After crossing, I became the most powerful cub in the palace

After Prince Zhenbei returned to the capital, even Xiao Yuanjing felt that the atmosphere in the entire capital had changed. When Xun Ruobai occasionally entered the palace, he would talk about things outside the palace.

For example, King Rongping sent good medicine for healing, King Pingdu sent many rare weapons, and even Xun Ruobai was thinking about what gifts to give.

But Xiao Yuanjing didn't care about anything, he just remembered one thing, Wei Changgong said that it doesn't have to be win over, just treat it with a normal heart, not to mention the relationship between them is only clear in their hearts, Where are those medicines and weapons that can compare.

In the small kitchen, the emperor with his sleeves rolled up still had a lot of flour on his face, holding the earthen basin with one hand, and kneading the dough vigorously with the other.

And the waiters who were serving were all guarded outside the small kitchen, and none of them dared to find out.

On the contrary, Xiao Yuanjing stood in front of the emperor with his hands behind his back, watching the emperor sigh while making peace.

The emperor looked at the noodles that had not been kneaded into a ball after kneading for a long time, and frowned slightly: "Jing'er, you are really good at kneading noodles as you say, you can't have too much water, or it will become thinner easily, but you can't have less water. It can’t be made into a ball, the water and noodles have to be just right, since I was born, now I’m over [-] years old, this is the first time I’ve done it, and it’s actually done under Jing’er’s guidance.”

Xiao Yuanjing nodded and smiled: "That's because Father, you care about Mother's Queen. The cake must be made by yourself, so the meaning is different."

The emperor continued to meet, suddenly thought of something, stopped his hands, looked sideways at Xiao Yuanjing and said, "Jing'er, what do you think of Chang Gong?"

Xiao Yuanjing was taken aback for a moment, not knowing what he meant: "Father, I don't know him."

The emperor was choked by him, and he cleared his throat and continued: "Chang Gong is the eldest son of King Zhenbei, and he has repeatedly made outstanding achievements in the border. , deeply trusted by me, your two elder brothers often go to visit the sick after Chang Gong returns to Beijing."

Xiao Yuanjing's heart suddenly arose, and he didn't understand what the emperor meant when he mentioned this matter, so he could only respond to the emperor as Wei Changgong once said: "This little prince was injured because of our beam. , besides, the elder brother also said that we are also cousins, and the elder brother and the second brother are just concerned about brothers."

Looking at Xiao Yuanjing's innocent and innocent appearance, the emperor couldn't help pondering for a moment, put down the clay pot of kneading noodles in his hand, and faced Xiao Yuanjing directly: "Aren't you too real, kid?"

Xiao Yuanjing looked at the emperor innocently, reached out and stroked his hair: "Did you say something wrong?"

The emperor sighed helplessly: "The first emperor's heirs are rare, and I don't have many brothers. There is only one younger brother, the king of Anping County. When I was ten years old, I was made a prince by the first emperor. Your uncle is also a playful person. Naturally. I have no intention of competing with me, but I have six sons, and you are the only one who is a son-in-law. In the past, you didn't take the lead, and I didn't pay much attention to it, but now I see Jinger's excellence, so I have to make plans , I want to give you a chance to practice yourself, do you dare?"

Xiao Yuanjing was a little dazed and couldn't believe every word the emperor said.

Why fat four, the emperor took the lead to let him cheat?

Xiao Yuanjing tentatively asked: "Is Father planning to give me another job?"

The emperor nodded: "For the post of Shangshuling, there are six departments and 24 divisions under the Shangshu Province, which are higher than the prime minister's official position. It's just that the post of Shangshuling has been empty for many years. Looking at Jinger, I want to ask Jinger Do you have the guts to accept the post of Shangshuling?"

Xiao Yuanjing only felt a buzzing sound in his head, as if he was on the hook, and riding the wind straight up, he couldn't help nodding his head and saluted: "Father is trustworthy, so I will naturally dare to accept it!"

Seeing Xiao Yuanjing's full of ambition, the emperor was very pleased.

Although he has six sons, the one he hopes most is Xiao Yuanjing. Xiao Yuanchang is the elder brother and the first to be crowned king. He is clean and neat and has always been liked by the emperor. thought about it.

Not to mention Xiao Yuanqi, even though he was the son of Concubine Yu Gui and was once his favorite son, he still didn't think about supporting him as the heir apparent.

In the emperor's heart, the only one who can be the crown prince will always be the son-in-law, because the first emperor once told him that when the first emperor was young, he experienced a fratricide caused by seizing the son-in-law.

The late emperor had seven brothers, none of whom were descended from the empress. Because the empress had no sons, the position of crown prince was always vacant. The point of losing both sides.

Because the first emperor was still young at that time, he did not have the ability to participate in the seizure of the heir, so in order to stabilize the situation, the emperor at that time registered the first emperor as the prince, but even so, the first emperor as the prince never had a good day , Sometimes someone is against him.

Therefore, the number of heirs of the first emperor is thin, just to prevent the fratricide caused by the seizure of the heir.

After the emperor married his wife, the first emperor also specifically asked the emperor why the crown prince must establish a son-in-law, not for anything else, just to stabilize the hearts of those princes who are about to move, and to save their lives.

Even if the previous emperors didn't pay much attention to Xiao Yuanjing, they loved Concubine Yu's sons very much, but they never planned to let them replace the legitimate son as the crown prince.

Now seeing that Xiao Yuanjing is exceptionally outstanding, honest and friendly, and friendly to his brothers, the emperor felt that it was a good choice for him to be the crown prince.

