According to the Dayun ritual system, all princes, regardless of their descendants, will be crowned kings when they are born, but as for fiefdoms, not everyone has them, and only princes with outstanding abilities can receive orders when they are weak.

But there is a prince who has reached the age of nine years old, but he has not had any title so far, he is the queen's concubine, the fourteenth son of Emperor Yun, Yun Shuo.

Since the founding of the country, the rule of the ancestors is that the heirs do not stand up, although there are princes who have become adults, but whether they are the kings of Qin, the kings of Jin, or the kings of Jing, Su, etc., they are all concubines, and they are not qualified to inherit the throne.

Although the fourteenth prince is young, he is a descendant of the main palace, and if there is no accident, he will be officially canonized as the prince of the East Palace after reaching the age of ten.

Tomorrow is the ninth birthday of the Fourteenth Prince, and the magnates in Beijing are extremely concerned about it.

King Jin has been gloomy since he returned from the palace, and he has never shown a smile on his face.

The subordinates knew his temper, so none of them dared to approach, even if they served tea and water, they were cautious, walking on thin ice.

At this time, a young man in gray armor stepped on the door, closed the door with his backhand, and stopped when he was three steps away from King Jin.

"What is Your Highness thinking?"

Gray Shadow is the confidant of King Jin, and he is also one of the few people who dares to talk to King Jin when he is upset in his heart.

Ignoring the gray shadow, King Jin bowed his head slightly, his eyes faintly looked at the green tea in the cup in his right hand, and said softly: "The fifth brother's celebration banquet and the fourteenth brother's birthday are actually going to be held together, what does the father mean by this?" ”

"Your Highness..."

Well?

King Jin came back to his senses, turned his head halfway to look at the gray shadow, and did not speak.

"The Fourteenth Prince has turned nine years old, and there is still a year to go... Then you can officially canonize the East Palace..."

When Gray Shadow mentioned the word "East Palace", King Jin's right hand shook imperceptibly.

Gray Shadow didn't see King Jin's reaction, but said to himself: "Your Majesty has been sick in recent years, and his health has deteriorated, in case something unspeakable... Your Highness has to make plans early! ”

"Plan ahead?" King Huo Ran turned around, and the tea in the cup spilled on the ground due to violent shaking, "What does this king need to do?" Whether the fourteenth brother is to be canonized or not, it has nothing to do with this king... What's more, how can you speculate on the body of the father's dragon body? Hugh is going to talk nonsense! ”

was reprimanded by King Jin, and Gray Shadow's face not only did not show the slightest panic, but smiled slightly. He knew the King of Jin in front of him too well and knew what he wanted most.

"Some time ago, my subordinates passed by the same state and heard very interesting news."

"Within the boundaries of Danzhou, it seems that there is a peasant family who openly killed the official servants."

"Deliberate rebellion?"

When King Jin heard this, his face did not change much, and he just asked casually.

"No, it's the officials who force the people to rebel."

……

In King Qin's mansion, Yun Lan was holding a white jade box in his hand, and inside was an extremely rare crystal coral. This item was purchased by him three months ago from a certain family in the East China Sea, and will be given to his fourteenth brother tomorrow as a gift.

"Your Highness, Princess Leyang is here."

Liu Jicang's voice sounded behind Yun Lan, and after Yun Lan heard his words clearly, she muttered, "Why is she here?" ”

Before he could think about it, he saw a shadow rushing directly from the courtyard, "Brother Huang! ”

The visitor was a young girl, who looked to be about eighteen or nineteen years old, dressed in a pale green dress, with green silk tied up at will, two large watery eyes that seemed to be able to speak, and two small dimples that appeared on her cheeks when she smiled sweetly were enough to intoxicate people.

Seeing her in a hurry, Yun Lan smiled knowingly, "You are so in a hurry, what are you going to do in a hurry?" ”

"I'm coming to see you, I heard from my mother that you're back, I haven't seen you for so long, don't you want me?"

Princess Leyang pursed her lips, and then poured water from the pot like a cloud, and drank it all.

"Hey, what is this?"

Princess Leyang found the white jade box on the table in the next moment, and after opening it, the crystal coral inside came into view.

