Qinse is in the imperial court, forgetting both favor and disgrace

The prince managed to coax little sister Zhao to tell him her name secretly, and she was immediately full of ambition. He dragged the little girl along and wandered around in the back garden. The two played hide-and-seek for a while, chasing each other.

The entourage got the clear order from the palace master, as long as the crown prince doesn't go to dangerous places, don't go to restrict and obstruct. As for running, jumping, jumping and falling, it's a common thing for children. with.

Finally got a companion of similar age, and this little sister is not afraid of his identity, not as respectful as the courtiers who accompany her, although the little girl doesn't speak much, it is enough to make the prince happy.

When he got excited about playing, he said to the little girl, "Just recognize me as your elder brother, okay?"

I thought it was a matter of course, but little sister Zhao didn't agree, she shook her head, her voice was like a gnat, but she was very clear: "Ah Xuan has an elder brother, and his elder brother was taken away by his mother."

The crown prince was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect that apart from his father, mother, queen and queen mother, there were still people in the palace who directly disobeyed him.But he is young and has a good temper, so he nodded his head: "Then your brother is older than me, so I can recognize him too. You recognize me now, what does it matter if you have multiple brothers?"

Little sister Zhao thought for a while, and it seemed that it really didn't matter. She looked at the new boy's staring eyes, felt soft, and nodded in agreement, but she still left room: "My brother is taller than you, he must be older than you. You should also recognize."

"That's no problem!" The prince added a brother and a sister to himself with a single sentence, and the younger sister was able to play with him immediately, overjoyed, he led little sister Zhao and started running again.

He was playing around the trees in the garden, when the prince suddenly appeared in front of him, he slammed into his arms with a loud "ouch", his body fell backwards, and almost crushed his younger sister Zhao who was closely following him, and fell to the ground Immediately after that, he jumped up and asked the little girl nervously, "Did I meet you?"

Turning around, he saw that it was his own little yellow door, and he was so angry that he stepped on the little yellow door hard, and said arrogantly: "You! Do you have eyes? You are in the garden. Running around! What if I hurt my sister Xuan?"

The little yellow gate was very cooperative and knelt down to beg for mercy. The crown prince stepped forward and was quite satisfied to find that his height reached the little yellow gate. His anger was half relieved, and he leaned over and asked in a low voice: "How is it?"

"Return to Your Highness," Xiao Huangmen sneaked a peek at the little Nanyue girl hiding behind the crown prince, and thought to herself, the child born to this Nanman woman seems to be not much different from the Han people, except that the skin is darker and the eye sockets are a little sunken. The facial features are still quite similar to Concubine Zhao, "The concubine ordered to practice the practice at the West Pavilion, and the eminent monks will perform the ritual, but the doors and windows are closed tightly, and no one else can enter."

The prince's eyes widened, his playful interest was wiped out, his little face showed a resentful look, and he said suddenly: "Get up, accompany us back, and follow me to see the emperor later."

Xiao Huangmen was surprised, and then showed bitterness: "Your Highness, please don't cry anymore."

The prince was embarrassed, and when he turned his head and saw that little sister Zhao was staring at him with wide open curious eyes, he wished he could stomp on the attendant's feet again, but he had to proudly say: "Cry? Crying? Ah Xuan, don’t you think so?”

Little sister Zhao didn't understand, so she could only give a shy smile.

The prince clapped his hands and said: "Great, you smiled, it's so beautiful! I'll smile in front of Uncle Zhao later—"

"...Does Daddy still want me?" Little sister Zhao was very confused. If her father didn't recognize her, she couldn't help but cry just thinking about it, how could she laugh?

Seeing her lips pursed slightly, looking like she was about to burst into tears, the prince was at a loss, and then said affirmatively: "Your father even wants me, why doesn't he want you?"

After finishing speaking, he took Little Sister Zhao's hand, "Let's go, let's go find your father." At such a moment, the prince felt full of pride in his chest, and in a trance, he seemed to understand the so-called "saving the people from fire and water" in the book the true meaning of

After asking the servants, the prince led little sister Zhao straight to the palace where the practice was performed. At that time, the gate of the palace was opened, and the inside was full of attendants. Zhao Rang sat on the left side, on the futon in the middle, and the young ugly monk He closed his eyes and folded his hands together, and listened closely, and there were waves of sounds like flies and insects flapping their wings.

The prince, who followed the queen mother to pay respects to the Buddha in Tai'an Palace, felt a headache just listening to it. He thought that Zhao Rang loved him a lot, so he was willful and rude, and went up and grabbed Zhao Rang's sleeve, trying to bring him out of the place where the Sanskrit sounds lingered. place.

Zhao Rang was helpless, and saw that the little girl beside him had an expression, but she timidly held back her tears, her petite body was like a wandering wild goose, she pondered for a while, and with the little strength of the prince, she walked out and arrived Beside a red pillar in the corridor, he asked with a smile, "Is there any secret, Your Highness?"

Without further ado, the prince pulled out little sister Zhao from behind, pushed Zhao Rang, raised his face, and said righteously: "Uncle Zhao can't leave Ah Xuan behind!"

His expression was so serious that Zhao Rang was dumbfounded, but the jokes that came out of his mouth could not be uttered, but the young girl beside him seemed to be convinced, burst into tears with a "wow", and was out of breath in an instant.

