Celebrating the Year of the Fish: A Princess is Not a Concubine[GL]

[eighty]

Yuan Tianfang was choked by Wei Huanian. He was about to catch up with Wei Huanian and wanted to say more, but he saw Li Chang, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and Feng Boyang, Minister of the Ministry of Households, walking over together. Hand: "Tianshi, did you also enter the palace to meet His Majesty?"

A faint smile appeared on Yuan Tianfang's face, he nodded and smiled without saying a word.

Looking up, Wei Huanian had already walked away holding Wei Jingrui's hand.

Wei Huanian brought Wei Jingrui into the palace of Empress Changsun, and there was a strong smell of medicine in Fengqi Palace, but this smell was different from the smell of medicine smelled in Wei Chenglu's mansion, the smell of medicine in Empress Changsun's palace It's the smell of herbs, Wei Huanian can even smell a few herbs.

Aunt Liusu greeted her and saluted: "Princess, you are here." She tilted her head, looked at Wei Jingrui who was beside Wei Huanian, and immediately said happily, "The young master is here too, that's all right, empress empress Now you should be happy."

Wei Huanian only said: "Let's take Bengong inside to see the queen mother first."

Aunt Liusu hurriedly said, "Yes, this servant will lead the way."

While talking, a handsome young man strode out from the palace, he happily said to Wei Jingrui as he walked, "Ah Jing, are you almost forgetting my little uncle?"

Wei Jingrui looked at this young man who suddenly jumped in front of him, but was much taller than himself, and blinked, apparently not very interested, and didn't want to talk to him.

The sixth prince Wei Tianlin squatted down, looked at the little guy in front of him, and said aggrievedly: "You really forgot about me."

Wei Jingrui didn't want to talk to him at first, but Wei Tianlin wanted to hold him in his arms directly. When that embrace came, Wei Jingrui's whole body was resisting. He stretched his two small arms and desperately blocked him. In front of the Sixth Prince Wei Tianlin, he was not allowed to hug him.

Wei Tianlin was helpless, stood up aggrieved, looked at Wei Huanian and complained: "Miss Huang, my little nephew still doesn't kiss me, they all say that nephews kiss uncle, this must be false, I still want to take him to kiss me Where's the horse?"

Wei Huanian smiled and comforted him, "Ah Jing is still young, when he grows up, he can go horse shooting and archery with you."

Wei Tianlin grinned with two small canine teeth: "That's right, he's still young, so I won't bother with him."

Wei Huanian asked him: "Don't you need to go to the martial arts arena today?"

Wei Tianlin replied: "It's because I'm too stupid. In the martial arts arena yesterday, my father taught us several martial arts. I was the only one who couldn't even draw a bow. My father said, let me spend more time on my studies, and ride a horse." Let's put down the archery first."

Wei Huanian frowned slightly, and asked him: "Yesterday in the martial arts arena, was your bow the only one that couldn't draw it?"

Wei Tianlin stuck out his tongue and scratched his head in embarrassment: "On weekdays, I can draw almost as well. Maybe it's because I didn't sleep at night. I always feel that the bow is much heavier than usual, so I missed the target."

Wei Huanian's expression returned to normal, he nodded, raised his hand to stroke the head of the sixth prince Wei Tianlin, and did not speak again.

At this time, Xiao Shunzi, the chief executive of the Queen's Palace, came out, bowed to Wei Huanian and Wei Jingrui, and said with a smile: "You two masters, hurry up and go in, the empress is already awake, just wait to see the two masters." gone."

Wei Huanian nodded: "Lead the way."

Before leaving, he looked back at Wei Tianlin and said, "Since you don't have to go to the martial arts arena, let's do a good job in learning. You can't be tested by the emperor next time, and you will be reprimanded if you can't answer."

Wei Tianlin immediately said listlessly: "I know all about it, but Father probably doesn't want to see me anymore."

Wei Huanian smiled and said, "How could that be, if you study obediently, Father will come to see you."

Wei Tianlin's eyes lit up, and he became happy again: "Really?"

Wei Huanian nodded: "It's getting late, let's go."

Wei Tianlin immediately left with the little eunuch behind him, anxious to go to the Taifu's place to study.

Wei Huanian took Wei Jingrui's hand all the way around the outer hall, around the screen, and then walked a dozen or so steps forward, which was where Empress Changsun slept.

