I'm really not King Jing of Zhongshan

Chapter 71
The emperor Liu Qi put on a posture of "I want to sleep with the third child too", and the embarrassment in the back of Mrs. Dou turned into a warm one in the end.

The brows were obviously full of joy, but Empress Dowager Dou did not forget to feign anger and said: "Tomorrow night!"

"After that, Ah Wu has to live in Changle!"

Saying something like a child's anger, naturally provoked the emperor Liu Qi to nod repeatedly, and the smile on his face did not diminish at all;
In the hall, watching the interaction between the mother and the child, almost everyone showed a look of astonishment to the point of numbness.

——Too many 'strange things' happened today...
First of all, Liu Qi did not hesitate to go out of Chang'an for twenty miles to meet him as the emperor. Not only did he pull Liu Wu to sit on his own imperial chariot, he even drove Liu Wu himself!
As for Empress Dowager Dou, in order to welcome her precious son, she took Zijinchun, a palace wine that had not been opened for more than ten years, to this palace banquet.

And a moment ago, the Empress Dowager Dou and the Emperor Liu Qi actually "competed" for the right to stay with Liu Wu, King of Liang...

"Father and Uncle Liang have always been so close?"

Asking a little suspiciously, Liu Sheng's eyes subconsciously fell on his brother Liu Pengzu beside him.

Hearing this, Liu Pengzu only smiled and shook his head, and said casually: "Emperor Taizong Xiaowen had four sons in his life;"

"Father the emperor is the eldest son, Dai Xiao Wang Liu Can is the second son, Liang Wangshu is the third son, and Liang Huai Wang Liu Yi is the fourth."

"Dai Wang Shu Shen died six years ago, leaving behind the current Dai Wang Liu Deng;"

"As for Liu Yi, King Huai of Liang, he fell off his horse and died, exterminating the kingdom..."

Slightly sighing, Liu Pengzu did not forget to turn sideways and look at his younger brother Liu Sheng with an easy-going face.

"Uncle Liang and Father Emperor, like our two brothers, are siblings from the same mother;"

"As early as Emperor Xiaohui's time, when the emperor's grandfather was acting as king, father and uncle Liang Wang were very close."

"And now, Uncle Liang Wang is the only surviving sibling of Emperor Father."

Hearing his elder brother's affectionate words, Liu Sheng couldn't help but nodded slowly.

For ordinary folks or wealthy families, there may not be much difference between half-brothers and half-brothers.

But for the royal family, especially the princes, "whether they were born by the same mother" is almost the only criterion for measuring the friendship between the two parties.

Take Liu Sheng as an example, no matter what he has in his heart or what he should not do, in front of his elder brother Liu Pengzu, Liu Sheng will not have the slightest worry, and he can say whatever he wants;
And in front of Liu Fei and Liu Yu's elder brothers, Liu Sheng will start to pay attention;

If he was in front of his elder brother Liu Rong, his second brother Liu De, and his third brother Liu Yu, Liu Sheng had to pay attention all the time, and he didn't dare to say a word, for fear of misfortune coming out of his mouth.

The reason for this phenomenon is actually very simple: for princes, only those born to one mother can be regarded as a family.

After all, no matter what, folk brothers, even if there is concern about "not born by the same mother", they all grew up with the same father anyway;
Even if there is a gap, it will not be too obvious.

But for the princes who grew up in the palace, the role of 'father' almost never appeared in their lives.

This makes the "family" in the hearts of the princes only refer to the same mother and brother who live with themselves and their mothers.

As for the children born to other concubines in the harem, the better ones are like neighbors, or playmates since childhood, just like the Liu Sheng brothers, Liu Fei, and Liu Yu;

They are almost the same as these people and the three elder brothers in Phoenix Hall: they are brothers in name, but in reality, they can't get together for a year or so.

And Liu Wu, king of Liang, is not only Liu Qi's only brother from the same mother, but also Liu Qi's only surviving younger brother;
from this angle······

"In the future, the two of us brothers will be as close as Father and Uncle Liang."

While thinking, Liu Pengzu whispered into his ears, causing Liu Sheng to subconsciously turn his head.

Seemingly a little embarrassed, he dropped the sentence, 'Isn't it intimate now? ’, Liu Sheng turned his head away again, and looked up at Liu Wu, the king of Liang, who was sitting between Empress Dowager Dou and Emperor Qi.

——Liu Sheng always felt: I am afraid that this matter is not so simple.

After drinking for three rounds, the emperor Liu Qi repeatedly asked Liu Wu to "must go to Weiyang Palace tomorrow", so he retreated from the banquet on the pretext of being overwhelmed with alcohol;
And after Liu Qi left, the haze that shrouded the hearts of the princes seemed to have dissipated, and the brothers began to step forward in order to toast Liu Wu.

Seeing one cup after another of palace-brewed purple gold alcohol, being drank down by the brothers who came forward to toast, Liu Sheng could not stop swallowing for a while, not to mention how envious he was;

After all nine brothers came forward and greeted Liu Wu, the second child, Liu De, was sat down by Liu Wu's side.

In front of Empress Dowager Dou, Guantao Master Liu Xing, and other princes, the two uncles and nephews began to talk about poetry and fu, and after a while, they felt a little sympathetic to each other, and hated seeing each other late.

"It's also normal;"

"The second child has always been fond of literature and Fu, and he and Uncle Liang Wang are like-minded."

Sensing Liu Sheng's gradually strange eyes, Liu Pengzu explained casually;
But after Liu Pengzu's explanation, Liu Sheng's eyes on uncle Wang Liu Wu and his brother Liu De became more and more strange.

"Second..."

"Uncle Liang..."

"Grandmother..."

With a distracted gaze, he murmured a few times and thought for a moment, then Liu Sheng glanced at the people in the hall without any trace.

Soon, Liu Sheng discovered the clue.

——The second child, Liu De, sat next to Liu Wu in the name of "Wen Fu", and the two uncles and nephews exchanged cups, so happy;
The third child, Liu Yu, is in a corner that is easily overlooked. Although he is seated alone, not far from Liu Yu, Yuan An, a Chinese doctor who has been reinstated, also drinks with Liu Yu from time to time. .

The eldest son of the emperor, Liu Rong, accompanied by the crown prince Zhan Shi Dou Ying, smiled at the side of the pottery owner Liu Piao, even if he was hit by Liu Piao's words with a gun and a stick, his face was always respectful .

"Well······"

"Is that so..."

Thoughtfully, he turned his eyes away from his elder brother Liu Rong, and then looked at the top. It was Liu Wu, the uncle Wang who was already drinking, and his face was flushed. Liu Sheng finally turned his head to the palace where the emperor Liu Qi left. Look outside the door.

"Brother wants to use Uncle Liang to restore the relationship with the East Palace;"

"As for the second and third sons, they are just pawns of the eldest brother."

"—What about the father?"

"Father's actions today, is it just like what elder brother said, that he has a deep affection with Uncle Liang Wang?"

"Does the word 'friendship' really exist in Father's mind..."

(End of this chapter)