Chapter Twenty-Eight: Concubine Yang's Pawn
After Sun Simiao's careful recuperation, although the eldest grandson's body is not very good, compared to the previous dying appearance, it is much better, at least she has the strength to sit up with the support of others. Now Empress Changsun is freshening up under the service of the palace maid, and her emaciated face is full of sickly, but from between her eyebrows, she can vaguely see the previous dignified and beautiful.
Empress Eldest Sun took the hot towel handed over by the palace maid and wiped her face gently, although she still felt weak, but Sun Simiao suggested that she usually move more, and it is best to do what she can do by herself, so she usually washes her face and eats these small things, she tries to do it herself.
"Qi Yu Niangniang, just now His Royal Highness the King of Jin ordered that he would personally prepare breakfast for you, and now it is estimated that it has been prepared!" After wiping her face after watching the twenty-eighth chapter of Emperor Changsun and Concubine Yang's head, a palace maid stepped forward and reported with a smile.
"Oh? The pheasant slave has a heart! "It is rare to show a smile on the sick face of the eldest grandson, Li Zhi is her youngest son, for a mother, she generally loves her young son extraordinarily, and the eldest grandson queen is no exception, and Li Zhi can be so filial, which makes the eldest grandson queen very pleased.
"Hehe, not only His Royal Highness the King of Jin, but even Princess Jinyang also went to help His Royal Highness the King of Jin, saying that she wanted to make it for her own mother!" This palace maid has served Empress Changsun for many years and is very favored, so she is also more courageous, and she speaks more casually in front of Empress Changsun.
"Hehe, my son went to help the pheasant slave, I'm afraid I won't be able to eat this meal." Empress Changsun said with a smile, for the beloved daughter of her son, Empress Changsun loves her no less than Li Zhi, and her son has been weak since birth and gets sick at every turn, so she usually spends more thought on her son than other children.
"The Queen Mother! Queen mother! Try the steamed eggs made by the son! At this moment, the little son broke in at a trot, and the palace maid behind followed closely, afraid that she would accidentally fall.
"Slow down, be careful of wrestling!" Chapter Twenty-Eight Concubine Yang's Boss Drink Empress Changsun saw her beloved daughter, her spirits immediately lifted, and her face also recovered a little blood, and she commanded with love and pity.
The son didn't listen at all, and stuck his head in front of the bed of the eldest grandson queen, and said with a grin: "Queen Mother, the steamed eggs made by the son are exactly the same as those made by the sixth brother, and the ninth brother is a big fool, and the ugly ones are dead." ”
As soon as the little girl came in, she invited the eldest grandson queen for credit, and by the way, she also belittled Li Zhi. At this time, Li Zhi also came in dejectedly, wanting to please the queen mother, but he didn't expect that something went wrong, but let the little girl take the lead.
"Hehe, the son and the pheasant slave have made something delicious, let the mother concubine taste it!" Empress Eldest Sun lovingly stroked her son's little head and smiled, she was already very satisfied with the filial piety of her son and pheasant slave, and it didn't matter what she ate.
"Quick! Hurry up and open it! The son urged the palace maid with the tray to come forward, and Li Zhi also signaled the people behind him to present what he had done, although he did not do it well, but it was always his own filial piety, and he secretly made up his mind that he must do it several times after going back today, and strive to do his best tomorrow.
"Huh? The aroma is truly unique and appetizing to smell. As the lid on the bowl opened, a drooling aroma emanated, making everyone who smelled it feel like the bottom of their tongues were tingling, even the eldest grandson queen, who had no appetite after a long illness.
Hearing the praise of the eldest grandson queen, the little son is happy to blossom, the eldest grandson's personal palace maid picked up the bowl to feed her, the eldest grandson queen who ate steamed eggs for the first time, was immediately sour, salty and extremely smooth and tender feeling, stimulating the appetite, the bowl of steamed eggs is not much, only two eggs were beaten, so after a while, it was eaten clean by the eldest grandson.
Seeing that the queen ate so much at once, and she also looked like she was enjoying it, the palace maids around her were all overjoyed: although the condition of the eldest grandson queen has improved, but her appetite has always been poor, the imperial doctor Sun instructed the eldest grandson queen, she must eat on time and in accordance with the amount, in order to improve her condition, usually the eldest grandson queen endures nausea to eat, and sometimes she vomits it out again just after eating, and a meal has to be repeated several times, for which His Majesty Taizong has lost his temper several times, but he didn't expect that Princess Jinyang and King Jin solved this problem today.
After eating the bowl made by the son, the palace maid saw that the eldest grandson queen still looked unsatisfied, so she picked up the bowl made by Li Zhi again, although the appearance was ugly, and the taste was not as good as the son's cooking, but the eldest grandson queen still stopped after eating it in one go.
"Hehe, it's been a long time since I've eaten such a delicious thing, the son and the pheasant slave are really sensible, and they all know that their hearts ache." After eating two bowls of steamed eggs, Empress Changsun's complexion also looked better, and there were even some signs of sweating on her forehead, which was definitely a good phenomenon for a patient.
