This contest between king and minister lasted for more than half a year and finally came to an end.
It was snowing heavily, and it was winter again. The capital had not seen such heavy snow for a long time. White snow flakes fell into the palm of my hand like goose feathers, crystal clear.
Shen Que stood on the porch admiring the snow, wearing a red peacock feather cloak, her hair tied loosely in a bun behind her head, with only a phoenix tail gold hairpin, and golden tassels hanging down by her ears. put.
"Empress."
Zeelan trotted over and gave her a hand stove, "You have been standing here for a long time, be careful of freezing."
Holding the hand stove in his hand, warmth instantly spread throughout his body, and the red marks on his hands that were frozen by snowflakes immediately disappeared and turned white.
"It doesn't often snow in the capital." Shen Que answered the question with a thoughtful look.
"Your Majesty must have remembered what happened in Jufeng." Zelan has grown a lot by being with her over the years. That year was a dangerous situation that she and Madam had never experienced before. It should be said that Madam also changed. start.
"Yeah, every time it snows, I can't help but think of that year." Shen Que showed a relaxed smile, blinking his eyelashes, his red lips and white teeth, and his fair cheeks blended into the white snow between heaven and earth.
"媆円."
Li Luansong strolled over, and Zelan hurriedly bowed and left.
In fact, he had been standing there looking at it for a while, and he always felt that Shen was indeed getting more and more beautiful these years.
As we get older, the mature charm of women makes people feel warmer. The girl's edge has faded away, leaving only the gentle power.
"His Majesty."
Shen Que saw him, his eyes shining.
This is Li Luansong's favorite thing every day. The light in her eyes has never disappeared, but has become stronger.
This shows that the life he gave her in the palace was satisfying to her. It did not diminish her brilliance, but made her more graceful and beautiful.
"What are you looking at?" Li Luansong came over and hugged her, and the two stood on the porch enjoying the snow together.
"With such heavy snow, next year will definitely be a good harvest year." Shen Que gently leaned his head on his arm, "Your Majesty went to court so early today."
Li Luansong said nothing, only hugged her quietly.
The New Year is coming, and the major affairs in the court have been basically handled, and he is not as busy as before.
However, these days, veterans frequently ask for leave, either because of headaches or brain fever, or because of the recurrence of leg problems due to cold weather, or because of toothache...
Shen did know this situation, so he just thought it was an old man losing his temper and didn't pay much attention to it.
Now it seems that it may be like this again today.
"What's wrong, are the old people still asking for leave?" Shen Que looked back at Li Luansong, "It's been more than half a month."
"Yes, the trouble has been going on for more than half a month." Li Luansong sighed, "I asked the imperial doctor to check it out. It is impossible that there is nothing wrong with him because he is old, but it will not mean that he will not be able to go to court for half a month."
"Are they... still angry?" Shen Que asked.
Li Luansong nodded.
"Because of the issue of His Majesty's heirs?"
Li Luansong nodded again.
"But Yuanyuan doesn't need to pay attention to them." Li Luansong was afraid that she would be stressed because of this, and said: "It's not all because of the children. They are older and always feel that I can't understand them and that I have ignored their opinions, so they have risen to their own age. The old man is useless, he is useless in the court, he is useless to your majesty, he is useless to the country...that is what he said."
He was helpless and could do nothing to deal with the old ministers' dependence on their elders.
"One code equals the other, these old people are too stubborn."
Shen Que listened silently and slowly put the hand stove into his hand. She really realized how stubborn the old ministers were, and it was really difficult to deal with them.
"Let's go and pay our respects to our father, the emperor and our queen." Shen Que suggested, and Li Luansong agreed.
The two walked hand in hand through the corridor and walked into the snow.
There was no wind, and the snowflakes were still very big, but not as dense as before, and seemed to be stopping.
The thick white snow is soft and soft under the feet, as if walking on a soft carpet.
In the harem, Emperor Xiaochun and the Queen Mother were playing in the snow with Liu Zi.
The little girl wore a pink jacket skirt with gold embroidery and a cloak of the same color outside, and was running happily in the snow.
Behind him, Emperor Xiaochun carefully chased his granddaughter. The laughter and laughter of his grandfather and grandson could be heard clearly through the screen carved with nine dragons.
The two of them saluted Emperor Xiaochun and the Queen Mother. Liu Zi saw her parents and hurriedly came out of the snow. She patted the snow flakes on her body and straightened her appearance. Then she walked over and greeted Li Luansong and Shen upright. Be sure to salute.
"My son, I have met my father, the emperor, and my mother, the queen."
The little man learned the rules very well and behaved in every possible way.
Li Luansong picked her up and said, "Liu Zi has grown taller and fatter again."
The little girl's face suddenly stopped smiling, "Why did your father say that I am fat again? I have been controlling my food intake these past few days and I have lost weight."
This sentence made Li Luansong and Shen Que laugh.
Emperor Xiaochun said hurriedly: "Yes, this child knows what she wants and seeks the best in everything. You said she was fat last time, so she rarely eats sweets anymore."
"Yes, Liu Zi, it's exactly the same as when you were a child." The Queen Mother added, "You have high standards for yourself."
