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

Xie Zimiao was right.

The first thing Xie Jinyu did after ascending the throne was to confer the title of prince on Xie Shoujun and Xie Zimiao, and then sent people to repair the prince's palace as soon as possible, so that the two could "get out" of the palace as soon as possible and live in the palace outside.

"I don't want to move out!" In Chenghuan Palace, Xie Zimiao hid behind Xie Chengze and yelled at Xie Jinyu, "I have made no contribution to the court! I am not worthy of being a prince! I am not worthy of moving into the palace!"

Xie Jinyu sneered, "Since there is no contribution, it is better to send it to the border and make some contribution before coming back."

Xie Zimiao: ...

Xie Zimiao tugged at Xie Chengze's sleeve: "Second brother, look at him..."

"Why don't you want to move out?" Xie Chengze thought for a moment and asked, "Are you reluctant to leave Concubine Rou?"

Xie Zimiao blinked, "Hmm..."

"Heh." Xie Jinyu sneered again.

"..." Xie Zimiao curled his lips, "Second brother, it's boring for me to live alone outside."

"Then you can go to the Imperial Academy to attend classes during the day." Xie Chengze couldn't help but want to recommend his own school, "This way you won't be bored."

Xie Zimiao pouted immediately, "There's still night, and it's boring at night too."

at night?

Xie Chengze couldn't help scratching his head. He was about to say that if he was bored at night, he could marry a prince's concubine, but then he remembered that Xie Zimiao was only 16 years old. Xie Chengze, who had received modern education, really couldn't say such words to let him marry a concubine.

Xie Jinyu picked up the tea expressionlessly and spared no effort to expose him, "Didn't King Rui sleep alone when he was in Yizhou and Liaozhou?"

Xie Chengze thought so too and immediately looked at Xie Zimiao.

"It's different, it's different!" Xie Zimiao raised his head and groaned madly, "It's an entertainment activity after school and before going to bed! I can't play with others!"

Xie Chengze couldn't bear to tell him that there was a cruel entertainment activity in the world called "homework after school."

The child will cry.

I will definitely cry.

Xie Jinyu was still stabbing Xie Zimiao in the heart, "It's okay, you can join Prince Gong in the entertainment before going to bed."

Prince Gong refers to Xie Shoujun who had just been canonized.

Xie Zimiao wailed, trying to place his last hope on Xie Chengze, "Second brother, second brother~ You must be reluctant to part with me, right?"

"Second brother." Xie Jinyu removed the dignity and ruthlessness on his face, and looked at Xie Chengze with pity and grievance. He clearly already had the soul memory of a 29-year-old, but he still pretended to be innocent. Little did he know that at this moment he was like a black-bellied and scheming kitten who deliberately showed weakness in order to win favor. His thoughts were clearly visible to everyone.

Xie Chengze knew that one bowl of water cannot be balanced.

But the owner of the B&B where I rented the room had two children. She said that if the two were not treated equally, the older one would be favored. The older one would feel that his or her status would not be shaken, so he or she would naturally take the initiative to pamper the younger one and would not compete with the younger one for favor.

What adults say must make sense.

Especially since the B&B owner does have a happy family, then what she said must be correct.

So Xie Chengze said to Xie Zimiao, "Xiaomiao, listen to your brother. When your second brother is free, I will go to play with you."

Hearing this, Xie Jinyu instantly curved his eyebrows and looked at Xie Chengze with joy. He clearly didn't look at Xie Zimiao nor did he make any provocative expressions or movements, but Xie Zimiao felt that he was full of the meaning of successful provocation.

How childish.

Xie Zimiao couldn't help but complain in his heart.

Not only did he monopolize his second elder brother when he was young, but now he is still clinging to him tightly and won't let go.

He will not bless them! He would rather bless his second brother and Minister Shen!!!

Speaking of this, Xie Zimiao couldn't help but act a bit shameless. He chuckled and said, "Your Majesty, when are you going to hold a wedding for my second brother and Lord Shen? Didn't the emperor grant them a marriage?"

