After all, it is different from before.
Zong Cong gave an order, and the next steps were quickly arranged.
Originally it was said that he and Pan'er would go to Xiyuan, but Concubine Hu Shu and Concubine Xu Xian came to Jingren Palace and said they wanted to go and see the children together.
It's not a big deal, Pan Er agreed.
Xi Yuan and Zong Xuan chased after Zong Qian, sweating profusely, and shouted while chasing: "Third Brother, Third Brother..."
Zong Qian had no choice but to stop and looked back at him: "What are you always following me for!"
Obviously, there is only two years difference between the two, one is seven years old, the other is five years old, the seven-year-old is tall and strong, and the five-year-old is short and round.
Zong Qian is passionate about everything for a while, but he has put in a lot of effort in practicing martial arts. Now that the time of practicing martial arts is getting longer and longer, he and his brothers have also shown some differences.
The difference is that he can catch up with his elder brother Zong Yue, and he is also stronger than him. In addition, it is inevitable to get tanned in summer, and he is exposed to the wind and sun every day, which makes Pan'er inevitably suspect that he has given birth to a black boy .
As for Zong Xuan, she was spoiled by Concubine Hu Shu since she was a child, just like most of the children in the palace, her little face is white and tender, and she has not yet drawn a stick at a young age, just like a little bun.
But the little bun is very interested in Hei boy, even Zong Qi who is the same age as him does not dare to join him, since he came to Xiyuan, he has been following Zong Qian all day long, the third brother is older and the third brother is shorter than Xue Mouth starlings are also disgusting.
Anyway, Zong Qian annoyed him and wasted his time practicing martial arts.
"I'm going to practice riding, what are you doing with me?"
Because Wanrong and Zongqian are both interested in horses, Xiyuan has also built a small racecourse now, and Zongqian has to go to practice for a while every day, because his uncle said that if he wants to fight on the battlefield, he must have excellent riding skills.
"I'm going to practice horse riding too?" Xiao Baozi Zong Xuan said, his small mouth was bright red, and against his white and tender chubby face, he was very cute.
Zong Qian glanced at him with disdain: "You know how to ride a horse? Don't get on and fall off."
"Even if I don't know how to ride, I can let the eunuch lead me to walk slowly, don't I have to learn slowly." Zong Xuan said with reason.
Zong Qian thought about it for a while, but still felt that taking him there was causing trouble for himself, and said, "I won't go riding a horse anymore, I'll go find my second brother."
"Then I'll go find my second brother too."
So the next situation is still Zong Qian striding ahead, Zong Xuan chasing behind.
I found Zong Yue at the Fish Appreciation Terrace, not only he was there, Zong Duo was there, but also Wanrong Wanchan and the others, and Zong Mace. Almost all the princes and princesses are here except Pan'er's two little ones who were born not long ago.
As soon as Zong Qian saw Wanchan, he hurriedly said to Zong Xuan who was chasing after him, "The third and fourth sisters are all here, just in time."
In fact, needless to say, Wanchan and Wanmei had already seen Zong Xuan, who was sweating profusely from running, and hurriedly waved to him, asking him to come over and wipe his sweat.
Zong Xuan was younger than them all, and Concubine Hu Shu was always spoiled, even Wan Chan and Wan Concubine took good care of him. This time the Empress Dowager brought the children to Xiyuan to escape the summer heat, Concubine Hu Shu could not take the initiative to follow, but before coming, she repeatedly asked Wanchan and Wanxie to take good care of their younger brother.
So when Wanchan saw Zong Xuan's distress, she frowned. During the period, she looked at Zong Qian with some dissatisfaction, and even gave Zong Xuan a look, but she did it in a subtle way, so no one noticed.
Wan Shu was sitting next to Zong Duo, and on the other side was Wan Xian leading the Fifth Prince Zong Jian, and when Zong Qian arrived, he stood behind Wan Zhuo to watch her feed the fish. Except for the sixth princess, Wanyu, who is a little more straightforward, but Wanyu is sticky and tight, and she is neither close nor far from the other sisters.
"Second brother, why are you all gathered here?" Zong Qian asked.
"My eldest brother and I passed by here, and saw Wanyu and the others feeding the fish here, so we sat down together." Zong Yue replied.
After all, princes are different from princesses. Princesses can read and learn female skills. Other things can be learned or not, but princes learn a lot.
This time when he came to Xiyuan, Zong Cong usually picked a few gentlemen from the upper study room to accompany him, and he must not miss his daily reading. But after all, it is in Xiyuan, and it is relatively less rigorous than when it was in the study, except Zong Duo... and Zong Yue have good self-control, and they don't pull each other every day. Needless to say, Zong Qian, when he was in the Forbidden City, he always They only go to the study room for half a day, and practice martial arts in the afternoon. Zong Xuan and Zong Qie are both only five years old and have just entered the study room.
So Zong Yue and Zong Duo had just finished school, passed by here, and seeing everyone was there, they came to rest and enjoy the fish.
