There are no lanterns on the remote flower path in the imperial garden, because it is dark, so no one gathers, and the four princes are followed by an official of Chunxi Palace, and the two of them hurriedly walk on the flower path.

There was a lot of snow, and the two of them didn't slip under their feet, and they still walked fast.

The official handed a booklet to the four princes as he walked: "This is the opinion of the door, and they are all against His Royal Highness abandoning Miss Ji and choosing Miss Shaoshi." ”

The fourth prince took the booklet and tore it up, and threw it in the dead trees on both sides.

The fourth prince said, "The Ji family only has the old sacrificial wine coming into the palace today, and Miss Ji has not come, so I don't know if I don't want to have anything to do with this prince? How can I choose Miss Ji." ”

The official bowed his head and said yes.

The fourth prince said again: "As soon as someone said that he wanted to establish a prince, the Ji family showed the face of this prince, their family is on the side of the eldest prince, and these nerds know whether they are young or not." If a paralyzed man is to be the emperor, where is the prestige of the country? I think they are all stupid readers. ”

The fourth prince said faster and faster.

The official thought for a while and trotted after him: "Your Highness, Weichen doesn't think Miss Ji can be chosen." ”

Anyway, I can't choose Ji Shi now, I might as well listen to the opinion of this little official, the fourth prince stopped and looked back at the official: "What do you mean?"

The official said: "Weichen speaks straight, if there is any language that offends His Highness, please ask His Highness to pardon Weichen." ”

The fourth prince said impatiently: "Everyone knows that this prince is a corporal Lixian, even if you say it, as long as it is good for this prince, this prince will not be blamed in the past......"

The official raised his head and said in a low voice: "The Holy Lord has not appointed a crown prince for all these years, but the Holy Lord has been considering who can be competent, Your Highness, you and the eldest prince." ”

The fourth prince frowned. How can a paralyzed man be competent, and can he lead his troops to fight when the Varat Tatars invade the border? When the envoys came to see him, he saw that the emperor was a paralyzed man. Is there a light on the face?

He said: "My father has long been angry with this prince, and he said that the eldest brother is not in good health. The reason why there is no reserve now is because the eldest brother occupies the status of the eldest son. ”

Speaking of this, the four princes did not continue.

But those who understand will understand as soon as they hear it, the emperor himself said to the fourth prince that the eldest prince is not in good health, so isn't that the eldest prince dying quickly?

The official smiled slightly: "The saint is very fond of Your Highness, but the eldest prince is also the eldest son of the saint, and he was born to Queen Zhou, and the emperor has always been worried about Queen Zhou." ”

His father, the emperor, has not been established since the death of Empress Zhou, and he can't play any of the military officials, and in the end, he can't help but make the concubine of the Feng family the imperial concubine. It is used to govern the harem.

The fourth prince looked at the somewhat thin official in his twenties, and he asked, "What do you want to say?"

The little official said: "Although the Holy Lord admires His Royal Highness more, but the eldest prince is also the son of the Holy One, if Your Highness chooses Miss Ji, the Holy Lord will know what you are thinking." ”

The fourth prince sneered, does his mind still need to be hidden? His father, the emperor, had shown that he admired him the most in the army, and those military attachés knew about it, so they all supported him.

What did the Manchu civil and military know about, what else did he have to hide?

The little official seemed to see the thoughts of the four princes. Shaking his head, he said: "Although the saint also knows that you are the most suitable candidate for the throne, but Weichen said that the saint also has a father-son relationship with the eldest prince, and now the official proposes to establish a prince." You chose Miss Ji at once, and the Ji family was on your side, and now the state of the court will be evenly matched. ”

The fourth prince somewhat understood why this official had to ask for guilt before. He's speculating about the Sacred Heart, but he's not telling the truth to him. It's useless to come.

The fourth prince asked tentatively: "Isn't this bad? Let my father know that this prince is what everyone wants." ”

"But then the eldest prince will look very weak. The little official said: "In the face of the weaker side, people are usually willing to give you sympathy and help. Your Highness, if you are too powerful, I am afraid that the Holy Lord will pity the Great Prince more, and you will backfire. ”

The four princes were stunned for a moment, and suddenly thought of their father's personality, he was killing people like hemp in the southern and northern wars, he was an out-and-out strongman, and the strongmen had a lot of hearts to take care of the weak, so his father was very domineering to the officials, but he was very tolerant to the people, otherwise he would not be able to achieve the current prosperity.

He's still an emotional person.

Such a person, if he is too strong, there may really be the situation that the little official said.

The fourth prince suddenly smiled and asked the little official, "What's your name?"

The little official bowed his head and replied: "Weichen is towering, and he is in charge of copying the documents." ”

Seeing that he was not the slightest cautious and afraid, the fourth prince felt a little strange in his heart, how could he not have seen such a strategist before?

It's right to think about it again, the official is just a small clerk in his palace, and I think that he can be lucky enough to come to him today, or because he is an errand runner for such a thing as delivering brochures.

It's not surprising that this kind of little person hasn't been seen.

The fourth prince said: "This prince has written it down." He also said: "Now I have to go to my father's side to give him an answer, as you can see, how should this prince choose?"

