Hong Zhou was lying flat on the bed, his usual bong was at hand, the mouth of the gun had already been blackened by the soot.

Hongli walked slowly to the side of the couch, seeing the ashen face of the young man on the couch, his heart ached.How long has it been since he saw such an obedient fifth brother?

When I was young, the elders said that Hong Zhou was the most naughty boy among their brothers.Every time Hongli went to look for him in the yard, Hongzhou would dig out bird eggs from the trees in all likelihood, scaring the servants around.Hongzhou's mother, Concubine Yu of Emperor Yongzheng, was submissive, but when something like this happened, she would always reprimand Hongzhou.At this time, the little children would hide behind Hongli.

Although their elder brother Hongshi was the third son of Prince Yong at that time, because the first two children died one after another, Hongshi became the actual eldest son.They are both grandsons of Emperor Kangxi, but only Hongli is the favorite of Emperor Kangxi.At the right age, Hongshi was supposed to inherit the position of son, but Emperor Kangxi did not make Hongshi his son.Gradually, it was rumored in the mansion that Emperor Kangxi didn't like Hongshi, and his old man wanted to leave the position of Prince Yong's son to his favorite grandson, Hongli.

At that time, Hong Zhou was still very attached to Hong Li.Most of the rare objects awarded to Hongli by Emperor Kangxi fell into Hongzhou's pocket.Hongshi was not crowned heir, but was ordered to learn the rules from his master.In the face of heavy school work, there is no time to play with Hong Zhou at all, only Hong Li, who is about his age, can play with him.Hongli is very clear about the embarrassing things in Hong Zhou's childhood.Every time Hongzhou got into trouble, Hongli was the one who cleaned up the mess for him.

Those carefree days disappeared when Prince Yong ascended the throne and became Emperor Yongzheng.The more opportunities Emperor Yongzheng gave Hongli, the less hope Hongshi would have of becoming the crown prince.Later, Hongshi actually got closer and closer to Emperor Kangxi's eighth son, Prince Lian Yinhu. The two had a close relationship, which angered their father, Emperor Yongzheng.Hongshi was expelled from the palace and adopted to Prince Lian Yinhu, and even his clan status was cut off.Later, Yinhu was banned by seizing the title, and Hongshi also died of depression not long after.

As for Hong Zhou, I don't know when, when he talked with Hong Li, he always had thorns.On the surface, he looks respectful, but in fact he is constantly challenging Hongli's bottom line.The more tolerant Hongli was to him, the more he pushed forward.

Just as Hongli was engrossed in his thoughts, the door of the Nuan Pavilion squeaked.He Shen came in with a basin of hot water, and said softly, "Your Majesty, the imperial doctor said that Prince He has a fever, so let the servant apply it to his forehead."

Hongli glanced at him, and said lightly: "Leave the water, and you go out too."

He Shen paused, brought the water basin to Hong Zhou's couch, and said softly, "The servant is standing guard outside the door, if you need it, call the servant."

Hongli picked up the handkerchief beside the basin, moistened it with water, and spread it on Hongzhou's forehead.Only when he really got in touch with Hongzhou's body did Hongli realize that the lively and active fifth younger brother had difficulty getting out of bed now.

Perhaps because the veil on his forehead had cooled down, Hongzhou's eyelids twitched a few times, and he slowly opened his eyes.

He saw Hongli beside the couch clearly, was slightly taken aback, then grinned and said: "I can still see Brother Huang, it seems that I am not dead yet."

Hongli couldn't laugh, he said coldly with a straight face: "You are angry with the emperor, why bother to trample on your own body?"

"If I die, Brother Huang will be less of a burden. None of the errands you entrusted to me can be done cleanly. Anyway, in the eyes of everyone, the prince and I are just waiting to die." Hong A nonchalant smile hung on his lips.

"You are my blood brother, ask yourself, have I ever treated you badly in these years?"

"Brother Huang, the third brother is also your blood brother. But without you, he would not die. Since you were young, you have been loved by Huang Ma's father the most. Everyone likes you. They praise you for being smart and intelligent. Even my mother and concubine won't let me compete with you. For so many years, I've tried my best to live as a dandy who only knows how to eat, drink, play and play. I'm tired, brother emperor, I'm really tired. "

Hongli looked at Hongzhou's sunken cheekbones, trembling as he spoke.His voice was very soft, and every word was squeezed out with all his strength, and the heavy breathing in his chest could be heard from a long distance away.But even so, Hongli felt that every word was like a thunderbolt, which exploded in his ears, blowing him to pieces.

"Hongshi..." Hongli said the name he hadn't mentioned for a long time, "He knew that Prince Lian was the one Huang Kao hated the most, but he wanted to make friends with him. Under Huang Kao's thunderous anger, no matter how powerful I am , and can’t keep him. It’s not that Huang Kao didn’t give him a chance, invited the best teacher for him, and taught him a subset of classics and history every day, but what happened? Not only did he not learn well, but he became more and more violent.”

When Hongli spoke, he kept his eyes fixed on Hongzhou. Seeing his eyes dodge, he softened his voice again: "Fifth brother, in fact, I have always envied you. When I was young, every time you wrote poems, the elders praised you; Sometimes I was late, and my husband just reprimanded me verbally. Unlike me, once I failed to recite the raw book from the day before yesterday, and my companion, Ne, was beaten by the ruler twenty times, and his palms were so swollen that he could even hold chopsticks. I can't help it. Is that location really that good? I don't think so. If there is another chance, I might want to be a idle prince, enjoy the flowers and fishes every day, and be happy."

