Fake concubine, real queen

I don't know if it's He Gu's delusion, but the Third Highness in front of me, King Ke, who only had a relationship with him for two days in his previous life memory, has a bad temper...it's really a bit big.

It's temperament, but it's actually not very appropriate. He Gu feels that the difference between the person in front of him and the person in his memory is not just the difference between talking more and less... but the whole person, the taste is not the same.

In his memory, although he and King Ke had a very happy conversation, King Ke still talked with a bit of alienation, indifference, and a bit of self-restraint. My sister looks a lot like...

In short, it is far from the Third Highness in front of him at this moment.

...Maybe it's because, recently, I helped Lan Xiao and Yan Zhiya write flower notes, and He Gu also turned over two pages of Yan Zhiya's book when he was free...

Cough, he swears, he just glanced at it hastily, and never looked at it carefully.

...The feeling that His Highness the Third Highness gave him really makes people think of those men who have the habit of Long Yang in Yan Zhiya's words...

However, Lord He Xiaohou came up with this idea, only for a short moment, but his heart suddenly burst out, and he thought to himself: My God, He Zihuan, what are you thinking? It’s not that you haven’t been with His Highness in your previous life, has His Highness broken his sleeve? Don't you know?

What are you guessing here? ?

Maybe... maybe the Third Highness is treating him so kindly now because of Sister Yu'er?

That's right, after all, in this life, he married the sister of His Highness the Third Highness, and now they are brother-in-law. His Highness's attitude is different from the previous life, isn't it normal?

He Gu persuaded himself by force, so he stopped thinking nonsense, laughed dryly, and said, "Uh... flowers, I won't wear them anymore, I... I just think others look good in them, but I don't have this hobby myself."

Pei Zhaoheng looked at him, frowned slightly, and said after a long while: "...Really? I misunderstood that, but it was also my negligence. Although the white rose is good, it is indeed not auspicious to wear it, that's all, forget it."

Seeing that His Highness the Third Highness gave up on the idea of ​​bringing him flowers, He Gu secretly heaved a sigh of relief, and the two left the palace and went back to the princess mansion together.

After returning to the mansion, when it was almost time for the son, the servants of the mansion had received a message from the palace earlier, knowing that the Mid-Autumn Festival feast is over today, and the son-in-law will bring the Third Highness who just returned to Beijing back to the mansion, and stay for a few months. He had already tidied up a yard for Pei Zhaoheng, so there was no need for He Gu to bother to make other arrangements.

After returning to the mansion, they said goodbye to Pei Zhaoheng, and each went back to the yard to rest without mentioning it.

He Gu got up early the next day.

Getting along with His Highness the Third Highness yesterday, although His Highness is much better compared to the appearance of coughing in the cold wind in the memory of his previous life, but when He Gu sees the Third Highness, he sometimes frowns and hides his sleeves lightly. Coughing, it is obvious that the illness has not recovered quickly.

He was worried that his future lord's body also remembered the promise he made with Empress Chen yesterday to take the Third Highness to Zhuangzi in the suburbs of Beijing to soak in the hot springs. It just so happened that he had nothing to do in the past few days except look at the shop. Thinking that it is not too late, why don't we ask His Highness to go to the Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Beijing for a soak today, so that His Highness can drive away the cold air in his body.

It's just that people's calculations are not as good as heaven's calculations, He Gu Xiaobai's calculations are good, but he doesn't think that Lan Xiao, who always comes to report to him once every seven days, came to the mansion two days earlier today, Waiting at the gate of the courtyard to report to him.

The girl worked hard all day long to earn money for him, Xiaohou He felt that he would not be able to leave Lan Xiao here alone because of the hot springs.

So he could only let Lan Xiao in.

Lan Xiao, although she is extremely considerate and has a good eye, every time she mentions the business, accounts, and money in and out of the bookstore, she will be like a rabbit who has seen a carrot and forget everything. Pulling He Gu straight to talk in the side courtyard for the whole morning, until it was almost noon, it finally came to an end, and left contentedly with the account book.

Lord He Xiaohou was dizzy after hearing that the money was four cents and six cents all morning, but he was also the owner of the shop, Lan Xiao was so responsible, he was naturally too embarrassed to drag him down, it would be okay if he didn't listen.

