The next day, when Liang Ji returned to Hongwen Hall for class, he was in a good mood.

The men and women of Daqi are not very strict, the prince and the princess are enlightened in the Zhilan Hall before the age of seven, and after the age of seven they enter the Mingde Palace, the prince will also have a separate prince and concubine, 12 years old can go to the court to listen to the government, 15 years old to lead errands, walk in the ministries.

Liang Ji's good interest did not last long, as soon as he stepped into the Zhilan Hall with his front foot, he saw the six princes squatting in front of the eighth prince with his back foot, the eighth prince was holding the arm of the sixth prince, his eyes were a little red, and his face was full of attachment and reluctance, the six princes seemed to say something, the eyes of the six princes suddenly turned even redder, with a reluctant look on his face, and his mouth was pursed high, which provoked the six princes to let out a helpless and doting chuckle, and reached out to pinch his brother's meaty mouth. Ba, shaking his head and sighing.

Liang Ji couldn't hear what the two were saying, but he thought it had something to do with him, because when the eighth prince looked up, he happened to see him walking through the door, and a trace of panic immediately flashed on his face, and then there was a look of wanting to be angry but not daring to be angry.

He Shi Shiran got up and saluted: "I have seen His Royal Highness King Rong." ”

Liang Ji calmly accepted it, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the sixth prince dragging the eighth prince, and the eighth prince also whispered: "I have seen His Royal Highness King Rong." ”

Daqi learned the lessons of the previous dynasty, it is inevitable that the prince will hold the land from the king, the princes are "not tin soil, not the people, not the county", after getting married in the Beijing division to build a mansion, when the prince will be crowned the king is uncertain, according to the emperor's decision, the queen has no real power in his hands, only the manor land, allocated by the emperor, so the title of the prince of Daqi is more like a means for the emperor to show his favor.

The second prince and the fourth prince, all seven years old, were crowned kings, which is already early, but Liang Jishang was named King Rong in his infancy, because of Li Duqiu's victory in the north that year, Emperor Ming Yuan once said to Li Duqiu in private, "The Nine Emperors and the prince are compatriots, and there is a heroic uncle like Li Aiqing, who has a glorious and worry-free life, Li Aiqing's achievements cover the world, and there is no reward, I named your nephew as the king of Rong, how about it?" ”

Since ancient times, the courtiers were the most jealous of the high merit, Emperor Ming Yuan's words seemed to be a reward but actually beaten, King Rong and King Rong, Emperor Ming Yuan meant that there was no truth, and the prince was mentioned, as if a warning, so the title of "King Rong" has always been a thorn in the heart of Queen Li.

Outsiders don't know, only when the Li family is in the sky, the momentum is high, although Li Duqiu is quite low-key, Empress Li is too jealous of the Li family, and secretly ordered the Li family to self. Dirty, after all, a courtier, if there is no trace of bad deeds, and outstanding achievements, will only make the emperor more suspicious, and she herself, acting is also obedient and prudent, in addition to the Fenghe palace hand with an iron bucket, the harem matters, often consult the queen mother, quite the queen mother's heart.

The six princes and the eighth princes, none of whom have titles on their bodies, see the nine princes, even if they are born as brothers, they have to pay the courtier salute first, and the nine princes only need to return to the family courtesy.

"I've seen the Sixth Emperor Brother," Liang Ji's eyes were faint, looking at the Eighth Emperor who was cowering behind the Sixth Emperor, "I've seen the Eighth Emperor Brother, the day before yesterday was not the king's, as the so-called do not want to do to others, the Eighth Emperor Brother is unwilling to lend the things he loves to the Imperial Brother, even if the Imperial Brother has never teased this Autumn General, no matter how novel this thing is in his heart, it should not take away people's favor, today the King will give you an agate to promote weaving as an apology, this thing can also be used as a paperweight, the Eighth Emperor Brother loves fighting crickets and insects so much, I think I will like it." ”

As he spoke, the little eunuch behind Liang Ji bowed down to present a gold-painted wooden box, and the eighth prince looked up at the sixth prince with a panicked expression.

The three of them were in the court, which had already attracted a lot of straightforward or obscure scrutiny, and the sixth prince bowed his head and smiled at the eighth prince comfortingly, and said: "The eighth brother is spoiled by me, King Rong is broad-minded, and he doesn't care about him, the sixth brother has thanked him here, and this apology is absolutely unacceptable." ”

Liang Ji also knew that if the sixth prince accepted his gift today, it would be estimated that the eighth prince would not know how to be polite, and as the imperial brother, he actually accepted the gift from his younger brother, and his actions eliminated everyone's whispers to him the day before yesterday, so he must let the other party accept this apology today.

"Does the sixth brother want the ninth brother to have trouble sleeping and eating?" Liang Ji showed an aggrieved look and looked at the Eighth Prince, "I really know that I am wrong, if you don't accept my apology, I am afraid that the ninth brother will not be able to let go." ”

Seeing Liang Ji showing such a pitiful look, although he still had some doubts in his heart, his face was a lot more relaxed, and he and the six princes were not taken seriously, they were rarely rewarded, they had no wealth to spare, and they were inconvenient to act.

