On a rainy night, the sky was dark, and on weekdays, it was the time for dinner in the Eight Princes' Mansion, but at this time, the front hall was brightly lit, and the sound of speech came.

"Yunsheng! This king still remembers that when the eldest brother came to Beijing and saw you for the first time, the sister-in-law held your hand, when you were four years old? What a whitewashed boy. It is said that the years are like white clouds and dogs, and the past 20 years alone are fleeting. The middle-aged man who spoke was nearly fifty years old, with a square and resolute face and a majestic face, it was the eighth prince Zhao Yuanyan.

He smiled and carefully looked at the young man sitting at the bottom of the place, and continued: "Big brother is really a blessing, you will cultivate a table of talents, advance and retreat, when the first emperor was there, he became the general of the right prison guard (from the sixth grade), but he is envious of others!" ”

The man who was called Yunsheng was sitting under the head of the eight kings, dressed in white, with an outstanding demeanor, only this beautiful appearance is rarely compared, but he is really the leader of the 'hidden gang' who was allied with Li Yuanhao in the morning, but I don't know when he changed and became Zhao Yunsheng, the sister-in-law of the king of Chu.

Zhao Yunsheng first heard the eighth king mention his mother's concubine, he was a little distracted, and thought in his heart that when he was four years old, his mother was not the princess of Chu, and even the side concubine, at that time, she was just a small concubine by the side of the king of Chu, and she had no status at all, how could the eight kings notice him?

In the past 20 years, if it weren't for the mother's good grasp and step by step, how could she achieve the position of Princess Chu now; If it weren't for his own excellence, how could his father look up to him everywhere?

Hearing the praise of the Eight Kings again, he humbly arched his hand and said: "Uncle Eight Kings has a good reputation, and Yun Sheng is ashamed to be ashamed." ”

He said with a smile again: "The little nephew heard from afar in Xiangyang that Brother Yunxi has been promoted to the general of the right prison guard (Zheng Wupin), and now he wears many hats; Yun Liang, Yun Jin, and Yun Chu's younger brothers are also young and promising, and they have won the trust of the official family. ”

Zhao Yunsheng's voice is beautiful, coupled with a noble bearing, and the words of praise are outspoken, without any sense of flattery, but it makes people listen to it very ironing.

The Eight Kings' hearts moved, and they waved their hands and smiled: "Don't praise them again, otherwise they will be complacent again." ”

Then he thought of something, twisted his beard under his chin, showed a look of concern on his face, and asked, "I heard that my eldest brother was sick a few days ago, but what is happening now?" ”

"My father has been suffering for a long time, and in the past half a year, he has been a **** sickbed, and my little nephew has asked for famous doctors, but my father has not improved, so I have to worry." Yunsheng sighed.

He also said: "As a son of man, he should be filial piety in front of the bed, but the Qianyuan Festival is approaching, and this year's official birthday is even more significant. Zhao Yunsheng's face was faintly worried.

After Zhao Yunsheng took it, he got up and walked in front of the Eight Kings, handed it over respectfully with both hands, and said, "This is what the father took care of the little nephew and handed over to the Eighth Prince." ”

The eighth king stretched out his hand to take it, but it turned out to be a letterhead, with four big characters on it: "Eighth brother is personally enlightened." "It is the handwriting of the eldest brother Yuanzuo, looking carefully, the pen power is slightly suffocating, and it is quite powerful.

The Eight Kings looked solemn and sighed, "Big Brother's illness is so serious? ”

Then he instructed his eldest son Yunxi to say: "You go to the study with me, and Yunliang will accompany Yunsheng to have dinner first, don't be lazy." ”

Yunxi, the eldest son of the eighth king, is quite like his father, Shen Yi is rigorous, busy with Yunsheng to confess his crimes, and walks to the study with his father out of the front hall.

And the second son Yunliang who stayed behind was an honest and silent person, and he didn't know how to persuade this cousin who had never met to drink and drink at the dinner table, and he was embarrassed for a while.

He secretly thought that if the presence of the two brothers who could speak well, the atmosphere would be relaxed and lively.

