Reborn as King again

On the second day, He Wenliu was very obedient, packed up his bags, and took a few personal eunuchs back to He Mansion for a short stay.

For the next few days, the court has been in a state of intense heat.In the eyes of the foreign ministers, I have already wavered, and planned to call Xiaoba back to Beijing to interrogate the rebellion, but it happened that my mother made such a fuss, which made me hesitate.The members of the Liu clan headed by Liu Ren began to put pressure on me in the court, but I blocked them all in the name of my mother.The Liu family still did not give up, and sent a representative to visit the Palace of Compassion and Ning, hoping that the Queen Mother would not interfere with the affairs of the court. I don’t know what the official said to the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother fainted again, which made me, a dutiful son, angry Under the circumstances, the official who visited the mother was beheaded, which made the Liu family's attitude less violent.

In the past few days, because of the impeachment of Xiao Ba, the health of the empress, and other small things that have been reported every day, I am upset, so I see today and plan to go out of the palace to wander around the capital.

Originally, I went out of the palace after the morning court and changed my clothes. I didn’t expect to meet Zhou Ling on the way. Zhou Ling saw that I was wearing common people’s clothes, so he knew that I was going out of the palace to play, so he immediately pulled my sleeves and looked at the clothes. With a pitiful look, he was a little coquettish and asked me to take him with him.

Although Zhou Ling has been in the capital for more than half a year, he has never been in the capital. When he first came, he lived in the suburbs as a beautiful girl. Later, he was selected into the palace and never went out again. He doesn't know what's delicious and fun. Now that he finally has a chance to go out of the palace, why don't you hurry up?

So I couldn't help Zhou Ling's request, so I took him, a few inner eunuchs and guards out of the palace.

The capital city of Datong is full of flowers, and Zhou Ling’s hometown, Jianglin, is incomparable. In the busy city, Zhou Ling dragged me and turned left and right in the busiest streets in the capital, as if he was a person from the countryside. I've never seen it before, and it's all new.I'm not stingy, I took Zhou Ling around. Before I became an emperor, I was a well-known dandy prince in the capital. I knew exactly what was interesting and interesting in the capital, so I also acted as a tour guide for Zhou Ling for half a day. I took Zhou Ling to many places I used to like to go to, such as Huafang, Yushizhai, Poetry Club, and the busiest street in the capital, where there are a bunch of small businesses and hawkers, each with a stall , selling all kinds of things.

Zhou Ling followed me, his eyes were straight, and everything he saw felt fresh. We walked around a lot of small stalls, and finally Zhou Ling's eyes fixed on a small vendor who made sugar figurines.Zhou Ling walked up to the small vendor and asked, "How much is a sugar figurine?"

"A penny."

"Really?" Zhou Ling smiled, then pulled my sleeve, pointed behind me and me, and said to the peddler, "Then make two sugar figurines according to the appearance of me and this person."

"Okay, wait a minute." The peddler glanced at Zhou Ling and me, and started to move.

Sugar man, I remember a long time ago, I ate this thing, and He Wenliu forced it into my mouth, it was that kind of sweet snack.

Soon, the sugar figurine was ready, Zhou Ling paid the money, gave me one, and said with a smile, "Take it, try it." I took the sugar figurine from Zhou Ling's hand, it was colorful, a little It's not like me, Zhou Ling also gestured the sugar figurine in his hand in front of me, saying: "Look, this is me, and it's a match with yours."

"En." I smiled.

Zhou Ling held my arm happily, looked at the sugar figurines in our hands, and said in a tone full of yearning: "We are like this pair of sugar figurines, together sweetly and never apart, okay? "

I looked at Zhou Ling's side face, and his smile made me feel familiar again. I patted his head and agreed, "Okay, I promise you, we will never be apart."

After Zhou Ling got my reply, his face was full of satisfaction, and he continued to walk with me. Seeing that I was holding the sugar figurine, he was a little puzzled and said, "Don't you want to try it?"

"No," I said, "I don't like to eat things that are too sweet." Especially this kind of sweet and greasy sugar man, and some people, some things can't be replaced.

Zhou Ling didn't see anything, put the sugar figurine in his hand into his mouth, and took a bite, "Sure enough, it's too sweet, no wonder only children were patronizing it."

After shopping for half a day, I was a little hungry, so I took Zhou Ling to Taibailou, the best restaurant in the capital, to have a meal. There are many dishes in Taibailou, and they are delicious. I was a frequent visitor there back then.

