Liu Qi, the son of heaven, put on a posture of 'I also want to sleep with the third child', and the Empress Dowager Dou's face was unhappy, but she finally turned into a warm heart.

The eyebrows were obviously full of joy, but the Empress Dowager Dou did not forget to feign anger and said: "Tomorrow night!" ”

"When I get to the back, Ah Wu still has to live in Changle!"

said a word like a child's anger, which provoked Liu Qi, the son of heaven, to nod again and again, and the smile on his face did not decrease in the slightest;

In the hall, looking at the interaction between the mother and son, almost all of them showed a look of surprise and numbness.

- There are too many 'strange things' happening today······

First of all, Liu Qi did not hesitate to go out of Chang'an for twenty miles to greet him as the Son of Heaven, not only pulling Liu Wu to sit on his royal chariot, but even driving for Liu Wu himself!

As for the Empress Dowager Dou, in order to welcome her precious son, she brought the palace-brewed purple gold alcohol, which had not been able to open a jar for more than ten years, to this palace banquet.

And a moment ago, the Empress Dowager Dou and the Son of Heaven Liu Qi actually 'competed' for the right to stay in Liu Wu, the king of Liang······

"Father and Uncle Liang have always been so close?"

A little suspiciously asked, Liu Sheng's gaze subconsciously fell on his brother Liu Pengzu beside him.

Hearing this, Liu Pengzu only smiled and shook his head, and said casually: "Emperor Taizong Xiaowen has four sons in his life; ”

"The father is the eldest son, the filial piety king Liu Shen is the second concubine, the uncle of Liang Wang is the third, and the king of Liang Huai Liu Yixing is the fourth."

"Acting Wang Shushen, who died six years ago, left behind the current acting king Liu Deng;"

"As for Liu Yi, the king of Liang Huai, he fell from his horse and died, and the heir of the country was eliminated from ······"

Slightly embarrassed, Liu Pengzu did not forget to turn sideways and look at his younger brother Liu Sheng with an easy-going face.

"Uncle Liang and his father, like our two brothers, are compatriots of the same mother;"

"As early as when Emperor Xiaohui was the emperor, when the emperor's grandfather was still the acting king, my father was close to Uncle Liang."

"And now, Uncle Liang Wang is the only surviving sibling brother of his father."

Listening to his brother's affectionate words, Liu Sheng couldn't help but nod slowly.

For ordinary people or wealthy families, there may not be much difference between half-brothers and half-brothers.

But for the royal family, especially the princes, 'whether it was born by a mother' is almost the only criterion for measuring the friendship between the two parties.

Take Liu Sheng as an example, no matter what he says in his heart or what he does that he shouldn't do, in front of his brother Liu Pengzu, Liu Sheng will not have the slightest concern, and he will say whatever he wants;

And in front of Liu Fei and Liu Yu's brothers, Liu Sheng is about to start paying attention;

If he is in front of the eldest brother Liu Rong, as well as the second Liu De and the third brother Liu Shi, Liu Sheng must always pay attention, and dare not say a word, for fear that trouble will come out of his mouth.

The reason for this phenomenon is actually very simple: for the prince, only a mother can be regarded as a family.

After all, no matter how you say it, even if there are concerns about 'not being born by the same mother', they all grow up with the same father;

Even if there is a gap, it will not be too obvious.

But for the princes who grew up in the palace, the role of 'father' almost never appeared in their lives.

This makes the 'home' in the hearts of the princes only refer to the half-brothers who live with themselves and their mothers.

As for the children born to other harem concubines, the better ones are like Liu Sheng and Liu Fei and Liu Yu, like neighbors, or playmates who have played since childhood;

Almost, it is the same as these people, the same as the three brothers in the Phoenix Palace: nominally brothers, but in fact, they can't get together for a year and a half.

And Liu Wu, the king of Liang, is not only the only half-brother of Liu Qi today, but also the only living brother of Liu Qi;

From this point of view······

"In the future, our two brothers will be as close as our father and Uncle Liang."

Just as he was thinking about it, Liu Pengzu's whispering voice came into his ears, causing Liu Sheng to subconsciously turn his head sideways.

As if a little embarrassed, he dropped a sentence, 'Not intimate now?' Liu Sheng turned his head again, and looked at Liu Wu, the king of Liang, who was sitting in the middle of the Empress Dowager Dou and Tianzi Qi.

- Liu Sheng always feels: This matter, I'm afraid it's not so simple.

After three rounds of drinking, Liu Qi, the son of heaven, repeatedly told Liu Wu that he must go to Weiyang Palace tomorrow, so he excused himself from the banquet under the pretext that he was not strong enough to drink;

And after Liu Qi left, the haze that shrouded the hearts of several princes seemed to dissipate, and the brothers began to step forward in order to toast Liu Wu.

Looking at one cup after another of palace-brewed purple gold alcohol, which was drunk by the brothers who came forward to toast, Liu Sheng only swallowed uncontrollably, not to mention how envious he was;

After the nine brothers stepped forward and greeted Liu Wu, the second Liu De was pulled by Liu Wu and sat down.

In front of the Empress Dowager Dou, the owner of the pavilion, Liu Yan, and the rest of the princes, the uncle and nephew began to talk about poetry, and after a while, they felt a little sympathetic to each other, and they hated each other late.

"It's normal, too;"

"The second child has always liked Wenfu, and Uncle Liang Wang is also like-minded."

Feeling Liu Sheng's gradually strange gaze, Liu Pengzu explained casually;

But after Liu Pengzu's explanation, Liu Sheng's gaze at Uncle Wang Liu Wu and his brother Liu De became more and more strange.

"Second ······"

"Uncle Liang Wang······"

"Imperial Grandmother·········

His eyes let out a few mutters in a daze, and after thinking for a moment, Liu Sheng glanced at everyone in the hall without a trace.

Soon, Liu Sheng discovered the clue.

- The second Liu De, sitting beside Liu Wu in the name of 'Wenfu', the uncle and nephew pushed the cup and changed the lamp, so unhappy;

The third Liu Si, in a corner that is easy to ignore, although he sat alone, but not far from Liu Si, Yuan An, the middle doctor who was reinstated, also drank with Liu Si from time to time.

And the emperor's eldest son, Liu Rong, accompanied by the crown prince Zhan Shi Dou Ying, smiled at the side of Liu Concubine, the owner of the pavilion, even if he was hit by Liu Concubine's words with a gun and a stick, his face was always respectful.

"Hmm······"

"I see······

Thoughtfully withdrew his gaze from his eldest brother Liu Rong, and then looked at Uncle Liu Wu, who was already a little flushed after drinking, Liu Sheng finally turned his head sideways and looked outside the palace gate where Liu Qi, the son of heaven, had left.

"The eldest brother wants to borrow Uncle Liang Wang to repair the relationship with the East Palace;"

"As for the second and third children, they are just the pawns of the eldest brother."

"-What about the Father?"

"What my father is doing today, is it just like what my brother said, just a deep brotherly relationship with Uncle Liang?"

"In my father's mind, is there really the word 'friendship'······"