Concubine Xin was wrapped in a gauze dressing gown, leaning lazily on the bed, her arms resting on a soft cushion embroidered with seasonal flowers. A palace maid ran back panting and reported the latest palace news. "Your Majesty, the Queen personally visited Princess Yurou and punished the Ministry of Internal Affairs."
Concubine Xin yawned, her voice gentle yet majestic, "The Queen is kind-hearted, I understand. Go ahead and turn off the lights and go to bed. It's still early."
At Yinshi, it was dawn, and the emperor was about to attend the court meeting. The eunuch Zhongli was waiting quietly, always observing the emperor's expression.
"I was asleep last night, and I seemed to hear some noise. What happened in the palace?" The emperor closed his eyes and stretched out his arms, allowing the maid to put on his court clothes.
Zhongli quickly stepped forward and replied in a low voice: "Your Majesty, it is said that Princess Yurou suffered a severe pain at night after eating the food sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The Empress rushed there immediately and punished the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. , didn’t leave until dawn.”
Princess Yurou?
The emperor frowned slightly, with worry in his eyes. Yurou was no more than a seven-year-old child, "Why is there sudden abdominal pain? What is the diagnosis of the imperial doctor?"
"The imperial doctor said it was caused by unclean food." As a celebrity around the emperor, Zhongli knew everything about the affairs of the palace.
"The Ministry of Internal Affairs has ulterior motives and dares to deceive. It dares to ignore even the prince's daughter. It is really arrogant. According to my decree, the salary of the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs will be suspended for half a year, and the salary of others will be suspended for three months!" The emperor spoke firmly, and after dressing neatly, he asked again, " How is the current situation of the princess?"
Princess Yurou knew her mistakes and was able to correct them at a young age, which is rare and she is a role model among girls who go to Beijing.
Zhongli replied: "I have gotten better after taking the medicine."
The emperor nodded, feeling a little comforted in his heart, "I didn't agree with Yurou's request to come to the Forbidden Palace to reflect before. Now that this happened again, people in the palace are unpredictable. Zhongli, I want to take Yurou back. What do you think? "
After a while, the emperor changed his mind again, "No, no, Yurou went to the Forbidden Palace because the prince was injured, and now she was brought back in just a few days. How can the prince's face be saved? In this case, Zhongli, you go to my private warehouse and select a few. A gift to the Forbidden Palace."
"According to the order."
After the emperor finished dressing up, the eunuch next to him handed him a bowl of hot porridge. The emperor was accustomed to replenishing his strength before the morning court.
After finishing the porridge, the emperor suddenly thought of the queen and turned to Zhongli: "The queen worked hard last night. I haven't seen her for a long time. I will go to visit her after the morning session today."
Zhongli immediately sent a young eunuch to the palace where the queen was to deliver the good news.
At this moment, the queen had just rested. When she heard the news brought back by Yu Zhu, she nodded slightly. Then she seemed to remember something and hurriedly ordered: "Quickly, go to the East Palace to wake up the prince and let him review his homework. The emperor will definitely test him later." he."
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Lin Feng had just experienced the pain of falling into the water yesterday. The Queen originally planned to let him rest today. He thought he could sleep a little longer, but unexpectedly he still had to get up early to review.
He rubbed his eyes, his mind was confused, and the writing on the book seemed blurry.
In the end, it was his personal eunuch Zhongli who helped him wake up with cold water and he regained his energy.
When the time came, Lin Feng went to greet the queen.
The mother and son had just exchanged a few words when the eunuch's loud report came from outside the palace: "The Emperor has arrived."
"Without courtesy." The Emperor personally helped the Queen up and looked at the Queen's face carefully, "The circles under your eyes are a little tired. Is it because you couldn't sleep well after visiting Yurou last night?"
The queen knew that as long as the emperor came to her palace, he would have something to do.
Everything in the palace has been fine recently. I think the reason why the emperor came to this trip was because Princess Yurou was feeling unwell last night.
"Yurou has been smart and sensible since she was a child. I treat her as my own child. She is ill. How can a mother not be anxious?" The queen's words did not involve the righteousness of loyal ministers and filial sons. She only expressed her concern as a mother, which made it even more obvious. Emotions are sincere.
After hearing this, the emperor felt soft in his heart, "I naturally understand that the queen is so beautiful and smart that she can be the leader of the Sixth Palace."
"Is the prince here too?"
The emperor and the queen chatted for a few more words. As the topic gradually died down, their eyes turned to Lin Feng.
Lin Feng said respectfully: "My son, please see your mother."
"Very good, filial piety." The emperor was pleased and then asked, "How is your academic progress?"
"I just finished studying "The Analects of Confucius."" Lin Feng knew that the test was coming, and felt slightly nervous in his heart.
"Qing Qing Si Si, Yi Yi Ru Ye, you can be called a scholar, friends Qing Qing Si Si, brothers Yi Yi, what is the meaning of this?"
Lin Feng happened to be familiar with this sentence. After a moment of reflection, he replied: "If you help each other and get along happily, you can be called a scholar. Friends help each other and brothers live in harmony."
The emperor nodded with satisfaction and asked two more questions, which Lin Feng could answer fluently. The queen looked on with a smile, and she was determined to let Lin Feng have more contact with Ye Yurou, and use Ye Yurou's reputation to attract the emperor to pay more attention to her son.
The emperor was in his prime, and there was an endless stream of heirs in the harem. She was almost "too busy" to handle it.
Judging from the emperor's demeanor, it seems that he will live for many more years. Time is long and the variables are endless.
One must always be vigilant.
No one could tell what the queen was thinking under her gentle and watery face.
"Excellent!" The emperor laughed three times, and Long Xin rejoiced, "Zhongli, I will send the Four Treasures of the Study on my desk to the East Palace later."
Zhongli nodded and ordered.
Lin Feng was about to salute and thank him, but felt his throat felt itchy and couldn't help but cough a few times.
"Did you catch the cold after falling into the water yesterday?" the emperor asked with concern.
Apparently, the emperor also heard about Lin Feng's accidental fall into the lotus pond with Ye Yurou yesterday.
Lin Feng replied softly: "I may have a slight cold, but I have already taken medicine."
The emperor shook his head, pointed lightly, and said in a gentle tone, "I know that you care about your sister and are worried that she will be unhappy due to the grounding, so you accompany her to enjoy the flowers. But you must also take care of yourself. What happened after you fell from the tree just now is over. Have you forgotten?"
The queen finally found a chance to interject, and immediately blamed her: "I have already warned the prince, but he insists on visiting Rou'er, saying that there is only one sister in the harem, Yurou, so naturally he will love her very much. He can't wait to be with her every day." .”
These words immediately created the image of Lin Feng as a good brother who only has Ye Yurou in his heart.
