Little Dandy, He's a Little Good

When the Eighth Prince asked this, both of them were startled.

Rong Zhuo took a quick look at Yu Jingdu, and decisively chose to run away.

Yu Jingdu had no choice but to carry the Eighth Prince into the carriage.

It's rare for the little guy to have such a strong thirst for knowledge. After getting into the carriage, he stared at Yu Jingdu curiously, waiting for his third brother to explain to him.

"Do you remember the restaurant?" Yu Jingdu asked the Eighth Prince, "I took you there before."

The Eighth Prince nodded, "Remember, the place to eat."

"There are not only restaurants in this city, but also teahouses, theaters, and flower houses." Yu Jingdu carefully chose his words, "Do you remember the person who served us in the restaurant? That's the guy. This flower house... takes care of the guests. The man in the house is called Xiao Guan'er."

"Third brother, can I go to Hualou?" The Eighth Prince asked innocently.

"No, you're too young." Yu Jingdu thought for a while and said, "You can't go even when you grow up. Hualou is a place for dudes. In the future, you have to be like the third brother and be a one-man man." man, so I can’t go to Hualou.”

The eighth prince tilted his head and thought for a while, "The third brother hasn't been to Hualou either?"

Yu Jingdu raised his eyebrows, and coughed slightly in embarrassment, "It's not important."

"Has that beautiful brother been there?" The Eighth Prince asked again.

"Cen'er?" Yu Jingdu's expression darkened, and he changed the subject: "Miss your mother?"

The Eighth Prince's expression froze when he heard his mention of Concubine Cheng, then he pursed his mouth, nestled in Jing Du's arms and began to cry.

Yu Jingdu held him in his arms, coaxing the little guy while feeling a little guilty.

After the carriage arrived at the gate of the palace, Yu Jingdu sent Shuangxi to send him back to Chengfei's palace.

Yu Jingdu went to Fu'an Palace where he lived in the palace before.

After a while, Shuangxi started talking back and forth, saying that he had sent the man there.

"No more trouble?" Yu Jingdu asked.

"His Highness the Eighth Prince cried when he saw Concubine Cheng, but he was fine after eating two pieces of the dessert newly made by Concubine Cheng." Shuangxi said.

Yu Jingdu couldn't help laughing when he heard the words, but at this moment, he saw Shuangxi carrying a food box and putting it on the table, "Ms. Cheng concubine specially made a portion for His Highness, and asked the servant to bring it to His Highness. Seeing her sincerity, the servant dared to eat it." Accepted for His Highness."

"It's okay, you can go back and pick some things that His Highness can use and send them over as a thank you gift." Yu Jingdu didn't even look at the food box, and said again: "I don't like snacks, you two."

After a moment of hesitation, Shuangxi said, "Ms. Cheng said that this dessert was... the former emperor and noble concubine taught her to make it."

Yu Jingdu was startled when he heard the words, raised his hand and opened the lid of the food box, and saw that what was inside was the red bean cake that Concubine Qi loved to make in the past.

"You don't need to give the gift of thanks, just keep the snacks." Yu Jingdu said.

Since Concubine Cheng told him about Concubine Qi's old relationship, there was no need for him to reject people thousands of miles away.

"Your Highness." Shuangxi asked again: "You are not in the palace today, and my master sent someone to ask if you would consider moving to the Eastern Palace? After the Fourth Highness was imprisoned in the Imperial Mausoleum, the Eastern Palace has been completely renovated. Everything was replaced with new ones, even the flowers in the garden were shoveled and replanted, all of which are plum blossoms that you like."

Yu Jingdu raised his eyebrows, "It's not plum blossoms that Gu likes the most, it's just that Gu's mother and concubine like it."

"Then what kind of flowers does His Highness like? The servants told them to plant them again." Shuangxi said.

"Gu's favorite is..." Yu Jingdu said with a smile in his eyes, "Chinese rose."

Shuangxi seemed a little surprised when he heard that, since Jingdu returned to the palace, he was personally appointed by the other party to serve him.

In order not to make any mistakes, he deliberately asked the people around Jingdu to find out their preferences, but he had never heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince liked roses.

"But you don't have to worry about the East Palace." Yu Jingdu said: "Let's leave that place empty, just ask someone to clean it from time to time. Stay in Fu'an Palace during the lonely day, and return to the Prince's Mansion after nightfall."

"Didn't Your Highness always live in the palace?" Shuangxi asked.

As soon as he finished speaking, he remembered that Young Master Rong had returned to Beijing.

