Ten thousand people think gloom is reborn

I didn't return to Beijing for more than half a year, and I was eager to return home along the way, wishing I could grow wings and enter the palace as soon as possible.As soon as I arrived at the gate of the palace, I saw a group of people standing in the cold wind, and one of them was very familiar to me.

"Stop." I hurriedly lifted the curtain of the car, and jumped down before Niu Xi set up the stool to get out of the car.

"Mother Concubine, why are you standing here waiting for my son?" I walked quickly to Concubine Zhuang Gui, it was almost the end of the new year, and it was freezing cold, how could she stand such a severe cold as a woman.

Concubine Zhuang looked at me with her beautiful eyes, and she pulled her hand out of the sleeve warmer, and stroked my face, "Congxi, you have finally returned safely." Tears glistened in her eyes, "You still say concubine mother, look at me You're all pale from the cold."

I'm already 24 years old, but Concubine Zhuang always treats me like a child, especially with the fourth prince behind me, I can't help lowering my voice, "Mother Concubine, the fourth brother is here."

Concubine Zhuang put down her hands upon hearing this, looked at the fourth prince who had just got off the carriage, and said softly: "His Royal Highness Chang Wang, thank you for taking Xi back to the palace."

"Compared to Congxi, what Xiao Wang has done is nothing more than insignificant things. It's not long before the reception banquet tonight. Xiao Wang will check the details with the Ministry of Rites and leave first."

After the fourth prince thoughtfully left, Concubine Zhuang Gui touched my face again, her tears became more obvious, "Mother Concubine sees you lose weight, can it be that you can't eat well outside, dress well, or live well?"

"Everything is fine, everything is fine. Concubine Mu, don't stand in the cold wind, let's go see Father Emperor first."

The emperor is obviously much better than half a year ago, although he still needs to sit in a wheelchair.When he saw me, he said several good words in a row, and beckoned me to come to him quickly without saluting.

"How do you feel about this journey?"

As soon as the emperor's words came out, I seemed to feel what he was going to ask. What he asked was not whether I had endured hardships outside, but whether I had gained experience.I will describe in detail what I have seen and heard in the Northern Kingdom, as well as some things I have dealt with the Northern King.

Concubine Zhuang Gui who was next to her suddenly stretched out her slender hand, tapped the emperor's shoulder lightly, and said angrily: "Your Majesty, our son just came back, you asked him to take a breath, he didn't even drink his saliva."

"It's my fault." The emperor said to me with a broken smile, "You don't know your concubine mother, ever since I received the letter that you were leaving for your return, she has been whispering in my ear every day when you will come back. Alright, you Let's go drink the soup first, it was stewed by your mother and concubine herself, even if I want to taste it, she refuses, insisting on waiting for you to come back first, you go and taste it."

While I was drinking the soup, Concubine Zhuang Guifei was sitting next to the emperor peeling oranges, the winter sun was warm, the two of them looked at me from time to time, and talked with each other with a low laugh from time to time.I was very happy to see this scene.

If I had chosen another path—to cowardly lead the two of them out of the capital.They will never be as comfortable as they are now.Especially the emperor, who has been an emperor for almost his whole life, how could he be willing to hide in Tibet and live a restrained life.

At night, the banquet for me to cleanse the wind and cleanse the dust was held extremely grandly. The fragrant wind was ten miles away, the silver flowers and fire trees, and the common people in the capital also lit lanterns at every household.

Although I think they are exaggerating and I am not a big contributor, I like to see people laughing. Compared with the gloomy and gloomy faces on everyone's faces half a year ago, it is really a stable day now.

A stable life is a good life, Bei Chao can finally live a good life without fighting.

This night, because I was in a good mood, I never refused anyone who came, and I drank all whoever offered me a toast. In the end, I got so drunk that I fell asleep in a daze.When I opened my eyes the next day, I saw Concubine Zhuang sitting beside my bed.

She stared at me with a strange expression, and I was taken aback, "Mother Concubine?"

Concubine Zhuang Guifei changed her expression, and smiled softly at me, "Does your headache hurt? Why did you drink so much wine yesterday? Get up and drink sober soup first, have some breakfast, and then go to sleep. The concubine mother told your father Now, you have a good rest in the palace these few days, and don't bother you with other chores."

Once she said that, I really didn't want to go anywhere.Even if I was alone in the hall to deal with some matters, she would find excuses to come in and take a look, and bring soup and snacks.Not to mention the palace, as soon as I asked someone to prepare the sedan chair, Concubine Zhuang rushed over and said that she was going to make me a small coat today, and asked me to pick out cloth patterns beside me.

She also said that it has been very windy recently, so she made me a mink hat and asked me to try it to see if it fits.

For three or four days in a row, I couldn't find a chance to leave the palace.

