Dongling Yuanyong was not dissatisfied. He looked at Dongling Yuanhao, who had an ugly wrinkled face, and said:
"Seriously, you know that the crown prince of Xiahou Kingdom will arrive in the imperial city in a few days, right?"
Mentioning the arrival of the crown prince of Xiahou Kingdom, Dongling Yuan raised his eyebrows. He thought for a moment and said:
"I know...but, brother, do you think we need to guard against him?"
The Xiahou State took advantage of the change in Dacheng's political power and launched a war on the border with real swords and guns to test Dacheng's border defense, but they found that Dacheng was not in such chaos that it could not defend itself.
Therefore, the war soon stopped! The prince of Xiahou Kingdom also came to congratulate Dongling Yuanyong on his wedding to make peace with the country.
Dongling Yuan Yong newly ascended the throne. In order to avoid unnecessary foreign troubles, even though he knew that Prince Xiahou might not be sincere when he came to make peace, he could not shut out Xiahou's "sincerity" at this time.
What's more, this is not the first time that Dacheng State and Xiahou State have been at war in the past hundred years. They have their own way of having diplomatic relations with each other!
In order to greet the arrival of Prince Xiahou as a courtesy, Dongling Yuanyong looked at Dongling Yuanhao and said:
"Whether or not you want to guard against him depends on what purpose he has. Before that, you personally welcome him into the imperial city to show how much I value the Xiahou Kingdom."
"This is a major matter of diplomatic relations between the two countries. I'm afraid that I will embarrass my brother. Emperor, you should send more experienced courtiers to take over the crown prince of Xiahou."
Dongling Yuanhao began to avoid family and country affairs as much as possible again. Dongling Yuanyong walked up to him and looked at him seriously, but did not speak.
Perhaps because his eyes were too serious, Dongling Yuanhao subconsciously took a step back when he looked at him, then opened his mouth and muttered:
"Brother Emperor, don't be so serious. I'm scared when you glare."
"Yuan Hao, I'll say it again, I won't joke with you about family and country affairs, do you understand?"
Dongling Yuanyong's tone was stern, and the look in his eyes allowed Dongling Yuanhao to vaguely understand what he wanted to express.
Regarding Dongling Yuanyong's insistence on giving him the military power of the imperial city and allowing him to participate in court affairs, he knew that it was because Dongling Yuanyong trusted and relied on him.
Dongling Yuanhao was actually moved by this. He also knew that when he was born in the royal family, he often had no control over his actions.
When Dongling Yuanyong ascended the throne for the first time, he wanted to take drastic measures, so he had to rely on people around him who were trustworthy and talented to help him stabilize the country.
Dongling Yuanhao had to admit in his heart that Dongling Yuanyong's trust made him feel a little uneasy, but he pinched his nose and said in a non-serious manner:
"I understand. Why don't you just pick up the crown prince of Xiahou? I'll just go."
"Be serious, if things go wrong, I will be severely punished." Dongling Yuanyong warned.
"I can't guarantee this. If I accidentally neglect the prince of Xiahou Kingdom, brother, please don't blame me for embarrassing you!"
"If you really embarrass me, I will use you as an apology."
"How can I apologize?"
"In the past two years, Xiahou State has intended to marry us, Dacheng. For the sake of good relations between the two countries, I don't mind accepting Xiahou State's marriage policy. It just so happens that you haven't married yet..."
"Brother Imperial, for the long-term stability of our Dacheng, I will go and make preparations to welcome the arrival of our distinguished guests."
Dongling Yuanhao didn't wait for Dongling Yuanyong to say anything, he automatically turned around and ran away.
But after a while, he suddenly rushed back. Before Dongling Yuanyong could say anything, he saw him angrily grabbing the jar of wine he had brought and leaving.
"Isn't wine for the poor?"
"Humph, I won't give you my good wine for nothing!"
Dongling Yuanhao snorted childishly at Dongling Yuanyong, and he actually took the wine away.
Seeing the temperament of Dongling Yuanhao's child, Eunuch Cao couldn't help but laugh.
Then, Eunuch Cao stopped smiling and said to Dongling Yuanyong:
"Your Majesty, Prince Hao seems to have no interest in court matters. Why does Your Majesty insist on entrusting him with such an important task?"
"Does Eunuch Cao think Yuan Hao has no intention of going to court?"
"This...isn't it?"
"Yes and no!"
Dongling Yuanyong smiled faintly. Of course he could see that Dongling Yuanhao wanted to look chic. But he also knew the real reason why Dongling Yuanhao wanted to avoid the court.
If he guessed correctly, what Dongling Yuanhao really avoided was not the court, but his brother!
It took him fifteen years to return to his official position. He actually had some fear in his heart about the imperial power in his hands.
He has personally experienced to what extent the ugliness of human nature can be distorted for the sake of power, and his biological mother died in the conspiracy of power.
In the world, the most untestable thing is human greed. Therefore, in this regard, he may be more or less cautious and defensive.
Dongling Yuanhao must have felt this kind of air flow from him. Therefore, Dongling Yuanhao probably deliberately stated that he had no intention of doing anything important in court in order to reassure him.
However, Dongling Yuanhao thought too much. He was indeed on guard against others now, but he never thought about guarding against Dongling Yuanhao.
If he had to guard against even Dongling Yuanhao, wouldn't he really become a loner?
Besides, he could see clearly in his heart whether Dongling Yuanhao had any evil intentions.
Apart from anything else, Concubine Yi had been secretly helping him for many years. If mother and son were determined to plan for themselves, they would not have spared no effort and risked so much to do so many things for him, both internally and externally.
