Reverse Junhou

His eyes paused on Wen Xuechao for a moment, and before Wen Xuechao came back to his senses, he immediately moved away.

Eunuch Ruan, the chief eunuch, read out Emperor Jingyang's oral order, and ordered the young eunuchs behind him to move the new cases and books into the Upper Academy.After taking care of everything, Eunuch Ruan respectfully said to the fifth prince who had just arrived: "Your Highness can call our house anytime if you have something to do, His Majesty and Mistress Zhaoyi will keep it in mind."

The fifth prince was dressed in a dark black robe, his handsome features were sharp and angular, and his body exuded a heroic spirit and agility beyond his age.He said a few words to Eunuch Ruan, and then walked to his desk.The little guard behind him hastily started to tidy up his master, but his movements were still a little rusty, and he mixed up a lot of things back and forth.

The little guard found that everyone was staring at his young master, and suddenly felt that he had humiliated the young master, blushing with shame for a moment, and lowered his head.The fifth prince didn't care about the gazes from the crowd, he stood aside and waited for the little guard to pack up before taking his seat.

Everyone in the Upper Academy stared at the prince who appeared out of nowhere, with different expressions.Seeing that no one made a sound in the room for a long time, Prince Zhao Qimiao took the lead with a light smile and said, "Fifth brother hasn't returned to Beijing for many years, is this journey going smoothly?"

"It's unavoidable that the journey will be tiring, so please worry about the emperor." Zhao Fengci replied neither humble nor overbearing.

Immediately after, the two exchanged a few more pleasantries. Wen Xuechao sat behind Zhao Qimiao, looking at the two people who were talking happily, feeling thoughtful.

He felt more and more that just now was his own illusion.After that inexplicable stare at each other, the Fifth Prince never looked in his direction again.

It took more than a month to cross the Yandang Pass, passing through eight counties and nine mansions. The fifth prince, Zhao Fengci, and the guards of the Zhenbei General's mansion entered Beijing yesterday at xu o'clock.Emperor Jingyang, who hadn't seen his son for many years, was eager for his son, so he announced Zhao Feng's resignation to see him that night.Hearing that Zhao Fengci has been studying military art and martial arts with General Jingyang in recent years, and only learned some superficial classics and history from Mr. Fuzhong, Emperor Jingyang immediately ordered Zhao Fengci to study in Shang Academy with the princes from now on.

Zhao Fengci grew up beside his grandfather General Zhenbei since he was a child. He didn't have much impression of his biological father who was the most respected in the world, but he still made a thorough list of the etiquette that should be done.After coming to Renming Palace to meet his biological mother, the sadness in his heart gradually swept over.

Although he is young and mature, he is still only a 15-year-old half-grown child. He left his mother since he was a child, and grew up alone in the cold place of Saibei.When Zhao Fengci saw Jingyang Zhaoyi, the injured cub finally let go of its defenses and snuggled into its mother's arms all night.

Jingyang Zhaoyi also couldn't help getting tears in his eyes, all the princes in the court were well-clothed and well-fed, growing up like stars and moons, but his own children were different from this group of pampered canaries.

He is the true descendant of Yanbei Eagle, and the scars all over his body are iron proof that he will travel thousands of miles to make great achievements.She caressed the thick calluses on her son's palm, and listened to Zhao Fengci all night talking about the homeland where she once rode a horse and tested the sword.

When the light of dawn entered the palace wall, Jingyang Zhaoyi gradually became sleepy and fell asleep leaning against his son's arms.Zhao Fengci carefully covered the mother and concubine with a bedding, and ordered the maid to take care of her, then got up to wash, and set off for the Upper Academy to study.

The palanquins of Renming Palace seldom move around in the outer imperial city. Before dawn, the fathers-in-law of Renming Palace went out of the inner palace and couldn’t find their way in the dark. Feng Ci reported.

"Damn this servant, I will immediately send someone to find the palace servant on duty to ask for clarification, and I will definitely not miss His Highness's admission..."

Zhao Fengci waved his hand, and said to the young man beside him, "Ah Shen, go and explore the way, go and come back quickly."

Ah Shen was born with excellent eyesight and quick feet.Hearing His Royal Highness's order, he ran out in a flash.Just after walking a hundred meters, Zhao Fengci saw Ah Shen running into someone from a distance.

Ashen stepped forward to ask for directions, Zhao Fengci lifted the curtain and saw the person coming.

