Chapter 50
Xuanyi Fu explained everything to Banban and then went in with Xu Lingguan. The atmosphere was a bit strange at first and Xuanyi Fu did not try to sugarcoat it as if nothing had happened. After all, he was a few years older than these elementary school students and was still very mature!
"Are you still feeling restrained?" Xu Fu joked, looking at Zhong Ziqin who was still a little scared after wiping his tears, and said with a smile: "Everyone is tired from reciting poems, reading articles and painting today, why don't we play spinning tops and skipping rope outside?"
Although the weather was a bit cold, it was boring to stay in the hall, and everyone had just been scared and crying, so it would be better to go outside and run around and have fun, which would be more refreshing.
Naturally, everyone responded.
The eunuchs brought many spinning tops. The spinning tops in the palace were very delicately made, made of wood covered with iron or copper. If the palace was richer, they were even made of ivory.
Anyway, there are quite a few gyroscopes in the prince's treasury, which must be the wealth accumulated by the "successive princes".
Now everyone is blessed.
At first, Duoyufu asked who should go first. Liu Qiang wanted to say "I will go", but Duoyufu glared back at him, saying that he was just trying to coax other students to come first! Liu Qiang: pouted.
Forget it, he doesn’t want it. He just smoked for a long time.
Li Ang understood, and took Zhong Ziming's hand and said, "Let's go up and give them a beating."
"I'll come too." Li Ze also responded.
So they started playing, but there were so many people that the spinning top became boring after a while and they could only watch. Fortunately, the chief steward of the Eastern Palace soon appeared with a hemp rope in his hand.
Xuanyuefu clapped his hands and said, "Okay, now we have the rope. Let's play with this. This is fun and everyone can jump up." It was better than most of the other people who just stood there and watched in the cold wind.
In addition to finding the hemp rope, General Manager Wang also called two Jinwuwei guards to shake the rope. The Jinwu guards were tall and strong, and they stood at both ends to shake the rope high and evenly. Xuan Duofu was happy to see this, and he explained the rules to his classmates.
Talked a lot.
Xuanyun Fu didn't care whether he understood or not, "I'll go in and show you how to do it." He then told the two guards, "Just do it at the same speed, evenly, don't be afraid."
The hemp rope and the stone slab made a constant banging sound.
Xuan Fu found the right rhythm and started jumping right in. He was agile and did three jumps in a row. Then he left and said to the elementary school students who were watching the fun, "Okay, line up now. I'll be the first, and everyone will follow me. The brave ones will stand in the front. Don't cry if you get hit by the rope."
"Then I'll do it!" The tall Liu Qiang responded, and then said, "You're crying when you get hit by a small rope? Who are you looking down on?"
Manyu Fu said: "Then you come, you come first, we will start the train and let Liu Qiang take the lead."
"What do you mean by driving a train?" Liu Qiang didn't understand, but he could tell that the fat boy was setting a trap for him.
Xuanyuefu said with a smile: "There are so many people in our class, at least ten people can stand on this rope. You will be the first one, and you have to keep jumping until the rope is full. When the last one comes in, everyone will count for us until the rope breaks, and then we will see which team has jumped the most."
"If any team jumps more, I will reward them!"
Everyone suddenly became lively.
After hearing this, Liu Qiang said, "How difficult is this? It's just jumping and jumping. I'll go in and try a few first."
He didn't find the rhythm at all, and when he ran in, he was hit by the rope, and then he broke down and had to start over.
Liu Qiang was beaten three times before he learned to find his rhythm.
Manyu Fu laughed loudly. Liu Qiang was not annoyed by the laughter and said, "I learned it! Come on, come on!"
This really aroused their fighting spirit. Some students did not go to line up and watched how Liu Qiang entered. They practiced secretly in their hearts. When the rope was about to fall to the ground, they quickly ran in and jumped twice, then ran out quickly.
Everyone tried the "dumpling-like" game first, and went through it together. Someone succeeded at once for the first time, and many people shouted "good". The excited little classmates were so happy that they messed up the rhythm after dancing twice in a row. They didn't cry out in pain when they were hit, but went out to queue up for the next time.
The second time it went much smoother, with almost no stumbling, and everyone had learned how to play.
Liu Qiang couldn't wait, "When will Your Highness start the train?"
