I was a salted fish in ancient times

Xiao Jin clenched his fist, let it go, and clenched it again.

He looked at Liu Jingyi, closed his eyes and said word by word: "You feel sorry for your father-in-law who lost his official position, you feel sorry for your brother's exile, and you are worried about your future situation. These orphans can understand and are willing to understand. But from the beginning to the end, you are worried about your family. Worried about yourself, have you ever worried about being alone?"

Liu Jingyi's body trembled in the bed, she opened her eyes and looked at the person beside the bed in a daze.

I saw that Xiao Jin's gentle and jade-like face was full of exhaustion, and the layer of nobility was gone from his body. At this moment, he was just an ordinary man who was troubled.

"Liu Jingxuan was corrupt, perverted the law and acted recklessly. If Gu was instigating behind his back, he would be responsible for being exiled. But the fact is on the contrary, Gu never ordered him. If Gu is rejected by his father because of this, who should he turn to for reasoning?"

"You're not happy. You blame your third brother for being involved in the case. But if someone else went to Liangzhou, would your brother end up in exile in Suning? Others would like to put him to death through him, so why would they think about it?" Let him live."

"In the final analysis, this matter was your elder brother's own fault. The third brother is investigating the case at the order of his father, and with Mr. Zong by his side, how could he dare to wipe out all the things Liu Jingxuan committed."

"Many people want to take this opportunity to provoke the relationship between the orphan and the third brother. They keep saying that the third brother deliberately wants to help the orphan. But what does this matter have to do with the third brother? What is wrong with him? Yes If you really want to say that he was at fault, then his only fault was that he went to Liangzhou for Gu, trying to find ways to get Gu out of this muddy water and save Gu. If he didn't go, no one would blame him and hate him , I think he has two minds. It's a lonely mistake."

When Xiao Jin said these words, Liu Jingyi's tears never stopped. When Xiao Jin's words fell to the ground, she howled and burst into tears: "Your Highness, the concubine didn't mean that. Trust the concubines again. The concubines outside the palace are no longer reliable from the mother clan, and the fact that Xu Liangdi is pregnant in the palace, the crown prince deliberately let people hide it from the concubines. The concubines are panicked, I don't know if the prince is afraid that the concubines will attack Xu Liangdi, or I feel that the concubine has no ability to manage the inner courtyard of the Eastern Palace."

"The concubine is suspicious day and night, and these two days I have been thinking, since the first day I entered the East Palace, has the concubine ever touched anyone around the prince, why is the prince worried about me now?"

As a crown princess, she shouldn't have said these words, but Xiao Jin's words proved that she was alienated from her.If she doesn't say a word, then she, the princess, will really come to an end.

In the past two days Liu Jingxuan was questioned and her father was implicated, she was already feeling uncomfortable, but when she suddenly heard that Xu Liangdi was pregnant, her uncomfortable heart immediately panicked.

As she said, she has no other forces outside to rely on, and only Xiao Jin can rely on.But Xiao Jin is the prince, his thoughts are all above the court, he can't take into account the thoughts of the women in the backyard.

He is a man, how fickle a man is, not to mention that Xiao Jin doesn't have too much affection for her.What he valued was her status as a princess, and at the same time he would spoil Xu Liangdi and others.

His heart is on big things, and he doesn't have much love for his children.

Now the queen doesn't say anything for the sake of the child in her womb, and she is afraid that she will dislike her for not being able to help the prince in the future.

In addition, Xu Liangdi was pregnant, but Xiao Jin didn't allow anyone to tell her.

Liu Jingyi didn't want to think too much but couldn't think too much, she couldn't say these words out of her mouth, she was terrified.

She knew that King Li was innocent and shouldn't be angered, and that it was her brother who committed the crime himself.But she still couldn't help but fantasize about how wonderful it would be if nothing happened.

Now Xiao Jin's words completely woke her up.

Yes, she is the princess, but she never thought about Xiao Jin from the beginning to the end.

Perhaps in her subconscious mind, she only saw the emperor's favor and trust in Xiao Jin, and only saw the glory that Xiao Jin enjoyed as a prince.But she forgot that the prince is also a prince.

If Xiao Jin made a big mistake, the emperor would not show mercy.Xiao Jin can become a prince, and other princes can also become princes.As long as you don't sit in that position, you will be stepping on sharp knives.

If you are not careful, the sharp blade can hurt people.

