Yan Xiu smiled slightly, "What's the matter? Sister Fei thinks I can't be the lord of the country?"

Feng Shanyue was speechless, putting aside the distinction between concubines and concubines, although Yan Xiu was young, he was more calm and stronger than Yan Xin when dealing with things. This may have something to do with Concubine Wen Yu's conscious education of him since he was a child. But this is ancient times, and the distinction between descendants and concubines often determines a person's fate.

"Sister believes in your abilities, however, some things ......"

"It's good that my sister believes in me!" Yan Xiu interrupted her, turned around, and looked at the half-hidden moon, "Sister may not know, in fact, I envy you the most." ”

"I—what do I have to envy?"

"Since you returned to the palace, you have been like a pearl that has received everyone's attention. Whether it is the love of his father or the envy and jealousy of other sisters, it proves that my sister is a capable person. At that time, I was thinking, if only I could be as good as my sister. ”

Feng Shanyue remembered that when he first came into contact with Yan Xiu, he was still a weak child, and he only knew that he was being held by Concubine Wen Yu every day, but later his temperament slowly began to change, becoming more and more cheerful, and he was more and more generous and decent. Perhaps, there is really an impact on this?

"Aren't you doing well now? I heard my father say that he is already letting you deal with some political affairs, and you are doing quite well. ”

"Isn't that good?" Yan Xiu looked back at her, his eyes shining, "Did he really say that?"

"Yes, you and Yan Xin are the two sons that my father values the most, and he cares about every progress you make, but he just refuses to say it. ”

Yan Xiu laughed, "It's good, what's the use, it's no match for the fate of being a concubine!"

Sure enough, Feng Shanyue sighed in her heart, she has two sons, but there is only one throne, is this battle for the throne really inevitable?

"Yan Xiu, actually...... In fact, if you don't become the head of the country, you can achieve success in other aspects! Don't you have other preferences?"

"Sister, I never told you how I grew up, right?" Yan Xiu smiled, but the smile didn't catch his eyes, "Since I knew a little about people, I got up every morning to study, and after breakfast, I listened to my mother talk about things in the court, and asked me how to deal with it. If my answer doesn't satisfy her, I don't want to eat for the rest of the day. Every day before going to bed, my mother would ask me, "What are you going to do in the future?" My answer can only be to be the head of the country. ”

Feng Shanyue was very shocked, as if she saw a child who had just been ignorant of the governor, burying his head in hard reading every day, learning to answer things he didn't understand at all. Is this an ancient version of a tiger mother?

"One day, I was punished by my mother for not having anything to eat because I didn't answer the question correctly. My valet secretly brought me a piece of bread, and for fear of leaving a taste, he brought me a white bread with nothing to add. I think this cake is even better than the delicacies of the mountains and seas that I usually eat. That night, my mother asked me what I was going to do in the future, and I blurted out that I wanted endless white bread. Yan Xiu laughed miserably, "White flour cake, I am the dignified prince of the Fire Phoenix, I actually dream of having endless white flour cake, who will believe it when I say it?"

"What did Concubine Wen Yu say at the time?"

"She, she was mad, she drove all the palace maids out, closed the palace door, and whipped me with a leather whip, so that I must say that I want to be the lord of the country. When she was tired, she hugged me and cried again, saying how badly she was bullied by the queen and Concubine Ruyi after she entered the palace. Crying to the point of sadness, he beat me again. I just cried and fought for a while, and I didn't stop until it was almost dawn. And I, it's time to get up and read again. ”

"Yan Xiu......" Feng Shanyue stepped forward and took his hand, "Now that you have grown up, with your father and sister here, don't be afraid anymore!"

Yan Xiu looked down at Feng Shanyue holding his hand, and the corners of his mouth hooked, "I'm not afraid, because I'm used to it!"

Hearing Yan Xiu's nonchalant tone, Feng Shanyue felt very distressed, how much courage it takes to pretend not to see these scars in her heart, "Actually, if my father doesn't plan to let you succeed to the throne, I can propose to my father that I give you the best fief, where you can play your strengths and become the best vassal king." ”

Yan Xiu looked at Feng Shanyue with a smile, "Sister, I thought that you would change a little after becoming the king of the Great Shang, but I didn't expect you to be very stupid when you faced these problems." In the palace, the warmth and happiness of brothers and sisters are only fleeting, and the conflict of interests is the fundamental! My mother and concubine have been thinking about the position of the lord of the country for so many years, how can a vassal king satisfy her?"

"Was Concubine Wen Yu instigated by Chu Baiyu?"

"Instigation doesn't count, Chu Baiyu just guessed my mother's mind and picked the best time to push her to seize the throne. ”

"The best timing?"

"Sister, haven't you noticed? In this palace, the queen, the crown prince, the Ruyi concubine and the third brother were infected with the epidemic at the same time, and the father was seriously ill, and the high priest took a group of capable wizards and witches to Kunlun Mountain, and even the second son of Yu, who was responsible for the safety of his father, was sent to protect the high priest and his party, and Yu Shuai went to the frontier to inspect. Isn't this a good time?"

"What about the other courtiers? It doesn't make sense to listen to your mother, right?"

"In the past two years, although Chu Baiyu has not entered the court as an official, he has privately pulled down many ministers who originally supported the prince's brother, either demoted or dismissed, and those who are left are either on the side of my mother, or they are people who maintain moderation and do not touch each other. It can be said that the current court of the Fire Phoenix Kingdom has really fallen under the control of my mother. ”

Feng Shanyue didn't expect that the situation in the Fire Phoenix Kingdom was already so grim, but why did Yan Xiu choose this time to tell him these things?

Yan Xiu had already walked away slowly, and the night wind passed his whisper, "Sister, it's up to you next!"

This kid is obviously here to reveal the news to himself, he doesn't want to fight for the throne at all, right?

Feng Shanyue looked at his departing back, remembering the scene when she took him and Yan Xin to eat mutton together. How good it was at that time, there was no opposition between the brothers, they gathered around a table to nibble on mutton, and almost fought over who drank the last mouthful of soup. It's a pity that such a happy situation may never come back.

"Mother, I'm back!"

Butterfly Dance happened to come back at this time, and happened to see Yan Xiu leave from the shadows, "What is the second prince doing?"

"He," Feng Shanyue sighed, "make the last struggle!"