After reconciliation, I became the favorite of the sickly prince

Chapter 145 A Secret Preference

"Is there such a thing?"

Jiang Yubai felt it was unreasonable.

He frowned and asked:
"Your Highness said that His Majesty often secretly sends the Second Prince out to fight.

Then, presumably, the second prince also made a lot of contributions, right?

But His Majesty neither allowed him to publicize nor gave him any rewards.

Could it be... the second prince never resisted? "

Long Hanyan shook his head slowly.

He said with some emotion:

"Over the years, the number of times I have seen my second brother with my own eyes can be counted on five fingers.

Once, when I came of age.

Once, when my mother passed away.

Another time, it was the time when Father's illness was at its worst.

Other than that, I actually... have never seen him again.

Even during Chinese New Year, he disappeared without a trace, as if this person didn't exist at all...

On the contrary, when I was a child, I had the closest relationship with him.

At that time, he came to play with me every day, chasing after me like a little follower, and he couldn't get rid of me no matter how hard I tried.

Even when it was dark, he refused to go back to his mother and concubine. He often lived in my yard and slept with me.

Until one day, for some reason, he didn't come to me.

I thought he was sick and wanted to visit him, but was stopped by the imperial concubine's people.

The imperial concubine said that the second brother was very ill, and she was afraid that he would get angry with me, so he asked me to go back first.

When the second brother recovers from his illness, he will naturally let the second brother continue to come and play with me.

but……

But I waited for a long time, but I couldn't wait for the second brother to come to me again.

I went to see him several times, but he was told that he was still sick and needed rest.

Gradually, my relationship with him became weaker, and the number of times I met him decreased dramatically...

Later, I also sent people to track down what happened that year.

However, no one was able to inquire about it.

Because those who know... are dead, missing and missing.

And, since then, when I saw my second brother again.

He also seemed to be a completely different person, not as lively and naughty as he was when he was a child.

Instead, he became extremely taciturn, jumping out word by word, as if he didn't want to communicate with us. "

Reminds me of those beautiful and carefree times when I was a child.

In Long Hanyan's bright eyes, a little melancholy could not help but appear.

"Bump out word by word?"

Hearing this description, Fan Binger couldn't help but change his expression.

Because for some reason, she actually thought of a person who met this condition.

That beast that deserved to be killed a thousand times and molested her...

The man's speech was also very strange, not only jumping out word by word, but also very concise.

It seems to have some mouth disease.

However, how could such a bullying and extremely rude person be the second prince?

Maybe she was thinking too much.

"Well, I guess, something happened to him when he was young, so he became like this.

Sickness or something is just a cover. "

Long Hanyan took a sip of tea, smiled wryly and shook his head.

But Jiang Yubai, who had been quietly listening to Long Hanyan's narration, suddenly said:

"Your Highness, be careful.

When His Majesty does this, I always feel...something is wrong. "

"Huh? I don't know what Guanqing thought of?"

Long Hanyan raised his eyebrows slightly, a little puzzled.

Jiang Yu's white eyes were slightly condensed, and he said in deliberation:
"Your Majesty does not reward the Crown Prince and the Second Prince for their merits.

It seems that in order to balance the forces of the two parties, neither party is allowed to become bigger.

But...why not just reward all meritorious service?
In this case, wouldn't it also be able to achieve the goal of balancing the forces of the two parties?
Furthermore, why did His Majesty secretly assign the Second Prince to fight in the frontiers and make meritorious deeds without telling anyone?
From this look, it seems that His Majesty is afraid that the second prince's contribution will be too high, which will attract the jealousy and murder of others.

And those who are strong enough to compete with the Second Prince at the moment...

In the current imperial palace, I am afraid that you are the only one, Your Highness, right?
Of course, I don't want to spoil the relationship between you two brothers.

I just feel that His Majesty's doing this seems to be deliberately protecting the second prince.

However, things must be reversed in extremes, so that... it seems to be a bit of a cover-up. "

Long Hanyan's eyes darkened, and he didn't speak for a moment.

In fact, he could also faintly feel that his father, the emperor, seemed to prefer his second brother.

But there was no evidence to be found.

After all, not only he and the second prince, but even the emperor and the second son never saw each other for a few times throughout the year.

In this way, even if he said that his father favored his second brother, no one would believe him.

What else is there to believe?

One son has always seen the head and tail of the dragon all the year round, and he can't even see a person.

As for the other son, he stayed by his side every day, facing each other day and night.

Everyone in the world would definitely feel that the emperor must have preferred the son who was by his side every day.

Otherwise, how could he be allowed to stay and the other 'drive away'?

Therefore, Long Hanyan could only hold back this doubt and depression in his heart.

Today, I heard Jiang Yubai point it out.

For a moment, he felt as if he had knocked over a bottle of five flavors, and he didn't know what it was like.

To be honest, Long Hanyan didn't have much hatred for that second brother.

On the contrary, because of the friendship they had when they were young, they still miss each other very much.

only……

The eccentricity of the elders has a great influence on the younger generation.

Even if he had no hatred towards his second younger brother originally, some dissatisfaction was unavoidable because of the emperor's partiality.

Jiang Yubai looked at the silent Long Hanyan, thought for a while, and slowly stood up.

Then, walking to Long Hanyan's side, like an elder, he patted him on the shoulder lightly, and said:

"You cannot have the heart to harm others, but you must have the heart to guard against others....

Your Highness, I have been wandering abroad for many years, and I have already seen through the hearts of the world.

Sometimes, many people are not bad people, and they don't want to do bad things.

However, most of the time, people are in it and can't help themselves.

I know that neither His Highness nor the second prince are bad people.

However, if one day, His Highness meets the Second Prince with swords.

I just hope that His Highness will not be soft-hearted.

In everything, self-protection is the most important thing.

Your Highness, remember, anything and anyone in this world.

None are as important as your own life. "

Long Hanyan nodded.

Then, he raised his head and smiled at him and said:
"The Grand Tutor has also said this to this hall.

It seems that you have learned a lot outside these years.

In many places, this hall is not as good as you. "

"Where is it, Your Highness has praised you."

After finishing the business, the atmosphere became a lot more relaxed.

Several people chatted and laughed, and before they knew it, it was night.

The people in the kitchen had already prepared a table of wine and food for them.

The three of them ate and drank to their heart's content, and even Fan Bing'er, who had never touched a drop of alcohol, drank a few glasses along with them, chatting very happily.

"Mrs. Gu is going home tomorrow, and this hall is really reluctant to part with her.

From now on, during the free time in the afternoon, this hall doesn't know where to spend time.

Ugh……

Mrs. Gu must remember, come to the palace to see this hall more often..."

(End of this chapter)