The prince does not fight for the heir

As the first big event after the national funeral, Beijing was full of excitement for two or three days because of the formal engagement between the daughter of Duke Yasukuni and the sixth prince, and then the popularity dropped, and other things attracted attention.

In mid-September, Yunzhen's palace was quietly completed. After seeing the palace for the last time, he moved into the new palace from the prince's residence. The current palace, with the queen's death, seemed to be no longer his home.

From now on, he can only take his palace as his home like the second prince, unless he participates in family banquets, or goes to greet the queen mother, at other times, there is no reason to enter the harem again.

Originally, if the queen was still there, the wedding would have been put on the agenda after the completion of the new palace, but now, his marriage has been changed to be supervised by the imperial concubine Xie and the Ministry of Rites to carry out follow-up procedures. When will the wedding be decided? After the Ministry of Rites and Mr. Qi Ge have made an agreement, the decision will be made by Concubine Xie.

Of course, Emperor Yuan'an could also come forward to urge the Ministry of Rites to set the date of the wedding by imperial decree, but unfortunately, Yunzhen's status in Emperor Yuan'an's mind was not prominent, and Yun Zuo could get Emperor Yuan'an to personally arrange the marriage. Come, it is an honor that cannot be duplicated.

Then before the big wedding, there will be no hostess in such a large palace, not even concubines, only a few nurses and maidservants allocated by the palace, as well as necessary servants and guards.

After experiencing the hustle and bustle of the housewarming banquet last night, only Yunzhen, the master, was left in the mansion today, drinking alone in the garden of the palace, with only Zheng Banban, his servant who had followed him since he was a child, accompanying him behind him.

"Stop standing there, have a drink with me!" Yoon-jeong ordered.

"Hey!" Zheng Neishi obediently walked around to the lower seat of Yunzhen and took a seat, and couldn't help but said: "Your Highness, the status of slaves is low, I'm afraid I won't be able to accompany Your Highness. In the palace, should one or two concubines be promoted? gone?"

Yoon Zhen watched him refill the empty glass with wine, picked it up casually, and gulped it down.

Before the prince marries the main concubine, he cannot marry the side concubine first. However, there is no restriction on raising a few attractive maidservants as concubines, or carrying women from good families with low status outside into the palace to serve as concubines. The previous elder brothers all did this. In the absence of a mistress, the head of the concubine could even act as the master of the backyard temporarily.

Having been together for many years, Zheng's servant didn't even have to wait for Yunzhen to open his mouth to know that he had no intention of taking a concubine at all, and even resisted it quite a bit, so he couldn't help but secretly sighed.

He didn't know how to relieve Yunzhen, so he could only persuade him dryly: "Your Highness, can you drink less?"

But Yunzhen turned a deaf ear, and was about to have another drink, when the outside door suddenly trotted over, saw Yunzhen and the two in the pavilion from a distance, and hurriedly reported loudly: "Master! Her Royal Highness Princess Zhiling is here!"

Yun Zhen was startled, and ordered to the doorman: "Welcome her in."

The door followed the sound and left, Zheng Neishi got up and said happily: "Your Majesty, the servant girl, go to meet the princess on behalf of the master!"

Yun Zhen looked at the food and drink in front of him, frowned and ordered: "Hurry up and remove these first, and bring some refreshments."

Zheng Neishi agreed to leave the pavilion, quickly called two little maids, and ordered them to follow Yunzhen's request, while he rushed to the front yard to meet Princess Zhiling.

A moment later, while Yunzhen was still rinsing his mouth with tea, trying his best to get rid of the smell of alcohol, Princess Zhiling came quickly, appeared in the pavilion, and called out with a little concern: "Fourth brother!"

"Sit down! Why are you here?" Yoon Zhen pushed the snack that the maid had just brought to the opposite side.

Princess Zhiling sat down opposite him, and said, "I originally had sister Xuechen's rhythm class this afternoon, but she asked for leave, so boring! I thought about fourth brother, you moved into the new palace, so I also invited you." Fake, come and have a look."

Yoongi paused, but didn't speak.

Princess Zhiling smelled the alcohol and couldn't help but frowned: "Fourth brother, have you been drinking during the day?"

"Cough, cough!" Yun Zhen coughed lightly: "No, I just drank a cup during lunch to warm my stomach."

Princess Zhiling carefully asked: "Fourth brother, sister Xuechen is engaged to sixth brother, are you trying to drink away your sorrow?"

Yun Zhen shook his head: "How come? Your sixth brother is also engaged, which is obviously a happy event."

Princess Zhiling felt that he didn't look like he was speaking insincerely, so she breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "I really didn't expect Sixth Brother to persuade Father to propose marriage for him. Sister Xuechen can finally be my sister-in-law! That's great!"

"It's just surprising. I didn't expect sister Xuechen to marry Sixth Brother. She told me that she would work in Jinghua Garden for a few more years before considering marriage. It seems that the emperor's father is the real one. Invincible!"

Yun Zhen waited for her emotion to end, and Fang asked aloud, "You came to look for me, is there anything else?"

Princess Zhiling eagerly said, "Yes! I have finally learned how to draw portraits taught by sister Xuechen recently! Fourth brother, I don't want to draw others, but you. Can you be my friend for a while? Model?"

Yun Zhen was puzzled: "Why didn't you draw your mother and concubine?"

Princess Zhiling sneered: "My current drawing skills are not good enough, so I dare not directly draw my concubine mother."

So you are using me to practice first?Yun Zhen was speechless, but luckily he didn't care, he didn't care about whether Zhi Ling might make him ugly or waste his time, so he agreed.

Princess Zhiling had already prepared all the painting tools and brought them. When Yunzhen agreed, she was very happy. She didn't want to wait for a moment to set up a battle, and immediately started to draw. By the way, she could chat with Yunzhen .

