After March, the army converged triumphal.

That night, Hengyu wore a prince's dress and rushed to the celebration banquet set up in the palace.

He almost stepped on the point, first saluted Emperor Jingyuan and then sat in his seat.

Pei Hengyong was the legitimate prince and the protagonist of this banquet. The seat was arranged in the first position in the lower left head of Emperor Jingyuan.

Except for Pei Hengyong, the other princes all took their seats in the order of old age. The fourth prince and the sixth prince who were in front of Hengyu died young. Hengyu's seat was in the third position in the lower right corner of Emperor Jingyuan.

After Heng Yu sat down, he nodded and nodded to Pei Hengyong diagonally opposite him, and picked up the wine glass placed beside him. Pei Hengyong was stunned and also picked up the wine glass filled on the desk table.

The two of them respect each other from a distance and both drank them all in one gulp.

After a great victory, the banquet will naturally be lively. After the lively, everything will return to peace.

Pei Hengyong's mansion was outside the palace. That night, Pei Hengyong returned to the mansion. He first went to see his daughter, teased her for a while and coaxed her to bed, and then got up and went back to the room with the third prince's concubine.

When the couple separated for a long time, there was naturally a lot of things to say. The third prince's concubine also told Pei Hengyong about Pei An's encounter with Hengyu, and asked him to judge the situation by himself.

The guess in his heart seemed to be coming true step by step, and Pei Hengyong didn't know what he should think.

After fighting for so long, he suddenly chose to give up. What was his eighth brother thinking?

Thinking of the glass of wine he raised tonight with Heng Yu, Pei Hengyong made a decision in his heart - instead of guessing based on these seemingly wrong things here, it would be better to go directly to his eighth brother.

Whether it’s indirect or asking directly, you will always have to get an answer.

People always say that the heavenly family is ruthless, and every dynasty in history always has people who verify this sentence at the same price as blood. However, Pei Hengyong sometimes thinks of the eighth brother who smiled brightly at him in the deep palace, remembers the eighth brother's way of speaking for him sometimes without any trace, and feels that he can't raise the butcher knife to the eighth brother.

If the eighth brother really decides to give up that position, then he will definitely protect him.

Although Pei Hengyong made a decision to have a meeting with Hengyu, he was not in a hurry to go into the palace to find Hengyu early the next morning.

He was too popular during this period, so it would be better to stay in the mansion for a while and be peaceful, so as not to be caught.

Although the most competitive person in the position of the crown prince is him and Hengyu, the other princes are not vegetarians, and not everyone is willing to sit and wait for death.

Money and silk are still touching, and it is the most noble power?

Pei An’s fourth birthday was about to arrive a few days later. Pei Hengyong got off the morning court and returned to his prince’s mansion and headed straight to the backyard.

He held the hand of the third prince's concubine, "I'm afraid An'an's birthday cannot be done this time. I treated An'an unfairly."

When Pei An was three years old, he took the order to inspect the border. At that time, he had promised that the third prince's concubine would have to do it when Pei An's fourth birthday. But now he is too popular, which will cause a lot of unnecessary trouble. Pei Hengyong still decided to keep a low profile.

The third prince's concubine Zhao Qian was originally from a large family, and was trained according to the standards of clan wives since she was young. When she was later named Prince's concubine, her quality was naturally impeccable.

She held Pei Hengyong's hand back and said softly: "Your Highness doesn't have to worry, An An will understand you."

Pei Hengyong raised his hand to caress the third prince's hair and smiled and said, "An An is not young anymore, we should give her a younger brother."

The third prince's concubine blushed in a delicate face, but nodded openly.

Although she was not in the position of princess, she had never had her own legitimate son, so she was naturally nervous.

Fortunately, Pei Hengyong took care of her and had no concubine son or daughter in the back house, but even so, the third prince's concubine was still under great pressure.

After the couple discussed, on the day of Pei Anzheng's birthday, the third prince's concubine only posted a post to the closest families.

But after hearing the news, Hengyu and the Imperial Concubine sent people to send gifts from the palace. At that time, Emperor Jingyuan happened to be in Shuhua Palace. Seeing that the Imperial Concubine gave gifts, he also asked the eunuch general to go to his inner warehouse to get something and give it to him.

