After teasing the magician, I ran away with my cub

Prince Yi

On the second day, when Yun Jiangli told Prince Cheng about Yan Muning's decision, the two always resolute men stared at each other silently for a long time.

"Lao Qi...has he told you about our brothers?"

Prince Cheng showed a tired expression, and broke the silence between the two of them.

Yun Jiangli said indifferently: "I didn't talk much, I just mentioned it a few times when I was still in Jinzhou, and then it was the time when Prince Yi returned to Beijing. He told me that Prince Yi was very close to him."

Prince Cheng raised his head, as if trying to endure some emotions, he said: "Yes, third brother loves him very much."

"So tomorrow...no matter what the third brother said, the most difficult to accept should be the seventh." Prince Cheng sighed softly, raised his hand and patted Yun Jiangli's shoulder, "You...stay with him more."

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Ever since she decided to listen to Prince Yi's words, the emotions that Yan Muning had deliberately avoided in the past few days have come back aggressively.

Didn't sleep well last night, at this moment the little prince is lazily nestling in the warm pavilion, reading with a book in his hand, half a stick of incense has passed, but he still hasn't turned a single page.

After Yun Jiang left to meet Prince Cheng, he stopped by the small kitchen, picked up some oranges, and brought a cup of freshly made soup to the Nuan Pavilion.

"What are you looking at, so serious?"

Yun Jiangli had been in the Nuan Pavilion for a long time, Yan Muning was staring at the book in his hand in a daze, when he heard a voice suddenly, he came back to his senses.

The little prince pursed his lips, shook the book in his hand and said, "Just take a look."

Yun Jiangli didn't want to expose the young man's absent-mindedness, so he just sat beside him and coaxed him warmly: "I vomited up everything I ate in the morning, are you hungry? Let me feed you a few sips of the new soup in the small kitchen." ?”

Although he has no appetite, Yan Muning also knows that even if he doesn't want to eat anymore, the cubs in his stomach still need nutrition.So he obediently rubbed against Yun Jiangli's side, leaned softly and coquettishly said: "Then have a drink?"

When the little prince is not showing his teeth and claws, he always looks so obedient and soft. Seeing that Yunjiang's renunciation is about to melt, there is no room for criticism.

Seeing that the young man endured the nausea and drank so hard, Yun Jiang was in so much pain that he stopped feeding after half a cup, took a fresh citrus and stuffed a piece into the young man: "Come, eat some fruit to refresh your taste." .”

The little prince was very picky, looking at the orange petals in the hands of the big beauty, he insisted on removing all the tendons.

"Don't pick it, the tangerine is beneficial, eat it obediently."

Yun Jiangli gently patted away the little paw that was holding the tangerine, and stuffed another piece of tangerine into his mouth.

The little prince stopped rebutting, and ate two or three petals with his head down.

Yun Jiangli thought that the little thing was throwing a temper tantrum again, and was about to coax others, when he heard him whisper: "When I was young, I didn't like sour oranges, and my third brother would always pick out the sweetest ones and leave them to me. .”

Yun Jiang gave a pause for peeling the tangerine's fingers.

"At that time, the queen mother did not allow me to pick the tendons of the orange petals."

Yan Muning raised his eyes and looked at Yun Jiangli, as if he wanted to smile, but failed, shrugged his shoulders and continued: "But the queen mother just thinks that I, as a prince, can't be too delicate. Don't condone my bad habits."

"Later, I lost my temper and refused to even eat properly. In order to coax me, my third brother brought the sweetest tangerines, ate the tangerines by himself, and peeled off the crystal clear tangerine petals for me. I eat."

Yun Jiangli could hear the sadness in the young man's words, but he didn't know what to say to comfort him, so he could only hug him into his arms and gently pat his back to comfort him.

"There are so many things like this, until the third brother... the third brother went to lead the troops."

Yan Muning nestled in his lover's arms, looked up at him, his eyes sparkled, "But, Ah Li, why do you think we have become what we are today, I can't figure it out."

Yun Jiangli raised his hand to caress the young man's cheek, and said softly, "If you can't figure it out, don't think about it. Xiaoqi, everyone has their own way to go. Maybe he has difficulties, but in the end he just chose It's just the way he wants to go. Don't bother."

Yun Jiangli lightly touched the boy's forehead with his lips, imprinting a reassuring kiss.

"I'll be with you tomorrow, don't be sad."

