"Actually, it's nothing. It's just that Fourth Brother Xie came to the outskirts of Beijing to welcome you. In fact, the government had already hosted a banquet for all the ministers yesterday. It's just because you and I are brothers and different from them, so we specially came to have a separate banquet today.
It's a pity that Hong Zhou is not here, otherwise we three brothers can have a good conversation." Hong Shi said as he poured wine for Hong Li, "Speaking of which, you and I have never drank like this since we came back from Fuzhou."
Hongli picked up the wine glass, gently swayed the wine inside, and said casually: "Since the second brother still remembers the incident in Fuzhou, I know that we have nothing to say between you and me. No matter how delicious this glass of wine is, drinking
In your mouth and mine, it’s just bland and tasteless.”
"Maybe, but since I returned to Beijing, I have always wanted to have a good talk with my fourth brother. After all, we haven't spoken for a long time." Hongshi drank the wine in his glass in one gulp and said with emotion: "Fourth brother, if
If you and I were not born into the royal family, maybe we would really become a pair of good brothers."
"My second brother always likes to use the word "if" to talk about things. You should know that these are meaningless at all." Although the smell of wine was fragrant, Hongli was not interested at all.
"I don't know why. I always like to think about things when I come back from a trip to Henan. But I have thought about it a lot, but I never thought that as soon as I came back to Beijing, you, fourth brother, would give me such a big gift.
I really don’t know how to thank you."
"Etiquette?" Hongli was startled for a moment, then he understood what he was saying, and said in a cold voice: "The queen's crime should be dismissed. The emperor's confinement is just for the sake of the couple's long-lasting love. The second brother should be content."
"There's no need to say it so nicely. What's the point of affection? If Lord Tu Lichen hadn't risked his life to persuade her, the Queen's mother would have become a sinner in the cold palace."
Hongli glanced at him coldly and said, "In this case, second brother should be content with what he has and stop bringing up unjust thoughts?"
"Feifen?" Hongshi suddenly laughed and said after a long time: "The ones who really have nonfeigen thoughts are you and your mother-in-law. Both you mother and son hope that my mother-in-law will be deposed, because only in this way can your mother-in-law be deposed."
It is possible to ascend the throne of the Queen, but it is a pity that although this plan is sound, it is empty, and your mother-in-law is still not qualified to live in Kunning Palace."
Hongli didn't interrupt, and waited until he finished speaking before he stood up and said, "Did the second brother specially call me here just to say these words? If so, then I have already heard it."
Hongshi pulled him to sit down and said, "Hey, it's hard to come here. What's the rush? Besides, the main reason why I called you here is not because of this, but because I want to... thank you!"
"Thank me?" Hongli asked in confusion: "Why does the second brother want to thank me?"
Hongshi drank all the wine in the cup, and then said: "If the fourth brother hadn't killed me to death, and I couldn't even do Baylor, how could I have woken up? So, speaking of it, the fourth brother is still me.
benefactor."
"Should I kill you all?" Hongli felt as if he was listening to a fairy tale and felt it was ridiculous. However, after thinking carefully for a while, he suddenly understood and said: "Second brother, are you referring to the matter of Yixiangyuan?"
Hongshi smiled slightly, filled himself up with wine again, and said, "Shouldn't the fourth brother know the best about this kind of thing?" Before Hongli could speak, he added, "Maybe Concubine Xi was responsible for this matter.
Fourth brother doesn’t know what he did?”
"I think you are mistaken, second brother. The matter in Yixiangyuan has nothing to do with me and E Niang, but it has a lot to do with your empress." As soon as Hongli finished speaking, Hongshi sneered: "
Why, you want to sow discord between me and the Queen? Hongli, if you use this trick once or twice, some people will believe it, but if you use it three or four times, only ghosts will believe you."
"This is not a provocation, but a fact. Just imagine for yourself, if I wanted to harm you, how could I let you come out of Shuntian Mansion without stopping me? Since I did it, I must do it. But the fact is, not only are you okay
, and became the engaged prince again. Second brother, do you think I will make such a mistake?" Hongli paused and said again: "On the contrary, it is very possible that the Queen has set up such a trap in order to restore old friendship with you.
It’s a matter of course, so be careful and be controlled by her without knowing it.”
Hearing this, Hongshi raised his head and chuckled. While laughing, he clapped his hands and said, "What a fourth brother. It took him so long to come up with something like this. He is really capable. But now it's useless for you to say anything.
I won't believe you, Hongli. Even if you can make fantastic claims, I won't believe you.
One word!" After resting for a while, he said again: "Besides, when something happened to me, the Queen's mother was already confined in Kunning Palace and was not allowed to go in or out. How could you still set up a trap? Hongli, Hongli, you
Even if you have to make it up, make it decent, for example, if it is my uncle who set up the trap, then I will still believe it."
"It's up to you if you don't believe it." After saying this, Hongli stood up and said coldly: "But I really feel sad for my second brother. For the past twenty years, I have been a pawn in the hands of the queen, but you still haven't
To be known, treat your enemies as your benefactors.”
"Enemy? Benefactor?" Hongshi sneered, stood up and looked at him, "I only know that my enemies are you and Concubine Xi. As long as you die, all troubles will be solved."
Hongli met his gaze and said without flinching: "The second brother is destined to be disappointed, because my mother and I will live well, and then we will watch you exhaust all your mechanisms, but you will not escape the end of failure!"
Hearing this, Hongshi suddenly laughed, "I don't know where you got the confidence. Do you think this is still the time when you will stand out? You are wrong. I will do better than you and be more suitable to be the heir to the throne.
"
"Then let's wait and see!" At this point, there was no need to continue. Hongli picked up the untouched wine and drank it all in one gulp, with a hint of spicyness in the mellow wine.
When he touched his throat, he said: "Thank you second brother for hosting the banquet. Now that the wine has been drunk, I will not bother you anymore. I will entertain you at the mansion someday. Second brother must be at the banquet then."
Hongshi smiled and said: "Fourth brother invited me, I will not refuse, but there is one thing I am very curious about, and I want to ask before fourth brother leaves." Under Hongli's gaze, there was a hint of coolness in the corner of his mouth.
He said: "At this time, the fourth brother still has such confidence, is it because of Concubine Xi's favor or... Hong Zhou?"
Hongli calmly lowered his head and put down his wine glass and said: "Second brother, whatever you think is right, take your leave!"
After that, he no longer gave Hongshi a chance to continue talking, and left the flower hall with little Zhengzi. Hongshi fell into a long silence after he left. He suddenly mentioned Hongzhou just now because he wanted to try
Hongli's reaction, if he and Hongzhou pretended to be against each other,
In order to design Hongzhou to seek refuge with Yingge, when he suddenly heard this, he should have shown some flaws because of panic, but no, he didn't see anything from Hongli's face just now. Could it be that he was not secretly causing trouble, but himself