Time passed by unknowingly, the wind added heat, the leaves on the trees became greener, and the lotus flowers in the East Palace Garden bloomed.

There is a small bookcase next to Xueyi's bedroom, which is where Xueyi studies alone when he has nothing to do.

The bamboo curtains on the flower windows are rolled up, and you can see the lotus flowers blooming in the lotus pond in the inner garden.

Chang'an lay on the soft couch arranged in Xueyi's study room, humming and rolling around.

He was too lazy to go out to play in the hot weather.

On the contrary, Xue Yi was not bothered, she took a pen in her hand to deal with some trivial matters in the East Palace, and occasionally raised her eyebrows and touched Chang An's face.

Since the beginning of spring, Changan and Xueyi have become closer and closer, and often come to the East Palace to cling to Xueyi. Even though Xueyi is sometimes too busy to take his hands off, Changan still stays alone where Xueyi can see, as long as Xueyi As soon as Yi turned around, he could see Chang'an's grinning face, and he couldn't help but feel happy.

"Is Changxi feeling better recently?" Xue Yi didn't look up and handed the bowl of ice fruit to Chang'an.

Chang An took it with a smile on his face, and replied while eating:

"In early summer, it was fine, but there were some acne marks on your face. You are so busy that they don't have the guts to come and disturb you." Cheeks bulged, teeth grinned coldly with ice fruit in their teeth.

Xue Yi didn't look up, but just hooked the corners of her lips and said:

"Then how dare you disturb me?"

Changan leaned forward and gave Xueyi an ice fruit:

"You and my brother naturally want to get closer!" After speaking, he laughed out loud.

Xue Yi sighed and said nothing.Chang An lay on the couch with his hands on his cheeks and looked at Xue Yi quietly, the cicadas outside the window gradually subsided, and the heat in the air seemed to be reduced a lot.

After a long time, Chang An half-closed his eyes and asked in a sleepy way:

"Brother Prince, Brother Fei Jing from the sixth emperor's uncle's family is also married, when will you get married?"

Xue Yi paused and thought about it seriously:

"Wait for me to reach the crown."

"Then when will you get the crown?"

"Our royal family's children will be crowned early, and it will take two years for me to be crowned."

"Your father will definitely arrange for you to get married. What if the new wife won't allow me to be with you all day long?" Chang'an's voice became smaller and smaller.Xue Yi laughed and turned around to say something to Chang An, but saw Chang An's sleeping face and said nothing.

In the future, you will grow bigger and bigger, and you will want more and more things that you care about. At that time, you will find that I am far less important in your life.

Xue Yi turned around again, wanting to pick up the pen again but lost the mood.Sighing, he stood up and walked to Chang'an's soft couch, took off his shoes and slept next to Chang'an.

As time passed, the lotus fragrance floated, and Xue Yi raised his finger to cover Chang An with the woven blanket on his body.

Among all the gardens in the imperial city, the lotus flowers in Bulian Palace bloom the most beautifully and have the most complete varieties.

On the pavilion in the middle of the lotus lake, Emperor Wei wore a thin navy blue robe and sat on the porch of the pavilion reading. Concubine Lian sat next to Emperor Wei and from time to time stretched her hand to the small table in front of Emperor Wei to take a cup of iced fruit.

When taking the second one, Emperor Wei stopped him with his hand:

"You are not in good health, don't be greedy for cold." Wei Di's voice was mellow and deep but with some gentleness coming from behind the book.

Concubine Lian blinked and said with a smile:

"I don't want to eat by myself, but I want to feed my second brother."

Prince Wei Emperor ranked second, and the two met when they were young. Concubine Lian called Emperor Wei the second elder brother of his life.

Emperor Wei laughed softly, put down the scroll and pulled Concubine Lian back into his arms, bowed his head and kissed Concubine Lian's lips, gently accepting the fruit fragrance in Concubine Lian's mouth.

"I accept this love." Wei Di let go of Concubine Lian's lips, and the two of them touched the tip of their noses, Wei Di softened his brows and eyes.

Concubine Lian blushed, and gently lowered her hand on Emperor Wei's chest:

"What's the trouble at such an old age?"

Emperor Wei laughed and hugged Concubine Lian horizontally:

"Then let's go back to the bedroom."

Concubine Lian raised her neck and pecked Emperor Wei's chin, then smiled and tightened her grip on Emperor Wei's neck.

The sky was clear and blue, with only a few broken clouds floating slowly. When I met Grassland at the age of 15, his life became hers.

In the mid autumn of that year, the autumn hunt was held on Sanhe Mountain outside the imperial capital.

Emperor Wei ordered the princes Xueyi, Changjin, Changxi, Changhui, and Chang'an to follow him, and Changsheng stayed in the palace to look after them.

