Intoxicated I do not know the age

Time flies, and three years have passed in a blink of an eye, but the life in Ganluyuan has not changed much.

The difference is that Qingping would occasionally go to the East Palace to look for Duo Shanxuxu. The guards in the East Palace recognized him after a long time. How kind.

Duo Shan is still favored, the crown prince loves him very much, his status in the East Palace is even higher than the crown prince's concubine, everyone thinks that he will be crowned as imperial concubine in the future, second only to the empress.

But Duo Shan once told him that it is better to be a courtier than to be an imperial concubine. If he becomes an imperial concubine and is hated by the queen, it will be bad.

Qingping just smirked when he heard it, he didn't understand any of these complicated situations in the palace, and it was useless to listen.

He is still the same four-year-old who knows nothing but appointments. During his time of sewing and boiling water, Duo Shan and the others have learned more advanced skills, but he is still the only one who knows nothing about appointments.

In the past two years, he has maintained a wonderful relationship with the second prince. He knows that the second prince still cares about Duoxi, but he also admits that he can only be with him.

They slept together on the same bed, they would do that kind of thing occasionally, sometimes the second prince would teach him to read and recite essays at night, but they were not in that kind of loving relationship, they just cuddled each other for warmth.

Qingping was not dissatisfied with such a relationship. From the moment he was sold into the palace, all he wanted was a shelter, as long as he had enough food and clothing, he didn't care whether the second prince loved him or not.

At least at the time, he really didn't care.

Although the second prince is about to turn [-], he still hasn't married a wife, even the third prince Shao Feng who is two years younger than him has already married and was named King He, but he still has no news.

Thinking about it carefully, this is not unusual. The prince's marriage is appointed by the emperor, but the emperor has so many things to do every day, how can he have this leisure time to pay attention to the prince's marriage, and the second prince lost his trust so early. At the age of twenty, he has not yet married a wife.

Besides, it is an open secret that the second prince is not taken seriously, and which official lady with a suitable family background is willing to marry him, and Qingping can hardly imagine that the delicate official lady is like him collecting firewood in the forest and raising chickens in the Ganlu courtyard ; If you marry a court lady and your status is not suitable, the second prince will not be taken seriously, and he will not be humiliated like this.

Therefore, the second prince's marriage has been put on hold.

But a major event happened this year, which has already changed the future of the second prince and him.

The Qingping people were not there at the time, but they heard others repeat it countless times, and they talked about every detail and every action happily. After listening too much, Qingping also had the illusion of being in it.

That day the emperor called everyone to compete in archery, and the second prince was still a prince even though he was not valued, so he naturally went.

Jingyi began to humbly announce to the emperor that the winner can ask for one thing, as long as he has the courage to ask for anything.

This kind of competition has been held several times, but after the prince canonization ceremony, no one has ever won the prince, and no one dared to win.

But this time is different, the second prince Shao Jin won.

It's no secret that the second prince's riding and shooting skills are superb. Unlike the prince and the third prince, he doesn't socialize, and he doesn't have a share in having fun.

In addition to studying and writing, his life is to practice martial arts on horseback and archery. At the beginning, he was always messed up by a few guards who knew martial arts, but later he won the admiration of everyone with his strength.

It's not because he lacks strength that he never won against the prince, but because he didn't dare.

But now he has nothing to lose. If he can get what he wants with a blockbuster, it will be worth it.So what if this victory aroused the crown prince's jealousy, could he be more miserable than now?

In the beginning, Shao Jin was the same as the prince, all ten arrows hit the bull's-eye, no distinction was made.

Therefore, the emperor announced that the bullseye would be moved back ten feet, and the two shot three more arrows to decide the outcome.

This time, the two of them also hit all three arrows, the difference is that the second prince's three arrows were inserted into one, and they all hit the same point.

The winners and losers are self-evident.

Everyone originally thought that Shao Jin would take this opportunity to claim the title, for him it was better to be a county king than to be a second prince with no power, no position and no respect.

But he asked for something that no one would have thought of - to posthumously make his mother a concubine,

The emperor seemed unwilling to agree to his request, and asked the second prince twice, do you want to be named a general?Do you want to be named prince?

On the other hand, he insisted that if he had a share, it would all be due to the grace of his parents, and he only wanted his mother to be officially included in the ancestral book as a concubine, and he would not use the rest.

The emperor had no choice but to agree.

Afterwards, Duoshan told Qingping that he is not an idle prince, and his good days are not far away.

