pappabearbooks Chapter 459: Brothers and sisters respect each other?
Chapter 459: Brothers and sisters respect each other?
emperor's palace
The old emperor seemed to be looking better. Early this morning he announced that Jiang Qiuchi was coming to play chess with him to relieve his boredom.
The two of them played chess in the palace all morning.
"Father, your chess skills are superb. I am really no match for you. I have never won in half a day."
The old emperor laughed a few times: "I think you lost to me on purpose. In some games, you clearly had the upper hand, but you deliberately played in the wrong position. The traces of fraud were too obvious, and you were still too young."
Jiang Qiuchi's back was stiff, and he said respectfully: "Father, your eyes are like fire. You can clearly see these small actions of my son. I just want to make my father happy. You have obviously smiled more than usual these days. "
The old emperor took a deep look at Jiang Qiuchi.
"Lao Qi, have you ever held grudges against your father? Back then, you were implicated in the affair between your mother and concubine and the Feng family. The court officials jointly submitted a petition to coerce me into demoting you to a commoner. I had no choice but to send you to the cold palace to escape. In the limelight, I didn’t expect that your whereabouts would be unknown after a year later. I have never given up looking for you over the years.”
Jiang Qiuchi's face showed a touch of emotion: "My father is not only the father of my sons, but also the emperor of the Sui Dynasty. All civil and military officials in the dynasty and the people of the world are my father's subjects. Although you are the emperor, you are the emperor." There were also many situations where I couldn't help myself. Under the circumstances, I understood that it was the best choice for my father, who had no choice but to do so."
The old emperor was very pleased: "I am very happy that you think so of my father. As I am getting old, sooner or later this world will be handed over to you young people. Please tell me whether any of your royal brothers are capable of taking on this responsibility." A person with such great responsibility?"
Jiang Qiuchi's eyes flickered, and he stood up and saluted respectfully.
"Father, the matter of establishing a heir apparent is a matter of great importance to the country. Several of the royal brothers are among the best. I believe that my father has a suitable candidate in mind."
The old emperor picked up a black stone and slowly dropped it into the chessboard.
"Lao Qi never thought that he could compete?"
Jiang Qiuchi knelt down on the ground with a plop, knowing that the old emperor was testing his mind, and his body was trembling slightly because he was too nervous.
"My son has grown up among the people since he was a child, so he cannot compare with the talents and strategies of his imperial brothers. I know nothing about the way of governing the country. I know that I am embarrassed by the big task, so I never dare to think wrongly."
The old emperor looked at Jiang Qiuchi quietly for a long time. Seeing that the tension in his eyes and the reaction of his body did not seem to be fake, he restored the smile on his face and chuckled twice.
"Lao Qi, don't be nervous. You are also my son. Even if you have such thoughts, it is understandable."
"I don't dare!"
Eunuch Yang, the eunuch who was serving the old emperor, hurried in.
"Your Majesty, the third prince is back and is waiting outside the palace."
A smile appeared on the old emperor's skinny face.
"Invite him in."
"promise!"
The old emperor said to Jiang Qiuchi: "Old Qi, you haven't seen your third emperor brother before, but he just happened to be here today."
Jiang Qiuchi stood up and stood respectfully beside the old emperor. Ye Lanxuan then strode in from outside the palace.
His eyes fell on Jiang Qiuchi's face first, and after quickly sizing him up, he walked to the old emperor.
"My son, please see your father!"
"Get up. Recently, many officials from Nanwei have reported to you. Many of them have praised you, praising you for leading troops on many expeditions to resist the Rong and Di armies. You are brave, resourceful, and capable of literary and military skills. So it seems I came without losing the royal dignity."
"It is my duty to share my father's worries, and I have been training in the military camp for half a year. I have benefited a lot from following several generals to fight against the enemy."
"I'm very happy that you think so. Get up and come meet your seventh brother. From now on, you brothers should support each other."
Ye Lanxuan looked at Jiang Qiuchi.
"Seventh brother, you are finally back."
"I've met Brother Three Emperors."
There was a meaningful smile on Ye Lanxuan's lips: "It's great that seventh brother can come back safely. I remember that when I was a kid, I often went to play with you. I wonder if seventh brother still remembers?"
Jiang Qiuchi smiled calmly: "I was too young at that time, so I don't remember many things, but there is one thing that I can still remember. I remember that it snowed heavily that winter in Leng Palace. The only thing I remember is A quilt that was used to protect me from the cold suddenly disappeared. In order not to freeze to death, I had no choice but to brave the heavy snow and search everywhere. Finally, I found the quilt that had been cut into pieces in the Biqing Pond, which happened to be in the river at that time. I also met Third Brother, Fourth Brother and several princes and young masters having fun there, I wonder if Third Brother still remembers them?"
The expressions of Ye Lanxuan and the old emperor changed.
Jiang Qiuchi didn't mention who stole his bedding on the surface, but he secretly pointed to the culprit between the lines. When he saw the guilty conscience flashing in Ye Lanxuan's eyes, the old emperor's dark eyes flashed suddenly. A flash of light.
The third child had shown a humble and kind-hearted appearance in front of him since childhood, but he didn't expect that there was another face behind his back.
He knew that Lao Qi was scolded and beaten by the eunuchs and maids in the cold palace, and was humiliated and ridiculed by several other princes, princesses and their companions. However, the news reported by the secret guards never mentioned that Lao San bullied Lao Qi. If Either Lao San is good at disguise, or there is an informant from the Queen in his guard camp.
Ye Lanxuan secretly pondered that he had instigated Lao Si and the children of the aristocratic family to steal the little waste's bedding at that time. If the person in front of him could clearly tell the story of that year, it was enough to prove that he was Lao Qi.
Lao Qi deliberately mentioned this matter in front of his father, just to make his father dislike him.
Humph, do you really think that your father had no knowledge of what happened back then?
The bullying and abuse he suffered in the cold palace were all approved by his father, otherwise he wouldn't have been hit or scolded by the little eunuchs serving in the cold palace.
The old emperor said in a deep voice: "Okay, just remember less about those unhappy things in the past. Third child, seventh child is your biological brother. You should take more care of him in the future."
"Father, don't worry, I will definitely take good care of my seventh brother."
After finishing speaking, Ye Lanxuan raised his eyes and glared at Jiang Qiuchi coldly. He would definitely take good care of him and make him feel more helpless and miserable than when he was a child!