kingnovel Chapter 495: Don't be like this, we are one family
Chapter 495: Don't be like this, we are one family
Not to mention that Jiang Sheng has already begun to betray His Royal Highness the King of Chu and has discussed the issue of the future King of Chu's Princess with Tang Jian.
On the other side, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu in the palace is also very busy.
"You little bastard, are you the one who taught Sizi bad things?!" As everyone knows, to His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu, a lovely sister is always much more important than a stupid brother. So after the brothers and sisters had dinner with Empress Changsun, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu's after-dinner activity became beating his fat younger brother.
Empress Chang Sun was no longer surprised by this. She even had the leisure to go to a side hall to read by lamplight at night.
"Brother... I was wrong, isn't that enough..." At this moment, the Prince of Wei, who was being pressed to the ground by his brother, watched his mother walk away. He knew that his only savior had abandoned him: "I really thought..."
“你以为啷个就叫爱情是吧？”楚王殿下也是趁着这会儿兕子被抱去洗澡的功夫，才得空教训李泰：“我告诉你啊，以后跟兕子说话最好先仔细斟酌，你要带坏她，二哥真揍你！”
"Second brother... haven't you already started beating me..." Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei immediately turned into a peerless green tea: "That's right... Now that second brother has Sizi, he can no longer see us, his brothers and sisters..."
"..." His Royal Highness the King of Chu discovered that there must be something wrong with the Feng Shui of this palace. Qingque used to be such an honest child, but now...
With this thought in mind, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu stood up silently, then stretched out his hand to grab his brother's collar and pulled him up: "I sent you to live in your uncle's house for a while, why are you still so fat? Cousin Zhewei... took my Ferghana horse but didn't do anything for me, right?!"
“Brother!” His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei now felt a chill when he thought of the days when he ate vegetables until his eyes sparkled at his uncle’s house. “You should at least be considerate of me. The imperial physician said that with my physique, I can gain weight even by drinking water!”
"Alas..." His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu sighed after hearing this: "Well, your body... I will personally find a way for you later..."
"Second brother...you don't have to worry so much about me..." Li Tai could not forget the hard days he had in the Chai Mansion - to be honest, if he had not been smart and relied on the skill of making fishing rods that he learned from his second brother, and used his homemade fishing rod to catch fish for a snack every night in the courtyard where they lived when it was quiet, he didn't know how he would have survived this disaster.
"Your second brother is destined to be a hard worker." As an older brother, Li Kuan certainly knew what his fat brother was thinking, but at the moment, he really didn't have time to argue with him.
After all, there are still many troubles waiting for him to solve after returning to Chang'an.
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Silent all night.
The next day, it was the day off for officials in the court, so His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu went to the imperial kitchen early and had a lot of food prepared. Then he took these things and went to Dou Shilun's mansion.
"Uncle Dou! I'm out!" His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu was not familiar with the Dou Mansion the first time, but the third and fourth time were not a big deal - this time, when he came, he didn't need the doorman to inform him, he just walked in with the food box in his hand.
"Your Highness, what are you doing..." Dou Shilun, who was practicing sword dancing in the back garden to maintain his health, saw His Highness the Prince of Chu appear in front of him with two food boxes and a smirk on his face. He knew that this was the head of the family coming to apologize to his retainer.
"Oh, Uncle Dou... I'm here to apologize to you." Li Kuan said as he took the food box and put it down on the stone table beside him. "You haven't eaten yet, right? Come on, I asked the palace chef to make some mutton steamed buns. Let's eat and chat." (Note 1)
"..."Faced with His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu who had such a good attitude in admitting his mistakes, Dou Shilun had complicated emotions in his heart, because he knew that the reason why a certain king was willing to be so humble and submissive only meant one thing: he sincerely admitted his mistakes this time, which meant he would dare to do it again next time.
"Uncle Dou, come and have dinner with us!" His Royal Highness the King of Chu took out delicious food such as steamed buns, mutton soup, and fish porridge from the food box, set the table, and immediately invited Dou Shilun to have dinner with him.
“Your Highness…” Dou Shilun saw this and could only sit down opposite Li Kuan helplessly: “This time, you really showed up…”
"Hmm?" His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu, who had already taken a bite of the steamed bun, swallowed the food in his mouth after hearing this, and then used chopsticks to put some cold-mixed lamb tripe shreds into the porcelain bowl in front of Dou Shilun: "Uncle Dou, I used to be quite popular..."
"Before, you had Li Jing, Li Ji, and Prince Consort Chai to protect you, so the officials did not think you were so brilliant in the art of war. This included the fact that envoys from various countries knelt down to greet you because of a simple remark you made. Although most people were surprised, they still subconsciously thought that you relied on us, the retainers of the Dou family, to have such a reputation.
But now, everything is different. "Dou Shilun said this and sighed slightly: "I have heard about everything. Although your trip to the north was short, the results were not small. As for Wang Xuance, I will tell you the truth today. His talent was only top-notch in my opinion, but I don't know why, since he started working with you, his character and strategy have improved rapidly. Well, the key point is that he is indeed loyal enough.
So, Your Highness..." Dou Shilun said at the end, he looked at Li Kuan with eyes full of relief and solemnity: "Mr. Jiang and I have been worried that after we pass away, Your Highness will have no capable people around you.
But now it seems that even in the underworld, the old lady is still protecting you.
You have a counselor like Wang Xuance by your side. As long as you don’t make mistakes in the future, I believe no one will be able to plot against you..."
"Uncle Dou..." Normally, at this moment, the emotions would be right, and His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu would hold the other's arm and make a heartfelt speech, but now, he just felt that the food in his throat was a little greasy: "Why don't you believe that this strategy was my idea?!"
"Your Highness, we are one family, don't be like this." Dou Shilun replied with a smile, then lowered his head to drink the mutton soup.
"..." His Royal Highness the King of Chu felt that his young heart had suffered a thousand points of damage.
"Oh, Your Highness, there is one more thing." Dou Shilun put down the bowl in his hand and picked up a piece of steamed bun with chopsticks. "A few months ago, when Pei Xingjian followed Su Dingfang to Gaochang, he came to visit me. Was this arranged by Your Highness?"