King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 165 Parting Words
"Your Highness, you should also go and see Thirteenth Brother!"

"The concubine heard...that Prince Rui left yesterday!"

In the inner house of the East Palace, Yuan Chun was arranging Zhu Jingyuan's clothes, talking non-stop.

Logically speaking, this kind of job of serving people should be done by maids, but it is also one of the few opportunities to get close to the prince, how could Yuan Chun miss it easily.

Zhu Jingyuan was expressionless, and said slowly: "Thirteenth brother will be fine, besides, in the next few days, I have to read the memorials and comment, and I have to analyze several major events in detail..."

"After discussing the situation in the Northwest in a few days, my father also asked me to write down my views on pacifying the frontier. It's really hard to squeeze in the time!"

"I said sister, the prince has many things to do, so don't make trouble with him anymore!"

It was another side concubine, Wang Yi, who was speaking. Her background was lower than Yuan Chun's, and her father was just a juren.

Compared with Yuan Chun, Wang Yi is more liked by the prince, just because he knows how to flatter and flatter, which makes Zhu Jingyuan feel like a man.

Of course, it was also because Wang Yi wanted to pamper her, so she was not liked by the queen, so it was Yuan Chun who went to the palace to invite An Duo.

"Nowadays... I don't know how many people want to find the crown prince's fault. The most important thing for the crown prince at the moment is not to make mistakes. How can he care about other people's affairs!"

No matter how much Zhu Jingyuan liked Wang Yi, when he heard the other party speak like this, he would scold him and say, "Yi'er, don't speak nonsense!"

"My thirteenth brother and I have a brotherhood that melts in our blood, how can we say it is someone else's business!"

"The concubine said something wrong, please forgive me!"

Wang Yi looked like a little bird, as if she had been wronged by the sky, which easily made Zhu Jingyuan feel protective.

Yuan Chun couldn't understand Wang Yi's behavior the most, she turned her head away at this moment, she was afraid that she couldn't help but spit it out.

If the concubine was still alive, Wang Yi would have been dragged out and slapped in the face with Wang Yi's current coquettish appearance.

"Report to the crown prince, Mr. Gao has gone to the study outside!"

Originally, he wanted to appease Wang Yi, but Zhu Jingyuan said immediately after hearing this: "Mr. Ling Gao has come to the front hall to watch the seat!"

"Yes!"

Compared with the outer study room, the front hall is more formal, which is enough to highlight the courtesy to Gao Shuyan.

After these few days of delivery, Gao Shuyan and the others have officially left the East Palace and become the people of the idle clouds and wild cranes.

In order not to give others any excuses and not to cause trouble for Zhu Jingyuan, the few of them who were dismissed have all left the capital one after another.

Gao Shuyan was the last one to leave, and he would come to bid farewell to the prince before he left. In two days, he would not even be able to enter the imperial city.

When Zhu Jingyuan rushed to the front hall, he saw Gao Shuyan who had taken off his official uniform and looked like an ordinary rich man.

It wasn't until he got close that he realized that the old minister who had been with him for 20 years was now graying on his temples.

"Caomin Gao Shuyan, see Your Highness the Crown Prince!" Gao Shu said and acted with great courtesy.

Zhu Jingyuan hurried forward, helped Gao Shuyan up, and said at the same time: "Sir, don't be too polite!"

"Thank you, Your Royal Highness!"

After the two were divided into guests and hosts, they only heard Zhu Jingyuan ask: "Have you packed your luggage, sir?"

"Pack it up, let's go tomorrow!"

Although he knew it was inevitable, Zhu Jingyuan still felt sad when Gao Shuyan said it himself.

As if resonating with his grief, Gao Shuyan's mood also became heavy, and the two of them fell silent for a while.

"Going to Shandong, the road is long and the water is long, sir, take care!"

With the current traffic and medical conditions, long-distance travel is extremely risky, especially for an elderly person like Gao Shuyan.

"The veteran is not in a hurry to return home. He plans to go to Jinling with Wang Jinru. It is said that his family has planted more than ten acres of purple gold bamboo!"

Wang Jinru is also an official of the Prince's Mansion, among the few people who were dismissed, he came to bid farewell to Zhu Jingyuan yesterday.

"Sir, this is..."

Gao Shuyan smiled freely, and replied: "I'm not going to hide it from the prince... Although I have been dismissed from office now, I don't have much loss, I just feel that being unofficial is light!"

