Among the princes of the Great Wei court, the relationship between Prince Hongli and King Yongyu is the most legendary.

Once, their mothers, Wang and Shi, were said to be concubines who were called into the palace at the same time. Even, it is said that the Wang family and the Shi family were still sisters with different surnames who had a very good relationship, and they worked together to resist the suppression from the rest of the concubines in the palace, supported each other, and finally ascended to the position of concubine step by step from an insignificant beauty.

During this period, the love of Da Wei Tianzi for them was also inseparable.

What's more coincidental is that they were pregnant almost on the same day, and after they became pregnant in October, they gave birth to Prince Hongli and King Yongwang Hongyu at the same time on the same day and month of the same year.

According to rumors, the birthdays of the two were not more than half an hour apart.

But it is this insignificant gap of half an hour, which makes the difference between the status of the two very large, Hongli was born a moment ago as the crown prince, and his mother Wang and his mother Wang also ascended the throne of the queen in the following days with her son, and the mother is the world; However, Hongyu lost the honor of the crown prince and the eldest prince because he was born a moment late.

During that period, for some reason, the Wang family and the Shi sisters turned against each other, and when they were born, the prince Hongli and Yongwang Hongyu seemed to have become rivals in this life, opposing each other.

Even after 25 years, this is still the case.

And, more and more.

In all fairness, Zhao Hongrun didn't want to be involved with them at all, but it turns out that sometimes, even if you don't take the initiative to find trouble, trouble will come to you.

No, just met King Yong Hongyu in the corridor of the palace, chatted with him for a few words, and met the prince of the East Palace, Hongli, which was incredible.

But the matter has come to this point, and Zhao Hongrun doesn't want to investigate anything further, after all, King Yong has taken the initiative to apologize to him, and then continue to investigate, but it has become his Zhao Hongrun's fault.

"Second Emperor Brother wants to be the Son of Heaven?"

"Ahh

This simple conversation made Shen Yu and the other guards who were following Zhao Hongrun subconsciously shrink their heads.

They were shocked that His Royal Highness King Yong was outspoken about his enthusiasm for the throne in the palace. In contrast, the ten Zongwei behind Yongwang Hongyu were much calmer, and their faces were expressionless from beginning to end.

"He'...... Just admit it?'

Not to mention that Shen Yu and the others were shocked, even Zhao Hongrun's face showed a little stunned.

Although many of the princes are full of enthusiasm for the throne, in the palace, Zhao Hongrun has never heard of anyone who dares to admit this matter bluntly.

"Hongyun seems surprised?" King Yong stopped and glanced at Zhao Hongrun, and said with a smile: "Don't you think Hongrun, is it more suitable to be the lord of Great Wei than his brother?" ”

"Oh...... Do you call the prince of the East Palace "him" directly?"

Zhao Hongrun secretly sighed in his heart, but his face did not show it, and he asked with a smile: "The second emperor brother seems to be very conceited." ”

"It's not conceited, it's calm." corrected Zhao Hongrun's words, a few traces of elusive complexity flashed in Yongwang Hongyu's eyes, and he said lightly: "I know him too well...... He may know me well, but he doesn't know him as well. ”

"That's good." Zhao Hongrun said perfunctorily.

For Zhao Hongrun's perfunctory, King Yong didn't care at all.

Suddenly, he turned his head and asked, "Hongrun, have you heard of Cai Lian?" ”

"Who's that?"

King Yong smiled weirdly: "Si Shilang of the Ministry of Officials, one of the seventeen invigilators of the Ministry of Officials who were victimized by you. …… Donggong has been wooing him, but he is my man. ”

"......" Zhao Hongrun subconsciously stopped, looking at Yongwang Hongyu with a cloudy expression.

