"Therefore, being jealous but not being able to do so is causing trouble; therefore being desirous but not being able to do so is causing deception." [Yi Zhou Shu·Zhou Zhu]
Weiyang Palace, Yuanluan Palace.
Princess Liu Jiang, the ten thousand-year-old princess, was sitting in the palace, looking at the carpet on one side from time to time. Zhou Xunzheng was swinging his little arms and legs happily chasing the prince Liu Xi who was crawling on the carpet.
The two boys were having a great time playing on the felt carpet, while several picking girls were watching them step by step, and from time to time they heard laughter like silver bells.
"The prince can't walk yet, so be careful!" Liu Jiang suddenly reminded Zhou Xun.
Zhou Xun was very smart. He knew that there were outsiders around and his mother would not scold him. He was not afraid after hearing this. He just smiled on his chubby face and obediently retracted the hand he had extended to help Liu Xi stand up.
Cainu, who was behind her, hurriedly took a few steps forward, keeping an eye on the two playful children.
Liu Jiang stared at the pretty Cai Nu for a while, then turned back to Fu Shou, who was sitting opposite: "Where did you just talk?"
"Speaking of..." Fu Shou thought for a while and said with a wry smile: "I also forgot. Somehow during this period, I am very forgetful. I just remembered what I wanted to say, and the next moment I turned around and forgot.
"
"This is often the case when women are pregnant." Liu Jiang said understandingly. This time she came here to see Fu Shou for the reason of visiting the prince. Otherwise, even if she was the eldest princess, she would not be able to easily bypass the queen and go see one of the emperor's relatives.
The concubine only heard the private news from Dachangqiu Miao Si on the way into the palace, so she had to change her mind temporarily and diverted to find Fushou after meeting the emperor.
"The imperial doctor said that the day will come in May." Fu Shou subconsciously stroked his belly, his eyes full of love and expectation. She felt happy every time she mentioned this. The life in her belly is what she cherishes most at the moment.
, Fu Shou has been waiting for his birth for a long time.
"You have another one here." Liu Jiang glanced at Liu Xi, who was crawling around on the carpet and drooling at the corner of his mouth: "Can you take care of two of them at the same time in the future?"
Fu Shou really wanted to say that after she gave birth to the child, he would return Liu Xi to the Song Dynasty to raise her while the emperor was happy, but he was afraid that Liu Jiang would blame her for asking for trouble, so he swallowed it for a while and said instead:
"What's the matter? There are many people around me."
"Oh." Liu Jiang said calmly: "What about the three?"
Fu Shou was stunned and didn't react for a moment. The only people around her were her unborn child and the emperor's eldest son Liu Xi. How could there be a third one? But she soon came to her senses and hurriedly said: "Your Highness!"
"What's wrong?" Liu Jiang met Fu Shou's gaze. Seeing Fu Shou frowning slightly, the two fell silent almost at the same time.
"Come, come here!" When the atmosphere between the two people at the table fell into silence, on the felt blanket on one side, the petite palace lady was smiling affectionately at Liu Xi who was crawling on the blanket and opening her arms. She was focused
He guided the prince in front of him, but inadvertently broke the somewhat rigid atmosphere between Liu Jiang and Fu Shou: "Hey, yes, just do it, just do it!"
Liu Jiang and Fu Shou were immediately attracted by her cheerful and encouraging voice, and couldn't help but turn their heads to look. They saw Liu Xi grinning under the encouragement of the other party, with his legs bent and his hands slowly leaving the ground. Liu Xi
Finally standing up, Fu Shou let out a soft exclamation, but before Liu Xi could stand firm for a moment, his outer calves could not hold up any strength and he immediately pounced forward.
The palace man was well prepared and immediately went over to take Liu Xi into his arms. Liu Xi turned from surprise to joy. He didn't cry or fuss in the palace man's arms, but looked very happy.
Liu Jiang witnessed all this, and also saw the appearance of the palace man clearly. He turned to Fu Shou and said, "Is this Guo Zhao? He came from Jiao Fang Palace?" Before Fu Shou could answer, she continued.
