"Where have you been?" Concubine Cen waited for him in Prince Jing's main courtyard all afternoon. It wasn't until the sunset slowly set in and the lights in the courtyard were all bright that she saw her son returning. She couldn't help but ask with anger on her face.
"Mother, concubine." Prince Jing did not expect her mother to be sitting in the hall. He hurriedly collected his emotions and expressions and stepped forward to salute.
Concubine Cen deliberately got angry, but when she saw the tiredness on her son's face, she couldn't help but couldn't bear it. She repeatedly asked the maids to prepare dinner, and asked someone to prepare a hot handkerchief and warm tea for her son. Then she held her son's hand and sat aside.
When she saw her son eating several snacks and looking like he was relieved, she opened her mouth and said, "Before leaving the palace, I often told myself that it would be a great blessing to be able to leave the palace and be with my children and grandchildren. I must cherish my blessings and appreciate my kindness, be an old lady who doesn't care about others, don't bother anyone, and just enjoy the happiness of my family."
What she said made King Jing slightly startled, and he asked with concern: "Why did you say that?! Could it be that someone made you angry? Just tell your son!... This is your son's mansion, and naturally it is your home that makes the decision!" Just say what you say here, and your son will obey your orders!"
This was so true that even though Mrs. Cen knew that her son was trying to make her happy, she couldn't help but feel happy.
"Son, do you know that since you returned to the capital, my mother has been so happy that she often has trouble sleeping?" Concubine Cen said to her son in a much kinder tone, and said sincerely, "My son has always been transparent. Since he has chosen to return to the capital and delegate his power, he should know how to live in this capital. Be a wealthy and idle man.
You have never been an ambitious child, nor have you had great ambitions. You have never had delusions like King Han. This is what reassures my mother the most. You should always keep this indifferent heart and don't make the same mistake as King Han. "
"Okay, what are you talking about? King Han and Concubine Liang are in the past, so don't mention it." King Jing's eyelids trembled, but his smile remained as warm as ever.
Concubine Cen patted his hand: "You are a good kid, but you have a very strong self-esteem. Especially after returning to the capital, you have been busy with errands, which makes you feel a little helpless, and I'm afraid you feel a little uncomfortable... You are the most unbearable to others. You're being arrogant, that's why you're having trouble with three kids."
"Mother Concubine?" Just as King Jing was about to speak, he saw the warning in Concubine Cen's eyes, and immediately lowered his head and remained silent.
"It's also my fault, mother and concubine. I should have asked the Queen Mother to designate a princess for you a long time ago. If you get married and have children, you can change your childish temper! How can an adult care about a young man and a young lady?"
"That's what the concubine said." Prince Jing followed suit.
Seeing that he didn't refute, Mrs. Cen nodded, stood up, and led him to the flower hall to eat.
After dinner, Concubine Cen asked Prince Jing to accompany her for a walk in the garden.
It wasn't until they were walking on a quiet path and the waiters were far away that Concubine Cen whispered to him as if joking: "My son is stupid! How could you seek revenge on those three children! Not to mention that those three people have extraordinary backgrounds, but only to say that you Doesn't this move clearly tell the emperor that you have a grudge! You are dissatisfied! You are still thinking about that gambling house?
Not to mention being involved with Ajong’s little prince! He grabbed you and said that he let the wolf and leopard cause trouble because of your instigation! If the emperor doesn't believe it, how can he exempt you from the errand after removing his envoy qualification? "
King Jing listened quietly without saying a word.
Concubine Cen added: "The current emperor is not like the late emperor. He seems to be tolerant and kind, but in fact, he will retaliate! Do you think that the former prince's affairs have nothing to do with him? He can even do something to his own half-brother. How much weight do you, a half-brother, have?" ?
Let’s talk about the Queen Mother Qin! Do you think he is a kind man? The Qin family was ashamed of her at the beginning, and she wished she could embarrass the Qin family! From ancient times to the present, who has ever seen someone misappropriating the favor of their natal family and giving it to their nephew? This is plain revenge and humiliation!
They, mother and son, are extreme people who want to live in love and want to die in disgust. If they don't make them angry, they'll just let it go. If they really get angry, they won't care about the rules of the world at all and just focus on relieving their anger! They are the emperor and the queen mother, one is the lord of the world, and the other is the lord of the harem. If they really want to deal with a prince, the courtiers may not care. After all, those ministers wished that the fewer relatives the emperor had, the better! You said you were fine, why did you provoke them? "
The more Concubine Cen spoke, the angrier she became. She did not give King Jing a chance to speak, and continued: "Although Cen Minzhou, the current third assistant, is my clan brother, he has also served in the third service, and he is just a distant relative... You take care of my grandfather's family, I only have I'm happy, but even his family
Carrying them all, I can’t help but worry! Son, that’s not an ordinary member of the Cen family, that’s the cabinet minister! You have close contact with him. In the eyes of the emperor, what would he think?
And today, why are you going to the outskirts of Beijing when you are so good? When I asked you to go there like Prince Cheng to see Princess Hong'an and Princess Yongping, you said you wanted to avoid suspicion, so you rarely leave the imperial city. Now, you are only gone for one day. If you say you haven't seen them, I can't believe it. "
When she saw that her son did not refute, she became angry: "Princess Hong'an is a smart person who can see the situation clearly and distinguish the interests from harm! Her relationship with the emperor and the Queen Mother Qin is no closer than yours? How dare you want to provoke? "
"My son didn't say anything!" King Jing said that he just had a meal.
Concubine Cen looked at him carefully for a moment, and seeing that what he said was true, she couldn't help but sneer: "I'm afraid she didn't give you a chance to say this, right? Tell yourself, did she hint at you?"
Prince Jing paused and whispered, "She has two daylily silk flowers in her hair."
"This is asking you to be filial to the Queen Mother!" Concubine Cen shook her head and earnestly warned her son, "She is different from ordinary girls. She is far smarter than ordinary people, including you! Why do you think the former prince went crazy so easily? Why do you think the emperor gave her The honor of the eldest princess! Think about it carefully! Don’t be a smart fool!"
King Jing's head was buzzing.
"If you really listen to me, send some gifts to Yongxing Marquis Mansion, Ancheng Marquis Mansion, and Chengzhong Marquis Mansion as soon as tomorrow! Then go into the palace and talk softly to the Queen Mother." Concubine Cen sighed, "You You should know the principle of loving the house and the bird!
The emperor was truly filial to the Queen Mother of Qin; he had a brotherly relationship with Marquis Yongxing that even the former prince could not match; he had a deep affection for Concubine An; he treated Marquis Ancheng as his own son; and Marquis Chengzhong once saved his life. His life... Think about it for yourself, can you touch those three children? "
"Concubine, there is such a relationship between Marquis Chengzhong and the Emperor? How do you know?" King Jing was surprised. Concubine has always been quiet and quiet in the palace, so how do you know so much!
Concubine Cen smiled and didn't say much. She just said, "If I didn't have any skills, how could I have raised you under the eyes of Concubine Yun and Concubine Liang? How could I have left the palace alive and enjoyed happiness?"
King Jing was shocked when he saw that his mother-in-law just smiled and said nothing.
He seems to have the illusion... that there are all smart people in the world, but he is the only one who is the big fool.
