At this moment, chaotic footsteps sounded, presumably the guards outside saw the flames soaring into the sky and came to put out the fire.
Xiao Di took off his outer shirt and quickly put it on Xie Qingci's shoulders.
"Xiao Di——you're still pretending!" Xie Huaiwei's voice sounded coldly: "Qing Ci, come to me!"
The conversation between the two was suddenly interrupted by an outsider, Xie Qingci frowned slightly, but did not go to his brother's side, still standing in front of Xiao Di: "Is something wrong?"
Xie Huaiwei couldn't help frowning when he saw this scene, Xie Qingci was fair and slender, compared with Xiao Di who was straight behind him, he looked like a little white sheep who was caught by a wolf and kept house for the wolf.
Xie Huayan stopped Xie Huaiwei who was about to explode, and his indifferent and steady voice sounded: "Xiao Di, you are not on the list of hot spring attendants, why do you appear here?"
Xie Qingci was startled, and turned to look at Xiao Di.
A question that could be answered simply, but Xiao Di pursed his lips tightly, obviously not going to pay attention to it.
"Can't you tell?" King Chu shouted loudly: "This king has already said, this person is sinister and vicious, he must have come secretly to set the fire!"
Ever since he knew that Xiao Di was poisoned for no apparent reason that night, King Chu felt cold all over when he saw Xiao Di.
Wouldn't it be easy for a ruthless person who doesn't show mercy to himself to kill a few people casually?
Xie Qingci shrank his eyes, he was obviously accusing Xiao Di, but he, who has always been soft and sticky, said directly: "Xiao Di didn't set the fire, if it wasn't for Xiao Di, I would still be in the hot spring pool at this time."
"Didn't he save you only after the conspiracy was revealed after seeing us coming?" Xie Huaiwei snorted, "Maybe he has other thoughts, Qingci, you come here first!"
Xie Huaiwei was terrified when he saw his brother almost died in the flames, and he just wanted to keep Xie Qingci away from the potential murderer.
A coldness flashed in Xiao Di's eyes.
From the Dragon Boat Festival to the present, because of Xie Qingci's relationship, he has also become somewhat close to Xie Huaiwei, who has always been bold and flamboyant.
It seems that I am overestimating my own strength and being self-indulgent...
Even without definite evidence, Xie Huaiwei was able to raise his guard and alienate himself easily
Presumably Xie Qingci also...
"You weren't by the hot spring pool at the time, so how would you know what Xiao Di was thinking?" The little highness who had just said that he was going to kill him now had a clear and clear voice, dispelling the haze that was about to gather in his heart: "You say that Xiao Di set fire, there is no evidence He came to save me, but I experienced it myself!"
Xie Qingci was about to be laughed at by these people. He ran into the fire, and Xiao Di rescued him with his own strength. Before he could catch his breath, he saw everyone surrounding Xiao Di to attack.
"Who says there is no evidence?" Some people said that Xiao Di asked for a lot of lamp oil and quietly followed you to the hot spring pool. The emperor father and the few of us were discussing the ancestor worship in the Taimiao temple, so we stopped by together. "Xie Huayan glanced at Xiao Di, and his voice became colder: "Who knows that I really saw the flames soaring into the sky...Xiao Di, how do you explain it?" "
Xie Huaiwei felt aggrieved and hurt: "Xiao Di, how can we feel sorry for you? What are you going to ask for lamp oil for? And why do you want Qingci?"
kerosene……
kill him...
Xie Qingci's black hair drooped, his cheeks were pale, and even the color of his lips faded in an instant.
He was stunned on the spot, unable to think for a while.
The current situation did not allow him to think, and the King of Chu was already impatient: "How can such a vicious person stay with my brother, come quickly! Send him to prison first!"
With an order, a guard came towards Xiao Di.
After a short period of hesitation, Xie Qingci almost didn't even think about standing in front of Xiao Di: "...wait a minute, there are still many details of this matter that have not been clarified, how can the disposal be so casual?"
Xiao Di lowered his eyes.
Xie Qingci's raised arms were trembling slightly, but he still stood stubbornly in front of him.
Like a bleating lamb, the two soft horns on its head were erected and ready to attack.
"What details are still unknown?" Concubine An Gui wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, sighed, and said to Her Majesty, "Qingci this child, I think it seems that my heart is too kind, and others are bullying him, but he doesn't know To protect yourself, don’t you just leave it to others in the future?”
The emperor, who had never said a word, frowned coldly.
He placed Xiao Di in Xie Qingci's place, naturally because doing so would be more conducive to the situation between the DPRK and China.
But this does not mean that he can tolerate Xiao Di's attack on his beloved son.
This not only hurt Xie Qingci's life, but also offended him.
Thinking of this, the emperor coldly glanced at Xie Qingci who was standing in front of Xiao Di: "Third son, you are still protecting me now? Where is the eunuch in charge of lamp oil! You can tell King Jin so that he can also wake up." wide awake!"
As soon as the emperor finished speaking, a trembling little eunuch was thrown to the ground by the guards: "Yes...Xiao Di has indeed come to beg for lamp oil frequently recently, and...you have to give the slave money, which is worth more than lamp oil. You What is he trying to do..."
"The lamp oil is made of suet, which is the most flammable. Xiao Di asked for so much again. The slave was very careful, and came to report because he was worried. Who knows... Who knows, he happened to see a fire in the palace."
Before the little eunuch finished speaking, there was a sudden plop, and someone knelt on the ground trembling again: "The slave is serving His Highness to dress by the hot spring pool. When I was on duty, I vaguely saw a few shadows of people crossing the ground, and they passed by the slave." I didn't care, now that I think about it, that shadow is indeed Xiao Di—and it seems to be going back and forth between the lamp and the screen..."
The wall fell down and everyone pushed, the little eunuch beside Xie Qingci was not to be outdone, knelt down and said: "I also feel that something is wrong, Xiao Di came to ask me about His Highness coming to Xiyuan a few days ago, I was still thinking about his treatment of His Highness. It's his heart, now that he thinks about it, it is clear that he has long planned to do it today and follow His Highness..."
The implication is naturally that Xiao Di came prepared.
Everyone took a deep breath.
Setting fire in a place with hot springs may seem unreasonable at first glance, but it is extremely clever when you think about it carefully.
First, there are few people here, which can be deceiving. Second, the hot springs are steaming, and the smoke enters the nostrils, which can make people inhale a lot of gas in a short time.Three visits to the hot springs make people dizzy, and they can pass out without even knowing what happened.
Xiao Di asked for lamp oil, and then followed him, making it clear that he wanted to thank Qing for his life.
Xie Qingci's heart gradually turned cold, but he still couldn't believe it——
He didn't believe there was a conspiracy behind the lamp that stayed on all night.
I also don't believe that the shy young man with downcast eyes under the lamp will hide his murderous intentions.
In this life, until today, Xiao Di is obviously a young man who values love and righteousness, and is so shy in the face of other people's kindness——
Are they all illusions?
Xie Qingci's heart suddenly twitched violently.
That's right, in the previous life, Xiao Di must retaliate with a ruthless mind, and always hide in the dark at every step. He was born as a wolf. In this life, he wants to harm him, and he is patient to please... is it... normal?
No, it's not... There is a decisive voice deep in his heart saying no, there is no evidence, but Xie Qingci has a strong intuition that this matter must not have been done by Xiao Di.
The emperor said in a deep voice: "First take Xiao Di to the imperial prison, and interrogate him strictly!"
"The servants who serve Qing Ci today are also detained together. The murder of the prince is extremely bad, and they will be interrogated one by one!"
……
Whether it is accusation or punishment.
Xiao Di stood there indifferently and coldly. He was clearly the center of the storm, but he carried the indifference of a bystander.
He really didn't bother to explain.
Explanation is just a waste of words, those people never care about the truth, just want the result to get what they want.
The emperor wanted to suppress him, everyone was afraid of him, and wanted to take advantage of this to suppress him again, Xiao Di thought coldly, that being imprisoned himself could be regarded as allowing the emperor to get what he wanted.
It's ok.
It doesn't matter if half of the body is stuck in the swamp, even if it is stained with blood and filth.
He is not afraid of the torture he is about to face, it will only breed his endless hatred, and as long as he is not dead, maybe he can take advantage of this and come up with the most beneficial way for him.