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At the beginning of Sishi, the emperor was already sitting in the Linhua Hall, and Prince Cheng and the cabinet chief and assistant sat on both sides of the emperor.

In the compartment behind the screen on the west side, Yan Muning and Yun Jiangli were sitting on a low couch.

In fact, the crimes committed by Prince Yi should have been investigated long ago, and today is just the last frank conversation between brothers.

Not long after, the heavy footsteps of several people could be heard from outside the hall, followed by the sound of shackles rubbing against the ground, Yan Muning unconsciously tightened the fingers holding Yun Jiangli.

"Sinner, Yan Muhan kowtowed to the emperor."

Prince Yi's hoarse voice echoed in the hall.

Prince Yi was no longer suave and suave in the past, only wearing plain clothes, his hands and feet were bound by shackles, the hair tied on top of his head was a little messy, his face was barely clean, but he was much thinner, his eyes were black and blue, and his eyes were bloodshot.

The emperor felt really uncomfortable seeing it, and raised his hand: "Stand up and talk."

"A guilty minister is not worthy." Prince Yi refused.

The emperor closed his eyes: "Okay, if you want to kneel, then kneel."

"Yan Muhan, you asked to see me a few days ago, if you have anything to say now, just say it."

After the emperor's words fell, the Linhua Palace was silent for a long time, and when Yan Muning thought that no one would speak again, Prince Yi spoke slowly.

"Second brother, don't you wonder why I have come to this point?"

Calling Second Brother, the three brothers in the hall who called out all had red eyes, and even the chief minister of the cabinet tilted his head in embarrassment.

The chief assistant of the cabinet is an old man who assisted the first emperor, and he grew up watching these princes. Looking at this scene now, it is inevitable that he feels a little bit embarrassed.

Yan Muhan didn't wait for the emperor to speak, and continued: "Second brother, I have been by your side since childhood, and I followed you wholeheartedly. I never thought of betraying you, but second brother, why did you Do you have to force me? Why do you have to take away all the things I cherish?"

"Why did I ever force you?" The emperor asked coldly.

But Yan Muhan didn't seem to have heard this, and he still said to himself: "When I was young, I studied with you, no matter how good my essays were, or how hard I completed my homework, I couldn't compare with you. One point for you, and from then on you were the one I wanted to follow."

"Father and Mister all praised you for being extremely intelligent and a natural emperor. But until one time, you and I made a mistake together, Mister favored you and only punished me. Since that day, we Only then did I realize the gap between us, and for the first time I realized that maybe it wasn’t that I wasn’t good enough.”

"But my concubine, mother, tells me every day that I should restrain my edge, ask me to be humble and give in, and ask me not to always be so casual when getting along with you, but to learn to respect and respect you." .”

"I didn't understand then, aren't we brothers?"

"Later, Emperor Father named you the crown prince, and in the same year gave me the title "Yi".Second brother, do you know what my title means? "

The emperor frowned and couldn't bear to look at his brother kneeling in the hall, and said for a long time: "I know."

"Hahaha……"

Yan Muhan suddenly laughed loudly: "Father gave me the word "Yi" to warn me, let me recognize my position, and to assist and help you.And I, Yan Muhan, ask myself, did I ever feel sorry for you before?Even, even if I don't think you are really much better than me! "

"From the day you became the crown prince, you are the king and I am the minister. There is no such thing as brother."

"I have never regarded you as a brother!"

"Then when did you want to withdraw my military power!" Yan Muhan's voice suddenly rose.

Prince Cheng finally couldn't help but opened his mouth: "Yan Muhan! Haven't you figured it out yet! The person who reported to you from the middle of the capital is not from the Ministry of War at all! It was the son of the Wu family in the northern border who deliberately Give you the news!"

Yan Muhan suddenly seemed to be discouraged, his knees were no longer straight, and he stared at Prince Cheng in disbelief: "But isn't it true that the emperor wants to take my military power?"

"And Lao Qi, I have loved Lao Qi the most since I was a child. He just noticed something strange and sent you a letter from all the way. Did he ever want to ask me a question? Did he ever care about my life or death?"

As he said that, he became more fierce: "And you! If the second brother can easily get the crown prince, it is because the empress is his mother."

"Then what about you! Old fifth, what the hell are you capable of! How can you get these things now! You are better than me in any way, but because you were raised under the empress's knees since you were young, your father gave you a high look. !"

