Changjue frowned and made a sad face, "The officials are only serving according to the year, how much silver is there?" I guess that most of them use people's fat and people's ointment, so I don't dare to eat, drink and have fun. ”

After speaking, he seemed to suddenly remember that there was an emperor next to him, and hurriedly looked at the emperor deeply, "Erchen, this is unfounded, can you leave the capital and go for a walk elsewhere, maybe it's okay, just worry about this kind of trivial matter, so that my father and the emperor will laugh." ”

"Can that be a trivial matter?" The emperor's gaze suddenly became shrewd, and he shot straight at Chang Jue's body, "When you talk about this, you remind me." Changjue, your heart is very fine. ”

Since Chang Jue opened his mouth, he knew that the emperor could hear his intentions, and he didn't care, he gradually understood what kind of person his father was, and the more he confessed himself in front of him, the less likely he was to make mistakes.

"Thank you for your praise, in fact, when I listened to the second emperor's brother, my son had doubts in his heart, but he only mentioned it now. is surrounded by family members, and some words are said directly - Erchen also knows that the officials outside will do their best to please him, but how to refuse, how to make his inspection not become a burden to the people, but think about it. After all, the sons and daughters are not your father, and you should not have the scenery of the Son of Heaven on patrol. ”

Chang Jue turned his face away and smiled at Chang Yuan, "If the second emperor brother knows how to weigh it, please don't hesitate to give advice." ”

Wei Changyuan was already furious by what he said, and when he was supposed to show off, he was scattered by his few words, and suddenly ran to the topic of "extravagance and waste".

And the emperor didn't mean to let Changjue stop, but looked straight at Wei Changyuan and asked, "Your third brother asked very well, and I also want to hear how you took care of the people's fat and people's ointment during your trip." ”

Wei Changyuan had a cold sweat pouring down, God knows how he was extremely luxurious in the distance of the Heavenly High Emperor.

The table is full of dishes, running in the mountains and swimming in the sea, as long as it is not to the taste, the slightest frown, those officials who look like spirits will immediately withdraw; Silk and silk are all idle things, after they are prepared, give Wei Changyuan a little glance, and they will send someone directly to the palace of the king of Qi in Beijing; As for traveling...... The silver and silver tickets that Concubine Ying prepared for him were not used at all, and there would be people rushing to pay the bills wherever he went.

The silver went to the sea, but the serious officials, with that little money, how could there be so much money in hand, and it was not all the people's money.

Wei Changyuan was still a little uncomfortable at first, but he could go from frugality to luxury, and after three days and four days, he accepted all this calmly, and even hinted to those officials intentionally or unintentionally that they would respect themselves more.

Now he didn't know what to say, he stood in place for a long time, and finally said: "Erchen is also the first time to go out on patrol on behalf of his father, not everything can be done well, there may be inappropriate places in the middle, or fail to properly understand the people's feelings, and ask my father to forgive him!" ”

When the emperor heard this, he knew that he had not adhered to his duty, and had at least been in the same stream with those moths for a while, and he was more or less disappointed in his heart, knocked his knuckles on the table in front of him, and said lightly: "If you know that you have done something inappropriate, you must change it, don't let the world think that my son is a shallow-eyed person." ”

He glanced at Chang Jue deeply, "At this point, you have to learn more from your third emperor brother, and he has always been doing the prevention and control of snow disasters, but for so many years, I haven't heard anything wrong, and those courtiers have all obeyed him." ”

Wei Changyuan secretly gritted his teeth and whispered: "Yes, Erchen remembers his father's teachings and does not dare to commit it again in the future." ”

Ying Guifei saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly took the initiative to say: "Speaking of these princes, together with the most detailed Changjue, they are all not as good as the emperor, you want to teach them, when will it be done, this is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the festival is over, the emperor should not be angry because Changyuan is confused for a while." ”

The emperor smiled, "It's okay, the good son you taught is generally not wrong." ”

Whether this is a compliment or a derogation, let alone everyone, even Concubine Ying can't tell it, she doesn't know what to say for a while, she laughs with her, and she should expose this matter.

