Linglong

Chapter 101

The happy time is easy to pass, the emperor, the empress and the youngest son and daughter talked and laughed, had dinner together, and talked at night by candlelight.

Princess Yongning was chatting about what the teacher taught and what she had learned. The emperor looked at her dotingly and listened patiently to her various trivial matters.

The Queen whispered to the King of Zhou, "Do you know Ma Deyun, the internal servant? He looks fair and decent, and he is a bit naive. He has always been loyal to your father, and he is the one who took care of this mission. According to him, Yu The little girl from the Yu family didn't prepare a gift for your father, only me and Aying, but he specifically mentioned it, and the little girl from the Yu family woke up like a dream, and ordered the maid to fetch the shoes."

The king of Zhou glanced at the emperor quietly, and couldn't help laughing.

Father, don't be unconvinced, you...you really have a hair on your feet...

"How could it be just right?" The queen asked in a low voice, "It fits too well."

King Zhou smiled, "Mr. Yu is about the same size as my father, and his feet are probably the same size." The queen was amused, and said jokingly: "This is really destined to be in-laws, your father and her father can wear the same shoes ! Fate, God's will." Zhou Wang smiled lightly, joy and joy rippling on his handsome face, and there was a little star in his eyes.

The queen looked at the youngest son who had just begun to love and knew Mu Shaoai, and liked it, but also felt reluctant to part with it.

The youngest son has also grown up and is leaving his parents to spread his wings and fly high.

"Don't let Dad know."

"Don't tell your father."

The two spoke in a tacit understanding at the same time.

After the words came out, the mother and son looked at each other and smiled, with warmth in their hearts.

"What are you talking about, so happy?" the emperor asked with a smile.

The queen deliberately teased him, and said to King Zhou, "Sanlang wants to leave."

The emperor was indeed a little uneasy, cleared his throat, and said, "Sanlang, you should investigate the case of Guan's case before making any plans. If you can't find out about the case of Guan's case, it is useless for you to go back, and it will only increase your troubles."

The king of Zhou was very good at cooperating with the queen, and after thinking about it carefully, Fang respectfully replied: "Yes, my child obeys."

The emperor smiled gratifiedly, "That's right."

Princess Yongning was listening, her big eyes flickering, she was very curious, "Why are you increasing your worries? Third brother, why are you increasing your worries?"

Princess Yongning was very pampered in the palace, but the emperor and empress didn't just treat her as an ignorant child, they would teach her everything that should be taught.The emperor told her about the situation of the late emperor in detail, "...the killings were too heavy, and the officials were all at risk. I'm afraid that many people were killed unjustly." Princess Yongning listened with wide eyes, surprised and surprised sad.

"Brother, I'll help you!" She held Zhou Wang's arm with tears in her eyes, "You are a man, it is unreasonable to communicate with a girl from the Yu family, and the elders of the Yu family can reject you openly. I am a princess, I want Correspondence with her is a matter of course, and no one dares to stop it. Third brother, you should communicate with her, it is clearly me, but it is you."

"Aying is really sensible." The emperor was so moved.

The stern King Zhou was very gentle towards his sister, he smiled and patted her slender white hands, "Aying, thank you very much. Is this good? You write letters normally, and the third brother writes with milk in the blank space. The written words disappeared. After the letter was delivered to her, she sprinkled it with potion, and the third brother's handwriting could be revealed."

"It can still be like this." Princess Yongning heard about writing with milk for the first time, and felt very novel.

"It's not just like this." The queen said with a smile: "If you are in the capital with the little girl from the Yu family, you can still invite her to come to the palace to play, or maybe you can invite her to another place and let your third brother Meet her and relieve the pain of lovesickness."

With a smile on the corner of her mouth, she gave the emperor a meaningful look, "There is a princess sister, which is very convenient."

The emperor seemed to have a bad throat, coughed lightly, and a suspicious red color appeared on his face.

Princess Yongning looked suspiciously at the emperor, then at the queen, and quietly tugged King Zhou, "Brother, what's the matter with father and mother?" King Zhou warned in a low voice, "Children are not allowed to meddle in adults' affairs, you know?" Princess Yongning Dissatisfied, "Why am I still a child? I am about the same age as her..." Angrily, a look of reluctance.

