In the evening, in order to reward Concubine Chen and Concubine Mei, Gu Yinwei specially prepared a banquet to invite them to dinner. Concubine Xi came with the eldest prince to accompany them.
During the meal, Concubine Xi accidentally knocked over the teacup in front of her because she was taking care of her child. Concubine Chen caught the cup quickly. Concubine Mei grabbed the rag from the maid's tray and threw it to Concubine Chen. Concubine Chen caught it quickly and then quickly wiped the water stains on the table. The two of them cooperated closely and moved quickly. Before Concubine Xi could react, the matter had been properly handled.
Xiaoyu was worried that the scalding tea would spill on the eldest prince's face, and she hurriedly called for the palace maid to come forward for help. However, the palace maid did not come, and the two masters solved the problem themselves.
However, what surprised her even more was yet to come. Concubine Chen actually picked up the teapot and poured another cup of tea herself, and then naturally poured a cup for Concubine Xi as well.
The ladies in the harem were treated like royalty and had everything provided for them. Even small things like closing windows were done by verbal orders and assigned to the palace maids. They never poured their own tea or picked up their own food.
Concubine Xi became more and more curious about what was taught in the Three Concubines Academy, and why the two concubines Mei and Chen, who were incompatible in the past, were so harmonious, and their words and deeds were becoming more and more like those of the Empress Dowager.
"Thank you, Sister Chen Fei."
"You're welcome, Xiaoyu. You hold the eldest prince. Concubine Xi, you eat first."
"I'm afraid that's not possible. The eldest prince can't leave me."
Concubine Chen said, "You've been holding him all this time. Aren't your hands sore? I see your wrists are shaking."
"I have no choice. If I don't hold the eldest prince, he will cry."
Mei Fei said: "Let him cry, the child will laugh, appropriate crying can exercise the heart and lung function."
Concubine Chen said, "I agree with this."
Since the eldest prince was born, Concubine Xi has been holding him all the time. Her hands are already exhausted, but she hesitates and holds the child tightly.
Concubine Mei stepped forward to take the eldest prince, and the eldest prince began to cry.
Mei Fei patted him gently, and the eldest prince's crying became louder and louder. Xi Fei stepped forward and said, "The eldest prince is shy, let me hold him."
Chen Mei said angrily, "Why hold him? Eat first. If you don't eat enough yourself, how can you have the energy to take care of the eldest prince? The eldest prince is only one year old now. He will be ten or twenty in the future. Are you going to hold him every day? Let him cry, but that child won't cry."
Concubine Mei hummed a lullaby and then put the eldest prince into the cradle, and the eldest prince fell asleep quietly.
"Look, the eldest prince is asleep. You can relax a little. Children are born to play with, not to be spoiled."
Concubine Xi did not understand the meaning of this sentence at that time. It was not until the eldest prince was three years old that Concubine Xi lifted the eldest prince's feet and taught him martial arts. The eldest prince laughed and cackled like a chick.
Concubine Xi spoiled the child herself and was afraid that he would get hurt, so the eldest prince was particularly fragile before he was three years old. Later, all the concubines in the palace came to play with the eldest prince. The eldest prince ran and jumped, ate a lot, and gradually grew up.
Today I will be watching Concubine Chen and doing the abacus, tomorrow I will be practicing martial arts with Concubine Mei, and the day after tomorrow I will be swinging on the swing with Concubine Zhen.
When Concubine Xi had some free time, she would sit alone in the garden and eat Eight Treasures Lei Cha. She liked to add various seasonings to the tea, such as minced garlic, scallion oil, etc.
The eldest prince opened his mouth and shouted, indicating that he wanted to eat too.
Concubine Xi took out a small spoon to feed her. Concubine Mei and Concubine Chen happened to see her. Concubine Chen said, "Concubine Xi, don't be silly."
Concubine Xi thought that Concubine Chen would blame her for feeding tea to the eldest prince, but unexpectedly, Concubine Chen changed the subject.
"If you have enough to eat yourself, then you feed him."
"This little tea of yours is not enough for you. If you give it to him, he will compete with you for food in the future."
After saying that, Concubine Chen used a spoon to dip some minced garlic and fed it to the eldest prince. The eldest prince waved his hands because it was so spicy.
"No, no."
The eldest prince shook his head because of the spicy taste, and then ran away to play.
Concubine Chen Mei followed closely behind him, "Be more careful next time and don't feed the eldest prince everything."
Concubine Xi nodded.
"Mrs. Mei, Mrs. Xi, come and chase me."
Concubine Xi and Concubine Mei ran after the eldest prince. Concubine Xi murmured to herself, "Some children, while being raised, have their sisters snatched away."
The laughter faded from her ears as Concubine Xi slowly stood up and walked towards the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
The puppetry on the emperor has been lifted, and he seems to be fine at the moment, but he knows that his legs are becoming increasingly numb.
For example, when he was going down the stairs, he instinctively wanted to lift his legs, but found that he had no strength in his feet. He could only take one step instead of ten steps normally.
Shuangxi patiently walked with the emperor. The emperor became more and more discouraged and stretched out his hands to hit his legs.
"Waste, waste!"
As soon as Concubine Xi arrived, she saw the emperor hitting himself in anger, and hurried forward to hold his hand.
"Your Majesty, you must cheer up. You are the ruler of all people."
"My dear, my legs feel like they're filled with clamps and I can't walk."
"Your Majesty, from now on I will come and walk with you every day. I have brought you new shoes. Let's wear the new shoes and walk the new path. At worst, we can just learn to walk all over again. The eldest prince couldn't walk before, but now he can not only run but also jump. Your Majesty will definitely recover too."
"Both the Imperial Physician and the Empress Dowager have said that the Emperor's legs are fine. What he needs to overcome right now is his own inner demons. He should just throw away the crutches."
"My dear, I can't walk without a cane."
"I will support the emperor. I am willing to be his crutch."
Concubine Xi kept her word and came to walk with the emperor every day without fail, regardless of the cold or heat, wind or rain.
She came from the rain and went to the wind, and the emperor regained his confidence because of her encouragement.
The floor of the Qianqing Palace was covered with a thick mattress and the walls were also padded, so even if you fell you would not get hurt. At first, Zhu Dunyi often fell, but later his calves became stronger and stronger, and he could stand steadily for an hour.
Concubine Xi then deliberately restrained her own strength and tried to let the emperor move forward on his own.
One day, Concubine Xi was standing on a bench, reaching for a book from the bookshelf, when she accidentally fell. At the time, the eunuchs and maids in the Qianqing Palace were changing shifts, and no one was looking after her. Zhu Dunyi was worried that Concubine Xi would fall, and he was extremely anxious. He rushed forward and caught Concubine Xi. Concubine Xi fell into the emperor's arms without warning. Zhu Dunyi asked, "My beloved concubine, are you okay?"
Concubine Xi was overjoyed: "Your Majesty, your legs are fine."
"I was so worried about you just now. I don't know where a force came from. I unexpectedly ran over and caught you. My beloved, you must not run so high next time. If you fall, I will be worried. The eldest prince is still young, and I don't want to see you get hurt."
The two of them talked to each other for a long time.
The palace maids in the Qianqing Palace all found it incredible that the emperor's illness recovered so quickly under Concubine Xi's care. It was really unbelievable.
The eldest prince jumped up and down, clamoring for Concubine Xi to hold him. The emperor kicked the eldest prince away and said, "Go aside, you bastard! I have something to say to Concubine Xi."
Concubine Xi and the emperor were playing chess and drinking tea. The eldest prince fell down and no one paid any attention to him.
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