Therefore, even if everyone in the world doesn't believe it, he will not disbelieve Concubine Yi and Dongling Yuanhao...!
At this time, Dongling Yuanhao, who was carrying a wine jar, didn't think about what Dongling Yuanyong was thinking. He only knew that he was too frustrated.
Those who didn't know better thought that his bully brother was the one who came out of his own mother's womb. Otherwise, how could they get along so well with each other and threaten him in the same way, all threatening him to get a wife.
If he wanted to marry a wife, why would he talk about allowing birds to fly and the earth to be free?
"Damn it! Damn it! It's so disgusting!"
The more Dongling Yuanhao thought about it, the more angry he became and wanted to jump. He looked up at the "Longtai Hall" at the gate and prayed in a low voice:
"God, please give me a god who can one day make my brother angry from the inside out, from the outside to the inside. It is best to make him so angry that he can't eat or sleep, so that he can experience it.
Experience what it means to be so angry that you don’t pay for your life.”
As Dongling Yuanhao spoke, he clasped his hands devoutly, closed his eyes and bowed deeply to God.
When he turned around and opened his eyes, he was almost frightened by Wuhen who appeared silently in front of him and sat down on the ground.
"Hey, Wuhen, stop being a ghost in broad daylight. Do you want to scare me to death?"
Dongling Yuanyong covered his chest with one hand and complained softly to Wuhen. At the same time, he looked back guiltily, fearing that Dongling Yuanyong would suddenly appear.
Wuhen's face was expressionless. He cupped his fists and saluted Dongling Yuanhao and said:
"Please forgive me, Lord Hao. Wuhen heard someone cursing His Majesty..."
"Shhhhhhh... Wuhen, what are you talking about? Who... who cursed His Majesty."
"The prince's curse."
"I……."
Dongling Yuanhao looked back fearfully, and after confirming that no one was there, he stepped forward and pulled Wuhen away from him before half-begging and half-ordering:
"Wuhen... Well, let's let him rot in his stomach about this matter today. Don't talk about it everywhere, let alone mention it to the emperor brother. It will have a bad influence, you understand?"
"Prince Hao, do you want Wuhen to be disloyal to His Majesty?"
"Why are you so rigid? How can this be called disloyalty? I asked you not to cause trouble for the emperor if you have nothing to do. If you cause trouble for him for no reason, that is disloyalty."
"But……."
"Oh, don't worry. I know that you may be fined if you hide the truth about my brother. It doesn't matter. I won't let you take such a big risk. Come on..."
Dongling Yuanhao took out a priceless jade pendant and stuffed it into Wuhen's chest, then said to himself:
"The money you get from pawning this jade pendant can cover your three-year salary. This... haha, it's called taking people's money to help them eliminate disasters, so please remember not to mention it to me if it's boring.
So as not to affect his mood..."
Wuhen still had a cold expression on his face, and just when he was about to say something, footsteps came from behind them.
As soon as Dongling Yuanhao turned around, he saw that the imperial brother he was afraid of and loved was coming. When he saw the danger, he ran away immediately.
If he didn't run away, he was sure that he would be miserable. The fact was that he was right to escape, because Wuhen finally said every word of Dongling Yuanyong's "prayer" to Dongling Yuanyong.
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However, Dongling Yuanhao did not run out of the palace. He took his wine jar and ran to the "Lengyue Palace".
Interestingly, as he walked along, everyone in the palace seemed to be talking about the emperor and the empress consummating their marriage smoothly. Moreover, the empress was very popular with his majesty. When he left in the morning, his majesty was still reluctant to part with the empress...!
What's even more interesting is that when he arrived at the "Leng Yue Palace", Ximen Yourong was still sleeping, saying that Dongling Yuanyong had given her permission to catch up on her sleep!
Dongling Yuanhao really feels more and more that the "Lengyue Palace" in the entire palace may be the most interesting in the future.
So, he patiently ran to the courtyard of "Leng Yue Palace" to admire the pleasant flowers and plants, while waiting for Ximen Yourong to wake up.
Seeing Xiang Qing carefully watering each flower and grass, he leaned over leisurely with his hands behind his back to watch, and said to Xiang Qing:
"Xiang Qing, the sun is hitting the center of your head. How can your mistress sleep for so long? Or is she usually able to sleep like this?"
"No, my lady gets up early every day. Today is a special situation, so she can't sleep."
Xiang Qing wrinkled her nose with some dissatisfaction, but Dongling Yuanhao didn't understand why she was dissatisfied?
"Last night was your master's bridal night, so it's normal for her to be a little tired... But, the emperor's brother is not so intemperate that he really torments the emperor's wife to the point where she can't even get out of bed!"
"What does this have to do with His Majesty's lack of restraint...?"
Xiang Qing didn't realize what Dongling Yuanhao's "temperance" meant for a moment. When she realized what she meant, her face turned red and she said awkwardly:
"No...it's not like that. My lady took water with drowsiness pills for some reason and still wanted to sleep when she woke up, so she fell asleep until now."
"Sleeping pills? What's going on?"
This information gave Dongling Yuanhao something to gain. Just now, he was wondering how could he possibly touch Ximen Yourong last night given his imperial brother's rejection and taboo against Ximen Yourong?
But even if the emperor and the empress consummated their marriage, they still said that his brother was very satisfied with Ximen Yourong and was considerate of her. This would be unprecedented. How could it be possible?
Nowadays, narcolepsy drugs are popping up again. The question is where did they come from? Did someone drug Ximen Yourong?