When the three-day deadline came, Yuan Xiu came to Moyan's residence as promised, only this time, Yuan Xiu came on the front foot, and several of his brothers on the back foot also came, for a few of them, Yuan Xiu had already guessed their intentions.

"I've seen the eldest brother, the second brother, the third brother." Yuan Xiu greeted several people one by one.

The three of them seemed to have just seen Yuan Xiu, and they all showed great excitement.

"Fourth brother, it's really you! I thought I was wrong. The third prince patted Yuan Xiu's shoulder with a smile.

"Fourth brother, I didn't expect to meet you here, we brothers have really not seen each other for a long time." The eldest prince also showed great concern.

"That's right, fourth brother, where have you been all this year? I don't know how much our brothers miss you, I heard that you came back two days ago, but I can't see your shadow, and I thought it was those people who said it to deceive people, but I didn't expect you to really come back, this is really good, and our brothers must have a few drinks in a while. The second prince also seemed very enthusiastic.

However, only Yuan Xiu knew in his heart that his brothers would never treat him sincerely, just like when he was a child, but they were all under pressure from his father.

"I don't think I need to drink, I still have important things to do today, and it's really not appropriate to drink." Yuan Xiu said.

"You didn't say I forgot, why are you in my courtyard?" The third prince asked curiously.

"This is the third brother's courtyard?" Yuan Xiu was also a little surprised.

"But no, this is my courtyard, I have an important guest living in this courtyard, today I brought my eldest brother and second brother to see this good friend of mine, fourth brother, what are you doing here?" The third prince explained.

"I ......" Yuan Xiu couldn't tell them the purpose of his coming now, looking at the longing eyes of the three people in front of him, Yuan Xiu suddenly felt a little pain in his heart, is this the so-called brother? I was desperate to leave here, but I didn't expect to go around and return to the same place, and the struggle I didn't want to participate in was no longer able to jump out of this quagmire the moment I came back.

Seeing Yuan Xiu's squeaky and refusal to speak, the three of them felt that Yuan Xiu was doing a big thing, which also made them jealous, in their hearts, they always thought that no matter how hard they tried to please Yuan Li, they couldn't match Yuan Xiu's words, so they felt unfair.

"Fourth brother, if it's not easy to answer, then don't talk about it." The eldest prince said at the right time, anyway, they are here today, and they can be spied out no matter what.

"Be considerate of big brother." Yuan Xiu said.

After listening to the report without regrets, Mo Yan hooked the corners of his mouth, and today was really lively: "Let's go, go out and have a look." ”

A few of them were so focused on talking that they forgot that they had been standing in the courtyard.

"Is the view in this yard too stunning? How do you attract so many distinguished guests? Mo Yan said jokingly.

Seeing Mo Yan, the faces of several people were different, and everyone's eyes were staring at Yuan Xiu, but Yuan Xiu just arched his hand: "King Beijing." ”

"Fourth brother, it turns out that you know each other, and I want to take this opportunity to introduce you to each other, it seems that I have done this too much." The third prince said regretfully.

"It's just a one-sided relationship, and I can't say I know each other." Yuan Xiu said. His gaze wandered all the time, as if looking for something.

Mo Yan naturally understood what Yuan Xiu was looking for, and he didn't poke it, but his expression looked a little bad, his woman was so worried about an outsider, anyone who looked at it would be unhappy.

"It's really not a good idea." Mo Yan replied.

The simple conversation between the two made the other three see the smell of gunpowder between the two, and they looked like they were watching a good show.

"Then I wonder what King Beijing thinks about that matter?" Yuan Xiu asked.

"If you were the king, do you think the king would agree?" Mo Yan didn't give him face at all, although this person had saved Lan Xin, but just because he had always had bad intentions towards Lan Xin, he directly put him in the ranks of enemies.

Yuan Xiu arched his hand again: "I probably know what King Beijing means, so I won't bother and leave." ”

I thought there was a good show to watch, but I didn't expect it to end hastily like this, and the three of them hadn't figured out what Yuan Xiu's life was, so they were really unwilling.

"Fourth brother, since it is fate to be able to get together, just take this opportunity to sit down and drink together." The third prince hurriedly stopped Yuan Xiu.

"King Beijing won't refuse if he wants to." The third prince looked at Mo Yan with a sincere face.

Mo Yan didn't shirk either, and said, "It's okay." ”

Not long after, in the palace, Yuan Li was reviewing the folds, and the eunuch wanted to say something several times before him, but he still swallowed it.

