When the news of Fu Qing's leaving Beijing reached the palace, Pan'er was busy.
Zongju and Wanmao have also turned one year old, and the current custom is that children who are one year old have to perform the Chow Chow Ceremony. In order to prevent Zongju and Wanmao from making any jokes during the Catch Chou Ceremony, Pan'er huddled together and planned to teach the two children .
Boys naturally choose books, seals, swords and the like, while girls choose female celebrities and the like. Of course, books are also good.
In order to make it easier for the two little ones to grab without hurting them, Paner asked Neizaoju to make a few smaller versions of swords and embroidered stretchers. They crawled over to get it.
It's a pity that the progress is not very good.
It may be because there are two, one of them can always be easily distracted by the other, so that the two children get into a mess, or they are attracted by other things halfway.
"Ju'er, what do you see in Mother's hand?" Pan'er shook a small wooden sword, and said to Xiao Zongju who was sitting on the foot of the kang.
Xiao Zongju was wearing a well-fitting gown and trousers, with his chubby legs crossed. Seeing his mother smiling so brightly at him, he crawled over on both hands and feet.
Wanxiu saw her brother crawling, and also crawled forward.
Zong Ju turned his head to look at his sister while crawling. He seemed a little unconvinced that this little guy was climbing faster than him. He said "Oh" twice, moved to the window, and propped himself up against the wall.
Once, twice, finally got up.
He looked at Wan Yao proudly, and called out to her sister.
That meaning seems to say, sister, you see that brother has stood up, and you are still crawling.
Now Wanmao was not convinced anymore, she changed from crawling to sitting, and moved her little buttocks to the wall.
She also wants to stand up, but she can stand up too, she is still young and knows how to find a strong support, she only thinks that her brother standing here is a pillar, so she grabs Zongju.
Once, twice, before she could stand up, Zong Ju was dragged down.
Zong Ju burst into tears, and Wan Mao cried too, being pressed down by her brother.
Pan'er straightened her forehead, wondering what it was called, every time she was either not interested and ignored her, or the two little ones got into a toss, anyway, there were always various accidents.
She was so angry that she threw the wooden sword aside, Zong Ju stopped crying now, and quickly crawled over to pick up the wooden sword to play with, and shook it at mother, as if saying that I got it.
Pan'er was so angry that he grabbed him, slapped his little butt, and kissed his chubby face bitterly.
"Little villain!"
"Why are you beating Zong Ju again?" It was the father who came.
Zong Cong estimated that he had just come down to court, and he was still wearing a dragon robe and a crown.
Pan'er glanced at him angrily, "You saw me beating him, this brat always makes me angry on purpose."
Zong Cong gave her a funny look, no need to ask, just looking at the wooden sword in Zong Ju's hand, he knew what she was doing, he had told her before, that he didn't work hard at ordinary times, and was holding his feet temporarily, and was reprimanded by her.
Here, before he had time to speak, Wanjiao saw her father, and hurriedly crawled over here, calling her father a few times.
Tears were still hanging on her pink face, when her father embraced her, she grabbed the hem of his clothes and pointed at Pan'er and Zong Ju.
"What? Did your concubine beat you, or did Zong Ju bully you?"
Because of this teasing sentence, "Mother concubine beat you", Pan'er gave him another look. He planned to give him a seat, but he refused. Zong Cong could only sit on the edge of the kang with his daughter in his arms.
Wan Mao seemed to understand, and pointed to her elder brother. Zong Ju immediately stopped playing with wooden swords, stood up while supporting his mother's shoulders, and called his sister.
With a smiling face on the chubby face, Wan Mao immediately stopped complaining and slapped her hands and called her brother.
The two little ones got together to play, Zong Cong talked to Pan'er, and mentioned Fu Qing's leaving Beijing.
Pan'er didn't take it seriously, but Zong Qian was the only one.
It was probably because there were few people in the palace who could hang out with Zong Qian. He was particularly interested in Fu Qing. After he came back, he said several times that he was going to the Duke of Jin's mansion, and Zong Cong agreed.
The first time I went there, I stayed in Jin Guogong’s mansion for two nights. It is said that Fu Qing was pestering him to teach him marksmanship. After I came back, I talked all day long about going again. I also wanted to persuade my father to let Fu Qing teach me martial arts, but I never did. below.
If Zong Qian found out about this news, he would definitely be extremely disappointed.
Sure enough, Zong Qian was very depressed for a few days when he found out about it, but he also accepted the reality. After all, he is not young now, and he also knows that everyone has their own ideals and ambitions.
When Fu Qing left Beijing, Zong Qian was ready to send him off in advance.
Not only him, but also Wanrong.
Wanrong went with him.
"Cousin, wait, when I get older, I will go to the border to find you." Zong Qian vowed.
Fu Qing smiled and patted his shoulder, "Okay, I'll wait for you."
