The reborn emperor, you are dismissed

Chapter 607 The Little Prince and the Little Prince (4 Chapters in 1)

Maybe he went to bed early, or he was a little worried about his son.

She turned over and woke up in a daze.

It was dark all around, and the wooden windows were half closed, letting in a cool breeze.

Subconsciously touched the place next to her, it was empty, and there was still a little warmth.

Sitting up, she murmured, "Your Highness?"

No one responded. At this time, there was a rustling sound from the outer bedroom, and there was a flickering candle.

She rubbed her eyes and put on her shoes.

In the summer night sky, the moon is bright and the stars are sparse, so the house is not too dark.

He groped and walked out slowly, when he approached Shiping, he heard the wet nurse respectfully say:

"Then, the servants will step back first."

Yay—the door of the palace is closed.

The room returned to silence, only the baby whimpering and crying.

Her heart tightened, she realized that the little bun was making a fuss again, and was about to speak when the man's deep voice sounded.

"Take it easy, don't disturb your mother and go to bed."

As if he understood, the crying was intermittent, but it was indeed much weaker.

She suddenly felt surprised, curiously pawed at the stone screen, and poked her head out quietly.

In the outer bedroom, a small lamp was burning, reflecting the faint yellow light of the fire, which cast a long shadow on the man's tall figure.

He held the baby horizontally unskillfully, and patted it twice with one hand from time to time.

Viewed from the side, his brows were slightly frowned, as if he was at a loss, but not impatient.

The little prince hiccupped, sucked his fingers, and murmured: "Mother—"

The man clicked his tongue: "Didn't you just teach me the day before yesterday and yesterday? I want to call you Emperor Father."

"Woo..." The little mouth moved, but still called out firmly, "Mother, mother..."

The teething child, as he spoke, his chin was wet with saliva.

"Mother is tired, don't disturb her." He picked up a cloth towel and wiped it dry.

His tone was fierce, but his movements were very gentle.

The small body shrinks into the generous embrace, looking for a comfortable posture.

The woman behind the stone screen softened her brows and raised the corners of her lips, somehow, she didn't want to disturb them.

The man's focus was on the little baby, he lost his vigilance, and didn't notice that he was being watched secretly.

"My emperor, how can you be so weak because of a single tooth." He taught with righteous words, "From now on, don't bother your mother."

The little prince hummed unwillingly, his dark eyes seemed to be fogged.

Coughing lightly, he explained a little uncomfortably: "When you are older, Father will accompany you to ride horses and shoot arrows, and learn Chinese and ink."

The little baby responded with "ah" with great interest.

"So." He came to a conclusion, "Your mother belongs to the emperor, understand?"

"Ahhh."

One big and one small, Daqi's most honorable two men are having an extremely childish conversation.

Suppressing a smile, she tiptoed back to the couch.

When the smile dissipated, the chest was full of warmth.

Happiness can really cover up pain, it seems that she has not remembered the past life for a long time.

For a long time, I wondered whether all of that really existed.

The buds planted in my heart have blossomed under his nourishment.

Now she has no resentment, only love.

In midsummer, the season of lotus blossoms.

At the beginning of the year, the craftsmen planted the latest flower seeds in the pond of the Imperial Garden, and it has reached its peak in recent days, which is too beautiful to behold.

Therefore, she invited her cousin and Meng Huai to enjoy the lotus together.

Under the willow trees by the pond, there is a gentle breeze, and the fragrance of lotus is lingering.

The soft grass was covered with two large blankets, and the palace people were busy preparing pastries and tea for the masters to enjoy.

The little prince and the little prince sat opposite each other peacefully, each holding a piece of pastry in their hands, eating with great relish.

"Xiao Jie, look at my younger brother, and don't bully him, do you hear me?" Concubine Liu whispered to her son.

"I know, mother." The one-and-a-half-year-old little prince is not yet able to speak clearly, but he can speak a lot.

"Should I call a maid to watch over it? I'm afraid that if I don't pay attention, this one of yours will crawl elsewhere." Liu Zhenzhen was not at ease, "Children at this stage are very active."

Seeing that Xiao Baozi had finished eating the cake, she wiped her little mouth and palms with a damp cloth, smiled and shook her head: "No, Zhi'er can't crawl yet."

"Ah?" Princess Liu was a little surprised, "Don't you know?"

"Well, the nuns and the wet nurse have touched the bones and said that there is no problem in all aspects, but they really don't know why." She gently brushed off the cake crumbs that fell on the gown, "The imperial doctor said that every child is different. , a little later, it doesn't matter."

Hearing this, Meng Huai, who had been silent all this time, knelt down and pinched the little prince's limbs and joints:
"The bones are well-proportioned and tough. It is a piece of material for martial arts. It stands to reason that he should have been able to crawl."

The nine-month-old beautiful child sat obediently and let the adults comment.

After placing the two babies, the three women took each other and sat on another cushion, admiring the lotus and chatting.