After chatting for a while, and sitting for a while, Wanshu started talking about the wind, and asked Zong Duo not to sit by the water all the time, reminding him to go back.
In this way, others will naturally leave.
They separated, and they all walked together with their mother, while Wanyu followed Wanxuan, and they happened to live together.
Not to mention this side, just as the other side walked away, Wanchan trained Zong Xuan.
"Why do you run after him all day long, and people don't want to see you! Are you skinny and shameless, or what, why can't you listen to what I say?!"
Seeing that her elder sister spoke a little harshly, Wan Pei hurriedly advised, "Third sister, Xuan'er is still young."
"What's so small? When you were his age, you couldn't tell the difference between relatives and relatives, and you couldn't recognize who your sister was?"
Wan Pei stopped talking for a moment.
"You don't care who I follow, I just like to follow the third brother, let you control! Smelly girl, you hate it!" Zong Xuan kicked Wanchan and ran away at the same time, doing things to the two sisters while running. Grimace, this look is not as docile and cute as when he was facing Zong Qian before.
The court ladies and eunuchs who waited on him hurriedly followed behind, while Wanchan was so angry that she jumped up and said to Wanfei: "Look at him!"
Then he shouted to Zong Xuan's back: "Be careful and I'll tell mother and concubine when I go back to the palace!"
What responded to her over there was turning her head and making another grimace.
Here, Wan Shu walked slowly with Zong Duo, and that pace was so slow that Zong Duo would be out of breath if he walked faster.
Wanshu's complexion was not very good, and she said: "Did you see that Zong Xuan from Chengqian Palace and Wanyan from Yanxi Palace are both good friends with people from Jingren Palace. Do you know what this means?"
Zong Duo knew what this meant, it meant that the loss of power in the middle palace had become more and more obvious, why didn't Zong Xuan and Wan Yu get close to Jingren Palace before? However, it was so obvious when they came back to Xiyuan. Of course, it is also possible that their respective mothers and concubines are not around, and it is inevitable to let go of their natural instincts at a young age, but it still proves that the Zhonggong family has lost power.
Zong Duo understands all this, and it is only when he understands that he suffers.
"Second sister, Mr. Today praised me, saying that I am a fast learner, and maybe I can catch up with the progress soon." Zong Duo interrupted.
Since last year, he has been sick on and off, so he can't go to the study, and it was only recently this year that he picked up his homework again.
After hearing this, Wanshu really shifted her attention: "Don't work too hard, you should pay more attention to your body."
Zong Duo nodded while listening, showing a pale smile when no one was paying attention.
At this time, a eunuch hurried over and said: "The eldest prince and the second princess, the queen mother invites you to go over."
Seeing this posture, what seems to be wrong
After all, it was the grandfather, even if Empress Chen couldn't go to the Chen family in person due to her scruples about her status, Zong Duo and Wan Shu would still go there.
The two couldn't tell how sad they were, but the depressed atmosphere of the Chen family made them look sideways.
The second lady fell ill after entering the palace and came back, saying that she was overly sad.
When Zong Duo and Wan Shu came, they did not come to greet them in person.
But before leaving, he called to Yunxia Courtyard.
Seeing the face and appearance of the second lady, the two of them seemed to be seriously ill. After all, they rarely met, and it was naturally a lie to say how deep their relationship was, so the two of them just greeted each other dryly and left.
After they left, the second lady hurriedly asked Fei Cui to close the curtains, and the room was suddenly pitch black.
After a while, a lamp lit up in the corner.
Fei Cui came over and asked with some concern: "Madam, are you okay?"
"Okay, of course it's good."
But how can it be good? After all, this fact is too big, and the second lady is not without psychological burden. Especially for Chen Pingwu's small mortuary, when her husband passed away, the wife usually took care of the body... Since that day, the second wife became more and more ill.
"Did Chen Cai find it?"
Jade shook her head: "Not yet."
"It's impossible for him to disappear for no reason, look for it, look for it, he has always followed the master closely, it is impossible for him to disappear for no reason."
Fei Cui also knew the stakes of it, and although she was panicked, she still complied and went down to do it.
Chen Pingwu's death did not have much impact on the Forbidden City or even Xiyuan.
After Zong Cong moved Pan'er to Xiyuan, the Xiyuan became even more lively.
Zong Xuan followed Zong Qian all day long, causing Zong Cong to know about the trouble, and planned to find him a master to teach him martial arts. After Concubine Hu Shu came, Wanchan filed a complaint with her. To Wanchan's surprise, her mother and concubine didn't seem to care.
It wasn't until she complained several times in a row that Concubine Hu Shu said: "Isn't it good for your brother to do this? It was rare to see him in the past few months. Now that your brother has gone to the study, your father has begun to care about his homework. Find him a master to practice martial arts. It's not that mother said you, if you can learn half of Wan Yan's kung fu, mother will not have to worry about you in the future."
What she said made Wanchan startled for a moment, but it was because Wanji next to her pulled her that she understood, and her little face flushed red with anger.
"You mean you want me to learn from Wanyu to curry favor with Wanrong? I am older than Wanrong, and she is a little girl, so let me curry favor with her?"
