Chapter 6
06 second edition
Ju'an Hall.
Unlike the emperor who got up at three or four in the morning to prepare for court, Qu Dubian slept until he woke up naturally.
He thought gloatingly while washing his face.
Hehe, I wonder if my cheap dad cried when he woke up from his dream~
He decided to make this life the last of six lifetimes of tragic love, rather than hoping to continue the previous relationship after reincarnation, because he understood very well that what you cannot get is the best.
The beauty that is lost forever is more unforgettable than meeting it again.
This is true regardless of one's status or position. It's a common problem for everyone.
In fact, he had to describe the six lives of love. After all, he was not sure about the details of the original master's mother and the emperor's relationship. He only had what Ye Banban told him. The phantom of "Yue Qing" in the dream was even more wrong. If it was a fictional past life, it would be much easier to deal with.
When making up the story, he focused more on the emotions of the story, using snowflake-like fragments and flashbacks. He did not mention the court system and cultural customs of the story, and directly skipped over policies and wars.
The main reason is that he doesn't know much about the Zhou Dynasty in this world. If, when sketching out his dreams, he accidentally incorporates the national policies, national conditions, and military background of other dynasties in his memory, he will violate the taboos of his own dynasty and anger his cheap father, then he will most likely be doomed.
Everything is fine now. There is only a love line in the dream. If my stepfather believes it, then no matter how far he digs, he won't be able to figure it out. In the end, he can only come to the Buddhist conclusion of "one flower, one world".
Besides, even if my cheap father didn't believe the content of the dream, he would always have some doubts about the Astronomy Department in his heart.
He just secretly let Yueqing Phantom mention the child at the end of the dream, hoping to awaken some father-son affection in his stepfather.
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A few more days passed.
Wen Xiaochun went to Jinghe Palace many times to ask for paper and pen, but was rejected every time and finally gave up.
Qu Dubian's progress in learning to read had come to a standstill before he even began. He counted the time and looked towards the palace entrance from time to time, but still did not see what he expected happen.
There is no warmth offered by beating drums and gongs, no secret attention and concern, let alone improvement in life.
He just felt that his cheap father was really cold-hearted.
It's been three or four days, and there's still no sign of anyone.
Even if you don't believe in dreams at all and I don't want to come, you should at least send someone to comfort your child, right? At the very least, give him something to eat! He's still a child, he's still growing!
The emperor's heart is as unfathomable as the sea. Perhaps the original owner's mother was not as favored as Ye Banban said.
Forget it, let’s ignore it for now.
If this road doesn’t work, think of another one.
Qu Watanabe called out to the outside: "Xiaochun!"
Wen Xiaochun pushed the door open and saw that he had already put on his underwear, so he pursed his lips and smiled: "Your Highness, why don't you wait for me to come in? It's so troublesome to put on your clothes by yourself."
"This is faster." He was a little embarrassed, after all, he wasn't really a two-year-old. He could do the inner clothes by himself, but the outer clothes were more troublesome and needed help.
Wen Xiaochun quickly took care of him and wiped his face with a towel soaked in hot water. Qu Dubian immediately became alert.
"Go out and practice Tai Chi."
The light coming through the windows is bright and it's a nice day.
He has become quite proficient in Tai Chi, but he always asks Wen Xiaochun to lead him in the front, as it is more exciting when two people practice together.
The courtyard is paved with blue-gray tiles, and there are some yellow weeds in the corners where people seldom walk. To avoid mosquitoes in the summer, you must remove them, but you can ignore them in the winter.
Two clotheslines were set up in the yard where the sun could shine the longest.
There are no clothes hanging on the clothesline today, so I put some firewood on the ground to dry it to remove the moisture and mildew.
There is only an old elm tree and the stone table and stone bench under the tree, which, under the favor of the winter bird gray tit, show a kind of charm worth savoring.
Qu Dubian stood in the courtyard where the morning light was the best, looking up and around. A peaceful life was good.
