See Jiangshan

"Someone read your book, 'As a princess of the royal family, you can't lead by example and love the people like your own son, instead, you bully others because of venting your personal anger'. I heard that you mobilized the private soldiers of the princess's mansion last night?"

Although Cheng Qianren has not officially gone to court now, he can already review the memorials alone and summon the important ministers of the three divisions.The supporters of the royal family surnamed Duan finally dispelled the suspicion that the first assistant refused to delegate power and blocked the prince from governing.

Wen Le snorted softly: "These pedantic and sour scholars pass up all kinds of papers. The emperor's brother manages everything every day, so he has no time to care about trivial matters. Could it be that this palace murdered and set fire?"

"You call that attempted murder and arson."

Sighing on Cheng Qianren's face, the palms retracted into the wide sleeves moved slightly, and quietly hid the snacks that Zhuliu gave him into the space magic weapon.What kind of hawthorn snowball almond halva has no majesty, and it will be very embarrassing to be seen.

Wen Le didn't pay attention to his small movements, and said in self-reflection: "Restraining the nobles is the first thing you do after taking charge of the country. First, you must be frugal, and second, you must be humble. You are causing trouble. I punish myself by confinement for seven days."

Cheng Qianren smiled kindly: "Is Xu Ran making you unhappy?"

"Apart from my relatives, she is my only friend. She is simple, pure, courageous, brave and open-minded..."

"Hey, I didn't see so many advantages in her!"

"Don't make fun of me, I just want to say... even she has changed, I feel a little uncomfortable."

Cheng Qianren smiled and said, "Do you know what she was like in the past? She was less than 20 years old, when she was in Nanyuan."

"I've heard of some, please tell me more." Wen Le walked around behind the desk and pulled Cheng Qianren's sleeve: "Brother, walk with me today, I will be locked up tomorrow. Since you last time I have never seen you again after asking about my past, I always wondered if I said something wrong and made you unhappy."

"I'm just busy recently." Cheng Qianren hurriedly stood up, slipped his sleeves from Wen Le's hands, he was afraid that Zhu Liu would jump out from behind the screen angrily, even though the other party had no reasonable reason to do so.

He didn't know what he was afraid of.

"Okay, let's chat with you for a while. It's the last thing to do today, so I'll call it a day."

He subconsciously explained to Zhu Liu.

The lights are near dusk.

In the orange glow, they pass through the long oblique shadows cast by vermilion pillars and rhombus panes.Wen Le was in high spirits, dismissed the female servants, led Cheng Qianren around, and listened to Xu Ran's embarrassing stories all the way, laughing until his stomach ached.In return, she shared happy childhood memories with each other.

"The polo field, have you been here? In the past, the stables here were known as 'three hundred horses, who can fight immediately'. Now there are only a few hundred left. After all, no one has played polo for a long time."

"On the east bank of the Bliss Pond, the lotus leaves cover the sky and the sun in summer. I hide in the boat under the lotus leaves, which is cooler and more comfortable than the bedroom. If you catch me, I have to go back to study."

"We are here on the swing together. At that time, I hadn't learned the art of lightness. The swing was like flying on the clouds. I was very happy."

The swing pedals and red silk have long since disappeared, leaving only the mottled swing frame, empty in the setting sun.

The elderly servant led a group of courtiers to salute in panic, Cheng Qianren waved his hands and looked around.

Back then, this garden was specially built for the young princes and princesses for fun, but now it has been abandoned for a long time and has been neglected. Fortunately, the nobleman has no intention of blaming it.

Wen Le said: "Going any further, there are abandoned side palaces and cold palaces, which are nothing to see. Let's go back."

It's really remote. Cheng Qianren had never been here before, wandering around at night before. It is hidden in the dark night, only a few walls away from the bright lights, lush flowers and trees, and brilliant gold bricks, but it is like another world.

He went deep into the weeds, pushed open the corner door covered with dust and cobwebs, and suddenly noticed that the expressions on people's faces were very strange, disturbed, mixed with inexplicable fear.It seems that there are monsters hiding in the door.

Wen Le frowned slightly, and raised his hand to signal others not to follow.

At dusk, tens of thousands of palace lanterns are lit.There are only a few faint candle lights here, quietly shining on the bluestone floor tiles through the window lattice of the hut.

