The five princes were led by the servants to the reception hall for a short rest, and the maids served the best tea.

"Fifth prince, you can rest here first, our prince has been delayed a little on business, and he is already on his way."

Aoyagi stood aside and waited attentively, Sheng Zi arranged for her to come to investigate the truth of the five princes first, to see if he was as gentle and benevolent as rumored, and by the way, he found a decent reason for Xiao Jue's belated arrival.

"Got it, there's Miss Lao." The fifth prince took a warm sip of tea and said.

"The five princes have tormented the slaves and maids, and it is the slaves and maids who should do it." Aoyagi saw that the five princes were so polite and polite to his own domestic slaves, and his good impression of the five princes in his heart increased a little more.

But a sentence alone doesn't mean anything, and Aoyagi plans to test him again.

"Fifth prince, the slave maid will add you tea." Aoyagi said and picked up the teapot, the tea in the teapot was boiling water that had just come down from the stove, if he accidentally burned ordinary people, he would be in pain and unbearable, and Aoyagi wanted to use this tea to test him.

She picked up the teapot and carefully refilled the water into the teapot of the five princes, and her hand shook unconsciously, and sprinkled some hot boiling water on the hands of the five princes.

"Ah, the slave should be damned, it's hot for the five princes! The slave and maid deserve to die, please punish the five princes ......"

Aoyagi hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed again and again to confess his guilt, pretending to be decent, but the corner of his eye secretly looked at the fifth prince and observed his reaction after being scalded by boiling water.

The injury on his wrist seemed to be a bit serious, and Aoyagi secretly regretted that he had not grasped the balance for a while, if these five princes were a tyrannical lord, they would not be able to apologize for ten lives now.

It's just that you don't have to worry too much, there is still a princess and concubine Niangniang will protect herself, thinking like this, Aoyagi breathed a sigh of relief.

"Girl doesn't have to be like this, please get up quickly. Can the girl fetch me some cold water nearby? ”

"Okay, slave and maid, let's go!" The five princes unexpectedly did not blame Aoyagi, and it was rare to maintain Confucian etiquette despite being burned. Aoyagi agreed, and immediately got up from the ground and ran out to get cold water.

"Five princes, cold water is here!" Aoyagi trotted in with a basin of cold water.

"Thank you, girl!" When the five princes saw the cold water coming, they were overjoyed like a drowning man seeing a life-saving straw, and put his scalded hand into the cold water to soak, and the pain of the wound after touching the cold water was much lighter, and the five princes also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank you, girl, but I still have something to ask her to help with."

"Five princes, if you don't blame the slave and maid, it is already a great grace, and it will be too much to thank the slave and the slave, and the slave and the maid can't afford it." Aoyagi pretended to be honestly afraid.

"Why should the girl despise herself so much. People are equal in the world, but the rules of this world divide people into three, six, nine and so on. Although I am a prince, I am actually the same as you ordinary people, and the girl does not have to despise herself so much in front of me. ”

The fifth prince said it bluntly, which surprised Aoyagi, who had seen a lot of the world with Sheng Zi'an!

You are the ruling class, but you have the world in your heart and respect everyone, no matter who they are. Now Aoyagi probably understands why Xiao Jue chose the five princes, looking at the world and treating martial arts, the five princes are not as good as the four princes and the seventh princes, but the only one who can be a Ming monarch in the world is this ordinary five princes.

The benevolence and benevolence of the five princes made the little girl admire. Five princes, what do you want your slaves to do, just give your orders. ”

"The tired girl will get me some burn medicine, and if I bandage it briefly, it shouldn't be a big problem." The fifth prince looked at his red and swollen hands, as if he was not too worried.

"The golden body of the fifth prince, let's call a Lang Zhong to take a look, if you have anything wrong with the slave today, the slave and the maid can't afford it." Aoyagi was really worried this time, the fifth prince's hand was really red and swollen, and he was panicked when he looked at it.

"It's not a big deal, I've been suffering from these small injuries since I was a child, and I'm already very experienced. Don't worry, I'm not tight. If you call Lang Zhong, you will inevitably be blamed if your master knows. ”

The fifth prince didn't care about his injuries, as if he had long been accustomed to them.

Seeing that the five princes would rather endure the pain than call the imperial doctor, rather than let themselves be punished, Qingliu couldn't help but feel a warm current in his heart, and felt that the five princes were really gentle and benevolent, so he nodded again and again and agreed to take the medicine.

It didn't take long for Aoyagi to take all the medicines.

The five princes poured their thanks to her again, picked up these ointments and skillfully matched them, and the degree of professionalism was comparable to half of Langzhong, Aoyagi suddenly realized that these five princes still need anything Langzhong, and they are as familiar with the road as half of Langzhong.

"It's not a big deal, but it can be big or small, and if it's treated quickly, it's not a big deal. First of all, it is best to rinse gently with cold running water after boiling water comes into contact with the skin, if there is ice, you can use ice, and secondly......"