The gift given by the emperor was like a switch turned on, and then other princes and princesses also gave gifts. Most senior officials in the capital also sent people to send generous gifts when they heard Wangfeng. Even the imperial concubine's outer family, Jiang's family, also sent a very luxurious and beautiful red coral tree made of gems.

Now that I can’t keep a low profile, Pei Hengyong smiled helplessly.

Although this was contrary to his original intention, Pei Hengyong did not have too much trouble at this point.

After all, this time it was the gift given by his father first, and other ministers and princes followed his father's direction, so there is no need to worry that his father would be suspicious.

The third prince's concubine ordered his servants to check all these generous gifts and put them in the warehouse. Pei Hengyong found the gift lists of Hengyu and the imperial concubine from the pile of gift lists.

The items in the imperial concubine’s gift list are basically suitable for little girls of this age. Hengyu’s gift list is more considerate. The things inside are not expensive, but they are very considerate.

He sent several toys he made to the Office of the Internal Affairs, and paper was also sucked in behind the gift list.

Pei Hengyong took out the paper on the back and looked carefully and found that it was Goji and the introduction to the gameplay of flying chess.

He savored it carefully, and became interested. He ordered the people below to present Gozi and flying chess, and also called the third prince's concubine to come over. "After lunch, you and I will play with An An. These two rules of the game are not difficult, and it is appropriate to play An An."

The third prince's concubine put the gift list he had finished reading back on the desk and nodded, "I have never heard of these games before, and the eighth brother is interested."

The third prince's concubine was a little tired and tired. When Pei Hengyong saw it, he hurriedly held her hand and asked her to sit down next to her to rest.

After the summer solstice, the weather became hotter and ice cubes in the palace were also supplied.

The imperial concubine was in charge of the harem. If the cost in any palace is insufficient, the cost here will not be insufficient. A pot of ice is placed around the palace, which exudes a hint of coolness.

Pei Hengyong entered the palace and came to see him. As soon as he stepped into the palace, the little sweat that had just oozed out of walking outside immediately dissipated and became cooler.

He walked around the curtain and looked up. He saw Heng Yu sitting in the hall, eating various summer snacks presented by the people below. Seeing Pei Hengyong not politely stood up to greet him, he waved to him directly, "How come the Third Emperor brother has time to see me today?"

Such an attitude is familiar and close.

"Eighth brother." Pei Hengyong laughed unconsciously.

"Does the third prince want to use some dessert?" Heng Yu was brewing tea on his own, but he didn't pay much attention to Pei Hengyong's place.

This behavior is a bit rude to people who are not close to you, but now Hengyu is maintaining such a behavior to him, Pei Hengyong feels relieved.

Such a close attitude is something that they have never been between them. Pei Hengyong felt that his guess was being confirmed step by step.

The heat was unbearable. Pei Hengyong had a bad appetite for the past year, but when he saw the beautiful and cool pastries placed on the Hengyu table table, he couldn't help but feel the appetite. He nodded and responded, strode up, and knelt down opposite Hengyu.

The people below quickly presented the chopsticks. Hengyu waved away from everyone in the hall and drank slowly with the bowl of jade dew. After Pei Hengyong ate a few pieces of pastries, he waved his hand to show that he couldn't eat it, he asked someone to enter the hall to clean up again.

There were only two people left in the hall again, and Pei Hengyong sat upright and his eyes fell on Hengyu's face.

"The father just said that he had entered the imperial study room as his brother, and he called him to the Ministry of War. The eighth brother thought that his father would accept his fate?" Pei Hengyong did not speak out the question directly to avoid making the people's argument. But his words full of hints would not make people wonder what the questions in his heart were.

Hengyu adds tea to Pei Hengyong and himself. He has become more and more fond of drinking tea recently.

"The father and the emperor have their own profound meanings when he makes every move."

"Are you not fighting?"

"Brothers are fighting against each other, the heavenly family is ruthless. Do the third brother want me to fight?" Heng Yu lowered his eyes slightly and looked at the slightly shaking tea in the teacup. After saying that, he raised his eyes and gently curled his lips.

Pei Hengyong was shocked and asked the doubts that had troubled him and his staff for many days, "What do you want with your eighth brother?"

If he wanted that noble position, he would not be able to compete for it. But Heng Yu chose to take a step back at this time and silently helped him with his help behind the scenes. What is the deep meaning of every move?

