Those years when I was Princess Yan

When the sun slanted westward, it finally arrived at Yanwang Mansion in Beiping.

The mansion was originally the imperial palace of the previous dynasty, and its specifications were huge, far exceeding the regulations stipulated by the royal mansion of this dynasty. However, because this is "utilization of old things", the emperor made an exception.Today's mansion has been repaired by Gongshu Mausoleum in the past two years. It has a new look.

Xu Qingqing's residence was naturally in the main courtyard behind the main hall, the closest straight-line distance to Zhu Di's office.It is not good for the courtyard to continue to use the old name of the palace in the Yuan Dynasty, so it does not have a name now, so I have to ask the princes and concubines to decide.

Xu Qingqing didn't pay that much attention either, because she saw a big plum tree behind the house.Although the plum trees had lost their plum blossoms and only had green leaves, Xu Qingqing couldn't help but think of the days when she and Zhu Di were sweeping snow and making tea in the red plum grove, so she casually named the yard Red Plum Garden.

After Zhu Di heard about it, Xu Qingqing inscribed it immediately and asked the craftsmen to make the plaque.

"However, how can the princess be sure that this tree will be a red plum?" Zhu Di smiled and hugged Xu Qingqing from behind.

"It's usually red plums. In such a festive place in the palace, can you still grow white ones?"

"It depends on the owner's preference. There are also pear blossoms over there, which are also white." Zhu Di said.

"It makes sense." Xu Qingqing asked Zhu Di if he knew whether the plum blossoms on this tree were white or red.

Zhu Di shook his head to express his ignorance, and then summoned the old man who had stayed in the palace for a long time to inquire. Unexpectedly, he really said that this tree is a white plum.

"Do you want to change your name?" Zhu Di was ready to re-inscription for Xu Qingqing.

"If you don't change it, who would have thought that there are no red plums in the Red Plum Garden, but only a tree of white plums, which is more talkative." Xu Qingqing is open-minded and doesn't care about this matter. She still thinks the name of the yard is red and happy, and of course the white plums are also beautiful. Just staying in the courtyard to enjoy it will not conflict.

Zhu Di: "If you don't like it, you don't have to wrong yourself. This is our own mansion. You can do whatever you want. Just cut it down and transplant another tree."

Xu Qingqing quickly shook her head, sighing that Baimei was fine.In ancient times, famous scholars such as Du Fu, Wang Anshi, and Xin Qiji all loved Baimei.The most famous one is Wang Anshi's phrase, "There are several plum blossoms in the corner, and Ling Han blooms alone."I know it's not snow, because there is a dark fragrance.

"If you don't want to adapt to the occasion, just transplant a red plum, one white and one red echo each other, and you can see the whole thing." Xu Qingqing said.

"According to your."

Zhu Di hugged the little wax gourd to tease, and saw Xu Qingqing insert the Ditang flower that he got on the way into the loose soil by the wall, and watered it.

"What are you doing?"

"Try if you can live." Xu Qingqing also wanted to tell Zhu Di that if the flower survived, she would definitely think of him when she saw the flower in the future.But she didn't say that, she was afraid that if the branch cuttings didn't work, people's expectations would be in vain.Wouldn't it be better to wait until we lived.

Zhu Di glanced at Xu Qingqing and didn't say much, but after dinner, when he went to the study, he told Qiu Fu to find a better gardener, and try to make that branch of Ditang survive as much as possible.

After tossing and tossing for three days, he finally arranged all the things he brought with him, and settled down officially in the palace.But Xu Qingqing can't slack off yet, she has to continue the environment in the mansion and the situation of various departments.

In addition to the Five Davids Office and the Chief Officials Office, there are Dianbao Office, Jishan Office, Dianyi Office, Good Doctor Office, and Gongzheng Office under the mansion.The Dianbao Office is in charge of treasury treasures and talisman cards, etc., the Ji Shansuo is in charge of etiquette, and the Dianyi Office is in charge of etiquette...

In short, it is definitely not as casual as it was in the temporary mansion in the capital now, and everything must be done according to the rules.After all, in a crowded place, if there are no rules, everything will be messed up.As Princess Yan, it is necessary for her to ensure the tranquility of the backyard of the palace and the orderliness of the staff and perform their duties.

