Imperial brother, later on, Ning An will go to Rongfu Palace to pay respects to Empress Du, so don’t be in a hurry to leave.”When they parted in front of the Changchun Palace, Princess Ning An waved her little hand and purposely admonished King Yu.
Changchun Palace is the palace where Royal Concubine Shen resides, when Princess Ning An was 3 years old, her mother Consort Cao Duan was involved in the “Imjin Palace Mutiny”, and was executed by Empress Fang, after that, Princess Ning An was adopted by Royal Concubine Shen, and has been residing in the Changchun Palace.
“Well, quickly go back, don’t forget to greet Your Highness on my behalf.”King Yu nodded, then watched Princess Ning An and her party enter Changchun Palace.
After Princess Ning An entered Changchun Palace, King Yu and his party continued onwards, passing through a garden before arriving at Rongfu Palace.
“His Highness King Yu has arrived, quickly go report back to the empress.”
Rongfu Palace was originally silent, but when the palace maids and eunuchs of Rongfu Palace saw Yu Wang, they were all overjoyed and ran to tell each other, and Rongfu Palace came alive.
Corridor, flower garden, rockery, screen ……
Yu Wang stood at the entrance of the palace, looking at the familiar and unfamiliar grass and trees of Rongfu Palace, could not help but be stunned.
That sunny cloister was his favourite place to read books when he was a child, because the sunlight there was the best, and it was warm on his body. I remember that when I was a child, I once read a book in the cloister, but also to see the mother consort of the father complimented it, then complimented what, oh, remember to come, the father said Ti Gee a leap, can not be ten steps; incompetent horses ten driving, the work in the unsheathed ……
The old tree root on the rockery is still there, when I was a child, I climbed the rockery, a foot on the slippery fall down the rockery, thanks to the midway to catch the old tree root before not being broken head ……
There are also flower gardens, when I was a child, I played hide and seek with my younger brother and Ning An in them. ……
However, every blade of grass and tree here looks familiar, but is unfamiliar.
For example, I remember that the flower garden used to have the most peonies, and Mother Consort loved peonies the most. Every summer, the flower garden was filled with red peonies, purple peonies, and pink peonies, and the garden was full of colourful peonies.
During the flower season, Father came to Rongfu Palace more often than not, and there were also ladies and nobles who came to Rongfu Palace to ask for flowers from time to time.
It can be said that “the peony is in full bloom in spring, but there is an order not to enjoy the flowers this year. The order was not to enjoy the flowers this year. Three hundred flowers were cut out of the golden plate and given to the near ministers by the internal approvals.
But now, how come the peonies in the flower garden have disappeared and so many chrysanthemums have been planted instead?
The chrysanthemum is not a favourite among flowers, and there are no more flowers when this flower is in full bloom. Although chrysanthemums are good, but when did mother consort change her preference.
“Yu Wang Palace has come down, quickly please come with the slave girl, the Mother Consort has just chanted about Your Highness.”
At the time when Yu Wang’s thoughts were drifting, a woman dressed in blue palace dress, walked over quickly, about twenty years old, gentle and competent, walked in front of Yu Wang and performed a Wan Fu, said with an excited face.
“Many thanks to Aunt Jin Yu.”When King Yu saw the visitor, a smile could not help but appear on his face and he bowed his hand.
“Your Highness has discounted the slave girl.”The Jin Yu courtesan sidestepped and avoided it.
“When this king messed up when I was a child, many times it was Aunt Jin Yu who covered up for me and suffered on my behalf. Others couldn’t suffer, but Aunt Jin Yu could. Oh, by the way Auntie, isn’t Mother Consort’s favourite peony, when did she switch to chrysanthemums?”Yu Wang has been acquainted with Jin Yu’s palace maid since she was a child, and when he spoke, his tone was quite a bit more cordial than to others.
“It’s all Lu Jing ……”Jin Yu heard, thought of the flower garden to change the cause of chrysanthemums, eyebrows can not help but slightly wrinkled, was about to open his mouth to explain the cause, heard behind him came the voice of Consort Dukang, so to the edge of the mouth words and swallowed back.
“Listen to him, quickly, quickly let mother consort take a good look at my listening.”
