After coaxing Rong Suihe away with soft words, Princess Gaomi fell out with her and scolded King Gaomi for being a loser: "Don't refuse those who should be refused, blindly refuse those who shouldn't be refused, I won't cheat He'er and he won't be happy, no, no, no. ?! Then Sheng Weiqiao dared to beat He'er violently in front of the maids in the forest garden before she even entered the house. She was a restless and restless girl at first sight! A girl like that would bring bad luck to every house she entered. After all, for the sake of raising He'er in the Sheng family, he must give her a lesson she will never forget!"
"It's just such a thing. He'er is young and ignorant. It's just that he has to ask to marry her. I don't know the importance of it and I don't know how to stop it?!"
"Mi Xue, no matter what He'er says, He'er is not his biological flesh and blood. How could he like a girl who mistakenly touched his legs before she even walked in?!" King Gaomi smiled bitterly and said, "Do I also know, He'er? He is very repulsive! When we were in Linyuan before, I even wanted to touch him in public! At that time, he said that he liked the Lord of Kangzhao County, but my own mother didn't dare to stop her openly, so how could he dare to say more? "
"What if he gets impatient and walks away, refusing to set foot in the palace from now on? I know that the child will not be able to survive the confinement period without us. Speaking of which, please let's recognize him. He was eager to do so. At that time, he had the title of No. 1 Scholar and Meng's care, and he was probably on his way to success!"
Princess Gaomi was speechless after what she said, and after a long while she said quietly: "Did I say that the child's indifference to us during the confinement period has a lot to do with the title of No. 1 Scholar being cut off? Could it be... Could it be that he has been looking forward to him for fifteen years, no? It's okay to know. Since you know that he is his child, how can you let him live outside again? What's more, the country has a rule that non-clan members cannot be crowned kings. If he wants to keep his surname as Sheng, he will only be granted the title of "Sheng" in the future. Duke, how can it be better to directly ennoble the county king now?"
King Gaomi was asking for consolation, but he didn't expect the princess to point the finger at him wrongly again, "It's all my fault! He's not his direct biological flesh and blood, nor has he ever passed the imperial examination. It's been a month since he came back, and I don't know how to do it at all. I don’t even give him any serious errands! How could I have treated my own son wrongly? I can’t even raise a retainer as diligently as I do!”
"The child has been living outside for so many years and just came back. Are you unhappy to let him rest and get closer to us?" King Gaomi sighed secretly and continued to coax, "The child is looking for talent and learning, and looks good. Let's see if he behaves clearly. Very thoughtful. If he had been growing up around us, we could have talked to him about the pros and cons in a sincere manner. But in that case, it’s hard to say whether he would listen. Not to mention that he was very uncomfortable with us watching him grow up. of?"
"At that time, it was clear that he was deeply attached to Kangzhao County Lord. Forcibly stopping him would make us feel disgusted with him, which would truly break our friendship with him!"
"In his opinion, it's better to just let him go!"
"Aren't you just a daughter-in-law?"
"No matter how bad your temper is, no matter how unvirtuous you are, how could it be so wrong for us to do anything?"
"Even if there is no sense in what we say... let's just be patient and stop arguing with her children!"
"Quan Dangfei feels sorry for He'er!"
"..." Princess Gao Mi's face dropped as she listened. She looked at him coldly for a moment and then said in amusement, "Sure enough, I was wrong about He'er's face. I don't care about him at all!"
Seeing King Gaomi begging for an explanation, the princess slammed the tea bowl in her lap onto the small table between them and said angrily, "He mistakenly married He'er to Sheng Weiqiao. How could he be worried that she would be unfilial to me after entering the house?" ?! Does he feel sorry for He'er being bullied by her! She begged him to spend the confinement period with He'er properly, and because of He'er's mistake, she fell in love with him, not to mention that he came to me for trouble, even if he didn't have enough food for a day Beat him three times and he will happily go to Sheng Mansion to propose marriage to He'er!!!"
King Gaomi: “……………”
He finally got away from the princess that day, and when he returned to the study, he was exhausted both physically and mentally.
But Bu Fu forced himself to call Rong Qingzui to him and whispered: "Ask my wife to send a message to Qingfang tomorrow, telling her that my third brother doesn't like the girl from the Zhao family and wants to marry the head of Kangzhao County." , tell our grandmother!”
Rong Qingzhu was taken aback and said, "Father, my mother and concubine are going to tell my grandmother, my cousin Tao Mei, about that in person in the next two days!"
"Why can't I not see how cruel our mother-in-law is to my third brother?" King Gaomi looked at his eldest son who was honest but not scheming. His heart was heavy, but his tone was not gentle, "She went to talk to him personally. Our grandmother will definitely try her best to calm down the anger of the Zhao family and the shame and anger of the child Taomei! In that case, how can the Zhao family be alienated from my third brother?"
