Chapter Thirty-Seven: Brothers Meet

At this moment, in the Great Han Kingdom, where the emperor has always been silent, the so-called rules and regulations are just between the two princes of the empire.

On this day, there is a faint trend of two kings driving together.

Liu Xiu didn't have much effort, so he and Wen Ya came to the prison where the death row prisoners were held, wanting to see the imprisoned Prime Minister Yaheng before dark.

Yaheng is 70 years old, he has been bedridden for a period of time due to illness a few years ago, and was severely tortured by the prince, and he has long been dying in the cell.

He was lying in the cell to recuperate from his injuries, his heart was full of thoughts, he wanted to die, and he felt that many things could not be abandoned, his heart was mixed, and when he was thinking wildly, when he heard that Liu Xiu was coming, he was shocked at the moment, and quickly and simply tidied up his clothes, supported his sick body, walked to the prison, and met Liu Xiu.

But standing in front of the prison is not the three princes of the empire, but the old eunuch who has served the emperor for decades in the palace, the little shunzi in the mouth of the long live lord.

When Xiao Shunzi saw Yaheng, he hurriedly helped him sit down, and when he saw him in less than a day, he was already old, like snow, with a sick face, and couldn't help sighing, and said:

"Old Prime Minister, you have suffered! Long live me to see you're here! ”

When Yaheng heard that it was the emperor's will, he knew that he didn't believe that he had the heart to make trouble, so he couldn't help but cry, staggered to his knees, and kowtowed again and again:

"Majesty Xià Mingjian, Majesty Xià Mingjian, Majesty Xià Mingjian!"

Xiao Shunzi sighed, waved his hand and said:

"Old Prime Minister, hey, you have suffered!"

He glanced at Yaheng, who was dying of breath and about to die when he spoke, and sighed with a sour feeling in his heart for no reason:

"Lord Ying asked me to send it away, I won't come today, I came here because Long Live Lord asked me to bring you a few words."

When Yaheng heard this, he quickly struggled and kowtowed:

"The old minister takes the order, the old minister takes the order!"

Xiao Shunzi sighed, quickly helped Yaheng up and sat down, wiped his "heroic tears" by himself, and whimpered:

"Old Prime Minister, look at what you have suffered, if you know it, you will definitely feel uncomfortable!"

Yaheng, who was originally a little sluggish, was cried by "Lao Shunzi", and suddenly got up, hurriedly pressed his hand, coughed lightly, and said:

"Okay, okay, Father-in-law Shun, don't cry, I feel uncomfortable when you cry! My old bones can't last a few years, even if I die here this time, I won't lose it, you better announce it first! ”

Xiao Shunzi wiped her tears and said:

"I don't understand what the emperor said, it's all from Qiang, he said that the Liu family owes you, first the princess treated Yaxiang a lot, and now the prince has let you suffer a lot of grievances! It's just that I, I believe that Yaxiang is loyal and has no ambitions, this prince in order to eradicate dissidents, revenge, deliberately bite Yaxiang, I will never let Yaxiang's family be implicated and harm Yaxiang's relatives! ”

After hearing this, Yaheng smiled miserably, the emperor can ensure that his "rebellious" family is fine, it is already a great gift, let alone others!

He knelt on the ground with a wry smile, and buckled his head three times, Xiao Shunzi sighed and wanted to pick him up, how could Yaheng be old and seriously ill, and the emperor implemented his "rebellion" crime, he was frightened, his heart was painful and uncomfortable, he only felt his ears ringing and heartbeat, his whole body was soft, he struggled twice and did not stand up, but fell to the ground and fainted.

Xiao Shunzi panicked, shouted and screamed, a jailer had already run in, pinching others again and again, the cell boss saw this, and sent someone to take a bowl of ginger soup and pour it into Yaheng's mouth.

After a while, Yaheng woke up slowly, and Xiao Shunzi saw that his face was like gold paper, and he really didn't have the strength to stand up, sighed, and resigned.

Yaheng is the last year of the wind and candle, and after this toss, he relied on one breath to support, and he didn't expect Liu Xiu to save him, he just hoped that he wouldn't harm the wise Three Princes, and now that the emperor believes in himself, then Liu Xiu will naturally be fine, and the saint will protect his family is fine, which is a great gift, even if he implements his rebellion now, sooner or later he will be rehabilitated, so he swallowed that breath.

Prime Minister Yaheng, who secretly worked all his life for the empire and the royal family, finally died of humiliation.

The next day, the prince's east palace.

It was a rare cool afternoon in the summer, and the breeze blew away the anxiety in everyone's hearts.

It's just that the prince is not happy, the emperor sent the most favored Shun father-in-law to see Yaheng in the cell, this is a very dangerous signal, now his foundation is not stable, once the emperor releases Yaheng, his future is worrying.

Sometimes the weather is good, and the news is good, and soon someone came with the news that Yaheng was dead, and the emperor didn't say anything else, even Liu Xiu was involved in Yaheng, and he didn't even ask about it.

It seems that the appearance of Father-in-law Shun in prison is just an episode.

Now that he has gone to a stumbling block, the road to the dragon chair is much smoother, and he was just about to find someone to discuss how to deal with Liu Xiu, when he saw the housekeeper trotting all the way and saying that Liu Xiu was coming.

He sneered, waved his hand, and without delay, he went straight to the door and met Liu Xiu in person.