At that time, Qingping didn't know what practical benefit it would be to have the mother of the Second Prince named after him, but later he found out that it meant that the Second Prince also had the right to inherit the status of Datong.

Naturally, what the second prince wants is not a big position, but in this way, the emperor will have to give the second prince some kind of throne in the future, even if it is only the county king, it will be better than the current situation.

Sure enough, as everyone expected, on the day when the second prince became an adult and became crowned, the emperor issued a decree to bestow the second prince with the title of Changshun County King, concurrently as a Bachelor of Codex, with 5000 taels of silver a year, a mansion, ten eunuchs, and ten court ladies. people.

Although it is only [-]% of the third prince He Wang, Qingping is already satisfied. Compared with their poor life in the past, it is like being in the Western Paradise.

They are about to be sent out of the palace and have their own residence, and he no longer has to rely on sewing and collecting firewood to survive, everything is as beautiful as a dream.

Shao Jin's canonization ceremony was not grand, the emperor and queen didn't even attend in person, and the crown prince presided over it, but Qingping didn't care about all this, as long as the title of the second prince was true, he didn't care about anything.

I don't know if he thought so, but Shao Jin also felt the same way, Shao Jin always had a faint smile on his cold and serious face on the day he was conferred the title.

On the day when he moved into the Prince's Mansion, Qingping took the sedan chair for the first time. The strange shaking feeling made him dizzy. He couldn't tell whether the dizziness was caused by the shaking of the sedan chair or because he was too excited.

Those few days were clearly the beginning of winter when the chill was gone, but he didn't feel cold at all. Joy enveloped his whole body and drove the cold away.

The night like a thick veil shrouded, spreading a dark net on the earth.

The night wind blows like a promise, bringing a slightly chilly tiredness.

Qingping didn't feel tired at all, he had been busy in this house for a whole day, all the things that should be moved, arranged, cleaned, and ordered were all up to him alone, no one could help him, but he was still full of heart. joy.

When the room full of candles was lit, and the voice of Princess Changshun returning to the mansion sounded ahead, Qingping only felt an unprecedented satisfaction filling his entire chest, and no one was happier than him at this moment.

He greeted him in the hall, and after saluting, he smiled at King Changshun, led the man into the main building that had been arranged, and when he was waiting for the man to undress, he did not forget to order the servants to bring dinner.

Not long ago, the current man was the second prince who was unknown in the palace, and he was destined to not get any status because of his humble background. Now he is the king of Changshun County.

Even though this mansion is smaller than any county prince's mansion, even though the majesty rewarded fewer slaves than anyone else, and the salary he gave was far less than that of the third prince He Wang, he was satisfied.

A few days ago, the man was the second prince who was sick and the imperial doctor didn't even bother to take care of him, and he was the Qingping son who was ignored by no one. Now they finally have their own place, even if it is not magnificent, it still belongs to them.

Thinking about it, the smile on Qingping's face also deepened, and it was indescribable to smile from ear to ear.

"What? Are you very happy today?" The man asked puzzled.

It was yesterday that they moved into the Prince's Mansion, and he was not so happy yesterday.

"I just confirmed today that everything is true." Qing Ping looked up at the man, with a smile on his face, but the vicissitudes of life and fatigue in his eyes.

The man patted him on the shoulder.

"It's all true, it's all true."

They are no longer the same as before.

never……

***

Duoshan asked someone to send a pair of stone lions as a gift. Unlike the usual pair of stone lions, which are male and female, they are actually a pair of male lions... This great gift made Qingping feel embarrassed and speechless. The prince reported.

Compared with Qingping's embarrassment, the second prince accepted the gift without blinking an eye, and ordered him to settle in front of the county palace. His generous attitude was surprising.

God knows that the second prince just doesn't know about ordinary stone lions, one is male and the other is female. He only knows that one is right and the other is left. He thought it was normal for both of them to be male. Anyway, stone lions are so expensive that they can't afford them for a while. Come on, it doesn't matter that stone lions are divided into male and female.

The day after entering the mansion, the second prince went to court for the first time as the county king, and he commanded everything in the county king's mansion.

He ordered people to cook a table of delicious dishes, including fish, meat, soup, fine wine, and melon and fruit snacks after the meal. He also asked people to rush to make a few pairs of boots, so that the second prince must be comfortable.

When the second prince came back from the court, he waited for him to take off his court robe, have dinner together, take a bath or play a game of chess... Whatever he does, as long as Shao Jin is by his side, he will be happy satisfy.