This train has no fire or car, but a rope. Why is it called this? But Liu Qiang was in a playful mood and didn't bother to ask. As long as it was fun, it was fine.
Xuanyu Fu said, "Let's try it now." He turned around and said to the students queuing behind him, "Count, ten people in a team." He pulled his little deskmate to stand in front of him.
Thinking of Xu Lingguan, he looked up and looked around, and found that Xu Lingguan, Zhong Ziming and Zhong Ziqin were standing together, with other classmates next to them. They all had smiles on their faces and were talking about something, probably about how to jump rope or something like that. Everyone had a happy look on their faces, without any unhappiness or grudges from before.
Xuanyunfu didn't ask Xu Lingguan to come to him.
Now my classmates are still young. They are born into wealth and know the difference in their status, but they are not yet to the point of sticking to the rules, being stubbornly conservative and decadent. When they play, they just say: You are good at skipping rope, you jump a lot, teach me how you got in.
Liu Qiang had already entered and was beating his chest. The second one was Yan Huaijin. The two of them kept beating their chests. Liu Qiang shouted, "Whose number is it?"
"Here comes the third one!" Manyu Fu hurried in and shouted, "Who's the fourth one, please follow me."
Classmate: “Here we come.”
By the sixth one—
"I can't stand."
"Liu Qiang, jump forward."
"How do I jump forward?"
"Don't jump and land on your feet like a zombie. Can't you be a little lighter and jump while walking?" Xuan Fu explained.
Liu Qiang's zombie steps: "I was afraid I would break my leg, why didn't you tell me earlier!"
The short guy Yan Huaijin, who was in the middle, blushed: "You two stop bickering, I can't hold on any longer."
"Liu Qiang, you zombie, jump forward!" Xuanyun Fu could hardly hold on any longer.
In the end, only eight students entered the prince's team, and one of them failed. Liu Qian was sweating profusely, but he became more and more courageous and said, "Teach me how to jump first."
"Someone just jumped over, but you didn't see it." Xuanyu Fu gestured, panting, and waved his hand, saying, "The second team, let's take a break first. I think only eight people can stand in a team."
Someone said, "What if there are ten of them?"
Manyu Fu looked over and said, "If there are ten of them standing there, it means your team is pretty strong."
The others were all ready to go, exchanging glances with their teammates.
Liu Qiang said at the side: "We can't admit defeat either. Let's review it."
"Those who are not physically fit should go last," said Wang Yuansun.
Liu Qiang: "Yes! Why didn't I think of that?"
Xuanyuefu: ...I was called, ahem. "Well, Yan Jinjin and I will follow you at the rear."
"Okay." Liu Qiang agreed very quickly. He didn't care about Xuanyuefu's status as the crown prince. He was now "bloodthirsty" and just wanted to win.
The second team started jumping and only scored seven.
Liu Qiang laughed out loud, "Not as good as us."
"Liu Qiang, don't be too happy too soon. Just wait."
"Just wait." Liu Qiang took over the challenge and turned to ask, "What was the name of that classmate just now?"
Wang Yuansun: "Ji Huai'en."
Liu Qiang shouted: "Ji Huai'en, wait."
Xuanyifu: ...really, elementary school students, bickering.
The third team was obviously smarter and more experienced. Those with better physical strength stood in the front. Xu Lingguan took the lead. He also learned to use his legs flexibly to move forward. Everyone started counting heads, and in the end there were really ten people standing there. It took more than ten jumps before it broke.
Everyone watching: Wow!
Liu Qiang's eyes turned red with envy.
This guy is going to put pressure on him.
Sure enough, Liu Qiang started to act as the captain and arranged for ten people to enter this time, but they still failed the challenge. In the end, if it weren't for the dark sky and the palace gates were about to be locked, Liu Qiang would not have given up and would have dragged the fat boy to practice more.
Xuanyuefu: I'll give you a hemp rope and you can take it home and do solo jumping.
Let go of Guwuwuwu.
After playing for more than an hour, everyone felt a little unsatisfied, as if the fun was at its peak and then it ended. Manyu Fu was a little smug. You see, you should just have fun. In the morning, you were rowing, writing, and painting, but you weren't laughing as loudly and brightly as you are now.
Why are you elementary school students pretending to be adults?