"Yan Muhan! You fucking claim to be smart, but what about your brains! Don't you know what those old bastards from the Wu family are planning! Are you willing to be used as a pawn by them?"

Prince Cheng also got angry, slapped the table and stood up straight away, pointing at people and cursing: "Brother Huang, what you want to do is to reform the military system! Now the country is peaceful and the people are peaceful, and there has been no war for a long time. Among the brothers, you are the only one who spends the most time in the army." Long time! Brother Huang wants to accept your military power because he wants to transfer you back to Beijing to assist him in the reform of the military system, because no one knows better than you!"

Yan Muhan was completely silent, he stared at the emperor blankly, as if he wanted to get a confirmed answer from him, and stubbornly refused to look away.

Behind the screen, Yan Muning in the cubicle had already had red eyes and gritted his teeth.

People from the Wu family are so despicable that they go to instigate Prince Yi.

"If it wasn't for the fact that he already had a suspicion in his heart, no one would be able to instigate it. After all, no one else could be blamed." Yun Jiangli seemed to understand Yan Muning's mind, and comforted the young man in a low voice.

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Yan Muhan never expected that he would get such an answer after hating him for so long.

He suddenly felt that he was not even as good as a joke, yes, the Wu family was nothing, but if he hadn't been blinded by suspicion.

If it wasn't for the unwillingness that had been buried deep in his heart for many years, how could he be easily provoked by outsiders.

"Second brother, do you know why I suddenly left Beijing to lead the army back then?" Yan Muhan seemed to have been drained of strength, his voice was hoarse.

The emperor narrowed his eyes and recalled: "That year you suddenly asked yourself to lead troops to go out... I really don't know the reason."

Yan Muhan's tone was much calmer at this time: "I was not the best at martial arts among my brothers since I was a child. It was just that year, Dachun and Beijin suddenly joined forces to attack our border, and the war was urgent. But at that time you were already For the prince, the eldest is cowardly, the fourth is useless, the fifth is young, and the father needs a prince who leads troops to the border, so it can only be me."

"I didn't invite myself suddenly. Before the court that morning, my father had already discussed with me and made the decision. Since that year, I have started to lead troops to fight against foreign enemies again and again."

The emperor suddenly remembered something, hesitantly said: "Lan Yi..."

Mentioning this name, Yan Muhan's tone suddenly softened a bit: "Yes, when Lan Yi left, it was when I set off again."

"That year, before I led the troops out of Beijing, I had already made an agreement with him. When I returned victorious, I would ask my father for an order to marry him into the mansion! But..."

Yan Muhan suddenly choked with sobs, he clenched his fists, and continued to hold back: "I am far away at the border, and the battle has been won, but not only did I not even see Lan Yi's last face, I even learned about him. The news of his death was not received until nearly a month after he left!"

"I sent two people to deliver letters to you, but I couldn't wait for you..." The emperor was also full of regret, "It was only later that I found out about your hardships..."

Yan Muhan interrupted the emperor's words, he lowered his eyes and said: "Lan Yi liked the way I wore armor and rode a horse the most, so I swore that I would stay in the army for the rest of my life."

Yan Muning was weeping behind the screen, and said in a low voice: "Brother Lan Yi is the lover of the third brother. He suddenly contracted a serious illness, so...he went."

Yun Jiangli nodded, and raised his hand to wipe Yan Muning's tears.

"So, second brother."

Yan Muhan choked with sobs and said the last sentence: "I have fought hard on the battlefield bit by bit, and I have sworn to Lan Yi, but you have just taken the throne, and you want to take these from me. Take away one by one. I am not reconciled, second brother!"

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The Linhua Palace fell into a long silence again.

Yan Muhan seemed to be relieved, kneeling in the hall, his face no longer had the hostility and madness before, after the hatred and resentment in his heart faded away, he seemed to have returned to the handsome Prince Yi.

A pair of peach blossom eyes that were supposed to be soft and charming, but because of his years of experience in the army, they brought a deeper sense of heroism.

He calmly looked at the emperor sitting in the hall, then turned his head to look at Prince Cheng, and then his eyes fell on the screen on the west side, staying for a long time.

"Second brother, I failed you after all."

The emperor looked at the person in front of him smiling as clearly as when he was 15 years old, and his eyes suddenly became sore.

Yan Muhan straightened up on his knees, and bowed respectfully.

"Your Majesty, my brother has two last requests. I hope His Majesty can agree to the request of the criminal minister in terms of years of fighting for the country, and... and the brotherhood that accompanied His Majesty since childhood."