On the first and fifteenth day of every month, officials from various states under the domain will come to the palace to meet them.

Now that Zhu Di has just arrived in Beiping, all the officials from the feudal domain are going to come to see him.So these days, Zhu Di is also very busy.

After half a month, good news came from the capital.

From the poisoning case of Liu Ji, Hu Weiyong was implicated from Wang Guangyang.At first Hu Weiyong didn't know it, and he still acted arrogantly as before.His son, Juan, was driving a carriage in the downtown area because of drunkenness, and fell to his death.In a rage, Hu Weiyong beheaded Juan's driver on the spot.

The emperor took this incident as a trigger to arrest Hu Weiyong for questioning. Several ministers took advantage of this opportunity to play a report one after another, listing all kinds of evil deeds of Hu Weiyong, and the content was as long as several pages.Later, the emperor learned from the secret report that Hu Weiyong was the mastermind behind the assassination of his fourth son.In a rage, the emperor immediately ordered Hu Weiyong to be executed, and his family was ransacked and exterminated.

"My lord and I have been busy for half a month, it's time to relax and celebrate." Xu Qingqing suggested.

Zhu Di promised that Xu Qingqing could also call Gong Shuling's family to get together when it was convenient for him.

"Okay! I heard that his wife gave birth to both children, which is so enviable. I have long wanted to see the two children. The age should be within a few months of our little winter melon. Maybe we can play together. Woolen cloth."

Xu Qingqing suggested that we could meet tomorrow. Now that the weather is just right, we can set up a stove in the garden, put an iron net on it, and chat while eating barbecue.

Zhu Di had heard Xu Qingqing mention the joy of barbecue, but hadn't tried it, so he immediately agreed.

At noon the next day, Gong Shuling brought his wife He Shi and their one-year-old son and daughter to visit Zhu Di and Xu Qingqing.

Compared with the encounter in Fengyang back then, Gongshuling is taller now, and his demeanor is more stable.Now he is in charge of building and repairing the mansion in the Gongzheng Office of King Yan's Mansion as the Eighth Grade Worker.Standing behind him is his wife He Shi, the daughter of the judge of Yongping Mansion. She has an oval face, and when she smiles, her cheeks are puffy and cute. I was a little nervous, and my hands were shaking slightly.

Only yesterday did Xu Qingqing learn that the He family was originally a beauty dedicated to Zhu Di by the magistrate.Back then, when the emperor distributed the fiefs to the kings and set the fiefs, the He family was settled, and then they were sent to live in the mansion early.

Zhu Di didn't know Xu Qingqing at that time, and he didn't disagree with it.One is to accept the filial piety of the local officials, which is convenient for closer relations; the other is that he is not in Beiping anyway, so he doesn't bother to take care of his affairs if they don't get in the way.But since marrying Xu Qingqing, it has been a problem to keep the women in the Peking palace.So Zhu Di thought of another trouble, and intentionally brought the two troubles together.

At that time, after the official of the royal family was appointed, he specially arranged for Gong Shuling to be in charge of repairing the courtyard where the He family lived, and also deliberately created an opportunity.The He family was young and innocent, and Gong Shuling was talented and handsome, and the more times he saw him, naturally it was easy to develop feelings for him.Encouraged by people around him, He took the initiative to pursue the man he likes.The bookkeeper immediately decided to complete the marriage.

Now that He Shi was nervous when he saw King Yan and Princess Wang, it was because he was worried that his identity as "the woman who should be a prince" would be exposed.In He Shi's heart, she always felt that she couldn't help herself, so she broke the rules and hooked up with Gong Shuling.Fortunately, I met a kind-hearted palm book to help them deal with it, making them justified.But if the prince knows the truth of this matter, will he be furious?

"Gongshu Gong is just lucky. I like Sister He." Xu Qingqing smiled and took He Shi's slightly trembling hand, chatting with her about the pregnancy.As a mother, when it comes to these things, you will have something to say, and you can't help talking, so you will not be nervous if you talk too much, and let go.

The He family was very grateful to the concubine for being so easy-going and amiable, but she was even more respectful to Xu Qingqing, knowing everything.

