The East Palace was frighteningly quiet today, and until His Majesty's order came down, it was as quiet as a no-man's land.
In the study, it was already dark outside, and there was still no light on.
Until now, the prince has not lost his mind. At that time, although he said that he didn't want to bump into King Jin, how he bumped into it, he didn't even understand.
While Emperor Xi checked the results, the prince also received news. In fact, the more detailed point is that the results of both sides are reported at the same time, because the Queen's side is also watching.
Indeed, there is nothing abnormal, the venue and the horse are all right, so that the prince can't even make an excuse for himself. He could only lock himself in the study and think over and over again, thinking that he had a splitting headache in the end and still had no conclusion. In the end, he could only blame himself for being dizzy for a while.
"His Royal Highness, the servant lights the lamp?" Chen Qi, who had been standing with the prince in the dark for nearly an hour, suddenly spoke up, and went to light the lamp as he spoke. "The slave believes that His Highness will not act like this, there must be something wrong with King Jin."
Chen Qi's tone was very natural, instead of persuading people, it seemed like telling a fact.
"You also think being alone is wronged?"
The room lit up, Chen Qi nodded, "His Royal Highness can't use such a clumsy method, isn't this rushing to find trouble for himself? Although the servant is stupid, he also understands that in such a situation, His Highness would rather be injured, King Jin won't be hurt either."
The prince suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, as if he could feel completely at ease when he heard such words.
"But-"
"Say."
"The minion was also present at the time. It was obvious that it was His Highness's horse that suddenly accelerated and ran into it. It seems to be the same in the eyes of others."
Chen Qi looked at the prince's ugly face, and continued: "So the slave thinks that things are abnormal, and the most basic thing to infer the truth of a thing is to see who benefits. There is no doubt that Jin Wang is the beneficiary in this matter. But How can King Jin let His Highness's Ma Zhong hit him in front of his eyes, the servants really can't figure it out."
After all, things have returned to the starting point. This is a problem that no one can understand.
…
"Actually, it's nothing. The solitary king just stopped his horse for a while."
In King Jin's mansion, King Jin's face was pale but he couldn't hide his pride.
The staff member, Mr. Chen Da, was stunned, "Stop for a while?"
"This is a sudden thought, such a good opportunity suddenly came to the lonely king, how could the lonely king not be willing to seize it!"
Easier said than done.
Under such high-speed running conditions, King Jin can stop his horse for a short while and run forward again. Not only need to have extraordinary riding skills, precise vision, but also have a decisive heart.
Excellent riding skills are horse control, and precise vision is to calculate a time difference between himself and the prince. The distance of a horse's body was originally a matter of breath, but it was this moment of lightning and flint that King Jin was able to take advantage of. And completely forgot his own safety, just to seize the opportunity at that point, this is a decisive heart.
I have to say that this King Jin is a rare talent, determined, courageous, and wise.
Mr. Chen Da was full of praise, "His Royal Highness is so talented, he will definitely achieve what he wants, and what he thinks is not empty."
"Now they don't have to wait for the Lone King to return to the fief. Before the Lone King's leg is healed, let's see who dares to mention this."
"Your Highness is wise."
***
King Jing's mansion also received the news, but it was a day late.
In fact, it was a huge price to pay for a day late. According to the speed of delivery, it would take several days to run for 800 miles in a hurry. To be able to receive news from the capital thousands of miles away in one day, one has to marvel at its speed.
Because Jingzhou is too far from the capital, King Jing put a lot of thought into it. Flying pigeons pass books faster than horses. . For this reason, he specially sent people to look for other methods everywhere, and at a great cost, he obtained a secret method for training eagles to send letters.
Not to mention the cost to get the secret technique, after so many years of training, it became two. It took a lot of hard work, but the effect was extremely significant. Generally, news from the capital can arrive in one day, and two are completely sufficient.
"Your Highness, do you think this matter is intentional or unintentional?"
The role of King Jing's mansion in this matter was extremely small, that is to say, it was a guide. I thought it was to mix the water in the pool, but I didn't expect the effect to be unexpected.
It was unbelievable. Huang Tan was stunned after seeing the news. He really didn't know whether to sigh whether the King of Jin was too lucky or the prince was too unlucky.
King Jing brushed off the foam on the tea, took a sip and said, "But it's not intentional, but it's intentional. No matter what, King Jin's purpose of staying in the capital has been achieved."
"So everyone is happy now?" After speaking, Huang Tan laughed: "It seems that the only unhappy person is the prince's side."
King Jing didn't speak, he pondered for a moment, then put down the tea cup in his hand, "Let's stare first, the more chaos there, the better our side will be."
He said to Chang Shun, who was standing beside him, "Send a letter over there and let Yang Hui keep an eye on it. The harder the two fight, the more we can sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight."
