Huaibi

The gray magpie refused to leave, the food and drink in the Xu'an Hall, the whole hall was smoked with white charcoal and warmed like thick spring, just for it to spend the winter.Jiang Chang, the little eunuch who was serving the prince, was kicked out once, but was stopped by Ping Huaizhen, and no one chased him away after that, just like an ancestor, he let it jump up and down on the table, pecking at the cakes to eat.

He Jinyi liked it, stroked its soft and bright feathers with his fingertips, and listened to Ping Huaizhen and Jiang Chang's confession: "Add a brocade quilt and bring a pot of honey wine."

"Honey wine?" He Jinyi had never heard of it before, so he asked curiously.

Jiang Chang understood the crown prince's thoughts best, and always regarded He Jinyi as the person who should not be neglected, so he hurriedly responded enthusiastically: "Returning to Mr. He, this honey wine is often brewed in the south. When making wine, it is served with bee sugar. The slightest hint of sweetness, the crown prince found it from the people not long ago, and only waited for today to enjoy it."

"So that's the case." He Jinyi nodded, and after Jiang Chang retreated, he turned around and joked, "Thank you, Prince, for your compassion."

Ping Huaizhen also joked with him: "The prince wants you to remember it in your heart, it's best not to forget it."

"Mead?"

"Humanity."

He Jinyi propped his head up and smiled, and accidentally pressed the fingers of his other hand a little bit, forcing Gray Magpie to jump forward two steps.

After a while, the honey wine was brought, and Ping Huaizhen poured him a cup. The sweetness lured the bird closer, but He Jinyi raised his hand to block it, and tapped it on the head with his fingers: "You can't drink this."

"Can Jin Yi drink?"

"Of course," He Jinyi asked him back, picked up the glass and said to him, "It's just sugar water."

Ping Huaizhen heard it interesting, but still did not forget to remind her sincerely: "I heard that the stamina of this honey wine is [-]% strong, Jin Yi should not drink too much."

"It's just such a small pot, and you still teach me not to be greedy, stingy."

Ping Huaizhen couldn't help laughing: "Then you can drink it as you please, lest you say I'm stingy." Then he respected him, "The first cup for He Jinyi's birthday."

He Jinyi's expression was restrained, and every time he had a drink with him, he became more serious, and said peacefully: "May every year be here in court." Then he drank from the cup, and the wine was so sweet and greasy that it made the tip of his tongue tingle. It's a taste that fruit wine can't compare to.

Ping Huaizhen didn't rush to ask him how it tasted, and slowly filled two more cups, and said respectfully: "The second cup is for Jin Yi's future."

"May Qing Yun Wanli live up to the spirit of today's youth."

The entrance of the second cup seems to be slightly spicy.

Ping Huaizhen toasted three cups in a row: "The third cup is Jin Yi's marriage."

He Jinyi cupped his cup to his lips, and suddenly froze.

"What do you wish?" Ping Huaizhen asked patiently, covering the desire in his heart.

He Jinyi thought for a long time this time, and it took a long time before he laughed in a low voice: "I hope to have someone with one heart." While speaking, he sipped the wine slowly. In fact, it's not that the immature young man has never thought about such things.

However, in He Jinyi's vague thoughts, love and marriage have always been not about tenderness and romance, but about heart-to-heart and walking side by side. This kind of compatibility is hard to find in the world.

Ping Huaizhen's eyes became softer and softer, he didn't know if he was smelling of alcohol, he vaguely felt that his face was a little red, so he drank the wine in his hand and asked: "How does it taste?"

He Jinyi stroked the wine glass with his thumb, and replied with one word: "Sweet."

"like?"

"En," he nodded, but suddenly moved the jug a few inches away, and waved his head to Ping Huaizhen, "It's not suitable to drink too much of such sweet wine."

"You are more self-disciplined than me."

He Jinyi nodded, he has always been like this, always keeping the teachings of his elders in mind.

"Father always said, eat like a person, less exciting, more bland, a gentleman should be like this."

Ping Huaizhen couldn't help sighing: "Jin Yi respects his parents' teachings, is it only by arrangement that he will start a family in the future?"

"You should obey your parents' orders." He Jinyi didn't feel anything wrong.

Ping Huaizhen wanted to shake his head: "How do parents know who is the 'one-hearted person'?"

This question caught He Jinyi's attention, he thought for a while and didn't answer, he just asked: "Marriage matters, even the crown prince, how can he make his own decisions?"

Ping Huaizhen was absolutely certain: "If it wasn't for that person, I wouldn't get married."

