The queen and the prince rushed over and pleaded with the doctor, who finally said, "Give it a try. We can do our best and leave the rest to fate."
The words "leave it to fate" somehow touched the prince. After the strange doctor prescribed a prescription and left some medicine, the prince invited the abbot of Tianyuan Temple to take a look at the little princess.
After seeing this, the master made a divination and said, "Change the little princess's ranking to the fifth princess. If not, she may not survive." He also ordered that blessing lamps be lit in the Buddhist temple for the fifth princess for three years.
From then on, the little princess became the fifth princess, and she lived safely and healthily ever since.
Ever since the fifth princess recovered and grew to be five or six years old, she was naturally envious when she saw her older brothers and sisters holding birthday parties.
But the money for this birthday party wasn't paid for by the public. Speaking of which, it was definitely supported by her natal family. Concubine De's mother's family was originally a third-rank historian, so the family was relatively well-off. In recent years, they had produced several capable individuals serving in the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Justice, so a birthday family party wasn't a big deal.
The sickly Concubine Yi was in poor health, and she always gave people the impression that she might not be able to breathe again. But she was actually a noble lady. Although she was sick, she survived and gave birth to a prince. Her family supported her and she had no pressure to hold a birthday party for her.
Concubine Chen came from a merchant family and had some money.
Needless to say, the Queen. Even if the Zhang family lost eleven generals, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse.
Su Fei's father, a seventh-rank county magistrate, resigned from his post. Although he might not be good at other things, he was good at eating, drinking and having fun. He could always come up with something new at this time. In Su Fei's view, this was one of the few good things about him.
Li Baozhu was truly penniless and without anyone. The concubines in the palace received a lot of monthly allowances and rewards, but the rewards could not be exchanged for money unless they were originally gold or silver.
The monthly allowance for concubines seemed like a huge sum of money to ordinary people, but it was completely unaffordable in the palace.
So even though the Fifth Princess would always be invited to attend the birthday parties of other princes and princesses, Li Baozhu never thought of hosting it for the Fifth Princess.
It was not until Zhang Ru discovered that the little girl was extremely envious that she began to arrange it for her. Later, it became a routine that the fifth princess's birthday banquet was hosted by the queen.
This year the Queen saw that everyone was quite well. The Fifth Prince had returned from the Ren family army at the border, and the Third Prince was also doing well and not having any illness. So she asked the children how they wanted to have fun.
Before the princes and princesses could say anything, Emperor Mingzheng came in, followed by the Second Prince, Wang Suwen, and Zhang Guanghe. Everyone was busy greeting them.
Emperor Mingzheng Xuanyuan Hao sat at the head of the table and, having apparently heard their discussion, said, "Going to Luming Academy is a good idea."
Several resentful glances were cast at Wang Suwen and Zhang Guanghe. What was so good about this idea?!
Going to the academy to celebrate my birthday! Whose outrageous idea was this?!
Luming Academy! Have we, my brothers and sisters, offended the two adults? Who wants to meet those great scholars on their birthday?
When the second prince saw the looks of his younger brothers and sisters, he felt embarrassed to let Wang Suwen and Zhang Guanghe take the blame for him.
He coughed twice to indicate that the idea was his. His brothers and sisters immediately understood.
The third prince also coughed: Second brother, you have lost me. I am not in good health. Forget about the academy. I’d better get some rest first.
The eldest princess's gaze: Brother, haven't you been beaten enough since you were a child?!
The fourth prince tugged at his sleeves and said: Second brother, let’s sever our ties.
The Second Prince finally returned his gaze. "How come you're just like them? You're a good student, yet you're hanging out with these scumbags? You've fallen, Fourth Brother."
The fifth prince tightened his wrist sleeves and said: Second brother, I don’t know how many times you will be beaten with the sticks and how long you will be forced to kneel. I haven’t knelt before father since I came back, so I’m going to start with you!
The Second Prince glanced at the Crown Prince and said, "Brother! Look at them!"
The Crown Prince glanced at his younger siblings. "If the Emperor agrees, we'll all go there. I'll discuss this with the great scholars first, and I'll also try to arrange some fun activities inside and outside the academy. After the birthday celebration, if you want to beat up my younger brother, I won't stop you."
The second prince looked at the prince in amazement.
When the fifth princess saw this, she felt that she would really have to spend her birthday in the academy, and her mouth started to cry.
Emperor Xuanyuan Hao of Mingzheng saw these unpleasant glances and said to the Fifth Princess, "Tell me." In later times, it would be said, "Translate it."
The fifth princess is young, so why wouldn’t she tell the emperor when his father asks her?
"Report to the Emperor, Father. My brothers and sisters said that the idea of celebrating our birthday at the academy is not a good one. Did we offend the two adults? The second brother said that he came up with the idea. The third brother said that the second brother lost him and his health was not good, so he decided to get some rest first. The eldest sister said that the second brother was beaten less when he was a child. The fourth brother said that he wanted to sever ties with the second brother. The fifth brother said that he had not knelt before the Emperor since he came back, and he was going to beat the second brother and go to the Emperor to make a move. The second brother said that the fourth brother was led astray by the other brothers and had become decadent, so he asked the eldest brother to take care of us. The eldest brother said that he would listen to the Emperor. If the Emperor said to go to the academy, then go. He would ask the great scholar to make concessions and try to arrange something interesting in the academy. After the birthday, he would not stop us from beating the second brother."
When the Fifth Princess finished her ramblings, the Crown Prince, upon seeing his father's expression, lifted his robe and knelt first. Several other princes and princesses quickly followed suit, all kneeling. Before kneeling, the Fifth Prince glanced at the Fifth Princess.
The fifth princess wanted to cry again, and she did not forget to translate: "Fifth brother said I was a traitor." She knelt down with her brothers and sisters while crying.
Well, Wang Suwen and Zhang Guanghe have learned a lot. How did these people do it? Just a few coughs just now, and such a long article!
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