She is a pampered and pampered princess, and it is difficult to coax her wayward. King Zhou had no choice but to say, "Our royal father also has a sister."

Silly girl, don't you understand this? Back when father and mother were not married, father was just a prince in the harem without the protection of his biological mother and the help of his natal family. Naturally, it would be very difficult for him to see his mother.At that time, there was an aunt, and the relationship between the aunt and the father was so good, she must have played a role in helping the parents.

There were more than a dozen princesses under the late emperor's knees, but only one had the same mother as the emperor.Her nickname is Ah Zao, and after the emperor ascended the throne, she was canonized as the eldest princess of Zeguo.When the crown prince, King Qin, King Zhou and Princess Yongning mentioned the other eldest princesses, they were either "aunts" or so-and-so eldest princesses. When mentioning the same mother and sister of their father, Princess Zeguo, they called them "aunts" kindly. .

Princess Zeguo has a bright personality and likes to travel to famous mountains and great rivers. Right now, she is infatuated with mountains and rivers and is not in the capital.

Princess Yongning is very smart, she understood it when King Zhou mentioned it a little bit, and smiled happily, "It turns out that father...hehe, aunt helped father, just like I help third brother?"

The emperor's throat was even more uncomfortable, coughed a few times, and said: "Sanlang, Ah Ying, it's getting late, go back, and rest early."

——He kicked people out.

King Zhou and Princess Yongning both laughed, "Father, mother, my son will leave."

The queen confessed worriedly, "I have to rest after I go back, you know? You are not allowed to wander around, and you are not allowed to stay up late." Zhou Wang and Princess Yongning agreed, "I will definitely, don't worry." I said good night to my parents, got up and went out.

Just after leaving the palace gate, Princess Yongning's silver bell-like laughter rang out.

"It's rare that Ah Ying can hold back until this time." The queen said brightly.

"Ah Ying is clever, if she smiles in front of me again, I will become angry from embarrassment!" The emperor snorted.

"Pfft—" the queen couldn't help laughing.

"Empress, you knowingly committed the crime!" The emperor made an angry look, "Do you know how serious the consequences will be if I become angry? Longyan is furious, and the thunder explodes!"

The queen looked at him innocently, with clear eyes, "Really?"

The emperor was proud, "Of course it is true. Come, come, queen, let's go back to the bedroom, and I will show you the show."

"It's fine here." The queen was unwilling to move.

"No, go back to the bedroom!" The emperor said firmly, took the queen's hand and walked inside.

The queen shuffled reluctantly, "I'm tired, I don't like walking."

The emperor stopped pretending to be angry, and asked softly, "Is my sister tired?" He stretched out his arms around her waist and hugged her horizontally, "Sister, I will carry you back."

With the flickering candlelight, he hugged her and walked deep into the palace.

Princess Yongning couldn't keep her mind from being too young, so she pulled King Zhou not to let him go, and she enthusiastically advised him, "Sir, don't keep reading the file, think of other ways! Maybe I can find out some useful information from my colleagues and the same year!" The King of Zhou told her patiently, "It is natural. The third brother has sent someone to find out. , In the same year, even if he is alive, he is also an old man, so it is not easy to find."

"That's it." Princess Yongning's immature face was full of disappointment.

"It's not a big deal. Ah Ying, let's go back." King Zhou smiled.

"It's a pity that my grandfather moved to the suburbs because of that big villain. Otherwise, third brother, you can ask my grandfather for advice." Princess Yongning was still unwilling to give up. After thinking about it, she said angrily.

Their grandfather, the queen's father, surnamed Chang and styled Guangheng, was a well-known general when the country was founded, and had already retired by now.He has three sons, the eldest son Chang Shao was named the Duke of Chu by the emperor because of his military exploits, the second son Chang Xu inherited his title and became the founding Duke, and the youngest son Chang Jin was content to be mediocre and only held a false title in the guards.The children of Chang Shao and Chang Jin are either outstanding or mediocre, and they are all of good conduct. Only Chang Na, the only son of Chang Xu's family, was spoiled by his parents since he was a child, and he would molested girls from good families at the age of 14.The grandfather was annoyed, and regardless of the pleadings of the second son and his wife, he took Chang Na to a remote farm in the suburbs to take care of him personally. He was forced to carry water, grow vegetables, feed pigs, do hard work every day, and read and write at night. He was obedient and did as he was told, not even giving him food.

