Although Li Xiu wanted to avoid seeing the child too much and being noticed by others. When he entered the palace, he rarely took the child with him. But the few times they met, Huang Qiong had an indescribable love for that child. Huang Qiong occasionally took exams for school homework and not only answered fluently. And compared with his bookish eldest son, not only can he read books extremely thoroughly, but he can also put forward his own opinions and have extremely unique insights. Although I also like reading, I never only follow what is in books.
It's a pity that even for Yu Mingyuan, Huang Qiong will never be able to recognize this child. Putting aside, this child is so outstanding, I don’t know how much effort Yu Mingyuan put into it. I can't say a word, that's my son, just take it back. Just because the wife of an important minister gave birth to a child for him, I am afraid that even as an emperor, he will be completely ruined. What's more, with Yu Mingyuan's temperament, if he knew that this little son whom he valued so much was not his own flesh and blood, he would be furious to death?
Whether it's public or private, at least Yu Mingyuan is still alive, so he can't recognize each other. And the equally outstanding child that Nangong Mei gave birth to. It was the child that Yuan Baoer gave birth to. Although he was a little weirder, he was still an extremely smart child at first glance. And Nangong Yun gave birth to a son for herself, but he was too young to see anything. The only one who was worse was the child Zhang Qiaoer gave him, who was somewhat cowardly in temperament. Thinking of this, Huang Qiong looked at his son's list.
After making up his mind, the son Lin Hanyan gave birth to him was also included in the list of heirs. Huang Qiong took over the child's education according to the education model of the eldest son and the second son. However, this child is still a little young. Although under Lin Hanyan's guidance, he also recognized a lot of words. But after all, Huang Qiong had not been educated by his side since he was a child. Compared with his two brothers, he was still slightly inferior. However, it is precisely because the child is still young and has confidence in Lin Hanyan that Huang Qiong is still very confident.
It's just that although Lin Hanyan's son is also included in the heir training sequence. But Huang Qiong did not tell Lin Hanyan directly about this matter. It wasn't that he was worried about Lin Hanyan's other ideas, but Huang Qiong knew that Lin Hanyan would definitely disagree. Lin Hanyan has always behaved in a low-key manner since he became acquainted with himself. Although he often gave advice to Situ Huanshuang and He Yao behind their backs, he always followed his own duties and never showed off. He is very strict in disciplining the sons and daughters he has given birth to.
Even if Huang Qiong doted on her, she was still quite high in the palace. It can even be said that he is second only to Situ Huanshuang. But Lin Hanyan had never done anything inappropriate because of his love. Stay true to your duties and never make the first move. Except for a few individuals, she gets along quite well with all the concubines in the palace. Almost all the princes and princesses were willing to have contact with this knowledgeable aunt. Most of the concubines with low educational level and the princes and princesses who were born were educated by Lin Hanyan.
If she had known that Huang Qiong had included her son as one of the candidates for the crown prince, she would never have agreed. This is not just because she has an excellent relationship with He Yao and Duan Jin. He didn't want his son to compete with the eldest son and second son of the emperor. What's more, Lin Hanyan knew that her identity as Princess Jing would bring endless trouble to her son's rise to power. The most important thing is that she wants her son to live a peaceful life. It was precisely because he knew Lin Hanyan's character that Huang Qiong had no intention of telling Lin Hanyan about this matter.
As for the second son of the emperor, Huang Qiong was staring closely at him. Although Huang Qiong was afraid that his second son would be abducted by a woman like his eldest son, he did not call her back. But Gao Huaiyuan was ordered to send people to keep a close eye on the second son. If it is the second son, it is the same as the eldest son. Huang Qiong, who was completely ruined, didn't know if he would be pissed to death. If he wasn't worried about his second son, because he was too tight in control, he would have aroused some so-called rebellious feelings. Huang Qiong even wanted to call him back and tie him to his trousers to guard him tightly.
Fortunately, the second son focused more on military affairs, which he was very interested in. Or there is no one like the eldest son who falls in love with him at first sight. In addition, now that he is in the military camp, there are really not many opportunities to meet women. Therefore, although he was far away on Shandong Road, he had no intention of contacting the woman. Only then did Huang Qiong give up the idea of recalling him. However, this point made Duan Jin feel a little bit confused. Originally, he always complained that his son was too sinister, but now he complained that his son was too stubborn.
If he was like his brother, he would bring one back at a young age. Although there was a risk of angering his father, he didn't have to get involved in the fight. He Yao didn't understand the reason behind why Huang Qiong canonized his eldest son as King Fu, but Duan Jin saw it clearly. The eldest son bypassed the county king and was directly canonized as a prince, which meant that the child was directly kicked out of the line of succession. Because Duan Jin knew that Huang Qiong still had no legitimate son, and it was unlikely that he would have an eldest son in the future.
That child should be consecrated not as a prince, but as a crown prince. Duan Jin, who also didn't want his son and got involved, now hopes that his son will be canonized as a prince as soon as possible. It would be best to bring back a daughter-in-law for yourself. Of course, the reason for this is not just that Duan Jin also does not want his son to continue to be the heir. A considerable part of the reason is that He Yao, who now has a daughter-in-law who greets her every day and runs around, feels somewhat envious in her heart.
