On the night when the old Nanyang King lived in the Seven Princes' Mansion, he slept soundly.

The Seven Princes' Mansion is very quiet, and the people are very well-behaved and decent, and they can't hear loud noises, and they can't see groups of three or five gathering together in groups of three or five to idle and chatter, all doing things silently.

The old king of Nanyang got up late in the morning, and when he opened his eyes, he saw that the sun had spilled into the room, and he took a look at it and sat up.

A waiter heard the movement outside and asked in a low voice, "Old prince, are you awake?" ”

"Hmm." The old Nanyang King answered.

Immediately, someone who was waiting pushed open the door and walked in, waiting for the old Nanyang King to freshen up and change clothes.

The old Nanyang King waved his hand, "I don't need to wait, what should you do and what you should do, you don't have to revolve around me." ”

The waiter bowed down, answered "yes", and whispered, "Your Highness is here early in the morning, waiting for the old prince to have breakfast together." ”

The old Nanyang King nodded, and the person who was waiting walked down.

After the old Nanyang King freshened up and dressed properly, he walked out of the door, and saw that Chu Yan was already waiting for him in the outer painting hall, it seemed that he had been waiting for a long time, he smiled, "Your prince's mansion is too quiet, the rules are heavier than the palace, and the palace does not necessarily have you The rules here are big, I finally know why the stinky girl has been lazy in Beijing for a long time, old man, I am not lazy all year round, I didn't expect to oversleep for the first time today." ”

Chu Yan stood up and saluted the old Nanyang King, and said with a smile, "My cousin has never lived in my mansion, and she has become lazy, so you can't blame me." Grandfather, you slept because you were tired and tired, and it wasn't that I was too quiet here. ”

The old Nanyang King laughed, "You are also a person who is unwilling to be aggrieved, and you will shirk it in two sentences." I said that you have big rules here, and I am not wrong, you listen, the huge prince's mansion, countless people, the needles in this courtyard can be heard, there is no movement at all, the people are walking and tiptoeing, I take a breath, and the sound seems to be as loud as thunder. ”

Chu Yan smiled, "There are no rules, there is no circle, if my grandfather dislikes Taijing, I will invite you a troupe?" As soon as the troupe enters the house, it will be lively. Or my grandfather doesn't like to listen to dramas, and he is cute and listens to storytellers? Otherwise, please let the storyteller into the house? ”

"Forget it, I don't like to listen to dramas, babbling, crazy men and women, what's there to hear. Storytellers are mostly hearsay and fabrications, not necessarily as good as I say. The old king of Nanyang waved his hand, "It's a good thing that you have rules in this house, you are a prince, your status is noble, how many pairs of eyes are staring at you, if there are no rules, how can you do it?" How can I break your rules? I'll just talk about it, you don't have to care, Nanyang Wangfu has no rules, and it is used to being practiced by a group of boys early in the morning. Pure is good at being pure, and I got used to it after a few days. ”

Chu Yan smiled, "I have nothing to do now, I accompany my grandfather every day, listen to my grandfather's teachings, and after a long time, you probably won't feel that living is too boring?" ”

The old Nanyang King laughed, "I have taught the stinky girl for sixteen years, and I haven't taught her well, why listen to the teachings?" It's just that. However, in the eighteenth class of martial arts of martial arts, horseback riding and archery, I can give you a few pointers. ”

Chu Yan said with a smile, "It's good to have one or two points from my grandfather." ”

The old king of Nanyang looked at him, and suddenly said, "It is rumored in the world that the Seven Princes are dull and uninteresting and do not like to laugh, but now I think it is wrong, my grandson, isn't this very funny?" ”

Chu Yan: "......"

He was speechless, "My grandfather came to Beijing to live in my house, and I am happy in my heart. ”

Old Nanyang laughed.

Chu Yan looked at the old Nanyang King, and felt warmth in his heart, because of his identity, he was treated differently by a group of brothers since he was a child, the emperor didn't like the queen, and he was suspicious of Nanyang Palace, so he naturally didn't have much father-son affection for him, but because of his son-in-law, he was taken by the emperor to teach him, in addition to being strict, there was no extra care, and as time went by, he could only get some warmth when he asked the queen in Fengqi Palace.

Now that the old King Nanyang has entered Beijing, he doesn't even live in the old mansion of the An family, and directly lives in his Seven Princes' Mansion, and he is naturally extremely happy in his heart.

Nanyang Wangfu, the ancestral family, has made him proud of his dignity since he was born, and now he has not been resentful of being involved in An Huajin, especially An Huajin's words before leaving, which touched him greatly.

