In fact, for the future safety of Xuanqing Palace, and also for the sake of less brutal fratricide in the future of the country, Chunjia had always hoped that the King of Qin, the Seventh Prince, the Ninth Prince and even the King of Jin would be mediocre.
Normally, when he heard that Yun Fenghuang was dragging his sick body to help King Qin with his studies, he would have been suspicious, suspecting that the imperial concubine still coveted the position of the East Palace.
But now, Yun Fenghuang had suffered a heavy blow, and the emperor felt pity for her, but he could not bear or be unwilling to consider certain aspects. He only felt that it was not easy for the imperial concubine: "The imperial concubine has always been provocative since she was young, so it is no wonder that she cannot tolerate the King of Qin's slack. It's also that King Qin was too naughty and asked the concubine to worry about it. And Zhaoqing is also ignorant... Well, go back and quietly call the two children to come to me, and I will talk to them carefully. "
Because the brother and sister were raised by Yun Fenghuang, they were very pampered. Although Chunjia felt that they were not caring enough, she didn't plan to do anything.
So the displeasure caused by feeling sorry for the imperial concubine was directed at... the third prince.
"Every time the queen mentioned it to me, she was full of praise." The emperor said lightly, "She said that he was respectful, filial, sensible, considerate, friendly to his brothers, and impeccable in his studies... Zhaoqing is now transferred to a girls' school. Otherwise, I'm afraid he will soon catch up with me... He seems to be a very smart child."
Yan Yin knew the emperor's feelings towards the second and third princes. To be honest, Chunjia couldn't be blamed for this. After all, the remnants of the Ji family were still lingering on and even had the energy to cause all kinds of trouble for the country.
Under such circumstances, suppressing the prince with Ji's blood was a necessary measure for the former harem.
But these two princes have never acted like monsters, and they are very well-behaved and docile. Especially when compared with the brothers and sisters, King Qin and Zhao Qing, the second prince and the third prince are really very easy to please.
He could not bear it in his heart, so he said tactfully: "Perhaps His Highness the Third Prince is more calm-minded. His Highness King Qin is lively. He has not been in school for a long time, so he may not be able to calm down. After a few days, he may rush Are you on board?"
"A calm mind?" Chunjia heard this, looked up at him, smiled, and said, "If you were really a calm mind, would you not know what I mean? Wouldn't you understand your identity and situation? Yet you still dare to agree with me? The king of Qin is fighting for the throne... This is clearly ambitious!"
Yan Yin suddenly didn't dare to speak.
The emperor squinted his eyes, thought for a while, and said softly: "Go and remind the queen that it is natural for the royal children to have great ambitions, but you have to see what kind of ambition they are, and whether I approve of this ambition! "
"… yes."
After hearing this for a long time, Gu Zhen was silent for a long time. After Yan Yin resigned, he started to shout angrily: "Just because the King of Qin can't compare with Bing'er in class, it's not enough for the imperial concubine to tutor the King of Qin in private. She also has to encourage him." Your Majesty personally came forward to suppress Bing'er?!"
"Your Majesty, please calm down." Both sides advised, "The matter has come to this, and there is no point in talking about it. You think that Your Majesty is not very close to the second and third princes to begin with, so when the other princes provoked you, Your Majesty was naturally happy. But what the second and third princes said... You Think about the floods in the south, the palace coup, and what happened in Huizhou this time. The outside world doesn’t know, but we have news from your uncle. Isn’t it clear? The maternal family of the two highnesses has not yet been wiped out. This is called Your Majesty and a minister of the previous dynasty, how can you not have any doubts in your heart?"
"Your Majesty is not necessarily sending these words to Xuanqing Palace. Maybe Your Majesty himself also has this intention? After all, His Highness the Third Prince has been busy with His Highness King Qin's schoolwork for more than a day or two. Why haven't you seen him before? Your Majesty will come forward in person?"
The most important thing is, "After our Tenth Prince enters school tomorrow, if His Highness the Third Prince is still on top, then..."
The tenth prince and the twelfth prince are the key points!