When Lan Xiao left, He Gucai held on to the door frame of the courtyard in a daze, and asked the servant girl outside to come in with a washbasin and change clothes.

On He Gu's side, there was no movement for the whole morning, but Pei Zhaoheng got up from Mao and waited for him for a full two or three hours.

He changed his identity and returned to Beijing this time, so it was naturally inconvenient for him to bring Lan Shu back, so he simply gave Lan Shu a long vacation and allowed her to go back to her hometown in Luoling to visit relatives.

In addition, Pei Zhaoheng doesn't like to be surrounded by a large group of servants, so now, except for the one sent by the emperor, who bought books for him at Wensheng Bookstore a few days ago The guards are all servants arranged by the Princess Mansion.

I thought that when I first came to the princess mansion to live here, on the second day, according to what Zihuan said... I would treat my "brother-in-law" well, but I didn't expect that the sun is already high and there is no sign of He Gu.

It is still the same princess mansion now, but he has changed his identity, but it is quite different from before.

He is currently living in the Princess Mansion... Naturally, it is not easy to ask the servants to find out what the son-in-law is doing.

But even though Pei Zhaoheng didn't ask, the servants didn't dare to neglect him.

Although this Third Highness came back from Jinling, he is not as favored by His Majesty as His Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness the Second Prince, but after all, he is still the empress's own son, the only son of the empress, and even the second son of the princess mansion. Although the master's younger brother is staying in the princess mansion to recuperate from his illness, sooner or later he will be crowned king.

Seeing that he was just bored in this Lanxi Pavilion, reading books all morning and not going out for a walk, the maids and women also guessed it.

The Third Highness is probably... probably waiting for the son-in-law.

After all, His Highness has only just entered the mansion for a day, and is not familiar with the boundaries, so it is normal to wait for his brother-in-law to entertain him.

After eating for more than an hour, he was still sitting in the courtyard reading a book, and a clever old woman couldn't help but said: "Your Highness, the scenery in our princess mansion is very beautiful, and the weather is fine today, if you don't mind, your Highness will go out too." Going around, relaxing, and being bored in the yard are not conducive to His Highness's health."

Pei Zhaoheng put down the notebook in his hand, and did not answer.

The mother-in-law persuaded again: "Your Highness, in fact, you don't have to wait for the son-in-law anymore. Just now, the slaves and maids have asked people to go to the son-in-law's yard to have a look, and then they know that Miss Lan Xiao is in the master's yard. Now the son-in-law I'm afraid they haven't gotten up yet."

Pei Zhaoheng was stunned for a while, then tightened the book in his hand after a while, and said slowly: "... Lan Xiao?"

The mother-in-law explained: "That's right, Your Highness doesn't know something. This Miss Lan Xiao was a personal servant who was personally arranged for the Prince Consort when Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess was there. That's why I asked Miss Lan Xiao to stay with me overnight."

Pei Zhaoheng: "..."

...Although she knew that Zihuan was romantic, she did not expect that Zihuan could not bear it anymore after the "Eldest Princess" had only left Beijing for more than half a month, and grandiosely asked Lan Xiao to spend the night with him.

...the action is fast.

The old lady gave him a three-pointed wink. Seeing his expressionless face, she didn't see anything wrong. She wanted to show courteousness again and persuade His Highness the Third Highness to go out for a stroll. The guard who followed Pei Zhaoheng had good eyesight and interrupted her, saying: " You go down first, there is no need to say any more, if His Highness really wants to relax, he will go."

The mother-in-law choked, looked sideways at the guard, looked at her a little coldly, couldn't help but feel a shock in her heart, and didn't dare to say any more, so she could only go on feeling resentful.

The guard who told her to go down was originally a secret guard in the palace before he was assigned to follow the third prince. Because he followed His Majesty since he was a child, he did things properly, and he was very smart, so the Emperor would think of it. Call him to follow the third prince.

This little guard has sharp eyes. Although Pei Zhaoheng didn't show anything on his face, he still keenly noticed that His Highness the Third Highness seemed to be a little unhappy. Thinking that this is the younger brother of His Royal Highness, the current unhappiness is probably because he knew that the Prince Consort loves other women. , I feel angry for my sister.