Seeing that Aoyagi looked carefully, the five princes simply bandaged and explained to her how to deal with the burns, and after a while, the wound was also bandaged, and the five princes carefully asked Aoyagi to put away these bottles and cans, so as not to be seen by the masters, it must be inevitable that he would be punished. Skillfully pick up a rag and wipe the water stains off the table.

"The fifth prince can't help this, how can I let you wipe the table, you are a prince, let the slave and maid come to this kind of rough work." Aoyagi never dreamed that the fifth prince would wipe the table by himself, and he was really taken aback.

The fifth prince smiled lightly and said, "Who said that the prince can't wipe the table, you go and put these medicine jars away, and Prince Yu will be here later." ”

The five princes have good facial features, and they are handsome and starry, and when they smile, they are like a spring breeze, giving people an indescribable warmth.

Aoyagi promised to neatly put away the medicine jar, went out with his front foot, and walked in with his back foot.

"Xiao Jue has seen the five princes, but he couldn't leave for a while because of official business, so the five princes waited for a long time. I also ask the five princes to forgive Xiao for the sin of inconsiderate hospitality. Xiao Jue bowed his hand to the five princes and greeted him.

"Where is it, the son of the world is dedicated to sharing the worries of the people, and he is an example for the next to learn, what is the sin?" The fifth prince waved his hand, not blaming Xiao Jue for his neglect.

"The five princes are magnanimous and are also an example for Xiao to learn. The Five Princes, please take a seat. ”

Xiao Jue said and led the five princes to sit down on the top, and the two began to talk, Xiao Jue accidentally saw the white bandage on the wrists of the five princes, and was a little puzzled, so he asked casually: "What is the hand of the fifth prince?" ”

Seeing that the injured wrist that he had originally covered with his clothes was accidentally exposed, the fifth prince hurriedly retracted his hand again, and said with a smile:

"Oh, a little injury, out of the way."

Afraid that Xiao Jue would continue to ask, he hurriedly changed the topic, "I came to your mansion to visit the prince this time to thank the prince for recommending me in front of his father and emperor for sending troops to the frontier that day. ”

"The fifth prince doesn't have to thank me. It's not a good errand to lead troops to fight, especially at this time when sending troops to the frontier, it's thankless, and it's very likely to lose your life! The fifth prince not only blamed Xiao Jue for pushing you to the cusp, but also personally came to the door to thank you, which is really commendable. ”

Although Xiao Jue expected that the fifth prince would come to see him, he didn't expect it to come so quickly.

"The prince doesn't have to be so modest, I know that my talent is not good, and my martial arts are not as good as my four emperor brothers and seven emperor brothers, and I have always had no intention of fighting for me in the court, and I only want to do something practical for the people of Limin. I still know a little bit about my two brothers, but they are not the best candidates to lead troops to fight, and they will not protect the people of their own country. I want to thank Shizi on behalf of the people of Li in the frontier, and thank you for giving me this opportunity to do something for the people of Li. ”

The five princes are heartfelt words.

"The fifth prince has never been involved in the party struggle of the imperial court, and the fourth prince and the seventh prince have always wanted to win over the power of my Yu Wangfu, and both sides have thrown olive branches to me, either openly fighting or secretly seizing it. It's just that when I recommended you to the court, I clearly told the world that I, Yu Wangfu, chose to stand behind the five princes and chose to assist you in competing for the throne, presumably the five princes should know this. ”

Xiao Jue does not beat around the bush, and directly shows his heart.

"King Yu is afraid that he is laughing. I lost my mother when I was a child, and my mother's family has not been left for many years. Living in the deep palace for many years, because of the lack of the protection of the mother, everything is careful to retreat everywhere and walk on thin ice to get to today, there has never been any ambition to fight for power, just hope to be in a safe corner, do your best to do something for the people. ”

The fifth prince smiled awkwardly, of course he knew how much risk Xiao Jue had taken to recommend him that day, but he had never thought that he would get involved in this throne and fight for it.

In his opinion, whether it is the fourth prince or the seventh prince, he has a better chance of winning than himself, and Xiao Jue has a much better chance of choosing any of them than choosing himself, and he is also very puzzled why Xiao Jue would make such a decision that is almost self-defeating.

In addition to thanking me today, I also want to ask the reason for this, if I can persuade Xiao to give up on myself, it would be better, because anyone with a discerning eye can see that he is destined to miss the throne.

In his opinion, Xiao Jue can be regarded as a pillar of the country who asks for his life for the people, and he can't drag him down and delay the good future of others.

Seeing that Xiao Jue seemed unmoved, the fifth prince thought about it and continued to persuade:

"The prince listens to my advice, I have never been valued by my father, I have no important position in the court, and there is no courtier to assist, I will never ascend to the throne of God, for the sake of your future, please ask the prince to find another high position."

"Why do the five princes despise themselves so much? If Xiao Jue tells you that I think you are the best candidate for the emperor and decides to do my best to assist you in ascending to the throne of God, what do you think? ”

Xiao Jue looked at the five princes, knowing that although he was the fifth prince, his father didn't care about his mother's absence, like an idle cloud and wild crane, he suddenly told him this, and let him compete for the throne, and it was reasonable that he couldn't accept it for a while.