Linzhi

Just as Ji Ling and Wen Jiang stepped out of the gate of Prince An's Mansion, they saw He Zhan getting off his horse at the door and coming towards them.

"I have seen His Highness King Xing." The two saluted.

Seeing the two of them together, He Zhan was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "Where are you going out shopping?"

Ji Ling was a little embarrassed, and didn't know how to get back together for a while, but Wen Jiang and He Zhan were more familiar, knowing that he was not as narrow-minded as his own lord, so he said generously: "My lord asked me to go out with Ji lang-jun. Let's go."

He Zhan waved his hand: "Go, go!"

After thinking about it, he smiled meaningfully at Ji Ling: "Jing Bing, my third brother regards Wen Jiangru as a sister. Since he came to the capital, he has made new clothes for her every year according to his own quota. Everyone is a lady, you have to be prepared to lose your money."

Ji Ling staggered, Wen Jiang hurriedly supported him: "Are you okay?"

He Zhan laughed and walked away.

Ji Ling hurriedly explained to Wen Jiang: "I'm not scared because of your clothes, don't get me wrong!"

Wen Jiang laughed: "How does His Highness Fifth know how many clothes I have in a season? It's just a casual joke, deliberately teasing you."

Ji Ling's heart warmed up, and he held her hand. These hands were not greasy, because he had been displaced since he was a child, and when he arrived at the He family, the He family was not well-off at that time. Wen Jiang followed He Rong, and had a lot of work. Naturally, it is impossible to maintain the smoothness and delicateness of hands like a high-class woman all day long, but Ji Ling feels that the warmth from the other party's hands is better than the softness in the world.

"In the future, I will treat you well, for the rest of my life, without any burden."

Wen Jiang was slightly taken aback, and then his cheeks were stained with Feixia: "I am not beautiful, and I am not as good as a woman from a noble family. I don't know what Ji Lang likes about me?"

Ji Ling smiled and said: "I can't tell. I just know that when I'm with you, even if I don't talk, I feel extremely peaceful. Maybe this is some kind of fate? Although you don't have the looks of a city, you have a delicate heart. I I have seen that you treat nobles and servants in His Highness's mansion equally, and you are not biased because of your status. There are not many people who can do this kind of magnanimity."

Wen Jiang: "I also learned this from His Highness the Third Highness. His Highness said that you are not afraid of favor or humiliation, and you are not afraid of success or failure. This is the true quality of a true hero. I can't be a real hero. I just want peace of mind."

Ji Ling: "This is seeing great wisdom in small places. If you ask me to say more, I won't be able to say it."

He scratched his head and said again: "Also, I really like the almond dew you made by yourself, does that count?"

Wen Jiang smiled: "This dim sum is very good, is that all Ji Shilang asks for?"

Ji Ling also smiled and said, "Yes, I have very few desires, only the king."

……

He Rong was eating mutton pancakes with plum sorbet when he looked up and saw He Zhan coming in.

"You have a bad nose, did you smell the fragrance?"

He Zhan smiled and said, "What? Brother San is so poor that he can't even afford a meal?"

He Rong: "I've eaten at my elder brother's place, and now it's just dim sum. There's still one on the stove, let someone bring it, and share half with you."

He Zhan said: "You are so generous, I will give half of a cake!"

He Rong glanced at him: "Could it be that you think I went to Big Brother's place for dinner?"

The servants brought up the pancakes. He Zhan saw that the pancakes were very thin. After they were fried, they were rolled into several circles. Inside were stuffed with mutton in sauce. , He Zhan originally had mediocre interests, but this time his appetite was also aroused, and he couldn't help but praise: "There is a Wen Jiang in the family, which is better than tens of thousands. Third brother, are you really willing to marry Wen Jiang?"

He Rong: "Girls don't stay in college, if you stay, stay or stay, you will become enemies."

He Zhan: "I'm afraid that Ji's family prides themselves on being noble and underestimates Wen Jiang, and instead wronged her."

He Rong said lightly, "I'm here."

He Zhan said with a smile: "That's right, third brother, you are so protective of the calf, if Ji Ling wronged Wen Jiang, maybe you just picked up the bamboo stick and pulled it over."

He Rong frowned: "Why, in your eyes, I seem to be a villain who beats people when I disagree with you?"

He Zhan made a grimace, leaned over and said in a nasty way: "That's because the third brother is as majestic as a mountain in my heart, standing upright, no one can bully the person you want to protect!"

He Rong pushed his big head away: "Look for an opportunity later, go and invite the second brother to my place, and say that Prince An's Mansion is completed, and the three of us have not met before, so we just happen to have a meal together."

He Zhan was taken aback for a moment, and immediately realized: "Is this the reason why big brother asked you to go there today?"

He Rong put down the bowl, picked up the handkerchief, and wiped his mouth.

"Yes, and no. You should understand that it won't do him any good if he continues to be so extreme and negative."

He Zhan said sadly, "That's right, I actually tried to persuade him, but he didn't listen."

He Rong: "At this point, I can only do my best, let's give it a try."

He Zhan sighed: "Third brother, I know you never like to be the one who smooths things out, this time it's hard for you."

