The prince didn't speak, just made a gesture, then turned and walked to the side.
Pan'er followed behind with Bai Shu and the little maid.
After a lot of twists and turns, I finally came to a secluded palace.
The crown prince retreated to the left and right, and there were only two people left in the palace.
"I just finished my work, I came to see you."
In fact, what the prince didn't say is that she has always been very delicate, and she finds it hard for her to practice calligraphy. I'm afraid she won't be able to withstand today's scene, but this little girl is sensible, and she won't talk about it even if it is difficult.
Thinking about it this way, the prince was a little worried. He happened to come to Kunning Palace to meet Empress Fu, so he stopped by to have a look at Pan'er.
"I'm fine, but my feet hurt a little and my legs are a little sore."
The prince nodded gently, and said: "I'll let your lady-in-waiting give you a pinch to relax, and then eat something to rest for a while. There should be nothing else to do in the afternoon and evening, just family banquets and moon-watching banquets."
Seeing what he said, Pan'er knew that he had no intention of staying. This is Kunning Palace, you have to be more or less careful, so you don't get tired of being coquettish or something, just hook his hand and look at him.
The prince rubbed her little hand helplessly: "This is Kunning Palace, wait until night..."
He didn't finish the rest of the sentence, but he still couldn't lift his head in shame, and gave him a nasty look, what was he thinking!
"Okay, I'm leaving alone. This is the residence of the orphan in Kunning Palace. You can rest here."
After the crown prince left, Pan'er went to the couch and slumped down in an unimpressive manner, and called Bai Shu again: "Bai Shu, come quickly and give me a pinch."
Feeling a little more comfortable, she got up and walked around the entire hall.
This is actually the place where the prince lived when he was young!
You can still vaguely see some children's atmosphere, such as the small bow hanging on the wall, which seems to be used by children, as well as the extra high chair in the study room, and the smaller pen and inkstone and inkstone.
Pan'er looked and looked, touched and touched, and couldn't help but sit on the chair for a while, and was a little embarrassed to find that the desk and chair that the prince used when he was a child was just right for her.
On the other side, in the bedroom of Kunning Palace, the prince was sent away, and Empress Fu also took off the phoenix crown and took off her auspicious clothes, only wearing a middle coat, and half leaned on the imperial concubine's couch.
Nian Chi pinched her calf, while Nian Qiu served her a bowl of bird's nest.
"For so many years, I have never seen the crown prince so caring about a woman. Is it the younger one who looks thin?"
Nian Ci smiled and nodded: "That is Su Fengyi."
"Even if the Crown Princess can't show up, Hu Liangdi is fine, and another Liangyuan is brought here, lest people see that he is deliberately trying to make a face for that little Fengyi?" Empress Fu shook her head and smiled, quite helplessly.
Nian Qiu said with a smile: "Your Highness is still young, it's a rare time for Meng Lang."
Mentioning this naturally made Empress Fu think of the Crown Princess, and thinking of her troubled birth, Empress Fu couldn't help feeling a little worried.
"I don't know how the princess is doing. This baby..." I don't know if it will be born safely.
This made Nian Ci and Nian Qiu difficult to accept, they looked at each other and said: "The Crown Princess will surely give birth to a son for His Highness safely."
Empress Fu rubbed her eyebrows: "I don't ask for anything now, I just want the prince to have a son as soon as possible, and it's better to have more sons, so that it will be safe."
"There will definitely be one. Flowers first and then bear fruit. Isn't there an old saying? Now not only the princess is pregnant, but Hu Liangdi is also pregnant. Maybe both of them are little grandchildren."
Empress Fu liked what she said, and couldn't help but smile a little.
"The prince is good at everything, but he is a bit weak in female sex. He is not in a hurry. I am a mother who is always in a hurry. The princess is also a jealous person. She can't give birth by herself, and she doesn't help the prince to fill the backyard. She wants me, a mother-in-law, to reach out. She is still blaming me in her heart after doing all this to get the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. Don’t you know that the crown prince’s most urgent thing is to have a son right now, so that the position of the crown prince can be firmly seated.” I guess. She was so happy at this moment, Empress Fu seldom complained a few words.
