princess

Chapter 8

Gu Xiang, the big palace maid next to Concubine Shu, is also a top-notch person on weekdays. After all, there are only Concubine Shu and Concubine Lin in the palace now, and the character Shu was bestowed by Emperor Xuanhe. Especially Concubine Shu gave birth to a prince.

"But Concubine Shu wants it, do you think so?" Gu Xiang frowned, "In the past, I didn't say that I needed His Majesty's personal approval note."

"Boss Li came to order this in person, and he never dared to lie to the girl." The little eunuch explained, "Except for the empress dowager, anyone who comes to pick it up needs an approval slip."

"Just give me two boxes secretly." Gu Xiang smiled, "I will speak well of you in front of Concubine Shu when I go back."

"Really not." The little eunuch was also in a dilemma.

"Then call your master." Gu Xiang glared at the little eunuch and said impatiently.

"It's useless even if the master comes." The little eunuch was also full of misery. His master had already hid out a long time ago, and he was afraid of doing such an offending personnel thing. He said in a low voice, "I'll tell you the truth, there are not many left in the pharmacy." Boxes are rare at His Majesty's place."

"Where's the stuff?" Gu Xiang asked.

"They were all sent to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness Changping Princess." The little eunuch finally told the truth, "So the slave really can't be transformed into a girl."

"If you dare to lie to me, be careful and I'll take care of you." Gu Xiang looked at the little eunuch suspiciously, gave a few words of warning, and then left.

Looking at Gu Xiang's back, the little eunuch curled his lips, "Pretend." They are all slaves, no one is more noble than the other.

No. On the 15th, Emperor Xuanhe personally went to pick up Xiao Yuanmin and Xiao Yuzuo who had recovered, and accompanied by the only two concubines in the palace, Concubine Lin and Concubine Shu.

When Xiao Yuanmin came out holding his younger brother's hand, seeing Emperor Xuanhe, his eyes turned red all of a sudden, as if holding back tears, he and Xiao Yuzuo saluted Emperor Xuanhe respectfully.

"Get up." Emperor Xuanhe stepped forward quickly and helped his daughter up, "I'm all thin."

During this period of illness, both Xiao Yuanmin and Xiao Yuzuo lost a lot of weight, and their clothes were made before the illness. Although Madam Tang and the others had trimmed them, it was obvious at a glance that they did not fit.

Concubine Shu wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, "Your Majesty is worried about the Eldest Princess and the Crown Prince every day, and they will not be able to eat. Now that the Crown Prince and the Eldest Princess have recovered from their serious illnesses, there must be future blessings."

"Everyone in the palace advised His Majesty to go out to 'avoid acne', but His Majesty didn't want to be too far away from the prince and princess, so he never left the palace." Concubine Lin said softly, "It must be His Majesty's kindness that touched the heavens. , God bless the prince and princess."

When Xiao Yuzuo was confirmed to have acne, someone persuaded Emperor Xuanhe to go out of the palace to "avoid acne", but Emperor Xuanhe was unwilling. Letting his son and daughter move to such a remote place was already the biggest concession of Emperor Xuanhe He dared someone to harm his crown prince and eldest princess under his nose. He was afraid that if he left, the crown prince and eldest princess would die suddenly due to illness.

It's just that Emperor Xuanhe said that anyone who wants to leave can report it. Except for Concubine Lin who asked her sickly daughter to move out of the palace, no one left to leave with Emperor Xuanhe.

The empress dowager wanted to leave, but she was afraid that after leaving the palace, the power would fall directly into the hands of Concubine Lin and Concubine Shu and would not be able to get it back, so she gritted her teeth and stayed, and she lost a lot of weight due to her daily fears.

Xiao Yuzuo hugged Emperor Xuanhe's leg, "Father, Xi'er wants to..."

Emperor Xuanhe touched Xiao Yuzuo's head, "Let's go back."

"En." Xiao Yuanmin nodded obediently, and looked at Emperor Xuanhe eagerly. Now their eyes are full of their father, whom they haven't seen for a long time, and Concubine Lin and Concubine Shu are naturally ignored.

Emperor Xuanhe noticed this, and he was not angry or felt that his son and daughter were rude. It is normal for such a young child to miss him so much after being ill for such a long time and forget to care for others.

If Xiao Yuanmin and Xiao Yuzuo were still polite and thoughtful, it would make people suspicious.

Back in the East Palace, Emperor Xuanhe asked Concubine Lin and Concubine Shu to leave first, and the remaining concubines and nobles who came to visit didn't even see each other. After all, the child recovered from a serious illness and needed to rest.

"Father, Xuan Xuan thought he would never see Father." Xiao Yuanmin hugged Emperor Xuanhe and began to cry softly, Xiao Yuzuo also obediently sat beside Emperor Xuanhe and wiped his tears.

"I miss my father, I miss..." Xiao Yuzuo also kept crying, "I miss..."

Emperor Xuanhe's eyes were red, "How could it be, Xuanxuan and Xi'er of the emperor are blessed by the heavens, and they will surely turn the bad luck into good fortune, and they will be safe and sound."