They talked and joked all over the place, without any direction, and they talked about getting married.

"Is the wedding date set for next month?" She sighed, "It's pretty fast."

"Ah... yes." Menghuai lowered her head and sipped her lotus seed tea, her ears turning red.

Concubine Liu couldn't help teasing: "Come on, cousin, no one can come as quickly as you back then."

The person on the dragon chair was so anxious that he wanted to announce with his front foot, and the big wedding will be held with his back foot.

Now it was her turn to blush, holding the round fan and shaking it, she broke the conversation: "Is everything almost ready, do you need my help?"

Menghuai shook her head with a smile: "After all, it is nominally a marriage between the two countries. The Ministry of Rites and Qin Tianjian have worked hard, and the preparations have been completed. Houliang also sent a nun to teach some basic rules. At that time, there will be two sets of etiquette. , worrying that I won’t remember.”

Liu Zhenzhen said without hesitation: "It's about to stay and fly with my lover, no matter how many rules there are, I have to remember them firmly!"

"Say less!" She tugged off her cousin's sleeve.

Since the "communication" last time, the two sisters have been much bolder in their words on weekdays, but Meng Huai, a girl who has never left the cabinet, can't stand Princess Liu's teasing.

Meng Jiu was not annoyed, the redness at the tips of her ears deepened, and she said softly:

"It's really hard to remember, for example, there is a blue booklet..."

"Blue booklet?!" Liu Zhenzhen exclaimed in shock, which attracted the attention of the palace people.

"Be quiet." She rebuked helplessly, then turned to Menghuai, "Are you sure...it's blue?"

"Yeah, Mammy asked me to read it first, I... don't understand."

The two cousins ​​looked at each other, seeing incredible in each other's eyes.

"Did you watch it so early..."

"Maybe, the back beam is different from our customs."

"Hmm... No one can understand without an explanation."

"Cough cough..."

After whispering for a while, she met Meng Jiu's innocent eyes.

"Perhaps, I understand..."

The woman was pleasantly surprised: "Ma'am, do you understand?" After thinking about it, "No, you haven't seen it, why..."

Princess Liu cleared her throat: "Actually, before we got married, we all read it in a hurry."

"Really..." Meng Huai felt that something was wrong.

After many years of friendship, she didn't want to tease the other party anymore, so she gritted her teeth and simply murmured in her ears, saying everything that should be said and what should not be said.

At the end, her cheeks flushed red, she murmured: "Do you understand?"

"Little Miss..." Mengjiu stammered rarely, and took out the blue booklet from her arms at a loss, "I..."

Liu Zhenzhen was taken aback, and quickly covered her hands: "Princess, why are you still carrying it with you!"

"No." He pulled out the booklet persistently, and quickly opened it.

"Ah, Menghuai!" For a moment, she didn't know whether to cover her eyes or cover her book.

"There are no...pictures like the one you mentioned, but allusions from the past dynasties of the Houliang Dynasty, and the words are uncommon and difficult to pronounce..."

The atmosphere froze.

As clever as Liu Zhenzhen, she didn't know how to react, so she patted her cousin on the shoulder and said in relief:

"Anyway, sooner or later, you will know that you are making a contribution to the friendship between the two countries. Just imagine that the master of the cloud is satisfied with the candle night, so... oh!"

Empress Empress suddenly stuffed the largest piece of pastry into Concubine Liu's mouth, and said angrily:

"I suggest you, don't talk!"

After stuffing, seeing my cousin's bewildered expression with rounded eyes, he laughed out loud first.

Meng Huai couldn't help laughing, and the three of them chatted happily.

The women talked and laughed, and the children had a good time.

The two little masters ate and drank enough to play with a pile of polished wooden blocks of various shapes, which is a favorite game of "build high" for young children.

"Look, that's it, you can't drop it." The little prince demonstrated solemnly.

I think I am a little older, and I have played a few times, so I have a sense of superiority.

After observing carefully for a while, the little prince grabbed the wooden blocks and slowly built them up one by one to draw a gourd.

At first, when it reached the third and fourth blocks, it fell down.

It caused Huangfu Jie to laugh unabashedly:
"Haha... stupid!"

The little prince pursed his lips, silently picked up the scattered pieces of wood, and rebuilt them.

A moment later, he was able to reach the ninth block, which was stable and could not fall down.

He grabbed the tenth yuan and was about to put it on, but the little prince who was watching the battle became unhappy.

How can a child who can't walk be better than Huangfu Jie!

From now on, how will I be an older brother and show off my prestige?
Uncle Jie is not happy, and the consequences will be serious.

"Hmph! No, no!" He slapped the felt blanket fiercely with both hands.

A one-and-a-half-year-old baby is tall and strong, and his brute force should not be underestimated.

The shock caused the wooden pagoda to collapse in an instant, and it fell to pieces.

Huangfuzhi raised his black bright eyes, glanced at the temper-tantrum opposite brother, moved his small mouth, but finally remained silent.

