Emperor's Trophy

After dinner, Ji Bingyuan even took Yunzhen to the Imperial Garden for a walk, just enjoying the flowers slowly, and said it was just to digest: "Anyway, I owe a lot, you can't finish writing tonight, by the way, I also found out that Master Mei also arranged a policy discussion today, adding up, you will have to write a lot tomorrow, so you might as well take a break first, I am tired from writing today, writing by candlelight at night is not good, it hurts Eye."

Yun Zhen looked at Ji Bingyuan in despair, and Ji Bingyuan looked at the boy's pitiful puppy-like eyes, couldn't help but smiled and patted his head: "Let's go, take a bath with me, and have a good sleep after taking a bath." , You will have a lot of homework tomorrow."

He brought Yunzhen to Yutang Pond in a very good mood. The palace people had already prepared fragrant soup and bathing items.

The construction of Yutang Pond is ingenious. The whole body of the pool is built with white glazed bricks. The pool is filled with hot water, and the water surface is misty. Half of the pool is built indoors, and the other half is built with glazed tiles. There is a bright moon in the sky, and the moonlight melts.

Several Chuisi crabapples are densely planted by the pool, and the Chuisi crabapples are carefully pruned by the palace people. The flower branches heading to the water are like flower waterfalls, and the jade pink flowers are clustered like flower clouds floating on the water surface. With branch-shaped candles, the lights and the moon reflect each other, and the flowers and colors are empty, making it even more beautiful.

As soon as Yunzhen entered the pool, he was stunned, and murmured: "I'm afraid I will fall asleep late at night..." He came here when he was a child, and he and his mother rode horses with the emperor in the palace and soiled his robes, and the emperor held him in his arms. I followed him to the bathing pool to take a bath together. At that time, I only remembered that the pool was so big that you could swim in the water, and the bath soup was also very fragrant, but I didn't expect that the Yutang Pond when the flowers were in full bloom was so beautiful.

Ji Bingyuan was sitting next to a short couch, and several palace officials knelt to undress him and take off his boots. Hearing Yun Zhen's poem, he couldn't help laughing: "Sure enough, today's punishment is good. I think you are really good!" When you grow up, you will be able to empathize with the scene and recite poems."

Yun Zhen turned his face, his eyes sparkled, and he temporarily put aside the troubles just now, and happily did not wait for the palace servants to come up to serve him undressing, and took off his robe a few times, jumped into the pool, and clapped When the water came, he was full of interest: "This water smells so good! It's really wonderful! What kind of incense is this, so it smells so fragrant?"

All the palace people were stunned and went down to the soup pool before the emperor!This can be regarded as an act of rebellion against the emperor!In case Longyan is furious...

But Ji Bingyuan's face was calm, and he said: "Of course it can't, it's mixed with the pear blossom clear dew that I made people steam a few days ago, you like to let Ding Dai find some for you later."

Yun Zhen didn't pay attention to this, the pool was so big, he didn't think it was disrespectful for him to get into the pool first.He came to wash many times when he was a child, and Ji Bingyuan took it with him, and his mother was not around, so naturally no one taught him this detail.He sank his face into the water intoxicated, stroked his two long legs in the water, splashed the water, and came out of the water after a while, turned to look at Ji Bingyuan with his head and face wet, and smiled: "This tastes good, a little It's not thick."

Ji Bingyuan saw that his long hair was dripping wet, with a lot of petals stuck to him, even his face and shoulders were covered with wet petals, his eyes were clear, his face had been steamed red, he looked like a water demon and flower spirit , couldn't help laughing and said: "It's the pear blossom fragrance with some gardenia fragrance added."

Seeing him smiling, Yun Zhen flattered him even more. He only hoped that the emperor would be happy and spared his punishment, so he quickly said: "The temperature of the water is just right, your majesty, come down quickly."

Ji Bingyuan was not in a hurry, and turned to tell the palace servants: "Go and bring the rose grape juice that was just made a few days ago, there is no need to use ice."

He stood up, removed all his clothes, and slowly walked into the water along the jade steps. Yun Zhen swam over fawningly: "Your Majesty, I will press it again for you."

However, Ji Bingyuan reached out and took the jade ladle from the floating plate by the pool: "I will wash and wash your hair for you. You can turn around and drink some rose grape juice to promote blood circulation and relieve fatigue, so you can sleep well later." With a jade ladle, he poured hot water from the top of his head, and took a bath bean to rub his hair carefully, and cleaned it again. Yun Zhen almost squinted his eyes from the comfort, and his face was flushed by the hot water. I still remember that the other party is the lord of a country, so I can't patronize and enjoy it, so I turned my head and said eagerly: "Your Majesty, I will also serve you, and I will also wash and wash your hair."

Ji Bingyuan didn't push it, and waved the palace servant who came forward to serve him to one side, and walked to the bed by the pool, and she really lay down on the jade platform, waiting for Yunzhen to wash his hair.The palace servants on one side had already brought rouge-red grape juice, and Ji Bingyuan took a sip before handing it to Yun Zhen.

