set of flowers

An Mingxi, who was only nine years old, was pushed to the ground, and his palms were rubbed against the rough ground, causing a sharp pain.

"Third Brother..." An Mingxi stared up at the expressionless An Mingjing with his eyes wide open.

An Mingjing lowered his eyes, looked down at the child sitting on the ground, and frowned: "Disgusting."

nausea--

The bad words turned into silver needles, piercing his already scarred heart. The wound was not big, but the blood kept flowing out of the small opening, and the pain was gradually amplified the moment he noticed the wound.

In an instant, he burst into tears.And before he had time to vent, looking at the back of An Mingjing's departure, he, who used to be delicate, ignored the physical and mental pain at this moment, got up, trotted over, caught up with An Mingjing, grabbed his fluttering skirt, and Keeping up with his pace, he said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry... Third Brother, I'm sorry... Xi'er won't do it again..." He didn't know what he did wrong, even he just appeared in front of An Mingjing, but Since An Mingjing was angry with him, he must be wrong.

...The mother and concubine are gone, and the emperor no longer cares about him. He doesn't want to lose the good brother who has loved him so far.

He doesn't want to be alone.

An Mingjing stopped in his tracks, and An Mingxi bumped into his back because of his sudden movement, before he could stop.

"Third brother..."

An Mingjing's whole body was shaking, and An Mingxi was afraid that he would see his angry face if he took a step forward, so he didn't dare to move, and he didn't know whether he should let go.

An Mingjing took a deep breath, and then shouted with all his strength, "Get lost—"

An Mingxi was so frightened that his whole body trembled, but An Mingjing still didn't look back, but pushed An Mingxi with his backhand and pulled back the piece of cloth that fell into An Mingxi's hand.

An Mingxi fell to the ground again under the force, but this time he didn't have the courage to catch up.He looked back at the teenagers who were watching not far behind, and felt ashamed for the first time in his life.

……

Hua Qianyu must have been deceived by the mask An Mingjing wore just like him when he was a child—he originally thought so.But when Hua Qianyu looked at An Mingjing, he knew that he was stupid.

They were originally together.

He almost forgot that Hua Qianyu once watched An Mingjing attack him, but they still left side by side, and they are still talking and laughing now... An Mingjing did not hide his true self in front of Hua Qianyu, Hua Qianyu He has always been An Mingjing's person.

He seems to have been lied to again.

An Mingxi sat in the dark, put his left arm on the wooden table, and bent his four fingers.

The cool wind blowing through the window made my heart shiver.

It doesn't matter, he still has Ah Jiu.

Thinking of this, he stood up, was about to lift his foot, but there was no movement, he raised the corner of his mouth in self-deprecating.

What if Ah Jiu approached him for another purpose?

It has been seven years since his mother and concubine passed away, but he hasn't made any progress.

It's been seven years, and it's time for him to grow up.

……

In the early morning, just as the sun was showing its rays, Ah Jiu, Le Yang, and Le Liyou came to the other courtyard with their toiletries.Just after turning the corner, they saw Hua Qianyu squatting in front of An Mingxi's room guarding the mess.

"Master?" Le Yang was puzzled.

"Young master?" Ah Jiu was also puzzled.

Hua Qianyu just unfolded the picture scroll lying in the pile of clothes as if she didn't notice them.

Le Yang approached and saw the painting, and was surprised: "It's the painting of the young master!"

Ah Jiu was even more surprised: "Young master? This..." Isn't this drawn by a talented woman who admires His Highness?

"He took the painting with him." Hua Qianyu said suddenly, while speaking, he rolled up the scroll gently.

"...Yes," it was actually just taken out of the palace, how could it be taken with me? "When I was packing my luggage, the young master specifically ordered me to take the painting with me." In fact, Ah Jiu suggested to take it away together - since it was painted by the young master, will telling such a lie help deepen the relationship between the two?

Then, Hua Qianyu picked up the costumes one by one and hung them on his arm, as if talking to himself: "I promised to sing to me, but I lost all the costumes..."

in argument?

Ah Jiu seemed to hear something.

After picking up the costumes, Hua Qianyu started to pick up the playbooks, moving slowly and looking uninspired.

Ah Jiu was about to put down the things in his hands and pick them up with Hua Qianyu, but just as he bent down, Hua Qianyu said, "No, I'll do it."

"Okay..." Ah Jiu straightened up.

After picking up the sundries, Hua Qianyu stood up and asked, "If you don't want these things, can you give them to me?"

Ah Jiu thought, if His Highness doesn't want these things, then it doesn't matter to give them to the young master; if His Highness is just acting on his own will, with the relationship between the two of them, he can get them back if he regrets afterwards.

After weighing, Ah Jiu nodded.

Hua Qianyu carried the pile of things back to her room.

"My lord..." Le Yang, who had been watching quietly and feeling worried, turned around and followed Hua Qianyu back to the room.

Ah Jiu and Le Liyou looked away after they entered the room.Ah Jiu pushed the door open first and entered, followed by Le Liyou.

——There are two sets of mouthwash utensils on the Leli You Pan, each with a mouthwash cup with willow sticks inserted and a small saucer containing a knuckle-measured ointment.

Ah Jiu first put the plate on the low table next to the basin stand, and then picked up the washbasin on the plate and put it on the basin stand.Le Liyou followed him and put An Mingxi's mouthwash on the plate he put down, and left the room without saying hello.

Ah Jiu asked An Mingxi who had just opened his eyes: "Did Your Highness sleep soundly?" While speaking, he tested the temperature of the water—it was still hot, just right.

