Are you stupid?

They... met?

Shenlong's eyes were confused, apparently puzzled by Mu Huaiyuan's greeting.

Emperor Taixing was more curious than his son.

He resisted the fear and raised his head, but he retreated after glancing at Mu Huaiyuan, and hurriedly looked away, "When did you see Shenlong?"

The smile on Mu Huaiyuan's face disappeared, and he returned to his cold look, "Reporting to Your Majesty, seven years ago, His Majesty toured the world and stopped for ten days in Yuzhou to enjoy the scenery of Taihu Lake. Teacher and teacher's wife just took me to travel around the world and visit relatives Visiting friends, living together in a hut by the Taihu Lake. Occasionally, I met His Royal Highness and His Second Highness taking a light boat tour of the lake."

"Taihu, isn't that..."

The smile on Emperor Taixing's face suddenly disappeared, and his suspicious eyes fell on Mu Huaiyuan, gradually congealing a bit of murderous intent.

Mu Huaiyuan was not afraid at all, "Yes, it was the time when the Second Highness fell into the water. I was fishing on the shore when I heard the noise coming from the lake, so I hid in the forest and saw two gorgeously dressed young masters arguing , the tall one yelled, "When I ascend the throne, I will not imitate the benevolence of my father and queen, and I will kill you immediately" and then pushed the short one into the lake. Flopping on the surface of the lake, he approached the light boat. The eldest son took the oars and slapped the young master into the bottom of the water. After a few breaths, the young master disappeared."

"It was such a nasty thing again, I quietly took off the coir raincoat that covered the sun and dived into the water, grabbed the fainted young man and swam downstream. Looking at the young man's clothes and accessories, I guessed that he was from the royal family. I He is the son of a guilty minister, and his identity is suspicious to the royal family, so he had to hand over the young master to an old man who fished for a living, and asked the old man to tell the people who found him that he caught it while fishing, and don't reveal my existence."

After hearing what Mu Huaiyuan said, Emperor Taixing turned pale.

He just sat there, unable to move for a while.

The trip to Taihu Lake seven years ago was the only time for Emperor Taixing to tour the world, showing the power of heaven.But when they were swimming in Taihu Lake, the eldest son and the second son fell into the water together, and the guards who accompanied him said they were busy looking for His Highness, but in a blink of an eye, His Second Highness disappeared and returned to the palace to plead guilty.When he sent troops down the river to look for his second son, Shenlong had already been picked up by a fisherman in tattered clothes and a panicked expression.A large piece of his forehead was cut and blood was flowing.

It took days and nights for the imperial doctor traveling with Shengjia to rescue the second son who was suffering from high fever after a broken head, but he didn't want Shenlong to forget everything that happened during the lake tour. never grew up.Always stop at the age of eight.

Emperor Taixing himself experienced the dilemma of being squeezed out by his younger brother who was "both talented and virtuous". When his sons were young, whenever they saw Shenlong's extraordinary intelligence, he always felt very sorry for his depressed eldest son Linde.He continued to reward Linde with gifts, but turned a blind eye to his second son, Shenlong, in order to consolidate Linde's status and prevent Linde from being treated poorly by people in the palace and court because of the delay in establishing a prince.

No matter how high the status of anyone in the palace is, not being favored is the original sin.

Everything really went as Emperor Taixing wished, the eldest son Linde's position was stable, and whether he had the title of prince was held in the palm of his hand, but the second son was rarely around, and few people got close to him.

But Emperor Taixing just didn't want Shenlong to have thoughts that he shouldn't have, lest he covet the position in the East Palace. He never thought that the eldest son would do such insane and evil things as murdering his brother!

"It's fake, it must be fake! Linde is generous and kind, how could he push Shenlong into the water and hurt him with a paddle! Taihu Lake is deep and the undercurrent is turbulent. Shenlong must have accidentally fallen into the water and was washed away by the current. Hit the boulder at the bottom of the lake!"

Emperor Taixing panicked to find a reason for his dead eldest son, but from his trembling hands, anyone could see what Emperor Taixing said, even he couldn't convince himself.

The classics said coldly: "Your Majesty, the Second Highness was wearing a thin red gown when he fell into the water. Huaiyuan tore the material when he pulled him back by the collar, and brought back a few silk threads between his fingers. He After returning to the thatched cottage, I told the truth to me. I put away those silk threads, and after the visit was over, when I returned to Luoyang with the princess to meet the empress, I told her the whole story, and I was promoted to those few. A red rose thread as proof."

This middle-aged man who was always docile and gentle finally couldn't bear the truth, so he covered his face and burst into tears.

Not long after Shenlong fell into the water and woke up, Empress Cui suddenly had a cold attitude towards the eldest son who had always placed high hopes on her. She no longer revolved around the frail and sick third son in daily life, but gave Shenlong more care, worrying about the second son from time to time.

When Emperor Taixing saw Empress Cui's behavior, he thought she blamed his eldest son for not taking good care of Shenlong, which caused an accident. He never thought that there was such a terrible truth hidden in it.

"Is it my fault? The gods are punishing me for hurting Shenlong and making Linde fall off the horse and die!"

"Your Majesty, don't blame yourself. What has this matter to do with Your Majesty? Your Majesty is not wrong." Seeing the miserable state of Taixing Emperor crying, Dian Ji comforted him in a low voice, and took the initiative to relieve the depression in Taixing Emperor's heart. "Your Majesty just wants to pass on the throne. To the queen's parent-child, and the second highness has already fallen to the root of the disease, and the third highness may affect the life expectancy. Except for the first highness, your majesty has no choice at all. The queen also understands this truth, so she warned me not to disclose this matter. If it weren't for Lin His Majesty De died suddenly, His Majesty had no choice but to push Shenlong to the throne, and I will never tell His Majesty this secret in this life, otherwise I would put a thorn in the gap between His Majesty and His Highness Lin De, father and son, and separate the flesh and blood of the world."

