Chapter 113
Chapter 113
At the beginning of October, candidates who came to Beijing to catch up with the exams poured into the capital one after another. All the major restaurants and courtyards in the capital were filled with candidates from all over the country. In the civilian alleys around the city, there were also a few rich people who bought houses because of their good family background. student.
This year's chief examiner is presided over by the Wenyuange University scholar hand-picked by Emperor Jin Yuan, and four deputy capital censors supervise the inspection. There are more than [-] examiners, all of whom are from Jinshi.Among them, Zhang Beilin, the great scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, is a royalist of the neutral faction, and does not have any tendency to be superfluous among the princes. Emperor Jin and Yuan are naturally very at ease in employing him.
However, with the advent of the imperial examinations, Emperor Jin Yuan's attitude towards his sons changed a lot.Among them, the crown prince is the most important. Since the second empress of the Ning family passed away, the emperor's attitude towards the crown prince has been much colder for a time. In addition to state affairs and government affairs, Emperor Jin and Yuan always handed over more matters to Yu Wang and Jing Wang came to do it, and they very much avoided the prince's interference.
But perhaps it was several months after Empress Xiao Ning passed away, and Emperor Jin Yuan also gradually came out of his dislike for the Ning family. In recent days, seeing the prince haggard and thin, he felt compassion again. It was decreed that the supervision task of the imperial examination should be handed over to the prince, and the deputy capital's imperial envoy would assist him.
More than half of the courtiers were fools. Those who thought that the crown prince Xie Zhao had lost power, and intended to move closer to King Yu or King Jing were shocked, and once again became a wait-and-see attitude, and vaguely wanted to promote the prince. mean.
And as the wind changed direction, King Yu and King Jing had a lot of fun in the courtyard before, but now there is a lot of coldness.
Although Xie Qu knew that everyone in the DPRK was old-fashioned, but he didn't expect the gaps to be so big, so he was very angry. He just gritted his teeth and sneered and recorded those who were tempted by the wind one by one in the roster, thinking about treating him The day of the Ninth Five-Year Plan is the time when these people come to see each other.
As for Xie Lin, he didn't have much thought in his mind. In his previous life, he was used to the attitude of the courtiers, and he didn't take their flattery or cold treatment to heart. Now that Prince Jing's Mansion is finally quiet, it saves him a lot of things.
However, he was not the one who felt most uncomfortable with the changes from the extremely busy period before to the sudden rest.
"Well……"
Waking up from a sound sleep, Bai Guo subconsciously rolled into a steaming chest. He raised his eyes belatedly, blinked his misty eyes, and reached out to touch the man's brow bone uncertainly, suddenly feeling stupid. Xidi smiled: "Why did Your Highness enter my dream again?"
Xie Linren touched it, and a smile appeared in his eyes: "...again?"
Bai Guo said "hmm" twice, found a comfortable position and wrapped herself into the man's arms, muttering, "Your Highness, hug me."
Xie Lin followed his words and carefully wrapped him in his arms: "Is this okay?"
Bai Guo closed his eyes comfortably, and grunted a few times, as if he was about to fall asleep happily again, but at this moment, his eyebrows furrowed invisibly, Xie Lin didn't notice it at first, but Bai Guo suddenly She exclaimed, opened her eyes suddenly, and asked in confusion: "...Dreams, do babies also kick people in dreams?"
After saying that, he pursed his lips, twisted his body with some discomfort, and said in a low voice, "It hurts so much."
It has been seven months since Bai Guo's twins were full, and the imperial doctor had judged that his pregnancy might be twins, so the older the month, the more difficult it would be for the pregnant woman.But fortunately, there is a system from the future to escort Baiguo. Simply Baiguo eats and sleeps well, and only occasionally feels the weak fetal movement of the baby in the stomach, and it does not feel too painful.
But for some reason, today's fetal movement is extremely intense, the baby in Bai Guo's womb seems to want to show his sense of existence, both of them are so noisy that Bai Guo, the father, cried in pain.
