female concubine

There is no court meeting today, so there is less excitement at the gate of the palace. There are only a few ministers with important positions and on duty. They are all veterans, and naturally they have seen young people.

All the ministers tended to Xiangxiang and bowed down one after another.

"The king of the county."

"The king of the county."

Tai. Ancestors respected scholars when they founded the country, and unless it was an important occasion, all they needed was a simple salute.

The boy's quick steps slowed down, and he greeted them one by one, then quickened his pace again.

After passing through the main hall, go to the left palace corridor to enter the Wende Hall, and then pass through the Chuigong Hall to arrive at the Inner Palace.

During this period, there were countless servants who went to and from the 24th Division of the Sixth Bureau. There were new palace maids and the servant Xiao Huangmen who didn't know her, so they boldly raised their heads to look at her.

The young man's high spirits, and his uncharacteristic demeanor made them lower their heads in panic.

An older servant walked over and scolded, "Look at what, I think it's a long life?"

"I'll tell you today, from now on, anyone who sees the brocade robe will bow their heads to me, and they won't even blink their eyes, you understand?"

"Diantou, who is this little official? Looking at the aura, it's another step to Zhaohua Pavilion..."

The servant glanced at the court lady who was asking the question, and said with a dark face: "Which palace are you from, how dare you ask about the master!"

"The villain is the female history under Zhang Sishan of Shangshi Bureau."

Hearing that it was Shangshi Bureau, the servant glanced at it lightly, "I have been introspecting for so many years, and I have never seen anyone as bold as you."

"This is the sixth brother of the wife of Zhaohua Pavilion, the official's own flesh and blood, the king of Chengdu, the king of the county went to Sichuan a few years ago, and just returned today. I don't blame you if you don't know each other. You must remember carefully in the future. Alright, let's go to work."

Although no one talked about it on the surface, after the eunuch who was introspective left, they began to gossip in private.

"No wonder, it looks like an official."

"Otherwise, the officials are more heroic, and this county king is more refined."

"Talk about the prince, don't you die?"

The boy had just left, so she didn't know that those people were talking about her, but even if she heard it, she wouldn't say anything more.

In front of the bed, the woman was changing clothes for a burly middle-aged man, "There is no court meeting today, why don't you sleep for a while longer, Your Majesty?"

"No need, there are still some matters to be dealt with in the former province, and Liu Lang will be in Kyoto by the time he counts."

"According to the date, yesterday my concubine sent someone to the county prince's mansion to inquire, presumably because of her stubborn temper, she was delayed on the way."

The emperor's eyes were half-opened, he glanced at the woman deeply, and then said: "You don't blame me for sending him to Sichuan, do you?"

"Where does His Majesty say, words are very playful, and it is His Majesty's value to be able to experience them."

The emperor smiled and asked with bright eyes: "Concubine De, do you really think so?"

"Your Majesty..." The emperor was not angry, but saw her kneeling down in a panic.

The emperor lifted him up, "Okay, it's my fault for not treating you mother and son well. You don't need to speak nicely for me. I didn't come here to listen to Concubine Shu."

"Yes, concubine knows."

"Your Majesty, Concubine De, the Duke has returned to the capital."

The emperor put his hands on the gold belt, turned his head and smiled at the woman, "Your son is back!" and then stepped out of the bedroom.

The woman's smiling face instantly became abnormal.

In front of the Palace of Funing, the Crown Prince dressed neatly came to greet him, "Where is Your Majesty?"

"Return to Your Highness, Your Majesty stayed at Zhaohua Pavilion last night, and I'm afraid he won't be here for a while."

"Why did you go to Zhaohua Pavilion all of a sudden..." the prince raised his eyebrows.

Inside Zhaohua Hall.

"Sir, I respectfully invite Sheng An."

"I bow to you."

The young man still bowed his head, "I'm late in returning to Beijing, I hope His Majesty will punish you."

"Get up and come back."

After the boy got up, he stood obediently aside, and the emperor looked up at her carefully, "I haven't seen you for a few years, and Liu Lang has grown a bit taller."

"Thanks to His Majesty."

"This is the inner palace, you don't have to be so cautious, I won the world from the back of a horse, and those ministers made you a bit bookish."

The young man raised his head slightly, facing his father whom he hadn't seen for a long time, feeling a little uncomfortable with the sudden care, he could only choke out a word, "Yes."

Concubine De at the side saw this strangeness, "You child, please answer carefully."

The emperor raised his hand, "It doesn't matter." He said again: "Can Liu Lang eat too early?"

