The winter in Northern Tang Dynasty has come. When the auspicious snow dances and the earth is white, the palace welcomes the laughter and good news that have disappeared for a long time.

The horn of the Northern Expedition has been played...

On this day, the battle situation in front of the northern border was very smooth. Shangguan Zheng, the Grand Marshal stationed in the border, sent a flying cavalry to report that he had captured the five prefectures and six prefectures of the Northern Desert three days ago, and a hundred thousand troops were rushing to the capital of the Northern Desert - Yanyun City.

"Empress, today is a great joy. Good news is coming frequently. Here, Brother Yuan'er's illness is about to be cured. It's really a happy moment. My ministers are all so happy!" Murong Ji came over with two glasses of wine and said excitedly.

"Murrong, how long have you been by my side?" Empress Dowager Tang took the wine glass and asked with a smile.

"Mother, Aunt Murong has been here for five years, right?" Shangguan Xiao said seriously with a smile on his face.

"Oh, how did you know? You were still very young when Aunt Rong came and you shouldn't remember it!"

Xiaoxiao raised his eyebrows and said with a little confidence: "Mother, my son-in-law was three years old at that time, and now he is eight years old. How many years have you been here for aunt? Hehe!"

The little guy stroked his scattered hair, walked back and forth in the hall with his arms back, and looked like an old god. Haha... Suddenly, Empress Dowager Tang and the people in the room laughed.

Murong Ji said: "Empress, I have something I have always wanted to say. I wonder if you have ever thought about Yuan'er and Xiao'er, who is the first person to inherit the Northern Tang Dynasty in the future?"

"Why, are you thinking about this?" Queen Mother Tang asked in surprise.

Of course, there are two anxietys in my servants: First, Prince Yuan’s body... has affected his studies because of his victimization.

2. Didn’t you notice that Brother Xiao is not only smart and witty, but also both civil and military, and his mind is more flexible than the crown prince.

So, from several aspects, the best candidate should be..."

"Okay! I know this in my mind, so I won't discuss this matter for the time being!" Empress Dowager Tang interrupted the female official's words.

Unexpectedly, behind the screen next to him, a small figure trembled. He tiptoed and walked towards the back garden.

...

On the fifth day of the first lunar month, heavy snow fell again. This was the biggest heavy snowfall in Kyoto, Northern Tang Dynasty since the beginning of winter.

In the afternoon, the sunlight after the snow suddenly emerged, illuminating the entire palace's golden walls, shining brightly."

"Madam, it's so heavy this year. Look at this garden, I don't know who has piled up so many iced duns! It's really like I'm back in my childhood!"

Hongxing said to Yanran and the others with emotion. Watching the eldest prince Shangguan Yuan throwing snowballs happily, smiling, playing, and running innocently in the thick snow.

She hurriedly chased after her and said carefully: "Brother Yuan, let's take a look and go back. Your illness has just recovered, don't get cold anymore!"

"Aunt Xing'er, Yuan'er is OK, look."

He said as he rolled up his cotton jacket, revealing his tiny wrist, and said naughtyly: "Let's go and see the emperor brother, and ask him to play together, how about it?"

Hongxing patted the snowflakes that fell on his hat and shoulders, picked him up and hugged him and said, "Farewell, this distance is too far, be careful to freeze!"

Yuan'er tilted his little head and sensiblely harshly, then he brushed the snow petals on Hongxing's face. "Aunt, you're so cold too. Yuan'er won't play anymore, let's go back."

Well... Hongxing and Yanran felt warm. This Yuan Ge'er was so sensible. He knew it was not easy to be sympathetic to the hard work of the people at such a young age.

Passing by the Plum Garden, the bright red branches are accompanied by the flying snow in the sky, swaying in the wind, so beautiful that it makes people forget the coldness.

Yuan'er was the same. He looked at him foolishly, rubbed his hands, and raised his eyes and said, "Aunt, Yuan'er heard that when the snow was heavy in the past, would his father hold his mother and enjoy the snow and plum blossoms later?"

"Yes, the late emperor is the best, he loves your mother especially. Their love and affection are envious of men and women in the world!"

"Really? Yuan'er really wants to meet her father...oh!"

All he could hear was a little choked, and tears slid down his small face in an instant.

"Brother Yuan, I'm sorry, it's all bad for aunt... Don't cry, don't cry, baby!" Hongxing said, and she cried too.

Xiao Yuanyuan stopped sobbing, gently wiped the tears for Hongxing with her little hand and said, "Auntie, don't cry, be careful that the mother will see her. Yuan'er can't make her sad anymore!"

Yes, Brother Yuan, it’s so considerate!

...

On the other side, in Xiaoyue Pavilion, about an incense stick away from the Imperial Garden, the second prince Shangguan Xiao is practicing a font.

Looking at the rows of fonts, with wide and flat characters, long horizontal strokes and short vertical strokes, Empress Dowager Tang's eyes lit up.

"Xiao'er, who taught you such a font?"

"Mother, I'm thinking about practicing it myself. Is it good to look?"

