half life slave

Chapter 63

To congratulate the emperor's eldest son's birthday, the world should be pardoned.There were not a few prisoners who benefited, including Liao Tong who had been sentenced to beheaded and was imprisoned in the Imperial Prison.

People are tolerated and investigated. Now that the death penalty has been transferred to exile, it is a good time to say that it is a good time. In the eyes of those who care, it will inevitably become the emperor's compromise with the first and auxiliary line.

This was true in the previous dynasty, and so was the inner court.

The secrets of what happened in the Kunning Palace that day have already been circulating in the dark. The palace has always been a place where secret rumors and private gossip prevail. For a moment, there was a trace of probing interest in the corners of his brows and eyes.

He turned a blind eye, but the feeling in his heart became more and more difficult to describe.After experiencing that scene, he had to start thinking about his situation in the inner court.The relationship between Shen Hui and Qin Taiyue is that one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers.He doesn't mind taking the lead and clearing away obstacles to the emperor's governance, but getting involved in the harem battles, struggling to survive between the emperor and the empress, and even being misunderstood by the empress as having anything to do with the emperor is something he has absolutely no interest in doing.

Once boredom arises, it is like a snowball, accumulating and expanding.One has to think for oneself all the time, and after much deliberation, it should be time to leave the palace again and venture outside into the vast world.

It's just that the emperor didn't express it for the time being, he could only look for opportunities in secret.Shen Hui treated him the same as before. He naturally didn't need to be tolerant and explain anything about the queen's resentment, but he didn't mean to vent his anger at all—as an emperor, Shen Hui could be regarded as clear, affectionate and righteous.

The play is still going on, Shen Hui and Qin Ruozhen are both people who can take it easy, and in the blink of an eye, they are already teasing the newborn in Kunning Palace, looking very happy.

When Rong Yu went to give away the book titled by the gift department for the prince, Qin Ruozhen was sitting cross-legged on the couch, and Shen Hui was leaning on the side of the couch, having a joke with her.

Qin Ruozhen's tone was gentle and gentle, and when he talked about the little prince's full meal, a satisfied smile would appear on his face, and Shen Hui's brows were also filled with joy when he heard this.

The warm autumn sun poured in without hesitation, covering everything it shone with a layer of pale gold.There are soft laughter in the hall, and a warm feeling, which makes people feel a sense of tranquility and harmony in the years in a trance.

Rong Yu presented the memorial of the Ministry of Rites and was about to leave. What filled his ears was the light laughter of the two of them flipping through the title book and discussing names.

"The factory minister is very knowledgeable, let's see which name has a better meaning." Unexpectedly, Qin Ruozhen called out to him, with a gentle tone without a trace of indifference.

Rong Yu turned around, took the order with a smile, took the memorial, and quickly scanned it, the prince of the Shen family's generation is from the treasure word.The Ministry of Rites proposed only a few such as Ning, Xian, Zhou, and Zong.

"I think the word constitution is good. The interpretation of the constitution in the text is called sensitive. In the Book of Songs, there is a difficulty in the sky, and the verses of the natural constitution are joyful. Your highness is intelligent and inherits the joy of all people. It is the blessing of the country. Good fortune."

Qin Ruozhen nodded and said with a smile, "The factory official thought of something with me. I just said that the word "Xian" is good. How about it, does the emperor have any objections now?"

"Forget it, since you all said this is good," Shen Hui agreed with a smile, "then let's make it so."

Qin Ruozhen smiled and asked casually, "Nurse Mrs. Zhang was released from the palace the day before yesterday. What is the reason? Does the factory official know the reason?"

Speaking of this, it was Shen Hui who mentioned a few days ago that the nurse the Qin family found was a bit mean, and he didn't look like a pure and kind person.Rong Yu knew in his heart that he was just making excuses, after all, he still didn't want to let the Qin family get involved with the little prince too much.But since he said this, he had to find a way to share his worries and find a dignified excuse to send him out.

Rong and Ye Shu replied, "Unfortunately, because Your Highness gave birth prematurely, the birth date did not match what Qin Tianjian calculated earlier. After the recalculation, Zhang's fate is somewhat different from His Highness. I dare not offend you." Your Highness is so disrespectful that we have no choice but to let Mrs. Zhang go out of the palace."

Qin Ruzhen listened silently without saying anything.Shen Hui smiled, "I think of the Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet in a few days, let's put it in the Qianqing Palace. I don't bother to bother, and keep everything simple. You can clean up the Jiaotai Palace and ask the queen to move there. This way, it will be closer to me and Brother Xian."

Qin Ruozhen was really happy to hear that, the location of Jiaotai Palace is between Qianqing Palace and Kunning Palace, and the interior is connected with Qianqing Palace.Such an arrangement is naturally more convenient for the emperor and empress to get close to.When she was overjoyed, she had no intention of pursuing the whereabouts of her wet nurse Zhang.

