The cool temperature in the morning disappears under the erosion of the afternoon sun. Wisps of warmth dance lazily in the air. On the withered yellow grass in the palace garden, the green grass is impatient. Breaking out of the ground, they kept waving towards the long-lost spring.
The dead leaves that remained on the big branches with the wasted years also took advantage of the sunny period as much as possible, catching up with the last moments of the cold winter, slowly falling from the air, gradually emerging from the brown branches. The emerging shoots give way and say goodbye to the year.
Spring was sleepy, autumn was lacking, and summer was taking a nap. Li Hong, who had been busy with court affairs for half a day, should have taken a nap in the Zichen Hall, but now he and Queen Pei Wanying were strolling in the back garden of the spring famine.
"Confucius said: If you don't sleep at noon, you will collapse in the afternoon. Mencius said: Confucius is right." Li Hong, who yawned, looked at Pei Wanying aside and said.
Pei Wanying burst into laughter, lowered her head and continued to hold Li Hong's arm, but pinched Li Hong's arm with her fingers slightly, and said with a smile: "It's nonsense, how could Confucius and Mencius have said these things."
"There's nothing I can do. If you don't say this, I don't know how many ministers will come to you at noon. If the Queen Mother hadn't objected, I would have written this sentence myself and hung it at the door of Zichen Palace. Unfortunately, the Queen Mother of Confucius and Mencius Neither of them agrees. "A certain person's skin is as thick as a city wall.
And not only in front of his own imperial concubine, but also in front of his own ministers, he is getting thicker and thicker. The Minister of the Ministry of Finance, Tsune Yanfan, who was driven away this morning, went back crying all the way.
"Your Majesty, you won't mind if I asked Sister Bai about something yesterday, right?" Pei Wanying took Li Hong's arm and walked into the pavilion to sit down in the quiet and warm afternoon.
"No more tea, just sit and talk for a while." Li Hong waved his hand, indicating that Pei Wanying didn't need to bother anymore.
The palace maid behind her quietly retreated at Pei Wanying's signal, and the entire back garden became the world of the emperor and the queen.
"You did the right thing because I didn't think carefully about it. And I only remembered it afterward. Since Pei Qing is an official of our court, and there are so many women of unknown origins in Shengyun Tower who are well-educated, other fireworks places , and there are no rumors that his top card has been stolen, then if you think more about the origin of these women, you will know that there is something wrong with their origin." Li Hong held his thigh with one hand, and placed his other hand on it. On Pei Wanying's thigh.
Pei Wanying, who was reserved but not stingy, let Li Hong put his hand on her thigh in broad daylight, thinking about what happened yesterday and said: "I don't dare to interfere in the political affairs of the court at will, but since your majesty asked me to talk to Li yesterday "Ye's handling of this matter must be because His Majesty has great trust in me. Although I am frightened physically and mentally, I don't dare to bend the law for personal gain. I only think about how to satisfy Your Majesty."
"When did you become so cautious? Are you still using these polite words between you and me? If I leave it to you, I will naturally trust you. Otherwise, I won't leave it to you. Li Ye has not been established as the prince yet. , if I leave it entirely to him, I'm afraid that he will be angry after being taken advantage of by Pei Qing, and it won't be a big deal if he is young and angry. As a mother, won't you be worried again, so why not just let you mother and son do it? Come and take care of it, not to mention, it can be considered as a favor to your father." Li Hong looked at the corner of the small lake not far ahead, which looked a little defeated after the lotus withered, and said to Pei Wanying gently.
Pei Wanying nodded silently, continued to hold Li Hong's arm, and then gently put her head on Li Hong's shoulder, closing her eyes slightly, enjoying this rare time together.
"I have a merciless request, can you tell me?" Pei Wanying let go of Li Hong's arm, and her soft and boneless body was held in Li Hong's arms.
"Say." Li Hong lowered his head, looked at the long eyelashes, and stroked the jade-white cheek with his other hand. He could vaguely see wrinkles gradually appearing in the corners of his eyes.
"I sincerely ask Your Majesty to take back your order to involve me in this matter, and leave it to Li Ye to handle it alone." Pei Wanying still closed her eyes. This was her first time to interfere in court affairs, although she said Pei Qing's case has become more delicate because of her relatives, but at this time, if she continues to participate, I am afraid that His Majesty will have to lose his temper again in the court and face the advice of the ministers. .
Therefore, it is better to stop helping Li Ye and let Li Ye deal with it alone, so as not to give excuses to other ministers and embarrass Li Hong.
"Then you're not worried anymore?" Li Hong smiled slightly and looked at Pei Wanying before slowly opening his eyes.
"Worry, but how long can you worry? Sooner or later, you have to grow up and face everything independently. Sister Bai is right today. Your Majesty, you went to Anxi at the age of fourteen to suppress Anxi and pacify the Tubo. You have been fighting for more than four years. He can survive alone. As the eldest son of your emperor, Li Ye has no reason to grow up under the protection of his mother." Pei Wanying straightened up and let Li Hong move a few strands of messed up hair in Li Hong's arms. Toward and backward.