Outsiders see that He Rong has his own ideas about things, he is strong when he is in trouble, and he will solve every crisis, but in fact he is not a smooth person who likes to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. It can even be said that He Rong's temper is somewhat rather than bend, otherwise he would He would not face the new emperor and directly oppose his father for the sake of a concubine Yin Gui who had no friendship at all. Not only would he not get any benefit for himself, but it might even arouse the resentment of the new emperor.

Such a He Rong, of course, would not like to act as a peacemaker among the brothers, calming down disputes everywhere.

He Zhan guessed that if he had a choice, the third brother would rather go to Turkic to face such dangers than stay in the capital and watch the brothers fight among themselves.

"Yesterday, I went to greet Empress Pei, and when I came out, I met Qilang."

Qilang Hexi, who is now sixteen years old, is still living in the original Lu Palace because his Mi Palace has not yet been built.

His biological mother, Yuan Shi, was named Concubine De, second only to Empress Pei in the harem.

Of course, there are only four women of Emperor Jiayou now, besides Empress Pei and the Yuan family, there are two other concubines, who used to be in Lu Wang's mansion, and now the chickens and dogs are ascending to heaven, and they are also sealed as talents point.

Compared with the previous emperors, Emperor Jiayou's harem seemed a bit empty, but this was also because the first emperor died not long ago, and generally new emperors would not rush to choose concubines to enrich the harem at this time.

He Rong: "Maybe I haven't seen Qilang for a long time, is he okay?"

He Zhan: "Still as shy and introverted as before, but she looked a little unhappy, so I asked about it. He said that Empress Defei is not in good health recently, and often stays in bed."

During those ten years in Fangzhou, most of Yuan's body had been worn out. After returning to Chang'an, no matter what, she could not return to the past. In addition, Emperor Jiayou, who was still the King of Lu at that time, married his second concubine, which greatly stimulated her , the body is getting worse and worse.Of course, compared to the other women of Emperor Jiayou, she was much luckier. At least among those women back then, none of them could live like her until Emperor Jiayou came to the throne and became one of the four concubines, Defei.

There are highs and lows in people's hearts, and there are injustices everywhere.If it is wronged, Yuan Shi will probably feel that she is more wronged than He Xiu. At least she has accompanied Emperor Jiayou through hardships, but in the end she was crushed by others, and even her son has to bear the status of a bastard in this life. , it is impossible to become a son of the first son, even if she is named a concubine, it will not be able to make up for the vacancy and injustice in her heart.

But no matter what, He Rong and He Zhan always remember that when their family was in the most difficult time, Yuan took care of the housework, paid a lot, and treated their brothers equally and took care of them.They can't make decisions about their positions, but if they can, they will not hesitate to help.

He Rong murmured: "After all, we can't go there often in the harem. I remember that Defei used to like folk embroidery. Later, I will ask Wen Jiang to prepare some and send them to Qilang. You can also ask him if Defei needs anything. , just tell us."

He Zhan nodded and smiled, "You don't need third brother's orders, I've told him all of this."

He Rong said again: "In a few days, I will go to Shu, please establish the crown prince."

He Zhan was stunned by the news, and said after a while, "Then I too..."

He Rong: "Who do you want to invite?"

He Zhan was stopped by the question. He originally wanted to talk about He Mu, but then he thought of He Xiu, so he couldn't speak for a while.

He Rong seemed to understand his embarrassment, and without waiting for his answer, he said, "If you follow me, the second brother will feel that even you have betrayed him, so this time I will go alone first."

After He Zhan thought about it, it seemed that there was only one way.

"Okay then, I'll invite my second brother later, I hope he will really listen to my advice this time."

……

Two days later, He Rong came up to the table and asked the emperor to make plans for the country and make the emperor's eldest son He Mu the crown prince.

As soon as this remark came out, it immediately caused an uproar.

Judging from the current situation, Emperor Jiayou doesn't have a direct son, so He Mu should be established in terms of his superiority. What's more, everyone has just experienced the accident in the later years of the late emperor, and they are still worried about the turmoil caused by the rivalry between brothers. To reassure people, it's just that the first emperor passed away not long ago, and the new emperor himself didn't mention it, so the courtiers couldn't rush to mention it.

Now that King An was an example, the others naturally had no scruples. Immediately afterwards, King Wei also asked for the crown prince, with a clear attitude and not to fall behind.

All of a sudden, Prince Li's memorials flew to the emperor's case like snowflakes. Among them, some sincerely hoped that the crown prince would make an early decision, and naturally some followed suit.

Emperor Jiayou was naturally happy to see the success, and immediately announced that he would follow the people's will and prefer the eldest son, and asked the Ministry of Rites to start preparing a series of regulations for the establishment of the crown prince.

On the fifth day of May, when the capital was immersed in the atmosphere of celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival, a report from eight hundred miles in the south was reported to the capital, saying that the six tribes of Nanyi rebelled, fought with the officers and soldiers, rushed into Guangzhou, and killed the five Lingnan prefectures A little self-reliance.

At this time, He Rong, who was still ignorant of this matter, was sitting and drinking with He Xiu and He Zhan, but the three of them were not paying attention to the fine wine.

"Brother asked you to be a lobbyist?"

Before He Rong could speak, He Xiu had already guessed his reason for coming.