Sooner or later, he will repay these ten times——
Xiao Di's eyes surged with hostility, but he suddenly met Xie Qingci's eyes.
A daze mixed with disappointment... and struggle and pain.
Xiao Di's heart was shocked, that's right, he had been silent from the beginning to the end, but these people knelt down one by one to express their feelings. In this situation, no one could help but doubt himself.
Would my brother also think that he was the one who set the fire?
Thinking that Xie Qingci would be afraid and alienated from him because of this, and would feel that everything he did was killing him, Xiao Di felt as if he was thrown into the cold snow, chilling to the bone.
No... Even if this misunderstanding lasts only for a month, a day, or even an hour, Xiao Di's chest will feel heavy pain.
Besides... thinking about it more deeply, if he took the blame, wouldn't the person who set fire today be in the dark again.
Xie Qingci is alone, how should he deal with it?
An unprecedented panic welled up in Xiao Di's heart.
"I didn't." Xiao Di's usually calm voice had a slight tremor: "The person who set the fire was someone else."
"Someone set the fire secretly and wanted to pass the crime on to others!" Xiao Di's eyes were burning and he glanced at the few people present: "If we enter the Imperial Prison, wouldn't those who plotted for His Highness's life have their wish fulfilled?"
"The evidence is all in front of you, Xiao Di, just admit it." The King of Chu said impatiently, "You asked for the lamp oil, and you came for the hot spring. Don't you dare to be someone who dares not to be?" ?”
Xiao Di looked at him coldly: "You mean, I set the fire with lamp oil?"
King Chu was startled, he didn't know how the fire was set off, so he could only bite the bullet and say, "Of course!"
At this time, the commander of the guards who was in charge of finding out the traces of the fire also came to report that the pillars of the hot spring had indeed been smeared with flammable lamp oil.
The king of Chu immediately became imposing: "Look! What does this king say, Xiao Di, what else do you want to say?"
Xiao Di hates explaining and dissecting with fools the most, and all kinds of explanations are still controlled by others, which only adds to the jokes.
But when I saw Xie Qingci's lost appearance, I felt pain in my heart, and even my voice trembled when I explained: "Your Majesty, the fire started to burn from the corner of the eaves. At the beginning, the fire was extremely slow. We didn't even realize it until the night wind was added to the middle of the fire, and the fire became faster and fiercer, but His Highness was still able to escape, and the servants were unscathed, and the fire was extinguished in less than half an hour, which is enough to prove that this time The fire is slow."
These things are obvious to all, the emperor nodded slowly, and waved his hand to signal Xiao Di to continue.
"The lamp oil is very similar to the kerosene used in the battlefield. They are all made of livestock fat. Arson is very fast. If it is really lamp oil arson, let alone a palace, half of the Xiyuan Palace will be wiped out in an instant. , together with the overwhelming fire, no one in Xiyuan can escape!"
Xiao Di has been on the battlefield for several years, so he naturally knows how powerful kerosene is. A barrel of humble oil can burn mountains and deforestation in the blink of an eye.
But tonight's fire looked ferocious and smoke billowing, but it was extremely measured.
Xiao Di's deep voice was exceptionally clear and firm: "I speculate that the fire has nothing to do with the lamp oil, but the corner of the eaves. You can send someone to investigate it."
After hearing this, the King of Chu refused to accept it and said, "Nonsense, how can we explain the lamp oil on the pillar?!"
Xiao Di raised the corners of his lips coldly: "Those pillars are not damaged at all, I think the purpose of this person is to let people find the lamp oil on the pillars."
His words were impeccable, not only did he get rid of his suspicions, but confirmed his identity as a poor little girl, he also immediately saw clearly the ambition and layout of the arsonist behind him.
Xie Huayan's face was solemn, if it was true what Xiao Di said, then the person behind it used Xie Qingci's life as a bait to play around with them, and even wanted to frame the matter on Xiao Di.
Vicious and thoughtful.
Xiao Di's words were clear and clear, Xie Qingci immediately thought about the level, he had made up his mind, he knelt down and said solemnly: "Father, the person who set the fire behind must have known that my son will come here, so he has already arranged the lamp oil. If the emperor wants to interrogate, he should also interrogate these people who entered Xiyuan Hot Spring at sunrise to see who ordered them to come here."
His words paused, and he looked at the eunuch in charge of lamp oil who was the first to search for him: "And this person, why did he suddenly develop a mind after giving the lamp oil to Xiao Di? And why can he face the saint directly?"
The eunuch was trembling all over and couldn't speak a word.
Xiao Di's few words were based on the facts, and he got rid of his suspicion cleanly, and no one had room to question him.
Xie Qingci clearly stated the solution, and the farce disappeared immediately.
The emperor really didn't intend to suppress Xiao Di this time, now that the truth of the matter was pointed out by two juniors, thinking of his own handling, he couldn't help but grimace.
"What Xiao Di said makes sense." Xie Huayan's voice was still calm and steady: "The second younger brother's concern is messed up. According to Erchen, the clear words are feasible. Why don't we start with the people who have been in and out of the hot springs in the past few days and smear them. Lamp oil is not a small act, there will always be someone who can remember something."
The emperor nodded heavily and said, "That's it."
He turned around and left with Concubine An, the King of Chu.
Before leaving, King Chu gave Xiao Di a bitter look.
The third brother is usually silent, but he really has a loyal and useful dog.
I don't know what kind of meat the third brother fed him, it made him so desperate!
The night was dark, and a few stars dotted the night sky, reminiscent of the scene when the camp was set up on the battlefield.
The emperor's eyes suddenly sank.
Xiao Di...
As expected of a boy who has made his mark in the military.
Before, I only thought that he was very skilled, and he used soldiers like a god like his father.
But he never thought that his thinking could be so clear and calm, not at all like a teenager.
If this person stayed by Qingci's side, he didn't know if it was a blessing or a disaster?
When the truth came to light, even if the murderer hadn't been brought to justice, at least Xiao Di was completely innocent.
Others don't think so, but Xie Huaiwei feels very uncomfortable.
He was in the hall with his father and brother at that time, and when he heard the eunuch say that Xiao Di wanted lamp oil and wanted to set fire, he was so frightened that he immediately thought of Xie Qingci, and his whole body was scared to pieces.
And happened to see the flames in the hot spring soaring into the sky, and without even thinking about it, I thought it was Xiao Di's work...
He is not a fool either, he naturally knew that what Xiao Di said was right, and he remembered the previous relationship with Xiao Di...
Mingming felt guilty, so guilty that he dared not look Xiao Di in the eyes, and said stubbornly: "Ahem, this time it was me who misunderstood you, but I can't blame me, if you didn't ask for lamp oil, I wouldn't... ..."
Xiao Di interrupted lazily: "It's okay."
Xie Huaiwei's guilt will be beneficial in the future, he is not in the mood to listen, nor is he interested in dealing with it.
Xie Huayan was silent for a while, then looked at Xie Qingci and said, "Qingci, you were shocked today, go back and have a good rest."
Xie Qingci nodded, looking at Xiao Di who was quietly waiting for him not far away, feeling inexplicably at ease.
Everyone dispersed, and the two walked side by side on the way back to the palace, with Chunliu and others trailing behind.
The moonlight is like water, covering the smooth stone road under the feet, hazy like a dream.
"Your Highness, why do you trust me so much today?"
The two walked side by side for a long while before Xiao Di's voice came muffled.
I don't know how long I have held back this sentence, after thinking about it again and again, I still want an answer.
Xie Qingci felt sad for no reason.
Those evidences were not rigorous, so why did Xiao Di feel that he would believe those evidences full of loopholes, and not trust him, a living person who would blush?
In the night breeze, Xie Qingci was smiling, and looked at Xiao Di with bright eyes: "Since you called my brother, how can I believe outsiders' words and doubt you?"
Xiao Di felt hot in his heart, he couldn't be as magnanimous as Xie Qingci, and lowered his eyelashes slightly.
My brother didn't have any reason... Do you believe him?
If my brother knows one day, these two words are not respect, but immoral and possessive...
Will his brother still treat him like this?
"You are still poisoned now," Xie Qingci saw that he seemed to have something on his mind, and sighed: "If you want to think about this, why don't you drink medicine to recuperate."
