The moment she saw Zong Duo, Pan'er was embarrassed.
Her face was extremely hot, and she felt that she must be blushing, so she hurriedly turned her back, and at the same time did not forget to give Zong Cong a look.
In fact, Zong Cong was also very embarrassed, and this kind of scene made the child bump into it.
But Pan'er can hide, but he can't.
With one hand behind his back, he blocked his lips with his fist and coughed twice, and said, "School is over?"
Zong Duo respectfully said: "Yes, Father, I have finished school in the study. On the way out, I met my second younger brother and third younger brother. They had a good chat with my second and third younger brothers. Seeing that I had arrived at the gate of Jingren Palace, I thought about it." Come in and say hello to Miss Su."
It doesn't matter what he said here, and everyone else has weird expressions.
Don't mention Pan'er, the eldest prince came to pay her respects
As for Zong Yue, he hurriedly lowered his head to hide the surprise in his eyes, and at the same time he did not forget to give Zong Qian a secret look. Zong Duo did not have a speculative chat with him, but a speculative chat with Zong Qian.
Knowing that Zong Qianxi Wu didn't like reading, he talked with him about horseback riding and archery, and he was not easy to drive people away with words, so he didn't expect to let him follow him to Jingren Palace.
"Go in, I'll test your homework." Zong Cong said, thinking that it had been a while since he had tested the school children's homework.
A group of people went inside.
Pan'er avoided it, pretending to watch the maids preparing refreshments, but actually made room for the father and son to talk. Cattail followed up in the waiter and whispered, "Why did the First Prince come to Jingren Palace?"
"I still want to ask you what's going on." Pan'er said.
"I don't know, my servant. I saw that he came in with the second and third princes. The servant and the empress winked several times, but the empress didn't see it. Just as the servant was about to speak out, the eldest prince spoke." Cattail was a little Wronged.
Pan'er also knew that Cattail could not be blamed for this matter, but that person was not dignified, so she started arguing with her in the yard. She also didn't expect that outsiders rarely came to her Jingren Palace, and she didn't expect the eldest prince to come today, which is really unprecedented.
"I guess I forgot to follow Yue'er and the others. It would be too impolite to leave before the door, so I came in to say hello."
Pan'er thinks of the best in everything because no matter how she and the queen are, she doesn't want to think too much about Zong Duo's children who are only a few years old.
But it turned out that it was a little early for her to think so, because not only Zong Duo came, but Wan Shu also came.
It was with Wanxuan, both of whom had graduated from the women's school. If Zong Duo came to Kunning Palace and followed Zong Yue and the others and forgot his way, she would still believe it, but Wanshu—
Pan'er had never dealt with Wanshu before, so she knew that this girl was very good-looking. Yes, it is indeed inappropriate to describe a girl as exquisite, but Pan'er can't think of a better word other than this.
Ever since Zong Cong ascended the throne, the presence of the eldest princess Wanxian has become very low. On the contrary, Wanshu has gradually emerged. This can be understood as Wanxian does not want to compete with Wanshu, who is born in the middle palace, and it is not incomprehensible.
Wanshu is not only kind to the sisters, but occasionally Wanyu and Wanchan have conflicts, and she is the one who mediates. Pan'er has heard Wanyu mention it several times, and even occasionally there are palace banquets in the palace, Wanshu can already follow her. Empress Chen helped her with some chores.
Pan'er had watched it a few times, and she looked so good, she didn't look like a child at all.
In fact, it is indeed not a child anymore, after all, it is more than ten years old, if it is counted as imaginary, it is already eleven.
Putting these aside, Wanshu's arrival seems to have enlivened the somewhat embarrassing atmosphere. She is the youngest daughter, and a son dare not play wild in front of the emperor. The daughter does not have so many taboos, and occasionally reveals some little daughters. Talking and laughing with Wanyu in such a delicate manner can also make Zong Cong show off his beauty.
It was already getting late, and it was almost time for dinner, so naturally we couldn't drive the two children away at this time, so we had to keep them together.
This was brought up by Pan'er, if Zong Cong brought it up, it would be a little bit different, why not take the initiative by herself.
When eating, Zong Duo and Wan Shu were extraordinarily reserved, probably rarely able to sit at the same dining table with their father.
The two not only ate less, but also did not speak.
