His Royal Highness the First Prince of Daliang

In a blink of an eye, it is the first month again.

The New Year in the palace has always been the most solemn and lively.

In the early morning, in the bitter wind of the north, the little eunuchs were already wrapped in new cotton-padded jackets and wishing each other auspiciousness. Of course, the court ladies had to wear uniform indigo palace uniforms, and they all tried to hang a ruby ​​bead on their ear piercings. , or tie a delicate colored rope on the snow-white Hao wrist.

The joy of early spring germinated in this imperial city from the inside out, and the Yongchun Hall of Concubine Zhao was especially lively.

Huanqing was leading the other two little maids to watch the little eunuchs hanging lanterns. She shouted and shouted, pointing these clumsy boys to make those round, cute, and luxurious Yongchun Palace Palace lanterns that don't match the temperament at all are hung on the high corridor eaves of Yongchun Hall.

"Be careful!" Huanqing exclaimed from time to time, "You should wait for him to climb down and stand firmly before moving the ladder! It's a big year, don't fall!"

The little eunuchs just laughed.Those who can be sent to Yongchun Palace by the Ministry of Internal Affairs are actually the most clever children among a group of children, who can do their jobs neatly and have a pleasant mouth:

"Xiwang is in a hurry to get my aunt's bounty!" They laughed and laughed, and made a fuss outside the hall.

In the deep palace, inside the warm pavilion, because it was too late last night at the New Year's banquet, the little prince was still sleeping soundly.The heavy curtains in the sleeping hall were hanging down, it was dark and quiet, and there was a warm fragrance floating in the air.Kang Ning was only wearing a soft old white dress, and a thin but warm quilt was wrapped around him. He slept upside down, his soft hair was loose, and the long pillow and soft blanket were hugged in his arms in a daze , the little face that has been bloodless all year round has a trace of tender pink.

Qi Changfeng had paid New Year's greetings, and when he came to see him again, the little pig was still sleeping, sleeping so funny and lovingly -- he stretched out a hand, which was a little cold, and pinched it on the child's small nose.

The little maids in the inner palace who had been waiting for the prince for a whole morning watched His Highness being made a fuss, and finally woke up.He opened his eyes hazily, and first recognized the person in front of him as Qi Changfeng, so before he regained consciousness, he smiled softly, arched over and stuck his head on Qi Changfeng's stomach.

"Brother Changfeng, happy new year." The little prince said auspiciously in a vague manner.

Huanxue, who was sent by Concubine Zhao to see why her son was still up, smiled as soon as she entered the inner hall, "Your Highness, do you know about the New Year?" As he spoke, he walked over quickly, holding a tray of new purses firmly in his hand, "Your Highness, if you don't get up again, you will sleep through the New Year!"

Kang Ning groaned, rubbing back and forth on Qi Changfeng's new clothes, wrinkled his clothes, "I can't get up," he said softly, and he looked like he was the youngest son at home, "Still It's early, let's lie down like this for a while!"

What early!

Not to mention the early morning of the New Year, it is an ordinary morning, Qi Changfeng would not lie in bed so late unless he was sick.He rolled up the fluffy little quilt on the bed, and lifted the child up, including the quilt:

"Before I came, the third prince and the others had already agreed to go to play games on the frozen lake in the Imperial Garden of the West Palace. His Majesty also said that he just told you to go to sleep, lest you have to play with us and suffer from frostbite again," Qi Changfeng said. Touching the hot little head under his hands, "I want to wait for you to wake up and know that we will go to the ice play together. If we don't take you, we will be unhappy, so I came here to call you." He deliberately paused for a while, looked at Kang Ning The eyes that woke up all of a sudden laughed secretly, and continued to say solemnly, "It turns out that your highness still wants to sleep."

Kang Ning had let go of Qi Changfeng's hand, and stood up energetically on the bed, "I won't sleep!" He raised his hand and waited for someone to wash and change his clothes, "Brother Changfeng, you are so kind! go quickly!"

When they arrived at the Imperial Garden of the West Palace, even Qi Changfeng was taken aback—he just wanted to see Kang Ning, but he didn't hear what the emperor and the others discussed later.Obviously the emperor was in a good mood, and turned the children's original ice game to pass the New Year's day into a big scene.

At this moment, the emperor and the princes and princesses are sitting on the bank in the long wooden and stone pavilion that has urgently hung up the curtain and installed a silver frost carbon stove. Zhao Yunxia and Li Wenlun were also there, apparently they had just arrived, and for some reason they were changing out the cloaks and fur hats they had worn.

Qi Changfeng turned his head and saw the ice surface and realized——

The ice warriors raised in the palace are performing arhats on the lake and juggling knives. There are also male and female palace maids dancing and dancing on the ice all over the place, fluttering like immortals, and the palace people can't help applauding.

But this is definitely not enough for Emperor Liang Hui.He must have called his favorite brother-in-law and Ai Qing, who he knows well, to perform and have fun.It is estimated that the princes and princesses and himself will not be able to escape after a while.

Watch the performance first, then share the soup pot and barbecue with the favorite children in the Baixueshi Pavilion, and take the children to play on the ice lake after eating hot. This kind of arrangement in the New Year's Eve can slightly satisfy the emperor Degree.

At this moment, Emperor Hui saw the figure of his youngest son.He got up and greeted him from the pavilion.

"Ning Ning can count it! Father is waiting for you!" The emperor finally stopped holding his youngest son in his arms like he did two years ago.But he still liked itching, pinched the little prince's shoulders, and patted his head.

