I was a salted fish in ancient times

No matter how sad and indignant Xiao Rong was in his heart and face, Xiao Sheng waved them back.

After the hall quieted down, the emperor picked up the cup and took a few sips of tea to continue to calm down.After just a cup of tea, the emperor finally couldn't help laughing out loud.

To be honest, if Xiao Jin and Xiao Rong were not there just now, he would have been happy when Xiao Shan was muttering to maintain his dignity as emperor and father.

Chang Le looked at Xiao Sheng who was laughing out loud, and a smile appeared on his face.He has been by Xiao Sheng's side for many years, in his impression, when Xiao Sheng was the prince, he was startled every step of the way.Every day, the face is tense, for fear of taking a wrong step and falling into a thousand catastrophes.

When Xiao Sheng stepped on the throne with many bones and became the emperor, he was majestic and full of sharp weapons, and even though there was a careless expression on his face, there was also a sharp air.With hundreds of civil and military officials in the front and three thousand beauties in the harem, someone can make Xiao Sheng laugh, there are real smiles and fake smiles in this smile, but no one can make him put off the mask on his face and really laugh once.

Today is an exception for Xiao Shan.

Xiao Sheng coughed twice to suppress his laughter, the smile on his face did not diminish, he said: "Chang Le, how is my son?"

Chang Le moved two steps towards him and said with a smile: "The prince has a straightforward temperament and straightforward speech, which is naturally the best."

Xiao Sheng bent his eyes and said: "My son's temperament is different from others, and he is most afraid of trouble. What others try to get, but he always abandons it like a pair of shoes. Seeing his expression just now, I still don't like it. Before he opened his mouth, he regarded Liubu as a scourge, and he was afraid that it would have anything to do with him. That is to say, a prince was born without worrying about food and drink. If he was born in an ordinary family and is so lazy, let's see how he can support his family."

Chang Le knew that although the emperor was complaining, he was extremely happy in his heart, otherwise there would not be a smile in his eyes.

He also said with a smile: "As a prince, the prince is a dragon and a phoenix among people. He is blessed by the emperor, so he is naturally different from ordinary people."

Xiao Sheng hummed, and sighed softly: "The person who is most afraid of trouble, is holding a child's heart in front of the prince, he really has a heart." After speaking, Xiao Sheng's tone was slightly low.

I think he also has brothers, but they have been hostile to each other since birth.

No one has ever treated him as sincerely as Xiao Shan did to Xiao Jin. Their brothers used each other to set each other up.

They smiled kindly on the surface, but when they turned their heads, they felt that the other party was hypocritical and disgusting.

Xiao Jin is much luckier than others.

Of course, this kind of thing is mainly on Xiao Shan. If he has other ideas that he is a man who plays tricks, the two brothers will not be able to get together.

Thinking of these, Xiao Sheng felt very complicated.

The prince entered the six parts to exercise. He said it was exercise, but it was actually a good time to win contacts.

Xiao Jin is the crown prince, he values ​​it more from the aspect of the king or the father, but he can't be too cold to the adult princes like Xiao Rong and Xiao Yi.Of course, Xiao Shan, an adult prince, does not count, he is a special case.

The emperor has been suppressing Xiao Rong's temperament for the sake of the prince, and this suppression has been suppressed for several years, and he has not been allowed to enter the sixth department.

Now that Xiao Yi is about to seal the king and move out of the palace, it is not easy for him to continue to suppress Xiao Rong.

Pushing people too hard can easily lead them to go astray.

The emperor's attitude towards Xiao Rong has always been to throw some bait from time to time, which will not give him too much hope, but will not make him despair either.

Originally, the emperor had already planned to let Xiao Rong enter the Ministry of Punishment this time, and he planned to keep an eye on him more.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Shan disrupted his plan by opening his mouth.

Xiao Shan is lazy and doesn't necessarily move even if he pokes it, but he can see things clearly.

He didn't want to participate in the mess of the six parts, but for Xiao Jin, he still chose to go, and he chose the most direct, unbearable and unacceptable way, he wanted to stick close to Xiao Rong.

Wherever Xiao Rong went, he went, so with him watching, it would be difficult for Xiao Rong to form a clique in Liubu.

That's why Xiao Sheng said he had a heart.

For Xiao Jin, he really worked hard.

To be honest, Xiao Sheng felt that Xiao Shan's mind was different from ordinary people.

How could he come up with such a bad move?

Xiao Sheng has reason to suspect that if it was not in front of him just now, Xiao Rong might have used his words and hands.

At the beginning, if he had such a brother against him, it would be terrible to think about it, let alone face it frequently.

It's not easy for Xiao Rong, he should be appeasement.

