Seeing him smile, Hongli also chuckled, cheerful and natural, without any hint of discouragement or displeasure. When such a smile fell into Hong Sheng's eyes, he slowly stopped laughing and his expression became cold.
"You did it on purpose, right?"
Hongli was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said: "Did the third brother see it? This couplet was indeed not left by Master Zhu, I came up with it myself." At this point, he was afraid that Hong Sheng would be unhappy, so he hurriedly added
He said: "But I really thought about the second line all day long with no result, and even the third brother saw it. It shows that Hongli is not as good as the third brother."
Looking at Hongli who offered his hand to him, Hongsheng didn't have a good look on him, "There's no need to put on a hat to please me. Tell me, what's the purpose of doing so much? If you want me to get along well with Concubine Xi."
, don’t even think about it..."
"Third brother misunderstood. I have never thought about this. I just want to make third brother happy." Hongli said in a sincere tone: "I know that third brother has prejudices against me. To be honest, I am the same, but we are brothers after all.
"Originally, there are only a few brothers in the palace, and the second brother has already married, leaving only me, the third brother, and Hong Zhou. I sincerely hope that we brothers can get along well with each other."
"It's better to say it than to sing it." Hong Sheng sneered at his words, not believing that Hong Li would want to get close to him. The two of them were more like enemies than brothers.
"Whether Third Brother believes it or not, what I said is true." Hongcheng looked slightly gloomy. This thought came to him when he first came to the Buddhist hall and saw Hongsheng hiding in the corner and crying secretly. Even he himself
I find it strange, no wonder Hong Sheng doesn’t believe it.
"Okay, I'm going back first. Third brother, let's eat." Hongli picked up the basket and was about to leave, but was stopped by Hong Sheng. He bit his lower lip hard until it turned white.
Walking up to Hongli, he said word by word in the most solemn tone of his life: "Lao Si, if you can help me get back to E Niang, I will be grateful to you for the rest of my life."
And this was also the first time he called Hongli like this.
"You..." Hongli was startled, and then realized that Hong Sheng was not joking. Until now, he had been thinking about returning to Yikun Palace. His expression gradually became serious, and he said in a deep voice: "You know this is impossible...
"
Hong Sheng immediately responded, "How would you know it's impossible if you don't try." After a moment of pause, he continued: "Fourth, I really miss you, mother. As long as I can return to Yikun Palace, what will you ask me to do in the future?
It’s okay, even if I have to obey your orders in the future, I just ask you to help me!”
"But..." Hongli looked embarrassed. He didn't expect that Hongsheng would pose such a big problem to him. He couldn't agree to it, and he couldn't agree to it. He was really in a dilemma.
"Fourth brother, please help me. I don't know who else to turn to except you right now." Hong Sheng bowed his hands to the end, with a look of sorrow on his face. He was the prince's elder brother when he was born, and then became
The third elder brother, who has a more distinguished status, and the mother-in-law who is a noble concubine, get everything they ask for. There has never been a time when he was so humble, but now he can no longer care about it.
"I..." Hongli hesitated for a long time, and finally couldn't bear to see him like this, so he bent down to help Hongsheng up, "Well, I'll try my best, but I'm not sure whether I can persuade Huang Ama, third brother
You should know that your current status as mother-in-law cannot caress the prince."
Hong Sheng was so excited that he nodded vigorously and said: "I know that no matter whether it succeeds or not, I will not blame you. Fourth brother, what happened in the past was that the third brother was wrong and the third brother was stupid. Don't blame the third brother, okay?"
"
Hongli smiled slightly and said: "If I were offended, I wouldn't have come here for several days in a row. No matter what, you are my third brother, and no one can change the fact."
Hong Sheng was speechless with excitement. At this moment, he no longer had the original hatred for Hong Li. When he was like the bright moon in the sky, he was surrounded by people who flattered him; but after he fell into despair, those who originally called him San
The older brother and the younger brother are all gone, pushing him like a ball
After much pushing and pushing, Hongli tried different ways to make himself happy, and even agreed to help him intercede with Huang Ama. Even if he just said it casually to comfort himself, it was better than those people, not to mention that he knew Hongli's
Xingzi, either you don’t say it, or you must do it if you say it.
"Have you...had your meal?" Hong Sheng asked suddenly, looking a little embarrassed.
Hongli said strangely: "No, is there something wrong with Third Brother?"
"If you haven't used it before, how about using it here?" Hong Sheng said unnaturally. In his fourteen years of life, he had never shown kindness to anyone like this. He was really not used to it.
Hongli was stunned for a moment, then a bright smile appeared on his face, he nodded heavily and said: "Okay, except for the Mid-Autumn Festival and the New Year's Eve banquet, I have never had a meal with my third brother!" He
I also knew in my heart that this was Hong Sheng's gesture of goodwill.
"But there is only a pair of bowls, chopsticks and a bowl of rice here." Hong Sheng said with some embarrassment.
"What's the matter? Just ask them to send another one." Hongli came to the door and waited. Immediately, a young eunuch came with clean dishes and chopsticks. The young eunuch was clever and even served rice.
This meal was of irreplaceable significance to both Hongli and Hongsheng. Before today, they had never thought that one day they would be able to sit down and have a meal together, chatting and laughing. Hongsheng even picked up a piece of chicken.
Put it into Hongli bowl.
Things in this world are so amazing that it’s hard to believe.
And this also made Hongli determined to help Hong Sheng. He knew that E Niang would definitely not agree, so he didn't even tell E Niang about it. After class the next day, he didn't even return to Chengqian Palace.
He went directly to the Yangxin Hall, which made the young eunuch serving him strange, but he did not dare to ask any more questions.
Yinzhen was very happy to see Hongli coming and asked him a few questions about his homework. He had been busy with state affairs recently and paid less attention to his children.
After Hongli answered Yinzhen's questions one by one, he saw that Yinzhen looked quite satisfied, and took the opportunity to say: "Huang Ama, Master Zhu just taught a passage, and the son is not very obvious. Can you please ask Huang Ama to give it to you?"
My son, please explain."
"What is it? Tell me about it?" Yinzhen liked this smart and clever son very much. After hearing what he said, he closed the memorial and said with interest.
Hongli quickly replied: "I am old and I am as old as others, and I am young as I am young as others are young."
Yinzhen nodded slightly and said: "This is what Mencius said, and it is the same as what Confucius said: Therefore, people do not only care for their relatives, nor do they only have children for their children, so that the old will have their end, the strong will have their uses, and the young will have their own.
Those who grow up, those who are lonely, those who are weak, and those who are sick are all supported." At this point, he paused and looked at Hongli thoughtfully, "Don't you really understand this truth? Or do you have something else to say to me?
"
Hongli lowered his head and said: "I understand what the book says, but I don't understand what people do, so I want to ask Huang Ama for clarification."