The Child Emperor

On the fifth day of every month, the emperor must go to the Qiuxin Palace where the empress is located to spend the night. It is said that "five" is the number of the union of heaven and earth. On this day, the emperor and empress in the world should set an example, otherwise the movement of yin and yang in the universe will be disturbed. If a fire is triggered, the astrology will be out of order, and that will be a curse.

Han Ruzi wanted to ask, how much disaster would the emperor become a puppet cause? But he could only eat quietly, and according to the custom of the ancients, he ate on his knees.

The queen knelt on the side seat. In the past, every dish was brought by the maid to the table in front of the emperor. Now there is an additional procedure. The queen takes it in her hand, turns around a little and puts it down to show respect, and the emperor nods her thanks. For a long time, he was full without eating much, but the dishes were still served one by one, so he couldn't help but say not to eat.

The ceremony finally ended. Seeing that the dishes that had hardly been touched were taken away, Han Ruzi felt hungry again for no reason, so he had to endure and hope that the night would pass quickly.

This simple willingness is doomed to be difficult to achieve.

Most of the eunuchs and palace maids left, but three people remained, one was the eunuch Zuo Ji, the other was the palace maid Tong Qing'e, and the other was a female official in her forties.

The emperor and the queen were invited into the bedroom and sat side by side on the bed. Zuo Ji and Tong Qing'e served on the left and right, and the female official stood opposite.

Han Ruzi had a premonition that things were not going well. It seemed that the concubine did not fully convince the queen mother, and he was forced to practice the way of husband and wife again.

Sure enough, as soon as the female official opened her mouth, she talked about the great principles of heaven and earth, yin and yang, heaven and earth, etc., and finally boiled down to the etiquette of husband and wife, "Your Majesty and the Queen share the same room but have different beds, or share the same bed but have different pillows, which violates the etiquette of husband and wife. Ancestors and sects, they confuse the people of the four directions, and they are even more painstaking to disobey the Queen Mother..."

The more Han Ruzi listened, the more startled he became. He couldn't help interrupting the female officer, "You know... we don't share the same bed?"

He was also angry, thinking that someone was secretly monitoring him, and looked at Tong Qing'e who was standing beside the queen.

The female official smiled slightly, "After being married for a few days, the quilts that Your Majesty and the Queen slept on were clean, so of course they didn't share the same bed."

The more Han Ruzi listened, the more confused he became, but he finally knew that Tong Qing'e was not a spy, so he said solemnly: "I understand, I and the queen are still young, we will talk about it in a few years."

The female official was obviously prepared and refused to give in easily. She smiled and said, "If there is no queen, Your Majesty can wait a few more years. Since there is a queen, you should obey the etiquette, and you shouldn't let the queen wait and make the queen worry. Today It is a good day, please let your majesty and the queen consummate the marriage, if there is something you don’t understand, both the official and the maid Tong Qing’e can answer it on your behalf.”

The more Han Ruzi listened, the more angry he became. As a puppet, he was already very obedient, rarely caused trouble, and even helped the Queen Mother get through the difficulties, but this was not enough. He was still forced to do things he didn't like, so he lowered his face. Come on, "I've been feeling unwell recently, and I have no intention of consummating the house, so please leave."

The female official's smile did not change, "Even if Your Majesty doesn't think about the great Chu Jiangshan, you should also think about the Queen's feelings. If Your Majesty is obsessed..."

"That's right, I'm just obsessed." Han Ruzi was driven to a dead end, and he had no other way, so he just cheated, anyway, he's nothing to be afraid of, "I just don't care about the movement of heaven and earth, the imbalance of yin and yin, whether the queen mother is worried or not, I don't care either, you Don't you feel blush to say these things here seriously... these things?"

The female official was stunned, but instead of blushing, she was very angry, "Your Majesty said such a thing, how can you be worthy of the Queen Mother? Your Majesty ordered the official to have no choice but to use force, Tong Qing'e, it's your turn to do it. ."

Han Ruzi thought that using strong was a fight. Hearing that the female official called Tong Qing'e, he couldn't help but stunned. Although the palace maid was a few years older than him, she was a woman after all. When he was about to speak, he was surprised to find that the queen who was sitting side by side also stood up one step ahead of him.

The queen's face was ashen, and her voice trembled because of her excitement, "The queen mother on the left and the queen mother on the right, I see the queen mother every day, why haven't I heard the queen mother say such words? You say this is what the queen mother means, okay, let's go now When you see the queen mother, ask clearly in person, if the queen mother says yes, I will show it to you in public and the emperor, if the queen mother says no, what should you be blamed for?"

The female official's expression changed greatly, and she murmured, "How can you ask the queen mother about this kind of thing?"

The queen was even more angry, "Do you also know that this kind of thing cannot be asked or said? How dare you speak rudely in front of His Majesty? Although I am young and have not read many sage books, I also know that the palace is the most disciplined place in the world. How many slaves are it to teach the emperor’s boudoir affairs? What about the internal living order? Why not? Let him write down your words, and let future generations see how arrogant the slaves in the Great Chu Palace are!”

The female official's expression became terrified, and she threw herself down on her knees. As soon as she knelt down, Tong Qing'e knelt down with her. The two were speechless and all looked at Zuo Ji.

Zuo Ji's face also changed slightly, and he forced a smile: "The queen is serious, there are the queen mother and her majesty in the palace, who dares to be arrogant? She can't speak..."

