"The concubine has no intention of interfering with His Majesty's decision to establish the prince, but now that the second prince is in it, how can the concubine not think about it. Concubine Xian said, "The second prince is the son of His Majesty, and the rest of the princes are also the sons of His Majesty, they are no different, the second prince is a few years older, and there is nothing outstanding." ”

"You don't need to say that the second prince is so unbearable. Qi Zongwen said, "The second prince has a benevolent temperament, is well-read and knowledgeable, and he has his strengths." ”

But no matter how strong he is, His Majesty will not appoint him, will he?" Concubine Xian looked at His Majesty's face and thought, "The concubine doesn't want to be the enemy of the Ditai Palace, and the matter of the prince is unresolved, so the momentum between the concubine and the Ditai Palace will not decrease." ”

"Your Majesty loves your son so much, and the concubines only hope that Your Majesty's love will allow them to grow up smoothly and without making any waves. ”

Qi Zongwen looked at her, smart people don't need to make it clear, he understands what Concubine Xian means, the second prince is also his second son, don't see him fall into that hopeless battle.

"As a monarch father, I will settle them all properly. Qi Zongwen said this for a long time.

returned to Ziweixuan, where the concubine lived, and saw her lying on the concubine couch teasing Xiao'er, both of them were overjoyed, and the little hesitation in their hearts dissipated.

He didn't want to harm the second prince or other princes, he asked the eighth prince to be the heir, nor did he let him be the enemy of his brothers, he was the youngest, and his qualifications were not necessarily worse than his brothers.

The next day, Qi Zongwen called the princes to his side, and looked over one by one, the second prince was the longest, ten years old, with a straight small body, a golden crown on his head, the third prince was seven years old, the height was comparable to the second prince, his face was fleshy, it was gratifying to look at, Qi Zongwen couldn't help touching his face and meat.

The fourth prince is six years old, and his body is the most cringe among all the princes, that is, the fifth prince, the six princes have to raise their heads and chest higher than him, the prince is full of style, Qi Zongwen sighed slightly, when Cui Jieyu gave birth to a difficult child, he thought that Qianjieyu is aunt can always take care of her wholeheartedly, but he didn't expect Qianjieyu to teach the four princes to be so cringe, without the slightest heavenly temperament.

Qi Zongwen asked him what he could learn today, and the fourth prince stammered his reply, a layer of fine sweat broke out on his forehead, and Qi Zongwen wanted to sigh again, "Why are you so afraid of your father?"

The fourth prince shook his head, so anxious that he was about to cry, and he couldn't say why.

The fifth prince went straight to the front, since Concubine Jia's accident, he seemed to have grown up overnight, and now he is not as calm as a child of his age, the sixth prince can't control himself, and has been looking at the fourth prince with his head tilted.

He was only three years old, and a winter melon stood there, Qi Zongwen bent down to pick him up, "What are you looking at?"

"Look at the fourth brother. The sixth prince said in a milky voice.

"What are you doing with the fourth brother?"

"The fourth brother is going to cry. ”

"You read it wrong, the fourth brother, he didn't want to cry, he just saw his father too excited. Qi Zongwen said, "It's not a good habit to like to see people's jokes, you see how straight your fifth brother stands, he doesn't look at it." ”

The six princes said softly, but there was not much seriousness.

Qi Zongwen also went to talk to a three-year-old child seriously, "I called you here today so that you can meet your younger brother." ”

Qi Zongwen took them behind the screen, and the eighth prince was lying on the couch playing with his fat feet, and when he saw people coming in, he turned his head to look at them, looking at them with big black eyes.

The princes turned their heads to look at Qi Zongwen, not knowing what their father meant, "Go closer and take a look, this is your eighth brother."

From the fourth prince upwards, he actually vaguely knew that this younger brother was different from others, and he couldn't let go of it if he stepped forward again, and the fifth prince didn't have any interest now, only the sixth prince came to the front of the collapse, "What a little baby." “

"You used to grow up with such a small baby. Qi Zongwen said with a smile.

"Really?" asked the sixth prince, he reached out to touch it curiously, and the second prince was about to stop it, but saw the eighth prince grab the fingers of the sixth prince and giggle.

"He caught me. The sixth prince shouted in surprise.

"He wants to play with you. Qi Zongwen said

The sixth prince simply took off his little boots and climbed up in three steps and two steps, and played with the eighth prince, grunting, as if he could really talk.

The second prince said to Qi Zongwen with some concern, "The sixth brother is still a child, I'm afraid that he doesn't know the severity and hurts the eighth prince." “

"It doesn't matter. Qi Zongwen said, "Between brothers, frolicking and fighting, even if they are injured, it doesn't matter." ”

"This brother almost didn't see you. Qi Zongwen said, "You all lived in your mother's womb for ten months before you came out, and your younger brother came out after seven months, which is dangerous, and you will not understand the taste until you grow up, marry a wife and have children." ”

The fifth prince's shoulders shook.

