Thirty-three year of Qitai
A middle-aged man in a bright yellow dragon robe with bright candles in the Imperial Study of the Xuande Palace is seriously drawing on the desk. On the paper is a young man wearing a peasant blue palace servant dress. He is thin and has a beautiful face. Standing next to a small pavilion with exquisite paintings, there was a slight smile on his face.
"Yuanfu, look, Who does my painting look like it?" Xuanyuan Han Cheng asked Yuanfu, the chief eunuch who was waiting on the side. Yuan Fu has been the chief of servants for more than 30 years. He is several years older than the emperor. His temples are white and his face is covered with deep wrinkles. Yuan Fu sighed inwardly. He replied: "Back to the emperor, the person looked vaguely like Lin Guiren when he was young."
"Is it alike?" Xuanyuan Hancheng whispered. In fact, the appearance of the boy was a little vague in his memory. What I remember most was that the boy had big watery eyes and a pair of small dimples, and his smile was particularly cute and sweet. Thinking of the young boy's last blood-stained smile, the scene from that night thirty years ago, as long as he thought of it, it still hurts his heart.
Yuan Fu knew that the emperor was thinking about Lin Guiren again. Today is the emperor’s birthday, originally the emperor’s birthday was naturally to be celebrated with a banquet to the harem officials. But the emperor’s birthday has been a taboo in the palace for the past thirty years. What happened at the emperor’s birthday banquet thirty years ago has been kept secret by the palace people who knew about it.
Thirty years ago, Xuanyuan Hancheng specially held a family banquet to celebrate his 25th birthday, hosted by the concubine Shu who has always been beloved. Concubine Shu was originally the daughter of the Five Ranks zhizhou, and was given to him as the prince's concubine when he was still the prince. Xu Xueying is a beautiful woman with a gentle and watery personality. She is deeply loved by Xuanyuan Hancheng. Had it not been for Concubine Shu who hadn't done anything for years, Xuanyuan Hancheng would have long wanted to make her a noble concubine.
The Queen Xue Caiyu of Xuanyuan Hancheng was a candidate of the maternal family of the mother-in-law of the Queen Mother and was a marriage given by the emperor's grandfather before his death. The Xue family's successor younger sister of the official department at that time. Xuanyuan Hancheng's father, Emperor Xuanyuan Zhaoshen, was the third son of the first emperor, and he was born to the Queen of the Yuan Dynasty. The Queen of the Yuan Dynasty died of dystocia when she gave birth.
After that, Emperor Xian made the queen to concubine Xue, who had always been a favourite, his successor. The concubine Xue even struggled with advanced age to give birth to the tenth prince Xuanyuan Zhaohong in his later years. Xuanyuan Zhaohong was a young son of the old first emperor, only one year older than Xuanyuan Hancheng.
The emperor Xian was greedy for power and favoured the youngest son of the Xue family and refused to establish a prince, which led to a fierce struggle between the princes. In the end, the first emperor's eldest prince and the fifth princes were forced in the palace to rebel and kill the second prince, and finally suppressed by the third prince, Xuanyuan Hancheng's father. The emperor Xian was shocked and angry and became ill, and in desperation could only pass it on to Xuanyuan Zhaoshen. Although Xue's youngest son was also a direct son, Xuanyuan Zhaohong, the tenth prince, was only fifteen years old at the time, and there was nothing he could do if he was interested in the throne.
Therefore, the Xue family begged Emperor Xian to make Xuanyuan Zhaohong the king, and grant them a rich domain, and also give the daughter of the Xue family's side branch to the prince Xuanyuan Hancheng. The Xue family has been expanding its influence in the DPRK and China over the years, secretly helping Li Wang keep making small moves. It wasn't until Empress Dowager passed away that the Xue family was restrained. Xuanyuan Hancheng had always wanted to get rid of the Xue family, but the Xue family had been intricately rooted in the court, and there was no way to hit it with a single blow.
Thus, the gentle and beautiful concubine Shu occupies an important place in his heart compared to the respectful queen.
Never thought that it was the song and dance arranged by Concubine Shu when the dancing lead dancer came forward to receive the reward after the performance. A white light flashed from the dancer's sleeves, and a sharp sword with blue light pierced him. The sword was smeared with poison, and the guards beside him hurriedly pulled him. At the same time, several dancers appeared in the dance group to fight with the guards. For a time, the screams of the imperial concubine and the screams of the escorts resounded through the palace. The dancer who led the dance was just weak and charming, with excellent martial skills, deadly moves, and vicious shots. The target was directly at Emperor Xuanyuan Hancheng, and the sharp sword was about to stab him. At this time, someone suddenly rushed to his chest to block the stabbed poisonous sword for Xuanyuan Hancheng.
At the critical moment, Ling Zhengfeng, the commander of the forbidden army in the palace, arrived with a large number of guards. The number of the forbidden army was so large that the assassins gradually became weak and were under control in a minute. Although most of the assassins who were captured committed suicide instantly, a few were captured alive.
At this time, Xuanyuan Han Cheng saw clearly that the person in his arms was stained with blood, he was someone he hadn't expected---Lin Guiren Lin Anzhu.
Lin Guiren was a twin baby. Xuanyuan Hancheng got drunk when he was still the prince. He happened to see him dressed as a clever court attendant. Somehow he moved his heart and the prince used his wine strength to force him. Later, his mother gave Lin Anzhu to him as a servant. I also liked it for a while at the beginning. Of course, there were many beautiful concubines, especially Xu Xueying, who were gentle and pleasant, and Lin Anzhu would not be a special one.
After he came back from the frontier fortress, he learned that Lin Anzhu fell into the water and miscarried, it would be difficult to get pregnant in the future, he was very disappointed with the thin heirs of Lin Anzhu who lost the child. Gradually, he became indifferent to him, Lin Anzhu has a quiet and well-behaved personality and will not ask for favours. Moreover, the loss of a child has dealt a great blow to him, He has always been very sad and self-blaming. Little server slowly faded out of Xuanyuan Hancheng's sight. Until he got the throne, Lin Anzhu was also named into a little position in the harem.
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