Chapter 31
"Meet the three princes."
The army of concubines attacked, gracefully and gracefully, but they were too tall for the three little kids. When they got closer, they could only smell the mixed scent of different kinds of perfume.
A few smart ones leaned over and said softly, "Seventh Prince is so cute. What a coincidence that we met right after we went out. It's fate."
"What fate? You obviously came here by a detour, and I just happened to be passing by."
You push me and I push you, everyone is fighting for promotion.
Qu Dubian stood there, blinking.
What is going on.
Hasn't he always had an unlucky reputation? Logically, the concubines should avoid him.
He didn't yet know that the emperor was going to choose a foster mother for him, and the news that the previous dynasty had abolished the old system had not yet reached his ears. At this moment, he just felt that this was a great opportunity.
Let’s test whether there is anyone among these ladies who can increase their life span!
He Changzai said with a smile, "I have prepared a gift for His Highness the Seventh Prince." She took out a delicate thumb-shaped golden tiger from her bosom, "Your Highness, take a look. Is it cute?"
Concubine Yu gritted her teeth. That was clearly a small thing that Concubine He used to collect. How did it become a specially prepared gift? Pah!
She hurriedly said, "I'm ready too!"
The door of the gift was opened and could not be closed again.
"Me too!"
"Here, too!"
The Sixth Prince was simply stunned.
Is the seventh brother so popular? These ladies usually don’t talk to him much! Damn, there are even gifts!
Wen Xiaochun was a little worried and wanted to take Qu Dubian back.
Ye Xiaoyuan pulled him and shook his head, chuckling, "Your Highness has an idea."
Qu Dubian showed his full eight-tooth smile, walked towards the pavilion, raised his hand and waved, "Pretty sisters, come over here~"
"Oh, this child, we should be called by our title or position, or by our empress, why are we called sister? We can't bear this."
The concubines covered their mouths and laughed as they followed him towards the pavilion, but the corners of their mouths were almost raised to their ears. The Seventh Prince was young, but his little mouth was so sweet.
This means that they are young and beautiful, and the concubine doesn't like being praised like this.
Qu Dubian arranged for them to go to the pavilion in the Imperial Garden. The pavilion was very large and could barely accommodate them.
Then he climbed up the stone bench with great effort, "Thank you for the gifts from you ladies. I can't accept them for nothing. I need to give you a gift in return."
"It doesn't matter. We gave it to him voluntarily. How can we ask for a return gift from His Highness the Seventh Prince?"
"No, the master said that even when dealing with elders, one must be polite," Qu Duan said, "Fifth Brother and Sixth Brother, don't you agree?"
The Sixth Prince had no idea what the Master had said, but he intuitively felt that his Seventh Brother had learned better than him, so he nodded immediately. "Brother, you are right," he nodded, and the Fifth Prince naturally nodded as well.
He Changzai hesitated, "Then...then Your Highness, just do whatever you want."
"Koharu!"
Wen Xiaochun: "Your Highness."
"You take away the ladies' gifts, and I will return the favor."
"yes."
Qu Dubian knew in his heart that the ladies were clearly coming for him. If he didn't accept the gifts today, he would probably not be able to leave the garden. He didn't know their purpose, so he simply accepted them all and didn't offend anyone.
The concubines came up one by one to present gifts.
In fact, they were still a little confused. Things turned out like this inexplicably. Their original idea was to trick the Seventh Prince into their palace, treat him well, and make him feel good about them.
The gifts were placed on the table. The last concubine touched her hair and took off a plain hairpin. This was because she had nothing good to give to the child.
When each person approached, Qu Watanabe repeatedly asked the simulator whether this person could increase his lifespan.
Fate and encounter are the keys to activate favorability. He cannot wait passively, but must take the initiative. If there is no fate, he must create it.
Naihe asked in the end, and the simulators were silent as if dead.
"Seventh Prince, what gift do you want in return?" Concubine Yu was really curious. After all, the two eunuchs beside Qu Dubian didn't seem to have anything in return.
Qu Duanbian sighed in his heart, cursed the simulator, and smiled: "This."
Raise the small incense burner in your hand.
He got down from the stone bench and began to distribute the incense ashes one by one. The ladies had to catch the little bit of ashes with their handkerchiefs.
They looked at each other in bewilderment: "This..."
Qu Duanbian said seriously: "This is your Majesty's beloved little incense burner. The ashes from the burning of beloved incense are, of course, love ashes."
Aihui=Aifei.
The pun made the concubines stunned for a moment, and then they laughed out loud. God knew how bored they were in the harem, and they rarely laughed so heartily.
