long friend

The author has something to say: lightning protection:

1. Overhead dynasty, but part of the official system is based on the Southern Liang Dynasty, including the royal surname.

2. Gong had an arranged marriage experience, had a baby, and was still young at that time (Beifeng mentioned

3. This is a linkage chapter of Beifeng, but there is no major connection.

4. The little prince deserves it!It is subject to! !Look at my characters! !

No accidents, daily updates, one day every Thursday to fix bugs... _(:3」∠)_

The white clouds reflect the water and shake the empty city, and the white dew drips down the autumn moon.

In the 23rd year of Tongning, the government is smooth and the people are harmonious, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the north and south of the river are thriving.After autumn, Jinling City has orange red leaves and yellow leaves, and its grand scenery is not inferior to the imperial garden in Taicheng City.

The streets extending in all directions run through the whole city, and there is a lot of traffic and vendors along the streets, which don't die down until sunset.After nightfall, the Qinhuai River has its own style. The dignitaries and dignitaries often join in the show, and the ten-mile-long river is born with a scent of powder. Against the backdrop of thousands of lights, the Jiangnan minor tunes are melodious with the pipa, which is very charming.

It was Mid-Autumn Festival at that time, but a mansion in the north of the city did not have any festive atmosphere.The mansion is solemn and solemn, with a hint of murderous intent. The dismounting stone at the entrance shows the status of the owner as a general.

The maidservant in a lotus root pink dress walked through the dimly lit corridor, knocked lightly on the door, and said respectfully, "General, it's the young master's birthday today, but the madam has been crying in the room all day, you should go and have a look." Bar?"

After a long time in the room, there was the sound of footsteps, but it was a man in black clothes who opened the door, about thirty years old, but his temples were already grey.He furrowed his brows tightly, stopped for a moment before he wanted to speak, and asked, "Have you visited the young master?"

The maid said: "The young master went to Madam's place, but Madam didn't see him, so she went back to her room."

The man in Xuanyi sighed long, but he had nothing to say.He told the maidservant: "Please trouble me to look after Madam, she is not in good health, if she continues like this, she will cry all day long, unable to eat... Now that the matter has come to this point, there is too little room for turning around, I hope she will come out as soon as possible, I am also blaming myself...you can convey it like this."

The servant girl agreed, and only after he closed the door again did she turn around and leave.

Walking to the corner of the backyard, the maidservant's footsteps suddenly quickened. She hurried towards the child waiting in the porch, and said, "It's useless. As I said, the general doesn't even visit Madam."

"What can I do... Mom doesn't want to see me either, does she think that Dad and I have made her angry?"

The maid lowered her body, gently stroked the child's face, and said softly: "Master Ayan is still young, Madam misses Master Ajin, you are too similar to him, seeing your Madam will be sad."

He nodded half-understood, looked helplessly at his mother's residence, his voice was still clear as a child's, and he was already faintly worried: "If your mother really doesn't want to see me so much, I will tell my father tomorrow that I am willing to go to Taicheng , read with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. In this way, it may be better for her to be accompanied by you after a long time."

Sensible almost beyond what his age should be, the maid just nodded with a smile, but felt a pang of sadness in her heart.

She sent the young master back to his room to rest and guarded the door.The night breeze was blowing, and it was as cool as water. The original bustle of the mansion seemed to have disappeared overnight, and now it only made people feel cold.

But within a year and a half, everything has changed.

It is the fifth generation that the Pingyuanhou Mansion in Jinling has been handed down to today's Suzhi.

It has been a hundred years since the coup d'état in the old capital Chang'an. At that time, the world was chaotic and precarious, which completely aroused public anger.

More than a hundred years ago, Xiao Yongxing, the governor of Yuzhang County, set up an army, and there were strange people in the army. After more than ten years, he cleaned up the mess of several major forces.Then he exiled the abolished emperor of the previous dynasty, moved his capital to Jinling from Chang'an, proclaimed himself emperor in Taicheng, and contended with several tribal alliances of the Turkic people north of the Yellow River.

After Emperor Wu pacified the wars in the four territories, he died when he was preparing to conquer the north, and his eldest son succeeded him, who was later called Emperor Wen.Emperor Wen reigned for 22 years. He inherited his father's last wish.

And those who lead this elite division are the ancestors of the Su family.

