Because of the fire, Funing Palace had to be renovated, and the emperor moved to the nearby Huining Palace. Early in the morning, Concubine Hong, Concubine Lin, and even Concubine Li, who was pregnant, came to greet him.
Concubine Hong looked anxious: "Your Majesty, are you okay?"
Concubine Li also looked worried. The baby in her belly had not been born yet, so of course she didn't want anything to happen to the emperor. She was now in the harem, and she relied on the emperor's favor.
"I'm fine. Xuan Ce rushed over last night and carried me out. He stayed by my side all night and has moved to the palace smoothly this morning. Don't worry." Emperor Jianzhang couldn't help praising Gao Xuan Ce.
Concubine Lin's eyes quickly fell on Concubine Hong's face. Concubine Hong was extremely happy in her heart. After all, Gao Xuance was her favorite son. But she couldn't show it on her face, so she said, "It's fine as long as His Majesty is safe."
"Yeah." Emperor Jianzhang was very pleased. Although he had concubines in the palace and favored many other people, he had a very good relationship with Concubine Hong.
Because no matter what, she always puts her needs first.
Concubine Li and others saw the emperor and Concubine Hong flirting with each other and did not dare to say anything. Although Concubine Li was favored by the emperor and her family was rewarded, how could she compete with Concubine Hong, who gave birth to two sons and a daughter.
In the afternoon, Concubine Hong was chosen to accompany the emperor. She never mentioned matters concerning her children and simply accompanied the emperor. She was humorous and likable, so Emperor Jianzhang liked her especially.
Yao Niang certainly didn't need to go there anymore, because Concubine Hong was accompanying the emperor these days, and Gao Xuance also went to have meals with the emperor and his concubine. Although they were already married, the emperor and his concubine still treated Gao Xuance like a child.
Emperor Jianzhang liked donkey meat, and so did Gao Xuance. Seeing that the father and son were enjoying the meal, Concubine Hong couldn't wait to share it with Emperor Jianzhang: "Your Majesty, look at our son. He eats so well. He looks just like you."
Gao Xuance smiled at the right moment, and Emperor Jianzhang said with a smile: "Let him eat more. Young people should eat more to grow taller."
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Compared to the family of three here, Yao Niang ate alone. In a way, she felt that Prince Chen was indeed very smart. Not only did he gradually participate in state affairs, he also had a very close relationship with the Emperor and Concubine Hong.
He never showed off his wisdom or anything in front of the emperor. Instead, he was arrogant in his daily life and let the emperor teach him step by step, which made the emperor feel even deeper about him.
When facing a husband like this, the only way to win his heart is to be sincere.
Thinking about this, Yao Niang put down her bowl and chopsticks, and then she heard that Wang Yuanshuang had come. To be honest, Wang Yuanshuang was not very noticeable when she was her companion in school, and they probably didn't have much contact with each other. Now she realized that she really was like an eldest sister-in-law.
"Sister-in-law is here." Yao Niang stepped forward.
Wang Yuanshuang smiled and said, "I'm here to give you some mooncakes."
Yao Niang thanked and said, "We haven't given it to Sister-in-law yet, how could we ask you to come here in person?"
Wang Yuanshuang gave a milk-skin mooncake, which was cute and exquisite, with red bean filling inside. It was such a thoughtful idea.
She deeply felt that there were hidden dragons and crouching tigers in the palace, and that she had almost reaped the benefits of her rebirth. She used the prophet's power to avoid Luo Jingrou, saved her brother and mother, and even successfully avoided the Marquis Hezhongjing Mansion and married Prince Chen.
From this moment on, her life began to struggle again.
When Yao Niang sent Wang Yuanshuang out, Gao Xuance just came back from outside. Yao Niang said to Gao Xuance: "Sister-in-law just sent us mooncakes specially. I am sorry that I didn't take good care of her."
Gao Xuance didn't have much patience with others. He nodded perfunctorily and said a few polite words. Wang Yuanshuang couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and went to Mu Wantong.
Compared to Gao Xuance's perfunctory attitude, the Fourth Prince was much more honest. Mu Wantong was okay, but they had only been married for a few days, so of course the preparations were not so complete. Moreover, the First Prince borrowed Concubine Lin's small kitchen to cook, but Concubine Yan did not have a small kitchen.
