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Concubine Jin's palace was much bigger than Ling Wenze's, and the Fifth Prince pushed back the palace people, and took him to sit on the boulder by the lake, and the two of them chatted one after another.

Ling Wenze saw a lot of wood piled up in one place, presumably it was used by the Fifth Prince for carving.

The more he chatted with the fifth prince, the more Ling Wenze felt that this child was not as simple as he seemed.Although he was only 13 years old, Ling Wenze was surprised by his views on many things.

"My grandfather is a great hero." Speaking of Cheng Shangshu, the fifth prince's face was full of pride, "Although he didn't kill the enemy on the battlefield like General Liang, he led the compilation of the current criminal code of the Ling Dynasty and pushed forward With the development of the penal system, even the emperor respects him."

Ling Wenze nodded, Cheng Shangshu is indeed a very powerful person.Suddenly thinking of something, he asked, "I remember, your uncle's name is Cheng Mo?"

The fifth prince glanced at Ling Wenze, then lowered his head again: "Yes, he died when I was young, and that year...he fell into the water and died."

The fifth prince bit the word "misstep" very hard. Ling Wenze knew that this matter was not that simple, but he just vaguely felt that Cheng Mo's falling into the water might have something to do with the second prince.

The fifth prince lowered his head and said bitterly: "This is the most painful thing for Grandpa. No matter how perfect the punishment is, it will not be possible for the emperor to commit the same crime as the common people."

Ling Wenze patted him on the shoulder: "Xiao Wu, don't say these words to other people."

The fifth prince looked at him and smiled: "If it was the third brother before, I wouldn't say these things. Third brother, you are really different from before."

In fact, the fifth prince didn't like the former third prince, but because his mother Concubine Jin has always been grateful for the dead Concubine Hui, and has always taken care of the third prince, so the fifth prince has always taken the initiative to get close to the third prince.But today's Ling Wenze is very different, the fifth prince likes his current third brother, although, for the time being, he can't completely trust him.

Ling Wenze was very pleased with this, and he looked proud: "That's right, your third brother and I are much more handsome than before."

The fifth prince didn't think he was joking, so after looking at him for a while, he said, "Really, third brother, you look much better than before."

Although it's only been a short week, Ling Wenze's physique has indeed changed a bit, and exercise is always effective.Ling Wenze thought of Zhi Yuan again. Although Zhi Yuan was not as tall as him, she was already in better shape than him. After exercising for the same week, Zhi Yuan's changes were more obvious than his.

The Fifth Prince waved his hand in front of Ling Wenze's eyes: "Third brother, what are you thinking?"

Ling Wenze smiled: "I was thinking, I have to find you a sister-in-law as soon as possible."

The fifth prince was silent for a moment, and said: "Third brother, the second brother is just about to leave the palace to build a mansion, are you in a hurry?"

Ling Wenze closed his smile: "You know that Father is going to make a crown prince, right?"

The fifth prince nodded: "So what if you know, it has nothing to do with you and me."

Ling Wenze raised his eyebrows: "Why has nothing to do with you and me? You can't let him make the second prince?"

The Fifth Prince frowned and looked at Ling Wenze: "Third brother, you..."

"It's best not to establish King Jia..." Ling Wenze stared at the fifth prince, "Xiao Wu, what do you think of yourself?"

The fifth prince's eyes were wide open in shock, he looked around suddenly, and after confirming that there were indeed no one else, he said, "Third brother, stop joking."

Knowing that it's a little early to say this, Ling Wenze smiled: "Okay, I'm not kidding anymore. Come on, Third Brother will give you a present."

Taking out the dagger stuck between his boots, Ling Wenze handed it to the fifth prince: "This thing really cuts iron like mud, so be careful not to hurt others."

The fifth prince took the dagger, pulled out the scabbard, and his eyes lit up: "It looks like a treasure, third brother, where did you get it?" As he spoke, he poked the dagger at the boulder beside him, and the dagger was completely submerged. In Shizhong, the Fifth Prince was stunned for a while, then easily pulled out the dagger, and then looked at Ling Wenze in disbelief.

Ling Wenze was amused by his stupidity: "Of course your third brother built it myself."

"You built it yourself?" The fifth prince obviously didn't believe it, but he whispered, "If our frontier army can have such a magical weapon, then You Jiang would have been driven back to the depths of the grassland by us."

You Jiang is a nomadic clan outside the Great Wall, and it is the target of General Liang guarding the frontier.The smelting technology of this dynasty was not developed, and the weapons produced in large quantities were indeed not good, and affected by natural conditions, the horses and cavalry on You Jiang's side were obviously better than those of Ling Dynasty.

Ling Wenze didn't expect the Fifth Prince to think about the frontier affairs, and then realized that his attendant was Liang Cangqiong, the son of General Liang, and realized that these two children must have talked about these things when they get together.

Ling Wenze said seriously: "This thing is a magic weapon, so it is doomed that it cannot be mass-produced."

The fifth prince twitched the corner of his mouth: "I know, don't worry, third brother. I just... like wood carvings, oh, now I can like stone carvings."

Sensing his reluctance, Ling Wenze felt that he could really help Xiao Wu ascend to the throne, but this matter had to be discussed in the long run.

Suddenly thought of something, Ling Wenze asked him: "Xiao Wu, what kind of books do you have? Lend me a few."

