Summer wraps autumn, water keeps wind

"Among the colorful clouds of Chaoci Baidi, a thousand-mile Jiangling will be returned in one day." Standing on the bow of the boat, Shu Ling read to the river scene.All the ships on the river have been driven away, only this fleet.Small ships escorted the surrounding area, and the treasure ship with yellow sails in the middle sailed majesticly on the river. The river wind blew away all the heat waves, and there was only infinite refreshment.

Wearing a soft armor with a knife hanging on his waist, and mourning clothes outside, the young man of twelve or thirty has sharp eyes, a heroic appearance, and looks like a servant.He clasped his fists, and his voice was immature but resounding: "My lord is wrong, let's go to the capital, not Jiangling."

Ling Ling was eight or nine years old, standing on the bow of the boat with his hands behind his back, like an adult, just after hearing this, he turned around, grabbed his hand, blinked and said, "Why don't you read some poems? This boat is going to be boring."

The young man cupped his hands and said, "Fu Gen dare not."

Shu Ling pressed close to Fu Gen and whispered, "Brother, come with me to play for a while."

Seeing that no one was approaching, Fu Gen whispered: "The old prince will wake up soon and ask you about your homework, how many hours will it be?"

Zu Ling raised his mouth high and said: "If not, then now!" Fu Gen turned his mind a few times, smiled and said: "Your lord, just go, there is a solution for the humble job."

The national funeral ceremony is just around the corner. In the summer, the coffin of the late emperor was buried in the palace in a short period of time. However, the vassal kings and ministers outside and the envoys from various countries will not be able to arrive in the capital for a while, so the national funeral ceremony will be postponed until 81 days later , followed by the enthronement ceremony three months after the late emperor's death, and then various canonization ceremonies, all matters are in full swing.Now the festivities of feudal lords and ministers from all walks of life are almost here, and there are still a few days until the national funeral ceremony, only the king Yu and the old prince Yan who are in the land of Bashu have not yet arrived.

One day, Bi Xinliu met the ministers at Qixia Palace. Since the Ministry of Rites had gone to discuss the affairs of the king last time, Bi Xin also asked to discuss state affairs with him.Li He sang promises outside and came in to report the matter.

Bi Xin was not very happy and said: "What must be said now?"

Li He said: "Old Prince Yan has brought King Yu into the city."

Liu Fu said: "How come it's so fast, it was said to be on the canal a few days ago."

Li He replied: "Your Majesty was afraid that the old prince would not be able to stand the bumps when he was old, so he ordered to take the water route, so he went all the way to Beijing from the Yangtze River and the canal. But the old prince said he was afraid that it would be too late because of his health, so he traveled day and night with light vehicles and fast horses. I’m rushing in, I’m afraid I’m going to the palace soon.”

Wei Dingzhen got up and said: "There is nothing important, why not come here today." Bi Xin nodded in agreement.

He Xinliu and the two of them prepared the guard of honor and went down to the gate tower of the palace gate to meet them.King Yan took King Yu's carriage all the way to the gate of the palace, and was very moved to see the emperor go out to greet him in person.After getting off the carriage far away, the servants still did not follow in outside the city, only a few guards on fast horses stopped behind the carriage.

King Yan knelt down in front of the emperor and kowtowed, and King Yu followed him half a step behind. The old and the young were dressed in white and said: "Long live Jin'an."

The emperor went to help King Yan, and King Yan stood up. The emperor cupped his hands and said, "How is the old emperor?"

King Yan hurriedly replied, "Don't dare." He also said: "Your Majesty greeted you personally, and the old minister was flattered."

The emperor supported King Yan and said: "The old prince has made great contributions to the country, this is the job of the younger generation." It turned out that King Yan was a cousin of the first emperor.Fearing that the palace would suspect that he had disobedience, he handed over the military power early on and became the prince of Taiping in Shu. The first emperor did not forget his contribution, gave him a hereditary title, and entrusted the third prince to him to raise him. Now the new emperor is naturally Don't forget his benefits.Prince Yan has a very straightforward temper, and the emperor respects him, so he naturally doesn't see him. The four of them walked into the palace and chatted freely.

The emperor asked: "I don't know if the third brother is easy to discipline with you?" When King Xiaoyu heard this, he lowered his head and hid in Liufu's place. Liufu and him hit it off right away.

King Yan also said truthfully: "The eight or nine-year-old child is not easy to manage. A few days ago on the river, he secretly ran to play on the small ship while the old minister was asleep, and even asked someone to coax the servant of Shichen. It took half an hour."

It turns out that Ling is the king of Yu, and Fu Gen, the attendant who accompanied him since he was a child, is extremely smart and bold.Fu Gen secretly covered Shu Ling and went to the small ship, and then tried to coax away the servants around King Yan, and quietly filled up the time clock.Originally, King Yan only slept for half an hour at noon, and the servants would wake him up, but Fu Gen interfered with it, and the sleepers on the boat had no idea of ​​time, so King Yan slept for an hour.