The banquet in His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's palace was very lively, and when the guests were seen off, there were gifts. Each person received a box of snacks produced by the imperial cuisine in the palace, and the first team of ten people who successfully jumped would receive a set of the best ink sticks.
atmosphere.
The Zhong brothers were overjoyed. Zhong Ziqin also found Xu Lingguan, opened the box and found six ink sticks in total. He stuffed three into Xu Lingguan's pockets. Xu Lingguan was caught off guard and stood there without saying a word.
Zhong Ziqin thought about it, but couldn't bear to part with it, so he took another one from Xu Lingguan's arms. He was happy now, and said, "I'll give you two to apologize. I can't bear to give you three. I'll show it to my father later."
"Don't say no, just take it, this young master is giving it to you."
"Actually, I didn't say that to look down on you." Although he looked down on Xu Lingguan at first, he was a little jealous that the prince took an actor bought by the prince with him wherever he went.
Of course it's gone now. Your Highness is right, and Xu Lingguan is very good at skipping rope. He is so thin that he can jump for a long time at the forefront.
"What I meant at the time was that His Highness values you and asked other students to stop talking nonsense, but it ended up being misunderstood."
Xu Lingguan held two ink sticks in his hands, smiled and said, "Thank you, I didn't take our quarrel today to heart."
"Haha that's good. I'm leaving now. Do you want me to see you off?"
"No need. Young Master Liu and I will go back together."
The two said goodbye in a few words and went their separate ways. Zhong Ziming was waiting for his cousin in the distance. When he saw him coming, he asked, "Is it settled?"
"Yes."
"That's fine." Zhong Ziming nodded, and then reflected: "We two brothers should restrain our words in the future. Li Ang also helped us a lot today. After all, we are a family."
Zhong Ziqin: "Yes, it's my fault. When you told me that I had good intentions, they misunderstood me. Fortunately, there was no trouble today, and His Highness was magnanimous and didn't punish us."
"Don't dare tell it when you go back." Zhong Ziming said.
Zhong Ziqin said, "How dare I tell you? Your Highness has said that it cannot be spread." He added, "Originally, I thought that this would ruin Your Highness's mood, but I didn't expect that the afternoon would be more fun."
"Liu Qiang threatened me before he left. Hahaha, today our team is the first to jump to a ten-man team."
…
When the classmates went out, they were all talking about skipping rope in groups of three or four. Those who didn't win also had gifts in their hands. They were carrying beautiful food boxes with three layers of snacks made from imperial cuisine. They were delicious. Today was a really enjoyable day and we left happily.
As expected, the closer the mansions were, the faster they got home, like Zhong Ziming and Zhong Ziqin - the Yongcheng Marquis's mansion and the Zhongyi Marquis's mansion occupied the same street and were next to each other. When the two got off the carriage, the doorman saw that one of the carriages from his own mansion had already arrived, with one person delivering the message that the young master had returned and the other to greet him.
The two brothers entered their respective homes, and before they reached the backyard, they arrived at the front courtyard, where the two uncles could not wait to come out - because they had beaten their sons before, the beaten Zhong Ziming and Zhong Ziqin screamed and told all the crimes they had "offended" Xuan Fu in the past.
Because their fathers beat them severely, they did not dare to hide it.
Therefore, both uncles knew that their son had secretly said bad things about Xuanfu in the past, and they almost quarreled with him. However, the son said: I only said it behind Xuanfu's back and didn't dare to say it in front of him.
…
In short, today when the two of them went to the Prince's palace banquet, the fathers of the two families had their own concerns. To sum it up: they were afraid that their children would offend the Prince, and they were also afraid that if they didn't go, they would miss the opportunity to curry favor with the Prince.
Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you had a long-term vision when you opened the Chongming Palace, which caught them off guard and led to the gift of a fool like your own son. If you had known earlier, you would have definitely worked hard to educate your child.
Now, when the two uncles saw that the child was safe and sound and happy, they first breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he had not caused any trouble. Zhong Ziqin was afraid of letting the cat out of the bag, so he took the initiative to pass on the ink box and snacks, saying, "Father, His Highness gave me an ink stick today."
When Bo Zhongyi heard this, he was very surprised. Not only did his son not cause any trouble, but he also got a reward?
"What's going on? Really? Let me see."
