Seeing many beautiful sisters staring at the fourth prince, Zhao Yao covered his mouth and "smiled evilly".
When the Eighth Prince saw Zhao Yao smiling so treacherously, he asked in a funny way: "Why are you laughing?"
Zhao Yao raised his chin and pursed his lips at the girls who were staring at the fourth prince on the roadside, "Bago, you see they are all staring at the fourth prince."
The Eighth Prince glanced at it and said in a cold tone: "What's this?"
"Myna, there are many people looking at you."
The Eighth Prince was not in good health and was a little frail, which made his appearance look a bit feminine. In addition, he was thin and looked like a girl.
His biological mother was from Jiangnan, and she was beautiful and gentle. Among all the palace maids, her beauty was very good, even compared with the concubines. She has always known that she is good-looking, so she is not willing to be a palace maid. So, while Emperor Wu of Zhou was drunk, he climbed onto the dragon bed.
Emperor Wu of Zhou disliked the eighth prince, partly because he hated his biological mother, and partly because he looked too much like his biological mother. It can be said that the eighth prince looks exactly like his mother and concubine, and does not look like Emperor Wu of Zhou at all.
Every time he saw the eighth prince, Emperor Zhou Wu would think of his biological mother, and how he would be plotted by his biological mother.
The thing that the Eighth Prince hated most about himself was his face. Also, he hates people saying he is good-looking, and even more hates people saying he looks like a woman.
The eighth prince was disgusted with the curious and admiring look he cast at the woman on the roadside, and he could not help but feel anxious in his heart. However, he has always been good at controlling his emotions and will not let his true thoughts be revealed.
"Ignore them."
Seeing that the eighth prince's face was a little cold, Zhao Yao knew that his eighth prince was angry. I don’t know why his eighth brother hates women and doesn’t like others saying he’s good-looking. If someone compliments him on how beautiful he is, he won't even be happy.
Zhao Yao approached the fourth prince and asked curiously: "Fourth brother, what kind of woman do you like?"
The fourth prince did not expect that Zhao Yao would ask him such a question. He was slightly startled, and then asked: "Why do you ask this?"
"I'm just curious. Fourth brother, you will become a king the year after next, and your father will definitely grant you a marriage next year." Zhao Yao stared at the fourth prince with a pair of obsidian eyes shining with gossip, "Fourth brother, do you like What kind of woman is she? Beautiful or not."
The fourth prince had never thought about this matter. Now being asked so suddenly by Zhao Yao, he really didn't know how to answer for a while.
"Oh..." Zhao Yao said in a deliberately long tone, "Fourth brother, you must like a woman who is good at reading." Fourth brother is a good reader, so he must like a woman who is as good at reading as him.
"I haven't thought about it." The fourth prince said in a calm tone, "My father has given me a marriage. It doesn't matter whether I like it or not." Although the fourth prince has not thought about his future concubine, it does not mean that he does not understand the relationship between men and women. things.
"Why is it not important anymore?" Zhao Yao asked in surprise, "Fourth brother, is it true that your father wants you to marry a particularly annoying person? Do you want to marry him?"
"The concubine my father has chosen for me must be the most suitable for me." The fourth prince added, "It doesn't matter whether you like her or not, the most important thing is that she is suitable."
After he finished speaking, he saw Zhao Yao looking at him blankly, and couldn't help but laugh. He then raised his hand and gently tapped Zhao Yao's little head.
"You are still young, and you don't understand even if I tell you."
"Fourth brother, do you understand?"
"I know better than you." The fourth prince stopped talking about this topic and changed the topic to talk about tomorrow night's dinner.
As soon as he heard about the dinner tomorrow night, Zhao Yao's mind turned to the delicious food and did not ask the fourth prince about it again.
When the eighth prince heard the conversation between the fourth prince and Zhao Yao, a flash of sarcasm flashed in his eyes.
Zhao Yao talked to the fourth prince from time to time, and chatted with the eighth prince from time to time. After a while, they finally arrived at the palace gate.
The prince dismounted first, and then he dismounted on behalf of the king.
Except for Emperor Wu of Zhou who could ride into the palace, no one was allowed to ride into the palace.
The prince asked the guards and ministers to go back. Dai Wang also asked his soldiers to go back. The prince asked the soldiers under Dai Wang to go home and have a good rest. Tomorrow Emperor Zhou Wu would give them a reward, and there would be a celebration banquet in the evening to keep them in good spirits.
"Second brother, my father is still waiting for you, let's go into the palace." The prince said to the third prince and the others, "Third brother, you go back first."