With him watching covetously with his shoes, no one can intercede. Chang Na, a playboy, is called every day, and the earth is not working, so he has to accept his fate by working during the day and studying at night. After a few months, I heard that her temperament has changed drastically.

Even so, Chang Guangheng still refused to let this disappointing grandson go back to the city, and asked him to continue to endure hardships in the farm.When will it be completely improved before he will be allowed to return to the Founding Duke's Mansion.

Princess Yongning thought that her grandfather was already a gray-haired old man, and she had to live in a remote suburb because of Chang Ne, she was really angry for her grandfather.Besides, her grandfather was the founding father of the country. Others don't know about those past events of the late emperor, but he may still remember them.If the old man is there, the third brother will save a lot of energy and do a lot of useless work.

"During the late Emperor's reign, there was a clear distinction between nobles and civil officials." King Zhou said softly, "My grandfather had never had any dealings with civil officials, so he may not know about Guan Yuanyi. Besides, my grandfather has experienced too many hardships in his life. I know, I can't bear to let him recall the past."

"That's right, we shouldn't disturb grandfather's peace." Princess Yongning tilted her head and thought for a while, then said reasonably.

"Good boy." Zhou Wang reached out to touch her little head, and praised her with a smile.

He is not indifferent to his sister, he is a good brother who dotes on his sister.

"However, I miss my grandfather." Princess Yongning blinked her big eyes, "Third brother, do you have time tomorrow? Take me to see his old man, okay?"

The farm was very remote, if King Zhou hadn't taken her with him personally, or had a large group of guards to protect her, the emperor and empress would not have agreed to let her go.

King Zhou smiled, "Coincidentally, I miss my grandfather too."

He clearly agreed, and Princess Yongning raised her arms and cheered twice, with a joyful expression.

The next day, King Zhou and Princess Yongning spoke to the emperor and the empress in person, and the emperor readily agreed, "I have met your grandfather, and I would like to say hello to the old man." When will the kid fight. Tell him, I miss him, let him return to the city as soon as possible, and come to see me in the palace." King Zhou and Princess Yongning wrote down one by one, "Yes, I must tell you."

The emperor gave the king of Zhou a thousand guards.The king of Zhou humbly declined, "Father, five hundred names are enough." The emperor said humorously, "The name I gave was exactly five hundred. You are five hundred, and Ah Ying is five hundred. Isn't it exactly one thousand?" Everyone laughed.

King Zhou rode a horse, Princess Yongning rode in her exquisite chariot, surrounded by guards, and left the Forbidden City.

Going out of the city, the road was pretty good at first, but it gradually became rough, the horse couldn't run fast, and the coachman drove carefully, lest he bumped Princess Yongning in the car.

"Grandfather actually lives here!" Princess Yongning lifted the curtain of the car and complained to King Zhou.

The king of Zhou comforted: "Patience a little longer, and we will arrive soon."

Princess Yongning pursed her lips and lowered the curtain of the car.

A group of people came to a farm.

This farm is very big, and there are dozens of sweet-scented osmanthus trees planted in the yard as soon as you enter the gate.The breeze blows, and the osmanthus tree stretches its evergreen branches and leaves, shining green in the sun.

King Zhou left most of the guards here, and only brought in a dozen of his cronies.

Going further inside, there are houses, not exquisite, but very strong.

Princess Yongning walked and watched all the way, and everything she saw was very novel and interesting.

The king of Zhou took Princess Yongning to a small yard, which was completely furnished by a farmhouse. There was a well in the yard for fetching water, and vegetables were planted everywhere.

"Grandfather lives here." Princess Yongning almost cried.

King Zhou took her little hand, "Aying, do you smell the aroma of the food? Come here quickly, maybe we will have a good meal soon."

Princess Yongning was held by his hand and walked into a low room.

This room looked like a kitchen, with an ordinary table in the middle, with a chopping board on it, and a white-haired old lady sitting on a chair next to her, kneading noodles and rolling cakes in a leisurely manner; in front of the window was A large iron pot was supported on the stove, and a tall old man with long hands and legs sat in front of the stove to light the fire.