Taibai Building is located in the middle of the busiest street in the capital. It has two floors. As soon as we entered the store, the waiter came to greet us. The waiter saw that we were well-dressed, and he probably was a wealthy person, so he quickly apologized and said with a smile: Guest officer, the boxes in our store are full, but there are still some scattered tables, I wonder if you can make it up?"

"It's okay, let's go to the second floor." I said.

The first floor was already full, so Xiao Er led the way, and our group walked towards the second floor of Taibai Building.When I went up to the second floor, I looked around and there were a few empty tables, and I just thought about finding an empty table and sitting down.

But Zhou Ling said in surprise, "Huh? Why is Concubine Wen here?"

I was taken aback for a moment, then followed Zhou Ling's gaze, and sure enough I saw He Wenliu sitting at the Eight Immortals table next to the window. There were only two people sitting at the Eight Immortals table, one was He Wenliu, and the other was next to He Wenliu. The internal supervisor, Xiaoluzi, and some brocade boxes were placed on some empty stools. It is estimated that He Wenliu and Xiaoluzi were also tired from shopping, so they wanted to have a meal in Taibailou.There were about seven or eight dishes on the table of the Eight Immortals, such as Drunken Concubine Chicken, Pu'er Ribs, Salt and Pepper Shrimp, and Celery Lily, all of which are Taibailou's signature dishes. He Wenliu is wearing a light green gown today, and he seems to have eaten enough , propped his chin with one hand, turned his head, and stared out of the window in a daze, but Little Lvzi hadn't listened to her mouth yet, she was gnawing on the ribs with one hand, and the rice with chopsticks in the other hand.

Although Zhou Ling's voice was not loud just now, but Xiaoluzi is used to being a slave. He usually listens to all directions and sees all directions, so his eyes are very sharp. He saw us all at once, and was startled. He fell to the ground, and immediately stood up from the bench, faltering and saying to He Wenliu: "Master...Master, the emperor..."

He Wenliu didn't know, so he turned around, and when he saw us who had just gone upstairs, his expression turned ugly. He didn't expect that I would bump into him when he came out for a meal.

I don’t know why, but when I met He Wenliu in Taibai Building, I was very guilty. I knew that He Wenliu hated Zhou Ling, so I hardly let him see the picture of me and Zhou Ling alone in the palace, but today I was bumped into by him. one is right.

Zhou Ling and I walked towards He Wenliu's table, and He Wenliu quickly stood up and saluted us.After Zhou Ling saw He Wenliu, he felt a little strange again, and asked: "Shouldn't Mr. Wen live in He Mansion now? How can he come out privately?"

As soon as Zhou Ling said this, He Wenliu's face became even more ugly. You know, even if a concubine is allowed to go home for a short stay, she is not allowed to leave the mansion casually, because it is not in accordance with etiquette, but He Wenliu left after returning home. It's okay to hang out outside, but I was caught by the queen and me. If this is pursued, the crime will not be small.

As soon as Zhou Ling questioned him, Xiao Luzi immediately knelt on the ground and explained to us: "This has nothing to do with Mr. Wen, he is a slave. The slave has lived in the palace since he was a child, and has never been outside the palace. Palace, I begged Mr. Wen to take the slaves around outside the palace, Mr. Wen left the mansion privately because he couldn't resist the slave's entreaties, so..."

"However, in disregard of the law, it is a felony to leave the mansion privately," Zhou Ling interrupted Xiaoluzi, and He Wenliu said in a somewhat stern tone in front of him: "Mr. Wen, you are a concubine in the harem, and you have the guts to roam the streets without the master's permission. It must be too big."

What Zhou Ling said was the truth, it was indeed He Wenliu who made mistakes first, so He Wenliu couldn't explain anything, so he could only stand aside and watch how I deal with him.

"Little Lvzi, get up first," I said, "I don't know what kind of person Concubine Wen is? This has nothing to do with you, he probably wanted to sneak out."

As soon as I said this, Xiao Luzi knelt on the ground and kowtowed non-stop. He Wenliu looked pale as if someone had caught his pigtails, while Zhou Ling gloated at his misfortune and followed him all the time. Wanfu behind me found that our group was getting a little attention, and people at other tables were all looking at us, so he hurried to Xiaoluzi and scolded in a low voice: "You don't have to get up quickly, you didn't see so many people." Are people looking at that?"

Little Luzi also knew that something was wrong, so he got up quickly, but he still didn't forget to explain: "It's really none of Mr. Wen's business, it's the slave who is greedy, and his playfulness has hurt Mr. Wen, so if you want to punish him, punish the slave."

