss, right?" The language is satirizing Shen Zhuo's arrogance last time.
Shen Zhuo raised his chest: "I'm going to play a few rounds with Mr. Zhang. I heard that Mr. Zhang is off the court. I wonder if he is on the list?" Everyone knows that Mr. Ping Yuanhou's son is not on the list.
Zhang Yunming chuckled: "Naturally, I came back after a big defeat. I know there are mountains beyond the mountains, so I can only go home and study hard, and try next time." Zhang Yunming said frankly, looking generous and humble, which made Shen Zhuo a little uncomfortable Sorry.
Among the noisy voices, Shen Wen heard someone say: "Is it Mr. Shen?"
Shen Wen looked up and saw the third prince in casual clothes, walking over with the fifth princess and several attendants who were also in simple clothes.
Shen Yi signaled, and Lao Guan beside him commanded the guards to disperse and close again, separating the third prince and others from the rest of the people.
Shen Yi bowed to the third prince, and several other children also went up to see them. Naturally, Zhang Yunming had to bring Zhang Yunjin and others to see the two of them.
Under the street lamp, the Third Prince's face was thin and thin. Although he was only fifteen years old, he seemed to be old. The fifth princess beside him had obviously red and swollen eyes. Seeing this scene, people didn't know how to speak, and the usual casual greetings seemed inappropriate.
The fifth princess saw Shen Wen who was pulling Su Chuanya, and both of them had some snack scum on their lips, which showed that they had just eaten something. Thinking of the mother in the palace, she couldn't swallow a bite, so her eyes turned red, and she reached out and pulled out a hairpin inlaid with pearls from her head, handed it to Shen Wen, and said in a crying voice: "Sister, take this. It’s hard for my sister to see you once, and I always give you a bead... "
This time, before Shen Yi could speak, Shen Wen reached out to take it, and said childishly: "Thank you sister. Beads are good things. I want many, many..."
Shen Xiang looked at Shen Wen angrily: "You..."
Shen Yi also frowned: "Little sister..."
Shen Wen stared and said: "Sister Wanniang said it. She said that the beads were ground into powder and applied on the face to make them look better. You can eat them too. Bead powder sticks to dirty things, so..."
Shen Xiang shouted in a low voice: "Shut up! You still want to grind this bead into powder?! This is a gift from the fifth princess, return it!"
Shen Wen closed his mouth in horror, his eyes filled with tears again, he held the hairpin tightly, and handed it back to the fifth princess reluctantly.
The third prince's heart moved, people said that pearls can improve eyesight and detoxify...
The fifth princess said without knowing it: "Sister, take it, even if you grind it into powder, it will be fine, and the beads are not big..."
Shen Wen immediately withdrew his hand, tears disappeared, and said: "Thank you, sister princess. But it's better to grind the powder with big beads. Next time, my sister will wear one with big beads..."
Shen Yi was also embarrassed, and saluted the third prince and the fifth princess: "Little sister is ignorant, please forgive me."
The third prince said absent-mindedly: "Don't be polite, Eldest Young Master, Second Miss Shen is innocent and just at a lovely age."
Zhang Yunming took a careful look at Shen Wen. Shen Wen was playing with the hairpin with his head lowered, using his fingers to move the few pearls on the head of the hairpin. It seemed that he really wanted to break the pearls off. It's just a silly eight year old girl...
Zhang Yunming shook his head, got rid of the weird feeling in his heart, and saluted the third prince with a smile: "My mother wants us to return early, so I will take my sisters to leave first." After speaking, he motioned for everyone in the Zhang family to salute with him.
Zhang Yunjin hadn't said a few words to Shen Xiang, and followed Zhang Yunming to salute and bid farewell with a sad expression.
Shen Yi didn't hold back either, and asked the guards to get out of the way. Zhang Yunming led Zhang Yunjin and others just out of the guard circle, when a few people walked over on the street, and one of the teenagers stretched his legs, seemingly unintentionally, tripping Zhang Yunming who was turning back and saying goodbye , Zhang Yunming swayed a few steps, but fell to the ground all of a sudden.
