Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

Concubine Di saw Defang lying on the table from the door of the painting room that was not closed, so she motioned for Baili and Ke'er to stand guard in front of the door, then pushed open the door and walked in gently. Concubine Di walked to Defang's side, Put your hands lightly on his shoulders, "My lord, what's wrong with you?"

Defang raised her head, quickly wiped her tears and stood up, "Ma'am, why are you here?"

"Why is the prince so sad?"

"I'm fine." Defang covered Concubine Di's thick coat, "Madam, it's cold at night, don't catch the wind, go back to the dormitory."

Concubine Di shook her head, looked at the painting on Defang's desk, "My lord, are you thinking about the eldest princess?"

Defang sighed softly and nodded, "Seeing my sister's tablet today... I... feel very sad."

"My lord, you have to take care of your health."

"Ma'am, what about yourself? You eat porridge and vegetables every day, don't drink stewed soup, don't eat meat and eggs, you are always like this, how can I rest assured?"

"The concubine has no appetite, I really can't eat."

"Is it because I have no appetite or don't want to eat at all? Madam, I am as sad as Madam when this kind of thing happened, but after all, it has passed, and I don't want to see Madam so haggard every day." Defang helped Concubine Di to sit On the chair, I also sat beside her, holding her hand and said, "Madam, even if it's not for yourself, you still have to think about me, the children, and a few grandchildren."

"Concubine, I'm sorry, my lord."

Defang shook her head, "Madam gave birth to children for me, experienced wind and rain, no matter how difficult it was, she never left. Madam has never done anything to apologize to me. I owe Madam too much. Madam, please You must get better, please let me use the rest of my life to make up for you and take care of you."

"My lord."

"Madam" Defang hugged Concubine Di, "You must take good care of your body, promise me, okay?"

"The concubine agrees to the prince." Concubine Di nodded her head choked with sobs. Defang comforted Concubine Di for a long time, and the two gradually calmed down. Concubine Di looked at Defang's painting, "My lord, why do you care so much about this golden embroidered emerald feather coat? The princess likes it so much, why doesn't she wear it?"

Defang sighed, "Because of what my father said 30 years ago."

"Emperor Taizu? 30 years ago?" Concubine Di was puzzled, "What's going on?"

Defang looked at the painting on the table and said, "That was in May of the fifth year of Kaibao, my sister was almost 16 years old, she had just decided to marry the Wei Mansion, and was granted the title of Princess Yongqing. I bought a short jacket and sent it to the palace for the eldest princess to try on."

In the inner palace in May of the fifth year of Kaibao, 12-year-old Defang took 17-year-old Baili to look at the flowers in the palace garden. "

"Your Highness said, it's so beautiful." Baili said with a small teapot in his hand, "Your Highness, go to sleep, or you will be sleepy again after the afternoon class."

"Nonsense." Defang looked at Baili, "It's obvious that you are dozing off, but you should look at Nangongwen, be serious."

"He's your reading companion. It's fine for the young one to serve you. Reading takes a lot of brains."

"You should read some books." Defang shook her head, "Look at your handwriting, it's crooked, it's too ugly."

"The young one has learned a lot. Besides, it's good that the young servant can write. It's much better than them."

"That's enough?" Defang said while walking, "If you read more books and write good handwriting, you can also be a big manager in the future."

"The young ones don't want to be the manager, the young ones just want to follow His Royal Highness."