Chapter 42 Concubine De and Her Son
The next morning, at the morning court, Li Yueyao saw Feng Shenyu wearing a purple robe and court dress.
Today's Fengshenyu is different from the modest gentleman and gentle as jade yesterday. The purple robe makes his face look more like jade and his demeanor more graceful.
Compared with other people in the court, he really stands out from the crowd.
Today, the Grand Tutor of the Imperial Clan did not attend court, and the Left Prime Minister took leave, so Feng Shenyu was the first among the ministers to stand.
It was different from the simplicity on the street and the gentle homeliness in the side hall yesterday.
Li Yueyao in the court was wearing the court dress of the Grand Princess and a dazzling hair crown, which made her look solemn and dignified.
When Feng Shenyu saw Li Yueyao, he couldn't help but smile slightly.
The ministers below felt uneasy when they saw Feng Shenyu's smile.
Every time the Right Prime Minister smiles like this, someone is about to be in trouble. Who is he planning to impeach?
With this unified understanding, all the court officials became very quiet throughout the morning court session and the discussions went very smoothly.
At the morning court session, the emperor issued a punishment for Princess Zhaoqing, taking back all her fiefdoms, confiscating all her property, and retaining only the title of princess.
Even though the court officials were dissatisfied, they did not dare to say it, because the imperial edict stated that the disaster relief money was donated by Princess Zhaoqing.
Moreover, all of Zhaoqing's property was donated voluntarily, which redeemed her sins and allowed her to retain her title of eldest princess.
At the morning court, everyone was waiting for the Right Prime Minister to come out, but in the end, he didn't make any move.
Everyone secretly complained: The Right Prime Minister was too weird today...
After leaving court, Li Yueyao received a message from Feng Shenyu, saying that he wanted to invite her to watch a play tonight.
Li Yueyao asked in confusion, "Watching a show?"
Gan Hong replied, "It's said to be a play about the Gao family."
"Did you say where to go?" Li Yueyao asked.
"The Right Prime Minister said that he will be waiting for you at the back door of your mansion at 12:00 PM."
Li Yueyao nodded and said, "Tell the Right Prime Minister that I will be there on time."
After Gan Hong turned and left, Li Yueyao asked Cui Wei beside her, "By the way, how is the tidying of my residence going?"
Cuiwei stepped forward and replied, "It's almost done. Some common items from Chunshan will be delivered tomorrow."
"Well... in that case, let's just go back and stay for the next two days."
"Okay, I'll arrange it right away."
Li Yueyao nodded.
In the morning, it was the third prince's turn to handle state affairs.
When Li Yueyao saw the Third Prince's comments on the memorial, she wanted to pick up the teacup next to her and hit him on the head.
After enduring it again and again, I finally comforted myself by thinking that maybe my child just doesn't have talent in this area.
After some communication, Li Yueyao discovered that the third prince was actually very good at painting.
Li Yueyao asked him to draw a picture on the spot.
The third prince painted a picture of watching the snow through a small window, which was vivid and had a profound artistic conception.
Li Yueyao was amazed after seeing it.
"Well, that's right. Our royal family is going to have a talented person who is both a calligrapher and a painter."
After saying this, he looked at the Third Prince and said, "Yan'er, from now on, when you come here every day, you won't have to read the memorials.
My great aunt will find a great calligrapher and painter for you to teach you individually."
Li Yan has loved calligraphy and painting since he was young, and he doesn't care about other things such as poetry, articles, and government affairs.
Hearing Li Yueyao say this, he was naturally very happy.
After thinking for a moment, he looked at Li Yueyao and said timidly, "Then... Father..."
"Don't worry, I will talk to your father." Li Yueyao said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Li Yan quickly stood up and bowed to Li Yueyao: "Thank you, great-aunt."
Li Yan was happy, but Concubine De was not.
"What did you say? Your great-aunt won't let you attend government meetings anymore?"
After hearing the news, Concubine De's face instantly turned gloomy.
The third prince was immersed in excitement and had no idea that Concubine De was unhappy.
