Xiao Ziyue, a famous opera performer and the first male consort of the Crown Prince of the Great Liang Dynasty, died young after a failed assassination attempt on the Crown Prince.
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Yunhe Diary
(Also known as: The Diary of Yuan Er Shao)
one
Guanwa Palace has been rehearsing new music recently.
I skipped classes at the Imperial College this afternoon because I wanted to go to the Guanwa Palace to see Sister Wu Ling, but I didn’t expect that my brother the Emperor was there too!
In order to avoid being discovered by him, I hid behind a pillar and stood there for the whole afternoon. However, after the song ended, my brother still showed no intention of leaving until the lead dancer took off his veil.
It turned out to be a man!
I am not well versed in academics and can't think of any words to describe him. But it was all because he was so handsome that I was so obsessed with him that I didn’t even notice the dancers had left.
When the door closed behind me, I knew I was doomed, because my royal brother came forward and put his arms around the tutor's waist, and they started kissing!
Well, no wonder the emperor doesn’t like women and doesn’t even have a concubine. It turns out he is obsessed with Long Yang.
I had discovered my royal brother's secret, but before I could figure out how to use it to frame him, I accidentally bumped into a pillar and was discovered by them.
Yuan Heng kicked me hard in the butt.
What a pain!
two
My butt was bruised and I stayed in bed for three days without going to classes at the Imperial College.
three
Well, I knew there was something wrong between them. Recently, my brother the emperor couldn't hold it in any longer and summoned the tutor into the East Palace.
They knelt down in front of the group of old guys and submitted letters of persuasion for three days. Today, the Right Prime Minister came to me and asked me to persuade my brother, the Emperor. It is not proper for a man to rule the East Palace!
I want to see what ability Xiao Ziyu has that could make my royal brother so infatuated with him.
Four
Brother Nanzhu is so handsome, he dances so well, plays the piano so beautifully, and the osmanthus cake he handed to me was even sweeter.
He even touched my head, hehe.
five
I refuted the proposal of the right prime minister. It is obvious that the tutor is serving the emperor with writing. How can he be called a monster? It is inappropriate.
six
I went to see Brother Nanzhu again today. He taught me how to dance, but I was clumsy and the little palace maids laughed at me. Brother Nanzhu comforted me: You will achieve success late in life.
Nanzhu brother is so gentle.
seven
I'm not clean anymore.
Today the East Palace was closed in broad daylight, and there was not even a servant to serve. I accidentally broke in, the bed curtain was drawn, and I vaguely heard a scream of pain.
(It’s not painful, I can’t describe it)
But my brother rushed out immediately, chased me out of the area for ten miles in a disheveled state, and warned me not to trespass without notification in the future.
Yuan Heng is so stingy.
(Written secretly, remember to erase it later)
eight
Brother Nanzhu finally married the emperor! From now on I have a royal sister-in-law!
I drank alcohol for the first time today, but I didn’t get drunk!
I just feel a little dizzy, my walking is light and light, and I see double images when I look at the candlelight. I may not be able to go to the Imperial College tomorrow...
Nine
I haven't made a diary for a long time. Recently, a big event happened. Someone actually wanted to assassinate my brother.
The fatal knife was blocked by Nanzhu's brother, and the assassin was killed on the spot. Brother Nanzhu lost a lot of blood...
The emperor's complexion was very bad. The imperial doctors took turns running to the East Palace, and it was almost evening before the bleeding was stopped.
When I sneaked into the East Palace at night, I found my royal brother standing outside the yard alone, and I didn't know what he was thinking about.
ten
Brother Nanzhu's health has become worse and he has been bedridden for longer and longer periods of time. I don't know when he will recover.
The emperor was very anxious and consulted many doctors, even monks and immortals, but there was no improvement.
eleven
No one could have expected that Xiao Ziyu was actually the assassin sent by the King of Shu to assassinate the emperor's brother. Fortunately, the sword missed the target and the emperor's brother survived.