Zhong Ziqin was so proud, "Really? After lunch, His Highness asked us to jump rope for fun. My cousin and I jumped very well and won first place. His Highness rewarded us with ink sticks." Seeing his father open the ink stick box, he was afraid that his father would ask more questions, so he hurriedly said what he had prepared all the way, "There are six in total, and I'm giving two to my friends who helped me."
"If you've given it, then give it. Be generous." Earl Zhongyi thought it was a gift to some young master of Chongming Palace, so he didn't care. He was very pleased and sighed: "My son has grown up a lot and has become sensible."
Not only did he receive a reward from His Highness, he also knew how to make good friends.
It turned out that the beating was not in vain, he became sensible after that.
"Take the snacks at the back and go to your mother's yard to let her have a taste," said Uncle Zhongyi.
A box of snacks is not something that the Tang Bo Mansion would be so careless about. However, His Highness can reward his son with snacks, which shows that His Highness the Crown Prince has no grudges against Qin'er and is very close to him. If His Highness becomes the new emperor and they are members of the royal family, Qin'er will still have such a friendship -
There is finally some light at the end of the tunnel for the future of the Marquis Zhongyi’s Mansion.
Earl Zhongyi was pleased.
The situation was similar at the Yongcheng Marquis's mansion next door. Zhong Ziming was sitting in the main hall of his parents' courtyard and answering the conversation. He finished talking about today's fun - he wrote poems, painted, and went boating on the lake in the morning, had lunch, and played in the afternoon. He won first place and was praised and rewarded by the prince.
Naturally, Uncle Yongcheng and his wife praised their son for his abilities again and again.
"Father and mother, cousin Li Ang also helped a lot this time. He is trusted and close to the prince, and he helped me and Ziqin several times."
Upon hearing this, Lady Yongcheng immediately smiled and said, "We are a family. The weather has been cold recently. I wonder how your aunt is doing? I remember there is some high-quality ginseng in the mansion. I'll send some over."
"It's up to you." Uncle Yongcheng said with a smile.
For others who lived far away, lanterns were hung in front of the mansion after dark. The servants in the mansion were worried and ran to the entrance of the alley to greet them. When they saw the master's car coming back, they quickly sent someone to notify the backyard of the mansion. The maids and old women notified each level layer by layer, and the female family members who had been waiting for a day were finally relieved.
"Amitabha is finally back."
"Mother, Huai'en is just going to the palace for a banquet, don't worry too much." Lord Ji comforted his old mother.
Madam Ji said, "Don't talk about me. You are the same. You can't sit still as soon as you come back from the government office."
"Mother, I feel embarrassed when you say that." Lord Ji acted like a shy child.
Sure enough, this made Mrs. Ji laugh twice.
The atmosphere in the hall was better. The old lady asked the old lady who was serving beside her where Huai En was. The old lady went out to the yard to greet the master in person.
Ji Huai'en was twelve years old. His father was a fourth-rank official. He was different from Zhou Quan's father, Lord Zhou. Lord Zhou's ancestors were once prominent, but they fell into poverty. Lord Zhou passed the imperial examination and won a good reputation. Lord Ji was really born in a poor family. He was smooth and worldly-wise. He climbed to the fourth rank after ten years of official service.
Four years ago, when His Majesty was about to open the Chongming Hall, Lord Zhou was the first to step forward and say that he had a son who was just the right age to enter the hall, and he knelt down to thank His Majesty for his grace.
At that time, other ministers would have argued with reason - because it was rumored that the emperor used the child to threaten his ministers.
Lord Ji did not dare to be the first to speak out, and he also admired Lord Zhou for being the first. However, he could not follow Lord Zhou's path of being a lone minister. Although both families were not from high-class families, Lord Zhou's ancestors were prominent and had a good reputation in his hometown, the Zhou family, while he did not.
Sending the eldest son into the palace was a natural thing to do, as the emperor's will could not be violated. Lord Ji came out to speak at about the same time, without being conspicuous or showing his head.
The Ji Mansion is a bit far away.
Ji Huai'en walked in and heard the old lady say that his father and mother were in his grandmother's yard. He then went in to kowtow and greet her. Before his knees even touched the ground, Madam Ji waved for her grandson to sit next to her and said, "You've worked hard all day today. Is everything okay?"
The old mother was holding a food box with a new pattern in her hand, which was not from their Ji Mansion.
The old lady saw it with her sharp eyes and felt a little relieved.
