Chen Wei told Li Chengtai: "I was accidentally scalded by the hot water. I applied medicine and it's fine now."
Cai Ping was indignant and muttered, "The Queen is really too much. The Queen is bedridden and the master often goes to visit her, but she actually knocked over the medicine bowl and scalded the master!"
Li Chengtai's eyes widened when he heard this.
Did the Queen deliberately burn her mother?
Shen Wei smiled bitterly, glanced at Yang Xuanji not far away, and gently comforted Li Chengtai: "Don't worry, mother is fine."
Li Chengtai lowered his head, feeling angry.
My mother was so tolerant and generous that she went to visit the queen regardless of past grudges. The queen was extremely vicious and even deliberately scalded my mother.
Li Chengtai was very angry, and when he saw his younger brother eating watermelon next to him, he became even angrier. My mother is being bullied by the Queen, but this stinky brother is still eating watermelon!
Eat, eat, eat. Just eat every day!
Li Chengtai snatched the watermelon from Li Chengyou's mouth and asked angrily, "Chengyou, did you memorize the poem that the teacher taught you today?"
Li Chengyou looked up blankly, with red watermelon juice still on the corner of his mouth. He answered in a daze, "No. Sir, you only need to understand the meaning, you don't need to memorize it."
Li Chengtai was speechless.
Silly brother, you have no ambition at all!
There were also many officials in Guangwenguan who were responsible for compiling, writing books and researching policy theories. These people gathered over one after another. It turned out that there was a gathering of civil servants in Guangwenguan today, and they wanted to talk about the past and present with Yang Xuanji.
Chen Wei was not in a position to stay, so she said, "I will take the two children away first. Cai Ping, cut up the remaining half of the watermelon and give it to the adults to enjoy."
All the civil officials bowed and saw him off.
Watermelon is a fruit from the Western Regions that was only introduced to Qing Kingdom in recent decades. It is very rare and can basically only be enjoyed by the royal family and high-ranking officials. The watermelons specially supplied to the royal family are of the highest quality and taste the best.
The half watermelon that Shen Wei gave to the officials of Guangwenguan was also very precious. After Shen Wei left with the two princes, everyone gathered around and carefully shared the watermelon.
On a hot summer day, a bite of crisp fruit will make you feel relaxed all over.
"The Empress Chen is very generous. Every time she comes to Guangwen Hall to pick up the two little princes, she will send some food. We should also take advantage of it."
"My wife is seriously ill and needs a rare medicinal herb. The Empress Chen happened to have it, so she sent someone to deliver it. My wife praises the Empress Chen's kindness every day."
"I was outside just now and heard that the Queen burned the Concubine Chen's hand?"
"Alas, the Concubine Chen has the virtues of a concubine, and the Queen is really... Recently, those treacherous ministers who are vassals of the Tantai family have submitted memorials to criticize the Concubine Chen for her immorality. They are really talking nonsense."
"Keep your voice down and don't make irresponsible remarks."
The civil officials ate watermelon and talked about it.
Yang Xuanji put down the ancient book in his hand, stroked his beard, and his cloudy old eyes showed doubt: "I have resigned from office for a long time and no longer care about government affairs. I heard your discussion today. Is there anyone in the court attacking the Concubine Chen?"
Yang Xuanji was highly respected and had many students all over the world. Many of the civil officials present here were his students.
As soon as Yang Xuanji asked the question, someone immediately answered: "Teacher, you don't know that since the Queen became seriously ill, the Tantai family has always been targeting the Concubine Chen and General Shen. A few days ago, that old man Li Guangzhong joined forces with a dozen ministers to report to the emperor, criticizing the Concubine Chen for seducing the emperor."
"Isn't this just a lie? Concubine Chen carefully took care of the sick queen in the palace, managed the harem in an orderly manner, and was considerate of the officials' families, taking care of the orphans in Anguo Temple for Princess Zhaoyang. She is a rare virtuous concubine."
