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In Yuqing Palace, Yongchen is making lanterns.

Crown Prince Yongzhan discussed for half a day with Yuan Keli, Shangshu of the Household Department, and the head of the Cangbu Department on the matter of grain allocation due to the severe drought in Shanxi.

After Yuan Shangshu and others retreated, Prince Yongzhan also left the study room, and saw that it was snowing at night, and the pine eaves were clean and white.

Prince Yongzhan is a snow lover.The fresh snow in Yuqing Palace is never allowed to be swept away.

Seeing this snowy night scene, he was refreshed, his tiredness of the day disappeared, he put on the fox fur, and was about to walk on the snow when he saw Yong Chen running towards him with a pile of sundries.

Yong Chen ran in and immediately saw the elder brother of the prince standing on the snowy ground under the eaves, and ran to him at a faster pace, and showed him the package of sundries in his arms, "Brother prince, I want to make a lantern by myself. It’s about the guy who asked Eunuch Su to dig it out for me from the warehouse.”

Prince Yongzhan looked at the things in his arms, stretched out his hand to turn them over twice, and said with a smile, "Why do you think of making lanterns yourself?" Seeing the things in his arms, there were red rice paper and sprinkled gold rice paper, and some were used for inlaying. The imitation damask paper on the side, and the bamboo joints used as the skeleton, couldn't help laughing: "The things are quite complete."

Yong Chen smiled and said, "Brother Prince, isn't your birthday coming soon? I'll make a lantern to celebrate your birthday."

Prince Yongzhan was a little surprised, he glanced at him and said with a smile, "Why, no flowers this year?"

Yong Chen smiled and said: "Of course I still have to send flowers." She felt a little embarrassed, "I don't have anything else to give you. The shops under my name were only opened with the money you gave. You There is nothing lacking here, besides, where are the rare treasures in this world that you haven't seen?"

As he spoke, he drooped his head and sighed: "...it really takes a lot of thought to give you a birthday present."

"It turned out to be my fault." Prince Yong Zhan just smiled, and stopped walking into the snow, and went into the west room of the study with Yong Chen to see how he would make lanterns.

But he saw that Yong Chen had already prepared a volume of "Flower Lantern Collection" in his hand.

This "Collection of Flower Lanterns" was originally written by an idle son named Feng Liu in the previous dynasty. It contained detailed and interesting memorization of the making methods of various lanterns, and each lantern was drawn next to it. It only looks simple and easy.

Yongchen opened the "Flower Lantern Collection" with a high spirit, pointed to the title page and asked: "Brother Prince, what kind of lantern do you want? Is it a square pillar lantern, a water chestnut lantern, a pleated lantern, or a watermelon lantern? How about the five-three-faced lamp? How about the eight-sided folded lamp? This four-cornered tassel lamp is also pretty, what do you see?"

There are lanterns in the world, as long as his prince brother likes it, he can make it with his own hands immediately.

Prince Yongzhan couldn't help laughing when he saw his younger brother raised his eyebrows and looked at him.

He stretched out his hand, pressed his slender fingers on the first column of the title page, and said with a smile, "Just make a lantern that can hold up."

Yong Chen snorted and shouted: "Brother Prince, do you underestimate me?" He immediately pulled out bamboo joints to weave it, and he was very dexterous, and within a short while he really wove a similar skeleton of a lantern.

Yongchen was so unhappy, he raised his chin at the elder brother of the prince, and said with a smile, "Look at me!" Then he took the cutter and cut the red rice paper into the length and width of the lantern frame, mixed the paste with his own hands, The red rice paper was pasted on the frame, and narrow strips of imitation silk paper were used to border the upper and lower sides.After such a toss, the lantern immediately looked elegant.

He actually made it!

Prince Yongzhan clapped his palms and said with a smile: "I didn't know my younger brother has such a great talent. I really underestimated you." His words were teasing.