Yunzhen is usually very quiet. If he is lost in thought, or reading a book or playing chess, he can remain motionless for a long time. This is one of the reasons why she chose Yunzhen as a model.

"Miss Fu is teaching you the rhythm?" Yunzhen chatted casually.

Princess Zhiling nodded: "That's right! Fourth brother, you don't know that Sister Xuechen taught us a lot of nice tunes."

"Is it also the one you sang by the West Lake during the southern tour?" Yunzhen asked again.

Princess Zhiling smiled and said: "Yes! It's not just this one, there are others, but some of them can't be sung outside casually."

"Can you sing me a song?" Yunzhen immediately promised, "I will never reveal it."

Princess Zhiling thought for a while and said, "Then let me sing "Daughter's Love" for you! It's the song that sister Xuechen composed for the King of the Daughter Kingdom in the story book "Journey to the West". When sister Xuechen plays with the zither, It's beautiful!"

"Mandarin ducks live together and butterflies fly together, and the spring scenery in the garden is intoxicating..." Princess Zhiling cleared her throat and sang.

The beautiful melody came to his ears, and Yun Zhen was obsessed with it. He knew it shouldn't be, but he couldn't help thinking, wondering if that girl would play the guzheng affectionately to someone at a certain moment , sing this song softly?

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In the beast garden, Fu Xuechen didn't sing any songs. She was standing in the bear garden impressively at the moment, being chased by two pandas, smiling very happily, and teasing them with bamboo shoots and apples from time to time.

In the previous life, this thing was a precious national treasure. Except for breeders and veterinarians, everyone who can get close to them is a big shot or a big star. Others, even the rich and powerful, can only live outside the fence Looking at them from a distance, Fu Xuechen also does not take advantage of being able to get in touch with the panda's identity, and is also a member of the audience.

She doesn't know how the panda's fur feels to the touch, whether the panda's ears are a ball of hair when grasping, or how heavy the panda is when hugged, and whether she can hold it. Now, she has the most direct experience.

In fact, Fu Xuechen came to see this pair of pandas when they were just sent to the Animal Garden, but at that time, the pandas were put into the Bear Garden as fierce beasts like "bears", bearing Chi You's reputation as an iron-eating beast. The servant in charge of taking care of them did not dare to let nobles like them get close to the beasts easily, so she didn't have the chance to get close to them.

Today was different, Yoon Zuo acted as a guarantor and personally brought her into the bear garden.

It is also because Yun Zuo was favored by Emperor Yuan'an. Although he did not have the status of the first prince, the status in the eyes of the servants was higher than that of other princes. Coupled with the long-term rearing, they also basically figured out the habits of pandas. They won't hurt people easily, that's why they dared to let Yun Zuo and Fu Xuechen into the bear garden.

The two pandas are not very old, they are still cubs, Fu Xuechen is not afraid of them at all, first let them get familiar with their own smell, and then feed them with their favorite food for a long time, and then get them to chase and follow.

Yoon Zuo was guarding her side tightly, and the servants in charge of the bear garden were even more nervously waiting nearby, but in fact, through the thick linen protective clothing, the panda couldn't even scratch Fu Xuechen's skirt.

Yun Zuo stretched out his hand again to grab the back neck of the panda clinging to Fu Xuechen's leg, tore it off Fu Xuechen's leg, and threw it aside, but the other one stepped forward and hugged Fu Xuechen's other leg.

Yoon Zuo was speechless: "No wonder you call this black and white bear a panda. They look like bears, but they are actually very similar to cats in temperament. They resist strangers, howl, clingy, and vegetarians. Really... If you like them so much, then we will raise two in the palace in the future!"

"Yeah!" Fu Xuechen looked at him with a smile, saw him catching a bear with one hand and one with the other, lifting weights as lightly as if catching a cat, and finally had an intuitive feeling for his natural supernatural power. I think Chi You God of War was also like this back then. Like magic, right?That's why pandas can be tamed into mounts.

Having had enough of the panda's addiction, Fu Xuechen finally stopped, took off his protective clothing, and left the bear garden with Yunzuo.

"Is your mother and concubine feeling better?" Fu Xuechen asked concerned while walking on the boulevard.

After the engagement, she followed her mother, Mrs. Xie, to the palace again to meet with the imperial concubine Xie. During that meeting, the imperial concubine Xie seemed a little forced to smile. Later, she heard that she fell ill due to a cold.

"It's still the same. Although he doesn't have a fever, he is sick and listless." When Yun Zuo mentioned the sick mother and concubine, his expression was quite helpless, and his interest dissipated a lot.

"Could it be a heart disease?" Fu Xuechen was a little hesitant: "She originally wanted me to marry your fourth brother, but in the end you passed her and found your father and went directly to propose marriage to my parents."

Yun Zuo shook his head: "The imperial doctor didn't say that, don't think about it!"

Fu Xuechen remembered Concubine Xie's plan to comply with the late queen's last wish to match her and Yunzhen's series of abnormal operations, and reminded: "If you are not so forceful and ask your father to propose marriage for you, maybe your mother and concubine will not be sick! "

Yoon Zuo said seriously: "No if! I don't want to marry you! If the mother concubine disagrees, I will find a way to find the father. If the father is unwilling to help, I can still ask the emperor's grandmother. If the mother concubine gets sick for this , then there is no way, she is destined to be ill, we just need to take good care of her illness, don't take the responsibility on yourself."

"It's like this..." Fu Xuechen was very moved, but still told Yunzuo about Yunzhen's vague reminder.

After listening to her explanation, Yoon Zuo could not help but narrow his eyes slightly, lost in thought.

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