There were many princes and princesses under Emperor Yong'an, but King Zhao Xie Lixi and King Jian Xie Yuanjing were born in the same year. Although their biological mothers had always been different, they were the same age. They had a deep affection when they were young. But when they grew up, it was hard to tell. .
Xie Lixi glanced at Xie Yuanjing and sneered: "It's not up to us to comment on eldest brother's affairs. Even if he sleeps all over Pingkangfang, my father will not say that he is not half-hearted."
Xie Yuanjing smiled coquettishly, looked at Xie Huiming with all his thoughts in mind, and said with something in his words: "Of course it is, who can let a family have a long and direct relationship?"
When Xie Huiming heard this, the cup only paused slightly on his lips for a moment, his face still expressionless.
Xie Yuanjing suddenly felt bored and lowered his head to drink tea angrily.
Princess Anfu glanced at these brothers and lowered her head. The corners of her lips slightly raised in teasing were reflected in the tea.
It was extremely quiet in the side hall. The older princes and princesses were still holding steady, but the younger ones were twisting their buttocks and couldn't sit still.
The Thirteenth Prince turned six years old and was the youngest among the princes and princesses who came to visit him. It was also the first time he spent time alone with these brothers and sisters.
His wet nurse stayed outside the palace waiting and did not accompany him.
He looked around and saw no one familiar. Then he remembered what his wet nurse had told him when he arrived, telling him to be good, to bow when he saw his brothers and sisters, and not to speak or move.
But it’s easy not to speak and not to move. How is this possible?
He looked around, finding everything new and strange, and at a glance he saw the peach blossom cake placed on the small table by Xie Huiming's hand.
The puff pastry is shaped into a peach blossom shape, with layers of tender pink puff pastry, and a dark red bean paste filling exposed in the middle, which looks like a flower stamen dotted on top. It looks particularly sweet.
He wanted to eat and his mouth was watering.
He twisted his butt twice, unable to control himself, and jumped off the bed. As soon as his short legs touched the floor, a cold snort came from his ears.
"Old Thirteen, what are you doing?" The voice sounded like a smile but not a smile, and sounded sinister.
The Thirteenth Prince shivered in fright and turned to look in the direction of the sound. The person sitting there was one he knew and the one he was most afraid of. When he met those cold eyes, he grinned in fear. Almost cried.
"If you dare to cry, I will throw you into the Taiye Pond." The tenth prince shouted loudly, his voice was cold and stern, and the flesh on his cheeks trembled.
The biological mother of the tenth prince is Zhaoyi Lu, and she lives in the same palace as Baolin Liu, the biological mother of the thirteenth prince. However, Lu Zhaoyi is the head of the first palace and lives in the main hall, while Liu Baolin is a coward. Although he gave birth to a prince, Emperor Yong'an could hardly even remember her appearance. She was used to being bullied by Lu Zhaoyi, and was sent to live in a side hall in Xisha. She was so rough that she almost lost her appearance.
Ice in the summer, carbon in the winter, food, snacks, and clothes. Lu Zhaoyi had to peel off everything in the order.
The mother-in-law was bullied into the dust, and the youngest son was naturally not much better. They were all princes who had not been crowned kings, but the thirteenth prince had been bullied by the tenth prince since childhood, and he was afraid of him when he saw him.
The Thirteenth Prince, who was already panicking, finally couldn't bear it anymore when he saw the Tenth Prince's ferocious look, and cried out "Wow".
Brother Ten is so scary, even scarier than a man-eating tiger.
His face was covered with tears and snot from crying, and his back molars could almost be seen with his mouth wide open.
The tenth prince didn't expect that the thirteenth prince would really cry. He looked around and saw that no one seemed to want to stand up for this kid. He felt confident and hit the table hard: "Crying like a father, don't cry anymore." Cry, I will cripple you!"
Upon hearing this, the Thirteenth Prince opened his mouth wide, and suddenly stopped crying. He burped hard, held his neck and said boldly: "Brother Ten, you are so disrespectful. My father is the Emperor. You Slander your father."
The tenth prince suddenly became angry. He stepped in front of the thirteenth prince and slapped him in the face with a big slap. He cursed with red eyes: "You little bastard, can you say that again?!"
The Thirteenth Prince's face became visibly red and swollen, and his eyes were so swollen that he squinted. He covered his face and cried loudly.
It didn't matter that the Thirteenth Prince cried, and all the young princes and princesses he brought with him began to cry.
Those who cry for wet nurses, those who cry for mother-in-law, those who cry for hugs, and those who cry for sweets.
Earth-shaking cries came one after another, and the side hall was extremely lively.
The young eunuch and the palace maids rushed forward and started to coax him hurriedly, but it was of no avail after coaxing him for a long time, and the crying increased instead of falling.
"Shut up!" Shocking power.
Seeing Xie Yuanjing's angry look, Xie Liji let out a sigh and laughed happily.
Xie Huiming placed the cup heavily on the small table, making a "bang" sound and the tea spilled out.
