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Man Jin glanced at the group of people who were smirking, then looked back blankly, looked at Duan Shiyu, and asked, "Does the wound still hurt?"

This woman's youth is fleeting, and her good youth was wasted in the deep palace. At this time, she is no longer young, and there are wrinkles on the corners of her eyes, but her eyes are as gentle as water.

Duan Shiyu met her mother's gaze, warmed her heart, held her hand, pinned the broken hair from her temples behind her ears, and said, "It doesn't hurt anymore, mother, don't worry, the wound has healed."

"Yeah." Man Jin nodded, forced the corners of her mouth into a smile.She held Duan Shiyu's hand tightly, and her warm palm covered Duan Shiyu's rough hand.

Duan Shiyu said: "Mother, I know what to do."

Manjin shook her head and said, "You don't have to do anything."

There was pleading in her words.She is just a concubine of the fourth rank, with no status and no backing, if she wants to survive in this dark and turbulent palace, she can only be timid and shy.

Duan Shiyu knew that his mother wanted to protect him, so he nodded and said, "Mother is at ease."

Man Jin sighed and looked at Duan Shiyu.Duan Shiyu has grown up, and has grown into a majestic man, not as weak as he was when he was a child, and the eyebrows are indeed a bit like the emperor when he was young.

Regardless of whether it was out of mother's love or not, Man Jin felt that she wanted to be better than the other princes, Duan Shiyu.Such a man should not be humiliated.

Man Jin was full of unwillingness, but she didn't know how to change the current situation.There were tears in her eyes, and her face was full of guilt towards her son.

Duan Shiyu sighed, squeezed Manjin's soft and boneless hand, and said in a low voice, "Mother, don't be sad, at this time, you should be happy."

"Ah."

Duan Shiyu patted Man Jin's hand, put on a smiling face, and looked at the few people sitting there, as if they had already merged into this happy scene.Man Jin had complicated thoughts, and quickly wiped the corners of her eyes.

A show lasted for an hour.The servant had already set up another family banquet in Wangyou Hall, a feast for the emperor and his sons to drink alone.

Whether it is the prince who went up to Jiguan or down to Huangkou, he must leave his mother at this time.

At this time, it was snowing heavily again, and there was a cold wind in the snow.Duan Shiyu left the table and followed the servant to the Palace of Wangyou.

Wangyou Palace is much cooler than Changle Palace.The women are all good at acting, even if they look down on each other, they will pretend to be good sisters on the surface, not to mention that under the eyes of the Empress Dowager, no one dares to show face.

But the princes are different. They have been protected by their mother since they were young, and they are the sons of the emperor. If you are unhappy, you are unhappy.

Leaving aside those princes who have not tied their hair, the two most unsightly are King Qi Duan Cishan and Crown Prince Duan Chenliang.King Qi Duan Porcelain was kept under the empress' knees, and the empress was the top grade in the harem, so King Qi should be the crown prince, but Duan Chenliang snatched the crown prince.And the queen's father, the uncle Xiao Zhongling, is the Prime Minister of Zuo Zhongzheng, the first rank of the court. The crown prince has shown his favor to Xiao Zhongling many times, but Xiao Zhongling has rejected them all. The position of the crown prince.

Both of them were in the upper seat, one on the left and one on the right, not looking at each other.

Duan Shiyu sat below Duan Cishan, opposite to Wu Wang Duan Nanxing.Like the prince's mother, Duan Nanxing's mother was a second-rank concubine, but unlike Fu Ling, that woman showed all her jealousy and contempt.Her son didn't follow him, he looked much more easy-going and refined.

The emperor knew that his sons were not easy-going, so he glanced around and drank a glass of wine by himself.The prince stood up quickly and congratulated the emperor on the new year.

The other princes quickly agreed.The emperor sighed, knocked on the table, and let them sit down.His eyes then fell on Duan Shiyu.

Among the adult princes, only Duan Shiyu didn't wear a crown.Duan Shiyu just got the crown this year, but he has been suppressing thieves outside, so he didn't have time to give him a crown ceremony, so he simply tied his hair with a hairpin.In addition, at this moment, he was still injured, his face was pale, and he looked very pitiful.

After all, he was his own son, so the emperor felt sorry and sent his servants to fetch the jade crown.

Duan Chenliang glanced at Duan Shiyu and asked: "King Yue, how is the wound?"

Duan Shiyu was drinking, when he heard this, he put down his glass and said with a smile, "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness, the recovery is not bad."

"That's good."

Duan Cishan turned her head to look at Duan Shiyu, unable to move her eyes.Duan Shiyu noticed his gaze and asked, "What's wrong?"

Duan Cishan shook his head, with surprise in his eyes, and said: "I remember that brother Yue Wang looked like a girl when he was young, why... why is it different now."

"Hahaha!" The emperor laughed loudly, pointed at Duan Cishan, and said, "You are the only one who hasn't grown up."

Duan Cishan touched her face, very unconvinced, pulled Duan Shiyu up, and said: "I am not convinced, compare with me!"

Duan Shiyu was a little embarrassed and looked at the emperor.

The emperor raised his eyebrows, as if he wanted to see a good show.Duan Shiyu had no choice but to let Duan Cishan drag him into the hall.

Duan Cishan asked Duan Shiyu to stand up straight, and stood upright against Duan Shiyu's chest.

Duan Cishan is half a head shorter than Duan Shiyu, so it's obvious at a glance without comparison, but Duan Cishan wanted to do this to make the emperor happy.

The emperor really laughed.