Sure enough, the grandson said, "Grandma, father, mother, everything is fine when I entered the palace today. His Highness is kind and kind. In the morning, we went boating, painted, and recited poems. After lunch, His Highness asked us to play outside..."
Ji Huai'en knew that his family had been worried about him all day, so he tried every way to coax his grandmother and mother, telling them how fun the day was, especially skipping rope. He jumped well as soon as he came in, and the prince applauded him and talked about how great he was... He also talked about the others, who made trouble when they were in a team, and what funny things happened.
He talked and made everyone laugh. The grandmother said, "...my grandson had a lot of fun today. He jumped and got praised by His Highness."
"Not only did I get praise from His Highness, but I also got snacks from the palace." Ji Huai'en said.
The old mother then brought the box of dim sum forward and coaxed the old lady with auspicious words. The hall was bustling with activity. The old lady opened the box herself. There were three layers of dim sum in total. Each layer looked like she made at home, different from those sold outside, and so exquisite and beautiful.
The old lady tasted a piece and stopped eating, saying that she was old and didn't like it. She also said that she would leave some for Huai En and give the rest to the second sister and the youngest sister.
Ji Huai'en immediately said that he had eaten a lot today, so he didn't need it...
After the excitement was over and it was getting dark, Master Ji was going back to the courtyard. He called his eldest son over and asked him how he was doing today. Ji Huai'en put away his witty words and said seriously, "Everything was fine today. My son didn't make any mistakes."
Master Ji nodded, "It's getting late, go back to sleep."
After the eldest son left, Lord Ji stood in the yard, wondering what he was thinking. Maybe he was thinking that the world is unpredictable. Who would have thought that Duo Xinfu was still the adopted son of a eunuch half a month ago, and now he has become His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Dasheng. However, he was tactful and did not regret letting his son stay in the middle of the palace. It was enough for him to be almost the same.
It is still the same today.
His Highness is of noble status, so he is naturally surrounded by capable people. His son does not need to be too ambitious. If he is tripped up by others, they cannot compare with other palaces, so it is better for them to behave themselves.
Only by not standing out or falling behind can you achieve long-term success.
The other families were similar to these three. The children of aristocratic families with good backgrounds did not care about the snacks given by the palace. They just got some information from the snacks, such as the new prince was more kind and amiable than the current one, and was willing to get close to his classmates, which was good.
People today are cold-tempered and powerful, so they, as ministers, are weaker.
Those whose family status is slightly lower naturally think that their children are capable and will have hope and a bright future in the family.
But among the 41 students in the class, let alone Zhong Ziqin who loved to talk, even Liu Qiang who was so close to Grandpa, the Crown Prince had ordered not to spread the news about the conflict in Hanliang Palace today, but these 41 people kept their mouths shut, even the most obedient and filial son Zhou Quan did not say a word.
Oh, I forgot, Zhou Quan has not been particularly well-behaved since he "rebelled" against his father once. He used to be upright and progressive in the palace, but now he obviously has his own ideas.
For example, when playing today, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doesn't like to play games that require brains, but Zhou Quan wants to play so he can speak up and see if others will play. His Royal Highness is not petty and will not bear grudges. If His Royal Highness wants everyone to flatter and obey him in everything, then His Royal Highness would be a tyrant.
Of course, His Highness is still the Crown Prince.
As for Liu Qiang, as soon as Liu Qiang got home, he asked Uncle Ming for hemp rope. Liu Ming: ???
Although Liu Ming knew that Liu Qiang would not hang himself with a hemp rope, he still asked what he was doing. If he used the horse, he would not be able to escape from the mansion and it would be dark already.
"Uncle Ming, I want to practice skipping rope with Xu Lingguan."
"What is skipping rope?" asked General Liu.
When Liu Qiang said this, General Liu turned around and said, "Bring me a hemp rope, so I can jump too."
Liu Ming: ...go find a hemp rope.
Liu Qiang was busy playing, and the old general thought that there was nothing important to do today, so he stopped playing. Xu Lingguan and Liu Qiang played solo jumping, and they sweated after playing. Xu Lingguan said he couldn't continue because he was exhausted. Liu Qiang's energy finally dissipated a little, and he said, "Then I won't play anymore. I'll go to sleep and play tomorrow. Let's call the people in the mansion to drive the train?"
