Shangguan Ruoli put the handkerchief into the maid's tray, patted the tenth prince's butt, and said with a smile: "Let's go eat some snacks!"

The tenth prince didn't want to punish her for being disrespectful like he did when they first met. He smiled and ran to the stall to get some snacks.

Shangguan Ruoli then looked at the fifth prince and asked, "Why did the fifth brother say this? But what happened?"

The fifth prince's handsome face sank slightly, and he said: "King Qin has already arrived in the capital. He said that he was assassinated on the way and was seriously injured, so he was delayed on the way. In addition, King Li also set out from his fiefdom to come to the capital."

"Prince Li? What the hell?" Shangguan Ruoli hurriedly searched the memory of the original owner.

Before she could remember, the fifth prince said: "Prince Li is the brother of the fourth emperor, and his fiefdom is in Jiangnan. He came to Beijing this time to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. But a few days ago, secret accounts in Jiangnan were leaked, and Jiangnan officials were sacked one after another.

Everyone thought it was the eldest emperor brother who did it, I’m afraid..."

Shangguan Ruoli nodded, "I understand, your eldest brother should know what to do. Prince Li, is he from the father's family, right?"

Jiangnan is a land of plenty, a place where water transportation and salt merchants are developed. No matter what era, it is the food bag and money bag of the imperial court.

King Li's fiefdom is in the south of the Yangtze River, so he must belong to the emperor.

The emperor's move was simply to take this wealthy land into his own hands. The emperor also needed a small treasury!

The fifth prince nodded and shook his head, "It should be said that Brother Li Wang is my father's favorite son."

Shangguan Ruoli narrowed his eyes and said that Dongming Ziyu was the son that the emperor was most afraid of.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, the princes will gather in the capital.

The eldest prince, Xuan Wang, Dongming Ziyu, the second prince, King Qin, the third prince, Prince Taizi, and the fourth prince, King Li, are the four princes who have grown up and have ennobled titles. In addition, from the fifth prince down, there are seven princes.

The emperor currently has eleven princes, as well as a pregnant concubine. At least the one in Li Lanxin's belly is definitely a prince.

It can be seen that the queen is indeed not smart, otherwise there would not be so many princes alive. Of course, the queen only came to power four years ago.

This shows that the former queen, the mother-in-law of Dongming Ziyu, is a truly kind and virtuous queen.

"Sister-in-law of the First Emperor," the fifth prince's words brought Shangguan Ruoli back from his thoughts. He looked a little lonely and asked quietly: "Am I useless?"

Shangguan Ruoli took a bunch of grapes and ate them, and asked casually: "Why are you, a thirteen-year-old kid, saying such decadent words?"

The fifth prince's face turned slightly red and he said: "The eldest brother has already gone to the battlefield to kill the enemy when he was eight or nine years old. He had to step on the back of the little eunuch to mount his horse."

Dongming Ziyu has always been like a god in his heart, especially recently, he feels that as a prince, he is no different than useless.

When he was in danger, he had to let a woman from Shangguan Ruoli come to his rescue.

Shangguan Ruoli imagined in his mind the scene of the little Dongming Ziyu wearing a battle armor and riding a horse. He felt heartbroken and sighed: "As the eldest son of the direct emperor, the things he has to bear are beyond ordinary people's imagination, so he has to pay beyond the imagination."

Ordinary people's efforts. But you are different, you can do what you want."

If you want to fight for that position, then fight hard; if you don't want to, just be an idle prince.

The fifth prince narrowed his eyes slightly and said calmly: "No, it's the same with me. I can't do what I want to do."

He knew that there were some things that he couldn't say to anyone except his mother-in-law and grandpa, but perhaps because they had experienced life and death together, he just wanted to say it to Shangguan Ruoli.

Shangguan Ruoli's heart sank, is he going to compete for that position?

On his face, he said calmly: "There are always many things that people cannot control in life. I don't want to be trapped in this backyard. I want to live freely and unrestrainedly, but it is impossible."

The fifth prince smiled softly, "The elder sister-in-law is absolutely right."

Shangguan Ruoli spit out a mouthful of grape skin, "You just need to learn more knowledge and exercise well now. No matter what you do in the future, there will be no harm."

"Remember the teachings of the eldest emperor's sister-in-law!" The fifth prince looked seriously.

Shangguan Ruoli thought he was joking, but when he saw his serious look, he laughed and said, "Quite obedient."

"No matter what you say, I will listen to it." He spoke softly, so that only he could hear it.

Shangguan Ruoli didn't hear clearly and asked, "What did you say?"

The fifth prince smiled slightly, "It's nothing..."

Just as he was embarrassed and didn't know how to explain it, the tenth prince raised his face and said, "I'm obedient too!"

Shangguan Ruoli saw that he was eating like a little squirrel, his fair and beautiful little face was stained with bits of heart crumbs, his big eyes were twinkling, and his good looks could melt people's hearts in an instant.

She smiled like a wolf grandma and wiped the crumbs from his little face, "You are the cutest, sweetest, softest little bun!"

The tenth prince leaned on her legs and said coquettishly: "Then I want to have lunch here at noon. The food in the palace is only the same thing every year. I am tired of it."

Shangguan Ruoli glanced at the fifth prince and said with a smile: "You are only four years old, and you are still living year by year. How many years of food have you eaten in total?"

The tenth prince puffed out his cheeks, stared at his big round eyes, and said seriously: "All the royal brothers said so."

Shangguan Ruoli was struck by his soft and cute look, and said with a smile: "Okay, let's have fresh food for lunch, I make sure you haven't eaten it before!"

This is also thanks to Ruhua. He feels aggrieved as a dog and howls at every turn, begging to be fed.

Shangguan Ruoli's arm was injured. Although he could still cook, if she cooked for another man with the injury, Dongming Ziyu had to break her arm.

So I thought of making something simple and fresh, and comfort Ruhua first, otherwise he would keep wailing in the yard and annoying people.

"Okay, okay! There's something delicious!" The tenth prince clapped his plump little hands and cheered.

The fifth prince smiled fondly, "You are so promising!"

After letting them stay in the flower hall for a while, Shangguan Ruo left the kitchen and ordered people to prepare things.

He came back soon, followed by several guards, carrying a rectangular table with high legs.

A rectangular hole was hollowed out in the middle of the table, an iron plate was inlaid on it, and a square iron trough hung under the table.

The fifth prince stood up to check, "What is this for?"

Shangguan Ruoli smiled and said, "You'll know in a moment."

Some maids brought some high chairs and placed them around the table.

In this era, eating and receiving guests are all done at low tables like small tables, and people sit on their knees.

At first sight, the tenth prince and the fifth prince were surprised when they saw such a high-legged table and chairs.

Two guards came in, carrying charcoal basins in their hands, and put the red charcoal into the iron trough under the table.

"Are there guests?" came a cold voice with displeasure.
Chapter completed!