I was a salted fish in ancient times

The marriage between Xiao Shan and Xie Zhui was rushed, and the mouths of the people in the etiquette department were bubbling.

However, since it is the emperor's will and the prince's marriage, none of the procedures that should be missed can be left behind, it's just that there is not so much time and they are all crowded together.

And because of this hasty marriage, the emperor also subsidized Xiao Shan with a lot of good things.

Someone in the front of the harem saw this extra thing, their eyes became hot and their minds became active, and they couldn't help but say sour words.Especially the eldest prince Xiao Rong, when he heard the news, he felt that his emperor's father was very eccentric.

Gu Guangze, Xiao Rong's old father-in-law, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, said: "These common people fatten up the pigs to kill them..."

Xiao Rong glanced at him and frowned: "You mean that Xiao Shan is a pig being fattened up by the emperor? How can the emperor have the spare time to raise him?"

Gu Guang paused slightly and smiled: "This comparison is a bit rude, but the truth is the same. Now that King Li has been wronged, the emperor will naturally have to give some compensation. The obvious things are not worth mentioning, and they are not worthy of the prince's concern." .My lord, think about it, if the matter of marrying Xie Zhui falls on you, would you be willing?"

Xiao Rong really followed Gu Guang's words and thought about it seriously: "Of course I am willing."

Which prince would not be happy to exchange Xie Zhui for military power in the northern border.Xie Zhui's reputation is not good, but he has a lot of means to let this person pass away quietly, which can't affect him at all.

Gu Guang didn't expect Xiao Rong to say that, he was choked, and after a moment of silence he shook his head and said: "My lord, this statement is wrong, you still don't understand. The crime of killing Xie Zhui by the emperor gave him to Li It is a blessing from heaven for Wang Zhengjun, and because of this, the veteran dares to conclude that the emperor will never give the prince the military power in the northern region."

Xiao Rong became interested when he heard this, and asked: "How do you say that?"

Gu Guang stroked the short beard on his chin, and said: "Our emperor is the most suspicious. The prince thinks that Xiao Shan can win over the Northern Army if he marries Xie Zhui. Hasn't the emperor thought about it? If the emperor really wanted to praise Xie Zhui, why didn't the rest of the Xie family come back to Beijing to congratulate him on such a big event? Obviously, the emperor was not happy. In response, if all the younger brothers in the world were like him, wouldn’t the barracks be in chaos? If the emperor really wants to be with the crown prince, it’s enough to give Xie Zhui to the crown prince, why give it to King Li.”

Xiao Rong thought about it for the same reason, he looked at Gu Guang and said, "What does father-in-law mean?"

Gu Guang smiled slightly: "The emperor wants the balance between the princes, not dominance, even the crown prince is not enough. The prince just needs to be patient and wait. The prince is also a human being, and there are always times when mistakes are made. Wait until that time." My lord's chance has come."

Xiao Rong gets a headache when he hears the word wait, he doesn't hate when people say the word wait to him.

Wait, wait, what is there to wait for.

He is obviously the eldest prince, but because his mother's family background was not good and died early, he waited for the empress to give birth to a son-in-law and was established as the prince.

Xiao Jin made a big mistake when he was young, and Queen Lan Fei and others went to intercede. If he made a small mistake, he could only live a peaceful life with fear when the emperor's temper subsided.

He is still the eldest son, so he is inferior to others for no reason, just because he has no one to protect him.

The more Xiao Rong thought about it, the more ugly his face became. Gu Guang sighed in his heart and softly comforted him: "My lord, there are some things that cannot be rushed."

Xiao Rong is small-minded, he will repay what he wants, he doesn't listen to others' persuasion, and he is stubborn.Fortunately, there are also advantages. His mother clan has no power, and most of the time he can only rely on their Gu family, and he can listen to what he has to say.

Although Xiao Rong wanted to get irritable, he also knew that Gu Guang was right, so he shouldn't be too impatient.

Xiao Jin, the prince, has a very good reputation inside and outside the court, and is very popular. Even if he is like ants on a hot pot here, it is useless to run around in a hurry.

Thinking of these things, Xiao Rong's mood became worse and worse, Xiao Jin was fine, and Xiao Shan was even more annoying.