There is a beautiful woman standing in the faint candle light.Wearing Daiqingxia cloak, stepping on cloud brocade and fairy clogs, her face is like white jade, and her black hair is blowing in the wind, just like a banished fairy descending to earth.He held his breath and concentrated for a moment, then lifted the curtain and looked out, only to see that the man had left the place holding the palace lantern, leaving behind an indifferent back.

It was as if the characters in the opera books jumped out of the world, Zhao Fengci grew up in the Zhenbei Mansion since he was a child, he didn't know that there were such characters in the palace, he was a little lost for a while.Ah Shen happily ran back and pointed towards the palace not far away: "Your Highness, the Upper Academy is half a mile to the north, and we will be there soon!"

"Ah Shen, who is the son who showed you the way just now?" Zhao Fengci asked.

Ash shook his head, expressing that he did not know his identity.It only said that he took a servant with him, followed him step by step, and also went to the academy there.

Zhao Fengci rubbed the center of his brows, thinking he was dazzled.

"Let's go."

Zhao Fengci walked into the Upper Academy, saw that Tianheng's nobles were all dressed in the same way, and realized that the young man was not wearing a fairy robe just now, but a silky satin that he had never seen before.

However, the colorful cloud cloaks all over the room were a bit vulgar, only the familiar dark blue figure caught Zhao Fengci's attention at a glance.The man seemed to have noticed the scrutinizing gaze of the visitor, and raised his eyes to look at himself, the corners of his eyes curled up beautifully, and his own shadow was faintly reflected in his eyes.

The ancients said that bright eyes are good at looking at, looking forward to shining.Zhao Fengci suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of panic in his heart, he averted his gaze without a trace, and did not dare to look in that person's direction again.

Taifu Zhu is going to the autumn banquet of the Imperial Academy today, so he dismissed his lunch class early.Several princes have been going to the Prince's Mansion to listen to music after school these days, and today is no exception.

"The Fuzhong recently invited Jiannan's theater troupe, can my fifth brother come to the Fuzhong and have a few drinks?" the crown prince asked Zhao Fengci.

"The theater troupe in Jiannan is the best in the world, and they sing Zhugong tunes. It's rare to see them in Saibei." The eldest prince continued Zhao Qimiao's words.Hearing the eldest prince's words, the room burst into laughter one after another.There is no one in Beijing who has never heard of Zhugong Diao, the words of the First Prince have a deep meaning.

Zhao Fengci seemed to have thought about it seriously, with regret on his face: "The emperor's invitation should have been fulfilled. However, the mother and concubine have been ill recently, and Fengci needs to rush back to Renming Palace as soon as possible to take care of her."

Zhao Qimiao's face darkened, but he didn't force it: "Naturally, Empress Jingyang's health is important, so the emperor will ask the fifth brother next time." After saying that, he prepared to ask Wen Xuechao to leave together.

While tidying up the inkstone, Wen Xuechao joked to the prince: "His Royal Highness Fifth is used to staying in Saibei, and the hundreds of BMWs in the palace racecourse are probably more attractive than your highness, your Laoshizi troupe."

The princes ignored Zhao Fengci and walked out of the courtyard chatting happily.A group of princes and grandsons were chattering, very lively.

After everyone left, Zhao Fengci found that there was still a prince sitting in the corner who hadn't left yet.The prince looked at himself with great interest while waiting for his companion to clean up the case.

"The fourth son of the next emperor, Zhao Yancheng, has heard the name of the fifth brother for a long time, and it really is worse than seeing it." Seeing Zhao Fengci looking at him, Zhao Yancheng stood up leisurely: "The prince has taken a fancy to the big fish of the fifth brother, but how big is it?" It's a pity that the fish don't want to take the bait."

"Grandfather once warned me not to form cliques in the palace. The capital city is different from Saibei. It is the best policy to protect yourself wisely." After hiding the humility and peace in front of the prince, Zhao Fengci walked across to Zhao Yancheng, Shi Shiran said: " Didn't Brother Four not take the bait?"

"Everyone has their own aspirations, that's not my aspiration. The prince's intrigues are of no use to me." "The young man in Tsing Yi is also a member of the prince?" Zhao Fengci asked.

"Are you talking about Wen Xuechao?" Zhao Yancheng smiled, and looked at Zhao Fengci with a little bit of difference in his eyes, "He is not just the prince's man, he and the prince are grasshoppers on the same rope , withered and prosperous together, living together and dying together.”