"But why do you say it's called driving a train?"
Xu Lingguan naturally didn't know. Liu Qiang: "I'll ask the fat boy why he's called this the day after tomorrow."
General Zhaowu's Mansion.
Wang Yuansun briefly told Wang Yuansun about today's palace banquet. He brought back a box of snacks. Wang Zuo was quite happy. Seeing that there was nothing else to do, he waved and asked Wang Yuansun to leave. Wang Yuansun returned to his own courtyard and sat alone, not knowing what he was thinking.
Woke up again in the night.
The maid was on duty at night and brought hot tea. Her hands were shaking and the hot tea spilled onto Wang Yuansun's hand. Wang Yuansun glanced at her and the maid immediately knelt down and begged for mercy.
"Get out." Wang Yuansun said coldly.
The maid hurriedly stepped out and knelt at the door.
Wang Yuansun was irritable, his face was as cold as water, "Go back to your own place."
It soon became quiet outside. The maid left, but the personal servant came in instead. Wang Yuansun didn't even look at the servant, treating him as air. The servant had been with the young master since he was a child, and knew his temper, so he quietly stepped aside when he saw this.
It seems that the young master is in a good mood today and didn't take his anger out on anyone.
But... today, when the young master woke up with a start, he didn't go to the yard to sharpen his knife, nor did he go hysterical while holding the knife. He just sat on the bed for a while and then continued to sleep.
How strange.
The servant didn't know that Wang Yuansun was dreaming again, but the content of the dream tonight was very strange. The faces of his "brothers" were hideous and blurry, and every word they said was the same as before. He used to say that they were all nonsense, but he took them seriously in his heart.
He knows it all, but he can't change it.
On the one hand, he hated the brothers in the Qianzhong Palace, and on the other hand, he hated himself even more. He often analyzed himself, you clearly know that they deliberately said this to hurt you, why did you still fall for it, are you really a cheapskate, a cheapskate in your bones, and they are right to scold you...
He pulled it back and forth like a madman, or maybe he was a madman.
If he wasn't a madman, who in this world would want to kill his entire family?
And tonight, the same dream, the same words, those faces speaking again, suddenly seemed a little ridiculous. For the first time, Wang Yuansun woke up calmly. He was not intimidated by the nightmare, did not go crazy, and did not want to kill anyone...
"Then he will be killed." Wang Yuansun said calmly while lying on the bed.
He had no murderous intentions when he woke up from his dream, but that didn't mean he liked those 'brothers' in the palace.
Wang Yuansun deliberately avoided the topic and thought about this and that, just to get rid of the nightmare that had troubled him for many years. He completely ignored those words in his heart, and he knew why.
Tai Chi Palace.
Xuan Fu's face flushed, he stretched lazily, and finally said: "My banquet is over successfully." It was quite fun.
Wang Yuanyuan hurriedly brought out a fox fur coat and wrapped His Highness in it.
"Banban, touch my hand." Xuanyuefu's head was wrapped in a circle of fox fur, making his face look small.
In fact, many Fu people are not fat. They don’t have a fat body shape, but they have a round face and are plump. If you look closely at their eyebrows and facial features, they are also very cute and lively.
Wang Yuanyuan touched the little prince's hand and found it was warm. She knew what Xiao Duofu meant and said with a smile, "Your Highness just finished playing and felt hot. If you sit in the sedan chair for a while and don't move, you will feel cold when the cold wind blows."
"It's just a companion." Xuan Fu did not take off his fox fur coat.
Today he asked his companions to go to the imperial kitchen early in the morning to prepare more than 40 snacks. The imperial chef had been busy all day, and so were the servants in Hanliang Palace. He gave them many gifts and when he saw that there was nothing else to do, he took the sedan chair back to Zichen Palace.
Sure enough, after sitting in the sedan chair, the heat went away after a while.
Xuan Duofu yawned and suddenly remembered what happened on the first floor of the main hall after lunch today, so he chatted with Banban. Wang Yuanyuan told him the whole story in detail, and because she didn't bring anyone to judge, it was consistent with what Xuan Duofu knew today.
"Is there nothing hidden? I always feel something is wrong." Xuanyufu bent sideways and said to Banban: "When I was Xuanyufu in the past, some people might have wanted to cause trouble for me, but now I am the prince, and I have a banquet in the palace. My classmates are not fools either. After all, their fathers and grandfathers are officials. They have never eaten--" Haven't you seen a pig run away before?