"After working hard for most of my life, I feel like I'm walking on thin ice all the time. I'm getting old all of a sudden, but I haven't had time to see all this wonderful river and mountain!"

"Being deposed this time, let the minister have no more shackles, just walk around and have a look!"

Zhu Jingyuan originally thought that Gao Shuyan would be unwilling to be dismissed after being wronged, angry and unacceptable, but he didn't expect the other party to have such a mentality.

This made Zhu Jingyuan relax a lot, so he said with a smile: "Mr. Gao can think this way, that's great... Life is too short, you should enjoy yourself in time!"

After that, the two chatted a lot, and the chatting place also moved from the living room to the garden, and finally came to a pavilion.

At this moment, within ten feet, there is no maid of honor accompanying them, the two of them are very relaxed and casual, and what they are talking about is not about the government, party and government, but how to live a relaxed and comfortable life.

Seeing no one around, Gao Shuyan suddenly said in a low voice: "Your Highness..."

The atmosphere was originally cheerful, but at this moment Gao Shuyan's expression was serious and his tone became extraordinarily solemn, making the relaxation in the living room disappear.

"Sir, please tell me..."

"Of course the old minister can just leave, but those people will not let go of attacking the crown prince, so you have to be careful in the future!"

These words are full of affection, and I have to say that Gao Shuyan is very loyal, but he was too "dominant" in the past.

"Soldiers come to block them, but water comes to cover them!" Zhu Jingyuan sighed.

"I have something to say, His Highness Wanwang will remember it!"

"Please tell me, sir!"

"The Thirteenth Lord is considerate, His Highness must win him over, so that he can fight against Prince Rui!"

Hearing Gao Shuyan say that Zhu Jinghong was considerate, Zhu Jingyuan didn't take it seriously. After all, this guy's trip to Jinling caused a lot of trouble.

Now that he's back in Beijing, it's only been a few days, and there have been a lot of incidents, which seems unreliable.

Out of politeness, Zhu Jingyuan still replied: "I will have a good relationship with my thirteenth brother!"

Immediately afterwards, Gao Shuyan said: "But there is one thing, His Highness can use Lord Thirteen, but he must never be trusted!"

This is not very pleasant to say. If it is more serious, it is to alienate the brothers of the Zhu family. If it is spread, it will kill the whole family. After all, the current emperor is most taboo about these things.

Only Gao Shuyan who is absolutely loyal can say such heartfelt words.

Of course, knowing Gao Shuyan's loyalty, Zhu Jingyuan didn't turn his back on the spot.

Only Zhu Jingyuan said in a deep voice: "Mr. Gao, don't be suspicious, your words... I'm afraid it's unreasonable, and it's not in line with the teachings of sages!"

"Your Highness, now is not the time to talk about reason, now is the time to discuss success or failure!"

"The Thirteenth Lord is still young, and after he is crowned and opened the mansion next year, many things will be different, and it's hard to guarantee that he won't have other thoughts!"

"You mean... the thirteenth brother will also covet the East Palace?"

Gao Shuyan said solemnly: "It's not impossible!"

"Mr. Gao, Thirteenth Brother and I are siblings, we..."

Before Zhu Jingyuan finished speaking, Gao Shuyan interrupted: "Your Highness, don't forget that Prince Rui is also your brother!"

"Tang Taizong and Prince Yin, Prince Chengqian and Wei Wang Li Tai...they are all siblings of the same mother!"

Zhu Jingyuan knew all these histories, but at this moment Gao Shuyan sternly said it, but it brought Zhu Jingyuan a different kind of impact.

That's right, these people are all brothers, and in the end they all turned against each other... Brothers can't explain anything.

In fact, there are more recent examples, such as the ancestors and Ling Shuren, and the current emperor and Prince Li and King Yinger.

Gao Shuyan didn't mention this bloody example for the sake of being taboo, but it didn't prevent the prince from thinking about it.

"Your Highness, the Thirteenth Lord is available, and if you use it well, you can suppress Prince Rui, but you have to use it and guard against it, so remember it!"

"Mr. Gao, I just wrote it down!"

At this moment, Zhu Jingyuan felt extremely upset, and felt that no one in this world could be trusted.

After all, according to what Gao Shuyan said, even the loyal and upright thirteenth brother can't believe it now!
(End of this chapter)