Layers of red curtains were hung in front of her bed. When Wei Huanian entered, the little eunuch came in to change the lamp oil. As soon as the new lamp oil was poured in, the glazed palace lantern on the table illuminated the dark inner hall brightly.

Wei Huanian bowed and saluted the woman half lying on the bed: "I will see my mother."

Empress Changsun said weakly: "Let's get down."

Wei Huanian straightened up, led Wei Jingrui closer, and then asked with concern, "Are you feeling better?"

Empress Changsun straightened up with great difficulty, coughed a few times, and said with difficulty: "I have suffered from this disease since I came to the capital. It has been so many years, and it is not bad."

Wei Huanian frowned slightly: "Didn't the imperial physician say that it was already cured? Why is it not good again?"

Empress Changsun gave a wry smile, shook her head, and did not answer, but pulled herself together and looked at Wei Jingrui and said, "Good boy, come to my palace."

Wei Huanian originally thought that Wei Jingrui would not react like he did when he faced Wei Tianlin just now. After all, Wei Jingrui has always been like this, except for Zhou Jinyu, he treats everyone like this. Empress Changsun didn't expect Wei Jingrui to understand her words.

But what surprised everyone present was that after hearing what Empress Changsun said, Wei Jingrui was silent for a while, and then let go of Wei Huanian's hand on his own initiative, and walked two steps towards Empress Changsun's bed, blinked, and watched quietly. The eldest grandson empress on the bed.

Although Wei Jingrui only moved two steps, and there was still some distance from Empress Changsun's bed, it was enough to make Empress Changsun stunned. She looked at Wei Huanian in surprise: "Jingrui, is he all right?"

Wei Huanian came to his senses, and said with a normal expression, "It's not great, but compared to the past, it's better."

Empress Changsun said very gratified: "That's good. You have suffered all these years for him, and now you have finally paid off."

Empress Changsun wanted to reach out and pinch Wei Jingrui's small face not far away, but Wei Jingrui shrank instinctively and retreated to Wei Huanian's side.

Empress Changsun's outstretched hand paused in mid-air, and then retracted.

Empress Changsun glanced at Liusu, the big court lady who was serving in front of her, and Liusu immediately understood, and told the palace people all over the hall: "Everyone go down."

"Yes, slaves and servants obey."

After everyone retreated, Empress Changsun said: "A few days ago, I sent news to your uncle, saying that I was not in good health. He wrote back, and only asked the prince, but His Majesty has decided."

Wei Huanian asked, "What else did uncle say?"

Empress Changsun sighed, "He also asked about your marriage, but it's settled."

Wei Huanian suddenly smiled and said, "He's far away in the south of the Lingnan, and he's still worrying about the capital?"

"Your uncle has always been disobedient." Empress Changsun looked at Wei Huanian for a while, and finally sighed, "He told me that he wanted to come back to the capital, and wanted to take command of His Majesty to fight Khitan, and asked if I could join your royal father Talking, talking... I still hold this letter in my hand, and I haven't dared to reply to him."

Wei Huanian shook his head lightly, and said: "Even if you go to intercede with your father, your father will definitely not rest assured to let him come back. He knew that he took over and asked you to talk to your father about it, just to embarrass you." .”

Empress Changsun said: "Who says it's not, alas, why did he ask me to talk to His Majesty? My current situation in the palace is not good, but he said it's all for your elder brother's good..."

Wei Huanian suddenly interrupted: "If you can't open your mouth, then you won't. Since you are sick, you can rest assured to recover from your illness. Healing your body is more important than anything else."

Empress Changsun had a bit of bitterness in her eyes, she hesitated to speak.

Wei Huanian knew that she was worried about Wei Chenglu, so he said, "Since my uncle has been reprimanded by the emperor, with the temperament of the emperor, the officials who have been demoted often have lost his trust, and there is no possibility of being transferred back again. If you talk about it, you will definitely be blamed by the emperor, and moreover, the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics."

Empress Zhangsun opened her mouth, wanting to say something more, Wei Huanian reminded: "There are many people in the palace, and the fact that you received a letter from your uncle may not have reached the ears of the emperor. My son listened to Tianlin, he I was suddenly reprimanded by my father..."

