How can I bow my head and serve the powerful officials?

Fearing that Xie Chengze would get angry again, Xie Jinyu had no choice but to let go of his hand and took a step back, then lowered his posture and asked, "Then when will you return to Chenghuan Palace, second brother? I'll wait for you."

"I'm not going back." Xie Chengze grabbed Xie Shoujun's arm and dragged him into the Wude Hall. "I'm going to sleep with my brother tonight!"

Hearing this, Xie Jinyu's pupils suddenly shrank, and she subconsciously grabbed Xie Chengze's sleeve, "Second brother...wait!"

Xie Chengze turned around and looked at him impatiently, "What's wrong again?"

In the novel, this kid is obviously very friendly and respectful to his brothers, but now it seems that he has no respect for his elder brother and does not care about his younger brothers?

"I..." Xie Jinyu did not answer, but looked at Xie Shoujun, showing a gentle and normal smile, "I haven't seen you for a long time, and I miss you very much. How about the three of us brothers sleeping on the same bed tonight? I also want to hear what you experienced at the border, how do you think?"

He was really worried about his second brother and Xie Shoujun being alone together. What if Xie Shoujun really had the intention of rebelling... he would never allow him to hurt his second brother.

Xie Chengze let go of his hand, crossed his arms and stared at Xie Jinyu suspiciously, thinking in his heart:

Is this kid really curious about the things happening on the border, or is he afraid that he might win over his brother the emperor and gain his military support?

If it's the former, then he is really a loser.

Hmm...why not let him try it out?

Xie Chengze turned and looked at Xie Shoujun, "Brother, what do you think?"

"I'm fine with that." Xie Shoujun patted his head and said nonchalantly, "The bed is big enough anyway."

"Since my royal brother has agreed, you can come back in the evening." Xie Chengze waved his hand outside, his little face full of impatience, indicating that he could leave.

"If you don't mind, can I move the memorial to Wude Hall to handle it?" Xie Jinyu asked Xie Shoujun again, but his tone did not allow for discussion. "I'm not afraid of being laughed at by you, but the East Palace is actually very quiet. With my two brothers here in Wude Hall, it always feels more lively."

Xie Shoujun looked at him thoughtfully, then glanced at Xie Chengze. Seeing the young man deliberately looking away and playing with his fingers, he immediately understood and nodded in agreement, "Okay."

Xie Jinyu breathed a sigh of relief and said with a curved lip, "Thank you very much, big brother."

Asking the servant behind him to go back and move the memorials, Xie Jinyu stepped forward and stopped beside Xie Chengze, lowered his eyebrows and smiled at him meekly, "Second brother, let's go in."

Xie Chengze glanced at him expressionlessly, then raised his hand and held Xie Shoujun's arm, revealing a bright and innocent smile, "Brother, let's go in."

Xie Shoujun: …

He supported his head slightly and led his two childish brothers into the Wude Hall.

There was really nothing to play in the Wude Hall, but fortunately there was a chessboard. Xie Shoujun was not very proficient in Go, so Xie Chengze played Gobang with him.

Xie Jinyu sat aside reviewing memorials, occasionally looking up at the chessboard. When he found that Xie Chengze was about to win, he would smile slightly. Then he was discovered by the sharp-eyed Xie Shoujun, who dismantled the chess piece trap set by Xie Chengze and won the whole game.

The three of them got along very well, until a palace maid came over with tea sets and asked, "Your Highnesses, would you like some tea?"

Xie Shoujun was immersed in the chess game and didn't pay attention to it, so he just said "hmm" casually.

However, Xie Jinyu and Xie Chengze looked up at the palace maid, and then realized that the other party was also looking at her, and the two looked at each other again.

Xie Chengze narrowed his eyes and quickly looked away.

Xie Jinyu also lowered his head thoughtfully. From the corner of his eye, he saw the palace maid put the tea set on the tea table, then sat down with legs bent, and began to pick tea leaves and cook snow water bit by bit. It was obvious that she was planning to make tea from scratch.