Seeing that the emperor was meditating silently, Chang Le quietly moved two steps away.

At this time, naturally the emperor cannot be disturbed.

***

The emperor was right, Xiao Rong was indeed not easy.

Coming out of Qianming Palace, he thought of various ways to kill Xiao Shan in his mind.

He even thought that he could take advantage of Xiao Shan's unpreparedness and do it right now. Anyway, he would be pissed off by Xiao Shan sooner or later, so he might as well just give him a knife, which can relieve his hatred.

What makes Xiao Rong feel sad and aggrieved is that no matter whether he asks someone to do it or he does it himself, he can only think about it and have fun, but he has no way to act.

Xiao Shan has always been not afraid of making things big. He can yell for a long time when he is pulled by a hair. If someone really does something to him, it's okay to stab him to death with a knife. If he is left alone, he can blow up the sky in the capital.

But then again, even if he was really lucky and killed Xiao Shan, Xiao Jin would also blow up the sky in the capital for him.

What's more, everyone knew that he and Xiao Shan were at odds, and if something happened to Xiao Shan, the emperor would be the first to suspect him.

The more Xiao Rong thought about it, the more sad and indignant he became. The more he thought about it, the more angry he became. So when Xiao Shan leaned towards him and wanted to talk to him, Xiao Rong spoke first and gave Xiao Shan an angry scroll.

Xiao Shan watched Xiao Rong leave angrily with his sleeves thrown, he blinked, and said to Xiao Jin beside him: "Brother, are you mad with anger?"

If you dare to let him go before leaving the palace, and even throw him a face, aren't you afraid of being called a brother for discord?

Xiao Jin told the truth: "Brother is in a bad mood, don't mess with him these two days, lest he take his anger out on you."

Xiao Shan shook his head with an innocent face: "Brother, his heart is really fragile, I didn't say anything, he just became like this."

Hearing this, Xiao Jin rarely thought about it from Xiao Rong's standpoint, and he persuaded: "It's already done, don't really make people angry."

After saying this, he said seriously: "I've already gone through the six parts, and you can go wherever you want. The main thing is you, you can go wherever you think is suitable. Don't think too much. If you really don't understand something, come to me. I am."

Xiao Shan said with a bitter face: "I just don't want to go anywhere. I have to go to the sixth department every day, and I have to leave at the prescribed time. I don't mind leaving early and returning late, and I have to work overtime. Even if I have nothing to do, I have to endure this time, and I even go to court every now and then, how can I stand this torment."

"I think I should stay with my elder brother, we can learn together and make progress together."

Xiao Jin: "..."

Is this going to fight Xiao Rong to the death?

Xiao Shan didn't want to continue on this topic, so he looked at Xiao Jin and asked with concern: "Second brother, are you okay?"

After drinking so much wine last night, waking up so early this morning, and maintaining the majesty of the prince in the court, Xiao Shan was really worried about him.

After listening to his words, Xiao Jin rubbed his forehead and said in a low voice, "Don't tell me, this head still hurts."

It's just that the only time he can lose his composure is in the middle of the night at Xiao Shan's mansion, when he wakes up, he can only be the prince of Da Zhou, and even if he has all kinds of thoughts in his heart, he can only suppress it.

He slept late last night, and it can be said that he had a splitting headache. Standing in the court hall to keep his mind clear and let others see himself in his most perfect state is really a test.

But in front of Xiao Shan, he didn't need to keep pretending.

Seeing his appearance, Xiao Shan felt unhappy, so he said, "I'll take you back to the East Palace."

Xiao Jin nodded and said that Xiao Shan hadn't been to the East Palace for a long time.

Xiao Shan knew that Liu Jingyi had feelings for him and was pregnant, so naturally he would not disturb her on weekdays, and deliberately avoided it.

Xiao Jin didn't want to force him and make things difficult for him, but he also wanted to tell Xiao Shan that the gate of the East Palace was always open for him.

Sending Xiao Jin back to the East Palace, Xiao Shan couldn't help but said before leaving: "Second Brother, your body is not made of iron, and you can never finish handling business affairs. Today you put the business affairs on your head first. Take care of your mental head. , wouldn’t it be twice the result with half the effort to do things.”

"You are right." Xiao Jin smiled slightly: "I will lie down and rest in a while."

Xiao Shan was worried, and raised his handsome eyebrows again, with his eyes upside down, and said fiercely to Chang An: "Second brother, if you can't pay attention to the time when you're busy with business, you should also persuade you. Don't just be afraid of it in your heart." I'm afraid, just thinking about it, if the second brother is really tired, none of you will be able to run away and beat him up."

Chang An said with a bitter face: "What the prince said is true."