The lingering poison has not disappeared... Xiao Di glanced at the deceitful and soft-hearted little Highness, and responded dumbly.
Xie Qingci suddenly remembered something, and looked at Xiao Di: "You haven't said why you came here?"
Xiao Di's eyes darkened: "..."
What can he say?
It can't be said that you want those lamps to be on all the time because you are afraid that your brother will be afraid?
I was too ashamed to say a word.
I don't know what Xiao Di has to hide, blushing from cheek to neck, Xie Qingci couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips: "It's okay, no one forced you to say it."
Perhaps Xiao Di's appearance is too much to be manipulated by others. Xie Qingci made a move that he never dared to dream of in his previous life. He raised his hand, as if touching the ear of a little tiger, and lovingly rubbed the hair on the top of Xiao Di's head. bun.
In the previous life, he always said shameless words to provoke and offend himself. In this life, he occasionally shouted and shouted, but in fact he blushed at every turn...
It turns out that Ah Di can be obedient...
Xiao Di's eyes dimmed, and he couldn't help but look up at Xie Qingci.
The elder brother was wearing a toga with long sleeves. When he raised his hand, his entire snow-white arm was faintly visible...
It's especially sultry in the night.
"If you have no money, go to my warehouse to get it." Xie Qingci rubbed Xiao Di's hair bun, feeling a little pity in his heart: "Don't wrong yourself, understand?"
It was only tonight that he found out that Xiao Di purchased the lamp oil with his own money. Xiao Di's situation at this time, it must be difficult to save some savings.
There is quite a lot of silver in his own treasury, so it's okay to let Xiao Di spend it.
Xiao Di's eyes lit up, and he asked, "Your Highness, how many cases do I have in a month?"
Xie Qingci, who was immersed in his emotions, froze: "???"
Xiao Di took what he said casually seriously.
He coughed lightly and said with a light smile, "I can still afford Adi's food and clothing."
The implication is that there will be no more expenses!
After the hot spring incident, Xie Qingci has been raised in the palace.
When he recovered from his illness, he found that the palace was getting busier.
The imperial school in the palace is about to start classes, and Wei Cheng has selected many teenagers to serve the princes in the palace. These few days are the days when the teenagers come to the palace to report and visit the master.
Generally, princes study with only two or three companions, but this time there are many young people selected by the Taixue, and there are more than [-] people in total. Now it coincides with the founding of the country. I don't have much ink, but I know the benefits of studying with Tian's family, and I want to send my children to study in the palace, to be taught by great Confucians, and to be with the prince.
These people desperately want to enter the palace, but the master who should be studying is not in a hurry, Xie Huaiwei comes to see Xie Qingci every day, and yells for Xiao Di to accompany him to the palace to ride and shoot.
"Xiao Di didn't bear any grudges against the king, did he?"
Xie Huaiwei peeked outside the door, Xiao Di was sitting on the futon, basking in the sun with narrowed eyes.
Xie Qingci didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Look out the window, so many people are determined to go to school, so you are not touched?"
"Oh..." Xie Huaiwei put on a questioning look: "So should I be touched?"
"...Don't you think you should take the opportunity to read and write more?"
"Everyone has their own way." Xie Huaiwei didn't take it seriously: "I am the son of my father, and I helped him conquer the country. Although they have titles, they can't gain a foothold in the court without studying. I and them Of course it's different."
Xie Huaiwei was eating honeydew melon in front of the ice wheel with a happy expression on his face.
"They can't gain a foothold in the imperial court..." Xie Qingci thoughtfully: "I don't know who, because they don't study and are bullied by others every day at the court?"
Xie Huaiwei suffered from the lack of reading, and these few days have suffered from the cynicism of the newly appointed cabinet officials!
The most exasperating thing is that he is often too angry to say a word.
"...It's too much." Xie Huaiwei was hurt by the poke, and his face was indignant: "I am your elder brother anyway."
Xie Qing resigned: "Oh, I'm studying history books recently, and I really envy some people, there is an invincible, handsome brother who is familiar with the art of war."
Xie Huaiwei immediately snorted unhappily: "Don't you already have an invincible and stalwart brother?"
"But I haven't mastered the art of war." Xie Qingci changed the subject and said logically: "Brother, go to study, Qingci naturally doesn't have to envy other people's elder brothers, but people in later generations will envy Qingci for having a second brother Such a brother."
Xie Huaiwei, who had already aspired to be a rich and idle person, was moved in his heart, and nodded in a strange way: "...ah, just read when you study!"
In fact, Xie Huaiwei also wants to study a little bit, but he is a bit older.
It is really embarrassing to let him and a group of younger brothers squeeze into the upper study to study those subsets of classics and history.
Cough, in fact, the age is not bad, but... If he is the only one in the school who gets stuck in memorizing, wouldn't he be reduced from a hero to a joke?
But Xie Qingci, who was reborn in the first life, knew that the reason why the second brother was shot to death in the army by random arrows in his previous life was that apart from insufficient military supplies, he exposed his itinerary to the enemy and other reasons, another reason was that his brother was not serious. read the book.
Relying on his talent, he was invincible in arranging troops, and even the combat methods he thought of always coincided with those in the military book.
But he doesn't know people's hearts, he doesn't know how to check and balance, and he can't even pretend to be thinking.
This is his fatal point, an undefended city will naturally be shattered with one blow.
In the previous life, because of this, the second elder brother already had relatives who betrayed him, played tricks on people's hearts, secretly wooed and instigated many people.
In the ancient art of war, apart from fighting, the most important thing for a general is to judge, control, and utilize people's hearts.
In this life, he must let his elder brother mend the book, lest he end up becoming a fool who makes wedding dresses for others.
He wanted his elder brother to be the true favorite of heaven, at least he couldn't let his elder brother be deceived so easily and delay his life.
Early in the morning, Xie Qingci went to Taixue with Xie Huaiwei.
The masters of Taixue are all great Confucian scholars selected by the father and emperor, and they are very kind. After the two of them performed the student salute, they began to chat politely.
"The Taixue has four classes a day, one class lasts an hour." The Taifu said with a smile: "Your Highnesses have entered the Taixue, and you have to remember these things..."
"Sit for an hour?" Xie Huaiwei raised his eyebrows in a heroic way: "You can't go out during class?"
"Ahem...you can only go out if you raise the greeting card." The master said: "But you can only raise it twice in a class."
"There are even a few times to show respect!?" Xie Huaiwei looked like you were joking, and he already wanted to change the rules before he entered school: "I've seen it four times, which is barely enough."
Xie Huaiwei was aggressive, the master was a little frightened, and tentatively said: "If His Highness is really ill, this...four times is also acceptable..."
Xie Huaiwei suddenly froze in the middle of laughing: "???"
What does it mean to be ill? Could this person be implying something?
"Master, you don't have to give in." Xie Qingci suddenly said, and stopped their bargaining: "My brother is in good health, but he always likes to be lazy. If you accommodate him, you will definitely make progress. Go to one class four times, one time Go for half an hour!"
Xie Huaiwei looked at his younger brother's straightforward and serious appearance, and was a little bit dumbfounded: "...Qing Ci, you really feel sorry for my brother and me!"
Xie Qingci's voice was calm and his expression was solemn: "Master, my brother is stubborn, and I still need more guidance from you!"
The Taifu was startled, unable to say no to refuse: "...Okay, I will do my best."
Xie Huaiwei gritted his teeth: "???"
He had heard some rumors that Xie Qingci was arrogant and stubborn, and he was already prepared to face difficulties.
As a result... the little highness is not only well-behaved, but also urges his brother to go to school well.
There is a calm and noble spirit between the eyebrows and eyes, which makes people dare not underestimate them.
He remembered what the prince had told him to take care of Xie Qingci, and said, "Your Highness, please sit in the first row. Teenagers are a good time to study. It is convenient for you to come and go, and you can communicate more with the master..."
While the Taifu was speaking, Xie Huaiwei was already like a cunning fish, swimming silently to the back and seated.
Xie Qing resigned: "Master, I want my second brother to sit with me."
Taifu paused: "Why?"
Xie Qingci: "Second brother sits at the end, he will definitely follow the trend, and must be strictly controlled under the nose of the master."
Seizing the last row seat, Xie Huaiwei, whose buttocks are still sitting still: "..."
