Chapter 82 A basin of water (1)
"Emperor, the imperial guard brought this thing back. It seemed that Miss Yingying left it to the emperor himself." Xiao Duozi took off a brocade box from his back and handed it over tremblingly.
I hurriedly opened the brocade box, which contained two books and one letter. The letter stated that the emperor personally announced it.
I couldn't wait to open the letter and read it carefully. After reading it, I fell on the dragon bed in a daze and murmured: "She insisted on leaving after giving birth to a baby just to let me see the second princess for the last time. Forget it, I don't have to look for her anymore. Let her live her life quietly."
Xiao Duozi crawled on the ground and didn't dare to move. It is said that accompanying the king is like accompanying a tiger. He cannot dare to say a word at this time.
"When I think about it carefully, I did it wrong." I sighed softly: "Little Duozi, from now on, I will never mention Yingying's affairs again. By the way, I went to the Golden Palace to say that I am a little tired now and don't want to go to court."
Xiao Duozi said to the slave and obeyed the order. However, he said, "Your Majesty, do you want Xiao Duozi to come to see you?"
"No need, go down." I waved his hand and asked him to go out, lay on the bed with a tired face, looking at Yingying's farewell letter again and again. As she said, her ideal was to live a quiet life and live a simple life.
If I were just Wu Tian, Yingying would definitely be waiting by my side quietly. But I am the emperor. The emperor is destined to not be dull in his life.
I picked up two books that Yingying gave me before leaving. One was "Missue Talk", written by Nai Yingying himself, which was full of her wonderful ideas about various things. The other was "Zhou Ban Tiangong Collection of Things", which was what Yingying could get into all the design materials about Zhou Gongshu, plus Yingying's own experience of making utensils.
The reason why I decided to let her go and no longer look for her was that she always called me Brother Tian in her letter. Only then did I truly confirm that she would not fall in love with me, the emperor. In her heart, there was only another identity, Wu Tian.
Before I knew it, I fell asleep in a drowsy way and didn't get up until the afternoon. When I woke up, I found that there were many people standing by the bed. When I looked closely, I saw that it was the queen, Lan'er, Xing'er and the queen mother. Especially the queen and Lan'er, who were still holding the prince and the eldest princess in their arms.
I jumped up quickly and laughed, "You have so many people who want to peep at me together?"
"Your Majesty, are you okay?" the queen asked softly, with a hint of anxiety in her brows: "I heard from Xiao Duozi, are you sick?"
"That talkative little monkey." I smiled and scolded: "Do you see, I am so fierce that I look like a patient? I am just a little tired now and I am too lazy to go to court."
"Liang'er, don't mess with us. We have already gone to the imperial kitchen to ask." The empress dowager also said with a worried look on her face: "The people in the imperial kitchen said that the emperor did not use imperial kitchen at noon today. If he hadn't been sick, why would he not even eat?"
"I don't want to mention it anymore, I don't want to mention it anymore." I stretched my waist with a smile and said lightly: "The past has been gone. It's enough for me to have your concern."
Hearing this sentence, the queen and the queen mother couldn't help but look at each other, knowing that I was for the sake of a woman. However, since I have already walked out, it means nothing is wrong.
I am the emperor, and it’s okay to have a small emotional setback, it’s okay to be sad. Yingying has her own choice. Although it makes me feel a little sad, she is also happy that she can live quietly.
"Come on, let my dad hug you." I've gotten over the Lin'er in the queen's hand. The little guy has been eating tiger milk and leopard milk for the past two months, and his body has become much stronger. Especially his eyes, he looks around everywhere, extremely flexible. His limbs are waving and kicking around, and he has some strength.
"Oh, yo. This little guy dares to kick my dad." I chuckled: "Super the Great Suppression." As I said that, I lowered my head and took a sip on his little mouth. The little guy was smart. When my beard hurt, he could actually push me with his hands, which made the girls laugh.
"Emperor, Lin'er is three months old. It's time to decide for him a young master and a young security guard." After all, the Empress felt sorry for her child and hurriedly snatched it from me.
Actually, I have considered this. Among the civil and military officials in the court, the one who can be the position of the junior division was Xie Zhongyi, the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet. This person is introverted, talented, knowledgeable, and just over 50 years old. He is the one who takes on the position of the junior division.
As for the position of Shaofu, Zhang Mian, the Censor, is also a good candidate. This person is upright and cautious and self-disciplined, and is enough to serve as the position of Shaofu.
As for Shaobao, the best candidate was Yue Chao. However, because of suspected rebellion with Tao Qian, although I did not hold him accountable on the surface, I secretly tampered with it. Taking advantage of the opportunity of the restructuring of the Corps, I stripped off all the military power in his hands in one fell swoop, and gave him a free position in the army, and no longer reused it.