At night, he asked someone to boil hot water and waited for Shao Jin to take a bath.

Perhaps it was because of the depressing life in the past, and it was basically impossible to do such things as taking a bath. Later, Shao Jin always liked to soak in hot water whenever he had the opportunity, enjoying the rare happiness.

Therefore, after entering the county prince's mansion, Qingping always asked people to prepare hot water every day, and waited for Shao Jin to take a bath after meals.

Shao Jin's shoulders are very broad, and the muscles in his arms are particularly strong.Qingping often looks at his body and wonders what Shao Jin looks like when he draws the bow, what his waiter looks like when he punches...

When taking a bath, Shao Jin always squints his eyes with a happy face, while Qing Ping wipes his back for him and gently presses Shao Jin's tired and stiff body. As long as he stays like this, he is filled with joy, feeling so calm, so relaxed and so happy.

He was so happy that he was completely unaware that what was coming was...

***

The work of compiling codes was quite easy, except for the first few days when he was not used to it, Shao Jin always came back before dark, and he was still in the mood to talk and laugh with Qingping, and taught him to recite a few lines of poetry and so on.

Less than a month after they moved into the palace of Changshun County, the emperor reported that they were not in good health.

Shao Jin is not concerned about this. Anyway, whether the emperor's health is good or bad has nothing to do with him. If the emperor is in good health, he will still be the king of Changshun County. If the emperor dies unfortunately, he will still be the king of Changshun County. It's too far away to make any sense.

Due to the emperor's poor health these days, the crown prince supervised the country and was assisted by the prime minister. The prince became very busy, and Duo Shan suddenly became free.

Duoshan is seventeen this year, her beauty has not been eroded by time, she is still as beautiful as a flower fairy.

Qingping's body has grown a lot in the past few years, and his monkey-like appearance has also changed. According to Duoshan's words, "the whole person looks good when the eyebrows are opened."

For Duo Shan's praise, he touched his face and didn't express his opinion. He was self-aware, even if he became good-looking, he still couldn't look much better, how could he be more beautiful than Duo Shan.

"The king of the county may come to the south after a while." Duoshan mentioned this time casually.

"Need to go south for compilation?" Qingping asked doubtfully.

He was more mature than ordinary people when he was a child, and he survived the hard life in Ganluyuan, but faced with the complicated and treacherous political situation of the court, he was as ignorant as an immature child.

"His Royal Highness is just these two younger brothers. King He is quite favored by the emperor and is a bit delicate. The county king's character and martial arts are both appreciated by others. It will be a matter of time before they are reused." Duoshan said lightly.

"Reuse?" Qingping was surprised, he never thought that there would be a day when he would hear these two words.

"What's so surprising about this? Once the emperor and the courtiers, the emperor doesn't pay attention to those who don't mean the prince won't." Duoshan's tone was too plain, so plain that Qingping ignored him. What he confided was not Shao Jin's general It has to be reused, but the death of the holy mountain is approaching.

What Duoshan didn't say is that if the prince ignores the past and reuses the county king, it will also have the effect of showing his strength, which will have a good effect on his future rule of the world.

It wasn't until a long time later that Qingping suddenly realized how important things Duoshan told him, and he only thought about Shaojin's reuse and didn't think deeply about it.

Not long after, the crown prince really ordered Changshun County King to go south to investigate the rice shortage case, hoping to give the County King a chance to make meritorious service.

Before leaving, Qingping fell into depression. According to the customs of the dynasty, a wife should be in charge of housework and should not accompany her husband on a long journey, but she can be accompanied by a male pet. Qingping was supposed to go south with the county king, but he was rejected.

Shao Jin said lightly that he doesn't know how to ride a horse, and going with him will only drag everyone down, if he learns how to ride a horse in the future, he will take him with him.

Qingping had no choice but to stay, saying that he would work hard.

On the day of departure, he sent Shao Jin to the gate of the county prince's mansion, explained one by one the things that his entourage should pay attention to during the journey, and then stared at the strong body on horseback until he could no longer see it.

From the day Shao Jin left, Qing Ping began to practice riding horses full of reluctance, hoping that one day he could walk with the county king.

On the tenth day after Shao Jin left the capital, a major event happened in the court that shocked all the officials.

——The prince was poisoned and fell into a coma.

That day the prince, princess, and Duohui were enjoying the scenery together in the pavilion. Duohui, who was good at playing the piano, added to the fun, while the prince and princess chanted poems and essays to appreciate the scenery.