It's hard for Nianqiu to say anything about the Crown Princess, she can only talk about the old three articles that the Crown Princess is young and ignorant, and she will understand in the future. On the contrary, Nian Chi was a little annoyed, but she tactfully did not speak.
"Okay, you don't have to speak for her anymore. As a daughter-in-law, I understand her character well. If I don't mention her, it will make people feel depressed. Let's talk about that little Fengyi. Today, I think she seems brave. She looks quite small, keeps her head down and doesn't dare to look at people, and I can't see the face very clearly."
"Su Fengyi has an outstanding appearance, and she is also very cautious in dealing with others."
Whenever this kind of topic is mentioned, generally sensible servants will be very cautious, and will not flatter too much, but they will not belittle either. But Empress Fu knew that being able to get such a comment from Nian Qiu meant that she was a very good person.
"It's good to be a sensible person. The prince and the princess are not close, and it's good to have someone who knows the cold and the hot by his side, so that Cong'er won't..."
After saying that, Empress Fu didn't want to talk anymore, and changed her tone: "Well, I'd better not talk about this matter. If I talk too much, I will be suspected of favoring concubines and destroying wives. The princess originally blamed me in her heart. The reason for their young people The young people can figure it out on their own, the prince is a prudent one, no matter what, he won't do too much, but let people look at that little Fengyi more, Hu Liangdi has always been domineering, don't let her be here in Kunning Gong bullied that little Fengyi, and the prince blamed me in his heart."
"How could His Highness blame the empress, but the empress is at ease, the slaves are for people to watch."
Just as he was talking, a little maid came in and reported that His Royal Highness went to the side hall to see Su Fengyi, and took her to Chunxiang Hall to rest.
Empress Fu was quite surprised by this matter. The Chunxiang Palace is the place where the crown prince has not moved to the East Palace. Empress Fu has not moved people these years. Yi took it in to rest.
Because of this, when going to the banquet at night, Empress Fu couldn't help but look at Pan'er twice on the way.
Pan'er always felt that Empress Fu was looking at her, but she felt that this idea was ridiculous.
At this time, they were walking on the way to Qianqing Palace, Empress Fu hugged her, there were too many people to count, to see what she was doing with a little Fengyi.
While thinking wildly, he has already arrived at the Qianqing Palace.
In the main hall of the Qianqing Palace, there is a resplendent and resplendent color, which is extremely rich and powerful in the world. Many tables were placed on the huge hall, and many people had already arrived, and at a glance, there were densely packed heads.
Empress Fu, as the empress, naturally had to appear on the stage under pressure, except for Emperor Cheng'an who was supposed to come.
There are three desks on the high platform in the middle, two in the middle, which are the positions of Emperor Cheng'an and Empress Fu, and the concubine Gao in full dress sits obliquely on the right.
In her previous life, Pan'er had seen Concubine Gao, but she only had a vague impression. Seeing her at an age when she was looking around, but she was still magnificent, she could understand why she was able to sit on the position of Concubine, Can compete with Empress Fu evenly.
The First Prince was born by Concubine Gao, with all titles, sitting second on the left side. There are several small tables behind him, on which are the female relatives and children of Prince Qi's mansion.
The first place under King Qi was the second prince, King Chu, who came from Concubine Zhou Xian. Concubine Zhou Xian sits first on the right, and she is also in her forties. Unlike Concubine Gao, who is peerless, she has a gentle temperament and seems to be a very gentle person.
These are the three giants in the current harem, Empress Fu, Concubine Gao and Concubine Zhou Xian.
When Gao Zhou was in the mansion, he was deeply loved by Emperor Cheng'an, who was only a prince at that time, otherwise he would not have given birth to a prince before Empress Fu. After decades of fighting, a single person is naturally no match for the queen, but two people can fight against each other even if they join forces, and even have a slight upper hand.
As for the other concubines, Pan'er didn't know her well, so she didn't pay much attention to them.
The fourth prince, King Yan, sits at the head of King Chu, and the princes below are all immature and crowned, so naturally they don't have titles on them, so we can only talk about them in terms of the prince's teeth.