Looking at Liu Jingyi who was crying and telling about Xu Liangdi's pregnancy, Xiao Jin's handsome eyebrows frowned slightly, and he said: "I didn't intend to hide the matter from you about Xu Liangdi. Xu Liangdi was diagnosed as pregnant for only three days. Your father is disposing of Jiangnan officials, you are restless, and you are afraid that this will disturb you."

"Moreover, Gu's original words that day were that Xu Liangdi's pregnancy would be told to you in person, and others should not speak at will. When you were pregnant, Gu didn't even hide Liu Jingxuan's matter from you, so why did you ever think of hiding it from you?" What about Xu Liangdi's pregnancy? You are the Crown Princess, you should worry about Liangdi's pregnancy. Even if you are old now and don't have the energy to take care of these things, Gu will tell you first and then talk about it after the same mother."

"Gu intends to wait for these two days, and wait for you to calm down before speaking. But it seems that Gu's words have no effect in this East Palace, and someone still passed the words to your ears."

Liu Jingyi looked at Xiao Jin with dull eyes.

Since she was pregnant, she couldn't serve Xiao Jin.Although she was not happy in her heart, she still ordered Xu Liangdi and others to take care of her.

In the past, Xiao Jin didn't want his husband to give birth to concubine sons and concubine daughters. Although the queen wanted to let the East Palace have a grandson as soon as possible, she restrained her thoughts, so she gave Xu Liangdi and others the soup to avoid children, while taking care of her body.

It wasn't until recently that the queen stopped other people's avoidance soup.

Liu Jingyi really didn't expect that Xu Liangdi was so lucky to get pregnant so soon.

When she heard the news, she was in a panic.Thinking of the current situation of the mother clan, one must also consider the future situation of the child in the womb.

It would be fine if she gave birth to a son, Xu Liangdi, who was a girl. The second thing is that both of them gave birth to a boy. The worst thing is that she gave birth to a daughter, Xu Liangdi, who gave birth to a boy.

The child is now in the womb, and no one knows whose fate will be.

How could she not be anxious.

Xiao Jin saw what Liu Jingyi was thinking, and he sighed: "You have a lonely person in the East Palace, and a queen mother in the Imperial Palace to protect you. You can say that it's smooth sailing for you to take care of the back house. It's just how can a person's life go smoothly, If you encounter some difficulties, you will be at a loss. In this way, what should you do if you encounter strong winds and waves in the future?"

"Take the matter of children as an example. Regardless of whether you gave birth to a boy or a girl and when you gave birth, she (they) are the legitimate sons and daughters. They are like mothers and queens, like orphans. Gu originally thought you were beautiful, so it was easy to figure it out. I have learned these things, so I enlighten you everywhere. I didn’t expect you to be immersed in family affairs and only think about your own pain, sadness and unwillingness. You will definitely hurt yourself in the future.”

"The person who is gossiping in your ear, if there is a messenger behind her, Gu will find out. You should think about what Gu said, and have a good rest."

After Xiao Jin finished speaking, he stood up and left.

Liu Jingyi looked at his back, slowly raised her arms, and carefully placed her hands on her stomach.

She listened to Xiao Jin's words in her heart, and she would think about it, but she didn't put all her hopes on Xiao Jin, she always had to rely on herself to protect the child.

***

An hour later, Xiao Jin directly killed an eunuch and maid in the East Palace with a stick.

Then he went to see the empress, and shortly after he left, the empress first rewarded the pregnant Xu Liangdi, and then moved Wang Zhaoxun out of the East Palace on the grounds that Wang Zhaoxun of the East Palace was ill and feared that she would be ill for the pregnant Crown Princess and Xu Liangdi. Sent outside to recuperate.

Xiao Jin came out from the queen, he didn't have the heart to deal with official duties and didn't want to go back to the East Palace, so he took Chang An out of the palace gate alone.

Chang An knew that he was in a bad mood and did not dare to talk too much, seeing Xiao Jin wandering around endlessly, Chang An was very impatient.

They didn't bring guards with them, and if Xiao Jin encountered any danger, even ten of his heads would not be enough to cut off.No matter what, I still have to persuade this master to put safety first.

So Chang An pursed his lips and suggested in a low voice: "Master, after passing this street, you will turn a corner and you will be Prince Li's Mansion. Didn't your master keep talking about the prince these days? Today is finally free, why don't you go and see the prince?"

The people around Xiao Jin mentioned the word Wang Ye specifically referring to Xiao Shan.If it was someone else, like Xiao Rong, it must be Prince Rui.

