Then, the Empress picked up her teacup, took a sip of hot tea, and continued in a gentle voice: "Since the princesses only moved to the Princess Residence when they were eight years old, their education cannot be conducted there."
Therefore, after discussing it with me, His Majesty decided to establish a "Jing Shu Pavilion" on the other side of the Imperial Study as a place for the princesses to study daily.
Upon hearing this, Consort Yun couldn't help but whisper, "Jing Shu is a beautiful and quiet girl, waiting for me at the corner of the city. Your Majesty, the Emperor's use of the name Jing Shu shows his affection for the princesses."
The Empress smiled and said, "Consort Yun is indeed a rare talent in the harem. The name 'Jing Shu Ge' is indeed taken from the phrase 'a quiet and beautiful woman, waiting for me at the corner of the city.'"
At this moment, Ituma Shushu couldn't help but secretly give Consort Yun a thumbs up. She thought to herself: Look at Consort Yun's reaction speed, look at how high her flattery skills are.
Yes, you can tell just by looking at the Empress's smile at this moment.
Consort Yun not only praised the Emperor, but also emphasized his favor towards the princesses.
However, among the princesses, the Emperor must have favored the Seventh Princess, Alchuka, the most, so the Empress felt extremely pleased when she heard this.
At this moment, Consort Xi's brow twitched slightly. She seemed a little puzzled, so she asked softly, "Your Majesty, the princesses go to the palace to attend classes when they turn six. What about the princesses?"
If I remember correctly, the Fifth Princess is over six years old, but the Sixth Princess is only four, right?
The Empress nodded and said gently, "The princesses in the Prince's residence come from outside the Yuanmingyuan, which is a long way, so they can only attend classes in the palace when they are six years old."
However, since the princesses were in the palace, they could attend classes at "Jing Shu Ge" from the age of four to six.
Just like how princes usually started studying at the Imperial Study at the age of six, but the seventh, eighth, and ninth princes started at the age of five.
At this moment, Ituma Shushu had just taken a sip of tea when she heard the Empress mention Hongzhao, Hongxu, and Hongxuan. She quickly swallowed the tea.
Then she softly echoed, "Yes, the princes and princesses all live in the palace, so it's convenient for them to go to school early."
Consort Ning also said softly, "Your Majesty the Empress has considered everything very thoroughly. Although the Sixth Princess is only four years old, she was very happy after attending classes all day yesterday."
Last night I kept saying I wanted to go to class tomorrow, and as a result, I went to "Jing Shu Ge" early this morning for class.
Consort Yu also smiled and said, "That's right. When our Fifth Princess came back, she said that the Sixth Princess was bolder than her and the other princesses."
The other girls were all scared on their first day of riding and archery lessons, but the Sixth Princess wasn't scared at all; she hadn't even had her fill of riding yet!
After listening to the words of Ituma Shushu, Consort Ning, and Consort Yu, Consort Xi smiled and said, "So that's how it is. Alas, what a pity. Hongli and the others also lived in the Yuanmingyuan before. It was more convenient to live in the Yuanmingyuan."
Upon hearing this, Ituma Shushu thought to herself: Hmph, she's probably blaming us six kids again...
Before she could finish her internal monologue, Consort Yu spoke up, "Yes, Consort Xi is right. Hongzhou and the others also lived in the Yuanmingyuan before."
"Alas, what a pity! Nowadays, princes and princesses have to walk quite a distance to get to the palace to study."
Upon hearing this, Ituma Shushu continued to mutter to herself: "Hmph, Consort Yu must have scolded us six children a lot while she was in her palace."
Sometimes, after paying respects to the Empress, her malice level would fluctuate frequently.
Consort Qi frowned slightly before speaking softly, "Your Majesty the Empress, I wonder if the princesses could rest in our palace after they go to the palace for classes?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, could the young princesses come and rest in the palaces of us grandmothers?" Consort Xi couldn't help but ask.
Upon hearing this, Consort Yu then softly asked, "Your Majesty the Empress, may the young princess from Hongzhou's residence come to rest at my place?"
After gently putting down her teacup, the Empress said, "You should know that it is already a great favor that His Majesty allows the young princesses to enter the palace and attend classes with the princesses. How could he possibly allow them to freely enter and leave the inner palace?"
After a pause, the Empress continued, "Since you have asked, I will tell you the truth."
We've all been with the Emperor since his time as a prince, so we should all know the status of the young princesses in the three princes' residences, especially those who weren't born to the primary consort.
Now that the young princesses can attend classes in the palace, both the three princes and their wives will pay more attention to them than before.
At least now the little princesses are not much worse off than the little princes. You are all their grandmothers now, and you hope they are doing well too.
When His Majesty and I discussed this before, the reason we thought of bringing the young princesses into the palace was that we hoped they would receive more attention in the future, since they are all His Majesty's granddaughters.
After hearing the Empress's words, Consort Qi's eyes welled up with pain and sorrow, and she remained silent for a moment before saying softly, "Your Majesty is right. I was just pushing my luck."
Consort Xi and Consort Yu originally wanted to say something, but after seeing Consort Qi's expression, they seemed to remember something as well.
Finally, Consort Xi and Consort Yu exchanged a glance, swallowing back what they wanted to say, and then they also spoke up, "Your Majesty the Empress is right."
After saying a few other things, the Empress dismissed everyone and sent them home.
After returning to Chunqi Xiuse, Ituma Shushu sat on the tatami mat and enjoyed tea.
At this moment, Dongmei whispered, "Your Majesty, this servant feels that Consort Xi and Consort Yu actually have something else to say!"
Chu Ling also whispered, "Yes, Your Highness, I just noticed that Consort Xi and Consort Yu swallowed their words after seeing Consort Qi's expression."
Ituma Shushu couldn't help but sigh and said softly, "Consort Qi must be thinking of her only daughter, Princess Huai Ke, the daughter she raised with great difficulty."
It was probably only after seeing her get married that Consort Qi finally felt at ease.
But who could have imagined that Princess Huai Ke would pass away just a few years after her marriage, when she was only in her early twenties?
Princess Huai Ke caused Consort Qi to suffer the pain of outliving her son; how could she easily forget such an ordeal?
Therefore, Consort Qi genuinely cared more for the young princesses in Prince Hongshi's household.
As for Consort Xi and Consort Yu, upon seeing Consort Qi's expression, they also thought of Princess Huai Ke.
Now even the most senior Consort Qi is silent.
Both of them were intelligent enough that even if they hadn't achieved their goal yet, they wouldn't say anything more at this point.
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