The candles in the Yuewang Pavilion were renewed twice, the orange-yellow light shined through the window screen, the people in the room were still sitting at the desks, the books they were reading had been reduced a little, but there was no tiredness on that attentive face, and the people who had been standing next to him knew that the master was planning to see the dawn, this day of the year...... Neither the master nor the child could sleep.

The sound of joy outside gradually subsided, but the chiaroscuro between inside and outside the house, in this year's feast, there was always a sense of desolation.

The occasional footsteps in front of the door were probably the ...... of the Praetorian Guards

"Four Emperor Brothers" seemed to have a very unreal voice, and the person at the table slowly raised his head, this voice ......

"It's me, Tianchen." The attendant beside him got the signal of his master, walked over and opened the door, in exchange for a fresh breeze with the coolness of the night, and the person standing at the door was His Royal Highness King Chen.

"Tianchen has seen the Four Emperor Brothers." The people who came in saluted, Mu Tianyue got up, and the young man's face was a little uncertain for a moment, shouldn't Tianchen go back to the palace of King Chen to rest at this time...... Dressed in a light-colored yellow robe, embroidered with extraordinarily delicate gold and silver threads, and draped in a silver robe given by the emperor outside, there was still an unmelted childishness on the cold white face, and the eyebrows and eyes were very similar to the emperor, and the guards in the house retreated, only two people.

"Sit" Mu Tianyue said indifferently, although the difference between the two is only two years old, but the owner of this room is obviously more mature and stable, the person who came in seemed to be a little hesitant, but he still sat down quietly, in Mu Tianchen's eyes, the four emperor brothers have always been not very approachable.

The eyes of the two did not communicate for a while, the desk at the front was a little messy, and the books that were flipped out had not yet been sorted out, Mu Tianyue saw that the eyes of the person who came glanced at it, but his eyes were on the face of the person who came, and the slight flush should not only be the reason for the cold outside, but also the eyes in front of him, there was some nervousness.

Mu Tianyue observed it shallowly, still quietly waiting for the person to speak first, every year the little prince will drink some sweet wine because of the festive day, but it will not be long before he will retire early and return to the palace to rest, this year will come to him today, it is really surprising.

"I wonder if Tianchen has disturbed the Fourth Emperor Brother's revision of his schoolwork?" It is still the sincere expression that will be shown when he apologizes, it seems that the temperament that he, the imperial brother, has cultivated over the years must be useful every time, if it is sincere, except for the brightly lit palace tonight, the other parties have darkened early, so he is here...... The faint candlelight was nothing, so tonight ...... It shouldn't have come.

Unless...... I need help from him.

Just looking at the appearance of the person in front of me, it really makes people feel how their minds have polluted the person in front of them...... Probably what his queen mother meant.

Unconsciously, Mu Tianyue's face still showed a frowning expression, the position of the three emperor brothers in the court is so stable now, not to mention that they are not qualified to participate in the government now, for the word rules, the emperor never changes them easily,

He felt that it was wise for the queen not to show her edge before, if it weren't for the words of the third emperor brother in front of the court a few days ago, although it was not a lie, but the queen and the royal brother roughly had this meaning when they met, as for what purpose they said it, it was not within the scope of his concern, but he had to admit that the queen protected Tianchen very well.

"Fourth Emperor Brother, Tianchen has something I want to ask you for." The person who sat down got up again, looking very polite, Mu Tianyue looked at him with a cold smile in his eyes, it seems that the Pope of Canglan Academy is still teaching very well.

"It's not just Mrs. Xu, I heard that the Third Emperor Brother has also become your husband these days...... Besides, I'm not more than a year older than you, so I'm afraid I won't be able to answer your problem. The cold tone that sounded in the room really made people shudder, but there was no sarcasm on that cold face, not even any expression, the reason why Mu Tianyue had such a cold tone was just that he didn't want to get involved in this matter, the crown prince should have been held by his sister-in-law according to the ancestral system, but now the little prince is the youngest, although the eldest princess is also born to the queen, but the status of a woman is ...... And in fact, the queen doesn't seem to like this eldest daughter.

Since the three emperor brothers have been so close to Tianchen and even the queen recently, and there is such a harmonious scene, the emperor must be quite pleased.

"Isn't the Fourth Emperor Brother annoyed that I'm gradually alienating you? Tianchen felt that I was not as close to the imperial brother as in the past, although the eldest sister often came to the palace to see me, but Tianchen also wanted to see the fourth imperial brother more. There was nothing wrong with these words, but when Mu Tianyue said the first sentence, his expression changed a little, and he was alienated...... He can't be used.

At the beginning, the queen regarded him as her own and often took care of him, so that he, a child who had lost his mother, could have a place to hide, but he did not deny it, but he was grateful in his heart back then, but he found out the truth later...... There's something too dark about this kindness.

"Tianchen and the eldest princess are closer, better." The maid who came in outside the door brought the freshly brewed tea, Mu Tianyue's seemingly nonsensical words, but the person who was touching the bottom of the cup suddenly looked over, he came to the fourth emperor brother tonight, it was for the eldest sister's business.

