A few days later, Qin Xun was still taken out by Qin Zhenhai to visit his grandfather Qin Ao, but he really refused to prepare a gift, or Qin Zhenhai chose some things to give him on his behalf.

In the Anguo Mansion, Qin Xun also basically sat on the side, looking like a decoration, mostly Qin Ao and Qin Zhenhai's father and son talked commonly, and occasionally asked Qin Xun two sentences before hearing him respond.

On the way back to the house, Qin Zhenhai couldn't help but persuade his son: "Grandfather is old, how much do you care about him." ”

Qin Xun asked rhetorically: "Does he care about me?" ”

"You also know your grandfather's temperament, he is not good at words, he can't pull down his face, he cares about you in peace of mind, but he can't say it."

"Then I'm relieved to care about him, and I can't say it."

"You-" Qin Zhenhai had a headache, his father and son, the ancestors and grandchildren, couldn't get along, but their temper was the same.

Qin Zhenhai actually has no special preference and prejudice for his four sons and one daughter, but his military affairs in his early years were too redundant, and he hardly stayed at home all year round, and he couldn't take care of the family affairs in the house, except for the third son Qin Xun, who had been specially told not to be treated badly, he didn't have the energy to care about how the rest of the children were doing in the house, Qin Xiao and Qin Miao naturally didn't live badly, and later he lived in the mansion and realized that only the eldest son Qin Huai, who had a bad time in the house in the early years, felt guilty, so he gradually learned to care about the children. Qin Hong, the youngest son born later, was much luckier than Qin Huai.

Qin Ao treats the grandchildren of his son's family much more partially, the gentle Qin Xiao is the most agreeable, and the most unpopular is Qin Xun, who has the blood of the Lin family.

And among the children, the one who doesn't want to see his grandfather the most is also Qin Xun.

Qin Zhenhai sighed: "The family is somewhat jealous of your grandfather's temper, but you and your son are not afraid of him." ”

"He doesn't like me, and I'm not afraid of him."

Qin Xun privately thinks that if there is fear between relatives, it is because he cares in his heart, thinks of friendship, and is afraid of his heartache, so he considers the words and sentences to avoid hurting people when he is angry.

Therefore his grandfather did not like him, and he did not like him, nor did he fear him.

At the beginning of the 10th day of Qin Xun's arrival in Beijing, three days before the Mid-Autumn Festival, he finally heard the news that the three princes returned to the city to supervise the tour of the five states in the south of the Yangtze River and returned to Beijing after two months.

"Someone hasn't seen each other for a day, it's been nearly a hundred years, and people have finally returned, why aren't they in a hurry to see them?" Qin Huai stepped into Qin Xun's room, unceremoniously picked up the red bean cake on the plate on his table, and first took a sip to taste the strange taste that was not Qin Xun's "personal cooking" before he took a big bite with confidence, "Why does such a big person always love to eat such sweet and greasy things that children eat?" ”

"You have the time to run to your brother all day long, why don't you go to meet your peony girl, Qin Dacai?" Qin Xun wiped the crumbs from his mouth for Qin Hong, who was eating pastries.

That time Qin Shang and Qin Hong were unhappy, Qin Shang was severely punished by his father Qin Xiao, and later sincerely apologized to Qin Hong at the dinner table, after the meal, Qin Xun bumped into Qin Hong on the way back to his residence, touched his head and said that Shang'er really knew that he was wrong this time, and he would not bully Ah Hong again in the future, who knew that Qin Hong actually raised his head and said to him seriously: "As the saying goes, bad words hurt people and June Cold, even if I know in my heart that Shang's little nephew is just a child's words, but the bad words are already hurtful, I won't blame more, and it is really difficult to understand easily." ”

Qin Xun suddenly felt that this taciturn brother's stinginess was very much to his liking, and he flicked his forehead with a smile and told him to come and play with himself.