The other princes are just raised by the way!
Originally, according to the plan, the middle palace had already begun to hint to the third prince to restrain himself and stop acting so talented and intelligent. Now that the emperor has spoken in person, isn't it just a matter of passing the blame? From now on, if the third prince wants to complain, he can only blame his own father, and it has nothing to do with you, the queen!
Gu Zhen said angrily: "Why don't I know these truths? But have you ever thought about it? Even if His Majesty originally had this intention and didn't mention it earlier, but now that the noble concubine is working hard, he will mention it. Then when he establishes the throne in the future, If the imperial concubine is suffering and unhappy again, will your majesty also rely on her?!"
"This..." The two men looked at each other for a moment and whispered, "How can your Majesty be so indecisive about such a big matter?"
The queen sighed and said a little feebly: "Just hope."
She still trusted Chunjia very much before, but now... she felt a little uneasy.
The key is that she has no choice but to watch the emperor greeting the imperial concubine with utmost care and concern!
This is very helpless.
The helpless empress calmed down for a long time, and then summoned the third prince to her side. She first paid attention to the current situation, and finally said the emperor's request with some embarrassment. Although the wording was euphemistic, the meaning was very clear, that is, let him attend class in class in the future. , not only should not oppress the King of Qin, but it is best to be inferior to the other brothers.
All he had to do was arrange for this kid to stay at the bottom.
The third prince was initially happy to be alone with her, but after hearing this, he fell silent.
After all, he was a child raised by himself. Seeing his instantly dejected expression, the queen felt very sad and couldn't help but comfort her: "Don't think so much. After all, you are a prince and you are already noble and extraordinary. Even if your studies are inferior, If you do this, you will inevitably have some wealth in the future.”
"Then why does my son's studies have to be inferior?" The third prince raised his head, looked at her, and asked in a low voice, "Is it because... the father doesn't like my son?"
For Gu Zhen as a person, it is really difficult to give a positive answer to this question.
She had nothing to do, and she made it clear that she would not do anything in the future.
The third prince was the first child she raised.
At that time, she was inconspicuous among the concubines in the palace.
And I'm used to being inconspicuous.
The emperor didn't like her either, and she didn't expect to be named a queen, so she felt that she could only guard this child until she grew old. Under this consideration, the issue of the third prince's life experience was of no importance at all. After all, there are still many concubines who have no children and will face the fate of being thrown to the palace to fend for themselves once Chunjia dies.
She devoted real effort and affection to the third prince, and this kind of effort and affection was different from that of the later King Chu, the tenth prince, and the twelfth prince.
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Gu Zhen raised three legitimate sons, including the King of Chu, for his future status in Qingci Palace, and also for the sake of the huge Gu family.
Only the third prince, the first child to come to her, in Gu Zhen's opinion, did it for herself.
Purely for herself.
As far as the Gu family is concerned, the addition of a future dowager to their family is unlikely to be able to save their situation of having no successors.
When Gu Zhen was raising the third prince, Mrs. Gu was not very close to her.
At that time, the prince came to her knees, which was the most meaningful to her. Whether it was the whereabouts of the emperor after his death or the years to come in the palace, she suddenly had sustenance.
Later, there were more and more children in front of her, and they were all princes. They all had brighter and greater futures than the third prince, but these were all fought for and raised by the family.
She also needs their feelings, but this is just for the sake of continued wealth and wealth in the future.
Rather than simply, as a mother, she needs the attachment of her children.
Now facing the third prince's question, Gu Zhen was silent for a long time, then forced a smile and said, "How come your father doesn't like you? It's just..."
"Mother!" The third prince suddenly raised his voice and interrupted her.
This seemed to be the first time this child had done this, so Gu Zhen was a little shocked.
In her impression, Gong Xiangbing was always gentle and sensible, considerate and well-behaved. He was respectful and admiring of her. He would never behave like this and not even have the patience to listen to what she had to say.
It can be seen that this child is really anxious.