In the early morning of the first day of winter, the emperor issued an imperial decree to announce to the world that Xiao Yuanjing would take over the position of minister, and he appointed Xiao Yuanjing's guards, Brother Ye Zhen, as servants, and they would guard Xiao Yuanjing's safety all the time. And became Xiao Yuanjing's right-hand man.

In the main hall of Rongping Prince's Mansion, Xiao Yuanchang sat on the main seat, holding hot tea in his hand, with a gloomy expression.

And Xiao Yuanheng in the hall was limping on one leg, pacing back and forth in the hall with difficulty, his face was extremely ugly: "How could the father be partial to this! This Xiao Yuanjing is not yet the age for the king to leave the palace, and the father actually asked him to do it." Shangshuling, big brother, that is Shangshuling, the leader of all officials, and the leader of the six ministries of the three provinces!"

Xiao Yuanchang gently flipped the lid of the tea bowl in his hand, sipped the hot tea, and then said nonchalantly: "So what, the fourth brother is the eldest son, the son of the empress, how brilliant he has been this year, how much he has suffered The grievance, the royal father can see it."

Xiao Yuanheng snorted coldly: "Brother, can we always be subservient to others? I, Xiao Yuanheng, only follow the example of my elder brother. In my heart, only elder brother is worthy of sitting on the dragon chair and becoming the Ninth Five-Year Honorable."

Xiao Yuanchang raised his eyes slightly to look at Xiao Yuanheng, with a gloomy look on his face, which made his back feel cold.

Xiao Yuanchang put the tea bowl in his hand on the small table beside him: "Don't talk nonsense, third brother, you and I are only concubine sons after all, no matter how powerful our wrists are, we can't surpass concubine sons, heart, you should be calmer."

Frightened by Xiao Yuanchang's sinister gaze, Xiao Yuanheng died down. Without the previous arrogance, he could only swallow his anger back into his stomach: "Brother, are you willing?"

Xiao Yuanchang: "Whether you are willing or not, so what, you go back, I still have guests, so I won't entertain you."

Xiao Yuanchang got up, left Xiao Yuanheng alone in the main hall, walked out of the main hall and went back to the backyard.

Looking at Xiao Yuanchang's back, Xiao Yuanheng really couldn't understand Xiao Yuanchang's thoughts, thinking that after the person he sent to find Xiao Yuanjing's trouble was taken away by Xiao Yuanchang, Xiao Yuanheng knew that he had something in Xiao Yuanchang's hands.

In addition, he has weighed several times, Xiao Yuanqi has his own brother, so naturally he can't tolerate him, and he doesn't get along with Xiao Yuanjing. of.

So after comparing the two, he could only rely on Xiao Yuanchang.

Xiao Yuanheng could no longer walk like a normal person, and lost the possibility of fighting for the throne, but his enmity with Xiao Yuanjing couldn't just stop there.

He only hoped that one day Xiao Yuanchang would ascend to the position of the crown prince and trample Xiao Yuanjing under his feet.

It's just that looking at Xiao Yuanchang's appearance now, Xiao Yuanheng can't figure out his thoughts at all, Xiao Yuanchang's thoughts are hidden very deep and wonderful, and the fact that Xiao Yuanjing took over the position of Shang Shuling as a prince, he can't move his emotions at all.

Xiao Yuanheng sighed slightly, and had no choice but to leave embarrassingly.

After returning to the backyard, Xiao Yuanchang bumped into Yu Suixin who was walking towards him, the expression on his face softened, and the corners of his lips slightly raised: "Yu'er."

Wearing a pink skirt, Yu Suixin has charming eyebrows, a slender figure, and watery eyes full of affection. She bowed to Xiao Yuanchang and said, "My lord has encountered something unpleasant? Willing to share worries for the prince."

The mood that was originally disturbed by Xiao Yuanheng turned into smoke and dust the moment he saw Yu Suixin, Xiao Yuanchang took advantage of the situation to support Yu Suixin's shoulder, and said softly: "It's just because of that idiot Xiao Yuanheng, he is so impatient. , it really makes me tired."

Yu Suixin nodded and smiled: "He just used the prince as a life-saving straw. The enmity between him and the fourth prince cannot be resolved, but even if the prince doesn't like him, he can use it."

Xiao Yuanchang snorted coldly: "If I didn't see that he still has value, how could I allow him to come?"

Yu Suixin looked left and right, dismissed the accompanying maids, and then said: "Your Majesty, have you ever thought about it, other than His Majesty, Duke Qing's Mansion is the fourth Prince's last support, if Duke Qing's Mansion cannot become his assistant What about the benefits? The prince has his own connections in the court, but the fourth prince's eyes are darkened. He can be successful in the palace, but not necessarily in the court. Then he will make a mistake once or twice. Without the Sacred Heart, these four princes might not be able to survive to become kings."

Xiao Yuanchang carefully looked at the woman in front of him, and he really liked her from the bottom of his heart.

Yu Suixin, whom everyone met at the place where Gao Shi was buried, was said to be a disaster star, but Xiao Yuanchang felt that this woman was sent by Gao Shi to comfort him, and he took her back to the mansion regardless of everyone's objections. Afterwards, he felt more and more that this woman could help him a lot.

Including wooing Xiao Yuanheng.

Although the current Xiao Yuanheng is stupid and impatient, it is still a good knife for killing people. Even if something goes wrong in the end, he can still throw this knife out to bear everything.

Xiao Yuanchang originally didn't want to be with Xiao Yuanheng, but when he thought about all the things before, he felt that it was reasonable, so he agreed with Yu Suixin's words and pulled Xiao Yuanheng into his camp.

As for the Duke of Qing's mansion that Yu Suixin mentioned, he also seemed to think it was feasible.