On the contrary... Zong Yue and the others, Zong Yue and Wan Rong probably have outsiders around, so they are more solemn, but Zong Qian is a little boy with hands and feet, and he is also a snack, so he doesn't care about these things. of.
Generally, Pan'er, Zong Cong and the three children had meals, and there was no need for anyone to serve them. Even if the children's arms were short and they couldn't reach some dishes, it was enough to have Pan'er and the occasional help from their father.
At the beginning, Zong Qian was still apprehensive about the presence of his elder brother and second sister, so he forgot while eating, and ordered his mother to bring food for him. Zong Cong sat at the side, saw that she had not eaten a bite for a long time, so he stretched out his big hand and picked up the bamboo shoots Zong Qian wanted to eat with a chopstick and put them on the plate in front of him.
"Eat well, don't torment your mother."
After finishing the work, he seemed to realize something, looked at Zong Duo and Wan Shu, who were relatively reserved beside him, and reached out to pick up chopsticks for each of them, but relatively speaking, his movements were not so casual.
"You all use it too, don't be cautious."
"Thank you, father."
The two lowered their heads, although they still ate in silence, they ate much more than before.
After eating and washing your mouth and hands, it's time to go back.
Since several children came together, they naturally had to go together, after all, they all lived together. It was cold and it was getting dark early, so Pan'er ordered people to light up two more lanterns, and told Zong Yue to rest as soon as he got back, not to read night books too much, and told Zong Qian not to make trouble when he got back, and to pester Zong Yue to accompany him Play.
Wanrong didn't forget to give her instructions before letting them all go.
The Forbidden City at night is not as magnificent as it was during the day, but rather gloomy because of the high walls and long streets.
A group of eunuchs and maids guarded them, and a few guards followed them.
Walking out of the gate of Jingren Palace, Wanshu and the others parted ways with Zong Yue and the others. After watching the two girls leave, Zong Duo and Zong Yue walked forward again.
"Mistress Su treats you very well." Zong Duo said.
He thought of the situation when he was just before leaving, although the queen mother would also tell him, her tone and appearance were completely different from Su Guifei telling Zong Yue and the others. Zong Duo couldn't tell what the difference was, he just felt it was different.
Zong Yue was still thinking about how to reply to him, so Zong Qian interrupted.
"She is mother concubine or mother, she must treat us well, is it not good for mother mother to elder brother?"
This question made Zong Duo a little speechless, he thought for a while, yes, the queen mother was indeed very kind to him.
"The queen mother naturally treats me well."
On the way back, there was no sound all the way, as if they were thinking about each other's thoughts. Parting in front of the courtyard gate, watching Zong Yue lead Zong Qian into the courtyard gate, Zong Duo still stood motionless.
It wasn't until He Nian called out to the eldest prince that he realized it and walked into his yard.
After entering the house, the maids and eunuchs surrounded him and took off his cloak, and then wiped his face, hands and feet with slightly hot water. Taking advantage of the time between washing his feet, the mother brought a bowl of tonic soup.
In fact, this soup is not bad, but just because the same person served the same soup made him drink too much, Zong Duo always felt a sense of rejection. But he still drank it obediently, he knew that if he didn't want to drink, the nanny would start nagging again, and probably wouldn't stop in any year, maybe he would tell the queen mother tomorrow.
After all, the weather was cold, and the people around him were afraid that his cough would recur.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help coughing lightly.
Sure enough, the expressions of Momo and He Nian both changed, Momo cautiously asked: "Eldest Prince, is there anything uncomfortable about you?"
"No. Mommy, go down, I'm fine."
Nanny lowered her head and went down with a tray, but He Nian hadn't gone down yet. Although she didn't speak, she looked at him with worry in her eyes.
After that, he went to bed to rest, and the weather is cold now, and the people around him would definitely not let him study.
Perhaps because he was worried about his discomfort and kept it secret, He Nian kept vigil tonight and slept on a small couch outside the screen. The room was quiet, except for a lamp in the corner, and the light was already extremely dark when it reached him.
Zong Duo opened his eyes, looked at Chengchen on the top of the bed, and the scenes that happened in Jingren Palace flashed through his mind.
He had never seen his father and his mother like that, not laughing in the yard, he was also quite embarrassed at that time, but he tried his best not to show a surprised expression. What he was thinking about was the scene when they got along with each other. He couldn't tell what those eyes and expressions were, but he felt that this was the only way to be harmonious.
It should be the queen mother and the emperor father like this, but the emperor father and the queen mother are not like this.