Otherwise, why would Concubine Hu Shu be too lazy to teach her eldest daughter? This child doesn't know who to learn from. She is so young that she hasn't even learned one level.
Thinking of this, Concubine Hu Shu also became angry, nodded her forehead and said: "Mother asked you to curry favor with Wanyu? Is it familiar? You see that Wanyu has been following you, Mrs. He, in the Yonghe Palace. She seldom comes out, so why did she get on good terms with Wanyu when she came to Xiyuan
"This is because the people in the Yonghe Palace know how to take advantage of the wind, because Concubine He De is not favored, and Wan Yan is naturally not favored. Could it be that she has spent her whole life in a muddle-headed way, and when she grows up, she will be randomly assigned by your father to marry someone else?"
"People are far and near relatives, and Wanyu is favored, so Wanyu is good with Wanyu. It's unnatural to be seen by your father several times. They are all daughters. Can your father treat one more than another? Don't you have to be like you?" In this way, you will be sour and jealous in the field behind your back, and you will be too scared to speak in front of your father, so you will leave a stingy impression in your father's eyes, can you be liked?"
"But, but..." Wanchan was at a loss for words, she is not young anymore, she is already eleven, girls naturally want face, after being reprimanded by mother like this, the circles of her eyes turned red.
Wan Pei was so frightened that she pulled her from behind to tell her not to talk back to her mother, but she waved her sister away and said, "Then why didn't you tell me this before?"
Hu Shufei is at a loss for words, can she say that she only realized the truth recently
Who is not reconciled, it takes time to recognize the reality. The reality is that the woman surnamed Su has been fascinated by His Majesty for more than ten years, and no one can see her anymore.
So what if she is not reconciled and unconvinced, is she still reduced to a queen
It's better to be honest and seek benefits. After all, at their age, the children are also grown up, so it's too shallow to say that you love them. Even if that person falls out of favor one day, it won't be them who will be favored, but those younger women.
Concubine He De sees this truth the most, so she has lived the most stable and comfortable life these years. Now that it is time for Wanyu to come out to meet people, Wanyu knows that it is better to find Wanyu without any effort, while others still Still struggling and still unwilling.
"Your mother only saw through it recently. It's best for people to recognize the reality. Don't you want to be a daughter loved by your father?" Concubine Hu Shu sighed and said.
Of course I wanted to.
Wanchan's eye circles were still red, but her expression was thoughtful.
"Even if you don't understand anymore, just look at the difference between Xuaner and Zongjiae now."
The difference is that Zong Xuan has asked his father to learn martial arts from his master himself, and Zong Qi is still the little brother who is silent in the corner.
Obviously the two are the same age.
Concubine Xu Xian always kept a low profile, so Zong Qi rarely appeared in front of people, and... now that she was a little older and had to go to the study, she saw more people.
Mostly he followed his elder sister and concubine mother, so although Zong Qie was young, he had always been very silent.
Silent children are usually ignored, but being silent on the outside does not mean they are also silent on the inside.
"Concubine Mu, I also want to go play with my second brother and third brother. Look at Zong Xuan..."
Speaking of the latter, Zong Qi couldn't continue, probably knowing that the concubine mother might be unhappy after hearing this.
Concubine Xu Xian put down the dossier in her hand, pulled the mace closer and said: "It's not that the concubine mother doesn't want you to befriend Zong Yuezong, but just don't say anything else, you always have to worry about what your elder brother thinks."
"But you don't want me to get close to elder brother." Zong Qie secretly glanced at his mother and concubine, and said.
"If you are close to Zong Duo, if Zong Duo and Zong Qian are not on good terms with you, what will you do?"
"But… "
Concubine Xu Xian patted him earnestly, and said: "Nowadays the two palaces are at loggerheads, and our Yanxi Palace has always been unwilling to cause trouble, so it's better to have less contact. You are still young, so you don't have to think about it. What you have to do now is to study hard, if you read well, your father will naturally see you, instead of being a sensationalist and making people laugh like Zong Xuan."
After a pause, she said again: "My concubine asked you to silently read the book yesterday, but you have been silent?"
As soon as reading was mentioned, Zong Jiao fell silent and shook his head.
"Then go silently, and concubine mother will check later."
Zong Jiao's small body quickly disappeared behind the curtain, and Concubine Xu Xian picked up the file and looked at it again.
In fact, not only Zong Qie, but Wan Xian also confessed in the same way, so Wan Xian has become more and more silent over the years, not like she used to be a big sister, and she was preempted by Wan Shu in everything.
But in this way, Wanxian feels more comfortable than before. Wanxian also knows that her concubine mother has always had her own ideas, and it is difficult to say anything when she sees her concubine teaching her younger brother, but Concubine Xu Xian quickly put her attention on her .
"Wanxian, what do you think of this person?"
The dossiers held by Concubine Xu Xian are nothing but the biography, family background and portraits of teenagers who are about the same age as Wanxian, or not much different from each other in Beijing.