Dong Gong Mei

Chapter 423 I am the Lord of the World

The purple spring palace is locked in haze, and the green tiles and vermilion walls dazzle with flying flowers.

Zhao Xiwei followed the servant, walked through the palace road with flying plum blossoms, and went to Zichen Hall to greet the emperor.

The emperor was being served by Concubine Shu, who was drinking medicine, and when he saw her greeted at the bottom of the steps, he ordered his left and right: "The princess is here, go and bring that plate of cherries, Biluo!"

He smiled and waved to her again: "This is a new tribute from Qingzhou. It was only delivered to the palace this morning, and it hasn't had time to send it to the East Palace."

Jasper cup, red cherry.

Golden sweet-scented osmanthus honey is sprinkled on it, and the mouth is soft and sweet, which is very surprising.

Zhao Xiwei hurriedly bowed to thank: "Thank you for your kindness."

"Your Majesty is really biased!" Concubine Shu put the medicine bowl on the case, and said with a smile, "I have never even seen this concubine Cherry!"

The emperor glanced at her: "How old are you? Are you fighting for food with your child?"

Concubine Shu said coquettishly: "It's my fault, I shouldn't be greedy!"

The emperor was so amused that he laughed, and pointed to the palace man next to him: "The two little princesses must be hungry, so tell the serving nuns to take two servings of egg custard stewed with goat's milk and send it over!"

Sitting below, Zhao Xiwei looked at the emperor's smiling face with mixed feelings in his heart.

Sometimes, whether a man can be a good father has nothing to do with where he sits or who he is.Those so-called unable to give family affection out of difficult reasons are just excuses for heartlessness.

She was thinking about it when the emperor asked slightly unexpectedly, "Why didn't the prince come with you?"

Zhao Xi narrowed his expression slightly, and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness went to Chongwen Hall in the morning, and he should be discussing matters with the ministers."

"Oh." The emperor lightly tapped twice with his finger on the armrest, with a thoughtful expression on his face.

Concubine Shu took a good look at her words, quickly poured tea and served it, and said softly: "The crown prince has to take care of the government and is also busy with his studies, so he can't miss studying and practicing martial arts. Now it's the end of the year, so he's naturally busier than usual."

"Yes!" The emperor glanced at Zhao Xiwei's face, and said with a pun: "As long as the children can live in harmony, it's better than anything else!"

Zhao Xiwei hurriedly answered "Yes", and said obediently: "I will remember your Majesty's instruction."

The emperor nodded, as if he was very satisfied with her well-behaved, after thinking about it, he couldn't help but said: "The prince grew up beside me, and his personality is a bit more willful. You are a young couple, so you must be a little bit awkward. Bump, if you have been wronged by him, just tell me, and I will definitely teach him a good lesson for you!"

After speaking, he looked at Zhao Xiwei cheerfully.

How could Zhao Xiwei be so stupid as to sue his son in front of his father?
Then he smiled slightly and replied: "Your Highness is slightly better than others, but in terms of heart, he is extremely open and tolerant, and he has never made me feel wronged."

"You kid is so honest! I'm worried that he'll bully you!" Although the emperor said everything about the prince, he still smiled very happily when he heard Zhao Xiwei say that, even a little proud mean.

Seeing that she only ate two of the cherries in the bowl, she ordered Cao De: "Go to the imperial dining room and ask them to send you two servings of glutinous rice cakes, which must taste the same as last time."

Then he turned his head and said casually to Zhao Xiwei: "The glutinous rice cake is sweet and soft, and most children of your age like to eat it. However, this thing looks sweet and soft, but it is sticky and sticky, so at my age, even No matter how much you like it in your heart, you will only dare to eat one bite throughout the year."

While talking, the crystal clear glutinous rice cakes were served.

Zhao Xiwei heard the implication in the emperor's words, so he didn't move his chopsticks, waiting for him to continue.

Concubine Shu smiled and smoothed things over: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, she is still young and young, so it's okay to eat two more bites of this sweet and soft food."

The emperor picked up the teacup and took a sip, and said meaningfully: "It is precisely because both of them are young that I am not at ease."

"When this person was young, he always felt that the sweeter the better, he wished he could add oil to the honey. Only when he was old did he realize that the sweetness that can be eaten in a lifetime is only a few mouthfuls—" He Putting down the teacup, he looked over with a calm expression, "Sweet, sweet, bitter, spicy, and salty, life has all kinds of flavors, does the princess understand?"

Zhao Xi raised his eyes slightly to stare at the emperor.

What he said was very approachable. Although there was a hint of admonishment, there was no sense of oppression at all. Instead, it was more like an ordinary father teaching the juniors.

She thought about it quietly, and then replied respectfully: "There is a saying in the ancients, those who do not plan for the eternity are not enough for a moment, those who do not plan for the overall situation are not enough for a corner, and those who do not plan for all kinds of tastes are not enough for a meal. Your Majesty To be the lord of the world, to enjoy the offerings of the people, is to taste all the flavors of the world. Although my son has not tasted all the flavors, he also understands that every food and every flavor is a gift from His Majesty, so he dare not waste it."

"I am the lord of the world, so I naturally want to taste all kinds of flavors in the world..." The emperor repeated slowly. He seemed very satisfied with Zhao Xiwei's answer, and he called with a smile, "Cao De! A piece of Shu brocade, reward the Crown Princess!"

Cao De has been with the emperor for many years, and he already knows the emperor's temper well.

Seeing this expression, I knew that the emperor was really happy, so I hurriedly bowed in response, and said beamingly: "Your Majesty, there are only twenty horses in total. Are you rewarding all of them to the Crown Princess?"

The emperor glared at him: "Why, do you feel distressed?"

"I don't dare." Cao De cocked his lips, looked at Zhao Xiwei again, and said with a smile, "The Crown Princess is really blessed, there are only fifty pieces of Shu brocade left in the entire palace!"

Probably because his smile was too kind, Zhao Xiwei followed suit and laughed too. Just as he was about to salute and thank him, a palace servant's voice came from the corridor saying hello: "His Royal Highness."

Zhao Xi smiled slightly, Li Xuanye had strode in, bowed to greet the emperor, but glanced at Zhao Xiwei who was at the side.

Their eyes collided, and Zhao Xiwei subconsciously lowered his eyes and didn't look at him.

Li Xuanye was slightly taken aback, and quickly moved his eyes away. For a moment, the atmosphere was inexplicably cold.

The emperor could not help but look at the two of them more.

This one over here looks cold and alienated, but there is a faint sense of anxiety, as if he is angry, but also seems to be concerned.

And the one over there, with lowered eyebrows and narrowed eyes, looks docile, but actually has a bit of stubbornness.

Knowing a son is like a father, the emperor glanced around, and he already roughly understood what was going on.

These two must have quarreled!

And his own son is unable to step down—how can that be done? !

He smiled meaningfully, and looked at Concubine Shu: "Prince Princess is entering the palace today, is she here to discuss the palace banquet with you?"

"That's right." Concubine Shu is also exquisite, so she took Zhao Xiwei's hand and said kindly: "Just now I was busy serving His Majesty to drink medicine, but I didn't have time to ask, why don't you ask the Crown Princess to move and go to the pearl?" Have a cup of hot tea in Mirror Palace, let's talk slowly, how about it?"

Zhao Xiwei recalled the scene when he just left the East Palace, and didn't want to see him again for a while.

(End of this chapter)