Logically speaking, what Jiaer wrote was really not that good. At least it was completely different from what she wrote when she was five years old.
However, Emperor Xuan Jing did not want to treat He Jia harshly. After all, He Jia was a woman and the apple of his eye. No one would blame her for her poor academic performance.
So Emperor Xuan Jing nodded: "It's okay."
He patted Hejia's furry little head again and praised: "Jiaer is very good."
He Jia instantly raised his head, his eyes bright and moist, and asked repeatedly, "Really? Father, is Jia'er's writing really that good?"
Emperor Xuan Jing looked at his daughter's excited expression, looking at you with pure eyes, and suddenly felt that he couldn't say anything against his will.
He nodded. He Jia was so pleased with the praise that she wanted to write a few more big characters for Emperor Xuan Jing to see. Emperor Xuan Jing saw that she was making progress, so he put her on his lap and taught her how to write for half an hour.
Finally, Hejia was too tired and his little head was nodding off, so he let the nanny carry him to sleep.
Seeing that it was getting late, Concubine Hui was delighted. Fortunately, He Jia had pestered the emperor to write, which was why it was so late.
She took the opportunity to step forward and said, "It's getting late, why don't you rest in Zhaoyang Palace, Your Majesty?"
Emperor Xuan Jing took a look at the sky. It was already dark outside and the candles were lit in the house. Under the bright light, he saw that Concubine Hui had changed into casual clothes and taken off her hairpins and rings. She lowered her head shyly and waited for Emperor Xuan Jing's reply.
Emperor Xuan Jing did not forget that today was the fifteenth day of the lunar month. Although he had wasted some time practicing calligraphy with Princess Baohua, he definitely would not stay overnight in Zhaoyang Palace today.
Concubine Hui is already very generous, and it is impossible for him to favor her at the expense of the Queen.
But when he thought about how He Jia looked just now, he realized that it was Concubine Hui who gave birth to such a lovely daughter.
He held Concubine Hui's shoulders and said in a gentle voice, "Rest first. I'll come to see you another day."
Emperor Xuan Jing's rejection was within Concubine Hui's expectations, but she still couldn't suppress the disappointment in her heart.
Thinking of the reason why she had gone to so much trouble to summon Emperor Xuan Jing today, she gritted her teeth and pretended to have just remembered: "I forgot. Today is the fifteenth day of the lunar month, the day when the emperor should go to Changchun Palace. I have overstepped my bounds. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
These courteous words actually changed Emperor Xuan Jing's opinion of Concubine Hui. He felt that this was the most thoughtful thing Concubine Hui had said today.
After saying this, at least she still has some etiquette in her heart.
Unexpectedly, Concubine Hui continued, "In fact, I should also apologize to the Queen today, because I offended the Queen outside Changchun Palace."
Emperor Xuan Jing's eyes were deep: "Oh?"
Concubine Hui lifted her skirt and knelt, saying, "Your Majesty, I simply wished to summon Concubine Bai to speak with me today. Unexpectedly, she showed me no respect at all. Not only did she refuse to give me proper formalities, but her words were also extremely disrespectful. I wanted to teach her a lesson, but she knelt for less than half a moment before...she fainted!"
Her eyes were filled with a trace of grievance, as if she had suffered a great humiliation. "Noble Lady Bai has become spoiled by her favor and doesn't take me seriously at all. If she doesn't take me seriously, then doesn't she take the princess seriously either?! Your Majesty, please understand! If everyone is this rude, I'm afraid that sooner or later, the princess and I will be trampled upon by everyone!"
The clever thing about Concubine Hui is that she always ties herself to the princess. She knows that Princess Baohua is the only child of Emperor Xuan Jing. Emperor Xuan Jing loves the princess, so naturally he will also love her.
But what makes her stupid is that she treats the emperor as a fool!
As early as the afternoon, Emperor Xuan Jing had sent Wang Fuhai to investigate everything.
Bai Susu couldn't say she was completely wrong in this matter, but it wasn't enough to be "trampled upon by everyone" as Concubine Hui said.
Emperor Xuan Jing suddenly felt annoyed. Was it because of He Jia that he was so deceived by Concubine Hui's hypocrisy?
Seeing Concubine Hui crying, Emperor Xuan Jing could no longer feel any sympathy in his heart.
He lowered his tone and asked slowly, "When you asked Noble Lady Bai to bow, did she disobey your order and refuse to kneel?"
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