Li Su practiced calligraphy, and heard the laughter of Lu Xi and Xiao Que'er in her ears. She stopped writing and looked at the innocent smiles of the children.
It started snowing outside again. Li Su gently opened the window, and the cold wind blew in. Li Su shivered from the cold, and quickly closed the window.
I wonder how Yicheng is doing now? Is it cold? are you hungry? Li Su thought with a sigh.
At this time, Li Yicheng and his new master were nestling beside the charcoal basin, drinking hot milk tea, and eating the hamburgers and sandwiches he brought in the morning.
Li Yicheng looked at the twelfth prince who was chomping on the hamburger, and lowered his head silently, foster father, this is really not what I let the twelfth prince eat, but what he wants to eat. I didn't let him eat it, so he used his identity as master to suppress me. I can't help it either.
It turned out that on the first day Li Yicheng entered the palace, he had to familiarize himself with the environment in the study room, deal with the people around him, and quietly observe the preferences of the twelve princes. He was at a loss for time, and he didn't even have time for lunch. After class was over in the afternoon, after the twelve princes returned to the palace, the twelve princes went to wash and rest. Li Yicheng felt hungry and heartburned. He remembered the snacks his mother brought him when he came out in the morning, so he took it out. Just prepare hot water and eat something to pad your stomach.
Who knew, just after taking two bites, he found the twelve princes standing in front of him.
Li Yicheng quickly knelt down, the twelve princes didn't speak, just stared at him - the sandwich in his hand.
Li Yicheng hesitated, "Your Highness is honorable, this..."
The Twelfth Prince did not speak, but continued to stare at him.
In the end, Li Yicheng had no choice but to offer the rest of the food. The Twelfth Prince was not a stingy person, so he offered hot milk tea. The two of them huddled next to the charcoal basin and began to feast on it.
Li Yicheng sighed in his heart, he knew that the Twelfth Prince was pitiful, but he didn't expect to be so pitiful. Although Duanben Palace is the residence of the princes, there are only twelve princes who live in it, and the rest of the princes and princesses live with their biological mothers. Regardless of whether the biological mother is favored or not, with the care of the mother, it is natural to have no worries about food and clothing. of. Only the twelve princes were left alone, and there were many eunuchs and maids serving in Duanben Palace, but they were not dedicated.
When the two of them had almost eaten, several eunuchs and court ladies came in with food boxes. The chief eunuch, Si Zhen, frowned when he saw this, but knew that Li Yicheng was Eunuch Jiang's adopted son, so he swallowed his complaints back. "Your Highness, dinner is ready, you can eat."
The twelve princes nodded.
Si Zhen glanced at Li Yicheng and motioned him to go down first.
After Li Yicheng left, Si Zhen advised in a low voice, "Your Highness, people's hearts are unpredictable, so it's better to be careful."
The Twelfth Prince glanced at him, did not speak, and continued to eat slowly. Si Zhen waited on him, guessing that the twelve princes should be full and wanted to eat more, so he persuaded, "His Royal Highness, use less, and be careful of food accumulation."
The Twelfth Prince put down his chopsticks as he said.
"Your Highness, let the servants serve you to rest?" Si Zhen asked.
"No, the homework assigned by Mr. has not been completed yet. I want to practice calligraphy and let him come." The Twelfth Prince said after rinsing his mouth.
After hearing this, Si Zhen nodded slightly, turned around and had someone call Li Yicheng.
The Twelfth Prince was practicing calligraphy, and Si Zhen added another charcoal basin in the room. The Twelfth Prince glanced at Si Zhen, "Go down and rest, as long as he is here."
Si Zhen glanced at the Twelfth Prince, "Your Highness, rest early, your health is important." Then he called Li Yicheng aside, and said, "Your Highness is weak, please persuade him more, don't let His Highness take too much effort."
Li Yicheng nodded to express his understanding.
While practicing calligraphy, the twelve princes silently recited what they learned today, while Li Yicheng rubbed the ink next to him.
Although the Twelfth Prince worked hard, he felt pain in his wrist after a while. After a long time, my whole body ached.
He was a little frustrated, put the pen on the table, and then covered his mouth and coughed violently. Li Yicheng quickly brought a cup of hot tea, and the twelve princes shook their heads. After finally stopping the cough, the Twelfth Prince sighed.
In the study room, he was not the youngest, but his homework was ranked last, and he couldn't even compare with the thirteenth brother who was a few years younger than him, so he got a dull evaluation. Other princes were enlightened when they were three or four years old, and when they went to the study at the age of six, they could keep up with the progress of the study. Only he started to read at the age of five, and he was able to formally study at the age of nine.
The Twelfth Prince knew that he was hard-won today, and he had no one to take care of him, so he could only rely on himself. Therefore, he has to work harder than others. It's a pity that his broken body always lags behind.
Seeing this, Li Yicheng boldly said, "Is there something you don't understand, Your Highness?"
The twelve princes glanced at him, "You know?"
"The servant has the guts to try it." Li Yicheng said.
"Okay, then tell me, what does this article mean?" The Twelfth Prince spread the book in front of Li Yicheng and said.
Li Yicheng held up the book and said, "Body and hair are treated by parents, and dare not harm them. This is the beginning of filial piety. Standing up and practicing the way, making your name known to later generations, to show your parents, this is the end of filial piety. Husband's filial piety begins with serving relatives, and middle of serving the king. Finally stood up. This paragraph means..."
The Twelfth Prince was originally in a loose posture, leaning on the chair, but then slowly straightened up with a serious expression on his face. "Have you learned all these?"
"Return to Your Highness, yes." Li Yicheng said respectfully.