Since he was a child, Xiao Shan and the princes and princesses have not followed the same path. He has taken a slanted sword, never read books carefully, and his articles have been nonsense since he was a child.When I was seven years old, I motivated myself to skip class with him to fight crickets...

Xiao Shan has done countless such disgusting things, and sometimes he can even make the emperor angry.

But his life is good. He has a mother who is a concubine and an aunt who is a queen. He is also the little tail of the prince. Every time he does bad things, he has nothing to lose except being scolded by the emperor. nice one.

Xiao Rong actually knew in his heart that if he was called out by the emperor in public every now and then, saying he was stupid and not smart, he would have collapsed long ago.

But seeing that these words did not hurt Xiao Shan, he just felt uncomfortable.

It's like eating a mouthful of rice and finding half a worm in it, in short, it's very responsive.

But it doesn't matter, just like what Gu Guang analyzed to him before, Xiao Shan seems to be living a chic life these days, so he can only be named King Li.

Li is an ordinary word, but if it is a title, it is generally reminiscent of violence, so it is not a good title.It shows that in the emperor's heart, Xiao Shan is not worthy of a very good title.

He was different, although he was not the crown prince, he was named King Rui.

Wisdom is also a wise man.

Thinking of this, Xiao Rong finally felt a little better.

***

Xiao Shan didn't know that Xiao Rong's eyes would bleed because the emperor rewarded him with more things. If he knew, he would come to the door and say something that made Xiao Rong even more uncomfortable.

Xiao Shan is getting moldy from being idle at home these days.

In the past, he either went to the South Street Restaurant to listen to books, or wandered around.

Now because he was going to get married, the emperor ordered him not to leave Prince Li's mansion for half a step.Even Concubine Lan, who has always had no opinions, sent someone to bring him a message, saying that before he got married, he would get through this period of time honestly and stop spending time and wine. Road four.

After hearing this, Xiao Shan only felt that he was really wronged, more wronged than Dou E.

When did he spend his days and drinks?

It's just that the emperor and Concubine Lan have spoken, so he can only endure it.

However, since ancient times, the days that required patience were quite tormented, and it was extremely boring. Xiao Shan asked Ji'an to hire a storyteller from the outside to tell him a few books.

The stories told by storytellers are not old-fashioned wits and beautiful ladies, but novel and reverse stories.

Xiao Shan liked it very much, and he directly showed it to Tingmei in his free time.

He is beautiful, but because of the rumors outside, King Li didn't like the marriage bestowed by the emperor, and before getting married, he played and sang every night at Prince Li's mansion to protest.

The rumors did not reach Xiao Shan's ears, but spread to other corners of the capital.

When the emperor found out, he threw down his favorite nine-turn glazed pot in anger. Concubine Lan couldn't bear the distress, and finally ran to the queen's palace to cry.The crying queen suffered for a whole day, thinking that he had done something heinous to her.

Xiao Shan didn't know these things, he only knew that his life was finally not so difficult.

On the eighth day of March, it was a cloudy day with a slight breeze. This day was the day when Xiao Shan got married.

Many people thought that Xiao Shan would not go to greet the bride in person today, because of Xie Zhui's reputation, and because Xiao Shan didn't like this marriage.Xiao Shan is still a prince no matter what, so he still has the privilege not to meet his relatives.

Including Xie Zhui in Xie's mansion also thought so, so when he heard someone call Li Wang to welcome the bride, he was startled.

Although people in the world are not as harsh on younger brothers as women are, no one likes the person they want to marry to mix with men all day long.

When Xie Zhui's identity was discovered, he was already prepared in his heart to be bestowed with death by the emperor.

He didn't expect that the emperor didn't give him death, but gave him a marriage.

In the face of death, he was calm and calm.

Facing the gift of marriage, he panicked for the first time.He would go to the battlefield to kill enemies, and he would not and would not dare to marry and live the life of an ordinary little brother.

Especially under such circumstances, he can think of the result of his marriage with Xiao Shan.When Xiao Shan was in a better mood, he was left out in the backyard of the palace. If Xiao Shan was in a bad mood, all kinds of humiliation would be waiting for him.

And all he can do is take care of himself.

Some things are useless.