Wishing You Eternal Happiness

On the 23rd, three days before the emperor’s 500,000 birthday celebration, Jiafu and Ci'er, mother and son, quietly arrived in the capital without disturbing any outsiders.

It was late at night, and the carriage carrying the mother and son went straight into the palace from the left gate of Chang'an, and went to Chengtian Gate. The mother and son got out of the carriage and changed to a soft sedan that was closed on all sides. The carriage was carried by the palace staff. , Go north into Duanmen, pass through the corridor in the middle of Zuo Sheji and right Taimiao, pass Wumen, and then go west. In the deep night, the closed palace gates opened for the first time, and the pedestrian finally passed through the Xihua Gate and came to Xiyuan. When the third watch was over, he was sent to a palace called Jiaoyuan.

In the banana garden, there are luxuriant flowers and trees, the white bridge is clear, and the Taiye pond is connected with the garden pond. There are hundreds of feet of colorful koi in the pond. During the clear day, if you stand on the bridge and face the pond Sprinkling bait, koi rushing around and jumping, the scene is truly gratifying. The palace room for mother and child to rest is obviously also meticulously arranged in advance, with cloud blankets on the ground, gorgeous brocade tents, golden clouds from Yuping, and incense from Boshan.

Came here from the palace gate in a sedan chair, and walked a not-too-short journey. When Ci'er was still held in the sedan chair by Jia Fu, she fell asleep in her mother's arms and Jia Fu settled her son well. It was night, and Kazuya slept on the outside of his son. Although he was tired from walking, he was not sleepy at all. He woke up till dawn.

The next morning, Ci'er woke up from a full sleep, Cui Yinshui was already waiting outside the temple, Jiafu didn't use him, only told him to return, Cui Yinshui knelt on the ground, Jiafu did not ask other palace people to come in and serve. He helped his son dress and clean his face, and combed his hair. After getting up and finishing her breakfast, Ci'er looked around curiously and learned that this was the big house called "The Imperial Palace". She remembered the "Grandpa Emperor" whom the great **** had never met, and asked, "Mother. , When can I see Grandpa Emperor?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiafu heard Li Yuangui's voice coming from outside: "Madam, long live is here."

Gaffer turned his head, accompanied by the sound of footsteps, saw a figure stepping in, and the figure appeared at the entrance of the hall, the man walked slowly inward a few steps, and then stopped.

Xiao Lie came, wearing a black gauze fold and a scarf, wearing a round neck, narrow sleeves and shoulders embroidered with a golden woven panlong robe, standing there.

Gaffer was slightly surprised.

She left Kyoto in the autumn of the second year of Zhaoping to go to Suye City. Now in the spring of the sixth year of Zhaoping, the period between three and four years is not short or long, but the emperor looks a lot older. Xu has been overwhelmed with state affairs in the past few years, and now his temples are blooming.

In Jiafu's original impression, the emperor should still be a middle-aged person, but at the first glance at the emperor, she felt that the emperor was really old and would no longer be in prime of life.

Jiafu only took a look, then immediately lowered her head, took Ci'er around him, led him to kneel together, and kowtow to the person in front of him, saying long live.

Xiao Lie's gaze fell on the little figure beside Jiafu who bowed to him, staring fixedly, the figure motionless. After a while, seeing the child quietly raising his head, secretly looking at him, with a pair of bright eyes showing curiosity and confusion, he smiled at the child and waved to him.

Ci'er got up from the ground, walked towards the man in yellow clothes and jade belt around his waist, stopped on the ground a few steps away from him, raised his head slightly, and looked at Xiao Lie for a moment, hesitating. After he stopped, he asked in a low voice: "You are my grandfather?" The voice was tender, still with a milky voice, but with a solemn expression.

Xiao Lie's voice trembled slightly: "Are you Ci'er?"

Ci'er nodded: "Ci'er is my nickname. My name is Pei Yiyuan. The Yiyuan of'Yuanfei flies against the sky, fishes in the abyss'."

Xiao Lie stared at the child in front of him, resisting the infinite excitement that surged in his heart, walked towards him, and finally stopped in front of him.

"Pei Yiyuan, I am your grandfather!"

Xiao Lie bent over, picked up the child, and lifted it up high.

Gaffer looked up and saw his son's small body lifted high above his head by the emperor. His son laughed happily. The laughter echoed like bells in the four corners of the hall, and her heart became more astonished.

She couldn't help thinking of the last time she met the emperor. At that time, she rushed to the capital to see the emperor, but the emperor was still angry. When she met, he cross-examined what he knew.

She dealt with it at that time. The emperor might really believe it, perhaps he didn't believe it, it was tacit understanding.