"Father has lost weight." Xiao Yuanmin cried and said, "When Xuanxuan was suffering, he missed Father very much. Xi'er kept asking Father for fever, and Xuanxuan didn't know what to do."

"Then how did Xuanxuan coax younger brother?" Emperor Xuanhe listened to his daughter's words, his heart was filled with soreness, and he hated the person who wanted to harm his son and daughter even more.

Xiao Yuanmin curled his lips, and said pitifully, "Xuanxuan fell ill before coaxing my younger brother... Later, my younger brother stayed with Xuanxuan. Xuanxuan didn't take good care of my younger brother, so she was not a good sister."

"Xuanxuan is the best sister." Emperor Xuanhe thought of his daughter's appearance at that time, feeling proud and distressed at the same time.

For people like them, true love is the most precious.

As if thinking of something funny, Xiao Yuanmin burst into tears and laughed, "Father, it turns out that you may not die if you get acne."

"Does Xuanxuan think that he will die if he gets acne?" Emperor Xuanhe asked.

Xiao Yuanmin picked his fingers shyly, "Xuanxuan won't do it in the future."

"Then why is Xuanxuan still willing to accompany my younger brother?" Thinking of the fear on her daughter's face at that time, her heart trembled again.

"Because my younger brother will be afraid." Xiao Yuanmin replied without thinking, "Xuanxuan only has father and younger brother."

Emperor Xuanhe was stunned for a moment, but he didn't feel that his daughter's words were wrong, on the contrary, he thought it was reasonable. Xi'er and Xuanxuan had only themselves. , only regret.

Thinking about it this way, the anger that had been extinguished because of the recovery of the daughter and son flared up again. Those people were really vicious in their hearts, and they didn't even want to let such a young child go.

Seeing Emperor Xuanhe's face, Xiao Yuanmin poked his younger brother lightly. Xiao Yuzuo rubbed his eyes with his small fist, "Father, feel good."

"My brother needs to eat something before he can sleep." Xiao Yuanmin patted his brother's head, then looked at Emperor Xuanhe, "Father has lost a lot of weight, so he needs to eat more."

"Father was negligent." Emperor Xuanhe smiled when he thought of his son and daughter being young, "Li Dezhong, go serve the food."

"Yes." Li Dezhong said respectfully with a smile all over his face, "Your Majesty ordered yesterday that the cook has prepared a lot of favorite food for the prince and princess, and this servant will bring it here."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuanmin rubbed his arms around Emperor Xuanhe's arm, "Father is the best."

Xiao Yuzuo also climbed onto Emperor Xuanhe's legs, so frightened that Emperor Xuanhe hugged him quickly, lest he accidentally leaned down, "Kiss... kiss Father." Xiao Yuzuo didn't know Emperor Xuanhe's worries, so he kicked He was about to gnaw on Emperor Xuanhe's face with his legs.

"My brother is bad. Since he can walk, he doesn't even want to be hugged by me. He kisses his father." Xiao Yuanmin pouted and poked Xiao Yuzuo's face, "I don't love you for nothing."

"Hahaha." Emperor Xuanhe laughed amusedly by the pair of children, only to feel that the exhaustion of this period of time was swept away, "You are all the treasures of the father."

There were fewer people in the East Palace, and there were more people. Xiao Yuanmin didn't even ask, and left them to Zhao Mama to arrange. The extra ones were brought by Li Dezhong himself. Zhao Mama knew that they were Emperor Xuanhe's people. He asked, "What arrangements does your father-in-law have?"

"Nurse Zhao will figure it out. Wherever there is a lack of people, they will be there." Li Dezhong and Mrs. Zhao have a good relationship, and said in a low voice, "The Holy Majesty is furious, and the palace has been cleaned. You can use these people without worry. With them here, the safety of the prince and princess is guaranteed."

Seeing the sleeping faces of his son and daughter, Emperor Xuanhe turned serious, and after glancing at Li Dezhong, he went to the outer room.

Li Dezhong gestured to the people serving in the room, and those people followed Li Dezhong out lightly.

The servants in the East Palace, whether they were rough envoys or servants in the room, all knelt on the ground, and those who came out with Li Dezhong quickly found a place to kneel down. Li Dezhong stood behind Emperor Xuanhe, and Emperor Xuanhe looked at the people below. Say nothing.

It took a long time before he opened his mouth and said, "Serve the prince and princess attentively."

"The slave (servant) understands."

Emperor Xuanhe glanced at Li Dezhong, Li Dezhong took a few steps forward, and said, "Your Majesty will reward you if you are ready to serve. If you are not good at serving, go directly to the Department of Shenxing, and someone will teach you the rules again."

"Yes."

Emperor Xuanhe stood up, walked out, and said at the door, "Your masters are only the prince and the princess. If you let me know that you have a third master, you don't even need to go to Shen Xingsi."

After listening to Emperor Xuanhe's words, many people broke out in cold sweats. The three of them felt relieved. With Emperor Xuanhe's words, even if someone wanted to bribe these people, they should think more about it.

