[Rebirth] Chronicle of the Two Capitals

The wind and snow gradually subsided, and the warm winter sun gently pushed aside the heavy lead gray clouds, hanging high in the sky. The snow on the roofs of the majestic palaces warmed up, and the clear glazed tiles lined up row after row, complementing the warm sunlight.

Good weather is rare in Yanjing in the cold winter months.

The clouds were pressing down on the surroundings, indicating that another turbulent snowstorm was quietly brewing at the root of the imperial city, and it arrived unexpectedly.

The seventh son of King Shou and the eldest son of the prince of Xuancheng entered the palace one after another, and the emperor held a banquet to entertain him.

Because it is a family banquet in the inner court, it is important to gather together and pay less attention to rules and etiquette. All the people invited are close to the clan and princes and officials.

It was dusk, and Tang Yu was wrapped tightly by the wet nurse, like a four-cornered rice dumpling, which was not easy to be exposed to the wind, so he walked towards the Zichen Palace unhurriedly.She can walk, for a short distance, without assistance, but the child is physically weak, and it is cold and susceptible to wind and cold.The imperial court needed the lord of the six palaces to preside over the ceremony, and the empress went to the Zichen Hall as early as after lunch.When she left, Tang Yu was taking a nap, and when he woke up, there was a lifelike painted clay figurine next to his pillow.The nurse and her are both from Jiangnan. There is little snow. A few days ago, the servants of Weiyang Palace built a snowman in the courtyard. You can see it when you push the door. When the nurse helped her to learn to walk in the corridor, she stared at the snowman intently. look.

Yesterday, the sun was shining brightly, and the snowman had completely melted away. As a southerner in his previous life, Tang Yu, who rarely saw snow in his previous life, felt a little bit regretful. The emotion of regret came from his heart, and when the queen noticed it, she quietly sent a snowman. A clay figurine with smooth lines and clear colors.

Unexpectedly, there was another light snowfall this day.

From Weiyang Palace to Zichen Palace, in order to avoid the wind and snow, they still take sedan chairs.

The clay figurine was held in the little hand by Tang Yu, and the child was not strong enough. The nurse was worried that she was tired, and wanted to coax her to put the clay figurine down for the time being.Tang Zhi twisted his fingers and clenched them into two small fists. The clay figurine clenched tightly and refused to agree.Seeing that she liked it, the nurse let her go, but she couldn't help but think of the gossip she had heard recently.

The nurse is a wild woman in the mountains, and she doesn't know the twists and turns of the palace. Tang Yu went to the palace to study to prepare for the crown prince, and adopted him as a daughter to the emperor and empress. In the future, it may be difficult to meet her biological parents in Gusu.Adoption is a common thing in the folk, or if a family lacks a child or a girl, or if a family is happy and suppresses evil spirits, it is suspected of being unreasonable if they can no longer see their biological parents.Originally, the nanny was worried about Tang Yu's situation. She heard that Tang Yu was not the only child who was going to be adopted by the emperor. Family?After living in Weiyang Palace for less than half a month, the wet nurse gradually felt at ease. Although the empress's temperament was a bit cold and indifferent, she treated Tang Yu with all her heart.

Zichen Palace.

Candlesticks with pearls held by dragons and phoenixes blaze, golden dragons soar through the clouds and fog in the algae well, and tens of thousands of bat carpets, huanghuali wooden tables and screens are beautifully embroidered.Gong'e holds gold and silver utensils and files in and out. The north and south delicacies are fragrant and fragrant, the silk and bamboo orchestras are played, and the phoenix sings and dances.The emperor sits at the head of the seat, on one side are the beauties headed by the empress, and on the other side are the princes, princes and ministers. They all toast, sing and sing.

There were no more than twenty people enjoying the banquet, which seemed relatively small compared to the flourishing royal family.Because of the small number, the atmosphere intertwined with laughter and laughter is even more mysterious and extraordinary.

During the banquet, the wet nurse goes in without identity.The queen came out of the palace to pick up Tang Yu, and everyone's eyes gathered on her in unison. The identity of a child was like a girl, and Tang Yu opened his eyes wide and looked at her curiously.Except for the emperor and Yan Xun, she didn't know anyone else, but there were two boys in brocade robes, one big and one small, sitting next to two noble ladies, with cautious expressions on their faces, presumably they were the seventh son of King Shou and Yan Xun The eldest son of the Duke of Xuancheng.

The earth dragon charcoal fire baked the Zichen Palace into a warm atmosphere, the warm and windproof robe and the clay figurine were taken away by the nanny just now, the empress walked forward with her in her arms, and shook her little palm.With warm palms, the queen felt relieved and took her to her seat.Before going to the banquet, the queen told her that she was still young and her flesh and blood were not healthy, so etiquette could be avoided.

