How could a palace maid like Ah Chou know such palace secrets? She was shocked. But she was still puzzled: "Even if Queen Zhenxian died of childbirth, His Majesty should not blame you. This is none of your business."
"You just said it. The emperor and the empress had a deep love for each other, but my mother died suddenly because of me. How could my father not hate me?" Zhong Mingwei looked at Ah Chou. He raised his eyebrows slightly, looking playful, but the corners of his mouth were very tight.
"But His Majesty has already appointed you as the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace. If His Majesty really hated you, he would definitely not let you be the Crown Prince, right?" Ah Chou still didn't believe it.
"So, you also see what happened to me, the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace." Zhong Mingwei curled his lips coldly. "Yes, it was indeed he who personally helped me become the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace, and later he also personally issued an order to demote me to a commoner and exiled me to Ningguta. This is my father."
The more Ah Chou listened, the more upset she felt. She gently pinched Zhong Mingwei's shoulders and whispered, "It's okay. It's good like this now, isn't it? You can move both hands now, and the skin on your waist and back is not as stiff as before. It will definitely get better. Maybe next year, you will be able to get out of bed and walk. The capital is so chaotic, it's better for us not to go back. We won't enjoy the happiness, nor will we suffer the pain."
"Yes, it's okay if we don't go back," Zhong Mingwei smiled faintly, turning his head to look at Ah Chou, "When my legs and feet are healed, we'll go down the mountain to open up a few acres of land and plant some crops, just enough for us to eat. Good days are easy to live, and poor days are hard to live, and we'll be at peace."
"Really?" Ah Chou's nose suddenly felt sore, "Do you really think so?"
"Really," Zhong Mingwei nodded, and sighed softly, "I just hope that the Queen Mother can live a long life. Father has always been filial. As long as she is here, I can live a peaceful life."
"She will definitely live a long life," Ah Chou said hurriedly, secretly wiping his wet eyes while massaging Zhong Mingwei more vigorously. "You like red bean porridge, so plant more red beans in the fields in the future."
"Okay, grow some more shepherd's purse, and you can make big stuffed buns for me every day," Zhong Mingwei said softly, with a gentle smile on the face of a man in his thirties, "You can also make dumplings."
"You don't need to plant shepherd's purse!" Ah Chou was amused by him. He stretched out his hand and pinched the man's nose, and teased him, "Shepherd's purse is a wild vegetable. It's all over the mountains here. Why do you need to plant it? You're so stupid!"
"What about fungus?" Zhong Mingwei didn't feel embarrassed and continued to ask. He knew very well that in some fields he might have been a king, but in some other fields, he was so clumsy and ignorant that he was even worse than a child.
"You don't need to look for fungus. As soon as it rains, just go outside and look for it," Ah Chou said with a smile, "Just look for rotten wood and run over there. Most of them will have fungus growing on them. Sometimes you can get a whole basin of fungus from a single piece of wood. But some trees that are not rotten will also grow fungus on them. Oh! I won't say more. I'll teach you later."
"Okay, you teach me," Zhong Mingwei said with narrowed eyes, "If you teach me, you won't have to go out in the rain."
June 30, 2013
The capital.
Yanxi Palace.
Ever since returning from Baohua Temple, Concubine Zhao has had a stern face. The third prince Zhong Mingzheng also looked unhappy when he followed her back to the Yanx Palace.
"Everyone, go down." Following Concubine Zhao into the hall, Zhong Mingzheng said to the palace servants with a sullen face.
"Yes, I'll take my leave." The palace servants bowed and left hurriedly.
"Mother, what does father mean by this?" Zhong Mingzheng couldn't help it, and said to Concubine Zhao with an angry face, "Father means that he intends to confer the title of prince on me and the second son at the same time? How can father be so partial? What is the background of Concubine Shu? What is your background? Besides, you are the noble concubine, the leader of all concubines, and Concubine Shu is naturally inferior to you. Why can he, Zhong Minge, be on the same level with me?!"
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