My life is like walking on thin ice

Chapter 31 Isn’t that true?

Weiyang Palace, Phoenix Palace.

As the emperor issued a ban, the noise in the Phoenix Hall finally calmed down completely.

Liu Rong's heart, which had been ups and downs since the death of the late emperor, also found a brief peace of mind with the silence of the Phoenix Palace.

Sitting leisurely on the rocking chair with the waist and buttocks hollowed out, I took a sip of tea from the bowl from time to time, not to mention how comfortable it was.

——On the eleventh day of the winter lunar month, it was a rare sunny day. Liu Rong also had the opportunity to bask in the sun in the courtyard outside the palace after many years.

But beside Liu Rong, Young Master Xuan Ming had different expressions on his face, and they exchanged glances from time to time, urging each other, but no one dared to speak first...

"Tell me~"

"Keep everything in your heart, and it will hurt your body if you hold it in."

He said something calmly, took another sip of tea soup, and saw Liu Rong hand out the tea bowl in his hand;

When the second brother Liu De hesitated to take the tea bowl, he yawned lazily, and then lifted the thin blanket covering his body.

Perhaps it was Liu Rong's appearance that made the two younger brothers feel more at ease. After another round of eye contact, the second brother Liu De finally spoke with a smile.

"In the past three days, my father has not been to Qilan Palace."

"Even yesterday, I stayed in the pepper room..."

"——My guess is that my father is playing fifty-fifty, and no one is taking sides."

"It's just that my eldest brother is grounded, and my mother is also..."

As soon as he was able to speak, the tea bowl had been placed on the table aside. Liu Deben's face, which was still smiling, also quietly felt a touch of worry.

"A few days ago, my eldest brother was punished by my father with a cane because of the Prime Minister's affairs."

"But as soon as the front foot was pardoned and the back foot returned to the palace, this happened again."

"——People outside say that my eldest brother must have completely annoyed my father this time."

"You're also talking about the position of Crown Prince, I'm afraid..."

Hearing the worry hidden in his brother's tone, Liu Rong took a deep breath and then turned his head slightly;

Seeing the worried look on the second brother Liu De's face, the third brother Liu Yi's face was even more anxious. He wished he could blurt out: Brother, what should we do?
He shook his head and smiled, then let out a long sigh.

"Not really."

"I'm just a dog. If my father doesn't do this, he would really think that I'm domineering and hopeless."

"On the contrary, with such a bloody nature, maybe my father will take a high look at me and think that I am 'not as kind and weak as Xiaohui'?"

"Ah……"

"As for mother~"

Speaking of happiness, Liu Rong stretched out comfortably, looking indescribably relaxed and comfortable.

"It's a good thing~"

"Even my father couldn't stand it, so he came to help me."

"Furthermore, even the emperor's grandmother can feel more at ease because of this - the emperor's eldest son, three brothers, and his mother are all banned, so they must have lost the holy family."

"My 'arrogant and domineering' and 'chaotic' appearance also happened to make my father 'disappointed', so he considered naming the crown prince as his younger brother..."

After saying that, Liu Rong took another long breath and closed his eyes.

"It's all a show~"

"I only care about singing the show well, and my father won't be too strict."

"Qilan Palace, especially the 'King Beauty' side, you should pay more attention in the future."

At the end, especially when he mentioned the words 'Qilan Palace', Liu Rong's relaxed and cheerful tone suddenly became a little solemn.

Perhaps in the eyes of outsiders, the sisters of Qilan Palace, the big and the beautiful, are simply insignificant little characters.

Even at this moment, Liu De and Liu Yu looked puzzled when they heard their eldest brother's words of "pay attention to Qilan Palace in the future".

But Liu Rong knew very well: No matter how high Liu Rong thinks of those sisters, especially the 'Beauty King' Wang Quan, it is not exaggerated.

Because Liu Rong knew clearly that in the original history, the person who took the throne after the death of Emperor Qi was his infant brother Liu She, the tenth son of the emperor. To be precise, after Liu Rong was deposed as the crown prince in history, the tenth prince of Jiaodong was renamed the crown prince and renamed "Che" - Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty: Liu Che...