So he said, "I forgive you." ”

Liang Jixin sneered, made a look of surprise on his face, and said to the little eunuch beside him: "It's not yet presented to the Eighth Prince." ”

A trace of gloom flashed between the six princes' eyebrows, and finally turned into helplessness, signaling the eunuch behind him to take the wooden box.

This subtle change of expression fell in Liang Ji's eyes, Liang Ji suddenly envied the eighth prince, this person is stupid, but there is a brother who does not dislike him, it is not the first time he has seen the sixth prince send the eighth prince to school, the second prince sometimes sends someone to send some food to his sister Seventh Princess, the tenth princess and the eleventh prince are dragon and phoenix fetuses, the most affectionate, intimate, come together, and go together, he has become a lonely person in the Zhilan Palace.

His beautiful brother sent him to school once......

In fact, Liang Cheng came to visit him, but every time he stood behind the lush plantain, he left after a few glances, Liang Ji pulled the bow for the first time, Liang Cheng was worried for a day, for fear of accidentally hurting him, and he also sent pastries to sneakers, but they were all poured out by the people arranged by Empress Li next to Liang Ji.

These Liang Ji didn't know, day after day, Liang Cheng had a complicated feeling of expectation and resentment.

Stimulated by the deep brotherhood between the six princes and the eighth prince, Liang Ji was originally in a good mood because the prince gave him a Western clock, and he still had a decent smile on his face, but he was so depressed that he walked into the hall with a deputy shelf.

As a result, as soon as I entered the hall, I saw the eleventh prince pointing to the sentences in the book, word by word, and read them to the tenth princess inarticulately. ”

The tenth princess wrinkled her face and muttered, "When you are studying, can you suck up the saliva cleanly, I don't know at all, it's all the sound of saliva." ”

Liang Ji sat down in front of them silently, opened the book, stared at the small words in front of him, and was silently in a daze.

The tenth princess and the eleventh prince are dragon and phoenix fetuses, and the mother concubine Zhao Huifei is the side branch girl of the queen mother's mother's family, and she is very favored by the queen mother and her old man.

In the afternoon, it was a horse shooting, and the royal field recently sent a batch of sweaty and bloody horses, as well as small ponies, and all the princes and princesses gathered on the edge of the imperial field, one by one, all trying to pick a good mount.

Liang Ji saw the prince's brother walking in front of everyone at a glance, the other party wore the prince's regular clothes, and walked slowly, and the rest of the princes showed a little excited looks, but the corner of the prince's mouth had a light smile, which looked dignified and graceful.

As if sensing Liang Ji's gaze, Liang Cheng turned his head sideways, saw that it was Liang Ji, his eyes bent slightly, and walked towards him.

Liang Ji's hand hidden in his sleeve tightened, and when the prince walked in front of him, he saluted and said, "The younger brother has seen His Royal Highness the prince." He also greeted the rest of the princes one by one.

"Does Ji'er have anything to value?" Liang Cheng asked gently.

Liang Ji glanced at the second prince and the fourth prince, and said, "Ji'er will wait for the brothers to choose before choosing." ”

"The ninth brother is really sensible, but the brothers are embarrassed to rob the younger brothers," the second emperor brother smiled kindly, raised his voice, and said to the rest of the little princes: "You pick first, pick the best." ”

"Thank you, second brother." All the little radish heads thanked each other and looked at Liang Cheng again, Liang Cheng nodded with a smile, and instructed the manu: "Take care of it." ”

When everyone got Liang Cheng's approval, they cheered and ran to the imperial field, and the mannus followed one by one, for fear that these golden branches and jade leaves Tianhuang nobles would be injured.

"Why doesn't the ninth brother go up?" The fourth prince said with a smile on the side.

Liang Ji glanced at the six princes behind him, the other party had been secretly paying attention to the eight princes on the royal field, he pouted in his heart, took Liang Cheng's hand, raised his head and said, "Third brother, you can help me pick one." ”

Liang Cheng lowered his head, saw Liang Ji's pair of black and shining eyes staring at him, couldn't help nodding and saying "Okay", held Liang Ji's hand with his backhand, and said to his side: "Second brother, third brother, sixth brother, you are free, go alone to accompany Ji'er to pick a horse." ”

As soon as the words fell, there was a sudden burst of exclamations on the royal field, Liang Ji turned around, only to see that the eighth prince was holding the horse's neck, and was rushing towards him and the prince, the two of them were on the edge of the royal field, and the horse was close in front of him, and it was unavoidable!

Liang Ji didn't have time to react, he was hugged by Liang Cheng and flashed to the side, Liang Cheng was only twelve or thirteen years old at this time, and he had not practiced light skills, so there was a bit of a wolf in the action, protecting Liang Ji in his arms, and his back fell heavily to the ground, just a small stone on the ground, right in his vest, Liang Cheng's face turned pale when he landed.

"Qing'er!" At this time, there was a sad cry from the six princes, and it sounded as miserable as crying blood, and Liang Ji suddenly saw a bloody spot not far away.

……

The eighth prince died, and his death was miserable.

He fell off his horse and was trampled on the back of the neck by a horse's hooves, killing him instantly.

The sixth prince hugged the body of the eighth prince, spit out a mouthful of blood, and fainted on the spot.

Liang Ji had a nightmare for a long time after that, and the cricket that he stepped on in the dream was always with the death of the Eighth Prince. Overlapping.