The Sanhe Mountain hunting ground, the banners and flags are empty, and the king's tent is surrounded by layers of military tents as the inner city. Patrol.

Emperor Wei rode on a horse, guarded by Qian Niuwei, and followed by a group of civil servants and military officials. He deliberately considered Xue Yi's martial arts riding and shooting, so he raised his finger holding the horsewhip and pointed to the forest not far in front of him with a smile and said to everyone:

"I came here to hunt the year before last, and saw a female deer with four hoofs like snow and a pattern all over its body. It was very beautiful, but unfortunately I never caught it. I wonder if my wish can be fulfilled this time." Xue Yi looked at the white horse with a gentle smile.

Some teenagers came out of the mighty team behind Emperor Wei and volunteered to hunt deer for Emperor Wei. Knowing what Emperor Wei meant, Xue Yi stepped forward, got off his horse and begged for orders, and led Li Qingzhang and ten personal attendants to fight horses. Into the woods.

A few radish heads riding ponies not far behind Emperor Wei muttered head to head.

Changxi: "Oh, our pony's foot strength is too weak, otherwise I will go catch deer for the father."

Chang Jin teases Chang Hee:

"Brother Sixteen, can you draw that bow and arrow?"

Chang Xi pinched Chang Jin's face: "Did you talk to brother like this?"

Chang Jin and Chang Xi were fighting in Chang'an, but stared at the direction Xue Yi left and thought to himself.

Xue Yi and Li Qingzhang led people to look for the female deer mentioned by Emperor Wei in the forest. The deer did not see a few rabbits but hunted a lot.

Li Qingzhang looked at the towering old trees in the forest, and the tiny shadows that fell from the branches under the sun were a little muttering in his heart, so he asked Xue Yi:

"Since the emperor is relieved to let us in, this forest should be safe, right?"

Xue Yi looked around in the forest, and the ten guards also scattered around Xue Yi and tensed up.

"Not necessarily, this forest is so big, who knows what beasts there will be."

Li Qingzhang approached Xue Yi with a smile and said:

"If there is a beast that we can't deal with, then you can leave me to feed the beast to delay the time, and go out to rescue the soldiers."

Xue Yi glanced at Li Qingzhang lightly:

"All nonsense!"

Li Qingzhang put away the playful tone on his face and became serious:

"His Royal Highness, these are the words from the bottom of my heart."

Xue Yi choked for a moment, then looked into the distance:

"No, Gu will take you out." The tone was sincere and firm.

Li Qingzhang frowned, trying to pinch Xueyi's face like he did when he was a child, but from the corner of his eyes, he saw the guards suddenly became alert.

The ten guards around Xue Yi are all the Qianniu Guards of the East Palace, led by Zhang Chao, the deputy leader.

Zhang Chao gestured, and the ten people quickly approached Xue Yi and Li Qingzhang, slowly drew out their sabers and looked vigilantly at the direction of the sound, Xue Yi remained silent.

There was a light sound of horseshoes, followed by a royal blue robe. Zhang Chao let out a sigh of relief, but Xue Yi frowned.

The person who came was riding a bay red filly, wearing a royal blue jersey with a beautiful appearance carved from powder and jade, but no one followed behind.

Changan rode on the horse and called Xueyi with a smile:

"Brother Prince."

Xue Yi's face softened and was still a little dark, Li Qingzhang looked at Chang'an and felt a little annoyed.

Princes under the age of ten are not allowed to hunt alone. Changan is only six years old, and he went into the forest alone to find Xueyi. Who is responsible for this?

"Nonsense! How can you run inside alone without your belt? What if you get lost or encounter danger?"

Chang'an immediately approached Xue Yi, pulled Xue Yi's sleeve and tilted his head, saying:

"Don't be afraid of danger, the prince is in front."

"The emperor will be worried if you come out alone like this, I will send you back." Before Xue Yi opened his mouth, Li Qingzhang said coldly.

Chang'an ignored Li Qingzhang's tightening of Xueyi, and said pitifully:

"Brother Prince, Chang'an wants to catch deer with you."

Xue Yi's dark face gradually softened under Chang'an's greasy and crooked offensive, and finally sighed:

"Let Qingzhang take you back. The hunting ground is dangerous. When you get older, the prince will go with you."

Li Qingzhang held Chang'an's horse with his fists in his arms and was about to send Chang'an out of the forest. Seeing that Xue Yi couldn't hold back Chang'an, he could only smile and say:

"Li Xima and I went out to the prince's brother, which made me worry. I know the way back, so I don't need Li Xima to send it."

Seeing that he was sensible, Xue Yi raised her hand to touch his head and nodded in agreement.

Chang'an curled his lips after Xueyi and the others left, he would go to catch the deer by himself instead of taking me!

