Most of the companions were sons of nobles and high-ranking officials.
The King of Chu holds the power of 100,000 soldiers and is a rare prince with real power. Qu Zhaoxing came to the study as the crown prince of Chu to attend classes, and the emperor personally selected two study companions for him.
One is Chu Lingdong, the second son of Marquis of Yingchuan, and the other is Yi Huan, the eldest son of the Minister of Personnel.
Chu Lingdong is quiet but not cold, Yi Huan is lively but polite. Qu Zhaoxing is quite satisfied with these two study companions. The most important thing is that these two study companions know more about the capital than he does, and they also have connections in the capital.
Qu Zhaoxing stayed in the upper study for three days and found that the Seventh Prince had never been there. Yi Huan whispered, "The Seventh Prince must be sick again. I heard others say that the Seventh Prince is sick for two or three months a year."
"Is the Seventh Prince so weak?" Qu Zhaoxing had heard that the Seventh Prince was frail, but he had never imagined he was this weak. "Is it because he was born prematurely?"
"That's not the case." Yi Huan lowered her voice, "Twins rarely carry to full term. The Seventh Prince and the Fifth Princess are twins, a boy and a girl. They were born together, and the Fifth Princess is in good health."
"Why is the Seventh Prince so weak?"
Yi Huan has already regarded Qu Zhaoxing as a good friend and is very active in sharing gossip with him.
"It is said that the Seventh Prince fell into the water when he was three or four years old. Children are weak by nature, and he almost died. He was rescued later, but his health never recovered."
Qu Zhaoxing covered his mouth, looking shocked, and imitated Yi Huan's actions to speak in a choked voice.
"The princes all lived in the palace when they were young, right? How could they have fallen into the water?"
"That must be a conspiracy within the harem. The Seventh Prince and the Fifth Princess are twins, a boy and a girl. The Emperor has always doted on them, so it's normal for some in the harem to be jealous... Eh?"
As Yi Huan spoke, he glanced upwards and suddenly his eyes widened in shock.
"What's wrong?"
Qu Zhaoxing looked back and saw the bright yellow dragon robe at a glance. She pursed her lips slightly, quickly lowered her head, pretending that she saw nothing, and pressed Yi Huan's head.
Fortunately, they were sitting in the back and there was someone blocking the way in front, so this action was not noticed by the other group.
Yi Huan covered her slightly aching head and mouthed, "Is that the Emperor?"
Qu Zhaoxing nodded, wondering about the deeper meaning of the emperor coming to the study. Was it to see what kind of moral character these princes and sons of vassal states had?
He narrowed his eyes and picked up his pen to copy the book.
Since you want to see it, then take a good look. I wonder what Your Majesty can see.
Outside the upper study, Emperor Jingxi looked at the new faces from front to back, and after looking back and forth several times, he found that there was one person missing from the upper study.
"Is Xiaoqi still not well?" he asked Li Guangde beside him.
"The Seventh Prince has caught a severe cold. The Imperial Physician said it would be best if he could rest for a while."
"...Let the imperial physician check him out again."
Emperor Jingxi shook his head and sighed, "They were twins, a boy and a girl, why is the boy so weak?"
"Which prince is the young man writing at the back of the story?"
Emperor Jingxi looked around at the young men in the room again.
This time, his gaze, as if real, stopped at the young man behind him, sweeping across his jade-white cheek, down along the jawline, and landing on the five fingers holding the pen.
This child looks about 70% similar to him when he was young.
More like him than his sons.
"Your Majesty, that is the Crown Prince of Chu."
"So it's the King of Chu." Emperor Jingxi snorted, "He's so lucky to have such a child."
Emperor Jingxi looked at the Prince of Chu with regret, who looked very much like him when he was young. How could he not be his son?
After Emperor Jingxi left, Qu Zhaoxing looked up thoughtfully. Did he notice him?
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