One hundred and sixteen: Cultivation
There is a unique beauty in Fengyi Palace late at night. The glazed tiles glow silvery-white under the reflection of lanterns and moonlight, which is beautiful and colorful.
The lanterns under the eaves were shaking violently in the wind. Princess Linjiang came out in a depressed and dazed state. After being blown by the cold wind for a while, she finally felt sober.
Both awake and having a headache.
The words that Empress Fang said in front of those imperial edicts are still fresh in my mind.
It was clear that Queen Fang did not say any condemnation in any of her words, and her tone was gentle and pleasant, but she just felt that those words were like slaps in the face.
And he kept beating me in front of so many people.
She couldn't even stand inside.
After Shen Chen came over, Queen Fang's thoughtful and detailed inquiries and concern for Shen Chen made her feel uncomfortable all over. This indifferent contrast was really unbearable for her.
Although I also know that Shen Chen doesn't really hate me to that extent.
Although she knew that Shen Chen did not mean to embarrass her in front of Queen Fang and the imperial eunuchs, the pain in her heart did not diminish in the slightest.
Fortunately, all this was just a show. She took a deep breath, held onto the pillar next to her, and with the careful support of Nanny Jin, she left Fengyi Palace step by step.
After the banquet was over, Queen Fang ordered Aunt Xiao to go to Lanyue Palace in person: "After all, the Fourth Prince pinched his younger brother. I heard that the little prince was frightened. I hope nothing happens to him."
Aunt Xiao understood what she meant, and replied softly, "The Fourth Prince... has a really bad temper..."
The child, who was just over two years old, was particularly unruly. He would cry loudly if things did not go his way. Because he was in poor health, Queen Fang doted on him very much.
Emperor Longqing also doted on his children.
Last time, a palace maid slipped and almost caused the Fourth Prince to fall while serving him. Empress Fang was furious and ordered the palace maid to be executed immediately.
This is just one example.
She placed all her hopes on the Fourth Prince. It was no exaggeration to say that the Fourth Prince was her lifeblood. If even a hair of hers fell out, she would be heartbroken for a long time.
The Fourth Prince gradually became more and more arrogant. Even when he got up and Queen Fang was unable to see him immediately due to something, he would start crying in frustration and even pull out several strands of the palace maid's hair.
The palace maids were all afraid of this little bully.
Every time after the imperial physician had examined him, the maids in Fengyi Palace would wish they could avoid this little ancestor, and stay as far away from him as possible - the Fourth Prince was in poor health and often needed acupuncture. Every time he had acupuncture, his temper became even more irritable.
This time, the Fourth Prince directly attacked the Fifth Prince.
After all, Aunt Xiao was close to Queen Fang, so she had nothing to hide. She slowly looked at Queen Fang's face and tried to persuade her: "The emperor is now using the rift between brothers to deal with Prince Linjiang. It can be seen that the emperor understands the relationship between brothers very well. He hopes that the children in the prince's mansion will not get along, but he would never want this for his own son."
Seeing that Queen Fang was frowning, she said tactfully, "Look, today, Eunuch An personally sent the Fifth Prince here, and brought the Emperor's oral order, allowing Concubine De to return to the palace earlier and immediately summon the imperial physician to treat the Fifth Prince..."
Queen Fang's expression became even uglier.
She understood exactly what Aunt Xiao meant.
That's right, Emperor Longqing really favors the fifth prince.
She had an idea and asked Xiao Gu to tell Jin Yu to go to the Qinzheng Hall in front to ask if the banquet in front was over.
If they dispersed, she also had something to say to Emperor Longqing.
As for her son, she raised her eyes and touched the Fourth Prince who had already been coaxed to sleep beside her. She kissed his forehead with infinite tenderness, whispered to the wet nurse to take good care of him, and then turned to see Shen Chen again.
Today, Emperor Longqing asked Eunuch An to come and deliver a message, saying that he wanted to let Shen Chen stay in the palace overnight. She also knew what Emperor Longqing meant. Seeing that Shen Chen was still sitting in his seat in a daze, she sighed softly.
Shen Chen immediately jumped up and saluted her again.
She waved her hand and smiled gently: "Why should we be so polite?"
After a pause, seeing Shen Chen's dejected look, he continued, "Just now, in front of so many imperial edicts, I couldn't say anything bad about you. But now I have to say something to you. In front of so many people, how could you be so disrespectful to your mother? Didn't you see? When she left, her face turned pale."
Shen Chen frowned with a bit of sadness and resentment, like a stubborn child: "Aunt, I'm telling the truth. My brother is older than me, and Jingwu is not much different from me in age, but she wouldn't put maids in their rooms, but only in my room. Those maids rummaged through my things and even broke into my room at night..."
The more he spoke, the more aggrieved he felt: "I'm not a fool. I've also heard from the gentlemen that alcohol and sex can lead to misleading people..."
This kid is really not stupid.
Queen Fang smiled and listened attentively, occasionally agreeing with him. When Shen Chen was almost about to cry, she shook her head in embarrassment: "It is true that your mother was wrong in this matter, but you should also think about it. They raised you for so many years."
She said it earnestly and sincerely, and looked at Shen Chen with a little disapproval: "Ask yourself, have they really treated you badly over the years? Over the years, you have learned everything you should learn and have everything you should have. To be fair, everyone has selfishness, but they didn't really tolerate you because of this selfishness, don't you think so?"
As expected, after the incident at her mother's side, she is now completely different from before.
Every word he said was from the perspective of Shen Chen and Linjiang Palace, and every word seemed to be taken into consideration for them.
If Shen Chen didn't know that he was just acting, he would probably not be able to control his shame and anger-----He was furious, and the more Queen Fang praised the good things about the Linjiang Palace, the more he refused to listen.
But now he could only pretend not to understand and whispered: "I know that too, but things are different now. We are all grown up... Things that we didn't care about before, now we have to care about them now."
These words were the real truth. Queen Fang looked at him with pity and sighed, "There are no parents in the world who are not right. Do you know that if you do this, you will be criticized by thousands of people in the future?"
Recently, memorials impeaching Shen Chen have been flying onto the cabinet and the desk of Emperor Longqing like snowflakes. ----It's so hard to get on the platform every time recently, my hands are almost cramping from putting together the puzzle... ...