The Concubine in the Palace_The Feast of Masks【Complete】(135)

Mother Zhou kept nagging in front of Princess Jin. In the past, Princess Jin could have pretended to be nice. But this time, she couldn't pretend anymore and scolded, "Mother, why do you believe what people say outside? Maybe Xu Yueru or Concubine Liu deliberately spread rumors to provoke a fight between me and Su!"

Mother Zhou disagreed, "Whether it was someone who deliberately instigated it or not, it's true. Hong'er saw it with her own eyes and told me when she came back. Princess, if you don't fight like this, in the future..."

"Okay, stop talking, go down!"

"Princess..."

"Go down. Zi Yan, let her go down!"

This was the first time that Princess Jin turned against Mother Zhou like this. She couldn't accept it. Her old face was ashen, her lips moved, and she went down silently with Zi Yan.

"My queen, mother is too worried about you." Zi Han said on the side.

In the past, these Zis never said such things, but today they said this. So, they all felt that the situation was so serious that they had to do something?

The Princess of Jin was at a loss.

Chapter 108

The King of Jin brought Xiaobao back, and Yao Niang could see that her son was a little unhappy.

"What's wrong? Is he naughty?"

"He might be sleepy." The King of Jin found a possible explanation.

But Yao Niang didn't think he was sleepy, but she also knew that the King of Jin would not mistreat Xiaobao behind his back, and just thought that Xiaobao was bored.

"I told you not to go with your father, but you insisted on going. Your father is a man who does great things, and those things must be very boring. You must have bored yourself." She stroked her son's little head and smiled.

So, the King of Jin who did great things and Xiaobao who was bored by himself, reluctantly accepted Yao Niang's explanation.

Xiaobao still wanted to try: "Great, great grandfather..."

Yao Niang looked at him in surprise.

The King of Jin added: "He said great-grandfather several times today. Did you teach him?"

It was indeed Yao Niang who taught him, but she only taught him once, thinking that Xiaobao would not be able to learn it. Who knew that when he went to Ningguo Mansion that day, Xiaobao performed very well, which made Ningguo and Ningguo's wife very happy, and Zengtian's face was always smiling.

"Great-grandfather..."

"Do you miss great-grandfather? Or do you want to go to Ningguo Mansion?" So it is still the mother who understands her son.

Xiaobao actually had an illusion of gratitude, nodded hurriedly, said yes, and said: "Go, go!"

"Do you want to go to great-grandfather?"

"Go, great-grandfather..."

Yao Niang was a little surprised, and couldn't help but look at the King of Jin, and said to Xiaobao: "You can't go now, it's almost dark."

"Go tomorrow!"

This kid is really mature!

Yao Niang said to the King of Jin with some worry: "What should I do?"

She didn't have the habit of lying to children, and her son was so smart, Yao Niang didn't want to lie to him. But going to the Ningguo Mansion is not something she can decide.

The King of Jin pondered for a moment: "There is still more than half a month before my father's birthday. I have nothing to do during this period. It's not impossible to go, but you are not in good health now..."

"Go, go to the great-grandfather..." Xiaobao continued.

"Tomorrow this king will let Fucheng take him."

Yao Niang nodded, looking like she was going to whisper something, and the King of Jin bent down to follow the custom.

Yao Niang whispered: "Maybe he will forget it tomorrow."

Really?

The King of Jin looked at Xiaobao with bright eyes over there, and then looked at the fair little face close at hand, feeling very doubtful.

It was obvious that Xiaobao had a very good memory. He still didn't forget it the next day. After waking up, he shouted that he wanted to go to his great-grandfather's house. So Fucheng changed his job today, and he didn't have to follow the King of Jin, but accompanied Xiaobao to the Ningguo Mansion.

This was the first time that Xiaobao left her and went out alone. Yaoniang was very worried. She prepared two sets of clothes and brought several kinds of small cakes that Xiaobao liked to eat. She also repeatedly explained to Fucheng what it looked like when Xiaobao wanted to pee.

Fucheng nodded beside him, and Xiaobao's ears turned red. In order to cover up, he crawled away to get his little wooden horse and pretended to take the little wooden horse with him.

Finally, they were ready to go out. It happened that the King of Jin was going to the palace today, so he took Xiaobao on the car. Since entering the capital, the King of Jin has changed to riding a car instead of a horse.

Halfway through the journey, Fucheng took Xiaobao to change cars and turned to the Ningguo Mansion.

Xiaobao was not there, Yaoniang felt particularly bored. Taking advantage of the good weather, she asked Hongchou and others to clean the house thoroughly and take out the things that should be taken out to dry.

After a busy time, it was noon. After lunch, Yaoniang went to take a nap. When she woke up, it was still early, and she fell into boredom again. Yao Niang never had this feeling before. Playing with her son and talking to a few maids, time always passed very quickly. But today, she felt like a year had passed.

