Wanli Fenghou Road in the past

"Prince, you should rest quickly!" said the little maid beside her, holding the cold tea.

The seven or eight-year-old boy continued to practice calligraphy without raising his head.

This is Liang Mingzhen's seven-year-old crown prince Zheng Che'an, the son of the former empress Chu's family, who had just been made crown prince a month ago.

"Prince..." The little palace maid was a little anxious: "If Nanny Liu comes over later..."

"Why hasn't the second prince fallen asleep yet?" A domineering voice came from outside the door: "Are they all dead? Why do you serve the second prince!"

The little palace maid shook her body and hurriedly knelt down to salute: "Madam Liu, please spare me! The servant has asked the prince to rest several times, but the prince is too absorbed in practicing calligraphy, so he didn't hear what the servant said!"

"Second Prince," Madam Liu hastily bowed to Zheng Che'an, "The empress wishes you to rest early, why are you so willful?"

Zheng Che'an put down the pen in his hand, raised his head slightly, and couldn't help but sneer in his heart: Is it self-willed to read and practice handwriting?Why does the queen never care about me going out to play and not returning all night?

"I will rest now, thank you Empress for your concern." Zheng Che'an replied.

Seeing that Zheng Che'an was about to go to bed, Nanny Liu left contentedly.

The East Palace was brightly lit all night, and the patrolling palace people walked back and forth in rows.

This is not the East Palace, it is more like a prison.

The queen that Zheng Che'an called just now was not the birth mother Chu, but the successor Tang Shengxue.

Both the Tang family and the Chu family were among the most famous families in the capital. They had known the Chu family when Emperor Liang was still the prince, and they were well-matched marriages. Tang Shengxue was chosen by the queen mother at that time and has always been a side concubine.

The Chu family was weak and did not conceive until Tang Shengxue gave birth to the eldest son Zheng Cheyu.

However, the Chu family died of illness three years after giving birth to their son, Zheng Che'an. At that time, Emperor Liang had not yet ascended the throne. In order to prevent people with ulterior motives from taking advantage of his loopholes, Tang Shengxue was made the crown princess, and a year later he became the mighty empress.

Emperor Liang was a person who cared about old love. Although there were three thousand beauties in the harem, Emperor Liang never forgot the Chu family. He ignored Tang Shengxue's every possible obstacle, and appointed Zheng Che'an as the crown prince in the third year of his ascension to the East Palace.

Tang Shengxue opposed it in every possible way. The candidate for the crown prince in her heart was naturally her eldest son, Zheng Cheyu. From the perspective of identity, Zheng Cheyu was also the eldest son, and he was also the eldest son of the emperor.

But Emperor Liang's attitude was very firm and he would never abolish the prince.

Tang Shengxue had no choice but to use a long-term strategy. On the one hand, she warmed Zheng Che'an away from the cold and won a good reputation as a "virtuous queen", and on the other hand, she kept renovating the East Palace. Germany" fallacy.

"Min'er." Zheng Che'an raised the bed curtain, sat up and called softly.

"What orders does the prince have?" The little maid named Min'er quietly stepped forward and asked.

"I didn't quite understand what Mr. said in the lecture hall today. I'll recite it for you. Can you explain it to me?"

"Prince...it's already two o'clock..." Min'er is the maid of the former empress Chu's family, and has read a few books: "The maid is no better than Mr. Lecture Hall. It's just that I was lucky enough to have the empress give advice occasionally. I only know a little bit of superficiality, so I dare not delay the prince..."

"I know..." Zheng Che'an closed his eyes: "I entered the lecture hall two years later than my elder brother, and I am slow in learning things. Sir, he is an old man who doesn't have the habit of repeating, but... I can't let my elder brother compare."

Tang Shengxue had her own plan. Since Emperor Liang couldn't let Emperor Liang abolish the crown prince now, he had to wait until Zheng Che'an made a big mistake and had to be abolished. So over the past few years, he had given Zheng Che'an money both openly and secretly, especially for antique calligraphy and paintings. Without further ado, Zheng Che'an said, as long as it has nothing to do with studying, no matter how much manpower and material resources are consumed to do it.