Yong Chen picked up the lantern in his hand, looked left and right, but was dissatisfied, and murmured: "I see other people's lanterns, there are paintings on them, so exquisite. Look, the one hanging under the porch—the two At least there are words written on the illuminated red lanterns. How do you do this?" He is not good at calligraphy and painting, and he had originally made up his mind to make a lantern made entirely by himself for the prince's brother, but now he made a mistake. difficult.

Prince Yongzhan also knew that the younger brother's drawing skills are not good, so he said with a smile: "What word do you want to write?"

"Safety."

Prince Yongzhan was surprised again, "Safe?" He read these two words with a dazed look on his face.

Only one step away from the supreme and most expensive seat in the world, the prince Yongzhan has never been given the word "Ping An" for more than [-] years.

Prince Yongzhan couldn't help looking at his younger brother again, but he saw that he was still worrying about holding the lantern, as if he said "peace" casually.

"Let me teach you how to behave." Prince Yongzhan said with a smile, "Take a thin piece of paper, trace the words you want on the copybook, then fold this thin paper and the deep red rice paper together, take Dan Cut out the handwriting with a blade knife. If you take off the thin paper, the words will be hollowed out on the red rice paper?"

Yong Chen nodded while listening.

"Then make the body of the lamp with sprinkled gold rice paper, paste the red rice paper inside, light the candle inside, and the candlelight will be reflected from the hollow, won't it be done?"

Yong Chen followed what he said and traced it in his mind, suddenly enlightened, clapped his hands and laughed: "Sure enough, Brother Prince, you have a solution!"

But he didn't want to look for the copybooks, so he just begged the prince Yongzhan to write the word "Ping An", and he would cover it with tissue paper and trace it carefully.

After all this tossing, the night has darkened.

Prince Yongzhan laughed and said, "Where is the rush now? Let's rest."

Yong Chen rubbed his sore eyes from carefully tracing the words, and said with a smile: "Let me just listen to you this time. At noon today, the concubine mother sent someone to look for me again, asking me to spare half a day tomorrow, saying that I have something to do— — but refused to say what it was.”

Prince Yongzhan knew what was going on as soon as he heard it, but he didn't say anything, just smiled and went to rest.

When he got up the next day, Yong Chen found out that the prince's elder brother was alone in the study room, and there were no ministers waiting to discuss, so he went into the study room familiarly, leaned down on the small couch by the window, picked up the refreshments on the desk, and read while eating. story book.

Yong Chen is a character who is most afraid of being alone, so he always needs someone to accompany him.

In the red city, he only loves the study of the prince's elder brother.The study room was personally arranged by Prince Yongzhan. It is exquisite and elegant, comfortable and warm, especially in winter, it is warm and smoke-free. Looking out from the window, you can only see the pine shadows and pretty plum blossoms in the courtyard, which is very pleasant.

It is rare for the prince Yongzhan to "steal half a day of leisure in a floating life", standing in front of the desk to paint, seeing the younger brother touch it, it is commonplace to just smile.

Two brothers, one painting, one reading; one standing, one lying down.

Living in the same room, breathing and hearing each other, but not interfering with each other.

Being with someone is always warmer than being alone.

Suddenly Su Danmo leaned in and said in a low voice: "Master Seventeen, a letter from Young Master Zhao Chang'an of the Marquis of Yongping's Mansion." As he spoke, he presented the letter on a silver tray.

Yongchen tore off the cover and lay back on the couch before reading the letter.

The crown prince Yongzhan lowered his eyebrows, his appearance was handsome, and the paintbrush in his hand was not messed up.

No one asked him, but Yong Chen suddenly said: "There is nothing written in the letter, it means that the flower shop outside my palace has started to make a profit after the period of loss."

That kind of tone that obviously wants to show off and get affirmation and praise, but still speaks plainly, is really cute.

Prince Yongzhan couldn't help laughing, fearing that a flick of his wrist would ruin the painting, so he had to put down the brush for a while, trying to compliment him, but he just smiled.

Yong Chen didn't care, it's good to be able to win the prince's brother a smile.He simply went to the desk and looked at the painting.

