The emperor was very attentive and asked Yu Zizhen about his well-being. When he felt that he had laid the groundwork, he followed the empress dowager's previous instructions and suggested that Yu Zizhen come to live in the palace.
"...Zizhen, you are still young. Living alone in the palace will inevitably cause your father and mother to worry. It would be better for you to move into the palace and keep company with my princes."
When he said this, Yu Zizhen immediately remembered what the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict had said, "Your Majesty misses the prince very much and longs to drink with him and reminisce about the past. Unfortunately, the prince is stationed in the northern border and has heavy responsibilities, so he has no time to come to the capital. Therefore, Your Majesty sent servants to bring the prince to the capital to comfort Your Majesty's longing for you, his brother of a different surname."
Tell a person who has never met the current emperor of Da Qi that the emperor wants to reminisce with him, that the emperor treats him as a brother of different surnames, and that the emperor misses him deeply.
She told someone, whom both of them knew was a hostage, to move into the palace, otherwise her father would be worried.
Damn it, if she really lived in the palace, the King of Zhenbei would be so worried that he would have trouble sleeping or eating, right?
Hearing these identical, heartless words, Yu Zizhen really wanted to flip the table and refuse to cooperate.
Although she was not an extremely intelligent person, she was not a fool who could be easily fooled by others. The Lu family even acted so insincerely that it was really difficult for her to continue to cooperate with their crude performance.
She glanced at Mr. Jiang, and as she expected, Mr. Jiang directly refused on behalf of the King of Zhenbei. "Your Majesty, please forgive me. Before we came to the capital, the prince had specifically instructed that the prince must live in the palace in the capital."
The emperor had long expected that Yu Zizhen and others would refuse, but he dared not fail to complete the task given to him by the Empress Dowager Dalu.
Anyway, he had said it, and the emperor had no say in the outcome. After all, he was just a puppet emperor, and if the other party disagreed, he didn't have the power to force Yu Zizhen to live in the palace.
He ended the topic very smoothly. "In that case, let Zizhen live in the Zhenbei Palace for the time being. He's young, so if he has any problems, you subordinates should pay more attention to him."
Mr. Jiang's quick and decisive salute should be.
The emperor then said to Yu Zizhen, "Zizhen, if you encounter any difficulties or suffer any grievances, remember to come to the palace and find me. I will take care of it for you."
Yu Zizhen hummed twice, "Okay, thank you, Your Majesty."
The emperor then offered the empress dowager the minimum requirement, "Zizhen is still young, and his studies cannot be delayed. Starting tomorrow, you will go to the Southern Study every day and study with the eldest prince and the others."
The best educational resources in Da Qi were the Imperial College and the Southern Study. The only difference was that the Imperial College was for nobles and officials, while the learned scholars in the Southern Study only needed to teach the princes and their companions.
The emperor compromised, but Mr. Jiang still chose to refuse. He said, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty, but we dare not disturb the eldest prince's rest."
The emperor held to his bottom line. "We're just taking classes together. Besides, the eldest prince doesn't just have Zizhen as his new study partner."
What this means is that my son’s health will not be negatively affected by having a study companion!
Mr. Jiang was about to find another excuse to refuse, but Yu Zizhen said, "I'll do it! I like His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and I want to play with him."
Hearing the words "I'll do it", the emperor, who had completed his task, subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief. Then, when he heard Yu Zizhen say that she liked her son, the emperor almost couldn't control himself and burst into tears in front of Yu Zizhen and Mr. Jiang.
The eldest prince Xiao Yuanjin raised his head quickly when he heard someone say for the first time that he liked him. His little fingers, which had unconsciously clenched the small piece of fabric on his sleeve because of Mr. Jiang's avoidance, slowly loosened their grip because he was too shocked.
Noticing the slight movement from Xiao Yuanjin's side, Yu Zizhen immediately turned his head and gave him a 100% sweet smile.
This is the target person of one of her missions. Of course she has to find ways to get close to him and try to gain his trust.
Mr. Jiang, who was sabotaged by his own family: !!!
He had the urge to overturn the table right then and there, but his reason firmly controlled his impulse.
On the surface, he was in a subordinate position and it was not easy for him to disrespect Yu Zizhen in front of the emperor, so he could only frown and acquiesce in Yu Zizhen's entry into the palace as his study companion.
Of course, he would make such a simple compromise because the Prince of Zhenbei did not insist that Mr. Jiang refuse Yu Zizhen's permission to study with him in the palace.
His order to Mr. Jiang was to strive for it if possible, but not to force it if it was impossible.
After all, it's not time for everyone to fall out yet, and the Zhenbei Palace can't show its vigilance against the Lu family too obviously.
"By the way, Your Majesty, as the Prince of Zhenbei, I should be able to receive a salary, right?"
The emperor nodded subconsciously.
Yu Zizhen clapped his hands, "Then can you have my salary delivered directly to the Zhenbei Palace in the capital?"
"Of course." The emperor could still make the decision on such a small matter. He nodded to Yu Zizhen, then glanced at the little eunuch standing in the corner acting as a background board.
The young eunuch understood and immediately went out to pass on the message.
Mr. Jiang, who had witnessed with his own eyes how Yu Zizhen had snatched away his share of the salary, did not object. Firstly, there was nothing wrong with Yu Zizhen wanting to collect her share of the salary. Even if others wanted to use this as an excuse to accuse her of being unfilial, she would definitely have sufficient reasons to make the other party's accusations become unreasonable in the eyes of the world. Secondly, the Zhenbei Palace did not lack Yu Zizhen's salary, and there was no need for him to expose his high authority in the Zhenbei Palace in front of the emperor for such a small matter.
The purpose of this trip was achieved. Yu Zizhen followed the young eunuch out of the Southern Study, and then together with Yaoguang, they were escorted to Ci'an Palace by two palace maids and two eunuchs.
As for Mr. Jiang, he would stay with the emperor for a while longer and selectively talk to the emperor about the King of Zhenbei and the Zhenbei Army.
On the other side, in Ci'an Palace, Empress Dowager Da Lu, who was waiting for Yu Zizhen to come over, was now feeling helpless as she taught Empress Xiao Lu, who had suddenly come to find her, a lesson.
Little Lu was the niece of Big Lu. In order to consolidate the power of Lu's daughters in the harem, when Big Lu chose the current emperor of Da Qi as her legitimate son, the Lu family selected two girls of appropriate age from the legitimate branches and daughters.
Both girls knew very well that their family had chosen them to be queens. However, unlike Xiao Lu who eventually succeeded in ascending to the throne, the other girl of marriageable age in the Lu family did not think that marrying into the palace was a good thing.
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