The army returned triumphantly, Emperor Wen Longyan Dayue, named Pingyuanhou, and built the Marquis Mansion in the north of Jinling City. Not only did he bestow a plaque inscribed with an imperial pen, but he also married the most beloved princess under his knees.

Since then, the Su family's reputation has risen, and they are like a fish in water in the court.

This family is originally a general, and the family education is very strict, so there are many talents.In the next few decades, the Su family recovered thousands of miles of mountains and rivers in the north through three generations, and their prestige was so prominent that the Turkic royal family also heard about it.

As the saying goes: "Born in sorrow, die in peace."

After Emperor Wen died of illness, his younger brother succeeded to the throne, and it took several years to recover a large tract of land in Sixteen Youyun Prefectures north of the Yellow River.Then, as soon as he changed his father and brother's enterprising spirit, he thought that the Quartet had been settled, so he was greedy for pleasure. He built large-scale construction projects in Taicheng City and built royal gardens. The official position, so that the Turks have been recharging their energy for many years, once they invaded, the people suffered.

Since then, Nanliang and the Turks sometimes fought each other, sometimes fought, and the conflict was unclear.Although the four later emperors wanted to unify the north and the south, they were limited by various internal and external troubles and never completely regained the north.

So far, when Shang ascended the throne and was changed to Yuan Tongning, it has been more than 15 years since the dynasty changed, and there are still large tracts of land in Turkic territory.Today, he made great efforts to govern, and in Tongning 20 years, he reappointed the Su family as the commander. After several battles, the Turkic Khan repeatedly begged for mercy, ceded land and proclaimed his ministers, and finally sought peace for [-] years.

In the 19th year of Tongning, the Turkic prince entered Jinling as a hostage.

Since then, He Qinghai Yan, all four realms have praised Jin Shang Wen Tao Wu Lue, who has the talent of managing the world.

It seems that everything is going smoothly, but in fact there is no real peace in the emperor's family.The outside has settled down, but the imperial city has started to have an undercurrent.The first emperor became seriously ill within three years after taking over the throne. He was only 25 when he passed away and had no heirs. At that time, Jinshang, who was the king of Yue at that time, was able to become a great treasure.

Now the emperor has three sons and four daughters, and the youngest princess has just been born. The eldest son of the emperor, born to Concubine Li Gui, is already in his weakest year.There is another son under Zhonggong's knees, because now he is a concubine, and he is a brother and brother, so he cares about the orthodox blood of the royal family, so he made Zhonggong's son as the heir apparent early.

The princesses are all waiting in their boudoirs, and the sixth son of the emperor is still young, playing around in the palace.Because his mother was only a maidservant serving the middle palace, her status was low, and after she had a prince, she only got the status of a beloved man, so even the little prince was looked down upon by others, and she only wanted to take care of her without merit. with.

The prince is twelve years old now, the emperor taught him rituals and music, fearing that the prince would become indecisive if he was raised in the hands of a woman, so he specially selected eight children from aristocratic families to accompany him, and the Marquis of Pingyuan was naturally among the candidates.

When the imperial edict was introduced to the Marquis' Mansion, Su Zhi was supposed to be grateful for the great kindness of the emperor, and then choose a day to send his son there, but something happened on that day, which caused the matter to be delayed until now.

The young master of the Su family is lost.

There is a pair of twins under Su Zhi's knees, the older one is only a stick of incense older.The two of them were eight years old, and they were at the time when they were innocent and cute. When all the officials met, the emperor asked them specifically.Su Zhi originally planned that when the two were older, the eldest son Su Yan would start to practice martial arts, and would inherit the title in the future, and the youngest son Su Jin would be sent to Taicheng to study with the prince, so that both literature and martial arts complement each other.

It was Qingming, the emperor hosted a banquet on the Qinhuai River to celebrate the crown prince's birthday, and also to satisfy the wish of the six princes to see lanterns.Most of the school-age children from the families of the officials were taken there, first to get acquainted with each other for the next generation, and second, to let the prince hold the eye first, to see if there is anyone he likes.

Su Zhi was away on an expedition at that time, so there was no need to go.However, news came from the palace that the current king of Wu took Su Yan to show his respect.He went out with his front foot, but Su Jin sneaked out with his back foot.There were many tourists on both sides of the Qinhuai River, and when Su Yan returned home after the end, his younger brother was nowhere to be seen.