"But now... well, His Majesty chose the Second Highness out of his sincerity, but the Second Highness must be inferior to the First Highness. I was afraid that you would blame the Second Highness, so I told His Majesty the truth. Please forgive me Second Highness, be more patient and tolerant."

When Emperor Taixing learned of the past in front of Duo, his whole body lost all energy and energy.

He stared blankly at the three people in front of him, slowly raised his hand, and waved it to signal them to leave. He got up in a daze, and staggered a few steps from the front hall to the back hall, as if he might fall at any time.

As soon as Emperor Taixing disappeared into the big study, there were already mournful cries from the apse.

"Teacher really thought that concealing the truth was the best way?" Mu Huaiyuan asked the question that had been hidden in his heart many years ago.

"I was just casually comforting His Majesty. King Lu wants to kill His Majesty. I think His Majesty's sacrifice to King Lu all these years is a danger of breeding tigers. It's Linde's turn to kill his younger brother. I also think that it is better to kill such a son as soon as possible. Keeping him is a disaster. If he really waits for his succession, none of His Majesty's heirs will survive the disaster! Fortunately, the heavens have eyes and let him fall to his death on the road before going to the Taimiao to worship." The classics mocked bluntly.

He stretched his finger to the sky, "Oh, it should be said that it is the blessing of the ancestors of Da Zhou."

Thinking of King Lu and the dead eldest prince Linde, Dian Ji rolled his eyes at the sky, and after recovering from his emotions, he smiled again, and greeted the Second Highness who had been standing next to his disciple in a good voice, "Shenlong, come here, Granduncle will take you back to Fengqi Palace."

Shenlong nodded, pulled Mu Huaiyuan to the classics, took another person with one hand, and walked back first.

"Why didn't Shenlong call a car? I'm 60 years old, and I'd be exhausted walking to Fengqi Palace." Dianji laughed heartily, deliberately teasing Shenlong.

It is also a pity for the classics to suffer from the second highness, but he has a high status in the family and a prominent reputation among scholars. Even in front of his own son, he has to maintain the airs of a strict father. No child has ever dared to walk with the classics affectionately.Therefore, even though Shenlong is 13 years old, as long as he thinks that Shenlong is an idiot, as innocent and cute as when he was seven or eight years old, the classics will cherish him from the bottom of his heart.

"The 60-year-old old man in the country can still carry water and farm, and his body is strong. My uncle and grandpa are weak because they sit still all day long. I will walk with you and become stronger." Shenlong nodded vigorously as he said, affirming his own strength. statement.

"Oh, well, Shenlong is thinking about me, so I will risk my life to accompany the gentleman." Not wanting to take away Shenlong's kindness, Dianji took a deep breath and prepared his feet.

Shenlong blinked and continued: "Grandpa, do you want Shenlong to write well?"

"A good handwriting will only do you good, of course I would."

"Shenlong writes [-] large characters every day, and my great-uncle walks around the dormitory [-] times." Without waiting for the classics to answer, Shenlong has already made a decision by himself, "If a gentleman says something, he will whip the horse quickly."

"Oh? Why are you like this kid, who did you learn from?" the classics were dumbfounded.

He shook his head and comforted himself, "Forget it, I'll listen to you. You have to write well, and you can't let my old man walk twenty laps a day for nothing."

There was a smile in Mu Huaiyuan's eyes.

He was quietly led by the dragon, and did not interrupt the performance of the old and the young from the beginning to the end.

……

Back at Fengqi Palace, Bauhinia and Lvluo checked Shenlong nervously up and down, and carefully looked at Shenlong's face. They were relieved after judging that His Highness the Second Highness did not offend Emperor Taixing. two people.

"Please wait a moment, Prince Consort Dian. Your Majesty has gone to Chenghong Hall to visit His Highness the Third Highness. The servants will send someone to pass on the message." Chuncha stepped forward to explain.

"No hurry." Dian Ji stretched out his hand to Chun Cha in a good-tempered manner, "Bring me the homework of His Highness the Second Highness."

Chuncha immediately gave Shenlong the homework of copying the classics according to the day. After reading the classics one by one, he suddenly frowned and slapped Shenlong on the back, "Good boy, you have to do twenty sheets of homework every day. , but use it to coax me, to see if I won't clean up you every day in the future."

"Ah?" Shenlong opened his tender red lips in surprise.

Classics raised his head triumphantly, stroked his beard under his chin, and deliberately dragged out his voice to scare people, "In this world, no one can compare to this old man in terms of being a teacher. Your Highness is the student who needs teaching most in the world, and this old man is the one in heaven." The teacher who is the best at teaching students below, you deserve to fall under my seat. Alas, in the days to come, I will give lectures while you stand and listen, and I will test with a ruler. You can’t tell. "Papa' hit your palm. Think about it, it's really refreshing."

"Teacher is teasing Your Highness." Mu Huaiyuan gently lifted Shenlong's chin, helped him close his mouth, and emphasized intimately, "If there is something you don't know about homework, come to find senior brother. Senior brother can imitate other people's handwriting so well." Lifelike—well, Your Highness's is a little more difficult."

He glanced at Shenlong's dog crawling character, and a smile spread from the corners of his eyes and brows.

Scratching the itchy spot with his fingertips, Shenlong turned his head to look at Mu Huaiyuan, his face flushed, he curled up his neck, and muttered softly, "Smart words, bad guy."

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