The fifth prince played with the dagger, and said, "There are all kinds of books, and there are also many military books, all of which were given to me by the sky." Speaking of this, he looked at Ling Wenze, "Why don't you go to the Zangshu Pavilion to borrow books? ?”

Ling Wenze told about Chen Ziye, the fifth prince held up his dagger and said bitterly: "The Chen family is really powerful, and now the second emperor brother is going to marry Ding Shangshu's daughter, so the household department has fallen into his hands. "

Ling Wenze asked: "But Prime Minister Lin is the boss of Hu Lisi, isn't he from King Jia's lineage?"

The fifth prince smiled, and the words "evil smile" appeared in Ling Wenze's mind, and he couldn't help complaining in his heart: What kind of a big-tailed wolf is a brat pretending to be.

"Prime Minister Lin may not necessarily turn to King Jia." In front of Ling Wenze, the fifth prince was less and less able to hide himself. He looked at Ling Wenze, "Third brother, you know that Princess Jia is the prime minister's daughter, right?"

Ling Wenze felt that the child's expression looked like he was about to gossip, so he nodded: "I know, Princess Jia, it seems that the girl's name is Lin Zhaoxiang."

The Fifth Prince said: "King Jia and Concubine Wang have been married for almost two years, but there is no news from my stomach. There are rumors that King Jia often beats Concubine Jia."

Ling Wenze was a little taken aback now: "Domestic violence? Is Jia Wang so worthless?"

The fifth prince didn't quite understand what he was talking about, but he continued to say: "It's a rumor, but I think it's true. Someone in Prince Jia's mansion got drunk and revealed the matter, and then he was dealt with. gone."

Ling Wenze thought about it: "I remember that Princess Jia is the only legitimate daughter of Prime Minister Lin."

The Fifth Prince nodded: "Well, King Jia's attendant Lin Zhaoxing and your attendant Lin Zhaonuo were both born to Prime Minister Lin's concubine."

Ling Wenze didn't quite understand: "If this is true, will Prime Minister Lin just sit idly by?"

The fifth prince showed a look of resentment: "It's Princess Jia who doesn't want to let outsiders control her. Women are really weird sometimes, and they would rather be beaten than leave. If you want me to say, it's okay if she can't give birth to a child." It's not necessarily her problem, who knows if King Jia has any problems."

Ling Wenze jokingly shook the Fifth Prince's head: "You're not old, you know a lot."

There was a rule in the Ling Dynasty that concubines could only have children after the main wife gave birth to a son. Of course, there were exceptions, such as Prime Minister Lin.His main wife had not given birth to an heir for many years, so he allowed his concubine to give birth to his eldest son Lin Zhaosheng, and then his main wife gave birth to his first daughter Lin Zhaoxiang, and later his concubine gave birth to his second son Lin Zhaonuo.But King Jia is obviously not that old, so he is still waiting for Princess Jia to give birth to a son.

Just as Zhi Yuan had finished following the training plan Ling Wenze had made for him, someone from the palace came to report that Ling Wenze was having dinner at Concubine Jin's place and that there was no need to wait for him. He also brought more than a dozen books to Zhi Yuan, saying It was borrowed from the Fifth Prince.Ling Wenze's original words were: "Take these back and let Mr. Zhiyuan relieve his boredom."

After retreating from the palace people, Zhi Yuan flipped through a dozen books on the table, each of which was about marching and deploying troops, and suddenly felt a little funny, asking a young man to read military books to relieve his boredom, thank goodness he could figure it out.

Zhi Yuan had never read a military book before, so she was a little curious.Although he has been trapped in the mandarin duck building all year round and has learned some romantic things, he is still a man, and a man will have an innate longing for frontier battlefields and making achievements.So Zhi Yuan picked up a military book and read it, and soon became addicted to it.

On Concubine Jin's side, Ling Wenze was feasting with the Fifth Prince.The fourth princess entrusted someone to tell her that she would have dinner with Cheng Shangshu, so there was no need to wait for her.Concubine Jin personally cooked a bunch of delicious dishes, Ling Wenze felt that the meal was so blissful, and even began to think about when to bring Zhi Yuan together for another meal.Of course, the next second, he was taken aback by his own thoughts: Why do you always think of Zhi Yuan?Then he comforted himself, probably because Zhi Yuan was his first experimental subject in this world.

After eating and drinking enough, Ling Wenze praised Concubine Jin's cooking skills to the sky, which made Concubine Jin bend her eyebrows with a smile.

Ling Wenze rubbed his belly and asked, "Ma'am, I have a question to ask you. Do you know when my birthday is?"

Concubine Jin looked at him, hesitated and said: "I thought you would never want to mention your birthday, after all your concubine mother..."

Ling Wenze knew that Concubine Hui passed away because she had given birth to the third prince, but this had no effect on him: "Actually, I was thinking, when can I marry my first wife."

Concubine Jin also knew that the second prince was about to leave the palace to build a mansion, so like the fifth prince, she also felt that Ling Wenze's move had ulterior motives. After thinking about it, she still said: "The third day of next month will be your 20th birthday. , you can marry a regular wife."

The third day of next month is also the day of the second prince's wedding. Concubine Jin thought that Emperor Yong probably didn't remember Ling Wenze's birthday at all.Afraid that Ling Wenze would be upset, Concubine Jin added: "If you really want to, I can help you find a suitable girl."

Unexpectedly, the birthday came so coincidentally that it was on the same day as the second prince's wedding. Ling Wenze asked, "Can I marry a man?"