But I saw that the painting was a branch of early plum, with extraordinary character.

There is an inscription next to it, "Suyan Xuening tree, fragrance and wind are full of branches".

Yong Chen only looked at it brightly, and sighed with a smile: "When can I have painting skills like yours, brother Prince, and I don't need to open a shop, just selling paintings is enough." At this moment, his mind is full of business experience, what is so elegant? When everything comes to him, it is linked with silver.

Prince Yongzhan was not annoyed, instead he said with a smile: "Why don't I take it to your antique shop, I don't sign it, I don't stamp it - but see how much money someone is willing to buy?"

Yong Chen hurriedly said: "You are willing, but I am still reluctant."

He also knew how it was possible to sell the paintings of the crown prince of a country for money, but he just said it casually to enjoy his mouth.

Yong Chen thought for a while, then suddenly said: "This plum blossom looks like the lotus and orchid you had here before."

"How do you say that?" Prince Yong Zhan wondered.

"It's all about a flower, and there's a poem written next to it." Yong Chen helped him blow the wet ink on the painting, and said with a smile: "According to me, Brother Prince, why don't you draw a few more pictures to make up a whole lot?" Twelve months of the year. Now there are lotus in June, orchid in July, and early plum in November... I might as well draw the remaining nine months. It is also a good story for later generations. Brother Prince , do you think it's okay?"

Prince Yongzhan suppressed a smile, teased him to continue, and said: "It's not bad. What kind of flowers are there to paint in the remaining nine months?"

Yongchen's mouth was sharp, and he reported it immediately, "January welcomes spring, February apricot blossoms, March peach blossoms, April peonies, May pomegranates, August osmanthus flowers, September chrysanthemums, October roses, December narcissus... ..."

It's like chanting on the stage, and it's like the eunuch serving food giving the name of the dish.

Before he could finish speaking, Prince Yongzhan bent down with laughter, leaned on the back of the chair and coughed twice.

The two were chatting and laughing happily, but Chang Qing, the chief eunuch of Yichun Palace, came, he smiled and begged Yong Chen, "Master Seventeen, what Your Majesty means, please go with the servant."

Concubine Shu had already greeted him.

Yongchen did not doubt that there was him, and while walking out with him, he turned his head and warned, "Brother Prince, let's talk about painting flowers when I come back..."

That Chang Qing led the way, but the road became more and more secluded, until he stopped in front of a palace that was rarely visited by people.

Yong Chen wondered: "Mother Concubine is here?"

Chang Qing lowered his eyebrows and smiled respectfully: "The servant only sent His Highness here, and there will be a special eunuch to pick you up inside."

When Yong Chen entered the palace, he saw two high-ranking eunuchs coming to welcome him.

"The servant has met His Royal Highness Seventeen. Your Highness, please come with the servant..."

So he led Yong Chen into the secret room in this secluded palace.

As soon as Yongchen entered the secret room, he immediately felt... that he was about to go blind.

In the middle of the secret room, there is a statue of Huanxi Buddha who has sex with each other.

If Yongchen were to use more harmonious words to describe what he saw, it would be "the two Buddhas, each wearing heavy make-up, hugging each other, and the two make do with each other, so they can move organically."

Yes, not only can see!You can still move!

This Huanxi Buddha is not a clay body wood plastic, it is a high-end product with mechanisms!

As soon as the little eunuch standing behind the Buddha statue pressed the switch, the Happy Buddha began to do... what he loved to do!

It can also change into various actions!

Yong Chen had a look of being struck by lightning, but the two eunuchs at the same level still looked serious, and they came up to lead him to burn incense and bow down to Huanxi Buddha.

Yong Chen probably knew what was going on, so he bit the bullet and did as he did - it is estimated that his first sixteen brothers have all experienced this.

Yong Chen had to retreat immediately after prostrating, it was... shameful to watch the Huanxi Buddha move in front of several strange eunuchs.

Who knew he was still too naive.

The senior eunuch said again: "Your Highness, please touch the hidden place, and learn the method of handover tacitly."