"Originally, among the two sons and one daughter, our grandmother was more fond of our mother and concubine. Over time, she rarely asked for help from others, so my third brother was especially doted on and valued. The Zhao family has always been known to come from a scholarly family, even if I don't Why doesn't my great-uncle, General Huaihua, like young people with quick thinking? Although my third brother's title of number one scholar was deprived of his status as a member of the clan, his experience of winning consecutive victories from Nanfeng County is not the same. Secret, I was blocked by Meng's direct grandson Gao Chengxuan during the examination, and it almost became the only six poems in the past and the present!"
"So even though my two uncles didn't even meet him seriously, they definitely liked him first."
"I missed that opportunity to alienate the Zhao family from him... What will I do in the future?"
Rong Qingzui listened to his heartfelt words with a look of tenderness and intolerance on his face. After a long time, he murmured: "Can the father, the third brother, be the son of the mother and concubine, the child's sibling brother? We are like that It's his fault..."
"It's been a while since he came back. Do you think he treats us as close relatives?" King Gaomi felt sour when he heard this, and said, "As a father, we have only a few children, and the one raised by the Zhao family... Don't tell me, he won't care about our mother and concubine's life or death. Qingfang and Huihe are both girls, not from their family. It means that my father's real descendants are me and Shuihe, please don't But it seems that he is actually estranged from us, I think he doesn’t want my brothers to be helpers?”
He sighed sadly and said tiredly, "I don't want to tell our mother and concubine that: He thinks Sleeping Crane is an immature child. Otherwise, he will be wrong. Although he is a group of people, he is not a fool. Our mother and concubine are like this. Yuezi, it can be said that my heart is beating towards him. Did he see with his own eyes the original person who shed blood and knew the body and bones of our mother-in-law... Even so, he would not even comfort our mother-in-law. , I wonder if his heart is very hard and ruthless?"
"The lesson I learned back then is once enough. Qingzui, I have a kind-hearted nature, so as a father, you must think more about me."
"My third brother Ziren is extraordinary and has a team on Tortoiseshell Island. I don't think those people are pirates. It seems that they are not on the stage. But when General Zhou swept across the seven seas, he was able to escape and dominate Nanfeng." In one corner, the power that makes the entire county’s powerful families have no choice but to compromise... is absolutely wrong and cannot be ignored!”
"Compared with power, my father cares more about the talents of the Gongsun family."
"You must know that my third brother has only been brought up by the Sheng family for three years. He has a bright moon. As our mother and concubine said, it is all thanks to the east coast of Tortoiseshell Island!"
"Just in Chang'an, I think there are several legitimate sons who are more outstanding than my third brother?"
"So that Gongsun family must be no ordinary person!"
"If such a person is at sea, he will be the master of the sea, and even if he is on the shore, he will definitely not be a fuel-efficient lamp!"
"Originally, my father wanted me to replace my third brother to recruit them and see if I could cut them off and use them for my own use. But at that time, our mother-in-law was in a hurry to compensate him, but he refused to obey at all. … well!"
"In this way, Gongsun and my third brother have been together for many years, and there is a sense of friendship and tacit understanding between us. Now that my third brother has been granted the title of county king, he is also qualified to recruit and cultivate them... If he can be taught to win over the Zhao family again, Qingzhi, how can I compete with him in the future? It’s just like brothers fighting for family property. If I lose, I’ll lose some property at most, but it’s also related to the safety of my family!”
The King of Gaomi spoke sincerely, but Rong Qingzui remained silent.
After a while, the atmosphere in the study became a little stiff, and he said timidly: "Father, I don't want to compete with my third brother. In fact, a few years ago, I felt that Ziren was stupid and could not live up to my father's high expectations. ! So, now that the third brother has returned, and it is clear that the wise man is better than the child, the child is willing to give up his position as the eldest son, not only to compensate the third brother for the hard work of living abroad for many years, but also to calm the hearts of all parties... The child knows that the two uncles, Much like my brother-in-law, my son has always been a little disappointed."
Seeing King Gaomi's face turn pale for a moment, he trembled slightly, but he persisted, "For more than ten years, my father has worked hard to cultivate his child, but the child is really incapable of being cultivated, and at best he can be neglected. It’s just diligence! If the father, King Ruming, had not already practiced Zuo, the child might be able to rely on his righteousness and honor to maintain his ancestral heritage."
"But... Father Ruming has a formidable enemy that has not yet been eliminated. Whether it is from the perspective of helping others or increasing the confidence of the ministers, the child is actually not qualified!"
"Before, because the father and the king had a son and a second younger brother on their knees, the child, even though he blamed himself in his heart, could look up to him and be the heir apparent. If I see you tomorrow, if the father and the king had a talented heir like the third brother on his knees, the child... the child would be more How dare you steal the position of the crown prince?"