The hunting ground was originally the private property of the royal family. Although Chang'an had been here several times before, although he had never entered the forest, he didn't believe that there could be any ferocious beasts in a place where the royal family and nobles often came, let alone if there was danger, he would be fine if he couldn't run away.

A newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, and he doesn't bother to go back with his bodyguards alone. He patted his filly and went into the woods. He didn't even think about it. If Emperor Wei and his mother and concubine knew about it, he would be beaten to death!

In the depths of this forest, there is a mountain Lu that the imperial capital relies on as a barrier.In the forest, there are lush trees and many birds and animals.

The further you go in Chang'an, the thicker the trees become, the less sunlight overhead, and the thicker the vines that wrap around the trees.

The little mare walking in Chang'an was frightened and refused to move forward because of the strong smell of beasts in the woods, her front hooves kept pawing the wet ground under her feet restlessly.

Seeing that the horse could not be controlled, Chang An got off the horse and took the reins of the horse. He pulled the horse and continued to poke in. He heard the sound of water, pushed aside the bushes and saw a little bear by the river patting the fish in the river. There was no big bear around. .

Chang An thought to himself, if he takes the little bear back to see who dares to underestimate him, and who dare not take him into the forest in the future, he will be less afraid of wild bears, so he walks out of the bushes with his head poking his head and looks around carefully. Sure enough, the big bear is not there. He quickly ran to the river and picked up the little bear by the river, turned his head and ran back to the little mare.

Little Xiongmu was dazed and didn't know what happened, he was hugged by Chang'an in a daze, Chang'an took the rope from the saddle and tied the bear up, then the little bear started to struggle and howl angrily, and slapped Chang'an's hand holding the rope away several times.

The roar of the little bear attracted the big bear. The big bear howled and approached Chang'an quickly from the distant mountains and forests. It didn't take long to catch up with Chang'an. When Chang'an's little mare saw the big bear approaching, she lay on the ground and didn't dare to move. Chang'an gritted her teeth and abandoned the horse to run away, rolling and crawling. The big bear roared and kept chasing her. Chang'an was six years old. Where can I run past a wild bear, a black shadow gathers over Chang An's head with just one stagger.

Chang An fell to the ground and watched the bear's paw slapping his head with a fishy smell. He opened his eyes wide and forgot to hide, and the outline of the wild bear became clearer and clearer in his eyes.

Immediately, he felt his eyes spinning.

Xue Yi jumped on the horse, protected Chang An in his arms, and rolled to avoid the fatal blow of the wild bear, but Xue Yi's right shoulder was slapped by the wild bear because he was protecting Chang An's head, and his flesh and blood flew all over the moment. Hot blood stained Chang'an's face, he opened his eyes wide and looked at Xue Yi's lip bitten by the pain at the moment of injury.

Zhang Chao and ten other guards were still shooting wild bears with arrows. Li Qingfeng quickly rushed over to protect Xue Yi from retreating. If not, take the lead and jump off the horse to rescue Chang'an from under the bear's paw.

Li Qingfeng was angry and frightened, seeing the sadness on Xueyi's shoulders was half cold, and he looked at Chang'an with a murderous intent in his eyes, if something happened to the prince, he would definitely kill Chang'an!

Chang An quickly came to his senses, and was so frightened by Xue Yi's shoulder injury that he couldn't speak, a large piece of flesh was torn off from his shoulder, and his muscles and bones were clearly defined.Xue Yi was pale and trembling, unable to speak.

Li Qingfeng's eyes were red, while he stopped Xueyi's bleeding, he gave Zhang Chao and others an order:

"Cut this bastard into pieces!"

After speaking, he tore Chang'an from Xue Yi's arms, and said to Chang'an coldly:

"Your Highness, the prince's injury is urgent, and the minister will take the prince back to the tent first! You and Zhang Chao and the others, if you encounter danger again this time, the prince will not have your arm to block you the next day!" After finishing speaking, he helped Xueyi get on the horse.

He got on the horse and tied him and Xue Yi's waist together, and said softly to the half-conscious Xue Yi:

"Be patient, I'll take you back to the big tent right away!" After speaking, he slapped the horse vigorously, and the horse rushed out of the forest neighing.

Chang'an's mind was spinning, his heart was frightened, and he couldn't stand still and fainted on the ground.

The lights in the king's tent were brightly lit, and the confidential ministers were kneeling outside. In the inner tent, the maids came and went, not daring to make a sound. Concubine Lian and Emperor Wei kept silent as they watched the imperial doctor deal with Xue Yi. The wound on the shoulder.

Xue Yi's right shoulder blade was bloody and bloody, and the muscles and bones in the wound were visible. He was already startled and wanted to faint when he took a sneak peek, but Xue Yi was only pale. A thin line, the teeth vibrated slightly due to excessive force.