According to palace rules, only the empress dowager, the emperor and the empress can have their own separate kitchens. However, the empress dowager of this dynasty died early, so the two concubines had small kitchens, and everyone else ate in the big kitchen. Even Mu Wantong went to the big kitchen to cook last time.
But Wang Yuanshuang did send the gift, which was, after all, a sign of her thoughtfulness and friendship as the eldest prince's consort.
In his heart, the Fourth Prince still leans more towards the First Prince. After all, he was once the eldest son and is still the eldest son now. He should inherit the throne and has the least risk.
Therefore, he said to Mu Wantong: "My eldest sister-in-law is kind and compassionate. If I am not in the palace in the future, you can interact with her more often."
Mu Wantong was a bit petty to begin with. When she heard her husband praising others, she snorted, "She just wants fame. On the contrary, I think Third Sister-in-law is a good person."
"Third sister-in-law?" The Fourth Prince recalled the day he met Luo. She was indeed gentle, virtuous, and a beauty that could captivate the whole country.
But even if they were paired with someone like the Third Emperor, none of them brothers could compare to him in front of their father, and he was rarely as friendly as his eldest brother in normal times.
Just like when the Funing Palace caught fire a few days ago, all his brothers went there, but he got there first. His father specially summoned him these days to show his filial piety.
But these people were outdone, and it happened that you, Third Brother, were just like us, neither the eldest nor the legitimate son. Of course, the Fourth Prince was not convinced, and felt that what he was doing was no different from what Prince Heng was doing.
Seeing that he didn't comment, Mu Wantong couldn't help but say, "Your third brother is a very arrogant person with a lot of evil ideas in his mind. It's a pity for your third sister-in-law. I think she has extraordinary insight and is a good person."
Because when she returned home, she inquired about the family tradition of the Luo family, which was indeed very good. Shangshu Luo was very famous among the scholars, and her third sister-in-law, Luo, was a famous talented woman in the capital.
Prince Chen was arrogant, but Luo was a rare person who was very polite and courteous. She was completely different from the others, whether she was treating the palace maids, eunuchs, or sisters-in-law. Although she was not very friendly, she was also a reasonable and well-mannered person.
The fourth prince said, "Alas, it's hard to say what will happen in the future."
Mu Wantong certainly knew what it meant to say that it was not good. Even though she was doing well now, it might not be that good in the future if the husband and wife followed each other.
How could Yao Niang know that the Fourth Prince and his wife were discussing her? She was saying to Gao Xuance, "I didn't expect that my sister-in-law was so well prepared, but I am not prepared at all."
"It's best to send less food to the palace. If you can avoid sending food, then don't do it. Otherwise, if something goes wrong with the food, it will be easy for something to go wrong." Gao Xuance didn't directly ask her whether she was ready or not. He just told her not to worry about food because there was no need to send food to the palace.
Yao Niang suddenly understood when she heard it: "Yes, Your Highness is right."
Seeing her like this, Gao Xuance smiled again and said, "Do you feel that what you did today is right, and what you said tomorrow is right, and you don't know what to do?"
In his previous life, he felt that Luo Yaoniang was not very smart and was always rash in doing things. Of course, she finally took the right path, but there might not be a better way. It is still the same in this life.
In front of Gao Xuance, Yao Niang did not dare to hide it and could not help but nodded: "Yes, I am always afraid of making a mistake."
"Then I'll teach you, don't send too much food. Unless the person is sick, you should send supplements. Also, when they send you things, you just need to return the favor, don't think too much." Gao Xuance said, and pinched Yao Niang's face again. He could finally relax a little at home.
Yao Niang couldn't help but nodded.
The next day, Yao Niang and Gao Xuance attended the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet together. Banquets in the palace have their own procedures. This time, it was organized by Concubine Hong Guifei. Only in such a grand occasion did Yao Niang know how favored Prince Xiaochen was.
Many women from the royal family came to the palace this time, such as Luo Shilan, the cousin from the Fenyang Palace. Gao Xuance took the initiative to greet Luo Shilan when he saw her, and asked Luo Shilan, "Mother Yao is usually bored at home alone, so it would be nice if you can come to the palace and talk to her when you have time."
