Pick all the cold branches

It was rumored that His Royal Highness King Zhao broke into Prince Jing's mansion to fight with His Royal Highness King Jing in order to rob the Tanhua Lang of Zhen's family. His Royal Highness Jing kicked him out of the house.The two brothers turned against each other.

It is also said that His Royal Highness King Jing locked Young Master Zhen's family in the palace, and he was not allowed to see anyone, and he was not allowed to go anywhere, it was like a prison.

There are also people who speak convincingly, saying that His Royal Highness Prince Jing once paid a visit to the surface, and on the grounds that Zhen Xian was "severely injured and cannot be healed for a long time, and he is seriously ill and weak", he begged the emperor to withdraw his order and remove Zhen Xian as the junior teacher of King Zhao, so that Zhen Xian could stay in Jingxian. The palace was changed to be the teacher of Prince Jing's son, but was rejected by His Majesty the Emperor on the grounds that the son was young.

But the emperor also acquiesced in King Jing Jiafei's act of leaving Zhen Xianqiang in the palace to "rehabilitate his wounds". Meritorious, virtuous and virtuous", bestow a Zhenghong silk Luosha shirt and a golden embroidered cloud and phoenix pattern Xiapei, a nine-zhai two-phoenix crown, a pair of golden phoenix hairpins and a pair of gold pendants with a phoenix pattern, as the crown clothing, its system Already comparable to the princess.

Rumors are always true and false, more magnificent and ups and downs than facts.

Zhen Xian's injuries are recovering well, and finally won the "grace" of His Royal Highness King Jing, and he is able to go to the Imperial Academy. He always feels that there are countless eyes on him, and he can't wait to burn him out a few holes.Everyone complimented him face to face, with flattering smiles on their faces, but whispered behind their backs.

Speaking of which, all of them are knowledgeable and insightful people, and there are many Enke top-ranking ones over the years, but their faces are no different from those of the common people, and they are even more hypocritical, ridiculous and detestable.

This behavior made Zhen Xian feel sick for a while, even talking to them felt disgusted and disgusted, but he was afraid that his highness, aloofness and aloofness would cause His Royal Highness King Jing to be squeezed out by these people, so he tried his best to perfunctory, feeling that he was in a trap Misty, miserable.

Fortunately, most of the time every day is to teach His Royal Highness King Zhao to read.This simply relieved Zhen Xian, and he felt that even his breathing was sweet and smooth.

Ever since the second elder brother took him back to his mother in a fit of rage that day when he "made a big disturbance" at Prince Jing's mansion, Jiashou has been restless.

When mother Liu Concubine heard about this, she was so angry that her eyes turned black that day, and she almost fainted. She was rarely furious and punished him to kneel in the palace courtyard until midnight, which alarmed his father, so that he was spared. .

After calming down and thinking about it, he felt that he was probably being played by the fourth brother.Jiashou is not really dull and stupid, even if he can't figure out why for a while, he can still sense the joy and anger of the fourth brother Jiayu.He just felt aggrieved and didn't understand why fourth brother was suddenly angry with him, as if he hated him very much.

His mother was so angry that he restrained his feet.He was locked up in his mother's palace every day, and he couldn't live in the newly completed Prince Zhao's Mansion. Although the impolite new concubine was very close to Concubine Wan Gui, she couldn't see her face. Except for going to Linwen Pavilion for classes every day, It's just lifeless.

Therefore, Jiashou was eagerly looking forward to going to Mr. Zhen's class on time every day, often jumping up before dawn, and was still reluctant to let Zhen Xian go back after sunset.Others didn't know why, only His Royal Highness King Dao Zhao knew that he was diligent, and praised him desperately.Jiashou was used to listening to good words, and he didn't take it seriously at all, and he didn't quite understand why.Only Zhen Xian couldn't laugh or cry, but he was melancholy, and suddenly sighed with emotion.

Compared with the memory, Linwen Pavilion has hardly changed much.It's just that people are different.

Back then, he was also here to study and practice calligraphy with Jiafei. At that time, the teachers who taught them homework are no longer in court. world.Now, he has become the teacher of His Royal Highness King Zhao, standing here in reverse, inadvertently picking up the same scroll with the same posture as his ancestors in the old year.

