Ji Changze squatted until the three princes finished eating the food and drank the wine. He witnessed that the third prince was so drunk that he hugged the eldest prince's quilt and refused to leave. They were all drunk, and they were still thinking about not speaking loudly in the eldest prince's place. Even the yelling was muttered;
"If I don't leave, if I don't leave, those concubines will definitely eat me alive."
"Brother, please save me. I don't want to go back. I want to sleep here. They... they are simply not human beings."
It makes the listeners sad and the listeners shed tears.
We can't blame the third prince for being useless. He is the weakest among the princes. Due to his poor health, he is not very interested in men and women. His daily hobby is to hide in the study, make clothes and eat delicious food. .
As a result, the emperor forced him to have a bunch of concubines. He had a soft temper. Although he didn't like being pestered by them, he couldn't bear to treat them coldly when he thought that they were also pampered. Moreover, he didn't have the guts to ignore his father's cronies. Daughter, in the end, she suffered a lot. She was snatched away like a piece of cake all day long.
The third prince likes the third princess the most, because the other concubines want to have sex with him and conceive the emperor's grandson as soon as possible. Only the third prince pities his weak body. Most of the time when he went to the third prince, she asked him to have a good rest. It was like those concubines who were pestering him.
But these days are the days when the third emperor's concubine is menstruating, and he can't go to the third emperor's concubine's house even after he goes back.
That's not even the fish on the chopping board. No matter who the chef is, he will inevitably die.
"I won't go back... I won't go back..."
The eldest prince and the second prince both had sad faces. In the end, they tried to persuade them kindly, but they dragged them to the entrance of the cave with great difficulty. Ji Changze watched helplessly as the third prince's finger on the side of the bed was being dragged away and he was forced to hold on to it. He loosened his grip and felt as if he had entered the scene of some tragic drama.
Before the third prince entered the cave, a head popped out of the cave.
Compared to the third prince who cried like a child even though he had a lot of sons and daughters, the fifth prince who was a real child was much more reserved when he cried. His body was still in the hole, so he came out with red eyes and shouted in a low voice. Voice: "Second Emperor Brother, Third Emperor Brother, you are also here..."
He was helped to climb out, and he lowered his head in aggrieved manner, and whispered: "The paintings I painted were burned by the people sent by my father to be with me."
After the fifth prince cried and complained, Ji Changze finally understood why the youngest fifth prince loved to go to the fireworks place.
Because the emperor's brain circuit is abnormal.
As a man with supreme power, the emperor felt that it was normal for men to visit brothels and go to places with fireworks.
But you, a prince, like to draw? Do you prefer to draw figures
That's not possible, even if you hide in the room and paint. How can a majestic prince do such a humble job as a painter
So, the people sent by the emperor to the fifth prince burned all his carefully drawn works.
Yes, learning from the previous experience of raising a "disobedient" son, the emperor assigned subordinate officials to all four princes. They were said to be subordinate officials of the prince's palace, but in fact they were the emperor's people. They had to report to the emperor regularly. What did the prince do
As if the third prince doesn't want to do more about this, the subordinate officials are keeping an eye on it. They must sow seeds twenty-five nights a month. If it is less than twenty-five days, they must be reported to His Majesty.
Fortunately, the third emperor's concubine was still there to help cover up, otherwise the third prince would really have been tortured to death.
Ji Changze watched as the second and third princes comforted the fifth prince and then left. Then the eldest prince comforted the youngest brother.
The conversation between the two once again refreshed Ji Changze's understanding of how much of a scumbag the emperor was.
The fourth prince's biological mother and father were only a seventh-rank official, and the emperor even disliked this son's background.
The fifth prince was even worse. Her mother was originally a palace maid in Huanyifang. The emperor once got drunk and dragged her into doing things, and that was the time when the fifth prince was born.
He despised the fourth prince, let alone the fifth prince.
As a result, the poor fifth prince had a miserable childhood. If he hadn't been looked after by the royal brothers above him and relied on the support of his servants in the palace, it's not certain whether he would have survived.