Seeing King Zhou and Princess Yongning come in, the old woman and the old man looked up and smiled lovingly at them, but they didn't stop what they were doing.The old woman is still rolling out cakes, and the old man is still burning his fire.

"Grandmother, why are you here?" Princess Yongning opened her mouth wide in surprise when she saw the white-haired old woman rolling out dough.

Grandfather wants to look at that big villain Chang Na, it's not unusual for him to light a fire, why did you come here even though you left the good Duke's mansion?
"I'm tired of living in the city, let's go to the countryside." The old woman laughed.

This is the Queen's mother, Mrs. Lan, the grandmother of King Zhou and Princess Yongning.

"Grandma, you are so serious, why do you do this kind of thing yourself?" Princess Yongning ran to her grandmother, took her arm, and blamed her.

"That's right, why do you have to do it yourself." King Zhou also disagreed.

Mrs. Lan raised the dough in her hand, "When I saw this white dough, I wanted to knead it and roll it into a cake."

"It's quite fun." Princess Yongning looked at the dough in her grandmother's hand, her heart skipped a beat.

She is still a child at heart, and she wants to do it herself when she sees anything she has never seen or played with.

Raw dough, this was the first time she had seen it in her life.

"Knead it, roll it, it's interesting to think about it." Princess Yongning grinned.

In this simple farmhouse, there is a black and red washbasin shelf with a copper washbasin on it, a white towel on the shelf, rose soap and sweet-scented osmanthus soap in the compartment, and a large one next to it. The water tank, the tank is full of clean water.

Princess Yongning went to wash her hands, wiped them clean, and sat on the chair next to her grandmother.Grandmother gave her a piece of dough, and Princess Yongning kneaded it with great interest.

Knead for a while, fall for a while, and play very happily.

King Zhou walked to the stove, "Grandfather, grandson is here to help you."

The old man raised a face that had been through many vicissitudes, and said with a smile: "Little Sanzi, you pull up a chair and sit here, and talk to grandpa."

"He doesn't need to help, I will." There was an angry voice at the door, "I'm almost exhausted!"

A half-year-old boy came in with a load of water, put down the load, and panted heavily, "There is a well in the yard, but he insists on forcing me to carry water from a mile away! If you don't pick it, you will beat me." ! Still hungry!"

The boy was wearing coarse clothes and cloth shoes, and his clothes were very simple.He had slender eyebrows and long eyes, and his facial features were fairly handsome, but his face was already tanned, and he looked very angry.

"You deserve it!" Princess Yongning glared at him, "Chang Na, who told you not to learn well! People with bad morals should be educated like this, which is not trivial!"

"Who has bad moral character?" Chang Ne yelled angrily, "Who has bad moral character?"

"Pick another ten barrels." The old man said lightly.

His voice was not loud, but it was clearly reflected in everyone's ears, and everyone could hear him clearly.

Chang Na opened his mouth wide and froze for a while, with a mournful face, "Grandfather, I was wrong, please forgive me..."

"If you talk too much, let's talk more." The old man's tone was merciless.

Princess Yongning gloated and continued to play with her dough.

Standing in this low house, the king of Zhou also had a jade-like complexion and a graceful demeanor.

Chang Na looked at the people in front of him, suddenly became angry, and asked loudly: "Grandfather, why are you so biased? None of your grandsons or grandsons have made mistakes, why do you only want to get along with me? They are all enjoying the city in the capital, Jinyi Yushi lives, but I am unlucky. You forced me, beat me, and didn’t allow me to eat! Grandfather, look at King Zhou and Yongning, and then look at me! Why are you so harsh on me, am I your grandson?!"

Princess Yongning threw down the dough, her eyes widened, "Chang Na, how dare you be rude to my grandfather!"

King Zhou's face was livid, "Chang Na, if you make amends to your grandfather, it's okay, if you dare to mess around again, let's see how I deal with you!"

Although Chang Na was dazzled by anger, seeing his expression, he still felt apprehensive, and subconsciously took two steps back.

On the old wrinkled face of my grandfather, there was a hint of desolation.