Yun Zhen gulped it down and licked his lips: "It's delicious! Will the emperor reward me with some back home?"

Ji Bingyuan said: "No, drinking too much will hurt your health. You have no one to restrain you. You have to drink it in the palace."

Yun Zhen had no choice but to look again and again anxiously, drank several more glasses in a hurry, watched Ding Dai and the others take it away, and then went to fetch water from the jade ladle. Fortunately, a clever palace official came up to untie Ji Bingyuan's hair first, and used The wide-toothed jade comb was passed through first.

Yun Zhen was clumsy, holding a jade ladle, and rubbing the jade bath beans away, causing Ji Bingyuan's scalp to tingle from time to time. The palace guards looked at him with trepidation, but Ji Bingyuan just lay on his stomach with his eyes closed, his face a little unmoved.

Yun Zhen was still muttering: "Your Majesty, the scars on your body still haven't disappeared. Let the imperial doctor give you some medicine to get rid of these scars."

"Your Majesty, I'll give you a lot of rubbing, your shoulders are too hard, and there are bumps..."

"Your Majesty, why don't you go on the bed? I see that you have been washed clean. I'll rub it with oil and then rub it to relieve your fatigue."

Ji Bingyuan opened his eyes: "It can be seen that you are very confident. Who did you learn this from? Old military doctor Hong, right? He used to straighten my bones before, and his technique is very straightforward."

Yun Zhen giggled and said: "Yes, Your Majesty, you know it again. Then go up to the couch? Try the minister's technique."

Ji Bingyuan reached out and drank the grape juice on the side, got up and went to the couch, pulled a soft blanket to dry her body, and as expected lay on the soft bed, Yun Zhen took the essential oil from the palace man, poured it I put a few drops in my hand, smelled it, and smiled: "There is still grapefruit scent, tea oil, what else? Osmanthus osmanthus, it's really fragrant, but I saw something made in the workshop the other day. Peach-flavored wine, that's rare and delicious."

Ji Bingyuan ignored him, and just let Yunzhen babble all the way without stopping, and did her best to rub his back for him.

In order to avoid punishment, Yun Zhen tried his best to press it for almost half an hour, and then Ji Bingyuan opened his eyes, looked at the clock and said: "It's getting late, let's settle down."

Yun Zhen said happily: "You will be able to sleep well tonight. After I was pressed by them for the first time, I slept very comfortably! I haven't been able to sleep until dawn for a long time."

Ji Bingyuan didn't take it seriously at first, but when she heard the last sentence, she turned her head and looked at Yunzhen: "You are so young, you can't sleep well because of something on your mind? Have you had the imperial doctor see it for you?"

Yun Zhen suddenly felt that he had made a slip of the tongue, so he quickly covered up his smile and said, "I just said it casually to prove the efficacy, Your Majesty, you will know after you sleep tonight."

Ji Bingyuan took a deep look at him and didn't ask any further questions. Watching the palace servants come over and wait for them to put on their robes, walk through the long wooden passages of the palace, and the fragrance of flowers such as peaches and plums under the moonlight wafted along with the smoked wind, it was really refreshing.

Yunzhen was placed in the west wing of Tiren Palace. Qingsong took a few servants to tidy up properly early, and served Yunzhen to sleep. Yunzhen fell into a deep sleep before it was time for a cup of tea. Ji Bing Yuan went in to see that he was in a deep sleep, then walked out slowly and returned to his bedroom.Ding Dai stepped forward and said cautiously: "The papers that have not been approved today are still on the case, please see, Your Majesty..."

Ji Bingyuan has been having difficulty sleeping at night and choosing seats for many years. Except for his close servants, few people know about it. Because it is too difficult to fall asleep, he simply finishes grading papers at night and does not go to sleep until late at night.

The strange thing today is that his heart is light and his body is warm, the grape juice he drank is also warm, his whole body feels relaxed and relaxed, even his eyelids feel a little heavy.

It seems that the child's hard work all night was not in vain, Ji Bingyuan smiled inwardly, turned to Ding Dai and said: "I will approve it tomorrow, let's resettle it, but—" he ordered: "Find someone who is smart and sober, and go tonight Marquis Zhaoxin is on duty at night, and he is not allowed to sleep at night, just staring at how Marquis Zhaoxin is sleeping."

Ding Dai quickly agreed, and Ji Bingyuan said again: "Tomorrow, send someone strict to the Hou's mansion to find Luo Caiqing, and ask how Ji Xianger sleeps, eats, sleeps, and sleeps."

Ding Dai understood what Ji Bingyuan meant, and quickly responded: "It happens that the servant is going out to buy things tomorrow, so let's go and ask Luo Changshi."

Ji Bingyuan nodded: "It's best if you can go for a walk."

