My life is like walking on thin ice

Chapter 67 The fourth child is also an elder brother

After walking out of the Xuanshi Palace, he chatted with Shaofu Cen Mai about some details of porcelain outside the palace gate;

After bidding farewell to Cen Mai and repeatedly declining Dou Ying's request to "go to the Phoenix Palace to sit for a while" along the way, Liu Rong just returned to the Phoenix Palace with a straight face.

"Big brother."

As soon as he stepped into his residence, the two young men of Xuanming, Liu De and Liu Yu, and the fourth son Liu Yu, who were sitting in the courtyard talking, all stood up to greet them.

Liu Rong, however, didn't care to greet his brothers. He clenched his teeth and took quick steps. He quickly walked to the corner of the courtyard and put his hands on the wall. There was a roar of tigers and dragons...

"vomit……"

"Ugh~~~"

"——Ugh~~~~~~!"

There was a burst of retching for no reason, as if he wanted to spit out all the stomach acid, which frightened the three people in the hospital and hurried forward!

"Big brother!"

As soon as the concerned voices of his brothers rang out, Liu Rong suddenly raised his hand and stopped the shouts of the three of them.

He bent down to support the wall and vomited a few times before straightening up in embarrassment.

Subconsciously, he reached out his hand, took the handkerchief from Kui Wu, wiped it randomly between his mouth and nose, and then turned around with a breath and a smile.

"Well, it's okay, I just have a bad stomach."

"——Don't spread the word outside."

"Uncles King Qi and King Chu are both in Chang'an, so we must not create extraneous problems."

Seeing that their eldest brother's face was pale, but he did appear to be 'nothing serious', the three brothers only nodded doubtfully.

Only the eunuch Kui Wu frowned when he heard Liu Rong say that he was 'stomach-stricken'.

As an eunuch, Kui Wu's living environment is undoubtedly much more complicated than that of Liu De and other princes.

Although he was an idiot, things like poisoning or giving abortion pills to concubines would never be unfamiliar to Aoi Wu.

Seeing that Liu Rong was keeping secrets, Kuiwu was even more sure that he had guessed correctly. However, the identity of the poisoned person was sensitive, and Liu Rong did not want to make the matter a big deal.

So Kuiwu immediately decided: from now on, he would have to try one of Liu Rong's meals first.

But neither Kuiwu nor the three brothers present knew that—even people of this era would not know: this was neurological vomiting caused by Liu Rong's excessive mental pressure...

"Whoo~"

"I wonder if I ate something wrong?"

He pretended to be indifferent and murmured. Feeling that the inexplicable turbulence was mostly relieved, Liu Rong just exhaled a long breath and lay down on his rocking chair.

After closing his eyes and resting for a while, he waited for the basin brought by Kuiwu and rinsed his mouth briefly. Only then did his face, which was pale due to severe vomiting, regain its color.

"Uncle Prince Liang is about to enter the court."

After adjusting his posture, Liu Rong directly answered his brothers' doubts without waiting for them to ask.

——In summoning Liu Rong today, Emperor Qi not only wanted to use Liu Rong as a junior to give a proper blow to the two kings of Qi and Chu, but the main purpose was to communicate with Liu Rong about Liang Wang Liu Wu's re-entry into the court.

Even the fact that the Crown Prince and Tutor Dou Ying appeared in the announcement room today and Emperor Qi once again drew the "Crown Prince" pie for Liu Rong was also related to this matter.

Emperor Qi required Liu Rong to play the role of "Uncle Wang wants to steal my throne, I am really angry and scared", but at the same time, he should not go too far or offend Mrs. Dou in the East Palace.

As the director, Emperor Qi gave instructions, and as an actor, Liu Rong had no choice but to obey.

But with such a secret blessing, Liu Rong obviously would not reveal too much to his younger brothers, especially since the emperor's father did not hesitate to take advantage of the throne and ensure that Liu Rong would not lose the chain.