"Yes."
Before Chang Shun could say anything, King Jing got up and left, faster than Chang Shun's action of straightening his waist.
"Where are you in a hurry, Your Highness?" Huang Tan was stunned.
Chang Shun covered his mouth and coughed lightly, "Being a father and not being a father are naturally different."
Huang Tan laughed dumbly, "This is a good thing, after all, our Highness finally has a son."
For King Jing to have a son, this is what King Jing's subordinates are happy to see. Of course, the direct descendant is better, but if there is no direct descendant, it is also good to have a direct descendant.
People's thoughts will always change over time. Because of King Jing's indifference over the years, as long as there is a male out there, everyone is already very fortunate, and they will no longer investigate whether it is a direct descendant or a concubine.
Chang Shun laughed dryly, bowed his hands to Huang Tan, and went to work.
***
When King Jing arrived at the West Courtyard, Xiaohua was having a headache in the main room.
For no other reason, Ye'er and Yiyi will recognize each other.
Once you recognize people, it will be difficult to serve you, and nothing else will matter, especially when Xiaohua picks up one of them, she will be fine, and the other will cry for you to see.
If they don't hold them, they'll be fine. If they're all held by the nanny, they'll be fine, but if Xiaohua holds them, they have to hold two at once.
Of course, there are exceptions, and that is King Jing himself. This is also why King Jing hurriedly left from Huang Tan, because it was time for the baby to breastfeed.
The two babies were so hungry that they choked up their mouths, and Xiao Hua felt distressed and wanted to pick one up to feed them, but as expected the other started to cry. This mouth is still sucking happily, it doesn't matter whether you cry or not.
"Be good, Yiyi, my brother will eat it for you. You would have eaten it first in the morning. This time, let my brother come first."
King Jing heard the cry and walked in quickly.
"Crying again?"
When the two of Lilac saw His Highness coming, they hurriedly moved away.
"Yeah, I really don't know how such a small child can be so jealous and overbearing!"
King Jing didn't answer, he picked up his daughter on the kang, sat down, and then let her sit against his arms. Just sitting down, people stopped crying.
"Okay, as soon as the father comes, you won't cry, did you do it on purpose?"
How do children understand what adults say? Yiyi just blinked her big eyes, glanced at her nursing brother, and then turned her head to play with her father's fingers.
Xiaohua laughed a little after she finished speaking. She recently brought two children, and she became a chatterer now. Many times, she would talk to herself with the two children, regardless of whether they understood it or not.
After feeding her son, she made an exchange with King Jing, and Xiaohua picked up her daughter again. Ye Er was sitting in his father's arms, silently watching her mother feed her younger sister.
Xiaohua lowered her head and glanced at her daughter, then looked at the father and son opposite, and smiled.
"Ye'er's expressions and movements follow you, just like you."
King Jing frowned and looked down at his son. Father and son stared at each other with wide eyes, noncommittal, and then returned to their original positions.
"Every time I breastfeed them, it would be nice if His Highness could be there." Xiaohua sighed.
That being said, Xiaohua also knows that King Jing is busy, so how can he guard the two girls every day, and it's good to meet them once in a while.
"There's not much to do recently. If nothing happens, I'll come back."
Xiaohua smiled and nodded.
After Yiyi finished eating, King Jing sat for a while and left.
The two little dolls are lying side by side on the kang after they are full. Recently, they have both turned over and their hands and feet are strong, so they are not as quiet as usual. Lie down and reach each other sideways. You can get me, I will get you, anyway, play very happy.
"Did you two do it on purpose?" Xiaohua said, twisting her daughter's nose.
Facing the two ignorant eyes, she suddenly burst into laughter, "What two little rascals! But this is also good..."
Thinking about it, Xiaohua blushed.
"That's why your father is busy..."
King Jing has really been fine recently.
With King Jin's injury and the prince's ban, the capital city calmed down temporarily. Although there was a lot of movement in the dark, it would be good to just hand over the news by staring at some people, and they didn't have to do anything else. Need to wait and see.
When he was free, he put most of his focus on other things, and the other half on the west courtyard.
Ye'er and Yiyi, who have been for seven months, are now able to sit without being supported by others. They can play with small toys by themselves. They talk a lot and make a lot of noise. Every time Xiaohua sits on the side, the two of them sit there and play by themselves. After playing for a while, they will talk to others, but unfortunately no one can understand what they say.
At this time, the characters of the two children are also reflected. Yiyi is a younger sister, but she is more lively and active than her elder brother.
Ye'er is the elder brother, but like his father, he is quiet and often can sit there and play for a long time by herself, but Yiyi is the complete opposite.
The most likely scenario now is that Yiyi is bored by herself, so she goes to provoke Ye'er, makes her face wrinkle, and then leans aside and doesn't care about her.
