When Chu Jinglin heard the word "brother", his whole body froze. His soft and sweet brother actually took the initiative to hug him.
This was the only thought in Chu Jinglin's mind. He stood there motionless for a long time, gesturing with his hands but not knowing where to put them.
Han Xiao was jealous. He had been hugging her for so long, it was time to let go.
"Ahem, okay, okay, Ruanruan, let go of Third Brother quickly, or he'll be suffocating." Han Xiao said as he pulled the two apart.
When the young master heard this, he quickly let go of Chu Jinglin and asked worriedly, "Are you okay, brother?"
Once you call him brother once, it will become natural to call him brother a second time.
Chu Jinglin felt his arms empty. The young master was already standing in front of him, so Chu Jinglin looked at Han Xiao with dissatisfaction.
What was wrong with Han Xiao? How dare he interrupt the relationship he was building with his brother? But seeing the worried expression on the young master's face, Chu Jinglin forced a smile: "It's okay, Ruanruan, come and sit down. Tell me how you've been doing recently."
In fact, spies would report every move of the young master to Chu Jinglin, but Chu Jinglin just wanted to hear it from the young master's mouth.
The two brothers sat aside affectionately and chatted about family matters, and Han Xiao was ruthlessly abandoned.
After taking a look at Lu Qingyun who was also used as a background board, Han Xiao waved his hand to signal the two to go out, leaving the space to the two brothers. Han Xiao also knew that the two would probably have a lot to say.
After taking Lu Qingyun out, Lu Qingyun sighed: "Alas, I have never seen the Third Prince like this today."
Han Xiao glanced at the sky. It was already late. The young master hadn't eaten anything today and was waiting for Chu Jinglin in the living room.
I don’t know if I’m hungry now.
"Hey, hey, hey, Han Xiao, what are you thinking about? Why didn't you respond when I asked you?" Lu Qingyun pulled Han Xiao in dissatisfaction.
Han Xiao came back to his senses: "Ah, what did you say?"
He really didn't pay attention to what Lu Qingyun said just now.
Lu Qingyun rolled his eyes: "I said I have never seen the Third Prince like today."
Han Xiao was puzzled: "Oh, what was he like before?"
Speaking of Chu Jinglin, Lu Qingyun's expression became excited: "You don't know it because you are not in the capital, but the Third Prince is very powerful. At the age of thirteen, he dared to lead people to the mountains to suppress bandits and protect the peace of the area. Moreover, the Third Prince is the only prince with real power. The emperor also values the Third Prince very much..."
Lu Qingyun recounted all the big and small things about Chu Jinglin, which made Han Xiao re-recognize his brother-in-law.
It seems that Chu Jinglin is also walking on thin ice in the palace.
If the current emperor really valued the Third Prince, then Chu Jinglin would have been canonized as the Crown Prince long ago based on these achievements. Until now, he has heard the news of the canonization, which means that things are not as smooth as Lu Qingyun said.
Han Xiao also learned some information from Lu Qingyun, such as that Chu Jinglin grew up with the former queen. In order to ensure Chu Jinglin's safety, Su Guijun had to entrust him to the former queen who was weak and unable to bear children before her death.
In this way, Chu Jinglin can be considered a legitimate son. He has strong abilities and the emperor values him very much. Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. The former queen was in poor health and died of illness before Chu Jinglin came of age. A few years later, the emperor appointed Concubine Zhang as the successor. Just last year, Queen Zhang gave birth to a baby boy, which made Chu Jinglin's position very embarrassing.
Currently, there are only three adult princes in the royal family, the third prince Chu Jinglin, the eldest prince Chu Jingchen, and the fifth prince Chu Jinghua.
The mother of the eldest prince Chu Jingchen was a beauty of low status. Unfortunately, she died of complications during childbirth after giving birth to the eldest prince. So the emperor gave the newborn prince to Empress Zhang, who was then a noble concubine, to raise. Before Empress Zhang gave birth to the ninth prince, Chu Jingchen had been fighting with Chu Jinglin.
Chu Jinghua has a low presence and his arrogant and domineering personality dislikes the emperor. Also, because his mother's family holds military power, the emperor has always been wary of him. Although there are people in the court who support Chu Jinghua, his chances of winning are much smaller than those of Chu Jinglin and Chu Jingchen. However, because of his grandfather, his strength should not be underestimated.
But all this was disrupted because Empress Zhang gave birth to a prince. Although the tenth prince is only a few months old, everyone is staring at him.
Han Xiao simply analyzed the situation in the capital based on Lu Qingyun's gossip, and found that it was currently favorable to Chu Jinglin.
The one who should be feeling the most uncomfortable now is Chu Jingchen. After all, he had the closest relationship with Empress Zhang before she gave birth to the tenth prince. But after Empress Zhang gave birth, his position became much more embarrassing than Chu Jinglin's.
As long as Empress Zhang was not stupid, she would think of supporting her son. The only drawback was that the tenth prince was too young. The situation in the palace was complicated, and many princes died as minors.
In such an environment, Chu Jinglin had to fight. Otherwise, if he was born in that cannibalistic palace, even if he was not competitive, he would probably not have a good ending.
There are too many examples of people fighting for power based on strength.
"Han Xiao? Alas...are you listening?" Lu Qingyun said dissatisfiedly as he looked at Han Xiao who was daydreaming again.
Han Xiao rubbed his forehead, lamenting his brother-in-law's difficult journey: "Are you listening? Why are you calling out so loudly?"
Seeing Han Xiao come back to his senses, Lu Qingyun asked curiously, "What were you thinking about just now?" His expression was still so complicated.
Han Xiao rolled his eyes at Lu Qingyun and said, "Nothing, let's go to the kitchen and see how the food is."
Lu Qingyun nodded expectantly. The Han family's food was famous for its deliciousness, and there would always be new dishes from time to time.
When they arrived at the kitchen, Han's mother was also in the kitchen. Seeing Han Xiao coming over, she smiled and said, "Han Xiao, why are you here? Aren't there guests coming?"
Han Xiao nodded: "I just came over to take a look, mother, you continue with your work."
The young master's life experience has not been told to Han's mother yet. Only Han Mingyuan knows something about it, but Han Mingyuan is not very curious and did not ask much.
Han's mother continued to be busy with the things in her hands. This time there were distinguished guests, and her husband had specifically told him to make something more sumptuous, so she came over to help in person.
Soon, Dashu from the gatehouse came running over in a hurry: "Sir, you are here, Mr. Qinghe is outside the door?"
The doorman was already quite old, and he was out of breath after running all the way, and almost got a stitch in the side.
Mr. Qinghe? Han Xiao was stunned. Why did he come here suddenly?
"Where is he? Go call father quickly." Han Xiao asked his servants to find Han Mingyuan without thinking too much.
Since Mr. Qinghe came here at this time, he must have something to do. Han Xiao straightened his clothes and took Lu Qingyun to greet Mr. Qinghe.
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