Chapter 82
The south of the Yangtze River is humid and hot, and the queen is a little uncomfortable these two days.
She has been weak since childhood, and she will get sick for a while in the heat or cold winter. She will take medicine intermittently, otherwise she would not have married Emperor Zhengde as soon as possible, but gave birth to the youngest third prince, and would not have left her son's upbringing.
If there is no son, the queen sometimes wants to let her go like this. The feeling of lingering sick bed is too uncomfortable.
But with a son, no matter how hard the medicine is, the queen is willing to take it, and she can spend more time with her son.
When the queen was sick, it was the time when the third prince Zhou Yuanfang was the most sensible. In addition to studying and practicing martial arts, Zhou Yuanfang would bring Archer to his mother to fulfill his filial piety when he had time. The queen leaned on the couch and asked about the two young men's studies. She always had a gentle smile on her lips. She said she was tired, so she let her two children play chess and she watched silently.
There was a faint fragrance of medicine in the room, and Zhou Yuanfang and Archer were used to it.
The queen looked down at the chessboard, and her words were like the person. A person’s way of playing chess could also reflect his temperament. Whether he was impetuous or steady, or eager for quick success or quick success or every step, he could not escape the eyes of the queen who was well versed in chess. Archer’s child was good everywhere and had to find a problem. The queen could only say that Archer was too mature and lacked the simplicity and agility that children should have.
However, everyone has their own story. The queen likes Archer very much. She mainly observes her own son.
What made the queen happy was that she saw her son's progress. Although her son's chess skills were still not as good as Archer, her son was no longer as impetuous as when he played chess with Archer for the first time, and he would not blush and stare at him if he lost.
The queen nodded, first praised Archer, then shook the Western pocket watch that Emperor Zhengde gave her, and smiled and encouraged her son: "Yes, you two have been playing for two quarters of an hour."
It’s also a loss, if you lose from within fifty steps to hundreds of steps before losing, it’s progress.
Zhou Yuanfang likes such praise because he could feel his mother's true joy. Unlike his father's previous praise, he was just coaxing children. However, this month, Zhou Yuanfang followed Archer's advice and just did his own duties. His father praised his two brothers and was not jealous, and he was not secretly happy to scold his two brothers. Gradually, Zhou Yuanfang gradually discovered that his father's eyes changed when he looked at him, a little, a little bit like the father's taste when he looked at his two brothers.
If Archer's method was useless, Zhou Yuanfang naturally would not value Archer. As it turns out that every reminder from Archer would bring him benefits, and Zhou Yuanfang trusted Archer more and more. This trust belongs to a prince and his confidant, and has nothing to do with the friendship between Zhou Yuanfang and Archer.
After splitting the chess pieces, the two young boys were about to have another game, but the palace maid lowered her head and walked in and said that Princess Shouning was here.
Archer immediately got off the bed and stood on the ground with a normal expression.
Zhou Yuanfang was still kneeling and was about to pull down his face when he saw Archer's calm appearance. When Zhou Yuanfang closed his eyes and opened it again, his sinister aura disappeared. The queen also taught him that only when a person does not show his emotions, others cannot flatter him, and cannot notice that his fear of attacking him for his shortcomings.
"You guys go back first." The queen said softly.
Archer bowed and Zhou Yuanfang cared about his mother and said, "If you are tired, take a rest. Don't waste your time with her."
Zhou Yuanfang was not happy with Princess Shouning. After learning that Su Jin and Aman and his mother were punished to kneel down by Princess Shouning, Zhou Yuanfang's attitude towards Princess Shouning was no longer simply annoying enough to describe.
The queen nodded with a smile.
Zhou Yuanfang took Archer to retreat.
The two young boys walked out and arrived in the yard. They ran into the head to meet Princess Shouning and her daughter Guo Lin.
"Three cousin." Guo Lin called sweetly.
Zhou Yuanfang ignored her and said to Princess Shouning with an unpleasant look: "My mother is not in good spirits. If your aunt has something to do, try to finish her story."