Tolerance and yes, he held his lips and smiled faintly.With that slap, let him hit it, and then he will be responsible for delivering the sweet dates. It turns out that this is what it means to share the worries of the Lord.

After returning to the residence, he first ordered Shen Hui to do the things he had assigned, and saw that Lin Sheng was in high spirits, holding a small baby's clothes and looking at it.

"Look, my lord, this is Baijia clothes. The colorful and colorful ones are so fun." He unfolded the clothes, counting how many scraps of cloth were used on them, and asked, "Will you really be immune to all diseases if you wear this?"

"Maybe it can. There is a folk saying that a hundred families of clothing take the blessings of a hundred families in order to bring auspiciousness to the newborn, so that the child can be less sick and grow up healthily." Rong Yu saw his fresh and joyful face. , because he asked him with a smile, "Because the emperor said earlier that it was difficult to feed the children in the palace, that's why he asked you to find hundreds of cloths to make clothes. At that time, the queen was not yet due, so you were quick to do things. But Did you really go outside to beg for fabrics from common people? Didn’t you coax me?”

Lin Sheng widened his eyes and nodded firmly, "How can I do that? I asked a dozen or so little Fengyu from our prison to get it back together. Don't worry. I've already given you the clothes. The Clothes Bureau has been cleaned up. You can take it to wear for His Highness at any time."

Rong Yu thanked him with a smile, "Who did you ask the Clothes Bureau to do this?"

"It's a Dianyi named Fan Yi. But she is very handy. I asked all of them at first, and they all said that she was the best at sewing in the Department of Clothes Bureau. Later, I found out that her mother was originally an embroidery lady from Suzhou. It's the origin of family education. She is only fifteen years old this year, and she is born with the taste of jasper from the south of the Yangtze River." He picked up the Baijia clothes and handed them to Rong Yu for him to take a closer look, "Look at how delicate the stitches are. It's a pity that such a clever person only makes Dianyi."

This endless praise made Rong Yu pay attention. Lin Sheng never cared about clothes, let alone the workmanship of female celebrities, but now he is boasting that he is good at sewing. Rong Yu casually looked down and saw his feet. Wearing brand-new corner boots, she understood in her heart, and couldn't help but smile, "This Miss Fan made you a pair of new shoes, and you just boasted like this. Ah Sheng is indeed a person who cherishes things and loves them."

Lin Sheng also looked down at his feet, then raised his head again, his face suddenly flushed, he turned around in embarrassment, and muttered to himself, "She's just doing nothing, she just made me a pair of boots when they were old. What? If you accept it or not, I will go outside tomorrow, buy her two pieces of jewelry, and return her."

"Then you have to pay attention to what you choose, and it must match her jasper-like demeanor in the south of the Yangtze River." Seeing his red face, Rong Yu found it more interesting, and simply teased him.

Lin Sheng didn't say a word, he held his breath for a while, and then said, "Your Excellency is a bad student now, he's used to teasing me, talking about what's right and wrong." After speaking, he ran out quickly.

Looking at the Baijia clothes he put on the bed, recalling the tone of his words just now, Rong Yu suddenly realized that Lin Sheng would be sixteen after the new year, and had already grown up.If it's in an ordinary family, then it's time to discuss marriage.It's a pity that he has become a servant, and he is destined to find it difficult to have anything to do with women in this life.

However, who can tell clearly about feelings?The servant is also human and has his own emotional needs. Regarding this matter, he still can't control himself, and since he is powerless, he has no position to comfort others.

The winter of Tianshou's second year passed in peace and tranquility.After the New Year, the most important celebration in the palace will be the Shangyuan Festival.

The Shangyuan banquet was held in the Taiji Hall, and the royal family, relatives, and wives were all present.As early as before Shangyuan, the Ministry of Internal Affairs placed seven-story archway lights on Danbi in the Taiji Hall. On the night of the festival, the attendants would light up the lights, the bell and drum division played music to praise the lights, and the inner palace supervisor prepared exotic flowers, artillery, clever threads, Firecrackers such as boxes, fireworks, burning men, and fire horses are used for setting off and enjoying.

After the firework show was over, everyone present congratulated the emperor and empress on the new year.King Jin is the younger brother of the emperor's grandfather, and as an elder, he is very concerned about the continuous joy of the emperor, "Why doesn't the Lord of Long live invite the little highness out to let the big guys see, this new year will also make us feel happy." Happy."

Everyone followed suit, and Shen Hui ordered the servant to suspend the slightly noisy acrobatic performance, and ordered someone to go to Dongnuan Pavilion to invite the young highness.Shen Xian has been a hundred days old, and under the careful feeding of the wet nurse, his face has become plump and fair, and his face is made of pink and jade, and his frowning looks very pleasing.

