Lin Jiabiyu

The third prince tapped on the table with his fingers bent, his eyes darkened, his heart was mentioned again and again, and his mind was absent for a moment.

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the day when all officials rest and bathe. There is no morning court, but in the evening there is a Lantern Festival banquet in the palace. How the Holy Majesty is doing will naturally be known tomorrow night.Terrified that it will be too late.

This morning, the Holy Majesty went to court as usual. Although his complexion was not very good, he didn't look like he would lie in bed.

To move, or not to move, what a dilemma!

The third prince frowned again and again, took a long while to take a deep breath, and said to the boy kneeling by the door in a deep voice: "Inform Ye Shengnan secretly, just say that things have changed, and let him make plans immediately. "

As he spoke, he took out a seal from his pocket and handed it to the boy, "Take it! My grandfather must hear a reply at this time! Be vigilant, don't touch anything you shouldn't touch."

"Don't worry, my little one understands." The boy agreed, carefully kicked the seal into his arms, bowed his waist and hurriedly backed out.

The third prince looked at the boy's back with deep eyes, and sat down on the chair frowning for a long time, rubbing his forehead a little tiredly, and beckoned to Mr. Xin: "Sir, sit down too. Your Majesty's illness, hey, Master has been worrying all the time, but when he suddenly heard what Mr. said, his heart became more and more uneasy, and now he is even more concerned-you have no idea."

"Third Lord, don't worry too much," Mr. Xin hurriedly bowed his hands to the third prince, shook his head and sighed, and persuaded earnestly with a worried face, "Now that the emperor star is dim, it is the critical time. I dare you to Please take care of yourself, third master, I'm afraid it will only be these two days. The weather in this capital will change. Third master should make plans early. "

The third prince let out a wry smile, got up and patted Mr. Xin's hand and shook his head: "Mr. Xin appreciates your kindness. It's just that I don't allow you to be careless. If there is a mistake, all the hard work ahead will be in vain. .It's getting late today, sir, you can stay in the palace to rest. You have to think about the whole story."

As he spoke, he raised his voice to call for someone, and ordered the servant to take Mr. Xin to the guest room to rest.

The study room was strangely quiet for a while, and there was still a chill that made people shiver uncontrollably.The third prince was holding the empty teacup, staring fixedly at the vivid willow leaves on the teacup, as if he saw a god.

After a long time, the night wind made the windows creak, and a gust of cold air seeped in, and the third prince suddenly came back to his senses.As soon as he loosened his fingers, the high-quality Ru Kiln white porcelain teacup wobbled and fell to the ground, breaking into several pieces.

The sound of the teacup falling to the ground was particularly ear-piercing in the silent night sky, but the third prince didn't seem to notice it, and straightened up without even looking at the ground.He stepped out of the study room and called out to the empty yard, "Where's someone?"

A white shadow suddenly flashed under the bright moonlight.The figure landed in front of the third prince with a whoosh, bowed his head and knelt down, and said in a low and respectful voice, "Master."

"Go and deliver a letter to Wu Yan in person, asking him to take someone to Beijing immediately, and be sure to come back before tomorrow's deadline."

"Yes." The white shadow agreed, and jumped up, stepping a little.It swept out of the yard in an instant.

The third prince looked up at the bright and bright full moon in the night sky, and frowned.It took a long time before he frowned, took a deep breath, looked away, and strode towards the study in the inner courtyard.

Different from the silence of the Third Prince's Mansion, the First Prince's Mansion is a bit too noisy at the moment - the First Prince Concubine Li, the side concubine Wen, the First Prince himself and many girls and nurses are crowded in the courtyard of Wen Side Concubine Inside, a group of doctors surrounded Xing Taiyi and dragged them into the house.The maids and nuns all stretched their necks and stared into the room with their eyes wide open, for fear that they would miss something if they lost their minds.

Imperial Physician Xing took Concubine Wen's pulse slowly, twirled his beard and meditated for a moment, then smiled at the eldest prince: "Mother and child are healthy, both are fine, please rest assured, sir and madam."

The eldest prince nodded with a sullen face, and Li Shi on the side also heaved a sigh of relief. While stroking his chest, he smiled gently and took Concubine Wen's hand and sighed: "It's okay, hey, today I'm letting you I have been worried for a while. I am also to blame, I have been so busy these days that I have lost my head, and I have neglected you mother and child. You are already weak, and now that you are pregnant with a child, you need to take care of yourself."

Li's voice was a little slow, with a gentleness that made people feel calm. He looked at Concubine Wen lovingly, then turned his head and smiled at the eldest prince, "My lord should also walk around this yard more often."

The First Prince hummed expressionlessly.

Concubine Wen's face was flushed with a warm smile, and she glanced at the eldest prince with rippling eyes, and she looked shyly away, looking gently at her slightly protruding belly.

The smile on Mrs. Li's face has not changed, and she gently asked Concubine Wen to rest more, and carefully explained to the maids and nurses serving in the yard, and then together with the eldest prince, sent Imperial Physician Xing out Door.

The First Prince watched with a gloomy expression as Taiji Xing's carriage drove out of the second gate, and stood at the door without moving for a long while.

