The prince came out of his father's house, and it was supposed that he would return to the prince's residence together, but now only the six princes still live in the palace of the concubine, and the rest of them have moved out of the palace of the concubine and live by themselves.

But no one said that they wanted to go together, so they looked at each other outside the hall, and finally the second prince said, "It's almost time for dinner, so it's better to go and say good night to the concubine, and then go back to the Lingxiao Palace." ”

"What the second brother said is very true, just listen to the second brother. The third prince said that Concubine Lu and Concubine Yao lived together in the palace every year, and he naturally wanted to go with the six princes, and the six princes left the eyes of their fathers, so they were squeamish, and they refused to go by themselves.

The adoptive mother of the fourth prince, Concubine Qian, didn't come, and he had nowhere to go, so he went to see the fifth prince, "Is the fifth brother going to Concubine Song's mother's palace?"

The fifth prince hesitated, "I'll go say goodnight." ”

The fourth prince kicked his feet, "Then you go and come back quickly, I will wait for you to have dinner with you in Lingxiao Palace." "Actually, the relationship between the princes is really good.

The fifth prince nodded, he went to Concubine Song, Concubine Song was weak, and did not pick a place where the grass and trees were full of water and trees, but chose a boxy courtyard to let the sun bask in the small courtyard, and when she saw the fifth prince coming, she put the ice basin out.

"The concubine is not in good health, so let's remove the ice basin. The fifth prince said.

"You came all the way, sweated a lot, wiped the sweat, and then sat down on the edge of the ice basin to cool down. Concubine Song said, "I gave you ice melons, fruits and cheese, use some of the same, where do you use them for dinner?"

"The fourth brother told me that he was waiting for me to eat in Lingxiao Palace. The fifth prince replied.

"That's very good. Concubine Song said, "Concubine Qian didn't come to the palace, he was a little lonely, you accompany him, so that he is not so lonely." Concubine Song knew that the five princes were not willing to stay with her for a long time, but she was now the adoptive mother of the five princes, and if the five princes did not come, they would be criticized.

The five princes should be.

After sitting for a while, Concubine Song looked at him strangely, in the past, he came to ask for peace, and he said a few words and left, the stool was not hot, and he sat and ate a lot of things today, obviously he didn't speak, but he didn't say go.

Concubine Song made a look for people to go down, and she asked the fifth prince, "But you have something to say to me." ”

Before the fifth prince could speak, he felt that his throat was dry, and he swallowed a few times before he said, "Today, my father called us to see the eighth brother, and my father said that the eighth brother was born very young and almost couldn't live." ”

Concubine Song instantly understood what he wanted to say, she wanted to tell him not to listen to what others said, but the fifth prince said again, "Is it true that the eighth brother will not survive because of my mother?"

Concubine Song looked at him, "Who told you this?"

"Who said it matters?" said the fifth prince, "It is said all over the palace, and the charges given by the father to the mother concubine are clearly written in black and white. ”

He was a little depressed, his mother had done something wrong, but it was his mother.

"This is a matter between adults and has nothing to do with you. Concubine Song said, "You see, your father has never been angry with you, because he knows that what your mother did has nothing to do with you. ”

"How can it have nothing to do with me?" the fifth prince sobbed and said, "I still remember when I was young, my mother often took me to Ronghua Palace, and my mother was obviously friendly with the concubine, why did she harm the concubine?"

"Is the concubine for me?"

"It's not. Concubine Song said categorically, "No matter who says this to you, it is uneasy and kind, don't believe him." ”

"Your mother. After Concubine Song blurted out, the words behind her were also smooth, she looked at the weak child in front of her, in just half a year, how did she think about it in her heart, so she would lose weight like this, "Your mother will do the wrong thing to be used by others, who will use you, don't go to investigate, because the reason why she was used is also related to your uncle, your uncle has had an accident a few days ago, and the person is gone, and it is useless for you to hate him." “

"Then shouldn't I hate it?" muttered the Fifth Prince.

"Hate is a useless thing, it will only make you hateful, stay away from relatives and friends, and your mother will definitely not want you to be like this. Concubine Song said, "Your mother is just locked up in the cold palace now, you are doing well outside, she still has hope, you listen to your father's goodness, and when you grow up, you will go out of the palace and open the palace, do a good job, and then go to your father and emperor, and you can also take your mother out." "

"Your mother has done something wrong, and she has lived in the cold palace for so many years, and the punishment is enough. ”

"But if you dwell on your mother's mistakes, let yourself go, and don't cherish yourself, then your mother will have no hope?" Concubine Song said, "This year is the first year that your mother has been punished, I dare not do anything, and when I wait until next year, I will look for an opportunity for you to go in and see your mother." ”

"But you must eat well and grow well, so that your mother will not worry when she sees you. Concubine Song said.

The fifth prince threw himself in front of Concubine Song's knees and cried, "I miss my mother so much,

"Why did she do something wrong?" cried the fifth prince, "didn't she think about me?"