Instead, it was Su Guifei.
Zong Duo finally understood a little bit why Concubine Su was favored so much, and why his father, who was so stable and self-controlled, could show such a side in front of her.
Because they are different, but Zong Duo still can't tell what the difference is.
The emperor actually gave him food today.
In the darkness, Zong Duo's eyes were very bright.
Is it always like this when Father Huang and Zong Yue are together
He was a little jealous in his heart, but at the same time he also felt that what he did was right, as long as he worked hard, his father would treat him just like Zong Yue and the others.
Just thinking about it quietly, he gradually fell asleep.
Jingren Palace
Zong Cong and Pan'er also rested, but neither of them slept.
Pan'er was thinking about the appearance of Zong Duo and Wan Shu today, and what Zong Cong was thinking, just look at his low sigh from time to time, and he could tell.
She didn't think of a reason, so she stood up and looked at him, and patted his chest: "Okay, it's fine to sigh during the day, and you sigh at night, isn't it very happy."
Zong Cong grabbed her hand and hugged her into his arms: "I just feel sorry for Zong Duo's child."
It's not easy to intervene in this matter, she also guessed that Zong Cong was thinking about Zong Duo. Zong Duo also realized that if she said Zong Duo in front of Pan'er, she would definitely have nothing to say, so she sighed and stopped talking.
Nothing to say all night.
When I got up the next day, it was snowing outside. The snow wasn't heavy, but it didn't stop. After sending Zong Cong away, Pan'er didn't go back to sleep, she just wondered if Zong Yue's winter clothes were enough and whether they should add something.
In fact, she thinks these are completely meaningless. As early as the beginning of autumn, winter clothes have been made, from outside to inside, and inside, as well as big hairy cloaks and cloaks. Every child has Made four or five pieces.
But Pan'er still felt that it was not enough, maybe the children were growing up, and the clothes made in the front could not be worn in the back, and mothers would inevitably worry, so she asked Cattail to send two people to the Nansan Institute and the Princess Courtyard to have a look , Be sure to let the princes and princesses dress warmly before going out.
After a while, the person who went back came back and said that the arrangements on both sides were well arranged, so the empress should not worry.
In the afternoon, the snow finally stopped, but there was a thick snow outside.
Pan'er was sympathetic to the servants, and asked them not to brave the snow to clear the snow, just clear a few roads that are usually traveled more, and wait for the snow to stop before clearing, so at this moment, people all over the yard are clearing the snow Woolen cloth.
She shoveled the snow and piled it under the tree. If the ground was frozen, she would sprinkle coarse salt on it. Pan'er put on her cloak and went to the yard to look at her fish. She saw that there was still snow around the pool, but the water in the pool But it was alive, and the fish in the water swam happily, so I immediately felt relieved.
Cattail said: "Your Majesty, don't worry. When the pond was built, it was dug a little deeper. The water below the depth will not affect much. These fish can live in the open lake, and they can definitely live here."
"I'm afraid it won't be easy to live. These fish species were collected with great difficulty by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. They can't be compared with those big koi."
"There is also Kang Dao below. Xiaodongzi specially found two young eunuchs to watch over them."
Pan'er reached out his hand to touch the water in the pool, and seeing that the water temperature was definitely not low, he finally smiled: "Xiao Dongzi's idea is good, you can help me reward him later."
Xiaodongzi is the eunuch who is responsible for raising fish for Pan'er. Seeing that the weather is getting colder, he is moved.
This kind of small goldfish is different from the big koi. I am afraid that the fish will freeze to death when the weather cools down. When the fish died, he would definitely be punished if he failed to do his job well, so he figured out an idea, dug a kang tunnel under the fish pond, lit a fire from the outside, and the heat went down the kang tunnel to ensure the water temperature.
When mentioning this matter at the time, Pan'er was a little bit skeptical, after all, he had never heard of this method of raising fish, but he still allowed Xiao Dongzi to do it, and it took a lot of effort before the kang road was repaired. In fact...it is not difficult to repair the kang road, the key is how to make it look good, not affect the layout of the yard, and hide the kang road.
But this matter is not difficult for the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and it was done in a few days.
Seeing that the fish was still good, he put the dish inside, sat down and drank some tea, read a book for a while, and then heard a palace maid and eunuch outside saying that the princes had returned.
Not only Zong Yue Zong Qian, but also Zong Duo.