These days in the palace, I have been wanting to mention Lin Chongtan to the emperor, but I can't find a good time.After thinking about it, I decided to overturn the case first, and then bring up the matter of Lin Chongtan's life.

The people I sent out to find the jailer have returned, but the results are not good.Of the three prison guards, one stumbled and fell to his death in the first half of the year when he went to the mountains to collect herbs;

Knowing this bad result, I was silent all afternoon.

In the end I figured it out, no matter what the prince said was true or not, this matter has passed like this, I can't ask Lin Chongtan.If it is true, then I am exposing his wounds.

Anyway, I love his people, even if he is really bullied, I still love him.

But this incident made me more determined to reverse the case for Lin Chongtan, but it is not easy to reverse the case.

It is said that Miss Chen was sent to a nunnery in the suburbs for self-cultivation because of her insanity.As a foreigner, I cannot enter the nunnery.Although I am the Ninth Prince, I cannot casually summon the daughter of a courtier.

This matter became difficult, and I couldn't think of a good solution for a while, so I thought of meeting with Lin Chongtan to discuss it first. He is smart and might know what to do.

It's just that Concubine Zhuang once again blocked my way out of the palace, "Congxi, where are you going?"

"Mother and concubine, I'm going to visit Master in the palace. I haven't talked to Master properly in the past few days since I came back." I found an excuse that wasn't an excuse, because I was indeed going to see the national teacher first, and then I went to see him again. Lin Chongtan.

On the day we returned to Beijing, I asked Song Nan to send Caiweng back to Tianji Palace.

"It's freezing cold, and the roads outside are frozen. The national teacher knows you are filial and considerate. If you come to visit again in spring, he won't blame you."

I shook my head and said, "Although Master won't blame me, I feel sorry for being rude. During the years I was in Tianji Palace, Master treated me very well. It was thanks to Master that I was able to win the battle. This time I I specially brought some gifts from Beiguo, and I plan to give them to Master. Concubine Mu, please let me go, I’m wearing mink fur today, I won’t be too cold.”

I spoke, and deliberately smiled coquettishly at Concubine Zhuang Gui, hoping that she would let me go, but she changed the subject, "Congxi, Concubine Mother is going to serve your father and emperor to drink medicine, you go with Concubine Mother, you Father has been in poor health for the past two days."

These words made me unable to insist on going out of the palace any longer, but I didn't know that when I got to the emperor's place, I found out that today I didn't come to serve the emperor to drink medicine, but to find the princess and side princess for me.

The emperor has already drawn up the title "Qi" for me, and I will be crowned king after the spring.

Looking at the picture scrolls all over the floor, I couldn't help but say to the emperor and Concubine Zhuang who were choosing a concubine for me: "Father, mother, concubine, I don't want to get married yet."

Before the emperor could speak, Concubine Zhuang looked at me with mischievous eyes of a child, "What nonsense, you are not young now, it's time to get married, and the elder brothers above you all have several children."

She pointed to a picture scroll in front of her again, "Your Majesty, I think this one is not bad. It looks beautiful. I like to read books on weekdays. I have something to say with Cong Xi Neng."

The emperor pondered and said: "The family background is lower."

"Then accept it as the side princess, is it possible?"

It seemed to me that they were about to make a marriage contract for me, so I gritted my teeth, "Father, mother, concubine, I, I don't like women!"

The crows and sparrows in the hall are silent.

Now I can't say that I still want to practice with the national teacher, because I have Lin Chongtan, and... also violated the lust ring.

I mumbled, "Actually, what Erchen likes is...men, so Erchen will not and cannot marry a woman."

This time the hall was quieter, and I didn't dare to raise my head, because my behavior was very outrageous, and I'm afraid I wouldn't find many people in the world.

After an unknown amount of time, the emperor spoke first, "Are you serious?"

It was the first time that the emperor spoke so seriously to me, and I immediately knelt on the ground, "Yes, I am serious, my son..."

I couldn't finish my sentence.

"Why is Your Majesty so cruel to Congxi? He has been weak since he was a child, what if Your Majesty scares him?" Concubine Zhuang Gui wanted to smooth things over, but the Emperor was not going to reveal it just like that.

"Congxi, let me ask you again, is what you said just now true? Do you really not like women at all?"

I slowly raised my head to meet the emperor's unruly but majestic gaze.As for the wink that Concubine Zhuang Gui gave me next to me, I presumably didn't see it, "Not a single word of my son's words is false. My son really doesn't like women. If my father wants my son to marry a woman, I will let you marry her." This son-in-law should be a despicable heartbreaker."

The emperor has been immersed in power for a long time, and has held the imperial power for many years. His gaze still makes me feel weak, but I know that I must not shrink back.