Hong Zhou pursed his lips and did not look at Hong Li's expression, the two were speechless for a while.

Outside the house, Wu Zaku, Hong Zhou's successor, Fujin, waited with He Shen.Wu Zakushi is holding a little boy in his hand, it is Hongzhou's youngest son Yongpin.Wu Zakushi is a blessed woman, she gave birth to seven children for Hong Zhou.Although Hong Zhou acted arrogantly and domineeringly, he treated the Wu Zaku family very well.

He Shen looked at the crying child and asked softly, "Is this the young master of your mansion?"

Although Wu Zaku was sad, he still had the demeanor of a princess.She wiped away the tears on her face, and calmly replied: "Exactly." She sighed faintly: "The child is not yet an adult, if something happens to the prince, what should the big family do?"

He Shen said with relief: "My lord is a lucky man, so he must be able to turn bad luck into good luck. Wangfei, please rest assured."

Wu Zaku clasped his hands together and said something in his mouth: "Amitabha."

When Hongli thought that Hongzhou was not going to answer, a forced smile suddenly appeared on Hongzhou's face.Taking advantage of Hongli's inattention, his bony hand reached under the pillow, and instantly took out a sharp dagger: "Since Brother Huang doesn't want to sit in that seat, why not leave with me, so you can have a companion on Huangquan Road. "

Hongli hurried to grab his hand, but Hongzhou suddenly coughed violently, and blood foam overflowed from his lips.Hongli was impatient for a moment, he didn't bother to grab the dagger in his hand, but just wiped the blood from his lips with a handkerchief.Hong Zhou obediently coughed up the bloody phlegm in his mouth onto the veil.

But it is said that Wu Zaku's family in the outer room originally held Yongpin, but because of clasping his palms together, he let go of his hand for a while.Yong Ping took the opportunity to run towards the warm pavilion, crying, "Ama, Ama."

It was He Shen who reacted first, and hurried to stop the little figure.The child's legs and feet are very fast, and He Shen is about to catch up with his footsteps, but Yong Sui has already pushed open the door of the Nuan Pavilion.

He Shen followed him into the Nuan Pavilion, and just as he was about to plead guilty, he saw Hong Zhou holding up a gleaming dagger, while Hong Li was concentrating on wiping it for Hong Zhou, completely oblivious to the danger that was close at hand.

Wu Zaku's crying words are still in my ears: "If something happens to the prince, what should the big family do?"

He Shen quickly glanced at the tear-stained Yong Ping, and tried to make his voice sound calmer: "Prince He, don't you care about your own body, don't you care about your own son?"

As if cooperating with He Shen, Yong Sui cried to Hong Zhou: "Ama, Ama, you are coughing up blood again."

Hongzhou's hand holding the dagger trembled violently, and he froze when he looked at Yongzheng's weeping little face.

He Shen saw the timing and rushed forward in an instant, pushing Hongli away while grabbing the sharp weapon in Hongzhou's hand.

Hongli was pushed to the side on the bed, he came back to his senses and saw He Shen and Hong Zhou wrestling together.Hong Zhou was already on the verge of running out of fuel, but he had to fight this breath, and the strength in his hands was surprisingly strong.

Hongli's escape seemed to stir up the crazy factor in him.The existence of He Shen happened to be the object of his anger and dissatisfaction.

Hong Zhou knelt on the couch, straightened up tremblingly.He Shen only felt that the dagger was getting closer to his chest, and subconsciously held the tip of the blade with his hand.

In an instant, blood dripped from between the fingers of the originally intact palm, and fell to the ground little by little, forming dark marks.

The scarlet red in front of his eyes seemed to stimulate Hong Zhou's already stretched nerves to the extreme.Hongli seized the moment of stupefaction and clasped Hongzhou's wrist.

Hong Zhou couldn't move his hand at all, and gradually lost his strength, and let go of the handle of the knife.As he let go, the sharp weapon lost its balance and fell to the ground with a bang.

Hongli grabbed Heshen's hand, and on the white palm, a gash was cut by the tip of the blade. Due to the force, the gash was not shallow.At this time, blood was bleeding out, and the blood stained the entire palm along the lines of the palm.

Hongli took out a bright yellow sweat towel from his sleeve, wrapped it carefully for He Shen's hands, and then turned to look at Hongzhou.

Xu Shi had spent too much fighting just now, at this moment Hong Zhou was like a thin piece of paper, lying on the bed with a crooked body, his eyes were looking at the roof out of focus.

He Shen raised his eyes and saw mixed expressions on Hongli's face. Xu was standing very close to Hongli, and He Shen could feel the anger and sadness overflowing from the emperor.

Caught between the two brothers who had their own thoughts, He Shen took a deep breath, and suddenly broke the oppressive silence: "Prince He, I have something to say to you."

Hong Zhou still looked like he was wandering away, as if he didn't hear He Shen's words at all.He Shen paused, not feeling embarrassed, turned his head to Hongli and said, "Your Majesty, this slave wants to ask for a favor. No matter what the slave says next, I implore the Emperor to forgive this slave's crime of disrespect."

Hongli nodded: "Say it, I forgive you for your innocence."

The author has something to say: Asking for flowers and flowers to collect ~ the second update (づ ̄3 ̄)づ

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