Summer wraps autumn, water keeps wind

Today is the family banquet on the [-]th day of the full moon, the Shanshan palace lanterns are shining brightly in the night, and the drizzle will not disperse the festive joy.

He arrived early and took his seat.The emperor had two long tables covered with bright yellow silk tablecloths, and the queen sat at the shorter one, chatting and laughing with several concubines nearby.Seeing that the two princes had arrived, the queen kindly ordered some things to study, and then heard the emperor's personal eunuch Kun Qun sing loudly: "The emperor has arrived, and all the guests bow down."

The queen took the lead to hold the salute and shouted: "May the emperor be blessed with peace of mind."

The emperor only wore a homely brown and black long life and boundless satin robe, and tied the Nine Dragon Pendant. He gave the empress a slight hum and said, "Excuse me." He took his seat.

The emperor turned his face and looked down, saw Concubine Shu sitting on the right seat and asked concerned: "How are you?"

Concubine Shu smiled and said: "The emperor is very cute when he loves the baby in his womb. The concubine's sickness is much better, but it's very boring to be idle in the palace all day."

After hearing this, the empress knew that she had lost the right to assist the Six Palaces due to grievances, and there was a faint displeasure between her brows, as she peeked at the emperor's face.The emperor's face was expressionless, and he couldn't tell whether it was joy or anger, so he said indifferently: "Since you are bored, I will arrange some singing and dancing to make your pregnancy safe." Then he said to the queen: "Why didn't the imperial concubine come again?"

The queen replied: "The imperial concubine is not feeling well, she has asked for leave, and I am afraid she will not be able to come."

The emperor nodded and said: "I'll go and have a look at her later." Then said: "I see Concubine Shu is sitting a little forward." Concubine Shu's face turned red with embarrassment, and it was difficult to say anything, because the seat was arranged by the empress in advance. of.

The queen laughed and said: "The concubine wants to see the imperial concubine and won't come, so it's better to let Concubine Shu sit in front and talk to the emperor."

The emperor said: "That's all for now. After all, the rules can't be broken."

The emperor looked at the two of them and said: "I asked about homework a few days ago, and Xin'er answered very well. Fu'er seems a little tired."

Liu Fu hurriedly got up and argued: "Father is very strict. Only in the "Book of Songs" and "Jing Nu" "Jing Nu will be molested, let me take care of her." Suddenly, he accidentally answered "Gentlemen are molested, so it will be disturbed." I'll take care of it, so I say that my son is not good." After hearing this, everyone laughed.

Even the queen couldn't bear to smile and said: "Since the other party is a 'gentleman', wouldn't you become a 'quiet woman'?"

Liu Fu shook his head, and said with a serious face: "My minister is also a 'gentleman'!"

The emperor couldn't hold back anymore, he clapped his hands and laughed, "I really spoiled you, it's all nonsense."

Concubine Shu slowly scooped the sour plum soup in front of her, but didn't enter, she just said: "The first prince is also a 'gentleman', does the second prince like it?"

Liu Fu's ears and neck turned red when he heard this, and he couldn't help but glance at the other side.Bi Xin resisted the inconvenience of speaking, covered the corner of his mouth with his sleeve, and coughed lightly to cover it up.

The queen smiled and said: "Brother, a bloodline, naturally I like it." Then she said to Concubine Shu: "My sister is too busy talking, why don't you have some sour plum soup? It doesn't seem to suit your taste," and said to the servant next to her: "Change to some spicy side dishes, that's not appetizing."

Concubine Shu's complexion was not good, and she pretended to be angry and said with a smile: "I'm tired of drinking three or four bowls of sour plum soup every day. Let's change it to some sour apricot fruit. The crunchy ones are better than soup."

At this time, Concubine Qin said disgustedly: "The Queen's Majesty is kind, why does Sister Concubine Shu contradict Her Majesty, she really doesn't know how to respect her."

