"Get up, this is the ninth brother you have never met. Now I canonize him as the King of Hejian County, and reward him with the Prince Teng Mansion that you just became the sixth brother of the domain. Go and see what's there in the afternoon. If you need to add more, please urge the Ministry of Industry, Zongzheng Temple, and the Imperial Supervisor to take care of it. If you need anything, you don’t need to report it separately, just go to the inner treasury and get it."
"You, the ninth brother, have lived in Tingxuexuan with Concubine Jing for many years and have never seen the outside world. You are his biological brother and his king. As for his life outside, you, the eldest brother, must Please help me more." When the prince stood up, the emperor pointed to Huang Qiong aside.
"My son, I respect my father's holy will. Please rest assured, my father, I am the elder brother of my ninth brother, and I will definitely take good care of my ninth brother." After saying that, the prince turned around. Although he didn't know what he was thinking in his heart, his face But he put on an expression of surprise: "You are the ninth younger brother of Concubine Jing. You are indeed a talented person."
When Huang Qiong saw the prince looking at her, he quickly bowed his head and said, "My brother has met His Highness, and I would like to pay my respects to His Highness." Although he looked at this guy with a fake smile on his face, he felt a little uncomfortable. But Huang Qiong obviously didn't want anyone to find fault in this matter.
"You and I are biological brothers, why should we be so open to each other? We had never met each other before, but I didn't expect that today, we would finally meet." Seeing Huang Qiong bending down to say hello, the prince hurriedly helped Huang Qiong up. However, although the words were extremely affectionate, the moment Huang Qiong raised his head, he saw a flash of light in the prince's eyes.
Although the flash of light in the prince's eyes was just a flash, it was still keenly captured by Huang Qiong. Looking at the prince who was pretending to be affectionate, and recalling the gleam of light that he had just captured, and recalling Aunt Yao's past comments about the prince's narrow-mindedness, Huang Qiong knew that her life would not be easy in the future.
Back then, their mothers suffered a lot at the hands of their grandfathers. Even though his mother tried to save their lives and gave them the status they have today, it also gave him the status of crown prince. But I'm afraid this guy has always been remembering the precarious years in the cold palace. In the same way that loving a house is related to a bird, hating a house is also related to a house.
Grandpa died young, and now the graves are covered with lush vegetation. Even if he hates him so much that he wants to crush his ashes, he will have to wait until he ascends the throne. And my mother lives in Tingxuexuan, with no door left and no door open, so no one is allowed to enter without purpose. Even if he is the prince, it is the same. If you want revenge, you still have to wait until he ascends the throne, otherwise there is still no hope.
Over the years, although he has become the crown prince below one person and above ten thousand people, I am afraid that he has never forgotten the hatred he accumulated in the past. As the emperor, I seem to be in good health, and I have no way to retaliate for a while. Now that he is out of the palace and living in the palace, without even a reliable person around him, he will most likely become the target of his revenge.
However, although Huang Qiong was a little worried about becoming the revenge target of the legendary prince with a small belly and chicken intestines, Huang Qiong did not have the slightest fear in his heart. There was nothing scary about him. He was the prince and the crown prince, but Huang Qiong didn't believe that none of his brothers cared about the crown prince's position.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend. There is only one position of prince, but he is not the only son of my own emperor. He is ranked ninth. Not counting the prince who is younger than him and the prince, there are seven people older than him. Even the other three kings born from the same mother as the prince may not miss him, and may even miss him even more.
Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty had several sons who were all born to the same mother. Wouldn't they fight to the death? The crown prince of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty and the King of Wei were both sons of Empress Changsun, so wouldn't they still fight like black-eyed chickens? In front of the throne, there has always been no brotherhood. Brothers from the same mother fight so fiercely, not to mention that your brother has numerous half-brothers.
As long as you make good use of the conflicts between the brothers and be more careful with this guy, there shouldn't be any big problems. If you push me into a hurry, the worst possible outcome is that this bullshit prince will stop and sneak into the East Palace in the middle of the night and let you finish the whole thing. Those useless guards of yours really may not be able to stop me.
Huang Qiong, who had calmed down, was also in the mood to make excuses with the prince: "Then I will thank His Highness the Crown Prince here. From now on, I will definitely take His Highness as the leader in everything I do. There is something I don't understand in the future. , and I also ask His Highness the Crown Prince to give you your advice."
"What Ninth Brother said, you and I, our flesh and blood compatriots, are you saying this? Don't worry, Ninth Brother, I will take care of Ninth Brother's Hejian County Prince's Mansion to Ninth Brother's satisfaction. Also, in the future, we will also Ninth Brother, please don’t call me Prince or Crown Prince. Those are for foreign ministers. You and I, brothers, just call me eldest brother."
When he said these words, the prince held Huang Qiong's hand in an extremely affectionate manner, and the smile on his face never diminished. Except for the words "Hejian County Prince's Mansion" with a slightly heavier voice, the rest of the performance seemed intimate. In order to deliberately create an intimate scene of brotherly love in front of the emperor.