A few people were sitting next to the stove. There was a mesh cover on the copper stove, and oranges, peanuts and sweet potatoes were roasting on it. Xiao Liuzi was tossing it from time to time in a decent manner, and would smear some honey on the sweet potatoes at the right time.
The aroma spreads and relaxes the body and mind.
Emperor Xiaochun asked: "Are those old people still having trouble with you?"
Li Luansong nodded and said, "The teachers are still angry with their son and have asked for leave one after another. There are less than thirty people standing in the court every day."
"Hmph." Emperor Xiaochun snorted coldly, "It's the same trick again. I've been playing it like this all my life, and now it's used on you again. When will you, a bunch of old stubborns, understand?"
"They are also thinking about the future of Daye. After all, the heir is the most important. This is true." Li Luansong spoke for the veterans.
"Do you need to be in such a hurry?" Emperor Xiaochun raised his voice, "If you don't want to do it, get out and go home to farm. Why are you here to torment my son and daughter-in-law again? They haven't had enough farce with a talent show. Health Children belong to the community and are other people's private affairs. Why are you so disrespectful? We can have children if we want to, and we can't have children if we don't want to. Just ignore them. They are just using this matter to play games with you, and they don't want you to gain the upper hand."
After all, old age is still the best. Emperor Xiaochun spent his whole life battling wits and courage with his old ministers, and he suddenly saw the root of the problem.
"It's not like they don't have children at home anyway, so how can they force other people's children to have children?"
Emperor Xiaochun glanced at the Queen Mother beside him as he spoke. The old couple looked at each other and continued: "We are not short of children to hold, isn't this Liu Zi? Although, we like children very much, It is every old man’s dream to have children and grandchildren around his knees, but it’s enough to have purple children. There’s no need to be in a hurry.”
The Queen Mother was also right, "We are not in a hurry, we are not in a hurry at all. Liu Zi is so cute, beautiful, well-behaved and very smart. If she has more children, she will be like this."
Oh, this is a bit of a change of direction.
Shen Que glanced at Li Luansong, who was also looking at her, and he suddenly understood.
The old man said he was not in a hurry, but in fact he still wanted to have more grandchildren, but he couldn't urge him clearly. Well, it was duplicity, explicit hints...
The two of them suddenly felt helpless.
In the evening, after taking a bath, Shen Que sat in front of the dowry in a daze.
Zelan helped her to dry her hair, glanced at her frowning face and said, "Are you thinking about the child?"
Shen Que nodded, sighed and said nothing.
"Actually, the empress will have another baby sooner or later, right?" Zelan asked.
Shen Que said that it was natural, "One child is not enough. I also like children and want to have more."
Zelan nodded and said: "That's right. Since you have to give birth early or late, why not give birth as early as possible? A woman's life is only a few years. It is better for the body to give birth earlier to take care of herself. Why do you have to wait? Besides, Your Majesty is so kind to your mother-in-law and will not restrict her in anything. You can do whatever you want. It would be better to give birth as soon as possible so that you can do what you want to do in a down-to-earth manner."
This is true, Shen Que once thought so.
"But the one who doesn't want to give birth now is not me, but His Majesty." Shen Que said: "He is very stubborn and believes that my body is sick due to the purple color of the birth, and I have to take care of it for three years."
"The person who untied the bell must also tie the bell." Zelan said, "Your Majesty really cares about the body of the empress."
Shen Zhen did not hear what Zelan said later, but the sentence "To untie the bell, the person who tied it must be tied" has been lingering in his mind.
In the imperial study room, lit by candles, Li Luansong stayed at his desk until midnight every day.
It's early today. Just after midnight, all the memorial files have been approved.
"Will your Majesty go to the empress?" Wu Yue asked.
Li Luansong glanced at the sky and said, "No need, it's too late. Don't disturb her rest."
Wuyue glanced at him and hesitated to speak. Li Luansong scolded: "If you have anything to say, just say it."
"Yes, I feel that Your Majesty is wrong. In fact, Your Majesty is not opposed to having children, so why should Your Majesty be so persistent." Yuyue remembered what Zelan said and advised, "Your Majesty should listen to what Your Majesty has to say."
Li Luansong looked back at him and asked after a while: "Zelan taught you these words."
May and Zelan are together almost every day and are now a happy couple.
May said yes, "But my subordinates think Zeelan is right."
"Yes, yes, you think she is right no matter what she says." Li Luansong turned around and walked out, "You will be afraid of your wife in the future."
His Majesty changed his mind and went to the Queen's house. Wuyue hurriedly followed her with her cloak, thinking, "What's wrong? Look, what little Zelan said is right."
That night, Shen Que was also waiting for him.
And he took the initiative to get into Li Luansong's quilt.
Seeing her blushing with embarrassment, Li Luansong could not hold back. He kept struggling until the middle of the night and asked for water three times.
Shen Que's breath softened and he gasped: "Your Majesty is in full strength, so I won't drink the Bizi Soup today. My concubine is already well. Please give birth to me if you have one."
"I would like to have more children with Your Majesty."
She said the last words in his ear, exhaling orchid, teasing Li Luansong for two more rounds.
