Hongshi glanced at him, and suddenly smiled: "This is naturally no problem, but many things depend on talent, if the talent is not good, even if you work hard, it is useless for others to mention it, the most important thing to be a person is to have self-knowledge, don't covet things that don't belong to you, fifth brother, don't you say?" ”

Hongday's face stiffened, even though he had returned to normal, Hongshi, who was on the other side, said: "The second brother is right, among our brothers, the most talented and most valued by the emperor is the fourth brother, but unfortunately he died young, otherwise it should be the fourth brother who is in charge of the household now." ”

His words made Hongshi's face suddenly look ugly, and he held back the fire in his heart for a long time and said: "The prince is naturally outstanding, but unfortunately he has passed away, and no matter how outstanding he is, it is useless." Okay, I'm going to rush to Shoukang Palace to invite the concubines to celebrate the New Year, so I won't chat more with the fifth brother. ”

After Hongshi left, Hongtian didn't know what he was thinking, for a long time, he threw the kick to the little eunuch behind him, and turned to walk in the opposite direction, those little eunuchs didn't know what was wrong with him, and they didn't dare to ask more, just followed closely behind.

Hongday went all the way back to Yonghe'an, and when Geng saw him come in, he said with some surprise: "But do you want to kick Keju, why did you come back so quickly?" ”

Hongyang took a deep breath, sat down on the chair and said, "Erchen will never play Keju again." ”

"What is this for?" In the face of Geng's inquiry, he told what he had just done, and then said with some annoyance: "Plaything is demoralized, the third brother and the fourth brother have reminded Erchen that Erchen should not forget." ”

Geng Shi said distressedly: "You have been studying hard day and night these days, but you are just playing for a day occasionally, where can you say that you are a plaything." ”

"You can't let up for a day." Saying this, Hongyang said to the little eunuch who came back with him: "Go and build the charcoal basin in the study, and Brother Ben will go over in a while." ”

After the little eunuch went down, Geng hesitated for a moment and said: "Now that the second elder brother is deeply favored by the emperor, and his mother is the current queen, the throne of the Qing Dynasty will be inherited by him sooner or later, you listen to the words of the second elder brother, don't do right with the second elder brother again, okay?" ”

Geng's persuasion made Hongli excited, and said loudly: "The fourth brother should inherit the throne, he is not worthy at all!" ”

"Shut up!" Geng Shi was frightened by his sudden words, and hurriedly stopped, "You are getting bolder and bolder, you dare to speak like this, if you let others listen to it and reach the ears of the queen and the second elder brother, how can you be born." ”

Hongyang sneered: "What Erchen said is the truth, if the fourth brother is still here, the throne will not have his share at all." ”

Seeing Hongyang like this, Geng sighed, stroked his shoulder and said: "E-Niang knows that you are better with the prince, and I also know that the second elder brother is not as good as the prince everywhere, but you must not forget that the prince is no longer there, this is an indisputable fact." ”

Hongtian was a little discouraged, so he still said stiffly: "Even so, it will not be the turn of the second brother to succeed to the throne." ”

"It's not the second elder brother's turn, is it your turn?" Geng shook his head and said: "There are some things, even if you are unwilling, you can only be helpless, if you want to complain, you can only complain that God is too cruel to the crown prince and Empress Xiao Shengxian, let them all go so early." ”

Hongday has always been not very enthusiastic about the throne, first, he knows that the Eniang of the Dao Dao is not high, and it is far from being compared with the fourth brother's Eniang; Second, the person he is most convinced of is the fourth brother, and he thinks that the fourth brother is the most suitable candidate for the throne. But now...... For the first time, he longed for the high throne, not for anything else, but because he decided that Hiroshi was unworthy and unworthy to be the successor of Emperor Ama.

Seeing that Hongtian didn't speak, Geng only said that he listened to his own persuasion, slowed down his voice and said: "Okay, don't think about this, if you want to go to study, go there, E-Niang will let the palace people send some snacks later." ”

Hongli got up according to his words, but he looked at Geng's and said very seriously: "Erchen is the same as the second brother, and he is the son of Huang Ama, so Erchen believes that what he can do, Erchen can do it the same, and Erchen will never lose to him." ”

Although Hongshi didn't understand what he said, how could the Geng family, who had been in the harem for many years, not understand that this stupid son was fighting with Hongshi, and he ...... He even wants to compete with Hiroshi for the throne.

Geng shook his head and said: "It's useless, if you really fight with the second elder brother, you can only lose, because there is an imperial mother behind him, and the queen's family is extremely powerful in the court, plus the identity of the eldest son of the second elder brother, how can you fight him." Hongday, listen to Eniang's words, don't think about these anymore, okay? Eniang...... E-Niang is really afraid that something will happen to you, E-Niang is the only one who has an accident, if something happens to you, E-Niang doesn't know what to do? Speaking of the back, Geng's eyes were already red, and he grabbed Hongyang's hand and choked up: "Just take it as a mother begging you, don't think about anything that has nothing to do with you, be your brother well, okay?" ”

Hongday, like Hongli, is filial piety, and when he saw Geng's appearance, he hurriedly persuaded: "Eniang, don't you be like this, isn't Erchen a good person now?" ”

"It's too late when something happens." Geng grabbed his hand tightly, lest as soon as he let go, Hongtian would do something wrong and end up tragically, "You promise Eniang, don't think about this anymore!" ”

Hongtian finally couldn't bear to let Geng's worry, wiped away the tears that slipped from the corners of her eyes, and said helplessly: "Erchen just promised Eniang." ”

Geng nodded, but still said uneasily, "Remember today's words, and never forget them." ”

After Hongtian entered the study, he looked at the books on the table, but he couldn't read a word, he just clenched his fists hard, he was unwilling, he was really unwilling to let Hongshi take away everything that belonged to the fourth brother, he wanted to ...... I really want to get it back for the fourth brother, even if it seems so self-conscious, I still want to!

Thoughts, once planted, are not easy to pull out, even if the Geng clan forces Hongtian to agree, it is useless, and in the end he will still embark on that road, it is only sooner or later......

In the Palace of Nourishing the Heart, after Yinzhen came back, he had been looking at the paintings of him and Ling Ruo, at that time, he could never have imagined that he and Ling Ruo would be separated from heaven and man so quickly, let alone that he would indirectly kill her and the unborn child.

If time could be turned back, he would be willing to pay any price, but unfortunately, God refused to give him this opportunity, and wanted him to spend the rest of his life in less guilt and remorse.

His fingers slowly stroked the face in the painting, and in the sound of firecrackers from time to time, he muttered: "Ruo'er, do you hear me, firecrackers are being set off outside, today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, the day when the family reunites for the New Year, in previous years, you would celebrate the New Year with me, but this year and every year afterward, I can no longer spend it with you." Although there are many people around me, all I think about is you and Hongli. Every night before I go to sleep, I wish I could dream of you, but for so many days, not even once, I know that you must be blaming me for killing you and your child, so I don't want to see me again even in my dreams. ”