The dawn of dawn has just tore through the dark night, the morning breeze is blowing cold, except for the alarmed birds and finches flapping their wings out of the forest and the patrolling guards walking back and forth, there are few other movements in the palace, at this time, even Zhu Yuanzhang has not gotten up to go to court.

The blue-brick royal road stretches all the way to Mukden Gate, a towering gate that divides the palace into two parts: the former court and the inner court. Without the will of the emperor and the queen, the concubines could only stop at Fengtianmen, so Li Qi'er could only send Zhu Di to the city gate and stopped, she took Zhu Di's hand and reluctantly, "You finally came back once, and you are leaving?"

The morning light shone on Zhu Di's face, drawing a resolute line. He pursed the corners of his mouth and said softly: "The barracks are important, although the father and the emperor greeted him, the child is unwilling to give someone a handle, and if the mother concubine doesn't let go, the child will be late." ”

Li Qi'er grabbed his hand more and more, and persuaded him bitterly, "The second prince and the third prince are not going to the barracks, it is better for the mother concubine to beg the emperor and let you not go to the barracks to endure hardships." ”

"Going to the barracks is the child's own request, and the child can't give up halfway. Children love to be in the barracks and learn a lot. Zhu Di hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice: "The child has nothing to do in the palace...... And you can avoid them......"

Li Qi'er was crying, "The concubine doesn't expect you to have much success, she hopes that you are safe." Every time I see you covered in bruises, the concubine's heart is like a knife. Son, listen to your mother's advice, don't torture yourself and your mother like this. ”

"Mother, although the queen mother takes care of you, she is an outsider after all, only if her son has the ability, others will not look down on you. Zhu Di's words are beyond his age, born in such a complex family, especially the concubine, it is difficult to be immature.

Li Qi'er's tears fell down, "The mother concubine knows, but the mother concubine is reluctant." As long as you are safe, the mother can do anything. ”

Zhu Di is a head taller than Li Qi'er, he hugged Li Qi'er with his strong arms, attached it to his ear, and said softly word by word: "My son is not a son-in-law, if you want to get ahead, you have to rely on yourself to fight for it!"

"You ......" Li Qi'er's eyes widened and her lips trembled. From her son's eyes, she saw a familiar light, and that light was called desire.

Zhu Di avoided her gaze and said insincerely: "My son didn't think about it so much, my son just didn't want to be looked down upon, and he didn't want his mother to be looked down upon." ”

As he grew older, when he was in the palace, he understood that although everyone was the son of his father, there was actually a difference between himself and Ma Xiuying's son. Those sanctimonious Confucians were often kind and kind to the three Zhu Biao brothers when they taught them knowledge, but they were not smiling at other princes. Zhu Fan and Zhu Di were lazy and skipped class, and the teachers always turned a blind eye, but he had to be severely punished for skipping class; when the palace people saw the three Zhu Biao brothers, their attitude would be more respectful than that of other princes; the congratulatory gifts given by the concubines to the princes during the Spring Festival every year, and the gifts of the three Zhu Biao brothers were also much more than those of other princes......

When he went to the barracks, he thought that he could get rid of the shackles of identity, but when the meritorious children competed with Zhu Fan and Zhu Di, they ignored him intentionally or unintentionally, and he realized that no matter where he was, identity always determines a person's status. Even if he is a prince and has a higher status than these meritorious children, his status as a concubine still makes these people look down on him, and behind the respect, he can feel the disdain of those people. No matter how hard he tried and how actively he wanted to integrate into the circle of the aristocracy, under the influence of Zhu Fan and Zhu Di, everyone would always silently exclude him......

This time Zhu Fan and Zhu Di made a mistake and faced military law, Zhu Di was secretly happy in his heart, everyone was equal in front of military law, and the identity of the prince could not help them. But this joy lasted less than a second, and the two of them rushed to the palace like dogs to find someone to intercede.

He will never forget that Zhu Fan shouted at him arrogantly in front of everyone at that time: "Why are you still standing stupidly? Why don't you hurry up and go to the eldest brother of the prince for help? If we are punished, we will never let you go!"

At that time, he only felt a surge of qi and blood, and he wanted to punch him. But under the coaxing of the meritorious children and the intimidation of Zhu Fan and Zhu Di, he still endured the humiliation and rushed back to the palace to find the prince. Later, in order to show brotherhood and friendship in front of Ma Xiuying, he also knelt down to plead for the two and said good things. However, God knows how angry and unwilling he would be, if he was Zhu Biao, would these two dare to treat him like that?

Brother and brother Gong! Brother and brother Gong! it, it's all deceitful nonsense! Only when you are strong will others really respect you! Pay attention to you! One day, he will be stronger than Zhu Fan and Zhu Di, so that these two people will no longer dare to talk to him in a disdainful tone!

From this moment on, Zhu Di understood what he wanted, he was unwilling to let his fate be manipulated by others, and he was unwilling to submit to his two incompetent brothers forever. He doesn't know what the future holds, but he is willing to fight for this goal! Go for a struggle! Go for a gamble! Even if he can't achieve his goal in the end, at least he works hard and doesn't let himself have regrets!

Li Shimin, the emperor of Tang Taizong whom he admired the most, was a young man in the army, followed his father to fight many times, and his prestige grew, and he was supported by many generals under him, and finally became an emperor through the ages. Therefore, he must go to the barracks, not only to train hard in it, but also to recruit talents for his own use in the future. Without the influence of Zhu Fan and Zhu Di this time, maybe his ideas could develop smoothly...... It doesn't matter if those meritorious children still refuse to accept him, there are so many civilian soldiers and officers, the real strength of an army still depends on these people!

No one can shake Zhu Di's determination, he hugged Li Qi'er's arm so hard, like the surging power in his heart eager to find an outlet for catharsis.

Li Qi'er's arm was faintly painful, she could feel her son's resentment and unwillingness, she closed her eyes, and said after a while: "You can exercise in the military camp, don't worry about the concubine, the concubine will take care of herself." ”

"Take care, concubine!" Zhu Di hugged Li Qi'er for the last time, turned around and strode away, he walked so decisively, he didn't look back, as if he was desperate to run for the dawn in front of him.

The sky is getting brighter and brighter, the palace begins to boil, and the palace people perform their duties, some clean the palace, some serve the emperor and concubines, and some prepare for the court ceremony...... The noise woke up Li Qi'er, who was petrified like a pillar of looking at the sky, she looked at the palace gate that separated her from her son, and silently returned to the dormitory.

Walking on the gravel path, she turned a blind eye to the flowers and trees on the left and right, and there was only one thought in her heart, she had to plan for her son's future.