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Chapter 398 The king is not in court

At the beginning of Haishi, Renming Palace in the imperial city.

This is the eldest princess's bedroom, so there are naturally more guards than elsewhere.

But tonight, the Renming Palace is even more strict than usual. Not only are the front and rear palace gates guarded by servants, but the corner door that is usually used for slaves to enter and exit has been locked early, and there is a special person guarding the door. .

Not to mention entering and exiting at will, even if you approach, you will be scolded and driven away.

In the concierge of Renming Palace, Huang Doudou, who had just been promoted to the imperial capital today, was sitting in a chair, taking a sip of tea, peeling a peanut fried with sand and throwing it into his mouth.

After just a few chews, the nutty aroma instantly filled the lips and tongue, and the proud Huang Doudou couldn't help but squint his eyes in contentment.

Upon seeing this, Gan'er Mo Xianzhong, who was standing respectfully by the side, bowed and whispered: "Godfather, you have worked hard all day, why don't you go back to your room and rest."

This is true. Today, in order to welcome the triumphal return of the army, all the officials in the palace have been busy working without touching the ground.

It wasn't until now that he felt a little calmer, and Huang Doudou didn't even bother to eat dinner.

However, when Huang Doudou heard this, he opened his eyes and glanced at Mo Xianzhong. Although the latter was several years older than him, Huang Doudou still said very naturally in the tone of an elder teaching a junior: "Sanlang, in the palace The most important thing in doing things is the 'three hearts', do you know which three hearts they are?"

Huang Doudou recognized four cadres in the palace, and Mo Xianzhongxingsan got the title of "Sanlang".

Mo Xianzhong's attitude became more respectful and he hurriedly said: "My child is stupid, please ask your godfather for advice."

"Haha~" Huang Doudou smiled complacently and said: "Our family can be where we are today because of the three hearts of 'carefulness, loyalty, and attentiveness'"

"Godfather, what does it mean to be careful and loyal?" Mo Xianzhong, who was also a qualified admonisher, followed Huang Doudou's words and asked.

In a good mood, Huang Doudou first grabbed a handful of fried peanuts from the table, handed them over, and said with a smile: "This is a reward from the King of Chu. You can try it too."

"The reward given by the King of Chu is very valuable, and the child dare not do it."

"It's for you to eat, just take it."

"Thank you godfather"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty."

After correcting Mo Xianzhong, Huang Doudou said leisurely: "We, the disabled people, all the princes in the court, who can look down on us? It is the prince who misses our family. During the Chinese New Year, the prince was still in Hebei with Jin. People are fighting, but the servants of the prince's palace from Huaibei who came to Beijing to give New Year's gifts actually prepared a copy for our family. Without the prince's explanation, who will remember us? Therefore, we must be grateful and loyal to those who love us. "

"Yes! I also thanked my godfather for recommending me to take over as the head of the chamberlain in front of the prince. I must also learn from my godfather and be a kind and loyal person." Mo Xianzhong hurriedly continued.

Huang Doudou was promoted today, and the vacant position of head of the chamberlain was handed over to Mo Xianzhong. Seeing the latter's quick response, Huang Doudou nodded approvingly, and then went to the two-story dormitory deep in Renming Palace. After taking a look, he couldn't help but lower his voice and said: "The King of Chu will probably stay in the palace tonight. This matter can be big or small, but if there is some news, even if it causes the prince a little trouble, you and I will be derelict in our duties! So! My godfather is here to keep an eye on me, so I have to work with all my heart!"

"It's Zhou Xiang who is still worried about his godfather."

"As for 'be careful', people in the palace have many eyes."

Before Huang Doudou finished speaking, he heard a small noise at the palace gate. Through the small window of the concierge, he could see in the dim light that someone seemed to be trying to break into Renming Palace. Several young eunuchs guarding the palace gate actually stopped him. Can't live.

Huang Doudou couldn't help but became furious and walked out with Mo Zhongxian.

But when he came closer, he couldn't help but feel a headache. The visitors were actually two princesses who lived together in Qingjun Pavilion. One was the oldest sister under Jiarou, the fourteen-year-old Jiacheng, and the seven-year-old Jiacheng. Jiaxi.

In the past, Huang Doudou would naturally not be afraid of them, but now, seeing that His Highness and the prince had broken the relationship between monarch and minister, he naturally did not dare to drive them away arrogantly.