Xie Jinyu's expression changed instantly. He narrowed his eyes and looked at Xie Zimiao dangerously, scolding, "Nonsense! The second prince has passed away, and Lord Shen has made great contributions to the court. Are you planning to let Lord Shen hold a ghost marriage?"

"Ah?" Xie Zimiao was stunned for a moment, then looked at Xie Chengze, "But second brother..."

"There is no second brother here." Xie Jinyu frowned and corrected, "There is only the national teacher."

Xie Zimiao: “…”

Xie Chengze couldn't help laughing and agreed, "Yeah, yeah, there's no second brother, only the national master."

Xie Zimiao: ...Second brother, just spoil him!

It's only because Minister Shen is broad-minded and has strong empathy that he doesn't care about status and follows you. Otherwise... you would definitely hurt Minister Shen's heart!

Alas, poor Minister Shen.

Xie Zimiao walked away shaking his head.

The Prince Rui left, and the Prince Gong came again.

"No, no, not allowed." Before Xie Shoujun could speak, Xie Jinyu was the first to refuse.

Xie Shoujun couldn't help but turn his head to look at Xie Chengze, his eyes indicating: Is he sick again?

Xie Chengze gave him a comforting look: The child feels insecure, so be more patient.

Xie Shoujun was helpless: That’s you.

It is you who can keep us brothers in this relationship which could collapse at any time.

It is you who can make me take a step back and stop pursuing the matter of someone from the Xie family sitting on the throne.

"I came here to discuss sending troops to the Turks." Xie Shoujun said to Xie Jinyu, "The expeditionary caravan heading to the western part of the Turks was captured by the Turks. They want us to exchange cities for people. I thought it would be a good opportunity to lead the newly appointed generals to achieve great things and incorporate the Turks into Jian'an territory."

Xie Chengze's ears perked up.

The Turkic invasion happened in the fourth year of the original novel.

"The Turks are invading, do you really need to go out in person?" Xie Jinyu sneered, directly exposing his true thoughts, "I think Prince Gong wants to win over the new generals of the court and firmly grasp the military power in his hands, so as to threaten my throne!"

Xie Shoujun calmly drank a sip of tea and said, "Your Majesty, why bother to say it out loud?"

"Oh, if you don't tell me, how can you know the wolfish ambitions of some people?" Xie Jinyu said sarcastically.

Xie Chengze: ...

Xie Chengze felt his butt was burning and thought it would catch fire if he sat down any longer. He wanted to stroll around the Ministry of Industry and find Gu Lao to ask if he could make him a chain mail.

So he stood up and said to the two of them, "Okay, you two go back to the imperial study to discuss this."

Seeing that Xie Chengze had ordered them to leave, the two stopped their verbal quarrel and left Chenghuan Palace without giving in to each other.

Xie Chengze took the chariot to the Ministry of Industry and studied the chain mail with Gu Lao for a while. Then he remembered something and asked, "Gu Lao, do you believe in gods?"

Gu Lao lowered his head to study the chain mail and said calmly, "Believe it or not."

"Oh?" Xie Chengze became interested. "How do you half believe it?"

"Before, the oracle said that the second prince was a lucky star, but I didn't see it at all." Gu Lao said with a little disdain, and then changed his tone, "But now, it does make sense."

Xie Chengze touched his head.

Is it a divine order?

When he was a salted fish immortal in Pingcheng, he felt that God was strange, as if he was deliberately putting on airs for him. On the day of the National Master's Conferring Ceremony, the intention of "I'm going to give you some special effects" was clearly placed in front of him.

Also, Xie Jinyu told him that the decree from heaven had ordered the earth dragon to turn over.

It is obvious that in the novel and in the previous life, Tianyu never predicted the earthquake.

This is too mysterious.

Xie Chengze plans to go to the Tianjian Division to find out.