"She doesn't know how to speak. Come on, since Duke Zuo is the Queen Mother's attendant, he should understand the Queen Mother's heart the most. Tell me." Although the Queen was a little girl, she was a bit domineering at this time.

Zuo Ji was stunned, turned to the female official, and said angrily: "You bastard, let you persuade Your Majesty, who asked you to say these rude words? Don't ask your Majesty and the Queen to apologize!"

The female official had a hard time arguing, so she had to keep kowtow.

Han Ruzi was stunned for a while before he reacted, and waved his hand: "I don't care, you all step back."

As if receiving a heavy amnesty, the female palace retreated to the door on her knees, got up and ran.

Zuo Ji was embarrassed and said, "Your Majesty, rest."

Retiring to the door, Zuo Ji was unwilling and said to the queen, "The Cui family has taught a good queen."

"Didn't the queen mother also teach a good servant?" the queen said coldly.

Zuo Ji snorted, turned around and withdrew. The Cui family was still very powerful, and even the queen mother had to give in a little. He couldn't afford it for the time being, and he was also confused for a while, thinking about how to control the emperor, ignoring the young queen.

There was still one Tong Qing'e left in the room. She was supposed to serve the emperor and the queen to rest, but now she was so frightened that she knelt on the ground and didn't dare to move.

"You can also step back. You don't need to serve tonight." Han Ruzi didn't blame Tong Qing'e. As a palace maid, she also couldn't help herself.

Tong Qing'e answered yes, and also stepped back on her knees, then ran out of the room in a hurry and closed the door.

Han Ruzi turned his head to look at the queen, and found that this little girl was completely different from the initial impression. She was smart, courageous, and knew more than him. He was just angry, but the queen had already thought of confronting the queen mother.

The queen's expression returned to normal, childish, and a little shy, and showed a helpless smile: "They are really too much, I didn't expect people in the palace to be like this."

"How did you guess that Zuo Ji was acting behind the Queen Mother's back?" This was what Han Ruzi admired the most.

"Actually, I didn't guess." The Queen smiled again, "But I think that even if this matter was really arranged by the Queen Mother, she would not admit it, would not mention it in front of us, and would not even want to be recorded. "

Han Ruzi is very smart, but some things can't be solved by intelligence alone. Only people who are familiar with the situation and understand the details can see those hidden flaws, "Some things can't be said, Zuo Ji and the others are slaves. , you can be shameless, the queen mother is the master and must be respected."

Immediately afterwards, Han Ruzi understood another thing, "It's only useful if you threaten to see the Queen Mother, you are from the Cui family, and you are there to take care of you outside the palace, so things can get bigger, if I go - the Queen Mother will let people Hit me up, people outside won't even know."

Han Ruzi sat down, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that he couldn't wait any longer. The queen was temporarily safe, and he was still in danger. Zuo Ji obviously wanted to make a contribution to please the queen mother, and sooner or later he would force him to be a husband and wife again.

He looked up and found the queen still standing there, looking more melancholy than he was full of thoughts.

"What's wrong with you?" Han Ruzi asked in surprise.

"It's nothing." Having said that, the queen suddenly knelt down, put one arm on the bed, looked up at the emperor, and asked, "Is it because I am the daughter of the Cui family that... ...sleep alone?"

"You think too much, it's actually because..." Han Ruzi didn't want to mention the East Sea King now, and sighed, "It's actually to protect myself, I heard people say that the queen mother is eager to get the prince, and as soon as the prince is born, I will It's worthless. Not only do I hide from you, I have to hide from the maids, alas—"

Han Ruzi let out a long sigh.

The empress turned her worry into a smile. Although she was a year younger than the emperor, she knew a little bit more. Before leaving home, she had heard some necessary things from the elder women, "Other emperors are called faint princes because there are too many concubines in the harem. , Your Majesty actually thinks that there are too many, so you can be called the King of the Ming Dynasty."

Han Ruzi also showed a wry smile, he didn't even think he was really the emperor, where did he come from "Mingjun"? "Rest now, you should be tired too."

Han Ruzi got up and was about to walk to the couch at the other end. The Queen said softly, "Your Majesty, let's go to bed."

"I told you, this is very dangerous!"

"The bed is big enough, I sleep on one side, Your Majesty sleeps on the other side, as long as we don't touch, everything will be fine."

"Is it alright if you don't touch? Wouldn't it be possible to conceive a child if you share the same bed?" Han Ruzi was not so sure.

The queen bowed her head and laughed twice, then said solemnly: "We share the same bed, but we don't share the same bed. Your Majesty can rest assured."

Hearing the ridicule in the Queen's words, Han Ruzi blushed slightly. He could quickly detect the crisis in an unfamiliar environment, but he didn't even have the most basic understanding of the relationship between men and women. After the bed was shared, there was a child.

"Really okay?"

The queen nodded affirmatively.

"Okay." Han Ruzi didn't like the couch either.

The two turned around almost at the same time, and it was rare for them to take off their coats by themselves. The queen went to bed first, and after a while said, "I'm lying down."

Han Ruzi first went to blow out the candle, then went to bed in the dark, leaned on the side, and lay down silently for a while, thinking that the Queen knew a lot, so he asked in a low voice, "Why is the bedding clean, so they know we don't share the same bed?"

"I also do not understand."

There was a hint of hesitation in the queen's voice. Han Ruzi believed that she knew and didn't want to say it. That might not be suitable for direct explanation. He stopped asking and began to think about how to deal with Zuo Ji.

This means that he has no time to wait for his mother's reply, and it also means that he can only choose to trust the imperial concubine.

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