He had long eyebrows and cold eyes. He was clearly not angry, but he looked around majestically.
He already had an extremely serious face, and when he lowered his face and looked coldly, even the courtiers felt terrified, not to mention the squeamish young princes and princesses they had raised.
The princes and princesses, who were crying with tears streaming down their faces, met Xie Huiming's cold face. They all stopped crying and hiccupped a few times before finally becoming quiet.
Xie Huiming raised his chin towards the Tenth Prince: "Old Ten, say what you just said again."
The tenth prince was not afraid of anything. He was not even afraid of Emperor Yong'an. But he was afraid when he saw Xie Huiming. When Xie Huiming called him, he stood up and brought Hu Bed down with him with a bang. .
He stood fearfully, his legs shaking non-stop and as soft as two noodles. He almost collapsed on the ground, his lips trembling and unable to say a single word.
"Say it." Xie Huiming's eyes seemed to be filled with ice, so cold that the tenth prince took several steps back.
The tenth prince said "I, I, I" for a long time, but without me being so ugly, Gudong suddenly collapsed on the ground.
Xie Huiming remained motionless, but raised his chin and said four words coldly: "Go out and kneel."
The tenth prince's face turned blue. He couldn't even say a word "no", and he didn't dare to ask why. A Gulu got up from the ground, crawled and ran out, and knelt down at the foot of the steps at the entrance of the main hall. .
The side hall finally became quiet. The adult princes were drinking tea and closing their eyes to rest. They all seemed to be focused on nothing, but no one knew what they were thinking inside.
The Thirteenth Prince received a slap. He, who was timid in the first place, did not dare to raise his head. He lowered his head and picked at his fingers, slapping his hands in frustration from time to time.
The sixth princess was just eight years old. She had not yet been given a title, let alone a name. She was just called Xiaoliu. Her biological mother was just a talented person who was not favored. She had been raised by her biological mother before and rarely came out to meet people. This time This was the first time for her to leave her birth mother and come alone with her brothers and sisters to see the saint, so she was inevitably frightened.
She had cried a while ago, but this time she had calmed down. She was twisting around on the bed, as if she could no longer sit still.
Princess Anfu heard the commotion, waved to the Sixth Princess, and whispered: "Xiao Liu, come here."
The sixth princess visibly flinched. She had only seen this noble second sister two or three times, and they had always met at family banquets. She had not even spoken to her. She only remembered that this second sister was very favored and wore the clothes she wore. What I wear on my head is the latest style.
For example, the scattered flower brocade worn by Princess Anfu now is a tribute from the Jinling Brocade Department. There are only about ten brocades every year, so every inch of brocade has always been precious.
Princess Anfu's eyes flickered and looked around at the Sixth Princess.
Although the biological mother of the sixth princess was not favored, she was petite and exquisite, and she had the delicate beauty of a Jiangnan woman. Although the sixth princess was only eight years old, her features and eyes already looked like her mother's. She was wearing a goose-yellow dress with a rich material. It's just ordinary clothing materials for talented people, but the embroidery patterns are not like the craftsmanship in the palace. It has a certain charm of Suzhou. The whole person looks timid and weak, very lovable.
Princess Anfu smiled faintly, picked up the cloud cake on the plate, and waved to the sixth princess: "Come to Xiaoliu, sister, there is something delicious here."
In the end, the sixth princess couldn't resist the temptation of the cloud cake. She jumped down from the bed and walked carefully to Princess Anfu. She bowed upright and said in a thin and low voice: "I have met the second sister."
Princess Anfu patted the sixth princess's double-ringed bun with a half-smile, and placed the cloud cake in her little palm: "Xiao Liu is so good, eat it."
The biological mother of the Sixth Princess was not favored, and she was not the lord of the first palace. If there were any delicious food or useful things, she would stick to the lordship first, and then it would be their mother and daughter's turn to have the rest.
The Sixth Princess has also eaten Yunpian Cake, but not often. As a little girl who is only eight years old, it is difficult to resist the temptation of sweets.
She ate happily and became even more intimate with Princess Anfu.
Princess Anfu seemed to be in a good mood, so she coaxed the sixth princess to say a few more words.
The sixth princess was eating cloud cake and circling around Princess Anfu, smiling childishly.
Emperor Yong'an's harem was abundant. After the death of the empress, he completely let himself go. From a first-grade imperial concubine to an eighth-grade daughter-in-law, from a concubine who raised a prince and was favored all the year round, to a concubine who was only favored once or twice and even had a name. Even the concubines that he didn’t even remember, he had arranged in the palace everything.
As for visiting a patient, something that can show one's face in front of a saint but does not have to be as hard as serving a sick person, naturally not everyone can rush to the front.
The main hall of Hanxiang Hall is very large. Only the imperial concubines, who have grown up princes, or the concubines who are being favored, can enter the screen and see Emperor Yong'an with their own eyes, while the remaining one hundred or so The concubines could only kowtow to say hello through the screen, then kneel down and wait quietly.