The madam was very anxious, and when she wanted to go out to look for it, a servant girl persuaded her: "The young master usually plays around outside, and he knows the way, so he will be back soon."

After a little delay, Su Jin never came back.

When Su Zhi's class teacher returned to the court, when he heard about this, he broke the teacup immediately.At that time, it was more than a month since Su Jin disappeared in the Qingming Dynasty. He dug three feet around Jinling but failed to find him.

Su Zhi refused to give up, and even reported the matter to the emperor.The emperor was concerned about the disappearance of his youngest son, and asked the Ouchi hidden guards to investigate for a long time, but they could not find his whereabouts.After searching like this for more than a year, although no one dared to say anything in front of Su Zhi, everyone tacitly felt that the young master of the Su family must have encountered an accident, otherwise how could he live without seeing anyone die?

Pingyuanhou's mansion became lifeless, his wife washed her face with tears all day long, kept the door behind closed doors, and later even her husband disappeared.

Su Zhi was helpless, so when the emperor asked again, he had no choice but to send Su Yan to the palace to accompany the prince to read for the safety of both parties.

That morning was breezy and crisp, and it was another sunny day.

There are eight gates in Taicheng. Enter from the Donghua Gate, pass through the Taiji Hall, and you will arrive at the East Palace.It is rumored that there are dragon veins lurking in Jinling City, and the layout of Taicheng City is open and closed, and its grandeur is comparable to that of Chang'an in the previous dynasty.

Su Yan followed the eunuch in the palace to the East Palace, and listened to the eunuch's announcement.Not long after, a younger boy came out, this man was handsome, male and female, only the clothes on his body could identify him as a young eunuch.This boy's voice is not as sharp as the other servants', it is very pleasant to the ear:

"This is the young master of the Marquis of Pingyuan. His Highness has already made tea and cleaned the couch. Please come along with me."

Su Yan didn't know what to do, so he had to order and move, pretending to be calm, and entered the East Palace with the little eunuch.

The threshold of the palace gate was too high, when he raised his foot to step over, he couldn't help but look back at where he came from.The person who brought him had already left, and the East Palace was heavily guarded. In the distance, the sky was bright and bright, and occasionally a swallow or two passed by, so it was hard to see where home was.

The East Palace corridor was winding and long, and Su Yan was led by the eunuch until he stopped under the beautifully repaired hall.The little eunuch opened the door for him, beckoned him to go in, then nodded and retreated.

Su Yan took a deep breath. After all, it was his father's education that gave him the upper hand.After he is a general, how can he act like a villager who has never seen the world?

Su Yan was typing out the draft of meeting the prince in his stomach, but Su Yan was standing at the door, but someone robbed him of his words: "Could it be that Su Yan is here? It just so happens that I saw you alone on Qingming's birthday, and I have a deep impression on you."

He followed the sound and looked up, only to see a person sitting on the imperial concubine's couch indoors, dressed in apricot yellow, with a warm smile.Compared with the eldest son of the emperor who had met once, the prince was much weaker, as if he hadn't grown up, and there was still a little innocence on his face. When he saw him, he just smiled and gestured for him to go.

Su Yan stepped forward, only to find that there were several children of the same age around him, and he also knew that they were companions who came a few days ago.

The crown prince gave him a seat, asked someone to pour tea for him, and said, "Is your home in Jinling?"

Su Yan suddenly remembered that he hadn't met him yet, so he quickly stood up, bowed and said, "Your Majesty has seen His Highness the Crown Prince, if you go back to His Majesty, your home will be in Yuanhou's Mansion in Beiping, Jinling City."

But the prince laughed loudly: "Gu will not eat you, just ask, you must not be cautious. Father asked you to accompany Gu to study, not to be a follower of Gu. From now on, Gu will not behave properly, You just say it’s okay. Su Yan, this is Han Guang, the son of Dr. Guanglu, who is a year older than Gu. If you have any questions or requests, just ask him.”

A tall young man next to him came out immediately. He had thick eyebrows and big eyes, and he looked like a warrior. He smiled at Su Yan and said, "If you don't dislike it, you can skip those vain rituals. This little brother can just call me big brother."

Su Yan hurriedly said: "Yes, I need to ask Brother Han to worry about it."

