Emperor's Trophy

Yun Zhen put the stationery utensils into the pencil case with a sad face, and followed Zhu Jiang out of the upper study room. After eating together in the dining room at noon, he had to continue the riding and archery class. There was not much time. Yun Zhen was young in the past. Studying in the study is mostly a formality, and he often eats with Ji Bingyuan at lunch. Now that he has grown up, there are more clans studying in the study, so naturally he can only go to the dining room to eat together.

Only after turning out the screen, a gust of wind poured in from the veranda, Yun Zhen shivered slightly, and tightened his robes, seeing that those delicate young masters also hissed and complained: "This cold spring is not over yet." These clansmen are usually served by everyone at home, but now in the palace, they have no one to order them, so they can only walk out of the outer ear room quickly, so that they can have servants to follow them.

"The weather in Beijing is really..."

"Our place must be full of flowers now." Ji Huaiqing said with emotion, his father's fief is in the south of the Yangtze River, and he is not used to coming to Beijing.

"Wait a few more days, it's the same in the capital, when the time comes, it's time to go out for a spring outing, just in time to invite young master to take a good look around the capital..." the accompanying reader jokingly said.

"There is still riding and archery in the afternoon, do you still have to take classes outside in such weather?"

"Hey, I don't know what dishes the imperial chef has prepared for lunch."

"You can't count on it. They are all tasteless lukewarm water dishes. I brought some crystal deer preserves. I'll share some with you later."

The students who entered the school were talking in a hurry, but suddenly they saw two young servants in Tsing Yi standing on the side of the veranda, holding a dark blue cloak in one hand, and the words "Ti Ren Gong" on their waist cards The red sandalwood plaque is very eye-catching with cinnabar lacquer.

Tiren Palace is the palace where the emperor lives, and those who are on duty there are naturally trusted by the emperor. They all lowered their voices and did not dare to complain anymore. They hurried through the corridor, but they all couldn't help paying attention to them.

However, one of the young eunuchs suddenly showed joy and took a step forward: "Master Hou!"

Yun Zhen was originally talking to Zhu Jiang, when he looked up, he was startled, but recognized him: "Qingsong, Mo Ju?" Ding Dai chose two young eunuchs to be his apprentices by his side, these two were too young to come to the imperial court Serving, but they accompanied Yun Zhen from Qianjin Palace to serve. Thinking about it, it has been three years now, and they have grown up a bit, and they have officially entered the Tiren Palace on duty.

Seeing that he still remembered them, Qingsong made a solemn gift, with a smile on his face: "Greetings to Lord Hou, Your Majesty knows that you have entered school today, and I miss you very much, let you go to Wenzhao Hall to use it together Lunch."

Yun Zhen was startled, while Mo Ju had already shaken off the big cloak he was holding in his hand, and tied it tightly for Yun Zhen. The sapphire blue feather cloak shone brightly, attracting everyone's attention.

Qingsong was still smiling and said: "Just now I heard that the emperor has ordered the imperial dining room to prepare very tender mutton, Lord Hou please come here."

Yun Zhen turned his head to look at Zhu Jiang, Zhu Jiang quickly smiled and said, "Go quickly, I'll go to the dining room myself." He naturally knew that Yun Zhen had often entered the palace since he was a child, and was very favored by the emperor, so he hurriedly pushed Yun Zhen over .

Seeing the two little eunuchs closely serving Yunzhen and walking away, I heard Qingsong introducing from a distance: "The first batch of goji berries, spring leeks, and shepherd's purse that were newly picked in the greenhouse, the emperor does not allow them to be made into desserts. You are the one who has been ill, and your stomach is not good, and these springs should be eaten fresh, and they are all waiting for you to arrive before they are fired. They are very fragrant, crispy and tender. In addition, there are mushrooms, chicken firs, spring bamboo shoots... The desserts are also prepared with your favorite... snowflake eggs, milk cherries..."

Someone whispered: "Which family is this? When did you enter the study room? Looking at the face, I thought it was a new companion when I saw it today."

"Young Lord, of course he is Zhaoxinhou. He was filial before, so he didn't go to school."

"Marquis Zhaoxin? What's your surname? The emperor values ​​it."

"The Yun family, you don't know it outside, he is a talented nobleman, the previous Lord Yun favored Princess Dingxiang, and Princess Dingxiang is in charge of the Northwest Army." That's it.