"This is my birthday gift to my fourteenth brother." Yun Lan took two steps forward, snatched the white jade box from her hand, and said with a smile: "I went to the palace of the concubine yesterday to ask for peace, why didn't I see you?" Where have you been? ”

"Where else can you go up, hang out." mentioned yesterday's incident, Princess Leyang's face seemed to be a little unhappy, and she responded sullenly.

For this imperial sister, Yun Lan almost watched her grow up since she was a child, so what she was thinking in her heart at this time, even if Yun Lan was not clear, she could know a rough idea.

He played with the things in his hand, took a step closer and quipped: "In this Heavenly Son Imperial City, who else dares to provoke you?" ”

"Who else can there be, it's not that..."Halfway through the words, the little princess waved her hand upset, "Forget it, don't talk about it, I'll be angry when I mention him!" ”

As she spoke, her eyes were aimed at the white jade box in Yun Lan's hand again, and then she smiled slyly, and took advantage of Yun Lan's unpreparedness to snatch it over, "The crystal coral in here is quite beautiful, hehe, brother Huang, give this to me!" ”

"That's not good, what if I give it to your fourteenth brother?"

"Oh, the fourteenth brother won't mind. You can give him another one. ”

The little princess smiled like a little fox at this time, and the haze on her face was swept away. She raised the white jade box in her hand and said to Yun Lan: "Brother Huang, I'll take this first!" ”

After saying that, he jumped out of the door again, not knowing where he went.

"This is a painting..."

Standing in front of the door, looking at the back of the little princess who had long disappeared, Yun Lan smiled bitterly and shook her head.

But since she likes it, Mo said that this little plaything is no matter how valuable it is, Yun Lan will not hesitate to give it away.

Due to Emperor Yun's uncertainty, some celebrations in previous years were naturally canceled this year. Some of the ladies of the palace made some things with their own hands, or cold silk clothes, or concentrating on night incense, and some prayed in the palace Buddha hall to pray for the emperor to be well as soon as possible.

Everything seemed so quiet and peaceful.

At this time, in the main hall of the Middle Palace, a woman dressed in a gorgeous phoenix crown and wearing a purple and gold bead hairpin, from the appearance of a woman who is about the same age as Princess Leyang, is sitting leisurely, holding an ancient book in her hand, but her eyes are erratic, her expression changes from time to time, and her mind is obviously not on the thing in her hand.

"Mother." The maid in charge of the middle palace took a step forward and bowed to the woman: "Your Majesty has a decree to order His Royal Highness the King of Qin to celebrate the birthday of the fourteenth prince." ”

"His Royal Highness the King of Qin has returned from the battlefield, and the fierce aura on his body has not been exhausted, His Majesty has issued an order this time, is he not afraid of His Royal Highness the King of Qin colliding..."

"Presumptuous!"

Before the maid in charge could finish speaking, the queen drank coldly, and for a while, all the attendants in the store knelt down.

"Your Majesty's will, your own Your Majesty's reason, what is your identity, dare to speak wildly?"

"Forgive your sins, slave... The slave is a momentary gaffe..."

Although the queen scolded the maid in charge, what she thought in her heart was inevitably not similar to her.

If there is no accident, the fourteenth prince is the future prince of the East Palace, His Majesty arranged it like this, does he want to say that the identity of the king of Qin can already be compared with the fourteenth prince?

Thinking about this, a trace of anger flashed in the queen's phoenix eyes, but she didn't have time to take care of such things at this time, and the secret report she just received from outside Beijing yesterday was enough to give her a headache.

The fourteenth prince, who was originally seriously flipping through the book on the side, saw that the queen mother was angry, and immediately stopped the movements in his hand, looked at her with a pair of big eyes, and said softly: "Please don't be angry, if you want to take charge of your aunt, it's really a momentary gaffe." ”

"The Queen Mother knows." The queen glanced at the fourteenth prince with a soft gaze, and then said lightly to the maid in charge: "You go down first, you must not be so open-mouthed in the future." ”

"Thank you, Queen Mother! Thank you, Your Highness! ”

The maid in charge was released and hurriedly withdrew.