4. Chapter 4
"The dispute was discovered by Kangxi"
The Third Prince continued to bang on the door, and Qi You's mood was no longer so good. Just as he opened the door after he finished relieving himself, the Third Prince grabbed his clothes and pulled him to stagger.
"Third brother." Qi You smiled and greeted him politely.
The Third Prince didn't appreciate it. He still held onto Qi You's clothes tightly and cried out in surprise, "Oh, you still remember I'm your Third Brother, and this is how you treat your brother? How can you compete with your brother for the concubine's room? You're good at studying, but you've forgotten all the rules."
"Third brother, what are you doing?" The eldest prince came over at some point and shouted loudly.
The Third Prince looked back and saw that the Fourth Prince had come with the First Prince, and Yang Dan was staring at him hungrily, so he let go of his hand in disappointment.
The eldest prince stepped forward, frowning as he looked them over. With the air of a big brother, he asked sternly, "What are you doing? Do you want to start a fight in the academy again?"
Qi You did not answer the eldest prince. He looked at the third prince and said sincerely, "The school rules prohibit fighting. Fighting will be punished by the teacher. If you just want to beat me, you can do it after we leave the school."
The Third Prince suddenly became anxious and said, "Who wants to beat you? You're the one who's disobeying me, and as your brother, can't I teach you a lesson?"
At this time, Yang Dan rushed up and said angrily, "You are not teaching me a lesson, you just want to beat up the Seventh Prince! The Seventh Prince was relieving himself inside, and you were banging on the door outside. I was so scared that I thought there was an earthquake and peed on my hand."
Yang Dan raised his hand and sniffed it, then turned to ask Qi You: "Did you pee on the wrong side?"
The eldest prince burst out laughing, and the fourth prince couldn't help laughing too. Before Qi You could answer, the third prince's face changed, and he angrily said to Yang Dan, "Who said I wanted to hit the seventh brother? I was in a hurry to go to the bathroom, but the seventh brother didn't know how to be humble. It would be fine if he rushed in first, but he deliberately dawdled inside and didn't come out. I was anxious and knocked on the door to urge him. Yang Dan, don't hit me and talk nonsense!"
Yang Dan was not afraid of the Third Prince and was about to jump up and argue. Qi You saw this and hurried forward to stop him, "Third Brother, the toilet has been changed. Go in and relieve yourself first."
The eldest and fourth princes looked at the empty room in front of them and said nothing. They brought the particularly indignant third prince in.
Qi You stared at the closed door and said to Yang Dan, "Let's go back. We're going to be late."
Yang Dan left with Qi You, saying in frustration, "Third Prince is such a bully! He's just picking on you. Why are you trying to stop me? I'm not afraid of other brothers at home. If we fight, we fight. Who's afraid of whom? If you have a disability and can't beat him, I'll be there to help you. If he goes to find his biological brother, Fifth Prince, we can still fight two against two and still not lose."
Qi You advised: "Thank you, it's okay, let's go."
Yang Dan subconsciously looked at Qi You's legs, scratched his head, and asked in confusion: "Aren't you angry?"
Qi You smiled and said nothing.
He is not a saint, so of course he gets angry. But getting angry is useless, and the key is to completely solve the problem.
After all, Yang Dan was a generation apart, so no matter how much the brothers quarreled, Kangxi would at most give them fifty lashes.
Kangxi only saw the lack of unity among the brothers. If outsiders got involved, Qi You would end up being unreasonable, regardless of whether he was right or not.
If he and the Third Prince started fighting regardless of the consequences, it would be the same as what happened in later generations: if he won, he would have to pay money, and if he lost, he would have to go to the hospital.
The key point is that the Shangshufang is under the nose of the Qianqing Palace, and even a fly flying by cannot escape the eyes of Kangxi.
Sure enough, after Qi You finished school, he saw Liang Jiugong standing outside the door waiting for him. As soon as he saw Qi You, Liang Jiugong's face immediately smiled and he stepped forward to bow and greet him: "Your servant greets the Seventh Prince."
Qi You quickly dodged and returned the greeting: "Liang An Da is very polite. I wonder what Liang An Da wants to talk to me about?"
Liang Jiugong bowed and said, "Seventh Prince, the Emperor has sent a servant to ask you and Third Prince to go see the Emperor. Third Prince came out first and has already gone. Let's go quickly."
Qi You hurriedly said, "Yes. I haven't been to the Palace of Heavenly Purity yet. Thank you Liang Anda for leading the way."
Liang Jiugong looked at Qi You calmly. This prince, who was usually inconspicuous, was often mentioned by Kangxi recently.
He did not dare to act rashly, so he let Li Run take the Third Prince to the study in the East Warm Pavilion first, while he waited there in person, wanting to see clearly whether the Seventh Prince had any outstanding qualities.
Qi You in front of me has a chubby and childish face, delicate eyebrows and eyes, especially a pair of clear eyes. He smiles when I see him from afar, and his smile makes people feel warm in their hearts unconsciously.
When he saw Qi You walking again, Liang Jiugong sighed in his heart, what a pity.
In the eastern warm room, Kangxi sat behind the imperial desk, reviewing memorials, while the Third Prince stood in the middle of the room with his head drooped. Hearing footsteps, the Third Prince quietly turned his head and glared at Qi You warningly.
Qi You walked forward and greeted him without looking away. Kangxi raised his eyelids to glance at him, then continued writing rapidly, saying, "Tell me each of you what caused the dispute."
The Third Prince twisted his fingers, looked at Qi You sideways, and said with a grunt, "My dear father, I went to the bathroom earlier, and not only did my Seventh Brother occupy the room, he even stayed inside on purpose. I got anxious, so I said a few words to him."
Kangxi did not comment, but looked up at Qi You, indicating that it was his turn to speak.
Qi You had no intention of hiding anything, and told everything from the time he went to the Gongfang after dinner with Yang Dan to what happened in the Gongfang.
Apart from the fact that the Third Prince saw an empty room but did not go in, this was not mentioned.
The Third Prince hurriedly defended himself, "Khan Ama, I didn't mean to hit my Seventh Brother. I was just angry and wanted to teach him a lesson."
Kangxi put down his pen, threw the memorial aside, and said calmly, "Third brother, did you pee in your pants?"
The Third Prince was stunned for a moment, then stammered, "I didn't pee in my pants. I went in after my Seventh Brother came out."
"Is this the only empty room available?" asked Kangxi.
The Third Prince was now speechless, grumbling and unable to utter a word.
Kangxi glanced at his two sons. The Third Prince remained calm and continued to criticize Qi You, while Qi You stood there with his head lowered, not knowing what he had done wrong.
Kangxi frowned and said unhappily, "How shameless! They actually quarreled over a concubine's room. You're not ashamed to tell others about it. Third brother, as an elder brother, you don't know how to give way to your younger brother. It's a pity that you studied so much more. Do you realize your mistake?"
Normally, with Rong Fei around, the Third Prince had never suffered such grievances. He curled his lips and burst into tears: "Seventh Brother is hanging out with Yang Dan. He doesn't even pay attention to me as his elder brother. He teamed up with outsiders to bully me!"
Qi You stood there, looking dazed, but in his heart he lit a candle for the Third Prince.
Kangxi's face suddenly darkened, and he slammed the table and cursed, "You fool! Kneel down and reflect on your mistakes!"
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