After June 15th, Ning Chen finally had some free time.
I took a day off and came to Zhaochunxuan.
Unexpectedly, when he entered the room, he saw his own concubine doing horse stance.
"emperor!?"
Ye Jun was also surprised and stood up quickly.
Ning Chen was also stunned and looked up and down at the woman in front of him.
She was wearing a grey tight-fitting training suit, and her hair was combed in a man's style, tied up high and fixed with a hair crown. She wore no makeup and no jewelry, and looked very refreshing, neat, and heroic.
"Why are you dressed like this and even doing horse stance?" Ning Chen looked at her with amusement.
Ye Jun picked up a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from her forehead. She smiled and said, "Learn to strengthen your body. Zheng Wanrong knows a little bit, so I'll ask her to teach you a few moves so that you can protect yourself in the future."
"There are a group of maids and old women guarding here, so there is no danger." Ning Chen said helplessly.
Ye Jun shook his head, "No, no, we should always be prepared for the worst."
Her little look was so funny that Ning Chen was in such a good mood that he offered to give her some pointers on her movements.
The late emperor revered martial arts, and except for Prince Kang who was born weak, all the other princes had practiced martial arts since childhood.
This is why Ning Chen's posture is so tall and handsome.
Ye Jun refused.
She had been practicing for quite a while before Ning Chen came. If she continued to practice for a while longer, she was afraid that her bones would fall apart.
Ning Chen felt a little helpless after being rejected, so while Ye Jun went into the house to change clothes, he went to the back hall to see the Fourth Prince.
"Jing'er."
When Ning Chen arrived, the Fourth Prince was sitting on the ground on a blanket laid out by the servants, playing with toys.
Hearing the voice, the Fourth Prince turned and looked at him.
We haven't seen each other for more than half a month, and I don't recognize each other much anymore.
The servants were quick to act and immediately knelt down to pay their respects.
Nian Gao was the first to stand up and ran over, circling around Ning Chen, wagging his tail.
The Fourth Prince was stunned for a moment before he stood up with the help of his wet nurse and walked forward by himself.
Even though the child didn't remember much about the person, he was still brave and walked over curiously.
Ning Chen squatted down patiently and picked up his son, "Call me father."
"Father...Father..."
The fourth prince tried very hard to learn, but he was obviously unfamiliar with the pronunciation and ultimately failed.
Because Ye Jun never taught him to call him father.
Ning Chen pinched the Fourth Prince's face with amusement, and then said, "Call me daddy."
This time the fourth prince understood, and he shouted loudly, "Dad!"
The little guy was full of energy, and Ye Jun, who had just changed his clothes outside and had not yet entered the house, heard it.
"The Fourth Prince's voice is too loud." Ye Jun said speechlessly.
Huiyue also laughed beside him, "It shows that our fourth prince is in good health."
After entering the house, the father and son started lifting things up high again.
Anyway, this activity has become a daily routine, of course only in Zhao Chunxuan.
After all, they wouldn't be so comfortable elsewhere. The eldest prince got a headache just by seeing them. The second and third princes had already started to learn the rules and became stiff and serious.
It’s even worse to play with your daughter.
Therefore, the fatherly love that Ning Chen showed during this period was almost all directed towards the Fourth Prince.
"Be careful not to fall. There's not much space here. Carry him to the front to play." Ye Jun said with a smile.
Ning Chen nodded, holding the child and walked out.
But after taking two steps, he suddenly stopped, turned his head to look at Ye Jun, and then held the Fourth Prince with his left hand, freeing his right hand to hold Ye Jun's hand.
This time it was Ye Jun's turn to be stunned.
However, while she was stunned, Ning Chen had already led her out of the back hall.
The servants naturally saw it clearly.
If it weren't for the emperor and his concubines, they would really look like a family of three.
But this is something you can only think about and not say.
A family of three refers to a couple with their children. Ye Jun is a concubine, after all, and cannot be called a couple with the emperor.
In the main hall, the child was playing on the side. Ning Chen drank a cup of tea and said, "It's still hot in the palace. It's already too hot in June. I guess it will be even hotter in July and August."
"Yes, this year seems to be hotter than in previous years. Your Majesty, will you go to Lingxi Garden to escape the heat this year?"
Ye Jun picked up a delicate round fan and fanned herself gently.
"Go ahead. You haven't been there for a while. Something happened when we were watching the snow last year, and I couldn't ask you to stay a few more days. This year you might as well go earlier and stay until after the Double Ninth Festival before returning to the palace." Ning Chen said.
It is naturally comfortable to go out and play for a long time, and Ye Jun is also a little looking forward to it.
Seeing the woman's eyes light up, Ning Chen couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips.
But suddenly I remembered something.
"Even though it's hot today, you shouldn't seek coolness. The day before yesterday, I went to the Queen's palace to see the eldest prince, and Aunt Ding, who was beside the Queen, fell ill. There have been many sick servants in the palace recently, so you should be careful."
"I know. Your Majesty must also take care of his own body. The temperature difference between morning and evening is large at this time. If you sweat and are blown by the wind, you will catch a cold. One of the eunuchs who does heavy work here has also fallen ill." Ye Jun said.
Come to think of it, I haven't seen Nanny Ding serving the Queen these days. It turns out she is sick.
Fortunately, there is no flu in the summer and it doesn’t seem to be contagious, otherwise it would cause panic.
Zhao Chunxuan was not affected much, but in Fengqi Palace, Nanny Ding was not in good condition.
A royal physician was also invited to see the patient, but he only said that the patient was old and had suffered from many illnesses from serving others for many years. At this age, he caught a cold and his health collapsed.
What this means is that if you attack your inner self, you will be weakened, and if you get sick again, you won’t be able to hold on.
This is also why Yao Xiang is cautious in using medication, taking the medicine slowly and taking a long-term approach.
For half a month, Nanny Ding's diet was tampered with.
At her age, she will definitely not be able to withstand the use of slow poison for such a long time.
The medicine was stopped after ten days or so. By the time Nanny Ding could no longer bear it and had to see the imperial physician, it was no longer possible to tell that she had eaten anything unclean.
This is also Chu Yun's work.
She has the Queen's trust and is now in charge of the tea in Fengqi Palace. Naturally, she has the opportunity to add something to what Nanny Ding drinks.
Anyway, the imperial physician now means that Madam Ding needs to rest and take supplements to recover from her illness, and she can no longer get up to work.
This is not difficult. After all, she is the queen's wet nurse. Although she is a servant, it is different. The queen will take care of her in her old age.
So a little palace maid was specially assigned to take care of her.
However, before Ding recovered from her illness, Ning Chen's oral order to go to Lingxi Garden to escape the summer heat was passed down.
We are leaving on June 24th, and there are still six or seven days before departure.
Now the Queen has to be busy making arrangements.
The first and most important thing is who to bring with you.
According to convention, the biological mothers of the princes and princesses must go, and then you have to think about which of the rest to bring.
As long as Ning Chen doesn't give special instructions, the Queen will make the decision.
So in the past two days, the concubines who wanted to go but were not sure if they would be taken with them all went to Fengqi Palace to show their courtesy.
Even Zhang Wanrong, who worked under the Queen, was not idle and made a set of pajamas to show her love.