It snowed at night, and the falling snowflakes fell gently like goose feathers. Soon, the whole Fengdu city was covered with a layer of white.

The night got colder and colder. There were several heaters in the study, but they couldn't dispel the cold. The emperor was wearing a thick robe with an octopus golden dragon embroidered on it. The emperor was sitting at the desk and reviewing memorials. On one side of the desk were piled high memorials that had been processed, and on the other side were memorials that had not yet been processed.

The emperor's goal is to ensure that the people of the world can have a bite of food to eat. If the people can eat well, the emperor will be praised by the people of the world. Others do not know that he is a good emperor. It is not easy to be an emperor. In order to let the people get through this cold winter smoothly, the emperor has taken great pains. The cold winter is almost over, and the refugees from all over the country still need to be dealt with. The wasteland in the north is uncultivated. We need to find a way to let the people go back there to farm. Otherwise, the land will be barren and no one will farm it, and the people will be hungry. Officials and wealthy people from all over the country have occupied countless lands of the people. Farmers can't eat enough even if they work for them all their lives. Corrupt officials must be punished, otherwise the world will not be stable for a long time. Seeing the memorials submitted from all over the country, the emperor's brows were always furrowed. He put down one book and picked up another one to flip through it casually.

Your Majesty, it's late at night, why don't you go back and rest for a while. "The old palace servant who was serving beside him didn't say a word all night, and only delivered it to the emperor when he needed something. The old palace servant handed over a cup of freshly brewed ginseng tea, and gently reminded the emperor that the dragon's body was the most important. The emperor took the cup, took a sip of tea, and then suppressed his irritability. When he heard the old palace servant's words, he knew it was probably late. The candlelight shone on the emperor's face. The emperor's facial features were as handsome as a knife, and he carried the majesty of an emperor. Relaxing his body and leaning against the back of the chair, the emperor asked, "What time is it?"

The old palace servant reported an hour.

"Yeah. "The emperor responded. It was so late. No wonder he felt his arms were stiff from sitting there.

For a while, there was no sound in the study. His Majesty didn't say anything, and the old palace attendant didn't dare to speak. "

Quan De, how long has he been gone?" the emperor asked.

"Your Majesty, counting today, it has been two months and seven days." The old palace attendant knew who "he" was asking about. He calculated the time when the young master left clearly, and their majesty would ask about it from time to time. These people serving the emperor are all old shrewd people. If they want to live well in this palace, they dare not say that they know the emperor's mind clearly, but at least they have to understand it a little bit.

I'm afraid that all the people in the harem combined are not as good as the finger of that young master. The emperor cares about the person, and the servants should treat that young master as their master and should not neglect him in the slightest.

"It's been so long." Like a sigh, his Ye'er has been gone for more than two months. The emperor didn't speak for a while, and no one knew what he was thinking. "It's time to come back." The emperor said. When the man was not around, the emperor counted how long his Ye'er had been gone every day, and wondered if he would encounter any danger along the way. However, with Cao Gang and others protecting him, he thought nothing would happen along the way. He didn't know if his Ye'er had seen the child, and whether his Ye'er would be willing to come back after seeing the child. The emperor was worried that his man would not be willing to come back.

The emperor knew better than anyone how much his Ye'er disliked this place and how much he wanted to leave him and hide far away. He would not make the same mistake as his eighth uncle. His Ye'er would only be his, Feng Lingxiao's, person for the rest of his life, and after death he would only be his, Feng Lingxiao's ghost!

"Quan De, pass on my oral order..." The emperor waved his hand and asked the old palace servant to come over. Seeing that their majesty had something to order, it must be related to that young master. The old palace servant hurriedly bent over and went to the front of their majesty, listened respectfully to their long-lived master's order, and replied, "Yes, this old servant will tell someone to do it now."

It will take another month to send the imperial edict, and it will take at least spring for the person to come back. However, knowing that his Ye'er will be back soon, the emperor's heart is satisfied.

The old palace servant wanted to ask their majesty which palace he would go to rest tonight.

I will rest in this study." The emperor spoke first.

Yes. "The old palace attendant did not dare to say much. He was just a servant. He would rest wherever the emperor told him to. He waited on the emperor to go to bed and asked people to add a few more heaters in the room, fearing that the emperor would catch a cold at night.

After the old emperor passed away, His Royal Highness Prince Fu intended to murder the emperor and usurp the throne. Although Prince Fu committed suicide in front of the palace, and Sun Houjun also participated in it, Emperor Yongkang issued an order before his death to spare him. After the death of Sun Houjun, Sun Houjun would guard the imperial mausoleum for him and use the rest of his life to atone for his sins. As for the rest of the nobles and beauties, if they had children, they would be buried with the children. According to the ancestral system, if they had no children, they would be buried with the emperor.

Because there were too many people in the harem at that time, after Emperor Yongchang ascended the throne, he issued an order that only the nobles and beauties who had been favored by the previous emperor and had no children could accompany the previous emperor. The emperor's concubines who had not been favored by the previous emperor were sent to Chang'an Temple to accompany the Buddha. In the past, the concubines in the harem had been fighting for the emperor's favor, and they wanted to fight to the death. Later, those people were lucky that they had not been favored by the emperor, so they were lucky enough to escape death. When they saw those who were dragged away to be buried with the emperor, they couldn't help but feel happy

. In this life, it is not certain who will win. Those who go to be buried with the deceased will die, and those who survive will go to Chang'an Temple, where they can only be accompanied by green lamps, fasting and chanting Buddha for the rest of their lives.