The emperor took a deep breath and said solemnly: "Say it."

"Your Majesty, Lao Liu doesn't know anything about what the criminal minister has done. He is just a useless idiot. He doesn't have such brains at all. I beg you to spare his life."

The emperor didn't intend to take Huai Wang's life at all, so he nodded and agreed.

"The last wish, Your Majesty, please give my younger brother a face." Yan Muhan was relieved, and he felt much lighter after saying these words.

Yan Muning was already sobbing, he knew that this ending could not be changed.

He used to think that he hated third brother for being so heartless, that he would never forgive him again, but when he faced it, he realized that he didn't remember those pains and injuries at all.

All the scenes in my mind are the laughter and laughter of him following behind the third brother. The person who was so gentle and loved him so much, in the end...will come to a self-inflicted ending.

Yan Muning bit his lip and cried until he trembled all over, but he heard the third brother's voice from the hall again——

"Old Fifth, bury me beside Lan Yi."

Yan Muhan smiled affectionately, he raised his head and let out a long sigh of relief: "I'm finally... going to see you, Lan Yi."

Prince Cheng sat aside and gritted his teeth, his eyes were full of water.

As if hesitating again and again, Yan Muhan turned his head and stared straight at the screen on the west side of the hall, raised his voice a little, and said briskly—

"Xiaoqi, I know you are here. Don't cry, and don't hate third brother."

"Third Brother has never coveted your Yun Jiangli. Third Brother only cares about you, Brother Lan Yi. Now that he is finally going to see him, why don't you be happy for me?"

Yan Muning tightly held Yun Jiangli's hand, resisting the urge to rush out to see Third Brother.

"Xiaoqi, if you still want to be my younger brother in the next life, the third brother will take you on a cruise to enjoy the lanterns, drink tea and listen to music. In the next life, the third brother will keep his promise and show you all the beautiful things in this world..."

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When Yan Muning heard the last two sentences, he couldn't bear it any longer. He threw himself into Yun Jiangli's arms in grief, bit his shoulder, and suppressed all the wailing in his chest. Tears gushed out like a bank.

With tears in his eyes, he seemed to see again when he was young, the third brother took him to fly kites, row boats, climb trees and walls to pick fruits; Qiang was punished by his father to kneel down, and at night the third brother slandered and secretly gave them cakes...

Later, the third brother started to go out to fight, and every time he returned in triumph, he would bring him some novel gadgets.

If you meet someone who is resting in Beijing, teach him how to protect himself, or take him to the busiest market in Beijing...

He still clearly remembers that once when he read about those royal tragedies in the history books where swords were fought against each other for the sake of power, the brothers swore that they would never have such a day, but now... Still got this far.

Yan Muning's tears seemed to flow dry, his heart was extremely bitter, his ears were buzzing, and he couldn't hear the surrounding voices.

He didn't know when Prince Yi was escorted back to the prison, nor when the second and fifth brothers came in.

All he knew was that when he was struggling to see his third brother, Yun Jiangli held him tightly in his arms and whispered something in his ear.

Later, he cried until he was exhausted, lost consciousness, and passed out in Yun Jiangli's arms.

When he woke up again, Yan Muning had already returned to Prince An's Mansion, he couldn't help the emotional ups and downs, he had a fever, and his whole body was burning groggy.

In the dimness, I vaguely heard someone say that Prince Yi drank poisonous wine in the prison...

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This year is the third year of Jingxing.

It will be the twelfth lunar month in a few days, and it is snowing heavily in Beijing.

Passing on the will of the Holy Majesty in the palace——

Huai Wang Yan Mu Yin was demoted to the feudal domain, and he will not be allowed to return to Beijing in this life.

In time for the end of the year, King Huai left the capital in the snow with his only side concubine.

He didn't know that behind him, in the palace and on the tower, stood several of his brothers, watching his thin frame from a distance.

As for Prince Yi's matter, the emperor finally made a rare decision under the pressure of several ministers.

On the day King Huai left the capital, the young emperor stood by the window, staring at the heavy snowfall for a long time.

In the end, gritted his teeth with tears in his eyes, and personally wrote a line of words——

In the third year of Jingxing, at the [-]nd month of Dongyue, Yan Muhan, the third son of Emperor Jingren, passed away.

The author says:

Prince Yi received the lunch box.

He's actually not that hateful... (whispers)

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