If everyone came here for promotion in the beginning, now many people have developed some genuine love for the job.
After dealing with the concubines, Qu Dubian walked over to the Sixth Prince who was pouting and looking unhappy.
The Sixth Prince: "Everyone has it, so I am not unique!"
"Yours is the ashes bestowed by the Emperor, theirs is the ashes of love, they are clearly different," Qu Watanabe lowered his voice, "Sixth brother, don't be angry, I will tell you a secret of His Majesty."
The Sixth Prince's ears stood up high. Although his mouth was still pouting, his body had already honestly leaned over, "What?"
Qu Dubian stood on tiptoe and hooked his two brothers' necks, his tone was very mysterious, but he said: "Your Majesty needs others to whistle before you can pee~"
The Sixth Prince was so shocked that he even leaned back, "What! Father wants others to whistle when he pee?!"
The whole pavilion was silent.
Palace people: "..."
Concubines: "..."
Qu Watanabe: “…………”
He took two steps back silently.
Sorry, cheap dad, he just wanted to whisper something to comfort Sixth Brother, but he didn’t expect this kid to be so naive.
The Sixth Prince covered his mouth.
The Fifth Prince: “Oh my God.”
Is this something you can say? You stupid brothers.
Concubine Yu murmured, "No wonder His Majesty doesn't come to the harem very often... It turns out that..."
Do you have this hidden disease or...habit?
Qu Dubian had already retreated to the side. He tugged at Ye Xiaoyuan's clothes, raised his head, and said sadly, "Ye Banban, can we still go back to Zichen Palace today?"
Ye Xiaoyuan held his forehead with his hand.
Your Highness...really.
He comforted her, "At least there will be a place to live."
Qu Dubian: "First to go." It's not advisable to stay here for long.
As soon as the three of them, master and servant, walked out of the pavilion, they heard Concubine Yu say, "Seventh Prince, why don't you come to my palace and sit for a while? Don't leave in such a hurry!"
We’ll talk about the emperor later. What’s important is to catch the child in front of us.
"My place is not bad either. The snacks are delicious."
"The gift just now was too crude. Your Highness, please come with me and pick one you like."
The concubines rushed up one by one, more enthusiastic than at the beginning, and were actually going to attack his face and buttocks.
Qu Dubian was so frightened that he immediately jumped onto Wen Xiaochun and hurriedly said, "Xiaochun, hurry up!" If he stayed any longer, not only would he lose his life value, but he would also lose his innocence and dignity!
They didn't even bother to pay attention to the gifts they had just received and quickly fled the Imperial Garden.
In the pavilion.
The Sixth Prince shuddered, rubbed his arms and said, "It's good that I'm not popular with them..."
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He fled all the way to a garden behind Jingyang Palace.
There were no flowers in the garden, it was a little bare, with only a few radishes left in the few small plots of cultivated land.
Wide vegetable garden.
After Taizu conquered the world, he loved farming the most, and he also asked his concubines to farm as well. This place was specially reclaimed by him for the concubines to farm.
Later, during the reign of Emperor Chongzhao, the concubines no longer came, and the area of Guangsu Garden was reduced by half, becoming much more deserted.
Concubine Xuan is picking soil here.
She was about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, dressed simply, with eyebrows like distant mountains and a reserved temperament.
At this time, he was holding an extra-small hoe in his hand. After selecting a suitable one, he shoveled it up and put it into the wooden barrel carried by the palace maid behind him.
When she heard the footsteps, she was quite surprised. Was there someone else coming to this place?
When she looked up, a strange child was standing in front of her.
Qu Watanabe said with curved eyes: "Hello."
【Character: Concubine Xuan
Favorability: 1]
I can't see you anymore, but I find you in the dark. I searched for you for hundreds of times, but when I turned around, I saw you hoeing in the field.
Concubine Xuan paused, "Seventh Prince?"
Ye Xiaoyuan: "Yes, may I ask who you are, sir?"
The palace maid carrying the wooden barrel said, "This is our Concubine Xuan."
Ye Xiaoyuan and Wen Xiaochun bowed and said, "Greetings to Her Majesty Xuan Fei. We came in by mistake. If we have disturbed you, please forgive us."
Concubine Xuan lowered her head: "It's okay."
Empress Xuanfei.
They've actually heard of it.
This lady lives in Shunning Palace, which is next to Concubine Lan's Xiuxiang Palace. She lived in seclusion before His Majesty ascended the throne. It is rumored that there is a deep conflict between her and His Majesty.
I thought that after His Majesty ascended the throne, he would just give her the title of noble lady, but I didn't expect that he would directly make her a concubine.