He had no choice but to step forward and persuade with a smile: "Your Highnesses, why did you come to Renming Palace so late at night? Your Highnesses have already rested after a hard day's work. Why don't you come back tomorrow?"

Jiacheng and Jiaxi seemed to still have a little fear of Huang Doudou. The elder Jiacheng pulled Jiaxi to bow to Huang Doudou first, and then whispered: "Excuse me, father-in-law, we sisters have something to see my sister. .”

"But Your Highness is here"

Seeing that Huang Doudou was about to make excuses, Jiachuan's hand hidden in his big sleeve quietly moved to Jiaxi's little butt and pinched it hard.

"Wow~" Jiaxi cried.

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Huang Doudou suddenly had two black lines on her forehead. This little princess cried no matter how hard she said it!

The palace is so quiet, we can't just let Jiaxi stand outside the palace gate and cry!

If His Highness knew about it, he would have thought that he was bullying the princess.

"Your Highness, please don't cry. Don't cry. Hey, Sanlang, please go in and report."

When encountering a naughty kid who can't be beaten or scolded, even Huang Doudou, who is vicious in his tactics, can't do anything.

While drinking tea, Jiarou hurriedly walked out of the dormitory.

He was wearing a goose-yellow spring shirt and long hair shawl-style. He had obviously loosened his bun and removed his makeup. He was called out again when he was about to go to bed.

Jia Xi finally stopped crying, but the moment she saw her sister, she flattened her mouth again.

Jiarou couldn't help but be anxious and asked hurriedly: "What's wrong?"

Jiaxi was young and opened her mouth to speak, but Jiachuan covered her mouth. Then Jiachuan looked around and said, "Sister, let's go to the hall to talk."

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Naturally, you can't go inside the dormitory hall. Usually, when the sisters come to pay their respects, Zhuan Yun can take the little baby to hide in the side hall first, but now... there is a 'big baby' in there!

Seeing the two princesses coming to Jia Rou, they had something private to say. They were dissatisfied that there were too many people talking at the palace gate. Huang Doudou was smart and immediately spoke up to help Jia Rou, "Ahem, you all should go away." "Farther"

The little eunuchs walked dozens of steps away after hearing this, and for a while the three sisters Jiarou and Huang Doudou were left by the palace gate.

But Jiakuan glanced at Huang Doudou again, but Jiarou said softly: "It's okay, Sister Kuang, if you have anything to say, just say it."

Jiacheng lowered her head and pondered for a moment, as if she had made up her mind, but she did not speak herself. Instead, she pushed Jiaxi gently.

The Jiaxi man spoke quickly and couldn't wait any longer. After being reminded by his second sister, he immediately said in a tearful tone: "Sister, Grandma Rong from Qingjun Hall said that after she gave birth to a baby, she won't be able to take care of us anymore." Wuwuwu, sister, are you going to ignore Jiaxi now that you have a little baby?"

Speaking of which, many sisters in the deep palace were not close to the eldest sister Jia Rou.

But two years ago, his father died suddenly, and then his two elder brothers had a palace coup. Almost all the Liu family men and many concubines died in the subsequent turmoil.

Overnight, the beloved daughter of the Royal Heaven became an orphan without a father or mother.

Almost all of them have experienced the gap from being admired by everyone to being looked down upon by the palace people. Fortunately, the most low-key eldest sister in the palace stood up in times of crisis.

Later, although the attitude towards them by the palace people was far worse than before, with Jiarou supporting the royal scene, there was no need to worry about being cold and discouraged.

Especially the younger sisters. After the great changes, the only person who can make them feel warm in the cold imperial city is the eldest sister.

Therefore, a relatively strong emotional dependence is formed

Tonight, the two aunties were hiding in a corner chatting, and they were accidentally overheard by Jiacheng and Jiaxi, and that's when the scene unfolded in front of them.

Ke Jiarou was startled at first when she heard this, and then her pretty face, which was originally filled with concern and gentleness, suddenly turned as cold as ice.

"Don't listen."

As soon as she opened her mouth, Jiarou found that her voice was too cold. She paused and tried to change to a softer voice. She forced out a smile and coaxed Jiaxi: "Don't listen to nonsense! My sister is not married yet, where did she come from?" Baby? Go back to bed quickly, I will allow you to come out of the palace to play for half a day tomorrow."