But the breath in Wei Changyuan's heart was blocked, and the banquet was dispersed for a while, he couldn't help but block Changjue and Lan Yi's way, and said in a deep voice: "I haven't seen you for a while, but you are becoming more and more sharp-toothed, it seems that you have been with those officials who can't lose your hands for a long time, and even learned that bad habit." ”

Chang Jue covered Lan Yi behind him, as if he was involuntarily trying to protect his wife in front of this brother, and replied: "When it comes to 'those who are close to Zhu are red and those who are close to ink are black', I am far away from the imperial brother, otherwise today should be the most beautiful moment for the imperial brother, how can I be so anticlimactic?" ”

Wei Changyuan's face sank, "Tiger head and snake tail, didn't you hurt it?" Everyone else is listening, why do you want to talk about those things? Changjue, I always thought that there was no unhappiness between us. ”

Chang Jue smiled, "What the second emperor brother said is that there is nothing unhappy between us, but there is really no friendship, I grew up beside Empress Cikang since I was a child, and the second emperor brother grew up with the fourth emperor brother in Changfu Palace, and when we reached adulthood, we each got married, and now I have doubts about the second emperor brother's behavior, ask in front of my father, I'm afraid there is no problem." ”

Wei Changyuan stared at him for a while, as if he didn't understand why he was still a gentle and elegant younger brother, and suddenly became so tit-for-tat, a lot of things should have happened in the days he left Beijing.

Chang Jue also looked at him quietly, without the slightest hint of retreat in his eyes, and even took the initiative to add, "Now that my father has asked Concubine Niangniang and Concubine Ke Niangniang to associate the six palaces, today's Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, under the control of these two Niangniang, is quite orderly, thinking of the wealth and nobility of the Qi Wangfu and the Yu Wangfu, I can't help but think about it more, and I always feel that my father's move is quite meaningful." ”

Wei Changyuan squinted, and under the illumination of the palace lamp on the side, he looked a little gloomy, "This big word, it can be said that I don't know what to say, when it is taken apart, every word can be understood, and when it is put together, it is simply out of order." Brother of the Third Emperor, we can be regarded as people who have been walking in the court for a few years, could it be that in front of my father, you also replied like this? ”

Chang Jue smiled, and the sarcasm in it was not hidden at all, "Second Emperor Brother, are you comparing yourself to your father?" ”

Wei Changyuan immediately replied: "I didn't say that, don't try to detain me for such a big rebellion!" ”

"Since you are not my father, why should I face you the same way I face my father? Second Emperor Brother, you still have to go through your head when you speak, and if you ask some questions, you will not be very smart. ”

"You!"

Chang Jue took a step forward and got closer, and Wei Changyuan realized that in terms of momentum, although this third brother had never yelled at anyone, he was already on an equal footing with him, and the two of them stood together, no one was worse than the other.

But it was clearly not like this before, Wei Changyuan couldn't remember when it began, everything about Prince Gong's Mansion had been completely out of his and Changfu Palace's control.

I only heard Changjue and said: "There are some things I didn't want to say directly, but if I don't say them directly, the second emperor brother doesn't seem to understand." The concubine Niangniang has held the harem for many years, but at this age, the authority was divided by the father and the emperor himself, why do you say this? Isn't it because of the affairs of the concubine Niangniang, who will always leak a lot of oil and water to Changfu Palace? The so-called upward and downward effect ......"

Before he finished speaking, Wei Changyuan raised his hand and pointed at him, "Say me, say my mother, you are disrespectful!" I warn you, shut up immediately! ”

Changjue sighed, raised his hand, and pressed Wei Changyuan's fingers down, that strength, with a kind of determination, of course, his mouth will not be closed, "Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, what a good festival, why should the second emperor brother be angry, what's more, I didn't want to say it, you want to ask, so I have to tell what I think in my heart." I just think that the concubine Niangniang even took you, and some places have gone wrong and crooked, and I don't dare to have any disrespect. ”

Every time Wei Changyuan got angry, Chang Jue became angry, as if he had hit a ball of cotton with a heavy punch, no matter how he looked at it, he couldn't control his emotions as a brother.

Fortunately, Wei Changyuan is smarter than Wei Changze, and he will never make trouble in the palace, so he only sneered and said: "Okay, you are very good, this mouth of the third emperor brother is as broken as a woman." Speaking of this, he inevitably remembered Lan Yi, glanced behind the other party, and continued, "It's really not a family that doesn't enter the door." ”

Chang Jue was still smiling, and that smile made people's eyes hurt, "The second emperor brother has said this for a long time with the same mouth as me, a woman, so speculative, I think the mouth of the second emperor brother is no different from mine." As for me and your third brother and sister, we have walked hand in hand for so many years, of course, we are a family, and the second emperor brother summed it up very well. ”

No matter what Wei Changyuan says, Changjue always has a set of words that can be very good, but the more this happens, the more unhappy Wei Changyuan becomes, and he regrets that he took the initiative to find fault, and he brushes his sleeves away, and he can't wait to get out of the palace and go his separate ways.

