Chapter 424
Lu Xuan tried to straighten his small arms, and said to the emperor in a milky voice, "Thank you, the emperor."
The concubines and concubines watched this scene from behind, exchanged glances with each other, and remained silent. The emperor and his emperor couldn't say a few words, but they praised Lu Xun very much. Even Lu Xun's name was taken by the emperor. Lu Heng is often accompanied by the car, and even Lu Heng's son is given a high look. The Lu family is so popular, who can't be jealous when they see it?
After pulling and pulling for a group of children to wash their hands, the Dragon Boat Festival finally came to an end. Whether it was the concubines or the palace maids and eunuchs present, they breathed a sigh of relief. The children were the most uncontrollable. They were afraid that they would collide with the holy car in front of the emperor. Fortunately, everything ended smoothly.
Qin'an Hall is a place dedicated to rituals. There is a small garden in front of the three-story high-rise building, which is connected to the Imperial Garden. Now in May, the vegetation is luxuriant, the flowers are blooming, the children are gathered again, and soon there will be trouble.
I don't know which prince is going to chase the butterfly, and the other children are also attracted to it. A bunch of eunuchs call for their father and mother to follow behind, and the scene is jittery. When Wang Guifei saw that the second prince was also in the team, she sank her face and scolded: "Hei'er, you are the eldest brother, how can you be fooling around with your younger brother and sister? Come back soon."
It was rare for the emperor to see such a lively scene, and he said: "It is natural for children to love to play, so they don't have to be restrained all the time. Let them run around and exercise more."
When Wang Guifei heard this, she quickly bowed her head and said, "Yes, my concubine is taught."
Wang Yanqing also looked at the garden with a little sadness, and Lu Xuan also ran to chase the butterflies. He was the youngest and had to be the commander of a group of people, instructing people to help him block this and that. This was in the palace, and a group of people followed closely. Wang Yanqing was not worried about Lu Xuan's safety, but he was too ostentatious.
He was able to run and dance in the palace, and of course he liked being a parent, but in the palace, she wished her son would be quieter and timid.
But not all the children were out chasing butterflies, and many more snuggled up to their mothers and stared at the playful people.
At this time, you can clearly see who is favored and who is not favored. There seems to be an invisible boundary in the garden. On the other side are favored children, lively and confident, running and laughing, and always surrounded by a group of people; On one side is the unfavored child, standing alone, with a cowardly demeanor.
The emperor sat at the top and could see the scene below at a glance, and this gap was especially obvious. When the emperor noticed that the eldest princess was obedient, Concubine Shen Chen bent over to persuade her and encouraged her to play with her younger brothers. She couldn't stop shaking her head.
The emperor saw the timidity in the eldest princess's round and charming eyes that resembled her mother's, and carefully observed the faces of the adults around when no one was there, as if something had stabbed her heart.
Shen Xibi was favored for raising the eldest princess, and now she has been promoted to Concubine Chen, which is quite favored. After she was favored, she did not think about having her own child quickly, but she always did her best to take care of the eldest princess. However, there were no secrets in the harem.
The eldest princess learned early from the mouth of the palace staff that her biological mother was Concubine Cao Duan, who was executed by Ling Chi for being suspected of murdering the king. If she did not behave well, Concubine Shen Chen would throw her away. Therefore, the eldest princess learned to look at people at a young age, and she would not run and jump in the sun like the second prince and Lu Xuan did.
The emperor suddenly thought of Concubine Cao Duan. Concubine Cao Duan has a very lively and laughing personality. According to her, she was more naughty than boys when she was young, and even dared to climb trees behind her back. If Concubine Cao Duan had no accident, and if the eldest princess grew up with her biological mother, she would definitely grow into the most lively and dazzling pearl of Ming Dynasty.
But now, the eldest princess has become cautious, and even smiles are restrained and flattering. The emperor sat on the high platform from afar. He looked at the eyes of the eldest princess and Concubine Cao Duan, and he could almost imagine Concubine Cao Duan's smile.
The sun was shining and the garden was full of children's laughter and laughter. Concubine Shen Chen personally took the eldest princess to find the butterfly. The eldest princess, accompanied by her adoptive mother and palace maid, finally became courageous and ran after the butterfly among the flowers.
She didn't see the road clearly, and accidentally bumped into Queen Fang. Queen Fang was staggered, and the maid next to her quickly supported Queen Fang. The eldest princess looked up and saw that it was Empress Fang, the smile on her face immediately retracted, and she retracted behind Concubine Shen Chen.
Concubine Shen Chen hurriedly brought the eldest princess to apologize to Empress Fang, and kept begging for guilt. Empress Fang's face was unhappy, but in front of the emperor, she would not do anything like treating concubines and concubines harshly. After a few words of preaching, Concubine Shen Chen took the eldest princess away.
It was just a small episode in the garden, which did not attract attention, and soon subsided. Lu Heng glanced at every move in the garden. He saw that Lu Xuan grabbed a butterfly and ran to show it to Wang Yanqing. He was a little relieved, turned his eyes silently, and looked at the emperor in front of him.
The emperor also looked at the garden, wondering what he was thinking.
As the sun went west, the palace banquet was over, and the officials and family members took their children to leave one after another. Lu Xuan was tired from running in the palace, and fell asleep in Wang Yanqing's arms on the way home. The carriage stopped at the second gate of Lu Mansion. Lu Heng dismounted and came to pick up Wang Yanqing before the carriage, only to see her come out with Lu Xian in his arms. Lu Heng said in disgust, "How old is he, and he is still being held? Call him up and let him go by himself."
Wang Yanqing glared at him angrily: "He just fell asleep, how can you be a father like this? Get out of the way, you are blocking my way."