Although the students who entered the school were young, they were all either rich or noble. Most of them had been pointed out by their elders about the situation in the court, but now they all suddenly realized that Zhaoxin Hou had just taken off his filial piety, and the emperor naturally wanted to show his honor and favor. , to set the morale of the army.

Someone sneered lightly: "So it's that bandit princess."

There were bursts of chuckles, and Zhu Jiang was a little unhappy when she heard it, and coughed loudly. The young masters looked sideways, and seeing that it was the young master of Dingguo's family, they all turned off the fire.

Most of the military generals in the army are up and down, even though there are different factions inside, they are very consistent in their treatment of civil servants. Externally, the emperor settled down and paid the Central Plains, which is a great cause for thousands of years. At least, Princess Dingxiang is more eye-catching only because she was born as a woman, but talking about bandits in front of these generals is like pointing at monks and calling them bald. There are many people who are offended.

The students stopped talking knowingly. The young man who spoke up in front secretly regretted it. His accompanying reader quickly changed the topic: "Speaking of which, what kind of hair is that blue one just now? Is it a golden pheasant?"

"I'm so ignorant. It's blue peacock feathers. It's from the south of Yunnan. It's only for tributes. You can't see it in the market."

"Tsk, I don't know."

"Is that rare? I've also seen one with white peacock feathers, so that's rare."

"White peacock feathers? White peacocks are auspicious. They are very rare."

"Isn't it? The auction house in the south of the Yangtze River had an auction one year, and one piece was called for 3 taels of silver."

"so tall!"

"The salt merchants in Jiangnan are fat and extravagant... I went to Jiangnan once back then..."

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The princes went into the dining room and sat at the dining table, looking at the tasteless and lukewarm royal meal in the palace, they thought of the good lamb that the little eunuch said just now, and the fresh meat from the hothouse in the palace. When the dishes came, I felt more and more that the bacon, pickled vegetables and cabbage in front of me were not pleasing to the eye, and they were all unpleasant.

Sitting quietly in the corner, Ji Huaisu lowered his eyes, straightened his waist, and ate his meal gracefully, as if the scene just now hadn't touched him at all.

Wenxin Hall is the place where the emperor handles court affairs when there is no big court meeting. In the warm pavilion at the back, the eunuch in the imperial dining room is watching the servants setting meals. I specifically picked those photos of Yun Zhen to look at.

The words "Long Fei Feng Wu" on the screen were obviously perfunctory, and the veins on his temples jumped up. He thought in his heart that he had been in mourning for three years. This child has been left alone, so he really needs to take good care of him. Just as he was thinking, he saw Yun Zhen was brought in by Ding Dai, knelt down and performed the salute honestly, seeing the words on the imperial case, he quickly moved away as if scalded: "I have seen the emperor..." The voice of saluting Also whispered a lot.

It seems that he knew that his own writing was not good enough, Ji Bingyuan knew it, saw him drooping, and was about to say a few words to him, but remembered hearing the voices of the little servants in the warm pavilion who were busy setting meals, thinking about this The child had something on his mind and was afraid of saving food for a while, but the words changed to: "The handwriting is passable, and it seems that the filial piety class has not been lost."

Yun Zhen's high-slung heart suddenly fell back to reality, his brows flattened instantly, and he honestly admitted his mistake: "I saw that it was a scholar of Mei University, and I thought he was not very particular and didn't take it seriously. Write……"

Ji Bingyuan couldn't help laughing, but liked his unrestrained thoughtfulness in front of him, and said with a smile: "Let's go to eat, it's riding and shooting in the afternoon? You don't feel well, so you don't have to go, wait for the lecture after riding and shooting go again."

He got up, came down and held Yunzhen's hand to hold him to eat, but when he shook Yunzhen's hand, he was slightly startled, but his face remained calm, took Yunzhen into his seat, and began to eat.

Although he said nothing about food and sleep, Yun Zhen, who had gone to the psychological burden, was in a good mood. He often went to the palace since he was a child, and it was common for him to have meals with the emperor. He didn't feel constrained. Several kinds of spring vegetables are made with great care and attention. The spring leeks are fried with eggs and some shrimp skins are added. The good lamb was cooked in different ways, and even a plate of lamb chops was grilled, which was very fragrant.

He sandwiched the mutton and dipped it in the seasoning, and ate it quickly and happily bite by bite, completely devoting himself to this delicacy.