A few years passed. That day, Li Yuangui came to pick her up with Ci'er and said "Grandpa Emperor" to Ci'er, which surprised her. At this moment, the emperor directly recognized Ci'er in front of her. , No more concealment.

What does he want to do?

As if aware of her astonishment, Xiao Lie slowly put Ci'er down, looked at Jiafu, and said, "I have received your birthday gift. Ci'er is my grandson, my grandson. You took him very well. Get up. Now that you are here, you can stay at ease." After he finished speaking, he looked at the child with a smile on his face: "Cier, Grandpa Emperor Huang will take you to play with Grandpa Emperor, are you going?"

Ci'er waited to nod, but hesitated again, turned to look at Jiafu, and ran back: "Mother, Grandpa Huang wants to take me to play with him, can I go?"

Gaffer looked at the two sharp gazes that the emperor cast at him, looked at the expectant son in his gaze, and slowly nodded.

Ci'er turned her head happily and said to Xiao Lie: "Grandpa Emperor, my mother approved it!"

He turned his head and looked at Jiafu again: "Mother, I have a good time with Grandpa Emperor, I will come back to accompany you."

After he finished speaking, as if thinking of something, he ran in quickly, holding the chess box in his hand, and ran out.

Jiafu watched Xiao Lie holding his son's hand, and he hopped out of the hall, his figure gradually disappearing from sight, and he couldn't help but fall into a panic.

…

Xiao Lie stopped early, and led Ci'er to the imperial study room and withdrew from the palace people. With a smile on his face, Li Yuangui personally delivered 12 trays of dried fruits such as longan, lychee, peach kernels, eight-treasure candy, pickled plums, jujube chestnuts, and six fresh fruits including apples, pears, and grapes. Then he withdrew, and the two grandparents faced each other.

Xiao Lie beckoned and motioned for Ci'er to come over. Seeing him holding the chess box, looking at his face without blinking, he smiled and said, "What does Ci'er think of Grandpa Emperor?"

Ci'er said: "My mother told me earlier, Grandpa Huang, you are different from ordinary people. Grandpa Huang, where are you different?"

Xiao Lie was taken aback, touched his face, laughed loudly, and hugged Ci'er on the three-sided bed with red sandalwood bordered by Luotian Yunlong plaque in his daily life, and smiled: "Your mother is wrong! Grandpa Emperor is no different from ordinary people. If you don't see Ci'er, you will miss it."

"The man without a beard also said, "Grandpa Huang, you are sick, so I took Ci'er and my mother to see you. Grandpa Huang is your illness cured?"

Xiao Lie laughed again and nodded: "Grandpa Emperor sees Ci'er and he is all cured."

Ci'er showed joy. Xiao Lie looked at the box he was holding and asked with a smile, "What did Ci'er hold?"

Ci'er hurriedly put the box on a small table on the couch, carefully opened the lid, took out the chess pieces inside, and said, "This is a birthday gift from my father, which was made by my father himself. Yes. Grandpa Emperor, do you want to play chess? If you can't, Ci'er will teach you."

"well!"

Xiao Lie nodded hurriedly, then got on the couch and sat cross-legged across from Ci'er.

Ci'er lay out the folded chessboard, and placed both chess pieces one by one. While placing them, she taught Xiao Lie how to move, with a serious and serious expression.

Xiao Lie stared at the busy little man opposite, and was relieved, his eyes gradually showed a decisive look as if he had made his final determination.

"Pei Yiyuan, in three days, Grandpa Emperor will be fifty years old. At that time, before the Meridian Gate of the Royal Palace, there will be a ceremony for offering prisoners. Those prisoners are all Japanese pirates who harmed the people along the coast of Wei Wei. In the past few years, they murdered and set fire, and committed no evil. Now those Japanese pirates have been wiped out. The Japanese envoys are sincere and fearful. They handed in the book of sin. The emperor's grandfather will order all those people to be beheaded before the midday gate, to raise the country’s power and sacrifice to me. Heroic soul. Pei Yiyuan, are you afraid?"

Ci'er's face gradually turned red, and her eyes widened: "Pei Yiyuan is not afraid! My father killed countless bad people in Suye City! Pei Yiyuan also wants to grow up early and kill bad people with my father!"

"Okay! I will ask you again, at that time, would you like to accompany Grandpa Emperor to the morning gate to watch this great gift?"

"Pei Yiyuan is willing!"

Ci'er held the chess piece in her hand tightly, nodded and said.

Xiao Lie laughed again, and the laughter shook the temple tile: "Okay! Grandpa Huang will make a deal with you. When that happens, Grandpa Emperor will take you up to the morning gate tower together, and you will help Grandpa Emperor order to kill all those things. Dare to offend my great Wei's beamer!"