Chang Jue was behind him, as a younger brother, a few steps slower was originally a manifestation of respect, but it made Wei Changyuan feel like a man on his back, as if he had a beam of eyes staring straight at him, but occasionally deliberately turned his head to talk to Xiao Huayin, and he didn't see Chang Jue looking at him.

The group finally walked to the palace gate, and a panting little eunuch walked quickly, dusted his sleeves and saluted, and said: "The slave has finally caught up, His Royal Highness the King of Qi, please stay, and the concubine Niangniang will go to Changfu Palace to sit and go back." ”

Because there is a banquet today, the palace gate is locked later than usual, and the princes don't have to rush out at the right time, but now that they are all adults, they are still in the palace of the mother concubine, which is very inappropriate, Wei Changyuan frowned, and said: "I'm afraid it's not in accordance with the rules, you talk to the mother concubine, and I won't go." ”

The little eunuch must have invited him, and said: "His Royal Highness King Yu is also here, and please ask His Royal Highness King Qi to go with the slaves, the concubine Niangniang said, you just returned to Beijing, she never looked at you well, and always had to say a few words with you before she was relieved." Besides, His Royal Highness King Yu also remembers you. ”

His mother and younger brother were carried out, Wei Changyuan could only go to Changfu Palace one more time, he looked at Xiao Huayin behind him, and asked, "Does Princess Qi still need to go over?" ”

The little eunuch smiled: "No, Princess Yu didn't stay, and it's getting late, what Niangniang means is that the two princesses can go back to the house to prepare first, and when the time comes, Your Highness will go back, so you can have a cup of hot tea." ”

Wei Changyuan nodded, went over and shook Xiao Huayin's hand, with a rare tenderness on his face, "Then you go back first, it's hard to run back and forth." Then he lowered his voice and instructed, "You don't need to prepare anything for me, I'm a big man, and there are so many minions around me, where do you need to do it yourself." ”

In this kind of thing, the husband and wife have always been yang and yin, and without Wei Changyuan's instructions, Xiao Huayin will not really suffer herself, but she is still worried, and said softly: "I don't know what the mother concubine has to say here." ”

Wei Changyuan smiled, "Don't worry, I'll tell you when I go back." ”

Then he nodded slightly to Wei Changjue, and took the little eunuch into the vast night.

Lan Yi and Xiao Huayin actually didn't have anything to say, they came all the way, and at this moment, they seemed to have taken a breath and made a peace salute to each other, which was regarded as a farewell.

The carriage of Prince Gong's Mansion has been waiting for a long time, and it will come quickly, Lan Yi got into the carriage, took the sleeping Xunkang from the nurse's hand, sat down steadily, and waited for the wheels to roll up slowly, before saying, "You are very strange today." ”

Changjue took the handle, tucked the fine flannel covering Xunkang's body, and said, "See? ”

Lan Yi nodded, "You seem to be actively provoking the Second Emperor Brother. ”

Chang Jue pinched her cheek with his hand, "Always so clever." ”

Lan Yi leaned closer to him and asked in a low voice, "Why do you want to do this?" It doesn't seem to do us any good to provoke him now, not to mention that you have been very presumptuous in front of your father recently. ”

Chang Jue was silent for a while, looked out through the window, and the people who followed him were not very close, and the sound of the carriage moving forward was not small, talking inside, most of them could not be heard outside, so he approached his wife's ear and said very slightly: "Lan Yi, when I go to Qianming Palace recently, I can always faintly smell a smell of medicine." ”

Lan Yi was a little surprised, and also leaned into Changjue's ear, "You mean, my father is using medicine?" But I didn't hear that my father was sick. ”

Chang Jue bowed, "This is the problem, if you are sick, it is very normal at the age of your father, why hide it?" The smell of medicine is the most difficult to disperse, if you use medicine every day, even if you open the window for ventilation, there will be a faint residue, when you take medicinal food, there has always been a smell in the house, remember? ”

During those days, it was bitter to see that the sky was bitter, and it had only been long since Lan Yi remembered, and immediately said, "Yes." So my father should have had an unspeakable illness, maybe the situation was ...... It's bad. ”