"Yes, Your Highness the Crown Prince."
Seeing the prince and the king walking side by side towards Chengguang Hall, the third prince laughed inexplicably, then took out a folding fan from his arms and shook it gently.
"Fifth brother, sixth brother, would you like to have a cup of tea in my room?"
"Third brother invites us, so we should obey." The fifth prince said with a smile.
"Let's go."
When Zhao Yao saw the fourth prince looking at him, he was so frightened that he immediately retreated behind the eighth prince, "Fourth brother, you said you don't want me to come to your room. Can't you just keep your word?"
The fourth prince smiled helplessly and said: "I want to remind you not to forget to copy the Analects of Confucius."
"Fourth brother, I will not forget it. I will go back and copy it right away."
The fourth prince said nothing more and turned back to Xingdeok Palace.
Among the princes, except for the seventh prince, ninth prince and Zhao Yao who did not live in Xingde Palace, everyone else did.
"Bago, I'll go back and copy the Analects of Confucius first. We'll see you tomorrow." Zhao Yao said with a wilted voice.
The Eighth Prince grabbed Zhao Yao's back collar and said to him with a smile: "You go to my place and we will copy it together."
Only then did Zhao Yao remember that the Eighth Prince had been helping him copy the "Analects of Confucius". His eyes that had just been dull suddenly became very bright, and his delicate and cute little face showed an expectant look.
"Bago, help me copy..." Before he could finish his words, the Eighth Prince covered his mouth.
"Shh, this is not the place to talk. Let's go back to Xingdeok Palace first."
"Okay." Zhao Yao followed the eighth prince obediently.
Heungdeokgung Palace is very large, and the princes who live there have their own courtyards. Once you enter the courtyard, there are a dozen or twenty rooms. However, the courtyard where the Eighth Prince lived was not large, with only about ten rooms.
The eighth prince's courtyard is located in the most remote part of Xingdeok Palace, but it is an extremely quiet place. The Third Prince and the others never came to the Eighth Prince's yard, nor did they send people to keep an eye on the Eighth Prince. This left the Eighth Prince to do a lot of things in his yard.
When you walk into Heungdeokgung Palace, the first thing you see is a large garden. The layout of the garden is very Jiangnan style, and every place is very elegant.
As soon as they walked into Xingdeok Palace, they heard the laughter of the third prince and the fifth prince.
"What are Third Brother and the others laughing at? Are they laughing so happily?" Zhao Yao had never been to the Third Prince's yard because the Third Prince and the others wouldn't let him in.
"Don't worry about them."
At this time, Yu Hai came over and saluted the Eighth Prince and Zhao Yao: "I have met His Highness, and I have met His Tenth Highness."
The Eighth Prince nodded lightly and then told Yu Hai: "Let the small kitchen make a bowl of milk tea for the tenth brother."
Zhao Yao said hurriedly: "Put more honey."
"Yes, Your Highness."
"Have you made any snacks in the kitchen today?"
"Go back to your highness and do some work."
"Brother Ten will be given some to try later."
"Bago is still nice to me."
Zhao Yao followed the eighth prince to the study. The eighth prince took out the copy of "The Analects of Confucius" and showed it to him. He counted it carefully, and the Eighth Prince copied it fifty times for him.
This was a huge surprise for Zhao Yao. He hugged the eighth prince and shouted happily, "Myna is the best", "Myna is the most powerful", "Myna is the best person in the world" and other words.
On the other side, in the imperial study, King Dai was reporting to Emperor Wu of Zhou about the great victory in Liangzhou. The prince was not in the imperial study, but returned to the East Palace.
It was not Emperor Wu of Zhou who asked the prince to step down, but the prince who considerately took the initiative to step aside, leaving Emperor Wu of Zhou and King Dai alone.
Although King Dai wrote several letters to Emperor Wu of Zhou before he returned to Beijing, in which he described the process of quelling the rebellion in Liangzhou, they were not very specific.
It took the king an hour to report on the great victory in Liangzhou, and then he looked at Emperor Wu of Zhou with an expression asking for praise.
Emperor Zhou Wu looked at his appearance and said with a smile: "You did a good job. It was better than I imagined. You didn't disappoint me."
Although many people praised King Dai for quelling the chaos in Liangzhou this time, King Dai still wanted to hear Emperor Wu of Zhou praise him with his own ears. For him, Emperor Wu of Zhou's praise and recognition were the most important.
"Father, when have I ever let you down?"
