mtl008 Chapter 408: Rescue Prince 6
Chapter 408: Rescue Prince 6
As soon as they finished breakfast, Hongyao pulled An Lingrong aside and made an expectant request.
"Mother, I heard there's a goldfish pond in the garden. Can you take Hongyao to have a look?"
An Lingrong gently wiped the sesame seeds off his face and joked with a smile.
"Isn't our Luoyue Kaiyun place enough for you to have fun? Why do you have to look for something new somewhere else?"
"Mother, we are surrounded by mountains and rivers, and fish tributes from all over the country gather here. Now that Sixth Brother has some free time, it's a good time for us to go out together."
Hongyao, who wanted to feed the fish, hurriedly pulled Hongzhan out.
An Lingrong looked out the window. The sun was not yet high in the sky, and the chill by the fish pond seemed not to have completely dissipated.
"Your Royal Father has assigned Hongzhan a task. How about I wait until he finishes it and then take you there?"
After the three children left, she remembered that she had not asked Hongyao where he heard that there was a goldfish pond in the garden.
So he gave instructions to Xiao Linzi.
"The Eighth Prince is a lively person. Please pick a clever young eunuch to look after him."
"The slave obeys."
Xiao Linzi responded respectfully and selected a young eunuch who was skilled in swimming from among his three loyal disciples.
Most of the buildings in the garden are built close to the mountains and water. Xiao Linzi did this just in case.
In the morning, Hongzhan was busy with the homework assigned by the emperor, while Hongyao took Xiao Shunzi and ran wildly on the hill near Louyue Kaiyun like a wild horse.
He was full of energy and did not forget to feed the fish. As soon as lunch was over, Hongyao urged An Lingrong to go out.
The residence was originally assigned to Shen Meiyu. When she heard that Concubine Hua was mocking her, she used the excuse that the misty place was not suitable for Princess Longyue to recuperate, and forcibly moved to the Bitong Academy where Zhen Huan used to live, and squeezed in with Huanbi and the women of Baiguan.
After the servants had prepared the cakes, tea leaves, tea sets and fish food, An Lingrong led a group of people to admire the goldfish.
Louyue Yunkai and Tantandangdang are both palaces scattered around the Houhu Lake. If you want to reach one of them as quickly as possible, you must pass by Jiuzhou Yanqing in the middle of the south bank of Houhu Lake.
Gusts of wind blew past, rippling the calm surface of the lake.
Hongyao, who was looking around, accidentally saw the pleasure boat docked by the lake. He quietly pulled Hongzhan's hand and shared it with his hand covering his mouth.
"Sixth brother, look, the pleasure boat by the lake is so beautiful."
Ever since Hongyao entered the garden, he found everything strange.
All the way to Tantantangdang, he never stopped exclaiming.
Before she got close, An Lingrong saw someone in the open pavilion of the square Fish-Watching Terrace.
"This servant pays respects to the Imperial Concubine Shu. My master is taking the Seventh Prince to the Fish Viewing Terrace to capture the shapes of fish. You and the three young masters, please come in."
Hanzhu, who came from the other side, bowed and greeted.
My master intends to get closer to Concubine Shu, and also intends to let the Sixth Prince take care of the Seventh Prince.
As the maid of Concubine Jing, she naturally had to greet people with a smile.
"Aunt Hanzhu, did Seventh Brother take the initiative to ask to come and see the goldfish?"
Hongyao asked curiously while walking and tilting his head.
Hanzhu lowered her body and replied with a smile.
"Replying to Eighth Prince, the adults who taught Seventh Prince at the Imperial Observatory said that learning to paint starts with observation. After Concubine Jing learned this, she often took Seventh Prince to observe different scenes."
"Jing Fei has taken good care of Hong Xia. I heard that Hong Xia has become more fluent in his speech recently."
This news was passed to her ears by someone with ulterior motives without An Lingrong having to inquire about it.
"Replying to the Imperial Concubine, the Seventh Prince has indeed improved compared to before, but the Imperial Physician said that people who hold their heads down are not as good as ordinary people after all."
An Lingrong smiled slightly, "Hongxia's recovery is a testament to Concubine Jing's love for him."
Hanzhu is worthy of being Concubine Jing's maid, and her words are very precise.
She directly pointed out that Hongxia had a head injury when he was born, which made him different from ordinary people, in order to dispel An Lingrong's vigilance.
The arrival of An Lingrong and her group made the observation deck suddenly more lively.
She sat side by side with Concubine Jing, sipping fragrant tea and watching with a smile as the four children played and fought along the white marble railings beside the fish pond.
Concubine Jing, holding the teacup, spoke in a low voice.
"Your Highness, I have discovered some unclean things in Hongxia's Wufu Hall. Thank you for your prompt reminder. If you need me in the future, please let me know."
"You are too polite, Concubine Jing. I have experienced numerous plots against me before, so it is inevitable that I will be a little suspicious when I enter the garden again. This matter was handled by the Emperor, and it has nothing to do with me."
Concubine Jing didn't expect An Lingrong to deny it.
When she thought about the fact that Jiuzhou Yan Qing had not made any movement until now, her heart moved and she muttered to herself.
"Since I entered the palace, I have been kind to everyone and often visited my sisters. There is only one courtyard in the palace that I have not visited. I heard that it is the residence of the deposed queen's sister."
"In order to prevent the emperor from being disturbed by the scene, the deposed queen had the courtyard sealed off."
"I have privately inquired about the owner of that courtyard, but the old man in the mansion is very secretive about it."
"She died during childbirth, when the Emperor was thinking about her the most."
"No matter what her sister did wrong, the emperor will..."
Concubine Jing seemed to have just remembered that there was someone sitting next to her, and she spoke apologetically.
"Your Highness, I am old now and I always like to think about the past. I am sorry to make you laugh."
An Lingrong understood that Concubine Jing wanted to arouse her interest in Queen Chunyuan, but she had already extracted information about their past from the Emperor.
The information she possessed was far more than that of Concubine Jing, who entered the palace later.
"Jing Fei has a good memory. You are still young, and now you have the Seventh Prince. When he leaves the palace and sets up his own household, good days are still ahead. There is hope for the future, so why dwell on the past?"
"Your Highness, I, your humble concubine..."
Concubine Jing hesitated to speak.
"Jingfei, look how happy the children are playing. I have no other thoughts right now, I just hope that Hongzhan and the other two grow up safely."
Empress Chunyuan is a taboo for the Emperor and cannot even be mentioned.
An Lingrong was not stupid. Even Concubine Nian, who entered the palace at the same time as Concubine Jing, did not know about Queen Chunyuan. No matter what Concubine Jing's purpose was, she could not continue the conversation.
Concubine Jing was a very insightful person. She was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said.
"I also hope that the Seventh Prince will have a smooth life."
An Lingrong looked up and found that Hongzhan and the others had circled to the lake, and suggested in a gentle voice.
"Jingfei, the children have changed places to play, let's go over and take a look."
As soon as Hongyao arrived at the garden, he completely let go of his nature and became so lively and active that it gave people a headache.
As soon as the two of them came out of Tantandang, they heard Baoge's panicked shouts.
"Hurry up and save Sixth Prince!"