Concubine Qin is younger and more beautiful than Concubine Shu, and the unique freshness of a girl is very sacred, and she has been in the concubine's position not long after entering the palace.A few days ago, Concubine Shu was seized by the queen, and she was refuted by the emperor just now. These years, concubine Shu's domineering concubine has not been popular, so everyone naturally worships the high and tramples the low.The queen waved her hand and said: "Sister Concubine Shu is pregnant, so naturally I have to follow her mind."

Liu Fu was stunned for a moment, he didn't know whether to sit or stand, he just felt that the person next to him shook his hand, held his sleeves, and gently pulled him to sit down.Seeing that he was a bit embarrassed to step down, Bi Xin felt a little awkward, so he put a bowl of steamed custard with eight treasure sugar in front of him with a smile and put it in front of the Liufu table, saying: "Since you have eaten this custard, don't leave the others behind." I love it." Liu Fu saw that the eight-treasure candied steamed crispy cheese was like paste, so he dug a spoonful and put it into his mouth.The crispy cheese is smooth and tender in the mouth, and the sweetness is even more milky, and the mood suddenly feels good, and only then did I see a smile.

During the banquet, several concubines used paired wine orders, the emperor didn't blame him, he just found it interesting, and squinted his eyes to see it fresh.Bi Xinliu and Fu are still young, so they didn't serve drinks.Pour some water mixed with sweet-scented osmanthus clear dew into the cup, and the liufu is made of roses.Liu Fu felt that the rose dew was sweeter and more delicious than honey juice, and he drank several cups before stopping.

Although Concubine Shu was pregnant, she couldn't hold back the pleasant atmosphere, so she took a sip of the sweet wine, looked up, and saw the two of them, she couldn't help stroking her stomach, and said with a loud laugh: "Both of you The prince is very elegant, and he holds his hands, but what can he say about himself?"

Everyone looked over, Liu Fu hurriedly pulled his hands away in fright, his face was flushed with embarrassment, he hung his head and dared not make a sound.On the other hand, Bi Xin showed no displeasure, held up the silver cup and stood up, respectfully said to Concubine Shu: "I was discussing with my second younger brother just now, what should I give to my new younger brother when Lady Shu gives birth."

Concubine Qin covered her nose and said with a sneer, "I don't know if Sister Concubine Shu is pregnant with a man or a woman, I'm afraid the two princes will be disappointed."

The emperor rescued Concubine Shu and said: "I like both men and women. If it is a prince, Xin'er treats Fu'er very well, and he is a hardworking child, so he can take good care of his younger brother and set an example. Fu'er can also be a big brother , to be more strict with self-discipline." The emperor took the queen's hand and said kindly, "If it's a princess, Qingyang can have another companion."

Concubine Shu also raised her wine glass and said to him: "Thank you two princes for your kindness, and let's finish this drink." She took a sip herself first.The eunuch next to him brought two cups of wine to Bi Xinliufu.

The queen said displeased: "The prince is still young, how can you let them drink?"

The emperor didn't take it seriously, pointed at him and said with a smile: "I think he already had his mother when he was his age, so it's nothing to drink now." He seemed to be remembering something very beautiful in the past, closed his eyes slightly and said : "When I was still in Qiandi, it was also such a season. With a lover, I was willing to risk the dust of Yanjing and try the horses in the suburbs of spring."

The emperor opened his eyes and said, "Do you know why I gave you the word 'Bi Xin'?" Bi Xin just bowed and said nothing.The emperor went on to say: "One is to let you analyze your salary with the lotus, and pass on my foundation; the other is to take it from the sentence 'Kaifeng comes from the south, blowing the salary of the thorns.', so that I will not forget the kindness of your mother."

