Donggong Zhangjiao

The speed of returning to Beijing is much faster than when I came here.

It can be regarded as being on the road.

Fang Yun knew that Pei Yao wanted to rush back to Kyoto as soon as possible so that he could calm down and take care of things along the coast.

Sure enough, after returning to Beijing, Pei Yao started to be busy again.

The fourth prince was also busy supervising the country during this period. Now he and Pei Yao were discussing the banditry in Lanzhou, and he was even more busy.

Both father and son are workaholics.

However, the fourth prince still took the time to bring the Crown Princess Lu into the palace to pay his respects to Fang Yun several times.

Mainly because I heard that they had been assassinated in Lanzhou, and I was very worried.

The princesses are not busy.

The second princess also brought her child to the palace to stay for a while, and the seventh princess also surrounded Fang Yun every day.

The two sisters mainly listened to stories.

In this era of underdeveloped transportation, it is not easy to travel far away. Even if you are a princess, you rarely have the experience of traveling far away. Naturally, you are curious about things outside.

This time Fang Yun also brought back a lot of new things from the south, such as small ornaments from the West, for the children to play with.

Nowadays, she doesn't really like to play with these things, and would rather make perfume and arrange flowers.

By the time Pei Yao was free, it was already March of the following year.

Under the thunderous methods in the past six months, the banditry along the coast has been reduced a lot, so there is no need to worry about the next thing.

After finishing this busy period, Pei Yao also realized that he was tired.

As soon as he arrived at Yuzhang Palace, he complained that his whole body was sore.

While massaging his head, Fang Yun suggested, "Since the emperor feels tired, why not take a good rest for a while and go outside in the garden or on the village to have some leisure time. After all, your health is important."

"Don't tell me, I have this idea. Now I see that Ji'er is doing a good job. Anyway, I have to leave it to him sooner or later. Now I just tell him, young man, to get busy." Pei Yao said with a smile.

Pei Yao was also very pleased and satisfied when he recalled that the fourth prince handled government affairs in an orderly and appropriate manner during this period.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, then leave it to him. Now is the spring, and it's a good time for an outing. It's also great to go out and relax." Fang Yun said with a smile.

Pei Yao nodded, and then told Hong Zheng to prepare. He was going to take the imperial concubine to Qinhe Garden to stay for a while.

Nowadays, Pei Yao only takes Fang Yun with him wherever he goes, so Hong Zheng doesn't say much, just asks if the other concubines are going, and goes directly to get ready.

Unexpectedly, when the news came out, the first one to make trouble would be the fourth prince.

"Father, my son is still young. How can you leave these things to me alone? You took your mother and concubine to have some leisure time. Poor son is so tired that he is foaming at the mouth. How long do you plan to go? ? How about taking your son with you? It just so happens that my son and the princess have been married for so long, and I haven’t taken the princess out to relax."

The fourth prince pulled Pei Yao's sleeves with a playful smile, not feeling unruly, and gathered around Pei Yao.

"You're still young. You're already married. What's the big deal?" Pei Yao pulled back his sleeves without giving any dignity, "Didn't I do a good job last year? Why can't I do it now? I'm getting older. I want to have some leisure time. You still have to do it?" You are young, don’t work, why don’t you go to sleep?”

Seeing that his coquettishness was useless, the fourth prince curled his lips and sat back in his seat.

Immediately he rolled his eyes, poured another cup of tea and handed it to Pei Yao.

"Father, as the saying goes, you can't make the horse run and not eat grass at the same time. I should respect my father and share my father's worries. However, I have a small request. I also ask my father to reward me for my hard work without any merit."

"Want something?"

Pei Yao took the tea cup and took a sip.

"I want one of my father's villages." The fourth prince chuckled, "It's the village on the mountain in the suburbs of Beijing. There is a temple on the top of the mountain called Xiaoyin Temple."

Hearing this, Fang Yun, who had been sitting next to him playing with the vase, paused slightly involuntarily.