Xie Lin was a little anxious for a while, so he called someone to call the imperial doctor, watching the nurse in the mansion soaking a warm handkerchief and applying it to Bai Guo's forehead, his eyes could not help but fall on his abdomen, his eyes were heavy.
"So it's not a dream." Bai Guo was sad for a while, and said calmly.
The babies in his belly seemed to realize that they were too noisy and made their father uncomfortable, so they immediately became quiet like chickens.
The abdominal pain gradually subsided, Bai Guo smiled and took Xie Lin's hand with a tense expression, feeling that the man's always dry palms were actually sweating a lot, and felt a little strange and slightly happy for a moment.
"Why didn't Your Highness go to court today?" Bai Guo asked.
Xie Lin lowered his head and touched his face, then said slowly: "I won't be going anytime soon, my king will stay with you at the residence."
Bai Guo had heard some rumors from the government and the public, and knew that the princes were receiving a little cold treatment from the emperor. For a while, she was worried that her princes would be sad, so she pretended to be coquettish and said to Xie Lin: "Then Your Highness needs to be with you all the time. I can only go left and right, but now I cannot leave His Highness for a moment."
Xie Lin listened to his words, his heart moved, he leaned over and kissed his forehead: "Okay."
The imperial physician was always late, and he checked Bai Guo's pulse, and said there was nothing serious about it, only that Princess Jing's fetal image was very good, and the fetal movement was a common occurrence in the next few months, which also proved that the fetus was extremely healthy.
After finishing speaking, the imperial physician felt that Jing Wang's expression was gloomy, as if he didn't seem to be happy.
"You can prescribe a prescription, so that the fetus in Wangfei's arms should not be so lively." Xie Lin said suddenly.
It was the first time for the imperial physician to hear this request, he couldn't help being a little dumbfounded, hesitantly said: "This... fetal movement has always been unavoidable, and the old minister can't help it..."
Xie Lin frowned, and was about to say something, but saw Bai Guo slowly lifted the curtain and came out.
"Why don't you just rest on the couch?" Xie Lin took a step forward, carefully entrapping him.
Bai Guo had already regained her vitality at this time, her lips were curled up, her eyes were filled with joy, but she was a little embarrassed when she was pushed to the ground, and said: "I'm not a porcelain person, I've been lying down all morning and my body is numb, so I got up and walked around." He glanced at the trembling imperial physician beside him, and asked curiously, "What were your Highness and the imperial physician talking about just now?"
Xie Lin was silent for a while, looked at his abdomen, only shook his head, and said slowly: "It's nothing."
Bai Guo saw that Xie Lin was unwilling to speak, and the imperial physician was too trembling to dare to speak, and there was some suspicion in his eyes.But he didn't think much about it, he only knew that Xie Lin would definitely not hurt himself, so he changed the subject and said, "I almost forgot!"
Xie Lin: "Forgot what?"
Bai Guo said: "Concubine Qin and Concubine Yu have made an appointment today to come to the mansion as guests, and the invitations have been posted early. It's almost noon now, I'm afraid the kitchen is not well prepared..."
When Xie Lin heard that it was the two brothers and sisters who love to come to the house for dinner again, she didn't care too much, and just said lightly: "It's okay, it's better to let them wait a little longer before having lunch."
Bai Guo laughed helplessly: "Your Highness, why do you talk like this? If outsiders hear it, you must be given a mean hat of disregarding brothers, sisters-in-law and wives..."
After finishing speaking, he suddenly looked aside at the imperial physician who was trying to treat himself as a transparent person.
The imperial physician panicked and said: "The old minister's ears are not working well, he's deaf! He didn't hear anything!"
Bai Guo coughed twice in embarrassment, two blushes quickly floated on her cheeks, she gave Xie Lin a sneaky look, and whispered: "It's all your Highness's fault."
Xie Lin said with a good temper: "Well, it's all my fault."
……
After Li Xian'er and Princess Xiaoyu entered the backyard of Prince Jing's Mansion, arm in arm, they realized that today's Prince Jing's Mansion seemed a little different from usual...?
