"Fifth son! Don't run away, the fifth son......"

By the way, she, uh no, he's the fifth son. Thousands of years ago, the fifth son of the Prime Minister's Mansion of a small country when **** was not yet unified, is nine years old this year.

Thinking about it, he was already in a snow-white and solemn mansion.

The sky was covered with fine snow, and the fir trees and flowers in the yard were all covered with a thick layer of snowflakes, which were white and shiny.

A group of maids in narrow sleeves hurriedly gathered around, looking slightly flustered, "Fifth son, quick, Madame is waiting for you in the study, you should be scolded again if you go late." After speaking, he picked him up, and then hurriedly ran to the main courtyard.

In front of the gate of the courtyard where he was about to come to the main house, the maid put him down. He straightened up his collar and the corners of his shirt, then took two steps back, and walked with him with a solemn expression, as if the rush just now was just an illusion.

Entering the courtyard gate, according to the rules, he must first go to the main room to meet the main mother, Mrs. Xue.

"My son is Xiaowu, I have seen my mother." When he came to the porch, he prostrated himself on the ground in a proper manner and saluted the woman who was sitting under the porch.

Under the eaves corridor of the majestic atmosphere, there are five-pointed copper bells hanging one by one, the snow wind blows, the ringing of the jingling bells, it is crisp and good.

Under the corridor, a noble and dignified woman knelt on the side of the low case, and she was the main room of the Xiangye, Mrs. Xue. She was beautiful and cold, although her skin was better than snow, her clothes were elegant and simple, wearing a light gray dark coat and a luxurious black satin robe.

Hearing the sound, a pair of narrow phoenix eyes raised the corners of his eyebrows slightly, and his deep eyes stared straight at him for a while before he opened his mouth lightly, "Can you have breakfast?" ”

"Thank you mother for your care, my son has already had breakfast."

"Then let's go. If you can't even memorize a paragraph today, you will be punished by kneeling for two hours. She spoke softly, looked dignified, and courteous in her manners.

The fifth prince secretly complained in his heart, but his mouth was respectful, and then he got up and retreated into the study next to him.

In the study. He straightened his messy mood and began to study the complex passages.

I don't know why, he is in a very good state today, and he memorized the entire jerky and difficult "Tao Te Ching" in just one hour. The meaning of this is slightly understood. I gradually felt interesting, and before I knew it, I didn't know that the hours had passed.

Outside the window, Mrs. Xue stood quietly on the side and watched for a long time, the corners of her lips gently raised, and then quietly left.

Merely. Although he is the fifth son of the Prime Minister's Mansion, he was born to a concubine named Jiang Ji.

I often hear the girls and mothers-in-law talking in private, and Mrs. Xue, the head lady, is over thirty years old and has no children to Chenghuan, so she is particularly disgusted with the concubines who can give birth in the house, especially the little sons.

There is more than one son in Xiangye's mansion, and there are a total of three boys including the five sons. But the fifth son's mother, Jiang's beauty, is not inferior to Mrs. Xue, her mouth is sweet, and she is even loved by Xiangye. On the other hand, her fifth son is very valued by Xiangye.

Some people even predicted that sooner or later this prime minister's mansion would belong to the fifth prince.

That's why. Mrs. Xue couldn't sit still, and told her subordinates every day to take the fifth prince to the study of the main room for two hours, and she personally supervised it. Let him read the Tao Te Ching by heart, and recite and interpret it to her.

At that time, the Tao Te Ching was not divided into chapters, but was only divided into two parts. For a nine-year-old child, this sutra is long and profoundly significant. It is still difficult to read and recite it well, let alone let him explain the meaning of it.

As a result, he had a miserable life.

Unable to recite it, he had to kneel on a cobblestone in the courtyard for an hour every day. can go back to his mother, Jiang Ji.

He has a pain in his brain and knee every day, and he has cried for this I don't know how many times, and life is worse than death every day. Jiang Ji was resentful. often complains in front of him in front of Xiangye. It's just that Mrs. Xue is young and kind to Xiangye, and Xiangye is not easy to embarrass her, at most she is cold, so the two sides have been in such a stalemate.

However, because the fifth prince was attentive and forgot the time today, Jiang Ji mistakenly thought that he had been punished again. The people relayed today's events. Said that Mrs. Snow would let her son kneel for two hours in the cold today.

Xiao Wu is only nine years old, and he is still not allowed to live? A sneer flashed across Jiang Ji's eyebrows.

Two hours had passed, and another hour had passed, and the son had not returned. Jiang couldn't sit still, and led a group of servants to break into the main room and make a fuss.

As a concubine, she dared to lead someone to trespass into the main house and provoke the lady of the main room. Mrs. Xue remained silent, and with a majestic expression, she ordered the betrayal of the people brought by Jiang Ji, and punished Jiang Ji to be a vegetarian in the Buddhist hall for one month.

During this month, you are not allowed to go out, and you are not allowed to see anyone without permission, including the fifth son.

Today, Xiangye has something to do, and Mrs. Xue has fallen out of favor for many years, and there are only a few loyal and capable subordinates in the mansion to use, so it is a good time to get rid of her.

So, taking advantage of the scuffle between the two sides, and taking advantage of the fact that there was only one maid by Mrs. Xue's side, Jiang Ji, who wanted to get rid of it, pulled out a short dagger coated with poison from her sleeve and stabbed at Mrs. Snow with a fierce momentum.

At this moment, the fifth son, who heard the movement, rushed out. He pounced on Jiang Ji, trying to calm her down.

Unexpectedly, when Jiang Ji saw her son, she was immediately overjoyed, and without saying a word, she stuffed the short dagger in her hand into his hand and pointed at Mrs. Xue:

"Go, my good boy, kill that slut for my mother! Kid go, don't you hate her very much? She has never let our mother and mother have a good time, so while your father is not here today, quickly kill her! The mad woman had great strength, and she pushed him hard and pushed him to Lady Snow at once.

"Kill her, kill her! As long as you kill her, this house will be our world! No one forces you to study anymore, no one dares to scold you and insult you, and no one insults your mother...... Little Wu, kill her! ”

As if his brain was cursed, the good mood of reading the book today was dispelled, and the bitter resentment that had accumulated in the past surged up and filled his mind.

Madame Snow stood tall on the porch like a sculpture, not dodging or dodging, looking down at him coldly.

The hand of the fifth prince holding the dagger high shook and hesitated, unable to move.

"Kill her! Xiao Wu, if you don't kill her today, my mother will die in front of you immediately! Little Five, quick, kill her......"

Seeing that he was reluctant to make a move, Jiang Ji was furious, pushed away the maid beside him, and slammed his head into the rockery next to him, and the blood spurting from his forehead stained the snow-white ground.

"Mother!" The fifth prince was so frightened that he rushed over and knelt beside her, trying to help her up.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Ji was not dead yet, and his eyes pushed him away viciously, and just happened to push him to the round stone where he was usually punished for kneeling.

"Don't call me mother! I don't have a worthless son like you, and today she will either die or I will die. Xiao Wu, you either kill her or watch your mother die! ”

No, he doesn't want either, can he choose neither? Looking at his mother-in-law, who was almost crazy, the fifth son seemed at a loss for a while. (To be continued.) )