The fourth elder brother got off the horse, the prince also followed, the guards stepped forward to lead the horses aside, and Yinzhen said: "I heard from the brothers, no one has seen a leopard infested today, and I don't know where the leopard you shot came from." If you don't let the leopard in, you shoot a leopard out of thin air and send it to the emperor, and the emperor doesn't know what he thinks. ”

The prince shook the whip in his hand, it was late autumn, most of the trees in the forest were bald, and the ground was thickly covered with yellow leaves like a blanket of velvet, he suddenly kicked his foot, raising the dust of the blind, Yinzhen stepped back, and heard the prince curse: "It must be another idea, as long as I don't let Huang Ama agree, they will be happy." ”

Yin Zhen said: "Brother Chen just said this, there may not be such a thing, don't be angry first." ”

The prince turned to look at Yinzhen, frowned and asked: "Don't follow me, follow me to make a fuss, I thank you for the last time, but I have made it clear to Huang Ama that you made half an article for me." ”

Yin Zhen's eyes flickered, and he didn't say anything, and the prince said: "I don't have the intention of betraying you, but if I don't confess to Huang Ama, they will force me into my thinking." Don't take the words of the fourth child to heart, as long as you are willing to be loyal to me, you will naturally have a piece of the Qing Dynasty in the future, and you will be more noble than any of them. Fourth, we almost died together back then, second brother, I still remember your kindness. ”

The wind rose, the dust dispersed, and the few dead leaves left on the branches fell with the wind, the prince's eyes fell to the ground with the dead leaves, and Yinzhen looked at him for a moment, and the prince's drooping eyes did not raise again, but walked over to pick up the dry leaves.

At the last moment, the life of the fallen leaves was crushed in the hands of the prince, and before it could turn into spring mud, it had passed away with the wind and dust, and the prince sneered: "In the future, will my life be worse than this dead leaf?" ”

Yin Zhen said: "The prince is worried, the emperor values you, and the brothers will definitely support the prince." ”

The prince raised his eyes and looked at him: "Just those words, you can think about it again, second brother, I am sincere." Brothers, there is no more reliable person than you, the boss regards me as a thorn in the side, the third is the grass on the wall, and the bottom of a few flowers and intestines is not simple, only you are the most reliable. ”

Yin Zhen lowered his eyes and was silent, the prince slowly walked towards him, and said affectionately: "This prince position, I didn't fight for it, I didn't have a choice, why did it end up being my fault?" Brothers want it, it's not that I can't give it, but it's not up to me to give it or not. ”

"Brothers, all respect you, you must have listened to the gossip of outsiders when you said these words, how can you take it seriously?" Yin Zhen's expression was gloomy, every sentence was against his heart, obviously in his heart, he would also look forward to the possible future, Mo said that over the years, walking in the court, the more he had the ambition to do something for his family and country, that is, he had listened to his adoptive mother's words since he was a child, and the idea that he might be able to replace the prince in the future had already taken root in his heart.

It's just that Yinzhen still has justice and brotherhood in his heart, he doesn't know that he has expectations for the future like his father, but more things are confused and hesitant.

With tears in his eyes, the prince choked up and said: "How long can I be the prince, and whether my prince can inherit the throne in the end, in fact, I don't even want to." I just thought, as long as I am still the son of Huang Amma, I can't let him chill and disappoint. Fourth, this world is fought down by the ancestors, you and I are the children of Aixin Jueluo, it doesn't make a difference who inherits it, the important thing is that the family and the country are stable, and the foundation created by Huang Ama painstakingly should not be destroyed in our hands, isn't it? ”

Yin Zhen was thrilled when he heard this, the prince showed a little smile, patted him on the shoulder and said, "The second brother knows that among the brothers, you are also the one who remembers the world." ”

The one who remembers the world, isn't it the one who wants to get the right the most, Yin Zhen looked at the prince in a daze, did he say this on purpose, or did he really think so much?

At this time, there was a sudden movement not far away, a jujube red pony came out from between the branches, and the guards drew their swords and rushed there, but they saw the thirteenth elder brother chasing after him, he didn't see the prince in his eyes, and he didn't care about the guards, he only shouted happily at the fourth brother: "Fourteen has found Shou Tao'er, and he has won the first name." ”

The prince immediately restrained Fang Cai's expression, and smiled gently at Yinzhen: "Go back, second brother's words, you think about it again." ”

At the same time, the preparations for the birthday banquet in the Forbidden City have reached the last moment, and the banquet tables and chairs have been spread out in various places such as the Taihe Palace, the Baohe Palace, etc., and I originally wanted to put the birthday banquet in the open air, but I was afraid that the heavens would not be beautiful, and I didn't want the birthday banquet to be affected by anything to sweep away the interest of the Queen Mother, and even thought of this. The eunuchs and palace maids kept coming and going in the palace, taking what they were using, and the people from the Internal Affairs Office were constantly coming in and out of Yonghe Palace, fortunately, the emperor took people out to play, otherwise if the pestle was here, Lan Qi would really be frizzy when he saw him.