Qin Huai said: "I don't have the thought of three autumns, when will I not see you?" ”

"Qi Jing just returned to Beijing today, and there must be a lot of affairs to deal with, so I won't let him go." Qin Xun nodded Qin Hong's nose, "Don't eat too much, I'll have lunch later." ”

Qin Hong nodded obediently and asked again, "Is the third brother talking about His Royal Highness the Third Prince, who is outstanding in Danqing?" ”

"yes." Qin Xun saw the timid and earnest look in this child's eyes, and knew that this child who loved Danqing was a little admired by Qi Jing, so he smiled considerately, "I have to take Ah Hong to play with him when I am free." ”

"Really, really?" Qin Hong was flattered.

"Really, but I have to wait for His Royal Highness to finish this while."

"No hurry, no hurry! Thank you, third brother! Qin Hong hurriedly shook his head.

said that he was afraid that Qi Jing would not be able to cause trouble for him because he was busy with affairs, but after lunch, Qin Xun hesitated for a long time, but he still couldn't hold it back, re-combed his hair, and swaggered into the palace.

Since the emperor gave Qin Xun that token when he was seven years old, even if he never showed it on his body, the guards guarding the door would also look at him, Qin Xun would never be blocked from entering and leaving Weiyang Palace, and now he returned to Beijing again, and came to meet with his father once, the guards knew that this young man was the third son of the Qin family who was free to enter and exit, and they did not stop him as before.

In the Weiyang Palace, the princesses who have not come out of the cabinet live with their mothers, but the princes have to move out of their mother's dormitory to live alone in a hall since they were a few years old, the emperor's move is not called the mother's concubine to interfere more with the growth and education of the prince, in order to avoid the situation of the weight of relatives, and the palaces where the princes live, are in the eastern direction of the Weiyang Palace, the halls are then east, outside the Weiyang Palace, it is the Changle Palace where the Queen Mother lives, and Changle is the east again, that is, the East Palace.

It has been vacant since the enthronement of the present day, and is the East Palace for the crown prince to live in.

In Weiyang Palace, Qin Xun walked to the east, raised his head and squinted at the eastern sky.

It has been twenty-five years since he ascended the throne, and I really don't know which son he plans to let move into that east palace.

In terms of talent, the emperor is most assured to entrust the important task with the top-notch third son Qi Jing; In terms of pampering, the emperor can be called doting on the clever and sweet-mouthed fourth son Qi Lang; And in terms of the name, the position of the prince should be the eldest son Qi Xuan.

"It's ...... Small? A man from the rear spoke up.

Qin Xun stopped.

It really means that Cao Cao Cao arrived, and he could meet the main owner just by thinking about it in his heart.

Qin Xun turned around, and the other person next to the person also laughed: "It's really slight, they have grown so tall." ”

Qin Xun saluted with a smile: "Meet Your Highness, Second Highness." ”

Qi Xuan, the eldest prince of twenty and four, is Meng Xuan, and Qi Xuan, the second prince of twenty and two, is the two sons of the current queen Zi Fang who has not yet given birth to the future.

Different from Qi Lang's hostility to Qin Xun, Qi Lang's two half-brothers get along well with Qin Xun, Qi Xuan is a mediocre but gentle person, and Qi Xuan is a "loser who can't support the wall", this is not what Qin Xun commented on him, it was when I heard Qi Xun himself as a joke and generally said that his grandfather, the right prime minister, Qu Boyong, said his words when he was not successful, and in Qin Xun's opinion, Qi Xuan was just a little dissolute and good at drinking and having fun.

"I heard that not long after Weizhi returned to Beijing, Chang'an has undergone some changes in recent years, but can you still adapt?" Qi Xuan asked with a smile.

"His Royal Highness Lao is worried, everything is fine."

Qi Xuan bowed: "That's fine." ”

Qi Hao didn't have as many etiquette scruples as the eldest brother, so he stepped forward and hooked Qin Xun's neck with a wave of his arm, and crossed his waist with the other hand, and said, "What, the first time you bumped into it after you came back, go have a drink with Brother Hu?" At your age, you can't drink alcohol, do you? ”

"Another day, I will sacrifice my life to accompany the gentleman, but today I ......" Qin Xun pointed to the direction of Jingyang Palace, "Xu is not allowed to accompany Brother Hu idle." He couldn't help laughing when he said the word "Brother Tiger".