His good little brother really misses him wholeheartedly, he sat in a good position, and did not forget to arrange him in place.
With a stinking face, Xie Huaiwei walked up to Xie Qingci's side with rustling steps.
Heh, I can't laugh at all.
Xie Qingci looked at his brother with a smile: "What? Want to curse?"
Xie Huaiwei pinched his fingers and there was a slight smile on his handsome face: "That's not true."
How could such a handsome and graceful prince scold others?
It's just that I suddenly want to hit my brother.
In Taixue, there are corresponding courses for the six arts of gentlemen, and there is also a special art of war class.
On the first day of class, the teenagers were all eager to try, and the seats were full of people.
Most of them are the nephews of the generals who founded the country. At this time, the country has just been founded, and everyone has a deep love for the art of bow and horse warfare.
As long as the master raised a question, they immediately discussed and argued in full swing.
The teenagers were arguing and discussing passionately, with sparkles in their eyes.
Xie Qingci looked at them, but Xiao Di's figure flashed in his mind.
Calculated, Xiao Di is also at the age of high spirits.
But at the moment, he will never discuss the battle clearly like these teenagers.
He is like a wolf in the dark, always carrying a dark hostility...
If you stay with these bright young men, after a long time, maybe your mind will become clearer and clearer?
Xiao Di inherited the Xiao family's brave physique and combat strategy. If he lost that sinister aura, he would look like a good general guarding the frontier...
Xie Qingci thought about it, and couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips.
An hour soon arrived, and before the end of the course, the master said: "Today is just a brief discussion, and there will be a special art of war class in the future, which will be taught by generals who have actually gone through the battlefield. There are sand tables and maps, all of which can be used in actual combat. of……"
What he said made the young man excitedly discuss, and Xie Qingci's mind suddenly flashed the scene of his previous life.
At that time, Xiao Di had already succeeded in seizing the throne, he squeezed his chin, and said in a leisurely way: "When I entered Beijing that day, I saw my brother standing on the tower, what's the matter?"
Xie Qingci already had the will to die, and said coldly: "I wanted to teach you what righteousness is, but when I thought about it again, I felt that there was no need to play the piano to the cow, and my words were wasted."
"It's true that you don't need to waste your words." Xiao Di, who has become the new emperor, raised the corners of his lips and said slowly: "What is etiquette, righteousness and shame? My brother has never taught me before."
When Xiao Di called his elder brother, the corners of his lips, which were as cold as a thin blade, curled up silently, like sarcasm, making Xie Qingci feel cold all over his body.
Xie Qingci thought, if he was reborn in this life and wanted to get rid of Xiao Di without teaching him, would he be punished without teaching?
Xiao Di shouted at each other one after another, how could he not do his duty?
If Xiao Di is allowed to study, he will know the righteousness, and see how he has the face to rebel, saying that he has never taught him.
At that time, Xiao Di was cut off urgently because he didn't know when he would lose his sanity and could not control the situation, so he naturally felt that it was best to get rid of this person.
But right now, Xie Qingci has never lost his sanity once, and he has gradually become sure to control himself. With a long time to come, he can't believe that he will treat Xiao Di in a completely different way from the previous life, and he can raise a robbing his family. The white-eyed wolf of Jiangshan.
Xie Qingci lowered his eyes, already thinking of taking Xiao Di to study.
Between the red walls, [-] or [-]-year-old boys stood in the palace garden.
The eyebrows are picturesque, and the youth is graceful.
It was Xu Huizhou who came to Beijing to take office with his father because the Zhao family was demoted.
The Xu family and the Xie family are family friends, and Xu Huizhou and Xie Qingci grew up together.
Xie Qingci looked at his best friend who had returned to his youth, and said softly: "Huizhou..."
Xu Huizhou turned his head to look at him, and walked quickly to greet him: "His Royal Highness King Jin."
The Xie family has proclaimed themselves emperor, so if they come to the palace to have an audience at this time, their identities are naturally quite different.
Xie Qingci subconsciously grabbed Xu Huizhou's wrist: "We... let's talk first."
To this day, he still remembers how Xu Huizhou came to Beijing in his last life.
It is also preoccupied and anxious.
Even Xu Huizhou's tragic appearance of being cut in half in his last life is still as clear as yesterday.
Xie Qingci suppressed his thoughts and teased, "Huizhou, I heard that you escaped from the army overnight, and you were beaten up by your uncle when you got home. You haven't gotten out of bed for a few days?"
Xu Huizhou's eyes darkened, and he chuckled self-deprecatingly.
But the smile didn't reach his eyes, obviously he was preoccupied.
Xie Qingci knew the secrets in his best friend's heart, so he only stopped his arm and pretended to be innocent and smiled: "Joining the army is not suitable for you, Huizhou, Taixue just opened, go to school with me."
Chunliu interjected, "Young Master Xu is not on the Taixue's list."
"How come?" Xie Qingci said in surprise: "Bring me the list."
"Perhaps Mr. Xu has just entered Beijing. Wei Cheng already has a list before, so naturally there is no time to add it."
"Hui Zhou's age and family background are all No. 1 students who entered the imperial school." Xie Qingci felt strange, and looked at the list carefully: "If he can't come to study in the palace, I really don't know who is eligible."
Xie Qingci didn't go to the Imperial Academy a few times in his previous life, and when he went to the Imperial Academy after his rebirth, he didn't have time to pay attention to the names of those teenagers.
At this time, looking at the list and the official positions of his father and brother behind the list, he couldn't help frowning.
He remembered several people, some who accompanied the second brother to the battlefield but delayed the fighter plane, and some who agitated and instigated by the elder brother...
There are also a few people who have become the right-hand man of "Xie Qingci" in the book, encouraging him to get rid of the prince and win the position of the East Palace by himself every day...
Take a good look at Taixue, why are these people coming in?
Xie Qingci changed his mind.
The father and brother of these people are all in prominent positions at this time, and Wei Cheng will inevitably choose them because he doesn't know what will happen next.
Since he knew the plans of those people in this life, he just stayed away.
Xie Qingci handed the list to Chunliu: "It's okay, just add Huizhou to it."
He paused, his gaze involuntarily flicked out of the window.
Then... Should he add Xiao Di at this time?
Xu Huizhou saw that Xie Qingci was restless: "Is there something wrong with this list?"
"No." Xie Qingci said with a light smile: "You also know that Xiao Di is in my palace, I was wondering if I should add him to the list of going to the Imperial Academy."
Xu Huizhou blurted out without even thinking: "Xiao Di is a rare general. If he is cultivated carefully, his future will be limitless. Naturally, he will be added."
Xie Qingci couldn't help laughing bitterly.
The future is limitless...
No, in his previous life, Xiao Di was the one who overthrew the imperial power and seized the palace and proclaimed himself emperor, so he can be regarded as having a bright future.
Xie Qingci said ambiguously: "His identity is sensitive after all."
"You also believe that the Xiao family took refuge in Huihe." Disappointment flashed across Xu Huizhou's eyes, and he lowered his voice a little: "I was in the army at the time, and the Xiao family didn't..."
"Hui Zhou," Xie Qingci interrupted with a hasty smile, "If you want Xiao Di to go, just ask him to go with you. I don't understand either. You don't need to mention military matters in the future."
Chunliu understood, and immediately went to the Piandian to look for Xiao Di.
Xiao Di seldom sat on stools and chairs, and there was always a futon on the open space at the door of the room. Now he was sitting here, with his long, strong legs hanging down on the ground, squinting his eyes to bask in the warm sun.
If he was right, it was that kid from the Xu family who was talking to Xie Qingci.
She grew up with Xie Qingci, and she still sends some secret incense in the tent across mountains and rivers...
Coldness flashed across Xiao Di's eyes, such a person was managed by himself to come down to the capital.
He keenly sensed that Xu Huizhou had something he wanted—he wanted to overturn the case, not for his father or the Xiao family, but because if he carried the name of the son of a traitor, no matter where he went in the future, he would be dwarfed. , subject to others.
If you want to stand above ten thousand people, overturning the case is a necessary step.
The truth is not important, Xiao Di thought coldly, even if his father really took refuge in Huihe, so what, as long as he can create another so-called truth, it will be enough to cover up the evidence of the past.