This also means that she will stay here for a long time.

Xie Chengze placed a white chess piece on the chessboard and suddenly asked, "Brother, have you ever heard of the history of the succession during the reign of Emperor Yunlong of the Qingping Dynasty?"

The black chess piece that Xie Shoujun was about to place paused in mid-air. He looked up at him and said, "Well, it is recorded in the Qingping History that during the reign of Emperor Yunlong, there were two princes who were very suitable to inherit the throne. One was a little mediocre but he was the eldest son of the emperor, and the other was the third prince born to a favorite concubine, but he was quite talented and capable, and was deeply loved by the people."

"Brother, do you still remember who won the battle for the throne?" Xie Chengze asked with a smile.

Xie Shoujun thought for a moment, "Although the Third Prince is not a legitimate prince and has no power from his mother's family, he has a powerful general under his command, and his second brother, who is born of the same mother, has military power. In the end, he won the battle for the throne."

Just as Xie Chengze was about to continue speaking, Xie Jinyu, who was standing beside him, put down the memorial in his hand and interrupted, "Big brother, do you still remember the battle between the Crown Prince and the Sixth Prince for the throne during the reign of Emperor Rongsheng of the Wanxiang Dynasty?"

"Hmm..." Xie Shoujun nodded and recalled, "There are similarities between the two, but during the reign of Emperor Rongsheng, the eldest son of the emperor successfully ascended the throne. His mother's family was powerful and could not be underestimated. They also designed to make the sixth prince's brother to go to the border and unable to return to the capital for support. The most important thing is that Emperor Rongsheng insisted on choosing the eldest son to ascend the throne. Therefore, no matter how talented the sixth prince was, he lost the throne and was eventually executed by the crown prince for rebellion."

After saying that, he couldn't help but glance at the two of them.

How do I feel, what are they hinting at?

Xie Chengze placed his pieces heavily on the chessboard and sneered, "But the Wanxiang Dynasty was stubborn in adhering to the old rule that the eldest son should inherit the throne, so it perished before the third generation!"

Xie Jinyu smiled lightly, "The descendants of the third prince of the Qingping Dynasty also followed their father's example and fought for power with his brothers. The long-term conquests and power struggles of the princes led to the depletion of national strength and foreign invasions, and eventually the country was replaced by the Guyuan Dynasty."

"You!" Xie Chengze couldn't help but turn his head and glare at him, "Brother Crown Prince is really well-versed in history, and has a sharp tongue!"

"Second brother is not bad either." Xie Jinyu smiled slightly, and then his eyes fell on Xie Shoujun, his eyes flickering with tentativeness, "Brother, what do you think? Should the throne be occupied by the capable, or the eldest son? Or... should it be occupied by the one with military power?"

Xie Shoujun was holding the black chess piece, hesitating over the chessboard. Just as he was about to speak after hearing the words, he felt as if his calf was kicked.

When he looked up, he saw Xie Chengze sitting opposite him, staring at him eagerly, looking like a pitiful puppy in the water, and begging in a low voice: "Brother..."

Xie Shoujun's heart softened immediately, "Well, naturally the competent one gets the job."

The little guy suddenly became happy. He picked up the white chess piece he had just placed and put it in another position. It was obvious that he was in a good mood and was about to let the game go.

Xie Jinyu watched the intimate interaction between the two, his expression gradually and slowly darkened, his obscure gaze shuttled back and forth between the two, and finally fell heavily on the memorial on the desk.

The words written with ink are heavier and have a sharper feeling.

It's really an eyesore...

Even though he had driven them away from his second brother for ten years, Shen Yuan, Xie Shoujun, the fourth brother and the sisters all seemed to have no estrangement with his second brother when they reunited. Only he...

Obviously, it was me who had been by his side for the past ten years, but he and my second brother were the most unfamiliar with each other and could never be truly close.

My second brother is now more moody and unpredictable than before.