It was a five- or six-year-old child dressed in a bright yellow robe, and it was the middle of summer in the Imperial Garden, and the sun was shining very fiercely on every part of the Imperial Garden, and the earth was roasted with no life, and even the leaves were wilting and hanging low.

And the child knelt straight on the bluestone slab in the imperial garden, without saying a word, and endured it in every way. Even though he was sweating, the sun was shining brightly on his head, there was no place that was not hot, the temperature of the bluestone slab had already risen a lot, and ordinary people would feel hot feet when they walked over, and the child had been kneeling there, afraid that his knees had already been burned, and he was still kneeling so straight, but his body was a little dizzy, as if he couldn't hold it.

Tianxuan only felt that the sun above his head was like a devil with teeth and claws, all shouting, laughing at him, Tianxuan knew that in this harem, there were many people who had long looked at him unpleasantly, just because he had no mother since he was a child, when he gave birth to him, the queen mother died because of dystocia, and his father didn't like him very much for this reason, although he was given the identity of the East Palace in accordance with the patriarchal law, in fact, he suffered from everyone's secret troubles, just like this time, the father came to check his homework, but he simply looked at it a few times, and said that he was not satisfied, Let him kneel in this courtyard for an hour.

He really wanted to ask his father, "Is he his own son?" Why was he so harsh on him, what did he do wrong, as a prince, was it his fault?

Just when Tianxuan was about to lose his support, he heard the sound of running all the way from the corner of the imperial garden, and the person who came was still panting slightly, wearing a goose-yellow palace maid's dress, and her hair was tied into two horns, looking like she was only seven or eight years old. The girl asked with concern, "Your Highness, Your Highness, how are you, are you okay?" ”

Reaching out, he opened the yellow oil-paper umbrella and covered Tianxuan's head.

"Lan'er, you shouldn't come" Tianxuan sighed and said slightly, Lan'er is the palace maid who has always taken care of him closely, and has been with him since he was a child, they are of the same age, Lan'er has been by his side all these years, and has secretly helped him a lot, and he and Lan'er are also friends.

"Go back quickly, otherwise Gonggong Li will punish you" Tianxuan persuaded, "No, Your Highness, Lan'er will be by your side" Lan'er knelt down beside him straight after speaking. Tianxuan was surprised, "Lan'er,..... You? “

"Your Majesty just said to let His Highness kneel, but he didn't say that no one is allowed to accompany him" Lan'er smiled at him, Tianxuan was very moved in his heart, the two of them didn't speak anymore, leaning on each other and kneeling on this blazing bluestone slab, Tianxuan suddenly felt that life was not so bitter, at least there was one person to suffer with you, stay up, so that even if the road ahead is dark, you will not be afraid.

That day, Lan'er and he relied on each other, and finally helped each other back to the dormitory, he asked her to send her back to have a good rest, the next few days, he didn't see her, asked the eunuch around him, the little eunuch trembled and refused to tell the truth, until he was angry and asked to know, it turned out that Lan'er was called by Gonggong Li after accompanying her that day, and suffered ten boards, she was only a five or six-year-old child, how could she stand it, and after going back, she started a fever, and her face burned for a few days, and the imperial doctors would not waste so much effort for a palace maid, hated those snobs, seeing that the wind made the rudder, tending to the flames, Lan'er was in a daze with early fever, and she was about to die.

Tianxuan hurriedly felt where Lan'er lived, held Lan'er's hand and said, "Lan'er, how are you?" I'll give you the Imperial Doctor."

"Imperial Doctor, Imperial Doctor, Xiao Dezi, go to Xuan Taiyi" Although Tianxuan is just a child, he is not ambiguous at all, "Oh, the slave will go" Xiao Dezi immediately fled.

"Lan'er, you'll be fine, do you believe my brother? The Imperial Doctor will be here soon, you must hold on. Tianxuan was sweating profusely at the moment, as if it was the first time in his life that he was worried about a person like this, although he was still young, but because he had experienced a lot, his mind had already been much stronger than that of ordinary children, and it was the first time he was flustered like this.

“······ Brother?· Lan'er didn't... Brother" Lan'er was a little dazed, her body was amazingly hot, and she spit out some words indiscriminately with a small mouth.

"From now on, Hongu is your brother!"

At this time, the imperial doctor arrived, and bowed slightly, "Prince, please allow the official to treat her, but please avoid it" Tianxuan instructed uneasily

"Doctor, you must cure her, she ······ It's my sister. ”

"The minister must do his best!" The imperial doctor arched his hand in panic, Tianxuan glanced at Lan'er lying on the bed, and left without looking back. Since that day, the palace people who served the prince knew that the prince had a younger sister named Lan'er, and his attitude towards Lan'er also changed from arbitrary bullying to submissiveness. However, Lan'er still respectfully called him His Royal Highness, and never dared to trespass half a point.

On this day, he asked the palace people to get two strange things, and he was about to go to Lan'er, but unexpectedly, she came. "Lan'er, look, what is this?" Tianxuan happily held up two sugar gourds to show Lan'er.

"Your Highness, this... What is this thing, red, look good. Lan'er had never been out of the palace, so she didn't know what a sugar gourd was, and her immature face was red, and she was very surprised.

Tianxuan handed her a string of sugar gourds, and said seriously, "This is called a sugar gourd, it is very sweet, you don't feel bitter when you taste one when it is bitter, you taste it" Lan'er took a bite carefully, and then pulled up her little face from the sugar gourd to look at him, "Really, it's so sweet" She smiled very happily, as if she had won the most amazing treasure in the world.

"Look at you, eating a sugar gourd makes you look like a little flower cat," Tianxuan said, but the movements of his hands did not decrease, and he picked up a square handkerchief and gently wiped the corners of Lan'er's mouth.

Lan'er was stunned, she had grown so big, it was the first time someone had sent her something, and it was the first time that someone cared so much about her, it was really Tianxuan who was too close, the heat was sprayed on her, and her little face was hot and red. She could even see His Highness up close, with thick eyebrows, a straight nose, and star-bright eyes, which seemed to be full of stars.

"Temple····· Temple··· Your Highness" Lan'er stammered nervously, her little face was flushed, Tianxuan heard Lan'er's voice, and then he came back to his senses, and hurriedly left, turning around, hiding the nervousness and panic in his heart. His heart was also pounding, as if, what he had just done... Crossed the line.

Tianxuan turned his back and stuffed the handkerchief to Lan'er, "You... You wipe it yourself, I have something to do, go first. After Tianxuan finished speaking in a hurry, he fled in the wilderness.

Only Lan'er was left standing there, pinching the handkerchief, not knowing what she was thinking, Lan'er ate the bitten sugar gourd, with a satisfied face, "It's so sweet!" “