Chapter 68

Two days later.

His Majesty agreed to let the eldest prince leave the palace and build a mansion.

Unable to give up their brotherly love, the eldest prince took the initiative to ask Emperor Chongzhao to allow the second and third princes to attend court to govern.

What is even more tragic is that after the second and third princes finished listening to the government affairs, they had to leave the court with their teachers and return to the school for classes.

These are all trivial matters. The eldest prince left the palace, and the three princes went to court together, which meant that the clarion call for another round of succession battle had officially begun.

Half a month after the eldest prince officially attended court, Emperor Chongzhao appointed Shu Wenxin, the daughter of Shu Fenglang, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, as the eldest prince's consort, and they got married three months later.

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Qu Watanabe didn't pay attention to the news.

He was ill again.

After he fell ill, Concubine Wen and Concubine De stopped coming to the palace. Shunning Palace was closed to visitors and became extremely quiet.

[Remaining lifespan: 6 years and 128 days]

[Simulated diseases: fever, rhinitis, cough, wind-cold (wind-heat)...allergies (several types), myocarditis, suffocation, gastroenteritis...]

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From the broad overall condition to individual organ disease.

Permutations and combinations, two together, three together, Qu Watanabe felt that his body was the simulator test site.

Sometimes, in order to match the best illness cycle of the simulator, he would be sick for a longer time. If it were another child, he would have died long ago, but he was always full of energy after each simulation.

If this system existed in modern times, he would definitely make outstanding contributions to the country in the field of medicine.

Not to mention modern times, even now, the Imperial Hospital is wonderful because of him.

He really wanted to tell the special doctors in the Imperial Medical Bureau not to worry about him and just let him rest for a few days, and he would get better on his own.

But even though he thought so, he couldn't say it. Last year, he was tired of being fed medicine, so he said it once, which scared the others. They thought he was in so much pain that he didn't want to live. Sister Zhiyi's eyes turned red on the spot.

Empress Xuan did not sleep the whole night. She rushed to the Zichen Palace and pulled her stepfather over. The two of them guarded him the whole night.

He didn't feel bad about making trouble for his stepfather, but he felt bad that his elder sister and Empress Xuan were worried about him.

So from then on, he never said that again.

Every time, the imperial physicians would still scratch their heads to record the patient's condition, prescribe medicine and cook the medicine. Qu Dubian watched helplessly as the imperial physicians Yang and Qiu, who often came to treat him, had less and less hair but more and more experience.

Sometimes, a disease cannot be seen from the outside and he can just endure it and it will go away. It is best if it can go undetected.

I've won a lot of things by checking in, all kinds of stuff, some fun, some boring, even colorful sunshine aerobics.

Probably because he was close to Concubine Xuan, some of the information was related to planting, and he also secretly gave seeds and boxing techniques to Concubine Xuan.

After Concubine Xuan learned it, she taught him in return.

This time the simulation was of chest tightness combined with low fever, and mainly shortness of breath.

Compared with before, this was a minor problem. He didn't even lie down in the house, but looked at the stars on the roof of Shunning Palace.

Qu Dubian had one hand pressed on his chest and the other hand behind his head, his legs were crossed, and he had a piece of dogtail grass grown in Xuan Fei's flowerpot in his mouth.

Zhiyi looked up and called out, "Xiaoqi, are you cold? If not, come down. The medicine is almost ready, you have to come down and drink it."

Qu Watanabe said lazily: "Sister, the air up there is better. I'll lie down for a while."

Zhiyi ran into the house and came out with a blanket.

"Xiao Qi, cover this and I'll throw it up for you."

"Sister, just leave it there, the blanket will come up by itself later."

Zhiyi understood: "Okay."

She looked around and placed the blanket on the stone.

Qu Dubian closed his eyes and listened leisurely to the chirping of insects in the summer evening.

After a while, his body felt slightly heavy. Yi Twelve covered him with a blanket and sat down beside him silently.