When he said this at the time, even Fu Qing didn't take it as true, but he never thought that it would become a prophecy a few years later, and Zong Qian lived up to everyone's expectations. Many years later, he became a famous general, and the name of "God of War" spread throughout the entire Zhou Dynasty .
Of course, this is something.
When it was Wanrong's turn, she was rarely silent, she pursed her lips and looked at Fu Qing.
Fu Qing looked at the little girl in front of him, patted her on the shoulder as he did Zong Qian, and said, "I'll be a big girl in two years, and a big girl should look like a big girl, don't follow me anymore Zong Qian ran around like crazy."
After hearing this, Wanrong was a little annoyed, "It turns out that in my cousin's heart, that's what I think of me."
Fu Qing didn't think of her that way, but he thought it would be better for girls to be quiet. He was outside the palace and heard a lot of gossip and rumors, which naturally included the fifth princess.
He felt that Wanrong was a good boy and shouldn't be discussed in private like this, but he couldn't say anything about making Wanrong change her temperament to cater to the public.
This shouldn't be what he said, and he didn't know how to say it to Wanrong. He just thought that if these two children came to see him off in person, he should say some words of blessing.
It's a pity that he is not good at words, so he could only pat Wanwan again, and went back to Zhao Chen, Song Ming.
"Come back quickly, we should set off."
Zong Qian nodded.
Wanrong didn't speak, she kept her face sullen, and didn't call Zong Qian until the figure of the three men on horseback had gone far away, saying that it was time to go back to the palace.
Fu Qing's departure from the capital did not cause any disturbance in the capital, and in the palace, the boat passed the water without a trace.
In a blink of an eye, it was the day when Zong Jue and Wan Yui caught Zhou.
Pan'er had already made all kinds of preparations before this, and he didn't plan to hold a big event in the Zhou Palace this time. After all, there was a big event during the full moon. If it was held again this time, it would be too much limelight.
Apart from Zong Cong, the Empress Dowager and the concubines in the palace, only those who are close to the royal family will be there. What Pan'er didn't expect was that Empress Chen would also show up.
It's only been more than half a year since we saw each other, so it feels like a world away.
Empress Chen is only in her early thirties this year, but this time she appeared in front of people, she was much older than before, her hair was still black and shiny, but there were fine wrinkles around her eyes.
The wide phoenix robe was worn on her body, and it could be seen that it was newly made, but it still didn't fit well and looked empty. Because of the thinness, the edges and corners of the face became more and more distinct, and there was a kind of aggression mixed with the majesty.
Empress Chen stroked her temples, "Why does the imperial concubine look at me like this?"
Pan'er lowered her eyes, "I haven't seen your empress for a long time, I'm just a little surprised."
Countless people had already stood in the hall, only the first Shang Zongcong and the Queen Mother were sitting.
In the center is a huge long table made up of more than a dozen tables, on which are placed many gadgets, including pens, inks, papers and inkstones, the Four Books and Five Classics, female precepts and female virtues, even knives, guns and sticks, bows and arrows, rouge, gouache, seals, etc. , and some pastries, all kinds of pastries, obviously prepared for Zongju and Wanxiu.
And now the grasping of Zhouli has not started yet.
Because of Empress Chen's sudden appearance, the hall fell into silence for a while.
Empress Chen didn't seem to notice it, and said with a smile, "After all, today is a good day for Zong Ju and Wan Yao. No matter how sick I am, I should show my face."
Saying that, she crossed the plate and walked towards the first place.
"Empress Dowager, Your Majesty." Empress Chen bowed and saluted, showing a model of a queen in terms of demeanor and etiquette.
Zong Cong pursed his lips, did not speak, but twisted the beads on his wrist.
The Empress Dowager glanced at her son, then went to Empress Chen, and said, "Since you are here, please sit down and watch the ceremony."
After finishing speaking, the queen mother realized that there was no seat for the queen.
There were two chairs on the first seat, and Zong Cong's seat on the bottom. There were only these three people in the whole hall, and the others were standing and watching the ceremony.
It was Nianqiu who reacted quickly and quickly winked to ask someone to move a seat, which was placed next to the Empress Dowager. But because the seat of Pan'er was placed first, it was at a slightly inclined position on the lower left, and the seat belonging to Empress Chen on the right would not be above her no matter how it was placed.
It can only be left like this. Looking from below, the seats of the two are almost the same, and they are in a parallel state.
If it was placed in an ordinary person's house, it would not be a big deal at all, but in the imperial palace, there are great rules, who should sit in what position, and how the position should be placed.
For example, the imperial concubine is lower than the queen in terms of status, so her seat should be lower than the queen. But at this time, it would be too conspicuous to move the seat of the imperial concubine.
And with the impetus of the imperial concubine, who would dare to risk offending her
Even if this is Yongshou Palace, the servants below dare not dare, Nianqiu Nianci is qualified, but if they move, it largely represents the Queen Mother's attitude.
