After Xu Yunchu left Ci'an Palace and was stopped by the people sent by the eldest prince, he did not refuse, and nodded in agreement with a smile.
When he came outside the imperial study room, his aides reported, "Prince, Uncle Xiao Guo is here."
The eldest prince's voice came from the imperial study, "Please come in, Uncle Xiaoguo."
The confidant pushed open the door and invited Xu Yunchu in through the curtain.
When Xu Yunchu entered the imperial study room, he saw the mountain of memorials at a glance. The eldest prince buried his head in the mountain of memorials, and the memorials almost hid most of his body. Seeing him coming in, the First Prince raised his head and looked at him.
Xu Yunchu met the Eldest Prince's gaze, and said with a smile, "I heard that the Eldest Prince has invited you to drink hot tea, so Yunchu came to bother you unceremoniously."
The eldest prince put down his imperial pen, smiled and told his cronies, "Go and serve hot tea."
The confidant responded and went immediately.
The eldest prince stood up, thumped his shoulders, and said, "Sit down, Uncle Xiaoguo."
Xu Yunchu thanked him, and slowly sat down on a chair not far away.
The eldest prince left the jade case, walked over, opened the window, stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, looked outside, and said, "I used to think that the royal father was really weak and cowardly when he fought with the Xu family, and the emperor's kindness was not enough. Now it's the turn of the emperor." I supervised the country, and I just realized that it is not easy to be a king, and you need to know the art of checks and balances."
Xu Yunchu smiled, but said nothing.
The Eldest Prince turned around, looked at him, and asked with a smile, "In the past, the Guozhang's Mansion was prosperous and full of people, but now that the Guozhang's Mansion is no longer the same as it was before, Xiao Guojiu thinks that the Guozhang's Mansion is very deserted now?"
Xu Yunchu shook his head and said with a smile, "Grandpa didn't see it before. He always felt that the emperor was still young and needed the Xu family to work hard, but he didn't realize that the emperor had grown up. Now, grandpa sees it away. Compared with before, he wants to Be quiet and enjoy your old age in peace. I am also a person who always likes to be quiet, and I don't think the Guozhang's mansion is deserted now."
The eldest prince smiled and said, "I used to think that the East Palace was deserted, but now that I sit in the imperial study, I feel that the imperial study is deserted." After finishing speaking, he asked, "Do you think I was born to be a widow? I can't get rid of it." Is this deserted?"
Xu Yunchu smiled and said, "How many people in the East Palace used to want to go in to see the prince, but they were all stopped outside the palace gate. It's not that the East Palace is deserted, but the prince doesn't want the East Palace to be busy. Now the imperial study is deserted, that's because it's getting warmer and colder now. Although spring has come, it hasn't really warmed up yet. After a few days, the weather will warm up, and this imperial study will no longer be deserted." After finishing speaking, he added, "after all, no one dares to come to this imperial study at will .”
The eldest prince laughed and said, "Uncle Xiaoguo is really good at talking, no wonder Shizi Ye and Miss Su are called close friends."
Xu Yunchu smiled lightly, "Yunchu's friendship with Ye Shizi and Miss Su is not a friend of words, but a friendship of fate."
The eldest prince looked at him with a smile, "I know that Uncle Xiaoguo has a crush on Miss Su. In terms of affection, he is not inferior to Ye Shizi. Now I heard that Ye Shizi and Miss Su are going to get married in the western region. Back then, the queen mother and father had their own preferences, but However, Ye Shizi embraced the beauty, and I don’t understand why Uncle Xiaoguo surrendered and didn’t fight for it?”
Xu Yunchu smiled lightly when he heard the words, "Some people already have a relationship in their hearts, and they have lost their love for more than ten years, and they can't fight for it. It doesn't matter if they don't fight."
The eldest prince shook his head, "Uncle Xiaoguo was wrong. Throughout the ages, there have been so many people who pretended to be their favorites, but did not end up getting married. Uncle Xiaoguo didn't really use his skills to fight, so how did he know he couldn't win?"
Xu Yunchu looked at the eldest prince when he heard the words, and said with a smile, "How much Yunchu weighs, he still has self-knowledge."
The eldest prince laughed, "Uncle Xiao Guo is belittling himself too much."
Xu Yunchu smiled and stopped talking.
At this time, the confidant brought a pot of hot tea and poured two cups on the table, one for Xu Yunchu and one for the First Prince.
The First Prince asked Xu Yunchu, "Is Uncle Xiao Guo interested in playing a game of chess?"
Xu Yunchu said, "I'm afraid I'll disturb the First Prince's government affairs of reviewing memorials."
The First Prince said, "No problem."
Xu Yunchu smiled, "In that case, Yunchu will accompany the eldest prince to the next game."
The eldest prince nodded, and ordered his cronies to set up a chess game.
The two sat opposite each other, no more words, you come and go, play chess.
Halfway through the chess game, it was hard to see who would win or lose, the eldest prince asked with a smile, "Uncle Xiao Guo, tell me, which of us can win this game?"
Xu Yunchu smiled and shook his head, "The chess game is not over yet, so it's hard to say whether you won or lost."
The eldest prince smiled and said, "Father has been going to Lingyun Temple for nearly half a month, and it's almost time to return to Beijing. Tomorrow I want to send someone to Lingyun Temple to ask Father to return to Beijing. What does Uncle Xiaoguo think?"