Father said, don't bother mother with such trivial matters.

What's more, it's upside down and up again.

However, he obviously underestimated the little prince who was spoiled by the concubine.

After Huangfu Jie finished the destruction, he gave an overbearing order: "Look, look at me!"

Relying on his flexible movements, he pulled most of the wooden blocks and put them in front of him, proudly starting to build.

She completely forgot what Princess Liu told her not to bully her younger brother.

The younger brother can't walk, can't crawl, and can't even speak and can only burst out a few single sounds.

Uncle Jie thought secretly, no one knew about the bullying.

Slightly surprised eyes shifted from the few pieces of wood left by the legs to the happy smiling face of the bully little prince.

Tao Huayan narrowed her eyes, and simply put away the piece in her hand, quietly staring at her brother playing.

Maybe he saw someone "appreciating", or he was holding his breath in his heart, thinking about comparing his younger brother.

This time, Huangfu Jie's wooden pagoda reached an unprecedented height, and almost used up all the wooden blocks.

"have a look!"

The little boy with a thick head and a thick brain was so excited that he was about to call his mother loudly.

Suddenly, a black shadow appeared, raised his small hand without hesitation, and pushed the bottom of the wooden tower.

"Hey!"

The little prince quickly stretched out his short arms, trying to save him.

The wooden tower was swaying, but after all, it couldn't bear it, and it collapsed.

The instigator did not linger on the joy of victory, turned around and quickly climbed back to his original position, sitting firmly, as if everything had nothing to do with it.

The incident happened so suddenly, Huangfu Jie's little heart was greatly shocked.

The little head was confused, and it took a long time to connect the front and back.

Brother can climb.

Not only will it, but soon.

It's been a long time since we took the ride, so I didn't bother you.

But at the peak moment, give "cruel" a push.

The little prince thought in a trance, he had never built such a high base.

Perhaps, in the future, we will not be able to build such a high height.

The mother didn't see it, and the father didn't know about it.

Not praised, not appreciated, just... ruined.

"Wow-"

Grievance and anger welled up in his heart, and the sturdy boy burst into tears.

The cries shook the sky, attracting panicked adults.

"What's wrong?" Liu Zhenzhen did not say a word, and "kneaded" the little prince from head to toe, "Where does it hurt, where does it itch? But was bitten by a bug?"

The whimpering little boy pointed at his innocent-looking younger brother, and complained vaguely: "He...I..."

He was already slurring his speech, but he was so anxious that he could only make a vague hum.

Concubine Liu looked along her short, fat fingers. There were only a few pieces of wood beside the little prince, and his quiet appearance made him look very pitiful.

On the other hand, my own son, in the crook of his legs, in his arms, is everywhere.

"Stinky boy! You stole my brother's toy, and you dare to sue the wicked first? I think you are itchy!"

He raised his hand and slapped his little butt.

"Woooo..." The little prince cried even more fiercely.

No, mother, the point is not to grab things.

Swallowing his saliva, he wanted to expose the true face of the black-hearted brother:

"He crawled... pushed..."

"Mother." Huangfu Zhi suddenly tugged on Su Yingchun's clothes, and held up a piece of wood, "Play..."

"You still want to play?"

"Hmm." The little head nodded.

Xiao Baozi is still young, so it's normal to suffer a little bit. She didn't think much about it, and went to grab some wooden blocks and came back.

Seeing him bowing his head and making a good pose, he suddenly felt amused.

"Do you want my mother to help?"

The little head shook immediately, and the bundled hair swayed accordingly, extremely cute.

Liu Zhenzhen didn't bother to listen to her son's chatter, took the wet handkerchief handed over by the maid, and slapped her chubby face.

"This snot and tears are muddy together, it's so dirty!"

"Woooo!"

The little prince tried to speak several times, but failed.

Over there, Huangfuzhi's wooden pagodas piled up higher and higher, receiving several surprised looks.

"Bravo!"

"The little prince is so smart!"

Not caring about the praise of others, Xiao Wa'er called out softly:

"Mother, mother."

She leaned over, kissed the pretty little face, and boasted:
"Zhi'er is great."

"Oh, your son is really amazing." Princess Liu sighed sincerely, "I'm such a brat, I don't have that much patience."

"Yes, I will!" Huangfu Jie gestured eagerly, "Very tall!" Much taller than my younger brother's!

"What will happen!" Liu Zhenzhen said angrily, "If you build up like that, can you hold back your murmurs?"

"He pushed..."

"What nonsense are you talking about? My brother is sitting so far away, how can I push him? My Liu Zhenzhen's son is not in the mood to lie and play tricks!"

The original glory is gone.

I also let my mother spank the little butt a few times.

Right now, nothing can be trusted.

The more the little prince thought about it, the more sad he became, the tears that had been finally stopped flowed out again.

"Wow-"

The dragonfly on the lotus leaf fluttered its long transparent wings and flew away in a hurry.

What a lively summer afternoon.

(End of this chapter)