After the cannon fodder prince collapsed, the country will not perish

Soon, Xie Qingci ushered in the first major event after becoming a prince.

Feng Wang Jianfu.

Like the previous life, he was enfeoffed as King Jin, but was specially ordered to stay in the palace.

As a rule, princes can only live in the palace before they are crowned and become adults. When they reach the age, they have to go out to build a mansion. Fixed residence.

If you think about it carefully, you can understand it.

The crown prince still lives in the East Palace as usual, and Xie Huaiwei will often go on expeditions in the future. In addition to having a palace in Beijing, he can also choose a palace garden, which is convenient for entering the palace to discuss matters.

Xie Qingci's health is not good, if he goes to the fief and is not acclimatized, he still doesn't know what it will look like, the emperor has long decided to keep Xie Qingci in the palace for a while.

There was one fourth prince left, who was a few years younger than Xie Qingci. Concubine Angui cried to the emperor and said that she couldn't leave her son.

In this way, among the four princes, not to mention the division of the capital, there is only one Xie Huaiwei who even went out to build a mansion.

In the afternoon of that day, an official came in to say hello, and said with a smile, "I am from the Ministry of Rites. I have ordered His Royal Highness King Jin to choose a palace."

Xie Qingci took the map and saw his previous residence at a glance, pretending not to know: "Which place is this?"

"This is Liuyun Palace." The courtier said: "The water waves are rippling, like clouds. It is specially named Liuyun Palace. The palace courtyard is very large. After the key is released, it will be separated from the inner palace. It is also necessary for His Highness to bring a few guards in... "

In his last life, he was imprisoned by Xiao Di here, and finally committed suicide tragically.

But since he was reborn and controlled his own thoughts, it would definitely not end in the same way again——

"Let's choose this one." Xie Qingci circled Liuyun Palace firmly with a vermilion pen: "I think it's very close to the horse garden, and you can still ride a horse."

The official took the order to go, and then went to the king's house of Chu.

Xie Rong, born to Concubine An, was only 12 years old this year and was named King of Chu. He looked at the densely packed palaces on the map and didn't know which one to choose.

Yan Ming happened to be serving at the side, and at a glance he saw that Liuyun Palace was marked.

He guessed that it was Xie Qingci's choice, and said deliberately: "I heard that there is a palace built by the water, and people from the previous court said that it looks like a Qionglou from a distance. What is it called Liuyun Palace? Where is this place? Find it out and let our Highness take a look."

Upon hearing the words, the King of Chu immediately asked curiously, "Yes, where is the Liuyun Palace..."

"This..." The official was stunned. Unexpectedly, both His Royal Highnesses fell in love with one place, so he could only bite the bullet and say, "Liuyun Palace has been chosen by His Royal Highness King Jin."

Yan Ming immediately raised his eyebrows and said: "He is also His Highness, and we are also His Highness, why should we follow him?"

The officials of the Ministry of Rites had to kneel down for a while, paused their heads and said: "The ministers and others are all acting according to the will, and the palaces are selected in order of seniority, and His Royal Highness Chu King will be after His Royal Highness Jin..."

"Really?" Yan Ming's face was full of anger: "You don't want to despise our Highness just because he is the son of a noble concubine?"

The King of Chu immediately threw the map on the ground and shouted, "Why can't I want the Grand Palace? I want Linshui, I want to ride a horse, and I want Liuyun Pavilion!"

After the king of Chu was born, his father went to war in the south and north, and he didn't read any books. He was so arrogant and indulged by the people around him. He relied on his mother to be favored, and he had to compare with Xie Qingci in everything.

The officials of the Ministry of Rituals were not in the mood to coax the children for His Majesty, and after a few words of decree, they all resigned.

Yan Ming sighed and said deliberately: "Your Highness, it's useless for you to make trouble. This is just the beginning. The three elder brothers above you are all descendants of the former queen. If your majesty does not make your mother the queen, you will be born shorter than them." One end, as small as food, as large as a fiefdom, they all follow behind them! Choose what they pick and choose!"

King Chu's cheeks were distorted with hatred. Looking at the occupied Liuyun Palace, he gritted his teeth more and more: "Then...then what should I do!? Father loves third brother everywhere, third brother wants to ride a horse, father So I gave him all the bloody ponies in the palace! I have been begging for so long before, but I only want one!"

"The Third Highness is in poor health, so His Majesty will naturally feel more distressed."

"Why?" Resentment flashed across King Chu's immature eyes: "Just because he is a short-lived ghost!?"