Concubine Du Kang called, while pushing away the support of the palace maid, hand pinching a gold silk phoenix patterned handkerchief and walked over quickly.
Du Kang Fei dressed in a gorgeous pink palace dress, embroidered with a gold phoenix, skirt pleats such as peony petals bloom on the ground, a head of green silk pulled into a fairy cloud bun, oblique inserted on a decorated with small rounded pearl step rock, a pair of eyes looking at the Yu Wang is full of joy, although the excitement is not yet, but the manner is still a million, between the hands and feet is a wave of the noble gas.
Although already over thirty years old, but Du Kang Fei maintenance is excellent, even if the corners of the eyes do not see a trace of lines, face is still the same, still in the style and splendour.
“Mother consort.”Yu Wang quickly step forward, face worried, “mother consort body slightly ill, how not in the house will recuperate, see the wind is not good.”
“Listen to his son, he’s grown up.Listen to me listen to the child grow up, know heartache mother consort.”Consort Du Kang giggled and joked.
“Mother consort, I have long grown up ……”Yu Wang blushed, was Du Kang Fei in front of the face of all the palace maids and eunuchs snickering, very embarrassed, half to change the subject, half seriously accountable immediately after Du Kang Fei’s two palace maids, “How do you take care of the mother consort, how do not persuade the point ……”
“Your Highness forgive me.”The two palace maids bowed their heads and confessed.
“It’s not their business. Alright, not to tease you. To tell you the truth, mother consort is in good health.”Consort Du Kang waved her hand, smiled faintly, and softly said.
King Yu was stunned at the words, his eyes filled with suspicion.
“Mother Consort just missed you too much, that’s why she claimed to be sick. Otherwise, how could your father be willing to let you come into the palace to see me.”Consort Du Kang blinked her eyes, a pair of eyes as clear and bright as amber semi-clear, and said with a slight smile.
“If you don’t believe me, ask Jin Yu.”Consort Du Kang reached out and pointed to the Jin Yu palace maid on the side.
Under the gaze of King Yu and Consort Du Kang, Jin Yu slowly nodded her head.
“You see, right, but Jin Yu never lies.”Consort Du Kang smiled sweetly, then reached out and pulled Yu Wang’s wrist, just like when she led him as a toddler when he was a child, pulling Yu Wang towards the palace grounds.
When passing by the flower garden, Consort Du Kang stretched out her delicate hand and pointed at the chrysanthemums in the flower garden, introducing one by one to King Yu, “Listen, this clump of chrysanthemums is red like dan, like peonies, called ink peony; over there, that clump of pure white and flawless, like the world’s independent fairy, called white peony; here, don’t you see there is only one, but it’s the most expensive, it’s a gift from a century-old family of flower breeders from Lingnan, and it’s the most valuable.Here, don’t look at just one plant, but it’s the most expensive one, it’s a Lingnan flower family that has been raising flowers for a hundred years, and your father rewarded me with no more than a hundred plants in the whole of the Ming Dynasty, it’s called the Yao Tai Jade Phoenix, look at the white petals surrounding the yellow heart of the flower layer by layer, isn’t it a kind of graceful beauty, just like the Yao Tai Fairy, that’s why it’s called the Yao Tai Jade Phoenix, which is a real name; and there …….”
After Du Kang Fei introduced the last kind of chrysanthemum, a pair of eyes rubbing a gentle light, face also emerged as a new woman as shy blush, softly said to Yu Wang, “So it, the emperor treats me – is also on the heart it. Listen to you outside before you build a house, more attentive to your father assigned you the errand, do not worry about mother consort.”
The Jin Yu courtesan who followed behind Consort Du Kang and King Yu, listening to Consort Du Kang’s words, her eyes could not help but redden, a tear almost dripping down, panicked, reaching out to wipe it away, squeezing a smile on her face, echoing, “Yes Your Highness, His Majesty treats His Majesty with great care.”
“Imperial son save.”Yu Wang nodded under Consort Du Kang’s gaze.
The smile on Consort Du Kang’s face at these words became even more beautiful, more human than a flower, pulling King Yu to pick up the steps and slowly step into the palace.
