After a short while, Li Hong saw the second prince Li Xiao, the third prince Li Shangjin and the fourth prince Li Sujie running over, laughing and jumping up and down. The two sisters Princess Yiyang and Princess Gao'an followed the three hand in hand. The prince also walked over slowly from behind.
The five people saw Li Hong in the pavilion almost at the same time. The five people looked stunned for a moment, and then Princess Yiyang looked at them and walked over first with her little face exposed.
Li Hong also stood up hurriedly and walked to the pavilion to greet them. When the five people approached, Li Hong took the lead in saluting and said, "Li Hong has met all the royal brothers and sisters."
"Why are you here?" Yiyang looked like their leader.
Among the five, she and the second prince Li Xiao were the oldest. They were still the same age, already nine years old. Next is Princess Gao'an, who is also eight years old, the third prince Li Shangjin is seven years old, and Li Sujie, who has the same father and mother as Yiyang and Gao'an, is six years old.
Things in the palace are originally based on mother and son, but when princes and princesses are not yet adults, they still need to rely on their mother's character and family background outside the palace to determine the size.
Yiyang, Gao'an and Li Sujie were born to Concubine Xiao Shu, and they were naturally the most important princes and princesses in the palace besides Prince Li Zhong. The Lanling Xiao family was also one of the top families in the Tang Dynasty besides the five surnames and seven families. It was just slightly inferior to the Taiyuan Wang family, that is, Queen Wang's family.
Therefore, when they saw Li Hong, they were much more relaxed than the other two princes. The mothers of the two princes Li Xiao and Li Shangjin were Li Zhi's concubines, so they seemed a little reserved at the moment.
Of course, they were not afraid of Li Hong. If they were afraid of Li Hong, they would not have teased Li Hong before, or pinched Li Hong's cheeks with baby fat in a playful way.
Their uneasiness obviously came from their mother and concubine, and it was obviously caused by the subtle changes in the identity relationship and status among the concubines in the harem caused by the death of Li Hong's sister.
Concubine Li Hong's status in the palace was increasingly valued by the emperor, which made other concubines feel pressured and uneasy. Especially seeing the Queen being reprimanded by His Majesty but having no way to argue, His Majesty might even punish the Queen by deposing the Queen to comfort Wu Zhaoyi for losing her daughter.
This forced other concubines to be more cautious than usual when interacting with Wu Zhaoyi. These feelings of the concubines would naturally be warned to their prince's ears.
Li Hong saw everything in his eyes. Although he was the youngest among the six, no one could retain the memory of the previous life like him, no, but the memory of the tenth life.
The six people sat down around the pavilion, and it was Yiyang who asked: "Li Hong, what are you doing here?"
"I'm here to play with you." Li Hong said with his eyes wide open.
"We have very little time to play, but we can't play with you like we used to." Anyang continued, and then he pursed his lips and looked very unhappy.
"Why can't you play with me anymore?" Li Hong was a little surprised. Could it be that their mother-in-law dared them to blatantly refuse to be with him
Li Xiao looked at the group of people and sighed with a sad face: "Oh, sir, we were asked to practice calligraphy with ten pieces of paper per person. It is stipulated that we must write the best words on the ten pieces of paper, otherwise we will be punished."
Li Hong looked at the others and nodded in agreement. He will not need to go to Hongwen Hall to study until he is three years old next year, so he does not know these things.
He tilted his head and thought for a moment and said, "Then you don't have to write on these ten pieces of paper. If you can write on other pieces of paper, then you can write on those ten pieces of paper."
"How is that possible? The palace maid has already told the mother and concubines about this. They will not agree, but no one dares to disobey the husband." Yiyang thought for a moment and then denied Li Hong's bad idea.
Li Sujie never spoke. At this moment, she said gloomily: "It's better for me to be the eldest brother. I don't have to accept the studies left by my husband."
"Why don't you use it? He will naturally have other teachers to give him other studies in the Prince's Chongwen Hall. And because he is the prince, the teacher will only study for him. I'm afraid... it will be more difficult than for us." Yiyang retorted to himself said his younger brother.
Not to mention that girls are precocious. They understand reasoning at such a young age, and they can actually know that the prince will be offended more than they are.
"Lao Wu, you can play by yourself, but don't play for too long. Don't let mother and concubine worry about you. We are going to pick flowers, and then we will go back to learn to write." Gao An stood up and walked to Li Hong, but still nothing He couldn't help but pinch Li Hong's chubby face.
Li Hong let her pinch him lightly and nodded thoughtfully, but he still felt warm in his heart. At least Gao An's actions proved that they did not regard him as an enemy.
Looking at the five people filing up, watching them walking slowly on the bluestone, his head moved, and he suddenly thought of a way for them to practice calligraphy without paper, his eyes lit up and he blurted out: " Wait a moment."
Yiyang and the others were startled, turned around and made a face at him, and then waved impatiently to tell him to go back quickly.