After the sun finally set, Xiao Bao still didn't come back. Yao Niang was a little anxious and asked someone to ask if Prince Jin had come back. But Prince Jin hadn't come back yet. Later, she found out that Prince Jin was tripped by someone. She didn't know what happened during that time. Several princes actually went to a restaurant to drink together.

It wasn't until dark that Xiao Bao came back. After asking Fu Cheng, she learned that Xiao Bao had a lot of fun in Ningguogong's mansion today. The correct answer should be that it was in Hujutang, where Ningguogong lived. Xiao Bao seemed to like that place very much. He played around in the yard and made Ningguogong so happy that he had an extra bowl of dinner.

I don't know how the old and the young discussed it. In short, Xiao Bao will go there tomorrow.

After hearing this, Yaoniang felt quite unhappy. Was she abandoned by her son? There is an illusion that the chicks are about to leave the nest and be separated from their mother.

Xiaobao seemed to be able to see that something was wrong in Yao Niang's heart. He acted coquettishly and acted foolishly, and finally made Yao Niang not think about it for the time being.

In fact, this was Xiaobao's last resort after consideration. With so many people watching, nothing would happen for the time being. But it was different over at Duke Ning's Mansion. It was dark under the lamp.

Somehow, Xiaobao always had the feeling that Shen Tai was up to something bad.

Taixu Tower was as full of guests as ever.

But today, the entire second floor was occupied.

No matter whether it was booked in advance or someone came to inquire, there were no spare rooms.

In the largest private room on the second floor, there were several men sitting. They seemed to be drinking and drinking, with smiles on their faces, but in fact they had been fighting in secret for countless times.

It was a coincidence that King Jin entered the palace today and met King An and others in Qianqing Palace.

Only then did I know that Emperor Hongjing had not just announced him, but that several princes who had come to Beijing this time had come. Just as he had taught his sons in the early years, Emperor Hongjing asked about matters related to their respective fiefdoms, and some praised and some criticized. The one who reprimanded was naturally King Lu, the sixth son with a bad reputation.

King Lu stood there with a stinking face, not daring to get angry or say anything.

After Emperor Hongjing finished his training, he talked about the past. It seems that people like this when they get older and always like to talk about the past. These past events include my own memories and the memories shared by my sons, as well as things from their childhoods. It seems that no one has missed it, but it can't cause any shock, because it is too boring to mention.

The lack of childhood, seeing the eunuchs and maids around him, will always be seen more than his own father. After they understood things and started studying, these princes inevitably divided into many factions because of their different origins. The first thing you should do when you are born into a royal family is never to be respectful to your brothers and sisters, but to not allow others to pass you by.

There are older princes, such as the Crown Prince, King An, and King Dai, who are much older than the younger brothers below, and they have long been fighting to the death. But before the fight came to a conclusion, the younger brothers who were more promising than him appeared one by one.

Of course, it's not that there are no brothers and sisters, but that's just on the surface. It's like everyone knows they are acting now, but Emperor Hongjing stands on top and doesn't realize it.

Maybe it’s not that I don’t know, but I just don’t want to know.

There is no father or son in the Tian family. Clearly, looking at history books and dynasties, they all tell the same story. But there are always people who don't want to believe it, always feeling that they might be the exception.

Since he was going to act, he naturally had to act in full. Before leaving, King An proposed to invite some of his younger brothers to drink. Even if there are those who don't want to go, they still have to go, which is why Taixu Tower gathers.

King An took advantage of the fact that he was the oldest here and kept urging them to drink. He seemed to be close to his younger brothers, but in fact he said a lot of things that seemed ordinary but were actually instigating words.

They were obviously drinking, but the smiles on their faces were getting colder and colder, and some of them couldn't help but feel angry.

King Lu threw the wine cup and stood up: "Brother Heze asked us to come drink today to stir up trouble? It's boring, let's not drink anymore!" After that, he walked away.

King An tried to hold him back, but he didn't expect King Lu to say it so clearly. He looked particularly embarrassed and explained: "This old man is getting more and more angry now, and he doesn't even have any respect for his elders. If we cooperate, I will Is it my fault that I came to you for a drink?”

King Yong smiled and said: "Of course it's not the second brother's fault. The older the sixth brother gets, the worse his temper becomes. Let alone us brothers, we probably can't even listen to a few words from our father."

Dai Wang stood up and said, "Since the sixth brother has left, this table should be dispersed. It's getting late. My younger brother will go back home first."

King Jin also stood up and said concisely and clearly: "Thank you, second brother, for the wine. I won't keep any more."

King Jin is about to leave, so King Qing will naturally not stay any longer: "Brother, I will also say goodbye."

This man suddenly left. No matter how good-tempered King An was, he couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. He looked at King Yong with a fierce look in his eyes: "Fourth, don't tell me you want to leave too."