Why not make people feel sad.

Jiashou was not a particularly good student. If he were placed under the hands of old gentlemen, he would probably have to be punished every day.But Zhen Xian felt that he couldn't be strict with this Jiashou.

Probably... because every time I see His Highness the Seventh Highness, I can't help but think of the miserable appearance of this child who was exiled in Tartar and was almost thrown to the dogs by Batu Mengke.And this section was actually bestowed by His Royal Highness Prince Jing, in the final analysis it was implicated by him.Zhen Xian really felt ashamed.

Jiashou himself looks like he has forgotten all about it. He is convinced and dependent on Zhen Xian in every possible way, wishing to cling to him every day so as to escape the long loneliness of being confined in the deep palace.

When he couldn't read the book, he couldn't help pestering Zhen Xian to complain, saying that he wanted to see Su Ge, that his mother didn't understand him and he didn't understand his mother, and he couldn't understand why the fourth brother hated him all of a sudden. , said that I dare not see my second brother again, I feel very scared...

Most of the young man's troubles are simple and meaningless, Zhen Xian intends to relieve him, but feels that it is unavoidable to be superior and superfluous in the end, so he can only choose one or two to appease him.

"His Royal Highness Prince Jing is not seriously angry with His Highness. As for the Fourth Highness, he has such a perverse temper in the first place, and it is not that he has any bad intentions towards His Highness. It is inevitable that there will be quarrels between brothers. Your Highness, don't take it too seriously."

But Jiashou was very stubborn, and begged Zhen Xian to intercede with his second brother on his behalf, and said that he still wanted to apologize to his brothers.

His Highness the Seventh didn't really know what he had to apologize for, and he didn't understand the complex thoughts and emotions behind His Highness Fourth's intentionally coaxing him to do such a stupid thing.

Apologizing in person is out of the question.

Not to mention the Fourth Highness, even His Highness King Jing is not willing to see the innocent and wronged face of the Seventh Highness at this moment.Instead of making the situation even more tense by not opening which pot and lifting which pot, it is better to let it go first, leaving some leeway for each, and after a while, there will always be a chance to turn it around.

So Zhen Xian deliberated, and could only coax Jiashou a few more words, and agreed to help him talk to His Highness Prince Jing.

After Jiashou got this promise, he was very relieved, and after eating two pieces of cakes sent by Concubine Liu, he was completely happy, still innocent and innocent.

Seeing that appearance made Zhen Xian feel disappointed for a while, and actually felt very envious.

When he returned to Prince Jing's mansion that day, he told Jiafei about it.

His Highness Prince Jing looked sideways and smiled after hearing this.

"Qilang is the youngest son. Father dotes on him and protects him very well. Now that he is placed in such a position, I am afraid that he will inevitably suffer a bit."

He sighed like that, that's all, pushed away the unfinished chess game in front of him, looked at Zhen Xian seriously and told:

"It's better not to get too close to Qilang, and don't trust him too much. Although my young brother has no evil intentions, he can easily be used by those with evil intentions. It's fine if you only work in the Imperial Academy. Now you have to go to Linwen Pavilion every day, and there are many things in the palace, even if I think about it, it is difficult to be timely and comprehensive. I am really worried."

Every word and every sentence is full of affection and sincerity.

However, Zhen Xian still had mixed feelings in his heart.

Of course he knew that Jiafei didn't have no feelings for his younger brother, but only thought about himself, disregarding the life and death of His Highness the Seventh Highness.

Your Highness really has no choice.

Born as a prince, surrounded by all kinds of people who want to get close to and use power, if you don't pay attention, you may make a wrong step and face disaster.And even the siblings of the same mother, once caught in heavy siege, there are often times when they cannot be dragged back and drift away.What's more, it's not the same mother, and the Seventh Highness is in the forbidden area with Concubine Liu.

A palace wall, many palace gates, two worlds inside and outside.It's not that His Highness doesn't care about brotherhood, it's just that he really can't care about it.

But His Highness is naturally cautious, and even more ambitious, if he had no other choice, he probably wouldn't utter the words from his heart.In the past, His Highness always had the attitude of "Don't worry, everything depends on me" in front of him. When will he admit that he has more than enough heart but not enough power?