He Jinyi couldn't speak for a moment, looking into Ping Huaizhen's eyes, under the dim light of the candles, layers of darkness could still be seen.After a while, he lowered his eyebrows and accepted it: "You are right. If it weren't for the 'one-hearted person', I would not get married. In just a few dozen years, how can I make ends meet."

It seemed to be a joke, but it was more or less serious, Ping Huaizhen was very happy, obviously he would not reflect on anything, but he deliberately said: "Master He will definitely blame me."

After speaking, they laughed together.

The jug that was originally removed was brought back later, no matter how self-disciplined it is, it should be unrestrained on the birthday.After a few exchanges between the two, a small pot of honey wine was drained.

He Jinyi rinsed his mouth before going to sleep, but still felt the fragrance on his lips and teeth, and his head was faintly drowsy, but it was still difficult to fall asleep because of the tiredness, so he could only squint his eyes and talk to Ping Huaizhen.

Recently, the Ministry of Criminal Justice is changing the world secretly. Since Liu Yin returned to the capital, he has been busy weeding out dissidents. Those who have a slight disagreement will be cleared out of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. The lucky ones will be demoted by half a rank and transferred to other departments. The unlucky ones will not even return to the capital.

Emperor Hongxuan opened his eyes and closed his eyes, not out of partiality, but as the emperor, he has long been used to the normal state of fighting for power and profit, if he does not violate the rules, he will be regarded as the weak and the strong, and let them go.He Jinyi strongly disagreed with this, but the Ninth Five-Year Honor, it was not his turn to say anything bad, and only quietly vented a trace of worry during the long talk with Ping Huaizhen.

Ping Huaizhen knew that Liu Yin's actions were all for the sixth prince, and now he was only digging the foundation stone, and the future troubles would be endless.In the past, the turmoil was nothing, but in the future, intrigues and deceptions must be walked on thin ice.He felt that he should talk to He Jinyi, but he also felt that he shouldn't talk to him. He hoped that He Jinyi would be as pure as a child, but also hoped that he would face the challenge and grow into a full-fledged and unrivaled strongman. By.

A candle was flickering outside the curtain, Ping Huaizhen stared at the light and hesitated, and after a long time said euphemistically: "For the emperor, Liu Yin is only greedy for power, but not out of principle; but for me To put it bluntly, that is an ambition that is frozen three feet."

There was no response for a long time.

Ping Huaizhen raised her elbows, looked sideways, and saw that He Jinyi had finally fallen asleep, her lips were still moving in a daze, but she didn't make any sound at all.

Such a glance instantly dispelled the worries in his heart, Ping Huaizhen leaned a few inches closer, and asked in a low voice: "Are you asleep, or are you replying to me?"

He Jinyi never opened his eyes, his lips were still slightly pursed.

"Jin Yi."

Ping Huaizhen called him, then got up and went down to the bunk, crushing the last spark outside.

The room was suddenly dark, and He Jinyi felt in a daze that the person beside him was leaving and coming back, hugging him intimately and whispering in his ear, he couldn't tell what he said, but it made him feel happy.

"No one in this world should be your 'one-hearted person' more than me. I know your ambitions and your joys. Only I can accompany you to see the world, up and down, inside and outside the hall, and I will be with you Inseparable from the head."

He Jinyi listened to it as if he didn't know it, and he had a sweet dream in his arms for a while, and the corners of his lips curled up unconsciously...

After dawn, He Jinyi left the palace on a carriage.

Ping Huaizhen washes and washes slowly, goes to Fengyi Hall to pay her respects to the Queen, then changes into ordinary clothes and leaves the palace.

In the north of the suburbs of Beijing, there is Xianshan Mountain, and there are high-ranking scholars in the mountain. It is said that they are two wise and sage Confucianists who retired to the bamboo forest.

In the Zhao Mansion in the middle of the capital, Zhao Keyang, the prince's Taibao, circled the waist of the idle mountain with fine ink, and advised the prince to the drawings: "The emperor respects literati, but the two elders, Yunhe and Yunhe, are always world-weary and do not invite them for a long time. If the prince can be humble and respectful, I beg With the assistance of the two elders, we can keep the reserve position stable and add two more think tanks."

Ping Huaizhen heard that it was reasonable, but she still frowned in puzzlement, and asked: "But even the emperor can't invite the two elders, Yunhe, how can I?"

