"Your Highness, you should also go take a look at Thirteenth Brother's side!"
"I heard that...Prince Rui left yesterday!"
In the inner chamber of the East Palace, Yuan Chun was arranging Zhu Jingyuan's clothes and kept talking.
Logically speaking, this kind of waiting work should be done by maids, but it was one of the few opportunities to get close to the prince, so how could Yuanchun miss it so easily.
Zhu Jingyuan had no expression on his face and said slowly: "Thirteenth brother will be fine. Besides, in the past few days, I have to read and comment on memorials and analyze several major events in detail..."
"We will discuss the situation in the northwest in a few days, and my father also asked me to write down my opinions on how to pacify the border areas. It is really hard to find the time!"
"Sister, the prince has many things to do, don't cause trouble with him anymore!"
The speaker was Wang Yi, another concubine. Her background was lower than Yuanchun's, and her father was just a civil servant.
Compared to Yuan Chun, Wang Yi was more liked by the prince, simply because he knew how to flatter and flatter Zhu Jingyuan better, which made Zhu Jingyuan feel like a man.
Of course, because Wang Yi was so devoted to inviting favors, she was not liked by the queen, so it was Yuanchun who went to the palace to invite Anduo.
"Nowadays... I don't know how many people want to find fault with the Crown Prince. The most important thing for the Crown Prince right now is not to make any mistakes, so how can he care about other people's affairs!"
Even if Zhu Jingyuan liked Wang Yi again, when he heard the other party talking like this, he would straighten his face and lecture him: "Yier, don't speak nonsense!"
"My thirteenth brother and I are brothers and sisters, so how can we say it's someone else's business?"
"I said something wrong, please forgive me!"
Wang Yi looked like a little bird, as if he had been greatly wronged, which easily made Zhu Jingyuan feel protective.
Yuan Chun couldn't stand Wang Yi's behavior the most. She turned her head to the side at this moment, fearing that she couldn't help but spit it out.
If the former Crown Princess was still alive, with Wang Yi's charming look, she would have been dragged out and slapped in the mouth.
"Prince, Mr. Gao has arrived in the study room!"
Originally, he wanted to appease Wang Yi, but after hearing this, Zhu Jingyuan immediately said: "Take Mr. Gao to the front hall to watch!"
"yes!"
Compared with the outer study room, the front hall is more formal, enough to highlight the courtesy to Gao Shuyan.
After these few days of settlement, Gao Shuyan and others have officially left the East Palace and become members of Xianyun Yehe.
In order to no longer give people a hand and cause trouble to Zhu Jingyuan, the few of them who were dismissed have all left the capital one after another.
Gao Shuyan was the last one to leave, and he would come to say goodbye to the prince before leaving. He wouldn't even be able to enter the imperial city in two days.
When Zhu Jingyuan rushed to the front hall, he saw Gao Shuyan, who had taken off his official uniform and looked like an ordinary rich man.
It wasn't until he got closer that he realized that the veteran minister who had been with him for twenty years now had gray hair on his temples.
"Caomin Gao Shuyan, please see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" Gao Shuyan performed the great ceremony.
Zhu Jingyuan quickly stepped forward, helped Gao Shuyan up, and said at the same time: "Sir, there is no need to be polite!"
"Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
After the two of them took their seats, Zhu Jingyuan asked, "Has your luggage been packed, sir?"
"Pack it up and leave tomorrow!"
Although he knew this was inevitable, Zhu Jingyuan still felt sad when he heard Gao Shuyan say it himself.
As if he resonated with his sadness, Gao Shuyan's mood became heavy, and both of them fell silent for a while.
"It's a long and far road to Shandong, sir, please take care!"
With the current transportation and medical conditions, traveling long distances is extremely risky, especially for an elderly person like Gao Shuyan.
"Old minister is not in a hurry to return to his hometown. He plans to go to Jinling with Wang Jinru to have a look. It is said that his family has planted more than ten acres of purple bamboo!"
Wang Jinru is also an official of the Prince's Mansion. He was also among the dismissed people. He came to bid farewell to Zhu Jingyuan yesterday.
"Sir, this is..."
Gao Shuyan smiled freely and replied: "To be fair to the Crown Prince... Although I have been dismissed from office, I don't feel much disappointed. I just feel that I am light without an official!"