Huang Qiong looked at the hand held by the prince, and at this moment, she recalled in her heart that when she left the palace a few years ago, when she had a dispute with the young prince of the Wuchang Marquis Mansion, his bastard had inadvertently mentioned this He is a prince, and in some aspects he seems to have a penchant for privacy.
Huang Qiong, who couldn't help but feel chills in his heart, quickly got rid of the prince without leaving a trace, holding his hand tightly and saying: "Prince Yu Private is naturally my younger brother's eldest brother, but Yu Gong is the crown prince of the world, and he has a close relationship with my younger brother. The righteousness of the king and his ministers. The king is the king and the minister is the minister. The younger brother of the minister cannot and dare not go beyond it."
"Yes, I am very happy that you have this idea. You can position yourself correctly and prove that your book is not in vain. But in the future, you must have a good relationship with the prince and the brothers in Beijing. Don't imitate your mother. , being as cold as ice to everyone is not good for your future." The emperor was quite satisfied with Huang Qiong's answer.
I don’t know whether the speaker meant it, but the listener certainly did. The emperor's words were originally intended to tell Huang Qiong not to imitate his mother's withdrawn character, and to interact more with others, especially her brothers. But in the prince's ears, it sounded quite harsh. After hearing this, the prince couldn't help but frown slightly.
Although his frown was very slight and was not noticed by the emperor, it fell into the eyes of Huang Qiong who had been observing him secretly. Seeing the prince's frown, Huang Qiong knew that the emperor's words might have made the prince feel uncomfortable.
"The future is not good," what is the future? According to the ancestral system of Daqi, the prince must join the feudal clan at the age of twenty-one and cannot leave the feudal territory for more than 100 miles without an imperial edict. To put it bluntly, these princes who are not destined to inherit the throne are imprisoned in a high-end prison. Apart from being rice bugs and trying to save more money for their descendants, what future do these princes have?
Not only did he have no freedom, he also had to worry all the time that the subsequent emperor, who had long disliked him, would find an excuse to cut down the vassal and take away his title. This kind of life is what those princes call the future. It is not good for the future. No matter how good this future is, how good can it be?
Huang Qiong didn't know whether the emperor's words were unintentional or had some other meaning. There was always a hint of provocation in the emperor's words. But now he knew very clearly that the prince was definitely thinking wrong.
But the prince is a prince after all. It is not known how much the prince has learned in governing the country after so many years, but this city is still quite deep. The hesitation on his face just flashed across his face, and then he quickly turned normal and said: "Ninth brother is indeed taught by Concubine Jing herself. He understands etiquette and etiquette."
"Since Ninth Brother insists, then from now on, you will call me Prince in court or in front of other brothers. In private, you and I will still treat each other as brothers. In this way, we will not only fulfill the brotherhood between you and me, but also your love." The meaning of the determination of the monarch and his ministers." After rejecting Huang Qiong's refusal, he said: "That's it, Ninth Brother, don't argue anymore."
After the prince made this decision, he took Huang Qiong's hand, turned to the emperor and said: "Father, since it has been decided that my son will handle the affairs of the ninth brother's house, then my son I will take Ninth Brother to see his future mansion and see if there is anything dissatisfied with Ninth Brother so that we can reform it as soon as possible. I wonder if my father has any other instructions?"
When the emperor saw that the prince was so decent, he nodded and said: "I am very pleased that you can be so lenient to my brothers. In that case, go ahead. I have nothing else to do here. If you need anything, just go to the inner treasury to get it. That's right. Besides, your ninth brother likes to read, so prepare some more books for him."
When the prince saw his father nodding and agreed to release him, he and Huang Qiong exited the Wende Palace. After coming out, Huang Qiong looked at the sky and saw that it was almost noon in response to the prince's invitation again. After a morning of face-to-face meetings, even though that person was his biological father in this life, it still made him a little tired, and he really didn't want to deal with the prince anymore.
Then he raised his hands to the prince and said: "Your Highness, my brother has not yet reported to my mother about my brother's appointment as king. He has been out for a long time. My mother must be worried too. My brother wants to go back now and tell his mother about this happy event. Let my mother feel the grace of heaven. What’s more, after I leave the palace, it won’t be so convenient to go back to the palace to visit my mother.”
"Before leaving the palace, I want to spend as much time with my mother as possible. As for the mansion, I am used to it casually and have nothing to be picky about. Besides, His Highness the Crown Prince personally supervises the transformation. I am already grateful. What else could you be dissatisfied with?”
"Oh, that's fine. In this case, you go back and report this matter to Concubine Jing today. When you move in, the elder brother will personally come to greet the ninth brother." Maybe he was anxious to go back and figure out how to deal with Huang Qiong, After hearing that Huang Qiong declined his invitation, the prince did not insist, he cupped his hands and left in a hurry.
Although he was a little disdainful of the prince in his heart, Huang Qiong was still satisfied with his superficial skills. After the prince said goodbye, he kept a respectful look and watched the prince's back completely disappear before turning his head and preparing to return to Ting Xuexuan to report to his mother what happened during today's audience.