The pain of being left behind by his close relatives clearly empathized with the little prince. He watched little sister Zhao crying and pestered Zhao Rang, and thought of this person in front of him, no matter how good he was to him, he was someone else's father, his own father. It was difficult for Huang Ping to even see his face, and the empress mother decided to visit him even when he was sick. The relatives were estranged here, and she felt her own background, her eyes turned red, and she began to sob.

But in a short time, Zhao Rang had to face two crying babies at the same time. The servants and maids who came out after hearing the sound couldn't be greeted by him, and they all chose to watch Zhao Rang from a distance, which was rare.

But when he had an audience with his father, the prince's face had already disappeared from all the tears, he changed his clothes again, and his speech and behavior were restrained and polite, impeccable.

After listening to his well-organized narration, the emperor asked the attendant Xiao Huangmen a few more words, sighed slightly, and frowned slightly.

The crown prince watched his words and saw that his father's face was displeased, and he was worried secretly, fearing that his father would also hate Uncle Zhao, and then he would confine Uncle Zhao in a palace that was difficult to set foot like he did to his mother. , then he is really helpless in the palace.

Anxiously wanting to plead for Zhao Rang, but his mind was empty, the prince bit his lip, and saw that the father's expression did not ease, but became more rigid in the silence, and blurted out: "Father, Father, if... my son is willing to be punished on his behalf!"

The emperor was inexplicable, he was stunned for a while, and then he smiled and said: "Who is it? Your mother? Or Concubine Zhao?"

The prince didn't expect his father to pose such a difficult problem, and he was dumbfounded on the spot for a while, and his whole face couldn't help but wrinkle.

Without giving him too much time to think, the emperor chuckled: "You are still young, you can only think about the people and things around you when you come and go. When you grow up in the future, you will know that you are in the Eastern Palace. What do you think? As far as I am concerned, everything needs to be based on the overall situation of the country, obsessed with selfish desires, it is not the virtue of a monarch, unless you want to be a person who subjugates the country."

At the end of the speech, the emperor's smile on the surface disappeared without a trace, his tone became more and more serious, and his eyes became more and more cold, but instead of staring at the prince, he turned towards an unknown direction.

Although the crown prince was still young, he couldn't fully understand the meaning of his father's words, but he could also hear the hidden meaning of reproach, so he knelt down in fright and said: "I know I'm wrong, father, don't be angry. My son just I hope that I will grow up soon, and be able to take care of myself and take care of my father."

But I don't know that the emperor didn't change his mood. After pursing his lips, he smiled faintly, and his words were full of desolation: "If you are alone, I don't know if you will be afraid of my father."

The prince didn't understand, but the little yellow door beside him was already wet with sweat, so how could he dare to be negligent, he held the prince tightly, kowtowed to the emperor like garlic, and said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, prince, the prince's words are purely out of a child's heart. Filial piety—”

The emperor smiled, picked up the prince with his own hands, and asked casually: "Then Concubine Zhao's little sister, do you like it?"

The prince nodded hurriedly: "I like it. She is very cute."

"Father would like to thank the crown prince for your help," the emperor said with a smile, "I will allow you two things. If you like that little girl, I will allow you to be your concubine. If you succeed in the future, she will naturally accompany you You, what do you think?"

The prince's eyes lit up, but he hesitated, but shook his head: "Father, I like it very much, but Ah Xuan likes her daddy more."

This time it was the emperor who was at a disadvantage, thinking that he didn't understand what the prince meant, the prince sighed and explained: "Ah Xuan will not agree to stay with me all the time."

The emperor was silent for a moment, looked at the crown prince, and said with a half-smile: "You don't have to worry about whether she agrees or not, it's up to you, not her."

However, the crown prince still shook his head stubbornly. He turned his upper body and said seriously to his father, "Ah Xuan wants to be with her father and elder brother, otherwise she will cry. I hate her crying."

"Really?" The emperor seemed to have a sudden realization, but he said with a smile, "That's because you have a kind heart. If it's the father, it doesn't matter whether that person wants to cry or not."

The prince's scalp was numb when he heard it, and he wanted to argue about something, but the emperor hugged him and stood up, saying: "There is another reward for the prince - let's go visit your mother together, do you want to see her?"

"Think!" The crown prince was overjoyed, and responded loudly again, "Think!" He asked again in disbelief, "Is the father going with me?"

The emperor smiled slightly: "Well, let's go together and see how my queen is doing recently."

Empress Xie didn't receive the report until the royal father and son arrived at the gate of the palace. It was too late to dress up and change clothes, so she simply changed into court clothes and came out to greet them.

When the prince saw his mother, his eyes were full of tears, but his father was in front of him, and he didn't dare to make mistakes. He kept raising his head, waiting for his father's answer, so that he could throw himself into the arms of his mother, and relieve his admiration.

However, Empress Xie remained on her knees and bowed her head, and the emperor remained silent. The couple of the Tian family stood and knelt, facing each other silently. After a long while, the emperor said calmly, "Why don't you hurry up and help the empress up?"

The prince breathed a sigh of relief, walked steadily towards his mother, stretched out his hand to support his mother, but his mother walked away without a trace, and said to the emperor: "The concubine is seriously ill, it is not suitable for you to get close to the prince. Your Majesty will send the prince away."