Although it seems very common that the Sixth Prince did not go to the upper study until he was seven years old, in fact, the Sixth Prince's case was truly special.

No one cared for the Sixth Prince before, and no one urged him to go to school. Later, he was taken in by Concubine Rong, who kept him for several months to catch up on his basics. He was then sent to the Imperial Study, where he successfully studied with the other princes.

Although the Shangshufang officially stipulated that the age for school entry was six years old, almost no princes could actually wait until they were six years old.

Basically, they just scraped together the money from everywhere, and they wanted to send their son in as soon as he turned 18.

Things were better in the past few years. When Emperor Jingwen was still the crown prince, everyone followed the rules and did not push their son so hard.

Later, when Emperor Jingwen ascended the throne and became emperor, as the number of children in the harem gradually increased, the age at which the princes went to school became younger and younger.

Some even waited until the child could speak, walk steadily, and understand what others were saying, and they sent him in directly regardless of his age.

For example, the eighth prince born to Concubine De is three years older than Ye Shuo. He has been studying in the upper study room for almost three years. In other words, he was sent in when he was just over three years old.

Children of the royal family were born precocious, as if they were born to remember things earlier than children of ordinary families. They rarely made trouble, and Emperor Jingwen was happy to see his children become successful, so he never cared about them.

Under such vicious competition, everyone will naturally become more and more competitive.

And once you start, it's hard to stop.

That's why the Imperial Concubine was worried. She also didn't want her son to lose at the starting line. When she thought of Concubine De, Concubine Xian, Concubine Shu, and the Fourth Prince, the Fifth Prince, the Seventh Prince, and the Eighth Prince, Imperial Concubine Rong felt chest tightness, shortness of breath, and very anxious.

If they weren't there, the imperial concubine wouldn't be so anxious.

If Ye Shuo were here, he would definitely be able to empathize with this feeling.

It's just like taking an exam. I had just finished writing the multiple-choice questions and fill-in-the-blank questions, but the students around me had already finished the last two big questions. No one would be able to hold back if it were me.

However, her son's health is also an important factor that the imperial concubine has to take into consideration.

After the previous high fever, the Imperial Concubine was really scared. If it was before, she would definitely do the same as the Virtuous Concubine and the others, just sending it over and not thinking too much about it.

But now, the imperial concubine couldn't help but start thinking in her heart, Shuo'er is only three years old now, isn't it too early to send him to the upper study room now.

Although he is five years old in terms of age, he is only three years old in actual age.

If it happened again like before, the imperial concubine couldn't guarantee that her son would be so lucky.

Perhaps Concubine Rong's anxiety was too obvious, Ye Shuo noticed it the next day. Then he asked casually, and after finding out what happened, he was completely stunned.

Three years old! Here, children have to go to school at the age of three? ?

If it was a kindergarten, Ye Shuo could still understand it. A bunch of kids playing and fighting together would make the day pass by, which was equivalent to reducing the burden on busy working parents.

But! The upper study room here is obviously not that! !

When Ye Shuo thought of the "Encouragement to Study" that the Sixth Prince had recited before, he couldn't help but be amazed.

This is totally not something a three-year-old should learn!

So Ye Shuo decisively pushed away the bowl in the nanny's hand, and without eating, he jumped off the chair, ran over and grabbed his mother's sleeve, looking at her eagerly: "Mom..."

The imperial concubine immediately softened her heart.

She thought to herself that Shuo'er was still young, so it wouldn't matter if she delayed it for another year. So she said softly, "Okay, Shuo'er, don't worry. We won't go this year."

Ye Shuo couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Mom, you are so good to Shuo'er. You are the best mother in the world." Ye Shuo did not say this intentionally to flatter his mother, but he sincerely felt this way.

In such a feudal society, where imperial power is supreme, women in the harem give birth to children mostly to consolidate their status. For them, children are just a means to climb up or consolidate their favor.

It’s not that I don’t love you, it’s just that this love, as long as it doesn’t involve life, should take precedence over rights.

In simple terms, as long as you can't die, fight to the death.

But there are very few people like his mother who would voluntarily give up the competition simply because of his health.

His mother may not know that as long as he is careful, things like last time will basically not happen, but she dare not take the risk just because of such a small probability, which shows how deeply his mother loves him.

"Mom, I want to be your son in my next life and the next life."

Meeting the child's serious and determined gaze, for some reason, Concubine Rong's eyes suddenly turned red.

After she realized what was happening, she quickly slapped her son on the back of his hand: "Pah, pah, pah, what are you talking about?"

"What's the next life, the next life? It's so unlucky, just spit it out."

Then the imperial concubine couldn't help but tap his nose and said, "You are just a nice person. You just say nice things to fool your mother every day. If you really think your mother is good, you will be less angry with her in the future. Your mother will be thankful."

That wouldn't work. What his mother hoped for, such as fighting for the throne, was something he could never do.

In addition to the fact that he has no intention of doing this, there is also the fact that if he really shows such signs, he and his mother should be fine, but his grandfather's family will definitely be doomed.

So forget it.

Ye Shuo came to his senses instantly, and his expression suddenly became embarrassed.

Well…I don’t know if it’s too late to take back what I just said.

No one knows a son better than his mother. Seeing him like this, the imperial concubine immediately understood what had happened. The feeling of being touched in her heart disappeared in an instant, and she was immediately filled with anger: "Well, you little bastard, you really lied to me!"

"Mom, I suddenly remembered that the prince still wants to talk to me about something. I'll leave first. Bye!"

"Come back, come back to me!"

