While Chunjia was still on her way back to the court, another minor incident occurred in the Royal Academy.
The tenth prince and the seventh prince fought, and the ninth prince stepped aside and tripped the tenth prince down. After that, the King of Qin and the third prince each took action to protect their younger brother who had the same mother. Under the threat of the King of Qin, the second prince was forced to join the fighting group.
The sixth prince was also scolded by the third prince and the tenth prince and moved his hands.
Things got serious after that, but in the chaos, the seventh prince was picked up by the tenth prince and smashed the inkstone on his forehead, causing blood to flow out of half of his face.
In fact, the injury was not serious, but it looked very scary. The most important thing was that behind the seventh prince, there was not only his doting adoptive mother Yun Fenghuang, but also his grandfather Yin Qu who was obsessed with protecting his shortcomings.
Yin Qu exploded when he heard the news!
Moreover, this year was different from usual. King Yi and his wife were ordered to leave the feudal kingdom and come to the imperial capital to pay their respects. Originally, after gathering together at the New Year's Eve banquet, they spent the first month of the first month privately interacting with relatives and then left.
However, due to Chunjia's sudden departure to the palace, Princess Yi had not seen her family for a long time. She used the excuse that she was concerned about her loving mother, the Empress Dowager, and wanted to wait for the holy driver to come back to greet her in person before leaving.
Princess Yi and Concubine Wen Huixian have a deep love for each other. Naturally, they value the only flesh and blood left by their sister!
Especially not long after Yin Nuluo came out of the palace, Gong Xiangxiao lost his father and his stepmother. As a result, he still has nothing to support and no biological flesh and blood to distract him, so he pays more attention to his nephew.
The two of them couldn't wait for the queen to discuss the countermeasures, so they directly sent the message to the palace and asked for an explanation from the middle palace.
Yin Qu was particularly angry. In front of the queen, he pointed at the tenth prince and cursed: "The legitimate prince, by attacking his brother, has already disrupted the order of elders and young children. He launched a sneak attack and caused his brother's head and blood. It is simply unreasonable! Xiao With such a vicious heart at such a young age, there will be no way for your brother to survive in this world from now on!"
This is just short of saying directly that ten princes must not be established in the future, otherwise all the other princes will not be able to survive.
Gu Zhen was angry and angry, and shouted in a deep voice: "That's enough! I can understand Master Yin's love for your grandson. As the main palace, why am I not the aunt of the seventh prince? Why don't you feel sorry for the seventh prince? It's just that Xiao Shi has only been here this year. He is six years old and has just entered school. What does he know? Sir, please calm down and stop being so arrogant. He is ten years younger and still young, but he cannot afford it!"
"You can see eighty at the age of three, and the true nature of the tenth prince can be seen at the age of six!" Yin Qu said coldly, "What's more, among the princes in the school today, who is not from the age of six? Let's not talk about other things, let's talk about the third prince. I heard that from childhood to adulthood, It’s not just once or twice that you have quarreled with the King of Qin. When did you ever be so cruel? Although the empress is the aunt of all the emperor’s heirs, the tenth prince was raised in front of you, and his biological mother Ping is your confidant. His grandson was raised by the imperial concubine, and the eldest daughter of the minister is not very close to the empress. I also understand the principle of distance and closeness. In the empress's mind, the seventh prince is naturally not as good as the tenth prince. However, the child is not sensible. Don’t you understand that as a legitimate mother, you should at least hold a bowl of water in balance when it comes to matters of right and wrong?”
Gu Zhen clenched his fists and tried to suppress his anger: "I did not say that Xiao Shi will not be punished, but this is just a child's play, why do you make it sound like Xiao Shi is unforgivable?!"
"I don't insist that the emperor's heirs become saints, but throwing such a big inkstone on their heads, is this a joke?!" Yin Qu shouted sharply, "Is this an attempt to kill my brother!!! Or, for the Gu family's daughter, Are you saying that this is a common thing? Then it’s no wonder that the Gu family has no successors!"
At this moment, Gu Zhen couldn't help but get angry and shouted: "How outrageous!"