Could the queen mother slap the imperial concubine in the face in public for no reason
After all, the imperial concubine was quite innocent in the whole matter. The queen didn't say she would come, but she came suddenly, and no one was prepared.
So that's all I can do.
Zong Cong and the Queen Mother didn't speak, Empress Chen didn't seem to notice the trick, she sat down after the seat was moved. After seeing Empress Chen sitting down, Pan'er also went to her seat and sat down.
When the people below saw all this, their eyes flickered, not to mention what they were thinking in their hearts, but they couldn't see their thoughts on their faces.
It was Concubine Hu Shu who broke the silence.
"Is it almost the auspicious time? Invite our sixth prince and seventh princess out, don't miss the auspicious time."
As soon as the sound sounded, everyone in the temple who should move moved.
After a while, both Zongju and Wanmao were carried by the nanny.
The two children are well-growth and well-raised. They are dressed in red clothes, just like the children in the New Year pictures. Seeing an acquaintance, the two children cried out, mother, father, and milk.
Grandma is calling Empress Dowager Fu.
Hearing this childish voice, Empress Dowager Fu suddenly lost her dignified and serious appearance and laughed.
Seeing that the grandma smiled, the two little ones opened their hands and wanted to hug the queen mother, but the nanny refused to listen to her persuasion in a low voice, and struggled to go in the direction of the queen mother.
In the end, there was no other way, Pan'er stood up and planned to stop them, so the queen mother ordered Nian Qiu Nianci to carry the two children over.
They hugged each other next to each other, and the two younger ones were satisfied.
Naturally, someone jokingly said, "Queen Mother, these two children are really smart."
"That's not true." The female relatives of the following clan families echoed.
The queen mother smiled and waved her hands, "It's all because of your boasting."
Pan'er couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief after the Zhou Catch Ceremony passed without any risk.
At first, she was still thinking about giving up on herself, no matter what the two children caught, they would do their best and obey the destiny. Maybe because of the appearance of Empress Chen, she suddenly didn't want to lose face in front of the other party.
I was afraid that the two little ones would grab the wrong thing and make people laugh. Fortunately, she often hugged Buddha's feet temporarily, and it was probably of some use. After reading this book, I got a congratulatory speech that I will definitely be smarter and richer in the future.
All good signs.
After the ceremony, the Empress Dowager left a few relatives who were relatively close to her for dinner, and the others dispersed separately.
Pan'er left with the two younger ones first, and Empress Chen didn't stay any longer. It seemed that her appearance this time was just like what she said, and she only showed up because today is a good day for Wan Yao and Zong Ju.
But Pan'er always felt that there was some mystery, because she knew Empress Chen too well, and Empress Chen was never willing to do more useless things, which is the so-called "no benefit, no early gain".
So everything is done for a reason.
Therefore, she was also concerned about the movement in Kunning Palace for a few days, but during this period, Empress Chen did not go out of the palace again, and she returned to her previous state of reclusive life.
But on this side, Zong Qian was very depressed for a while because Fu Qing left the capital.
Pan'er couldn't say anything, he could only comfort him that Fu Qing would come back in a few years.
Zong Cong added a new master to him. It is said that he taught Fu Qing back then, and this immediately diverted Zong Qian's attention. He practiced martial arts every day and worked harder, so he didn't have time to think about the one that made him see him. The young cousin who was shocked as a heavenly man.
But what Fu Qing had said to him, he remembered everything in his heart, which became his motivation. Obviously practicing martial arts is very hard, but he never said it was hard.
Seeing that his son had his own goal, Zong Cong was very comforted in his heart. Afterwards, Zong Qian showed that he was not willing to go to the study, and wanted to focus on practicing martial arts and learning the art of war. He only said that he wanted to use the art of war If you are like a god, you must read all kinds of classics. When Fu Qing was practicing martial arts, he never stopped reading.
This sentence alone dispelled Zong Qian's not wanting to study.
Of course this is just gossip.
The days went by day by day, the life in Jingren Palace was uneventful, and Pan'er raised two young ones, so it was not too boring at ordinary times.
On the contrary, Empress Chen became active.
Her activity is more reflected in the various banquets in the palace. She will definitely not be absent from the banquets held in the palace. After the banquet, she resumes her reclusive attitude.
However, with her appearances again and again, the situation in the palace seemed to be quite positive.
There are countless people speculating secretly, even Zong Cong complained a few words in front of the board, and the queen didn't know what she wanted to do, and even the servants below thought that the queen would definitely take action against the imperial concubine this time, who knows that Queen Chen has never What happened, including the second princess and the eldest prince kept a low profile.
It wasn't until Pan'er heard that Concubine Xu Xian had gone to Kunning Palace one after another, and that Concubine Hu Shu was also planning to choose a son-in-law for the third princess, that she suddenly understood the intentions of Empress Chen's various actions for the past six months.
I'm afraid it's false to say that we want to deal with her, but it's true to say we want to deal with Yanxi Palace.