"I came here to wake up in the morning, so I didn't."

"Then go eat with me, your elder brother should be waiting."

"Yes," the young man followed behind the emperor, and the concubine De at the side didn't have time to look at her carefully, but just tugged at the corner of her clothes, "I'm guilty of not going to the Palace of Funing to meet His Majesty first."

"You just came back from Sichuan, so it's only natural that you miss your mother."

From a distance, he could see the crown prince who was waiting for him from the corridor of the palace.

"Saint Ann."

"I bow." The emperor waved his hand and stepped into the room.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince." Concubine De followed her inside after making a slight salute.

"Your Highness."

Seeing the younger brother whom he hadn't seen for a few years suddenly appeared in front of him, the prince was not surprised, but walked up to her and patted her on the shoulder happily, "Sixth brother has grown so tall now."

The young man nodded, "His Highness's blessing."

The emperor saw that there were two extra sets of bowls and chopsticks, "Da Lang is still careful and thoughtful."

"I didn't see daddy when I came here today. They said they went to Zhaohua Palace. I guess Liulang must have returned."

The emperor smiled very satisfied, "Sit down."

So morning waking turned into a little family feast.

"This time, Liu Lang came back from the middle of Sichuan for thousands of miles. If you need anything, just come to the East Palace."

"Thank you, His Royal Highness."

"Why did Liulang become polite after going to Sichuan?"

Seeing that the young man was dull, the emperor said nothing, "Yan'er, His Royal Highness is asking you something."

The crown prince rescued him, smiled lovingly, "It's not in the way." Then he asked again: "Liu Lang has been gone for three years, how is it in Sichuan?"

The young man thought for a while, "Shu is rich and beautiful, it is a good place."

"As soon as the Mid-Autumn Festival passes this year, Liu Lang will be seventeen. It's not too young. It's time to put on a playful temper. Mr. Mo is thinking about these things."

"Yes."

The emperor put down the porridge bowl and wiped his mouth. "Speaking of this, I called you back this time because of this. Now that you have grown up, Liu Lang, you should start a family."

Sure enough, the young man frowned secretly, "Your Majesty, minister..."

"I have ordered the Ministry of Rites and the people of Taichang Temple to organize your crowning ceremony. The Taishi Bureau has set an auspicious date. This time you have to thank your elder brother."

It turns out that this early coronation ceremony was the crown prince's idea. The coronation ceremony for princes has existed since ancient times, but it was not taken seriously in the Song Dynasty. Until this dynasty, all adult princes have held crown ceremonies, and now only teenagers are left among the underage princes. up.

The young man got up from his seat, "I thank Your Majesty for your grace, thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince, for your grace."

Coming out of Funing Hall, Concubine De took the boy back to Zhaohua Pavilion, and ordered the small kitchen to bring out some other food.

"I'm still a caring son."

Looking at the child who was already taller than her own, Concubine De felt sore, "I have wronged you all these years."

"It's not a grievance. Shuzhong is at ease, but there is no mother here. I miss it very much. This time I brought some things back from Shuzhong to my mother."

"When you grow up, it's good to have such intentions. If you have nothing to do, go to your father's place more often."

The teenager slowed down his chewing speed and didn't even blink his eyes.

"I know you don't say it on the surface, but you still have resentment in your heart."

Swallowing the food in his mouth, "Your Majesty is the father of the emperor, and my son is just a subject. You should obey the order of the emperor. My son is ordered to leave the court, and he will be the first when he goes out. If there is no order, he cannot enter the palace, let alone see his majesty. My son is not the king of Zhao. My mother said this." , it’s really embarrassing.”

"You still have a child's temper. Your father doesn't treat you like the surface, but he actually cares about you. Why are you stubborn?"

The young man turned his head, "Your Majesty is the Holy Lord, and my subjects dare not complain, and I don't want to deceive myself and others."

"You were able to come back this time because someone sent your portrait back from Sichuan and whispered in your father's ear that Liu Lang is becoming more and more like His Majesty."

The young man smiled lightly, disapprovingly, "The one most like His Majesty is not King Zhao."

Concubine De shook her head, "Yesterday you arrived in Tokyo, you went to the brothel in Kaifeng Mansion, do you think your father doesn't know?"

The young man's face was pale, and he was frozen for a long time before he remembered Chen Canjun's words, "There are three guards at the foot of the imperial city, so nothing can escape His Majesty's eyes."

"Anyway, now that you're back, the coronation ceremony is imminent, so don't get angry."