And this Xu Huizhou is the most important part of his plan.
Now people are clearly following his plan
Xiao Di took off his outer shirt and quickly put it on Xie Qingci's shoulders.
"Xiao Di——you're still pretending!" Xie Huaiwei's voice sounded coldly: "Qing Ci, come to me!"
The conversation between the two was suddenly interrupted by an outsider, Xie Qingci frowned slightly, but did not go to his brother's side, still standing in front of Xiao Di: "Is something wrong?"
Xie Huaiwei couldn't help frowning when he saw this scene, Xie Qingci was fair and slender, compared with Xiao Di who was straight behind him, he looked like a little white sheep who was caught by a wolf and kept house for the wolf.
Xie Huayan stopped Xie Huaiwei who was about to explode, and his indifferent and steady voice sounded: "Xiao Di, you are not on the list of hot spring attendants, why do you appear here?"
Xie Qingci was startled, and turned to look at Xiao Di.
A question that could be answered simply, but Xiao Di pursed his lips tightly, obviously not going to pay attention to it.
"Can't you tell?" King Chu shouted loudly: "This king has already said, this person is sinister and vicious, he must have come secretly to set the fire!"
Ever since he knew that Xiao Di was poisoned for no apparent reason that night, King Chu felt cold all over when he saw Xiao Di.
Wouldn't it be easy for a ruthless person who doesn't show mercy to himself to kill a few people casually?
Xie Qingci shrank his eyes, he was obviously accusing Xiao Di, but he, who has always been soft and sticky, said directly: "Xiao Di didn't set the fire, if it wasn't for Xiao Di, I would still be in the hot spring pool at this time."
"Didn't he save you only after the conspiracy was revealed after seeing us coming?" Xie Huaiwei snorted, "Maybe he has other thoughts, Qingci, you come here first!"
Xie Huaiwei was terrified when he saw his brother almost died in the flames, and he just wanted to keep Xie Qingci away from the potential murderer.
A coldness flashed in Xiao Di's eyes.
From the Dragon Boat Festival to the present, because of Xie Qingci's relationship, he has also become somewhat close to Xie Huaiwei, who has always been bold and flamboyant.
It seems that I am overestimating my own strength and being self-indulgent...
Even without definite evidence, Xie Huaiwei was able to raise his guard and alienate himself easily
Presumably Xie Qingci also...
"You weren't by the hot spring pool at the time, so how would you know what Xiao Di was thinking?" The little highness who had just said that he was going to kill him now had a clear and clear voice, dispelling the haze that was about to gather in his heart: "You say that Xiao Di set fire, there is no evidence He came to save me, but I experienced it myself!"
Xie Qingci was about to be laughed at by these people. He ran into the fire, and Xiao Di rescued him with his own strength. Before he could catch his breath, he saw everyone surrounding Xiao Di to attack.
"Who says there is no evidence?" Some people said that Xiao Di asked for a lot of lamp oil and quietly followed you to the hot spring pool. The emperor father and the few of us were discussing the ancestor worship in the Taimiao temple, so we stopped by together. "Xie Huayan glanced at Xiao Di, and his voice became colder: "Who knows that I really saw the flames soaring into the sky...Xiao Di, how do you explain it?" "
Xie Huaiwei felt aggrieved and hurt: "Xiao Di, how can we feel sorry for you? What are you going to ask for lamp oil for? And why do you want Qingci?"
kerosene……
kill him...
Xie Qingci's black hair drooped, his cheeks were pale, and even the color of his lips faded in an instant.
He was stunned on the spot, unable to think for a while.
The current situation did not allow him to think, and the King of Chu was already impatient: "How can such a vicious person stay with my brother, come quickly! Send him to prison first!"
With an order, a guard came towards Xiao Di.
After a short period of hesitation, Xie Qingci almost didn't even think about standing in front of Xiao Di: "...wait a minute, there are still many details of this matter that have not been clarified, how can the disposal be so casual?"
Xiao Di lowered his eyes.
Xie Qingci's raised arms were trembling slightly, but he still stood stubbornly in front of him.
Like a bleating lamb, the two soft horns on its head were erected and ready to attack.
"What details are still unknown?" Concubine An Gui wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, sighed, and said to Her Majesty, "Qingci this child, I think it seems that my heart is too kind, and others are bullying him, but he doesn't know To protect yourself, don’t you just leave it to others in the future?”
The emperor, who had never said a word, frowned coldly.
He placed Xiao Di in Xie Qingci's place, naturally because doing so would be more conducive to the situation between the DPRK and China.
But this does not mean that he can tolerate Xiao Di's attack on his beloved son.
This not only hurt Xie Qingci's life, but also offended him.
Thinking of this, the emperor coldly glanced at Xie Qingci who was standing in front of Xiao Di: "Third son, you are still protecting me now? Where is the eunuch in charge of lamp oil! You can tell King Jin so that he can also wake up." wide awake!"
As soon as the emperor finished speaking, a trembling little eunuch was thrown to the ground by the guards: "Yes...Xiao Di has indeed come to beg for lamp oil frequently recently, and...you have to give the slave money, which is worth more than lamp oil. You What is he trying to do..."
"The lamp oil is made of suet, which is the most flammable. Xiao Di asked for so much again. The slave was very careful, and came to report because he was worried. Who knows... Who knows, he happened to see a fire in the palace."
Before the little eunuch finished speaking, there was a sudden plop, and someone knelt on the ground trembling again: "The slave is serving His Highness to dress by the hot spring pool. When I was on duty, I vaguely saw a few shadows of people crossing the ground, and they passed by the slave." I didn't care, now that I think about it, that shadow is indeed Xiao Di—and it seems to be going back and forth between the lamp and the screen..."
The wall fell down and everyone pushed, the little eunuch beside Xie Qingci was not to be outdone, knelt down and said: "I also feel that something is wrong, Xiao Di came to ask me about His Highness coming to Xiyuan a few days ago, I was still thinking about his treatment of His Highness. It's his heart, now that he thinks about it, it is clear that he has long planned to do it today and follow His Highness..."
The implication is naturally that Xiao Di came prepared.
Everyone took a deep breath.
Setting fire in a place with hot springs may seem unreasonable at first glance, but it is extremely clever when you think about it carefully.
First, there are few people here, which can be deceiving. Second, the hot springs are steaming, and the smoke enters the nostrils, which can make people inhale a lot of gas in a short time.Three visits to the hot springs make people dizzy, and they can pass out without even knowing what happened.
Xiao Di asked for lamp oil, and then followed him, making it clear that he wanted to thank Qing for his life.
Xie Qingci's heart gradually turned cold, but he still couldn't believe it——
He didn't believe there was a conspiracy behind the lamp that stayed on all night.
I also don't believe that the shy young man with downcast eyes under the lamp will hide his murderous intentions.
In this life, until today, Xiao Di is obviously a young man who values love and righteousness, and is so shy in the face of other people's kindness——
Are they all illusions?
Xie Qingci's heart suddenly twitched violently.
That's right, in the previous life, Xiao Di must retaliate with a ruthless mind, and always hide in the dark at every step. He was born as a wolf. In this life, he wants to harm him, and he is patient to please... is it... normal?
No, it's not... There is a decisive voice deep in his heart saying no, there is no evidence, but Xie Qingci has a strong intuition that this matter must not have been done by Xiao Di.
The emperor said in a deep voice: "First take Xiao Di to the imperial prison, and interrogate him strictly!"
"The servants who serve Qing Ci today are also detained together. The murder of the prince is extremely bad, and they will be interrogated one by one!"
……
Whether it is accusation or punishment.
Xiao Di stood there indifferently and coldly. He was clearly the center of the storm, but he carried the indifference of a bystander.
He really didn't bother to explain.
Explanation is just a waste of words, those people never care about the truth, just want the result to get what they want.
The emperor wanted to suppress him, everyone was afraid of him, and wanted to take advantage of this to suppress him again, Xiao Di thought coldly, that being imprisoned himself could be regarded as allowing the emperor to get what he wanted.
It's ok.
It doesn't matter if half of the body is stuck in the swamp, even if it is stained with blood and filth.
He is not afraid of the torture he is about to face, it will only breed his endless hatred, and as long as he is not dead, maybe he can take advantage of this and come up with the most beneficial way for him.