In this way, only Jian Lingtai and Duan Hong were left. Although Jian Lingtai was talented and was actually a good general, he had a little experience and was not enough to convince the public. However, Duan Hong was in his prime and led his troops to fight, he also rose to prominence in his career. Now that he has returned from a great victory, he has no hope to be able to surpass him.
Thinking of this, I said, "In this way, I have a conclusion in my mind."
Then, he took Changping over and said, "It's still my parents who are gentle and not as unreasonable as her brother. Look, look, how much this girl looks like her father?"
"Sister, look at the emperor, he said so too." Xing'er girl pulled Lan'er and said nervously: "What should I do, what should I do?"
I was stunned and couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong? What did I say wrong?"
Lan'er also said worriedly: "Sisters all say that Changping looks like the emperor, so Xing'er is anxious."
"It's a good thing to look like me." I glared at her: "Look at how cute our parents are?"
"Babys are cute when they were young." Xing'er pouted and said worriedly: "What should I do if Changping grows up? What if he looks like carved from the same mold as the emperor at that time, wouldn't it be extremely bad? If he can't get married at that time, the emperor will still use the imperial edict to point the prince-consort to Changping."
At this time, the queen interrupted and said with a smile: "It's better for my Lin'er. She looks like a mother. When she grows up, she will definitely fascinate a group of girls."
I almost fainted, and my feelings were turning around again and said that I was not good at all. Yesterday, Yingying said that, but now she actually...
"Changping, Changping." I smiled bitterly and said, "We are both father and daughter, so life is really hard."
"Your Majesty, you are not embarrassed." The Queen Mother comforted: "It's just that the eyebrows are thicker and a little majestic and angry. A man should grow up like this, with momentum and majestic. But..." The Queen Mother turned her mouth and said: "However, girls pay attention to the eyebrows and willow-leaf eyebrows. If they are as thick and thick as you, they will not look good."
"It turns out that it's all for this. Don't worry, even if the girl's eyebrows are thick, they are not much thicker." I smiled and said, "Even if they are thick, I have a way to turn them into curved willow-leaved eyebrows.
"I hope Changping will be more and more like his sister as he grows." Xing'er still kept her heart full of praise and prayed.
I took a closer look at Changping and it turned out to look very much like me. Especially the nose and eyes. What I am most proud of is my nose and eyes, which are tall and round, and have slender and vivid eyes.
After everyone teased again, Xiao Duozi hurriedly ran in and knelt down and said, "See the Empress Dowager, the Emperor, the Empress, the Concubine Shu, and the Empress Zhaoyi."
"Little Duozi, why are you so hurrying?" I said in a low voice, but secretly glared at the boy.
"If you want to go back to the emperor, the Grand Tutor asked for a visit. He is waiting for the emperor in the Nan Study Room." Xiao Duozi answered awkwardly.
"I don't see you, I'm rare to take a break now. Why do I always bother me? I can't handle anything?" I teased Changping with my fingers.
"Emperor, the Grand Tutor may really have something important to discuss?" The Empress Dowager whispered: "The Emperor is safe, and he is idle anyway, so why not go and see the situation before talking about it."
I hesitated slightly and handed Changping to Lan'er. But I leaned into Xing'er's ear and said, "I'll go to Chuxiu Palace to find you in the evening. You should give birth to a princess for me. I can guarantee that she will look like you."
"Emperor." Xing'er bit her lips, a blush suddenly appeared, and a faint mist appeared in her eyes.
I secretly pinched his buttocks, then laughed and walked out of the house. I spent time passing by Kunning Palace and Qianqing Palace, and soon I arrived in the Nan Study Room.
Taifu Qin had been waiting for me in the Nanshu Room for a long time. As soon as he saw me, he wanted to kneel down. I hurriedly supported him and said, "Taifu, you and I don't need to be very polite. Sit quickly, sit quickly."
After thanking the tutor Qin, he sat sideways at my lower head.
"Tao Fu, try the new Longjing in front of the rain this year, which is a rare treasure." I called Xiaodaozi to make tea.
"Your Majesty, I heard you are sick. Is it important?" Taifu Qin asked with concern.
"It's nothing. I just felt a little tired when I woke up today, so I slept until afternoon." I stretched out and said, "It's okay, you see, I'm in great spirits now."
"The emperor is tired." Master Qin looked at me and said, "If there is no major event in the court in recent days, it is better for the emperor to rest a few days."
"Yeah, I understand." I took the Longjing tea, took a sip, and praised: "Longjing is good before the rain, it is fragrant and elegant, but it is full of reminiscence. Taifu, come to see me now, is there anything important?"
Taifu Qin asked, "Emperor, is the emperor secretly supporting Mochouzhuang's business?"
I was slightly stunned, then smiled and said, "It's indeed my business, why did the Grand Tutor ask this?"
Chapter completed!