Chapter 128

The first day of June in the first year of Yuanyou is the first anniversary of the death of the first emperor.

Because Tianshou Mountain where the imperial mausoleum is located is more than 90 miles away from Capital City, on May 28th, Empress Dowager Qi and Emperor Yuanyou led the Ministers of Civil and Military Affairs of Capital City and a group of imperial relatives to set off for the imperial mausoleumPrepare for funerals.

On the morning of the first day of June, the memorial ceremony officially began.

The two long princesses Hua Yang and Nan Kang stood behind Empress Dowager Qi and Emperor Yuanyou.

If it was in Capital City, Hua Yang would no longer shed tears when he thought of his father, standing in front of his father's mausoleum, the tears would flow down naturally without deliberation.

But after all, a year has passed, Hua Yang's sadness is more like a gurgling calm stream, he just wiped his tears with a handkerchief, and did not cry out.

The same is true for Empress Dowager Qi and Emperor Yuanyou. On the contrary, Nan Kang cried the most sadly, lying on the ground, crying out of breath, and was finally helped away.

Watching her being escorted away by the palace maid, Emperor Yuanyou looked at his sister with complicated emotions.

Hua Yang gave his younger brother a helpless look.

Although Nan Kang's crying state showed that her filial piety with her younger brother was not deep enough, she really couldn't make Hua Yang lie on the ground and cry on purpose in order to compete with Nan Kang.

Emperor Yuanyou thought so too, even he almost choked up just now, but was taken aback by the movement from Nan Kang.

Returning to Beijing at dusk on the third day of junior high school, Hua Yang stayed in the palace that night.

The siblings had dinner with the Empress Dowager Qi. After the meal, Emperor Yuanyou said that he would send his sister back to Qifeng Palace.

When they arrived at Qifeng Palace, the siblings shunned the palace people and sat on the second couch talking affectionately.

There was an ice cauldron in the room, which was cool and cool. The first thing Emperor Yuanyou complained to his sister was the way Nan Kang cried: "I think she did it on purpose to embarrass us both!"

Emperor Yuanyou, who has been on the throne for a year, is already used to calling himself "Zhen" outside, that is to say, he changed back to the old name when he was in front of his own sister.

Hua Yang said with a smile: "I think she was really crying. Think about it, since King Yu rebelled, her mother lost her title of Concubine Li Jia. Although she was named long princess, her status in Capital CityIt's far worse than before, wishing she didn't even leave the house, compared to when her father was alive, how could she not feel wronged?"

Emperor Yuanyou didn't have any sympathy for Nankang: "King Yu became like that, not because of the concubine's connivance, Nan Kang and King Yu were born in the same mother's belly, it's only her bad luck."

Hua Yang thought to himself, it was the fault of not raising his father, King Yu was incompetent, and his father and Concubine Lin Gui were all responsible.

But the father is the emperor, and no one in the palace dares to accuse the father of being lazy. At this time, what will happen to the prince and daughter can only be counted on the concubine.

Apparently, her mother's empress is not only far more intelligent than Concubine Lin Gui, but she is also more attentive in raising her children than Concubine Lin Gui.

Of course, there's no need for Hua Yang to argue so closely with his younger brother.

"How has your past six months been?" Hua Yang picked up a lychee and chatted with his younger brother while peeling the shell, "My sister has been in mourning at the mansion for the past six months, and she has nothing to worry about other people, only you."

At the mention of this, Emperor Yuanyou's energy seemed to be taken away, and he leaned lazily on the window sill next to him, his eyes were unconsciously attracted by his sister's slender hands peeling lychee shells, and he said: "Too tired!"I have to get up and study before dawn every day. After breakfast, I go to the court to sit for more than half an hour.Studying, practicing martial arts, and having dinner with my mother at night. You know, my mother only checked my homework before, but now she still wants me to analyze it."

Emperor Yuanyou didn't even lean against the window sill, and lay flat on the couch, pitifully looking up at Yiran's sister who was eating lychees: "Sister, I'm so tired!"

If it was Chen Jingzong like this, Hua Yang would definitely not feel bad, but his younger brother is only fourteen years old, and he is also thin, and his handsome face still has a bit of youthfulness and childishness.On the tired side, how could Huayang, as a sister, have no pity at all?