Ding Dai agreed, and hurriedly led the palace staff to tidy up the bed, Ji Bingyuan got on the bed, thinking of the monkey's various tricks to please him today, just to reduce the punishment, he couldn't help but smiled again, and fell asleep.

On the second day, Yunzhen was still honestly being punished in the palace, but Ding Dai went out of the second palace to find the Xinhou Mansion in the name of rewarding the Hou Mansion with fruits, and then asked Luo Caiqing for a detailed questioning, and then went to find him again. The servants who served Yunzhen had all questioned them before returning to the palace to return their orders.

"Don't let people stay on duty at night?" Ji Bingyuan looked up a little surprised: "In my impression, Ji Xiang'er has been pampered since she was a child, and there are many waiters in the princess mansion. When will people not be on duty at night?"

Ding Dai said: "The courtyard is still open at night, but the inner room is not arranged. Before Master Hou was brought by Aunt Qing and some little girls, after Qingming got married, Master Hou moved back to Dongfu, and the girls who served before They all only do some needlework and cleaning, and did not enter the room to serve, although a few servants are close to serve, but they don't let people stay in the room overnight, it should be a new rule after moving back to the East Mansion."

Ji Bingyuan stopped writing the memorial, put the pen back on the pen stand, and felt a little guilty: "A few years ago, he was a child in the mansion to keep his filial piety. I was busy with state affairs at the time, and I didn't have experience in raising children, so I couldn't take good care of him. Him. Thinking about it, although he has no worries about food and clothing, and has an out-of-the-ordinary personality on weekdays, but his parents are away one after another, he is inevitably miserable and lonely. Now that he has been brought up to such a temperament, he is trying to be brave..." He suddenly felt a little regretful: "I knew it earlier. Just leave him in the palace and take care of him from the beginning."

Ding Dai didn't like it, so he quickly changed the subject and said: "Besides, Master Hou often goes out to listen to music these days. I asked the owner of Qufang to ask, and then I found out that Master Hou said he was looking for a show for the elders and named him. If you can relieve fatigue, you are very picky, I have heard all the famous musicians in the capital these days, and I am not satisfied with what I heard, and I want to be able to overwhelm all the musicians in the palace, and it is novel."

Ji Bingyuan said: "Just because of this, I delayed my homework? Which elder is worth such trouble..." He suddenly paused, and Ding Dai couldn't help laughing: "Did the emperor forget that the Longevity Festival is coming, everyone The government is busy with birthday presents, Lord Hou is planning for your present."

It was only then that Ji Bingyuan came to a sudden realization, and couldn't help but also smiled: "I'm just working hard on these useless things, and I don't like to listen to music. If I have the skills, I might as well write a few more big characters."

Ding Dai laughed again and said: "Of course it's more than that, he also eagerly learned the technique of massage and massage, the younger one asked Lao Hong, and he didn't hide it, saying that when Lord Hou learned it, he said It is for the emperor to push, he also persuaded the dragon body to be precious and not to be moved lightly, he still has to learn, he only said that His Majesty is busy with the reform of the military system, these days are really hard."

Ji Bingyuan's face softened, and Ding Dai continued his efforts: "The little one also asked Linghuyi to ask questions, and said that although Master Hou asked him to write an extra copy of his usual homework, it was just a reference, and the homework was still done by himself. What was completed was that he was unwell the day before yesterday, so he couldn't write a strategy in time, and he was worried about the emperor's punishment, so he took his money to deal with it."

Ji Bingyuan said: "Okay, don't bother to cover it up for him, I know that he really didn't mean it, but he doesn't care about these homework, and I understand it very well."

Ding Dai laughed and said: "After all, Lord Yun is very similar to the eldest princess. At the beginning, the eldest princess Dingxiang was also very brave, but it gave me a headache when I saw the words."

Ji Bingyuan smiled, and Ding Dai peeked at him, apparently in a good mood, and said: "When I asked the owner of the music workshop, I had to hear a little thing, I don't know if I should report it."

Ji Bingyuan took a look at him, knowing that Ding Dai had followed him for many years, and really small things would not affect him: "Report."

Ding Dai said: "Just say that Mr. Huaisu, the fourth son of King Kang, knew that Lord Hou was looking for new and wonderful music, so he pretended to be a musician in the music workshop and played a piece for Lord Hou through the curtain."

Ji Bingyuan became more interested now: "Oh? If you want to make friends with Ji Xianger, it's considered hard work. It's just that Ji Xianger is not good at singing, so I'm afraid he can't match what he likes?"

Ding Dai said: "It is said that when Lord Hou heard the song, he looked sad and walked away with tears on his face. He was very hasty and didn't even see the piano player. Mr. Huai Su failed to talk to Lord Hou, and he didn't mind. Smile The owner of the music workshop is afraid of offending the distinguished guests, and has been in fear for a long time."

Ji Bingyuan suppressed her smile.