Liu Fu took Shu Ling's hand, and covered his face with a smile while walking, "You're really naughty." Everyone went into the palace talking and laughing, and made good arrangements for King Yan and Shu Ling, letting them rest early.

When Zi Ling first entered the palace, everything was new, and she walked around the palace early in the morning to play, and didn't want those cumbersome slaves, so only Fu Gen was allowed to follow.The scenery in the imperial garden in summer is the best, full of flowers, luxuriant branches and leaves, many things are different from the land of Shu.

Zu Ling walks and jumps for a while, pulling Fu Gen to watch fish or fold flowers.Shu Ling asked Fu Gen as he walked, "Are you still in pain?"

It turned out that when Fu Gen got into trouble that day, the old prince was furious and beat Fu Gen twenty times. After begging hard and promising to study hard, the old prince didn't send Fu Gen to do coolies.Those [-] boards are really not light, and the horse is bumpy these days, how can it not hurt?

But Fu Gen patted his chest and said: "My lord, don't forget that I'm a Lian family son, so what's this little injury?"

Shu Ling laughed when she heard this, and was about to speak, when she suddenly saw a big snow-white cat running past her, its fur was like satin, white and shiny.Seeing that the cat was so beautiful, Ling Ling went to catch it and followed it for a long distance.The cat is not afraid of people, but it has a strong temper. Seeing Ling coming to chase it, it stopped and bared its teeth at him. Those teeth were also surprisingly white, shining in the sun, and its pink tongue curled into a curl. A small scroll squinted at Ling.

Zu Ling is playful, so she ran over to pet the cat's back.Unexpectedly, when the cat's tail stood up, the fur on its body exploded, its eyes widened, it turned around and slapped its claws, and then galloped away.The paw print left on the back of Ling Ling's hand was bleeding profusely.Fu Gen had seen it clearly a long time ago, and ran wildly to chase the cat.That big white cat was very spiritual, seeing that the situation was not good, its four claws flew like flying, and it hid in the grass.How could Fu Gen give up, he jumped into the grass and scratched, only to hear the white cat's screams of "meowing" incessantly, and after a while, Fu Gen came out with the cat.

The white cat was not reconciled in this situation, turned its head and bit Fu Gen's wrist fiercely, and Fu Gen frowned, his eyes were fierce, and he didn't bark nor let go, he punched the cat's head fiercely, The cat snorted and passed out.

Fu Gen threw the cat in front of Shu Ling and said, "How does the lord deal with this beast?" It flowed out from the small hole bitten out, and it was particularly glaring when it stained the white mourning clothes.

Ling Ling looked distressed and said: "It just grabbed me, it may not have any intentions, why bother to get angry with it, it will hurt you."

Fu Gen stiffened, pretending to be indifferent and said: "It's okay to be humble, but it hurt the prince, whether it's skinning or cramping, you can say a word."

Shuling glanced at the cat and said, "You have taught me a lesson, so just let it go."

While talking, Qingyang came quickly from behind, looked left and right, and shouted: "Xuemao, Xuemao." When he got closer, he saw the big white cat lying motionless on the ground, screaming in fright, and went to hug it. The cat gradually woke up, seeing that Qingyang was leaning in her arms, whining "Woooo".

Shu Ling made a salute and said, "Hi, Miss Huang." Qingyang was anxious seeing Mao being wronged, and ignored Shu Ling at all.

Fu Gen raised his eyebrows and said, "Princess's cat is so ignorant. It hurt my master. I hope the princess will give me an explanation." Qingyang stared: "I don't care about this, who of you bullied Xue? Mao, stand up for Bengong!"

Fu Gen ignored Shu Ling to pull him, and took a step forward and said, "Princess wants to kill Xiaozhi, and Xiaozhi has no objection, but you have to apologize to the prince!"

Qing Yang was spoiled by others in the palace, and no one dared to speak to her like this before. Just as she was about to explode, someone shouted: "Stop."

It turned out that Bi Xin brought Liufu and wanted to see Shuling. The servants said that Shuling had gone to the Royal Garden to play, so they went to the Royal Garden to have a look. It was clear when they passed by that Shuling was injured. Let's see how he handles it, who knows that the matter is getting worse, so Bi Xin came out to mediate.

Everyone saluted and worshiped, and the slaves next to him went to bind Ling Fugen's wounds in the morning, and he said: "It's all right for you each to take a step back, don't fight any more." Then everyone gave up and dispersed.

Bi Xin and Liu Fu were walking on the path, Liu Fu said: "I thought that Yu Ling was naughty, but I didn't think he was kind."

Bi Xin nodded and said: "The little attendant beside him is a loyal protector of the lord, and he won't be afraid that Su Ling will suffer if he follows him." The two of them talked and turned to Qixia Palace.