Yan Ming said: "He and the Crown Prince are in the same camp. I heard from my father that if His Majesty is afraid and tired of the Crown Prince, Xie Qing will suffer a lot if he resigns from Xie Huaiwei. Then you will be the only one in His Majesty's eyes!"

The King of Chu was influenced by Concubine An, and his heart had long been tainted with deep jealousy towards his elder brother: "Tired of the prince—that's right, let the third brother live in Liuyun Palace, anyway, sooner or later, the king will take the entire palace away." return!"

A few days later, it was late spring and early summer in the capital. The trees were shaded by verdant trees and the sun was hot. Every household planted wormwood and hung iris, creating a strong atmosphere of the Dragon Boat Festival.

Xiao Di's legs had completely recovered, and he paced slowly in the small courtyard alone.

He never wanted to wrong himself, since Xie Qingci said that he was allowed to walk around the yard, he would not be polite.

But he didn't expect the yard to be so small. After walking a few steps, he heard intermittent laughter coming from the window not far away.

It seems... Xie Qingci was laughing.

Xiao Di's eyes dimmed.

He was tired of meaningless jokes, and he never thought of getting close to pandering.

But at this moment, Xie Qingci's smile drew out all his curiosity——

Who is Xie Qingci smiling at, and who made him laugh so much?

Xiao Di squinted his eyes and walked towards the courtyard without stopping.

In the courtyard, a few new servants were sitting on the stone benches in the courtyard playing around, holding rice dumplings wrapped in colored silk and sharing food together.

Xiao Di hadn't gone out for a long time, and it was only at this moment that he remembered that today is the Dragon Boat Festival.

Dragon Boat Festival... In Xiao Di's vague memory, this is a day when rice dumplings are eaten and dragon boat races are held. If there are children in the family, it seems that the elders will put cinnabar on the forehead to pray for safety and success.

Disdain flashed across Xiao Di's eyes, and he took great pains to set the date, and then decorated it with useless and trivial excitement, so as to entrust all kinds of redundant wishes and thoughts...

How could there be such a useless and ridiculous thing?

At this time, the little servants who were distributing the rice dumplings also saw Xiao Di standing under the shadow of the tree. Although he was young, he already carried the bloody hostility from the battlefield around him, and looked like an evil spirit hiding in the shadows.

The servants couldn't help but keep silent, and the lively atmosphere stagnated.

Xiao Di raised the corners of his lips coldly, raised his head, and pretended to inadvertently cast his eyes on the window...

He saw someone he wanted to see.

Xie Qingci sat facing the window, the snow-white long-haired cat was still lying on his lap, and pieces of falling flowers flew down like a curtain hanging in front of him.

Xiao Di narrowed his eyes, under the bright light and shadow, Xie Qingci was like a piece of almost transparent jade, luring others to stop.

If it weren't for personal experience, no one would have imagined that the seemingly innocent Xie Qingci would do such an arrogant and hateful thing...

Xiao Di was startled, but couldn't help but took a few steps forward.

He wanted to see what Xie Qingci had done to make such a bright and bright laugh...

In the room, Xie Qingci was stretching his slender neck, waiting for Xie Huayan to light cinnabar for him as in previous years.

This is only needed for children. Because Xie Qingci is weak, even though he has grown up, he still lights cinnabar every Dragon Boat Festival to pray for safety.

The cinnabar was properly placed on the tray, but Xie Huayan's fingers were trembling slightly while writing.

He couldn't forget the vicious methods of his younger brother in the dream. He wore an innocent and well-behaved skin, but he did all kinds of cruel evil things.

It even caused him to be locked up and imprisoned, and his hands were completely abolished...

Perhaps because he noticed that the brush hadn't landed on his forehead for a long time, Xie Qingci opened his smiling left eye and glanced at his brother: "If Brother Prince doesn't light, Qingci will fall asleep."

The younger brother obediently closed his eyes in front of him, raised his head, looking forward to praying for himself...

It looks like snowflakes at the beginning of winter, revealing crystal clear and innocent.

Xie Huayan sighed secretly, raised his hand, and lightly but steadily tapped a cinnabar symbolizing peace on Xie Qing's forehead.

There is no way to tell the truth of the dream, but Xie Qingci closed his eyes at this time, and Ruyu's cheeks were full of expectation and trust.

He couldn't bear to see such a younger brother disappointed and confused...

Sensing the tip of the pen gently falling on his forehead, Xie Qingci let go of his inadvertently clenched palm.

Even though I can't help myself at this time and do a lot of arrogant and willful things, but the words and deeds of the two brothers are still so protective and loving...

Xie Qingci thought sourly and aggrievedly, how many insane things he did in his previous life to make his two older brothers yell at him...

Fortunately, in this life, everything is in time.

