Walking into the imperial study, he was disgusted by the layout inside, full of books that had no fun.

It is better to travel thousands of miles than to read 10,000 books, and there are more than 10,000 volumes of books in this imperial study, who can calm down and read them in such a place? In Xu An's opinion, these are just some decorations, and he thinks that no one will turn them over.

But when Xu An approached the bookshelf, he didn't see any dust on it, so he opened a book at random, and there were many annotations on it.

This made Xu An a little puzzled, are these books really read?

Not giving up in exchange for more attempts. Without exception, each book, whether it is the slight warping of the corners of the book or the dense annotations and explanations on it, proves that these books are really read.

Someone really did such a boring thing, and the handwriting of those annotations seemed to be written by one person.

Xu An frowned slightly when he held a most ordinary book, because he felt that the handwriting of these annotations seemed to be seen from somewhere.

This made him very puzzled, he was in the Spirit Academy since he was a child, he had never turned the books in the North Palace, and he could not have seen the handwriting in this palace, but he just felt familiar, as if he had just seen it.

Suddenly he seemed to think of something.

Xu An frowned slightly, took out the dismantled secret note from his arms, and carefully checked the handwriting.

There is no difference between the beginning and the end, which proves that the secret message and the commentary on the scroll were written by the same person.

Standing up and not checking again, he flipped through a few books, judging from the handwriting of those annotations, there was no difference, even if Xu An found a few words that were the same as those on the secret decree and put them together, they were exactly the same.

Maybe he didn't want to believe these things, even if the evidence was conclusive, Xu An still felt that something was not quite right, and he still couldn't understand what went wrong.

There were still many seals in the imperial study, but Xu An didn't bother to look for them again, because he knew that even if he found the seals, it would not eliminate the doubts in his heart.

Just when Xu An was puzzled, his father-in-law's unusually funny voice sounded outside the imperial study.

"His Royal Highness the Third Prince asks to see him~"

Xu An didn't put away the secret decree, but sat on the ground and turned around slowly, the eldest brother and father had hidden too many things from him, and he didn't want to be like them, so he wasn't ready to hide these things.

The last time the two brothers met was a year ago, in Xu An's impression, his younger brother was still a crying and shy child, and now it seems that he is still such a child, he can't see whether he cries or not, he only knows that he has grown up a lot.

Growing up means that you can't go back to the past, it seems that it's not just yourself, many people are being pushed forward, this feeling makes Xu An very unhappy.

People will change, whether it is personality or appearance, they will change somewhat with age and world affairs, Xu Shiliang's appearance has also changed a little, but his face still looks so green, as if he is like this no matter how long it takes, which makes Xu An really a little surprised.

Thinking of what Chang Wenjun was angry with Lin Pinggui said, Xu An felt a headache even more, beckoned Xu Shiliang, who was standing outside the door at a loss, to come over.

Xu Shiliang didn't know how to speak, and when he saw Xu An's movements, he happily ran in and shouted, "Second brother." ”

"Your Highness, don't mess with the etiquette. The grandfather bowed his head and reminded.

In the past, they were brothers, and now they are also brothers, but one is a king and the other is a minister, according to the etiquette, tens of thousands of people can not be called brothers, even so they must be called brother king, and they must be replaced by the word brother to show the difference between monarchs and ministers.

When Xu Shiliang heard this, his footsteps stopped in place, and he knelt on his knees and saluted, saying, "My brother has seen His Royal Highness King Hui'an. ”

Xu An shouted angrily: "Get out." ”

This was not said to Xu Shiliang, but the father-in-law outside the door, the only thing in the North Palace that made Xu An feel a trace of warmth was his younger brother, such a raw title made the last trace of warmth in his heart begin to slowly escape, he didn't like this, but he was too lazy to be too entangled.

The father-in-law fell to the side on his knees, begging for mercy Xu An didn't bother to listen or punish.

The two brothers have been separated for a year, but when they meet again, one is sitting on the ground and the other is kneeling on the ground, so the picture is really a bit bleak, although the ground is indeed very cold.

Xu An looked at Xu Shiliang, who was kneeling in front of him, and asked with a helpless wry smile: "How do you usually call the eldest brother?"

Xu Shiliang still knelt in place, lowered his head and whispered: "Big brother is very busy, I don't dare to see him." ”

"You often kneel after I leave?" Xu An asked again.

It seems that he is asking casually, but he can understand all kinds of changes in this palace after he leaves, Xu An understands human nature, and understands whether some people can remain sober in the face of power, and he wants to know if his eldest brother has forgotten his two younger brothers.

Xu Shiliang shook his head and said, "No." ”

Xu An smiled and said, "Then don't kneel, get up." ”

After finishing speaking, he took a book from his side and put it in front of him casually, and motioned for Xu Shiliang to sit down.

Xu Shiliang stood up happily, ran to Xu An and sat down and asked, "Second brother, when did you come back?"

"How long has it been since the eldest brother left the city that I entered the city the day before yesterday?"

"Big brother has been gone for two months. ”

"I want to ask you something, who was there when the first king died?" Xu An nodded and said.

