Halfway through the night banquet, worry-free came with the guqin to play for everyone. She has bright eyes and bright teeth, and she smiles like a fairy in the heavenly court. As outstanding as her appearance, as well as her piano skills, a song of mountains and rivers, made everyone here listen to it fascinated.

The whole palace is surrounded by the sound of the piano, and the beams are endless.

Changsheng closed his eyes, holding the wine glass in one hand, and gently patting the table with the other, harmonizing with the rhythm.

Xiao Luzi personally stepped forward to pour him wine: "His Royal Highness the Prince, the servant will fill it for you." Niangniang said, today is a good day for His Highness, you can have one more drink. ”

Changsheng smiled slightly, sipped the wine in the glass, and his eyes always fell on the carefree body.

After months of not seeing each other, my sister has become more beautiful. No, she's always been good-looking, from childhood to now.

This night is destined to be a sleepless night full of joy.

The wine glass in Zhou Youchen's hand was empty and full, full and empty. He wasn't a drinker, but now he's in a good mood because he's happy.

Meng Xilan persuaded him to go back and rest several times, not to hurt his spleen and stomach, but Zhou Youchen shook his head and refused.

"Lan'er, I'm happy today!"

Meng Xilan didn't want to ruin his interest, so she only secretly asked Xiao Luzi to add a little water to the tribute wine to dilute it.

When a person is drunk, his mouth will become more and more tasteless, and he will feel like water when he is drinking wine.

Xiao Chunzi brought the good wine, and Meng Xilan personally filled it for Zhou Youchen.

Zhou Youchen and the ministers drank frequently, and there was already drunkenness in their eyes.

Carefree played three tunes in one go, and when he got up, the audience applauded.

The ministers exchanged words with each other and praised the county lord's beauty and talent.

"The first beauty in Beijing"...... Such a stunning beauty, who will end up in the end? It is also one of the issues that everyone is most concerned about.

When the man is married and the woman is married, the county lord has already reached the age of marriage, however, the queen mother did not mention it, as if she was deliberately delaying. But the palace people often let out the news, saying that the queen mother had already intended to choose a husband for the county lord.

The county lord is favored and deeply loved by the emperor and his mother, which is something that everyone knows inside and outside the palace. Therefore, whoever can marry the county lord as a wife will be able to get the support of the queen's mother.

Meng Xilan has led the harem for more than ten years, with a solid foundation, and she is the biological mother of the prince, that is, the future queen mother.

Whoever can get her help will win support for decades to come. Who wouldn't want such a good thing? Who wouldn't?

Seeing that it was late at night, Changsheng's face was slightly drunk, with one hand on his chin, leaning on the table and closing his eyes to recuperate.

Half-asleep, he vaguely felt that there was a person sitting next to him. The man's body was faintly scented, like flowers, and like rouge.

Changsheng struggled to prop up his eyelids, raised his eyes, and saw a familiar smiling face appear in front of him.

"Prince, it's not too early, let the minions send you back to the palace to rest." Carefree said softly.

Changsheng staggered his head, looked at Wuwu, and smiled lightly: "Sister......"

He reached out to her, hesitated for a moment, and then held it gently.

His palms were covered with calluses, as well as large and small scars.

He trained hard for many years, just to go into battle with his father to kill the enemy and get a victory of his own.

Wuwu looked down at his hand, his eyes full of distress: "Prince, go back to the palace to rest." ”

When she was a child, she was most afraid that he would be injured, because any bump would make the queen mother feel distressed.

Changsheng held her hand, unwilling to let go for a long time, but called in a low voice: "Sister...... Sister ......"

He staggered to his feet, and hurriedly helped him up with the eunuch.

Changsheng didn't like to be helped, so he just held his sister's hand, tightened it slightly, and then let go again.

He went to the side of his father and mother, and saluted: "Father, mother, and sons, so they will retire first." ”

Zhou Youchen raised his hand: "Get up." ”

Meng Xilan said with concern: "Go back and have a good rest." ”

"Yes......" Changsheng nodded slightly and turned away.

Zhou Tianyou stepped forward at the right time, supported the prince and said, "Brother Prince, my brother will send you over." ”

He didn't like to show up in front of people, and it was hard to find a reason to leave.

Zhou Tianyou helped Changsheng all the way back to Yuqing Palace.

The prince was a head taller than her, and he had a hard time holding him.

The eunuchs stepped forward one after another to help, and finally placed His Royal Highness the Crown Prince on the bed.

Changsheng fell on the bed, looked at Zhou Tianyou who was covering his face and said, "Tianyou, it's okay, it's okay here." ”

Zhou Tianyou's eyebrows moved slightly when he heard this, and then he raised his hand to remove his face towel.

His appearance is not bad, but the scar on his face is too shocking.

Changsheng had long been used to it, but those palace maids and eunuchs were so frightened that they were silent.

Zhou Tianyou's reaction to them was already strange. He pressed slightly, clenched his fists, and only said: "Brother Prince, you have a good rest, and Brother Ming'er will come to see you again." ”

Changsheng was already drunk and unconscious, so he answered and fell asleep.

Zhou Tianyou put the face towel back on and went back to his residence.

He is not a crown prince and does not have the privilege of living alone in a house. However, because his father only has the crown prince and him, two sons, the entire Dongsi Institute is his place.

The palace people who served by Zhou Tianyou's side were all carefully selected by Meng Xilan. All of them are honest people, they don't talk much, and they know the severity.

After returning to his own place, Zhou Tianyou will completely remove the face towel and show his true face.