The emperor stopped, and everyone followed. The two noble ladies held the hand of the boy beside them, their eyelids twitched in fear.

The emperor's facial features were upright, his appearance was handsome and elegant, but his eyebrows were tightly twisted with a sickly look. He looked at Tang Yu and asked her in a soft voice: "Weiyang Palace, are you used to it?"

The emperor's question seemed to come out of nowhere, and a child who had just turned one year old couldn't tell clearly whether he was used to living or not, even if he answered it, he couldn't count.Tang Wei didn't regard the emperor as a chronically ill man, and the legend of the empress cannibalism was adulterated and falsified, but he was able to find out interesting things by patiently pondering, such as the fact that the emperor and empress did not get along.Tang Yu lived in Weiyang Palace for less than half a month, and never heard that the emperor was visiting the empress, but the empress went there every day to serve soup and medicine, fulfilling the duties of a wife.

Tang Yu didn't know how to answer, so he had to pretend to be stupid by pretending to be an ignorant child.She hugged the queen's slender waist affectionately, poked out her little head cleverly, blinked her eyes, and said sweetly, "Father."

The emperor had never raised a daughter, and the youngest step-son in the past was at least five years old. They all said that daughters and young children are cute, and now I know that this is true.He replied kindly, pinched a piece of fine pastry to feed her, and stroked her soft short hair.Tang Yan ate it with a smile, the deciduous teeth were incomplete, and the pastry spilled out of her mouth. The queen smiled, took out a silk silk to wipe it for her, and called Gong'e to fetch a cup of warm milk, and fed it slowly, spoonful by spoonful. Give her a drink.

Seeing this, everyone tacitly answered the question of Emperor Shicai as "accustomed to living".

There are two nobles, one is Princess Shou, and the other is Princess Xuancheng.According to the old rules, they shouldn't have come, Yan Xun raised his glass and squinted his eyes, waiting for a good show with great interest.

After drinking for three rounds, when the banquet was about to be withdrawn, Princess Shou and Princess Xuancheng were both in trouble.The two held their son's palms respectively, and wept bitterly about parting. The words were full of family ties, and they all talked about how his son couldn't leave him, how his body was weak and needed to be taken care of, and how he was ignorant of the world and feared that something would happen to him— — This sentence was obviously directed at the queen.

Everyone could hear it, but no one questioned it.The emperor's benevolent and virtuous brother was full of demeanor, just listening quietly, Yan Xun poured himself a drink, and Xiao Shen played with the celadon wine cup in his hand, turning the printing to the side calmly.

Concubine Shou and Concubine Xuancheng County gradually stopped crying, wiped their tears with their sleeves, and said in unison: "I implore Your Majesty to allow you to stay in Beijing for the time being to raise your children."

Difficulty appeared in the emperor's eyes.Choose the crown prince from the clan. If the crown prince succeeds to the throne, he will be the emperor. The previous biological parents have been reduced to courtiers. In order to prevent the palace change, it has always been difficult to see each other thousands of miles away.The place where King Shou and Xuancheng County conferred feudal vassals is far away from Yanjing, and Princess Shou and Princess Xuancheng County are weak women, so the pass is not big.The emperor spoke, discussed with Xiao Shen and Yan Xun, and finally asked the silent queen, "What does the queen think?"

The empress seemed to be accustomed to the emperor's cold treatment, her eyes were calm, she nodded and said: "Your Majesty's intention, the ministers and concubines regard it as the standard."

The concubine Shou and the concubine Xuancheng violated the presumptuous cynicism, the elder brother Yan Xun and her husband the emperor turned a blind eye, and even the common people criticized and slandered, the queen endured without saying a word.If it was put in Tang Yu's previous life, the queen would be the heroine in the Gongdou romance drama who suffers and waits for the male protagonist to rescue her, clear her grievances, abuse her scum and upgrade her harem.Tang Yu subconsciously thought that the queen's rank should be slightly higher than that—no, it was much higher. The queen gave her the impression that she was more like a hermit wise man who had lived in the city for a long time.

After the repertoire was sung, the banquet was withdrawn and returned home. The emperor took advantage of the wine and issued an imperial decree: Yan, the seventh son of King Shou, was granted the title of King of Linchuan County, and he and Princess Shou chose Ganquan Palace to live temporarily.Dai, the eldest son of the prince of Xuancheng County, is the sixth in line of teeth. He is young and will not be granted a title for the time being. He and the princess of Xuancheng County choose Hanliang Palace to live temporarily.Duan Wang returned to his family and descended to be the king of Jingyuan County.