"Okay, if that's the case, then I'll listen to you."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
As soon as the two of them finished speaking, they heard a milky voice coming over: "Don't tell them I'm here, or I'll let Hu Niu scare you."
"My servant has met Your Highness Mei. Your Majesty and the Queen are in the pavilion in front. Would you like Your Highness Mei to come over?" Hua Meng knelt down and looked at Li Mei's alert and bright eyes, with a very attractive look. Love.
At this time, she was still holding a thin rope tightly in her hand. It was a bit reluctant to call it a rope. It was just a thin rope. She was holding it in her hand, and the other end was tied to the neck of the tiger girl. superior.
"I won't go. After I go, my father will definitely let me take a nap, but I haven't played enough yet, and Huniu doesn't want to sleep." Li Mei looked at Hua Meng who was eye level with her, and then looked around. He didn't see his father, so he ignored Hua Meng, took the string in his hand, and started walking towards the pavilion.
"Li Mei is becoming more and more like Li Lingyue. Since the last time she and Wen Wen lived in Li Lingyue's princess mansion for a while, this little guy's temperament has changed drastically. Li Lingyue will never be able to take off dry cleaning. And her unreliable mother-in-law, obviously A male tiger must be named Huniu." Li Hong stood up from the pavilion and looked in the direction of the voice, saying with some resentment.
It's okay that Li Mei has an unreliable mother. After all, ever since she met her, her ideal in life is to become a heroine who eliminates harm for the people, hoping that one day she can rise to the top.
Even after listening to the martial arts story he told, about the sword god Ximen Chuixue and the lord of Baiyun City Ye Gucheng, fighting in the highest palace of the imperial palace, he began to act like an idiot, hoping that one day an assassin would suddenly appear in the Daming Palace. Her own assassin, and then she, the imperial concubine, in order to protect her husband, dueled with the assassin at the top of the Zichen Palace with her sword.
Pei Wanying stood up with a smile. She had heard Li Hong's words not ten times but eight times. Even Li Hong once said that if it didn't work, he would take Li Mei into her palace life and let her That mother who doesn’t have six can play by herself.
But every time Pei Wanying agreed with a smile, and then forgot about the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty's will and did not do it.
"My heart aches for Wen Wen. Li Mei is her lifeblood to her. Although Wen Wen has always longed for the swordsman world, but after further investigation, it seems that it was because you made up too many martial arts stories for her." Pei Wanying Standing next to Li Hong, in the back garden in the afternoon, they look like a beautiful couple, a man with talent and a woman with beauty.
"My son has met his father and his mother." Going around the rockery and flowing water in front of her, Li Mei's bright little eyes saw Li Hong and Pei Wanying standing in the gallery.
Then what stunned Li Hong and made Pei Wanying laugh and cry was that little thing Li Mei obviously knew that her father was the Nine-Five Supreme Being, and it was not polite to lead Huniu to her father.
So the little guy took the string in his hand, shook his little head and looked around, but he couldn't find a suitable place to "store" Huniu.
After thinking about it, he picked up a small stone not far away, put the thin string holding Huniu in his other hand on the ground, then squatted down and pressed the thin string with the small piece.
He touched Huniu's huge head like a little adult, and continued in a sweet voice: "Huniu, wait for your sister here. My sister will go to see your father first, and will come to pick you up later. Be obedient."
Pei Wanying, who was not far away, originally wanted to go over to help Li Mei, but was stopped by Li Hong, and then she saw this scene of little Li Mei.
Seeing the cute and sensible look of little Li Mei, and then looking at the tiger girl who was raised as a cat, Pei Wanying's love for Li Mei involuntarily increased a little more.
"Why didn't Your Majesty let her go to the Imperial College? Four-year-old Li Mei would run there by herself from time to time, but as soon as she passed by, even the students in the Imperial Academy's school dispersed without a trace. "Pei Wanying thought of the situation a few days ago when she softly talked about Li Mei and led Huniu to the Imperial Academy.
Walking out from the harem, no matter whether it was the central army guarding the palace, the eunuchs and maids, or the ministers from the three provinces and six departments in front of the Xuanzheng Palace, when they saw Li Mei, no one dared to step forward to stop her. They just watched the little girl helplessly. The guy led Huniu step by step to the Imperial College.
Then the little guy with a tiger head and a tiger brain led Huniu and walked inside when he saw the school. The teacher inside was so frightened that his face turned pale, his whole body trembled, and his beard stood up.
As for the children of princes, nobles, and royal family members who were studying inside, they were all so frightened that they lay down under the table, their little bodies trembling and not daring to make a sound.
Little Li Mei led Huniu in such a arrogant manner, ignoring the gentleman with a pale face and weak legs, and went to one table after another, opening the heads of the students, trying to find her emperor. Sister: Li Lan.
"Let's start enlightenment at the age of six. Children should have the fun and time of childhood, and their nature should not be imprisoned at this time." Li Hong smiled and looked at Li Mei walking over with her calves, then bent down and hugged her in. In my arms.
Pei Wanying next to her looked at Li Mei and shouted to herself: "Mei'er has seen the queen mother." She couldn't help but feel happy, and pinched her little face gently with her fingers.
(End of chapter)