This sentence comes from "The Book of Songs" and "Kaifeng", which praises the mother's kindness and beauty.Kaifeng is the wind that nourishes all things in summer, so it is used as a metaphor for mother.The queen also nodded and said to Bi Xin: "In "Mao Shi Zhuan Jian Tong Shi", it is said that 'Kai's meaning is originally big', so "Guang Ya" says: 'Kai, big too. Autumn is for restraint and worries, and summer is for big. As for the main music, the greatness and the righteousness of the music are due to each other.' This is what it means to let you live in Qixia Palace."

But then he turned to smile and said to Liu Fu who was still blushing: "Fu'er is innocent and straightforward, but there are times when he's 'repressed', but how do you understand 'sorrow'?"

It turned out that it was Cheqiu Pavilion who lived again.

Liu Fu said aggrievedly: "Ms. Shu let my ministers drink, but my ministers don't know how to do it. If you don't drink it, you will disrespect Mrs. Shu; if you drink it, you will make a joke. Don't you worry?" Everyone laughed again. .

The emperor also smiled and pretended to be reproachful and said: "Xin'er is only one year older than you, but he is much more stable than you." Then he changed his expression and said: "But your straightforward temperament is exactly the same as your mother."

Concubine Qin said to the emperor with a smile: "The concubine heard that the emperor had a deep affection for the concubine Tao back then, and because the empress loved peach blossoms, she took the meaning of 'yuanshui is now flowing peach blossoms.' The name of the concubine is so enviable." The emperor nodded and smiled in agreement with Concubine Qin's words.

The queen said: "My sister is still young, she will definitely have a child." Concubine Qin saluted with a smile and thanked the queen for her kind words.

Seeing that he couldn't escape at this time, he took a glass of wine and drank it down.When the wine rolled from the tip of his tongue into his throat, Bi Xin suddenly felt something was wrong. It turned out that what was poured into the glass was not the sweet wine that everyone drank, but high-quality strong wine, and the smell of alcohol rose up in his stomach.Bi Xin suppressed the smell of alcohol, and looked at Concubine Shu calmly, Concubine Shu was only pulling the sleeves of the orange-red Xibaizi Wufu brocade, her face full of disdain.

Bi Xin only saw that Liu Fu was going to serve the wine glass, he stopped him, took the wine glass and said to the Empress with a smile: "Fu'er is still young, let Er Chen, the elder brother, take his place." Said, raised his head and drank not a drop.Concubine Shu was a little surprised, her brows gradually tightened.

The emperor also drank several glasses of wine and said rather boisterously: "You are too fond of Fu'er, even if you drink him, you can't help it." He poured a glass himself and sent it to someone.He was relieved to see that it was the sweet wine in his father's bottle.

After Liufu drank the wine, he saw that Bixin's expression was different, his breathing was slightly short of breath, and his complexion began to turn red.He quietly squeezed the wine glass and sniffed it as if he was taking the fruit on the other table, and suddenly felt the strong smell of wine rushing towards his face, it was definitely not the sweet wine he drank just now.Just as Liu Fu was about to speak, Bi Xin lightly raised his hand, closed his eyes and shook his head to express his silence.

At this time, Concubine Shu said to the emperor with a smile in her eyes: "The eldest prince treats the second prince really kindly, I heard that he often stays in Cheqiu Pavilion."

Hearing this, Liu Fu's face was as pale as paper, and he subconsciously wanted to hold Bi Zhi's hand, but saw that his face turned redder, his mouth was slightly open and he was panting, fine beads of sweat oozed from the tip of his nose.

The queen felt that Concubine Shu's words seemed to have deep meaning, so she hurriedly said to the emperor: "Looking at the two princes, I remembered that when I was not out of the cabinet, the concubines often stayed with the sisters at home, joking and joking, it was also a joy in life."

Concubine Shu said again: "Second Prince's face looks like powder, and I heard that Concubine Tao's mother's family is from the Murong family. There are many handsome men in Murong's family. I don't know how the second prince's appearance compares to that of Murong Chong back then?"