The palace people brought a basin of water for him to freshen up, Zhou Tianyou looked down, saw his reflection on the water, and frowned again.

What does he look like...... It's really annoying!

He reached out and broke the water, then pulled the towel and threw it into the basin.

Mama Zhang, who was responsible for taking care of his food, clothing, housing and transportation, saw that he was depressed, so she said: "Second prince, today is the day of the emperor's victory and triumph, why did you come back early?" ”

Zhou Tianyou wiped his face, wiped his hands again, and said, "I have always disliked places with a lot of people." ”

Mama Zhang saw the tea at a moderate temperature and sent it to him: "Second prince, don't be too talkative of the old slave." You and the emperor haven't seen each other for a long time, you should talk to the emperor about the relationship between father and son. ”

Zhou Tianyou sighed lightly when he heard this: "Mama, there are so many people around my father, where will it be my turn." ”

Mama Zhang saw that his tone was lost, so she said, "Second prince, you don't have to think too much. Either way, you are the emperor's son, the future prince. ”

After tossing all day, Zhou Tianyou really didn't want to listen to her verbosity, so he only said, "Mama, don't say it." I'm tired......"

He was lying on the bed, and when he saw that the palace people had retreated, he sighed heavily.

It's true that he is the son of his father, but he can't be compared with the prince's brother at all. During the day, he returned triumphantly like a hero. And what about yourself? It's like a monster, and everyone thinks about it.

The crown prince is the pride of the sky, and he is just a concubine that no one cares about. Because of this face, he didn't even have the right to be jealous.

Mama Zhang couldn't rest assured, she came over to look at him again in the middle of the night, saw that he was asleep, and frowned, and couldn't help sighing: "This child's heart is too heavy." ”

……

In the early hours of the morning, Meng Xilan got up early in her clothes and came to the white jade railing outside the dormitory, looking at the clouds dyed with morning light on the horizon, silently distracted.

There was a sound of footsteps behind him, the voice was slightly heavy, it must be Zhou Youchen.

Meng Xilan looked back and saw Zhou Youchen coming to her side, standing side by side with her.

The two men faced each other and smiled silently.

When the sun rose, Zhou Youchen held Meng Xilan's hand and said in a deep voice: "When I was in the fierce battle, I almost thought that I couldn't come back. ”

Meng Xilan was slightly stunned when she heard this, and then laughed softly: "The concubine knows that this battle is very difficult, but the emperor, you are the son of heaven, and you can do anything." ”

Zhou Youchen shook his head with a smile: "I'm not omnipotent, I'm just bent on coming back to see you." ”

He couldn't die easily because he still owed her.

Meng Xilan met his eyes, and said gently: "The concubine has made the emperor worried." ”

"After this experience, our immortal has grown into a real man."

Meng Xilan nodded slightly. She was always reluctant to grow up, but she had to be strict with him.

"I sometimes think that when the prince grows up a little more, I will abdicate and make way for Xian, and then go back to the mountains with you and live some light days."

Because of the rising sun in the east, Zhou Youchen said these words in a deep voice.

Meng Xilan was slightly stunned when she heard this, and she didn't know if he was sincere or joking for a while.

She bowed her head silently, hiding her emotions with a smile.

"Lan'er, if there really is a day, are you willing to follow me?"

Meng Xilan looked at him with a smile: "Of course, wherever the emperor goes, the concubines will follow." ”

……

Three days later, outside Prince Rong's palace, a pair of guards escorted a sedan chair and hurried to the door.

A person who looked like a steward hurriedly stepped out and said to the people in the sedan chair: "Doctor Lu, you are finally here." After saying this, he hurried to let the visitor in.

This Lu Shen Doctor is a well-known doctor in Suzhou and Hangzhou, and most of the patients he treats can save the day.

The first miracle doctor in the capital is Jiao Changqing, but he is the imperial doctor after all, and he is also a close confidant of the queen's mother. So among the people, Lu Huan's reputation is a little louder.

Prince Rong's mansion did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to secretly take Lu Huan from Hangzhou to the capital, just because Zhou Shirao was ill.

Zhou Shirao, who is over half a hundred years old, has always had some old diseases on his body, although he has pain and itching, but there is no major problem.

However, since the beginning of spring, Zhou Shirao's body has deteriorated, and he has become more and more haggard day by day.

Zhou Shirao, as a minister of the court, must go to the court every day. But after he fell ill, he could no longer insist on going to the pilgrimage. Only using the excuse of "feeling a little cold" naturally can't be hidden for long.

Once the emperor knows that the prince is seriously ill, he will definitely ask the imperial doctor to come to visit and diagnose. However, what the palace is most afraid of is the imperial doctor in the palace...... Because, they are all palace maidens.

If Meng Xilan knew that the prince was not in good health, he would definitely take the opportunity to play tricks and trip him up. She has always wanted to dismantle the prince's power in the court, and they must not let her have such an opportunity.

Therefore, before the imperial doctor in the palace came over, they had to find out what was wrong with the prince's body?

Lu Huan won a thousand taels of silver from the palace, so he naturally didn't dare to relax for half a point. He had to diagnose his pulse for two days for no less than dozens of times before he dared to speak out.

Zhou Shirao's body was cold, feverish, alternating, abnormal flank pain on both sides, and every time he pressed the sore spot with his hand, he broke out in a cold sweat, which was intolerable.

Lu Huan concluded based on experience: "The prince's righteousness is insufficient, the blood flow is not smooth, the cold and temperature are out of control, and the viscera is weak, and he may suffer from liver pain." ”