"After working hard for most of my life, I have been walking on thin ice all the time. I have become old all of a sudden, but I haven't had time to see all this great river and mountains!"
"Now that I have been deposed, I no longer have any bonds, so I just want to take a walk around!"
Zhu Jingyuan originally thought that Gao Shuyan would be unwilling to accept being wronged and would be angry and find it difficult to accept it, but he did not expect that the other party would have such a mentality.
This made Zhu Jingyuan relax a lot, so he said with a smile: "It would be great if Mr. Gao thinks like this... Life is short, you should enjoy yourself in time!"
Then the two chatted a lot, and the chatting place also moved from the living room to the garden, and finally came to a pavilion.
At this moment, there was no maid accompanying him within ten feet. The two of them were very relaxed and casual. They were not talking about the party and politics, but how to live a relaxed and comfortable life.
Seeing that there was no one around, Gao Shuyan suddenly said in a low voice: "Your Highness..."
Originally the atmosphere was very cheerful, but at this moment Gao Shuyan's expression became serious and his tone became particularly solemn, causing the relaxation in the living room to disappear.
"Sir, please tell me..."
"Of course the old minister can leave, but those people will not let go of attacking the prince. You have to be careful in the future!"
These words were full of affection. I have to say that Gao Shuyan was very loyal, but he was too "bossy" in the past.
"The soldiers will stop us, but the water will cover us up!" Zhu Jingyuan sighed.
"I have a word for you to remember, Your Highness Wanwang!"
"Sir, please speak!"
"Master Thirteen is considerate in his dealings. Your Highness must win over him so that he can fight against Prince Rui!"
Hearing Gao Shuyan say that Zhu Jinghong was considerate, Zhu Jingyuan disapproved. After all, this guy caused a lot of trouble during his trip to Jinling.
Now that I have returned to Beijing, it has only been a few days, and there have been a lot of troubles. It doesn't look very reliable.
Out of politeness, Zhu Jingyuan still replied: "I will have a good relationship with my thirteenth brother!"
Then Gao Shuyan said: "But there is one thing. Your Highness can use Master Thirteen, but you can never trust him!"
These words are not pleasant to hear. To put it seriously, they are trying to alienate the brothers of the Zhu family. If word spreads, the whole family will be killed. After all, the current emperor is most taboo about these things.
Only Gao Shuyan who was absolutely loyal could say such heartfelt words.
Of course, it was precisely because he knew Gao Shuyan's loyalty that Zhu Jingyuan did not fall out on the spot.
I just heard Zhu Jingyuan say in a deep voice: "Mr. Gao, you don't need to be a suspect. What you said... I'm afraid it's unreasonable, let alone the teachings of the sages!"
"Your Highness, now is not the time to be reasonable, now is the time to discuss success or failure!"
"Master Thirteen is still young now. After he is crowned and opens a mansion next year, many things will be different. There is no guarantee that other thoughts will not arise!"
"You mean...the thirteenth brother will also covet the East Palace?"
Gao Shuyan solemnly said: "It's not impossible!"
"Mr. Gao, my thirteenth brother and I are brothers. We..."
Before Zhu Jingyuan could finish speaking, Gao Shuyan interrupted: "Your Highness, don't forget that Prince Rui is also your brother!"
"Tang Taizong and Prince Yin, Prince Chengqian and King Li Tai of Wei... they are all brothers from the same mother!"
Zhu Jingyuan knew all this history, but Gao Shuyan said it harshly at this moment, which gave Zhu Jingyuan a different kind of impact.
Yes, these people are all brothers, and they all turned against each other in the end... Being brothers doesn't mean anything.
In fact, there are more recent examples, such as Shizu and Lingshuren, and another example is the current emperor, Prince Li and King Yinge.
Gao Shuyan did not tell this bloody example for the sake of His Majesty's confidentiality, but it did not prevent the prince from thinking about it himself.
"Your Highness, Thirteenth Master can use it. If you use it well, you can suppress Prince Rui. But you have to use it but also guard against it. Remember it!"
"Mr. Gao, I took note of it!"
At this moment, Zhu Jingyuan felt particularly upset, feeling that no one in the world could be trusted anymore.
After all, according to what Gao Shuyan said, even the loyal and upright Thirteenth Brother can't believe it now!
(End of chapter)