Luo Shilan looked at Yao Niang with envy on her face. She and Gao Dengfeng had a pretty good relationship, but her husband had never been so considerate and attentive.
Although Yao Niang smiled, she felt a little guilty. She didn't know whether Gao Xuance was so kind to his wife or to her. She and Gao Xuance didn't have a deep relationship, so why was he so kind to her? What did she have to deserve him to be so kind to her?
Gao Xuance didn't care. He just thought that he couldn't even accompany Yao Niang for meals during the day, and he couldn't let her be bored every day.
Once this person is idle, he is likely to cause trouble.
Yao Niang and Luo Shilan had no idea what he was thinking. After sitting down, Yao Niang realized that it seemed that she and Mu Wantong were the only ones who did not have concubines. Wang Yuanshuang and Xu Qingrong both had concubines sitting with them, and they seemed to be very busy, especially Xu Qingrong, who was stroking her belly from time to time.
Gao Xuance seemed to be a worm in Yao Niang's stomach. He held her hand and said, "Don't worry about others. Let's live our own lives."
"Your Highness, what are you talking about?" Yao Niang was a little dazed.
Gao Xuance laughed: "There are three thousand rivers, and I only take one scoop."
Yao Niang opened her eyes wide in disbelief: "My Lord, you are so kind to me. I don't know how to repay you."
Gao Xuance also felt that what he said was a little inappropriate. Yao Niang didn't know that he and she were already husband and wife in the previous life. He didn't have that many romantic relationships at the moment, so he smiled and said, "I'm afraid that you will find me boring in the future."
"No way, Your Majesty, please don't say that." Yao Niang seemed unable to guess what he was thinking.
But Gao Xuance was able to guess what she was thinking. Fortunately, after a while, the Prince of Jinyang came over and Gao Xuance stood up to talk to him.
The marriage of Gao Jian, the prince of Jinyang, was also very difficult. It was not for any other reason but that he had many concubines, but he always felt that his wife was not satisfactory. He once vowed to marry a peerless beauty, and this peerless beauty had to be of equal social status, which was very difficult.