The waiter brought breakfast, and Chu Yan accompanied the old Nanyang King to breakfast.

The old Nanyang King did not have the habit of eating and sleeping silently, while eating, he chatted with Chu Yan, and the old Nanyang King asked, and Chu Yan answered.

After the meal, Chu Yan asked, "Grandfather, shall I take you around my house?" ”

"Done."

The old Nanyang King is a very talkative old man, although the body is not very strong, but the wisdom of his life is in speech, he followed Chu Yan for more than half an hour, came to a viewing pavilion to rest, he sat down, wiped the sweat on his forehead with a handkerchief, and said with emotion, "Chu Yan, my grandfather is old, and he no longer has the strength to ride a horse to kill the enemy." ”

These words reveal endless vicissitudes.

Chu Yan was silent for a while.

"In my grandfather's life, dozens of battles were fought in large and small battles." Old Nanyang Wang said, "I really don't know how long I can live, whether I can see the real peace and prosperity of Dachu when I am alive, and the people are happy and healthy, and I will no longer have enough food and no clothes." ”

"Yes." Chu Yan asked again at this time, "Grandfather, the people outside, should they really be so miserable?" ”

"It's true that it's been so hard, if it weren't for Huai'an to let me see how the people are doing, if it wasn't for what I saw with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it." Seeing that there was no one around him, the old king of Nanyang said in a heavy voice, "I just walked all the way from Nanyang to the capital, and the people I saw were miserable for seven or eight days out of ten. ”

"It's basically that my father has reigned for 20 years, and there is no reason for it." Chu Yan mentioned to him yesterday from the old Nanyang King, after the old Nanyang King lived in the courtyard and rested, he called two close staff, and after asking, overnight, he also figured it out.

Your Majesty's incompetence, natural and man-made disasters, and inaction are enough for the people to be in dire straits.

"Exactly!" The old Nanyang King was surprised for a moment, and looked at Chu Yan, "I didn't expect you to figure it out so quickly, I'm a handful of age, but I'm not as good as you, or Huai'an told me clearly, I know." If I had known ......"

The old Nanyang King wanted to say something, but changed his voice, "What if you knew earlier?" I'm afraid it's just empty worries, as the saying goes, in his position, seek his government, Chu Yan, tell me, do you really want this big position? ”

Chu Yan lowered his head and was silent.

He has grown up beside the emperor since he was a child, and he has been in charge of court affairs, people's hearts, and courtiers, and he has seen a lot, seen a lot, and is just a fixed identity, because since he was a child, many people around him have told him that His Royal Highness the Seventh is his son-in-law, and he has been pushed to do what this identity should do.

From childhood to adulthood, he must be superior to the princes, otherwise, others will criticize his mother and settle down. His brothers wanted to get rid of him, to remove the roadblocks that stood in their way, and he couldn't be weak, otherwise, his mother and An family would also be affected by this, so he had to do what he should do in this capacity.

No one ever asked him if he wanted a big position in his heart.

Now, the old king of Nanyang asked him, but how should he answer?

Say you don't want to?

So what does he want to do? Is there anything he can do? If he does not ascend to the throne, what will happen to the An family and his mother? Who can tolerate him and settle down?

On the day of the palace banquet, when he faced An Huajin, the desire in his heart seemed to surge up at this moment, he thought that he had been pressed in his heart, but it turned out that with a slight stir, it would pop out.

However, he was not silent for long, the facts did not allow him to say no, he raised his head and smiled, "Grandfather, is there any prince who doesn't want a big position?" ”

After all, the old Nanyang King is a wise old man, although he is coarse, but his heart is not coarse, he has speculated about his mind in Chu Yan's short silence, but he has not broken him after all. This is a smart and distressing likable child.

Today's An family has no way to retreat, and today's Chu Yan is also unavoidable.

As a prince, he will eventually face the cruelty of his identity.

The old king of Nanyang stretched out his hand and patted him on the shoulder, "If you want a big position, then the An family will spare no effort to support you, but you have to promise me that in the future, in the future, in his position, seek his government, and create well-being for the people of the world. ”

Chu Yan bowed, "I promise my grandfather that in his position, I will do my best to create well-being for the people of the world." ”

"Well, with your words, I'm relieved." The old Nanyang King sighed, "It's a pity, I'm old, I can't help you too much, but the stinky girl is a capable person, although she was born in the An family, Dan has reverse scales in her bones, and she can do things that I can't do, as long as she is there, you just have to sit in this position, and you don't have to worry about it." ”