Concubine Song touched his head and said, "I can't understand what an adult says, only when you become an adult can you understand what it's like." ”

The fifth prince cried loudly, crying out the worries, fears and helplessness that had accumulated since Concubine Jia moved to the cold palace, and he didn't even see his mother for the last time. Everyone let him be sensible, let him not make trouble, and let him call another strange woman, the concubine.

His father never saw him.

What did he do wrong again?

The second prince walked to the palace of the virtuous concubine and stopped, he subconsciously came to find the concubine when he had turmoil in his heart, but he was already old, he should digest these things by himself, and he should not come to the concubine.

Just as he was standing stupidly, Rou Jia came out, "You came here to guard the door for the concubine, the concubine waited for a long time and didn't see you go in, let me come out and have a look." ”

The second prince pursed his lips and walked forward, Rou Jia paid attention to his face, "Why are you unhappy?

The second prince didn't reply to her, so she looked at the inner chamberlain behind the second prince, and the inner chamberlain bowed his head and said that he had just come out of His Majesty.

"What did my father say wrong, which made you think nonsense?" asked Roujia.

"You're so annoying. The second prince said, "Why doesn't the mother concubine find someone else for you to marry." ”

"I'm also your sister when you get married, and you're still my brother, so I still have to ask. Roujia said.

When he entered the palace, the second prince only said that he had come to say goodbye to his mother, and Rou Jia said on the side, "I just looked bad at the door, so I came from my father, who else has a bad face?"

Concubine Xian looked at the second prince with inquiring eyes.

The second prince's face turned red, "It's nothing, it's my son who has lost his temper." “

"Has your father reproached you?" asked the virtuous concubine.

The second prince shook his head, "It's me who is not good, I panicked for the third brother, my father didn't blame me, just told us, don't lie to him." “

"Why are you lying?" asked the Virtuous Princess.

"It's just that the third brother said that he leaked his mouth, and the Trojan horse he made for the eighth brother was made by himself. ”

"These little things?" Rou Jia sighed, "Brother, you weren't so afraid of your father in the past, does your father seem to be a person who would be angry about these little things?"

"Roujia, you go and bring the raccoon slave for the concubine. Concubine Xian said that Roujia knew that she wanted to break her up, so she simply left.

Concubine Xian called her son to her, reached out and stroked his eyebrows, and said, "My son is suffering." ”

"For the sake of vacillation, I had to make myself a cup and a snake shadow, and I was haggard. ”

The second prince pursed his lips and resisted the urge to cry, "Isn't my son useless?"

"How so?" said the virtuous concubine, "no one who stands in your position will do better than you." “

"My father asked us to see the eighth brother today. The second prince said, "Has my father already made a decision?"

"The throne is your father's thing, he can give it to whoever he wants, if he gives it to you, you will take it, if he doesn't give it to you, you won't complain. Concubine Xian said, "The concubine still wants you to be a prince, noble and leisurely." “

"Father, when my father was sick, he called me there. At the time, I thought that my father had instructed me. The second prince bowed his head and said.

Concubine Xian sighed, "The concubine didn't tell you about the previous dynasty, and most of your father's brothers were killed and injured in order to compete for the prince, but the concubine knows, don't you know these things?"

The second prince nodded, his teacher, companion, and subordinate officials all mentioned it to him more or less, and the courtiers would definitely support him as the prince in order not to repeat the old mistakes, after all, etiquette comes first.

"In the eyes of your father, the sibling rivalry was caused by the eccentricity of the first emperor, the first emperor did not want to establish the prince at the beginning, but the courtiers had to support the prince, the first emperor was the prince, but the three princes at that time were the heart of the first emperor, he had the emperor's favor, and he was even more angry, this prince should be his, so later, the prince was deposed, and the brothers competed. “

"The lesson that your father learned in it is that he will definitely set up what he wants, and will not set up the prince according to other people's ideas, so that both children will be wronged. “

"If your father does not appoint you, he will not love you, but love you. “

"The eighth brother is so old now, how can my father think that he will do better than me?" The second prince said, "Even if you don't establish a long and a descendant, you should be virtuous, what my father thinks is good, but what he thinks will definitely be successful?"

"There are some things that you can't figure out now, but you'll know when you're older. Concubine Xian said, "You think that this harem is all the concubines of your father, there is no difference, when you grow up and will love people, you will understand your father's current thoughts." ”

The concubine is not only favored, she has all the love of your father. Concubine Xian sighed in her heart, it has never been a matter of long, grandson, and virtuous, but a man wants to give his woman the best protection.

The palace people of the Double Lotus Hall saw the three princes walking this way with the six princes from a distance, both of them were flushed, and they were busy picking up, the three princes were stunned and did not let go, and they did not put it down until the front of the palace, and they were sweating profusely and said to the six princes, quickly tidy up and tidy up their clothes, don't lose their manners in front of the concubine.