It has been snowing outside Xijing for several times, and the thick city is covered with snow, like a fairy mountain with cloud peaks.
A group of guards in black armor and red robes walked neatly on the street, surrounded by a tall yellow-covered umbrella cart. The people who were prostrating quietly raised their heads, and they could see a man wearing a black robe and a crown sitting in the cart.
young people.
One of the elders was dazzled and thought he saw the emperor. He murmured to call his majesty, but luckily he was restrained by his nephews in time. Although the prince was the crown prince and acted on behalf of the government, he could not be replaced by the crown prince.
Call him Your Majesty.
Although the emperor is no longer in Xijing, he is still in this world.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Majesty are true portraits." A nephew said it differently, saving his father's old eyesight.
The prince's car passed by in a flash, and the people who were kneeling on the ground stood up. I don't know whether it was because of the heavy snow or because many people left in Xijing. The streets seemed deserted, but the people left behind didn't feel much sorrow.
"It has been more than a year." A middle-aged man stood on the street, looking at the prince's car and sighed, "His Royal Highness has not been going to Xinjing for a long time. He has been accompanying and comforting me, and he comes to patrol the city every seven days.
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"Yes." Another person nodded beside him, "With a prince like this, the old place of Xijing will never be forgotten."
A passerby on the side was even more indifferent: "Of course Xijing will not be abandoned just now. Even if the prince leaves, there will still be a prince left."
Yes, the other princes have all left, and the prince, as the crown prince, will definitely leave as well, but there is one prince whose palace is still stable as usual.
The sixth prince is frail and sick, and cannot even leave the palace. He will never go to Xinjing, not to mention the long and bumpy journey, and more importantly, he is not accustomed to the acclimatization.
Leaving behind such a sick and weak son, the emperor must be thinking about him in Xinjing, thinking about the sixth prince, which means he is thinking about Xijing.
Everyone is at peace.
The prince's car passed through half of the city and arrived at a remote suburb, where he looked at a luxurious and lonely mansion.
Eunuch Fuqing asked: "Would you like to go in and see His Highness the Sixth? It has snowed a few times recently and it is very cold."
Before the prince could say anything, the closed door of the palace creaked open, and a child jumped out with a basket. When he jumped out and saw the guards standing outside the door and the large car, he jumped up with a frightened ouch.
Not knowing which of his feet should land first, he slipped and fell on the steps, and the basket fell aside.
The little boy was quite alert, and kowtowed while shouting: "I have met His Highness the Crown Prince."
Fuqing was so amused that he laughed and picked up the basket: "Aniu, what are you doing?"
The boy who was called A Niu had a sad face: "Your Highness, Sixth Prince, has been sleeping for several days. When he woke up today, Doctor Yuan prescribed a new medicine. He had to use the winter leaves covered with snow on the big tree near the river as a primer. I could only
Go and find Eunuch Fu, all the leaves have fallen, where can I find them?"
Doctor Yuan was responsible for the daily medication of the Sixth Prince. Thanks to him for taking care of him for so many years, he used those weird methods to make the Sixth Prince feel relieved. Fuqing was not surprised.
"Yes." He said with a smile, "Some trees don't lose their leaves in winter." He called for help.
A Niu thanked her hurriedly and pointed to a pair of golden scissors in the basket: "No one else can help. I have to use the golden scissors to cut it before it falls to the ground."
These quacks and sorcerers kept saying that it was better not to get infected. If the medicine didn't work, they would be blamed on him. Fuqing smiled and stopped insisting.
"Your Highness." A Niu ran to the front of the car, looked up at the fair-faced young man sitting upright, and asked happily, "Are you here to visit His Highness the Sixth? Come in quickly, it's rare that you are awake today, you can talk."
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The two brothers only see each other once a year. When the brothers come to visit, they often find themselves lying on the bed with their backs to the sleeping figures, or sitting crookedly across the curtain and coughing. They rarely wake up, which is not nice to say.
In other words, if you meet them in the prince's mansion or the palace, you can still recognize them as brothers, but if you meet them on the street outside, you probably won't be able to recognize each other's face.
Speaking, there is nothing to say.
If, after just a few words, the Sixth Prince faints again or dies, this prince will be stained in the Emperor's heart for the rest of his life.
The prince smiled and said: "Gu won't go. He woke up easily, so don't worry about socializing. When he takes the medicine and feels better, Gu will come see him again."
A Niu responded, watching the prince lower his carriage curtain and slowly leave surrounded by the guards.
Fuqing looked back while sitting in the car and saw A Niu jumping behind him carrying a basket. They separated after leaving the city gate.
The prince wanted to return to the capital from another city gate and then completed his tour of the city.
Fuqing knelt down, replaced the heater at the prince's feet with a new one, then raised his head and asked: "Your Highness, the New Year is coming. Your Highness should not be absent from this year's great sacrifice. His Majesty's letters have been sent several times in succession. You should still
Let’s set off.”
The prince smiled: "Don't worry, my father is here in Xinjing, everything is fine, it doesn't matter if I go alone or not -" He glanced at Fu Qing, "Is General Iron Mask still in Qi?"
Fu Qing responded and sat down on the stool at the feet of the prince: "He pushed Zhou Xuan back. He refused to enter the capital for a long time and didn't even want the credit."
"The general is sincere to his father." The prince said, "Whether he has merit or not is irrelevant to him and his father. He is in charge of the three armies outside. Even if he is not with his father, no one can replace him."
Fuqing nodded and smiled at the prince: "Your Highness is the same now."
The prince is sincere and devoted himself to the emperor. Even if he is no longer around, no one can replace him.
The prince smiled and looked at the snow-covered city in front of him.
A group of galloping horses suddenly broke through the white snow. Fuqing stood up and said, "It's a message from the capital." He went up to greet him personally and took a letter - and several volumes.
"Strange." He smiled, "Why did the fifth prince change his temper and send you a collection of essays for your highness?"
The prince smiled, opened the letter, and glanced across it, the smile on his white face disappeared.
The atmosphere in the car also became stagnant, and Fu Qing asked in a low voice: "But what happened?"
The prince threw the letter to him, looked at the collection of essays on the side, and said calmly: "It's nothing. The world is peaceful, but some people have big thoughts."
Fuqing had finished reading the letter quickly, with a face full of disbelief: "Third Prince? What's going on with him?"
The fifth prince's letter was written in a sloppy way, and his shortcoming of not reading much became apparent when there was an emergency. He hit here and there with a hammer, and the words were messy, making people confused.
"Your Highness, let the people over there do some research." He whispered.
The prince doesn't go to the capital, but it doesn't mean that he doesn't have people in the capital. He is a good son of his father, and to be a good son, you need to be smart.
However, human hands cannot move easily to avoid self-defeating.
But now something is beyond our control and we must investigate carefully.
The prince shook his head and threw down the collection of essays sent by the fifth prince without even looking at it.
"No need." He said, "Get ready to leave for Beijing."
He originally wanted to be more loving and filial to his father, but since there are ignorant brothers who are ready to take action, he, as the elder brother, has to let them know what it means to have an elder brother like a father.
Fuqing responded, and ordered the charioteer to return to the palace immediately. He was full of confusion, what was going on? Why did the third prince suddenly appear? This sick and useless man——