After the enthronement ceremony, everyone finally changed their clothes, the white silk in the palace also went, and returned to their usual appearance, and Shu Ling also returned to Baidi.Everyone has been officially canonized, but the reconsideration of the political king's special status can't be done for a while, and the ministers under him are deliberately delaying it.

Wanzhao was very happy today. Since his father came to Beijing, the emperor appointed his mother as the third-rank wife, and today he went to the palace to visit relatives.Wanzhao stood at the gate of Yonghe Palace waiting eagerly, and finally saw her mother walking near in a formal dress and full makeup.

Wan Zhao didn't care much, and cried out with tears in his eyes: "Mother!" Then he hurried forward and took his mother's hand.The mother and daughter haven't seen each other for many years, how can they hold back their tears, and cry with each other.

Gradually the tears stopped, Madam hurriedly saluted and said: "My wife pays homage to Concubine Ning, Empress Jin'an."

Wan Zhao hugged her mother and helped her up, "No mother."

Qin Huan also wept with joy, wiped his tears and said, "It's such a beautiful day, Madam, madam, don't cry." Wan Zhao helped her mother into the palace, let her sit on the couch, knelt on her knees and said, "My child is not filial. I can serve my mother."

Madam hurriedly stood up and returned the salute: "Your Majesty, I really can't afford a courtier like you."

Only then did Wan Zhao get up, and the mother and daughter held hands and talked about the past few years.Wan Zhao talked to her mother a lot, and her mother said: "The fortune-teller said you were the phoenix's life in the mother's world. If not, how could I be willing to send you into the palace? After all, you have lived up to the expectations of our family."

Hearing this, Wanzhao felt a burst of grief. What kind of maternity did she want? She just wanted to be with the people she cared about.Wan Zhao only said that she tried her best to take good care of the family.At this moment, she raised her eyes and saw her mother's maid standing in the distance holding many things, so she asked her mother what it was.

The madam was very happy and said: "I just went to pay my respects to the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother said a lot of things and rewarded so many things. I think that our family can have today because of the Queen Mother's care."

Wanzhao snorted coldly when she heard this, and said to her mother, "Now that the emperor takes a fancy to his father, I don't know how many eyes are staring at the Liu family. Everything in the family must be kept low-key, and don't have too close contacts with other families, especially the empress dowager's family. Don't fall into the shoes of others, the most important thing is to listen carefully to the emperor's order." The madam doesn't understand these things, but after hearing what Wan Zhao said, she took it seriously.

After sending her mother away, Wan Zhao went to the Palace of Compassion and Ning to thank her for her kindness.The Empress Dowager wore dark black satin with the word "shou" on the red background, and a brown forehead band on her head, which was inlaid with emeralds the size of pigeon eggs. The whole body was emerald green and shiny.Wan Zhao called her a "concubine" and saluted and sat down.

The Empress Dowager closed her eyes and let Bo Zhe press her temples, and said, "Have you seen your mother?" Wan Zhao replied yes.The queen mother squinted and opened her eyes and said, "You have also enjoyed family happiness, so when will the Ai family enjoy it too?"

Wan Zhao was disdainful in her heart, and said: "The princess can come to pay her respects every day, and the servants are good at serving, so the Queen Mother doesn't have to worry."

The Empress Dowager snorted coldly: "Now I am more capable as a concubine."

Wanzhao smiled and said, "If the concubine has any ability, it is naturally to do things for the queen mother, but the emperor does not listen to the concubine's persuasion, and the concubine can't do anything."

The queen mother gave Wanzhao a sideways look, pointed at the notebook and said, "The Ai family chose dozens of girls for the emperor, but the emperor didn't like them in the end, so it's your ability to choose these few girls?"

Wan Zhao stroked the pendant on his ear and said, "Holy will is unpredictable, and concubines are just doing their duties."

The Queen Mother silently pressed the notebook, and the two sat quietly facing each other for a while. Wan Zhao got up and saluted, "The concubine still has matters to deal with in the harem, so I won't disturb the Queen Mother's Qingxiu, so I will take my leave first." Saying this, she saluted and left.

Bo Zhe said to the Empress Dowager: "Although the Emperor has a little affection for Concubine Ning, he is not the person on the Emperor's heart. I'm afraid it will be difficult."

The Empress Dowager said leisurely: "Whether she is really incompetent or fake incompetence, she is not from the same family, or my family can use it more at ease." Then she asked: "When will my good cousin send my daughter to the palace? "

Bai Zhe also said helplessly: "Your Excellency will never agree, and say that a daughter who is arrogant and willful is not suitable for entering the palace as a concubine."

The Queen Mother frowned and said, "If it wasn't for the fact that there are no girls of the right age in the clan, who would miss his precious daughter? Continue to explain the benefits to him, and it is necessary to beat him up." Bai Zhe obeyed the order.