"People are different, of course they won't be completely consistent. What's so strange about this?"

She suddenly asked, "Hong'er, do you think it's him or your father's good?"

The child was stunned and didn't know how to answer. After a while, he said to himself: "Empress Dowager... Father, why didn't he send someone to pick us up?... Is he not coming to find us anymore?"

Fangfei felt aggrieved and disappointed in his voice, and felt a little worried. Emperor Hongwen, he might not have returned from his hunting pleasure; even if he came back, he still had Concubine Mi, Prince Rui and many other sons. How could he be worried about the whereabouts of his mother and son?

Since he turned against him, he has been staying in Cining Palace and never seeing guests. Even Li Chong and others have not seen each other. Who would have noticed the disappearance of his mother and son?

If you really don't pay attention, that's a good thing.

But that is impossible. There will always be some time when he will think of the missing prince, how can he not be in a mess?

Honger was timid: "The Queen Mother... If the father didn't look for us, we couldn't go back?"

She smiled, her voice so desolate: "No, Hong'er. Don't worry..."

Tell the child to rest assured, what should I rest assured? Before she finished speaking, she heard Luo Jia's footsteps and his laughter: "Hong'er, look, what is this?"

The candlelight was not as obvious as the sunlight. She hugged behind her son and looked him upwards unscrupulously. Then she lay down.

The child forgot his brief little anxiety and ran over: "Oh, what is this?"

"This is Dongbula, some places, also called Liushiqin... Come on, Honger, I will play the song for you."

"You can still play music?"

"Of course."

He sat down, and Hong'er also sat down. The two of them surrounded the stove and watched the blue flames jump. Then, he began to play cheerful songs, both in the grassland style, full of strong Xianbei colors, passionate and unrestrained. Then, he sang the song:

Chilechuan, under Yinshan

The sky is like a dome, covering all fields

The sky is vast and the wilderness is vast. The wind blows the grass and sees cattle and sheep.

...

This is the most famous piece of music among the northerners, and it is a pure northern flavor. From the song to the lyrics, it is full of the imprints of the Xianbei people.

His singing was loud and vigorous, and it spread far and far in the darkness.

The child sang happily with him.

As the last string of the tune fell, there was silence around him. Hong'er was also infected by this majestic singing and did not speak for a moment.

"Oh...my father told me this song, but he can't sing..."

But I could hear a clear voice: "Honger, come here."

The child was stunned, and Luo Jia was also stunned.

But seeing that Fangfei had already sat up from the bed, although she still had not taken off her eye mask, she had already leaned against the head of the bed, officially indicating that she was sober.

Hong'er ran over, she grabbed her son's hand and was roasted very warmly by the stove.

"Hong'er, I'll tell you a story, okay?"

"Okay."

She took a casual look at Luo Jia's direction and knew that he was sitting there and looking at herself. She didn't care, so she just gently hugged her son and said softly: "Today, I will tell you the story of Emperor Wu of Han and Prince Liu Ju."

"Emperor Wu of Han? Is the Southern Dynasty emperor that Taizu admired the most?"

"Yes, it's him. Before, the Southern Dynasty was no match for the Huns, but he was particularly powerful and sent people to expel the Huns for thousands of miles. The Han Dynasty was strong and powerful, and it was powerful both at home and abroad."

"He's really awesome."

"But these wise things happened before middle age, and in his old age, he was not so powerful."

"Why?"

"Hong'er, listen to me tell you slowly..."

Emperor Wu of Han was supported by his aunt's eldest princess and was able to become the crown prince. The condition was to marry his aunt's daughter and his own cousin Ajiao became the queen. Ajiao became the queen. The couple lived a few years of purity. Then, Emperor Wu of Han fell in love with Wei Zifu, a family slave, presented by Princess Pingyang. It would be fine. The most powerful ones were Wei Zifu's brother Wei Qing and nephew Huo Qubing. They were all super powerful generals and talents. They made great achievements and the Wei family was one family, and they were extremely prominent at the time.

Of course, it is not only that. The most important thing is that Wei Zifu gave birth to his son Liu Ju when Emperor Wu of Han was almost 30 years old. Soon after, he was appointed as the crown prince by Emperor Wu of Han, who was the crown prince of Wei.

Hong'er listened carefully, because she heard the queen mother say, "Why should I establish the prince of Wei so quickly? Just because Emperor Wu of Han had only one son, he loved him more than his life and regarded him as a treasure..."

The little child carefully chews the Queen Mother's words. Of course, he loves it very much when he has only one son, but what if he has two sons, three sons... or dozens of sons?

Luo Jia felt heavy in her heart and a little chill behind her back.

Fangfei, she actually told her son like this!

She dared to tell her son such a story.

He wanted to stop him, but there was no way. Because, her voice was gray and her heart was gray--just like the conversation between the mother and son that he had heard quietly outside the door, "Father, why don't you come to us..."

Emperor Hongwen has forgotten the existence of this mother and son.

The person who was once so cherished and determined to get so decisively, now he has been missing for several days, and he has not noticed it at all.

Not only that, her gray voice was not a moment of excitement, but a very calm feeling, as if it was a result of thinking carefully and waiting for a long time.

He couldn't stop it.

Honger was asking: "Empress Dowager, what about next?"

"Later, Emperor Wu of Han made more and more contributions, and there were more and more beauties in his harem. Then, he gave birth to many sons. The most famous ones were the son of Changyi, the beautiful lady Li, who was born in a beautiful smile, and Liu Fuling, the son of Gouyi... At that time, Mrs. Li had already died, and Gouyi was the most favored. It is said that she was fourteen months pregnant before giving birth to Liu Fuling, which was exactly the same as the mother of the legendary great saint Yao who was pregnant with him for 14 months. Therefore, Emperor Wu of Han gave Gouyi Palace where Mrs. Gouyi lived as Yao's mother palace..."