The queen sighed inwardly, and then heard the third prince continue to ask quickly, with a little fear and shrinkage: "Mother, my son, I heard from the palace people that it is because my mother and concubine have a bad background and are deeply disgusted by my father. Therefore, my son is not liked by his father, is that right?"
Which bastard said this? !
Gu Zhen frowned slightly and thought to himself, the Imperial City Secretary is also a waste! Since the whole palace has been cleaned up, why is there still such a thing slipping through the net? !
Or is it that the Imperial City Secretary also looks after the food and feels that the third prince is not favored by the emperor, so he can turn a blind eye? If this is the case, she, the queen, will not give up!
The queen calmed down and asked: "Who told you all this? What? Do you believe in a slave who serves us, or do you believe in the queen mother?"
"... When I was placed there a few years ago, I heard what the wet nurses said, and many people said this." The third prince bit his lip, lowered his head, and said with a little choked up, "Mother, my son is no longer a three- or four-year-old child. The child! I know that my mother is kind-hearted, and I can’t bear to see my son sad! But now that my son has grown up, I still ask my mother... to tell me the truth!!!"
As he spoke, he knelt down in front of her, stretched out his hands to support her knees, and sobbed, "Over the years, although my father has been busy with government affairs, he would often hug his fifth brother and the others when he came to the harem... but he never I have never hugged Erchen! In the past, my mother always had a reason to explain, but now that Erchen has grown up, I already know it. If the father really cares about Erchen at all, how could he not even have time to hug him? ? Er Chen still remembers that when his father went to inspect the classroom, his eldest brother and eldest sister laughed and played around him. His father patiently talked and played with them every time... but he never even looked at Er Chen! "
"My son has really grown up and no longer wants to listen to the empress's well-intentioned prevarications."
"Please mother, please tell me the truth, okay?"
"..." Gu Zhen's heart hurt. She wished she could fight with Chunjia right away. Yes, the Ji family was domineering. Ji Muzi, the biological mother of the second and third princes, was not a gentle and virtuous master when she was alive, but the emperor has already After destroying such a great Ji family, even if there are still some remnants left, the child is so innocent!
He is still Chunjia’s biological flesh and blood!
Can't you show even a little bit of compassion? !
"You and the second prince under Concubine Shu's knees are twin brothers from the same mother." The queen was silent for a long time, and finally sighed, stroking the top of his hair, and whispered, "You must have heard the discussions among the people below about this matter. After all? Even if you haven’t heard about it, just seeing that your second brother looks the same as you, you should know that you are closer than other brothers. In fact, the reason why your father is distant and cold towards you brothers may be In order to protect you... After all, your biological mother, the Ji family, had offended many people back then... "
After all, she couldn't bear to let the third prince face the most painful truth. In Chunjia's heart, the Prince Qin and Princess Zhaoqing, whom she usually loved, could give up at any time, let alone the second prince and the third prince of the Ji family.
After thinking about it, he lied and said, "Your father is busy with government affairs, and your mother... your mother's means are limited. You only regard your fifth, tenth, and twelfth brother as legitimate sons, and disasters continue to happen, let alone you? You?" My father is speaking personally this time because he is afraid that you will be targeted by others if you stand out too much, and thus be murdered!"
"Actually, by doing this, it shows that he still cares about your brothers."
"Otherwise, why bother with this reminder?"
"Moreover, do you think that if we don't value you, why would you arrange for your brother's adoptive mother to be me and the other as concubine Shu? I and concubine Shu are both old people who came to the palace during your father's wedding. In the palace Only by staying here longer can I better protect you. If it were those young concubines, I'm afraid you would have been behind the scenes!"
"So it's not that your father doesn't care for you, it's that as the emperor, he has too many constraints, so it's hard to express his feelings for you, do you understand?"
"...Mother, since the queen is an old man who entered the palace during the father's wedding, she can better protect her children by staying in the palace for a long time. However, my father still cannot express his feelings for his children." The third prince is indeed smart. , after hearing this, he only thought about it for a moment, and then asked in a deep voice, "Then, the person who will target the son and minister, is it... the noble mother and concubine?!"