Especially looking at the sweetness of the young couple every day, it must not be too far away for He Yao to have a grandson. Duan Jin secretly cursed his son for not living up to expectations. Although she has a caring daughter, a daughter-in-law is a daughter-in-law. Although Duan Jin was said to be from the royal family of Dali, she was extremely good at martial arts, but she really looked down upon the charming young ladies from the bureaucratic families in the capital, who might not even be able to hold a sword. She would be very happy if her son was brought back, a woman who is considerate and skilled in medicine and martial arts.
Despite his usually carefree temperament, this was the first time Duan Jin felt jealous of He Yao. All day long, I kept thinking in my heart that my son-in-law was not living up to expectations, and he didn't know when he would bring him a daughter-in-law who was knowledgeable, sensible, gentle and considerate like his sister-in-law. Duan Jin was even more dissatisfied with his ambitious son, who hadn't even sent a letter to him after being away for another year. In my heart, I was even more envious of He Yao, who was now surrounded by her son and daughter-in-law.
But Duan Jin didn't know that just when she complained that her son was not considerate at all. As the son of the second son of Emperor Da Qi, he has already taken advantage of the fact that winter has not yet come and Bohai has not yet frozen. He secretly took a boat across the Bohai Sea from Dengzhou and entered the Liao River at its estuary. He was disguised as a merchant and headed north along the Liao River. For this trip, he was very cautious. Along the way, we sailed at night and found a river branch to rest during the day. It's just around the mouth of Liao River, although most places are deserted.
However, there are too many river branches here, and there are really few historical books available for searching. There isn't even a rough map. It all depends on the descriptions of some smugglers who traveled by sea between Qi and Liao. The military investigation, and the unusual investigation, was very confusing. He even went up the Liao River and arrived at Xianzhou, a military town in the Northern Liao Dynasty. He found that he had gone the wrong way and turned back. Finally, under the guidance of a Han smuggler who was stranded in Northern Liao for some reason, he found the Dongliang River that could lead directly to Liaoyang Prefecture.
In fact, originally this matter was not a big deal. Along the coast of Shandong Road, there were many smugglers traveling between Qi and Liao. Because it is difficult for these people to travel by land, there are checkpoints everywhere. Especially in Daqi, it is quite difficult to go abroad. Many times, what is at stake is not only money, but also your own head. So, as long as you don’t go to the desert plateau. Many smugglers going to Tokyo Road in Beiliao crossed Bohai. The coastal areas of Tokyo Road in Beiliao are vast and sparsely populated, with only a few state capitals.
Northern Liao did not pay much attention to coastal defense and had no navy. Therefore, it is easy to enter Beiliao by sea. Taking the sea route not only saves time, but also saves money. The wind and waves in Bohai are nothing compared to the surrounding sea areas. So, finding a guide is easy. But although Huang Ruifeng persuaded the two guards, he slipped away to Beiliao with him. But in order to protect his safety, he refused to find a guide. They were afraid that those smugglers who only wanted money would betray their group to the Beiliao government because of the sight of money.
Especially after Huang Ruifeng arrived at Shandong Road, in order to protect his safety, Yang Jiyuan sent Huang Qiong to protect him. Liu Hu, who was sent to protect the second son of the emperor, also firmly refused to agree. Although Huang Ruifeng is still very talkative, but no matter what you say to this person, I will never go to those smugglers. Those businessmen are all greedy for money. For money, their ancestors would sell out for eight generations. If he went to Liaoyang Mansion with those smugglers, he might be betrayed without even knowing what happened.
Otherwise, it wouldn't be such a big deal. It was just that it was hard to find the waterway leading to Liaoyang Mansion. But after all this trouble, it was already snowing heavily in Beiliao, and the water in Dongliang had begun to freeze. The second son of the emperor had no choice but to take the land route instead. Huang Ruifeng liked the scenery along the way that was completely different from the Central Plains, especially the flying snow in the sky. And this black land is so rich that everyone who comes here for the first time will be extremely shocked. Not only was there flying snow, but there were also hordes of wild animals.
Countless precious beasts are hidden in the vast pine forests as thick as a person. Herds of wild deer, roe deer, and pheasants that were frightened by the sound of horse hooves could even be described as covering the sky and the sun. The winter scenery of this black land is an eye-opener for Huang Ruifeng. Although the snow scene is good, the key problem is that the snow in Tokyo is not the snow in the Central Plains. Even if it was the first snowfall of the year on the black soil, he quickly realized what Hutian's August snow meant. At this time in the Central Plains, it is still full of autumn colors.
After a two-day and two-night snowstorm, the snow was waist-deep, making it difficult for horses, let alone humans, to move. And with the heavy snow in the sky and the bone-piercing cold brought by the fierce north wind blowing from further north, the sheepskin jacket on my body felt like I was not wearing anything at all. Huang Ruifeng had no choice but to give up the idea of rushing to Liaoyang Mansion as soon as possible. We can only stay temporarily in Heye County, southwest of Liaoyang Fucheng. There were only Liu Hu and two guards around him. Huang Ruifeng, who was dressed as a traveling businessman, was very careful.
However, the Han costumes worn by the four of them were all Bohai people and Jurchens everywhere. Not to mention there were only a few Han people, but there were not many serious Khitan people in Heye County. Huang Ruifeng saw that there was only a small tail. Except for the same braids, the entire head was shaved. The Jurchen, who was wearing animal skins to keep out the cold, was very curious.