"En." An Mingxi responded, turned over and sat on the side of the bed.

Ah Jiu approached, handed over the wrung face towel, and asked again: "The things outside... don't you want it?"

"Hmm." An Mingxi took the face towel, wiped his face and neck, and handed it to Ah Jiu.

"Why? Your Highness is tired?" Ah Jiu put the towel into the water a few times, wrung it out again and handed it over.

"Ah."

"...Your Highness didn't let it out yesterday?" Ah Jiu still remembered that he had combed An Mingxi's hair, but at this time An Mingxi's hair was tied up, obviously he had gone out before he knew it.

"Yes." An Mingxi replied again.

Well, His Highness is not happy to talk about yesterday's events.

It is certain that during the period when he was sleeping, His Highness had a quarrel with the playboy.

Ah Jiu pretended to be happy, trying to liven up the atmosphere: "Your Highness, I know that the painting that appeared for no reason that day was painted by the young master. The young master is really a capable person, capable of both literature and martial arts, piano and painting..."

Ah Jiu's voice became smaller and smaller, looking at An Mingxi who hadn't responded all this time, he couldn't continue his one-man show.

His Highness is not happy.

……

Hua Qianyu has never been so at a loss.

He stood in the atrium of the other courtyard, in front of An Mingxi's room, and met An Mingxi who had just walked out of the room.

"Xi... Brother..." For a while, he questioned whether it was appropriate to use such a title.

Unexpectedly, An Mingxi responded with a "hmm". Although he was not enthusiastic, he still responded.

Hua Qianyu put up a smiling face, stepped forward and said, "Brother, do you still want to do morning exercises?"

"En." An Mingxi still responded, but walked towards the moon cave with his legs as if ignoring the visitor.

Hua Qianyu followed and stood shoulder to shoulder with him. After stepping out of the moon cave, he said as if he had nothing to say: "I will leave Beijing tomorrow morning, brother, do you want to do morning exercises tomorrow?"

"it is good."

"...Brother, have you packed your luggage?"

"Nothing to do with you."

Hua Qianyu was so shocked that she couldn't hold back her smile.

If he encountered such a situation in the past, he would probably be quiet and give the other party time to be alone - he doesn't like to coax others.But after a night of self-torture, he became a little anxious, so he asked, "Is brother angry with me?"

"No."

"Then why are you so unfamiliar?"

An Mingxi stopped, turned to Hua Qianyu, and said calmly, "I'm tired, and I'm tired."

Hearing this, Hua Qianyu's shoulders drooped.The usual high-spirited young master looked like this, which made Ah Jiu feel distressed, but he couldn't help to speak.

Hua Qianyu tried to explain: "The matter of the prince——"

"I'm not interested in anything about you or him. If you're going to waste my time—I can practice by myself."

……

In the deep courtyard, there were only two people left in Nuo Da's study room, and even the servants outside the door were cleared away, showing caution.

Wei Kan gritted his teeth: "No wonder he is so arrogant and domineering. It turns out he belongs to his family—then what is the origin of the person next to him?"

Wei Zhongliang looked over the eaves outside the window, and responded indifferently: "I think it's the fourth prince, An Mingxi."

"Fourth prince?" Wei Kan was startled.

"Yes—according to the news, the fourth prince is His Majesty's most beloved prince..." Wei Zhongliang turned to look at Wei Kan with cold eyes, "If they didn't deliberately hide their identities, you would already be dead at this moment."

Wei Kan immediately knelt down: "My child made a big mistake, I hope my father will forgive me."

"Come on," Wei Zhongliang waved his hands, motioning him to get up: "Since they didn't accuse you on the spot, it's not easy to mention it after a long time... I hope you will be careful in the future."

"Follow your father's teachings!"

"Get up!" Wei Zhongliang waved his hands.

Wei Kan got up and asked again: "My lord attended the dinner yesterday, did you gain anything?"

"Harvest? Ha," Wei Zhongliang chuckled, "Does His Majesty's presence count as a harvest?"

"Your Majesty coming in person?" Wei Kan frowned, "Your Majesty really values ​​that yellow-mouthed boy?"

Wei Zhongliang shook his head: "It's hard to judge."

"What do you want to do in the future, father?"

"You said... how about getting rid of the fourth prince while they are leaving the capital?"

Looking at his father's appearance, Wei Kan couldn't guess whether he was serious or joking, and asked again: "Your Majesty will really let the fourth prince who has not been well-trained be enthroned?"

Wei Zhongliang still shook his head: "It's not for this reason."

Wei Kan heard that his father really had his intentions, so he asked: "Then what are the benefits of taking the risk of assassination?"

"Since His Majesty loves the Fourth Prince, if the Fourth Prince dies under the protection of Young Master Hua, do you think His Majesty will be furious?"

"But," Wei Kan took advantage of this moment to raise his previous doubts, "If His Majesty really loves the prince, why bother to take the risk and send him out of the palace?"

"According to what the lord said, there is a greater threat to your majesty in the palace, but there may be some other purpose." Wei Kan thought that whether the lord told the truth and whether his majesty fully believed in the lord is unknown, "what's more With no one knowing his identity, having the protection of the prime minister may better guarantee his safety."

"Father, do you want to use this to deepen the conflict between Your Majesty and Huaxiang?"

Wei Zhongliang smiled: "Don't you think that the Hua family has stood in this position of one person under one person and above ten thousand people for too long?"

"Yes!"

Wei Zhongliang turned around, with his hands behind his back: "Send the order, follow the fourth prince, choose the opportunity to assassinate, and try to make Hua Qianyu as safe as possible!"

"Yes!"