Xu Yunchu said with a smile, "A country cannot be without a king for a day. The emperor has been away for half a month, and it is time to return to Beijing."
The eldest prince heard the words and said, "I'm afraid that my father has stayed in Lingyun Temple for a long time and doesn't want to come back. After all, the ancient temple of Lingyun Temple is quiet and suitable for nourishing the heart. But as Uncle Xiaoguo said, a country cannot live without a king. No matter how reluctant the father is, he will come back." After finishing the sentence, he said, "The memorials are piled up like a mountain, I really don't have time to send someone to invite, I'm afraid I won't be able to invite you, why don't Uncle Xiaoguo go to Lingyun Temple tomorrow how?"
Xu Yunchu's heart was moved when he heard the words, and he kept his face calm, and said with a smile, "Lingyun Temple is very close, so it's natural for me to take a walk."
Seeing that Xu Yunchu agreed happily, the eldest prince revealed a smile on his face, and said, "In that case, I will trouble Uncle Xiaoguo."
Xu Yunchu smiled and said, "It should."
The eldest prince continued, "Since Miss Su left Beijing, Imperial Physician Meng seems to have suffered from amnesia recently, and often forgets to enter the palace to treat his second brother. The second brother drank the prescription he prescribed, and his complexion has become increasingly bad lately. Brother, I am very worried. Uncle Xiaoguo and Ms. Su have a very good friendship, can you go to see the situation of the second brother later, and then send a letter to ask Ms. Su, I am only a fellow brother, I am really afraid that he will have something wrong."
Xu Yunchu still readily agreed, and said, "I'll go and see the Second Prince later, it's not a problem."
The First Prince smiled and said, "Thank you very much."
Xu Yunchu shook his head.
The two continued to play chess, one game ended, Xu Yunchu lost, and the eldest prince won.
The First Prince smiled and said, "Uncle Xiaoguo has accepted."
Xu Yunchu shook his head with a smile, and said in a gentlemanly manner, "It's because Yunchu is not good at chess, not as good as the eldest prince, so he should lose."
The eldest prince smiled and called out to his cronies, and ordered, "Take Uncle Xiao Guo to see the second prince."
The confidant should be, "Please, Uncle Xiaoguo."
Xu Yunchu nodded, bid farewell to the eldest prince, left the imperial study room, led by his cronies, and went to Shaode Hall.
The eldest prince stood in front of the window, watching his cronies lead Xu Yunchu towards the Shaode Palace step by step, his brows flickered, his eyes were dark, and in the dark night, the expression in his eyes was deeper than the night.
After a while, the eldest prince called softly, "Come here."
Someone responded, "Master."
The First Prince asked, "Is it true that Cheng Gu was organized by Ye Chang in the Western Region Army?"
The man replied, "Master, indeed, there will probably be a memorial from the Ministry of War in a few days."
The First Prince pursed his lips, "What a Ye Chang!"
The man didn't answer or make a sound.
The First Prince asked again, "Is there any movement and unusual things in Lingyun Temple?"
The man shook his head, "Back to the master, no, everything is as usual."
"What is father doing now?" the eldest prince asked.
The man said, "Since the emperor arrived at Lingyun Temple, he has been living in the room where your master lived before. He read scriptures during the day and rested early at night. It has been like this for half a month."
The First Prince nodded and said, "Pay close attention to the movements of Lingyun Temple. If there is any change, immediately seal off Lingyun Town, and no birds are allowed to fly out."
The man lowered his head, "Don't worry, master, not a single fly can fly out."
The eldest prince nodded, and said, "What about the Eastern Realm? Does the King of Xiangjun have the Eastern Realm?"
The man said, "After the king of Xiangjun sent someone to pass the news to you, master, he returned to the East Territory. When he learned that you didn't send someone to intercept Ye Xi along the way, he became mad. He kept cursing at you, saying that you..."
"What are you talking about? Say it!" The First Prince's voice was calm.
The man said, "If you say you're useless, you won't be able to make a fortune."
The eldest prince sneered, "He still doesn't know that the person who robbed Cheng Gu was not Ye Xi, but Su Fengnuan, who raised his master, and thought he had all-hands-on-hands. Vulnerable, extremely stupid."
The man stopped talking.
The eldest prince waved his hand, "Send someone to send a letter to the King of Xiangjun, telling him that the person who robbed Cheng Gu was Su Fengnuan, and now Cheng Gu is in the Western Region Army and has a establishment. What he wants, don't be a fool. Let him Be polite, stop, or I will be rude to him."
That person should be, seeing that the First Prince no longer has other orders, he withdrew.
The eldest prince closed the window, turned around and walked to the table, looking at the mountain of memorials, his expression was not very good.
When Xu Yunchu came to Shaode Hall, he smelled a strong smell of medicine as soon as he stepped into the inner hall, and he paused.
Someone came out, opened the curtain, and said, "Uncle Xiaoguo, please, the second prince knows you are here, and is waiting for you inside."
Xu Yunchu nodded and walked in.
Lin Zhixiao was lying on the bed, his complexion was very pale, like someone who hasn't seen the sun for a long time, very thin, his eye sockets were sunken, when he saw Xu Yunchu coming in, he coughed and said, "It's so late, Uncle Xiaoguo came to see me , you mean big brother, right?"
Xu Yunchu was somewhat surprised when he saw Lin Zhixiao's appearance. He nodded and said, "What's the matter with the second prince? If the leg is injured, it shouldn't be like this? Is it because of the wind and cold?"