Seeing King Gaomi glaring at him angrily, with fire almost coming out of his eyes, the eldest son, who was almost 30 years old, bowed his head timidly and murmured in a low voice, "My child... I don't want the past to happen again, so, father, please let your third brother be the eldest son." Right! Let him be the crown prince in the future... It turns out... It turns out that as the eldest brother, the child should not let his younger brother do it! "
"..." King Gaomi looked at his heir with a complicated mood. After a while, he said quietly, "So, did I believe what our mother and concubine said, thinking that my third brother was wrong for my father and wanted to get rid of him?!" "
Rong Qingzui was so frightened that she immediately raised her robe and knelt down: "I don't dare, kid!"
"I thought that my father insisted on guarding against Suihe and insisted on protecting my position as the heir apparent. Is it because Suihe has no father-son affection?!" There was a deep bitterness between Wang Gaomi's eyebrows. "It is true that he was not at fault for my father's fault. I am very close to him, can you tell me how it is okay to treat him like an enemy? After all, he is not his father's flesh and blood. As I said, he is not the most talented child at his father's knees. Even if his father is guarding against him, so what? Do you really want to cheat on him?!"
He sighed deeply, "To do this for my father, in the final analysis, will it save us two brothers?!"
Seeing Rong Qingzui looking at him in confusion, he pointed to the courtyard where Rong Suihe lived, "That child is not close to us. Even if I give up the position of son to him, I will be willing to let him take over the East Palace in the future. Have I ever thought about it? As my father’s eldest son, I was made the heir apparent at the age of ten, and I have been the heir apparent for nineteen years now!”
"My whole heart is willing to let him, can he trust me?!"
"And I'm not alone."
"I have a wife, a son, and a daughter. The gap between the queen and the princess, the gap between the prince and the heir apparent, the gap between the prince and the county king, the gap between the princess and the princess... I am kind-hearted by nature, and I am willing to make concessions to fulfill the brotherhood. Can the Qi family Mother and son, would they think so too? After all, Sleeping Crane is my biological brother from the same father and mother, but not their biological brother from the same father and mother!"
"Why has the normal imperial court supported the establishment of direct descendants and the absence of direct descendants since ancient times?!"
"Didn't all the dynasties know that a legitimate son may not be wiser than a common son, and an eldest son may not be wiser than a younger son?"
"In the final analysis, I am afraid that without a unified standard for establishing a reserve, there will be endless troubles!"
"I gave in to the bright moon, but what about the other moon?"
"Then the position of Lord of Tiandong is the power that many heroes in the past and present have dreamed of!"
"I am willing to give in out of brotherly love. What if I wake up and change my mind in the future?"
"Even if I don't regret doing that for the rest of my life!"
"But Qi's mother and son may not be calm enough!"
"Even if the Qi family agrees with me now out of virtuousness, who knows what they will think when my sons and daughters grow up?"
"Then it's not to blame that mother and son are virtuous and generous. After all, who is born into the royal family, who doesn't want to ascend to the throne?! My father himself is an example!"
"And where is the Sleeping Crane?"
"The master is generally suspicious by nature. There is a gap between him and us. If we know the resentment of Qi mother and son, will we be able to resolve it once and for all... How should I deal with myself at that time?!"
"But if I am not the one who takes over the throne when the time comes, with my personality, will I be treating him badly?!"
He did not hesitate to cite an example from when he was a prince, "My grandfather's standard for establishing a heir apparent was based on the favor of the prince's biological mother. At that time, my grandmother was not as favored as Concubine Rou. Why did my grandfather take the private part of his leg before his death?" Everything was handed over to my father? The biggest reason was that my imperial grandfather’s most beloved son was too young. After all, my father was only fifteen at that time! Many things were collected by Huaiyuan Zhuanghou and others. Later, Lu Give it to my father one after another! They can keep it for my father, why can't they keep it for my uncle, Prince Guangling?"
"But because my father's brothers and sisters are all good, and their biological mother has always respected her whether she was favored or not... This made the imperial grandfather feel that if Tiandong was handed over to his father, all his children could be saved. , all the concubines can also spend their remaining years in peace!"
"My father's heart now is the same as my imperial grandfather's back then."
"Although my talents are not as good as Sleeping Crane's, as a father, I would rather have a son who has affection for his brothers and sisters than a so-called talent who even looks cold and distant to his biological parents!"
Rong Qingzu's face turned slightly red after hearing this, but he persisted: "The child can ask himself to be exiled to a remote place before his father Jian Zuo, and he and his wife and children will not live in Chang'an for the rest of his life, to appease his third brother!"
King Gaomi's face froze, and he almost got angry and yelled: Although Putiandong's normal parents hope that their children will be upright and protect their legs and feet, isn't his eldest son too upright
Isn't that just too honest? It just seems like stupidity, okay? !
"I shouldn't have given him the word 'friend and brother' in the first place. Well, he is filial and friendly enough, but he doesn't know how to think about himself!!! If he is so naive, how can he be a lonely person in the future? Are you going to die with your eyes open?!" King Gaomi gritted his teeth. He really had no patience to give any more advice to his eldest son. He flicked his sleeves and said angrily: "You losers, get out!!!"