At that time, Zhao Zhangmou was ordered to be with Nanyi, and the thirteen-year-old Xiao Cheng entered Jingling City to participate in the state funeral and enthronement ceremony.

Xiao Chengqian is like an outsider to all this. Faced with the funeral of the imperial grandfather he had never met, he could only squeeze a few symbolic tears as Nanyi taught.

He remembered that it was late after the funeral, and the palace people walked through the palace with his mother and him, and finally entered a gorgeous and exquisite palace.

There, he saw a woman dressed in grace and luxury, with the same kind and gentle eyebrows and eyes as a concubine, and as gentle as the hazy rain of March.

At this time, Xiao Chengque felt that this woman was a little kind at a glance, but after thinking about it, he didn't seem to have seen such a woman with such a temperament, so he didn't think about it anymore.

He heard his mother call her: "Crown Princess." ”

This crown princess should have known her mother, she got up and took her mother's hand and sat down: "Nanyi, I haven't seen you for a long time, why have you reduced so much." ”

Their greetings were listened to casually, and only when asked occasionally, they answered politely.

"The child is restrained here, go and play with his brother. He's in the back room. ”

After Xiao Zhao Chengque got his mother's permission, he saluted and turned around and walked to the back room.

Xiao Chengque's mind was delicate and sharp, and he sensed that the mother and the crown princess were deliberately trying to dismiss him, so he stopped around the corner.

Sure enough, after a while, he heard the two of them talking.

"The kid is gone, do you have something to say?"

"Crown Princess...... Ke Meng, for the sake of our young friends, I want to ask you for one thing. ”

"What's the matter? You said. If I can help, I will never refuse. ”

"You know my situation...... I didn't ask for anything, but I didn't want it...... When I brought him into this world, I wanted him to be safe and sound. ”

"Mother and son are connected, and I also feel the same way."

"I ...... I heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince intends to crown the eldest prince as the king of Yue after ascending the throne, is this true? ”

"If this is true, the decree will be announced at the enthronement ceremony, and then you will be the princess of Yue."

"As far as I am concerned, what is the difference between a princess and a princess? To tell you the truth, my health is getting worse and worse, but I'm afraid that I won't be able to see my biological sons, and my children and grandchildren will be full. ”

"Don't say that, I'll ask the Imperial Doctor to come and take a closer look at you later."

"I know my body, and now I have only one wish, which is to hope that Cheng Cheng can be crowned as the son of the world."

"The lack is the son-in-law, and the position of the son of the world will naturally be his, so why should you worry."

"I'm afraid that in a few years, I will be gone, and someone else will become the princess of Yue, and it is even more impossible for this prince of Yue to be missing. I only hope that after I am gone, the identity of the prince can protect the absence for me......"

"You...... Alas, well, I promise you that I will speak with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince about this matter. ”

Cheng Que's ears were filled with Nanyi's earnest choked thanks, and he also cried so much that his eyes were blurred with tears, but he desperately couldn't hold back his voice and walked lightly to the back room.

"Your Royal Highness, it's so late, let's practice again tomorrow."

"No, this is the daily homework assigned to me by the imperial grandfather, if I don't finish it today, the imperial grandfather will definitely be disappointed when he knows it in heaven."

This is a childish and resolute voice.

Is this his younger brother?

If you have your brother's words, he also has it.

In Fengyue City, he has a younger brother and a younger sister.

From the beginning of his understanding, his mother taught him to respect his elders and love his younger siblings.

He also used to like his pair of twin siblings, who were born pink and delicate, and were exactly the same.

But they don't have much contact.

Occasionally, the grandmothers who took care of them would hold them tightly behind them, and then look at him with a wary face, as if he would do something unfavorable to them.

When they get older, they become naughty and pranksters. They would point at him and deliberately shout at him to "cry and mourn", laugh at him for "daddy doesn't hurt", and make faces at him.

When Xiao Chengque told Nanyi about this, Nanyi told him to tolerate his younger siblings and have an older brother's responsibility.

But Xiao Chengque thought to himself: they never called him brother......

Until one time, he stumbled upon the dragon period floating in the lotus pond, struggling to call for help.

Xiao Chengque jumped into the pool without hesitation to save people. Even though Xiao Chengqi is slightly watery, he has little strength after all, and the struggling dragon period has been dragging him into the water. Xiao Chengqian spent a lot of effort to finally save the dragon period ashore.

But what he didn't expect was that his younger brother, who he tried his best to save, framed him back, saying that Xiao Chengqian pushed him down the lotus pond. His sister also jumped out and said that she could testify that she had seen Xiao Chengqian push the dragon period with her own eyes.

The two of them burst into tears, reversing black and white.

At that time, Xiao Chengque, who had been wronged, suddenly understood that his younger brothers and sisters had never regarded him as an elder brother.

Not only is it not an elder brother, but it may even be an enemy.

Xiao Chengque's silence without explanation or refutation was regarded as acquiescence, and the only one who believed in him was that Nanyi knelt and begged in front of Zhao Zhangmou for a long time, but he was never able to ask Zhao Zhangmou's subordinates for mercy.

In the end, Xiao Chengqian received twenty lashes and lay in bed for three months.

Since then, Xiao Chengqian has no younger brothers and sisters in his heart.

So, is this brother also the same brother as them?

He walked in and saw a child sitting behind the bookcase, just like himself, with a mourning slip tied to his forehead. He was keeping his head down, intently writing something.

When he heard the movement, he looked up, his eyes dark and shining, and he was puzzled.

Xiao Chengque opened his mouth, not knowing what to call him, so he called: "Brother." ”

Xiao Lianzi, who was waiting on the side, explained: "Your Royal Highness, this is the eldest prince's son-in-law. ”

Xiao Lianzi reminded again: "Little boy, according to the number of courtesies, you should call this little highness." ”

Xiao Chengque was just about to change his words, but Xiao Chengxi said: "Your Royal Highness, Little Emperor's grandson, I'm tired of hearing it, it's good to call my brother." ”

Xiao Chengxi didn't finish his homework, and he didn't have the heart to talk about anything, so he said, "I'm a little busy now, can you sit outside first?" ”

Xiao Cheng nodded.

"Xiaolianzi, go get some pastries."

Xiao Lianzi agreed, and led Xiao Chengqian to sit outside.

Xiao Chengqian sat for a while, ate a pastry, and before Xiao Chengxi came out, Nanyi sent a palace person to pick up Xiao Chengqing.

Since then, the two have not seen each other again until a few years later, in Jiangzhong City.

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"Huh...... What do you think? So fascinating. ”

Zhao Chengque came back to his senses and said with a faint smile: "No, I just feel that there is a providence in the dark." ”

It turned out that it wasn't my brother, it was my sister.

Zhao Chengxi also deliberately raised his eyebrows at Zhao Chengque: "Yes, our brothers do have a fate." ”