Zhen Xian pondered quietly for a moment, and frowned unconsciously.

"What kind of letter did your Highness get?"

He was so quick and sharp.

Jiafei felt stuck in his throat for a long while before finally sighing again, his voice getting deeper and deeper.

"It was the imperial concubine who sent the news, saying that the supervisor of ceremonies is actually 'Governor Chen' himself, and recently he often communicates openly with Concubine Liu."

Sure enough, the emperor favored His Royal Highness the Seventh Highness, granted him the title of king and opened the mansion, and his desire to support Li was evident, so some people took the initiative to join him.

Also, His Royal Highness Seven has a simple nature, and it is still a blank sheet of paper, which is most suitable for those who are interested.

This was originally expected, just see the trick and break it.It's just that, not to mention that His Royal Highness Prince Jing may have a difficult time in the future, and His Royal Highness the Seventh Highness may not have a good time either.It was really "being placed in such a position", and I couldn't help myself.

Just thinking that such an innocent young man as His Highness the Seventh Highness would be involved in these open and secret battles, Zhen Xian felt extremely uncomfortable in his heart and couldn't help but sigh.

Seeing his downcast look, Jiafei knew that he must be serious again, so he lightly pressed the back of his hand.

"That kid Qilang has his own good fortune. I won't really swallow this younger brother alive. What's so scary? I'm afraid it will be bad for you. Instead of worrying about him, you should think about yourself in everything."

The temperature of Jiafei's palm is very familiar, and the touch of skin to skin instantly brought his consciousness back from the ethereal place.

Zhen Xian was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, and subconsciously asked: "Eunuch Chen...why do you want to be unfavorable to me?"

He didn't mean to ask at first, but he felt it was weird, and it became more and more puzzling after the words were out of his mouth.

Thinking about it carefully, Chen Shiqin looked at him very hard to describe when he entered the palace to face the saint that day.

Though he had a special relationship with His Highness King Jing, after all, he was just a criminal minister, even if he got a errand in the Hanlin Academy due to the grace of heaven, he was just a bachelor's attendant, and was of no importance to the supervisor of ceremonies.

Why did Chen Shiqin "see him differently"?

Even if it was because of the court disputes when his grandfather and father were still there, the members of his Zhen family have been dead for so long... Why are they so worried about him, a "survivor" who escaped by chance?

Unless otherwise hidden.

No wonder when Lu Lan and Zhang Siyuan were in Suzhou, they were hesitant to speak one after another.

"Does Your Highness know anything else that I don't? It's about my family—"

The apex of my heart stabbed suddenly, and before I had time to think, the words had already blurted out.

However, Jiafei immediately blocked his mouth.

"It's not just this. I've been investigating these years, but I haven't been able to prove it, and I'm not fully sure, so I don't want to tell you too early, and it will make you sad and think too much."

He looked deeply into his eyes, seemed to hesitate for a moment, and then continued in a low voice, asking: "Do you still remember the daughter of the Xiao family from the Suzhou Weaving Bureau?"

Zhen Xian couldn't help but shudder.

The embroiderer Xiao Hengwu who was the first weaving bureau to the two highnesses in Suzhou, Zhen Xian had never met twice, and she couldn't even remember her appearance and voice clearly. I only heard that Lu Shiquan slandered her for stealing public funds and wanted to pay her back. This accusation threatened the Fourth Highness, and in order to break the situation for the two Highnesses, she fled into the mountains alone, and was surrounded and chased by Lu Shiquan's men and forced to jump off the cliff.

In the Battle of Suzhou, it was not Lu Lan who died in vain, but Xiao Xiuniang.

The so-called death in vain is not about whether one deserves to die, but whether one deserves to die.

Lu Lan's death still left a name in front of the imperial court.

Such an innocent and courageous little embroiderer, unarmed, fought with her life, her death was so tragic, it was not as good as a pebble thrown into the lake, which sank to the bottom of the lake without even stirring up a splash.

But those who killed her were unscathed and still at ease.

How can it not make people feel resentful and angry.