There aren't many pretty girls, and there aren't many stunningly pretty girls who come from noble families.
當他看到已經是婦人的瑤娘時，眼睛還是忍不住一亮，但礙于高玄策在此，并不敢多瞧。
“我把真陽叫過來陪你，好不好？”高玄策俯身問她。
瑤娘搖頭：“不用了，我等會兒去母妃和公主那裏就好了，你有事先去吧。”
“好，一會兒我就回來了。”高玄策笑道。
坐在旁邊桌子的沐宛童十分羨慕，她知道高玄策不是什麽好人，他野心勃勃，在皇上面前争寵，對旁人不屑一顧，但是她為何羨慕高玄策對瑤娘這麽好呢？
其實瑤娘也不無聊，桌上的果品糕點皆是上品，瑤娘不願意吃甜膩的糕點，但是果品還是能嘗點，再飲茶也就足夠了。
洪貴妃看着瑤娘孤零零的坐在那裏，又差人喊她過來說話，按照她的想法，兒子若是多些女人伺候也無不可，可惜她的兒子很有主見，且還能帶挈她，她就不會這麽傻，故意破壞兒子和兒媳婦的感情。
畢竟，一切還得看兒子的心意。
瑤娘也沒想那麽複雜，她去到洪貴妃那邊，洪貴妃又和宗室近親介紹，大家一起說話。
大家現在說的話題當然是去承德秋狝，有人問起洪貴妃：“娘娘這次可是也要伴駕而去？”
“這回我就不去了，宮中麗妃要生産，還有老二的媳婦剛坐穩胎，都得我照看着呢。”洪貴妃笑道。
洪貴妃此言一出，瑤娘就知曉徐青容是去不成秋狝了，甚至洪貴妃都沒必要和徐青容說很多話，懷了孕了肯定是不能去秋狝的，畢竟子嗣重要。
瑤娘卻想，徐青容若是跟着周王去反而好了，她掌控欲非常強，當年在安州時，周王分明有生育能力，也不知道為何旁的妾侍一個孩子都沒有，若是周王帶別人去，恐怕徐青容在家不得安生。
但她也沒必要幫徐青容說好話，這各人有各人的家事，萬一徐青容真的出去承德，路上颠簸出了什麽事情就不好了。
“三皇子妃是要跟着去的吧？”汾陽王妃笑着問。
瑤娘點頭：“是啊，還沒向您請教，我是頭一回去秋狝，還不知道帶什麽去呢？”
她現在的表現就很符合大家期待的皇子妃的樣子，漂亮溫順甚至謙遜，你再有個性，現下也不是你表現的時候。
可這樣根本不是她本身的性格，她終于理解為何有的人說即便真的富貴到頭也不一定開心，因為你扮演的是別人，不是你自己。
一時間，大家又興致勃勃提起要攜帶什麽，卻見高玄策過來了。
真陽公主和昭平長公主見他過來，都捂嘴偷笑，洪貴妃也不免道：“你來做什麽？”
“母妃，我是來找我的王妃的，有件東西找不到了，正想問她呢？”高玄策笑道。
瑤娘臉一紅，這是幹嘛呀，大庭廣衆之下的，這樣不太好吧。
汾陽王妃打趣道：“宸王妃快去吧，真是少年人感情好。”
如此，洪貴妃才讓瑤娘離開。
哪裏知曉剛走出來，高玄策就拉着她往暗處走，瑤娘吃驚：“這不是回去的路嗎？這個時候回去好嗎？”
“父皇已經走了，現在已經是尾聲了，無事的。走，我們家去，我有一件禮物送給你。”高玄策拉着她的手，在夜色裏走着，說起禮物時，眼睛亮晶晶的。
瑤娘忍不住道：“不知道我何德何能，王爺總待我這樣好。”
“怎麽又說這種話，我對你好是應該的。”高玄策笑道。
二人手牽着手進了王府，他帶她到後院的薔薇花院子，這裏白日還是正常的旁邊兩叢花，現下，中間卻搭了一架秋千。
秋千兩側堆滿了許多花朵，煞是漂亮。
很多時候重活一輩子，她自覺老成，但是看到這架秋千依舊很心動，高玄策就含笑看着她：“這份禮物如何？”
“好。”
“既然好，就上去坐着試試看。”
瑤娘帶着一絲忐忑坐上去，高玄策在後面推着她，衣裙蹁跹，她甚是暢快，可想起宸王的夭折，她忍不住哭了。
他對她這麽好，她卻根本都不知道也不記得前世宸王是如何死的。
也無法阻止。
高玄策只是想讓她開心點，因為他成日不在家中，哪裏知道沒讓人開心，反而哭了，他蹲在她面前，用手替她擦眼淚，輕聲問道：“怎麽哭了？”
“我想我要保護好你。”瑤娘暗自下了決心。
保護好他？他堂堂八尺男兒哪裏需要別人保護，這種話就當是一種對他的表白了，畢竟妻子性情含蓄安靜。
“好啊，我可是太需要你保護了。”高玄策把頭靠在她的肩膀上，就這麽毫不設防的對她撒嬌。
不知怎麽，瑤娘突然就臉紅了。
她一下就理解了為何有的人就喜歡這種撒嬌的人，因為他們撒嬌起來自己真的擋不住了。
承德秋狝，就是各處勳貴子弟們嶄露頭角的日子，大皇子的親信林緯南和沈家兄弟都會跟着去，他們身份都十分顯貴。
大皇子對林緯南道：“人都準備好了吧？”
“請您放心，一切都準備好了。”林緯南點頭。
“哼，上次所謂的祥瑞必定是老三的手筆，我們必定要以其人之道還治其人之身。”
沈雲一幅諸葛亮的模樣：“請您放心，那相面之人絕對是自己人，也早就準備好了，沒有任何錯漏，他家裏人也在我們手上，不敢反水。”
大皇子笑道：“你辦事我向來放心。宸王自從結了羅氏女後，我聽說羅家有隐約投靠之意，緯南，是否如此？”