Xiao Jin smiled and watched Xiao Shan threaten Chang An in front of him, and shook his head helplessly.

When the people left the East Palace, Xiao Jin lay on the bed for a while, but he couldn't fall asleep for a while, so he leaned against the bedside and asked Chang An to take the official affairs on the table to the bedside.

Chang An didn't move, and said weakly: "Prince, the lord just scolded the servant, the servant is afraid that the lord will really pick off the slave's skin."

Xiao Jin scolded with a smile: "You can climb up the pole. If you listen to him, you won't listen to Gu?"

Chang An knew that he was not angry, Baba said with emotion: "Of course the servant listened to the prince, but the poor prince's concern for the prince finally came to naught."

"Nonsense." Xiao Jin glanced at Chang An.

He glanced at the piles of business affairs on the table, and said: "Gu is afraid of being lazy for a while, lazy all the time."

People are lazy. If you get used to laziness, you will relax and procrastinate.

Pleasure is easy to eat suffering.

Chang An laughed and said: "Forgive me for talking too much, there are not many people who are more resolute than the prince, how can they fall down after a short rest. The prince must think so in his heart, otherwise he would not persuade the prince."

Xiao Jin was slightly taken aback when he heard this, it wasn't Chang An's nonsense, Xiao Shan really thought so.

Whether it is the Third Master of the Eastern Palace, the Emperor, the Empress, or the Crown Princess, they all have high expectations for him.

They've been watching him work hard, seeing him do his best, thinking that's how he should always be.

It was Xiao Shan who often said that he should put down his official duties and take a rest.

In the past, Xiao Shan said in the year when he was just crowned prince: "When you rest for half a day, the official document will run away? You will ignore it? After a rest, you will become greedy for pleasure. You can only say This is your nature. Second brother, you are not an irresponsible person, so you don't need to worry about this."

I don't know who spread the words, and the emperor, empress and Concubine Lan joined forces to scold Xiao Shan.

It's fine to say that he doesn't learn well, and he bothers Xiao Jin with unreasonable reasoning.

Afterwards, Xiao Shan was still as usual, but every time Xiao Jin wanted to say those words, he would stuff his mouth with cakes.

He appreciated the kindness, but he didn't want Xiao Shan to be scolded for this matter.

And since then, he has acted more cautiously, because walls have ears.

Gradually, I got used to it.

Thinking of the past, a faint smile floated in Xiao Jin's eyes.

At this time, a servant came to report that the princess concubine had come.

Xiao Jin's expression returned to calm, and then he said, "Welcome the Crown Princess."

Liu Jingyi came with a food box.

She is not bulky in her clothes today, except for the waist, the other parts are not wide, and she looks much slender.

The moment Xiao Jin raised his eyes, he saw her pregnant belly.

Looking at this unborn child, his eyes were slightly warm. He was about to become a father, so he was naturally looking forward to the arrival of this child.

Liu Jingyi went over to put down the food box, and said softly and softly, "The concubine boiled some soup in the morning and kept it warm on the fire. The crown prince drinks it while it's hot. This soup can sober up and avoid headaches."

After hearing her words, Xiao Jin raised his eyes and said, "You did it yourself?"

Liu Jingyi said yes.

Xiao Jin stopped her from serving soup: "Let Chang An come. You are heavy, so you don't need to do these things, just take care of your body."

Liu Jingyi smiled: "It's not too much trouble, the concubine hasn't boiled soup for the prince for a long time, the prince tasted it to see if it was the same as before, and whether the craftsmanship has deteriorated."

Xiao Jin was about to say something when Liu Jingyi's stomach suddenly moved.

Because of the clothes, it is very clear.

Xiao Jin suddenly opened his eyes wide, with surprise and joy involuntarily showing in his eyes.

Seeing his appearance, Liu Jingyi smiled slightly. She lowered her head and stroked her belly with her hands, saying: "This kid has been too naughty recently, always moving around, and he will definitely be a mover in the future."

Xiao Jin sat up straight and felt his head no longer hurt. He said, "Sit over here and have a look."

Liu Jingyi sat half an arm away from him, and said with a smile: "He won't move in a while, the prince should drink the soup first, it won't work if it cools down later. Talk to him after you finish drinking."

Xiao Jin took a fixed look at Liu Jingyi, then stretched out his white and slender hand to take the soup that Chang An handed over.

The temperature of the soup was right, so he drank it in one gulp.

Putting down the empty bowl, Xiao Jin put his hand on Liu Jingyi's stomach.

The child probably knew how his parents were feeling, and he was moved out of embarrassment.

Xiao Jin's face was full of joy when he smiled, his brows became gentler, and he only looked more handsome and thoughtful, Liu Jingyi looked up at him, and smiled softly.

