"Is your second brother not here?"
The two brothers came to the front yard along the path. They didn't see Duan Tingye standing by the door. Duan Tingxuan was a little unhappy, and secretly asked the bastard. No time to deal with him, so that his tail is a little bit up again
"Several groups of guests have already come. The master is talking to the princes of the Lord Hou. The rest of the princes have arranged for the second brother to accompany them. Now that the ministers have not come to the door, the master said that the elder brother should receive the ministers. Maybe the emperor will still A prince will be sent here, and the elder brother will naturally be in charge of reception."
After listening to Duan Tingfang's words, Duan Tingxuan realized that he had wronged Duan Tingye. Yin nodded, and said to Duan Tingfang: "In that case, you can come with me. There should be a lot of people coming from the Imperial Academy today. It will be good for you to make friends. In the future, if you ask for an article or something, you can open your mouth, right?" ?”
"Ah? I...how can I do it?"
Duan Tingfang panicked immediately, but saw his elder brother squinting at him: "What's wrong? Just show the spirit you teased me just now, you think those nerds from the Imperial Academy will be more difficult to deal with than your elder brother and me ?”
Big brother isn't taking revenge on me, is he? Just because I just made fun of him.
Duan Sanye looked at the little Houye with interest: Why didn't I find out that this big brother has this kind of temperament before? He had always thought that the other party was wise and calm, indifferent and self-sufficient. Now that he thought about it, could it be that he had been blind for more than ten years before, so he imagined such a small-bellied guy with such a glorious image
The sun passed by the sky little by little, and it was half an hour before noon. Duan Tingfang stood beside Duan Tingxuan, his legs were straight, and the forced smile on his face made his face stiff. He looked at the sun and murmured: "In the past, the prince should have come at this time, but this year is not yet this time, so he probably won't come, brother, let's go back."
"Wait a little longer." Duan Tingxuan frowned, but Duan Tingfang muttered: "Even if you don't come, you don't have to look so dignified, do you? In fact, how many nobles are there in Beijing? Let's talk about it in detail. Which family and the royal family are still the same?" Doesn't matter at all? But I haven't seen other families have this kind of honor, and our family doesn't have to insist on it."
Duan Tingxuan said in a deep voice: "You think I'm disappointed? What a joke, who am I, your elder brother? How can I be disappointed because of this kind of thing? The reason why I am serious is because I have a bad premonition... "
Before the word "feeling" could be uttered, the young master's words stopped abruptly. He looked straight at the dozen or so people who suddenly rushed over from outside the gate, and grabbed Duan Tingfang's clothes and said, "Brother, see if there is someone Here? My eyes seem to be blurred."
"I... I seem to be blind too, so... Is that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince...?"
Duan Tingfang puts on an air of innocence all the time. But when he really saw the big scene at this moment, his legs went limp all of a sudden, not to mention him, even Duan Tingxuan, who had been through battle for a long time. The guy who doesn't take the princes seriously has goosebumps, how can Third Master Duan be any better
"Big cousin."
"Big cousin."
"Big cousin."
…
A series of shouts woke Duan Tingxuan from the shock. He looked at the group of princes ranging in age from eight to twenty speechlessly, and managed to force a smile on his face. Weakly said: "Your Highness... why are you all here?"
"Second brother and concubine mother said that today is the old matriarch's birthday, sister-in-law will make a lot of good food to eat, concubine mother said she can't go out of the palace, so she asked me to come and help her bring some food back." Eighth prince Jiang Chang Xun was only eleven years old, but he was the most lively and daring among the princes, when Duan Tingxuan asked, he immediately told the truth.
The mud horse doesn't hide the slightest bit. Concubine Duan, do you still remember that as a concubine, you need to scruple on your image
Duan Tingxuan roared in his heart, and looking at Jiang Changning's face, he was not so polite: "The second prince is really filial, but I don't understand, if you come, can't you bring food for the concubine Duan? His Highness is troubled?"
Jiang Changning shook his head from side to side, as if he was looking at someone? Obviously he didn't listen to Duan Tingxuan's sarcastic words, just when Duan Tingxuan was about to be unable to hold back his anger, he saw his face beaming with joy, and waved to the street next to him, "This way, Qinghu, this way."
"Here we come." A handsome young man ran over panting with a scroll under his arm, and when he got close, he heard Jiang Changning reprimanded, "I said the presents are ready, so you don't need to bother. Just refuse, do you think you can go through this door without me covering you?"
"Are you kidding me? Tingxuan is of the same year as me, even if there is no His Highness, I don't believe I can't enter Anpinghou Mansion." The person called Qinghu smiled softly, and then turned to Duan Tingxuan: "Tingxuan, long time no see gone."
Duan Tingxuan's eyes darkened for a while: Jiang Changning came here with his younger brother, and made it clear that he didn't even count food and money, and even his best friend came along, but it's a pity that this best friend is also his own best friend, otherwise he would turn his face and deny him. go out.
"Tingxuan, what are the big guys standing outside the door like? Are you afraid that people don't know that Anpinghou's mansion is so popular today?"
Jiang Chang opened his mouth with a smile, in exchange for Duan Tingxuan's slap in the face: Do you still know that Anping Hou's mansion is too popular today? You are princes, can you hold on to your identities? Is there such a swarm of bees running over? Who can afford this kind of grace
But my heart was full of anger and I couldn't vent it, didn't I see several little princes looking at me eagerly? Duan Tingxuan can talk and laugh freely with the prince, the second prince and the fourth prince, but he can't feel wronged by these little fellows, not to mention the kindness of the big cousin just now, it's not, this is the son of the emperor, how dare he be rude
Taking a deep breath, he pulled Duan Tingfang, who was already stiff into a stone, back away, and forced a smile: "Your Highness, please come in."
"Brother Prince, I don't seem very happy to see my eldest cousin."
I don't know which little prince said timidly before, but His Royal Highness took a moment to say: "This is normal. When a wolf is drooling at a lamb, suddenly a dozen wolves come running in." Fighting with it for food, and it can't beat the pack of wolves, it won't make you feel any better."
"So that's the case. Should we eat more after a while? Anyway, my eldest cousin is already in a bad mood. If you don't eat more, you will lose money."
"Hahaha, not bad, you can go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to settle accounts for your fourth brother in the future."
The chatter and laughter from the front made Duan Tingxuan's face darken: Which Prince Xiong is this? Why are you so angry when you talk