"Your Highness, shall we begin?"
"Oh, OK!"
Qu Dubian calmed his mind and practiced boxing seriously.
They had just finished fighting, and Qu Dubian was sweating slightly when Ye Xiaoyuan came in angrily with a lunch box. As soon as he entered the yard, he said, "The people in the kitchen are really going too far!"
"What's wrong?" Wen Xiaochun came up quickly and took the lunch box from him. "You came back much later than usual today. What happened?"
When Ye Xiaoyuan saw Qu Dubian in the yard, his anger had subconsciously subsided.
He never showed any negative emotions in front of Qu Duanbian. This time he looked like this, it seemed that he was really bullied.
Qu Dubian came over and grabbed Ye Xiaoyuan's clothes, "What happened to Ye Banban?"
Ye Xiaoyuan squatted down and wiped the sweat off his face lovingly, "You should go inside after the fight. It's easy to catch a cold outside."
"Ye Banban, has Eunuch Fu from the main kitchen bullied you again?" Qu Dubian held his hand and asked.
Wen Xiaochun also said: "Yes, tell us, don't let us worry."
Ye Xiaoyuan held back for a while, but finally told what had just happened.
It turned out that during dinner yesterday, Eunuch Fu from the main kitchen went to Concubine Lan's palace. Somehow, he was hit on the head with a teacup, and the wound was dark purple and bleeding.
When Ye Xiaoyuan went to get breakfast in the morning, he expressed his concern and greeting, which made Eunuch Fu furious. Not only did he kick him several times, he also caused the lunch box to fall to the ground, and all the rice inside spilled out.
That’s definitely not edible.
It doesn’t matter if he gets kicked a few times, but the little prince cannot go hungry. Such a young child, if he goes hungry for this meal, what if something happens to him?
"...I am just thinking about whether I can get another portion. If nothing else, at least a portion of rice porridge or a portion of sweet cake will do."
As Ye Xiaoyuan spoke, anger appeared on his face again. He opened the lunch box, and found only two shriveled-looking steamed buns and some pickled vegetables inside.
"Eunuch Fu was full of sarcasm, saying that these pickles were specially pickled by their kitchen for the winter, and that we were taking advantage of them by giving them to us, and that it was good to have something to eat. I clearly saw that these pickles were over-pickled and that almost no one would eat them, so they gave them to us."
"Pickled vegetables, pickled vegetables. He's so good at pickling vegetables, but what is he doing in the kitchen? The silkworm room is where he should show his skills!"
"Ahem!" Wen Xiaochun was also annoyed at first, and when he heard these words, he suddenly choked.
Ye Xiaoyuan reacted immediately and said angrily, "I spoke without thinking, and my words have stained your Highness' ears."
Qu Dubian stood on tiptoe to soothe his back, and said sympathetically: "Ye Banban, I don't understand, just scold me."
He could choose not to know that the silkworm room was where eunuchs were castrated before entering the palace.
Yeah, he didn't know.
"..." Looking at this pair of clear and clean child's eyes, Ye Xiaoyuan was too embarrassed to scold, "Hey, let's go in and eat first."
There was no hot rice porridge today, nor sweet pancakes or rice cakes. The master and his two servants gathered around the two steamed buns and some pickled vegetables, and the atmosphere was a little heavy.
Qu Dubian nibbled slowly.
Actually, the taste is pretty good. Although the steamed buns are a little hard, they have more wheat flavor than later generations. The pickled vegetables are slightly saltier than normal, but overall it is good.
If he were not so small and had weak teeth, he could have finished half of the steamed bun with pickled vegetables in just a few bites. Now he can only chew it slowly with warm water.
Qu Dubian thought for a moment and said, "Ye Banban, I'll go to the dining room with you at noon."
Ye Xiaoyuan: "No, how can Your Highness go there in person?"
Qu Watanabe: "I am His Royal Highness, I will go if I want, they dare not hit me."
