Long live Emperor Wu!

Chapter 34 The King of Wei
Princess Jinyang turned back and glanced at Wu Rou, seemingly hesitant to leave, but in the end she said "yes" obediently and firmly.

Then he took the wet nurse and the palace maid and left.

It is estimated that there is a special school and study room for calligraphy, which is located further inside.

"Follow me, go this way." King Jin said and walked ahead.

Wu Rou followed him and passed through several corridors. She saw the shadows printed on the flower windows scattered in the house and falling on him. They grew larger and smaller as he moved, as if time was passing by silently.

Wu Rou was touched in her heart and suddenly asked:
"Has Your Highness ever thought about what your future princess will be like?"

Prince Jin turned sideways and glanced at her as he walked, and said with a clear young voice:
“The marriage between the prince and the princess has always been subject to various considerations, either to win over or to give favors, and does not allow for too many choices.

When Sister Chengyang came out, the queen mother once said that it was not important who the candidate was, but the management after marriage was important.If things are done well, enemies will become couples.If the management is not good, deep love will lead to resentment. "

Wu Rou nodded, feeling that it made sense. Anyway, the people chosen by the royal family would not be too outrageous. At this time, how to get along is the most important thing.

Wu Rou glanced at King Jin again. His thick black hair was tied into a heavy single bun. The remaining two hairbands, two fingers wide, hung down neatly, falling on his shoulders and back, letting him The dignified and calm temperament adds a bit of freedom and ease.

She said seriously:
"Your Highness will definitely be a good husband in the future."

Prince Jin turned his head slightly and smiled softly with the corners of his lips curled up, as if to express his polite compliment and said nothing.

The two of them left the Wude Hall. The sun was shining brightly outside the hall. When the guard guarding the door saw him, he bowed and saluted and asked:
"Your Highness, would you like to inform your attendants to come over?"

King Jin's entourage included a young eunuch and two guards with swords, all of whom were relatively young.Just as they were meeting His Majesty, they stayed at the main entrance and did not follow them.

"No, I'll just take a walk in the yard." King Jin said.

"Yes."

Naturally, Wu Rou didn't know the way, so she followed King Jin five steps behind him until he walked into the flower bed next to him and stopped under two flower trees.

There is not much landscaping blocking the view around the Butokuden Hall. It is simple and elegant. Standing here, you can see the field in front of the main entrance. Even the two flower trees look independent and lonely.

However, it left just enough shade for the two of them.

King Jin stood in front of the tree trunk, half of the sunlight fell on his shoulders, but he no longer moved, but turned sideways and asked:
"What do you think about the errand assigned by your father?"

Wu Rou happened to be standing under the dense shade of a tree, with mottled cool shadows. She lowered her head and thought for a while and said:
"First of all, this girl is in good health. It's best if she has some martial arts skills. Otherwise, it's so far away and the situation is chaotic. I'm afraid it won't last long. If she disappears after a year, wouldn't His Majesty's strategy of stabilizing Tuyuhun by marriage be in vain? Already?"

"It should be so." Jin Wang Li Shan nodded in agreement and said, "This is not difficult. There are many aristocratic girls in Chang'an City who are good at riding and shooting, and there are also many in the clan who rely on martial arts to keep fit. Hold a ceremony Maybe you can choose from a polo match."

Wu Rou tilted her head and asked:

"Do all the noble girls in Chang'an City play polo?"

"Almost..." King Jin said, lowering his head slightly, as if thinking, "There weren't that many at first, it was mainly the men who were fighting.

Later, the prince's brother chose a concubine, and the queen mother held a poetry meeting and selected three girls with outstanding talents, namely Wei's, Su's, and Yan's. Later, it was really difficult to choose, so she finally chose Su's through a polo match. . "

When Wu Rou heard the word "Wei", her ears perked up.

She knew what Concubine Wei's family meant to the Tang Dynasty, so she turned her eyes and asked:
"Wechsler...couldn't it be?"

"Yes, the Wei family is the niece of Concubine Wei, and the Yan family is a relative of Concubine Yan Xian. These two families have a close connection with each other and have trained very outstanding girls." King Jin said.

What he didn't say in his heart was that the reason why he chose Su, the eldest daughter of Secretary Cheng, was probably because he was afraid that his relatives would become rich.

These two families already have women occupying high positions in the harem. If there is still a woman in the prince's generation and she becomes the first wife, the future queen may affect the stability of the court.

"Anyway, ever since the prince chose his concubine, the noble ladies in Chang'an City have been proud of being able to play polo. Gradually, more and more people can play polo, so that now, the polo match has become the highlight of the annual royal autumn hunt, and the men compete with each other. After that, the women will come on stage and it can last all day and the scene is very lively.”

When Wu Rou heard this, the scene of crowds of people swarming and shouting excitedly seemed to have appeared in her mind, and she couldn't help but be envious.

It's a pity that she is just a talented person. The autumn hunting event is held outside the palace and does not require the harem to intervene. She has not seen it yet.

"That's great, then let's hold a polo match in the harem. It's not difficult to do it with the previous regulations, but the difficulty is..." She said and glanced at King Jin, "How should I tell those girls participating in the match? .”

