Donggong Zhangjiao

During the filial piety period, Pei Yao can't stay in the harem, and everyone can't sleep with him. They just eat and eat with him, take a walk, and fight back and forth, but they are not as fierce as before.

After moving back to Zhongcui Palace from Ci'an Hall, Yang and Wan Lingyi became much more harmonious.

Every time I go to greet the queen and bicker a few words, it is the two of them joining forces with each other.

Of course, fighting for favor in the harem is not won by a large number of people. Fang Yun is favored by Pei Yao, and with just this one bargaining chip, the two of them can't get along well.

In the blink of an eye, it will be New Years Eve again.

The snow fell earlier this year, and it fell white in mid-November.

Fang Yun was afraid of the cold and didn't want to go out, so he spent most of the day in the hall playing with his son and daughter.

It is often said that sitting seven and climbing eight times, now that the fourth prince is six and a half months old, it is almost time, and he can sit with the pillow on his back.

But after all, he was tortured in the womb, and his body is weaker. Although he was raised by Fang Yun carefully, his physical strength is still a bit weak, so he doesn't like to move very much. He just likes to sit and watch the second princess play with Rongrong Son.

"Your Majesty, just now Eunuch Fuxi came to deliver a message, saying that the Emperor is coming to Yuzhang Palace for lunch, and asked us to prepare it." Yuan He came in from the outside to report.

Fang Yun nodded after listening, "Okay, let the small kitchen cook two more dishes that the emperor loves, and stew one more mutton soup, so that it will be warm in winter."

"Yes."

Yuan He responded and withdrew.

After he left, Fang Yun smiled and picked up the fourth prince and kissed him.

"Father is coming to see you, be good."

Although the fourth prince didn't understand, he grinned when his mother kissed him.

At this time, the second princess saw them, so she ran over and raised her face.

"Mother and concubine kiss younger brother, and kiss slowly!"

"Little shrewd ghost, can you be missing? Come on, mother and concubine also kiss slowly."

Fang Yun smiled and freed up a hand, pulled the second princess forward, and kissed her on the forehead.

The child raised by himself, even if he is not his own, is very affectionate, so who doesn't like it?

The second princess who got the kiss also laughed, and as if she finally remembered something, she ran to the side and dragged Rong Rong over.

Yan Wei watched from the side, hurried up to rescue the little fox, also smiled.

"My good princess, this is so unkind, I want to kiss my hair!"

As soon as these words came out, all the court ladies and eunuchs present laughed.

Not to mention that when the child is not naughty, it can be said that raising a child is much more joyful. Fang Yun also hugged the fourth prince, and his smile trembled wildly.

The mother and son had a good time, and when it was almost lunch time, Fang Yun got up and went outside to meet him when he heard outside that the emperor was coming.

But I didn't expect that Pei Yao didn't come alone, and there was a younger one beside him.

"Eldest prince?" Fang Yun said in surprise, "Why did your majesty bring the eldest prince?"

Although it was strange, but after all, she became a mother, and her heart was more careful, and soon found that the eldest prince's eyes were red.

"Oh, have you been crying?" Fang Yun bent down and looked.

Don't look like they lived in the harem together, but the eldest prince really hadn't seen Fang Yun very often, so he hid behind Hong Zheng, who was leading him, a little recklessly.

Only then did Pei Yao say from the side, "I met him when I came here. He fell down in the snow and cried hard. I asked the eunuch who was following me and said that my concubine had caught the cold and didn't go to the study today. Delivering food, he clamored to go back and have a look, but he was too fast to go and fell."

Now the eldest prince is five years old, and the children of the royal family, both male and female, are educated at the age of three, so although the eldest prince is young now, he still has to go to the study every day.

"It's a filial piety." Fang Yun nodded, and then ordered, "Qing Rong, ask someone to bring hot milk for the First Prince to drink."

Qing Rong responded and immediately went to the small kitchen.

Only then did everyone enter the house together.