Ye Xiaoyuan wanted to say something, but saw the child's serious face, "When I'm there, they won't bully Ye Banban."
Ye Xiaoyuan pursed his lips.
After he finished eating, Ye Xiaoyuan guessed that he was full, handed him the book, and went out with the lunch box.
He did not go to the kitchen to eat as he did before, but squatted directly on the steps at the entrance of the hall, rolled up his sleeves, and wiped his eyes fiercely, leaving some deep marks on them.
Not long after, Wen Xiaochun sat next to him quietly.
"I am such a loser," Ye Xiaoyuan said, "Your Highness protects me so much, but I can't even prepare breakfast properly. How can Your Highness, at such a young age, go and see the cold faces of the servants in the kitchen?"
His eyes were red and tears were falling, but his voice was incredibly steady.
This was the first time Wen Xiaochun saw him cry since he moved into Ju'an Palace.
"I think His Highness should be born carefree and happy. Whenever he suffers the slightest injustice, I feel like I'm frying in oil. When the Queen was still pregnant with the little prince, she said that saints and wise men are cages, and royal power is shackles. She hopes that His Highness will be rich, ordinary, safe, and free.
I didn't understand at the time, thinking, the royal family... how could it sound so bad when the queen said it? Now I finally understand a little bit. At least when my parents were alive when I was young, I didn't have to fight for a bite of food. "
Wen Xiaochun was silent for a while: "Your Highness is still young and doesn't understand these things."
Ye Xiaoyuan: "One day you will understand."
After Ye Xiaoyuan said these words, his mood finally improved. He wiped his tears and returned to normal.
He took out the remaining half of Qu Dubian's steamed bun from the lunch box, broke it in half, and gave it to Wen Xiaochun.
"The rest must be saved for Your Highness. It's okay for you to eat half of it. I guess you're not hungry." Ye Xiaoyuan said confidently.
“………”
Wen Xiaochun ignored his rumbling stomach as if he was deaf and took the quarter of the steamed bun.
He also said confidently: "I guess I'm not hungry either."
It's almost lunch time.
inside the house.
Qu Dubian tore up the paper on which he had drawn the roast chicken, and took Ye Xiaoyuan and Wen Xiaochun to the dining room.
His words this morning were not just random remarks.
If his cheap father is unreliable, then he will do it himself.
Not only did we run out of paper and pen, but now we were running out of food! If this continued, I would starve to death, not to mention living a long life.
He is a prince, and yet he has been tortured like this. No matter where he goes, the kitchen will always ignore him!
Lunch time was the time when the main kitchen was crowded with people, with people from all the palaces present. The louder he made a noise, the better, until someone took care of him.
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Eunuch Yu felt that His Majesty was not in a good mood.
In the three or four days since the grand court meeting, His Majesty has only visited the Imperial Concubine once in the harem, and stayed there for less than half an hour.
Not to mention which lady's sign it is.
Eunuch Yu has lost a lot of hair these days just dealing with the ladies who come here under the pretext of delivering snacks but actually just want to see His Majesty.
But no one, including Eunuch Yu, knew why Emperor Chongzhao had been so silent these days.
"You go to Ju'an Palace and take a look at the child's meals, food, clothing and other expenses." Emperor Chongzhao said suddenly.
Eunuch Yu was startled, and then asked, "Your Majesty, what are you doing...?"
Emperor Chongzhao frowned and said, "Go and see if there are any omissions. She is almost three years old. I think even if I care a little, it will not affect Yueqing..."
Eunuch Yu: “Yes.”
The sun rose in the west, and he thought to himself this was a slap in the face.
Just a few days ago, it was said that it was rare for His Majesty to remember to add charcoal to the Ju'an Hall, but now His Majesty sent him there directly.
He did not dare to delay and set off immediately. His first destination was the kitchen.
As the chief eunuch, he knew very well that if one wanted to mistreat someone, the first thing to do was to treat them with food.
Let’s first take a look at the little prince’s food.
I hope those minions won't go too far.
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