Then he said cautiously and comforted: "Your Highness has just returned to Beijing... Maybe you don't quite understand that the marriage between Her Highness the Eldest Princess and the Son-in-Law was originally arranged by His Majesty and Empress, and Her Highness the Eldest Princess hates men, so before getting married, the Holy Majesty Tete promised that the son-in-law will take a concubine in the future to continue the incense for the He family, and now that Her Royal Highness has left Beijing for Zongshan, I can't blame the son-in-law..."

Pei Zhaoheng was silent for a while, and after a while, he curled his lips into a faint smile. For some reason, he raised his eyes to look at the guard, and said, "You are so clever, what's your name?"

The guard bowed his head and replied: "The villain is honored to be named Chengwei by His Majesty."

Pei Zhaoheng was about to answer, but a little maid's voice came from outside the courtyard door.

"Third Highness, the son-in-law has sent someone to deliver a message, and asked the servants to ask, would your highness go to Zhuangzi in the suburbs of Beijing to soak in the hot spring with the son-in-law?"

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But he said that He Gu packed up and dressed, and asked the maid to send a message to Lanxi Pavilion, where the Third Highness lived, and then sent someone to pack up and prepare the carriages and horses.

Yesterday he saw the carriage His Highness used to return to Beijing. The interior walls of the carriage were covered with a thick layer of cashmere. He could tell from the first sight that it must be very cold and warm.

The servant is indeed considerate, but it is enough to see that the body of the Third Highness is indeed a little weak, and he has to take good care of him, so as not to make the future lord wrong.

It’s just that although He Gu has intentions, it’s August after all, and the weather is still not cold. Naturally, there is no such carriage in the princess’s mansion. I was thinking about asking someone to put a blanket on the inner wall to see if it would work, but I heard a familiar male voice behind me saying, "You don't need to be so troublesome."

He Gu was startled, turned around, and there was indeed the Third Highness behind him.

Pei Zhaoheng said: "It's not cold in August now, so you don't need to bother so much. I can't sit in an ordinary carriage."

He Gu sighed: "That being said, His Highness clearly returned to Beijing in a good car and horses. There is no reason for him to be wronged when he arrives at my residence. If something happens to the freezer, how can I explain it to the empress?" .”

Zhengye heard the words on the sidelines, finally couldn't bear it anymore, and whispered: "Can't we continue to use the carriage and horses that His Highness the Third Highness took when he returned to Beijing?"

He Gu was stunned for a moment after hearing this, thinking that it is possible, but right now he is the one who invites the Third Highness to soak in the hot spring, and uses his horses and chariots... Isn't it a bit too cold?

Pei Zhaoheng smiled and said: "This little brother is right. If Zihuan is worried, then he can take my carriage back to Beijing and go to your Zhuangzi, that's all."

He Gu thought about it, and there was really no other way, and he didn't dare to make fun of the body of His Highness the Third Highness, so that was all he had to do.

Then he ordered his servants to pack up the carriage and horses that Pei Zhaoheng had come, and prepare to set off.

The two finished their lunch, and before leaving, they went to the Marquis of Changyang.

He Gu wanted to take the Third Highness to go to the hot springs in Zhuangzi in the suburbs of Beijing. This idea came up on the spur of the moment. Before he had greeted there, he planned to go to the Hou's Mansion first, and told Guanshi Liu to send a little girl first. Boy, hurry up and go to Zhuangzi to inform in advance, so that the servants over there can make preparations first, and when their carriage arrives, they can serve the Third Highness and not neglect him.

Guan Liu was quite straightforward, he immediately dispatched someone to take a fast horse, and first went to Zhuangzi to spread the word, and then asked He Gu very intimately, if he wanted to send some servants to serve him, He Gu just smiled Declined.

It's just that He Gu got out of the carriage and entered the Marquis's Mansion, so it's not good to leave the Third Highness alone in the carriage. Pei Zhaoheng had never been in the Changyang Marquis's Mansion, and he wanted to see what the place where Zihuan grew up was like, so he followed him in. up.

They came here casually, but they surprised others. When the servants of the Hou Mansion found out, they hurriedly sent a message to He Lao Hou Ye in the inner courtyard, saying that the little Hou Ye brought a prince to the mansion and called Hou Ye. Grandpa go to receive.