There is no other reason. In the past, the two came together. Ginkgo would have set up melons, fruits and pastries in the gazebo to wait for them. The three of them sat together talking and laughing for a while. After the lunch was ready in the kitchen, they would be happy together. Eat and drink happily until sunset.
... But what about today?
The two of them guarded the huge and empty gazebo, blowing the cold autumn wind.
There is no small stove, no warm tea, no melon and fruit cakes, and you don't even see an inch of the master's figure? !
"Where are you princesses?" Li Xian'er rubbed her hands, and sat closer to Princess Xiaoyu.
The servants serving in the gazebo knelt and said: "Go back to Princess Qin, the princess will be here in a while, please wait patiently."
Princess Xiaoyu suggested: "Then I can't let Bengong and Princess Qin wait here, the wind is blowing cold and cold, it's really uncomfortable."
The servant said: "If the two concubines feel uncomfortable here, they can come with the servant."
The seemingly stable maid was leading the way. Li Xian'er and Princess Xiaoyu naturally followed closely, but it wasn't until a group of them made a big circle on the gravel road of Prince Jing's Mansion and walked for half an hour that they realized that Something is not quite right.
"Not yet?" Li Xian'er stopped and said with a downcast face, "Bold servant girl, where are you taking the two of us?!"
The eldest servant girl said respectfully: "Respond to the words of the two concubines, this is the end."
Li Xian'er snorted coldly: "I'll believe you one more time."
Fortunately, this time the servant girl finally didn't lead them around in circles, but came to a warm pavilion.
This warm pavilion is exquisitely built, filled with jade wares, I don't know what kind of structure it is, the whole house becomes warm and cozy, but there is no charcoal fire visible to the naked eye.
The maids were all guarding the door, and only Li Xian'er and Princess Xiao Yu walked in. Who would have thought that as soon as the curtain was lifted, a clear voice came from the deep court: "Your Highness, if you give me another child, just one child!" .”
"Okay." A deep and pleasant male voice sounded pamperingly, followed by the crisp sound of chess pieces colliding in the chess box.
Li Xian'er and Princess Xiaoyu naturally knew who was in the room. The two came excitedly, but they walked a long way in the cold wind. .
But who would have thought that as soon as the two walked in, the people in the room turned their heads as if they felt it.
Bai Guo must be the happy one. Seeing the two people coming, he put down the chess piece and said pleasantly, "Xian'er, little second sister-in-law, why are you here?"
"Are we here early?" Li Xian'er was so angry that she couldn't express her anger at Bai Guo's pure and penetrating eyes, so she turned to the person next to him with a calm expression, and sneered, "Unfortunately, it seems that the master doesn't welcome us very much, not only Let us blow the cold wind, and asked the people in the mansion to walk us to enjoy the scenery of the palace."
Little. Forced to watch the scenery. Princess Yu also nodded vigorously: "Yes, yes, yes, yes!"
Bai Guo showed a confused expression, and asked with some doubts: "What time is it now? Have you been here for a long time?"
Li Xian'er pursed her mouth, covered her stomach and said, "I'm going to starve to death."
Princess Xiaoyu continued to cooperate and nodded.
Bai Guo felt a little guilty, turned her head to look at Xie Lin, and looked at him puzzled.He had asked the man for the time four or five times just now, but Xie Lin only said that it was still early, and although he felt something was wrong, he firmly believed that His Highness would not lie to himself with such a trivial matter...
So, His Highness really lied to himself?
Thinking of this, Bai Guo's eyes gradually revealed a little disbelief.
But Xie Lin still had a flat expression, and said unhurriedly: "Perhaps this king misremembered the time, so it's really embarrassing for my second sister-in-law and fourth sibling."
"Hmph." Although Li Xian'er was subconsciously afraid of this man, she didn't want to show her cowardly side at this time. She just held her head up and pulled Princess Xiaoyu and said, "It's okay. If third brother sincerely apologizes, we will Don't care about it."
Princess Xiaoyu: "Yes! Don't care about it!"
"I don't care if I apologize!" Li Xian'er repeated the important point in Princess Xiaoyu's ear with a headache.
