"Fourth brother, where did this come from? This calligraphy looks quite old. Is it from a master?" The third prince asked with a smile.
"Third brother, that's what you're talking about." The fourth prince raised his eyebrows and picked up the copybook. "It was written by my father. Today, my father said that my handwriting is not good enough, so he asked me to take it back and copy it."
After hearing this, the third prince's eyes darkened.
But it’s not visible on his face.
"Fourth brother is studious, so father is naturally happy. Father has always loved you the most."
"It's just that I'm thick-skinned and I often hang around father. Father loves us brothers equally." The fourth prince also put on an act.
The third prince smiled and did not respond.
If you want to hang around the emperor often, you have to see him in person.
Now Ning Chen spends eight out of ten days at Concubine Ming's place in Zhaochun Palace. How can he see her
The Fourth Prince saw that he was not feeling well, and he felt better himself.
She pretended nothing had happened and put her arm around the Third Prince's shoulders.
"Third brother is going back too, right? If so, Qinglin, you can leave the palace first. Third brother and I can go together, so you don't have to see me off."
"Yes, Your Highnesses, take care." Xu Qinglin bowed.
Looking at the Fourth Prince's expression, I knew that he was planning to do something to deliberately anger the Third Prince.
Sending yourself away also means protecting yourself.
It would not be appropriate for him, a minister's son, to interfere in what the princes were doing.
Sure enough, in the afternoon the third prince had diarrhea for some unknown reason and kept going to the toilet.
To be honest, he didn't eat anything unclean today, except for a piece of yam and date paste cake that the Fourth Prince stuffed into his mouth.
"Ning Yujing!"
The third prince squatted in the toilet and growled through gritted teeth.
That's why I was so attentive today. It turned out that I had this thought in mind.
But it was just a piece of pastry, and he ate it all. The Fourth Prince ate from the same plate and was fine.
There is no evidence to prove that he was given laxatives on purpose, so he can only suffer this loss in silence.
As for why the Fourth Prince wanted to pick on him, the Third Prince couldn't remember the reason.
But the Fourth Prince remembered it.
Yesterday, the Sixth Prince and the Fourth Princess came to Ruyi Pavilion to play, and Xu Qinglin happened to be there.
The fourth princess has always liked Xu Qinglin, so she pestered him to play with her for a long time.
In the evening, after Bai Zhu sent the two children back to Zhaochun Palace, he came back and told him that he heard the third prince say that the fourth princess was shameless at such a young age and said something like "she liked me" to a foreign man.
They also say that a person's character can be seen at the age of three. If he is like this in his childhood, he will definitely be as charming as the imperial concubine in the future.
For this reason, the Fourth Prince felt that giving him a laxative was the least he could do.
The two of them have been at odds with each other since they were young. They used to do it openly, but now they do it secretly.
Over the years, the Third Prince has suffered a lot at the hands of the Fourth Prince.
The fourth prince is a cunning thief, a smiling tiger. He looks harmless, but in fact he has already kicked you into a trap.
When the Third Prince had been having diarrhea for quite some time, the Fourth Prince, with a look of deep brotherly love, came with Imperial Physician Shen to check on him.
Anyway, he takes over both good and bad people.
The third prince was so angry that he couldn't sleep at night.
In Zhaochun Palace, Ye Jun naturally knew what was happening here, but she didn't care.
The third brother deserves to be punished for his bad mouth.
The days passed in the busy preparations for the northern tour, and we set off on July 24th.
Ning Chen left Prince Kang behind to take care of government affairs, assisted by his two sons-in-law He Xinyan and Feng Zihuan.
Firstly, it is a trust, and secondly, it is Ning Chen's intention to support the two sisters who are getting married.
These two families should remember that it is because the emperor allows the son-in-law to participate in politics for the sake of his sisters. Otherwise, once he marries the princess, he will never have the opportunity to attend the court again and be so valued.
As soon as they were on the road, Ye Jun ordered, "Go and call the girl to ride with me."
Huiyue naturally knew who this girl was referring to. She was Ye Shuran, the eldest daughter of Marquis Zhongyong and the daughter of Ye Zhe.
Soon, the little girl was brought over.
"Niece pays her respects to my aunt." After getting on the carriage, Ye Shuran bowed.
Ye Jun smiled and waved his hand, "No need to be so polite, come and sit next to me. The journey is long, and it will probably take a month. If you need anything on the way or feel unwell, just ask someone to come and tell me, don't put yourself in a difficult position."
Although the aunt and niece didn't see each other often, they received many rewards from the palace on a daily basis, so they were still quite close.
Besides, Ye Shuran is lively.
"Don't worry, aunt. With you here, no one dares to neglect me."
She was smart and knew why Ye Jun called her to his side.
This tells everyone that the imperial concubine values and loves her niece very much, and no matter what anyone has in mind, they must restrain themselves.
The carriage left the city and stopped at an open space on the outskirts of Beijing at lunch time.
Several princes had previously followed Ning Chen on horseback.
I was sweating all over and it was so uncomfortable.
The Fourth Prince didn't know that his cousin was in his mother's carriage, so he casually lifted the curtain and went in, which scared Ye Shuran.
Although the people of Nanqi are more open-minded, teenagers also know the differences between men and women. The Fourth Prince was embarrassed for a moment, bowed and hurried down.
The main reason is that these two children are unfamiliar with each other.
Ye Jun smiled in the car, "It's rare to see this kid being polite. I think we have arrived at the camp. You should go down and get some fresh air. You can go and play with the second princess. She has the same personality as you."
"Well, my niece will go downstairs now." Ye Shuran bowed happily.
She couldn't sit still any longer.
But the servant obviously didn't expect her to get off, so he just took the carriage stool away.
Ye Shuran wanted to jump down, but considering that this was outside and she had to follow the proper rules, it was difficult to do so.
Fortunately, the Fourth Prince didn't walk far. Seeing her predicament, he picked up a stool and asked her to get down by holding his arm.
This scene happened to fall into Concubine Yi's eyes, and she immediately had some thoughts in her mind.
"Do you think the Imperial Concubine would intend to have the Fourth Prince marry into the Ye family?"
Yunxiu, who was serving beside him, frowned slightly, "Maybe there is, who doesn't want to help his mother's family, but the Fourth Prince is not yet of marriageable age, and this girl from the Ye family is only twelve years old."
Concubine Yi narrowed her eyes and said, "Yes, he is not old enough yet. If he thinks about sex at such a young age, how will the emperor look upon the Fourth Prince?"
"Your Majesty, this..." Yunxiu was shocked by her thoughts.
"Look at you, I just said it casually." Concubine Yi rolled her eyes at her and ordered, "Go and call the third prince. I have something to say to him."
"Yes." Yun Xiu bowed and went there immediately.
Concubine Yi stood where she was and glanced at the Fourth Prince several times.
However, the two children did not walk close to each other at all. The Fourth Prince went to talk to Xu Qinglin, and Ye Shuran was chatting with the Second Princess and the First Princess at the moment.
The two of them had no more contact, which disappointed Concubine Yi.