"Well, such a simple font, my mother thinks it's very good. Maybe after unifying the world, this font will be of great use!"

Listening to the Queen Mother’s praise for the good font, Shangguan Xiao’s frown gently stretched a little. His little hand holding the pen felt as if he was in awe of consciousness, and he wrote another line of words: Thank you for your hard work, my son will definitely live up to your expectations!

"Mother, what does it mean to unify the world?" Xiaoxiao asked excitedly.

Queen Mother Tang smiled and said gently: Be the number one person in the world!

After hearing this, Xiaoxiao clapped his hands in an instant and said: Yes, my son and I look at my mother!

"Good son, I'm so sensible! Can you promise me something about the queen?" A ray of hope flashed in Queen Mother Tang's eyes.

"Whatever, my son and I listen to my mother's queen..." After saying that, Xiaoxiao looked up and stared at Tang Taihong, his heart was beating wildly.

Queen Mother Tang looked outside the door and whispered: "I will be better to your brother in the future. He will suffer a disaster. My mother feels sorry for her..."

"The flying snowflakes are coming layer by layer. I wonder what kind of scene is like when leaning on the plum garden? Alas..." Queen Mother Tang murmured to herself, her eyes were filled with affection and sadness.

At this moment, "Mother, Mother, Mother... I'm here to see you and your brother!" Shangguan Yuan, wearing a snow hat, ran over outside the door.

"Xiaoxiao has seen the emperor brother. Why are you here with such a strong wind and snow?" After saying that, his eyebrows frowned and his expression was very worried.

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Yes, Prince Yuan must send red plums to the Empress. Look, these plums are so fragrant!"

The maid Hongxing raised her hand and a thick layer of snowflakes fell on plum branches, red and white, and beautiful.

Empress Dowager Tang was surprised and happy, and hurriedly pulled Yuan'er into her arms and cried: "Good man, this is cold, what should I do if it is frozen? Why are you disobedient!"

She glanced at Hongxing and complained: "You don't care about him. If you freeze, what should I do?"

"Yes, it's because I want to go around. It's okay. Mother, don't worry about me, and don't scold Aunt Xing, okay?"

Empress Dowager Tang hugged her rounder and cried with pain. Shangguan Xiao walked over and threw himself in the arms of his mother like his brother. But under his lower eyes, a trace of jealousy flashed out.

But no one noticed that from now on, the eight-year-old second prince had inexplicably planted the thorn of "I have no other" in his heart.

After a while, the mother and son returned to Fengyi Pavilion under the same maid Hongxing.

As soon as he entered the hall gate, the Prime Minister, who had been waiting here for a long time, came to welcome him.

"Empress Dowager, where are you going in such a cold day? Prince Yuan, your prescription is cured, so you should go out less and inhale the cold!"

"Yes, Yuan'er, Xiao'er, you two should listen to what the Saint says more in the future, do you know?"

"Well, Erchen understands!"

Xiao'er knelt down at the Saint Lord and said, "Saint Lord Grandpa, Xiao'er asks to be your disciple. I wonder if you are willing to accept Xiao'er?"

Dongdong, Shangguan Xiao lay on the ground and kowtowed to the Saint Lord. Empress Dowager Tang smiled and said, "Saint Lord, just accept him. This child is a stubborn child!" In this way, the second prince became the disciple of the Shougong.

Yuannai's Saint looked confused, and he looked at Empress Dowager Tang... nodded, as if he agreed.

On the other side, Feng Liu pulled Shangguan Yuan, and the two hugged each other intimately, better than father and son, warm and warm.

"My mother, my younger brother is the disciple of the Saint Grandpa, and he will definitely be very capable in the future! My son hopes that it would be better for him to do this prince of Northern Tang." Shangguan Yuan said with his obsidian eyes blinking.

After hearing Yuan'er's words, Empress Dowager Tang's heart skipped a beat. She didn't expect that her eight-year-old son would say such mature words. She didn't know how to answer for a moment, so she responded casually: "Grandpa is the most capable person in the world. You can also learn from him and learn about the future..."

"Okay, I am willing to teach the Crown Prince!" The Holy Lord interrupted Empress Tang.

"Really?...Well, Yuan'er wants to know grandpa, do you have superb medical skills?"

"No, grandpa is not very skilled, he only knows the superficiality," said the Holy Lord plainly.

"Oh, Yuan'er can't learn skills from her grandfather. I want to learn medicine from Uncle Liu. Doctors are the most capable people in the world! Yuan'er's illness this time is thanks to Uncle Liu's rescue!" As he said that, he bowed and bowed to Feng Liu.

Faced with the words and deeds of the two princes, the Saint Lord and Feng Liu's hearts were rolling like huge waves of the sea.

Both princes are excellent and intelligent, but they are so different. The Saint looked at Shangguan Xiao and then at Shangguan Yuan, and his heart was filled with a faint sense of anxiety.

Alas, what's wrong with me... I'm thinking too much. He looked out the door and the snow was getting harder.

(To be continued) Original by Yu Renyan
Chapter completed!