Because Xiao Jin thought the word "li" was not pleasant, he never asked his servants to mention it.

After listening to Chang An's words, Xiao Jin stood there for a while, and said, "Alright, let's go."

***

When Xiao Jin arrived at Prince Li's mansion, Xiao Shan and Xie Zhui were grilling meat over charcoal fire in the courtyard.

Hearing the news that Xiao Jin was coming, Xiao Shan got up immediately, he smiled at Xie Zhui and said, "Second brother is here, you watch the fire here, don't get burnt, I'll go meet him."

Xie Zhui nodded.

As soon as Xiao Shan walked out of the yard, he saw Xiao Jin.

He stepped forward quickly and said, "Second brother, why don't you tell me in advance when you come, I will prepare wine and food, and we two brothers will have a good drink."

Seeing that Xiao Shan was in a better mood, Xiao Jin said, "It's too late to prepare?"

"It's not too late, it's just right for you to taste the skills of the chefs in my house, which is no worse than the small kitchen in your house." Xiao Shan said with a smile.

Xiao Jin saw the smoke rising from the side yard behind him from a distance, and he was surprised: "Are you burning firewood in the yard?"

"No." Xiao Shan said with a smile on his face: "I chatted with Xie Zhui, and we talked about the roast lamb he ate when he was in the northern border. As soon as I heard that I was hungry, I asked someone to take a charcoal fire and prepare to roast some in the west courtyard. Lamb to eat."

"Do it yourself, don't have a taste, second brother, don't you smell the fragrance in the wind?"

After saying this, he even fanned the wind with his hand in the direction of his nose.

Xiao Jin looked at him, then smiled, and said, "I smell it."

Most of the time, Xiao Shan is a very contented person, he will be very happy when he has delicious food.

Get a cricket with strong fighting ability, and he can enjoy it for a few days.

Xiao Jin really likes his appearance, and all the troubles are not worth a good meal with him.

When the two brothers arrived at the west courtyard where the barbecue was prepared, Xie Zhui stood up and saluted Xiao Jin.

Xiao Jin said: "There is no need to be too polite."

The servant girl in the house served tea and water, and then quietly retreated.

Xie Zhui walked up to Xiao Shan and said, "My lord, I'll let the back kitchen prepare the food."

It can be seen that Xiao Jin's face is not very good-looking, and he must really want to be alone with Xiao Shan for a while.The two brothers spoke their minds, Xie Zhui was inconvenient to stay here, so naturally he had to find an excuse to leave.

Xiao Shan smiled and nodded, he coughed twice and said in a low voice: "I'll bake it myself in a while and have someone deliver it to you."

Xie Zhui hummed lightly, then saluted Xiao Jin from a distance, and then turned and left.

Xiao Jin asked Chang An to retreat, and there were only two brothers in the huge courtyard.

Xiao Shan walked to the stove, spread the charcoal inside evenly, and then changed the side of the skewered meat skewers that were just grilled.

There was a sizzling sound of oil dripping into the stove continuously, causing the fire to rise and fall suddenly.

Seeing his skillful movements, Xiao Jin also stepped forward to take two meat skewers and tossed them inexperiencedly: "You will think of a way, this meat is much more convenient to skewer."

"It's better to roast a whole lamb at home than outside. The chef in this kitchen came up with such a way when he heard that we want to roast meat."

Xiao Jin said: "If you don't want to eat, how can they think of a way? In the final analysis, it's still on you."

"What the second brother said is that the solution is all I thought of." Xiao Shan changed his words in a polite manner, and then said: "The two skewers in your hand are ready, hurry up and sprinkle some seasoning on them..."

The fire was very hot, and the smoke was blown into the eyes with the wind, which made the eyes very uncomfortable and made people want to cry.

Xiao Jin narrowed his eyes, and put seasoning on the meat skewers with a little clumsiness.

He didn't sprinkle it very evenly, some places had more and some places had less, and some fell into the furnace and were burnt.

But barbecue is a job that is practiced, and it didn't take long for Xiao Jin to do it smoothly, and very naturally avoided the direction of the wind, so as not to be fascinated again.

Xiao Shan baked it first, so Ji An was invited to chase it over to Xie, and asked him to eat it while it was hot.

He and Xiao Jin roasted the rest slowly.

When the two of them finally finished their tossing, the back kitchen also prepared the meals.The lights were lit, and the two of them were going to eat and drink in the yard.

