If there is a conflict between the princes, this kind of thing can be big or small, but there are many people in the palace, and there are many good deeds, one person spreads ten, ten people spread hundreds, and the news soon reached Gu Yan.

When Gu Xuan was summoned to the Yongshou Palace, it was still early in the morning, the sun was rising, the mist was filled, and the hoarfrost accumulated in front of the Changming Palace had not yet melted. He wrapped his coat tightly and walked out of the door a few steps, leaving shallow footprints on the stone steps, reflecting the cold light of the morning light. Walking to the front of the Yongshou Palace, seeing that there were maids waiting outside the door, Gu Xuan stepped forward and said, "Go and tell the king that I have arrived." ”

The intermittent sobbing of a woman could be heard in the room, and it was terrifying to hear. A few gusts of cold wind swept by, and the chill of late autumn was even worse. I don't know if it's because the weather is really cold, or because of panic, Gu Xuan's legs tremble a little uncontrollably, so he can only keep stomping his feet to make himself appear calmer.

"My father doesn't blame me, he knows I'm not unmotivated." Gu Xuan clenched his fists and comforted himself vigorously. "There are times when the brothers of ordinary people's families are not in harmony, and my eldest brother and I just drank a few more drinks and made a mistake, which is not a big deal...... Besides, it's obvious that the eldest brother is at fault first. ”

"At most, I will be scolded." He said to himself, "It's going to be fine." ”

Before the words fell, only a squeak was heard, and the main door of the Yongshou Hall was pushed open, Chu Yu had red eyes and sobbed, and walked out tremblingly with Meng Xiangzhi's support.

If his eyes are watery, he wants to cry.

Pear blossoms bring rain, and hope is pitiful.

Just watching from the sidelines, Gu Xuan's heart had already softened by seven or eight points, and it was also at this time that an inexplicable uneasiness suddenly surged up. He subconsciously stared at Chu Yu, trying to find the slightest reason to refute this uneasiness. Chu Yu also seemed to be aware of the gaze cast, raised his eyes to look at him, then hooked the corners of his mouth, and quietly sneered.

Gu Xuan only felt that the strength in his body was withdrawn in an instant, and when he landed, his ears roared, and the sky swirled.

"I'm done."

The maid who had gone to report finally got the news and stood in front of the door to greet him, but Gu Xuan seemed to have lost her soul and did not respond. Meng Xiangzhi put Chu Yu in the carriage and was about to go back, when he saw Gu Xuan standing in front of the Yongshou Hall in a daze, so he smiled and said, "Your Highness, the king let you in." Gu Xuan came back to his senses and replied weakly, "Okay." ”

In the Yongshou Palace, Pei Yongqing stood aside with his eyes down, while Gu Yan was pale and did not speak. Gu Xuan poked his head out and looked left and right for a long time, and finally stepped forward tremblingly and called, "Father." ”

Gu Yan didn't answer, just raised his eyes to look at him, "Your eldest brother has a high fever." Seeing that he was shimping and didn't know how to answer, he said again, "I thought you had improved, but not only did you not, but you were even more obedient than before." ”

"It's not like that......"

"How's that? Your eldest brother has been weak since he was a child, if you hadn't caused trouble last night, how could he be like this? Now that everyone knows about it, wouldn't it make everyone in the world come to see the joke! ”

Gu Xuan only felt that he was speechless, and was about to speak, but was interrupted by Gu Yan again, "You don't have to enter the Ming Hall, if you don't seek advancement, I won't be able to save you anywhere." ”

It's ridiculous to say that most things in this world don't require others to think carefully and discern them, but anyone who asks why they are suspicious is good. If you don't ask, you already have the answer, whether it's right or wrong.

"Ask my father to ......" Gu Xuan was so discouraged that he almost cried. It was when he was isolated and helpless, only to see Pei Yongqing arch his hand and say, "Although His Royal Highness has made a mistake, he is not guilty. It is the nature of children to fight and make trouble, and the two highnesses are young, so it is normal for some contradictions to occur. If the king is not serious, the people of the world will not take it seriously, but if the king punishes His Highness heavily, it will really cause criticism. ”

Seeing that Gu Yan was silent, Pei Yongqing stepped forward and bowed down and persuaded, "King Mingcha, His Royal Highness is already more than twelve years old, and if he is a child of an ordinary family, he will even be married in a few years." As a child of the royal family, His Royal Highness really has no reason not to learn some poetry and articles. ”

When Gu Xuan heard this, he raised his head suddenly, as if a drowning man had grabbed a straw and stared at Pei Yongqing deadly. After a long time, Gu Yan finally opened his mouth, "My son has a perverse temperament, and he has entered the Ming Hall, I don't know how many things will cause him." But since Xiangguo interceded for him, he chose one of Mingtang's gentlemen and taught him alone for a few days. So saying, he sent them and called them over to take counsel about the matter.