"Queen Mother, this was specially made by the sixth brother for his son last night, and the father and emperor also thought it was good after tasting it, so he thought of the queen mother...... "The little girl also felt that the queen mother's spirit was much better, and she chattered to the eldest grandson queen about last night's banquet, and Li Zhi added on the side, after all, it is difficult for a three-year-old child to express one thing clearly.
"Hehe, I didn't expect that Su'er would be a blessing in disguise, her behavior and behavior are often unexpected, not only is her literary talent outstanding, but even holding a banquet can be so novel, but unfortunately I am ill, but I am not blessed to participate!" After hearing the words of the two children, Empress Eldest Sun couldn't help but muttered to herself. She didn't have any worries about Li Ke's performance so well, after all, Li Su and Li Ke's identities were congenitally flawed, and it was impossible for them to threaten the position of the crown prince.
"Sister, your complexion is much better than yesterday, hey, the pheasant slave and the son are also there?" At this moment, a palace beauty came in with a palace maid, and when she saw the eldest grandson's somewhat ruddy face, she said happily, and then saw Li Zhi and her son.
"See Concubine Yang!" As soon as Li Zhi and his son saw the person, they immediately got up and saluted, and the person who came was Li Su's biological mother, Concubine Yang.
"Hehe, hurry up!" Concubine Yang often comes to Queen Changsun, and she also likes the two children very much, and pulls them up one by one.
"Why did my sister come so early? Listening to the pheasant slave and the son-in-law, His Majesty drank a lot at the banquet of the five kings yesterday, and my sister must be tired enough to take care of Your Majesty, why don't you go and rest for a while? Empress Changsun smiled and invited Concubine Yang to sit on the edge of the couch, and asked with a kind face, she and Concubine Yang have the best relationship in the palace, which is not only the two have the same temperament, but also an important reason why Concubine Yang has no threat to her position as queen.
"Last night, His Majesty made a steamed egg that was very suitable for my sister to eat, so I specially asked Su'er to hand over the method to me, and I made it early this morning to give it to my sister to taste." Concubine Yang said with a smile, she listened to the palace people's report about Li Su's steamed eggs last night, and she was very worried about Li Shimin's agreement to let Li Zhi make steamed eggs for Empress Changsun, so she learned it herself and sent it over.
"Hehe, Concubine Yang is late, the queen mother and I have already finished eating, and what I made is much stronger than that of Brother Jiu!" The little girl looked up at her chubby little face and said very proudly.
"Oh, he's amazing!" Concubine Yang picked up her son and put it on her lap and said with a smile, "Since your queen mother has eaten it, what should you do with the bowl that Concubine Yang made?" ”
"I'll eat! I eat! My son's favorite dish is Concubine Yang's cooking! "The little girl has a greedy face, the eldest queen has been in poor health for the past two years, so in addition to playing with Li Zhi, the son usually likes to run to Concubine Yang to eat and drink the rest of the time, Concubine Yang also likes the little girl of the elf, but unfortunately she has no daughter, and the Li Ke brothers are all out of the palace to live alone, so all the maternal love is poured into the son.
Empress Changsun couldn't say much, so she could only watch Concubine Yang play with a smile on her face, and Li Zhi accompanied her for a while, because he was going to go to primary school, so he also retired. After being fed a bowl of steamed eggs by Concubine Yang herself, she was tired after playing for a while, after all, she didn't sleep until midnight last night, so after a while, she fell asleep in Concubine Yang's arms.
Looking at the son sleeping in Concubine Yang's arms, Empress Eldest Sun had a loving face, but she didn't know what she thought, her face gradually turned worried, and her eyes even showed a look of panic from time to time.
"Sister, your body is still so weak, don't worry about those things outside the palace anymore!" Concubine Yang also noticed the change in Empress Changsun's expression, and sighed and persuaded her, she knew better than anyone what Empress Changsun was thinking, and she also experienced it more deeply than anyone else.
"Sister, isn't the early death of Empress Taimu a blessing?" Empress Eldest Sun didn't seem to hear Concubine Yang's persuasion at all, but instead said such a clueless sentence.
Concubine Yang was shocked, Queen Taimu was Queen Dou, Gaozu's wife, and Li Shimin's biological mother. Others may not understand the meaning of Empress Changsun's words, but Concubine Yang, as a good sister of Empress Changsun, knows best.
Prince Chengqian is the eldest son of the eldest grandson empress, and the second son Li Tai is very much loved by Taizong Li Shimin, not only did not let the adult Li Tai go to the fiefdom, but also authorized him to set up a pavilion in the mansion, and let him recruit bachelors on his own, although many ministers entered Cambodia and advised Li Shimin not to spoil Li Tai too much, but Li Shimin promised to be good in person, but he still doted on Li Tai. It is estimated that even if the two brothers Li Ke and Li Su add a piece, it will not be comparable to Taizong's favor for Li Tai.