Mr. He Laohou was originally sitting on the grand teacher's chair in the courtyard, basking in the sun paralyzed. When he knew that His Highness had arrived at the mansion, he was also taken aback. He didn't dare to neglect, so he hurriedly changed his clothes and hurried to the front hospital greetings.

He Gu didn't see his father for a long time, but he didn't miss him very much, but he also knew that Old Man He was probably here to entertain the Third Highness, so he just called out to Dad with a smile on his face, without saying anything else.

He Nanfeng was secretly relieved when he learned that the two were going to Zhuangzi in the suburbs of Beijing, and that His Highness the Third Highness would not stay in the mansion for a long time.

After exchanging pleasantries, He Gu and Pei Zhaoheng were about to leave, but they met a person in front of the mansion——

His half-brother, He Cheng.

I haven't seen him for a while, He Cheng seems to have grown a little taller, but he has changed his clothes now, He Gu took a closer look, it was the same black scholar's hat and wide-sleeved white shirt as the uniform of the Imperial College Supervisor, and he also felt in his heart Yikuan, Brother Xin Dao Wang did things really well. It seems that Brother Cheng has successfully enrolled in the Imperial College.

He Cheng and the boy following behind him were all holding Lao Gao's stack of books in their arms, especially He Cheng, who was more than twice as heavy as the boy, and they looked so heavy that they were dying.

As soon as he and the boy entered the mansion, when they saw He Gu, they were taken aback for a moment, then their eyes lit up, and they said happily, "Brother, why are you back?"

He Gu said with a smile: "The Third Highness is staying at the Princess Mansion. Today I would like to ask His Highness to go to the suburban Zhuangzi to rest for a while, and then come back to the mansion to say hello to Guanshi Liu."

Holding the stack of Lao Gao's books, He Cheng nodded and said, "I see."

He turned his head to salute Pei Zhaoheng, but Pei Zhaoheng asked Chengwei to support him, and said: "Since Second Young Master is holding so many books, there is no need to salute too much."

He Cheng quickly thanked him, then turned his head to look at He Gu again, he didn't know what he remembered, his face flushed, and he said after a while: "I can go to the Imperial College to study, it's... it's my elder brother who helped me take care of it." Right, these few days, I intended to go to the princess mansion to thank elder brother, but I just entered school recently and I was busy with some things, so I was delayed."

He Gu smiled and said: "There is nothing to thank. As long as you study hard and gain fame in the future, it will be more useful than thanking me."

When He Cheng heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes turned slightly red. He looked at He Gu and said in a low voice, "Mother... Mother, she treats the elder brother and the third younger sister like that...Elder brother is so innocent. Wait for me, help me find Wang Siye to accommodate me, and ask Dr. Yan to see my eyes for me..."

As he spoke, he sniffed, his voice became a little nasal, and he continued after a while: "Brother's kindness, I will definitely remember it well... I will never forget it in my life."

When He Gu heard this, he couldn't help being taken aback.

Even himself, he didn't expect that He Cheng would think so much.

In He Gu's last life, he rolled around in the barracks and relied on his military service to earn a living. Although he was studying, he never thought about scientific examinations; You have to take a test of merit.

Naturally, he didn't know what it meant to be able to re-enter the Imperial College for a little nerd like He Cheng who grew up in sage books.

Needless to say, He Cheng was grateful in his heart, and when he thought of his own mother, who treated the eldest brother and third sister so harshly, and the eldest brother could ignore the old gap and treat him like this, he felt even more ashamed of what his mother had done, and secretly swore that in the future, If he can make a difference, he will certainly not let down the elder brother's kindness today.

It took He Gu a while to react, seeing He Cheng's appearance of crying or not, he hurriedly said: "Damn, I don't know what happened to make you like this, that's all, your mother did those things, I have already settled with her It's over, you should read your book carefully, you have nothing to think about for her, don't let this delay your future."

He Cheng sniffed, his eyes were red, and he nodded repeatedly.

When Pei Zhaoheng was still the "Eldest Princess", he had already investigated the family affairs of the Marquis of Changyang to the bottom.

He has basically understood the quarrel between He Gu, He Laohou and that stepwife. At this moment, He Gu and He Cheng's brothers talked, He Gu didn't feel anything, but in Pei Zhaoheng's eyes, he just felt——

Zihuan's pure heart and nature, not to mention among the kings and grandsons of Beijing, even Pei Zhaoheng has grown up to this age, and it is the first time he has seen such a broad-minded person like him.

