The prince is very talented and can write well at the age of six. He has a calm and restrained temperament, which is different from his eldest brother who is quiet and active. Now that both brothers are in the study, although they each have their own teachers, they will inevitably be compared.
Moreover, the eldest brother has never been able to concentrate on studying, and the emperor has often been angry about this. Although he entered the study room earlier than the prince for enlightenment, with the prince's qualifications, it will not take long for his knowledge to be better than that of his elder brother.
There are many gatherings in the first month. Women gather together to chat. In the early years, they only talked about drama stories or the quality of rouge and gouache. Now they gradually start to talk about the children. They talk about the prince’s two teachers now and several natal families at the court.
All the respectable people had heard about the origins of these two Han masters from their families. Among them, Li Guangdi, who was recommended by Prince Kang from Fujian, was rumored to be seeking glory for his high-ranking friends. Several women talked about it eloquently, and they all said that the emperor could choose from thousands of people.
There were many choices, but the prince chose such an unworthy enlightenment teacher.
In the afternoon of that day, all the concubines gathered at the concubine Rong, and listened to Yinzhi reciting the "Thousand-Character Essay". While praising the child's intelligence, he also talked about the prince's teacher. Lan Qi held Yinzhi beside her, and only listened to Ann.
The noble man said to Hui Bin: "Although my eldest brother is naughty, he has a good teacher, so I don't have to worry."
Hui Bin leisurely peeled the crystal clear grapefruit for her sisters, smiling: "My sister is coaxing me, but the eldest brother is not very talented. This child is expected to be a martial artist in the future. The emperor also said that he will not do anything in the future."
I forced him to read poetry and books, and since he is active, he should practice martial arts, riding and shooting. People always have their strengths and weaknesses, and I felt very at ease. But the prince is different. He is the future emperor of our Qing Dynasty. Naturally, he must be familiar with both ancient and modern civil and military skills. I
I heard from Mingzhu that this Li Guangdi is a first-class talent. The emperor has a poisonous eye when looking at people. Maybe the rumors about betraying friends and seeking glory were made up by people who were jealous of him? What matters is talent. Talented people are worthy of being crown princes.
Teacher, having said that, we’d better not talk about the East Palace, the emperor doesn’t like it.”
As she spoke, she divided the prepared grapefruit among everyone. The palace maid brought her hot water to wash her hands. Concubine Rong asked Jixin to use her gel to wipe her hands with concubine Hui. Concubine Hui said that the powder on her face was dry and she wanted to lend it to her.
After using it, he and Ji Xin simply went to the inner hall.
As soon as she left, she heard An Guiren say softly to the people next to her: "Ms. Hui Bin is so open-minded. If her son doesn't do well in school, she just says he won't study. Who knows if the emperor said that? She is actually afraid.
I’m really being compared to the prince, so my face must be disgraceful.”
Everyone sighed, and Concubine Rong coughed a few times before she stopped the topic. She picked an interesting topic to talk about, not mentioning the children's studies. Yinzhi also made a fuss about going to play with her sisters, and Lan
After Qi signaled to Rong Bin, she led him to Rong Xian's place.
In Rongxian's room here, the three sisters Chunxi, Rongxian and Duanjing were gathering together to do something unknown, driving the wet nurses and maids out of the door. As soon as they heard Yinzhi's voice, Duanjing shouted loudly: "
Don't come in, Yinzhi, don't come in."
Yinzhi looked at Lan Qi pitifully and said sweetly: "Ms. De, my sisters always bully me. I want to play with Yinzhen. Let's go find Yinzhen, okay?"
Lan Qi was surprised. She had heard from the prince before that Yinzhen had robbed the third elder brother's things. Was it because a child didn't hold grudges, or was there nothing like that? Smiling, he knelt down and asked Yinzhi: "Yinzhi likes the fourth elder brother?"
"Well, because I am the elder brother, and the elder brother wants to play with his younger brother." Yinzhi looked proud and said with a smile, "Yinzhen listen to me, he is the younger brother, I will not bully Yinzhen, but the sisters always
Bully me."