"When my father left, only the eldest brother was present. ”

"What about you?"

"I was outside the palace, and I only knew that after a long time, the eldest brother walked out with the sword, and then kept watch in front of the palace gate all night. ”

"Why do you have to keep it all night?"

"I don't know. ”

When the lord of the country died, it was different from what many people thought, and there would not be many officials surrounding the dormitory.

The dormitory belongs to the harem, and the harem of the previous lords is very private, and it can be described as a forbidden place for the courtiers.

Generally speaking, when the lord of the kingdom dies, only the prince, the imperial doctor and some palace maids and concubines can enter the palace, and if an official asks to see him, it must be a very important matter.

And what Xu Shiliang said is different from what Luo Dan said, Xu An had met the former national teacher Luo Dan outside the city, and now I think about it, maybe Luo Dan is waiting for him there.

Luo Dan said that when the lord of the country died, only the third prince Xu Shiliang was present, and Xu Shichang was still in the city, and he did not have time to rush to the palace. But Xu Shiliang said that only Xu Shichang was present at that time, and he was outside the palace.

The statements of the two people are completely different, which makes Xu An very puzzling.

If Xu Shichang's entry into the palace was just a secret summons, Xu An could still think that Luo Dan was ignorant of this, but Xu Shiliang also said that his eldest brother held a sword at the palace gate all night, and this kind of thing could not be hidden.

This is a sign that someone is lying.

If Rodin was lying, then why was he lying, and why did Xu Shichang stay at the palace gate all night?

Xu An began to fall into deep thought, and after a long time, he raised his head and looked carefully at Xu Shiliang's somewhat puzzled eyes.

Xu Shiliang was a little uncomfortable stared at by him, perhaps because he was not used to this kind of direct look, and slowly lowered his head to look at the secret decree on the ground that could no longer be called a secret decree.

After a long time, Xu An came back to his senses and asked with a smile, "Shiliang, how old are you this year?"

Xu Shiliang lowered his head and whispered back: "I'm 14 years old after the New Year." ”

Xu An thought carefully for a while when he heard this, and then slowly spoke: "14 years old, 14 years old... In two years, we will reach the age of marriage, and it will be so fast. ”

Hearing this, Xu Shiliang became more and more shy, his face was slightly red, and he said: "The eldest brother and the second brother are not married yet, and I am still early..."

People in the royal family generally arrange marriage at the age of 16, but Xu An was taken away by Mullanzhou since he was a child, and the dean did not speak, naturally no one dared to mess with the mandarin duck score, and as for Xu Shichang, no one dared to marry him except for the lord of the country.

Xu An laughed and said: "The queen mother went early, and the eldest brother is not here, I will arrange your marriage, and tell the second brother which girl you have fallen into." ”

Xu Shiliang's head lowered a few points further, his cheeks became more and more red, but he never said a word.

Xu An couldn't help laughing, and said tentatively: "I think the Prime Minister's ** is good, or..."

"It's all up to the second brother..."Xu Shiliang lowered his head and whispered.

Xu An slapped his thigh with a smile, and couldn't help but mock Chang Wenjun.

Before the death, I was still thinking about the layout, I will dismantle all of them for you, and let you cloth!

After laughing for a while, perhaps tired of laughing, Xu An put away his smile and asked jokingly: "I remember that when you were a child, you didn't often make fun of that girl with me too carefully, and it was always boring to play together, so it was better to be happy when you were with your second brother, why do you like people again now?"

The prime minister ** is already extremely noble, but he is still a head lower than the son of the lord.

Even if it is a child, it has been instilled with the pedantic idea of dignity and orderliness since childhood, in Xu An's opinion, it is the fault of this world, and it does not mean that the girl is not a good girl, Xu An may just make fun of his younger brother when he asks this.

"I used to be ignorant..."

"Hahaha, what I'm saying is, how can you just think about playing, and wait for your second brother to make decisions for you. Xu An laughed and said.

"Haven't you asked the second brother what he is doing in the imperial study?" Xu Shiliang quickly changed the topic and asked.

"Look, do you know which seal it is?" asked Xu An, pointing to the red stamp on it.

Xu Shiliang shook his head and indicated that he had not seen it.

Xu An put away the bright yellow, looked at the huge imperial study and sighed softly, as if he was thinking about when he would find it if he was looking for it like this.

Perhaps seeing Xu An's thoughts, Xu Shiliang patted his chest and said, "Second brother, if you are busy, I can help you find it." ”

Xu An slowly turned his head to look at Xu Shiliang and smiled and said, "Okay." ”

"But I'm going to take a closer look first. ”

Xu An took it out of his arms again, spread it out in front of Xu Shiliang, looked at Xu Shiliang's serious eyes with some surprise, and sighed in his heart: This child has really grown up.

"The second brother needs to do something, he may have to leave the capital recently, you help the second brother find it first, and it won't be in the way if you can't find it." ”

"Yes, second brother. ”

Xu An walked out of the imperial study with a solemn face, even if he confirmed the handwriting, he still felt that things were not so simple, he didn't know what was wrong, even if he found the seal, it wouldn't prove anything, because he didn't want to believe it at all.