Oh, you can’t use that analogy.
Xuanyu Fu: "They have never been officials, but they have learned from their surroundings and know the importance of things. How could they make such a scene that it has reached the surface, and some people are calling for a fight?"
If you say something bad about Xu Lingguan behind his back, you will suffer a lot of losses.
Not to mention Xu Lingguan, even he, now the crown prince, could not guarantee that all the civil and military officials in the court and the people of Dasheng would like and praise him. There must be people who are whispering behind his back.
Xuanyi Fuli touched his chin and said, "I think someone deliberately caused trouble. This is not a big deal." He was thinking.
Seeing that His Highness was thinking, Wang Yuanyuan smiled and walked aside, planning to talk about it later when she got back.
When they arrived at the Zichen Palace, Emperor Ningwu and the Nine Thousand Year Old Prince were waiting for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
The prince came back and took off his fox fur coat first. Xu Xiaoman touched it and it was warm. He said, "I feel the back of my neck is a little wet?"
"Dad, I jumped rope with everyone this afternoon and worked up a sweat."
"Then you have to change into clean clothes quickly, including your underwear. Be careful not to get a fever at night if your hot sweat cools down and meets the wind." Xu Xiaoman said anxiously.
Xuanyuefu said hurriedly, "Banban brought me a fox fur coat, so I'm not exposed to the cold wind. Father, I'll go change my clothes now."
He first went back to the side palace to change his clothes and wash himself.
Xu Xiaoman was chatting with Wang Yuanyuan. Xu asked about skipping rope and how Duoduo had fun today. Wang Yuanyuan answered all the questions and did not mention the conflict that took place in the hall.
Emperor Ningwu was originally sitting in the warm room. He came out at some point and stood not far away. When he heard Wang Yuanyuan concealing today's conflict, he didn't say anything. He just asked Xiaoman not to stand at the door and to go in and wait for Duofu to finish cleaning up.
Xu Xiaoman: ...
He went in, and Wang Yuanyuan didn't dare to come in, so the two of them chatted here for a while.
Wang Yuanyuan took the lead and retreated obediently to the shadow of the eaves, not daring to show her head out.
Xu Xiaoman went to find Zhong Yun first. Zhong Yun was in a good mood, so he said, "He will have to come in and serve us later."
"Wang Yuanyuan?" Xu Xiaoman thought for a moment, "What happened today?"
Zhong Yun: "I'll ask our Crown Prince later."
Listening to the teasing tone, it must not be a big deal, Xu Xiaoman did not ask any more questions, as long as Duoduo was healthy and safe. Sure enough, the prince changed into a new set of loose clothes, without a crown on his head, and entered the main palace warm room, first bowed and greeted his two fathers, then smiled and acted like a spoiled child and threw himself next to his father and sat down.
"What happened in Hanliang Palace today?" Xu Xiaoman asked directly.
Xuanyuefu remembered that his reasoning had not yet been answered, so he hurriedly called out, "Banban, where is my king Banban?"
Zhao Erxi went to "invite" Wang Yuanyuan who was hiding outside.
"You are standing outside as punishment? His Highness is calling you."
Wang Yuanyuan whispered, "You know that His Majesty doesn't like to see me."
"We are all servants. If the emperor really dislikes you and hates you, you would have died long ago. You were the governor's man before, and the emperor was annoyed with you but spared your life for the sake of the governor and gave you a light punishment and a severe warning. Now you are the prince's man, and the emperor is the prince's biological father. Could it be that the chief steward of the East Palace will not report to the emperor in the future?" Zhao Erxi taught Wang Yuanyuan in a low voice.
Wang Yuanyuan: I can only grit my teeth and do it.
Xuan Duofu had already told his father about the small conflict that happened after lunch today, and he also analyzed it. Xu Xiaoman smiled proudly and showed off to Zhong Yun: "We are very smart."
"That's smart." Zhong Yun praised.
Xuanyu Fu: "Dad, am I right?!"
At this time, Wang Yuanyuan came in, followed by Shunde. They bowed according to the rules. Zhongyun called them up and then said to Duofu, "You will know if you ask."