Then the crown prince introduced the rest of them to him, all of them were either rich or noble, and the names of father and brother sounded like thunder to Su Yan.After he recognized the person, the prince said modestly: "From now on, the East Palace will be your living and studying place, and you can go home once every seven days. Besides, if one day you feel homesick, tell him that Guzi will arrange— —Brother Han, I’m sorry to trouble you.”

Han Guangdao: "It is right to serve His Highness."

Before Su Yan could drink that cup of tea, he was taken away.Han Guang was an enthusiastic person, and quickly arranged for him his residence in the East Palace. He also reminded him which places he was not allowed to enter and leave at will, and Su Yan wrote them down one by one.

After seeing him off, Su Yan rested in the room for a while.The child who was only a few years old, no matter how strict the family education was, still couldn't sit still, so he ran out secretly and turned to the garden of the East Palace.

Han Guang only told him not to leave the East Palace, and not to approach the woodshed in the backyard. Since he didn't say anything else, Su Yan assumed that there was no ban.He has a childlike heart, after passing the test just now, at this moment his stubborn nature broke out, he took a quick look at each palace in the East Palace, and he remembered them all in his heart within the time it took for a cup of tea.

The mid-autumn chrysanthemums in the back garden were in full bloom. There were a few sweet-scented osmanthus flowers by the pond. When the westerly wind blew, they immediately fell and floated on the water, creating an elegant scene.Su Yan was standing by the pool, looking at the carp which were leisurely and contented, and was about to playfully throw stones, when suddenly he heard the noise of fighting.

He is not familiar with this place, and he can't take care of anything, but there is still something driving Su Yan to run to the place where the noise is coming from.

There are several rose bushes near the palace wall. At this moment, the delicate flowers are all withered, leaving only a little residual red hanging on the branches.It was clear that there was no wind, but it was trembling. Su Yan was afraid of breaking some secrets, but he couldn't just sit back and watch. He approached boldly, but saw several people wrestling into a ball.

Su Yan recalled later that he didn't know where the courage came from at that time, and shouted loudly: "There is a private fight in the East Palace, you don't want to live anymore!"

The wrestlers stopped suddenly, and one of them stood up, and it turned out to be the noble son he had just met in the hall.Seeing Su Yan, the man wiped the scratches on his face, and pushed the rest of the people: "Stop beating! He is the prince! When His Royal Highness finds out, I'm afraid you will all be ruined, and your parents will be implicated—"

This person is very good at talking, which is much more effective than Su Yan's insipid threats.He just said this, and those few immediately stood up, wiped off the dust on their bodies, didn't care about what to say, they dragged each other and fled.

Su Yan stood where he was, and saw another person, who was still small, curled up on the ground and couldn't get up.

He was educated by his father since he was a child, not to bully the weak, not to turn a blind eye to the injured, so he walked over quickly and helped the man up.It seems to be a little younger than him, a soft mass, with his head down, and his bun is messy, describing him as extremely embarrassed.

Su Yan asked softly, "Are you okay?"

After saying this, he suddenly remembered what that person said, "He is the prince" - the eldest son of the emperor must not be like this, he has already seen His Royal Highness the prince, so the rest is the one who has been widely discussed, secretly even Gossiping about the Sixth Highness "from a lowly background"...?

Su Yan was at a loss for a moment.

Even though he was in such a complicated mood, Su Yan still supported the phoenix son and dragon grandson to stand upright against the wall, and asked again: "Are you injured?"

He raised a small face. Compared with the dignified and dignified appearance of the eldest son of the emperor and the gentleness of His Royal Highness, the Sixth Highness, although his face was covered with dust and had a few wounds, his expression was extremely haughty, as if he had won a battle. The little golden pheasant is delicate and proud, and there is even a smile on the corner of his mouth.

The little golden pheasant looked at Su Yan, raised the corners of its eyes slightly, and said, "I'm fine, who are you?"

Su Yan was amused by his appearance and couldn't help laughing: "I am the prince's companion who just arrived in the East Palace today, and my name is Su Yan."

"It's very good, Ayan," the man who was not as tall as him had the airs of an adult, "My name is Xiao Qichen, and I live in Chenglan Palace. Later, if I go to the Crown Prince to file a complaint, you You can't just pretend you didn't see it—they're all bullying me."

Su Yan stared at him, and chewed on the meaning of his words for a while, feeling inexplicably worried.