When the prince came to the door, he saw the figure of King Liu Xiu at a glance.

The area in front of the house is very large, but Liu Xiu's elegant posture seems to block the entire wide connection with his temperament, so that in everyone's eyes, there is only the light of him, and no one else can be seen.

Even the crown prince, at that moment, felt ashamed of himself, even behind him, he was his most trusted subordinate, and the incomparable gentleness stood beside him, and he didn't give her a little space.

However, Wen Ya didn't care at all, just like that, her beautiful eyes flashed, and she stayed quietly by Liu Xiu's side, not squinting.

The prince greeted Liu Xiu and walked down the steps, as soon as the two met, they smiled heartily, entered hand in hand, Wen Ya followed behind with an expressionless face, the prince turned his head to look at Wen Ya, she is a woman who can be called a beautiful woman in the entire Luojing City, but she has been by Liu Xiu's side from beginning to end, following him, from childhood to adulthood.

Ten years have passed, even the prince feels that it is a long time, and he also feels envious, such a woman is rare in the world!

As if feeling the prince's gaze, Wen Ya frowned, smiled reluctantly, and slowly lowered her head, as if she had met before, without saying a word.

The prince didn't care, he looked at Liu Xiu's face from the side, then looked ahead and didn't speak.

When he arrived in the hall, when the maid served tea, Liu Xiu smiled and said:

"I came to the Imperial Brother's Mansion today to say hello to you, you look much better than some time ago."

The prince was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and his hand holding the water cup stopped in mid-air, and said in surprise:

I don't know what my brother means by that? Do you mean the prime minister? found out that he had the heart of rebellion, and he felt very uncomfortable for his brother, the prime minister of a country, the pillar of the country, actually did such a thing, and hated it in his brother's heart, where is there any happy event! ”

Liu Xiu chuckled, shook his head and said:

"Brother Huang, I am afraid that it is too early to say that the prime minister is plotting rebellion, and I heard that the prime minister confessed that I was an accomplice, I don't know if it is true?"

After hearing this, the prince laughed and said:

"Such an earth-shattering event, how can it be fake!" He glanced at Liu Xiu and said with an evil smile:

"As for you being an accomplice, I don't believe it, but although you are a prince, in order to block the world's mouths, I will also investigate carefully, give an explanation to the world, and give my brother an innocence."

Liu Xiu picked up the cup of hot tea in front of him, lifted the lid, and smelled the tea, but he didn't swallow it immediately, but smiled:

"If it weren't for the emperor's brother's heart to show the snow for me, I wouldn't have been able to drink tea and chat with you here with peace of mind."

The prince's face sank sharply after hearing this, and only after a moment did he smile:

"Whatever your brother says, if you really don't have the same party, I will do my best to help you!"

Liu Xiu smiled slightly, and did not speak, his face was still as usual, he lowered his head and took a sip of tea, only to feel that it was fragrant, slightly sweet in the mouth, refreshing, and sighed:

"Good tea, I have been with my father for two years, and I have never drunk such good tea, but I don't know what is so particular about this tea?"

The prince said proudly:

"This tea comes from the extremely cold and bitter land of Xishu, born against the sky, it needs to be boiled and boiled with the rain on the day of Qingming and the snow water at noon on the winter solstice, so that it tastes like this, these three things are extremely difficult to get, I have waited for many years to drink this tea, it is the treasure of the house, I don't take it out to taste, but my brother has not come to me for a long time, and I can come today, so I will naturally take out the best tea for my brother to treat it to show my brotherly affection."

After Liu Xiu heard this, he bowed slightly and thanked:

"The royal brother is so gracious, Xiu'er is terrified, the imperial brother's heart, Xiu'er accepted it. It's just that Xishu has always been not on good terms with my Han Dynasty, and I haven't been in contact with each other for many years, and it is really not easy for the imperial brother to get this kind of tea. ”

The prince's expression was suffocated, a panicked look flashed in his eyes, and he said with a dry smile:

"This is given to me by a merchant in Xishu, tea is a good product, it has nothing to do with people, you and I just drink it, you came to me today, not just to taste tea, right?"

Wen Ya's eyes moved after hearing this, and she turned her head to look at Liu Xiu, only to see Liu Xiu holding a teacup, sitting quietly, her eyes were deep, and she couldn't see any expression.

"Okay, Brother Huang, I heard that the imperial sister-in-law is pregnant, and I am here to say hello today."

The prince looked at Liu Xiu, with a sudden awakening on his face, and at the same time showed a rare sincere smile, as if he only realized that it was his own brother who was sitting opposite him, he smiled slightly and nodded.

Liu Xiu's face also showed joy, and said with a smile:

"Congratulations, Brother Huang!"

Hearing this, the prince's face smiled even more, and under the sun, the whole person seemed to burst out of heartfelt joy from the depths of his heart, and even his extremely handsome face seemed to be shining.

He raised his head slightly, and after a moment he smiled self-deprecatingly and said:

"I'm afraid it's because of this child that my father has endured me again and again, otherwise, with your merits, my father would have made you the crown prince a long time ago."

Liu Xiu's eyes froze, obviously he didn't expect the prince to be so "modest", but then there was a look of vigilance in his eyes, and he said:

"Brother Huang laughed, I can't afford such shocking remarks, and now I'm still in the whirlpool, unable to extricate myself."