At that time, Wei Zifu was already old and despicable, and Prince Wei was in his thirties. The prince was in his prime, but Emperor Wu of Han named Mrs. Gouyi as "Yao Mother", and everyone knows his Sima Zhao's intentions.

When the emperor has unspoken rules, other ministers will of course have their own ulterior motives. Prince Wei cannot have political enemies and opposing factions, so he needs to support the new prince who can bring him benefits.

It can be said that as soon as Emperor Wu of Han was given the title of "Yaomu Palace", he was actually telling Prince Wei's political enemies clearly: "You can attack the prince!"

Of course, it is impossible for political enemies to let go of the big sword that has been sharpened for a long time.

Hong'er raised her face and suddenly asked, "Is Yao's mother palace powerful, or is Prince Rui powerful?"

Fangfei's heart trembled, and even though she couldn't see it, she still closed her eyes slightly. The emperors of the northern kingdom who advocated Emperor Wu of Han, especially Emperor Hongwen and his ministers.

What is the difference between my mother and son’s situation now and Wei Zifu and Prince Wei back then?

The only difference is that, the infamous Queen Mother Feng, has much more power than Wei Zifu. If this is not the case, Hong'er would pay more than three days to greet him? Perhaps Emperor Hongwen would never want to see him again!

The child is still young and has begun to be disliked. What will happen in the future? In another ten or twenty years? At that time, his other sons grew up one after another. What is Hong'er?

The most ruthless imperial family!

It was her voice, fluttering: "Hong'er, when the late emperor was alive, he was very, very nice to the Empress Dowager... Later, I always thought, that's because the late emperor passed away very early... If he lived for a long time and lived for so long to Emperor Wu of Han, and had many new beauties, would he still treat me as he used to..."

The first time the child heard her mention "Last Emperor Grandpa" was, and he didn't understand what he said.

Luo Jia sat by the stove, leaning on her back, her heart was cut like a knife, listening to her cold and ruthless voice, accusing her son—and then, directly accusing herself!

It was the first time he had settled down like this. He thought carefully, what would it look like if he really hadn't "dead" - he had lived for decades?

Could it be because he became an ordinary person, but he was even more willing and focused on a woman?

The emperor was in a high position, so many political structures had to be balanced, married, appeased, and weighed the relationship between ministers... There were many things, and concubines were sometimes a means, and almost eight out of ten were means and ends, but there was no such thing as love.

Now, Emperor Hongwen has so many concubines and sons, and has such a strong relationship with Empress Dowager Feng. The young prince wants to keep his position as a crown prince forever. Not to mention Empress Dowager Feng, even Luo Jia feels it is very silence.

Everyone is an emotional animal.

How can you expect a father who hates his mother to maintain his long-lasting favor for the son she gave birth to?

Is this possible?

Not to mention the emperor, even if a divorced couple remarries and has another child, then the vast majority of them will have a deeper relationship with their previous children.

There is still no conflict of interest, and now it is involved, but the position of the emperor.

Could it be that those popular favorite concubines will not help their sons fight for a better position?

Who is Luo Jia? Since Emperor Hongwen made the "Prince Rui" with great fanfare, this has vaguely shown his attitude - even if he doesn't think so, other ministers will think so: the little prince is no longer so solid!

A thousand-mile dike was destroyed by an ant hole, and a small loophole was enough to destroy a big tree.

This is why Fangfei was pregnant in Lizheng Hall and did not want him to reward the soon-to-be-born child at all. If it was a princess, it would be fine, but if it was a prince, it would definitely be inappropriate.

This is also what he was most dissatisfied with Emperor Hongwen: How could this kid be so confused?

It was still the voice of Empress Dowager Feng, and he was still fluttering: "Emperor Wu of Han no longer likes Wei Zifu, nor does he like Prince Wei. He wanted to make Liu Fuling the prince, so he had to find an excuse to depose the prince..."

Hong'er asked naively: "Is Prince Wei making a mistake?"

"No, he is right. He visited Emperor Wu of Han every day. Later, Emperor Wu of Han didn't like him anymore, so he didn't see him once a month... The father and son couldn't communicate, and the more distant they became, the more indifferent they became..."

It is of course easy to make excuses.

In the year, witchcraft was popular in the palace, and Emperor Wu of Han was suspicious. Mrs. Gouyi took the opportunity to recommend her fellow disciple Jiang Chong to him. Jiang Chong found a Hu witch and dug out puppets all day long in the palace to see who was cursing Emperor Wu of Han. As a result of the search, Empress Wei's palace was not spared. The empress was dug in a mess in the house and there was no place to stand.

Subsequently, the two princesses born by Wei Zifu, Wei Qing's eldest son, and many relatives of the Wei family, were executed by Emperor Wu of Han.

Then, he continued to dig the prince's palace. Jiang Chong sent people to bury the villain while digging, and of course he successfully dug the villain.

The witchcraft disaster was a death row. At this time, Prince Wei was desperate and had to raise an army to fight. He first killed Jiang Chong and confronted Emperor Wu of Han. In the end, Prince Wei was confiscated and destroyed his family, implicated and killed 20,000 to 30,000 people. Wei Zifu also committed suicide.

Of course, Mrs. Gouyi's wish was successfully realized, and her son Liu Fuling became the new crown prince.
To be continued...