He was so ignorant of his stepmother's younger brother, Pei Zhaoheng asked himself, even if he changed himself, he might not be able to be like He Gu now.

He lowered his head slightly, and stood beside him without saying a word, looking down at the young man's handsome side face with a smile when He Gu and He Cheng were talking—

...Although Zihuan is playful and flirtatious... But in other places, she is really cute and tight.

. . . it makes people unable to move their eyes away.

He Gu was about to tell He Cheng one last thing, telling him to study hard in the Imperial College, but when he heard the Third Highness beside him, he asked in a gentle voice: "There are so many books, why didn't Second Young Master ask his servants to help him get them?"

He Gu was taken aback when he heard the words, and looked at the stack of Lao Gao's books in He Cheng's arms, it was indeed a bit exaggerated, and he wondered: "Yes, brother Cheng, why don't you call a little boy to follow?"

He Cheng hurriedly said: "No, it's not a problem, it's just a few books, they're not heavy, I can carry them easily, besides, there's Xiao Xia following me."

What he said did not change his face and his heart beat, as if the two-foot-high stack of books that were almost as thick as a fist in his arms were indeed as light as a feather, but behind him, the man followed him, only hugging him. The boy with more than half of the scrolls in He Cheng's arms had already started to tremble.

The boy waited for a long time, but he finally couldn't hold it any longer, and said in a low voice with a bitter face: "...Second Young Master, can we go back and put the books first? Little man... I really can't handle it anymore..."

He Cheng looked back at him, and said, "Really, why don't you give me a few more copies?"

Seeing this, He Gu hurriedly said: "Forget it, don't gossip anymore, you can go back to the room and put the books."

Only then did Pei Zhaoheng and He Gu bid farewell to He Cheng, boarded the carriage again, and set off for Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Beijing.

Going to Zhuangzi in the suburbs of Beijing, the carriage may have to run for a while. He Gu was thinking about what to chat with His Highness, when he suddenly asked, "I don't know how the second young master's eye is blind. Understand?"

He Gu was taken aback, he didn't expect the Third Highness to ask this suddenly.

But now, His Highness is his brother-in-law, and it is not surprising that relatives would care about family affairs, so He Gu didn't think much about it, and just recounted to His Highness the old things that Old Master He told him in the palace that day. over again.

What he said was casual, but Pei Zhaoheng frowned slightly when he heard it, and after He Gu finished speaking, he was silent for a while, and then said: "So, Zihuan's mother back then and Mrs. Hou gave birth on the same day? "

When He Gu mentioned this matter, his expression became a bit languid, thinking of Miss Yan who passed away early, he said sullenly: "Well, since my younger brother passed away, my mother's health has been getting worse day by day, even though my father gave my mother medicine. After all, it was still useless, and later she became pregnant with Rong'er, who shouldn't have had it. The doctors told her to drink abortion medicine, saying that if she insisted on giving birth to Rong'er, there might be two mothers and children. I couldn't keep them all, but mother...mother, she didn't want to drink the medicine, and she gave birth to Rong'er. Although Rong'er was saved, mother... went away within a few days..."

He Gu Yue lowered his voice, and his expression was obviously depressed. Seeing his expression, Pei Zhaoheng said, "I shouldn't have asked more questions, but I made Zihuan sad."

Even though he said that on his lips, he had already thought about it in his heart.

After all, as a woman, Pei Zhaoheng has stayed in the harem for so long, and has taken care of the palace affairs for Empress Chen for many years. He has seen more secretive means among women than ordinary men, so after listening to He Gu just now, As he said, his biological mother, Miss Yan, and the step-sister were born on the same day, so he instinctively felt that something was wrong.

And he remembered one thing—

He Gu once mentioned to the "Eldest Princess" before that General Yan, his mother-in-law Miss Yan who died young, and even He Gu himself were all born with great strength when they came out of their mother's womb. different.

Reminiscing just now... He Cheng, the second young master of the Changyang Marquis Mansion, who came from his stepmother, looked like a boy in his teens, holding such a tall stack of books, and the grown-up servant next to him was even Unable to hold on, He Cheng looked at his slender arms and legs, and it seemed effortless...

