Princess Xinrong lost her voice miserably. Thousands of words were lost in her throat. She couldn't help but smile bitterly. She could only smile from the bottom of her heart. She always thought she was a glamorous and aloof princess of Dali. In fact, she was a very sad princess. Since she was born in this

When she was in the imperial palace, she was destined to lose even the freedom and choices of ordinary people in this life.

The speechless father and daughter were very close, but at this moment their hearts were very far apart. Even if blood was thicker than water, they could not hear each other's thoughts.

Dali Imperial Palace, Banquet Hall.

The whole jade table was filled with delicacies, full of color and fragrance. The main seat on the jade table was Duan Lianyi, the king of Dali. Sitting on his left was a middle-aged man.

It goes without saying that the noble royal attire of the Dali Kingdom belongs to Duan Lianli, the Northern King of Dali.

He has two trimmed mustaches on his upper lip, but there are three empty spaces beside him, and across the empty space is a middle-aged man who looks older and has gray hair on his temples, but he is full of energy.

Duan Lianyi was more than ten years older. He was Shanchanhou Gao Zhisheng, a veteran of the three dynasties who had great power and helped the late emperor of Dali win the throne. Sitting next to him was his son Gao Shengtai.

On Duan Lianyi's right hand side, in addition to Princess Xinrong and Prince Yanzhi, there was also a middle-aged man wearing a black robe. He had a dark face and a dignified appearance. He was calm and dignified, and his eyes were cold.

The stars were shining brightly, and beside him sat Yu Deng.

His face was cold and solemn, as if he was deeply worried. As for Ge Guanting, he was sitting next to him. On the other side of Ge Guanting was Gao Shengtai.

Suddenly, a eunuch shouted loudly outside the door: "Princess Gao Qiao, Princess Xiaoxiao, Prince Duan Shouhui of Prince Suibei, and Prince Duan Zhengming of Zhennan County have arrived."

Ge Guanting followed the sound and turned to look outside the palace door. Sure enough, several strangers came, but all of them were members of the royal family in gorgeous clothes. He was slightly startled. The Princess Xiaoxiao he saw that day was being held by a woman.

.

This woman is about thirty-four years old. She has a beautiful face, slender eyebrows, red lips and white teeth, and a light makeup. She is still charming and charming. This beautiful woman is Princess Gaoqiao. The ignorant Princess Xiaoxiao she is holding in her arms

I don't know, but when I entered the palace, I ignored the occasion and shouted: "Sister Xinrong, sister Xinrong."

Princess Gaoqiao couldn't do anything to this naughty girl and put her down. Princess Xiaoxiao staggered to Princess Xinrong, pulled her skirt, and shouted: "Sister Xinrong, why don't you have a lot of people there?"

Bald Uncle’s place, isn’t it fun there?”

Princess Xinrong easily held Xiaoxiao, who was only four years old, on her knees and said softly: "If you knew Xiaoxiao was coming, how could Sister Xinrong be willing to leave?"

Xiaoxiao grinned and rubbed her forehead against Princess Xinrong like a baby. After hearing this, Ge Guanting suddenly realized that this four-year-old girl was the daughter of Princess Gaoqiao, and that this Princess Gaoqiao had an affair with Linxian.

What does it matter?

The doubts in his heart began to follow his eyes and he began to look at Princess Gaoqiao. Before she could speak first, Duan Lianli laughed loudly and said: "Hahaha, brother Huang, Xiaoxiao really likes Xinrong, this little girl is amazing

You never act coquettishly towards my father." There was jealousy in his words, but his eyes looking at Xiaoxiao were very soft, full of deep fatherly love.

Ge Guanting stared at the Gaucho princess and murmured in his heart: "Princess Gaucho, Gaucho..." His thoughts couldn't help but return to a Mid-Autumn Festival five years ago.

The moon was very bright that year, but Ge Guanting could feel that Linxian, a fairy-like man with a celestial spirit and an indifferent approach to the world, had a defect in his heart. This incomplete corner made him drunk in the Ge family courtyard.

In the field.

Twelve-year-old Ge Guanting held a moon ball in his hand, ran to Linxian, and shouted: "Senior Linxian, you haven't spent the Mid-Autumn Festival reunion night with your family, why not spend it at our house."

Linxian glanced at Ge Guanting with drunken eyes, took the moon ball out of his hand, took two bites, chewed it twice in his mouth, and then spit it all out and threw the remaining moon ball away.

In the black screen in the distance, he spat: "What bullshit mooncakes? How come they are bitter? They are so unpalatable. How come your family, Ge Guanting, is so poor that you have to endure the hardships of mooncakes?"

Ge Guanting scratched his head and said in confusion: "No way, I made this. The first one is still sweet and tastes like dates."

Linxian turned a deaf ear, and drunkenness came to his forehead again, so he fell asleep on his back with his feet in the air. Even though he was drunk, he shouted a woman's name in his mouth like a dream: "Gao Qiao... Gao Qiao...

.”

Now, Ge Guanting understood that it was not the Yuetuan that tasted bitter, but Linxian's heart that was bitter.

Just as Ge Guanting was in a trance, a young man sighed, and everyone turned their attention to the two young men following Princess Gaucho.

