Lin'an, Deng Wangfu. ([[[〈 Bayi

After the restoration of the Great Song Dynasty, Zhao Chen gave the title of King Deng to Zhao Kai's son Zhao Hong, and named Zhao Kai's daughter Zhao Yu as the county lord of Jinyun, because both of them were still young, so they were handed over to Zhao Wanru, the county lord of Chunhe. Later, at the request of Zhao Wanru, the three of them were placed in the former Deng Wang's mansion in Lin'an. And none of the maids in the original mansion were replaced, and this move also won Zhao Chen a lot of reputation for being benevolent and tolerant.

After experiencing this wave of demolition, Zhao Wanru also changed her naughty and willful character when she was young, not only matured a lot, but also became silent and silent. Most of the time I stayed in the house, doing some female knitting, and then supervising Zhao Hong and Zhao Mi brothers and sisters to read and learn calligraphy, and rarely went out. Wholeheartedly raise their brother and sister to grow up. It's been almost three years in a blink of an eye, and now Zhao Hong is over fifteen years old, and Zhao Mi is thirteen years old.

At this time, Zhao Wanru was sitting in front of the window of the study embroidering, and Zhao Hong and Zhao Mi were sitting at the table, writing on the desk. There were four maids waiting around, and the whole room was quiet.

I saw a middle-aged woman come in from outside the door, walked up to Zhao Wanru's side, and whispered: "County Lord, someone has come from Deshou Palace." ”

"Oh?" Zhao Wanru put down the needlework in her hand, and said to Zhao Hong and Zhao Mi: "Hong'er, Mi'er, you two write well here, I'll come back when I go, don't take the opportunity to steal, after I come back, I want to see you read the handwriting, if you don't write well, you will be punished for copying the Analects thirty times." Then he got up and went out with the woman.

Deshou Palace is the place where Emperor Zhao Gou lived, after the restoration of the Great Song Dynasty, the capital was moved to Jiankang, but Zhao Gou was unwilling to live in Jiankang, and still stayed in Deshou Palace in Lin'an. Zhao Chen was not exempt from being strong, as he wished. When Zhao Wanru asked to return to Lin'an to live, Zhao Chen also asked her to serve the Emperor Zhao Gou on her behalf. Therefore, Zhao Wanru will go to Deokshou Palace almost every three or five days to greet Zhao Gou, and every time Wangshuo is on the day, she will also bring Zhao Hong and Zhao Mi's brothers.

However, Zhao Chen is indeed very tolerant of them, not only the silver on both sides is also released, but also every New Year's Festival, Zhao Chen will send people back to Lin'an to greet them. And also sent a lot of gifts. However, Zhao Gou is also quite self-aware, and understands that it is not Xiaozong Zhao Yan who is in power now, and his own emperor is just an old man, so he has also restrained a lot.

Zhao Wanru came to the outer world, and the person who came was Li Zonghui, the governor of Deokshou Palace. Zhao Wanru hurriedly ordered someone to sit down, and asked someone to serve tea, and then said with a smile: "If there is something on the Emperor's side, I just need to call someone to deliver a letter, so I will go to Deshou Palace, and then there is Gonggong Lao to run such a trip himself." ”

Li Zonghui also smiled: "The county lord said that our family is just a slave in front of the emperor, even if it is an errand, it should be." ”

Zhao Wanru said: "The Grand Duke is really too polite, I don't know what the Emperor has to order?" ”

Li Zong replied: "Seeing that the emperor's birthday has arrived again, and this time it is not more than usual, so the emperor thinks about it, and still thinks that the county lord should take King Deng and the county lord to Jiankang together, and congratulate the emperor in person." I don't know when the county lord wants to get up and bring the emperor's congratulatory gifts. ”

"This ......" Zhao Wanzhi was slightly stunned. Next month is Zhao Chen's twentieth birthday, and three days ago, Jiankang Mansion had already sent someone to inform the two families on the Lin'an side, inviting them to enter Beijing to participate in Zhao Chen's birthday. However, Zhao Gou is the emperor and Zhao Chen's grandfather, so he can only send someone around him to send a congratulatory gift, instead of going to Jiankang in person. But it is reasonable, Zhao Wanru should take Zhao Hong and Zhao Mi to Jiankang.

In fact, Zhao Wanru didn't know this truth, but she really had bitterness in her heart and couldn't say it. It turned out that after Zhao Kai's defeat and death, although Zhao Chen did not pursue his descendants, and let Zhao Hong inherit his title, he was always indignant in Zhao Hong's heart, and always regarded Zhao Chen as an enemy who killed his father and refused to obey. Every time Zhao Chen sent someone to greet him, he hid and disappeared. Zhao Wanru doesn't know how many times she has said him, but although Zhao Hong is young, she has a very difficult temperament and can't listen to Yun. Zhao Wanru also had no choice but to push in front of the messenger and say that he was sick and could not see guests, and fooled him.

On Zhao Chen's birthday in the first few times, Zhao Wanru only sent people to congratulate her, but she did not go to Jiankang to congratulate her in person. Last year, the Autumn Mi ceremony was held, and Zhao Chen also sent someone to invite them. And Zhao Wanru also knew in her heart that it was inappropriate not to go, but she was afraid that Zhao Hong would be forcibly taken away, and she didn't know what he would do in front of Zhao Chen, but at that time, it would make things worse, so she could only politely decline.

They have been in contact with Zhao Gou for a long time, and the people in Deshou Palace know more or less about it. Zhao Gou and Zhao Wanru didn't have much family affection, but the two sides had been together for more than two years, and they also had some friendship, so he naturally knew that this was not good, so this time he asked Li Zong to come back and persuade him politely.

