After entering the palace, Rong Su sent Liu Wei to the gate of Zhaohe Palace just like last time, and then took Xiao Li who had changed his clothes to Rong Jindong's bedroom.
On the way, Rong Su saw that Xiao Li was a child, and he should be more eloquent than Rong Leng or Liu Wei, so he deliberately asked in a friendly tone, "Have you been working hard these past few years?"
Xiao Li was happy because he entered the palace, and his attitude towards Rong Su was also very good, so he obediently replied: "It's not hard."
Rong Su asked again: "What have you experienced all these years?"
Li Jian said bluntly, "I don't have any special experience."
Didn't it fall into the sea? "
"yes.""
And after that? ""
It's fine after that. ""
Why did it take so long to come back? "
"Because I'm going to take a boat."
The ship will take three years? "
"The boat will take a long time."
"… "Allow
Su fell silent, and stared at Xiao Li for a long time, as if he was trying to make sure that the child was just trying to fool him.
Then Xiao Li met Rong Su's eyes, and said neatly: "If the Seventh Prince wants to know anything, just ask Uncle Rong, just ask my mother, I don't know anything, I'm just a child."
Rong Su: "..."
After a quarter of an hour, Rong Su brought him to Rong Jindong's bedroom. At that time, Rong Jindong had just returned from his study and was preparing for lunch. See
When Uncle Qi Huang came with a young boy, Rong Jindong didn't recognize him yet, and after he stared at the young boy for a while, he was surprised to find that this is not Xiao Li
Rong Jindong suddenly stood up from the chair, and the surrounding palace people looked at their master unexpectedly.
Rong Jindong immediately regained his composure, stepped forward to greet Rong Su, exchanged a few pleasantries, and logically sent all the palace people outside the palace.
When the palace was free, Rong Jindong showed a smile, pinched Xiao Li's face, and said: "I know you came back two days ago, I didn't expect you to enter the palace, are you here to see me?"
Xiao Li nodded obediently, looked around the environment of the main hall, and looked at the table full of delicacies. Allow
Jindong took Xiao Li's hand, asked him to sit down, and invited Rong Su to sit down, and then asked: "Have you eaten yet? Let's eat together. We haven't seen each other for many years. It's hard for Xiao Li to remember brother Xiao Jin." .”
Rong Su had no intention of disturbing the two children, so he went to the Shangqing Palace to pay his respects to the emperor, and left first. wait
As soon as he left, Rong Jindong deliberately said to the people outside the palace: "Uncle Qihuang went to see his father to discuss state affairs, so he handed over younger brother Xiaoqing to my care. You go to the study to take a leave of absence from your husband, and then say that I I won't go in the afternoon, and the homework will be handed in tomorrow."
After explaining, Rong Jindong went back to the main hall, saw that Xiao Li was still sitting without moving his chopsticks, so he personally picked up the food for him, put it in his bowl, and said with a smile: "Eat quickly, eat quickly, I will return it when I finish eating." There are so many things I want to tell you."
Li picked up the chopsticks and ate the food, and when the two of them had finished eating, Rong Jindong dragged Xiao Li into the inner hall, and sat side by side with him on the side of the bed to talk.
Xiao Li glanced at the decorations in the inner hall, and he had an idea in his mind, but nothing showed on his face, he asked: "Brother Xiao Jin, how are you doing now?"
Jindong paused for a moment, then touched Xiao Li's head, and said, "Forget it."
Li Dao: "When we separated before, I was very worried. Your father treats you badly, and your mother is a stepmother. Although the fifth prince will take care of you, you are not a family after all. It is not good for the fifth prince to be an outsider. Interfering with your affairs at home... But now, seeing that you are doing well, I am relieved, Brother Xiao Jin, as long as you really feel good, then it is good." Rong
Jindong restrained the warm smile that had been brimming with Xiaoli ever since he entered the door, he stared at the young man who was much younger than himself seriously, and asked in a low voice: "What do you want to say?"
Li shook his head, still looking very happy: "It's nothing, it's really nothing, I just want to know if brother Xiaojin is doing well, I've always cared about this matter."
Rong Jindong's face became stern, and his expression became very bad.
Seeing how serious he was, Xiao Li stopped talking and lowered her eyes silently. Allow
Jindong stood up from the bed, walked directly opposite Xiao Li, and suddenly asked: "Did Uncle San Huang ask you to come, or Master asked you to come?"
Li raised his head in surprise, and looked at Rong Jindong. Allow
Jindong's face was already very dark: "How are you going to tell them? What did you find out, and how are you going to evaluate me?"
Xiao Li frowned, looked away, stood up from the bed, and said, "I'm leaving." Rong
But Jindong grabbed him, pulled him back, pressed him back to the bed, made him sit, stared into his eyes and said: "You haven't answered me yet."
If Li wanted to break free from Rong Jindong's grip, it would be easy, but he didn't resist, he just looked at brother Xiao Jin, feeling that he was very strange. "
I'm ready to tell them you're not having a good time, you're a different person. "
Rong Jindong narrowed his eyes, clasped Xiao Li's shoulder with his fingers, exerting some force faintly. Small
Li pursed his lips, lowered his head and said, "Maybe I shouldn't enter the palace, you don't need other people's concern."
Rong Jindong let out a long breath, let go of Xiao Li's shoulders, and slowly sat back next to Xiao Li, reaching out to wrap his arms around the young boy's shoulders.
Xiao Li didn't break free, just quietly waiting for him to speak.
After a while, Rong Jindong said: "Thank you for caring about me, I am doing well, really well."
Xiao Li heard that he didn't intend to tell the truth, he raised his head, looked around the bedroom, finally got up, and said: "I'm leaving."
Jindong grabbed him again: "Wait for Uncle Seventh Emperor to pick you up, how do you go by yourself?"
Li didn't make a sound, just stood there. Allow
As if nothing happened, Jindong took his hand and led him to the study. Allow
There are many gadgets in Jindong's study room, Xiao Li looked at those expensive objects at first glance, and didn't take any of them. Allow
Jindong sat at the desk and finished his homework, while Xiao Li sat quietly on the soft bench. Pass
After some time, Rong Su came back, Xiao Li got up, followed Rong Su, and after he left, Rong Jindong came back to the study again, looked at everything near the bench, and let out a deep breath. Small
Li sat on this bench for nearly half an hour just now. He didn't drink a sip of water, didn't eat a piece of pastry, and didn't touch a book. no nostalgia. Allow
Jindong knew that a small friendship when he was young should have come to an end after today. people
It's all like this. On the road of growth, you will encounter many choices. If you choose one path, you have to abandon the other path. emperor
Not everyone can be king, trust is the last thing an emperor needs. this
It was the first lesson Rong Jindong learned three years ago when he received the emperor's education.
It was also the idea that Qin Guifei, the fifth emperor uncle, and the seventh emperor uncle had always instilled in him. he
Now, he has already learned not to trust anyone, even those people around him who have been doing their best to help him.
To be a good emperor, you must be able to endure loneliness. You cannot depend on anyone. You need to listen to others, believe in them, and judge right from wrong. You cannot make decisions based on friendship or friendship.
The emperor is the emperor of the people of the world, and what the emperor shoulders is not himself, but the people of the world.
To be a good emperor, the first price you need to pay is self. you
Not you, you are the emperor, the emperor is not a human being, and cannot have the emotions of ordinary people, because the emotions of ordinary people will only make you lose your mind and become fatuous and blind.
Imperial education, cruel and inhumane education. this
This road was not chosen by Rong Jindong himself, someone else chose it for him, he stepped on it, and there is no turning back.