The prince followed the emperor out of Kunyun Palace, and the two busy people in government affairs went straight to the imperial study.
When they arrived at the place, the prince told the emperor everything Xie Zixin said when she was excited, word for word.
The Emperor and the Crown Prince continued to mutter to each other for a long time, but they could not come up with anything. In the end, the Emperor kicked the Crown Prince back to the East Palace.
What bad intentions could the emperor have? He just wants the prince to spend more time with his wives and concubines, and even better yet, take the opportunity to get some useful information.
Later, during Zhou Qiongyue's confinement, the other two concubines in the crown prince's backyard also gave birth, both of them sons. Concubine Lan gave birth to the crown prince's third son, Li Chengyun, and Concubine Lu gave birth to the crown prince's fourth son, Li Chengping.
The safe birth of these two children also dispelled the rumors about the prince.
The prince suddenly had four sons and a daughter. However, Xie Zixin did not like the sons born by other people. However, she knew that someone was watching her, so she did not dare to act rashly.
She could only vent her anger on her own son, Li Chengqian, who had a foot disease. Xie Zixin now knew her limits. She only cursed him verbally but did not lift a finger against Li Chengqian.
Although Zhou Qiongyue was confined to the mansion, she did not miss any of the hustle and bustle in the East Palace.
Mainly, Duan Jianing would pass some information to her from time to time, and occasionally Yongchun would come to see her and bring some news from the palace to Zhou Qiongyue.
Zhou Qiongyue's life was very interesting as she listened to these gossips every other day.
Time flew by during Zhou Qiongyue's retirement-style house arrest, and soon her days were up.
Zhou Qiongyue couldn't wait to take her two children to the world the next day. Today was the day her fifth brother Zhou Zhiquan would take part in the palace examination.
Zhou Qiongyue took her child to the box of Renjian Fireworks, waiting to watch the fifth brother riding a horse in the parade.
It was a beautiful imagination, but Gulan and the others didn't find out Zhou Zhiquan's ranking in advance.
Zhou Qiongyue waited in the hustle and bustle for the whole morning, and finally at noon, the people riding horses in the parade arrived, but her fifth brother, whom she had been thinking about so much, was not among them.
Zhou Qiongyue, Yuan Chaochang, Yuan Chaokang and the other two members of the parade team came over. The three of them were still looking out the window with confused faces.
It was Yuan Chaochang who always broke the silence. "Mother, is Chang'er's eyesight bad? Why didn't he see his fifth uncle?"
Yuan Chaokang also quickly expressed his opinion, "Kang'er didn't see it either!"
Zhou Qiongyue was silent for a while before she resigned herself to her fate and said, "To be honest with you two, Mother didn't see it either."
So Zhou Qiongyue, Yuan Chaochang and Yuan Chaokang could only look at Gulan next to them.
Gulan could only explain seriously, "Two days ago, when I returned to the Marquis of Cheng'en's Mansion, the Fifth Young Master told me this: let the princess and the two young masters wait to see him parade on horseback..."
Gulan's voice became quieter as she spoke. She seemed to have realized what was happening. She had forgotten to ask the others, "Then, Princess, what should we do now?"
Yuan Chaokang was impressed by his fifth uncle, who actually dared to boast like this. "It's a pity that my brother and I are wearing these bright red clothes."
Zhou Qiongyue suddenly had an idea. She took her two sons' hands and walked outside. "Let's go to the Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion and see what place your fifth uncle got in the exam. Maybe we can even watch him get beaten up."
When Yuan Chaochang and Yuan Chaokang heard their mother say that there would be something exciting to watch, their previously listless faces instantly became energetic.
They both enjoyed watching their fifth uncle being so lively. It was so funny to see their grandfather beating people.
Yuan Chaochang even urged Zhou Qiongyue, "Mother, please hurry up."
Zhou Qiongyue took the two little ones and hurriedly took a carriage to the Cheng'en Marquis Mansion.
When Zhou Qiongyue arrived, Marquis Cheng'en and Jin had already had lunch. When they heard the servant report that their daughter had arrived, they went out hand in hand to greet her.
This was the first time that Jin and Zhou Wencan saw their daughter after Zhou Qiongyue was punished with house arrest, and both of them had a lot to say.
Originally, Jin wanted to say, "You've lost weight," but seeing that Zhou Qiongyue's clothes were a little tight around her waist, Jin could only change the words to, "Why are you here at this hour?"
Without waiting for Zhou Qiongyue to answer, Jin and Zhou Wencan walked forward tacitly, each holding a child, and walked inside.
Zhou Qiongyue, swinging her hands, followed slowly behind her father and mother. "I was planning to take the two kids to see my fifth brother's horse parade today, but we didn't see it!"
Speaking of this, Zhou Qiongyue still feels that the fifth brother is unreliable.
Jin and Zhou Wencan, who were holding their children in front, turned around in surprise when they heard their daughter say this. "You believed your fifth brother's words? And you're waiting for him to ride a horse and parade through the streets?"
Jin and Zhou Wencan both found it incredible. If they were not holding their children, they would have laughed so hard that their waists would have bent.
Zhou Qiongyue didn't understand what was so funny and looked at her father and mother in confusion.
Jin explained helplessly, "You have to have a very strong filter for your fifth brother to believe his lies. Your eldest brother is so smart, but he only got a Chuanlu. If your fifth brother could get a second-class place, your father and I would be laughing."
Zhou Zhiquan told everyone around him that they should go watch him parade on horseback, but only his daughter believed him.
Zhou Zhiquan: Only my sister believed what I said.
Zhou Qiongyue touched her head and felt a little embarrassed for acting stupidly in front of her parents.
But Zhou Qiongyue still had some hope and asked, "Then do you know what place Fifth Brother got in the exam?"
Zhou Wencan knew this, "Second to last in Class 2."
Zhou Wencan was delighted with his son's achievement; at least he had made it into the second class and not been relegated to the same class as the Jinshi. As for the horse parade, Zhou Wencan had only dreamed of his eldest son.
To be in the top three, both strength and luck are indispensable. In Zhou Wencan's opinion, the sons who came after him were not even strong enough to be in the first place, let alone anything else.
Yuan Chaochang didn't care about that. He just wanted to watch the fun. "Then, Grandfather, will you beat up my fifth uncle?"
Zhou Wencan explained to Yuan Chaochang truthfully, "No, grandpa thinks your fifth uncle did very well in the exam."
Zhou Wencan raises his grandson similarly to raising his son. He does not spoil him blindly, nor does he do anything he shouldn't do just to make them happy.
What should be done is what should be done, and he will explain it clearly to the child.
"Oh, so that's it! Then grandpa, please have someone serve the food quickly! Mother is hungry." Seeing that there was no more fun to watch, Yuan Chaochang turned his attention to lunch.
Especially when he touched his stomach and said that his mother was hungry, Zhou Wencan's eyes drifted away, but he didn't expose him. But Zhou Wencan was already thinking in his mind that next time he would teach these two brothers a lesson about responsibility.
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