In addition to the eldest brother, there is only the eldest brother.

I heard people say that by the time I was three years old, the person who hugged me the most was neither the mother nor the nurse, but the elder brother. The grandmother in the palace recalled this: "When Princess Crybaby was a baby, even the emperor couldn't coax her, but when the five-and-a-half-year-old prince picked her up, she became obedient. It's really strange. already."

I can't even remember the memory before the age of three. After the age of three, the father and the emperor sent him to Qilian Mountain to learn martial arts as a teacher in order to hone his eldest brother. It has been three years since he returned to the palace.

When I was six years old, I was the most lawless and unreasonable. When I heard that the famous imperial brother was coming back, I only regarded him as an enemy who was going to divide up the favor of the father and the emperor. Therefore, when the whole family gathered outside the hall to welcome him back, I bowed my head in a sullen voice, and didn't even want to look at him.

Who would have thought that after answering the warm and warm greetings from the father and mother, he turned his head and saw me hiding behind the crowd. I drooped my head and watched the pair of deerskin boots getting closer and closer to me, and stood in front of me. Ding, his body suddenly lightened, he picked me up unscrupulously, and then I saw the bright and clear face, the light in the eyes flickered like glass, he smiled and said: "We Xiangyi are so long. High, do you miss the emperor brother?"

That was my first impression of the eldest brother. He was different from other royal brothers who were strict with etiquette. His smile seemed to be brighter than the sun in the sky.

But my bright royal brother treats me not as indulgently and spoiled as the royal father.

I remember one time, I was furious because the little palace maid I was serving discounted my beloved emerald hairpin. No matter how the little palace maid cried and begged for mercy, I asked my maid to expel her from the palace. It happened that the emperor passed by and saw him. Didn't stop me, just let the mammy follow my instructions and copy it.

Not long after, the imperial brother invited me to slip out of the palace to play. I was happy to go, but I didn't want to see the little palace maid on the roadside who was kicked out of the palace by me. She knelt on the street begging in rags, and she lost a lot of weight in a few days, and she didn't know how long she had been hungry. I was so shocked that I couldn't speak, Na Na asked the emperor, "Why did she end up like this? I just let my mother drive her home, and I don't want to see her on the streets..."

The elder brother said slowly, "Didn't the younger sister ask Mammy before she drove her away? This girl has long since lost her parents and was sold into the palace by her stepmother. She was expelled from the palace because she annoyed you, and she was tortured with a cane. Her legs and feet are inconvenient, she has no money to seek medical treatment from a doctor, and she can't make a living, how can she survive without begging?"

I fell into a deep sense of guilt, and I couldn't say anything for a moment, the emperor asked softly: "She can accept the punishment she deserves for breaking your hairpin, but sister, in all fairness, should she end here if she's really guilty? "

I shook my head and wiped away my tears, "It's my fault, I want to take her back to the palace, heal her injuries and treat her well."

The emperor smiled slightly and stroked my head gently: "The amount is generous and the blessing is generous, and the small is the low, and you will always understand in the future."

Later, when I got older, I also studied with many brothers and sisters. When I was lazy and cheated, even the emperor Fang Liang couldn’t help me. The elder brother would come to teach in person. Although I would listen to him, I didn’t. I'm not so willing, every time I read the tedious parts, I always put aside the book impatiently and lie down, complaining: "Whatever is, the way to live in the world, I really don't know what's the use of learning these things. Anyway, I don’t have to worry about food and clothing, and I don’t have to worry about making a living. If I don’t read, I’m a princess. No matter how much I read, I’m still a princess. What’s the difference?”

The elder brother smiled and asked, "If one day you are no longer a princess, who are you?"

I was startled, "How could I not be a princess?"

"My father will always grow old, get sick, and be powerless..."

"Then there is also the big brother, you..."

He shook his head, "Brother Huang has never been able to protect his younger sister for a lifetime. Being in the royal family, the blessings and disasters are unpredictable, and it can be stretched, stretched, and restrained. How can you recklessly rely on others to live? Only in times of peace, the sky is useless. "

Seeing me thinking about his words ignorantly, he tapped my head with a smile, "It's good to be able to live a smooth life, but after so many years, do you really rely on eating delicious food and dressing well? The identity of a princess, father The emperor's favor is all bestowed by God, don't ask what the gods are, what the gods do, but ask yourself what you want and what you want."

This is the way of education of the emperor, Huairou, but never harsh words.

No, in my impression, he seems to have been cruel to me once.

It was during a royal hunt. I didn't listen to my father's words, I quietly changed into a boy's clothes, and rode my horse into the woods on my own. As a result, I was chased by a jackal láng, who bit the horse's leg and saw that he was about to eat me, who fell to the ground. , a sword pierced the jackal's throat, and when the blood splattered on his face, he turned his head around his hands and scolded me angrily: "Who let you break in?! I almost lost my life. Do you know? When did you become so ignorant?"

I stared at him in shock, remembering the moment when I was on the verge of death, and said, "Then how can you stand in front of me so easily? If that evil láng is hurt, and Daqing country loses its crown prince, what should I do?"

He lifted me up and said, "If I can't even protect my own sister, how can I have the face to be the prince of Daqing?"

Although I cried so much that it was raining, but hearing him say this, I suddenly wanted to thank God for giving me such a good royal brother.

