It was late at night, and in the east warm room of the Qianqing Palace, the emperor was still sitting there with great interest, listening to the fourth prince talking endlessly about the grand scene of the Lu Mansion tonight. The third prince standing by listened with a smile, although he felt a little sorry that he could not go over to join in the fun, but he was not as active as the third prince, so there was no envy or jealousy.
But what he didn't expect was that after the Third Prince had finally finished speaking, he rushed to him, grabbed his hand and said, "Brother Crown Prince, the Lu family invited a chef who failed in the Imperial Chef Selection Competition to be the chef tonight, and also invited the guy named Song to make dessert! That dessert is delicious. I went to the kitchen to find the guy named Song, and he immediately agreed to make it for you in the future..."
"Ahem!" The emperor finally couldn't help but cough twice. Seeing that the fourth prince immediately shut up and stood up straight, he scolded with a stern face, "Don't call her Song all the time. Hailing is also your cousin. In the future, he will be your brother-in-law. How can you treat her as a cook?"
"But he is a chef who loves to make desserts..." The fourth prince whispered in his heart, but he kept nodding his head. Because he knew very well that if he said what was in his heart, his third brother beside him would definitely scold him severely!
Ever since he received a slap in the face that day, he had keenly sensed that the Third Prince had become more attentive to him, but also stricter. He couldn't tell whether he was becoming more like a crown prince, or more like a brother!
The father and his two sons chatted for a while, and seeing that it was getting late, the emperor thought of his two sons who had to get up before dawn to study, so he had to order someone to take them downstairs and settle them down. Since the third prince studied in Ciqing Palace, he had set up the residence of the two brothers in Zhaoren Hall, with the central room used for living, and the east and west warm rooms used as bedrooms, with the third prince living in the east and the fourth prince in the west.
What made him helpless and relieved was that since they moved in together, the Fourth Prince always complained that it was too dark to sleep alone. Most of the time, the two brothers slept with their feet touching in the east warm room of Zhaoren Palace.
But just as the two older female officials came up to take the brothers away, the newly appointed Qianqing Palace Manager Chen Yongshou hurriedly reported outside that there was an urgent matter. Seeing someone rush in and whisper to his father, the fourth prince instinctively grabbed his brother, hoping that he would not leave for the time being, and pricked up his ears to listen to the movement, but he was undoubtedly scolded by the third prince again.
"Fourth brother, the emperor must have some important state affairs to attend to, let's not disturb him!"
But when the Fourth Prince reluctantly followed the Third Prince to the door, he heard the Emperor laugh: "Haha, there is no urgent state affairs, but there is a strange family matter! Sanlang, Silang, you don't have to leave, stay! Chen Yongshou, go and bring everyone here."
The fourth prince was already full of curiosity, and when his father said this, he was immediately overjoyed, and quickly pulled the third prince back to the emperor. However, although his eyes were rolling around, he resisted the urge to ask rash questions.
The Third Prince knew that his Fourth Brother’s patience was limited, so he had no intention of testing it. He immediately asked, “Father, is there something wrong in the palace? The two Imperial Concubines are here to help with the palace affairs. Do you want to ask them…”