...Yongchen chooses death.

"Your Highness, please contemplate the spring paintings." The senior eunuch swept the dust away, signaling Yong Chen to look at the four walls.

It was only then that Yong Chen discovered that under the impact of Huanxi Buddha, he hadn't even noticed—on the walls and ceiling of this secret room, as long as he could see it, there were all kinds of pictures of sexual intercourse between men and women.

The erotic pictures that can be hidden in the secret room of the palace and used for sex & education for the prince should be regarded as masterpieces.

But limited by the age and technique, in Yong Chen's view, it is still too inferior!

He wants to go back and look at the prince's brother's painting to wash his eyes!

After finally coming out, the two eunuchs delivered the final blow.

"If your Highness still has something unclear, there are also cat houses and pigeon houses in the palace, where the male and female chase each other, or realize their vitality."

Not only is there a moving Huanxi Buddha, there are erotic pictures posted all over the wall, and even small animals are not spared!

Yong Chen came out of the secret room, his heart collapsed and his face tensed.

He went straight all the way back to the West Side Hall of Yuqing Palace, while calling for people to pack up the mattresses and return to the west room of Dunben Hall, and at the same time calling for Han Xia, the leading maid next to him, to come, "Go back to your concubine mother, the pair she sent yesterday The palace daughters dare not accept it, so they say that this side is full - let them serve the mother and concubine in the Yichun Palace, and fulfill the son's filial piety."

Yong Chen treated his servants kindly, Han Xia Yin said with a smile: "Why did Your Highness come out like this so suddenly? When the two girls came over yesterday, Your Highness praised them for looking at them, as expected of coming out of Yichun Palace Is it?"

Yong Chen looked at her appearance, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said angrily: "You all understand people, but I am a fool."

Hanxia didn't dare to say any more, and went to arrange it herself.

After rushing back to Dunben Hall, Prince Yongzhan was about to go out.

Yongchen hurriedly came up, hugged the prince's brother's arm and begged: "Good brother, save my life. It's good for me to sleep in this western room, why move out again?"

Prince Yongzhan laughed in surprise: "What's the matter? You're sweating." He handed him his handkerchief.

Yongchen couldn't care less about wiping his sweat, he just begged.

Prince Yongzhan said with a smile: "I'm afraid there are still a few bottles of Songling Qingchun wine in my storeroom, do you want more?"

Only then did Yongchen understand, and hurriedly bowed and bowed to admit his mistake, "My good brother, I was the one who made too much trouble in the past. Now I understand how you feel in your heart..." Like him, he wanted to meet a court lady who had just met; His elder brother, the prince, wanted to meet the concubine Ji who hadn't seen him for a long time.

Humans are not animals after all.

"You're talking nonsense again." Prince Yongzhan sighed when he heard his nondescript comparison, and seeing that he was really uneasy, he smiled and said, "All the things have been brought back, can I drive you away?"

Considering that my younger brother is still young, since he is unwilling now, there is no need to worry about it.

Concubine Shu in Yichun Palace listened to Hanxia's reply, she also smiled with her handkerchief covered, and sighed again and again, "I'm still a child at heart." So they arranged for the two maids to live in Yichun Palace and stay forever in the coming year. I will say it in hindsight, but now I will not mention it in this section.

Yongchen moved back to the west room of Dunben Hall again, and after a few days of leisure, he only checked the account books of the household department sent by the prince's brother every day.

In the afternoon of this day, several groups of people suddenly came to Dunben hall, and went in and out of the study.

These people all have heavy faces, come and go in a hurry, and they are not familiar faces, but looking at the official robes - they are all important officials of the court, this time there are more generals.

Yong Chen sat in the west room, looking outside from time to time, wondering what happened.

When the prince's elder brother has serious business, he won't bother him in the study - he waits for people to leave before he goes to pester him.

In the evening, Prince Yongzhan hurried out of the Dunben Hall with several officials, and did not return until it was time to light the lanterns.