Looking at the two people playing and fighting early in the morning, the nanny next to them put the bowl in her hand back on the table and couldn't help laughing.

But in fact, Ye Shuo was not lying. The prince did have an appointment with him, but it was not the prince who made an appointment with him, but he who made an appointment with the prince.

The one-year ban is finally over. How can I not visit the East Palace?

Although the prince didn't know why his younger brother had such a good impression of him, he didn't reject it.

As for what happens in the future, we’ll talk about it later.

Ye Shuo had just picked a time to go there at random, without giving it much thought, but he didn't expect that by coincidence, he would run into an unexpected person.

Judging from the patterns on the other person's red official robe, this person should be his brother's teacher.

Prince's tutor?

"Greetings to His Majesty."

Just as Ye Shuo was stunned, the person opposite him spoke and slowly bowed to him.

Although there was nothing wrong with the other party's behavior, Ye Shuo didn't know why, but he always felt that something was weird.

Soon, he understood.

His brother's teacher seemed particularly distant and cold towards him.

Isn't it? Since the other party is the prince's teacher, he is naturally the one who upholds orthodoxy. He would naturally be cold to a prince like himself who comes from an unorthodox background.

By the way, this was the first time in Ye Shuo's life that he was disliked by a teacher. In his previous life, he was the teacher's sweetheart wherever he went.

This experience is quite novel.

Ye Shuo was thinking at this time, and the tutor opposite him was also thinking.

He didn't expect that he would run into the imperial concubine's son so suddenly. He still remembered that the birth of the little prince almost made the prince's situation even more difficult.

Therefore, the Grand Tutor naturally felt somewhat displeased with this prince.

Today, the Grand Tutor saw that he was behaving so recklessly and was even more disgusted. He didn't look like a prince at all. How could a prince run around and jump so disrespectfully? How could he be so disrespectful!

Of course, this was not what bothered the Taifu the most. What bothered the Taifu the most was the child in front of him, who almost led astray the student he had taught for so long.

When the child was just over one year old, he was already eating grapes and listening to music. What would happen if the prince also developed these bad habits?

The Grand Tutor has always been a man of integrity. He would never show intimacy to people he doesn't like. It is already his limit for him to be able to resist showing a look of disgust.

So after Ye Shuo asked him to get up, the tutor left without wasting a moment.

The Grand Tutor didn't know what the Imperial Concubine was planning at this time. He thought that the little prince would go to school this year. When he thought that his old rival was going to torture the little prince, the Grand Tutor suddenly didn't feel annoyed anymore, and even vaguely revealed a sense of relief.

The prince did not expect that his teacher would be so hostile to his younger brother, and even unwilling to stay in the East Palace for long.

Then I thought that what the teacher hated most in his life were lazy and extravagant young men, and I felt that the teacher's behavior was very normal.

But I have to comfort my little brother.

After thinking about it for a while, the prince ordered people to fetch the new tribute fruits from the south.

On the other side, in the Qinzheng Hall——

Emperor Jingwen soon learned the news that his youngest son would not be attending school this year. Hearing this, he just frowned slightly and did not take it to heart.

In his opinion, it is a good thing that his younger son can start school later.

It took him two full years to reach a delicate balance with the Duke of Zhenguo. Under such circumstances, Emperor Jingwen himself did not want this balance to be destroyed.

Also, my youngest son had already shown extraordinary intelligence when he was over two years old. Once he starts school, his development momentum will surely be extremely rapid.

Emperor Jingwen was very conflicted. He hoped that his youngest son would be successful, but at the same time he was worried that he would be too successful.

In his opinion, it was inevitable that his youngest son was extremely gifted. Once he entered the upper study room, he would definitely learn everything. He never considered the second possibility at all.

So Emperor Jingwen decided to take the cold approach. He wanted to see how the Duke of Zhenguo and the Imperial Concubine would react.

Anyway, the Duke of Zhenguo and the Imperial Concubine will always take action.

He could also take this opportunity to test how patient the Duke of Zhenguo was and whether he would really behave himself this time.

If the Duke of Zhenguo is particularly anxious, then...

And so, Emperor Jingwen waited and waited.

When Ye Shuo was three years old, Emperor Jingwen was sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai.

When Ye Shuo was four years old, Emperor Jingwen couldn't help but sigh that the Duke of Zhenguo and the Imperial Concubine were really patient.

When Ye Shuo was five years old, Emperor Jingwen began to frown.

When Ye Shuo was six years old and it was time for school to start in the spring, Emperor Jingwen couldn't help but walk around the Qinzheng Hall twice.

When Ye Shuo was seven years old, Emperor Jingwen would look outside from time to time while reviewing memorials.

Even the young eunuch beside him could clearly feel the emperor's anxiety, not to mention Wang Ziquan who had followed Emperor Jingwen for so many years.

Wang Ziquan served carefully and prayed desperately in his heart, hoping that God would bless him and that it would succeed this year!

Soon, a figure walked in quickly.

The moment he saw that man, Emperor Jingwen put down the imperial pen in his hand.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. Your Majesty, please…"

"Alright, stop wasting time. Just tell me the result. Just tell me, has the Ninth Prince enrolled this year?"

Caught off guard, the young eunuch who came hurriedly froze with a frozen expression, and then tremblingly reported the result of his investigation: "Your Majesty... No, no!" After saying that, he didn't even dare to look up.

The moment he finished speaking, Emperor Jingwen lost control and almost broke the armrest of the chair.

The Ninth Prince is already nine years old this year, what on earth do they want to do!!!