His Royal Highness wants to meet Young Master Rong, so it is more convenient to live in the Prince's Mansion.

"The slave made a slip of the tongue." Shuangxi hurriedly apologized.

"It doesn't matter." Yu Jingdu said, "Did Lai Fu tell you how your majesty is doing?"

"Master said that His Majesty can no longer move freely. He has always wanted to write, but he can't hold the pen at all." Shuangxi said: "However, it seems that he has been able to make some voices in the past two days, but the words are vague and incomprehensible. .”

Yu Jingdu nodded, "Go and see him."

"Yes." Shuangxi said and hurriedly took the cloak.

Yu Jingdu was served by him and put on a cloak, and then suddenly said: "The silver carbon that was allocated to Gu is useless, you can ask someone to collect it, and send it all to Rong's residence. Also, I just sent it a few days ago. Give him the silver fox cloak that came over too."

"Yes, my servant will let someone do it." Shuangxi asked again: "May I ask Your Highness, should I send it during the day or at night?"

He asked this question in a rather cryptic manner, meaning to send it overtly or secretly.

"Giving it away with great fanfare, Gu Yue doesn't avoid suspicion, but in the eyes of others, he's more open-minded." Yu Jingdu said: "You remember to just pick out anything and send a copy to Duan's mansion."

After hearing this, Shuangxi understood his intentions.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came from the Northern Shu Army, and the caravan of Rong Zhuo and Duan Zheng owed a great favor to the Shu Bei Army.

The more Yu Jingdu avoided suspicion, the more guilty he seemed.

It's not easy for outsiders to think too much about his wanton rewards.

Afterwards, Yu Jingdu went to the emperor's bedroom.

Counting it, the emperor fell ill on the Lantern Festival, and it hasn't been long.

But now that he was lying on the sickbed, his whole appearance was full of lethargy.

Especially when facing the energetic Yu Jingdu, he looks like an old tree that is about to wither.

"His Royal Highness." Lai Fuchao bowed to Jingdu.

Yu Jingdu glanced at the medicine bowl by the table, and reached out, "Come alone."

After hearing the words, Lai Fu picked up the medicine bowl and put it in Yu Jingdu's hand.

Yu Jingdu walked to the side of the couch, scooped up a spoonful of concoction and fed it to the emperor.

The emperor's cloudy eyes looked at Yu Jingdu in a somewhat bewildered manner, with relief, apprehension and fear in his eyes.In the past, he always felt that he handled this son very well, but it was not until the other party returned to Beijing that he realized that the past father's kindness and son's filial piety were just his wishful thinking.

The only son he thought he could rely on had only seen him a few times after he returned from the border.

And every time they met, the other party was cold and alienated, and the warmth in the past was no longer in their eyes.

"Ah..." the emperor said, as if he wanted to say something.

He had a lot to ask Yu Jingdu, since he fell ill, he didn't know much about the affairs of the court.

Xue Cheng used to say something to him, but after Yu Jingdu returned to Beijing, Xue Cheng also said less.

As for Laifu, as a servant, he probably doesn't know much about the affairs of the previous dynasty.

Or maybe, everyone is slowly turning their backs on him and getting closer to the future emperor...

The emperor didn't dare to think about this, and felt panic and unwillingness when he thought about it.

But he has no choice, he has no power to control his body, and now he doesn't even have the ability to kill himself.

"I didn't tell you about the previous incident, I was afraid that your body would not recover and you would not be able to withstand the blow." Yu Jingdu lost his patience after two mouthfuls, and handed the medicine bowl to Laifu, "Find out what happened on the Lantern Festival Well, Lao Liu has been secretly ordering people to check your physical condition, knowing that you can't stand the blow, so ordering people to fabricate the news of the lonely battle, just to scare you while you are."

"But don't worry, you used to imprison the fourth child in the imperial tomb because you didn't want to be accused of murdering your son. Gu also learned from you, and you didn't want to be charged with murdering your brother, so you imprisoned him in the imperial tomb." Yu Jing Du smiled, "Are you satisfied?"

There was anger in the emperor's eyes, so he was naturally dissatisfied.

He didn't want to kill the former prince because he thought he was still young and strong, so he didn't want to do things too badly, so as not to be reprimanded.

But now that the sixth child is counting on his own life, Yu Jingdu still keeps him?

The emperor didn't care about Yu Jingdu's reputation, he just wanted to kill that traitor.

If that idiot hadn't thought himself smart, how could he have become like this?