Sooner or later, he will repay these ten times——
Xiao Di's eyes surged with hostility, but he suddenly met Xie Qingci's eyes.
A daze mixed with disappointment... and struggle and pain.
Xiao Di's heart was shocked, that's right, he had been silent from the beginning to the end, but these people knelt down one by one to express their feelings. In this situation, no one could help but doubt himself.
Would my brother also think that he was the one who set the fire?
Thinking that Xie Qingci would be afraid and alienated from him because of this, and would feel that everything he did was killing him, Xiao Di felt as if he was thrown into the cold snow, chilling to the bone.
No... Even if this misunderstanding lasts only for a month, a day, or even an hour, Xiao Di's chest will feel heavy pain.
Besides... thinking about it more deeply, if he took the blame, wouldn't the person who set fire today be in the dark again.
Xie Qingci is alone, how should he deal with it?
An unprecedented panic welled up in Xiao Di's heart.
"I didn't." Xiao Di's usually calm voice had a slight tremor: "The person who set the fire was someone else."
"Someone set the fire secretly and wanted to pass the crime on to others!" Xiao Di's eyes were burning and he glanced at the few people present: "If we enter the Imperial Prison, wouldn't those who plotted for His Highness's life have their wish fulfilled?"
"The evidence is all in front of you, Xiao Di, just admit it." The King of Chu said impatiently, "You asked for the lamp oil, and you came for the hot spring. Don't you dare to be someone who dares not to be?" ?”
Xiao Di looked at him coldly: "You mean, I set the fire with lamp oil?"
King Chu was startled, he didn't know how the fire was set off, so he could only bite the bullet and say, "Of course!"
At this time, the commander of the guards who was in charge of finding out the traces of the fire also came to report that the pillars of the hot spring had indeed been smeared with flammable lamp oil.
The king of Chu immediately became imposing: "Look! What does this king say, Xiao Di, what else do you want to say?"
Xiao Di hates explaining and dissecting with fools the most, and all kinds of explanations are still controlled by others, which only adds to the jokes.
But when I saw Xie Qingci's lost appearance, I felt pain in my heart, and even my voice trembled when I explained: "Your Majesty, the fire started to burn from the corner of the eaves. At the beginning, the fire was extremely slow. We didn't even realize it until the night wind was added to the middle of the fire, and the fire became faster and fiercer, but His Highness was still able to escape, and the servants were unscathed, and the fire was extinguished in less than half an hour, which is enough to prove that this time The fire is slow."
These things are obvious to all, the emperor nodded slowly, and waved his hand to signal Xiao Di to continue.
"The lamp oil is very similar to the kerosene used in the battlefield. They are all made of livestock fat. Arson is very fast. If it is really lamp oil arson, let alone a palace, half of the Xiyuan Palace will be wiped out in an instant. , together with the overwhelming fire, no one in Xiyuan can escape!"
Xiao Di has been on the battlefield for several years, so he naturally knows how powerful kerosene is. A barrel of humble oil can burn mountains and deforestation in the blink of an eye.
But tonight's fire looked ferocious and smoke billowing, but it was extremely measured.
Xiao Di's deep voice was exceptionally clear and firm: "I speculate that the fire has nothing to do with the lamp oil, but the corner of the eaves. You can send someone to investigate it."
After hearing this, the King of Chu refused to accept it and said, "Nonsense, how can we explain the lamp oil on the pillar?!"
Xiao Di raised the corners of his lips coldly: "Those pillars are not damaged at all, I think the purpose of this person is to let people find the lamp oil on the pillars."
His words were impeccable, not only did he get rid of his suspicions, but confirmed his identity as a poor little girl, he also immediately saw clearly the ambition and layout of the arsonist behind him.
Xie Huayan's face was solemn, if it was true what Xiao Di said, then the person behind it used Xie Qingci's life as a bait to play around with them, and even wanted to frame the matter on Xiao Di.
Vicious and thoughtful.
Xiao Di's words were clear and clear, Xie Qingci immediately thought about the level, he had made up his mind, he knelt down and said solemnly: "Father, the person who set the fire behind must have known that my son will come here, so he has already arranged the lamp oil. If the emperor wants to interrogate, he should also interrogate these people who entered Xiyuan Hot Spring at sunrise to see who ordered them to come here."
His words paused, and he looked at the eunuch in charge of lamp oil who was the first to search for him: "And this person, why did he suddenly develop a mind after giving the lamp oil to Xiao Di? And why can he face the saint directly?"
The eunuch was trembling all over and couldn't speak a word.
Xiao Di's few words were based on the facts, and he got rid of his suspicion cleanly, and no one had room to question him.
Xie Qingci clearly stated the solution, and the farce disappeared immediately.
The emperor really didn't intend to suppress Xiao Di this time, now that the truth of the matter was pointed out by two juniors, thinking of his own handling, he couldn't help but grimace.
"What Xiao Di said makes sense." Xie Huayan's voice was still calm and steady: "The second younger brother's concern is messed up. According to Erchen, the clear words are feasible. Why don't we start with the people who have been in and out of the hot springs in the past few days and smear them. Lamp oil is not a small act, there will always be someone who can remember something."
The emperor nodded heavily and said, "That's it."
He turned around and left with Concubine An, the King of Chu.
Before leaving, King Chu gave Xiao Di a bitter look.
The third brother is usually silent, but he really has a loyal and useful dog.
I don't know what kind of meat the third brother fed him, it made him so desperate!
The night was dark, and a few stars dotted the night sky, reminiscent of the scene when the camp was set up on the battlefield.
The emperor's eyes suddenly sank.
Xiao Di...
As expected of a boy who has made his mark in the military.
Before, I only thought that he was very skilled, and he used soldiers like a god like his father.
But he never thought that his thinking could be so clear and calm, not at all like a teenager.
If this person stayed by Qingci's side, he didn't know if it was a blessing or a disaster?
When the truth came to light, even if the murderer hadn't been brought to justice, at least Xiao Di was completely innocent.
Others don't think so, but Xie Huaiwei feels very uncomfortable.
He was in the hall with his father and brother at that time, and when he heard the eunuch say that Xiao Di wanted lamp oil and wanted to set fire, he was so frightened that he immediately thought of Xie Qingci, and his whole body was scared to pieces.
And happened to see the flames in the hot spring soaring into the sky, and without even thinking about it, I thought it was Xiao Di's work...
He is not a fool either, he naturally knew that what Xiao Di said was right, and he remembered the previous relationship with Xiao Di...
Mingming felt guilty, so guilty that he dared not look Xiao Di in the eyes, and said stubbornly: "Ahem, this time it was me who misunderstood you, but I can't blame me, if you didn't ask for lamp oil, I wouldn't... ..."
Xiao Di interrupted lazily: "It's okay."
Xie Huaiwei's guilt will be beneficial in the future, he is not in the mood to listen, nor is he interested in dealing with it.
Xie Huayan was silent for a while, then looked at Xie Qingci and said, "Qingci, you were shocked today, go back and have a good rest."
Xie Qingci nodded, looking at Xiao Di who was quietly waiting for him not far away, feeling inexplicably at ease.
Everyone dispersed, and the two walked side by side on the way back to the palace, with Chunliu and others trailing behind.
The moonlight is like water, covering the smooth stone road under the feet, hazy like a dream.
"Your Highness, why do you trust me so much today?"
The two walked side by side for a long while before Xiao Di's voice came muffled.
I don't know how long I have held back this sentence, after thinking about it again and again, I still want an answer.
Xie Qingci felt sad for no reason.
Those evidences were not rigorous, so why did Xiao Di feel that he would believe those evidences full of loopholes, and not trust him, a living person who would blush?
In the night breeze, Xie Qingci was smiling, and looked at Xiao Di with bright eyes: "Since you called my brother, how can I believe outsiders' words and doubt you?"
Xiao Di felt hot in his heart, he couldn't be as magnanimous as Xie Qingci, and lowered his eyelashes slightly.
My brother didn't have any reason... Do you believe him?
If my brother knows one day, these two words are not respect, but immoral and possessive...
Will his brother still treat him like this?
"You are still poisoned now," Xie Qingci saw that he seemed to have something on his mind, and sighed: "If you want to think about this, why don't you drink medicine to recuperate."