"Don't plead with him," I said with a smile, "Concubine Wen sneaked out of the mansion once or twice. Is it still unclear to me? Don't you think 'Mr. Peony'?"

What I said made Zhou Ling confused, why did he sneak away more than once or twice?What "Peony Prince"?He found out that there were many things between me and He Wenliu that he didn't know.

Because of He Wenliu's good looks, he liked to grow peonies since he was a child, so "Master Peony" was the elegant name given to He Wenliu by people in the capital before he entered the palace.When I was still a prince, I often went to and from Fengyue places, and He Wenliu, who had a crush on me, also quietly followed me in order to see me. I have been educated and banned, but He Wenliu still often sneaks out of the house, just to get a better look at me, but even if I find someone to investigate such embarrassing things about He Wenliu, it may be difficult to find out. I pretended to be asleep and told me everything, and I was smug that I didn't know anything.

Sure enough, He Wenliu looked at me in a daze, as if he was being talked about, "You... how do you know?"

I looked up at the sky disapprovingly and said: "The 'Peony Young Master' was well-known in the capital back then. I was also a prince of pleasure at that time. How could I not know about your affairs?"

Zhou Ling, who was left alone by us, became more and more confused as he listened. He didn't understand what we were talking about, and didn't want to be excluded, so he interjected and asked, "What 'Peony Young Master'? What are you talking about?"

"By the way, Zhou Ling, you are not from the capital, so you don't know," I looked at He Wenliu with a look of sudden enlightenment, and explained to Zhou Ling with a smile: "'Peony Prince' is the title given by Concubine Wen when she was in the capital. , he was considered a celebrity at that time, and was sought after by many people. I remember that he was ridiculous for a while, and then he was grounded by his family, but he still often sneaked out to play. These things are no secret in the capital. I think Concubine Wen has committed an old problem again this time, and she started to like to sneak out of the house to play around again, right?"

He Wenliu could tell that I didn't want to embarrass him, so he nodded to express his agreement with what I said: "Yes... yes." Then He Wenliu winked at Xiaoluzi, and Xiaoluzi took the brocade box on the stool. Holding it in his hands, He Wenliu said: "I've already said it, I sneaked out, now I have to go back quickly, I will...not disturb your meal." After that, he saluted us again, with Little Lvzi left, as if fleeing for his life, and I didn't stop him, so I let him go.

Zhou Ling and I found a table to sit down, and Wanfu and several other entourages sat at the next table, and then I started to order, and I ordered all the special dishes of Taibailou, and asked them to serve quickly.

Soon, the dishes were served, colorful and colorful, making people salivate just looking at them, but when Zhou Ling looked at the dishes, he lost his appetite and stopped eating after picking up two chopsticks. I said, "What are you doing?" Already? Are you not hungry?"

Zhou Ling looked at the table full of dishes, and said in a slightly complaining voice: "The dishes you ordered are very similar to those on the table that Concubine Wen ate just now. Did you often dine here with him?" Zhou Ling has wronged me. Oh, those are the special dishes of Taibailou. After He Wenliu ordered it, I ordered it. No, he misunderstood it.

Zhou Ling's words made me smell sour, could it be that he was jealous?I smiled and asked, "Are you jealous?"

Zhou Ling glanced at me, his eyes turned red, and he said slowly: "I envy Concubine Wen, you caught him on the spot when he left the mansion after leaving the palace, but you not only didn't ask his crime, but also Excuse him, and you know so many things about him, such as 'Master Peony', such as 'famous in the capital', he has been with you for so long, how can I compare to him?"

"There are a lot of gossip and gossip in the capital. You can ask any prince or noble in the capital, and none of them would know that Concubine Wen is 'Peony Prince'. Those are false names." I took out a brocade handkerchief and wiped it at the corners of Zhou Ling's eyes. He said: "So what if you have been with me for a long time? You may not be able to accompany me to the end. The most important person in my heart is you. Otherwise, it is impossible to make you the queen. I just want to have your company now."

Zhou Ling held my hand, looked at me, and said seriously: "I can tell that Concubine Wen loves you very much, but...but do you know? I love you more than him."

When I heard Zhou Ling's sudden confession, I couldn't help laughing: "Come on, I still remember that someone told me on the eve of the canonization ceremony that he didn't feel for me and didn't like me."

"No," Zhou Ling shook his head, and retorted me: "You were very kind to me later, very kind, so it's a lie that I wasn't moved. I admit that I gradually fell in love with you, even more than Concubine Wen. You Trust me, okay?"

"Well, I believe you."