"And big brother, lonely and good big brother." Yu Jingdu said: "Knowing that the military report is fake, but still want to be vague, just for the power of supervising the country. If it weren't for another urgent letter from the court the next morning." Guess that the next thing he will do is to find a way to make the news of Gu's death into reality, right?"

Yu Jingdu sighed, "If it was in the past, I would definitely not spare him."

But now, he wants to live a long life and be with that person, so he has to do good deeds so as not to be like the emperor in front of him.

"Didn't Big Brother always stand aloof from the world?" Yu Jingdu said: "The days of coming to the capital are not suitable for him. Gu has already found a fief for him. Let him be released from the capital after Qingming."

The emperor frowned, but he had no problem with this disposal.

"By the way, there is one more thing, I will meet you when I hear about it." Yu Jingdu said to Laifu, "Go and find the ginseng slices for His Majesty to swallow."

Laifu heard the words and hurried away, and after a while, he found a few ginseng slices and pressed them under the emperor's tongue.

The emperor stared at Yu Jingdu in a daze, and suddenly realized something.

His third child has never addressed him as Emperor Father since he returned to Beijing.

What he didn't know was that, except when he needed to act, Yu Jingdu always only called him "Your Majesty" in front of his own people.

"After Gu Jianguo, many people in the court mentioned Gu's marriage." Yu Jingdu said: "They are right, they should really consider it. But it is not the Miss Ding family you expected, that girl has good eyesight, it is said I already have someone I like, so I plan to send some congratulatory gifts there."

The emperor looked at Yu Jingdu, obviously he was also very concerned about Yu Jingdu's marriage.

Of course, what he cares about is not his own son, but the future emperor of this dynasty.

No matter how disappointed he was, he was still clear about this matter, after all, in his opinion, it was a matter related to the country.

"You also know this person, and you said that you like him very much." Yu Jingdu said: "I originally wanted to risk the world's shame and give him a splendid wedding, but he doesn't seem to like such flashy things. So Gu has been thinking today, why don't he and I find a clean and beautiful place, invite only trusted relatives and friends, and hold a big wedding like ordinary people."

When Yu Jingdu said this, there was a gentle smile in his eyes.

"If his father doesn't agree with him marrying me, at worst I'll marry him into his house." Yu Jingdu smiled, as if he was talking about something trivial, as if he didn't realize that the person he was talking about marrying was the future of this dynasty emperor.

"Don't be angry, because you may not like to listen to what comes later." Yu Jingdu said: "Laifu, let someone pass the imperial physician over first."

After Laifu heard the words, he hurriedly ordered people to preach to the imperial physician, so Yu Jingdu continued:

"In this life, I will never accept another woman into the palace." Yu Jingdu said.

The emperor breathed a little short of breath when he heard the words, and his eyes were full of anger and confusion.

"I didn't say this to anger you. On the contrary, these are the most heartfelt words I've given you as a son for so many years." Yu Jingdu said: "You never thought that if you only marry a queen in your life How can one person end up in this field?"

A trace of confusion flashed across the emperor's eyes when he heard the words, but soon he showed a look of absurdity.

"If you only married the queen, you wouldn't indulge your body like that when you were young, and you wouldn't fall into the hidden dangers of today." Yu Jingdu said: "The queen doesn't have others competing for favor, so she will naturally love and respect you, and she won't It's up to you. And you only have two sons, the fourth and the sixth. The fourth doesn't need to be jealous of anyone, so you won't go to private soldiers. The fourth will not be deposed, the queen will not die, and the sixth will not be jealous you……"

The emperor thought about it according to Yu Jingdu's words, and unexpectedly showed a bit of remorse.

"Perhaps in your eyes, I am not a good son, nor a good prince, but you know in your heart that you have never been a good father." Yu Jingdu looked at him, "I hope you can live longer, Because I will prove to you that if an emperor does not have many wives and concubines, and does not have many sons, my dynasty can still be stable for a long time, and it will even be more prosperous than before!"

The emperor didn't know whether he was more regretful or more disappointed, but he shed a tear when he saw Yu Jingdu.

Yu Jingdu took the handkerchief aside to help him wipe away his tears, with a bit of sympathy in his eyes.

The emperor had never been watched so much in his life, but at this moment he didn't even have the energy to be angry.

"I'm sorry, I can't live the way you want to see in this life." Yu Jingdu said.

The emperor's eyes turned red when he heard the words, and he burst into tears.

He thought, until today, he had finally seen the truest appearance of this son.

He used to think that he was most like his own son, but he was so strange.