Mu Tianyue seemed to mention it casually, his face was as light as water, he was wearing a thin coat, which was also a light cyan, and his delicate face saw that the eyebrows originally looked like he was out of the way, but the only eldest princess who gave him protection back then and was sincere, in today's situation, it has also been noticed by people.

"Tianyue, the eldest sister's widow has lived in Situ Mansion for three years, and according to the etiquette, she can take her back to the palace, but I heard that my father has plans to find another marriage for the eldest sister......"

Mu Tianyue's eyes darkened, he had also heard about it, and it seemed to be true.

"Three years ago, the son of the Situ Mansion suddenly died violently, but the eldest sister still married as the eldest princess, the father has never loved the eldest sister, I have never understood this matter, but if the eldest sister is taken back to the palace, the eldest sister will not have to continue to suffer." The worry in Mu Tianchen's eyes was naturally revealed, and the eldest sister was only seven or eight years older than them, but she had cared for him since she was a child...... Even more than the mother.

The eldest prince of Situ Mansion died suddenly, this matter was well concealed at the time, and even in order to take care of the royal face, on the wedding day, the second son performed the wedding ceremony on behalf of his brother, and the death of the eldest prince in the mansion was also reported after two or three days, as for why the father who already knew the truth did not cancel the marriage, first, he also took into account the royal family's face, and secondly, probably because the Situ family was a well-known loyal minister at that time, and he made meritorious contributions in the case of King Jiang'an that year, and the deep father's approval, although now Situ Mansion has weakened, But because of his marriage with the royal family, he was still respected in the court. What's more, Situ Yifu is indeed a rare talented and loyal minister.

"Tianchen also wants to get closer to the eldest sister, but if the eldest sister marries, I'm afraid there will only be fewer chances, originally my father wanted to point out the eldest sister to Prime Minister An, but then I still removed Prime Minister An, and planned to choose among the sons of Gu Qiyan and Xu Taifu, the county commander of Tiancheng County, and I don't know what my father will do in the end." The more Mu Tian listened, the more dignified his expression became, the royal sister has always been smart, and I don't know how the imperial sister has lived in the past three years, and the father and emperor who have always loved her have ...... Exploit.

The marriage between the royal descendants and the courtiers is also a means.

Merely...... He looked directly at the person in front of him, when would Tianchen be so clear about his father's will, after all, this matter was only gradually revealed...... The face of the person in front of him is very natural.

But as far as this so-called marriage is concerned, in terms of character, he believes that the three people chosen by his father are all real gentlemen, but Prime Minister An's name was crossed out first, which is also expected, after all, the position under one person is already the limit, but the county order of Tiancheng County is ...... I heard that before taking office, a family affair has been decided, the royal family is naturally noble, the Gu family and the Xu family are both scholarly families, such a family is actually very suitable according to the gentle temperament of the imperial sister, it seems that the left and right...... Xu Fengyuan, the son of Mrs. Xu, is the most suitable candidate.

"If Tianchen wants to see the imperial sister, he will ......" Before he finished speaking, the extraordinarily quiet atmosphere was suddenly broken by a tight gong and drum, and the heavy footsteps of the Praetorian Guards passed in a row, as if the night outside was quite unquiet.

Mu Tianyue glanced at the person in front of him, there was a flickering light in his eyes, and suddenly the door was pushed open...... Meng Pingyu walked in, followed by his attendants.

"The Four Princes...... Little prince, it turns out that you are here. The person who came was the commander of the Praetorian Guard, and there was a sense of surprise on his face that had always been unsmiling, Mu Tianyue nodded slightly, and looked at the open door, not far from the roof was not only a bright fire, but a flame rushing upward, and the shouts that gradually came......

He suddenly looked at the people around him, and the coldness in his eyes seemed to be consumed by the dazzling fire...... His Royal Highness King Chen, it was King Chen's Pavilion that was burned.

"Little prince, it's okay if you're fine, it's better for your subordinates to report to the emperor as soon as possible, just say...... Let's just say that you are here with the Four Princes. Meng Pingyu still glanced at Mu Tianyue, as if he was afraid of accidentally saying something wrong.

Mu Tianchen didn't seem to know what was going on, he just nodded, and when his gaze followed the direction of the person who was leaving, his steps unconsciously took a few steps forward, as if the situation in his eyes made him want to follow.

"Tianchen, probably my father is looking for you in a hurry, so it's better to follow Commander Meng." Mu Tianyue looked up at the fire, as if it was going to burn forever, tonight's palace ...... It's even more "lively" because of this.

"Brother Four Emperors, I have time to look for you again." Mu Tianchen still looked at his imperial brother before leaving, and he always looked serious.

Mu Tianyue seemed to have the reflection of fire in his eyes, but in the end he still nodded, this fire ...... It's very suspicious, but it seems to be reasonable, after all, there are so many lanterns and candles in the palace on this year's day, if any palace person is negligent, this is still a fire in the Chenwang Palace at the upwind outlet, which seems to be very normal.

It's just that tonight, His Royal Highness King Chen did not sober up in the palace, but appeared with him...... It's also very exploratory.