"In terms of age, the seventh prince is older than the tenth prince; in terms of respectability, the tenth prince is said to be the direct prince, and his biological mother is just a maidservant, but the seventh prince's biological mother is my noble daughter of the Yin family!" Yin Qu even dared to tear Yun Fenghuang apart, Even the emperor dared to retaliate, how could he be intimidated by the queen? Hearing this, he became furious and roared back even louder than the queen, "A maid gave birth to a legitimate son, and he dared to commit such a murderous act at the age of six. If he gains power in the future, Isn’t it a repeat of what happened to King Sejong in his later years!!!”
Gu Zhen almost wanted to vomit blood: "If the prince is recorded in my name, then he is the legitimate son! According to your opinion, is it possible that His Majesty will still be treated as King Fuyang?!"
Originally, she could save the situation by carrying Chunjia out, but Yin Qu's level of fighting was not what he boasted about. He sneered without thinking: "What qualifications do you have to compare with His Majesty, a cruel kid!"
Then he looked at the queen suspiciously, "So in the eyes of the queen, the tenth prince must be the crown prince? So from now on, you can kill your brothers and sisters? But if you are a sage, how can you tolerate such an heir!"
... On this day, Yinqu general Gu Zhen was so angry that he wished he could have his men and women bring up a knife and kill this old man in front of the palace!
However, the matter was not over yet, because Princess Yi rushed to Xuanqing Palace to see her grandson. It is said that she cried so hard that she turned around and ran to the Empress Dowager to cry again!
I don’t know how she persuaded the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager, who had always been indifferent to worldly affairs, personally summoned the Empress to come over and persuaded her to be more generous and not just treat the children under her knees as human beings. I also feel sorry for the sensible children under the knees of other concubines.
There is no doubt that in the eyes of the Empress Dowager, the Seventh Prince is that sensible child.
The old man, who was graceful and amiable, said: "The Ai family doesn't have much contact with the other children in front of the imperial concubine, so they won't mention it. The Ai family knows that Xiao Qi is a very sensible and lovely child. What do you think of King Zhaoqing of Qin? It’s just nonsense. If you say that Xiaoqi will take the initiative to bully others, the Ai family won’t believe it!”
So, what you are saying is that this is all Xiao Shi’s fault
Gu Zhen felt extremely aggrieved. In fact, it was difficult to tell whose fault it was that the fight broke out: the seventh prince had a maid named Xian Yi who was close to him. Because of her good service, she was also the one waiting outside when the Seventh Prince went to school.
This way, the princes in the school will also know her name.
The biological mother of the tenth prince, Ping, had a maiden name of Ping Xianyi, which was homophonic with Xianyi's name.
The prince didn't know what was going on anyway. Ever since he learned about his life experience, he respected Ping Xianyi very much. When he learned about this, he asked the seventh prince to change the name of the palace maid.
The seventh prince's character, as the Empress Dowager said, was the most peaceful and generous among the princes raised by Yun Fenghuang.
But he couldn't resist his attachment to Yun Fenghuang and the brainwashing of his two brothers and sisters, King Zhaoqing of Qin.
King Zhaoqing of Qin repeatedly reminded him that the heirs of the queen's faction were not good people! Don't listen to them! Moreover, they and their mother bullied the mother and concubine!
So the seventh prince confirmed that the tenth prince came from the middle palace and refused without thinking.
Moreover, because she started school early and entered school one year earlier than the tenth prince, the seventh prince refused very confidently: "This palace maid is a reward for the elder brother and mother-in-law. I have to ask the mother-in-law if she wants to change her name. But the mother-in-law is a noble concubine, so she definitely doesn't. This is a taboo for a mere lady."
In fact, it was indeed the case. Yun Fenghuang didn't do it on purpose. After all, she didn't take Ping Xianyi seriously at all, so why would she need a palace maid with a homophonic name to irritate people
If she wanted to cause trouble for Ping Xianyi, couldn't she just come directly
The tenth prince felt uncomfortable hearing this, because as a legitimate prince named in the name of the queen, and the only legitimate brother above him was the foolish King of Chu, the tenth prince had high hopes of becoming the crown prince in the future.
He had been taught since childhood that he was nobler than his brothers.
His brothers will obey his wishes from now on.