The lingering poison has not disappeared... Xiao Di glanced at the deceitful and soft-hearted little Highness, and responded dumbly.
Xie Qingci suddenly remembered something, and looked at Xiao Di: "You haven't said why you came here?"
Xiao Di's eyes darkened: "..."
What can he say?
It can't be said that you want those lamps to be on all the time because you are afraid that your brother will be afraid?
I was too ashamed to say a word.
I don't know what Xiao Di has to hide, blushing from cheek to neck, Xie Qingci couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips: "It's okay, no one forced you to say it."
Perhaps Xiao Di's appearance is too much to be manipulated by others. Xie Qingci made a move that he never dared to dream of in his previous life. He raised his hand, as if touching the ear of a little tiger, and lovingly rubbed the hair on the top of Xiao Di's head. bun.
In the previous life, he always said shameless words to provoke and offend himself. In this life, he occasionally shouted and shouted, but in fact he blushed at every turn...
It turns out that Ah Di can be obedient...
Xiao Di's eyes dimmed, and he couldn't help but look up at Xie Qingci.
The elder brother was wearing a toga with long sleeves. When he raised his hand, his entire snow-white arm was faintly visible...
It's especially sultry in the night.
"If you have no money, go to my warehouse to get it." Xie Qingci rubbed Xiao Di's hair bun, feeling a little pity in his heart: "Don't wrong yourself, understand?"
It was only tonight that he found out that Xiao Di purchased the lamp oil with his own money. Xiao Di's situation at this time, it must be difficult to save some savings.
There is quite a lot of silver in his own treasury, so it's okay to let Xiao Di spend it.
Xiao Di's eyes lit up, and he asked, "Your Highness, how many cases do I have in a month?"
Xie Qingci, who was immersed in his emotions, froze: "???"
Xiao Di took what he said casually seriously.
He coughed lightly and said with a light smile, "I can still afford Adi's food and clothing."
The implication is that there will be no more expenses!
After the hot spring incident, Xie Qingci has been raised in the palace.
When he recovered from his illness, he found that the palace was getting busier.
The imperial school in the palace is about to start classes, and Wei Cheng has selected many teenagers to serve the princes in the palace. These few days are the days when the teenagers come to the palace to report and visit the master.
Generally, princes study with only two or three companions, but this time there are many young people selected by the Taixue, and there are more than [-] people in total. Now it coincides with the founding of the country. I don't have much ink, but I know the benefits of studying with Tian's family, and I want to send my children to study in the palace, to be taught by great Confucians, and to be with the prince.
These people desperately want to enter the palace, but the master who should be studying is not in a hurry, Xie Huaiwei comes to see Xie Qingci every day, and yells for Xiao Di to accompany him to the palace to ride and shoot.
"Xiao Di didn't bear any grudges against the king, did he?"
Xie Huaiwei peeked outside the door, Xiao Di was sitting on the futon, basking in the sun with narrowed eyes.
Xie Qingci didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Look out the window, so many people are determined to go to school, so you are not touched?"
"Oh..." Xie Huaiwei put on a questioning look: "So should I be touched?"
"...Don't you think you should take the opportunity to read and write more?"
"Everyone has their own way." Xie Huaiwei didn't take it seriously: "I am the son of my father, and I helped him conquer the country. Although they have titles, they can't gain a foothold in the court without studying. I and them Of course it's different."
Xie Huaiwei was eating honeydew melon in front of the ice wheel with a happy expression on his face.
"They can't gain a foothold in the imperial court..." Xie Qingci thoughtfully: "I don't know who, because they don't study and are bullied by others every day at the court?"
Xie Huaiwei suffered from the lack of reading, and these few days have suffered from the cynicism of the newly appointed cabinet officials!
The most exasperating thing is that he is often too angry to say a word.
"...It's too much." Xie Huaiwei was hurt by the poke, and his face was indignant: "I am your elder brother anyway."
Xie Qing resigned: "Oh, I'm studying history books recently, and I really envy some people, there is an invincible, handsome brother who is familiar with the art of war."
Xie Huaiwei immediately snorted unhappily: "Don't you already have an invincible and stalwart brother?"
"But I haven't mastered the art of war." Xie Qingci changed the subject and said logically: "Brother, go to study, Qingci naturally doesn't have to envy other people's elder brothers, but people in later generations will envy Qingci for having a second brother Such a brother."
Xie Huaiwei, who had already aspired to be a rich and idle person, was moved in his heart, and nodded in a strange way: "...ah, just read when you study!"
In fact, Xie Huaiwei also wants to study a little bit, but he is a bit older.
It is really embarrassing to let him and a group of younger brothers squeeze into the upper study to study those subsets of classics and history.
Cough, in fact, the age is not bad, but... If he is the only one in the school who gets stuck in memorizing, wouldn't he be reduced from a hero to a joke?
But Xie Qingci, who was reborn in the first life, knew that the reason why the second brother was shot to death in the army by random arrows in his previous life was that apart from insufficient military supplies, he exposed his itinerary to the enemy and other reasons, another reason was that his brother was not serious. read the book.
Relying on his talent, he was invincible in arranging troops, and even the combat methods he thought of always coincided with those in the military book.
But he doesn't know people's hearts, he doesn't know how to check and balance, and he can't even pretend to be thinking.
This is his fatal point, an undefended city will naturally be shattered with one blow.
In the previous life, because of this, the second elder brother already had relatives who betrayed him, played tricks on people's hearts, secretly wooed and instigated many people.
In the ancient art of war, apart from fighting, the most important thing for a general is to judge, control, and utilize people's hearts.
In this life, he must let his elder brother mend the book, lest he end up becoming a fool who makes wedding dresses for others.
He wanted his elder brother to be the true favorite of heaven, at least he couldn't let his elder brother be deceived so easily and delay his life.
Early in the morning, Xie Qingci went to Taixue with Xie Huaiwei.
The masters of Taixue are all great Confucian scholars selected by the father and emperor, and they are very kind. After the two of them performed the student salute, they began to chat politely.
"The Taixue has four classes a day, one class lasts an hour." The Taifu said with a smile: "Your Highnesses have entered the Taixue, and you have to remember these things..."
"Sit for an hour?" Xie Huaiwei raised his eyebrows in a heroic way: "You can't go out during class?"
"Ahem...you can only go out if you raise the greeting card." The master said: "But you can only raise it twice in a class."
"There are even a few times to show respect!?" Xie Huaiwei looked like you were joking, and he already wanted to change the rules before he entered school: "I've seen it four times, which is barely enough."
Xie Huaiwei was aggressive, the master was a little frightened, and tentatively said: "If His Highness is really ill, this...four times is also acceptable..."
Xie Huaiwei suddenly froze in the middle of laughing: "???"
What does it mean to be ill? Could this person be implying something?
"Master, you don't have to give in." Xie Qingci suddenly said, and stopped their bargaining: "My brother is in good health, but he always likes to be lazy. If you accommodate him, you will definitely make progress. Go to one class four times, one time Go for half an hour!"
Xie Huaiwei looked at his younger brother's straightforward and serious appearance, and was a little bit dumbfounded: "...Qing Ci, you really feel sorry for my brother and me!"
Xie Qingci's voice was calm and his expression was solemn: "Master, my brother is stubborn, and I still need more guidance from you!"
The Taifu was startled, unable to say no to refuse: "...Okay, I will do my best."
Xie Huaiwei gritted his teeth: "???"
He had heard some rumors that Xie Qingci was arrogant and stubborn, and he was already prepared to face difficulties.
As a result... the little highness is not only well-behaved, but also urges his brother to go to school well.
There is a calm and noble spirit between the eyebrows and eyes, which makes people dare not underestimate them.
He remembered what the prince had told him to take care of Xie Qingci, and said, "Your Highness, please sit in the first row. Teenagers are a good time to study. It is convenient for you to come and go, and you can communicate more with the master..."
While the Taifu was speaking, Xie Huaiwei was already like a cunning fish, swimming silently to the back and seated.
Xie Qing resigned: "Master, I want my second brother to sit with me."
Taifu paused: "Why?"
Xie Qingci: "Second brother sits at the end, he will definitely follow the trend, and must be strictly controlled under the nose of the master."
Seizing the last row seat, Xie Huaiwei, whose buttocks are still sitting still: "..."
