At dawn, there was a light rain in the sky, which temporarily stopped the footsteps of people who wanted to go out early, and the shouting that filled the streets and alleys in the past disappeared for a while, making the early morning of Xiangyang City seem a little more leisurely than in the past.

The gate of the Chu Wangfu in the east of the city is still closed, and the side door is still open, but it has shown a different scene since last night.

Outside the gate of the palace, the steward hurriedly walked out, greeted Zhao Yunxi, who came on horseback in the rain, respectfully and respectfully welcomed in, and led him into the inner bedroom of the King of Chu's 'Yangxin Ju', and then walked outside the door to wait, sighing in his heart, the sky of the Chu Palace's palace is about to change.

The king of Chu has been delirious since last night, and he was so frightened that the fifth aunt who served him sent someone to inform the princess overnight, and summoned a group of doctors to treat him, naturally even the imperial doctor who had been living in the palace recently.

When Zhao Yunxi entered the bedroom of the King of Chu, he saw that the four sons of the King of Chu were all in the house, so it was inconvenient to greet them one by one, so he only nodded with a few people, and saw a room with a solemn look, he hurriedly invited the imperial doctor sent by the emperor to the outhouse, and asked in a low voice: "How is the situation of the King of Chu now?" ”

The imperial doctor shook his head and said: "The king of Chu has been ill for a long time, and he has long run out of oil, and now he has done his best, it is really ......", he arched his hand and sighed.

Zhao Yunxi asked quietly again: "How long can King Chu's body last?" ”

The imperial doctor leaned close to Zhao Yunxi's ear and said a few words, and said, "Do your best to know the destiny of heaven!" ”

Zhao Yunxi nodded and thanked: "It's so troublesome!" Then he went into the inner room with the imperial doctor.

After entering, the imperial doctor looked at the room full of people and said, "Now that there are too many people in the house to recuperate, it is not good for the sick to recuperate, please go to the outhouse for a while and wait, if there is anything, I can call you at any time." ”

The brothers heard the imperial doctor say this, and knew that their father would not be able to stay up for long, so the four of them looked at each other a few times, and then looked at Princess Chu at the same time.

Princess Chu, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, raised her already red and swollen eyes, and waved tiredly: "You four brothers go to the outhouse and wait first, I will call you if there is something!" ”

Several people hurriedly walked out of the inner room, leaving only the imperial doctor with the princess of Chu, Zhao Yunxi, the side concubine of the king of Chu and the fifth aunt.

The four brothers came to the outhouse, and Fang let out a sigh of relief, the atmosphere in the inner room was so oppressive that several of them could not speak.

At this time, the windows of the outhouse were obliquely hidden, and the drizzle mixed with the fresh smell of grass and green leaves outside rushed in, which made people suddenly sober up.

The eldest son, Zhao Yunjin, sat on the top, looked at his younger brothers, choked up slightly in his voice, and said: "Our brothers have not sat together for a long time, and it is rare to get together on weekdays, but today it is because my father is seriously ill that I ......" The following words can hardly be continued.

After a pause, he said: "If the father is ......, the mother concubine will be heartbroken, and in recent days, the second brother will accompany the mother concubine with peace of mind, and let the brother do the chores." ”

Zhao Yunsheng tapped the handle of the fan he was holding a few times in his hand, and his former flying expression had already changed to a heavy mournful color, and he was lined with white clothes on his body, and he actually had a poignant attitude, his eyelashes drooped slightly, and he said: "So it's annoying big brother." ”

Zhao Yunjin stared at Yunsheng for a long time, his strange eyes flashed, nodded, and then turned to the third brother Zhao Yunyan, and said: "The third brother should also be restrained, in this situation of the father, you don't have to go out to linger again, with your ability, the internal affairs of the palace can also be done together, so that the brother does not have to worry about you." ”

Zhao Yunyan still looked indifferent, hearing that his eldest brother was so coy, he sneered in his heart, but said on his lips: "Humane and capable people work hard, and the affairs in the house can be presided over by the eldest brother, why do you need to let my younger brother, who only knows how to eat, drink and have fun, intervene, it will be a bad thing." ”

Zhao Yunjin shook his head helplessly, looking at the youngest brother Zhao Yuncheng sitting in the corner, Zhao Yuncheng's eyes had already turned red a few times, and he was afraid of being laughed at by his brothers, so he had to bite his lower lip with his teeth and try his best not to cry.