The fourth prince was able to discuss big things with him, and the little official did not feel flattered, he still replied in a low voice: "This Miss Shaoshi is very good, the Shaoshi family is not literate or martial, just a generation of doctors, and it is favored by the concubine, and if you choose Miss Shaoshi, Your Royal Highness will not appear strong, but will also win the favor of the concubine, and the saint attaches great importance to filial piety." He said without breathing: "And if His Highness doesn't choose Miss Shaoshi, the scandal outside will be unfavorable to His Highness, after all, you give Miss Shaoshi ......"

The wise man will not say anything later.

The fourth prince said: "These princes have thought about it, and there is nothing new." The reason why he considered Ji Shi again was because he really didn't want to choose Shao Shi Wanqing as the concubine.

I still remember that on the lake of King Xian's Mansion, the damn woman looked at him and Shao Shi Wanqing with contempt, as if there must be something unsightly between the two of them, and he also told her personally that he would not take Shao Shi Wanqing in his eyes, and if he really chose, he would be despised.

Why do everything according to her reasoning?

Gao Xuan seemed to see the hesitation of the fourth prince, and he said, "Wei Chen has another suggestion, that is, this idea is a bit risky. ”

The four princes were eager to hear about the candidates other than the women of the Wenchen family and Shao Shi Wanqing.

His eyes moved and he said, "Tell me about it." ”

Gao said: "There is also the daughter of the eldest prince's uncle." ”

The fourth prince narrowed his eyes, "What do you mean?"

There was an undisguised calculation in the towering eyes: "Your Royal Highness, this Zhou family is not close to the eldest prince, but the world knows that the Zhou family is the eldest prince's foreign family, if you sincerely ask to marry the daughter of the Zhou family, it will make people think that you are paying attention to brotherhood, so that the saint will also think that if you ascend to the throne of the great treasure, you will definitely treat the eldest prince well." ”

How many emperors eradicated dissidents when they ascended the throne, especially their own brothers, the eldest prince stood as the eldest son and sister-in-law, unless he became the emperor himself, whoever ascended the throne would regard him as a thorn in his side.

The fourth prince smiled suddenly: "You are really direct, you are not afraid that the prince will punish you?" No matter who of the brothers sits in that position, of course they will treat their brothers well, who can do it to their own brothers, you little official, even said that let the father think, not that the prince is such a benevolent person." ”

Gao Jian smiled disapprovingly: "Weichen thinks that His Royal Highness is a hero in the world, different from other princes. Then he shook his head as if disappointed.

The fourth prince frowned at first, then put down his defense, and smiled: "Just count me as a gaffe, you continue." ”

Gao Towering said: "Weichen has made it very clear that the woman of the Zhou family is chosen as the concubine." ”

The fourth prince shook his head and said: "You don't know, this prince asked his father before, and wanted Lord Zhou's niece to enter the palace to enjoy the lanterns, but his father refused. ”

Gao Towering asked, "Is that the famous doctor who healed His Highness's body?"

The fourth prince smiled with honor: "Have you heard of her, too? This is this person, but my father doesn't allow it, do you know what this means?"

Gao nodded his head: "That's why Wei Chen said that this method is risky, Your Highness, you are extraordinary, and you are a king at a glance, you go and say it yourself, of course the Holy Lord will guard against you, as if you are calculating the eldest prince, but if the eldest prince says it for you, this is different." ”

The fourth prince's eyes lit up slightly: "You talk about it carefully." ”

Gao towered and said: "The eldest prince is generous, you seem to have never been in contact with him, you might as well try to start from the eldest prince's side, if he can take the lead for your highness, the saint will believe that you are brothers, friends and brothers." ”

Once his father recognizes that they are brothers, friends, and brothers, he will not feel that he is strong and strong, and he will not have to pity the crippled eldest brother, and he will also feel that he can treat Jiangshan and his children well to his son, which is the best choice for his father.

The fourth prince looked at the inconspicuous little clerk in front of him again, he was in his twenties, his appearance was not handsome but very elegant, he was very thin, and he looked bookish, no wonder he hadn't paid attention to this person before, because he rarely liked such a weak scholar.

He smiled and patted the shoulder of the person in front of him: "I know what to do, I have to rush to see my father now, and I will discuss the rest with you after tonight." ”

Gao Jian still didn't have the excitement of being valued by the big man, and he bent down and arched his hand: "Weichen still has to say that it is also necessary for Miss Shaoshi to be a side concubine, so as not to ruin His Highness's reputation and say that His Highness is irresponsible." ”

The fourth prince nodded: "I think so too." ”

After the two finished speaking, they walked quickly in the direction of the Huxin Pavilion, and gradually the lights were brilliant, the snow was dazzling, and they could also see the palace people enjoying the lanterns.

The fourth prince saw Shuangxi staring at him from a distance at the end of the corridor connecting the Huxin Pavilion, and he walked over with a tower.

As soon as Shuangxi passed, he occupied a towering position, bowed his head and said, "Why did His Highness come here, the emperor asked twice." ”

The marriage event is also related to the prince, of course the four princes have to consider it again?

He looked left and right: "Where are we now?" (To be continued.) )