When King Jin heard this, a look of embarrassment appeared on Shen Jing's face, and after a while he said:
"You set up a suitable time for me and I will do the preaching. But you still have to choose the specific candidates.

To be honest... Whether they are clan girls or other noble girls, life will not be bad. Let them voluntarily give up everything in Chang'an and marry in a foreign country...

I think it's difficult.I can't think of any words that can convince them. "

After the words fell, both of them lowered their heads and fell into deep thought.Suddenly, there was a sound of heavy footsteps not far away. They both looked up and saw a sedan carried by four people approaching.

There was no guard of honor in the sedan chair, and the person sitting on it was not a concubine of the first or second rank in the palace, but a young man with a round figure.

He has a Bodhisattva-shaped face, a bit of a double chin, and looks very gentle and kind.He obviously has good facial features, but because of his fatness, his phoenix eyes have become a slit, and there are some hanging tips at the end of the eyes, making them look a bit narrow.

Wu Rou was thinking, considering how similar he is to the emperor, which son should he be?I heard King Jin shouting next to me:

"Fourth brother."

It turned out to be King Wei, the second son of Queen Changsun, the younger brother of the Crown Prince, and the older brother of King Jin.

He is only one year younger than the prince and eight years older than the king of Jin. The two children born between them are Princess Changle and Princess Chengyang.

Wu Rou quickly bowed her head in greeting and said:

"I have met His Royal Highness King Wei."

The King of Wei laughed "hehe" twice on the sedan chair, and did not want to be chased away. He glanced at Wu Rou again and asked:

"What are you doing here?"

King Jin looked at him and replied calmly: "My father has given Wu Cairen an errand and ordered me to assist. Let's discuss it."

King Wei was a little confused. The pupils in his eyes flickered to Wu Rou again and said:
"Oh...this is Wu Cairen...why does the harem need the help of the prince for anything in the harem? It's really strange."

He seemed to be talking to himself, and his tone was very gentle, but Wu Rou could hear a sense of suspicion in his words, as if he was maliciously speculating on something from the beginning.

This made Wu Rou feel very unhappy.What kind of dirty shit is going on in the mind of an older brother facing a gentle and polite child like Prince Jin? !

"Going back to His Highness King Wei is about the banquet." Wu Rou lowered her head and replied respectfully and briefly, not wanting to talk to him.

But King Jin didn't seem enthusiastic either.

"Fourth brother, please pay attention to your health. The people carrying the sedan chair are all sweating profusely from exhaustion. Go quickly. Maybe the emperor is waiting for you."

King Wei then became anxious and waved his chubby arms and said:
"Ah, yes, quickly, turn around and go to the main hall."

King Wei left.

Wu Rou looked at the figure in the distance, full of doubts in her heart, and asked:
"His Royal Highness the King of Jin, why can His Highness the King of Wei be driven out in a sedan chair? Isn't it true that besides His Majesty, the Crown Prince, and the concubines of the first and second grades in the palace, there is a guard of honor when traveling, so no one else can sit in the sedan chair to be driven out?"

"There are exceptions to everything, and that was given by my father. My fourth brother likes writing, and his writing and calligraphy are very good, but he doesn't like to move, so he has gained some weight.

Every time he came in from outside the palace, he was covered in sweat from exhaustion. His father felt sorry for him, so he gave him a sedan chair to drive him away. "The king of Jin said.

Is this called getting fatter?Fat eyes are almost gone!
Wu Rou saw that King Jin was still gentle in his words and was looking out for King Wei, so she wanted to ask him: Didn't you see how your brother missed you just now?
But looking at King Jin's calm profile and clear eyes, I thought I'd better forget it. He was still young, so telling him this was a waste of time.

In fact, what she didn't know was that King Jin understood it.

He is not a fool, so how can he not understand the hidden meanings of others and feel no malice?
He just doesn't care about it.

Although this fourth brother was a direct descendant, he was adopted into his uncle's family when he was a child and came back later.

Children who have been abandoned once will inevitably have some trauma in their hearts and sensitive minds.

For as long as he could remember, this fourth brother had been competing with his brother the prince. He couldn't compete for the prince's position, so he tried every means to win his father's favor and attention.

Knowing that his father loved talents, he studied hard, attracted talented people, compiled books and articles, and was quite famous for his talents.

In addition, his father did feel guilty for him and wanted to take special care of him, so he became like this.

It's already like this, and I don't know why I'm still not satisfied.

From time to time, he would look for his shortcomings and the prince's brother in a strange way. It seemed that only in this way could he prove that he was good and the one who should not be abandoned.

King Jin was also angry at first. Every time he was questioned, he would defend himself a few words.

Later, he became lazy and just did whatever he wanted.

He doesn't need to compete for favor in front of his father, and he doesn't want to be the prince, so what does he care about?
Wu Rou saw that King Jin kept looking at King Wei's leaving figure without moving for a long time, as if he was thinking about something, so she reminded him:
"Your Highness... Is there any book about Tuyuhun? I want to read it and understand it so that I can have a clear idea when I talk to those girls later."

(End of this chapter)