In the Tang Dynasty, Taiji Palace was actually the collective name of Taiji Palace, East Palace and Yeting Palace.
Among them, the East Palace is in the east and is the residence of the prince. The Yeting Palace is in the west and is a study and labor center for the children of criminal bureaucrats or palace maids, which is equivalent to a juvenile labor camp.
And in the middle is the real Tai Chi Palace.
Although, because the predecessor of Taiji Palace was Daxing Palace during the Sui Dynasty, the entire palace was luxurious and magnificent in scale, three times larger than the palaces of later generations.
However, the buildings in the palace still have the same pattern.
Sleeping in the front and in the back.
In Taiji Palace, the palace in front is used for government affairs, mainly for the emperor to go to court and handle government affairs.
The second half is the inner court. Except for the Liangyi Hall, which is used for the emperor and ministers to discuss court affairs, the remaining palaces are used for the emperor's study, daily life, and residence as well as the residence of the queen and concubines.
Among the many palaces in the inner court, two are the most important palaces in the entire palace.
One is the emperor's palace, the Manlu Hall. Li Shimin would usually go to the Manlu Hall at night to review memorials, read books, have meals, and even invite concubines to sleep with him.
The other one is the palace of Queen Changsun, the Lizheng Palace.
Li Chengqian left Liangyi Hall and went straight to Lizheng Hall.
"My child has met grandma!"
After entering the Li Zheng Hall, Li Chengqian's expression suddenly became relaxed.
Without waiting for the maid to report, she had already run into the palace.
As expected, in the palace, Queen Changsun was holding a book in her hand and watching intently.
Next to it, there was a cradle, with a little person lying in it. Inside was none other than the ninth prince of the Tang Dynasty, Li Zhi, who was just less than four months old.
"My Gao Ming is back!"
After giving birth to Li Zhi, the eldest grandson Queen was still relatively weak. She was sitting on the sofa and greeted Li Chengqian.
"Get up quickly!"
"Hey, are you feeling better today?"
After standing up, Li Chengqian's face was full of concern.
"Mother is much better."
A smile flashed in Queen Changsun's eyes, and her face was full of gentleness.
"Didn't you go to the Li Family Village to learn from the young master? Why did you come back so early today?"
Li Chengqian was not surprised that Queen Changsun knew his whereabouts.
"Back to grandma, that little master always only teaches me in the morning to study, and then stops teaching in the afternoon!"
Li Chengqian replied and then continued.
"Mom, my son followed the young master and came back from catching a big fish by the river. His father has already sent him to the Shangshi Bureau. He will make some soup to replenish his body!"
"Gao Ming actually knows about Wei Niang, which really makes Wei Niang happy!"
After hearing this, Queen Changsun suddenly felt happy.
"Hehe, the child used to be a little stupid, which made my mother worried!"
Li Chengqian smiled sheepishly, and then when he saw the book in Queen Changsun's hand, he couldn't help but feel familiar, and some curiosity flashed in his eyes.
"Auntie, what is this book?"
"This book is the book of enlightenment letters!"
Empress Changsun said slowly, "Gao Ming, the most precious thing about this book is not the enlightenment letters, but the enlightenment literature in the book.
These articles use the simplest and clearest words to describe the most basic principles of life in the world. The young master who can write this book must be a person with a good mind."
"Aniang, that young master is indeed a master!"
Li Chengqian seconded the opinion.
"That's right. You must study hard with that young master, otherwise, I will personally punish you!"
Queen Changsun said slowly.
Although his tone was gentle, Li Chengqian heard the harshest words in his ears.
He quickly looked solemn and said: "Don't worry, Mom, my child will definitely follow that young master and study hard!"
"That's it, that's good!"
After hearing this, Empress Changsun nodded slowly, then continued to lower her head and look at the book in her hand.
Seeing this, Li Chengqian breathed a sigh of relief. He moved slightly and came to the side of the child's cradle. He took a look inside and saw that there was still not much change. The ugly clown was small!
However, it seems that my hair is longer.
Thinking about it, I couldn't help curling my lips and slowly lowering my head, trying to see more clearly.
"Don't disturb your ninth brother!"
Queen Changsun frowned slightly and scolded in a low voice.
"Yes, Aniang!"
After hearing this, Li Chengqian couldn't help but shudder slightly, smiled quickly, and bowed to Empress Changsun and left.
After leaving the Li Zheng Hall, I was still a little nervous when I thought about what I had just done.
However, newborn babies are really just as the little master said, they are all small, ugly, and have wrinkled skin.
…
"Guanyin maid, where is Gao Ming?"
Li Shimin, who came to Lizheng Hall from Liangyi Hall, was slightly startled when he didn't see Li Chengqian. He didn't care about the health of Empress Changsun and actually asked Li Chengqian first.
"Gao Ming was just scolded by my concubine and left."
Thinking of what happened just now, Empress Changsun couldn't help but smile.
"Huh? What's wrong with that boy?"
Li Shimin was startled.
In his impression, every time Li Chengqian came to the Li Zheng Palace, he looked respectful and acted calmly, like a young adult.
"He was careless and wanted to tease Lao Jiu. I was afraid that he was not serious and would make Lao Jiu cry, so I drove him away!"
Queen Changsun said with some disgust.
"Um?"
After hearing this, a hint of anger flashed across Li Shimin's face.
"Don't worry, Maid Guanyin, I'll go scold this kid in a moment!"
"Erlang must not do this!"
Queen Changsun's face tightened and she said quickly.
"Why is this?" Li Shimin looked puzzled.
"Don't Erlang think that being so clever is what he should do at his age?"
Queen Changsun said: "In the past, Gao Ming was always like a little adult and never messed around. Although he looked very sensible, no matter how I looked at him, I always felt awkward. I was afraid that the child would have problems with his character if he had been suppressed for too long.
Now, with Gao Ming in this state, I feel relieved!"
"Gao Ming is the prince of the dynasty, so he should be mature and steady."
Li Shimin frowned slightly.
"I wonder if Erlang could be like Yu Gaoming when he was young?"
Queen Changsun asked.
"this?"
Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, and then he couldn't help but smile bitterly, "When I was a child, I was the most troublesome bastard in the house. I took Xuanba with me, went to houses to uncover tiles, climbed trees to dig out bird's nests, went down to the river to catch fish... what nonsense?
I’ve done everything!”
"Then why is it that Erlang can do it, but Gao Ming is a little more childish, but he can't?"
Queen Changsun asked rhetorically.
"This... Gao Ming is a prince, so he should behave like a prince in the East Palace!" Li Shimin said in a low voice.
"But Gao Ming is still a child!"
Queen Changsun said: "Second brother cannot kill Gao Ming's character for the reason of being the prince of the East Palace!"
"Okay, okay, as long as Gao Ming doesn't mess around in front of me, I won't pay attention to him!"
Feeling that what Empress Changsun said was reasonable, Li Shimin said quickly.
"Thank you Erlang!"
After hearing this, Queen Changsun's face was filled with joy.
"Guanyin, please rest for a while and let you taste the carp that Gao Ming personally touched for you from the river. How does it taste?"