Qu Watanabe: "Liuliu, please do me a favor."

B12: “Yeah.”

Qu Watanabe: "Later, when the medicine is ready, you can secretly pour it out for me. Remember to avoid Ye Banban and Dahei, they are watching us closely."

God knows, the earth knows, he knows, and he avoids the bitter medicine, so others can rest assured.

B12: “No.”

Qu Watanabe: "I'll give you monthly salary."

B12: "I have saved a lot of money."

Qu Watanabe: "The medicine is really bitter, you can get better even if you don't drink it."

B12: "Your Highness."

"Alright, alright..." Qu Duanbian opened his eyes slightly, "I won't tease you anymore, look at the sky, the stars are so bright."

“It would be great if it could always be like this.”

Yi Twelve raised his head.

It was indeed bright, but his attention was not on the sky. He could tell that the little prince was not breathing smoothly at this moment, heavy, suffocating, and taking a deep breath from time to time.

It's a symptom of chest tightness.

The secret guards are trained in suffocating and forcing confessions. When a person feels suffocated, his limbs will also become weak.

That didn't feel good.

Qu Watanabe: "I've always wanted to ask, Liuliu, why don't you take off your mask? I don't even know what you look like."

Yi Twelve raised his hand, rubbed his fingers on the edge of the mask for a moment, and finally put it down: "I'm used to it."

He took out three notebooks of handwritten records from his arms, all of which were the stories that Qu Watanabe had told him.

"It's done."

"Okay," Qu Duanbian yawned without turning over.

B12: "What's the use, Your Highness?"

Qu Watanabe: "You'll know later."

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Half a month later, the eldest prince officially moved into the eldest prince's mansion.

He held a banquet at the eldest prince's palace to entertain his brothers, sisters, and officials.

Emperor Chongzhao gave face to his eldest son and granted a plaque for the eldest prince's palace, which was hung on the gate. He also made it clear in the court that ministers could go there with their relatives.

The eldest prince has already been engaged, and next will be the second and third princes.

This banquet at the eldest prince's mansion was not only a mansion-building banquet, but also an exchange banquet for the three grown-up princes and officials, and even more so a blind date.

This is the first large-scale banquet in the capital this year.

The carriage stopped outside the eldest prince's palace, and people arrived one after another.

Concubine De specially assigned two female officials from the palace to the eldest prince. It would be embarrassing if something went wrong at such an important banquet.

Even so, the eldest prince was busy and exhausted on the day of the banquet.

"Yes, that's right. Over there, that's where Zhiyi and the women from Xie's and General Xia's houses sit. The other side is where the second and third brothers sit. They're like me, sitting next to the court officials."

"Set aside a separate table for dishes, and ask Xiaoqi to come as well. He is weak, so don't eat in the front yard. It's too noisy. Move him to the back yard," said the eldest prince as he walked.

"He just fell ill a few days ago. This time he's coming, and my father specifically told me to keep a close eye on him. Send a few more people to watch the kitchen, or else someone might mix up the dishes."

"Yes, Master Xiaoyuan came to make arrangements in advance, so nothing will go wrong."

The corridor is winding and the water flows around the pool.

Each family has their own seat.

The door to the eldest prince's palace opened, and the guests who had arrived early came in carrying gifts.

The eldest prince greeted him with a smile.

"The eldest prince is well."

"Your Highness, how are you? I hope you won't mind my disturbing you."

"No way, everyone, please be well, come in!"

The ministers were dressed in casual clothes, followed by the female members of their families who were willing to come and were led to their seats by maids and female officials.

Qu Dubian's carriage slowly stopped. He was the first to step down on the stool, then turned around and stretched out his hand: "Sister, come here."

Zhiyi took his hand and got out of the car, looking around curiously. This was her first time out of the palace and also her first time seeing such a lively scene.

There were ministers nearby who saluted and greeted him. Qu Dubian waved his hand and said, "Go in quickly. Don't bother with us."