This is not respectful enough, but Princess Shouning has long been familiar with Zhou Yuanfang's temper. Since Zhou Yuanfang is cold to everyone, she is not just targeting them. What does a teenage boy know? She just needs to pave the way for her daughter. When Zhou Yuanfang becomes the prince in the future and her daughter will be as beautiful as a flower, her cousin will become close.
"Auntie, I know, Yuan Fang is really filial." Princess Shouning praised lovingly.
The woman's deliberate gentleness only made Zhou Yuanfang feel uncomfortable, and he immediately left without looking back.
Guo Lin looked at him baldly.
Princess Shouning touched her daughter's head and took her to see the queen.
After asking about his well-being, Princess Shouning asked the palace maid to take her daughter to the garden to play. She sat affectionately beside the queen and said in a chat: "The mansion was married a few days ago. The mansion was very lively. Princess Duan was only sixteen years old, but she was very steady and thoughtful. She already had the style of a princess. I have to say that the emperor's brother really would choose a daughter-in-law for him."
The queen smiled and said, "The emperor is wise. The Xu family is a scholarly family, so the girls of the Xu family are naturally good."
When the queen was sick, she could not help but show some fatigue and weakness at the corners of her eyes and eyebrows. She fell into Princess Shouning, but she had other meanings.
Princess Shouning was happy to see her success, and the queen couldn't listen to the King of Duan. Only when the King of Ying was good was her plan, she could succeed.
Princess Shouning praised the future princess who had not yet passed the door.
The queen can only continue to praise her.
Princess Shouning suddenly sighed and looked at the queen and whispered: "I like Yuan Fang the most of these three nephews, but Yuan Fang is too young. When he gets married, the younger generations of Duan Wang and Ying Wang family can run and jump. Alas, everyone says that the youngest son is popular, but I feel that Yuan Fang has suffered a lot and is one step behind in everything."
The queen felt like a mirror in her heart, and she didn't know it, and smiled and said, "What do sister mean? As a younger brother, Yuan Fang is indeed more popular than two brothers. Look, both the two princes are outside and share the worries for the emperor. Only Yuan Fang is still a child, and she only knows how to eat, drink and play, and asks me to worry about the emperor all day long."
Princess Shouning knew that the queen was cautious in her words and deeds. Even if she had a prejudice against Duan, King Ying would not say it. She smiled and did not mention Duan, King Ying anymore. She said to the queen enthusiastically: "Sister-in-law, after drinking Duan's wedding, I couldn't help thinking about Linlin's marriage. The more I thought about Linlin and Yuan Fang, the more I thought, Linlin and Yuan Fang were born to be more close to outsiders, and I often met in the palace. I was childhood sweetheart. What do you think?"
The queen looked surprised: "This, Yuan Fang is just ten years old, I, I haven't thought so far..."
Princess Shouning smiled and said softly: "I'm not young anymore. I think the Han family Liu Yu was about the same age as Yuan Fang, so she already knew how to hide the beauty in the golden house."
This prompt is very obvious, Princess Shouning stared at the queen's eyes meaningfully.
The queen naturally knew the allusion of the golden house hiding sweetness. Ajiao's mother Princess Guantao had high hopes for her daughter Ajiao, and she wanted to become a relative of Li Ji, the mother of Prince Liu Rong at that time, but was rejected by Li Ji. Princess Guantao was angry and turned to find Mrs. Wang. The two hit it off. In the end, the prince Liu Rong was deposed and Mrs. Wang's son was named the crown prince, which is the famous Emperor Wu of Han.
The queen thought to herself, Princess Shouning is really confident.
Princess Guantao is the elder sister of Emperor Jing of Han and his father and mother. She has a deep sibling relationship. Even if she is unhappy occasionally, it cannot resist the blood relationship engraved in her bones. What is Princess Shouning? The emperor had a vassal of Liaodong early and lived there for more than 20 years. During this period, she met Princess Shouning. In order to avoid the murder of the soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the emperor thought of Princess Shouning from his son-in-law Guo Yao, the chess piece of Princess Shouning. In the emperor's letter, the sister called her a kiss, and Princess Shouning believed it true?
