"Amu!" I tugged at his sleeve, but changed my name and whispered, "His Royal Highness..."
Amu raised his head and looked at me a little blankly. He was wearing a plain robe, and the plain robe made his eyes darker and darker, and his expression seemed to be a little childish.
Originally, according to the palace rules, I could not call the prince by his baby name, but when I entered the palace, I was seven years old, and Amu was younger than me, he was only five years old, and the two of us were like brothers. protect him. When he couldn't memorize the book, I cheated for him under the eyes of the master; when he was punished, I could imitate his handwriting vividly, and write a thick stack of copybooks for him without revealing any flaws. We played slingshots, fought crickets, climbed trees together in the imperial garden, and made fun of the serious maids...
We have grown up gradually, but I know that the friendship between us has not changed at all. If Amu has any troubles, he will tell me, and I am always willing to think of a way for him.
There are many things that Amu worries about. His Majesty has only one son, so he naturally places high hopes on him. But in front of a wise emperor like His Majesty, everyone is so ordinary that he is almost insignificant.
Amu once asked me: "How can I be like my father?"
I can't answer.
His Majesty was able to conquer and fight well. He once conquered the Western Regions on four occasions, pacified Nanyi, captured countless cities and towns, and created a foundation that will last forever. Standing in front of the dynasty map, anyone would feel their blood boil. In the more than 100 years since the founding of the country, the territory of our dynasty has never been so vast. Every year at the time of the annual tribute, all countries come to the dynasty, and all barbarians are converted. I used to accompany Amu and follow His Majesty to stand on the Chengtian Gate, listening to the long live mountain call, the sound shook the nine cities, and even ignorant boys like us felt the mountain shaking and blood surging. His Majesty, on the other hand, was stingy to give even a smile. He often just stood on the tower for a while, and would not stop for even a moment, then he would order people to lower the curtains and go straight back to the west. It seems that all the supreme prosperity in this world, in the eyes of the king's pride and indifference, is just a passing glance.
With such a father and emperor, I don't think Amu is not unfortunate.
Your Majesty is skilled in bowing and horses, and my court is also able to carry the world from horseback, so the education of your children is all enlightenment from riding and archery, and the skill of literature class is second. I was taught by my father personally. Among the children of the gentry, my kung fu is not bad, but compared with His Majesty, it is almost 108,000 miles behind.
I once saw His Majesty take a shot. That day, Amu and I were walking in the garden with His Majesty. The pair of birds on the branch were very happy. His Majesty took the slingshot in Amu's hand, squeezed a golden pill, and shot down the pair of birds. The so-called killing two birds with one stone is nothing more than that. A single golden pill hit the heads of the two birds to the point of bloody, almost smashed into powder, which shows that His Majesty's strength is amazing.
Your Majesty doesn't really like things in pairs. In the past dynasties, the Taiye Pond in the palace came out with a lotus, which was thought to be an auspicious omen. However, in the second year of Qinhe, a pair of lotus flowers appeared in Taiye Pond, but no one dared to report to His Majesty. In the end, it was the king's servant who was daring and ordered someone to quietly destroy the lotus flower.
Because of His Majesty's strange temper, when the West Garden was built, even the number of rooms in the side hall was odd. Zhang Lian, a member of the Ministry of Industry, is the least conscientious person, but he is particularly bold in this matter. Although the Ministry of Rites thought that this was against the ancestral system, Xiyuan was only a royal garden after all, not a serious palace, so it turned a blind eye.
The Ministry of Rites is so sensible because His Majesty's temper is getting more and more violent every year, but no one dares to persuade him.
His Majesty is not faint, but he still knows how to make good use of people, and his government is well-organized.
It's just that there is not even a favorite concubine in the harem, and His Majesty is not very close to women. The ministers were helpless against such a disinterested king.
It is said that some courtiers were very worried, because His Majesty had only one son. For the royal family, such a meager son naturally had hidden worries.
Countless remonstrances flew to the west like snowflakes. It seemed that His Majesty would be sorry for the world if he didn't have ten or eight sons.
And His Majesty just sighed.
Qinhe four years later, Concubine Li finally became pregnant. The court and the opposition all hoped that she would give His Majesty another son. Who knew that Li Shi had a difficult childbirth, and after struggling to give birth to a princess, Xiang Xiaoyu died.
This is Princess Chaoyang.
His Majesty gave the princess a title with the name of Chaoyang Hall in the main hall, which shows how much he dotes on this daughter.
Princess Chaoyang is indeed born with pink makeup and jade, very cute. Perhaps out of pity for her birth and death of her mother, His Majesty often took her to court and put her on his lap to support her. It seems that teasing a child is more important than all the national affairs in this world.
The ministers were at first resentful, but then gradually discovered the benefits of Princess Chaoyang.
For example, His Majesty was furious, and when no one dared to go against the heavenly appearance again, as long as the nanny came to embrace Princess Chaoyang, it would be a catastrophe that could be eliminated invisibly.
Princess Chaoyang always giggled, stretched out her hand towards His Majesty, and threw herself into his arms.
And when His Majesty picked her up, he must have been smiling.
When Princess Chaoyang was four years old, she had ten thousand households and countless servants. His Majesty even did not hesitate to build a palace in Mount Li for her sake, but because Princess Chaoyang had a cough and asthma, the imperial doctor advised her to take more hot springs.
Everyone in the world knows that Chaoyang is the only one who is regarded as the supreme treasure by His Majesty.
Amu often said to me, Zhong An, I don't know who will be lucky enough to marry Chaoyang in the future.
I understand what he means, whoever marries Chaoyang will own everything in this world.
Chaoyang grew up day by day, cuter and more naughty than when he was young.
In the entire palace, she is the only one who is carefree.
I often hear her laughter, as crisp as a silver bell, and like the best singing bird in the world, but isn't she a dexterous bird
When he grew up, Chaoyang liked being with Amu very much, because His Majesty had only one son and one daughter, and they were the only siblings. She often wears men's clothes and hangs out with us to play in the palace. Anyway, no one in the palace dares to stop her. The three of us often go to the tea shop on the street to drink tea, watch juggling, and hear stories from book artists.
It was a happy, pure, bright time.
Looking back now, it was the happiest time in my life, with Amu by my side and Chaoyang.
When Chaoyang died, both Amu's and I were heartbroken.
The one who was truly heartbroken was His Majesty, but overnight, his hair turned white.