There was silence outside the window, only the rustling of leaves.

In the daytime, the words of the plain prince made the prince Yuan Ke unable to sleep.

Yuan Ke has been scolded by his biological mother, a noble concubine, since he was sensible, and made him behave in a proper and strict manner. Yuan Ke only thought that A-Niang's move was for him to have the opportunity to be crowned a prince in the future, but he never thought that there would be such a mandate of heaven.

How old are Yuan Ke's five princes, Yuan Huai, and Yuan Ying, the princess of Changle, all these noble concubines have bent themselves to beg for the whole Yuan Ke in their eyes. If according to the noble concubine's childhood dream, then Yuan Ke must be the true son of heaven, but his brother and sister are now raised under He's knees, even if he ascends to the throne in the future, the noble concubine cannot be canonized as the queen mother. Thinking of this, Yuan Ke only felt that he was an unfilial person and ashamed of his biological mother.

The bits and pieces of memory came like fragments, making Yuan Ke sleepless all night, until the morning light came through the window, and Fang fell asleep in a daze.

When I woke up, it was already the beginning of noon. The close attendant Lingmao stood up while serving Yuan Ke, and said: "Prince, at the beginning of the year, the queen came to invite the prince into the palace for lunch..."

Before Ling Mao could speak, Yuan Ke interrupted: "Why don't you wake me up? ”

Ling Mao hurriedly lowered his head and said: "The attendants on duty last night said to the slave, and when Yin Zheng heard the sound of the inner hall, the slave knew that the prince must have not slept peacefully last night, so he couldn't bear to disturb the prince's pillow..."

Yuan Ke tapped Lingmao's head and said angrily, "They listened carefully... That's it, before I washed and changed clothes, I entered the palace to greet my mother. ”

The prince's mansion is connected to Hualin Garden, and entering the palace from the garden is just a cup of tea.

Entering the Yonghe Palace, Yuan Ke felt quite uneasy when he saw that He, his younger siblings, Feng Ji and others had not eaten because they were waiting for him. Leaning over and saluting, Yuan Ke said: "Mother, my son is sleepy today, so that Mother and her younger siblings have been waiting for a long time... The son is guilty, please ask the mother to punish him. ”

Looking at Yuan Ke, He said: "I know that you are busy with the affairs of the previous dynasty on weekdays, and it is rare to rest for these two days, so you should have a good rest... I didn't want to disturb your tranquility, but I thought that on weekdays, when you enter the palace to say goodbye, Huai'er is studying in Licai Garden, and your brothers have not seen each other for many days, so I will invite you to the palace for dinner today, so that your brothers can reunite and talk. ”

Yuan Ke looked up at He, and saw that his eyes were full of love, and he felt a tightness in his heart: "Mother, it's my son who is not thoughtful." In the future, whenever he meets a holiday, his son will enter the palace early to be accompanied by his mother and younger siblings. ”

He smiled lightly and said, "You are not married yet, if you are resting on the day of rest, you can also go to the palace to live and have more opportunities to get close to your brothers and sisters." ”

After speaking, He beckoned to Yuan Ke and ordered him to sit down and have lunch with everyone.

Yuan Ke had distracting thoughts today, and when he sat down, he was about to raise a spoon to eat, and then he remembered that he had not seen his father. So he put the chopsticks on the table and asked, "Mother, today is the day of rest, why haven't you seen Aya?" ”

He also put down the chopsticks and chopsticks, and said with a smile: "In the morning, your Seventh Emperor Uncle entered the palace to invite, and the Tao is that the concubine of Beihai has not seen His Majesty and the princes and princesses for a long time, so she set up a banquet in the palace and invited everyone to go together..."

Before He could speak, Yuan Ying said: "Brother, Aye invited Aya to go with her mother, but Aya refused Aya for the sake of you and me..."

He Xiao asked: "You were not near when I talked to you Aye, how did you know?" ”

Yuan Ying said playfully: "Mother is not strange, at that time, Ying'er and Ah Mei were origami under the window. ”

He stroked Yuan Ying's head and said with a smile: "Ying'er is really a ghost!" ”

Hearing Yuan Ying's words, and seeing that he was so close to He, Yuan Ke was full of thoughts for a while, and his heart was at a loss.