Yun Sheng saw that his cousin was not good at words, so he only knew that he asked the maid to push all the good dishes in front of him, which was quite funny.

He stopped and said: "Yunliang, you don't have to be so polite, between you and my brothers, we are closer than others, I will treat you as my own brother, and you don't have to be so kind to me." ”

Yun Liang nodded in agreement: "What my brother said is extremely true! ”

Yunsheng smiled, and asked casually: "I have heard that Uncle Eight Kings is the most fond of his cousin, and Bianliang City has many rumors that the daughter of the Eight Kings, Hui Zhilanxin, is quiet and elegant, and there are many people who come to the door to ask for relatives, but I don't know if my sister is allowed to do so now?" ”

"No one has been allowed yet." Yunliang replied honestly.

"But my sister's vision is too high, or Uncle Wang loves his daughter too much, if he is not very talented, he can't get into the eyes of the law?" Yunsheng asked curiously.

Yun Liang never thought that this cousin who had just met would be so concerned about his sister's marriage, and he was quite surprised, but he replied: "It's not true, just because my father promised her sister to let her choose her own son-in-law and not interfere." ”

Yun Shengqi said: "Uncle Wang is open, isn't it the order of her parents and the words of the matchmaker to marry a woman?" And isn't the royal woman even more married by the official family? But I was secretly surprised in my heart.

That day, he saw this cousin through the window on Li Yuanhao's boat, he could be remembered by Li Yuanhao, and he was friendly with the county king of Liao and the wealthy businessman of Hangzhou, and now he can even make his own decisions about marriage, he must not be a simple person, what is this woman's ability?

Isn't such a special woman even more curious?

Yun Liang smiled honestly and said, "My sister is different from other women. The words are full of pampering and self-satisfaction.

Yun Sheng shook his head again and again, but said regretfully: "In this way, it is a big pity that I can't see my sister today." ”

The two chatted about eating, and this dinner was also harmonious, but it wasn't until dinner was served, that the eighth king and his eldest son Yun Xifang appeared in the front hall.

The eighth king said to Yunsheng: "I have read your father's letter, I will find a way to do what the eldest brother entrusted, you can relax and stay in Bianliang for a few more days, if you feel bored, I boys, you can call out Lu and take you around." ”

Yunsheng stood up and said to the end, "Uncle Wang's help, the little nephew is grateful. Now the hour is not early, and the little nephew will retire first. ”

The eight kings bowed their heads, and Yunxi sent him out of the door.

The Eight Princes' Mansion on a rainy night is quite quiet, although the spring rain has not stopped, fortunately there is a long corridor leading directly to the gate, walking between the corridors, there is no need to hold an umbrella.

Only a lamp on the corridor swayed in front of the road, and the lantern was carried by a small servant in the Eight Princes' Mansion, followed by three people, Yunxi accompanied Yunsheng while chatting, and Yunsheng's attendant silently followed.

Yunsheng looked left and right at this quaint corridor, there was no sense of magnificence, completely inconsistent with the current hot fame, he said: "Uncle Eight Princes is really thrifty, and at night, there is not a single lamp on the corridor. ”

Yunxi's face was calm, and he said: "My father has always disliked luxury, but any unnecessary extravagance can be avoided. ”

Yun Sheng thought for a moment and nodded, "That's very good!" ”

After speaking, he paused, tilted his head slightly, and looked at the corridor not far away that led to the other side, where the rain was fluttering, and all he could see was darkness.

He pressed down the doubts in his heart, continued to walk towards the gate, and when he reached the gate, after politely saying goodbye to Yunxi, he still got into the carriage and galloped towards the Chu Palace.

Seeing Zhao Yunsheng leaving, on the top of the corridor leading to the inner courtyard, a slender figure gently fell, it was Zhao Xian.

She just saw Zhao Yunsheng's face clearly through the rain curtain and the light of the lantern.

The face of a man who was extremely beautiful, the stunning face that she could not forget when she saw it, she could be sure that it was the face she had seen at a glimpse of Li Yuanhao's painting a month ago.