However, the sacred will is hard to violate, and the emperor is still unwilling to go into it at this time. The rest of the people, no matter whether they are related or not, even if they feel unfair, even if their righteous indignation is hard to appease, they can only swallow it with blood.

Later, Jiafei sent people to search for Xiao Hengwu's remains in the mountains, intending to collect them for her death, and sent people to find her married sister, in order to send some property as a pension. I know, but I don't know the result.

Now that His Highness suddenly mentioned her name, I'm afraid the result will not be good.

Zhen Xian suddenly didn't know how to ask, so he could only look at Jiafei silently.

Jiafei understood this expression, and said directly: "I didn't find her in the mountain. Thinking about it better, she might survive a catastrophe, and she will see the light of day again. But it may also be taken away by wild animals, or, It was someone who took the lead. It's just that her sister..."

He stopped talking at this point, and looked at Zhen Xian with some hesitation.

"What happened?" Zhen Xian's heart tightened.

Jiafei could only hold his hand in comfort, and said: "According to the neighbors, the robbers broke into the door at night. Her sister's family, together with the three children, were all killed. All the corpses were released by the county. I’ve tried all of them, and they were all killed with a single knife. Zhejiang has not been peaceful recently, there are Japanese pirates outside and banditry inside, and the murderer may be difficult to catch.”

Immediately, Zhen Xian's breath was suffocated, and he felt a cloud of black mist covering his eyes.

If you really want to talk about how heartbroken and sad, you can't talk about it. After all, there is not much emotional involvement if you are not relatives or reasons.However, there is another kind of sadness, which is very complicated and makes people feel so tight that they can't breathe.

It's anger, it's fear.

Why is it that the robbers are so coincidental that they want to ransack an ordinary family at such a time, and they actually want to kill everyone, even the young children... It is clearly a deliberate attempt to silence everyone, to make an example of others!

Some people want to use this to cut off future troubles, completely make Xiao Hengwu disappear and shut up, and even intimidate those who come later, so that others will not dare to speak out again.

These people acted so ruthlessly that they could even deal with an ordinary lady like this, and they still don't know how to deal with His Highness.

"What if Xiao Xiuniang is not dead? Will she misunderstand that His Highness did not devote himself to this matter because of His Majesty's refusal to touch the Weaving Bureau and Lu Shiquan, and instead develop resentment towards His Highness?"

After all, that woman risked her life to pull Lu Shiquan off the horse.She sacrificed herself to save His Royal Highness King Jing and His Highness the Fourth Highness in order to use the power of the two princes to fight against the Weaving Bureau. Once she learned that this goal had not been achieved, her efforts were not rewarded, and even her life was dragged down. My sister's family... the consequences are really unpredictable.

Ordinary people, after encountering such a tragedy, how strong and open-minded they must be so as not to resent.

Just like when he himself was imprisoned overnight and forced to be separated from His Highness and exiled in Lingnan, how much time he spent and how many times he persuaded himself to find a little peace in his heart, only he knows.

All of a sudden, he didn't know whether he should hope that the poor girl was still alive, or selfishly hope that she would simply die cleanly.

This idea is too cruel, and it is a heinous crime if it only flashes for a moment.

Suddenly, a strange emotion filled his heart, worry mixed with guilt, Zhen Xian couldn't help pressing his forehead with a headache.

The situation was dark and unclear, and murderous intentions were everywhere, but he was thinking about other people's affairs, and he didn't think about himself at all.

Seeing this, Jia Fei felt distressed and even annoyed, so he simply pulled him into his arms with all his strength.

"I have nothing to do with you. But Xiaoxian, you are mine. It is not unusual for someone to try to harm you and use this to deal with me. You only think it is for me. Be careful and don't let me I--"

His Highness Prince Jing didn't say any more about the latter words.Holding Zhen Xian in his arms, he felt that the heartbeats of the two were stuck together, so close, as if there was only one voice.

He heard Zhen Xian whispering back to him in his ear.

"I know."

You don't know anything at all.I don't know how much I worry about you, let alone how important you are to me... Otherwise, you should cherish yourself more.

Jia Fei complained in his heart.

But in this case, he will probably never seriously say it in front of Xiaoxian.