He turned his head and saw that Yuan Ke's expression was different, so he said with concern: "Ke'er, where are you unwell, why don't I announce the order of the imperial doctor?" ”

When Yuan Ke heard this, Fang came back to his senses and hurriedly replied: "Mother, my son is fine, maybe I slept late last night." ”

He bowed his head slightly and said, "It's okay if there's nothing to do, even if you're young, you can't stay up all night." ”

Yuan Ke bowed his head and said: "My son will follow his mother's teachings, and he will not dare to do this in the future." ”

When everyone was eating, He saw Feng Ji peeping at Yuan Ke from time to time, her eyes were full of concern, and He knew it. After eating and lunch, He only took Yuan Ying and Yuan Shu lunch pillows, and took the three brothers and sisters out.

Feng Ji looked at Yuan Ke and said softly, "Prince, what are you worried about?" ”

Yuan Ke didn't want Feng Ji to worry about himself, so he shook his head and said, "How can I have something to worry about?" Aji, don't be cranky. ”

Feng Ji looked sad and said, "I have the same heart with the prince, when the prince is different today, how can Ji'er not be worried?" ”

Seeing Feng Ji like this, Yuan Ke couldn't bear it, so he whispered: "It's not appropriate to talk here..." ”

Although Feng Ji was surprised when she heard Yuan Ke's words, she saw Yuan Ke's solemn face, so she bowed her head slightly, and boarded the car with him to Hualin Garden.

When he arrived in Hualin Garden, Yuan Ke sent away the attendants, and only joined hands with Feng Ji and the others to slow down.

At the turn of summer and autumn, the summer has receded, and the early cinnamon in the garden is fragrant, refreshing, but Yuan Ke and Feng Ji have no leisure.

Seeing that there was no one around, Feng Ji Xianyuan Ke opened his mouth: "Prince, what happened?" ”

Yuan Ke didn't answer, but only asked: "Ah Ji, if one day the life and death of your clan hangs by a thread, what do you plan?" ”

Hearing Yuanke's words, Feng Ji said firmly, although he didn't know what he meant: "Since they are clansmen, they are connected by blood, and they are connected by the same qi and branches, and they conspire to advance and retreat." ”

After Feng Ji finished speaking, Yuan Ke said quietly: "Yes, the blood is connected..."

Seeing Yuan Ke's appearance, Feng Ji became more and more dazed: "Why did the prince ask such a question?" What happened? ”

Yuan Ke didn't want to answer again, but only held Feng Ji's hand tighter and tighter.

Feng Ji was concerned, but he forbearably said: "The prince doesn't want to say, and Ji'er doesn't force it, but the prince should defend his feet as a preservation." ”

Yuan Ke knew that Feng Ji was worried about himself, and he couldn't bear to hide it. With a horizontal heart, Yuan Ke knew all the words of the yen Yu in the Midyear Festival and Gao Zhao's words yesterday.

Feng Ji only felt incredulous: "The Empress Dowager actually killed the Empress Dowager and her family in order to consolidate her power? The crown prince is also destined by heaven? ”

Feng Ji stopped, looked at Yuan Ke, and said: "When I was a child, I often followed Ah Weng into the palace to meet the Empress Dowager, but I felt that the Empress Dowager was amiable, and no matter who said it, I couldn't believe that she would exterminate His Majesty's mother's family." ”

Yuan Ke shook his head and said, "Ah Ji, you are the niece and granddaughter of the emperor's great-grandmother, and she will treat you very kindly... But the people next to him, why should the emperor's great-grandmother care about her life and death..."

Seeing that Feng Ji was silent, Yuan Ke smiled bitterly, and continued: "Ah Ji, the mysterious rain in the palace, how can you and I expect it?" ”

Feng Ji sighed lightly and said, "Everyone in the world envies the king's power and wealth, how do you know that the center is sour..."

Yuan Ke said quietly: "I have no quarrel with the world, but the destiny of heaven is like this, if the people of the A-Niang clan suffer because of me, will I not be worthy of the grace of A-Niang?" ”

Feng Ji knew where Yuan Ke's heart was at this time, so she was relieved: "Although the noble concubine is unfortunate to die, there is a queen who raises your brother and sister under her knees and treats them as her own. The queen has a good heart and is a person who has no quarrel with the world, and will never act against nature and reason because of her greed for power. ”

Gently resting his head on Yuan Ke's shoulder, Feng Ji said again: "Prince, although you should take precautions in the world, it should vary from person to person and change from event to event... The queen cherishes the prince so much, if the prince is suspicious for no reason, he will definitely have a gap with the queen's mother and son..."

When Yuan Ke heard Feng Ji's words, he suddenly felt relieved. Holding Feng Ji tightly in his arms, Yuan Ke only muttered to Feng Ji and said, "Ah Ji..."

At this moment, a figure quietly left from behind the nearby rockery.