Shen Wen knew that he practiced martial arts, and felt that his fall was intentional, but the family members around hurriedly stepped forward to help, Zhang Yunjin went over and asked repeatedly: "Brother, are you injured?"
Everyone could see clearly, and a guard shouted loudly: "How rude!"
The young man turned his head, with arrogance and anger on his unusually handsome face, and he said contemptuously, "I don't see the way myself, but rely on others?! How dare you?! Want to fight?!"
This was obviously a provocation, bullying the friends of Zhenbeihou's mansion in front of Zhenbeihou's mansion, Shen Yi and Shen Jian looked at each other, and put their hands on the hilt of their waist.
Zhang Yunming struggled to get up, patted his clothes with a smile and said: "It's okay, it's okay, it's my carelessness, it has nothing to do with this little brother, you don't have to worry about it."
The boy snorted, turned around and left, and the people behind him silently made several bows to everyone, and then ran away.
Zhang Yunjin asked Zhang Yunming, "Is brother really alright?"
Zhang Yunming said with a smile: "It's all right, it's all right, let's go." He saluted Shen Yi and the others again, thanked them, and led them away in a hurry.
Shen Yi looked at their backs and shook his head, Shen Zhuo whispered, "Why is Mr. Zhang so useless?"
However, Shen Wen recognized that boy as the one who bumped into Zhang Yunming on Dengjie the year before, obviously the one who came to find fault with Zhang Yunming again. I haven't seen him for a year, and the boy has grown a lot taller and more handsome.
The third prince also sighed slowly, looked away, looked around, Shen Yi winked, several children surrounded the third prince, separated him from the guards again, even Shen Wen was pulled by Shen Xiang stood up.
The third prince whispered to Shen Yi: "My mother and concubine are seriously ill, and the imperial doctor in the palace can't find out what the disease is. Do you know any good doctor?"
Shen Yi nodded: "Shi Helin who treated my mother and his apprentice Duan Zeng are very good. However, they are common people and probably cannot enter the palace."
The third prince shook his head and said: "It's not for the purpose of letting people enter the palace. I just want to tell you about the situation and ask the doctor what kind of disease he might be suffering from and what medicine he can take."
Shen Yi frowned and said: "They are going to my residence in five days..."
The third prince shook his head again: "I can't go to your mansion now." He vaguely heard people talking about it, saying that the emperor doesn't like Zhenbeihou's mansion. At this time, the mother was ill, so the emperor should not be angry.
Shen Xiang suddenly said: "They will also go to Su Wanniang's mother." She looked at Shen Wen: "When will they go?"
Shen Wen replied timidly: "Of course it's the same day, I don't know sooner or later..."
Shen Yi said to Shen Zhuo: "You go to the palace gate to pick up the third prince, and go together."
The third prince said: "There is no need to go to the palace gate..." He thought about it.
Shen Zhuo said: "Then let's go to the Viewing Pavilion in front. After five days, I will go there to watch the chess game from the morning."
The third prince nodded and said, "That's it. I'll watch chess too. Then we'll go back to the palace."
Shen Yi and the others saluted and bid farewell. The third prince and the fifth princess stopped looking at the lantern and left outside the lantern market.
Shen Wen guessed that the third prince had been waiting for them here for the reason of taking the fifth princess to watch the lamp, and wanted to ask Shen Yi to ask the doctor.
It sounded that Concubine Chen Guifei was seriously ill, and he had already warned the police, but the third prince actually said that even the imperial doctor couldn't tell what was wrong with Concubine Chen Guifei. The person who holds the imperial doctor in his hands is none other than the queen. But to make Chen Guifei sick like this, the emperor must have acquiesced. In this way, who in the palace is still Concubine Chen's confidant? Who can save Chen Guifei? She doesn't know anything about this.
Shen Wen now realizes that no matter how much she reads about this era, she will never understand all the details. But it is often the little details that determine a person's fate.
If Concubine Chen Guifei died, the third prince would still be a teenager, and he would not be too close to the emperor. The prince would have one less opponent, and the power would be stronger, so he would be able to concentrate on dealing with the Houfu.
Shen Wen was depressed, pulled Su Chuanya, and followed Shen Xiang, who was cold to her, and continued to wander on Dengshi Street, waiting for Su Wanniang to come back.