: "She is so willing."
"Ms. Guo is a smart person and is good at doing things. It turns out that she serves tea next to the Queen... His Majesty likes the tea she cooks very much." Fu Shou said softly, and then changed the subject: "Originally, the Queen sent her here, but I thought it was her.
She had a plot, but after secretly monitoring her for a while, she saw that she was serving the prince with great care. How could the emperor be involved in such unreasonable turmoil as he is a noble heir? I think the queen should also see it this way."
Liu Jiang did not comment on this. The prince's safety was very important. If anything went wrong, Guo Zhao, sent by Empress Dong, would be suspected. His life was at stake. As long as Guo Zhao was smart, he would not do stupid things. This is not enough to explain Empress Dong.
She would keep the bottom line and let the emperor go. It would be bad for Fu Shou to be kind because of this. She didn't know what Fu Shou had in mind. Maybe he didn't want to take risks at this juncture and provoke Empress Dong, or maybe it was the real wife.
Human kindness...
Originally, Liu Jiang came here to tell the other party that the whereabouts of some people in Jiaofang Palace have been quite strange recently. Even the Miao Priest of Changqiu didn't know what they were doing. It was difficult for Liu Jiang to investigate deeply, and it was also inconvenient for the Miao Priest.
In order to scare off the enemy, he wanted Fu Shou to make some insidious inquiries. But Fu Shou, the clinker, only wanted to give birth to the child and had no other thoughts, which made Liu Jiang somewhat at a loss what to do. She
I wanted to analyze the situation in the outer dynasty to Fu Shou. I wanted to say that with Dong Cheng persecuting Guan Ning, Zhu Jun and other famous officials, as well as Liu Yu, Cao Cao and others entering the dynasty on imperial edicts, it shows that the seemingly powerful Dong family has been suppressed.
The emperor completely abandoned him and was in danger.
But none of this information is a secret. At least Fu Shou's father, Zuo Zhonglang, who was good friends with the Kanto scholars, would have been able to see the key points inside after Fu Shou, and would have conveyed it to Fu Shou through some means.
Thinking of this, Liu Jiang suddenly felt a little confused about the person in front of him who was very familiar and had been with him for many years.
At this time, a lively girl teased Zhou Xun like a butterfly, making Zhou Xun panting and laughing so hard that he couldn't breathe. Liu Jiang became angry immediately, half because he felt sorry for his son, and half because of excuses.
The problem occurred, and used it to achieve an idea that just popped up in my mind: "Go wild!"
The lively Cai Nu and the other Cai Nu following her were startled. They both knelt down and said, "Your Highness, forgive me!"
These two people were Feng Fangnu and Zou, the capable girls around Fu Shou. Seeing that they were being scolded, Fu Shou immediately stepped forward and said, "Fang Nv is also a child at heart. She only knows how to play, even if she plays with Xun'er.
It's a bit over the top, but the intention is not bad... Princess, please forgive me."
Ms. Zou apologized on the side and said, "It's all my servants who failed to take good notice of the young master. Madam Fang has no other intentions. If your highness wants to punish me, I am the only one to blame."
"I don't care whose fault you are, in short, you should be punished if you are guilty. Not to mention that the child is still young and can't stand running around. Just talk about his identity and let you chase and play around." Liu Jiang's face was as cold as frost.
, did not accept this kindness: "Logically speaking, I shouldn't interfere in the affairs of the palace, but you need to know that even your Majesty's servants are lenient and strict, not just kind."
"Thank you." Fu Shou frowned. The other party had said so, so she could only express: "I'll punish you two by sweeping the court steps."
This was considered a punishment that was neither light nor serious. Before Feng Fangnu agreed, Liu Jiang stopped and said, "I will punish them to go to the side hall to wash themselves for seven days, and they will suffer a lot."
When he said this, Liu Jiang happened to look into Zou's eyes for a while.