Even if Liu Rong didn't say anything about Liu De, the second eldest brother, and Liu Yu, the fourth eldest brother, they could still make a vague guess;
As for the third child Liu Yu, even if Liu Rong breaks it into pieces and explains it clearly, he may not be able to understand it.

Liu Rong only briefly mentioned, "Uncle Liang Wang is going to enter the court", and Liu Rong took the lead in casting his eyes on his second brother Liu De.

"Same as last time, I approach Uncle Liang in the name of 'exchanging literary works.'" "This time I can go a little overboard - I can express my thoughts in a subtle way, 'My eldest brother is unreliable, and I want to completely surrender to Uncle Liang.'"

"If necessary, I will cooperate with you to act out a drama about brothers turning against each other."

He made an explanation in a deep voice, and saw that although his second brother Liu De was a little confused, he nodded silently. Liu Rong turned his face again and looked at his fourth brother Liu Yu.

"I have not met with my brothers in private during the past period of time, just to prepare for this time."

"——After Uncle Liang Wang enters the court, the East Palace will probably put the word 'Emperor's Crown Prince' on the table."

"At that time, I will be the eldest son of the emperor who is isolated and helpless, abandoned by others, and destined to miss the throne."

"When it comes to that point, Xuanming Hall and Guangming Hall will have to show their special abilities - whether it's contacting Uncle Liang Wang or making friends with Aunt Guantao, no matter what, they must draw a clear line with me, the eldest brother, and..." Find another way out'."

Hearing the solemnity in Liu Rong's tone, Liu Yu also looked serious. After hearing Liu Rong's explanation, he pursed his lips slightly hesitantly;
After frowning and thinking for a moment, he stood up with an embarrassed expression, straightened his clothes symbolically, and then raised his hand to Liu Rong.

"This time, it's really, really, grievance, grievance, brother..."

Seeing that Liu Yu understood what he meant and even felt sorry for himself for it, the serious look on Liu Rong's face relaxed a little.

He forced a smile and nodded gently to Liu Yu. Then he looked away from his brothers, raised his hand, rubbed the bottom of his lips with his index finger, and fell into thinking again.

The courtyard returned to tranquility, and all the brothers had their own thoughts.

After a long time, Liu Yu, the third child, finally couldn't bear his grievance. He walked forward with some resentment, squatted down next to the rocking chair, and gently shook Liu Rong's hanging sleeves.

"Big brother?"

"And me?"

Following the sound, he saw that his third brother Liu Yu's face was full of grievances, and his eyes were even a little moist. Even though he was feeling heavy, Liu Rong could not help shaking his head and laughing.

Taking a deep breath and exhaling some of the turbid air trapped in his chest, he smiled and pinched his brother Liu Yu's face.

"The third child is young and can't understand these adults' things, so just stay with me honestly..."

"--But!"

Before he finished speaking, Young Master Yu stood up anxiously and pointed at his fourth brother Liu Yu, who was not far behind him.

"But the fourth child is younger than me!"

After saying that, he lowered his head in grievance again and said in a voice like a mosquito: "Last time, I failed to place an informant around Han Anguo, which made my eldest brother angry..."

Seeing his brother looking like he was about to cry, Liu Rong smiled bitterly and shook his head.

In the end, he still shook his head at Liu Yi with a soothing tone: "It's nothing~"

"It's just that this matter is related to the life and death of my Phoenix Palace and even my Han family."

"The third child is pure and kind-hearted, but he really can't do this..."

Halfway through his words, Liu Rong followed Liu Yi's plaintive gaze and looked at the fourth child, Liu Yu, who was standing awkwardly and frozen on the ground, quite at a loss.

"Uh……"

"As for the fourth child..."

"This one……"

"Ahem, the fourth child is in Xuanming Hall, he is also the elder brother..."

"After all, he is young and mature, and he is a bit wiser..."

"Cough cough cough......"

　The third update yesterday!

　　Damn it, I have to finish everything on the same day today!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)