Ji Bingyuan lived a frugal life and didn't have much demand for food and appetite. Seeing Yun Zhen eating happily today, it seemed that the taste was much better, and he couldn't help eating more than usual.Ding Dai looked at Anxi from the side, disregarding the rules, and quietly filled another bowl of mutton soup for Ji Bingyuan. Ji Bingyuan turned to look at him, but still drank the bowl of soup.

After the two of them finished their meal, Ji Bingyuan got up and took Yun Zhen to the veranda of the imperial garden for a walk and disappeared, saying: "I heard that the wintersweet blooms well in the garden, we can go and enjoy it."

Yun Zhen shook his head and said: "It's windy outside, your majesty has an old leg injury, we'd better just eat loose food in the Nuan Pavilion."

Ji Bingyuan was startled, he had a penetrating arrow wound on his left leg, a memorial left on the battlefield.

Although it has been healed for many years, the weather changes still hurts from time to time, but he seldom said it to the outside world. It is expected that the imperial doctor would not have the courage to disclose the medical records to the outside world. I think this child has an impression of being by his side since he was a child, or maybe it was his sister-in-law. Yes, but no matter what, it has been a long time since someone cared about him so unabashedly.

Since he ascended the throne, no one dared to spy on the traces of the emperor and cared about the emperor's body.

He looked at Yun Zhen, the boy's body had just grown up, he was a little thin, and he still looked innocent and ignorant of worldly affairs, but it also showed that this concern was purely from the heart and unpretentious.

He nodded and asked Ding Dai to bring the chess pieces: "Then just play Shuanglu."

Yun Zhen played chess happily, took the dice and shook it in his hand: "As long as you don't have to go to class, you can do whatever you want."

Now even Qingsong Moju, who was waiting on the sidelines, laughed.

Ji Bingyuan also felt joy from this little thing, it was just a simple joy that can be obtained by playing truant.

He stretched out his slender fingers and picked up a chess piece: "I haven't played for a long time, I won't let you, you should cheer up."

After playing two or three rounds with Shuanglu, looking at the time, Ji Bingyuan, who has always been restrained, was put away by Ding Dai, and he glanced at him: "The archery class is over. I heard that you practice hard at home on weekdays. It doesn’t matter if you don’t attend in the palace, I will teach you in the future, but the lessons of classics and meanings are still indispensable, Wang Zixi’s lecture is good, you should go and listen to it.”

Yun Zhen hurriedly stood up, but Ji Bingyuan looked at the sky outside, and told Ding Dai: "I remember that the peacock fur cloak is smaller, which is just right for Ji Xianger, so take it back for Ji Xianger. "

Ding Dai hurriedly ordered someone to fetch it, but it turned out to be a snow-white peacock fur cloak, so light and soft that Yun Zhen couldn't help but praise: "It's so beautiful."

Ji Bingyuan reached out to take the cloak, shook it off and tied it tightly with her own hands: "You just took off your cloak, this unobtrusive color suits you, and it's lighter than those big fur ones, and it can block snow and moisture."

He lowered his head and looked at the fastened belt: "Go, and write five big characters again tonight, and bring them back tomorrow. This time, I have to write it carefully, and I want to read it."

Yun Zhen naturally responded obediently, and Ding Dai personally sent him back to class, and when he returned to the study, he saw Ji Bingyuan reading the scriptures, so he stood quietly to the side not to be disturbed.

Ji Bingyuan looked up and saw him after reading the booklet and asked, "Send it back?"

Ding Dai hurriedly said: "Going back, Master Yun is wearing that white peacock cloak, he is really like a fairy! All the young masters in the school have straightened their eyes when they saw it. Your Majesty really has good eyesight."

Ji Bingyuan laughed silently: "The upper study room is full of clan members, all of them have their eyes above the top. Today is his first day at the school, so I have to protect him."

Ding Dai laughed and said, "Your Majesty is very kind, Lord Hou will definitely appreciate it."

Ji Bingyuan shook his head: "The child is willing to work hard, so he should be rewarded."

Ding Dai was puzzled, but Ji Bingyuan didn't explain. He lowered his head and took the next copy. Today, the child's palms were full of calluses left by the bow, and his face was as delicate as a peach. There is a thick layer of calluses on the palm of his hand. Chang Shi reported that he practiced bow and arrow hard at home. He thought he was a little prince, no matter how hard he practiced, there was no limit to it.

Yijie's child, I always have to take care of it, why suffer so much?Let's see how long he can last, Ji Bingyuan didn't say it clearly, maybe he really said that he was rewarding him for his diligence in bow practice, for the reward he said, he has to toss himself every day, just let him.