"Have you heard about the Wen family in the capital? This Wen Xuechao is the eldest son of Wen Xiang, the empress' nephew, and Zhao Qimiao's younger cousin. When Zhao Qimiao comes to the throne, he will be the wife of the Dafu Dynasty. Wang with a different surname. Although the princes are all arrogant, they were often bullied by Wen Xuechao when they were young. But he was born with the best looks, and there are many admirers in Beijing. It is rumored among the people that his ancestors must have smoked before they met. Such luck."

"People who meet him for the first time will pay more attention to him because of his appearance, and it seems that the fifth brother is no exception." Zhao Yancheng looked at Zhao Fengci with sympathy in his eyes, "But I would like to advise the fifth brother , this Wen Xuechao is the smartest and most ruthless person I have ever met. The farther away from this person, the better, I can't get through this muddy water, my heart hurts my foot."

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Zhang Yan in the prince's mansion set up a play, and everyone was drinking and drinking, and it was very lively.Halfway through listening to the music, Wen Xuechao got up and suggested that everyone shoot to add to the fun, and the princes were all eager to try.After Wen Xue won the divination a few times, she became more and more insane, and wanted to guess the items on the maid with the prince, and the loser would be punished with three cups.Zhao Qimiao also became interested, and competed with Wen Xuechao for a few rounds, but he was often at a disadvantage, so he could only be willing to be punished.

After a few rounds, Zhao Qimiao was a little unconscious, and went back to the inner courtyard to rest in a daze.

It was still dark when Wen Xuechao slipped out of the Prince's Mansion, Wen Lan had already prepared his chariots and horses and waited outside the side door.Wen Xuechao's cheeks were a little flushed, but her mind was clear.He took the hangover tea handed over by Wen Lan, raised his head and drank it, heaved a long sigh of relief, and then said to Wen Lan: "When you enter the palace from the Lize Gate, if the guard asks, just say that I have something to do." I need to find my aunt."

Empress Wen once gave her nephew a private seal, allowing him to enter and leave the palace freely without hindrance.Wen Xuechao's sedan chair passed through the Lize Gate on the west side of Yanfu Palace, and came straight to the horse farm outside Yanfu Palace.

In the evening, the racecourse was very empty, and the neighing of horses could be heard faintly.A black dot in the distance saw someone coming from the racetrack, spun around a few times, and galloped towards Wen Xuechao's direction.

Zhao Fengci got off his horse and saw who was coming, a look of astonishment flashed across his face: "Mr. Wen?"

"If His Highness the Crown Prince knows that His Highness the Fifth Highness would rather go out for a walk than accept his invitation, I'm afraid my heart will be broken." Wen Xue smiled at the corner of her mouth.

Zhao Fengci pretended not to hear the subtext of Wen Xuechao's language, clasped his fists and asked solemnly: "Why does Mr. Wen know that I am here?"

"The narrow world in the palace can't hold His Highness Fifth. His Highness knows that there is a racecourse full of BMWs in the palace, so he will come here upon hearing the wind." Wen Xuechao scratched his nose.

After declining the prince's invitation, he really wanted to walk the horses at the racecourse.As for why this idea came up, Zhao Fengci met the young master Wen in front of him with a guilty look on his face, and the scene when he went to the academy in the afternoon suddenly came to mind.

"The Fifth Highness is used to staying in Saibei, the hundreds of BMWs in the palace racecourse are more attractive than your highness, your Laoshizi troupe." Wen Xuechao said in front of everyone before going out.

It was Wen Xuechao's inadvertent mention of this sentence in Shangshuyuan that he knew about the existence of the racecourse in the palace, so what happened next.

Zhao Fengci realized that he had fallen into this person's trap unknowingly.What Zhao Yancheng said was indeed correct, this person was very scheming at a young age, so he was not a good person.

"How dare you plot against me." Zhao Fengci gritted his teeth.

"I'm not good at archery. I don't know if His Highness the Fifth Highness would like to teach me how to ride and shoot in his spare time." Wen Xuechao raised his sleeve and pointed to the horse beside Zhao Fengci, and said sincerely, "His Highness Fifth Highness's private affairs, Xue Naturally, I will not ask too much in the future. If His Royal Highness asks, I will ask three questions, and the gods will not be blamed."

Ah Shen stood aside and listened dumbfounded, he didn't know that this young man who looked like a banished fairy was actually thicker than the city wall.This Mr. Wen had an unnatural blush on his cheeks, his eyes seemed a little dazed, could he be talking nonsense while drunk?

Zhao Fengci frowned, and after a long silence, he said, "Get on the horse."