The Twelfth Prince slapped Li Yicheng's hand, "I knew that Master Jiang would not arrange for me to accompany me to study for no reason. If so, you have to teach me! I am a late enlightener, so I have to work harder than others, but, I don't have a mother or concubine, no family background, and my husband in the study room doesn't pay much attention to me, there is no one around me, you have to help me!"
"Yes, since the slave has served His Highness, His Highness is the master of the slave. The slave should do his best." Li Yicheng felt relieved, knowing that he had taken the first step. "Your Highness, it's cold in the middle of the night, you are weak, why don't you sit on the bed, and the servant will explain to you slowly?"
The Twelfth Prince nodded and said loudly, "Come on, I'm going to sleep."
Si Zhen immediately brought people in to help the twelve princes wash and change their clothes. The Twelfth Prince suddenly pointed at Li Yicheng, "Go wash up quickly, and then come and talk with me."
Si Zhen looked at Li Yicheng, nodded and signaled him to go down.
From then on, with the help of Li Yicheng, the twelve princes studied hard day and night, and finally quickly caught up with the progress of going to the study room, and thus received his husband's praise for the first time.
The sudden emergence of the Twelve Princes naturally made some people unhappy. For example, Concubine Shu, the biological mother of the Thirteenth Prince. Soon, someone got a hint and withdrew the charcoal fire in Duanben Palace, coupled with the fact that there were a lot of cold things in the diet, the twelve princes soon relapsed and fell ill. Afraid of infecting the other princes, he simply stopped him from going to study in the study, and he could not go back to study until the imperial doctor diagnosed him and recovered.
The Twelfth Prince's face was flushed, and he was lying on the bed, his body was hot, but his heart was cold.
Li Yicheng knelt at the head of the bed, "Your Highness, this servant is not thinking carefully and forgot the truth that Muxiu is bound to be destroyed by Lin Feng. It is the negligence of this servant."
"It doesn't matter about you. It's my fate!" The Twelfth Prince laughed at himself.
"Has Your Highness just accepted his fate?" Li Yicheng saw that there was no one around, and the maids and eunuchs in Duanben Palace hid aside when they saw that the Twelve Princes had offended Concubine Shu. Zhen Ye was beaten with a board and is still lying on the bed unable to get up.
The Twelfth Prince didn't say a word, and some people couldn't see him even being praised by his husband, so what if he didn't admit defeat
"It seems that Your Highness has accepted fate, but I don't accept fate! How can some people be able to stand high and look down on all living beings, but why am I the one who was sacrificed? I don't accept it, I believe that one day, I can rely on my own strength , Standing at the highest point, overlooking those who once looked down on me! Your Highness, you are better than me, and your starting point is higher than mine. You only need to put in a little more effort to get what you want. Do you really want Do you give up at this time?" Li Yicheng said word by word.
The Twelfth Prince suddenly sat up, "So what if I don't accept my fate? My biological mother died young, without the support of my family, and I am unknown in the palace. Anyone in this palace can crush me to death. What do you want me to do?" He Of course he was not reconciled, but what could he do.
"Your Highness, so what if you don't have a biological mother, and what if you don't have the support of your parents? These are indeed your shortcomings at present, but one day, these may become your bonus points! Also, have you forgotten, In the entire palace, in the entire girder, who is the one who keeps his word? And that person is your father! Instead of complaining and giving up on yourself here, why don't you go for it?" Li Yicheng stared at Twelve The prince's eyes said.
"How to blog? If my father still has a place in my heart, I wouldn't have to go to the study at the age of nine." The twelve princes said with a sad smile.
"I would like to serve His Highness like a dog!" Li Yicheng bowed his head to the Twelve Princes very solemnly, and said seriously.
The Twelfth Prince was stunned, and looked up at Li Yicheng, "What do you want?" There has never been unreasonable loyalty in this world, he wanted to know, Jiang Zhien sent Li Yicheng to him, and Li Yicheng said these things to himself In other words, what exactly do they want to get from themselves. You have to weigh it before deciding whether to accept it.
"Your Highness, I want power and supremacy. For this, I am willing to give my loyalty and my life!" Li Yicheng said seriously.
The twelve princes thought it was absurd, "If you want these, you should go to the prince, not me."
"Your Highness, I've always believed that, compared to the icing on the cake, the friendship in the snow is more reliable." Li Yicheng laughed.
The twelve princes were a little dazed, "Really? Do you think I can do it?"
"Of course, I trust Your Highness!" Li Yicheng was very firm.
The twelve princes were silent for a while, yes, he is also the child of the father, why can't he fight? He is a majestic prince, does he always have to be supported by others for the rest of his life, and just live by idling? Besides, if he doesn't fight, will those people let him go
That being the case, why didn't he give it a try? Perhaps, God is merciful, can he succeed? Even if he can't succeed, it's not in vain for him to come to this world!
"Okay, I, Xiao Qiyu, swear to the sky, if I can really get what I want, I will give you everything you want, under one person, above tens of thousands of people! If you break this oath, the sky will be struck by lightning, and you will never be reborn forever." "The Twelfth Prince sat up straight and said solemnly. He didn't doubt Li Yicheng's loyalty, nor did he doubt the truth of his words, after all, as a prince who had nothing, he really had nothing worth plotting against others.
Of course, Xiao Qiyu didn't think that Li Yicheng alone could make him get what he wanted, but just now, after something sprouted in his heart, he suddenly understood many things. Li Yicheng was just the beginning, a symbol. , in the future, he will get the allegiance of more people.
Xiao Qiyu also understands that this oath of his is a bit outrageous, but although he doesn't know whether he can get what he wants in the end, but at this moment, under such a situation, Xiao Qiyu is willing to be presumptuous for a while, and give the boy with firm eyes in front of him, himself The biggest promise that can be made.
Just for the trust and encouragement he gave me at this moment!