The princes are generally married on the 18th, crowned at the 20th, and given titles to go out of the palace to build a mansion. Now that the fifth prince is eighteen, not long after his wedding, the fifth prince and concubine sit behind him on the small table. The sixth prince is fifteen this year, the seventh prince is twelve, the eighth prince and the ninth prince are still young, and the tenth prince was born recently and is still in his infancy.
Emperor Cheng'an had quite a lot of concubines, but his heirs were not plentiful, probably because he had been a believer for many years and took pills. There are more than a dozen princesses, but most of them are married when they are old, and the young ones are led by their respective mothers and concubines to sit below.
The crown prince sat at the first place on the left, because all the female relatives of the Eastern Palace were with Empress Fu, so he seemed a bit lonely sitting there alone.
While Empress Fu and Concubine Gao were talking, Nian Qiu motioned to them, and the three of them walked sideways behind the prince and sat down.
After a while, someone brought the princess.
The eldest princess is only over three years old, but she seems to have started to learn the rules. She has a good manner, and accompanied by her wet nurse, she came to sit down beside Xu Liangyuan. The second princess and the third princess are not in good health, and the third princess has suffered a serious illness and just recovered a little, so it is naturally not suitable to attend this kind of occasion.
There were only a few people in the East Palace, and compared to the female relatives of King Qi, King Chu, and King Yan next to them, they were very rare. Even behind the newly married fifth prince, he looked better than here.
However, the crown prince is a layman who has practiced Buddhism for many years, and has always been pure-hearted and ascetic. Everyone in the palace knew about it, so it didn't attract a lot of attention.
After waiting for more than a quarter of an hour, Emperor Cheng'an came.
In his fifties, he was thin and fair-skinned, and looked a little thinner, but against the backdrop of a bright yellow dragon robe, he was full of majesty, which was unusual.
Everyone in the hall knelt down to salute, Emperor Cheng'an yelled, and then sat down behind the dragon case.
Everything after that was step by step, singing and dancing started at the imperial banquet, and it looked like singing and dancing was peaceful.
During this period, Emperor Cheng'an talked with several adult sons and some close clansmen, and gave them food and wine. The cups and cups were intertwined, which seemed to be no different from ordinary family banquets, even if the grandeur in the palace was bigger. .
The prince was a little bit cold. Emperor Cheng'an asked the king of Qi and the king of Chu, but he ignored him. It wasn't that he didn't talk to him, it was just the exchange of greetings in the scene, which was different from talking to the king of Qi and the king of Chu. the taste of.
In fact, no one in the palace knows that the prince is not as favored as King Qi, King Chu, and King Yan, but his position as prince is still as stable as Mount Tai. This is the power of the patriarchal system. As long as the prince does not make mistakes, no one will say anything .
Halfway through the banquet, Emperor Cheng'an seemed to have drunk some wine, mentioned the matter of letting the crown prince tour the south for him, and even encouraged him a few words.
This can be regarded as a thunderbolt, few people know about it, and most of them are taboo, waiting to see the joke, so they are not surprised. Such as Pan'er, when I heard it for the first time, I was really surprised.
Some people are envious on the field, and some people gloat over other people's misfortunes. As for what kind of thoughts they have, only each person knows.
King Qi picked up the wine cup and gave the prince a low respect: "Then I, the eldest brother, will congratulate His Highness the prince first, the emperor actually asked you to go on a southern tour on his behalf."
Don't look at King Qi's tone of admiration, but his eyes are not so expressive, they are full of ridicule. In his thirties, as a prince, he has an extraordinary bearing, but his face is a little soft, and when he smiles, he gives people a cold feeling.
How could the crown prince not know what the king of Qi was gloating about? This time, it was the king of Qi who got in the way and ruined his affairs. If he really left Beijing to tour the south, and Emperor Cheng'an went to Mount Tai to worship the heavens, the most likely possibility is that King Qi and King Chu would act as supervisors on his behalf.
Because of this, the two had already had a tacit understanding. After King Qi respected the prince, King Chu went up.
Different from King Qi, King Chu is not only tall and burly, but also has sharp facial features, and looks very imposing. He had already drank a lot of wine, and at this time he was toasting the prince's wine, but before the prince said anything, he drank it all in one gulp.
The prince picked up the wine cup, but was interrupted by him: "Third brother, you can't do this, brothers drink wine, how do you drink water?"