My royal brother is in a coma and I don’t know when he will wake up. I am handling state affairs on his behalf, and the number of memorials requesting the execution of Xiao Ziyu is increasing day by day.
I went to the prison to see him once. Xiao Ziyu was in very poor health, but he did not make any excuses. He just looked at me quietly and spit out blood when he coughed.
I want the jailer to release him and place him under house arrest in a palace with better conditions. He refused and wanted to wait for his brother to wake up.
eleven
The emperor woke up and placed Xiao Ziyu under house arrest in the East Palace, not allowing anyone to visit him.
twelve
The emperor wants to use his own blood to treat Xiao Ziyu's illness.
When it comes to the dragon's body, everything is done in secret. I am the only one who has seen the knife used for bleeding. After entering the flesh, it bites the cavity tightly and draws the blood out in pumps.
It was his first time and he had no experience. His face was distorted with pain and he fainted for several days.
I also have dragon blood, and I hoped to use it to make medicine for him, but my royal brother refused. There was something in his eyes that I couldn't understand.
I don't know whether he loves or hates Xiao Ziyu.
Thirteen
The emperor's elder brother wanted to attack the Kingdom of Shu. Xiao Ziyu knelt outside the Qingyun Palace for a day and a night but was not summoned.
I secretly asked the palace maid to bring him water and more clothes, but he refused.
fourteen
My royal brother will lead the troops personally. I will go to the palace to see him off on the day he leaves the city.
fifteen
The East Palace caught fire and Xiao Ziyu died.
sixteen
Half a year after Brother Nanzhu left, I suddenly missed him very much.
I sneaked into the East Palace at night. Since Brother Nanzhu left, this place has become much more desolate. All the servants have been dismissed and the emperor rarely comes back to stay here.
I didn't expect to see my brother sitting alone in the yard drinking.
He might have been drunk, because for the first time he didn't chase me away, but asked me to sit down and accompany him.
I sat with him for most of the night, my body was covered with frost, but he showed no intention of leaving.
He probably missed Brother Nanzhu too.
XVII
My royal brother issued several reform edicts, and the number of memorials submitted doubled, so he started to ask me to help him.
eighteen
I feel that my royal brother is gradually letting go of some things. He goes out to fight more and more frequently, and sometimes even asks me to take his place for several months.
This feeling makes me very uneasy.
nineteen
News came from Liangzhou that the prince had died in battle.
I don't have a brother anymore.
twenty
When I was free and sorting out old things, I saw this diary and was shocked to realize that my brother the emperor and Xiao Ziyu had been gone for so many years.
Looking back on that time, I only regret that I was slow-witted and failed to realize my brother's intentions in time and comfort him, which led to him going to extremes.
In the battle of Liangzhou, he clearly decided not to return.
The East Palace has been empty these years. The new crown prince has built a separate palace to live in. Whenever I have a day off, I will go to the East Palace to clean it and sit down. The golden osmanthus planted together with Nanzhu at that time grew into a tree, and it was filled with fragrance every spring and autumn.
I am now almost three times as old as my brother. I thought I would have grown a lot after experiencing the world, but I still think of them often.
Twenty-one
Shit, I was an emperor in my previous life!
XXII
This bragging must be spread out! I specially organized a plan for this purpose and called all my friends from elementary school to now, but damn, not a single one of these bastards believed it!
XXIII
I went to the museum specially to see my original works. It turns out that there is nothing I, the Second Young Master Yuan, cannot do except being afraid of my brother!
XXIV
I was Yuan Heng’s emperor in my previous life, and now I have to help him manage the company in this life!
He happily went to film with his sister-in-law, and left all the messy work to me!
I curse him for not being able to get hard tonight and embarrassing himself in front of his sister-in-law!
XXV
Damn it, the diary was found by Yuan Heng. If there is no update today, you must help me report it...