Yuzhang Palace has an earth dragon, so it is naturally warmer than Changqing Palace where Concubine Jin lived.

Now that the eldest prince was brought in, he saw a thick woolen blanket spread on the floor of the hall, a little sister wearing a goose-yellow jacket and combing a bun had taken off her shoes, and was hugging a fluffy red fox on the blanket. play.

Although it was rare to see him, the eldest prince also heard Concubine Jin mention that there was a younger sister and two younger brothers in the palace, so he raised his head and asked Pei Yao.

"Father, is she a younger sister?"

"Well, this is your second sister, and that one is your fourth brother." Pei Yao said warmly.

There was no major entanglement between Fang Yun and Concubine Jin, not to mention that the First Prince was just a child, so he was naturally gentle with him.

"Lunch hasn't been served yet, the eldest prince can play with his sister for a while and ask Yanwei to take off your shoes, okay?"

Children are always closer to gentle people. Seeing such a beautiful lady talking to him so gently, the eldest prince also relaxed a lot and nodded.

Yan Wei sat on the chair with her arms in her arms, took off her shoes, and went to play with the second princess.

How fresh, the eldest prince has never seen a live fox.

The children went to a place, and Pei Yaocai and Fang Yun sat down beside them.

"After all, it's more comfortable here with you, and it's more restrictive elsewhere." Pei Yao took a sip of tea and whispered.

Fang Jun curled his lips, "The emperor said that he is comfortable, which means that the concubine has broken the rules."

"I just like you to be casual, there are too many red tapes, and it is very headache. You don't know that I played chess with Wan Lingyi two days ago. She always gave way to me and lost on purpose. After two or three games, it would be boring. .”

Speaking of this, Pei Yao also smiled helplessly.

Although she knew that Wan Lingyi's intention was to respect him and make him happy, but doing so really made him unhappy.

Because he knew that Wan Lingyi was good at chess, so he wanted to compete with each other. He never thought that the game would be boring, not like Fang Yun's game.

Even if you don't win, you will try your best and make progress every time.

Fang Yun listened, and joked, "The emperor said so, Wan Lingyi was afraid to be sad when she heard it, and she lost her output and made a mistake. Could it be that she wants to be like a courtier and concubine, and be truer to the emperor?"

"I really like your serious look." Pei Yao also teased.

After saying these two gossips, the relaxed look on his face faded a bit, revealing a little dullness.

Observing this change, Fang Yun narrowed his eyes, guessing that there was something on his mind.

So after adding some tea, he spoke softly.

"Why does the emperor seem to have something on his mind?"

"Today I received a military report from Duke Qin in the northern border, saying that there seems to be a change in Shangyang Kingdom." Pei Yao's eyes darkened.

The land of Daqi is vast, facing the sea in the east and south, without bordering countries, bordering on the Shangyang Kingdom in the north, and more than a dozen small countries that can only be called tribes in the west, which is not enough to prove.

But this Shangyang country has the same national power as Daqi. For a long time, although the two sides are harmonious on the surface, they are wary of each other on the inside.

As soon as one side shows weakness, the other side is always afraid that it will become stronger.

Fang Yun frowned, "Duke Qin's mansion has guarded the northern borders of Daqi for generations. I think Duke Qin's book should not be wrong. Could it be that Shangyang Kingdom guessed that the emperor's first great treasure has a weak foundation, so he wanted to test it out?"

"Most likely."

Pei Yao nodded, took a deep breath, worry was visible on his face.

"When the first emperor was alive, the country of Daqi seemed to be stable, but in fact, the internal affairs had already gone downhill. Corruption, clique formation and selfishness were not uncommon. After many years of peace, I am afraid that the military drills have also relaxed a lot. I don't know the combat power. I have checked it when I took the throne. The treasury is not rich."

"Didn't the Palace of the Ming Dynasty confiscate a lot of private property at that time, all of which was filled into the treasury, isn't it enough?" Fang Yun frowned.