"Xiaoyin Temple, I haven't been to this place for a long time." His thoughts were suddenly dragged back to more than twenty years ago. At that time, Fang Yun had not been in the East Palace for a long time and had just taken the second princess into his lap to raise him.

To escape the heat in the summer, Pei Yao took her, Song Shuren and He Liangdi with him.

Now, the second princess has married and become a mother. Song Shuren has raised the third prince and is now a concubine and a grandmother. However, the He family has passed away long ago. She suddenly thinks of the old things and is still a little dazed.

"The master Yi Nian must have passed away many years ago. I still remember that the vegetarian food in Xiaoyin Temple tasted very good."

When she mentioned it like this, Pei Yao couldn't help but feel absent-minded as he thought of old things.

"After I ascended the throne, I sent people to Xiaoyin Temple to invite Master Yi Nian to go to the national temple to practice. Master Yi Nian never agreed, and we lost contact with him. Now I haven't visited Xiaoyin Temple for many years."

"The vegetarian food still tastes good, but now there is indeed no Master Yi Nian. The new abbot is Master Daoyuan, and I have been there."

The fourth prince's voice sounded, interrupting their thoughts.

At this time, Pei Yao glanced at his son and said with a smile, "No wonder you miss my village, you have been there."

"My father's Zhuangzi is naturally excellent. I just saw it as a good place to escape the summer heat." The fourth prince chuckled.

Most of the things that Pei Yao had when he was the crown prince were given to the fourth princes. Those that were not given to Zhuangzi like this one were in the minority, and they were something Pei Yao really liked.

However, it is unrealistic for him to live in Zhuangzi now. If he wants to escape the summer heat, he can go to Anlu Villa or Qinhe Garden. These large gardens are more suitable and safer, so naturally he will not skimp on this.

"I'll give it to you if you want it. Do it well during this time." Pei Yao said with a smile.

The fourth prince looked even more happy to have gotten the candy. He smiled and thanked him before getting up and leaving.

After he left, Pei Yao spoke softly to Fang Yun again.

"You and I are about to leave the palace, and I also want to visit Xiaoyin Temple. Let's take a look at it while we have this opportunity."

"That's fine, I also want to go to the temple and burn a stick of incense."

Fang Yun nodded, his eyebrows gentle.

Things were arranged quickly and we set off in three days.

There is still a distance between the two places, so the itinerary was to start from the palace in the early morning, arrive at Zhuangzi in the morning, and walk on a mountain road. Pei Yao and Fang Yun happened to have lunch at Xiaoyin Temple, which was a simple meal. It’s fasting.

Then we went down the mountain and took a bus to Qinhe Garden.

By the time we arrived at Qinhe Garden, it was probably already evening.

During the period of leaving the palace, Concubine Song will take care of all the affairs in the palace, so she can rest assured.

Fang Yun got up early and was still a little sleepy, so he started to catch up on his sleep after getting on the carriage.

Pei Yao couldn't sleep, so he sat next to him and closed his eyes to rest.

The carriage was swaying, and when it was almost at Zhuangzi, Pei Yao woke up Fang Yun.

"I'm so sleepy that I almost can't wake up." Fang Yun rested his head on Pei Yao's shoulder to wake up.

Pei Yao smiled, "Did you dream about something?"

"I dreamed that when I was summering in Zhuangzi and taking a nap in the afternoon, the emperor brought iced plum soup to my concubine." The corners of Fang Yun's lips also curled up slightly.

So many years have passed in a blink of an eye, and it is really emotional to revisit the old place.

"It's a pity that it's spring now. I remember that you loved to eat the hot and sour lotus root tips made at Zhuangzi back then, but you can't eat them now. When summer comes, I'll ask someone to send some to the palace." Pei Yao said.

Fang Yun sat up, held his hand, and said with a smile, "The emperor still remembers these trivial things. I am really moved."

"You talkative." Pei Yao squeezed her hand, "Okay, pack up and get out of the car." (End of Chapter)