Yongchen couldn't help worrying, dinner was useless.

Suddenly someone came from Qianqing Palace, saying that the emperor had summoned the seventeen princes.

Yong Chen hurriedly followed out and asked the visitor, "Is the elder brother of the prince also in Qianqing Palace?" Seeing the visitor nodding, he asked again: "Do you know why?"

The little eunuch was clever, and said: "I don't know. Only now the emperor, His Highness the Crown Prince, His Highness the Ninth Prince, Yuan Shangshu, Tian Guojiu, and a nephew from Tian Guojiu's family are all inside."

There is Ninth Brother and Tian Liyi?

Yong Chen quickened his pace, the two of them got together, they must be disgusting the elder brother of the prince again.

When he arrived at Qianqing Palace, he found that things were not exactly as he imagined.

When Emperor Jinglong saw him coming, he pointed at Yuan Shangshu and said, "Tell him about it."

Yuan Shangshu is in his fifties, and he is a bit bookish, because he narrates his past love.

It turned out that the rebels in Dong'e County, Shandong Province set fire to the yamen, released the prisoners in the prison, and joined forces with them. They took a boat along the Yellow River and went straight to Pingyin County downstream.

The county magistrate of Dong'e County is missing, and the county magistrate of Pingyin County refuses to abandon the people and flee. .

The magistrate of Pingyin County who refused to abandon the city and escape, his surname was Cai and his name was Zizhen, was the only son of Cai Shiyuan, the master of Yongchen.

Hearing the rebellion in front of Yong Chen, he was already righteously angry; when he heard that the county magistrate who sacrificed his life was the only son of his master, and when he thought of sending Cai Shiyuan out of the palace that day, when he mentioned the warm smile on the orange peel-like old face of his descendants, he bristled with anger There is another layer of sadness underneath.

Even if these traitors were killed by hand, Master Cai's only son would not come back alive.

Emperor Jinglong saw the expression of grief and indignation on Yong'an's face, and said: "I have discussed with them for a long time just now, and everything else has been arranged properly. Only a forward leader with troops can't be settled. This is a sacrifice for the country. Cai Zizhen, the county magistrate of Pingyin County, is your only son, Master Cai, and that’s why he called you here—do you have anything to say?” He looked at him as he spoke.

But Yong Chen asked: "May I ask who the emperor and the elder brothers and ministers have drawn up?"

Emperor Jing Long was in a heavy heart at the moment, so he didn't make fun of him, he just said: "Your ninth brother recommends your sixteenth brother, and Tian Liyi recommends Tian Benlun, his nephew from another clan."

"Then..." Yong Chen sat at the bottom and looked at the elder brother sitting on the upper left, who was looking at him worriedly, "Where is the elder brother?"

Emperor Jing Long took a deep breath, "The crown prince recommended Yongqing—but Yongqing is singing every night now, so I dare not use him."

Yongchen took a deep breath, the words that Master Cai told him that day still lingered in his ears.

"I think the Seventeenth Lord always has the heart to protect the prince. It's just that there is a heart in everything, and strength is needed... I hope His Highness will soon accept the ignorant heart and assist a generation of Mingjun."

"Next month, the old minister's son, daughter-in-law, and a little grandson will all come back from Shandong—it will be a great joy to have grandchildren at that time."

After all, he was young, stirred up by righteous indignation, and set up the ambition to escort the prince's elder brother, and seeing the Ninth Prince, Tian Guoshu and others staring at him like wolves, how could he bear it?

Not to mention any hesitation, Yong Chen knelt down with a "plop" and said loudly, "My son is willing to go!"

Emperor Jing Long stared at him and said, "It's not a joke to kill people in battle."

Yong Chen said: "Back when the eldest brother fought with the father, he was one year younger than the son. The son is not afraid."

Emperor Jinglong was still pondering.

Prince Yongzhan coughed, and said in a low voice: "Father, my son thinks it is more appropriate to let the sixteenth brother go." He went back and forth all afternoon to discuss matters, and because Yong Chen was involved again, he was anxious, and now his voice was already loud. Slightly hoarse.