"Wang Banban, who caused trouble in the palace today?" Xuanyu Fu asked hurriedly.
"Your Highness, I was not in the palace today, but Shunde was here. Let Shunde tell us what happened." Wang Yuanyuan taught Shunde, "You should learn everything that happened in the palace today."
It was Shunde’s first time meeting the emperor. He was so nervous that his whole body stiffened and he only said “yes” in a low voice.
But when Shunde started to say the first sentence, his expression suddenly changed. Shunde was really learning the original words of several people at the center of today's incident, including their actions and expressions.
Many blessings: ...
Shunde Xuezhong Ziqin really looks like this!
That kind of impatient and anxious feeling of wanting to explain and waving his hands to say that you misunderstood me, but being stared at by everyone and unable to put it into words, it really is very similar.
At first, four or five classmates talked about Xu Lingguan, saying the same few things, such as the actor that His Highness prepared was for entertainment today, why His Highness valued an actor so much, he was on the same boat and at the same table with the actor, the foreign actor was pretty and had a very graceful back, and he heard that His Highness and Gao Bin had a fight over this actor -
Zhong Ziqin became more and more sensitive the more he listened. It was his cousin who had just reminded him of this in the morning. Seeing that several people, especially his good friends, were talking about this, he immediately joined in and reminded them: "Don't talk about this. Don't you see how His Highness treats Xu Lingguan? We are all eating together on the boat and you are still talking about it."
Zhong Ziqin originally intended to dissuade him.
As a result, Li Ze appeared out of nowhere and stopped them, saying that they should stop talking about it. His Highness treated Xu Lingguan very kindly, so they should not misunderstand anything and say bad things about His Highness behind his back.
Zhong Ziqun became anxious. He did not speak ill of the prince behind his back. He waved his hands and said that he did not mean that. He did not look down on Xu Lingguan. He just wanted to remind everyone. Because he was too excited, he kept waving his hands to explain and his voice became louder.
Li Ze said, "I believe you, don't get excited," and then he tripped and fell.
The quarrel originally attracted many students to watch. Some of them did not hear the whole story. They only saw Zhong Ziqin's hands moving around and Li Ze fell down, and then they heard that there was a "fight".
After Shunde finished speaking, his face returned to the look of an honest and dull little eunuch and he stepped aside.
"It seems that Li Ze wants to use Zhong Ziqin and a few others to make a name for himself. If Li Ze shouts 'someone is being beaten', then this kid won't be okay. The classmate who shouts for beating may be really worried, or he may want to take the opportunity to frame Zhong Ziqin and Li Ze." Jiu Qiansui has seen too many cases solved, and he doesn't believe it was caused by misunderstanding.
Zhong Ziqin was so anxious to speak, but he made it clear. Li Ze retreated and seemed to say "I believe you, don't get excited", but he fell again. When his family Duoduo asked what happened, he could always clear it off with "misunderstanding", and he could also leave a good reputation in front of Duoduo for speaking for justice and protecting the prince.
It's a small matter.
Emperor Ningwu had also been reviewing memorials for the whole day, and now he was accompanying the Ninth Prince to adjudicate a case for his own child. He said, "Your Highness is really popular. There will be many small matters like this in the future."
Everyone wants to become His Highness's confidant and right-hand man. Simple and straightforward flattery is obviously inferior. It is better to find an opportunity to show yourself in front of His Highness, let His Highness discover it for himself, and sincerely sigh: You have a noble character and are my best friend.
"I really like round faces, but I didn't expect him to be a green tea-flavored dumpling." Xuanyunfu was a little angry.
Then his father pinched his round face.
Manyu Fu: ...I am no longer discouraged.
Xu Xiaoman rubbed his child's head and said with a smile: "It's not a big deal. Not to mention your father's side, there are many people in the East Factory who want to rise to the top. As long as they stick to the line I draw, the rest will depend on their own abilities."
"In Chongming Palace, you only need to distinguish who are your friends, who are your classmates, and who you can trust to entrust tasks to." Zhong Yun saw that Duofu had listened, "Zhao Erxi, serve the meal."
Many blessings:!
As soon as he heard the meal was served, he immediately became lively.
"Dad, I'm hungry after jumping rope all afternoon."
"I'm hungry too. I ate peanuts and walnuts with your father for a while." Xu Xiaoman held the child's hand and said, "Let's eat."
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