"I have a way for you to practice calligraphy without using paper." Li Hong said, raising his neck.
"I don't believe it. How old are you, and you just want to deceive a few of us." Li Sujie was only six years old, and looked down on people who had been born in nine or ten lifetimes.
Li Hong curled his lips and subconsciously bit his hand into his mouth again. He watched the dirt on his fingers being bitten clean by himself. Then he took it out and wiped it randomly on his clothes and said, "Okay, if you don't believe it, then I will." I won’t tell you anymore, I’ll tell a few of them to know, and you can go to school tomorrow and wait to be punished.”
Yiyang looked at the two-year-old little one and came over doubtfully, and asked doubtfully: "Do you really have a way to make us learn to practice calligraphy without paper? Are you not lying? If you have a way, I will give you delicious food of."
Li Hong nodded heavily, and then motioned Hua Meng to find a thin piece of bluestone. Then, under the suspicious eyes of the five people, he instructed the palace maid to bring a bowl of water and a writing brush.
After giving the instructions, Li Hong patted his neck with his little hand and said, "Just wait, you will know in a moment."
Pulling a few people to sit down in the pavilion again, Li Hong got close to them and he really had his thoughts, that is, since his sister passed away, Li Hong swore from the bottom of his heart that he would never let such a thing that angered both humans and gods happen again in the palace. Repeatedly between his own brother and sister.
Therefore, he must do what he can now to maintain the relationship between them, and even in the future, let them know and let them feel that he can protect them from harm, let them believe that he is sincere to them, It's all because of the family love that blood is thicker than water.
Hua Meng and the palace maid returned to the pavilion at the same time. Li Hong motioned to Hua Meng to put several bluestones in his hands in front of him, and then asked the palace maid to put a bowl of water and a writing brush on one side.
Li Xiao, Yiyang, Gao An, Li Shangjin and Li Sujie looked at Li Hong's behavior in confusion. They didn't think they could write like this.
"This is taught to you for free. You will have to pay for it next time. Watch carefully." Li Hong turned around and took out a handkerchief used by the palace maid from the palace maid's sleeve. He leaned down and randomly wiped the bluestone on the bluestone board. Hua Meng wiped it clean and wiped away the non-existent dust.
He picked up the brush next to him and dipped it in the bowl of water. He showed a unique evil smile on his face, and then started scribbling on the bluestone one stroke at a time. After a few random strokes, he put the brush away. Fang: "Do you understand? Haha... No need to thank me, I'm just a little smarter than you."
Yiyang was still thinking, but Li Sujie, Li Xiao, Li Shangjin and Gao An were already surprised: "Really, this way we can wait until we learn it, and then write it down on the paper given by the husband, and we don't have to be afraid of writing. It’s ugly.”
Li Xiao was the first to pick up a slate, then picked up the brush that Li Hong had just put down, and dipped it in the water bowl again. He was always a little awkward facing the blue slate, and smiled ugly in front of everyone. , and began to write his name on it.
As soon as he finished writing the words Li Xiao, Li Hong said: "How about it, not bad, you can wait until the watermark disappears and then continue practicing, haha... You don't need to thank me, I'm just a little smarter than you."
After Li Hong finished speaking, without waiting for Yiyang to react, he hurriedly spread his legs and ran outside the pavilion, shouting and mocking the people in the pavilion as he ran.
From then on, Li Hong would come over to play with them every once in a while, and the relationship between them unknowingly became more and more harmonious. Li Xiao and Li Shangjin also relaxed a lot in their attitudes towards him, and no longer looked like each other. They were so restrained before, and they could talk and laugh and even occasionally tolerate Li Hong teasing them without feeling nervous.
Yiyang always looked like a young lady. Li Hong was dragged by Yiyang's ears several times and sent to Wu Mei's palace. Going forward, Yiyang no longer dared to blatantly grab Li Hong's ears.
Li Hong was like a mirror in his heart. Naturally, he knew such things better than anyone else. They no longer resisted him, but they still had an inexplicable fear of his mother and concubine.
Li Hong spent his time carelessly, and one thing that surprised Li Hong was that a group of old ministers who followed Emperor Taizong were still alive, although they had already taken care of themselves and enjoyed the family relationship. happy.
But this was the first time he heard the names of those heroes who were still alive. The experiences of these people were all legends to him.
Just like his father and mother, they are legendary figures in China's five thousand years of history. Although his parents are quite controversial, it does not affect their status as romantic figures in history, such as Chi Jingde, the Duke of E, Cheng Zhijie (Cheng Yaojin), the Duke of Lu, Tang Jian, the Duke of Ju, and the British Duke who are still alive today. Li Ji (Xu Shiji) and others still exist.
The reason why he knew the existence of these people was because Cheng Zhijie, who was the general of Youtunwei at this time, was appointed by Li Zhi as the general manager of the Congshan Road march to crusade against the Western Turk Shaboluo Khan.
And these also gave Li Hong the idea of secretly leaving the palace to visit these legends.
(End of chapter)