"Well, my great-aunt also said that our royal family will produce a talented poet and painter. Mother, do you think I am really a talented person?"
After hearing this, Concubine De became even more unhappy. She wanted to beat the Third Prince to death and said with gnashing teeth:
"What do you mean by 'you're a prince? You're a prince, the third prince of the Jin Dynasty."
The Third Prince finally realized that his mother was angry. He stood up in shock and said:
"Mother..."
Concubine De turned around, looked at the Third Prince with a stern expression, and asked, "What else did your great-aunt say?"
The Third Prince was terrified: "Gone... Gone..."
After hearing this, Concubine De turned to the palace maid beside her and said, "Go and call the eldest prince."
It didn't take long before the eldest prince arrived at Xianfu Palace.
"My mother summoned me here, why?"
De Fei's complexion was much better now than before. Seeing the eldest prince coming over, she asked calmly:
"Did your great-aunt say you were unfit to observe government affairs?"
"No." The eldest prince replied in surprise.
After hearing this, Concubine De sighed and said, "Yan'er went to observe government affairs today. Your great-aunt said that Yan'er is suitable to be a talented scholar who is both a calligrapher and a painter."
The eldest prince's expression changed slightly when he heard this.
"This... means that Third Brother won't have to observe government affairs anymore?"
Concubine De nodded: "Yes, they said they would invite a great scholar who is both an expert in calligraphy and painting to teach him."
The eldest prince asked, "What does Yan'er think?"
"What can he think? He thinks this is good." Concubine De glared at the third prince unhappily.
The third prince lowered his head and stood aside like a quail.
The eldest prince walked over, touched the third prince's shoulder, and asked softly, "Third brother, do you like calligraphy and painting?"
The third prince looked up at his brother timidly, not daring to nod or shake his head.
"It's okay, I have my big brother to help me with everything, just say whatever you think."
The third prince then nodded slightly.
The eldest prince smiled when he saw this, touched the third prince's head and said, "Okay, do whatever you like."
After saying that, he turned to look at Concubine De and said, "Mother, I am still here."
When Concubine De heard this, she looked anxious but said nothing.
"The prince only holds the title of heir, and I hold the title of eldest.
It is obvious that the Xie family and the prince cannot coexist. If the prince stands with the Xie family, then my father will definitely replace the prince.
That will be our chance.”
After hearing this, Concubine De looked up at the eldest prince and said, "Alas, Yan'er...wasn't mother thinking of giving him a little more hope?"
The eldest prince walked forward, squatted down, stroked Concubine De's knee and said:
"Mother, let's leave this dangerous task to our son. Yan'er is still young, so let him do whatever he wants.
If I can accomplish this, Yan'er will naturally enjoy a life of wealth and honor.
If something happens to me... then his behavior won't cause any harm to others, and he can still live the rest of his life in peace.
Mother, you have two sons, so you should keep one."
After hearing this, Concubine De reached out and slowly touched the eldest prince's face, tears in her eyes: "Chen'er, I'm sorry for your hardship."
The eldest prince smiled indifferently and said, "As a prince, and the eldest prince at that, even if you don't fight, someone will force you to fight.
This is the fate I was born with, and I can’t escape it.”
Concubine De touched the eldest prince's head and did not speak for a long time.
At Taiji Palace, Li Yueyao handed over the memorials and paintings approved by the Third Prince to His Majesty.
The emperor read the memorial and shook his head.
Then he looked at the painting made by the third prince and nodded.
"Well, the painting by the third brother is indeed good. But the comments on the memorial are far from good."
Li Yueyao said while feeling the emperor's pulse, "I think the third son is quite fond of calligraphy and painting, and I think he won't have to read memorials in the future.
It would be nice to find a calligraphy and painting master every morning and teach him the art of calligraphy and painting."
After hearing this, the emperor said, "Okay, our royal family hasn't produced such an elegant person in the past two generations, so let the third child learn well.
This will save us from those court officials who will always criticize us for being a lack of talent."
Li Yueyao laughed and said, "Who dares to bully His Majesty?"
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