"Yinzhen listens to you?" Lan Qi became even more confused and tested the child, "Why does he listen to you?"
"Because I'm the elder brother." But Yinzhi said to himself, not understanding what Lan Qi wanted him to express, and kept pulling Lan Qi to go outside, saying that he wanted to find Yinzhen, at least
It can also prove the harmony and friendship between their brothers.
But how could he go to Chengqian Palace casually? Lan Qi could only coax him: "We can see Yinzhen during the Lantern Festival. We are going to Ningshou Palace for dinner tonight. If we can see Yinzhen, Empress De will ask the wet nurse to take care of him."
Come with Yin Zuo, and then your two brothers will play with you, okay?"
While she was coaxing the child, a burst of laughter came from the room. Several wet nurses in front of the door couldn't help but go in to take a look at the scene. They heard the "little ancestor" yelling. Lan Qi was also curious and led Yinzhi in.
When I entered the room, I saw that the faces of the three girls were all painted in colorful colors. The table was covered with various rouges and gouache. Duanjing's lips were smeared with blood. The girls laughed at each other, and the wet nurses were anxious to fetch water.
They wash their faces.
Yinzhi pointed at her three sisters and laughed. Rongxian was not convinced. He grabbed the rouge and rushed over to wipe his younger brother's face red. Yinzhi burst into tears, which made Lan Qi bewildered. The Rong concubines over there heard the noise and came over.
Look, it makes me angry and funny to see that all the daughters have discolored faces and the table is covered with makeup and makeup.
Hui Bin also laughed and said: "No wonder I went to Sister Rong's room to apply powder, and there were not many decent things on the table. I said why Sister Rong was so simple, and Ji Xin also said why the things were missing. It turned out that they had taken them away.
"
"Eniang, sister, put it on me..." When Yinzhi saw Concubine Rong, she rushed towards her and cried. The rouge on her face rubbed against her Ji clothes. Ji Xin said that she would wear these clothes at night, so she hurriedly pulled her master
When he went to the edge to wipe, Yinzhi chased him and continued to cry. Rongxian actually ran over and grabbed his younger brother and yelled at him, "You are a boy, why are you crying? There is a festival in the first month. If you cry again, I will beat you."
Yinzhi was so cruel by her sister that she really held her mouth and didn't dare to speak out. She choked and shed tears. Lan Qi and Huibi pulled them away from each other in distress. Rongxian also waved his fist to hurt his younger brother: "Don't pout, it's ugly."
Damn it, if you cry again I will beat you."
Everyone was amused. Duan Concubine and Bu Guiren were also busy washing Chunxi and Duanjing's faces, scolding them for being too naughty. Rong Concubine stood beside her with a headache and said: "These two siblings are fighting each other, I don't care about the one and the other crying."
, I have a headache every day and feel dizzy.”
Everyone said that this was Concubine Rong's blessing. She was the only one in the palace with two children. Concubine Rong was polite and felt very proud. After that, the chatter and laughter disappeared, leaving only Concubine Lan Qi, Concubine Duan, and Concubine Hui.
, the three sisters washed their faces and begged Lan Qi and Bu Guiren to paint them well. Sure enough, the girls had grown up and began to want to imitate the adults in applying makeup and powder. Duanbi sat aside and watched, and suddenly sighed: "Little
People become taller and taller in the blink of an eye. In the past, they were afraid that they would not grow up, but now they are afraid that time will go too fast and they will get married when they grow up. They are all over the world and don't know where to go to get married."
The words made everyone sigh, Chun Xi and Duan Jing were so affectionate even though they were not her children, not to mention the daughter Rong concubine gave birth to. Considering that most of the eldest princesses in the royal family married away from home, they rarely saw each other several times in their lives.
It was inevitable that they would feel sad. Only Hui concubine advised them: "What about my son? In the future, he will be busy with state affairs and forget about his mother when he has a wife. Even if he is in the capital, how many times will he see her in a lifetime? After all, we sisters should live together, and there is no hope.