Empress Changsun understood in an instant, and said quickly: "Yes, yes, I can't violate your father's taboo."

Wei Huanian nodded, and then he was relieved.

Wei Huanian brought Wei Jingrui out of the Palace of Empress Changsun, and when he was about to leave the palace, he unexpectedly ran into the Second Prince Wei Hong.

Seeing her, Wei Hong stopped in his tracks, looked at her with a smile and asked, "Yuan Zhao, are you here to meet the empress?"

Wei Huanian bowed: "Yuan Zhao greets the second brother."

"Exemption." Wei Hong looked down at her with a condescending smile, and pretended to ask casually: "Hey, Yuan Zhao, it's the first day of the lunar new year. Father held a family banquet. Didn't you send a message to your house?"

He spoke in a loud voice, as if he deliberately let the passing officials hear him.

Wei Huanian only said, "I haven't received it yet."

Wei Hong chuckled lightly: "That's it...maybe Emperor Father forgot." He said, turning his gaze to Wei Jingrui: "Then how about I, my uncle, bring Ah Jing to the banquet, what do you think? "

As he spoke, he sneered and wanted to stretch his arms and spread his palms to grab Wei Jingrui's head.

It was too late for Wei Huanian to refuse, because Wei Hong's hand was already on Wei Jingrui's head.

Unexpectedly, before Wei Hong touched Wei Jingrui with his hand, Wei Jingrui's body went limp and fell to the ground.

Wei Huanian had sharp eyesight and quick hands, and immediately grabbed his shoulders, half squatted and hugged him in his arms, while Wei Jingrui closed his small eyes tightly, as if he had passed out.

Wei Hong turned pale with shock, because when Wei Jingrui fell down, the ministers who came to the palace for the banquet instantly noticed the situation here, and stopped in the distance one after another, watching Wei Hong whispering.

Wei Hong couldn't help but angrily said: "What are you looking at! It's not the hall that pushed it, this, it's obviously him who poured it himself!"

Wei Hong looked at Wei Huanian: "Yuan Zhao, you saw it too! This..."

Wei Huanian just raised his head and looked at him coldly: "If the second brother has nothing else to do, Yuan Zhao will leave first."

Wei Hong froze for a moment, then waved his hands helplessly: "Go."

Wei Huanian picked up Wei Jingrui and walked out of the palace gate without looking back.

Wei Jingrui put his arms around her neck, and after Wei Huanian walked away with him in his arms, he slightly opened his small eyes and sighed helplessly.

Two more.

As soon as Wei Huanian got into the carriage with Wei Jingrui, Wei Jingrui had already opened his small eyes, and he didn't look faint at all.

Wei Huanian asked him, "What's wrong with you?"

Wei Jingrui blinked his small eyes and shook his head slightly.

Wei Huanian looked at him suspiciously, looked at him for a while, and then asked, "Did you just pretend?"

Wei Jingrui didn't respond now, as if he couldn't understand her words at all, Wei Huanian just thought he was thinking too much, and said: "Go back to the mansion and find Sun Guoxu to show you, it's getting late at this time, so I won't send you there Your master is there."

Wei Jingrui shook his head, unwilling to agree.

Wei Huanian compromised and said, "Then I'll send you to meet your master first, and then you will obediently follow me back to the residence, okay?"

Wei Jingrui thought for a while, and finally nodded.

Wei Huanian told the coachman, "Go to the Zhou Mansion."

The coachman hurriedly replied, "Yes, princess."

Zhou House.

After the little bun left, Zhou Ling'er and Mrs. Zhou both went to Qianlong Temple, and the Liu family was in Qingfengnian, leaving only Zhou Jinyu in the Zhou family.

Not long after, Zhao Guangsheng came to Zhou's house to look for her again. Zhao Guangsheng explained the purpose of his visit in a stuttering manner, and only said that he wanted Zhou Jinyu to go together tomorrow to organize the funeral for the head of the old hospital.

Without even thinking about it, Zhou Jinyu agreed without hesitation, only saying that tomorrow would pass earlier, Zhao Guangsheng felt relieved, and left with gratitude.

As soon as the people left, the mansion was quiet again, and Zhou Jinyu began to feel sad again.

She didn't want to face death at close range, especially when she watched a person she was very familiar with in the past disappear forever from this world and her life.