The roof tiles are covered with moss, and grass seeds have fallen on it at some point, and weeds are overgrown between the tile cracks, and small bright yellow flowers bloom.

Insects and birds are singing, full of vitality.Cheng Qianren seemed to have left the deep palace in an instant, even far away from the imperial capital.

After he walked around to the house, the pond under the willow tree was sparkling, and he walked along the cobblestone path through the vegetable bed, and saw someone collecting clothes.A row of coarse clothes hung on the hemp rope, and the smell of saponin wafted in the evening wind.

Startled by the sound of footsteps, the man turned his head, his movements froze, and his eyes were shocked.

Cheng Qianren also stared at the other party.

This man is dressed in linen and has a youthful face, but his temples have white hair, and there are wrinkles at the end of his eyes, showing an old look that does not match his age.

Wen Le said, "Brother Three Emperors."

The shock in the eyes of the commoner youth gradually calmed down, turning into indifference.

He put down his clothes and asked, "Shall I salute?"

Cheng Qianren: "It's fine, it's up to you."

The other party obviously didn't expect him to say this, and he was stunned for a moment, then pointed to the stone table by the pond: "Sit first, I'll pour you some water."

Cheng Qianren sat down and looked at the vegetable beds. The soil was soft and the vegetables were growing well, which showed that the owner took good care of them.There is a row of houses behind the vegetable garden. I don't know who lives there.Wen Le stared at Cheng Qianren, her hands clenched the hem of her skirt, trembling slightly.

The rough tea was poured into a white porcelain bowl, and the third prince asked, "When did you come back?"

Cheng Qianren: "A month ago."

The crown prince returned to the capital with a guard of honor, and the people of the entire imperial capital celebrated. The whole world knew, but there was something in the deep palace that was not communicated.

"Are you used to returning to the imperial capital after being away from home for many years?"

Cheng Qianren took a sip of hot tea: "It's okay. The clothes are heavy, and sometimes it's inconvenient."

"I've seen my father, how is he?"

"never seen it."

The young man raised his head and sighed.He sighed, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes deepened.

Wen Le seemed to know what he was going to say, and suddenly got up: "Brother Sanhuang!"

Cheng Qianren glanced at her and said calmly, "Sit."

Wen Le sat down slumped, and the young man began to speak.

"Since you were born, I have known that our generation, unlike the royal families in the past, does not exist in survival of the fittest, first come first, or fair competition. Because you were born as an emperor star. I refused to accept fate, and in the end I was hit with a bloody head, in vain .”

"You're still back. Those who tried to become emperor before you didn't end well. Could it be that this is the destiny of heaven?" The third prince asked calmly, with a calm expression:

"Brother, have you ever thought about it, we all shed the same blood, why should all the good things in the world belong to you?"

Under Wen Le's nervous gaze, Cheng Qianren only shook his head slightly: "I never thought about it."

"..."

"I don't have the slightest impression of what you said."

The third prince looked at him with complicated eyes, and sighed meaningfully: "You have changed."

Cheng Qianren: "No, I've always been like this."

Wen Le explained embarrassingly: "Brother Wuhuang, he doesn't remember the past..."

The young man frowned, and after a while he was a little disappointed: "Forget it."

Cheng Qianren asked, "Have you eaten?"

The third prince shook his head.

Cheng Qianren stood up: "Let's go."

"I, I won't send you off."

The last rays of the setting sun dissipated among the clouds. Cheng Qianren walked out of the corner gate and walked through the dilapidated garden. It was suddenly bright in front of his eyes, and the palace lanterns stretched like a river.

"Just walk around alone."

Wen Le followed behind him: "Brother Huang, are you angry?"

"No." In order to reassure her, Cheng Qianren explained, "He is just a stranger who has no grievances or enmities with me. Now he has no ill intentions towards me. Why should I let him not have dinner?"

Wen Le smiled.

Cheng Qianren asked: "He used to live here too?"

