Spring Forest Evening

Is the water wide enough for swimming?

Shen Fu looked over the layers of lotus leaves beside the waterside pavilion, but it was true. It is said that Shangyun Pool was even bigger before. At that time, Shangyun Pool was still called Yun Lake, and the mansion it belonged to was the hidden mansion of Emperor Wu at that time. The name Yunhu was also chosen by her, which is quite imposing.

Later, because the whole mansion had been vacant for many years, Emperor Wu divided it into two halves. One half was given to General Xu Zhiyuan, the commander of the Huben Guard at that time, and the other half was still vacant there. It is said that Emperor Wu would go to sit and miss it when he was free. Write down the time spent there with Princess Zhaohuai.

Because of this, Yun Lake was divided into two halves along with the mansion, and the names were changed to Shangyunchi and Xiayunchi. General Xu never married a wife in his life, and the mansion after his death still belonged to the royal family according to his will, which is now his own palace. On the other side, Xiayun Pool was assigned to the other half of the mansion with the Martial Arts Field. It has been unoccupied for many years and is still under the management of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

At the foot of the imperial city, there is a lot of land and gold, and this place is even more scarce. It is a pity that such a large mansion is empty, so some people have paid attention to it over the years. If nothing else, let’s talk about it now. Last year, the mansion was opened. It is said that the second prince also asked the emperor to come here, but for some reason, the emperor did not agree.

Later, everyone discussed in private, saying that the second prince's mother concubine Ye Shufei was originally a mother who was precious by her son, she was unfavorable and clumsy, if it was the eldest prince's mother concubine Xiang Guifei, who had been favored for many years, she would have been eloquent already. I asked for that mansion, but I didn't see that the eldest prince opened the mansion at the beginning. Although the eldest prince is indeed the eldest son of the emperor, and the status of mother and concubine is valuable enough, a large part of the eldest prince's mansion was drawn from the emperor's original residence. , This honor is beyond the reach of other princes.

That's why the Great Prince's Mansion is so magnificent. On the day of the opening of the mansion, although Shen Fu didn't go to congratulate him in person because his father had just passed away, he still sent someone to send a congratulatory gift. The officials are basically all here, the three princes and the six books are all there, it is just a matter of hanging the words "Eastern Palace" directly on the door of the eldest prince's mansion.

However, it is also understandable, anyway, with the legacy of Emperor Wu, the current Empress Jiang is a medicine jar with no heirs. Never made a mistake, no matter how you look at it, the candidate for the future prince should be the First Prince.

Therefore, taking advantage of the joy of the establishment of the mansion, it is also a matter of etiquette for everyone to go to say congratulations, even if Yu Shitai deliberately picks mistakes, firstly, he is afraid of the emperor's attitude, and secondly, Xiang Guifei is good at dancing, so it is said that she sent someone early Zuodu Yushi and others were settled, so the firecrackers for Kaifu almost resounded through half of the capital, and Yushitai was still quiet and there was no movement.

Perhaps it was because of the opening of the first prince's mansion that there was a lot of commotion. When the second prince, who was two years younger than him, opened the mansion, he naturally had some active thoughts. It's a pity that the emperor did not agree to the mansion in Xiayunchi that he wanted wholeheartedly. , I don’t know if there is someone behind him to give advice, the second prince decided to save the country with a curve, and instead set his sights on Kang Wang’s Mansion, which is across the street from the mansion.

There are people living in Prince Kang’s Mansion, and those who live there are Lord Kang and his family. Why did the second prince want to see the mansion of King Kang? According to everyone’s private speculation, it should be because he disliked the bad location of the second prince’s mansion given to him by the emperor. This also moved a lot of brains.

Later, I don’t know how the second prince persuaded the emperor, but in the end the emperor deliberately went to the palace to discuss with Lord Kang, and asked him if he would like to replace Kang Wang’s mansion with the second prince’s mansion.

The ancestor of Prince Kang's Mansion was the youngest son of Emperor Taizong, the younger brother of Emperor Gaozong, and the father of Princess Zhaohuai, and the uncle of Emperor Wen and Emperor Wu. The location is first-class, and although the mansion does not look grand because of its disrepair, the area has not changed over the years, and it is even larger than the First Prince's Mansion.

It's a pity that Prince Kang's mansion was glorious back then, but the later descendants didn't live up to it. The situation in the mansion went from bad to worse, and it gradually became a side branch of the royal family. Today, the old Lord Kang has a lot of concubine children, and his life is quite difficult, and there is only an empty shelf of the palace for a long time.

Presumably this is also one of the reasons why the emperor agreed to the second prince's idea of ​​replacement. After all, these years, when she entered the palace during festivals, Concubine Kang always cried to the queen mother from time to time, saying how she used the dowry money to supplement the family and how to help out of tune. Kang Wangye feeds his concubine children.

In terms of seniority, Concubine Kang is still the empress dowager's cousin, so on the bright side, the empress dowager also mainly comforts her, and she has to give more rewards every time.