It was easy to take a breath, and news came from outside the palace, saying that the emperor had gone to Nanyuan and would return tomorrow afternoon, and would not delay the birthday banquet the day after tomorrow, saying that he was going to take foreign envoys to see everywhere, and asked Concubine Rong and Concubine De to take care of the affairs in the palace by themselves. Concubine Rong sat aside, rubbed her forehead and said, "It's okay, let Nanyuan serve the Lord Long Live over there, and the palace can free up his hands to do serious things." ”

Lan Qi didn't care about this, she only asked the people of the firearms camp where they would enter the door at what time and hour the day after tomorrow, and where they would stand by and set off fireworks there, thinking about which one of them would be handed over by Ah Geli to keep an eye on this errand, and suddenly a guest arrived in front of the door, Concubine Yi came with the palace people in a vigorous manner, and saw that there were many things in Yonghe Palace that had not had time to take away, and snorted: "Sister Concubine De can't put it here, and the other sisters can't eat, so don't care about it?" ”

Lan Qi was annoyed, thinking that this time the incident had already made Concubine Yi take advantage of everything, why was she still not greedy enough to make trouble, and she was determined not to give her a good face, but Concubine Yi was stunned by her, only to see her spit at the servants of the Internal Affairs Office, and scolded: "Dog thing, have you all eaten the rules of each palace this month, the guts are really fat, even Yikun Palace dares to calculate?" I haven't asked Tong Guifei Niangniang yet. She raised her eyebrows coldly, and then asked Concubine Rong De, "The two sisters' house, can you send it?" ”

Concubine Rong and Lan Qi looked at each other, where did they have the leisure to care about these things, and called Ji Xin and Huan Chun respectively, and even forgot about them when they asked. Jingyang Palace, Yonghe Palace, two places are not counting on the moon to live, when you are free on weekdays, you may still remember that these months have been very busy, who still cares about those things, and a few Niangniang should have been sent by the Internal Affairs Office here, and it is not said that there is nothing to do if you don't take it.

Concubine Yi snorted: "It's cold every day, looking forward to a few baskets of charcoal to burn the fire, don't be the queen mother's birthday banquet decently, but when you turn around, people freeze to death in the palace." ”

Concubine Rong said very unceremoniously: "If you put more respect for auspiciousness in your mouth, there will be no such things." ”

How could Concubine Yi be robbed by her like this, and when she opened her mouth to shout, Lan Qi got up, looked at the person who was lying on the ground and trembling like chaff, and said hatefully: "You can't be busy, so you can tell me and Concubine Rong Niangniang, there is always a thoughtful way, when the ladies in the palace are easy to bully?" ”

The people on the ground trembled and said: "Niangniang, this matter is not in the hands of the slaves, the slaves only heard that the silver has not been turned around for two months, and it is not clear what happened to the above, some people say that they don't know which master has borrowed the money and has not paid it back, what is going on, the slaves really don't know, and they don't dare to publicize it." These days, the slaves have not slept soundly all night, and where do they still have the courage to get tired of the masters. ”

Concubine Yi sneered: "What, it's hard to ask for silver." But she is not a fool, when she said this, she realized what this "master" meant, and looked at each other with Lan Qirong for a while, the prince? The prince of the county? Lord Belle? Those hairy boys are now outside, and they have long been called away by people left and right.

Concubine Rong looked at the people around her, although Concubine Yi was confused, the peach around her was quite safe, and she was not afraid that the few people she heard in front of her would be publicized, so she ordered the person on the ground: "Get down, since this matter is not in your charge, don't go outside to chew your tongue, now you have to hold the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, and the matter will naturally give you a good night's sleep, if something goes wrong, you will sleep and don't wake up again." ”

The people from the Internal Affairs Office ran out with a roll, Huanchun moved a stool and asked Concubine Yi to sit down, Concubine Yi lost the momentum when she entered the door, and said embarrassedly: "I haven't seen it there for a month, and I asked around with more heart, and a few low-ranking places have been gone or less in two or three months, and they don't dare to squeak when they see that you are busy here, but now it's all on my head, I can't bear it." The two sisters also think about it, even my Yikun Palace can be short, is this internal affairs office singing empty city plan? The days of the Forbidden City, can't you get by? ”

Concubine Rong was not as sarcastic as Concubine Yi just now, she only said in a daze: "If it is really any elder brother who borrowed the silver and didn't pay it back, it will be ugly if it makes a big fuss, why are you not good like this." ”

Concubine Yi snorted: "Sister, is she afraid that the third elder brother will do these things?" ”

"Okay, don't think Sister Rong has a good temper, you just keep making fun of her." Lan Qi finally managed to endure his temperament, and said to Concubine Yi, "Things are already like this, after the day after tomorrow, any account can be calculated, how many pairs of eyes are staring at the imperial harem in the past few days, if we don't give face to the Long Live Lord, who else can he count on?" You don't lack this to live, it's not that you have to suffer, you have to endure it a little longer, since we are not strict under our rule, we must give you and other sisters an explanation. ”

Peach made a look at her own mother, and Concubine Yi was not stupid, so she coughed dryly and said, "I naturally listen to you." ”

Lan Qi sighed deeply, and called Huan Chun over: "Call a few palace maids and eunuchs with eyes, and ask everywhere in my name, especially a few who promised to be there, if you can't live in the house, you can take my place here first, so that they can participate in the birthday banquet with dignity and dignity the day after tomorrow." ”

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