Xiaohua has never raised children before, and never knew that raising children can be so much fun. The two little people are a little bit big, and what they do makes people laugh. Even someone as indifferent as King Jing would curl his lips occasionally when he saw such a funny scene.
Xiaohua guessed that it was a smile. In fact, Xiaohua had seen King Jing laugh many times, but it was just a feeling. Her brows and eyes seemed to be smiling, but it showed on her face.
Now that I can hook my lips, it is a big improvement.
Mammy He and Mama Xu discussed adding some supplementary food to the two children. It was mainly proposed by Mama Xu. Now she is like a 'childcare expert' exclusively in the Western Academy. But I have to say that many of this old woman's statements are quite reasonable.
It was only later that Xiaohua learned that although Mother Xu was engaged in the work of midwifery and midwifery to support her livelihood, she actually had no children of her own.
Her husband passed away early, and she has never remarried, but is alone. It may be to make up for her own shortcomings. She is extremely attentive to these things and has researched them. Of course, it is also because she is in this business after all, adding something to herself. In other words, 'good workmanship is hard on the waist'.
They are all weird people, so the relationship between He Ma and her is getting better and better, and the two are still easy to argue. Most of the content of the dispute is related to the two children. Most of them are said by Xu's mother, and He's mother refuted it, and then Xu's mother argued.
Together, these two old wives were arguing and some people persuaded them to make peace. Later, I found out that these two people were just arguing with nothing to do, especially the old man who came from the palace like He Ma. If they really fight, how can Xu's mother be an opponent? .
To put it bluntly, it is loneliness, just to pass the time.
Supplementary foods are foods other than milk. Easier said than done, Xiaohua won't talk about it here, a few nurses are the first to object. Not to mention that Mama Xu's proposal won her a job, and these nanny are indeed worried about the young master and the young lady.
In their opinion, the baby is to eat milk, what to eat.
Xu's mother was helpless, fighting with the females, giving examples and explanations. For example, in many wealthy families, the children continue to eat milk until they are five or six years old. The family thinks that it is better to feed only milk. sick.
In some poor families, the mother has to work in the fields. Most of the children are fed to the mother-in-law after seven or eight months. The mother cannot be by her side all the time. , they all get some rice paste and vegetable paste to feed. The children grow to be more than one year old, and they all jump and walk earlier than anyone else, and they are also healthy.
What Mama Xu said was very reasonable, and Mama He also said that some babies can eat some rice paste, so Xiaohua decided to feed it first.
The two children's ability to accept is not bad. I don’t want to give it anymore. Xiaohua wanted to feed more, but was stopped by Xu’s mother. She said that she should feed less at the beginning and proceed gradually, otherwise she would suffer from maladaptation and diarrhea.
After a few days of feeding like this, Ye'er and Yiyi finally turned from babies who breastfeed every day to babies who can 'eat'. But I didn't eat much, that is, a small bowl of various pastes and rice porridge a day.
There were already four wet nurses feeding her, and the child could eat something else during the day, so Xiao Hua was free and the frequency of breastfeeding continued to decrease.
At this time, a problem occurred, and that was Xiaohua's milk.
If you want to be weaned, Mother Xu suggested to watch it later, but the two babies only have a little stomach, and it will be a big problem if the milk is stored or not. So Xu's mother taught Xiaohua a trick, which was specially used for milking, and said that she would be emptied every day.
When King Jing walked in, Lilac and Chuncao were feeding Yiyi a gooey porridge.
Xiao Yiyi was wearing a big red cotton-padded jacket and trousers embroidered with begonia flowers, with a muslin bib in front of her, sitting in the bosom of the spring grass. Lilac held a small white porcelain bowl and a small spoon, feeding her little by little. , the little guy is eating really happily with his little mouth.
King Jing is a person who loves cleanliness, and even has some cleanliness addiction. At this time, seeing his daughter eating with bibs all over his mouth and face, he does not dislike it. Ye'er sat on the kang corner and played by herself, while Ding Lan stood by and watched.
King Jing glanced around, "Where's Madam?"
Lilac said respectfully, "The madam is in the back room."
When King Jing went to the inner room, Chuncao said quietly, "What is Madam there, can you please come in, Your Highness?"
"Your Highness has asked, can I not tell?"
"Too."
Seeing that Yiyi was spitting out, Chuncao quickly took the cotton handkerchief aside and wiped the corner of her mouth.
"Oh, our little lady is full, can you change the little boy to eat? My little lady is going to play for a while."
Now almost all of Xiaohua's people are infected with this problem. They are two little dolls who don't know anything. Everyone still talks to them carefully, but Xu's mother said that this can train the children to speak, so no one thinks Actually that's pretty stupid.