When he was ten years old, he was sent out to build the palace. Building the prince's palace was all the work of the Ministry of Industry, but the hard decoration was done by the public, while the soft decoration had to be done by himself.
The biological mother of the fifth prince was just a little palace maid before, and the emperor didn't care for her son. How could he have the money to decorate his own mansion, so several princes helped him while they were bald, so they managed to survive.
When he was ten years old, he became seriously ill and couldn't get out of bed. After seeing it, the imperial doctor said that there was no cure for the medicine. The emperor simply gave up. The fifth prince, who was still a child, was so scared that it was then that the second prince took him to his residence. Take care of it personally.
It was at that time that the second prince, the third prince, and the fourth prince brought the fifth prince to the eldest prince for the first time.
When they were sick when they were young, the eldest brother would take care of them. For the three princes who had lived with their father in fear for ten years, only the eldest brother was safe at this time.
I don't know if the eldest prince really has any special skills in caring for patients, or if the fifth prince has someone to care for him, and the fifth prince really got better under the care of the eldest prince.
After that, he also took a shovel from the fourth prince and followed the example of his elder brothers in digging a secret passage in his study. Before the secret passage was dug, he always used the help of his elder brothers.
He came here not only to cry about the painting, but also to complain that his father said that he was a merchant and had confiscated several profitable shops under his name.
The fifth prince has been poor since he was a child. If it weren't for his brothers to take care of him, he would never know how poor he would be. Therefore, he attaches great importance to money. In addition to painting, his thoughts are all about making money and making money.
Maybe he really had a talent in this area, and it really made him a lot of money. He even showed off proudly a few days ago, but as a result, he was so happy that the emperor confiscated his shop.
The fifth prince is the youngest. Although he suffered a lot when he was a child, he was pampered by the four brothers above him after he left the palace and built a mansion. He has a more delicate temperament. He cried heartbrokenly and wanted to pour out all the bitter water in his stomach. come out.
At midnight, the youngest brother was coaxed and left along the secret passage.
As a result, as soon as the eldest prince sat down to read a book, another head popped out of the hole.
He also cried when he came up: "Brother the Emperor..."
Good guy, the fourth prince is here too.
The chief eunuch said that the emperor did not allow the person who was guarding the eldest prince to talk to the eldest prince, and his intention should be to isolate him. After all, a normal person who has not talked to him for sixteen years would go crazy even if he died.
The emperor was afraid that despite all his calculations, his remaining four sons were all talkative and had endless things to say to their eldest brother all day long.
Listening to the princes below, who were also crying like the previous princes, complaining that the emperor suppressed his hobbies and belittled his talents, Ji Changze yawned, stopped listening, and left quietly.
He could see that the eldest prince knew very well that the emperor did not like the interests and hobbies of these princes.
The old guy was scared.
He is getting old, but his sons are young and strong, and all of them have special skills. Although they are all locked up in the house and cannot come out, the emperor can imagine that these are the opposite of himself, self-disciplined, not fond of beauty, and not extravagant. When the princes appear in front of everyone, how will the ministers react
So the emperor is now in a very contradictory state.
If you are outstanding, he will be jealous and want to suppress you.
If you are not good, he will despise you and want to belittle you.
The eldest prince was deeply affected by this, but he couldn't tell his younger brothers directly.
Do you mean to say: give up? Unless our father dies, we will have to suffer like this.
What a tragedy in life.
I am afraid that the only luck in life for these princes is that their father is too perverted. In the royal family where tenderness is the least likely to appear, their relationships are as unbreakable as being held together by glue.
However, while the emperor was still on the throne, they could only act secretly underground like moles.
Ji Changze's guess during the day was completely confirmed.
The remaining four princes are not resistance to the eldest prince, and they even want to push the eldest prince who has taken care of them since childhood.
That would be much simpler.
Ji Changze went back to catch up on his sleep until noon. When he woke up and was about to order food, he asked as usual: "Have you eaten, madam?"
