Chapter Forty-Eight: Grandma and Grandson
Under the night, the Lingbo Hall of the White Emperor Palace still exudes a faint light outward, and the lights of the Lingbo Hall have always been lit until late at night in recent times.
Shenjing is located on the border of western Xinjiang, it is now late August, after the white dew, the temperature begins to plummet, August and autumn are high, and the northwest is already full of snow!
White dew autumn wind night, cold night and night!
In the wide hall of the Lingbo Palace, there is a delicate small copper stove, the fine charcoal in the furnace is burning, exuding warmth outside, the old queen mother is wrapped in thick silk cotton and lies on the collapsed chair by the stove, her hands are crossed in front of her belly, her eyes are slightly narrowed, but there is no sleepiness in her eyes, but she seems to be a little energetic.
The middle-aged palace maid who has been serving the old queen mother for more than ten years added charcoal to the stove next to her, and then asked softly in the old queen's ear: "Queen Mother, it's late at night, let's go into the inner hall to rest, presumably His Royal Highness will come to see you tomorrow." ”
The old queen mother shook her head.
"I'll wait a while, anyway, people can't sleep when they're old, I heard the news that Yu'er has arrived in Shenjing, you go to the door and watch, I'm afraid that Yu Linwei in front of the palace doesn't know him and stops him outside." ”
The middle-aged palace maid nodded and retreated, and the old queen mother continued to squint at the night outside the hall, and gradually, it snowed heavily in Shenjing.
A young and tall figure dressed in a big coat came from the snow, led by a small eunuch in front, and slowly walked towards the Lingbo Palace, Yu Linwei at the door just wanted to come forward to ask, but was stopped by the middle-aged palace maid waiting at the door with a wave of his hand, and the young figure pushed open the door and stepped into the hall.
There are two temperatures inside and outside the palace, the White Emperor Palace takes care of the elderly queen mother, and the temperature in the Lingbo hall must also be kept at a rather pleasant level.
"Why doesn't grandma sleep so late, she should rest more when she is older. Zhao Yu helped the old lady sort out the thick silk cotton covering her body and said.
"Grandma is reluctant to sleep because grandma is waiting for you, and grandma is afraid that once she falls asleep, she will never wake up again. The old queen mother smiled lightly at Zhao Yu, and her eyebrows were still peerless.
His Royal Highness the Imperial Grandson was stunned for a moment, and then said softly: "Grandma is so beautiful. ”
The old queen mother smiled even more happily, she hadn't laughed like this for a long time, the whole person was full of vitality, she beckoned to Zhao Yu, signaling him to come closer.
Zhao Yu leaned his face towards the old queen mother, who raised her hand and gently stroked his young face.
"Grandma is old, not good-looking, not as good as you young people, Yu'er has really grown up, you see these eyes, eyebrows, nose and mouth, really handsome, very similar to your grandfather, I don't know how many girls will miss you in the future." ”
This is the second person to say that he is like His Majesty Taizu.
Then the old queen mother stroked the bright sage pattern on Zhao Yu's eyebrows with her hand, and the kindness on her face became stronger, and she continued: "It's really hard for you, you have done a good job, grandma is proud of you, you are the only one who can slaughter saints in the year of the crown! Who is as good as you in the whole world? Who said that our Zhao clan is not green?"
Speaking of this, the old queen mother straightened up, and coughed violently because she was too excited.
Zhao Yu didn't speak, just gently patted the old lady's back with his hand, and after the old queen mother calmed down, he helped her lie down again, the old queen's hand kept holding Zhao Yu's hands and didn't let go, her hands were a little cold.
"Yu'er, born in our family, I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse, you haven't reached the crown yet, you should learn skills like a little cub outside, learn to be a man, instead of carrying so many things, and before the crown ceremony, you go to the Taoist Palace, go to meet some friends, put down the burden and live a good life for a few days, and the rest will be handed over to grandma, you can rest assured, grandma is not dead, my old bones will definitely hold up to you and the crown, grandma will not let anyone hurt you." ”
"Yu'er listens to grandma. Zhao Yu nodded, signaling that he knew.