It has been almost a year since Zheng Che gave lectures, and Tang Shengxue neither asked him to accompany him to read, nor did he ask the lecturer to slow down.

Now that the Tang family is dominant, Tang Shengxue in the harem is one-sided, and the people in the palaces are also one-sided. Although they dare not deliberately make things difficult, they are inevitably a little neglected. Ordinary people can say that they are decent in terms of etiquette. However, the celebrities around Tang Shengxue, such as Liu Ma Mammy, who was the leader, didn't even call "Prince" when they saw Zheng Che'an, but called "Second Prince" with a bit of sarcasm.

"Prince..." Min'er seemed to feel Zheng Che'an's depression: "I just got the news, and I wrote to the Marquis Dingnan this morning, mentioning to the emperor that you haven't read with me, and the emperor has already agreed. Choose a companion for you."

"Oh?" Zheng Che'an's eyes lit up: "Which family is it?"

Become a companion, then this person can often go in and out of the East Palace, not only can be his companion, but also become his confidant, not only can study together, the most important thing is that this person is a descendant of a powerful person, if he can get his back The support of strength... is a rare arm!

"Eh..." Min'er obviously hesitated for a moment: "It's... Tang Wei, the son of the Shangshu Family of the Ministry of Punishment."

Tang Yu?Tang Yu! !Zheng Che'an was startled at first, but then his mood became extremely complicated.

Who in the capital doesn't know about Tang Wei, the son of the Minister of Justice?The emperor called him a "child prodigy", and he never forgets everything at a glance. It is said that this person is polite and well received everywhere he goes. The eldest prince Zheng Cheyu did not know how many methods he used, but in the end he did not let Tang Wei become his companion. , it is said that this person is not interested in money and fame...

It would definitely be a great honor for such a person to be my companion, but... this person's surname is Tang, and he is Tang Shengxue's nephew...

Zheng Che'an has always believed that Tang Shengxue's mother's death has nothing to do with it!

He made an oath that in this life, he would make the Tang family pay for his blood.But Tang Yu... this person like Zheng Che'an, who is secretly praised by those who hate the Tang family...

"Prince?" Miner asked worriedly.

"Tang Yu...why did you agree to be my companion?" Zheng Cheyu, who rejected his cousin, chose himself?

"Not sure..." Min'er frowned, "But I heard Mr. Tang is very gentle, so he should be easy to get along with!"

Zheng Chean nodded, luckily among misfortunes, he finally has a companion to read, and he is also a child prodigy, as for the future... let's see what happens!

"Mr. Tang has arrived." Early in the morning, the eunuch Xiao Xuzi next to Zheng Che'an said softly.

"Hmm... let him wait!" Zheng Che'an frowned as he looked at little Xu Zi's slightly red face, picked up the book next to him and read it while thinking: This skinless and faceless thing is actually shy?

In the winter morning, the wind was biting cold, and one could hear the whistling wind when sitting in the hall, making one shiver involuntarily.

Zheng Che'an didn't cough lightly until he finished reading half of the book: "Let Mr. Tang come in!"

Wearing a white uniform, Tang Yu looked a little more gentle and elegant, and his delicate facial features were a little red from the cold, but he still couldn't stop his noble aura.

It was frozen outside for more than half an hour, but there was no impatient expression on Tang Yu's face, and he smiled politely: "Prince Wan'an." He bowed down in a respectful manner.

Zheng Chean was taken aback for a moment, he suddenly understood why little Xu Zi blushed, he had never seen such a good-looking person, although it was a little awkward to describe a man like a fish and a wild goose, but Tang Yu would never waste these four words, he wore a This kind of innate affinity, although very young, has already made many people look straight at him.

Zheng Che'an's plan to continue to show off suddenly failed: "Please get up."

"Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince." Tang Yu's voice was very pleasant, which made people feel happy physically and mentally.

