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Si Yiheng's high fever finally subsided at night, but he was still lying on the couch in a daze.No matter how worried Fu Ziqin was, he had no choice but to bid farewell to Beijiang Wang and his wife.

When I went back, I saw the emperor sitting in the hall with a gloomy face, as if asking for an explanation for his son.It was not the first time Fu Ziqin had seen such a scene, and he calmly walked over and bowed, "See Your Majesty."

"Why do you blame Yi Ang again?" Si Lixiao asked coldly.

"He had no respect for his elders, and he pulled his seriously ill cousin off the couch to the ground." Fu Ziqin said in a flat voice.

This kind of reason is not enough to convince the pampered emperor, "Even so, you shouldn't utter bad words, Yi Ang is only five years old."

"Your Majesty, Yi Ang is already five years old." Fu Ziqin frowned, his face full of righteousness, "As a prince, you can't speak dangerously, how can you be a wise king in the future?"

Si Lixiao pinched his knuckles and narrowed his eyes slightly displeased.

"Your Majesty let Yi Ang go freely, and those eunuchs and court ladies tried their best to teach him some dubious tricks in order to please the master." Fu Ziqin couldn't help exhaling angrily, "Those cats and dogs in the palace with their tails cut off, how can they do that?" Is one not his masterpiece? A few days ago, I didn’t know how to set up a mechanism at the gate of Jingsi Palace. If Concubine Jing had some kung fu, she would definitely be hit by stones. Your Majesty, if those arrows are not stones but poisonous arrows, what should I do? ?!"

"That's Yi Ang, who is smart and knows the strange formation at such a young age." Si Lixiao smiled instead of anger, his son is really talented.

"Your Majesty!" Fu Ziqin glared at the emperor in displeasure. It is true that dragons give birth to dragons and phoenixes, and the sons raised by tyrants are also cruel by nature.

"Okay, okay, I already understand the meaning of Aifei." Si Lixiao pondered for a while, and said: "Yi Ang should have a companion to read."

"We need to find a virtuous and upright person." Fu Ziqin said seriously.

"Understood, I understand." Si Lixiao pulled Fu Ziqin to sit down, "My concubine is going to visit the Prince of Beijiang today, how is the situation?"

Fu Ziqin's heart trembled, and his pupils turned aside, "It's true that I'm not in good health, not to mention that I'm in poor shape, and I'm much shorter than my second son."

"Really." Si Lixiao replied lightly.

Fu Ziqin sighed secretly, if this man knew that Yi Heng was his eldest son, he didn't know how he would react.

Yiheng and Yishou... hope they can return to northern Xinjiang safely and not be involved in the struggle between the royal family and Taoyuan.

It was almost three o'clock, Si Yunxiu went to Xin Xueyang and said: "Madam, let's go and rest first, as long as there are imperial doctors and maids here."

Xin Xueyang shook his heavy head, "It's okay, I'm here to guard Yiheng so I can rest assured. The prince will go first."

Looking at the woman who is fulfilling her mother's duties even though she has no blood relationship, Si Yunxiu also sat down, "I'll stay with you."

Xin Xueyang understood this person's temper, so he could only nod his head.

"Where did Xifang go?" Xin Xueyang looked at the side of King Beijiang.

"He seemed to be out of spirits, so I asked him to go back to rest first." Si Yunxiu said.

Xin Xueyang lowered his eyelids and said in a low voice, "I see."

Si Yunxiu stretched out his big hand and put it on the eldest son's forehead, which was not as red as in the afternoon, and silently took it back.

Xin Xueyang looked at the sleeping child, and her heart gradually sank.If possible, she would never bring her two children to the imperial city. Except for Yiheng's illness, they lived freely and peacefully in northern Xinjiang.You don't have to worry about being arrested anytime, anywhere, and you don't have to think about the hatred of family ruin.And the king of Beijiang... Even if this man does not belong to her, as long as she pretends not to see anything, she can stay by his side with peace of mind.

A little further away from Si Yiheng, Si Yishou sleeps in his bedroom in a daze.Originally, the two brothers were arranged in one room, but the elder brother was seriously ill and specially placed in another place, so the younger brother occupied a large bed to himself.

At some point, the wooden door was gently pushed open, and a man with a small mole on his neck came in and tiptoed to the side of the child.

Si Yishou was worried about his brother's illness and was not asleep, so he felt in a daze that someone put his hand on his face.

"Yiran." The man yelled with some tears.

Si Yishou guessed that he must be hallucinating, after all, he doesn't have that name.But this illusion was too real, and the cool hands moved down from his cheeks to his arms.Si Yishou finally felt that something was wrong and was about to wake up with a whimper.

A strange wind swept across his face, and Si Yishou opened his eyes suddenly.

"Who?" Si Yishou shouted towards the empty bedroom.

The maid outside held the lamp and pushed the door open, "What's wrong, Master?"

Si Yishou looked out several times and still saw no one, so he stood up and put on his shoes in fear.

"Where are you going, sir?" the maid asked.

"I'm going to sleep with my brother." Si Yishou ran out after finishing speaking.

The maid had no time to say anything, so she could only follow quickly.

Just as Si Yishou ran out, he bumped into someone, looked up, it was his father's royal guard.

Mu Xifang seemed a little surprised when he saw Si Yishou, "Why didn't Yishou go to bed?"