Pei Zhaoheng couldn't help but think a little more...

If it is really what he guessed...the vicious woman must not be let go.

...It's just that there is no evidence for this right now, and it may just be that he was paranoid and guessed wrong...

There was no need to tell Zihuan immediately.

Wait a minute.

However, He Gu didn't know that His Highness the Third Prince was sitting across from him, thinking so much. He was sniffling, but his eyes inadvertently touched a thin book on the small table in the carriage. When he took a closer look, he was instantly stunned——

This... turned out to be...

"Those Years I Were Brothers"? ? ? ?

And it was still opened, obviously someone had already read half of the book... This is the carriage of His Highness the Third Highness, except for him...

Who else could watch...?

Third Highness, he...he, why is he looking at this thing? ? ? ?

He Gu's heart suddenly became turbulent. He glanced at the half-turned book, and with just one glance, he saw the page that was turned. It happened to be in the book. Brother and his husband were written like this and that, which was very surprising. Goosebumps in bed...

Master He Xiaohou immediately froze in place.

A normal man wouldn't look at this kind of thing, would he...?

Could it be... Could it be that the illusion he had in the imperial garden yesterday...wasn't it an illusion at all?

The Third Highness of this life...is Duanxiu?

No... not just this life...

He Gu remembered that in his previous life, the three Highnesses were all in their thirties, and when he went to Jinlingke's palace, he didn't see a princess either!

A man is still a prince, and the prince and grandson don't worry about not being able to marry a wife. If he is too old to get married, what else can he do? ?

Your Highness, he... he is most likely to have broken sleeves!

Master He Xiaohou was frightened by his own thoughts, and couldn't help but feel a little panic when he looked at the eyes of His Highness the Third Highness.

... It's not that he made a fuss, he can't see broken sleeves... Of course there is nothing unusual about broken sleeves, but...

But if this broken sleeve is his brother-in-law, and... still interested in him, this... this is a bit scary!

Yesterday, His Highness the Third Highness was in the imperial garden, the way he looked at him, the way he spoke to him...

...It's just not right!

It must not be his illusion!

The more He Gu thought about it, the more frightened he became, thinking——

My God, why did I just find out now that he actually asked this master to go to Zhuangzi to soak in the hot spring together... If the Third Highness is really as he guessed, isn't this... Isn't this a self-inflicted trap?

It's just that although he felt that he guessed right, he didn't dare to be completely sure, and he also held a little bit of hope. He hoped that he was overwhelmed. His Highness was not what he thought. In fact, His Highness is not a broken sleeve, She wasn't so mad that she wanted to hit her brother-in-law's idea...

Yes... yes, he must be overthinking. After all, he and His Highness are brother-in-law and brother-in-law, and they have only met for two days. How could His Highness be so hungry?

...It must be that he has read too many books of Yan Zhiya's words recently, and that's why he is in trouble!

Master He Xiaohou scared himself half to death, but he didn't know that his face was changing and his face was twitching wildly, in Pei Zhaoheng's eyes, it had another meaning.

Pei Zhaoheng was grandiose, and put the book on the small table, and deliberately turned to this page, so that He Gu could see...

Of course it was on purpose.

And when Zihuan saw this script, his guilty and terrified appearance made him completely sure——

Not only is this script written by Zihuan, but he must also have broken sleeves, or... it can be male or female.

Otherwise, what is he guilty of?

Pei Zhaoheng made up his mind, and made up his mind——

With Zihuan's sentimental, playful, and flirtatious temperament, it is impossible to expect him to be honest and dedicated.

Just like his father Huang and Zihuan's father, He Laohou Ye, a man's fickleness, his country is easy to change, and his nature is hard to change. It is engraved in his bones, and sometimes they may not even realize it.

With Zihuan's temperament, if he wants to hold him firmly in his hand, he must take this playful guy...

Eat to death.

... Only then can there be fewer so many bad things.

He raised those sparkling peach eyes, looked at He Gu, and suddenly smiled, and said in a low voice, "What? Could it be that Zihuan... is also Mr. Yi Gu's fan?"

"...It's a coincidence. I've been reading Mr.'s notebook recently, so we can... exchange a word or two on this."

He Gu: "..."

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... Who the hell wants to communicate this!