There was no one around in the courtyard, Zhao Keyang had dispatched all his servants when Ping Huaizhen came, and he still lowered his voice when he spoke here, cautiously said: "The prince's words are wrong. The two elders, Yunhe, are noble, and the emperor As today's son, no matter how respectful and virtuous a corporal is, it is inconvenient to put his posture too low, so he refuses to give in. The prince is different, you are young now, as a junior, you should respectfully bow down... I am afraid that the prince will not let you go posture."

"Uncle is worrying too much," Ping Huaizhen agreed immediately, hearing clearly, "I will learn from the ancients once, go to Xianshan for the third time, and ask for high-ranking scholars. If I can't do it three times, I will ask for it again and again until the two elders are satisfied."

Zhao Keyang was extremely pleased, and there was no need to say more about what he had not said yet.

In fact, it is not only about seeking talents and strategies, and consolidating the position of the crown prince, but he is worried that the sixth prince will strike first.

Ping Huaihao is now over nine years old, although immature, his temperament has obviously improved a lot. In the past two months, he is no longer as stubborn as before. Instead, he is diligent in his studies, filial and polite, and naturally he is more pleasing to the emperor. Such behavior, I don't know who it was enlightened by.

The king's heart is unpredictable. Before Liu Yin returned to Beijing, he had outstanding achievements in government. Now he is in the court to protect the sixth prince and concubine Yi. It is hard to guarantee that the situation will change drastically, and the prince will no longer be the prince...

Zhao Keyang let out a long sigh, and thoughtfully tapped the ink marks on the paper.

Ping Huaizhen talked for a long time in Zhao's mansion, and came out by car when it was nearly Shen Shi all day long.Jingzhong school is closed, there are many children on the road, Ping Huaizhen listened to the noise in his ears, raised the curtain and told the palace driver: "Be careful."

As soon as the words fell to the ground, he saw a familiar child on the side of the road. The child also saw him and turned his head to look at him.

"parking."

With a short neigh, the palace man took the reins and helped the prince off the horse.

Ping Huaizhen walked in front of the child, crouched on the bed and smiled, "Why are you here?"

"Fang's class is over." The child squinted his eyes and replied to him.

Ping Huaizhen didn't ask any more questions, he carried him into the carriage and made the carriage turn around to go to Chengyuan Palace.

This child is Pingxiya, the son of Prince Chengyuan. The eldest son of Prince Chengyuan died young, and the princess finally gave birth to a son eight years ago, who is the son in front of him.Ping Huaizhen was often cared for by the concubine since he was a child, and he pities her young son, so he loves this cousin very much, but it's a pity that Pingxiya rarely enters the palace, and he is rarely seen.

Ping Xiya was sitting in the carriage, and when he saw the curtains hanging down, he sweetly called out "Brother Prince".

Ping Huaizhen found it very interesting, pinched his cheeks and asked him, "Why didn't you call me when I saw you just now?"

"Just now there are idlers on the road, if I called, wouldn't they all stop and beg you?" Ping Xiya smiled "hehe", and took out peach blossom candy to treat him to eat.

Ping Huaizhen stared at the candy in his hand and was slightly distracted, remembering that when he was young, the princess loved to coax him with it, but now he doesn't like it, so he picked up one and fed it to Ping Xiya's mouth.

"You're smart."

"Yes! Sir also praised me for being smart."

Ping Huaizhen saw him patted his schoolbag proudly while eating candy, and said curiously: "You are really strange, you don't ask the teacher for advice in the mansion, and you don't bring a book boy with you. If you run around like this by yourself, the princess is not afraid of you." lost it?"

"My concubine makes people look at me."

"Oh? How do you know?"

"Last time after class, I went to the river to play in the water. Wasn't someone carrying me back immediately? I was even slapped on the palm by my concubine."

Ping Huaizhen couldn't help laughing out loud.

"Actually, Concubine Mother loves me very much," Ping Xiya explained to him when he laughed at him being scolded, "Concubine Mother sent me to school because she was afraid that I would be bored alone, so that I could have more playmates."

"Well, so you go to the river, she is naturally worried about your safety."

"I won't go in the future," Ping Xiya nodded obediently, "I went because of a bet from a bad boy surnamed Luo in the school, causing me to be punished..."

Ping Huaizhen no longer listened carefully to his scolding classmates, but suddenly couldn't stop being envious.

He knew Princess Chengyuan's intentions in sending Pingxiya to a folk school, and even more the balance of her reluctance to let Pingxiya enter the palace to accompany her to study.If it is possible, why would he not want to be born outside the palace, but he can be as carefree and free as this cousin, and enjoy his life endlessly.