She asked, "Is there a court meeting every day now?"

Emperor Yuanyou snorted and nodded.

At that time, the emperor's father only held court meetings on the first and fifteenth day of every month. Pavilion Elder Chen and his mother had nothing to say. When it was his turn, Pavilion Elder Chen and his mother bullied him and asked him to go to court every day.

Hua Yang looked at his younger brother's pale black eyes, smiled and came up with an idea: "Going to court every day is indeed hard work, and the ministers don't have something to report every day, why don't you try pretending to be sick after a while and tell Elder GeTell the truth, coax the old man to agree to reduce the number of court meetings, and then let the old man persuade the mother, and this will be done."

Emperor Yuanyou: "The two of them are always of the same mind, can elder Ge help me?"

Hua Yang: "Didn't you tell me before that Mr. Ge is much more lenient to you now?"

Emperor Yuanyou: "It's a small matter of tolerance. He will definitely not listen to me for such a big matter as reducing the number of court meetings."

Hua Yang: "How will you know if you don't try? The old man and the queen mother are strict with you, just hoping that you can grow into a wise king, but they will also put your body first, as long as you tell your hard work, they are absolutely reluctant to overwhelm you."

In her previous life, her queen mother and father-in-law were both strict tempered. My younger brother was strictly disciplined by the two since he was a child. Even if he had any troubles and grievances in his heart, he dared not speak out.The court meeting is held on the third, sixth and ninth days of every month.

Because of this, Hua Yang dared to help his younger brother pretend to be sick. If it came true, his younger brother would probably be moved by his father-in-law's compromise.

Emperor Yuanyou blinked and said, "Okay, I'll try later."

Hua Yang told him to sit up, then stuffed the freshly peeled lychee meat into his brother's mouth, and said softly: "Don't reveal your secrets. If you reveal your secrets, you are not allowed to tell me, otherwise my sister will never enter the palace again.I count on you."

Emperor Yuanyou quickly promised that he would not.

He also peeled the lychees by himself, and continued to chat with his sister: "Ge Lao's reforms have offended many ministers, whether Beijing officials or local officials, I often have papers to refer to him, but I rejected them all and fined them a lot.people."

Hua Yang still had lychees in his mouth, and after eating, he asked thoughtfully: "Why are those ministers participating in the elders? If what they say is reasonable, you can't blindly favor the elders, and you have to ask him to correct it.After all, he is the Inner Pavilion Chief-of-Staff now, and only you can warn him from time to time."

Emperor Yuanyou was a little surprised: "My sister actually thinks that elder Ge can make mistakes?"

Hua Yang smiled: "No one is perfect, and Mr. Ge is no exception. He must be a teacher in front of you. You may not be clear. I have been a daughter-in-law in the Chen family for several years. I often hear the son-in-law and Mrs. Ge complain.his."

Emperor Yuanyou became interested: "What are they complaining about, Mr. Ge?"

Hua Yang: "The most common complaint is strictness. You should be very clear about this. The son-in-law and the other three brothers, because when they first moved to the capital, the upper two elder brothers were already very sensible. Only the son-in-law was only three years old.Put too much thought on the son-in-law, more thought is equivalent to more strictness, and the result is that the son-in-law ran away, and now I would rather live with me in the eldest princess's mansion than go home."

Emperor Yuanyou: "Then you will all live in the Princess' Mansion from now on?"

Hua Yang: "Yes, I also prefer the Princess's Mansion. It's big and grand. The small garden of the Chen family can't compare to it."

Emperor Yuanyou: "Will the empress be unhappy?"

He knew very well that his mother valued etiquette, and he hoped that his elder sister would obediently be a filial daughter-in-law in the Chen family.

Hua Yang said with a smile: "I already know how to call the queen mother soft-hearted."

Emperor Yuanyou: "How?"

Hua Yang pointed to his eyes: "Last time I wanted to join the army, but my mother refused to agree at first, but when I cried, she agreed."

Emperor Yuanyou: ...

Although he also wanted his mother to soften her heart, he really couldn't do this trick.

He teased his sister: "You have a deep affection for the son-in-law."

Hua Yang showed gentleness and did not hide his husband and wife's feelings. He talked to his younger brother: "Because he treats my sister first, my sister will treat him the same."