His good little brother really misses him wholeheartedly, he sat in a good position, and did not forget to arrange him in place.
With a stinking face, Xie Huaiwei walked up to Xie Qingci's side with rustling steps.
Heh, I can't laugh at all.
Xie Qingci looked at his brother with a smile: "What? Want to curse?"
Xie Huaiwei pinched his fingers and there was a slight smile on his handsome face: "That's not true."
How could such a handsome and graceful prince scold others?
It's just that I suddenly want to hit my brother.
In Taixue, there are corresponding courses for the six arts of gentlemen, and there is also a special art of war class.
On the first day of class, the teenagers were all eager to try, and the seats were full of people.
Most of them are the nephews of the generals who founded the country. At this time, the country has just been founded, and everyone has a deep love for the art of bow and horse warfare.
As long as the master raised a question, they immediately discussed and argued in full swing.
The teenagers were arguing and discussing passionately, with sparkles in their eyes.
Xie Qingci looked at them, but Xiao Di's figure flashed in his mind.
Calculated, Xiao Di is also at the age of high spirits.
But at the moment, he will never discuss the battle clearly like these teenagers.
He is like a wolf in the dark, always carrying a dark hostility...
If you stay with these bright young men, after a long time, maybe your mind will become clearer and clearer?
Xiao Di inherited the Xiao family's brave physique and combat strategy. If he lost that sinister aura, he would look like a good general guarding the frontier...
Xie Qingci thought about it, and couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips.
An hour soon arrived, and before the end of the course, the master said: "Today is just a brief discussion, and there will be a special art of war class in the future, which will be taught by generals who have actually gone through the battlefield. There are sand tables and maps, all of which can be used in actual combat. of……"
What he said made the young man excitedly discuss, and Xie Qingci's mind suddenly flashed the scene of his previous life.
At that time, Xiao Di had already succeeded in seizing the throne, he squeezed his chin, and said in a leisurely way: "When I entered Beijing that day, I saw my brother standing on the tower, what's the matter?"
Xie Qingci already had the will to die, and said coldly: "I wanted to teach you what righteousness is, but when I thought about it again, I felt that there was no need to play the piano to the cow, and my words were wasted."
"It's true that you don't need to waste your words." Xiao Di, who has become the new emperor, raised the corners of his lips and said slowly: "What is etiquette, righteousness and shame? My brother has never taught me before."
When Xiao Di called his elder brother, the corners of his lips, which were as cold as a thin blade, curled up silently, like sarcasm, making Xie Qingci feel cold all over his body.
Xie Qingci thought, if he was reborn in this life and wanted to get rid of Xiao Di without teaching him, would he be punished without teaching?
Xiao Di shouted at each other one after another, how could he not do his duty?
If Xiao Di is allowed to study, he will know the righteousness, and see how he has the face to rebel, saying that he has never taught him.
At that time, Xiao Di was cut off urgently because he didn't know when he would lose his sanity and could not control the situation, so he naturally felt that it was best to get rid of this person.
But right now, Xie Qingci has never lost his sanity once, and he has gradually become sure to control himself. With a long time to come, he can't believe that he will treat Xiao Di in a completely different way from the previous life, and he can raise a robbing his family. The white-eyed wolf of Jiangshan.
Xie Qingci lowered his eyes, already thinking of taking Xiao Di to study.
Between the red walls, [-] or [-]-year-old boys stood in the palace garden.
The eyebrows are picturesque, and the youth is graceful.
It was Xu Huizhou who came to Beijing to take office with his father because the Zhao family was demoted.
The Xu family and the Xie family are family friends, and Xu Huizhou and Xie Qingci grew up together.
Xie Qingci looked at his best friend who had returned to his youth, and said softly: "Huizhou..."
Xu Huizhou turned his head to look at him, and walked quickly to greet him: "His Royal Highness King Jin."
The Xie family has proclaimed themselves emperor, so if they come to the palace to have an audience at this time, their identities are naturally quite different.
Xie Qingci subconsciously grabbed Xu Huizhou's wrist: "We... let's talk first."
To this day, he still remembers how Xu Huizhou came to Beijing in his last life.
It is also preoccupied and anxious.
Even Xu Huizhou's tragic appearance of being cut in half in his last life is still as clear as yesterday.
Xie Qingci suppressed his thoughts and teased, "Huizhou, I heard that you escaped from the army overnight, and you were beaten up by your uncle when you got home. You haven't gotten out of bed for a few days?"
Xu Huizhou's eyes darkened, and he chuckled self-deprecatingly.
But the smile didn't reach his eyes, obviously he was preoccupied.
Xie Qingci knew the secrets in his best friend's heart, so he only stopped his arm and pretended to be innocent and smiled: "Joining the army is not suitable for you, Huizhou, Taixue just opened, go to school with me."
Chunliu interjected, "Young Master Xu is not on the Taixue's list."
"How come?" Xie Qingci said in surprise: "Bring me the list."
"Perhaps Mr. Xu has just entered Beijing. Wei Cheng already has a list before, so naturally there is no time to add it."
"Hui Zhou's age and family background are all No. 1 students who entered the imperial school." Xie Qingci felt strange, and looked at the list carefully: "If he can't come to study in the palace, I really don't know who is eligible."
Xie Qingci didn't go to the Imperial Academy a few times in his previous life, and when he went to the Imperial Academy after his rebirth, he didn't have time to pay attention to the names of those teenagers.
At this time, looking at the list and the official positions of his father and brother behind the list, he couldn't help frowning.
He remembered several people, some who accompanied the second brother to the battlefield but delayed the fighter plane, and some who agitated and instigated by the elder brother...
There are also a few people who have become the right-hand man of "Xie Qingci" in the book, encouraging him to get rid of the prince and win the position of the East Palace by himself every day...
Take a good look at Taixue, why are these people coming in?
Xie Qingci changed his mind.
The father and brother of these people are all in prominent positions at this time, and Wei Cheng will inevitably choose them because he doesn't know what will happen next.
Since he knew the plans of those people in this life, he just stayed away.
Xie Qingci handed the list to Chunliu: "It's okay, just add Huizhou to it."
He paused, his gaze involuntarily flicked out of the window.
Then... Should he add Xiao Di at this time?
Xu Huizhou saw that Xie Qingci was restless: "Is there something wrong with this list?"
"No." Xie Qingci said with a light smile: "You also know that Xiao Di is in my palace, I was wondering if I should add him to the list of going to the Imperial Academy."
Xu Huizhou blurted out without even thinking: "Xiao Di is a rare general. If he is cultivated carefully, his future will be limitless. Naturally, he will be added."
Xie Qingci couldn't help laughing bitterly.
The future is limitless...
No, in his previous life, Xiao Di was the one who overthrew the imperial power and seized the palace and proclaimed himself emperor, so he can be regarded as having a bright future.
Xie Qingci said ambiguously: "His identity is sensitive after all."
"You also believe that the Xiao family took refuge in Huihe." Disappointment flashed across Xu Huizhou's eyes, and he lowered his voice a little: "I was in the army at the time, and the Xiao family didn't..."
"Hui Zhou," Xie Qingci interrupted with a hasty smile, "If you want Xiao Di to go, just ask him to go with you. I don't understand either. You don't need to mention military matters in the future."
Chunliu understood, and immediately went to the Piandian to look for Xiao Di.
Xiao Di seldom sat on stools and chairs, and there was always a futon on the open space at the door of the room. Now he was sitting here, with his long, strong legs hanging down on the ground, squinting his eyes to bask in the warm sun.
If he was right, it was that kid from the Xu family who was talking to Xie Qingci.
She grew up with Xie Qingci, and she still sends some secret incense in the tent across mountains and rivers...
Coldness flashed across Xiao Di's eyes, such a person was managed by himself to come down to the capital.
He keenly sensed that Xu Huizhou had something he wanted—he wanted to overturn the case, not for his father or the Xiao family, but because if he carried the name of the son of a traitor, no matter where he went in the future, he would be dwarfed. , subject to others.
If you want to stand above ten thousand people, overturning the case is a necessary step.
The truth is not important, Xiao Di thought coldly, even if his father really took refuge in Huihe, so what, as long as he can create another so-called truth, it will be enough to cover up the evidence of the past.
And this Xu Huizhou is the most important part of his plan.
Now people are clearly following his plan
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