"He was born like that. Qi Zongwen compared the size, and he compared the size of their birth in turn. "It's not easy for your eighth brother to look like this now. “

"What a brother. The third prince sighed. He took out a wooden horse from his arms, "This is what I did a few days ago, and when I see the eighth brother today, I will take it as a gift for the meeting." ”

Qi Zongwen looked at him and smiled, "Do you still know the meeting ceremony?"

"When the fourth brother, the fifth brother and the sixth brother go to the palace of the mother, the mother concubine will always prepare one or two gifts, and it is not strange that there are many people. The third prince said that Concubine Lu has always been cautious and cautious, and she is good friends with Concubine Yao, and she relies on Concubine Yao to make decisions on everything, and the child also makes her upright.

Qi Zongwen laughed, he picked up the wooden horse to see, the wooden horse the size of a child's palm, in his hand it looked small, although the appearance was rougher, but the horse's demeanor was carved out, carefully touched, the top and bottom were polished, there was no barb, "Who is this for you to find the gadget?" Qi Zongwen only regarded it as his companion to read the gadgets he brought in from outside the palace.

"I did it myself. The third prince said bluntly, and after speaking, he felt that something was wrong, and immediately covered his mouth, and the mother concubine explained that he liked to play with wood and must not let his father know, otherwise he would not be able to play.

Qi Zongwen raised his eyebrows to look at him.

The third prince was anxious, "I didn't do it, I said it wrong." “

He approached the second prince, and the meaning of wanting to ask for help was obvious, but the second prince could only bite the bullet and say, "It was the third brother's companion who brought him in from outside the palace." ”

Qi Zongwen looked at him for a while, and then looked at the third prince, "You come forward and tell your father again, who did this?"

The third prince stepped forward dejectedly, unable to resist Qi Zongwen's inquiring gaze, so he could only reply with an eyebrow, "Yes, I did it, but I didn't do my job, I only played after completing the teacher's homework." “

"There's no shame in liking to play with wood. Who didn't like to play with mud and wood when they were young. Qi Zongwen said, he pulled the three princes' hands and looked at them carefully, there were many scars left by the chisel on them, "Does it hurt?"

"It hurt then, but it doesn't hurt now. The third prince said, observing his father's face, "Then can I still play with wood in the future?"

"You can play as much as you want, but you can't delay your schoolwork. Qi Zongwen said that he picked up the Trojan horse again. "This Trojan horse is carved so well, it's a pity to play with my brother, are you really willing?"

"Reluctantly. When the third prince got the affirmation that he could continue to play with wood, his mood immediately improved, and he raised his head and said, "Wait for me to carve a better one in the future and give it to my father." ”

"Then the father is waiting for you. "

Qi Zongwen said to the princes again, "Your intention to defend your brother is good, but don't hide anything from your father, no matter what is a big thing, as long as you tell your father face to face, you can pass, but if you lie to your father and let your father find out, your father will be very disappointed, do you remember?"

All the princes said in unison that they knew.

Because the third prince started, the rest of the princes also untied something from the body to the eighth brother as a gift, the second prince untied a jade pendant, the fourth prince touched all over the body, remember that the nurse said that his belt is worth a lot, let him be careful, he will take off the belt and give it to the eighth brother, Qi Zongwen couldn't cry or laugh when he saw this, and finally only buckled a gold bead on the belt, and let people use a thread to wear it for the eighth prince to keep it well, he personally tied the belt to the fourth prince again, "The clothes are a human watch, it is not good to untie the belt in front of people, and no matter how indulgent it is, it can't be so." ”

The fourth prince nodded.

The fifth prince untied a sachet and sent it to the fifth prince, this sachet was made for him by Concubine Jia, there were not many things left by Concubine Jia around him, and he cherished every single one, he didn't want to believe it, the concubine would harm others, but, but.

He gave the sachet to the Eighth Prince just to let his mother protect the Eighth Prince and let him grow up without illness and disaster, so that it might be able to offset the fact that the mother concubine almost made up for him not to come into the world.

He looked at the big red belly pocket worn by the eighth prince, and thought that he was also wearing a belly pocket, and ripped the placket of his clothes into a mess, and then pulled out the belly pocket he was wearing, the child's skin was tender, and he spared no effort to make red marks, "I gave my belly pocket to the eighth brother." ”

Qi Zongwen went to tie the belt of the four princes, and he didn't look at it for a while, this small one was also dressed in public, and he was even wilder than the four princes, "Why don't you hold him?" Qi Zongwen said helplessly, and he had to sort out the clothes for the six princes.

As soon as Erchen approached, the sixth brother made a gesture to cry, but Erchen didn't dare to exert himself. "The second prince has a big face.

"You little naughty. Qi Zongwen said, the eighth prince looked interesting, dancing happily, Qi Zongwen had a smile on his face, "Today you all gave the eighth brother a meeting gift, and when he grows up, you ask him to return the gift." ”