Children's emotions change the fastest. When Jiaxi heard that she would be able to leave the palace tomorrow, with tears still hanging on her face, she nodded hurriedly.

Afterwards, Mr. Jiaxi bowed seriously to Sister before returning to Qingyun Pavilion, fearing that Sister would regret it.

But before she could turn around, she heard Sister A say again: "Jiaxi, tonight you and Sister Kuang will go to Guanlian Pavilion to stay one night with Jiafu and Jiaxiu."

Jiaxi, who was fully looking forward to leaving the palace tomorrow, didn't notice anything unusual, but Jiachuan took one more look at Sister A. There were some details that the little girls didn't notice, but she had already noticed something strange.

At the beginning of last year, my sister had a good trip to Huaibei. After returning to the palace, she fell ill and the palace was closed for several months.

Even they, the sisters, couldn't visit.

It wasn't until August that Ajie reappeared, but since then, Ajie, who had often invited the sisters to eat and stay overnight at Renming Palace, never invited them over again.

Even the guards at Renming Palace are much tighter.

Based on some recent rumors in the palace, Jiacheng felt that Sister A must be hiding something from them.

However, she didn't ask any more questions. She held Jiaxi's hand obediently and followed the escort to Guanlian Pavilion.

When the sisters were completely out of Jia Rou's sight, the latter seemed to have taken a big breath, and her face suddenly turned red.

He called out with almost no hesitation, "Eunuch Huang!"

"Minions are here"

"How many people are waiting at Qingyun Hall?" "Two servants, two aunts, and two maids, a total of six people."

"Bring people over immediately and kill all six of them with sticks! It's quiet at night, so don't make too much noise, so as not to scare Princess Sakon."

"Yes!"

Huang Doudou didn't hesitate, he heard it clearly just now.

There are many people in the palace, and it is not easy to completely hide a little baby.

Even if Huang Doudou doesn't consider this matter for Jia Rou, he must also consider it for the King of Chu. Therefore, killing six people with a stick does not have any psychological burden on him. The two grandmothers dare to talk in private. It must be that in the Qingyun Hall The other four people probably also knew some inside information.

At two o'clock in the morning, Jiarou returned to the dormitory.

Even the palace officials at Qingjun Palace knew that she had given birth to a daughter. Jiarou was ashamed, annoyed and worried, but after entering the bedroom, all negative emotions were eliminated by the scene in front of her.

On the big bed under the bright yellow curtain, the chubby little girl was lying on Chen Chu's belly in a "big" shape. Chen Chu was still patting the little baby's back in a gentle rhythm.

The little baby boy had fallen asleep, lying on his face on Chen Chu's chest, and the clothes on his chest were soaked with drool.

This scene was probably an ordinary scene for thousands of ordinary couples outside the imperial city, but it had a little impact on Jia Rou. The treasure she regarded as life was also regarded as a treasure by Chen Chu.

This feeling is amazing

"I just spent some time with Mian'er, maybe she was tired. She fell asleep not long after you went out."

Worried that the sound of talking would wake his daughter, Chen Chu kept his voice very soft.

Jia Rou silently stepped forward and saw the wet ink on the slip of paper with only the word 'Mian' on it. Jia Rou picked it up, looked at it, and asked in a low voice: "Is this the name the King of Chu gave her? ?”

"Well, Mian, soft and warm, it means endless blessings and hopes that our Mian'er will be safe and smooth in this life."

Nowadays, naming is a right that belongs exclusively to the father, so Jiarou has not stepped in until now.

In addition to this reason, there is also some of Jiarou's little thoughts in it. Chen Chu personally named his daughter, which will undoubtedly strengthen the emotional bond between father and daughter.

"Just now, what happened?"

The relationship between the two was a bit awkward at the moment. Although they had a daughter, Chen Chu and his mother were not very familiar with each other, so they took the initiative to find a topic.

"Over there at the Qingyun Pavilion" Jia Rou didn't hide anything. She told Chen Chu everything about what had just happened, but it was only at the end that her true intentions were revealed.

"Right now, Mian'er is not popular. There are still many old people in the palace. They have been in the palace for half their lives and have become naughty. I want to eliminate all the old people in the palace and select some new ones who have a tight tongue. "

When Jia Rou spoke, she was still standing by the case with her eyes lowered. Dan Feng looked at her with an expression that showed helplessness and a hint of appropriate grievance.