Then in the Yanfu Palace, the King of Chu was stupid, and the third prince was asked to take care of his younger brothers because of his life experience since he was a child.
The twelfth prince is still young, ignorant and very obedient.
Not to mention the Sixth Prince who just arrived, he has always been timid.
Therefore, the tenth prince's status in Yanfu Palace is very secure... equivalent to Zhaoqing's status in Xuanqing Palace.
Right now, Seventh Brother actually dares not to let me go? ? ?
His words suddenly became unpleasant: "What about the imperial concubine? She is not my father's concubine! My mother is my father's palace! I am the legitimate prince and was raised by my mother. You must listen to me!"
If the Tenth Prince had said anything else, the Seventh Prince would not be so temperamental that he would fight against him.
But who told him to be so contemptuous of Yun Fenghuang in his words? The seventh prince immediately became angry!
At first, the seventh prince wanted to reason with him, but then he saw that the tenth prince was acting in a rude manner... If he had done this in Yanfu Palace, the third prince and the twelfth prince would have compromised, and the third prince would even I'll coax him a little.
But the Seventh Prince quietly whispered in the Ninth Prince's ear: "How about we beat him together?"
After hearing this suggestion, I suddenly felt enlightened. This tenth brother was simply too annoying. If I couldn't reason with him, it would be better to conquer him with force!
Just like that, the storm just happened!
Gu Zhen felt aggrieved for the tenth prince in her heart. Although as an adoptive mother, she felt unhappy that her son valued his biological mother so much, but at this time, she must have protected her child first: "The imperial grandmother is kind, and Xiao Shi is not ignorant. Children just respect their new mothers..."
"Then how can we say that he is sensible? Isn't he already ignorant?" The Queen Mother interrupted her and said calmly, "Not to mention that the aunt is higher than the biological mother, let's just say that you have raised him since he was born. Yes, after all these years, has Mr. Ping ever worried? But now he is angry and aggrieved because his biological mother asked you to help him. This Xiao Shi is even more confused than Ai Jia thought. He is six years old now. He's already enrolled in school. If you don't quickly set the rules for him, you'll be raising the Ping family's children from now on, and they won't be your own children!"
These words were so heartbreaking that Gu Zhen didn't know what to say for a moment.
The Empress Dowager also said, "The key is that in this way, this child will no longer have the rules and habits, and he will disregard his superiority and inferiority, his elders and his youth. What does this sound like?"
"Royal grandmother, it's not like that. The child has always been very filial to his grandson." The queen forced herself to smooth things over for her son, "This time, she probably didn't expect that the seventh prince would not be at all considerate of his filial piety as a son. , that’s why I lost my temper.”
The Empress Dowager said calmly: "If he is really filial and quarrels with his brother because of this matter, forget it. How could he kill his brother? These people are already in school, don't they know the importance of it? Is it possible? , when he was in Yanfu Palace, he and the third prince and the others also killed each other when they disagreed? That's not okay. Although the third prince and the others are not the legitimate princes, they are still the emperor's flesh and blood, not the slaves of the legitimate prince. Moreover, you There is another twelve there, but it is also in your name. This little ten, in the opinion of the Yi Ai family, should really be taken care of!"
The Queen could not defeat Yin Qu, nor could she defeat the Empress Dowager, and although the Empress Dowager was not as aggressive as Yin Qu, she had a higher status and higher status. When Chunjia came, she had to be polite in the scene, let alone the Empress.
No matter how depressed you are in your heart, you have to be submissive on the surface and agree to discipline the tenth prince well in the future.
As a result, when I returned to Chongchang Hall, I was greeted by another piece of bad news, that is, Yin Qu had exaggerated the matter and publicized it!
Now everyone in the imperial capital knows that the tenth prince who just entered the palace this year has a violent temperament, bullies his elders, is cruel, disowns his relatives, is extremely mischievous, ruthless, and extremely vicious... Anyway, he has not missed all the charges that can be laid!
It fully demonstrates Yin Qu's rhetorical skills which made him famous in the literary world when he was a boy.
Queen: “……………………!!!”
What kind of shameless old man is this? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Don’t you have a pang in your conscience for playing so dirty with a six-year-old?