"Crown ceremony...does His Majesty want me to marry a wife, or the Crown Prince wants me to marry a wife!"

She knew this child of hers, although it was fun, but her heart was like a mirror, "Your third brother held the crowning ceremony last year, and after the crowning ceremony, he asked His Majesty to marry the grandson of the founding father."

The young man joked: "I heard that the third wife of the Xiao family is over the age of double ten and hasn't married yet. I'm afraid she is not a lioness. Why can't the third brother think about it so hard?"

"You know what it means."

The young man smiled, revealing a shallow dimple, "Naturally for the purpose of fighting for power, Your Majesty is the Holy Lord, even if you dote on the third elder brother, but the crown prince has already been appointed, how can you agree?" The smile gradually disappeared, "Obviously it is The fight between His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the King of Zhao ended in a stalemate before he remembered me as my younger brother."

"Some inappropriate things, just tell me what to say, don't take it outside." Concubine De said, sighed softly, and patted the back of the young man's hand, "It's all for my mother's fault. I'm sorry for you."

The young man shook his head, "My son knows, what's so good about fighting for power and profit, now my son just wants to be an idle prince, serving by my mother's side day and night."

"Is it true that Liulang is back?" The woman's voice came from outside the bedroom.

"Miss Defei, Princess Kangning is here."

"Sister!"

When the woman in the life-style clothes entered the room and saw the young man, her eyes flickered, "It's really words."

"mother."

Defei nodded.

"A letter was sent early in the morning, saying that the county king has returned to Beijing." Princess Kang Ning looked at the boy, "I haven't seen him for a few years, Yan'er has grown so tall."

"Sister, too. She looks better and better. Why don't you see my brother-in-law?"

"He can't come here because of some things in the army, so let me say hello to you, next time he will definitely bring a generous gift to apologize to you."

"Brother-in-law is busy with work, so I can just pay a visit to the mansion some other day."

"Your Majesty's decree!" The governor of Funing Palace led a group of eunuchs to arrive.

"I respectfully invite Sheng An."

The governor accepted the gift in the emperor's tone, "I'm safe." Immediately announced the decree, "His Majesty's oral order, the crown ceremony of Chengdu County is coming soon, and he is specially ordered to stay in the palace. Mausoleum, palace view."

"Junwang, Defei, the princess please come up."

"Thank you, Zhao knows."

"Princess Defei, please rest assured that this is the auspicious day set by the Taishi Bureau, as well as the etiquette drawn up by the Taichang Temple and the booklet of related rituals required by officials to purchase crown ceremonies." Duzhi waved his hand, and his subordinates presented a thick letter book.

"His Majesty attaches great importance to this crowning ceremony, and the villain will congratulate the county king first."

The young man smiled and sent away the group of eunuchs who went to introspect, and then came back to take the booklet from his mother and flipped through it.

"The preparations are so thorough, I think I just need to wait for my Dongfeng to come back, Wende Hall..." The three characters of Wende Hall, the location of the crown ceremony, are extremely eye-catching, "When the crown prince crowned, it must also be in the Wende Hall."

"Looking at these arrangements, they are more grand than last year's King Zhao's coronation ceremony, Yan'er, is this the end of all hardships?"

The young man flipped through the brochure, and besides Wende Hall, there was a line of conspicuous words, "Wedding crowns...the crown ceremony is held behind closed doors in other houses." Then he sneered, closed the brochure, and threw it on the table casually, "Ah My sister only saw the calmness of the water surface, but not the turbidity under the water, I didn't want to be contaminated, but I couldn't escape it, I was covered in mud."

"But there is no one in our family who can threaten the prince and King Zhao, why drag you."

"It's not about dragging me down, it's about making me choose a side."

"What are you going to do then?"

"They are all my elder brothers. I will not be partial to anyone, and I will not go into this muddy water. They also know that I am not here, and I am not a threat. With such a superficial brotherhood, no As for embarrassing me."

"So you made such a fuss in Kaifeng Mansion last night, and it was for your two brothers to see?"

"Yes." The boy replied deeply.

"Your brother-in-law told me that if you want to leave the court after the crown ceremony, if you have something to do, go to the Ministry of War to find him."

"Going out of the court should be impossible. Even if His Majesty lets it go, I won't accept it. Besides, Your Majesty hates forming cliques for personal gain the most, so how dare I touch Ni Lin."

Between the lines, there is a word of fear, the minister fears the king, and the son fears the father.

The author has something to say: You can know what kind of person she is from the temple name of the heroine and her father.

The cp in this article should only be heroines, and the specific development will have to be seen later.