The carriage of the Xie Mansion stopped far away, and Xie Jingshan and his wife came over with their eldest daughter, "Seventh Prince."

These people were not strangers. Qu Duanbian bowed and said, "Uncle Xiao Xie, Auntie, Sister Yuan."

Yuan Jie'er: "Your Highness, are you all right?"

She is older than Zhiyi, who is very familiar with Concubine Xuan. Yuanjie'er is Concubine Xuan's niece. They both know each other and feel a sense of closeness as soon as they meet.

Zhiyi took her hand openly and said with a smile: "Just call me by my name, shall we go in together?"

Yuan Jieer nodded gently: "Okay."

"Sister, you guys go first, I'll go find Fourth Brother and the others."

"Then I'll go in first."

"Um."

Qu Dubian handed the weaving instrument to Yuan Jie'er, called the female officials around the eldest prince, and sent them to the seats arranged for the female relatives.

And he went to the front hall.

The fourth, fifth and sixth princes were sitting at the same table. When they saw him coming, they all waved at him, "Seventh brother."

Qu Dubian sat next to the Fourth Prince, "Big Brother's mansion is so spacious."

The Fourth Prince: "I went to his bedroom and took a look. The bed was spacious."

"The main thing is that you are free, without the teacher to supervise you," the Sixth Prince was very envious. He stretched out his hand, and the Fifth Prince silently handed him the peeled melon seeds.

The relationship between the two of them had unknowingly become like this again. One was used to giving orders, while the other was silently being ordered around, but it wasn't as bad now.

Qu Dubian wanted to change, but as long as Concubine Rong obeyed Concubine Lan, she would ask her son to please the Sixth Prince.

At best he acts as a palliative.

The four princes were eating melon seeds, some were eating melons, and they were watching their eldest brother, second brother and third brother chatting happily with the officials.

Then there was a shout: "Young Master Xia is here!"

A young boy in a light blue suit stepped in, with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and an arm guard on his wrist. He smiled and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Your Highnesses. I'm a little late. The road was too congested."

The eldest prince said cheerfully, "No, no, please take a seat."

The fifth prince whispered in Qu Dubian's ear: "He is General Xia Hong's son, named Xia Fuyang. Big brother asked Madam Xia to come here mainly for him."

After three years at the frontier, Xia Hong's title rose to earl, and it might only take a few years for him to be granted the title of marquis. Xia Fuyang also quickly became a hot figure in the capital.

His Majesty clearly wanted to raise Xia Hong's status and distribute power more thoroughly in the Northern Frontier. He was far away in the frontier and no one could curry favor with him, so those who were interested naturally turned their attention to Xia Fuyang.

Xia Hong has only this one son, and he also has a little daughter at home, but she is an adopted orphan of one of his soldiers, not his biological daughter.

The fourth prince was almost ten years old, and his face was still chubby. He glanced over and saw everything clearly: "Why are you talking to my seventh brother about this? So many people want to befriend Xia Fuyang, which shows that he is a trouble in himself."

He peeled a few melon seeds for Qu Dubian and said, "We'd better stay away from him."

Qu Watanabe: "Thank you, Fourth Brother."

After eating the melon seeds, he clapped his hands and said, "I'm going to the backyard. Fourth brother, if you see Ye Banban later, don't forget to tell him."

The Fourth Prince: "Why are you going to the backyard?"

Qu Dubian: "Empress Xuan asked me to tell Sister Yuan a message, I forgot and just remembered it."

"Oh, then go ahead."

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backyard.

Qu Dubian sat under the willow tree and waited for a while.

A figure hung upside down from the tree and made a face at him: "Hey! Did I scare you?"

Qu Dubian raised his hand and punched him.

“Ah——”

The figure covered his forehead and rolled over, "You are so cruel to me."

He shook his clothes and stood firm. The man in blue was Xia Fuyang.