Only then did he know that his seemingly weak and gentle prince brother is a tough and tenacious person.

He knelt behind Emperor Wei and lowered his head, feeling uncomfortable and wanted to cry loudly. He wasn't afraid that Emperor Wei would blame him, but because he felt sorry for causing Xueyi such great pain.

The imperial doctor had seen Xue Yi's injury, he hesitated and didn't know how to report it.

"Your Majesty, the crown prince's arm may not be able to ride and shoot in the future." After a long time, the imperial doctor's words broke the silence in the tent, but brought a deathly silence, no one dared to speak.

After hearing this, Xue Yi shook her body and bit her tongue with her teeth.

Wei Di was also stunned and then furious. He quickly walked up to him and raised his hands high. Before he even fell down, he heard Xue Yi's deep and trembling voice:

"Father, calm down."

Wei Di's hand paused for a moment before it landed on his face.

"Evil, it's all good deeds you did. If you didn't follow the rules and entered the forest, Xue Yi wouldn't have been injured by that beast to protect you!" Wei Di's voice was very sad, and Xue Yi was taught by him. Prince, the Northern Wei Dynasty established the country with martial arts. Every monarch was the best in martial arts riding and archery. He was able to govern the country with literature, and he was able to fight the enemy with martial arts. Now that Xue Yi's arm is not working well, how can he subdue the generals under him.

Gritting his teeth and knees, he walked up to Xue Yi, hugged Xue Yi's leg and said:

"Brother Prince, how can a ruler go to battle and kill the enemy by himself! From now on, I will be the sword in your hand. Wherever you point, I will kill!"

Xue Yi's eyes were deep, and she wanted to reach out to touch his forehead, but she couldn't.

Emperor Wei snorted coldly and ordered to Chang Mitou beside him:

"Eighteenth Prince Chang'an's stubbornness, repeated repeated admonitions, caused the prince to be injured, dragged out, fifty sticks!"

As soon as Emperor Wei finished speaking, Concubine Lian knelt at Emperor Wei's feet, bit her lips and said:

"Chang'an is young, it's because of my mother's improper education, I am willing to be punished on behalf of my son, if these fifty blows are really hit on Chang'an, Chang'an will probably die." As he spoke, tears welled up in his eyes. Come.

He stopped his mother:

"Manly man, my son is fine! My son caused the crown prince to lose an arm, even if the father beat his son to death, my son would have no complaints!"

Concubine Lian looked at Emperor Wei with tears in her eyes, her eyes were firm and stubborn:

"If the emperor insists on punishing Chang'an with fifty sticks, I can't stop this concubine, but I beg the emperor to grant my concubine death and bury my mother and son together." After speaking, tears came down like rain.

Emperor Wei felt uncomfortable, he felt sorry for both of the same two sons who were injured:

"Lianran! You... I don't want Chang'an's life!"

Concubine Lian sternly said:

"A six-year-old child, His Majesty's fifty-fifty stick, wouldn't that kill him!"

He turned his head and looked at the pale Xue Yi on the bed, listening to the stalemate between his mother and concubine and his father, he saw Xue Yi opened his eyes and stared at him with a complicated expression, he saw Xue Yi moved his lips to intercede for him and his father:

"Father, it is the elder brother's responsibility to protect the younger brother. It is a great fortune that Chang'an can come back safely this time, and the son has not been seriously injured. Please calm down and avoid Chang'an's punishment." Unsteady, I don't have much strength after finishing this paragraph.

Suddenly, his eyes were astringent and tears that he had held back for a long time burst out of his eyes, and he threw himself on Xue Yi's knee and wept loudly.

He was really afraid that Xue Yi would lose his life, that Xue Yi would lose his future, that Xue Yi would resent him from now on, and would no longer want to get close to him.

Xue Yi was covered in cold sweat and felt very sad in his heart, and with all his strength, he stretched out his hand to caress the top of his head, comforting him softly:

"Chang'an, don't cry! Brother Prince feels uncomfortable after hearing that."

The lights were brightly lit, and the originally depressing atmosphere in the big tent was broken by the sincere dialogue between the two brothers. Emperor Wei was pleased and sad at the same time. He had only seen this kind of family affection between the brothers of the Tian family from Xue Yi and Chang An.

Concubine Lian lowered her eyelids and couldn't see her expression clearly.

Xue Yi's words made everyone's eyes red in the big tent. Xue Yi's uncle beside Emperor Wei, Liu Xun, the brother of the current empress, and Chang Mitou raised their sleeves and wiped the corners of their eyes:

"Your Majesty, it is rare for the crown prince and the eighteenth prince to be brothers and sisters. This is the great fortune of the Tian family. I implore Your Majesty to deal with it lightly."

Emperor Wei sighed, and with fifteen sticks, he asked Chang'an to contemplate behind closed doors for three months.

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