Emperor Yuanyou didn't quite understand: "How could he treat you well? Didn't he just climb the mountain a few times behind your back to save some strength, and it would be fine to change the guards."

Hua Yang said with a smile: "It's not simply climbing a mountain. Take that flood as an example. I just walked out of the main room without saying anything. He walked up to me and carried me up the mountain. If you have experienced a heavy rain, if there is someone who can carry you steadily and walk in the mud, you will understand the touch. And my sister is afraid of bugs, and he will lie on the ground and help me block it without any complaints."

Emperor Yuanyou was silent for a moment, and said: "If it were me, I would definitely be carrying a woman on my back, and I would block insects for her."

Hua Yang: "If you are willing to treat a girl like this, that girl will be the luckiest person in the world."

Emperor Yuanyou was still young, he had never dreamed of these things, so he continued to ask: "How can the son-in-law treat you well?"

Hua Yang: "I'm not afraid of your jokes when I say something. When my sister was in Ling Zhou, the third brother and third sister-in-law of the son-in-law lived in front of our yard. That year, his third sister-in-law gave birth to a daughter. I could hear them screaming at night clearly.I said to my son-in-law, I don’t want to have children now, even if I want to have one in the future, both men and women will only have one, and my son-in-law agrees. After we returned to Beijing, Nan Kang even joked that my sister couldn’t have a child, and my son-in-law couldn’t bear children every day.I haven't been urged, let alone go outside to provoke women."

Emperor Yuanyou thought of how the son-in-law looked respectful and honest in front of his sister.

Don't look at my sister who dares to join the army for the sake of the son-in-law, in fact, the attitude towards the son-in-law has always been condescending, just like this, the son-in-law has no complaints.

At this point, Emperor Yuanyou finally understood the relationship between his sister and his son-in-law. My sister is cold on the outside and hot on the inside, so the son-in-law should be very stable and reliable!

Emperor Yuanyou turned the topic to Pavilion Elder Chen: "What did Mrs. Ge complain about him?"

Hua Yang: "That's a lot. Mr. Ge was born in a poor family, and now he is the elder. He has been promoted very quickly, but he left all the family affairs to Mrs. Ge. Mrs. Ge raised four children with her own hands, and one of them is still alive.Passed away from illness, can Mrs. Ge not blame Mrs. Ge? Besides, Mrs. Ge is old, and still doesn't know how to take care of her body when she is busy, and refuses to follow the doctor's advice.Trivial things happen every day. Mrs. Ge said that if she knew that he would become like this when he was old, she shouldn't have married him because of his appearance."

Emperor Yuanyou couldn't agree with this point: "I think she is in the midst of blessings and doesn't know her blessings. The elder Ge was the number one scholar in high school at a young age, and now he is an extremely talented minister. How many girls would like to change with her, but she is still complaining."

Hua Yang: "You are the emperor, of course I am glad that the ministers serve the court wholeheartedly. As a wife, what is wrong with hoping that your husband will accompany you more? You, you, just wait, in the future, your daughter-in-law will complain to me about you."That day."

Emperor Yuanyou understood that this was the difference in thinking between men and women, and he couldn't talk to his sister about it.

At this time, Cao Li, the great eunuch beside him, reminded him from outside the curtain: "Your Majesty, it's getting late, you and the long princess have both been tired all day, should you go to bed early?"

Emperor Yuanyou looked at his sister intently, "Then I'll come back tomorrow night." He must not be free during the day.

Hua Yang said with regret: "My sister will leave the palace tomorrow morning, and I have to go to the Chen Mansion to visit Mrs. Ge, so I should try my best to be a daughter-in-law."

Emperor Yuanyou was not happy: "She is a mother-in-law, and you haven't done your filial piety in front of your mother-in-law for half a year. Can she go past her mother-in-law? Let's stay a few more days."

Hua Yang: "Don't worry, no one dared to visit me when my father was alive. Now that I live in the palace for a long time, the records of the censors will be handed over to you."

Emperor Yuanyou: "I'm not afraid of them either!"

Hua Yang smiled softly: "But my sister loves you so much. I have to study and study politics. It's so hard. My sister doesn't want to cause you trouble."

Emperor Yuanyou felt warm in his heart.