"Your Highness is really beautiful, and you can tell at a glance that he has a wise and blessed appearance." Princess Qi praised for a long time, smiling all over her face.

King Qi glanced at her, "Just talking nonsense. Your Highness is the eldest son of the Long Live Lord, so he is naturally blessed. All the blessings in the world rest on him alone. If you want me to say, it is not only a blessing, but also a good fortune." It is the most precious face!"

Princess Qi was also present, and said with a smile, "Most expensive? Isn't that the prince's prime minister? This is quite appropriate."

After finishing speaking, the Prince Jin's son interjected, "Exactly. Your Highness is the Yuanzi of Zhonggong and the eldest son of the emperor. He is the best choice for the crown prince in terms of succession and merit."

"It's too early to say these things now." Another lady said with a leisurely smile, "The emperor is in the prime of his life, and his little highness is only the eldest son. In the future, your majesty will continue to be the emperor, and give birth to a few more virtuous or intelligent Your Highness, I am afraid that the candidate for the crown prince will be confused."

These words sounded like compliments at first glance, but in fact, there was some malice hidden in them. The most taboo of the emperor's family was to fight for the throne. If it was true as she said, then the emperor would be heartbroken.

Rong Yuxun looked over at the past, and saw that it was Princess Rui who was speaking. King Rui was the cousin of the late emperor. There were rumors that the late emperor's father, Yingzong, was over thirty and had no children. He wanted to adopt a boy from the clan to take over According to the tradition, King Rui was selected at the beginning.Later, Concubine Lin gave birth to Emperor Shengping, and when the throne had an heir, Yingzong gave up this idea in due course.

It's a pity that King Rui is only one step away from being able to ascend to the top position, and he feels unwilling in his heart. Now it's not surprising that Princess Rui said such sarcastic words.

The King of Jin heard her subtext, and laughed loudly, "Princess Rui also knows that His Royal Highness is the eldest son, since he is the elder, he is the heir apparent. Why compare yourself with the rest? Unless the elder is unworthy and No, just like the King of Qin in Xi'an Mansion right now, he will choose the virtuous to stand at that time. Fortunately, the emperor is full of sages and wisdom, and encourages governance, which is why we have the grand scene of Dayin's world today."

Having said this, everyone had to stand up and raise their glasses to wish the emperor long live.After sitting down, Princess Rui chuckled lightly, "Since that's the case, why didn't Uncle persuade the emperor to appoint a crown prince early to justify our little Highness's name?"

The hall fell silent instantly, and the atmosphere was slightly awkward. Many people had already cast dissatisfied attention on Princess Rui, but because of her clan status, it was not easy to argue with her.

It was Qin Taiyue who finally broke the deadlock. He calmly shook his head and said with a smile, "In the past 30 years, Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty did not establish a crown prince, and the Emperor Taizong of the country did not pre-appoint a crown prince. Since the Han and Tang Dynasties, the crown prince has been established at a young age, and it is easy for him to breed greed and arrogance. As the prince grows up, there are few people who can do nothing. As His Royal Highness Jin Wang said, if the prince grows up and is not wise, even if he is established, how can he ensure that the future will not change? According to the old minister, if the emperor carefully cultivates the young highness, so that he is surrounded by loyal and good ministers, and then waits and sees slowly, if the little highness is really a wise master at that time, it will not be too late to register."

Shen Hui and Yan Xiao praised, "Old Ge knows both the present and the past. I am very comforted by what I said. I will definitely train Xian'er well, and find for him someone like Elder Ge who is just as friendly as he is. minister."

A turmoil was resolved along the way, and everyone was busy and applauded.At this time, the servants of the inner palace inspector had already laid a brocade carpet on the open space in front of the palace, and then it was time for the female officials in the palace to perform Cuju on the carpet.It is said to be playing football, but in fact it is just a performance. The court ladies are uniformly dressed in skirts, colorful and colorful. When they run, they look like a cluster of colorful clouds, flying back and forth on the brocade carpet, making people dazzled for a while.

Standing beside the throne, Rong and waiter could clearly feel that the host of the banquet beside him was too quiet, and it seemed that he didn't feel much festive joy during the festive feast.

After the He Palace celebration is over, they will board the imperial chariot after serving the emperor, and return to the Tai Palace together.Rong Yu had finished his work for the day. When he returned to his room, he saw that Lin Sheng had prepared his supper. Hearing the sound of firecrackers outside the palace wall, he didn't feel sleepy at all, so he copied the Dongpo copy at random. Yuefu looked around.

Amidst the bursts of fireworks, he vaguely heard someone knocking on the door in the hallway, presumably Lin Sheng brought him some refreshments.

He got up to open the door, but saw the emperor Shen Hui standing under the eaves, wearing a red feather veil and a crane cloak.