After a long time, there were only three or four people who came, and they all bowed their heads and said that their eyes were evasive. Seeing this, Pei Yongqing couldn't help but feel sad and angry, just as a teacher, but he tended to be as inflammatory, like ordinary people, how could the students taught in this way be promising.

"If it's inconvenient for the masters, it's better for me to be in charge of His Highness's homework." Pei Yongqing said with a smile.

Gu Yan was slightly surprised, "Xiangguo has worked so hard, do you still have the energy to take care of this matter?" ”

"It is an honor for the minister to be able to discuss a thing or two with His Highness."

"Then I'll leave it to Sangkook."

"Do your best."

On the twenty-fourth day of December in the fifteenth year of Zhangde, the solar eclipse. December 25, the first snow.

The climate of Qi is mild all year round, and snow is a rare thing, so although the previous day's solar eclipse made everyone uneasy, when the snow fell on the sky, there were exclamations one after another from the streets of the alleys, and the same was true in Fengtian City.

"Your Highness, it's snowing!" When Mei Changjing went to the study to report the news in a hurry, Gu Xuan was still flipping through the book with a sad face under Shen Zi'an's supervision.

"Before the curtain was lifted, I heard your voice." Shen Zi'an pouted and said.

Gu Xuan was already drowsy, and when he heard this, he jumped up instantly, and looked out of the window, "It's really snowing!" Zi'an, come and see, it's so big. ”

"Your Highness's book is not finished yet."

"It's snowing, what are you reading?" As he spoke, Gu Xuan pulled Shen Zi'an over and pressed him to the window, "Look! ”

The snow was falling so hard that in a few moments the ground was white. Shen Zi'an didn't want to join in the fun, who wanted to just take a look, he couldn't help but admire, "It's so good-looking." ”

Now the three of them couldn't sit still anymore, put on their clothes, spread their legs and ran out, playing all the way, shouting and going to the back garden to see the snow. When he was cheering, he heard someone behind him laugh and said, "Second brother is so interested." Gu Xuan looked back and saw that Gu Heng and Shen Zizheng were also walking this way, the smile on their faces disappeared in an instant, and they pulled their faces and called, "Big brother." ”

It turned out that this road led directly to Shaoyang Palace and the back garden, and the three of them just wanted to get to the place early, but they inadvertently entered the vicinity of the prince's bedroom.

Shen Zi'an hadn't seen his eldest brother for more than two months, so he couldn't help jumping up with joy, hugging Shen Zizheng's arm and not wanting to let go, he said in a long voice, "Brother won't come to see me." Although Shen Zizheng said that he laughed like a flower, he also hurriedly pulled him away, and said angrily, "I haven't seen the prince yet, why is there no shape." ”

This was the first time Shen Zi'an had seen Gu Heng.

I had heard a lot of bad things about him from Gu Xuan's mouth in the past, and Shen Zi'an naturally thought of him as a son who could only be powerful. Now that I have met a real person, I am actually a little amazing. If Gu Xuan always has a sense of unruliness, then Gu Heng is a typical reader. Probably because of his wealthy background, and because he has been favored by everyone since he was a child, he is full of high-spirited spirit that cannot be concealed.

"Zi Zheng always mentioned you to me, and now that I see you, it's even cuter than I imagined." Gu Heng said with a smile. A gust of cold wind lifted the crimson cloak on his body, and blew the untied hair slightly messy.

Vermilion lips and teeth, warm as jade.