"Uncle," Si Yishou quickly jumped into the arms of a familiar person, "I seem to have met a ghost."

"How come?" Mu Xifang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and hugged the child who was holding her.

"Really!" Si Yishou pouted, "That ghost's hands are so cold, he kept touching my face."

"Are you afraid you are having a nightmare?" Mu Xifang hugged Si Yishou and was about to go to the bedroom.

"I'm going to my brother's place." Si Yishou shouted anxiously.

"Your brother is seriously ill, don't bother him." Mu Xifang wrinkled his nose at the child.

Si Yishou looked towards the door of the bedroom, and tightened his uncle's lapel.

"Okay, how about uncle accompanying you tonight?" Mu Xifang lifted the child up.

"En!" Si Yishou nodded happily, and entered the room with his arms around his uncle's neck.

The emperor always acted swiftly and resolutely, saying that he was looking for a companion to read, and the next day he summoned all the boys from the officials' families who were about the same age as the prince.After seeing them one by one, the prince and Taifu screened out several smart children and sent them to the emperor for the final selection.

Although it is tiring to study with the prince, but if the prince ascends the throne, he will surely be able to rise to the top.Besides, the current emperor only has such a precious son, so looking at the future horizontally and vertically, there will not be much bias. Naturally, many people have sharpened their heads and wanted to stuff their own children in the accompanying seat.

The five boys lined up and bowed to the emperor in an orderly manner.Fu Ziqin couldn't show up in public, so he hid behind the curtain and secretly watched the person who would become his son's companion in the future.

Si Lixiao scanned the five children around, and said calmly, "Just report their names."

As soon as the words fell to the ground, a boy with piercing eyes immediately knelt down and said: "The villain Jiang Taichen pays his respects to His Majesty."

Si Lixiao raised his eyebrows, and glanced at the chief eunuch, Qiao Xu immediately offered the scroll recording Jiang Taichen with both hands.

"Well, Jiang Taiwei's tenth son." Si Lixiao glanced at it and put away the scroll, "I am also the tenth son of the late emperor."

"This is the great fortune of the villain." Jiang Taichen didn't look like a seven or eight year old child, and immediately fell down again.

"Get up." The emperor put the scroll aside.

"Yes." Jiang Taichen got up and stood back.

With Jiang Taichen in front, the other three children also rushed to declare themselves.It wasn't until everyone had finished speaking that the last boy knelt down respectfully and said, "Little man Jian Qisi, I pay my respects to Your Majesty."

Si Lixiao looked at the calm-looking child, and reached out to take the scroll from Qiao Xu.

Fu Ziqin seemed to be somewhat interested in this child, and wanted to see his appearance clearly through the gauze curtain.

"Grandson of Grand Master Zhuo," Si Lixiao also only glanced at the first few lines, then put away the scroll, looked at the child and asked, "Why are you called 'Qisi'?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty," Jian Qisi made a bow, "there is an old saying, 'Think twice before acting', my grandfather wishes the villain to be cautious, not only to think about danger, retreat, and change, but also to think about good and evil, morality, and justice. Think about others, think about yourself.”

"En." The emperor mumbled a word, and it took him a while to wake up.

"What does the crown prince think?" Si Lixiao threw the problem to others.

The crown prince and Taifu hurriedly bowed and said: "I don't dare to judge rashly, but Jiang Taichen and Jian Qisi are both good talents and can be good companions."

Si Lixiao glanced at the two scrolls at hand, and stretched out his hand to point at Jiang Taichen.

Fu Ziqin saw what he meant and coughed violently from behind the curtain.

Si Lixiao hooked the corners of his mouth and said: "The ten sons of Taiwei Jiang are all clever, but the prince's temperament is out of character, so it is better to have a quiet person by his side."

Jiang Taichen was almost on his knees to thank Junen, his face darkened upon hearing this.

Si Lixiao turned his finger to Grand Master Zhuo's grandson, "Jian Qisi, read with the prince."

Fu Ziqin, who was hiding behind the curtain, finally felt relieved, if this child would be able to help the prince on the right path.

Jian Qisi breathed out lightly, not knowing whether to relax or sigh, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

The emperor waved away the other four children, and Fu Ziqin opened the gauze curtain and walked to Si Lixiao's side.

Jian Qisi had heard some gossip to some extent, and before entering the palace, her grandfather specially instructed not to panic when encountering anything, so she saluted calmly: "I have seen Concubine Qin."

Si Lixiao looked at Fu Ziqin's sharp-edged face, and said to Jian Qisi with admiration: "That's right, quite insightful."

Jian Qisi's expression remained unchanged, but she lowered her gaze slightly.

Fu Ziqin looked at the child's face carefully and asked, "Eight years old?"

If it is said that she doesn't look like a woman, her voice even confirms the rumors outside the palace.Jian Qisi put away some wandering thoughts and replied: "Go back to your mother, yes."

"The eldest prince is three years old, so he can be regarded as an elder brother." Fu Ziqin smiled lightly, Si Lixiao was displeased, how could he be the elder brother of the prince?

Fu Ziqin knew that the emperor was unhappy but still ignored it, "The prince is young and has a perverse temper, and he is impulsive and reckless in doing things. I will trouble you in the future."

Jian Qisi bowed again, solemnly said: "Yes."