On the way back to Weiyang Palace, Tang Yu couldn't figure it out, what is the significance of his battle for the reserve position?In terms of background, her father has a criminal record of rebellion and raised tigers; in terms of age, the emperor's posture is declining, and the ten-year-old Linchuan County King is undoubtedly a suitable choice in order to prevent the powerful ministers from secretly coercing the young emperor; in terms of gender, although there was a female emperor in this dynasty , but only one, is enough to prove that the empress's soil is barren and desolate, and urgently needs to be developed.

Tang Yu tried his best to recall the reactions and attitudes of the people at the banquet. The one with the least competitiveness in the natal family was brought up by the queen, and her uncle Yan Xun drank with pride; in the end, her fifth elder brother Linchuan County King and sixth elder brother Tang Dai arrived in Beijing today, but she moved into Weiyang half a month ago palace.

The emperor asked her if she was used to living there, but only if she had already lived in Weiyang Palace could she say whether she was used to it or not.No matter ancient or modern, they are all routines. Tang Yu gradually realized that he was completely used as cannon fodder.The Yan brothers and sisters were suspected of murdering the prince. The emperor couldn't find any evidence and was unwilling to be tortured again. Xiao Shen made a bad move, and took the daughter of King Duan who had become a commoner, Tang Yu, into the palace first, and let her live in Weiyang without any explanation. The palace is raised by the queen.The candidate for the crown prince that the emperor really likes is nothing more than one of Linchuan County King and Tang Dai, who is raised by his own mother.

In other words, no one cares whether she lives or dies, she is just a pawn.

As the phoenix chariot falls, the wind and snow get stronger. Lonicera holds an umbrella in front and lifts the curtain.

Tang Yu was sitting on the queen's lap playing with clay figurines, and the wet nurse came to hug her. She opened a pair of bright eyes, and the phoenix chariot was darkened by the black paint, which made the corners of her eyes glisten with tears.The nurse stretched her hands forward and was stunned. The queen lowered her eyes and wiped the corners of Tang Yu's eyes. She moved her fingertips close to her eyes and looked at them through the light of the snow. If there were tears, she asked her, "Are you sleepy?" That's right, at the banquet, Tang Yu just nestled in her arms, fed and ate whatever he wanted, and didn't talk or make a fuss. It's better to say that he was not interested if he said he was well-behaved.

Tang Yu didn't answer, just shook his head, like a macaque, he hooked the queen's delicate neck with both hands, lingering on, begging her to hug her.In a rare coquettish play, the queen smiled and doted on her, and really endured the rising sleepiness and hugged her tightly.

"I'm sleepy, I should go to bed just now." Tang Yi was wrapped in a red jacket, the brim of his hat was trimmed with warm fluff, and his small face was tucked inside, looking petite and delicate.Honeysuckle held an umbrella, the umbrella was not big, the queen took it over, and the umbrella tilted to the right, protecting Tang Yu from the wind and snow as much as possible.

Tang Yu's eyes were wet, vaguely reflecting the queen's pretty face and the white snow that gradually piled up on her left shoulder.She couldn't restrain herself and said: "The queen mother... the son is afraid..." Inexplicably reborn, Tang Yu confidently believed that he was born with supernatural powers. Even if he died again, he might be reborn back to his previous life as he wished.But she suddenly realized that she was reluctant to leave the queen, and her attachment to the queen had overflowed wantonly in just half a month, and it had evolved into a habit that was deeply rooted in her bones.

Analyzing the situation, Tang Yan thought he had said a surprisingly mature sentence, but unexpectedly, Liandong and the wet nurse thought Tong Yan Wuji and both laughed "puchi".Tang Yu suddenly became shy, turned his head, and only shyly used the corners of his eyes to wonder if the queen mother would show the same look of making fun of her.

The corners of the empress's lips were curved, her smile was neither mocking nor joking, nor condescending, her pampering was subdued, making people feel warm and warm like a spring breeze: "There is a queen mother, don't be afraid." The empress noticed that Tang Yu's mood was different tonight, and guessed that the child Her five senses were clear, perhaps it was the grand and solemn atmosphere at the banquet that frightened her.She came from the common people, and naturally she heard a lot of obscene language surrounding her, so she should be afraid.She was afraid but still relied on herself physically and mentally. After thinking about it, she was alone in Yanjing in the palace, and indeed there was no other person to rely on.

These six words, concise and to the point, made Tang Yu's heart calm down in the howling wind and snow. She gently hugged the queen and walked into Weiyang Palace with her.

The vermilion palace gate opens and closes, intriguing courts, intriguing schemes, ghosts and ghosts seizing the throne, and the unknown future of life and death... like a snow-feather sweeping down from the sky, with the narrowing of the palace gate, the vision narrows, and finally cuts off In the hustle and bustle, leave a side warm, under the umbrella that reveals the glimmer of brilliance and the beauty of the queen.