"My son is less than one year old, are you starting to make plans now..."

"As expected of the Queen Mother Xiaowu..."

With this in mind, Liu Rong's gaze as he looked outside the courtyard wall became more profound.

Just talking, he also did not forget to add to his two younger brothers: "The queen has nothing to do, which means that in the future, before the father can appoint the crown prince, he will first appoint his mother as the queen."

"When the mother becomes the queen, the prince can legitimately sit on the throne by virtue of his status as the 'legitimate son'."

"Then you tell me, among my three brothers, why am I the only one who attracts the attention of everyone, but no one has ever thought that the second son and the third son of the emperor could also sit on the throne of the crown prince?"

He looked away from the distance and asked calmly, but he saw the expression of Second Young Master Xuan Ming immediately changed!

The third child, Liu Yu, had just calmed down from his anxiety, and now he wished he could kneel down immediately and show his loyalty to his eldest brother!

Liu De is still the second child, after all, he is older and more mature mentally;
After hearing this question, I just forced myself to suppress the fear in my chest, and took advantage of the time of "frowning and thinking" to calm down.

He was generally sure that his voice would not tremble when he spoke, so he made a thoughtful look and said: "Because we are not the eldest son of my mother?"

Then Liu Rong nodded slightly: "Yes."

"——The prince and the heir apparent must not only be the direct descendant, but also the direct eldest son."

"In other words, among my ten brothers, the only one who can be crown prince and heir apparent is the eldest son of each lady."

"The Phoenix Hall is me, the Xuanming Hall is the fourth child, the Guangming Hall is the seventh child, and the Qilan Hall is the little ten..."

Having said this, Liu Rong finally turned around and changed from lying on his back to lying on his side;
Putting a hand under his face, he asked again with a smile: "In your opinion, can the fourth and seventh children be crown princes?"

Hearing this, the second child Liu De lowered his head silently, and after a moment, slowly shook his head.

On the side, the third child Liu Yi didn't think about it at all. He only felt that his eldest brother didn't doubt him, so he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"In my Han family, there will never be a prince or prince who is born with a stutter and is difficult to achieve elegance;"

"There will not be a prince who is sharp-tongued and eloquent."

"In other words: If my father's crown prince is not me, the eldest son of the emperor, he will definitely be Xiao Shi, who will become the eldest son of the emperor after Mrs. Wang is established as the queen."

Seeing that one of the two brothers was shaking his head silently and the other was stunned and didn't respond, Liu Rong asked and answered himself and gave an answer to his question.

After Liu Rong finished speaking, Liu De and Liu Yu fell into deep thinking.

The second eldest brother, Liu De, was savoring the profound meaning of Liu Rong's words and re-examining Qilan Palace, which had never attracted his attention in the past.

Just thinking about it for a moment, Liu De broke into a cold sweat!
——Qilan Palace has never received attention!

——No one ever thought that Mrs. Wang of Qilan Palace could be the queen and the infant Xiao Shi could be the crown prince!
Not being noticed means that many things can be done in secret without attracting attention or attracting attention;
Being unprepared means that when necessary, you can surprise the person with a killing blow...

After a moment, Liu De nodded solemnly: From now on, he will focus all his attention on Qilan Palace!

Compared with Liu De, who is far-sighted, Liu Yi, the third child, is somewhat naive.

"So, the Fourth Brother surrendered to Big Brother before, but he knew that he had no chance of becoming a big brother, so he came to make friends with him now?"

"Then why doesn't Lao Qi come?"

"Is it possible that Lao Qi thinks he still has a chance?"

As soon as these words came out, Liu Rong and Liu De both looked sideways, and their eyes were clearly asking: Did you realize it now?

Seeing that his brother was embarrassed, Liu Rong couldn't help but shook his head and laughed, and then raised his head with encouragement.

"The third child has grown up~"

"I'm starting to see things more clearly."

After saying that, Liu Rong looked at his second brother Liu De with a dumbfounded look: "In the future, when I encounter headaches, can I stop relying on my second brother?"

But when the second brother heard this, he looked to his side with some hesitation, and looked at his younger brother Liu Yi expectantly.

"No... not really?"

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