Princess Xiaoyu: "Yes! Apologies!"
Bai Guo looked at the two of them like this for a while, then turned his head to look at Xie Lin who was beside him, pursed his lips, and said flatly, "I, I will apologize on behalf of Your Highness."
Hearing this, Xie Lin held his hand and frowned, "No need."
Li Xian'er didn't want Bai Guo to apologize to her in a low voice, so she hurriedly murmured, "You... hey, forget it, I'm not such a small-hearted person, besides, the third brother is always a busy person, so how could he specialize in it?" Calculating the time? He may have made a mistake, so we can’t blame him.”
Princess Xiaoyu continued to cooperate to make a repeater.
Although he didn't care about the words, but when Bai Guo heard what Li Xian'er said, although he knew that she had no other intentions, he looked at Xie Lin quite sensitively.If it was put in the past, Xie Linxu was busy, and it is not surprising to say that he is a busy person, but now several princes are being treated coldly by the emperor, and his highness is not going to give way, just stay at home, doing nothing...
Bai Guo was afraid that Xie Lin would think too much, a little worry rose in his eyes.
"Wrong is wrong." Xie Lin's expression did not change at all, and he said in a deep voice, "To express my apology, there will be an apology gift from the family later for the second sister-in-law and fourth younger sibling."
After finishing speaking, he raised his hand to brush the broken hair next to Bai Guo's ear and said, "Wangfei, treat the two princesses here well. I still have some things to deal with, so I won't stay here any longer."
"Where is your Highness going?" Bai Guo clearly understood that there was nothing superfluous about Xie Lin.
But Xie Lin only smiled gently, with a drowning tenderness in his eyes, and said softly: "I'll be waiting for you in the study."
For the next hour, Li Xianer and Princess Xiaoyu naturally stayed in the Nuan Pavilion and enjoyed a delicious lunch, but unlike the usual three people talking and laughing, Bai Guo was obviously distracted, even if Li Xianer called him It takes a long time to respond.
After eating half of the lunch, Wang Youquan delivered Xie Lin's apology.
Two bracelets made of high-quality warm jade, rare and precious items on the market.
"His Royal Highness Jing's apology is quite sincere." Li Xian'er giggled, now that she realizes later, she somewhat understands why she and Princess Xiaoyu were led astray by this servant girl.
Thinking about it, His Royal Highness King Jing not only dotes on the princess alone in the backyard, but is even so possessive that he even wants to eat the jealousy of the princess's sister-in-law.
This discovery made Li Xian'er very interesting, and when she looked at Bai Guo who was sitting next to her frequently distracted and distracted, she couldn't help but slapped her mouth, she really felt that Jing Wang and his wife were a natural couple, envious of others.
But Li Xian'er didn't want to take advantage of King Jing at this time, she just chatted with Princess Xiao Yu without anything to say, deliberately not to let the lunch table end so quickly.
Chatting and chatting, the two inevitably started to talk about those things in their own house.
Li Xian'er has nothing to worry about recently. If there is any, it means that when her son learns to stand up, the whole little milk doll is full of vitality every day, and the nurses and servants in the whole room are worried, for fear of knocking the little grandson. .
As for Princess Xiaoyu, things in the backyard are a little more complicated.
"A few days ago, he accepted another beautiful young master into the mansion." Princess Xiao Yu said with her lips pursed, "And once he entered the mansion, he invited him to be a side concubine."
Li Xian'er asked curiously: "What kind of identity is that person, to be so favored by His Royal Highness Prince Yu?"
Princess Xiao Yu said: "I asked that handsome young man, and he said he was a farmer from the south."
"What?" Li Xian'er raised her eyebrows, her eyes were full of surprise, "A farmer?! He is a farmer, he came from the south, how could he get in touch with King Yu?"
Princess Xiaoyu also felt a bit speechless: "Well, that farmer has an older brother who passed the examination earlier this year, but his family couldn't afford a school boy, so his parents asked him to be the youngest son. "
"As for how he met His Royal Highness King Yu." Princess Xiaoyu paused, and said seriously in an unbelievable tone, "It is said that His Royal Highness fell in love with him at first sight."