This grievance was probably due to Mian'er's identity, which Chen Chu also saw.

Chen Chu only thought about it for a moment and agreed, "Okay, you can choose as you like."

Chen Chu had no reason to refuse this matter. He could even imagine that Jia Rou would take this opportunity to cultivate some of his own people in the palace.

However, for Chen Chu, who has firmly controlled the internal and external palaces, the matter is not difficult to solve.

Seeing Chen Chu agreeing so easily, Jia Rou looked at him in surprise, Shao Qing called Zhuan Yun to come in and took away the baby.

There were only two people left in the room, and Jia Rou felt a little embarrassed. It wasn't until she saw Chen Chu getting up and sitting on the bed and starting to put on his boots that she blurted out: "The palace door has been locked."

After saying that, Jiarou's face suddenly turned red. These words were a bit too explicit.

Chen Chu glanced at Jia Rou strangely, but still put on his boots without haste, walked to the table, drank the cup of slightly herbal tea in one gulp, and then Shi Shiran walked back to the bed and sat down. , while taking off his boots, he smiled and said: "I know the palace door is locked, I'm just thirsty and have a cup of tea."

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The face that was already blushing instantly turned into a boiled crab.

A man stood next to the bill, his face red and his head lowered, feeling embarrassed and ashamed.

The other person had already stripped off his clothes and got into bed.

After remaining silent for dozens of breaths, Chen Chucai said, "Your Highness, aren't you going to sleep?"

"Oh"

No matter what Chen Chu said at this time, it would be less embarrassing than silence.

Jia Rou took a few steps towards the bed, but Chen Chu's gentle smile without any unnecessary meaning was a little bit teasing in her eyes.

So, Jiarou suddenly turned over again, blew out the tallow candles on the table and table, and even the palace lanterns used to light up the night, and then groped around in the darkness and sat on the edge of the bed.

Then, there was a rustling sound of undressing.

After a while, the naked Jiarou climbed onto the bed in the dark and got into bed.

Just the two people's bodies touched, and Jiarou instantly tensed up like a frozen fish.

"Your Highness?"

"Well, I got drunk last time I went back to the palace, so I don't remember what to do."

"I can teach Your Highness."

"Wait a moment!"

"What's wrong?"

"King Chu, from now on, you don't need to address yourself as Your Highness when no one is around."

"What do you call me?"

"You can call me, call me Tu Chou'er"

"Haha, Usagi? Hahaha."

"Don't laugh. When I was young, I had a brother and a sister who both died young. My mother was worried that I would not be able to support me, so she gave me a nickname. No one else knew about it. I told the King of Chu to listen, but the King of Chu still refused. Laugh at me."

Under the quilt, Jia Rou gradually relaxed, but she was a little unhappy because Chen Chu laughed at her nickname.

"Jiarou is not ugly, just leave out the word 'ugly' and just call her Rabbit from now on."

"As long as you don't call your highness."

"Then in private, you don't need to call me King Chu."

"What are you shouting about?"

"what ever."

"Then can I call you Aiqing?"

"My dear? Hahaha. Is Regent Rabbit still addicted?"

".If you don't like it, forget it."

"what ever."

That night, the two of them chatted until the sound of clappers was heard, and then they changed to another project.

Although Jiarou had gradually relaxed during the chat, she was still a little nervous when the troops came to the city.

However, after a brief period of discomfort, it was extremely joyful.

Compared with the drunken confusion last time, this time is much better.

The next day, Mao Shi.

While it was still dark, Chen Chu got up and left the palace.

Jiarou, who was left alone in the dormitory, lay lazily on the bed, not wanting to move a finger.

The soul that is still floating in the air has not yet completely returned to its place.

Everything was beautiful. The only thing that made Jiarou a little unhappy was that at the critical moment, Aiqing drew her sword and spilled it on her back.

She also thought about giving birth to a baby boy and taking over the country in the future.

At a quarter past two o'clock, usually at this time, Jiarou had already gotten up to wash up and prepare to go to court.

Even knowing that King Chu stayed overnight in the palace last night, Kuo Yun still dutifully knocked on the door and said, "Your Highness, it's time to go to court."

Waiting for a few breaths, but did not listen to the answer in the room, just when Kuoyun was about to shout again, Jia Rou's weak response finally came from inside, "Go ahead and let Eunuch Huang know that I am not feeling well today and will leave the court today." day."

(End of this chapter)