Somehow, Shen Zi'an actually stammered a little, "Xiaosheng has seen the prince." ”

Gu Heng couldn't help laughing, "Father is enjoying the snow in the back garden and summoned me over, since everyone has met, why don't you go?" ”

In the pavilion, Gu Yanzheng and Chu Lian and other ministers were talking without a word, and several people stepped forward to salute, Gu Heng smiled and said, "What is my father talking about?" ”

Seeing that Gu Yan was just frowning and not making a sound, Lu Qingming on the side explained, "The king is still worried about yesterday's solar eclipse. ”

Talking about this, Gu Heng also had palpitations, and he didn't know how to comfort him for a while. After a long time, Gu Yanji sighed, "It was I who ruled the country in no way and angered the gods." ”

"My father worked hard for the country and the people, and he is a rare Ming Jun, how can he take the blame for the eclipse on himself?" Gu Heng hurriedly persuaded.

As soon as these words came out, there was a long silence. Outside the pavilion, snow was falling, and occasionally cold winds blew, and the tiny branches swayed back and forth, and the snow fell on the upper area. The world is vast, everything is quiet, even the sound of breathing is particularly abrupt, Gu Yan sighs from time to time, which makes people's hearts tense.

Shen Zi'an stood beside the eldest brother with his hands down, quietly glanced at everyone present with his peripheral vision, and then lowered his head and secretly moved his stiff legs. When Shen Zizheng saw it, he glared at him fiercely, and said with his mouth, "Don't move!" Shen Zi'an pouted with white eyes, and finally stopped moving. After a while, he pulled the eldest brother's sleeve again, and whispered, "If the king doesn't see it as a crime, then ......" Before he finished speaking, Shen Zizheng was anxious, opened his hand suddenly, and scolded in a suppressed voice, "Shut up!" ”

"What will happen?" No matter how small Shen Zi'an's voice was, after all, the needles around him could be heard, and Gu Yan could still hear it clearly.

Shen Zizheng's hand shook suddenly, and he shouted in his heart, "This is miserable." Just as he racked his brains to think about how to explain it, Shen Zi'an replied idly, "The so-called solar eclipse is like the beginning of the moon." Everything depends on each other, and life is endless, what sin is there? The king governs the country well, so the day is the day, the month is the month, the sun and the moon are replaced, and the way of heaven is compliant. As for the intersection of the sun and the moon yesterday, Xiao Sheng thought that the gods were praising the king. ”

Gu Yan listened, although he didn't answer, the expression on his face eased a lot. Gu Xuan saw the opportunity and also persuaded, "Yes, father, if the gods really want to condemn the crime, how can it snow today?" ”

"Well said." Gu Yan stroked his palms and laughed, and turned his head to look at Shen Zi'an, "You kid is still young, but he is very powerful when he speaks. When you're older, you can be a Yellow Gate Squire. ”

Gu Heng's face couldn't hold back for a while, but seeing Gu Yan smiling, he had to laugh and say, "I said the wrong thing." In the year of Ruixue, it snowed today, which was a good omen, and the son was dull, and asked his father to punish him. ”

Gu Yan smiled, "Although you work hard, sometimes you are not as clever as your second brother. Well, you also have a mouth and no heart, so why should I punish you? ”

Seeing that Gu Yan's worries had disappeared, everyone became bolder, so they gaged and talked and laughed, as usual. Saying this, Gu Yan became interested, stood up and was about to go for a walk in the snow. Shen Zizheng was still apprehensive, seeing that Chu Lian and the others were far away, he grabbed Shen Zi'an and was about to train, he was very angry for a while, but he couldn't speak, so he could only stomp his feet, pointed at him and scolded in a low voice, "You are really crazy." ”

I saw Gu Heng turn his head from the front and say, "Your younger brother really has some newborn calves who are not afraid of tigers." ”

Shen Zizheng raised his head, subconsciously took Shen Zi'an behind him, and said, "Zi'an is not sensible, he doesn't know the rules, and I beg His Highness not to be like him." When I go back later, I will definitely teach him a hard lesson. ”

"What are you nervous about?" Gu Heng chuckled a few times and looked at Shen Zi'an, "I think this kid is very interesting." It just so happened that someone recently gave me a young fox with three tails, which is very unusual. I'll send it to you in a moment, and it's a reward for your performance today. ”

When Shen Zi'an heard this, he was even more proud, and raised his head and made several grimaces at his eldest brother. Shen Zizheng was already angry, and he was worried that Gu Heng was unhappy, but now when he saw him squeezing his eyebrows and making eyes, he looked unrepentant, so he was even more angry, flicked his sleeves and strode away with Gu Heng.