Li Xian'er: "???" With King Yu's virtue, can you still believe in love at first sight?
One must know that Xu side concubine, who was most favored by King Yu before, stayed in Yu Wang's mansion for half a year without a name and no distinction before being appointed as a side concubine by Yu Wang.
Could it be that this is true love now? !
Princess Xiao Yu also didn't believe this kind of rhetoric, but the beautiful young man said it sincerely, and he would still say the same when he asked King Yu again, so her wife didn't have much doubts, so she could only admit it indifferently The existence and identity of the other party.
Li Xian'er curled her lips: "There must be a problem here."
Princess Xiaoyu also nodded: "He has always been unprofitable."
Li Xianer asked again: "What do you think?"
Princess Xiaoyu said: "Whatever he thinks? In short, my family has a gold medal for avoiding death given by the ancestor emperor. It can be used three times. Even if he does something to punish the nine clans, it will not affect my family."
Li Xianer applauded in surprise: "I admire you."
Princess Xiaoyu said implicitly: "To each other."
Bai Guo looked at the two hesitantly: "..."
Bai Guo opened her mouth: "..."
Bai Guo finally spoke: "I, I heard it all."
Li Xian'er & Princess Xiaoyu turned their heads and said in unison: "Oh, Guoguo, you finally recovered!"
Since the two were speaking in front of Bai Guo, they were naturally not afraid of being listened to by him. Besides, Princess Xiao Yu looked innocent and silly, but in fact, how can a lady trained by a big family be so simple?What she said was probably intended to be heard by Bai Guo, Li Xian'er cooperated well, and the two sang and harmonized, and they said it as if it was funny.
But Bai Guo felt particularly heavy, looked carefully at Princess Yu and said, "Your Highness Prince Yu is like this, aren't you sad at all?"
Princess Xiaoyu blinked: "At first, I was sad, but then I didn't feel sad anymore."
Bai Guo looked at her quietly.
Princess Xiao Yu gave Bai Guo an analysis and said: "Although it is a continuation, but I married into Prince Yu's mansion. I eat delicious food, and I am loved by the slaves below. I am not a disadvantage. Besides, His Highness Prince Yu is indeed quite capable. ,I……"
Li Xian'er: "Cough! Cough!"
Princess Xiao Yu closed her mouth, seeing that Bai Guo didn't hear anything else, she cleared her throat and continued, "In short, although he didn't treat me well, he wasn't too bad either, let's make do with it, or leave if he can't. Can't I live without him?" And if King Yu wanted to die, she would have to jump down with him, that would be a fool.
Bai Guo nodded: "It's good if you can think about it."
Little Princess Yu smiled slyly: "It's all the life enlightenment taught to me by the sister of the former Princess Yu."
Bai Guo also laughed, and said solemnly: "I won't talk about today's matter, you don't have to worry."
Princess Xiaoyu was stunned for a moment, and then smiled brightly in return: "Yes!"
Lunch had almost come to an end by this time, the three of them had talked enough, Li Xian'er and Princess Xiaoyu stood up and said goodbye.
Ginkgo is about to bid farewell to the two of them.
Li Xian'er stopped him, jokingly said: "Just be honest and wait for your highness to come to pick you up and go back to your bedroom. We both have hands and feet, so you don't need to see them off."
Princess Xiao Yu also glanced at Bai Guo's swollen belly, and nodded in approval: "Yes, yes, just sit and don't move around."
Bai Guo couldn't laugh or cry: "I'm not that fragile..."
Li Xian'er waved her hand: "That's not okay either."
After finishing speaking, she sneakily grabbed Princess Xiaoyu's hand, and led her... away.
"It's no wonder that she is the daughter of the general, Princess Yu is really strong and vigorous."
"Well, Princess Qin doesn't give in too much."
Outside the Nuan Pavilion, the two young eunuchs who were conscientiously guarding the gate watched the two distinguished princes and concubines leave, and said so.
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