"Have Mr. Tang had breakfast?" Zheng Che'an involuntarily looked at Tang Yu while drinking hot tea.

"Thank you, Prince, for your concern. Cao Min has already used it."

Zheng Che'an nodded slightly: "Then get ready to go!"

The lecture hall was some distance away from the East Palace. Zheng Chean was sitting in a sedan chair, and Tang Yu followed the palace people by the side of the sedan chair.The heavy snow from last night had been cleared away, but the occasional frost had not faded away. Tang Yu quickly followed the sedan chair, without the pampered appearance of a rich man at all.

"Ah, second brother, it's so early." Zheng Cheyu said standing at the door of the lecture hall.

"Brother." Zheng Che'an replied while helping little Xu Zi's arm to get off the sedan chair.

Zheng Cheyu bowed his hands to Tang Yu with a smile, and said in a more friendly tone, "Long time no see, cousin! It's quite cold here, why doesn't cousin put on more clothes?"

"Elder Prince." Tang Yu politely greeted Li, but didn't intend to continue the conversation.

Zheng Cheyu seemed to be used to it, and walked a few steps forward with a smile: "Have you read all the articles I gave you earlier?"

"You wrote it yourself, right?" Tang Wei said in a normal tone: "The meaning of the article is vague in many places, the order is messy, and the words are not precise. It seems that the eldest prince is nothing more than that."

"Bold!" Zheng Cheyu shouted with flushed face.

"Caomin is short-sighted, and a little bit of humble opinion can't be listed in the hall of elegance. Please forgive me, the eldest prince." Tang Wei said warmly.

Zheng Cheyu's face turned red and then turned pale, and finally he flicked his sleeves resentfully, turned around and walked quickly into the lecture hall.

Zheng Che'an was secretly startled, Zheng Cheyu was the most outstanding student in the lecture hall, but Tang Yu scolded him for nothing, and himself...he couldn't help but feel his heart tighten, thinking that he must listen to the class seriously today.

Today happened to be talking about the prosperity of Lingguo Sheng'an years, the lecturer talked passionately about the tactics of Princess Sushao Qi Qingyan, and after finishing, he still wanted to talk about other things later.

Zheng Che'an frowned slightly: This progress is a bit fast...

"Teacher," Tang Yu suddenly interrupted: "The student is dull, and has not read too much introduction about Princess Sushao. I wonder if the teacher can explain this person?"

The old man was taken aback: "...Don't be joking, Mr. Tang." Just kidding, who doesn't know that Tang Wei has read poetry and books since he was a child, if this is still stupid, then what are other people?

But Tang Yu didn't mean to give in. He looked at the lecturer with a smile on his face, his eyes were extremely sincere.

Seeing this from Tang Wei, the old gentleman felt an inexplicable sense of guilt for offending the Banished Immortal. After a little thought, he began to explain Shao Qi Qingyan's life experience, experience and background, and the course he planned to continue was put aside.

"Oh, I thought the child prodigy was amazing." After school, Zheng Cheyu sarcastically said, "The questions I asked were nothing more than that!"

"Naturally, I can't compare to the First Prince." Tang Wei's expression remained the same: "The Caomin still has some things to do, so I won't talk nonsense with the First Prince."

The road back to the East Palace was still silent, Tang Yu followed the sedan chair quietly, without any intention of asking for credit.

"The prince rested earlier, and the grassroots retired." Tang Yu saluted at the gate of the East Palace.

Zheng Chean nodded, turned around and entered the East Palace.

"Little Xu."

"What orders does the prince have?" Little Xu Zi stepped forward and asked.

"Help me find some things..." Zheng Chean sat down to drink tea and said, "Check for me... Is there any quarrel between Tang Yu and Zheng Cheyu?"

"Yes." Xiao Xuzi nodded and stepped back.

Zheng Che'an closed his eyes and recalled today's scene, Tang Yu was talking with great enthusiasm to the eldest prince of the dynasty without changing his face...

Tang Yu... what kind of person is he...