The spring sun is shining brightly, and the cinnabar and tear mole on Xie Qingci's eyebrows complement each other, revealing a seductive charm.

Xie Qingci smiled and grabbed the pen: "There is still a lot of cinnabar left, let me order one for my brother."

Xie Huaiwei immediately yelled exaggeratedly: "Are you mistaken!? I am a majestic god of war, invincible! How could I order this ugly thing..."

Xie Qingci ignored him, picked up his pen without saying a word, stopped his head, and tapped his forehead hard.

Xie Huaiwei's young and heroic brows immediately had a round cinnabar spot, which looked ridiculous and out of harmony.

"Are you really on the point?" Xie Huaiwei was shocked and ashamed, and said to himself unwillingly: "This king is the god of war, and he is invulnerable on the battlefield! Even gods and demons can't get close, so I need this girl to use it." The cinnabar is safe???"

"I think it's better to click on it." Xie Huayan, who was sitting on the side, suppressed the roiling thoughts in his heart, and made up the knife without any politeness: "The God of War was easily clicked by my younger brother. It shows that one must not be blindly arrogant."

"How is this blind?" Xie Huaiwei tugged at the corners of his lips, plausibly saying: "The person who is close to me is Qingci, so I naturally didn't guard against it. If others don't talk about pointing cinnabar to this king, I will hit his acupoints as soon as I make a move." Take his life!"

The scene in the dream flashed back in Xie Huayan's mind like a demon. He wanted to say a few more words to remind Xie Huaiwei to be more vigilant and not to trust anyone. From the corner of his eye, he happened to see Xie Qingci smiling happily, and the words were on his lips. Turned around, but did not say it after all...

"Brother Prince." Xie Qingci's voice was a bit willful: "Today is the Dragon Boat Festival, so you don't even want to run away."

Xie Huayan looked at his younger brother.

The younger brother is still so arrogant and willful, the arrogant in the dream is to do evil things, but at this time the younger brother is using the name of arrogant to treat him well.

This kind of Xie Qingci is so similar to the one in the dream, but it is completely opposite.

The Xie Qingci in front of him was just a few steps away from him, but the one in his dream was illusory.

Xie Huayan closed his eyes and let his younger brother touch cinnabar between his brows.

"I hope my brother will be free from illness and difficulties, and live in good health for the rest of his life."

This sentence fell gently with the cinnabar pen.

Full of piety, and faint, unspeakable worries.

These words are intertwined with Xie Qingci who came forward with a stick and grinned in the dream...

Xie Huayan's heart trembled suddenly.

As the pen fell, Xie Qingci felt a little relieved.

When he came back from rebirth, he became more and more convinced that some things were mysterious and invincible, so he paid special attention to subtle blessing rituals.

Cinnabar is for safety, if you order it every year, maybe the second brother will not die in the rebellion, and maybe the eldest brother will not end miserably after being imprisoned?

Seeing that his brother was reluctant, and obediently allowed himself to nod twice between his brows, Xie Qingci couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips.

Glancing over the window sill inadvertently, Xie Qingci couldn't help but froze.

Xiao Di hid in the shadow of a tree outside the window, and he didn't know how long he stood there.

His leg injury had already healed, but his tall and straight figure looked a little lonely at this moment.

Before Xie Qingci could speak, Xie Huaiwei had already stood up, strode out the door and grabbed Xiao Di's forearm and said, "Okay, Xiao Di! I think your legs are getting better too. Let's go together in a few days. Horseback riding and hunting in the suburbs of Beijing."

Xie Huaiwei's eyes were clear, he didn't have too much scheming and concealment, he was as bright as the sun in spring.

These two princes are actually simple-minded, one is a bit heroic, the other is... Xiao Di couldn't help but glance at Xie Qingci in the window.

...but a little squeamish.

Even if he and Yan Ming came to humiliate him fiercely before, the fist would not hurt when he hit him.

The spring breeze was blowing, Xie Huaiwei's smile was rippling in his ears, and Xie Qingci was sitting in the window in front of him.

An indescribable tenderness filled Xiao Di's heart.

"It seems that Imperial Physician Hu's medical skills are really good!" Xie Huaiwei raised his head, his eyes filled with the joy of seeing Xiao Di recovering: "It would be a pity if this leg is crippled!"

pity.

Xiao Di unconsciously shook the fingers hanging by his side.

Before Xiao Di came back to his senses, Xie Huaiwei had already grabbed his forearm and stumbled into the door.

Xie Huayan sat at the head. He was always cold and dignified. He had acquainted with Xiao Di in the army, but now it was inevitable to be awkward when meeting him, and he would look away as soon as they met.