Back in the Imperial Study Room, Emperor Xuanhe asked coldly, "Have you found out yet?"

"Slaves are incompetent."

Emperor Xuanhe waved his hand, frowned and thought, "Get up."

Li Dezhong brought the tea, placed it lightly by Emperor Xuanhe's hand, and said nothing more.

Those who would harm Xi'er and Xuanxuan must have a purpose. After all, if they are found out, they will bear a great responsibility and even implicate the family. Yes...Concubine Rong and Concubine Shu, after all, besides Xi'er, they are the only ones who have princes in their lives.

Empress Dowager...then Concubine Zhu...whether she has anything to do with the Empress Dowager or not, it was she who caused people to harm Xi'er and Xuanxuan when she was managing the harem. , after all, he can't find out at all...

"Because the queen mother is worried about the crown prince and the eldest princess, she is not feeling well. I feel very ashamed. I have specially promoted Concubine Lin to Concubine Lin, and assist the Empress Dowager to manage the affairs of the harem." Emperor Xuanhe said, Concubine Lin is the daughter of a great general, and there is only one Female.

As long as Concubine Lin Guifei has no son, then who is the crown prince has nothing to do with her. Moreover, Xiao Yuzuo, who lost his mother, is a crown prince, which is more beneficial to her than being a crown prince with a living mother. As long as she is not a fool, she should understand Emperor Xuanhe's intention was to keep the crown prince safe.

After writing the imperial decree, he threw it to Li Dezhong, "Because Queen Huiyi's funeral has not been three years, everything is kept simple, and there is no need to order a wife to go to the palace to worship."

"Slave understands." Li Dezhong didn't know whether to pity Concubine Lin Gui or wish her good luck.

In fact, Emperor Xuanhe should speak to the Empress Dowager for conferring noble concubines, especially those who have been separated from power, but Emperor Xuanhe was annoyed that the Empress Dowager was in charge of the harem, and even caused the prince to have acne, which could not even be investigated. This move was intended to warn the empress dowager.

Conferring a noble concubine is a big event, but this big event can neither be celebrated nor ordered to bow down, so there is a bit of injustice and dishonesty in it.

But even so, those who went to congratulate Lin Guifei felt a little bit jealous in their hearts, after all, there were only two noble concubines in the entire harem.

After seeing off the people, Shuanghua said with a smile on his face, "Congratulations to the imperial concubine, congratulations to the imperial concubine."

Concubine Lin put down the jade hairpin in her hand, "Tell everyone in the palace to be careful, if anyone makes a mistake, don't blame me for being merciless."

"My servant understands." After hearing this, Shuang Hua's face became solemn, "Your Majesty, don't worry, this servant will go and beat them, and I will definitely not cause trouble for your Majesty."

Concubine Lin Gui nodded her head, waved her hand, and asked Shuanghua to retreat first, and when she was left alone in the room, Concubine Lin Guifei picked up the Jade Hairpin again, "I just found out today that I will never be able to compare with you, you You are so ruthless, not only to others, but also to yourself...is it true that nothing can escape your calculations?"

After Xiao Yuanmin woke up, she listened to Nanny Tang, nodded her head and said, "Where is Grandma Huang?"

"The Empress Dowager is not feeling well, and the imperial doctor asked her to rest." Tang Nanny put down the embroidery in her hand, and brought the warm bird's nest porridge to Xiao Yuanmin, "Princess, do you like it after a taste?"

Xiao Yuanmin nodded, took a sip with a spoon, swallowed it before laughing, "Mother Zhao made it?"

"Yeah." Seeing Xiao Yuanmin's smile, Tang Nanny said, "As long as the princess likes it, Zhao Nanny went to the small kitchen to cook right after the princess fell asleep."

"Where's younger brother?" Xiao Yuanmin put it down after drinking half a bowl, "Drink it, mother."

Nanny Tang nodded, and answered first, "His Royal Highness hasn't woken up yet."

"Drink first, Mommy Zhao, Mommy Li, and Mommy, you three have taken care of me and my younger brother for a long time, and it's time to make up your body." Xiao Yuanmin returned to the familiar place, feeling a lot more relaxed, "Those who come with me The waiters will each be given a high-level seal, and those who have been arrested and come back now will also be given a medium-level seal, and Banmei has worked hard, and will be issued a high-level seal and a medium-level seal."

"Your servant knows." Tang Nanny drank the rest in a few gulps, "Princess, don't worry."

"Concubine Lin Gui... Prepare a gift and send it over." Xiao Yuanmin said, "My brother is young, so I don't need it."

"Yes."

"Mommy, do you think your father will forget about asking me to be a teacher?" Xiao Yuanmin asked with some hesitation, "Will you let Concubine Lin Gui teach me?"

"No, don't worry, princess, when will your majesty forget what you promised the princess?" Madam Tang comforted softly.

Xiao Yuanmin thought for a while before nodding, "I see."

(End of this chapter)