When cleaning his hands, Xiao Shan saw black marks on Xiao Jin's cheeks, forehead and sleeves, and he couldn't help laughing.Xiao Jin has always attached great importance to etiquette, and his clothes have never even had a wrinkle. Today is considered a breach of the precept.

In the past, there was a little more childishness on the gentle face.

Seeing Le Cheng's appearance, Xiao Jin felt his nose itchy, so he couldn't help wiping his nose again, and then there was another black spot on his nose.

Xiao Shan was happy again.

Seeing him smiling so happily, Xiao Jin couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth, and he said: "Your face is not clean, don't laugh at fifty steps there."

Xiao Shan nodded again and again, the laughter stopped, but the smile on his face remained undiminished.

Xiao Jin just stared at him with such a smile, it made people's heart shudder.

After a while, Xiao Shan coughed twice and said, "Okay, second brother, wash your hands quickly, the food will be cold in a while."

The two went to wash their faces, and after sitting down, they both ate the meat they roasted first.

To be honest, there is burnt, the taste is not very good.

There are also grilled ones that are just right, and they taste extra delicious.

Xiao Jin gulped down the wine, he came to get drunk, Xiao Shan naturally wouldn't stop him at first.

Knowing Xiao Jin's drinking capacity, he kept weighing it, and persuaded Xiao Jin to eat some food halfway through, otherwise he would definitely feel uncomfortable in his stomach just drinking.

When it was about the same time, Xiao Shan took down the wine and said, "Second brother, it's done."

Xiao Jin's cheeks were flushed, he half-closed his eyes and said, "I'm not drunk yet."

Xiao Shan: "It's not a question of whether you're drunk or not, but that you have to go to court tomorrow morning. If you drink too much, you'll have a headache the next day."

Xiao Jin smiled and said, "I came to you just to relax and relax. Do you still want to think about court affairs at this time?"

Xiao Shan said: "Don't think about that, it's just that you can't drink any more wine, if you drink any more it will hurt your health."

Xiao Jin looked at him, then staggered his eyes, and hummed.

That night, Xiao Jin, who drank a lot, stayed overnight in Prince Li's Mansion.

Xiao Shan originally wanted to send him back to the East Palace, but Xiao Jin was unwilling.

There was no other way, so Xiao Shan left him behind.

Xiao Shan helped him go to the guest room to rest.

Xiao Jin's wine taste is actually very good, even if he drank too much, he would not be noisy or fussy, and he would not talk too much. He was very calm, and no one could tell whether he was drunk or awake.

But when Xiao Shan put him on the bed, he closed his eyes and asked suddenly: "Third brother, I..." He didn't say anything and couldn't say the rest.

He tried his best to do his best, but it was no use.

Xiao Shan looked at him and sighed: "Second brother, I don't know what's wrong with you, but since ancient times, it's difficult to have both. I think so, you are a prince, you must learn how to behave like your father. Think more about everything. It’s useless, just let nature take its course.”

In the court, he has the ability to intimidate the courtiers, so that they dare not stretch their hands too far, and in the harem, he has the ability to restrain the concubine's wrist, which saves a lot of dirty things.It may not be perfect in everything, but at least the politics are clear and the world is peaceful.

Xiao Shan understood what Xiao Jin didn't say.

So he said, being an emperor or a prince is tiring.

But when a person is in that position, he can only hold on when he is tired.

What he can do is, Xiao Jin wants to come here to drink, he opens the door anytime.

Then Xiao Jin didn't speak.

Xiao Shan didn't say anything else, and waited for Xiao Jin's breathing to become long before getting up and leaving.

He left Jian here to wait, and he was worried about others.

When Xiao Shan returned to his residence, Xie Zhui was leaning on the bedside and reading a book.

He doesn't like to read those poems, etiquette and story books, what he reads are military books.

When Xiao Shan came back, he put away the book and got up to take off his coat for Xiao Shan.

Xiao Shan hurriedly said: "I'll do it myself, you go to bed first, and I'll take a shower."

Xie Zhui responded.

Xiao Shan didn't drink any alcohol and washed up soon.

He went to bed, chased Xie into his arms, and kissed the corner of the man's mouth.

Xie Zhui leaned into his arms, rubbing his legs against his body.

Xiao Shan's body that was hooked by him became hot all of a sudden, and he lowered his head and gnawed on Xie Zhui's neck.

At some point, Xie Zhui half-closed his eyes, with tears in the corners of his eyes. He looked at the blurred veil shaking back and forth, and called Xiao Shan's name more or less quickly.