Zhao Yunjin said softly: "Although the fourth brother is small, he is also from the palace, so he will help me do what he can in the past few days!" ”

The fourth eldest Zhao Yuncheng hurriedly stood up and said to the eldest brother: "But driven by the eldest brother!" ”。

Zhao Yunjin waved his hand to signal him to sit down, looked at the rain and fog outside, and the sadness on his face was even worse, he lowered his head and thought about it, stood up again, walked to the door and waved his hand to the little servant, holding an umbrella and leaving the 'heart house' of the King of Chu alone.

The raindrops on this day were like spring rain, and they did not stop until the night, and several people around the king of Chu were also arranged by the princess to take turns to keep vigil, and they were not all waiting in the 'Nourishing Heart House'.

The palace in the night rain was unusually quiet, the people had already been taken care of and could not speak loudly, the lights and candles did not dare to light too brightly, and they walked quietly.

In a study quite far away from the King of Chu's 'Yangxin Residence', a man was wearing comfortable clothes, his black hair was scattered behind his back, leaning on a couch and reading a book at random.

He heard the sound of the watch, stood down from the couch, threw the book in his hand back on the couch, and said to himself: "Three watches? It's so late? On the other hand, he raised his voice again: "Someone! ”

There was no response outside, he called again in surprise, there was still no movement outside, he thought that his personal attendant has always been loyal to his duties, never leaving him half a step at will, why did he call twice at this time There was no movement, thinking of this, his eyes darkened, and said: "Since you have come here, why don't you come in and talk about it?" ”

As soon as the words fell, the door of the study was pushed open, and a man walked in, chuckling: "But I am not welcome?" ”

When the people in the study saw the man, they also smiled and said, "It's rare for the eldest brother to talk to the younger brother, I really can't ask for it!" ”

The person who was called the eldest brother was dressed in black, looking slender and handsome, it was Zhao Yunjin, the eldest son of the King of Chu, his face was gentle, and he was like a sad face in the morning.

Zhao Yun entered the study, looked left and right, and said: "You and my brother, your study, I actually came in for the first time, it can be seen that our brothers are so far apart." ”

The people in the house seem to have their hair not completely dried after washing, a silky black hair makes his skin white as jade, a pair of Danfeng eyes are more and more enchanting and bright under the lamp, and the whole person exudes a beautiful color that cannot be stopped, it is Zhao Yunsheng, the second son of the King of Chu.

Zhao Yunsheng picked up a ribbon from the table, loosened the half-dried hair behind his back, and said to Zhao Yunjin: "How can my humble room be compared with my eldest brother's study?" It's just that Big Brother is here tonight, what's the matter? ”

Zhao Yunjin was almost dazzled by Yunsheng's brilliance, a burning color suddenly appeared in his eyes, his Adam's apple couldn't help but move up and down, his face showed a strange color, and he didn't answer Yunsheng's words, he said leisurely: "Do you remember what happened in your childhood?" ”

"Huh?" Yun Sheng didn't understand why Yun Jin suddenly asked about his childhood, so he only shook his head and said, "I don't know what the eldest brother asked?" ”

Zhao Yunjin took a few steps forward, came to Yunsheng, and slowly stretched out his hand to touch Yunsheng's cheek, Zhao Yunsheng didn't expect his eldest brother to act like this, his whole body immediately tensed, and he stretched out a single palm to open Yunjin's hand.

Yun Jin saw that Yun Sheng stretched out his hand to block, the hand that stretched out did not retract, and the other hand was quietly raised, with an unpredictable smile on the corner of his mouth.

Yunsheng held the eldest brother's hand, and before he could take a step back, he saw Yunsheng stretch out a hand again, because the two walked very closely, Yunsheng didn't have time to hold his breath, he smelled a burst of fragrance coming to his nose, and only secretly screamed in his heart: "Not good", after a blur in front of him, the person fell softly.

Yunjin stretched out his hands at the same time, hugged the body in front of him that was about to slip off, tightly wrapped it in his arms, and couldn't help but sigh with satisfaction in his mouth.