Kou Jiyuan knew better than Wang Shu how many benefits it would bring to climb up to the prince and become his confidant.
But even so, he still didn't want to stay in the palace.
The palace looks magnificent, and one can enjoy rare wealth in the world.
But in Kou Ji's eyes, the palace is more like a prison.
The countless ethical rules and regulations are the laws of this prison.
Under the constraints of these many laws, a person will become a piece of wood.
Zhao Yiyi, who was standing not far from Kou Ji, was a living example.
For a nine-year-old child, it's time to play.
He should have countless energy to vent, he should have countless weird ideas to prove, and he should have a lot of curiosity about everything in the world to discover...
But now he was like a piece of wood, standing there motionless.
Even though no one was watching, he still followed the rules of the palace.
Zhao Yiyi can be regarded as half the owner of this palace, and he is still like this.
Kou Ji didn't dare to think about what he would become when those many rules fell on him.
You may go crazy, or you may set this prison on fire...
However, even if he didn't want to stay in his heart, he had to stay now.
The waist card Zhao Heng promised him was not delivered to him.
Kou Zhun was unwilling to take him out of the palace.
If he left the palace on his own, he would definitely be shot into a hedgehog by the Imperial Guard soldiers in the imperial city.
Kou Ji's eyes fell on Zhao Yiyi and sighed: "You are still a child, you shouldn't live such a tiring life. Zhu Houzhao shares the same fate as you, but lives easier than you..."
He is also the only heir to the throne.
Zhu Houzhao lived a much happier life than Zhao Youyi.
When Zhao Yiyi heard this, he finally reacted. He turned his head and looked at Kou Ji with a puzzled look on his face. He pursed his lips and said timidly: "Who is Zhu Houzhao?"
Kou Ji was stunned and said with a smile: "A person who is just like you, but lives a cooler life than you..."
Zhao Yiyi blinked, "He is also a prince?"
Kou Ji opened his mouth, not knowing how to explain Zhu Houzhao's existence. After hesitating for a long time, he said: "That's right..."
Zhao Yiyi wondered: "Is there this prince in the history books? Why have I never heard of him?"
He withdrew his gaze and said to himself: "If there is such a prince in the history books, Mr. Li will definitely use him as an example to teach me a lesson. But I have never heard Mr. Li mention it..."
After a long time, he raised his head, looked at Kou Ji, and said seriously: "I have never heard anything about this prince's deeds. But if you say that he lives a cool life, then he must be an unruly prince. Unruly.
The prince is not a good prince.
The eldest lady said that only by observing the rules of the palace can you be a qualified prince.
The young empress said that she should abide by the rules in the palace so as not to cause trouble to others.
Mr. Li said that if you abide by the rules in the palace, the courtiers will not impeach me, and my father and the eldest lady will be very happy.
Mr. Li also said that he asked me to be a benevolent king in the future.
Be courteous to your ministers, be kind to the people..."
Zhao Yiyi was telling Kou Ji seriously what others had told him over the years.
Kou Ji watched Zhao benefit for a long time.
I felt a little sad in my heart for no reason.
"You shouldn't have been born into an emperor's family..."
Kou Ji sighed in his heart, walked up to Zhao Yiyi, raised his hand on his head out of habit, and asked seriously: "What about you? Have you never thought about what kind of person you want to be?"
Zhao Yiyi saw Kou Ji's hand on his head, and his whole body froze in place.
When he grew up to this age, no one except his father Zhao Heng had ever dared to put his hand on his head.
"snort!"
The entrance of Shishido.
With a miserable look on her face, Liu E accompanied Zhao Heng, who had just taken the tiger and wolf medicine, to the door, and saw Kou Ji putting his hand on Zhao Yiyi's head.
Immediately, Liu E's face changed, her eyes were filled with anger, and she wanted to ask someone to teach Kou Ji the rules.
Zhao Heng grabbed Liu E and laughed in a low voice: "Forget it... Yi'er has been alone in the palace since he was a child. He has no companions or brothers, and there is not even a eunuch of the same age around him.
He needs someone to talk to him about what's on his mind."
When Liu E heard this, she gritted her teeth and snorted coldly.
Zhao Heng smiled sadly and said: "Back then, the emperor touched my head like this and told me many truths. You say it's strange or not, I have almost forgotten what the gentlemen taught me back then. Only the emperor
I still remember the words you warned me."
Liu E said angrily: "But the kid from the Kou family is too presumptuous..."
Zhao Heng waved his hand and lowered his voice and said: "Keep your voice down and listen to what they say. In all these years, you haven't heard Yi'er say what's on his mind, right?"
Liu E was stunned for a moment, frowned and said, "Everything Yi'er said when I was with my concubine these years was from the bottom of my heart."
Zhao Heng smiled and shook his head.
Liu E's frown deepened. She thought over and over again and gritted her teeth and said, "I would like to hear what truth this Kou boy can say."
She actually wanted to know whether Zhao Yiyi had told her his true feelings over the years.
In front of Zishi Hall.
Kou Ji and Zhao Yiyi both had their backs to Zishi Hall, so they did not notice the arrival of Zhao Heng and Liu E.
Zhao Yiyi was touched on the head by Kou Ji. After a long time, he came back to his senses and looked at Kou Ji in astonishment.
Kou Ji was stunned and said in astonishment: "Can't you touch it?"
Zhao Youyi nodded seriously, "The eldest lady said that anyone who dares to touch my head will be killed with a stick..."
Kou Ji quickly retracted his hand and said with a dry smile: "Pretend I've never touched it..."
Liu E in the distance heard Zhao Yiyi's words and smiled with satisfaction. She looked at Kou Ji with a hint of teasing.
Zhao Yiyi looked up at Kou Ji and said seriously: "You don't have to be afraid, I will help you keep the secret."
The smile on Liu E's face froze.
Kou Ji raised his eyebrows and said in astonishment: "How many people have you helped keep secrets?"
Zhao Yiyi shook his head and said: "You are the only one..."
When Liu E heard this, her stiff face softened a little.
Kou Ji wondered: "Why are you so special to me?"
Zhao Yiyi lowered his head and said sadly: "Because most of the people who are willing to get close to me and talk to me are dead. Although my father and the eldest lady hide it from me, I know that they are all dead.
My father and my eldest daughter were afraid that those people would get close to me, have bad intentions, and teach me bad things, so they executed them secretly.
I don't want to see anyone die for me.
So after I found out about this, I didn’t dare to talk to anyone who came close to me.
You talked to me today and even touched my head. If the father and the eldest empress find out, they may execute you.
I don't want to see you die, so I must keep this secret...
Even if I do this, I feel a little sorry for my father and my eldest daughter..."
When Kou Ji heard this, he was stunned for a long time and opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.
At the entrance of Zishi Hall, Zhao Heng and Liu E looked shocked and stunned when they heard this.
For a long time, Zhao Heng murmured to himself, "Did we do something wrong?"