After returning to the palace, Concubine Chen treated people kindly, observed the virtues of a concubine, and never did anything out of line.
Her brother is still stationed in Liangzhou, protecting the peace of Daqing. However, there are people in the court who dislike the Shen family and deliberately target them, which is really sad.
Yang Xuanji frowned: "What does the emperor say?"
A courtier shrugged and said, "The emperor reprimanded those ten people and demoted most of them. The Tantai family no longer dared to speak nonsense and stopped their activities."
Yang Xuanji clenched his hands around the ancient book and smiled with satisfaction: "Your Majesty is wise."
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Shen Wei left Guangwen Hall with her two children. Her hands were not burned, and she wrapped them with a layer of cotton cloth purely to show them to the gossipy officials in Guangwenguan.
The sun was hot in the afternoon and the floor was scorching hot.
The sedan chair that was to pick up the concubine had not arrived yet.
Shen Wei took the two children and waited in the shade. Li Chengyou touched his forehead and shouted, "Mother, I am sweating from the heat."
Shen Wei half squatted down and took out a handkerchief: “Come, let your mother wipe it for you.”
Li Chengyou raised his little head obediently, put his sweaty forehead closer, and his big black eyes sparkled.
Li Chengtai saw it and silently moved closer. He also wanted to wipe his mother's sweat.
Shen Wei smiled and wiped the sweat off her two sons carefully. Li Chengyou ate more, became fatter and stronger, and often ran under the sun, causing his chubby face to be tanned. Li Chengtai is a little thinner, with a strong body, and his palm-sized face reveals a bit of the maturity of an older brother.
Li Chengtai raised his eyelids and saw the white cotton cloth wrapped in Shen Wei's right hand. He took the handkerchief handed to him by Shen Wei and said, "Mother's hand is still injured. I will wipe the sweat myself."
Li Chengyou was stunned for a moment, and took another handkerchief from Shen Wei: “Then the child also wipes his sweat by himself.”
Li Chengyou wiped sweat as if he was washing his face. His two chubby hands held the embroidered handkerchief and wiped it randomly on his dark face.
"Who's there?" Caiping suddenly shouted, looking vigilantly at the stone lions at the entrance of Guangwenguan.
Shen Wei looked up in confusion.
Behind the stone lion, a thin figure slowly appeared. Li Chengzhen's thin figure appeared.
Shen Wei was quite surprised. After not seeing Li Chengzhen for a while, he seemed to have become thinner. His face was sallow, with dark circles under his eyes, and he looked lifeless, probably because he had stayed up too late.
"Second brother?" Li Chengyou was puzzled. "You should be in the Imperial College today, why are you here?"
When the princes reached a certain age, they would go to the Imperial College and Anguo Temple to study. Lee Seung-woo and Lee Seung-tae are still young and are currently receiving elementary education. They will not go to the Imperial College until two or three years later.
Today is not a day off, Li Chengzhen should be studying at the Imperial College, not hiding at the door of Guangwenguan.
Li Chengzhen pursed her lips: "It's none of your business."
Li Chengyou's eyes lit up and he grumbled, "You are skipping classes. If the emperor knew, he would definitely be angry."
Li Chengzhen let out a long sigh and did not answer. The weather was hot and the Imperial College was stuffy. Li Chengzhen was upset and slipped back to the palace to run around.
I was walking aimlessly and somehow ended up at Guangwenguan.
At the gate of Guangwenguan, Li Chengzhen also saw Concubine Chen and his two younger brothers. The Concubine Chen had a loving face as she wiped the child's sweat gently and delicately. That warm and beautiful scene deeply hurt Li Chengzhen's eyes.
A long time ago, the queen was also a good mother, gently wiping the sweat off him and his brother. Later, his brother was forced to die suddenly, and he also fell into an endless abyss...
At this time, two palace maids came running over from the palace road, their heads covered in sweat: "Your Highness, why are you here? The Master is still waiting for you!"
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