Chapter 521: The Jing Family Leaves
In his life, Grand Tutor Jing had never done anything that he felt guilty about. He had lived a life of integrity, but in his later years, he had to embarrass the Crown Prince and the Emperor and
Empress for his eldest grandson. He felt ashamed. So after dealing with Jing Fengjie, the old man also asked the Emperor to retire and return to his hometown: "Your Highness the Crown Prince has grown up, and I have nothing to teach you. I am old and miss the situation in the academy. Please allow me to return to my old house, Your Highness and the Empress, and I want to spend the rest of my life in my hometown."
At first, Grand Tutor Jing was invited out of retirement by the Emperor. When he came, he was still a spirited old man, and he never lost in debates with scholars in the court.
Now he is nearly ninety years old, leaning on a cane, and his old bones will fall apart if he walks a few more steps!
All the wisdom of the Jing family seems to end with him.
The next few generations are all stupid and ignorant. If they continue like this, they will be digging their own graves.
The Emperor and the Crown Prince, including the Queen Mother, now have some affection for the Jing family, but that is all for the sake of the deceased Emperor's mother and him, the old man.
Once even he is no longer in this world, these young people in the Jing family will desperately seek death. How long will this affection last?
It is better to retreat while the Emperor and the Crown Prince still respect him, and not let those unfilial sons and grandsons stay in the capital to cause trouble for them. The wealth of the Jing family can continue for a few more generations.
The emperor and Jiang Xinyue looked at each other, and they were bound to say a few words to persuade them to stay.
But Jiang Xinyue felt that Master Jing's decision at this time would actually benefit the Jing family.
She really didn't want the Jing family to still act so self-willed after the prince ascended the throne in the future, but the royal family had to turn a blind eye to the stupid things done by the Jing family for the sake of Master Jing's face.
But people's patience is limited.
One day, the prince will get tired of this tolerance and will get rid of the Jing family.
The emperor's patience cannot be provoked.
Since Master Jing brought it up himself today, it was just a good opportunity to agree.
After the Jing family left the palace, only the third prince, the fifth prince and the prince were left in the study.
The three brothers stood facing each other, the crown prince's face full of guilt: "Third brother, are you really going to travel around Dayan? Aren't you afraid that I will kill you?"
The third prince couldn't help laughing and said, "My prince brother, if you want my life, why wait until now? If it weren't for your care when I was in Fengxian Palace, I would have been dead long ago. I'm afraid of no one but you. I really want to go out for a walk."
As for that Qingqing cousin, he thought that she was more suitable for his fifth brother.
The prince looked at Jiang Xinyue with some disbelief, and only when he saw her nod did he put down his doubts: "Then I'll tell you first, you can travel anywhere, but you must come back for the New Year's banquet every year. I and my fourth brother must make sure you are safe."
Among the princes, the one with the deepest relationship with the third prince is the fourth prince. They have been brothers since childhood, scolding, fighting and even hating each other, but that was because they were ignorant when they were young. After reconciliation, the two brothers always care about each other.
"Oh! Fourth Prince, please slow down."
Shen Mingman, wearing small court boots, walked faster and faster: "I shouldn't have gone out to hunt rabbits today. I didn't catch two rabbits, but such a big thing happened in the palace. Why is the third brother going on a long journey again? What's the difference between this and going to Fengxian Hall again?" They
didn't see each other all year round.
The eunuchs under his command looked at each other and complained in their hearts, it was not them who asked the Fourth Prince to go to the royal enclosure to hunt rabbits today!
Didn't the Fourth Prince know that there were a few new long-eared rabbits in the enclosure, and he insisted that the long-eared rabbits had soft fur and a scent of grass, so he had to catch these rabbits before everyone else and make an ear cap for the Queen Mother?
"Fourth brother!"
Shen Mingye had just closed the door when he saw the panting Shen Mingman: "Didn't you go hunting rabbits? Where are the rabbits?"
"Rabbits..."
No!
Now is not the time to care about rabbits.
The fourth prince took the third prince's arm and went to one side: "Shen Mingxuan, what's wrong with you? How come you just came out of Fengxian Palace and you want to go out and travel around the world again? Tell me the truth, did the kid from the Jing family frame you, and you are afraid that the prince brother will misunderstand, so you have to go out. Don't be afraid, the prince and I have a good relationship, I will say a few words for you and he will definitely listen to me."
The third brother has not been with the prince brother for too long and does not understand the prince's character.
In fact, he is the same as the queen mother, a soft-hearted and kind person. As long as others are good to him, he can be ten times and a hundred times better to others.
Of course, if anyone treats him badly, plots against him, and wants to kill him, he will return it a hundred times and a thousand times.
This is the way the queen mother taught them to behave.
Don't be the one who hurts others, and never be the one who is hurt.
"That's enough. Don't worry about me."
Shen Mingxuan pushed him away: "Have you forgotten? I told you when I was a child that my dream was to leave the palace and travel around the countries. Now that my father has unified the world, am I not safer? If I don't go now, when will I go?" How
could Shen Mingman still remember what happened when he was a child?
He just thought that what he said at that time were all children's play, and as people get older, what they want to do will also change.
Just like when he was a child, he also wanted to be a general to defend his country, but now there is no war to fight, he just wants to be a leisurely prince, next to his mother and his younger brother the crown prince.
The attitude of the third prince means that he has already made up his mind, and no one can persuade him.
When the princes gathered together to talk again, the emperor's edict was also issued.
"Why did the emperor suddenly confer the title of Prince Zhao on the third prince? Is it related to the recent rumors?"
"But the emperor doesn't look like he's going to get angry with the third prince. The word Zhao in the title was not given casually. The emperor still likes the third...His Royal Highness Prince Zhao very much."
"The fief is in a wealthy place like Xunyang, and the emperor still protects Prince Zhao. This time things are definitely not that simple."
"I think it may have something to do with the Jing family. I heard that Taifu Jing's family is packing their bags and heard that they are moving back to their hometown. Do you think that the Queen Mother instigated the Jing family to frame Prince Zhao and the fifth prince, so the emperor is warning the Queen Mother?" "
Impossible? The emperor has doted on the Queen Mother for a long time, it is impossible for them to fall apart because of Prince Zhao."
What the common people think, the Jing family and Jiang Xinyue don't care, but it is a done deal that the Jing family will move back to their old house.
Within three days, the Jing family's mansion was empty.
The Jing family was a staunch supporter of the prince, and the emperor's move made people wonder if there was something unpleasant between the emperor and the empress.
Fortunately, April 12 was the prince's birthday, and the emperor intended to make a move for Jiang Xinyue and didn't want people to talk about it.