The two teenagers are similar in age, about fourteen or fifteen years old, and their faces are more childish, but one of them is taller. His face is calm, and his black eyes are observing everyone, and beside him

The boy of the same age was a bit thinner, but his expression was dejected, as if nothing in front of him could attract his attention.

"Shouhui, you and Zhengming sit next to your father."

The lazy boy was called "Duan Shouhui". When he heard this, he rolled his eyes with disdain at Xiaoxiao. But when he heard someone calling his name, the disdain in his eyes became stronger.

It turned out that it was Princess Gaoqiao who was calling her. Duan Shouhui didn't have any sincerity towards this stepmother. With a listless face, he pulled Duan Zhengming and whispered: "Hurry up, they asked you to sit down.

He is a concubine and an unwanted child, but hello, I don’t have parents to love me, but I have a father which is almost as good as not having one at all.”

After hearing this, the smile on Duan Zhengming's face froze, looking a little embarrassed. Although Duan Shouhui said this, he still stood there, like a tall and thin pillar. After a long time, he sat down and looked up to see that Duan Shouhui was still holding his mouth.

, the boss seemed reluctant to sit down, so he had to stand up again and half push him to let the lazy young man Duan Shouhui sit down.

Princess Gaoqiao looked sluggish, and she slowly sat down next to Duan Shouhui. Who knew that Duan Shouhui couldn't get down the stairs for her at this juncture.

Duan Shouhui poked his nose and spat: "Hey, who can stand the smell of a fox? Come to Zhengming, I will change places with you."

"You..." Duan Lianli glared at Duan Shouhui fiercely, and forced out the word "you" between his teeth, but Duan Shouhui ignored him and ignored the well-behaved and sensible person.

After Duan Zhengming changed his position, he picked up the meat with chopsticks and put it in his mouth to eat.

Duan Lianli sighed, bowed to Duan Lianyi and said, "Brother, the emperor is laughing at you. This child's biological mother died early, and he disobeyed me and Gao Qiao's discipline..."

"Yes, I'm dead, and my second mother can't control me no matter what. I am a child born with a father but not a mother." When Duan Shouhui spoke, he raised his eyebrows slightly provocatively, thinking about himself.

He chewed the vegetables without caring about anyone's feelings.

Duan Lianyi saw that Duan Lianli was already livid with anger. He couldn't help but smile awkwardly. Then he calmed down and said calmly: "It's okay. This kid speaks more directly. Lian Li, you have to be patient."

Gao Shengtai, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "The prince is right, my sister Gao Qiao is still too young to care about the prince, but the parents of Prince Zhengming died early, and the hereditary throne of the former Zhennan King Duan Lianzheng at a young age still remains.

It is really not easy to take care of a young brother in the family. If the prince can learn even a little bit from Prince Zhengming, it will naturally be a blessing to the Prince of Sweeping the North, and even more so to the Dali royal family."

Duan Shouhui frowned slightly after hearing this. He obviously knew the eloquence of the most talented man in Dali Kingdom, but he was unwilling to argue with him, turned a deaf ear, and ate his own food.

"Zhengming is a sensible child. It is not easy to lead his younger brother to guard the border in Naloubu and deal with the Jiaozhi Kingdom. My child, how are you doing in Naloubu?" Duan Lianyi loosened his chopsticks with his fingers and asked Duan Zhengming.

explain.

Duan Zhengming, however, never touched his chopsticks. He behaved calmly and calmly. He knew the world and smiled at his imperial uncle: "Uncle, my nephew is living a good life. He is guarding the territory for the Duan family and is also a descendant of every Duan family royal family.

responsibilities.”

The man in black robe sitting next to Yu Deng, his originally stern face softened slightly. After glancing at Duan Zhengming with admiration, his eyes gradually turned pale: "If all the princes of the generations have

With the magnanimity of the Zhennan County Prince, there is no such thing as the royal family being alienated and the clans being at odds with each other."

Gao Zhisheng, who had gray hair on his temples, suddenly clapped his hands, with a hint of meaning in his mouth: "Brother Qiang Xing said it is absolutely true, but the kings who have counted the ruins of his dynasties and other generations put the responsibility of the country's ruin on the rebellious ministers, but did not

I have thought that if we brothers work together, how can we allow ministers with different surnames to take advantage of us?"

The black-robed man named Yu Qiangxing was sitting upright, with a joking look on his eyebrows: "Brother Gao has his own opinions, but ministers should do their duty to be loyal. If one of them abandons the rules of the monarch and his ministers, and takes advantage of the opportunity.

If we usurp the throne, wouldn't the vast universe become chaotic?"

Ge Guanting stared intently at this upright man in black robes, who exuded awe-inspiring righteousness. His features and eyes were molded from the same mold as Yu Deng's. This kind of aura may be inherited.

Ever since he saw Yu Deng when he was a child, he had an inexplicable respect for Yu Deng, as if there were two rows of strong men in front of him, one old and one strong, which made him feel awe.

Gao Zhisheng and Yu Qiangxing had always had a bad relationship, but Gao Zhisheng smiled instead of getting angry, but his smile was perfunctory and insincere. His cloudy eyes narrowed slightly: "Chaos, Gang Chang, brother Qiangxing
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