The person who came was none other than the Third Prince.
The third prince was born two months earlier than the fourth prince. They are the same age, both are thirteen years old this year.
The fourth prince looks like Emperor Jianwen, handsome and cold-blooded.
However, the appearance of the third prince has inherited more of the gentleness, gentleness, humility and courtesy of his biological mother, Concubine Shu. At first glance, he is much more approachable than the fourth prince.
The third prince walked up with a smile and patted the fourth prince on the shoulder: "Before I left the palace today, I went to look for you. Unexpectedly, you left the palace one step earlier than me. Otherwise, we could go together.
Already."
The fourth prince responded calmly: "Since the third prince wants to go with us, I will wait for you tomorrow morning."
The third prince smiled happily and said: "Okay. Tomorrow we will go to Jiaofang Palace to pay our respects, and then come to the academy together."
The tone in which Jiao Fangdian was mentioned was very intimate and casual.
The fourth prince's eyes flickered and he sneered secretly in his heart.
In terms of talent, the third prince is not as good as him at all. His father also likes him more.
However, the third prince's biological mother, Concubine Shu, was the daughter of the Yu family and a cousin of Empress Yu. Empress Yu took the initiative to let Concubine Shu into the palace, clearly intending to let Concubine Shu give birth to a son on her behalf.
Concubine Shu also knew that the fate of both mother and son depended on Queen Yu, who often stayed in the Jiaofang Palace with the third prince.
Compared to the other concubine princes, the third prince was raised in front of Queen Yu, and everyone knew Queen Yu's preference for the third prince.
Emperor Jianwen had a deep affection for Empress Yu, and he also regarded the third prince in a different light.
That was all when they were young. Now that the princes are getting older, the matter of establishing a heir has been mentioned again and again by the courtiers.
Although the second prince had the elder brother, unfortunately he was mediocre in talent and had a bad mouth, so he had no chance of becoming the heir apparent.
The eighth prince and the ninth prince are still young, and there is no need to mention the short-lived seventh prince. The fifth prince is also a smart and clever person. However, with the third prince and the fourth prince in front, the position of prince cannot be passed to the fifth prince.
As a result, the third and fourth princes became the biggest competitors.
Deep brotherhood?
hehe!
In the royal family, it doesn't exist at all.
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"That's fine." The fourth prince's expression was indifferent, showing no emotion.
The third prince had long been accustomed to the fourth prince's indifference and didn't take it seriously at all. He took the initiative to turn around and greet Sheng Xuan and others.
The Huainan Prince's Palace and the fourth prince had a close relationship, so they had already lined up in advance. Sheng Xuan and the third prince were not close to each other, so they stopped talking after greeting each other.
On the other hand, Li Mo and Lu Chi were quite familiar with the third prince, and they joked and chatted a few words.
The fourth prince saw this in his eyes and his eyes darkened slightly.
Lu Chi is the eldest grandson of Lu Ge, the first assistant of the dynasty, and Li Mo's grandfather is Li Ge, the second assistant.
Emperor Jianwen was in his prime, and both his first and second assistants were important ministers of the Qi Dynasty, so he was unwilling to take sides easily. Although the two had a good personal relationship with him, they could not influence the two elders.
Come to think of it, the two of them have been warned in private not to become estranged from the third prince because of their personal relationship. In case the third prince is appointed as the crown prince in the future, he will hate them both...
"Brother Three Emperors, Brother Four Emperors."
Another familiar young man's voice sounded.
The fourth prince glanced at him.
A twelve-year-old boy wearing an apricot brocade robe walked over with a smile.
This young man is none other than the fifth prince.
The sons of the Sheng family are all good-looking. The fifth prince has a slightly round face, a pair of smiling eyes, a smiling mouth, fair skin, and pretty features, making him lovable.
"What a coincidence today!" The fifth prince walked over quickly with a smile on his face and said in a clear voice, "I didn't expect to meet my two brothers outside the academy."
The third prince hugged the fifth prince's shoulders affectionately: "I am discussing with the fourth prince to say hello and come to the academy together tomorrow. We will go together and the journey will be more lively. Do you want to come with us tomorrow?"
The fifth prince immediately smiled and said: "Of course that's good."
The fourth prince sneered again in his heart.
That's it! They wanted to play "brotherly harmony", so he just went along with it.
The fifth prince smiled and blinked: "Brother Fourth Emperor, you have a stern face all day long and refuse to smile. If I were not familiar with your temper, even I would not dare to talk to you."
The fourth prince glanced at the lively and laughing fifth prince: "I don't like to laugh by nature."
Fifth Prince: "..."
I’ve been chatting to death!
Fortunately, the fourth prince has always been cold and talkative, so the fifth prince has long been used to it and doesn't take it to heart. He turns to gossip with the third prince: "Brother Third Emperor, the birthday of the eldest emperor is coming soon. Have you prepared your birthday gift?
"
The third prince smiled and said: "It has been prepared for a long time."
The fifth prince pressed for further explanation, but the third prince refused to say any more.
The fifth prince complained helplessly: "Brother Third Emperor, you are too stingy. Just give me some details. I won't prepare exactly the same thing as you."
The third prince smiled and said nothing.
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Being born into a royal family is naturally the luckiest thing in the world.
The only fly in the ointment is that they are all concubines. According to the practice of establishing a direct descendant as the heir apparent in Da Qi, they are far away from the position of heir apparent.
As long as Empress Yu's belly had any movement and she gave birth to a son, the position of crown prince would be beyond their imagination. Therefore, in the past few years, all the concubines who had children in the palace were worried.
Fortunately, Queen Yu was never pregnant.
Now that Empress Yu is over forty years old, it is obviously even more impossible for the old clam to give birth to a pearl. The concubines breathed a sigh of relief, and even the princes were secretly happy in their hearts.
Even before the crown prince is established, they all still have a chance.
Princess Changping was the eldest daughter of Emperor Jianwen and was deeply favored by Emperor Jianwen. Many of the concubine princes were not as good as her.
When Princess Changping was eight years old, she had a title and a fief, with the same rights as the princes. All the taxes, gold and silver in the fief belonged to Princess Changping. Changping could choose officials to manage the fief, and even raise troops in an upright manner. Princess Changping's mansion also had official staff.
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Princess Changping inherited the excellent genes of her parents. She was very intelligent and had a photographic memory. She was also very keen on political affairs. Although she could not go to court to listen to politics, she was extremely influential to Emperor Jianwen.
As a princess, she has such authority, which is unprecedented and unprecedented.
A group of concubine princes competed to befriend Princess Changping. Princess Changping was not only Emperor Jianwen's favorite daughter, but also a powerful princess. Which brother she preferred would naturally affect Emperor Jianwen and all the courtiers.
attitude.
Speaking of these, the advantages of the third prince were once again demonstrated. Due to the blood relationship inherited from the mother's family, Princess Changping loved the third prince the most and looked after him everywhere.
After Princess Changping got married at the age of sixteen, she lived in her own princess mansion. Every time she came to the palace to greet her, she often called the third prince to chat. The third prince also went to Princess Changping's mansion the most.
The third prince was also quite proud of himself. Looking at the envious eyes of the fifth prince, he felt very pleased with himself. He glanced at the indifferent fourth prince again, feeling stunned.