The queen just wanted to laugh, but she didn't understand why the children of the late emperor were so wise and powerful, and the eldest princess Shouning was so self-righteous.
The queen was not Li Ji who refused the eldest princess sternly, nor was she deliberately flattering the eldest princess. She just pretended not to understand the profound meaning of Princess Shouning's words, and suppressed the topic with the children being too small: "Wait and see, it's not too late to think about it in five or six years. Yuan Fang's temper also knew that child, I'm really afraid that Linlin would be wronged in the future."
She didn't say anything to death. Although Princess Shouning was not very satisfied, she thought about it carefully and it would be great to wait a few years later. If the emperor appointed King Duan or King Ying in advance, then the farther away from Zhou Yuanfang's daughter, the better.
"Yuan Fang is so sensible. I often praise him in front of the emperor's brother." Holding the queen's hand, Princess Shouning sold it.
The queen sincerely thanks.
Princess Shouning stayed here for half an hour and left without feeling satisfied.
The queen lay down tiredly, with her unscrupulous body on one side and her young son on the other. With Emperor Zhengde's unfathomable emperor's heart, the queen felt very distressed.
The palace maid brought the soup and the queen drank it and fell asleep soon after.
When she woke up, it was dark. The queen opened her eyes and saw Emperor Zhengde sitting next to her, playing chess alone.
"Emperor." The queen called out in a hoarse voice.
Emperor Zhengde turned around and saw his wife's face haggard face. He immediately moved over, held the queen with one hand and stuffed a pillow behind the queen with the other.
"Give tea." Emperor Zhengde said loudly.
The palace maid immediately brought the tea and Emperor Zhengde personally fed the queen to drink.
Thirst relieves, and the queen feels much more comfortable.
"Shouning is coming to bother you again?" Emperor Zhengde said unhappy. Princess Shouning treats the palace as her backyard and comes in and out. Emperor Zhengde has long been dissatisfied. Now that the queen is sick, Princess Shouning still does what she wants, Emperor Zhengde has lost a little more patience.
The queen smiled bitterly and did not hide her discomfort for Princess Shouning.
"What did she say today?" Emperor Zhengde asked casually.
But the queen's tired heart stormed.
Concealing the truth? With Princess Shouning's tricks, even if she hides them now, over time, the emperor can always see that instead of making the emperor doubt what agreement she had reached with Princess Shouning, it is better to tell the truth.
The queen sighed: "I was originally praising Princess Duan's gentleness and dignity with me. As I was chatting, I mentioned Yuan Fang's marriage and asked me what I think of Linlin."
When Emperor Zhengde heard this, a trace of haze flashed through his eyes, and it was fleeting.
The queen did not look at him, closed her eyes weakly and continued, "How old Yuan Fang is, I haven't read the book well, so how can I have the leisure to think so far? Besides, with her style of conduct, I, I don't want to be her in-laws."
In front of Emperor Zhengde, the queen is like facing an ordinary husband, and she can say whatever she thinks.
The woman pursed her lips in disgust. Emperor Zhengde saw it and laughed. Princess Shouning was not Guantao, and his queen was not Mrs. Wang.
He is not an emperor who is easily surrounded by two women.
"You can rest assured to recuperate. When Yuan Fang gets older, I will find a good princess for him." Emperor Zhengde stared at the queen's eyes that had just opened.
The queen smiled softly and leaned into his arms and said, "The emperor always has a good view of people, so I will continue to be lazy."
Emperor Zhengde lowered his head and said something in her ear.
The queen didn't hear it, and her mind was full of what Emperor Zhengde just said, and he would find a good princess for Yuan Fang.
The princess, was it just a casual statement, or did she really want to be appointed as the king first? At that time, was there anyone in the position of crown prince?
Chapter completed!