As if he had guessed his thoughts, King Yong said with a smile: "Don't worry, it's not the East Palace for your brother, you can tell which is more important, Cai Lian, try your best to get him for the brotherhood, but he obeys his brother's orders, and he has also done a lot of perverted things with Fan Su in the past, and I am not very sure if he can be fished out of the prison of Dali Temple and reinstated...... But even so, I still won't blame you for being a brother, because I can tell which is more important. ”

Zhao Hongrun glanced at King Yong deeply: "Is the second emperor brother trying to win me over?" ”

"Ah, yes. …… Since that day, Brother Wei has been paying attention to you. As a brother, Hongrun, you are by no means as stubborn as you revealed, otherwise how could your father and sixth brother look at you differently? ”

"Huh." Zhao Hongrun smiled faintly and said: "Thanks to the wrong love of the second emperor brother, it's a pity that Hongrun is not interested in the battle of the royal brothers at all. ”

"Oh? Brother Wei thought Hongrun would help me. ”

"How so?" Looking at the expression of the second emperor brother, Zhao Hongrun was happy.

I saw Yongwang Hongyu looking at Zhao Hongrun Zhengse and said: "Because I am more suitable to become the son of Dawei than him, I have the confidence to make Dawei more rich and powerful." ”

"What does that have to do with me?"

King Yong smiled, then squinted his eyes, and said in a low voice: "The richer and stronger the Great Wei is, the more prosperous and idle the king of Hongrun you, the prosperous idle king in the future, will be more stable at that time, right?" ”

『……』

Zhao Hongrun was slightly shocked when he heard this, and couldn't help but look up at the second emperor brother.

"From the matter of the Ministry of Officials' Science Examination, it can be seen that Donggong will not be the best choice to treat brothers well...... In this regard, the brother is much more reliable than he is. As he spoke, Yongwang Hongyu patted Zhao Hongrun's shoulder, lowered his head and whispered in his ear: "Think about it, there is not much time left for us." ”

After that, Yongwang Hongyu nodded and said hello to Shen Yu and the other Zongwei, and then left with his ten Zongwei first.

Only Zhao Hongrun was left standing in the corridor, frowning and thinking.

"Your Highness......" Shen Yu and other guards surrounded him.

Zhao Hongrun waved his hand to signal them not to speak, and stood in the corridor by himself, looking at the scenery in the courtyard while thinking.

After a long time, he whispered: "Shen Yu, you go and check the bottom of the second emperor brother." ”

"Second Imperial Brother's Bottom ...... And not King Yong?'

Shen Yu was stunned for a moment, and even guessed that His Royal Highness was obviously a little moved.

Indeed, Zhao Hongrun was indeed moved, at least partially.

After all, it was a promise from King Yong, although it was only a verbal promise, and it was hard to say what would happen in the future, but in this day, it was indeed a very tempting promise.

For Zhao Hongrun alone.

Of course, this does not mean that Zhao Hongrun will stand on the side of King Yongwang Hongyu, he wants to check the bottom of this second emperor brother first, see how he behaves on weekdays, and whether he has done anything to use the public for personal gain, so as to judge the second emperor brother's personality.

But in any case, between Prince Hongli and King Yongyu, Zhao Hongrun has slightly leaned towards the latter.

"Will it make His Royal Highness King Yong unhappy?"

Zong Wei Mu Qing asked hesitantly.

Zhao Hongrun shook his head: "Go check it, check it openly." …… Instead of stopping him, the Second Emperor Brother will cooperate with you and others, unless his behavior is not as ...... as he says."

"Yes!"

Shen Yu left with a few Zongwei, while Zhao Hongrun led Mu Qing, Lu Mu and others towards the Vertical Arch Palace.

By the time he arrived at the Vertical Arch Palace, the rest of the princes had already arrived, and all the princes bowed to the Son of Heaven together.

Throughout the year, at this time, the attitude of the Great Wei Tianzi towards the princes was the same, and he would not discriminate, and he said a word of encouragement to each prince.

However, Zhao Hongrun always felt that when the Son of Heaven was encouraging him, he seemed to have a malicious illusion.