Yong Chen first heard that his voice was not right, and was feeling distressed, but when he heard the latter words, he immediately knelt up straight and stared at the prince.

Prince Yongzhan just didn't look at him, and said to Emperor Jinglong: "The sixteenth brother has experienced with Yongqing before, and he also won the head of the enemy. Besides, the fifth brother is in charge of the affairs of the river. If the sixteenth brother follows the waterway, Also cheap..."

"Father!" Yong Chen hurriedly said: "There is always a first time for everything. If you don't let your son go out, wouldn't you never experience it? Since Fifth Brother is on the river, my son..." He wanted to go on. , suddenly saw the prince looking back at him.

I saw Prince Yongzhan's face sinking like water, the corners of his brows and eyes seemed to be covered with frost, and there was even more anger in his eyes.

Yong Chen has been with him for a long time, but he has never seen the elder brother of the prince like this, so he can't help but keep quiet for a while.

The crown prince Yongzhan coughed twice, and when he spoke again, his tone was still as usual gentle, "The sixteenth brother has always been aspiring to serve in the army, and he is indeed talented in this..." Xu Xu said, "Since the father does not If you dare to use the eldest brother, it is better to use the sixteenth brother."

Yongchen knelt down, his lips were tightly pressed, his head was lowered, and he didn't say a word.

Cai Zi who sacrificed his life was really his master's only son. In this case, he took the initiative to invite Ying. Even if Emperor Jing Long didn't send him to lead the army alone, it would be no problem to serve as a dummy with the general.

Just listening to the meaning of the prince's brother's words, he didn't mention him in a single sentence, obviously because he didn't want him to intervene; but he praised Brother Sixteen every word.It's really annoying to hear.

If there is a serious dispute, Emperor Jinglong may not not follow Yongchen.

He has always been able to speak, and he has got the pulse of Emperor Jinglong.

It's just that Yong Chen doesn't want to argue with the prince's elder brother in front of outsiders, or to save his face.

So he just bowed his head and knelt, feeling more and more angry and annoyed.

He took the initiative to ask for Ying, isn't it for the sake of the prince's brother?It was despised by people.

Crown Prince Yong Zhan recommended the Sixteenth Prince instead, and the Ninth Prince was naturally happy to see the success, and Uncle Tian Guo followed suit.

This matter was settled in a short while.

As soon as Emperor Jing Long said "Let's go", Yong Chen immediately turned around and walked out, standing on the steps blowing the cold wind, trying to calm down.

Prince Yongzhan also came out later, and only then called out, "Yongchen."

Seeing that the younger brother walked away, the direction he saw was not going back to Yuqing Palace, but going out of the palace gate.

Prince Yongzhan sighed, and said to Su Danmo: "Send some people to follow him, and don't cause trouble."

The voice was tired and slightly hoarse.

Yong Chen walked out of the palace gate in one breath, and called his companion to lead the horse, and then he hit the horse and galloped without knowing the way.

I only feel the cold wind blowing on my face, but my heart is getting more and more angry.

In fact, it wasn't entirely because he was angry with the prince's brother, but because Master Cai's only son died, he was already sad in his heart, but it was covered by anger - he didn't even realize it for a while.

In the snow under the porch of Dunben Hall, Prince Yongzhan stood under the red lantern, looking in the direction of the gate with worry in his eyes.

There is only a quarter of an hour before the key to the palace gate.

Su Danmo trotted in, and replied cautiously: "Your Highness hasn't come back yet - it's windy and snowy here, Your Highness, let's go back to the room first, and wait the same..."

Prince Yongzhan just kept silent and went back to the study silently.

But on the corner of the desk is a lantern that Yongchen just made yesterday.

On the wall of the golden lamp, there are two huge red characters: peace.

Prince Yongzhan leaned on the back of the chair, looking at the lantern.

My icy fingers cling to the silver stove, and they haven't warmed up for a long time.