林緯南出來道：“的确如此，據說羅大宗伯平日在諸子女中最喜歡的就是宸王妃羅氏，他本人在吏部任職多年，人脈非常廣，又主持過南禮部鄉試和兩科會試殿試，可謂是門生故舊頗多。當年，他又為了當今皇上被貶谪，皇上對他更是感激不盡。我暗自打探，私下有幾人已經投靠了宸王。”
“是啊，不能讓他再為非作歹下去。”大皇子他們已經安排了相士，到時候也來一場宸王必貴，日後榮登大寶，讓皇帝看出宸王的狼子野心來。
說完這話，大皇子不知怎麽又一笑：“其實說起來老三也是傻，就是我這個大皇子沒了又如何呢，那也輪到周王，難不成到時候洪貴妃能容忍他們兄弟相殘？如此看來，他還是不夠聰明。”
真是可笑，可笑啊。
沈雲也恍然：“您說的是，他想不通這點，還敢和您争鋒，真是自不量力。”
他們一衆人越發覺得高玄策傻，只是好勝心強，卻得罪了大皇子。人家大皇子是長子，有宗法支持，有天下臣民支持，會怕誰呢？
幾乎都不必怎麽動作，就能輕易登上皇位。
但無論這群人現在怎麽鄙視高玄策，在出行時，他們依舊要朝宸王行禮，高玄策看都沒看他們一眼，只是扶着瑤娘上馬車。
這種出行，倒不必似以往打扮過盛，因為上京離承德很近，幾乎不到一日就到了，今日瑤娘也着騎裝，她原本就凹凸有致的身形一覽無遺，幾乎是一出來，所有人都在有意無意的看她。
但瑤娘一心只記挂在高玄策身上，她真的不想他死，因為他對自己太好了，有時候讓她享受到了別樣的寵愛。父母的寵愛是一等寵愛，可丈夫的寵愛卻是另一種，仿佛吃了蜜糖一番，總會覺得甜。
心裏會酸酸甜甜，可這種感覺讓人又很新奇，想去探索。
“瑤娘，這一路路程很短，但是你昨夜半夜才歇息，要好生休息，咱們才能到了承德去騎馬，所以，你要好好歇息，千萬別随意出來行走。”
高玄策說到最後，捏了一下瑤娘的手。
瑤娘一下就明白了，這段路程也許并不平靜，宸王才如此囑咐自己的。
她點頭，但随即又擔心的看着宸王：“那您呢？要不然您也和我一樣就在馬車裏面吧？”
她不知道宸王是怎麽死的，所以想讓宸王待在她身邊。
高玄策笑道：“傻瓜，我身上穿了金絲蠶衣，你就放心吧。”
他不說還好，一說瑤娘其實心裏很擔心，雖然成親時日短，可他再忙也對自己好，她的心又不是石頭做的，當然能感覺得到。
前世這個時候，好像發生了番人刺殺父皇的事情，高玄策當然十分謹慎要守候在建章帝身邊，至于瑤娘這裏，她不是目标人物，反而更安全。
大臨可并非風平浪靜，尤其是東胡有個英明的領袖上臺之後，可謂是招招要打大臨的命門。
甚至，大臨在過去幾年被逼迫開通互市，甚至靠割讓了幾座城池，這些雖然都掩埋住，沒有人抖落，但是高玄策素來關心此事，又怎會不知？
瑤娘昨夜和高玄策鬧的很晚，今日上車就昏昏欲睡，睡了一半，天色已經慢慢昏暗了。建章帝這次帶了玉昭儀和胡昭媛伴駕，這二人青春年少，活潑可愛，一路陪伴，皇帝也迸發了無限激情，竟然下車騎馬，游興大發。
Gao Xuance could not accompany the emperor, but Emperor Jianzhang was always simple and plain, wearing a green robe even when he was outside. He looked extremely kind and weak, and looked like a teacher on horseback. However, Gao Xuance was tall, so he wore the prince's clothes given by the emperor himself, and he looked the most dignified.
The Donghu spies said, "No, this age is wrong. He is too young."
"Maybe it's the prince of Dalin. We were originally sent by the King of Donghu, but we didn't find the military book we were looking for. Now it's rare to find the whereabouts of the dog emperor of Dalin here. No matter, let's shoot him first."
Yao Niang was originally in a carriage. Suddenly she heard the sound of arrows flying. She immediately ran off the carriage and looked up. She saw that several guards around Gao Xuance had been injured, and an arrow was flying towards him.
She rushed over without thinking and lay on Gao Xuance.