It is worth mentioning that Shen Guijun and the twelfth prince, who were favored by the late emperor, died in a fire. The entire Cuixiu Garden was burned to ashes, and several bodies were found inside, which were burnt to ashes and had no trace of their faces. There are rumors that the fire was caused by Sun Houjun. Someone was sent to release him. Before his death, Shen Guijun was tortured by Sun Houjun and later died tragically in a fire, but there is no evidence of this. The late emperor died in grief and anger over the deaths of Shen Guijun and the eleventh prince.

After Prince Yi ascended the throne, the huge harem was still filled with the beauties who had come from Prince Yi's mansion. The Princess of Prince Yi was named Houjun, and Lady Zhen became Guijun. The rest were only named beauties. Serving the emperor.

According to the ancestral system, the legitimate son of the emperor was named the crown prince, and the child born to the concubine was named the eldest prince.

There is only one of the four nobles now, and there are three vacancies, not to mention that there are only a few beauties serving the emperor in the huge harem. Since the emperor ascended the throne, all the old ministers in the court have advised the emperor to select beauties to serve him and make it his responsibility to expand the royal family on the grounds that the emperor's harem is empty and his offspring are few. Emperor He refuted the ministers' words on the grounds that the common people of the world were still suffering from hunger and cold, with insufficient food to eat and insufficient clothes to cover their bodies. Don't think that the emperor in the palace doesn't know that those old ministers have sons in their families waiting to be sent to the palace. His Majesty will have to wait until the common people in the world eat rice on the ground and wear warm clothes before selecting concubines. Don't the sons in their families have to wait until their hair is gray and their faces are full of wrinkles? ? By that time, the emperor would not even look at him. In the past, this person was His Royal Highness the Prince of Yi, but now he is their Long Live the Lord. These old ministers did not dare to be too presumptuous, as they were still a little afraid of this Lord.

Now that Zinu has just been driven out and the world is stable, they only need to wait for another year until the country is peaceful and the people are safe. They are still afraid that the emperor can use this reason to reject their advice on selecting talented women and concubines to expand the royal family.

The emperor rested in the study at night, and the old palace servants who served him stepped back lightly and closed the door.

The next day, the master in Changning Palace knew that His Majesty had slept in Yu's study again at night. After hearing this, Liang Houjun said it was nonsense, but he didn't mean to be really angry. When they were in the Yiwang Mansion, their master often spent the night in the study. I didn't expect that he would often go to Yu's study to spend the night after becoming the emperor. Liang Xijun was just worried about His Majesty's health, so she ordered the servants to ask Yu's kitchen to prepare medicated food for His Majesty to nourish his body. I will go now. "The servants beside him replied.

The servants who used to serve Liang Xijun followed him into the palace and served beside their masters.

Every morning, the young ladies in the harem came to pay their respects to the harem, and Liang Xijun scolded them and let them go back.

Now there are not many people serving in the harem, which is about the same as in the Prince Yi's Mansion.

If you want to say who your majesty favors the most in the harem, it is probably Liang Xijun. After the court session, your majesty goes to Changning Palace, where he will have meals with the harem and the little prince, and then go back to the study to handle state affairs.

The morning court session was restored after the new year.

After the morning court session, the emperor came to Changning Palace and said, "Long live the emperor, long live the emperor, long live the emperor..." The palace servants outside fell to the ground.

It's cold outside. I heard that His Majesty was coming. It was cold, so Liang Xijun couldn't take the little prince out to get some fresh air. So she took the servants outside to welcome the emperor.

"Everyone, get up." The emperor went into the house.

The little prince, who was sitting on the couch, was shaking a rocking bell in his hand, which made a jingling sound. The little prince was laughing while shaking himself, and his eyebrows were curved. The white and tender little bun was very cute. The emperor, who had not entered the house, heard the child's laughter. As soon as he walked in, he saw the child sitting there playing happily. When the little prince saw his father coming, his eyes lit up, and he threw the rocking bell in his hand and ran to his father.

Hey... be careful!" Liang Houjun, who was behind, saw it and was startled.

The emperor took a few big steps forward and hugged the naughty child. As soon as the little prince was in his father's arms, he grabbed his father's neck tightly with both hands, opened his mouth and shouted, looking at his father anxiously.

What does Tian'er want to say? "The emperor asked.

"Father, father..." The little prince blushed and blurted out this word. Your Majesty, Tian'er can call you father." Liang Xijun, who walked forward, showed surprise on his face when he heard the child's words.

Oh me, is it? Tian'er can call father. "The emperor sat down holding the child and coaxed him to call father. The little prince did not disappoint everyone's expectations, and he uttered "father..." which was obviously calling father.

The little prince has always been by his father's side, but he is not as close to his father who only comes to see him when he has time. Every time the child sees his father, he runs to him, as if he has seen a relative. When Liang Houjun saw that the child was close to His Majesty and that His Majesty also doted on the child, he was also happy.

As long as there are no accidents, his little son will be the master of this world in the future. When Liang Xijun thought of this, the smile on his face became even bigger.

After having breakfast in Changning Palace, the emperor went to Yu's study.

'Your Majesty, we respectfully see you off." Liang Houjun led everyone to respectfully see His Majesty off.