"If I don't fight and I'm willing to help the third prince, I wonder if I can get the trust of the third prince?"

When Pei Heng was young, the queen died of depression. After that, she struggled in the palace and practiced martial arts every day since she was young. Although his temperament was gentle, it was different from Heng Yu who had been pampering since childhood. Her hands were filled with calluses left by dancing swords and guns. He stroked the smooth edge of the cup and simply said, "Ke."

"If I have the power in the future, I can give up whatever my eighth brother wants to do within the bottom line. The heavenly family is ruthless and the emperor is suspicious, but if the eighth brother is willing to believe me, I want to achieve a good story of brotherhood with the eighth brother." Pei Hengyong chuckled.

He looked at his younger brother who was still young but had the gift of a jade tree under the pavilion. In a trance, he remembered the past when he was smiling brightly and warmly at himself in that quiet palace.

"I believe it." Heng Yu lowered his eyes and chuckled softly.

Three days later, the court meeting.

There has been no major incident in China recently. The weather is good and the border is stable. The dynasty meeting is almost just a routine matter. After reporting some big events that are not painful, it will be fine.

"If you have something to say, you will leave the court without anything to do." Emperor Jing Yuan looked over, and the eunuch Liu Nuo took a step forward and shouted with a raised voice.

"I have something to report." An official from the Ministry of Rites suddenly stepped out of the line, held the tablet in his hand, and leaned over to salute.

"The country cannot be without a descendant for a day, but since the Queen passed by, the throne has been empty for many years. The subordinate official begged His Majesty to establish the queen."

A stone stirred up a thousand waves. As soon as this was said, the whispers of the hall, which had already calmed down, suddenly sounded. Even the old god was there, standing in front of the cabinet ministers standing in front, closed their eyes and rested, looked at the official standing in the hall.

In fact, the fact that the queen position was false was not because Emperor Jingyuan wanted to make the false. He had always wanted to make the imperial concubine the queen. But as soon as this statement came out, not only did the cabinet sternly object, but even the queen mother who had retired behind the scenes and no longer interfered in the emperor's decision-making sent someone to inquire.

After all, when the third prince had not made military achievements a few years ago, his biggest advantage over the eighth prince was his status as a legitimate.

If Jiang was appointed as the queen, even if he was just the queen, the eighth prince would not be as good as the third prince who was born in the queen of Yuan Dynasty, but he would also be a legitimate prince. Those who support the third prince would naturally not want Jiang to be the queen.

Besides, Jiang's identity is really too low. He is just a palace maid from the Washing Clothes Bureau and has a low status.

At the end of this incident, both sides took a step back and promoted Jiang as the imperial concubine to be the chief harem affairs.

Everyone in the cabinet knew that if Emperor Jingyuan wanted to establish the queen, the greatest possibility was to establish the imperial concubine as queen, so everyone had been tacitly understanding and not mentioning this matter in recent years.

Now there is a young man who dares to raise this matter in court.

But when everyone recalled the identity of this official of the Ministry of Rites, some well-informed people suddenly remembered that he was a disciple of the Third Prince.

Several old foxes in the cabinet looked at the third prince who stood on the first place in the military generals.

The third prince Pei Hengyong's face was quiet, as if he had noticed that the inquiring eyes fell on him, his lips slowly curled up, and his smile was gentle.

Emperor Jing Yuan did not notice the floating thoughts below. He felt joy flashed through his heart, but he did not reveal any clues on his face. He asked the official standing by His Highness, "Who do you think can be the queen?"

"The Empress is the mother of the country and should be the example of the country, and the wise men will live there. In recent years, the Imperial Concubine has managed the harem very well. I believe that the Imperial Concubine can be the queen." Dozens of gazes fell on him, and some cold sweat oozed out of his forehead.

But now Emperor Jingyuan was inquiring, and he remembered the advice of that person and directly suggested.

The third prince and the eighth prince actually shook hands and reached a front line. This conclusion passed by the hearts of several old foxes in the cabinet.

After the censor's words were made, Emperor Jingyuan was ready to be opposed by several people in the cabinet, but no one of the old foxes stood up.

There is still a turning point in this matter, and this thought happened to Emperor Jing Yuan.
To be continued...