Xu Shi noticed that Xiao Di's gaze stayed between his brows for a moment, Xie Huayan was a little embarrassed, and scolded his younger brother in a cold voice: "You are already a king, and you are still so rash and not serious about your status?"

Xie Huaiwei immediately noticed his brother's embarrassment, looked at the cinnabar on the table, then glanced at Xiao Di's clean brows, and said with a mischievous smile: "Since Xiao Di happened to appear and saw us like this, I don't want to give it to you. Get a mole between the eyebrows, we dare not let you go!"

As he said that, he went to get his pen with a smile on his face: "Today is the Dragon Boat Festival, no one can escape, as long as I light it for you, I won't be afraid of you talking..."

Xiao Di knew this stuff.

It is said that it is used by family members to keep their children safe.

When he was a child, he never knew what it was like to be tapped with this pen by an elder.

Now that he has grown up, he no longer needs to ask for peace from others.

Xie Huaiwei's hand clasped on him could be pulled away with a little tug, but Xiao Di froze.

The pen was blocked.

Xie Huaiwei was startled, looked up, and saw Xie Qingci.

Xie Qingci said with a smile: "You are childish, Second Brother, you are not afraid of being laughed at by others."

Xie Huaiwei was most concerned about his tall and dignified image, so he immediately dropped the cinnabar pen when he heard the words.

Xie Qingci breathed a sigh of relief silently, he cared about praying for blessings, but was afraid of Xiao Di.

After being reborn, he didn't want to see Xiao Di being ridiculed and humiliated by others because of being a traitor, and he couldn't bear to see Xiao Di dragging his broken leg to endure the pain alone...

He doesn't mind making Xiao Di live a more comfortable and decent life, but it doesn't mean that he lets go of the past, and even wishes Xiao Di all the best.

No matter what, this person took away the Xie family's country, and he couldn't wish for Xiao Di's safety without any grievances.

Even if it is cinnabar, she is not willing to easily fall between his eyebrows.

Xiao Di glanced over the cinnabar, and then slowly retracted it.

He didn't care about the cinnabar, but at the moment his heart felt cold.

Heh—a few days ago, he kept saying that it was his brother, but when it came to the Dragon Boat Festival, he and his own brother got into a laughing mess.

Even a cinnabar is reluctant to give myself some.

Xiao Di narrowed his eyes, hiding the darkness in his eyes.

"Wait." Xie Qing said loudly, calling to stop Xiao Di who was about to turn around and leave: "Xiao Di, I drew a fan a few days ago, you should like the scenery."

The painting on the fan is the desert and the long river.

Now this land is still in the hands of the Huihe people.

"It's not something valuable." Xie Qingci smiled: "You are from my palace. It's a festival, so you can't even have a reward."

Xiao Di was dazzled by that smile, and returned to his courtyard with the folding fan in his arms.

He took out the folding fan from his pocket and slowly opened it.

There is a long river, and there is a sunset—that was the painting he put on the table, and a corner was missing, which was completely completed by Xie Qingci at this moment.

Accompanying him to heal his injuries that day, Xie Qingci must have caught a glimpse of the incomplete long river sunset, so he wanted to give him another picture.

It's a pity, the darkness flashed across Xiao Di's eyes, that was not what he was thinking about.

Even so, the corners of his mouth could not help but slowly curl up, alleviating the inherent hostility.

He knew that there is a custom of giving fans during the Dragon Boat Festival.

This fan has been painted for many days after seeing it, and I specially chose today to give it to myself.

Xiao Di always felt that Xie Qingci was a simple-minded, spoiled to the point of vicious person, but now he couldn't see it through——

He could see that Xie Qingci was jealous of him, as if he was worried about what evil he would do.

It even brings out a little timidity at times.

If he was afraid, he should humiliate and suppress himself in thousands of ways.

Xiao Di slowly raised the corners of his lips.

But Xie Qingci did not.

Clearly there was worry and fear in his eyes that couldn't be hidden, but besides following Yan Ming's pretentious and aggressive bullying, His Royal Highness began to send candied fruit, the imperial physician, and now... even folding fans.

There are many people who are afraid of him, and they attack him brutally, trying to make him surrender.

But I clearly saw timidity in those clear eyes, but what I got was genuine care...

Xiao Di frowned, not allowing himself to continue thinking about the warmth of Xie Qingci's occasional charity.

It's just a fan, it's just a festival.

I think about it over and over again, do you care?

Xiao Di smiled coldly, and put the fan in the drawer.

The author has something to say: Didi: I can’t say I’m thinking about it over and over again, I’m just thinking about it for a long time