Regardless of the tone, Qin Xun will be ashamed of himself in front of Qi Jue.

Qi Xuan's word "Meng Xuan" is his own, at that time, the twists and turns of Fang Fei Zhonggong, Qi Xuan is not Yan, did not take the word "Bo", take the word "Meng", and said the word "Meng", and said the self-named word, add one to make two, and then leave the "jade" side is too overflowing, so he went to Yu Liuxuan, from the name "Xuan" and the word "Meng Xuan", the emperor had no objection to this statement, and waved his hand. Later, his mother was the queen, and Qi Xuan was his concubine, but because of the smooth mouth, the emperor did not mention changing "Meng" to "Bo", and Qi Xuan himself did not mention it, and the queen has always had a lot of complaints, but she did not dare to speak.

And Qi Jue, who has not been in tune since he was a child, also wants to start his own words, and dreams that he rode a tiger to run at night, and wants to take the homonym "riding a tiger" and "Qi Tiger" to start the word "tiger", which is really too casual, the emperor does not allow it, and orders the Taifu of the Imperial Library to simulate the word for him, and His Royal Highness is wise and foolish, if he takes "if foolish" as the word, this is the emperor's answer.

Qi Jue also smiled when he talked about this: "At that time, Taifu said that I was wise and foolish, and I thought that Qi Dazhi was better, but who knew that Taifu was not very happy when he heard it, so he had to take the word 'Ruoyu'." If you want me to say, putting the word 'wisdom' in the name is much better than putting the word 'foolish'. ”

Taifu is not only not very happy, if it weren't for Qi Jue is the prince, I'm afraid I can't wait to roll up my sleeves and knock his head open.

However, Qi Jue often likes to use the original "tiger" anecdotes, so that his younger siblings call themselves "Brother Tiger" in private.

Qi Jue slapped Qin Xun on the back: "Okay, you kid, you have known Sticky Return City since you were a child." ”

The maid of the palace of Jingyang Hall is called Qingyan, and she has been waiting by Qi Jing's side since she entered the palace at a young age, and when she saw Qin Xun, she smiled and said: "This Jingyang Palace has not been set foot by the third prince of Qin for many years, which makes people miss it very much." ”

Qin Xun said something in her ear and said with a smile: "Sister Lao Qingyan reported." ”

Qi Jing, who was reading books in the outer hall with the door open, suddenly saw a darkening of his eyes, and Qing Yan entered the door and blessed his body and said: "Tell Your Highness, red ...... Uh, the red bean boy asks to see him. "What kind of words are Qin Sangongzi playing?

Qi Jing's hand flipped through the book, and then he smiled: "Please let him in." ”

Qing Yan should have retreated, and after a while, the light in front of the door was blocked by a figure who shook into the hall for a moment, and then Qi Jing listened to the young man's casual laughter: "I haven't seen you in January, don't come to Qingshan Gongzi unharmed?" ”

As he spoke, a small grain-like object was accurately thrown from the young man's hand to the pages of Qi Jing's desk.

Qi Jing picked up the red bean and smiled, and raised his eyes to look at the red-clothed young man who was approaching: "The living is okay, but the thought is like crazy, and now I see the red bean boy, I have to solve the lovesickness." ”

Qin Xun laughed, sat cross-legged on the soft mat where Qi Jing was kneeling, and leaned next to him, pointing to the red bean in his hand and said: "Your words are becoming more and more bold now, it is difficult to find the lovesick son born in the south here, I came from the kitchen of the house to tease you, you said-eh, Qi Jing!" ”

Qin Xun couldn't stop it, and Qi Jing reached out with his index finger to open the high collar that wrapped his neck, revealing the scar on the side of his neck that had scabbed over and fallen off after more than ten days, but still left faint traces.