Because the princess's poems were excellent, the prince gave the princess the remaining wine that she had sipped, and the princess drank it all in one gulp of joy.

Not long after, it was discovered that there was poison in the wine, the princess died of the poison on the spot, and the prince also fell into a coma.

The emperor was furious, dragging his sick body to invite the chief guard of the East Palace to inquire about the case in detail; the empress was so anxious that she stayed in front of the prince's bed to take care of it herself.

The crown princess was born in the family of Xu, the Minister of the Household Department. When Xu Shangshu heard that the crown princess had died of poisoning, he knelt down and begged the emperor to punish him severely.

Two days later, King He was imprisoned in the clan mansion, and was interrogated by the emperor himself.

King He has been favored by the emperor since he was a child, so spoiled that he made mistakes by nature.

Because the emperor is sick and will die soon, He Wangsu and the prince are at odds and cannot accept that the prince will soon inherit the throne, so he spends a lot of money to buy the eunuch of the East Palace to poison him.

He wholeheartedly believed that after the death of the crown prince, he would inherit the throne, but he did not expect that he would face severe punishment if the crown prince was not dead and he found out.

Five days after the poisoning, the prince was still in a coma, and the emperor finally issued an order to severely punish King He.

At the beginning, the emperor did not intend to execute King He, but under the pressure of the Queen and the Minister of the Household Department, he ordered the beheading, and the removal of King He's title, and everyone in the palace was demoted to pariah. .

On the seventh day after the incident, Qingping could no longer suppress his worries, and went to the East Palace to visit Duoshan.

Even though he knew that Duoshan must be extremely busy after such a big incident with the prince, and it was not suitable to visit Duoshan at this time, he still wanted to confirm with his own eyes whether Duoshan was fine.

The guards in the East Palace are stricter than before, but the guards have long known Qingping, know that he is the son of Prince Changshun and have a close relationship with Duoshan, besides, the prince came in and wanted to subdue Prince Changshun, so he shouldn't be dismissed at this time. His face.

So as long as Qingping promised that he would not run around in the residence of Mr. Duoshan, he was allowed to enter the East Palace.

Qingping was naturally willing to abide by this small request, and after thanking the guards several times, he went directly to Duoshan's residence.

When he arrived, Duo Shan had just got up and had a late breakfast in the living room.

Although such a big event happened in the East Palace, Duo Shan showed no panic.Waking up in the morning, she is dressed in dazzling Chinese clothes, and her slightly lazy appearance is extremely beautiful.

Seeing Qingping's visit, Duoshan was startled at first, then couldn't hide his joy, with smiles on the corners of his eyes and brows.

"Why are you here, do you have breakfast?"

Duoshan stood up to greet him, and gently held Qingping's hand.

"Not yet, just to see how you are." Qingping smiled, and he was relieved to see Duoshan was fine.

Hearing this, Duoshan quickly ordered someone to add a pair of bowls and chopsticks, and prepare two more dishes to eat with Qingping.

The food in the East Palace is exquisite, which is very different from what he ate in Ganluyuan before. However, Qingping doesn’t have too many requirements for food, as long as he eats enough, he is more happy to be at the same table with Duoshan than the exquisite food in the East Palace.

Duoshan’s breakfast meal is simple. It has always been porridge. , which can be called rich in ordinary people, but compared with the prince's breakfast, what he ate was simple.

"The county king is not with you these days, okay?"

Obviously Qingping came to visit Duo Shan, but Duo Shan was the one who asked about the other party's situation first.

"Fortunately, there's nothing I'm not used to." Qingping said indifferent words, but lowered his eyes.

In fact, he is not used to anything now, whether it is owning his own yard or having someone to serve him, everything makes him happy and uncomfortable. He still can't help but want to go to the forest to pick up broken branches and use them as firewood. .

I was not used to it at first, but Shao Jin was not around for a few days and a big incident happened. He wanted to find someone to ask about the situation, but he couldn’t say how uncomfortable it was. This trip is not so much to see how good it is. Rather, it was to calm his turbulent heart.

"Don't worry, I'm fine." Duoshan smiled gently, comforting Qingping's floating heart.

After eight years of acquaintance, how could he not know the real guilty conscience behind Qingping's brave words, and how could Qingping's rough cover-up be hidden from his eyes.

Qingping pursed his lips as if he wanted to say something, but he still didn't speak in the end.