With a rolling pin in her hand, the grandmother gave Chang Ne a cold look, "Are your mistakes the same as others' mistakes? In a family like Chang's, who would gamble secretly like you? How dare you molest a girl from a good family in the public? After being molested by you, that girl jumped into the river. If she hadn't been rescued in time, she would have died long ago! Chang Na, you only feel sorry for yourself, thinking that the child of the Chang family is not To live in the mansion of the Duke of Chu is to live in the mansion of the founding man, with fine clothes and good food, enjoying all the wealth and honor in the world, but don't think about it, your grandfather spent most of his life as a soldier, and when he gets old, he still wants to live a hard life with you in the farm! Doesn’t he feel bad when he beats you? Doesn’t he shed tears behind his back after beating you? Will he eat when you are not allowed to eat and make you hungry? When he punishes you, he will accompany you when you are not allowed to eat You're hungry, you know that?!"

Chang Na was stunned and opened his mouth wide.

Princess Yongning cried angrily, and stretched out her little hand to wipe her tears, "Grandpa is hungry... woooooo... No, I don't want grandpa to be hungry..." Grandmother sighed and coaxed her softly, "Ah Ying, be good, don't cry. "Eternal Princess wiped away her tears and said angrily: "I want to go back to the palace and tell my father, let him build this place into a prison, and Guan Changne ​​alone! Let many prison officers look after Changne, and my grandfather will follow me. Go back!" Although what she said was childish, it was very sincere, and when my grandmother heard it, she felt relieved and sad at the same time.

"Chang Na, are you still human?" King Zhou taught with a sullen face, "How did your grandfather treat you, and how did you repay your grandfather? You still have the face to yell in front of his old man!"

Chang Na stayed for a while, then knelt down with a plop, walked up to his grandfather, hugged his leg, and cried loudly.

He shed tears of regret.

Princess Yongning was so angry just now, her eyes lit up when grandma steamed the pancake and put out a few light dishes.

The noodle cake is very thin and translucent. Take a piece of cake, first spread the sauce on it, then put in various side dishes, roll it up and put it in your mouth, it is delicious.

"It's delicious!" She praised.

Grandmother took care of Yongning to eat, while King Zhou and grandfather sat in the yard drinking tea.

"The founding mansion sent a lot of daily necessities." The servant came in to report.

The grandfather didn't even think about it, so he ordered: "Throw them all out."

The servant agreed and went out.

King Zhou couldn't help frowning.The founding father and his wife are very ignorant, and their grandfather is trying their best to discipline Chang Ne for them. They are good, and they will add trouble, lest their precious son suffer—if they are not too spoiled and pampered, Chang Ne will not be so small You don't learn well when you are young.

"Grandfather, you don't have to do this." The king of Zhou persuaded, "Although what Aying said just now is a child's talk, there are still merits. If you are really worried about letting Chang Na go back to the Founding Duke's mansion, let him live in Guizhuang. However, you don't need to accompany him from morning to night, you are already an old man, and you can't bear to make such a fuss."

The grandfather laughed, "Little Sanzi, do you mean that grandfather is getting old?"

"It's not that I'm old." Zhou Wang was not polite, "When you are old, you have to obey the old. Do you think you are still young and strong, and you can always compete with Chang Na?"

"Just compete with him." My grandfather smiled at Mimi, "Little son, my grandfather plans to leave the capital in a few days. It is impossible to live in Guizhuang. Your second uncle and aunt are going around asking for favors in different ways. Me, next step, maybe your second uncle will put a knife on his neck and threaten me to let his only son go! I will take Chang Na away and walk far away, so that he will have nothing to do."

King Zhou couldn't laugh or cry.

"Where are you going?" King Zhou asked casually.

"Shuntian Mansion." Grandfather said calmly.

King Zhou is so smart, but he figured it out in an instant, moved his heart, and asked in a low voice: "Grandfather, you already know that many ministers in the court oppose moving the capital, and there are some honorable relatives among them, right?"

The grandfather smiled and shook his head, "Since your father came to the throne, I have never mentioned the government affairs. My third son, my grandfather just wants to change to a secluded place to discipline his grandson. I don't know about the government affairs, and I can't control them."

(End of this chapter)