Later, outside Yulong Villa, I met Song Langsheng, and I fell in love with him at first sight, but I didn't care much. At that time, I didn't know what Song Langsheng's name was, so I just called his elder brother. After returning to the villa, I told the elder brother about my adventures. I thought he would be happy for me, but when he heard the clinker, he froze. , asked solemnly: "Big brother, what big brother! I haven't even made a statement about your big brother, so I'm going to recognize big brother everywhere? Come on, who is that person's name? Where does he live? What does he look like? Did he take advantage of you? Yes Did you come to approach you on purpose because of your identity? No, I have to tell the royal father and send someone to check his details, and you are not allowed to meet him again before that."

The more I listened, the more angry I became, and I said angrily, "Brother, if you like someone, you should trust him. If you do so many small gestures behind your back, it's not true love at all!"

The first emperor sneered when he heard the words, "You little girl, do you know what true love is?"

I didn't answer him at that time, I thought to myself, it's you who don't understand true love, you only know the way of being a king, how can you pretend that these sons and daughters are long in your heart?

What never thought was that in the end, the one who could abandon everything for love was the eldest brother.

Because of the vigilance in my heart, I did not reveal my identity to my eldest brother, and I was afraid that my father would punish me and had to return to the palace in advance. I only asked the maid to pass a message, so I lost my eldest brother.

But after meeting the woman he loves, the eldest brother can take her by the hand and set foot on the golden hall regardless of her background as a performer and dancer, and face the father and emperor fearlessly in front of the civil and military people of the court: "My son will live in this life. Only marry Qiluo!"

The mistakes of the civil and military officials and the anger of the father and the emperor could not make the first emperor's hand loosen. At that moment, I looked at the woman named Qiluo from a distance behind the golden pillar, and asked silently in my heart: Do you know you How good is the person standing beside him?

Many years later, I often think that if I had not been patiently taught by the eldest brother by my side in those years, I should have become one of the many arrogant and arrogant princesses in history, or, I would not have been able to. After living until later, he died heroically in a certain conspiracy struggle.

Therefore, when the elder brother was willing to remove his royal status for his sweetheart and agreed to the request of his father that he would not return to Beijing for the rest of his life, I was unwilling and unable to accept it.

On the day he left, I rushed over and grabbed his sleeve tightly, begging him to stay, repeating over and over again: "Brother, don't go too far, it's better to come back when the father's anger has subsided. ?"

He smiled slightly and said, "Just call me big brother from now on."

"You're gone, what will the emperor do, what will Xiangyi do?"

The elder brother sighed softly and said, "Xiangyi, when you grow up, you are no longer the ignorant little girl you used to be. You must learn to rely on your own strength to protect yourself, protect your father, and protect Jingyan..."

I shook my head again and again, "I can't do it, how can I do it without my big brother by my side?"

The first emperor gently stroked my head and said slowly, "You can, Xiao Qitang will do better than Xiao Jinglan. If I can't be sure of this, how can I leave with confidence?"

I slowly loosened his sleeves, "My eldest brother has taught me to run the country since I was a child, taught me how to do things, and taught me to be a human being. The eldest brother decides things that the younger sister knows she can't persuade, but now that the eldest brother no longer regards me as innocent As a child, then Xiangyi just asked the eldest brother, "I took a deep breath, "Is it worth it? Really...won't you regret it?"

The eldest brother was startled for a moment, but his eyes were filled with determination: "It's worth it. The eldest brother will never regret it."

I stared at him blankly.

The eldest brother raised his head slightly, looked at the blue sky, and immediately smiled calmly, "The sky is clear and the moon is bright, where can't you fly?"

This is my eldest brother - Xiao Jinglan.

The father said that Lan is above the peak, covering the splendid rivers and mountains. How can such a person be the treacherous Fengli? With such a benevolent heart, how could he sacrifice thousands of people for power?

The past is vivid in my eyes, and all of them tell me an answer.

Song Langsheng saw that I was lost in memory for a long time and was speechless, he stretched out his hand to wipe away my tears, "What are you thinking?"

I raised my head, Chen Feng moved our clothes slightly, "I was thinking, Feng Li could never be the big brother."

-Second More -

Song Langsheng frowned slightly, and I said, "Just like this, everyone said that you are a traitor, but I still want to believe you. Big brother is also such a person to me... Mi and Fengli don't want to kill me, so they say that he is my eldest brother, which is too rough, isn't it..."

Seeing that I was at a loss, Song Langsheng reached out and rubbed my messy hair: "It's too arbitrary to draw such a conclusion... Or maybe, this is also the inducement of Feng Li..."

"Yes, yes."

Just as I was nodding vigorously, Song Langsheng smiled lightly: "For me, it doesn't matter who Feng Li is, I was just afraid that A Tang would be sad."

The brilliance of the sunrise reflected in his eyes, bursting with warm light, my heart was slightly warm, and I nodded.

Song Langsheng asked, "Do you want to follow me now, or go back to the palace?"

I thought about it and said, "Go back to the palace. I really don't want to see the prince's younger brother kill you again and again. Whether he believes it or not, just give it a try, you don't have to worry about it, so much We have all overcome difficulties, and at the most critical juncture, God will surely satisfy our hearts.”

Hearing this, Song Langsheng was obviously relieved. It seemed that he said it nicely, but he still didn't want me to accompany him in danger.

He took out a bamboo whistle from his sleeve and put it in my palm, "This eagle whistle can call the eagles that I keep near the palace. They fly swiftly and swiftly at night, and are much safer than carrier pigeons. After you return to the palace, if youIf there is an emergency, you can’t escape, you can use it to contact me, and if I have any news, I will convey to you, remember, be careful in everything, and don’t act rashly…”

I held the eagle whistle, "Yeah."

On the way back to the city, I was speechless all the way, and the uneasiness in my heart was not dissipated.