For example, the sentences "keep up the good work" and "frustrate but not discouraged" are simply alluding to the fact that he is currently winning one and losing two, and Zhao Hongrun secretly gritted his teeth.

After that, the princes dispersed and went to the harem to meet their mothers, and Zhao Hongrun and his younger brother Hongxuan also left the Vertical Arch Hall and went to Ningxiang Palace.

At this time, Concubine Shen Shu had finished dressing up in the dormitory, waiting for her two sons.

I have to say that in previous years, because she was not favored, Concubine Shen Shu's life was also relatively embarrassing, and she was reluctant to spend money on tailoring new clothes in Shanggong Bureau, and stuffed the saved silver to her two sons. And now Concubine Shen Shufei's status in the heart of the Son of Heaven has gradually improved, so that there is no need to spend extra money, and the Son of Heaven will also ask Shang Gongju to sew new clothes for her, after all, the number of clothes in Concubine Shen Shufei's palace is indeed pitiful, and it is difficult to compare with the concubines in the palace.

And today, when I put on the newly made clothes, I also rubbed some rouge on my slightly pale cheeks, which not only made me look much more energetic, but also added a bit of charm.

After instructing the palace maids of Ningxiang Palace a few words, Concubine Shen Shu took her personal palace maid Xiao Tao, accompanied by her two sons Hongrun and Hongxuan, to Wende Palace.

The family banquet of the Son of Heaven on Duanyang Day is set up in the front hall of the Wende Hall according to the custom, and the time is not timely, but the princes and concubines who generally go to the banquet will arrive in the palace a little earlier, at two or three o'clock in the afternoon, so as not to get the time later than the Son of Heaven, and be accused of disrespecting the etiquette law.

Speaking of which, not all the concubines are qualified to attend the banquet, or are willing to go to the banquet, and some concubines who are not welcome will not be notified by the inner chamberlain, such as Chen Shuxi, this woman is not much different from being beaten into the cold palace.

There are also some concubines and concubines, but because they have no appearance, that is, they did not give birth to a son and a half daughter for the Son of Heaven, and they did not come to join in the fun.

Therefore, to put it simply, the so-called family banquet of the Son of Heaven on Duanyang Day is purely a feast for the children of the Son of Heaven and the mothers and concubines of these princes and princesses to gather at a banquet. Although it does not mean that concubines without children are not allowed to come to the banquet, but to be honest, concubines without concubines will inevitably have a sense of frustration that "their stomachs are not as good as others" in this feast, so in most cases they are absent under the excuse of calling themselves sick, so as not to look at other people's sons and daughters.

Because it is a family feast, the arrangement of the seats is a little different from that of a regular feast.

First of all, the seat of the Son of Heaven is placed relatively close to the center, facing the entrance and exit of the main hall. Next to it is the seat of the queen Wang. And behind the seat of the Son of Heaven, there are tables in a fan-shape, which are the seats of the concubines.

Directly opposite the seat of the Son of Heaven, there are nine desks in a semicircle, corresponding to the nine princes. In the center is the seat of the prince of the East Palace, and the rest of the princes are arranged in order.

And after these nine princes' seats, there are also a number of cases placed in a fan-shape, which are the seats of the princes' guards, companions, and henchmen, each prince is about three to four places, which may be accompanied by the chief of the guard like Shen Yu and Lu Mu, or the ministers and confidants, etc., depending on each prince's own consideration.

The seats of the princesses are on both sides, next to the seats of the concubines, so it is not difficult to see that the status of the princesses in the court cannot be compared with the princes at all.

At the back of the prince's courtier, there are more than a dozen seats placed on both sides, which are the seats where the Son of Heaven specially invited the palace scholars, sectarians, and the East Palace to accompany the courtiers, after all, the Duanyang family banquet is not just a meal, the Son of Heaven will also test the talents of the children.

Therefore, for those princes who are either pleasing the Son of Heaven or competing for the throne, the Duanyang family banquet is actually a war.

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