Seeing Zhao Wanru's embarrassed look, Li Zonghui said again: "The county lord is also an understanding person, our family should not say this, in fact, the county lord should also know in his heart that in the past three years, King Deng and the county lord have been able to live such a life, all because the emperor is magnanimous, and now although King Deng is raised by the county lord on his behalf, the county lord himself is not young, at most one or two years, he should also get married, and King Deng always has to be in charge of his own household!" King Deng is almost an adult now, and he can't be ignorant, so he must not be mistaken. ”

Zhao Wanru smiled bitterly and said, "What the Grand Duke instructed is that Wanru understands. Please go back and tell the Emperor Taishang, let his old man bother, we will leave in three days, and I will take King Deng and the county lord to bid farewell to his old man. ”

Li Zonghui also nodded and said, "Actually, our family also knows that the county lord should understand in his heart. said a few more nonsense words, which made the county lord laugh. Even if this is the case, our family will not disturb the county lord's rest, so we will leave. ”

After Zhao Wanru sent Li Zonghui away, she returned to the study. Zhao Hong and Zhao Mi were still honestly lying on the table and writing. Zhao Wanru looked at them and said, "Hong'er, Yu'er, you all stop first, I have something to say." ”

Both brothers and sisters stopped their pens and looked at Zhao Wanru.

Zhao Wanru beat all the maids out, and then said: "The homework of the past two days has stopped, you go back and pack up your things, and after three days, we will go out to build health." ”

Zhao Mi didn't know what to do, Zhao Hongjue raised his eyebrows and said, "Auntie, what are you going to do in Jiankang?" ”

Zhao Wanru sighed and said, "Next month is the emperor's birthday, we have been dismissed by us several times, this time we should go there in person no matter what......"

After she finished speaking, Zhao Hong said with a tense face: "Auntie, I won't go." ”

Zhao Wanru said: "Hong'er ......"

Zhao Hong said loudly: "I just won't go." ”

The atmosphere in the study became tense for a while, and seeing this, Zhao Mi couldn't help but be a little timid, looked at his brother, and then looked at his aunt, and he was at a loss.

Zhao Wanru said patiently: "Hong'er, you have grown up now, don't be willful, your father's death is not the emperor's fault." And over the years, the emperor has been very good to us, so it is reasonable that we should all ...... it."

Zhao Hong interrupted Zhao Wanru's words again and said, "He is not the emperor, the throne should have been my father's emperor, it was he who killed his father and usurped the throne." We shouldn't have lived in this palace, but in the palace, I should have been the prince of the Great Song Dynasty now, and both Mi'er and Aunt should be the princesses of the Great Song Dynasty, all because of him, we are now like this, after he took away the throne that belongs to me and us, he pretended to be good to us, pretending to be kind and righteous, so I didn't accept his affection. ”

Zhao Wanru was also frightened, she never thought that Zhao Hong's hatred for Zhao Chen would be so deep. And to this point that the scriptures are extreme, so as not to force the mind, he still said patiently: "Hong'er, no matter what you think, those things, your father has gone through them, and now it is your ten emperor uncles who are sitting on the throne, these are all things that cannot be changed by the scriptures, so let's face the reality." ”

"Nope." Zhao Hong stood up suddenly, clenched his fists with both hands, and said hatefully: "I will never admit that he is the emperor." One day, I will overthrow him, take back the throne, avenge my father, and ......"

"That's enough." Zhao Wanru saw that the more he said, the more outrageous it became, and finally couldn't help it, and said sharply: "I don't know where these ideas of yours come from, but you have to understand that this throne did not belong to your father at the beginning, the tenth brother and your father are both qualified, Shiqi won, your father lost, so now he is the emperor, the country, the throne, and the ministers are all his, what can you do." If someone else had been the emperor, perhaps you would have gone to the underworld to reunite with your father. What else do you not be satisfied with? ”

Zhao Hong said: "No, aunt, my grandfather is the son of Emperor Taishang and the younger brother of Emperor Xiaozong, so the throne should have been my father's, and I should have been the crown prince of the Great Song Dynasty. So I must reclaim the throne and avenge my father. ”

Zhao Wanru saw that he was still so stubborn, and couldn't help but get angry, and said angrily: "Hong'er, are you dreaming? Hurry up and wake up, you are now named King Deng, and you can still live in this palace, and all this you have now is his gift. Out of this palace, you are nothing. What do you do to take back the throne, now everyone recognizes him as the emperor, no one will recognize your father as the emperor, you are not the crown prince of the Great Song Dynasty at all, and it will never be. If you want to seize the throne, you will only be regarded as a rebel by others, and then beheaded all over the house, including Qin'er and me. Is it so hard that you want to affect everyone here for this illusory dream? ”

In the past three years, Zhao Wanru was angry with Zhao Hong for the first time, and Zhao Hong was speechless by her question, the three of them were silent, and only heavy breathing remained in the study.

After a long time, Zhao Mi said timidly: "Brother, don't make your aunt angry, okay, let's go to Jiankang with my aunt." I don't want my brother to be an emperor, and I don't want to be a princess, as long as I live with my brother and aunt like this forever. As he spoke, two lines of tears flowed out of his eyes.

Zhao Wanru couldn't help it, hugged Zhao Mi, and whimpered in her voice: "Mi'er, Mi'er......" and cried.

At this time, Zhao Hong also felt uncomfortable, but he didn't want to admit that he was wrong, and he didn't know what to do for a while.