Mrs. Li sighed softly, took the cloak from the girl, put it on for the eldest prince gently, and advised in a low voice: "It's late at night, and the wind is strong, I'd better go back to the house early to rest."

The First Prince frowned, and annoyed he tore off the fox fur cloak, and stuffed it back into Mrs. Li's hand. "Grandpa is resting in the study today, you can go back."

Mrs. Li nodded meekly, with the same gentle smile on her face, without even moving her brows, she bent her knees towards the eldest prince while holding the cloak, and asked in a gentle voice: "Then let Lianyue Maid serve Master to rest, I will be lazy today, I will go back first." After saying this, he blessed his body, and then smiled and turned into the inner courtyard.

The eldest prince stood at the door of the second gate for a long time, his face changed from cloudy to sunny, and when Li's back disappeared behind the hanging flower gate, he called the steward outside to come in and gave some instructions in a low voice, then he went to the study .

In the main courtyard, Mrs. Li was lazily leaning on the kang, squinting her eyes, the smile on her face was replaced by fatigue, and she still looked gentle and gentle.

Nanny Lai looked at Li Shi lovingly, frowned, opened her mouth, but before she could say anything, she let out a long sigh.

"What's wrong, Mammy?" Li opened her eyes, found a pillow to lean on more comfortably, then looked at Mammy Lai shaking her head and sighed, "Why bother to sigh? Master never likes to be here Now that I have a new beauty, I naturally don't want to take another step. As long as he respects me and gives me the dignity I deserve, I don't expect anything else. I can understand, but Mammy can't Understood?"

"Hey, madam is right, I wanted to have a fork." Nanny Lai sighed helplessly, with a wry smile all over her face.

"It's good if you figure it out," Mrs. Li pursed her lips lightly, the smile in her eyes deepened, and she waved her hand softly, "It's too late today, so I'll ask Cuilian to let you know tomorrow morning." The people at the other end of the courtyard should go to Duke Wen's mansion. Mrs. Wen fell down and is pregnant again. I'm afraid Duke Wen and Mrs. Guo are both worried about it. Let the mother-in-law who sent the message make it clear."

Nanny Lai hurriedly nodded her head in agreement.

"By the way, there is one more thing, don't let it go," Li leaned back, raised his hand to hold the teacup, and took a sip of the hot tea, with gentle eyes and a soft smile in his voice, "Physician Xing just came back from the palace today. There seems to be something wrong in the palace. I am worried. I think Duke Wen is willing to help me solve my problems. The word must be passed on."

"Ma'am?" Nanny Lai's eyes widened in shock for a moment, and she lifted it up in one breath, not daring to let it fall, and looked at Mrs. Li in disbelief. It took a long time to swallow her saliva, and said in a dry voice, hesitantly, "Here, if the Wen family... gains power, Madam will..."

"Mother just said that she has figured it out, why are you confused now?" Li Shi sighed softly, his face still looked gentle and friendly in the candlelight, slowly shook his head, and said with a soft smile, "If you want to gain power, you have to be meritorious. As for meritorious service, you have to have that ability. Otherwise, you are digging your own grave. Madam forgot? My grandfather once said that the Holy Majesty never liked courtiers who were too independent. I'm afraid it's the same. As for the changes in the palace, heh, without the approval of the Holy Majesty, Imperial Physician Xing would not have dared to say such things, but I believe you. I can't persuade you, and I don't want to persuade you. Someone has to remind you. .”

Nanny Lai opened her mouth in a daze, trying to persuade her, but she couldn't say it.Hey, the Li family has not been an official in recent years. Since the old man left, these two generations have not held high positions.The madam and the uncle are in the same situation. In the future, even if the uncle sits there, the life of the madam may not be any easier, but it will be even more difficult.

Hey, Madam has been intelligent and sensible since she was a child. If she hadn't married into the royal family, with such intelligence and courtesy as Madam, she would surely be able to find someone with the same temperament and temperament to live in peace and happiness for a lifetime... Hey, it's fate!

The night is thick, the moonlight is bright and bright, revealing a trace of coolness.After a while, the hawkers in the streets and alleys of the capital also began to close their stalls one after another—tomorrow’s Lantern Festival will last all night. Looking forward to the lively and festive tomorrow.

The lanterns everywhere in the Forbidden Palace were also extinguished, only the candlelight was still lit in the main hall of Chengqian Palace.Emperor Cheng Ming's complexion was pale, and his tiredness could not be concealed between his brows. He leaned on the chair slumpedly, squinting his eyes, as if he had fallen asleep.

The person kneeling in the middle of the hall lowered his head, and replied in a flat voice: "At the end of the Youshi period, Zheng An, the commander of the Tiger Wing Army, sent a secret letter, stating that everything is ready and we just wait for the holy order; We met at the entrance of the Forbidden Palace, and the two of them entered the Deyuan Building together, stayed for less than a quarter of an hour, and then Imperial Physician Xing was invited into the First Prince's Mansion to ask for the pulse of the concubine Wen, and stayed for half an hour during the period."

"What's going on with the second and third child?" Cheng Mingdi squinted his eyes, and suddenly asked, his voice was so cold that no one could hear the emotion. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)

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