The eldest son is the crown prince, and the second son is very favored by Li Shimin, but the eldest grandson empress is sensitive to the undercurrent surging under this beautiful surface. The two sons are adults, everyone has their own ideas, Li Tai is too favored by Li Shimin, has made him covet the position of the crown prince, and Li Chengqian also perceives the threat from his own brother, and shows a kind of vigilance to Li Tai from time to time, coupled with some people openly and secretly provoking, now the rift between the two brothers is getting bigger and bigger, although in front of the eldest grandson queen can still show the appearance of brother and brother, but in fact, the two have no brotherly feelings.
The so-called Zhizi Mo Ruomu, the eldest grandson queen is their biological mother, how can they not see the changes between the two? As a mother, watching her two biological sons slowly embark on the road of hostility because of the struggle for the throne, this is even more uncomfortable than killing her, and even Empress Changsun still has a huge fear in her heart, that is, she is afraid that Li Chengqian and his brothers will go to Li Shimin's old road and force them to kill their brothers in order to win the throne. Every time she thought of this, Empress Eldest Sun couldn't help but tremble with fear.
Seeing the eldest grandson queen, who has always been dignified and generous, now has a flustered and confused look. Thinking of her pitiful life experience again, Concubine Yang's eyes turned red, and her tears couldn't stop falling. As a princess of a dead country, who better understands the horror of the struggle for the throne than her? Her father, mother, and those brothers and sisters almost all died in the change of imperial power between the Sui and Tang dynasties, and if she hadn't stayed in Chang'an at the time, it is estimated that she would have died at the hands of Yu Wenhua and her brothers.
Seeing that the queen and Concubine Yang looked wrong, the personal palace maid of the eldest grandson made everyone retreat, and she also waited outside the palace from afar, as a qualified personal palace maid, she knew that there were some words that could not be heard.
Concubine Yang has personally experienced the pain of the destruction of the country and the destruction of the family, and her mind is far more tenacious than ordinary people, so after dropping a few tears, she immediately cheered up again, and when she saw the weak and helpless appearance of the eldest grandson, she was sad and angry in her heart, and shouted loudly at the moment: "Sister, you have disappointed me too much!" ”
One sentence attracted the attention of Empress Eldest Sun, who turned her head and looked at Concubine Yang with a confused expression.
"Sister, you are their queen mother, the eldest grandson queen of the Tang Dynasty, as long as you are here, I think which of them dares to make a move?" The sound just now startled the sleeping son, and the little girl closed her eyes and twisted a few times in Concubine Yang's arms uneasily. Concubine Yang didn't dare to shout angrily anymore, so she had to lower her voice and say.
Although Concubine Yang's voice was low, but in the ears of Empress Changsun, it was no less than a slap in the face, she only thought of her two sons fighting for the throne, and her mood was extremely bad, and her condition was affected. She didn't expect that if she, the queen mother, was gone, then the two sons would not have the last layer of care, and the competition in the dark would definitely turn to the surface, and the competition for the throne would be even more cruel, and even really go to their father's old path.
Thinking of this, Empress Changsun was shocked, she has to live no matter what, as long as she lives, there will be hope for everything, even if the two sons turn against each other because of the throne, but as long as she is the queen mother, coupled with Li Shimin's wisdom, she is not afraid that they can go to the sky.
"Sister, please accept Guanyin's worship!" Although she was on the hospital bed, Empress Changsun didn't know where she got the strength from, so she sat up and bowed to Concubine Yang Yingying. Guanyin is her nickname, and she usually only calls herself that way when facing Li Shimin.
"Sister, lie down quickly, your body is not well yet!" Concubine Yang hurriedly stood up and wanted to help, but she was still holding her son in her hand, so she had no choice but to accept the gift of the eldest grandson.
"Hehe, it's okay, my sister's words are like a slap in the face, untying the knot in my heart, and even my spirit is much better." Empress Changsun smiled and lay down again, after untying the knot in her heart, the former indifferent, dignified and virtuous Empress Changsun came back, and her words and deeds were full of the queen's grace and luxury.
"Hehe, seeing my sister look like this, my sister is really happy, I believe that it won't be long before my sister's health will be good, and then I will borrow the cook from the Su'er Mansion and make all the food at the Five Kings Banquet last night, so that my sister can taste it......" Seeing that the eldest grandson queen has regained the courage to live, Concubine Yang was very excited, and couldn't help but talk about her most proud son, especially last night's Five Kings Banquet, which made Concubine Yang say that her eyebrows flew and danced.
Although Empress Changsun has already heard Li Zhi and her son-in-law speak, where can the two children say clearly, so from Concubine Yang's mouth, the five-king banquet that Empress Changsun heard is more exciting, and when she hears the long and short sentences of the bright moon in Li Su's new work, she can't help but be amazed, especially the optimistic attitude to life in the poem, which makes Empress Changsun feel a lot!!