Fuquan knew that his master valued his wife the most, so he was always a collector of news about his wife. When Ji Changze asked, he immediately replied: "Back to my master, my wife hasn't eaten yet, because Mrs. Liu came in with a message saying that she would take Miss Liu with her at noon. I came to visit my wife, so my wife just asked the kitchen to prepare a meal, and Xu planned to eat it with Mrs. Liu, Miss Liu.
The young lady heard from Sister Taohua next to Madam that Madam was very happy today, and she must have not seen Madam Liu for a long time. "
Ji Changze paused while putting on his clothes.
"Miss Liu is coming too?"
"Yes, that's what the girl sent by Mrs. Liu said."
Liu Leping is here. It's probably because Mrs. Liu is thinking about her friend and lusting after her daughter. A while ago, she was cautious and refused to bring her daughter to Ji's Mansion. Seeing that the situation has been calm these days, she can't help but want to bring Liu Leping in to show her friend. Saw it.
Ji Changze stood up and walked out: "Let's go to Madam's place."
Fuquan followed him for two steps, and suddenly saw the master stop suddenly.
"master?"
Ji Changze sighed, and his whole aura seemed to have slumped. He waved his hand and sat down again: "Well, it's rare for Madam to be so happy. I'd better not spoil her mood."
Fuquan didn't dare to say a word.
Although he is a loudmouth, he does not dare to make any mistakes in front of the master.
He knows that the wife never wants to see the master.
"Since it is the first time for Miss Liu to come to our house, you go to the warehouse and pick out some things that she likes to use at her age and send them to her. I am an elder after all, so I should give her some gifts."
After Ji Changze finished speaking, he murmured to Fuquan: "If my daughter grew up in the house and was raised like jewels, she would definitely not look down on any good things."
Fuquan was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat again. Knowing that the master was remembering Miss Zaoyao who should be as old as Miss Liu, he whispered: "My condolences, master."
"My condolences, yes, I should express my condolences."
Ji Changze laughed, and his expression had completely returned to his usual appearance: "Okay, let's go down and pick out some more jewelry. For such an older child, it's time to dress up."
Fuquan bowed and went down, and on the way to the warehouse, he met Taohua again.
Seeing that he was not waiting for the master at this time, Taohua asked curiously.
"Didn't you say that Miss Liu will come with Mrs. Liu? Your Excellency said that this is the first time for this junior to come to the house, so he should prepare some greeting gifts."
Fuquan liked Taohua very much. He looked around and stepped forward and whispered: "Sister Taohua, don't say that my brother doesn't take care of you. When you meet Miss Liu, you must serve her well. I look at it. I am afraid that because of Miss Liu and the government, Miss Zaoyao is about the same age, and she likes Miss Liu very much. When I look at it, the master looks like he really wishes Miss Liu could be his daughter."
"Madam has a good relationship with Mrs. Liu, and she must also like Miss Liu. Maybe we can have a godly relationship with the Liu family in our mansion."
"Yeah! Really?!"
Taohua covered her mouth in surprise: "Can a person as strict as the master also like a junior so much?"
"Can I still lie to you? Before, the master said that Miss Liu is as big as Miss Zaoyao. You see, the master gave me the key to the warehouse and asked me to pick out some jewelry for Miss Liu that she liked at that age. Look, I’ve been given the keys to No. 1.”
The items in the mansion's warehouse are ranked according to their value, and the items in No. A1 are naturally the most precious and rare.
Taohua was completely convinced now and nodded repeatedly: "Thank you for your advice, brother. I will definitely serve Miss Liu carefully."
Big Mouth Fuquan nodded with satisfaction and left.
Taohua thought about it and felt that she should tell Aunt Xu about this. Aunt Xu was usually so kind to her, and when she encountered something that might be beneficial, she also wanted to share it with Aunt Xu.
By the way, let me ask my grandma what happened to Miss Zaoyao. Why has she never heard of this kind of thing
Sixteen years later, the master still misses the deceased young lady. How much he loved the young lady back then.