Chapter 278 Brothers' Quarrel
"Okay." Pei Tingyue agreed.
After a short rest, she took the two of them to Wenhua Hall.
At the palace gate, I saw Nanny Meng, who was leading the third prince towards here.
Seeing her, Madam Meng bowed and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty."
The Third Prince also bowed and said, "Your son greets Her Majesty."
Pei Tingyue waived the formalities and after a brief conversation and instructions, the three children went in together.
Xie Xun was very excited, waving his hands as he walked, "Third Prince, I heard that you will have two new reading companions today. I am so looking forward to it."
Xiao Si also looked at the Third Prince, "I heard he's older than us."
The Third Prince, however, pursed his lips shyly and said, "Well... I'm looking forward to it too."
The three of them started talking and laughing.
Pei Tingyue watched them go in and then went to another hall.
The sound of reading aloud can be heard from here.
The eldest prince and the second prince were both very serious, and they were all reading aloud along with several reading companions.
Pei Tingyue stood at the window and watched for a while, then went to the lecturer's room.
It was not the eldest brother of the Pei family's turn to be on duty today. Perhaps it was still early, and there was only a handsome young man in the room.
Pei Tingyue looked him over and after confirming that she didn't know him, she asked, "What's the name of this lecturer?"
The handsome young man raised his eyes suddenly when he heard the voice, and was stunned for a moment when he saw the stunning beauty dressed as a concubine.
After he came to his senses, he quickly stood up and stood there, feeling awkward and not knowing what to do.
Yun Shushi reminded: "Our queen is Consort Chen."
The lecturer then understood that the woman in front of him was actually the most favored imperial concubine in the six palaces.
He lowered his eyes, not daring to look around, and saluted stiffly, "Your humble servant Nanheng greets the Imperial Concubine."
Pei Tingyue sat on the couch next to him and smiled slightly: "Minister Nan, don't be nervous. I came here just to ask some questions."
"Yes." Minister Nan agreed, his head still hung low.
After a brief questioning, I learned that this Southern Lecturer was recently transferred to the Wenhua Palace to teach the national history to the First and Second Princes. He was also a classmate of Pei Zhimian, and he was the third place in the exam.
Pei Tingyue smiled. This handsome face was worthy of the title of Tanhua.
After understanding the basic situation, Pei Tingyue went straight to the point, "How are the two princes doing with their studies recently?"
Mentioning this, Minister Nan spoke without stuttering, "Your Highnesses are both extremely intelligent. Every day in class, they rush to answer questions. They complete all the assignments I assign diligently, and even exceed the target."
Pei Tingyue seemed to be thinking about something after hearing this.
Are you rushing to answer questions and completing your homework in excess?
After a pause, she asked, "Has Minister Nan noticed the relationship between the two princes?"
The Southern Minister replied, "I, too, have been puzzled by this question. In the half month since I began teaching, the First Prince has only spoken to the two attendants after class. Apart from that, he hasn't said much. The Second Prince is the same. There seems to be a sense of distance between the two Princes."
Pei Tingyue had guessed it when he heard those things before, and now it is completely confirmed.
She came today just to confirm the relationship between the two brothers.
Previously, the eldest prince and the second prince seemed to be on good terms, but in the end, they were instigated by the Li family.
The eldest prince was very insightful. After being instigated by Li, he was able to confess to her that he felt that she had nothing to do with the death of Concubine Shunzhen.
But the second prince was different. His mother, Concubine Xie, was the murderer of Concubine Shunzhen.
Even though the second prince was innocent, the eldest prince still felt wronged and resentful, and the friendship between the brothers was naturally broken.
Pei Tingyue wanted to do something.
But after much thought, she could only sigh helplessly.
It's useless.
When it comes to hatred for one's mother, it cannot be resolved with just a few words.
This is the only way things will go between the eldest prince and the second prince. They can never go back to the way they were before.
I hope that we won’t end up fighting against each other in the future.
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Wenhua Hall.
After Nan Shijiang finished his last class and assigned homework, school was dismissed.
Because of this lesson, the second prince rushed to answer several times. When he was packing up his things, he frequently looked at the eldest prince, as if to provoke him.
The eldest prince had no emotion on his face. He packed up his things and left the hall without even looking at him.
After everyone left, the second prince swept the things on the table and his eyes turned red with anger.
For some reason, his royal brother had become increasingly cold towards him these days, even to the point of ignoring him.
He was very flustered at first.
Thinking that he had done something wrong and upset his brother, he apologized and said everything he could.
But the emperor still ignored him.
The second prince was angry and wanted his elder brother to experience the same emotion as him, so he compared himself with his elder brother in every way.
At first, the emperor would have mood swings and look very unhappy, but gradually, this method no longer worked.
To this day, despite his excessive response, his royal brother remained indifferent.
The second prince was extremely frustrated.
He didn't know how he and his brother had come to this point.
The Second Prince wiped his face helplessly and walked out listlessly. He did not return to the Prince's Residence, but went to Yichun Palace instead.
He had promised his mother that he would have dinner with her today.
The dishes on the table today are very rich, with good color, aroma and taste.
The second prince didn't use much.
Xie Xiuyi looked at him like this and knew what was going on, but she didn't try to persuade him to use more.
After dinner, the mother and son sat in the warm room and chatted.
Xie Xiuyi asked casually, "Yuchuan, are you in a bad mood tonight?"
The Second Prince shook his head and denied it, saying, "No, mother, don't think too much about it."
Xie Xiuyi snorted, and a look of understanding appeared on her cold and gentle face. "It's because of your royal brother that you're in a bad mood."
But it was an affirmative tone.
The second prince suddenly raised his eyes.
Xie Xiuyi sighed, "No one knows a child better than his mother. Although I am not your biological mother, I have raised and loved you for so many years, so I can be considered half a mother. What you are thinking, mother will naturally know."
The Second Prince hesitated for a moment, but finally expressed his confusion, "Mother, I don't understand why my brother has suddenly changed. Not only does he have an eccentric personality, but he's also extremely distant from me."
Xie Xiuyi said quietly, "You don't understand, but I do."
During the greeting on March 15th, Concubine Chen subtly criticized Li, and the usually silent Wen Zhaoyuan also spoke. At that moment, she knew what the idiot Li had done.
It's nothing but sowing discord.
The only thing that could be used by the Li family as an article to sow discord was the incident that year.
Xie Xiuyi looked at the seated Second Prince, took a deep breath, and a solemn expression appeared between her brows. "Do you want to know why your brother's temperament has changed so drastically?"
Seeing her expression, the Second Prince straightened his back even more. For some reason, his eyelids kept twitching. He finally asked, "...Why?"
Xie Xiuyi's voice was low and slow. She said, "Yuchuan, there are some things you should know."
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