Saying goodbye to the dead is nothing more than a great torture.

But since Zhao Guangsheng found her and asked her to handle the funeral, she naturally couldn't refuse.

After a while, the little bun girl arrived with the little bun. The moment she saw the two of them, the depression she had suppressed for a long time finally got better.

"I said..." Zhou Jinyu looked at the listless little bun and asked Wei Huanian, "Why do I think he seems unhappy?"

Wei Huanian said: "Originally, I wanted to take him back to the mansion directly, but he said that he wanted to come to see you before he was willing to go back."

Zhou Jinyu squatted down with a smile, held the little bun in his arms, and asked him jokingly, "Why don't you come and live with us at Zhou's house?"

Xiao Baozi thought about it seriously, and actually nodded.

Zhou Jinyu was startled for a moment, tilted his head and looked at Wei Huanian with a smile and said, "I don't care, but I'm afraid your mother won't agree."

The little bun hugged Zhou Jinyu's neck, glanced at Wei Huanian, then looked at Zhou Jinyu and shook his head.

Zhou Jinyu suddenly realized, he couldn't help laughing and said, "You mean, it doesn't matter if your mother agrees or not?"

The little bun nodded slightly.

Zhou Jinyu laughed loudly: "It's amazing my little bun, you are not afraid of your mother spanking your ass."

Xiao Baozi shook his head, indicating that he was not afraid.

Zhou Jinyu looked at Wei Huanian, and said to Wei Jingrui, "Actually, if you want to come to Zhou's house, it's not impossible. As long as your mother nods, you can stay as long as you want."

Wei Huanian also smiled at the corner of his mouth, and said angrily: "If Ah Jing lives in Zhou's house, what's the matter?"

Zhou Jinyu took it for granted, "Then let Xiao Baozi be my son."

Wei Huanian was startled, and looked at Zhou Jinyu: "What did Mr. Zhou just say?"

Zhou Jinyu realized that she had said the wrong thing later, she hurriedly corrected: "Then what, I mean, anyway, the whole Zhou family likes you two, especially grandma likes little buns so much... My mother likes him too, besides, it’s inconvenient for you to send him here every day, tossing back and forth, our Zhou family also has many guest rooms... just..."

Zhou Jinyu justified himself and couldn't continue talking.

Wei Huanian just smiled and said nothing, just watched her smooth things over by herself.

Zhou Jinyu finally said helplessly: "Forget it, alas, just pretend I didn't say anything."

Wei Huanian let out a prolonged "oh", stopped talking about this topic, and said instead, "I came here to tell Mr. Zhou that Ah Jing might not be able to come over tomorrow."

Zhou Jinyu quickly said: "Coincidentally, I happen to have some personal matters tomorrow."

Wei Huanian nodded: "Then it's settled, Ah Jing will take a day off tomorrow."

Zhou Jinyu responded, and Wei Huanian didn't stay any longer because he was going back home in a hurry.

Zhou Jinyu personally sent their mother and son out of the mansion.

That night, Zhou Jinyu lay on the bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep no matter what.

When Zhao Guangsheng came during the day, he told her that at the funeral of the head of the old courtyard tomorrow, Emperor Tianshun would most likely be close to him, so he told her to be cautious and not to offend Emperor Tianshun.

Zhou Jinyu turned over again, and suddenly remembered the letter that the head of the old hospital told her to give to the Lord Long Live. Thinking of this, she immediately got up and got out of bed, picked up the torch on the table and lit the candlestick. He picked up the candlestick, walked to the bronze mirror, and found out the letter ahead of time.

She had already put away the letter in advance, and even for the sake of caution, she put the letter in the gap between the bronze mirror and the wall, and the letter sent by the eldest princess with frivolous love poems But she just threw it casually and didn't know where to go.

Zhou Jinyu picked up the letter and double-checked the handwriting on the envelope. She didn't feel relieved until she saw the words "From Your Majesty" written on it.

Carefully put the letter under the pillow at the head of the bed and press it down. When she woke up tomorrow, she changed her clothes and took the letter with her, so as not to forget it.

She didn't sleep well that night, and when it was not dawn the next day, she got up and put on her clothes, and ordered the carriage to go straight to West Street.