"Is everything okay in the mansion? Everything else is easy to talk about, but you have to be careful about your expenses, and don't leave it all to the accountant." Duoshan pointed out.

What he didn't say is that the county king's annual salary is not much, but there should be a lot of expenses. In the future, the emperor's birthday and other things will have to be presented with decent gifts. These are Qingping's considerations before the county king marries the county princess.

He also knows that although Qingping has been a son for five years, he has limited knowledge of what a son should do. In the past five years, he knows nothing except his ability to collect firewood and raise chickens. Of course, within the scope of what he can do He will help Qingping as much as possible.

"Yeah." Qingping nodded, sandwiched a piece of tofu skin roll or something, it was crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, and I don't know what it was wrapped in.

After taking a bite, he felt that his stomach was full of hunger, so he drank the porridge in big gulps.

Duoshan didn't move his chopsticks very much, he just sat there lazily and watched Qingping eat, and occasionally picked up a piece of pickles or something to eat with porridge.

Seeing Qingping eating happily, he also became happy.

"Eat this, you will like it." Doshan said, and ordered a piece of fish for Qingping, who in his memory liked to eat river and seafood.

The flesh of the fish is plump, with a sweet and sour taste and plum fragrance, which is indeed Qingping's favorite taste.

After eating one piece, Qingping took the second piece without hesitation, determined to finish the whole plate of fish, since Duo Shan didn't seem to like it much anyway.

But just as he picked up the fish, he saw a person walking into the hall.

There is no need to be informed by others, nor is there much need for a good introduction, but judging by the person's majesty, demeanor and clothing, he is only His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Qingping quickly put down the tableware, knelt down and saluted.

He didn't expect that the prince could get up and act as usual, otherwise he would never dare to come to the East Palace to talk to Duoshan casually. Although Duoshan had never said anything to him, he still intuitively knew that he had to avoid the prince.

If you are so kind, you will get up late, and a simple salute will count.

The prince completely ignored Qingping's existence, and only paid attention to Duoshan's every move, not even paying attention to Qingping's resignation.

But after Qingping left, the prince looked at the direction where Qingping left, then looked at the two sets of bowls and chopsticks on the table, and finally looked at Duo Shan who had recovered his cold face, and asked coldly:

"Is that him?"

Duo Shan was taken aback, and when he looked back at the prince, he put on a bright smile.

"Your Highness came to my place, didn't you want to ask who I'm having dinner with?"

"Is he the one you like?"

"Qing Ping is the son of Prince Changshun, he took good care of me when I was in Taoyuan, that's all." Duo Shan said calmly, no emotion could be seen on his face.

"Then whether he lives or dies has nothing to do with you, right?" the prince tentatively asked, with murderous intent in his eyes.

Duoshan just smiled and didn't respond.

he can not

***

Qingping once thought that Shao Jin had done something, and Changshun County's palace would be destroyed.

But those imperial guards with swords guarded the door, they didn't ask to enter the mansion, and they didn't do anything threatening.When Lao Zhang decided to go out to buy vegetables despite all difficulties, he also went out smoothly. He didn't know why these soldiers surrounded the county palace.

This question was answered when the county king returned to his mansion in the evening.

They didn't come to copy the county palace or wait to capture Shao Jin, but were ordered to protect Shao Jin, but no one explained why they wanted to protect Shao Jin.

Shao Jin was also a little puzzled about this, and intuitively told him that something serious happened in the palace.

He didn't have time to appease Qingping, he just said something lightly and then went back and set off to enter the palace, and he never went back to the county prince's mansion.

Not long after, Qingping finally knew what happened in the palace and why Shao Jin never came back after entering the palace.

——The prince was poisoned and died.

The crown prince died, the third prince was beheaded, the emperor was seriously ill, and the neglected second prince was about to ascend to the throne.

When the news came out, carriages were crowded in front of the previously sparsely populated county palace. Officials, big and small, flattered this face and came to give gifts, trying to save their status in the eyes of the new master.

The disposal of these Qingping is extremely simple-thank you behind closed doors.

He didn't want to deal with these hypocrites at this juncture.

All he cares about is whether Shao Jin is well, and... the crown prince is dead, what should Duo Shan do?Where will Duo Shan go?

Qing Ping has not heard the news of Duo Shan for a long time. What he heard was that Duo Xi took refuge in Shao Jin.

Duoxi, whom Shaojin has always liked, finally came to Shaojin's side...