Kang Ning's petty temper is usually reserved for his own father, and when he heard the words, he puffed up and tilted his head, "Father didn't take me at all!" He complained aggrievedly.

Emperor Hui couldn't understand that it was the boy surnamed Qi who spoke slander about him in front of Kang Ning. He gave Qi Changfeng a teasing look, and took them to the pavilion while coaxing his son, "Will the father not take you? It's here It's too cold, Father has to arrange the place first, so you can play with us, right?"

When they returned to the comfortable and warmly arranged stands, Zhao Yunxia and Li Wenlun had already turned over and jumped onto the high platform that was temporarily set up by the lake. It is already a beautiful view on the lake.

When Uncle and Master Li were dancing on the ice, Kang Ning felt that his throat was about to burst, but when the royal brothers and sisters and Qi Changfeng went down to show their skills, Kang Ning was so excited that it was like a firecracker going to the sky——

"Brother Changfeng is too powerful!" The little prince could no longer sit still.He stood on the ground holding his elder brother's thigh, pointing forward desperately with his small hands, to get the elder brother's approval, "He picked off the golden wheat ears in the second brother's back basket in one go! Brother Changfeng's wheat ears are The most! Brother, look, look quickly! Brother Changfeng is the most powerful! He won!"

He was bouncing around like an ordinary and healthy child.

The eldest prince has never discovered that the youngest brother is so energetic, and his liking for Qi Changfeng is a bit too much-not to mention the annoying second child, Kang Ning is so close to his third brother!The second child and the third child lost miserably to Qi Changfeng and the second princess, so Kang Ning was happy!

The eldest prince who thought his younger brothers and sisters were exaggerated before was a little sour, he turned his head and complained to the gentle and smiling eldest princess, "This little thing! I haven't stayed in the palace for a while, so I'm really partial to this? "He touched the golden bell tied to his little brother's head, and caught off guard and flicked his head.

Kang Ning was taken aback, temporarily diverted his attention on the field, and turned back to fight with his elder brother.

The eldest princess laughed, "Eldest brother is still wondering. In the eyes of our fourth prince, we have long since lost sight of our unlovable older brothers and sisters."

"I don't!" Kang Ning retorted, the dumbest, but was quickly teased by his elder brother who didn't speak martial arts.

The emperor does not get involved in lawsuits between his sons and daughters.He pretended that he was deeply attracted by the performance that had already determined the winner, and said hello a few times in a slightly exaggerated manner, "Changfeng is really my unicorn!" He praised loudly, and then turned his head to praise him daughter. "The second girl is our Daliang's little Phoenix!"

The second princess wrapped up the whip and handed it to her personal servant girl, and entangled her with a smile, "We have behaved so well, and we have treated the second brother and the third younger brother like a mess! What does the emperor want to reward us?"

Emperor Hui ignored the second son who was dissatisfied with the strange screams, and only agreed to his daughter very articulately, "You two—and Yun Xia and A Lun, just ask what you want. As long as it is not too much , I agreed today!"

All the people around the emperor knew his majesty's character very well, and knew that he didn't like people who pushed him back and forth to be polite to him. The second princess and the three of them didn't think too much about it, so they all asked for it. s things.

"Where's Changfeng?" The emperor looked at his young general in the south again.Now he is more and more sure that it is the right choice for Zhao Yunxia to save the child.He firmly believes that one day Qi Changfeng will grow from an unknown commoner boy who is only envied by the emperor's favor to his Marquis of Wu'an—he has even thought out a title for this child, "Haven't you decided what you want yet? "

Zhao Yunxia has been staying in the capital for the past few months, and he often sees Qi Changfeng. When he heard the emperor's question, he interjected with a smile: "Changfeng, don't be polite to your majesty. There are many good things from your majesty! Whatever you ask your majesty will do." I won't be reluctant!"

In fact, Qi Changfeng had already thought about what he wanted.But when he heard Zhao Yunxia's words, a weird idea came to his mind for some reason - he can ask for anything, so is it okay to ask the emperor to give him Kang Ning?Anyway, the emperor has many good children.

But he didn't think about this sudden strange idea, but folded his fists and knelt down: "Your Majesty, Changfeng has made up his mind. I would like to ask His Majesty to allow Changfeng to take His Highness out of the palace for a day, and return in the evening. I guarantee that your Highness will not make any mistakes."

The emperor didn't react at that moment, but subconsciously wanted to refuse first.He wanted to scold, you promise?What do you use to ensure the safety of the prince?

But he was stunned suddenly, and he suddenly realized that since Qi Changfeng came, Kang Ning had hardly been seriously ill in the past few months.Occasionally coughing when the weather changes and nightmares at night are just false alarms, and they will get better in three to five days.Regardless of whether this exciting phenomenon has anything to do with Qi Changfeng, the youngest son, who is slowly becoming healthy, should not continue to be imprisoned in the palace wall all the time - his elder brother and elder sister are as old as him At that time, I didn't know how many times I had run outside.

Kang Ning was also interested in watching everyone asking for rewards, but after hearing Qi Changfeng's words, his eyes lit up.He ran over like a clever puppy, hugged his father's leg, grabbed the dragon robe and shook it from side to side, "Father, hurry up and agree! Father has just agreed!"

"Okay," the emperor said slowly, as if he was making up his mind, "from now until after the Cold Food Festival, the weather will be warmer. If Ningning can persist in not getting sick, I will promise to let you have a long life." Brother will take you out of the palace—anywhere. You guys can have fun for a day!"