"Even if it's for the throne, you don't want to marry a wife and have children?" The emperor pressed me a step closer, his eyes were as awe-inspiring as a lion's.

"No." I replied.

Concubine Zhuang Gui didn't dare to speak anymore, she could only look at the emperor in embarrassment, and then at me, her face was distressed and anxious.

The emperor seemed to be pissed off by me, his eyes widened with anger, his chest heaved continuously, and then he slapped the armrest of the wheelchair heavily, "Get out!"

When I returned to Huayang Palace, I thought Concubine Zhuang would say that I was disobedient and unfilial, or that I was next to me, but she didn't say anything, and only asked me if I was hungry.

"Concubine Mu, are you not angry with me?" I couldn't help asking her, I thought if she beat me or scolded me, I would feel better.

Concubine Zhuang Gui smiled and shook her head, "How can a mother be angry with a child, no matter how angry she is, it will be fine in a few days. Alright, you go back to the hall to change your clothes, and prepare for dinner later."

I also thought that the emperor would be angry with me for a long time, and even remove my status and demote me to a commoner, but he actually called me over the next day.Besides me, there is Tobe Shiro with an embarrassed smile on his face.

"Tell Sun Aiqing what kind of man you like, and let him look for and choose a good one." The emperor seemed to have not closed his eyes all night, and his eyes were bloodshot. When he said this, he sighed, not like an emperor, but like a man. The father of ordinary people.

I really didn't expect the emperor to do this for me. We are the royal family, where all the people are staring.Once I marry a man, I don't intend to announce it to the world, and the world can break the custom and marry the same sex.

"Father..." I didn't know what to say.

The emperor's face darkened, "But there is one thing I must say first, the man who marries you must satisfy both me and your mother and concubine."

Oops, I'm not sure they'll be happy with Lin Chongtan.

However, there is another bad thing, because I haven't reversed Lin Chongtan's case yet, so I can only bite the bullet and make a few requests to the household servant.

The first one is that the other party must and only likes men, and the latter ones are based on Lin Chongtan's example, such as high talent, good looks, fair skin, etc.

On the eighth day after I returned to Beijing, I finally found an opportunity to leave the palace. It was the emperor who asked me to visit the Imperial Teacher.Concubine Zhuang Gui couldn't stop me this time, she could only tell me to come back earlier.

I went to Tianji Palace first, and then went to the inn where Lin Chongtan stayed.

Because of the snow, the road was difficult to walk, and it got dark early in winter, so it was already night when I arrived at the inn.

I met Lou Chuan on the first floor, "Where are the others?"

Lou Chuan pointed upstairs, "The southernmost room upstairs."

"How is he feeling these days?"

Lou Chuan thought for a long time before replying to me: "Very good."

I was relieved, and asked Niu Xi to give Lou Chuan a purse with gold nudes in it, "Lou Chuan, you have worked hard these few days to take care of him, you have a rest today, go eat and drink to warm your body."

Then, I left Niu Xi and the others on the first floor and went to the second floor alone.

The inn was booked by me, and there was no one else.

I stood in the southernmost room on the second floor for a while before I mustered up the courage to knock on the door.For some reason, I always feel guilty.

"Who?" Lin Chongtan's voice came from inside.

I cleared my throat, "It's me."

After a while, I heard Lin Chongtan's next sentence, "The door is unlocked."

I let out a long breath and gently opened the door.I specifically told Lou Chuan that I wanted him to take good care of Lin Chongtan, and I also asked Imperial Doctor Qian to continue to see Lin Chongtan every day.

But when I saw Lin Chongtan, I was still shocked.

He was wearing a purple tang-colored crane cloak, sitting at the table, with a white face and cheeks burning red, his eyes were frosty and his brows were like ice, looking at me.

I quickly walked up to Lin Chongtan, "You...you have a fever?" I reached out to touch Lin Chongtan's forehead, but he grabbed it.

"I heard something. His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince is going to choose a male concubine among the people, and Yue Feiguang is the first to apply." These words seemed to be squeezed out of his teeth.

I didn't even know about Yue Feiguang's registration, how could he know? "Who told you that?"

Lin Chongtan frowned, "That's true." He threw away my hand, his eyes fell to the side, "You really despise me, you despise me for being weak, and you didn't want me to touch you on the road before, and now you don't want me to touch you. I want to accept the male princess."

He said and laughed at himself.

I am really helpless, what is he thinking about?

"It's my father and mother who want to accept me as a princess, so I'll be honest. I like men. How could I despise you? I would never accept someone else as a princess." I explained to Lin Chongtan, hoping he would believe it. I.

His eyes turned to me, "Really? The little flute proves it to me."

When Lin Chongtan said this, his eyes became very dark for a moment.

I stayed for a while, "How to prove it?"