Murong Chong was the son of the former Emperor Jingzhao of Yan. He was born with a handsome appearance and the posture of a dragon and a sun.Before the Yan Kingdom was destroyed, Fu Jian accepted him as a male favourite, and he was very popular for a while.Later, the ministers strongly opposed it, and Fu Jian had no choice but to send Murong Chong out of the palace.After Murong Chong's rebellion, he was able to enter Chang'an and proclaim himself emperor, known as Emperor Weiwei of Xiyan in history.

However, in this dynasty, the word male favorite is the most taboo.Back then when the ancestor fought in the world, he doted on a man so much that he almost never left him day and night.It was later learned that the man was a spy sent by the enemy army to steal military information and wait for an opportunity to assassinate the ancestor.The ancestor then cut him into five horses with hatred, and made a decree: "All children of the royal family are not allowed to favor male sex!" It is called "the change of the ancestors".

Of course, the history books will not record why the man was by the ancestor's side for a long time, but the enemy army could hardly know the whereabouts of our army, and it was even more difficult to explain why the man did not kill the ancestor, but lost his own life.

But it is difficult to make an edict, and almost every generation of emperors cannot escape this pass.During Gaozong's time, the emperor even blatantly violated the ancestral precepts and planned to have a male queen, which aroused the anger of the ruling and opposition parties.The emperor failed to fulfill his wish, so he had to be awarded the title.However, the rebellious ministers and thieves forced the palace to commit crimes in the name of the emperor's violation of the ancestral precepts and the Qing emperor's side.As a result, both died in love.I call it the 'Gaozong Rebellion' in history.

Almost all the emperors of my dynasty have this kindness, but because of the ancestral precepts, they either do it quietly, or cut off their love with pain, or find some legitimate excuses to stay in the palace.

This is not my invention. As early as the Han Dynasty, the emperors of all dynasties were good men, and it was basically like this from generation to generation:

Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty Liu Bang had Confucian origin; Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty favored Confucianism; Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty had Zhao Tong, Bozi, and Deng Tong; Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty was Zhou Wenren; , and even "Historical Records" vaguely records that Emperor Wu favored generals Wei Qing and Huo Qubing.However, people of later generations deliberately left it unmentioned, not daring to believe it to be true.Subsequent generations will not repeat them.Only Dong Xian, the male favorite of Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty, is the most famous. Everyone calls him a disaster for the country's subjugation, but they don't know that the country's vitality is exhausted. Who is to blame?

At this time, only the emperor was sitting in a high position, his face was cloudy and uncertain, and he couldn't see his thoughts for a while.The queen suppressed the panic in her heart, and said politely: "No one has ever seen the appearance of the ancients, and most of their deeds are fabricated by later generations. Why do we need to compare?" After listening to it for a long time, I realized that it was:

'There are beauties in the north, peerless and independent.One smile will captivate the city, and another smile will captivate the country. '

It was the words sung by Li Yannian back then.

No one dared to say another word.The emperor said for a long time: "I'm tired today, let's go." Everyone was about to leave as if they had been pardoned, but Concubine Shu got up and wanted to speak.The queen saw it clearly, and said with a slight glare, "Sister, let's have a good pregnancy!" Concubine Shu's dazed effort, the emperor had already walked out of the palace.

Concubine Shu supported the maid's hand, feeling annoyed all the way.She gritted her teeth and said, "Almost, the emperor still didn't say anything."

The eunuch following behind bowed a few steps forward and said: "Your Majesty, calm down. The servant prepared a few times of extremely strong wine, and the aftertaste is not weak, but it has not yet been released. I don't want the eldest prince to block two glasses by himself. , the emperor broke up the banquet again, otherwise the wine will get stronger after a while, and others will only say that the prince tasted sweet wine for the first time, and the wine is too strong. When the time comes, the empress will say a few words, so the prince will have to say everything?"

Concubine Shu said bitterly: "The empress is also unkind, who in the harem doesn't know about those two people? Why pretend to be ignorant! I just want the emperor to see his two good sons face to face. What shape!" The servants on the side said yes again and again.