However, what everyone did not expect was that on the first day of class, the three princes did not get along well with each other.
The second prince came back with a sullen look on his face.
When Concubine Jingde discovered that something was wrong with the child, she took the child's hand and asked him about it in detail.
After all, he was a child, even though he was only three years old, but he could give a general idea. With a few more words from the accompanying servants, he knew everything.
It turned out that the eldest prince was spoiled and refused to listen to his teacher. After learning the etiquette of burning an incense stick, he started to make a fuss and asked to rest.
The eldest prince's housekeeper, Yang, spoke well of the master.
Mr. Hu from the etiquette department also knew that the eldest prince was in poor health, so he agreed.
Unexpectedly, the eldest prince started to make trouble when he was resting. The second prince was an honest person, so he told him that he was wrong.
Since being raised by the Queen Mother, the eldest prince has never been criticized, and the children are younger than him, so how could he tolerate this
The two little brothers almost started a fight, but luckily they were both young and were carried away by their respective servants.
After hearing this, Concubine Jingde touched the second prince's head.
"Chun'er did a great job, but mother wants to tell Chun'er one thing. We just need to do our best. Don't say that others do not do well in front of others in the future. This will inevitably cause conflicts. Today is the day, right?"
The second prince nodded obediently.
Concubine Jingde smiled and said, "Okay, don't think about it anymore. If you are unhappy in the future, just come back and tell your mother. Be good and go wash your hands and have some snacks with the wet nurse."
"Okay, son, I'll take my leave." The second prince's mood improved, and he smiled and saluted Concubine Jingde using the etiquette he had just learned today.
Although it's not very standard, you can see that this child has a good nature.
It really lives up to his name.
“Your Majesty, the eldest prince’s personality has become crooked due to being raised by the Queen Mother. Now it has all been revealed. It’s a pity that our second prince has suffered and been bullied.” Tan Xiang whispered.
Concubine Jingde narrowed her eyes and said, "We can all see it, and the emperor can see it too. Isn't it time to learn etiquette? Just wait and see. The Second Prince is too simple and kind by nature. This won't work. I have to guide him slowly."
Tan Xiang massaged his shoulders and said with a smile, "The Second Prince is closest to the Majesty, and he will understand the Majesty's painstaking efforts in the future."
These words touched the heart of Concubine Jingde.
The child she had gone through so much trouble to get must understand her painstaking efforts.
But at this moment, the scene in the Cining Palace was quite different.
The eldest prince went to rest as soon as he came back. Nanny Yang went to the main hall to report to the empress dowager and told her what happened in Hongwen Pavilion today.
But in her mouth, it turned into that the eldest prince was weak and should rest for a while. The second prince was not happy about it and started to talk nonsense, which made the eldest prince cry in anger.
When the Queen Mother heard this, she immediately became dissatisfied with the Second Prince.
"You are really a jerk who was born by a mother but not raised by her. You are so young but you don't respect your brother. What will happen to you when you grow up?"
The adults were talking in the room, but unexpectedly, this sentence was heard by the eldest prince who came to visit the Empress Dowager.
I just kept it in mind.
Fortunately, Nanny Fu saw the eldest prince coming in time and stopped the empress dowager from saying anything else.
The grandparents talked for a while and then had their meal together.
But unexpectedly, a few days later, something even more serious happened.
The eldest prince and the third prince started fighting.
It is natural that it cannot be said that it was a beating for a child of three or four years old, but the eldest prince did pick up the thin and long wooden stick used by the teacher on the small stool and hit the person.
The second prince hurriedly tried to stop him, but was hit on the leg and became annoyed.
So, it became that the second prince and the third prince wanted to fight the eldest prince together.
In a hurry, the eldest prince blurted out, "You are a thing born by a mother but not raised by her. You have no mother, and you dare to hit me!"
Children can't understand it, but adults can.
All of a sudden, several servants hurriedly separated the three young masters.
But the eldest prince struggled, and the wooden stick in his hand accidentally injured the back of the third prince's hand.
This can't be concealed.
Soon the matter came to Ning Chen.
The imperial physician came to see, and fortunately the child's hand was not strong enough, so the wound only caused redness and swelling but no skin breakage. The second prince was wearing thick clothes, so there was no mark on his leg.
But the eldest prince's behavior today was still too outrageous.
Especially after the second prince's servant Xiao Shunzi told Ning Chen what the eldest prince said, "He was born by his mother but not raised by her," Ning Chen became completely angry.
"Who taught him to say these nonsense? Find him out, beat him to death with sticks, and throw him out of the palace!"
No one dared to say a word for a moment.
Ning Chen was so angry that he ordered all the servants serving the eldest prince to be dragged out and beaten with a stick.
When the eldest prince saw that the wet nurse and the maids were beaten, he was so scared that he started crying loudly.
At this time, the Queen Mother finally heard the noise and rushed over, stopped the punishment, held the eldest prince in her arms, and said loudly.
"I said this, do you want to kill me?"
"Mother!" Ning Chen was so angry that he was speechless. He bit his back teeth and clenched his fists.
How could he possibly hit the Queen Mother
"Grandmother, I'm so scared. He beat the wet nurse and... and Nanny Yang, wuwuwu..."
The eldest prince nestled in the Queen Mother's arms and cried.
Ning Chen felt a chill in his heart as he listened to his eldest son's words.
This child never felt that he had done anything wrong when he beat his own brothers, but now that the servants were punished, he cried and begged for mercy, and did not call his father "Father" but "he".
At this point, Ning Chen could no longer allow the eldest prince to continue to be raised by the Queen Mother.
Regardless of whether the child was crying or not, he spoke in a cold voice.
"My mother is old and can't stand the noise of a child. The eldest prince will be raised by me for the time being."
"Emperor, what do you mean by this? You want to take the eldest prince away from me? When I first brought him here, he was so skinny and small. I worked hard to raise him until he was four or five years old. No one can take him away!"
The Queen Mother shouted loudly, holding the child tightly in her arms and refusing to let go.
Ning Chen's eyes were as dark as black iron, and the veins on his forehead were faintly bulging.
He suppressed his anger and said, "The Duke of England has no legitimate son, but he has a bastard son. It is possible for the bastard son to inherit the title, but I am afraid that the Duke of England's efforts to bring his legitimate grandson by his side to teach him would be in vain."
The Queen Mother was stunned, her lips trembling and she dared not speak again.
She understood that Ning Chen was threatening her with the future of the Chen family and the Duke of England's hard work.
If she refused to let go of the eldest prince, Ning Chen would probably issue an edict ordering the Chen family's illegitimate son to inherit the title. Since the legitimate son could not inherit the title, the illegitimate son would naturally be able to take over.
But for the noble families, it was undoubtedly a great humiliation for the title to fall on the head of a bastard.
No matter how powerful a bastard's son is, in the eyes of others, your lineage is no longer the legitimate branch, which means you are far behind.
After a while, the empress dowager, with a pale face, finally let go.
I watched as Liang Yu, a female official from Jiuchen Palace, carried the eldest prince away.
Ning Chen understood the Queen Mother's thoughts very accurately. What she was most reluctant to give up was still the prosperity of her family.
He plotted against his son in the first place and now he has given up on his grandson. It's really infuriating and pathetic.