It was late at night, and the Lingbo Hall was quiet for a while, and the old lady finally closed her eyes and let out a steady breathing sound, she waited for the person she wanted to wait, so she slept very peacefully, and there was a faint smile on her face.
Zhao Yu put on the big coat again, walked out of the Lingbo Palace, and plunged into the heavy snow.
The White Emperor Palace is actually also called the White Emperor City, because as the center of power in Great Xia, the place where the Zhao family lives, it carries too many functions, and the area is amazingly large, and the Zhao family, the lord of Great Xia, has only a few people, so most of the time this city in the city is very lonely.
A large area to the east of the White Emperor City is occupied by a palace, its name is Summer Palace, which was the palace of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Zhao Jing, and now it is the temporary residence of Zhao Yu!
In the huge palace, Miss Ruyue was snuggling up to Bai Zhining, nodding her head and dozing off.
After the excitement of seeing the gorgeous palace at the beginning passed, the sleepiness caused by the fatigue of the boat and car continued to strike, and the two girls helped Zhao Yu make the bed, and snuggled up to each other by the stove and waited for their sons to come back.
In this regard, Liang Po's advantages as a big man are reflected, he is busy in the dining room at this time, making supper, and he is full of energy.
Ruyue, who was in a daze, felt that her little brain was gently patted, and subconsciously exclaimed, then covered her head with her little hands, and raised her head to find that her son-in-law was standing in front of him, with snow on his shoulders and head.
After cleaning up, several people gathered around the stove to eat Liang Po's freshly cooked supper.
"What about Sima Annan?" Zhao Yu sighed contentedly after drinking the last bite of chicken soup in the bowl, and then asked. As soon as he came to Shenjing, he rushed to the Lingbo Hall non-stop, and now he found that Sima Annan, a living treasure, was missing.
"As soon as Sima Gongzi arrived in Shenjing, he said that he had something, and then he separated from us, and the girl Jiansheng also left. Ruyue swallowed in small gulps, the food made by Liang Po didn't taste good, and Ruyue's voice was a little vague when she answered.
"Then don't worry about this guy, this guy is thick-skinned, he can eat anywhere, and he will run back in a few days. ”
Hearing Zhao Yu say this, and then thinking of Sima Annan's past style, Ruyue couldn't help but giggle, the laughter was crisp, adding a trace of warmth to this cold hall, and even the corners of Bai Zhining's mouth had a hint of imperceptible smile.
After a while, after everyone finished eating supper, the two girls began to clean up the dishes and chopsticks, and Zhao Yu suddenly asked, "There is something I want to ask you." ”
Ruyue and Bai Zhining both stopped what they were doing and looked at Zhao Yu suspiciously.
"I'm going to the Dao Palace tomorrow to stay for a while, do you want to go to the Dao Palace to study?" Zhao Yu's voice sounded, and the two girls fell silent after hearing this.
One is a poor girl who was sold into Chunfeng Lou since she was a child, and the other is a singing girl who was abandoned since she was a child and grew up with her adoptive father.
They had never thought about these things before, so they seemed a little confused now, and the summer palace hall suddenly fell silent.
"I want to go!" After a long silence, a girl spoke, it was Bai Zhining.
Bai Zhining's delicate face was full of resolute looks, looking at Zhao Yu's eyes.
Zhao Yu nodded, and turned to look at Ruyue.
Miss Ruyue's little face wrinkled again, and she hesitated for a long time before she said: "Anyway, I'm fine in this hall, since Sister Bai went, then I'll go too, when Gongzi comes back, I'll come back to take care of Gongzi." ”
"That's it, let Ming'er ask Si Tianjian to find a house on the edge of the Dao Palace, let's move there and live a good life for a while!"