The royal family members are aware of these things, and the emperor also feels a bit of a headache, so the second prince's idea of ​​such a replacement can be regarded as a disguised way to share the worries of his father and emperor, and to be filial to the emperor's grandmother, which is beneficial to both others and himself. Later, the emperor specially invited Lord Kang into the palace, and invited several elders of the clan and clan orders to be witnesses, and asked him face to face if he would like to.

No matter how incompetent Lord Kang is, after all, he has dealt with the palace all his life. Although I don't know who came up with the idea of ​​replacement, but the emperor actually agreed to be a middleman, which means he also has this intention, and the second prince is said to have agreed on the spot Some additional benefits, like this, although Prince Kang, who was already a little dizzy with old eyesight, did not agree on the spot, saying that he would go back to discuss with his old wife, but his tone was loose, and the couple entered the palace together the next morning to express their willingness replacement.

So the mansion by the Xiayun Pool is still empty, and the formerly bustling and prosperous King Kang’s Mansion, just one street behind Prince Jing’s Mansion, is now the second prince’s mansion, but the second prince is only seventeen this year and has not yet engaged , just like the Prince Jing's mansion ahead, a little deserted.

In contrast, the eldest prince has already married the princess and gave birth to a son, and the princess and side concubine each gave birth to a son. The mansion of the eldest prince is now considered to be prosperous, so the current Concubine Xiang Gui can be said to be walking with wind, It is said that in the palace, it seems to be the same. Contrary to the fact that Empress Jiang, who is sick all the year round, hardly leaves her Changchun Palace. The only empress dowager who can be suppressed in terms of identity is a lenient temperament. Of course, Concubine Xiang Gui also respects the empress dowager very much, yes In these years, the emperor's harem can be considered harmonious.

These miscellaneous stories about the origin of Shangyun Pool and some related characters were all told by Shen Fu after he heard Zhou Heng said that he wanted to swim in Shangyun Pool. Although Zhou Heng listened with great interest, he didn't know what to say after listening. Finally, he said jokingly:

"It's very interesting. The second prince lives in tandem with you. There is only one person in one mansion. Others think your mansion is deserted. If you were in our place, you would be envied and hated to death." deserted?Cut, Versailles, right?

Shen Fu could also understand these words. After all, don't talk about other places. Even in this capital, there are many people who envy and envy the two bachelors. Thinking of this, Shen Fu regretted what he said to Zhou Heng just now. So many words.

What's so cold, isn't it because Zhou Heng was knocked overboard by the boatman, or else...

Otherwise, the marriage contract is still there, and although the wedding date has not been set, it will be around April next year at the latest, or the Zhou family will not agree.

Of course, if it wasn't for the incident of falling into the water, Zhou Heng wouldn't have revealed the truth to himself, and he didn't even know there was such a miraculous thing.

Thinking of this, Shen Fu suddenly had a strong interest in the swimming that Zhou Heng just mentioned. It is certain that this girl can swim, but she is a landlubber, so I don't know. Escape, what is the extent of the water?

Besides, since it is necessary to show swimming skills to myself, Shen Fu bit the bullet and asked Zhou Heng: "Then... if you swim here, do you need to prepare for swimming?"

water?Zhou Heng raised his head to look at Shen Fu with a puzzled face, and saw that she was a little embarrassed, and suddenly realized: "You mean swimming suits, right? They are clothes that are convenient for swimming in the water, right?"

Seeing that Shen Fu nodded hesitantly, Zhou Heng felt that the two should have the same meaning: "It turned out to be such a name, well, it is inconvenient to wear normal clothes when swimming, but does water depend on gender?"

It means that the girl's house needs to have a special water tank?Why do girls need a special water tank?Oh, by the way, there are some differences in body structure between men and women after all... Shen Fu blushed, coughed lightly and said: "I don't know this well, I don't know how to swim, I don't know about this, I'll have to let Nanny Shen back Or Chunyu and the others go out and look for it."

Zhou Heng didn't care about this, he said "Yes", and then persuaded Shen Fu:

"Swimming still has to be learned. Most of us know how to do it. When we were young, we had to take exams in school. We couldn't pass."

But Shen Fu is not an ordinary person, he is a prince, so there is no need to learn this. Thinking of this, Zhou Heng added another sentence: "Of course, the city I live in has water systems, and there are no rivers in some places, so there may not be so many rivers of."

This is a polite remark. To be honest, if I didn't know how to swim, even if I was a man at the time, if I was attacked suddenly like this, I would still die if I fell into the water.

Shen Fu also understands this, and with the news sent by Uncle He, although the people in Zhongnan Road don't know what they are preparing, they practice how to attack the people on the boat all day long in the water. Water, the end is naturally only a dead end.

So afterwards, when she ordered Mother Shen to help find a water table suitable for a girl's house, Shen Fu also ordered Mu Yun to buy a water table for a man's house alone. It came in handy soon afterwards!