All kinds of things in the past, from now on.

***

When Xiao Shan returned to the palace, he saw Chang Ning, another eunuch next to the emperor, preparing to leave the palace.Chang Ning is Chang Le's apprentice. He is in his 20s and looks delicate, with a very tender and fair skin.

Seeing Xiao Shan, he rolled his eyes and greeted him with a smile: "My lord."

Xiao Shan said: "Why are you here? But the emperor has something to order?" It shouldn't be, the emperor had just opened his mouth when he was in the palace.

So you are chasing after Xie?

Chang Ning said: "If you go back to the lord, the slave is ordered to deliver things to the lord. Now that the lord has accepted the order, the slave is going back to the palace to return."

Seeing that he guessed right, Xiao Shan smiled and said, "Yes, then you can go back."

Chang Ning saluted Xiao Shan again before leaving.

On the way back to the palace, the young eunuch next to Chang Ning who had just been promoted whispered, "Master, when other princes and princes and even the empresses of the harem saw you, they would either give you jade pendants or silver coins. Why didn't Prince Li give you anything?"

Chang Ning said with a smile: "King Li is different from other people."

The little eunuch didn't understand: "Why is it different?"

"You have to see the difference with your eyes. You can learn more from me and your godfather, and it will be good for you in the future." Chang Ning said.

The little eunuch snorted, looking thoughtful.

Chang Ning didn't say a word.

What he said was the truth, the ordinary concubine concubine flattered him now, but he was really going to be reprimanded by the emperor, no one was willing to plead with the emperor for him.

He was only a teenager when he worked for his godfather Chang Le for the first time. Because he was too nervous when he saw Tian Yan for the first time, when serving tea to the emperor, he shook the tea bowl and dropped it on the ground, splashing a few drops of hot tea on the ground. on the emperor's shoes.

It was summer at that time, and the clothes were thin, so the emperor clicked his tongue on the spot.

Chang Ning was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and kowtowed desperately, unable to say a word to beg for mercy.

At that time, Xiao Shan was being scolded by the emperor for sleeping in class. Seeing this scene, he laughed: "Father, how did you manage to scare the little eunuch like this with just one look?"

The emperor snorted and said, "Aren't you afraid of others who are afraid of you?"

"Why should I be afraid, I have done nothing wrong. Besides, father, you are very handsome and not vicious, so I am not afraid."

"You didn't do anything wrong? Today you angered the Grand Master in class, and the Grand Master didn't dare to hit you because of your status. I stretch out my hand, and I will hit him for him."

"Father, my son is wrong." Xiao Shan begged for mercy miserably.

Later, the emperor called Chang Le, saying that he was taken down for adjustment|teaching so that he could be sent to work as an errand.

Later, although Chang Ning was not as good as Chang Le in front of the emperor, he still walked in front of the emperor.He thought that Xiao Shan would inquire about something with him, but no, Xiao Shan didn't even remember who he was.

Xiao Shan hasn't even given Chang Le a penny these years, let alone him.

Others gave things so that they could speak well of them in front of the emperor. Xiao Shan didn't have this need, so naturally he didn't think about giving things.

Xiao Shan didn't know Chang Ning.

When he walked to the backyard, he saw Xie Zhui gesticulating with a sword with a happy face.

Xie Zhui seldom reveals what he likes, but now he sees that he especially likes this sword.

Xiao Shan walked over and said: "This is the reward from the emperor? Didn't you give some silver treasures or something?"

Seeing him, Xie Zhui hurriedly put away the sword and said, "Father also rewarded him with cloth and 3000 taels of silver. I have someone carry it to the warehouse."

Xiao Shan snorted, looking at the sword, it was so dark, he couldn't figure out what Xie Zhui liked about it.

Xie Zhui admired, and his eyes sparkled: "This sword is named 'Red Wing', it is a famous sword, it can cut iron like mud, blow hair and cut silk, it is really a rare treasure. Why did the emperor give it to me?"

Xiao Shan curled his lips: "Who knows, but since it was rewarded by the emperor, you can play with it. If this sword is really as good as you say, it is also good for cutting meat and making hot pot." At least it can Slice the meat as thin as a cicada's wings.

Hearing this, Xie Zhui tightened his grip on the sword, his expression froze, and his brows frowned slightly.Although he didn't say anything against it, his eyes were full of disapproval, as if Xiao Shan's words had tarnished the sword.

Seeing his expression, Xiao Shan narrowed his eyes slightly, intending to compete with this sword.

That night, he raised his gun and tried his best to ask Xie Zhui whether the sword was better or his gun.

The forced Xie Zhui kept saying he was good, and refused to give up even begging for mercy.