"I used to live in Ningyang Palace next to the East Palace, and there was also a prince's mansion outside the palace. After the father stopped going to court, two factions gradually formed in the court. The eldest brother and the third brother fought for each other. Prince, the third brother moved here. The eldest brother was unwilling to be a puppet and was manipulated by others. Two years ago, he brought his own soldiers east to Baixueguan, hoping to make great achievements. He refused to obey the orders of the emperor and died on the Dongchuan battlefield. However, the situation at that time was very complicated, if he was awarded the title, it would be tantamount to telling the world that the emperor's sister commanded improperly, which would definitely affect the war, so there was no publicity."

"The second brother went to the fief when he became an adult, and vowed never to return to the north. His fief is far away from the imperial capital, close to the South China Sea, and is barren and uncivilized. The third and fourth brothers, the only two remaining princes in the palace, live in Here. You've just met one of them..."

Wen Le asked softly, "Will you kill them?"

It seems to be a customary rule for the royal family to sacrifice their lives for the power struggle.

Cheng Qianren asked back: "Why should I kill them?"

Wen Le breathed a sigh of relief and stopped talking.

Cheng Qianren said, "That yard doesn't look like it was newly built in recent years."

Wen Le thought for a while: "Someone lived in them before. There will be children who shouldn't be born in the palace, such as the birth mother is humble, or the sky is unlucky during childbirth, so they live in the abandoned garden. Passed here once. Brother Sanhuang moved in, as if he was saying that he had accepted his fate. Because my father often said that the fate of the royal family is doomed at birth, some people will be emperors, and some people will die early."

Cheng Qianren said with a smile: "Do you want me to remember something about the past. Or are you afraid that I will run away and try to persuade me to accept my fate?"

Wen Le was speechless.

Cheng Qianren: "Go back and rest."

As night fell, he returned to the East Palace bedroom.The servants were already familiar with his temper and habits, and never followed him in to serve.

"I'm back. It's been a lot of fun talking so late."

Zhu Liu came up to meet him, and untied the belt of his tuxedo robe, with natural movements.Cheng Qianren caught a glimpse of the Linghua window open.Thinking that the other party had been standing by the window looking at him, he couldn't help but smile.

Every day, the old minister "has something to play" and "it is related to the state system", and the sour Confucian is "about those who are also" "ancestral rules" all day long. Only my younger brother makes me happy.

Two days ago, Zhuliu complained that the Chaoci Palace hot spring pool was temporarily unavailable for renovation, so Cheng Qianren asked him to come over quietly at night, thinking that he could soak in the East Palace, after all, the other party had worked very hard.

Zhuliu helped Cheng Qianren gently remove the crown and combed his hair.In the bronze mirror of the dressing table, their faces are reflected.

"How do you think I've been doing lately?"

"My brother is diligent and studious, and he is dedicated to the country and the people."

The jade comb slid across the scalp with just the right strength, and Cheng Qianren trembled slightly in comfort: "Huh, I feel it too." He rubbed his chin, "Could it be that 'I want to run' is written on my face?"

Zhu Liu smiled and said: "As long as you have tasted the taste of power, there are very few people who don't like it. To enjoy all the admiration and fear in the world, to control other people's sorrows, joys and fates, only power can do it. But you don't seem to care much about these."

He put down the comb, looked at the figure in the mirror, and said softly, "Brother, you are here, but you are not here. I'm really afraid I won't be able to keep you."

Cheng Qianren's smile froze.

There is a soundproof array in the bedroom, so no one can hear them talking.However, the laws of heaven are everywhere, and some things cannot be said too clearly.

This is the second time the other party mentioned it, the first time was at Yuxu Temple, the place where Jiange unwrapped the lottery.

There is only one person in the world who knows Cheng Qianren's deepest secret.

When he first arrived in Dongchuan, he didn't adapt to this world, his behavior carried old habits, and because of his young age, he unpreparedly showed his differences.

Looking in the mirror, Zhu Liu looked a little aggrieved, and Cheng Qianren's heart skipped a beat.

"What are you thinking about?" He hummed: "The most important thing is that the world can't keep it, the beauty of beauty and the tree of beauty."

Singing out of tune, the two laughed together.

The night was peaceful.

As the days passed and the weather was getting hotter, the palace people changed into light summer palace uniforms.The imperial capital is shrouded in lush greenery and the sound of cicadas.

What finally broke all the peace was the news from Gu Xuejiang from the east.