Last night, during dinner, she had already greeted Mrs. Zhou and Mrs. Liu. She was going out today to preside over the funeral for the head of the old man's house. Mrs. Zhou and Mrs. Liu naturally agreed.

When Zhou Jinyu arrived at the capital of the old courtyard on West Street, Zhao Guangsheng was already waiting for her. In fact, Zhou Jinyu came to help Zhao Guangsheng. Although Zhao Guangsheng stuttered, he did things very safely. Everything has been arranged.

As soon as Zhou Jinyu entered the yard, he saw that the door of the Zhengbei room was wide open. There were dozens of people in the yard who were invited by Zhao Guangsheng to handle the funeral. Their expressions were very indifferent. mourning clothes, but no sadness at all.

The north room has been arranged as a mourning hall by them, and the white curtains are blown by the wind, swinging back and forth.

The coffin at the head of the old courtyard stopped in the middle of the north room.

Zhou Jinyu walked in, kowtowed three times to the coffin at the head of the old courtyard, and then took the mourning clothes that Zhao Guangsheng handed over and put them on.

She followed Zhao Guangsheng to the courtyard, and Zhao Guangsheng said, "Jinyu...I...have something...to...with you..."

Zhou Jinyu glanced at him with a wry smile: "What's the matter?"

Zhao Guangsheng stammered: "Yesterday... before noon yesterday, the eldest princess... came here."

Zhou Jinyu was startled: "Who? The eldest princess? Wei Huanian?"

Zhao Guangsheng nodded, and continued: "Yesterday, I...wanted to tell you, but I...was in a hurry, so...forgot."

Zhou Jinyu asked: "What is she here for? To pay tribute to the head of the old hospital?"

Zhao Guangsheng nodded, took out a pass from his pocket, took out a bank note, and handed it to Zhou Jinyu.

Zhou Jinyu took the silver ticket and asked, "Is it from the eldest princess?"

Zhao Guangsheng nodded again.

Zhou Jinyu wondered: "That's not right. Didn't you just send the news to the ministers' residence last night? Why did she arrive at noon? It doesn't make sense. How did she know the letter?"

Zhao Guangsheng said, "No... I don't know."

Zhou Jinyu waved his hand: "I know you don't know, forget it, don't think about it for now, I guess the ministers will arrive at dawn later, when the time comes, you and I will greet you well, so that the head of the old hospital can live in a decent manner." Walk."

Zhao Guangsheng nodded, "I...understand."

The two brothers and sisters didn't say much, they just waited in the yard for a while, and before dawn, Li Wei'an and Feng Weizhi were the first to arrive.

Zhou Jinyu temporarily put aside his grievances with Li Wei'an and welcomed them in.

Li Wei'an originally wanted to make a fuss, but glared at Zhou Jinyu and said, "Why are you here?"

Zhou Jinyu couldn't help frowning: "I'm here to do the funeral for the old man."

Li Wei'an said unwillingly: "Zhou Jinyu, I don't care what your status is, and it's not your turn to hold the first funeral for the old hospital! What qualifications do you have to be here? You have been in Qiulu Academy for less than half a year , why do you!"

He wanted to say something else, but Feng Weizhi stopped him and said: "Brother Li, don't say these things here, you and I will go in and pay homage to the head of the old courtyard first."

Zhou Jinyu didn't want to argue with him too much, and today was a special day, so he simply put up with Li Wei'an's provocation and didn't say any more.

Li Wei'an and Feng Weizhi went in to pay homage to the head of the old courtyard, and Zhao Guangsheng also took out mourning clothes to distribute to them.

After more than half an hour, the ministers who posted the funeral posts began to arrive one after another, Feng Weizhi's father Feng Boyang, Li Wei'an's father Li Chang, and even some court ministers who Zhou Jinyu couldn't name, of course There is also the current prime minister, Mr. Su.

It was almost time for people to come, and with a loud shout: "The emperor is here."

Immediately afterwards, Emperor Tianshun, the long live god of the dynasty, also arrived.

Everyone knelt on the ground and shouted long live my emperor.

Emperor Tianshun obviously had a very bad complexion. He came to the mourning hall, looked at the coffin at the head of the old courtyard for a while, and said, "Wang Qing, you told me that day that you wanted to help me take care of this Qiulu Academy. What are you doing now? I'm leaving?"