For the kids.”
While talking, Chunxi finished the painting first, and came over to show off with a wink, asking Duanbin whether it looked good or not. Not long after, Rongxian and Duanjing also came. The three girls were born well, so a simple painting like this would make them even more beautiful. Seeing that she looked like a little adult, Hui Bin smiled and said: "Don't go to Ningshou Palace at night to wash yourself. Let the Queen Mother take a look and she will definitely tell you that you are little fairies."
Yinzhi was clinging to Hui Bin and immediately stuck out her head to follow her and said: "Sister is a fairy."
Rong Xian angrily came to catch him, and the two concubines played together, and the whole room was full of laughter and laughter. It was not until the evening when it was time to go to Ningshou Palace that they all got back to their appearance. Because they were all gathered here with Concubine Rong, they did not want to go any further. When we hurried back and were about to go out together, someone from Qianqing Palace said two things. One was that the emperor asked the eldest brother and the prince to have dinner at Ningshou Palace tonight and asked the empresses to take care of them. The other was that the emperor asked the concubines to go first. A trip to Qianqing Palace.
Concubine Duan pushed Lan Qi and said, "Go, go. If you don't come back, we will ask the Queen Mother for leave for you."
Lan Qi didn't want to be teased by them, so they left quickly. She asked Huan Chun to return to Yonghe Palace and the wet nurse to carry Yin Zuo there, and then took Yu Kui to Qianqing Palace.
Now in the first month of the year, the palace is very festive with lanterns and colorful decorations. The white snow reflects the red lanterns and red silk. The palace with gold bricks and red walls lacks the serious atmosphere of the past. Tonight, the Queen Mother is hosting several concubines with princes and princesses. During the meal, several old concubines came to Cining Palace to join Prince Fujin. Lan Qi couldn't bear to wait in front of her as an imperial concubine, so she didn't go over to attend. She was thinking about having a good meal at Ningshou Palace tonight. Rice, who knew that Xuan Ye would come to see her again.
Therefore, as soon as she entered the Nuan Pavilion of Qianqing Palace, Lan Qi muttered: "Your Majesty, can't you just let me use this concubine for once? What's the point?"
Xuan Ye was playing with things. When he heard her say this, he pulled her to his side and cursed: "You don't want to see me. What you said is really chilling."
Lan Qi looked at the table full of rare treasures that came from nowhere. She had never been interested in them. Xuan Ye knew that she didn't like jewelry and toys, and he usually didn't use such things to coax her, but today he got a good one. Caitete called her over, pulled her aside excitedly, opened a huge box, and inside lay a kind and lovely Maitreya Buddha. , I specially asked someone to bring it to you."
When Lan Qi saw the Buddha statue, she clasped her hands and prayed, and then said: "It's so good. You should go to the Great Buddha Hall of Cining Palace. The Empress Dowager likes it best. You can leave it to my concubine. Aren't you afraid that the Empress Dowager will be unhappy?" "
Xuan Ye said: "There is another bigger one on the way, and that one is for the Imperial Grandmother. Although this one is for you, it is not for you to put in Yonghe Palace."
Lan Qi carefully closed the box and heard Xuan Ye continue to say next to her: "I heard you tell me last time that you wanted to buy a Maitreya Buddha for your mother-in-law. I kept it in my heart."
"I never told you." Lan Qi was surprised. She did mention it, but she said it to Huan Chun when she was cleaning the Guanyin statue in Yonghe Palace. She said that her mother-in-law liked Maitreya Buddha. When will I be able to buy a Buddha statue for E Niang? How come this word has reached Xuan Ye’s ears?
Xuan Ye smiled and said, "When I came over that day, weren't you and Huan Chun cleaning the small Buddhist hall? I heard you tell Huan Chun and I remembered it in my heart."
Lan Qi felt relieved and felt a little guilty. It turned out that Xuan Ye heard it with her own ears. She thought that her every word and deed was under the eyes of the emperor. Frankly speaking, she felt unexplainably uncomfortable just now.