She held the position of concubine for several years without any change, but not only did she not see the emperor, she also refused to pay respects to him or attend any banquets, and gradually became an invisible person in the harem.
Concubine Xuan waited for a while, but the Seventh Prince did not leave, so she said, "It's too cold here, and it's not suitable to stay for long. You should take the Seventh Prince away."
Qu Dubian squatted directly in front of her, holding his chin with both hands, looking expectantly: "Empress Xuan, you are so beautiful. It's almost noon, can I go to your palace for dinner?"
Concubine Xuan: "You're not going back to the Purple Palace?"
Qu Duanbian hesitated: "I might get beaten when I go back."
Concubine Xuan: “?”
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Purple Palace.
After the court session, Emperor Chongzhao heard that Qu Dubian had gone out to play and did not ask anyone to bring him back, and thought it was good for the child to go out and play.
He has been very busy recently. On the one hand, he is busy with the ceremony of opening the palace to confer the title on Consort Yun, and on the other hand, he is dealing with the matter of reopening classes in the school.
One of the six palaces in the East Garden was burned down, but the princes could not keep not going there. Now that the second and third palaces have been cleaned up, they can prepare to resume classes.
When the imperial kitchen delivered lunch, Emperor Chongzhao remembered the child who came with the bowl in his hand to beg for food yesterday. He did not move but looked outside the door.
"Xiao Qi hasn't come back yet?"
"Not yet."
Emperor Chongzhao: "Where did you go to have fun? You didn't even have time to eat."
Eunuch Yu was also puzzled, "Yes, the young prince was often treated harshly by the kitchen, and he has always been very enthusiastic about eating."
"If you don't speak, no one will think you are dumb." Emperor Chongzhao said calmly, "Send someone to find him and invite him to dinner."
Eunuch Yu shut up and nodded.
A palace servant came in with a lunch box, "Your Majesty, the Queen has sent something over."
"Empress?" Emperor Chongzhao was slightly surprised. Although he and the empress were husband and wife, they had no feelings for each other. They would only go to Fengwu Palace on the first and fifteenth days of the lunar month.
The other party also knows this. Normally, they don't bother to pay attention to him. They care more about palace affairs than him, so why would they send him gifts?
"yes."
When Emperor Chongzhao opened the lunch box, he paused and looked carefully. What he saw were all supplements for the body.
The palace maid of Fengwu Palace looked at the nose and thought, "The Queen said that she didn't want to disturb Your Majesty, but this is the wish of all the concubines in the harem. I hope Your Majesty takes care of himself."
“…”
Emperor Chongzhao said in a difficult tone: "…They think that I am in poor health?"
The maid of Fengwu Palace said: "The ladies just hope that Your Majesty will take care of yourself. We have delivered the message. If Your Majesty is fine, I will go back and report."
Emperor Chongzhao waved his hand, looked at the supplements in the lunch box, and fell into self-doubt.
It's weird. So weird.
"Go and ask what happened today."
Eunuch Yu winked, and after a while, a young palace maid came in, "Tell His Majesty, is there anything going on in the harem today?"
The little palace maid’s head was almost buried in the ground.
"His Highness the Seventh Prince met the ladies in the Imperial Garden. The ladies gave him greeting gifts, and His Highness the Seventh Prince gave him gifts in return... The gifts he gave back were the ashes from His Majesty's incense burner."
Emperor Chongzhao: “Gray?”
"The Seventh Prince said that His Majesty loves incense, and the incense ash he sent is love, love ash."
Emperor Chongzhao choked several times, his expression twisted: "He said that? And then what?"
The little palace maid's mask of pain finally got to the point.
He did not dare to finish the sentence "Your Majesty needs others to whistle before you can pee", but Emperor Chongzhao naturally remembered that yesterday afternoon, his stubborn little son covered his mouth and laughed, and said to him:
"It needs to be a big black moth, or I'll tell everyone that your majesty needs someone to whistle."
Emperor Chongzhao only felt a darkness before his eyes.
He did give the big black moth to her! He just didn't tell her clearly. Would that little brat think that he didn't give it to her and really told everyone in the palace about it? ! !
He said with difficulty: "So the Queen sent this tonic for...?"
Eunuch Yu's eyelids twitched wildly and he winked at Eunuch Bao.
Bao Gonggong quickly calmed down and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, don't worry, maybe there are still some unknown things in the palace!"
Emperor Chongzhao: “…”
Eunuch Yu: “…”
Emperor Chongzhao closed his eyes deeply, "Qu, Xiao, Qi!!"
"Bring him back to me!!"
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