Yuan Li was keenly aware of this scene, put down the pen in his hand, and asked in a deep voice: "You have been by my side for many years, and you have never been like this, what do you have to say, just say it!" ”

The eunuch was clever and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the slave is just allowed to talk casually, so I really don't know whether to talk about it or not, if the old slave's words make the emperor unhappy, then the old slave is guilty and deserves death." ”

"Why is it so mother-in-law today? Let you speak, and you will speak! If you are verbose, I will take off your head! "Yuan Li has always been clean and neat in life, and he can't stand this hesitant look.

"Yes, yes, the old slave said." The eunuch was so frightened that he no longer dared to hide it, and quickly told what he had heard from beginning to end.

Yuan Li slowly frowned: "What you said is true?" ”

The eunuch hurriedly knelt down and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, the old slave also listened to other people's discussions, and I really didn't have a complete grasp of this. ”

Yuan Li's eyes flashed with something complicated, he paused for a moment, and said, "After the fourth prince comes back, let him come to see me immediately." ”

"Yes! The old slave obeys! The eunuch was relieved, and something inscrutable flashed in his flustered eyes.

After Yuan Xiu said goodbye to a few people, as soon as he returned to his residence, there was a eunuch waiting at the gate, and after a few simple words, he took Yuan Xiu to the palace, and Yuan Li was already waiting in the study at the moment.

After Yuan Xiu came in, the smell of alcohol on his body made Yuan Li's face sink suddenly, and he said in a somewhat bad tone: "What did you do?" ”

"They had a drink with their eldest brother." Yuan Xiu answered truthfully.

However, after hearing this, Yuan Li looked very angry, and slapped the table angrily: "I thought you would be different from them, but I didn't expect you to be the same person as them!" You've really disappointed me! ”

"Father, I don't understand what you're talking about." Yuan Xiu was confused, and he didn't know the situation at all.

"I didn't believe what others said before, but now it seems that it's all my fault, it's my big mistake, thinking that you are different! In that case, you don't have to go anywhere, just stay in the house and think about it! Yuan Li looked very angry, and immediately turned around after speaking, never wanting to see Yuan Xiu again.

Yuan Xiu was inexplicable, and now he was even more puzzled by Yuan Li's sudden punishment, and he wanted to explain, but when he opened his mouth, he still didn't say it, so it's okay, he didn't want to get involved in this struggle, so he could end up clean.

"The retainers retired." Yuan Xiu did not give any explanation and exited the study.

Outside the study, the eunuch heard the footsteps, and hurriedly tiptoed to the side for a few steps, and then stood aside respectfully.

It didn't take long for the two princes and the three of them to gather at the residence of the eldest prince, and several people looked at the news from the palace, and their faces showed satisfied looks.

"I knew that my eldest brother was so methodical, and we didn't need to be in a hurry." The second prince handed the paper to the third prince.

The third prince looked at the piece of paper and smiled: "The fourth brother may never have imagined that Gonggong Zhang, who is next to his father, is actually the eldest brother." However, let alone the fourth brother, it's me, I didn't expect the eldest brother to be able to reach out to my father's side, the eldest brother is really a five-body throw that I admire! ”

The eldest prince smiled disapprehantly: "It's no wonder to me, if you want to blame it, you can only blame the fourth brother for being too sharp, and he didn't leave a way for us brothers to live, so I had to make this decision." ”

"But, eldest brother, what did Grandpa Zhang tell his father? can make my father so angry. The second prince asked curiously.

The eldest prince glanced at the two of them meaningfully, and said: "Actually, I already knew about the task given to the fourth brother by my father, but I didn't find a suitable opportunity to let my father take back his life. ”

"Big brother, just say it quickly, don't sell us the guanzi, but you're going to kill us in a hurry." The third prince was a little impatient.

"Actually, I didn't say anything, Gonggong Zhang just told his father that the fourth brother relied on his father's trust in him and let the three of us accompany him to witness how he asked the king of the south and the north to cede ten cities to me to the kingdom of Qi." The eldest prince said.

When the two heard this, they only felt a chill behind them, but they didn't expect the two of them to jump around, but they were just making wedding dresses for the eldest brother, it seems that they have always underestimated this eldest brother in the past.

"The eldest brother is really smart, he didn't spend a single soldier, so that the fourth child couldn't come to the stage, and he lost the trust of his father." The third prince hurriedly praised.

The three brothers smiled again, but this time with a smile, behind everyone, something different had been faintly born.

Mo Yan returned to his residence and went directly into Lan Xin's house, his face looked a little heavy, and Lan Xin asked worriedly, "Lord Wang, what happened?" ”

Mo Yan said: "Don't ask anything, now pack up your things immediately, we must get out of here as soon as possible." ”