Seeing this, Gong Shuling smiled and lowered his head, with complicated emotions in his eyes.Back then, Xu Qingqing was really sincere, but after learning that she had become Princess Yan, he knew that this was impossible, and he warned himself early on to stop thinking that he shouldn't have.Later, when he was sad for a long time and already felt a little numb, like a walking corpse, he met He Shi.The little girl was lively and playful, innocent and trouble-free, and always made him smile, so Gong Shuling fell in love with the feeling of being with her.

He knew that the reason why he was able to get involved with the He family so easily and be able to be together must be someone's deliberate arrangement.Gong Shuling never liked to be calculated by others, but this time he liked being "arranged" very much, and was even grateful that King Yan had such a heart for him.Because even if the king of Yan didn't do this, he could still use him if he wanted to, so this was the kindness of the king of Yan to him after all.

Now that their family was invited to barbecue with the prince's family in the palace, it could be seen that the prince wanted to treat him as a friend.Gong Shuling was even more grateful.

Xu Qingqing specially prepared a low couch surrounded by fences for the children, which can effectively prevent them from crawling and falling to the ground.The children of Gongshuling and He's are a little older, but the son is obedient and quiet, but the daughter is fatter and more domineering.The little girl likes to snatch toys, kick people, and crush people.Xiao Donggua was bullied by her several times, but she didn't care about it. Even though she blushed under her pressure, she still smiled cheerfully.

Every time He Shi saw her daughter in such a situation, she nervously put down her chopsticks to stop her.Xu Qingqing told her to relax and don't worry about it.

"There are nannies watching. They are about the same age. It's okay to press it down when they are playing. It's better for boys to be more skinny, and they can't be too spoiled."

He Shi promised again and again, and sighed helplessly: "It's strange to say that she was born with one child, but this girl has more energy than her elder brother. She is like a little hooligan. She is so domineering. Her elder brother has often been bullied by her at home." .”

"It's good for a girl to be strong. When she gets married in the future, she won't suffer in her husband's house." Xu Qingqing said half-jokingly, causing a burst of laughter.

Xu Qingqing dipped a piece of roasted golden pork belly into the sauce, wrapped it with vegetables, and sent it to Zhu Di's bowl.

Zhu Di glanced at Xu Qingqing with a smile, and immediately picked it up and put it in his mouth.

Seeing this scene, He Shi envied how loving the prince and concubine are.

After dinner, on the way home with Gong Shuling, Mrs. He couldn't help feeling: "This Lord Yan is not as scary as the rumors say."

"Don't be fooled, he is naturally different in front of the concubine." Gong Shuling recalled the usual appearance of King Yan, and then thought about his methods and strategies of calculating people, but he didn't dare to slack off in his heart.It is the best choice to work with this lord, behave yourself, and do your best to be loyal.

Thinking back carefully, He Shi found that Prince Yan was indeed indifferent to everyone else, but he was extremely gentle when he was treating Princess Yan.Concubine Yan is really a happy person. It is so rare to meet a husband who treats her so well. The most important thing is that this husband is a decent prince.

"I don't envy Princess Yan."

He suddenly said, causing Gong Shuling to look at him in bewilderment.He immediately hugged Gong Shuling's arm and leaned on his shoulder.

"Because I have you!"

Gong Shuling couldn't help laughing, and hugged He tightly in his arms.

At the same time, Zhu Di also hugged Xu Qingqing into his arms, admiring the pear blossoms with her under the pear tree.

"The most beautiful thing in this world is the person who pleases me, and the person who pleases me. The happiest thing in this world is that the person who pleases me for a long time can also please me for a long time."

Xu Qingqing looked up at Lihua, and said love words smoothly.

Zhu Di withdrew his gaze from the pear blossom, and stared sideways at Xu Qingqing.

As the breeze blows, several snow-white pear petals flutter down one after another, as if time has been stopped.

"Qingqing."

"Huh?" When Xu Qingqing turned to look at Zhu Di, he kissed her lips suddenly.

When Zhu Di kissed enough, Xu Qingqing tilted her head and smiled and asked Zhu Di with a flushed face, "Does the lord also have something to say to me?"

Zhu Di laughed, raised his hand to tidy up the broken hair on Xu Qingqing's forehead, and then interlocked his fingers with Xu Qingqing.

"The road ahead is very long, but also very short, stay by my king's side."

"I only wish to hold hands with you forever."