Chapter 484: Phoenix Arrives
Winter has arrived in the past two days and the weather has been unpredictable. Chengye occasionally catches a cold and always has a fever in the middle of the night.
Although there were maids taking care of the child, Zhaohua was still worried and could not sleep well at night, always thinking about checking on the child.
Zhao Hua went to see Cheng Ye at midnight that day and saw that his high fever had subsided and he was sleeping soundly. When Zhao Hua returned to his room, he thought of checking to see if Cheng Yu and Ruoxin had kicked off the quilt.
Especially Cheng Yu,
He originally lived in Chaoyang Palace, but Chaoyang Palace was under renovation these two days, so he temporarily moved to a side hall in Zhaohua Palace.
When attending court these days, Zhao Hua always felt that he looked a little lacking in energy, as if he had not had enough rest.
After seeing Ruoxin, when I came to Chengyu's door,
Although the lights were off inside, Zhao Hua heard a faint sound coming from inside when he was about to push the door.
"My dear ministers, please stand up."
She was curious and looked through the crack in the door.
Seeing Cheng Yu neatly dressed in court robes, sitting upright on a yellow pear wood chair, his little hand slightly raised, he called out to the empty person in front of him to stand up.
She knocked on the door gently and asked in a low voice:
"Yuer, are you asleep?"
Hearing Zhaohua's voice, Chengyu was obviously a little flustered.
He hurriedly took off his court robes, trotted to the couch and lay down, wrapped himself tightly in the quilt, and then responded in as vague a voice as possible,
"Mother?"
Zhaohua pushed the door open and walked in, sitting on the edge of the child's couch with a smile.
In the moonlight, she glanced at the court robes scattered on the warm seat, stroked Cheng Yu's hair and asked:
"Just now, mother seemed to hear you practicing the rules of court in your room, right?"
Cheng Yu never lied to Zhao Hua.
So after Zhao Hua asked this question, he did not deny it.
He just nodded in agreement, but he always seemed a little timid.
Zhao Hua said in a gentle voice: "It's already Chou time. If you can't sleep for another hour, you have to get up and go to court. Why can't you sleep so late?"
Cheng Yu sat up on the couch and said in a depressed mood:
"My son wants to do better, so that perhaps the court officials won't always have so many misunderstandings about my mother."
Hearing this, the softest part of Zhaohua's heart was inexplicably touched, making her feel even more distressed for Chengyu.
In fact, Chengyu is already very sensible.
He had to get up before dawn every day, wash and change his clothes, and go to Chaoyang Palace to attend court hearings, and he would sit there for at least two hours.
After lunch after the morning court session, although he did not have to review memorials, the university teacher would always come on time to teach Chengyu.
To be a qualified emperor, being both civil and military is a must.
Therefore, after dinner, the imperial guards would come to teach him martial arts.
The day is always packed with activities, and there is no time to relax for even a moment.
Zhao Hua stroked the child's cheek, and said with distressed eyes:
"Aren't you tired?"
Cheng Yu nodded, and said with a look of disappointment:
"Tired. But my son has tried very hard, but he still feels that he cannot be a good emperor. Until now, every night when he goes to bed, my son is still very scared. Afraid that as soon as he opens his eyes... he will have to go to court again..."
He lowered his eyes, his gaze dodged, and asked weakly:
"Mother... did I disappoint you?"
Zhao Hua held the child in his arms and said softly,
"Silly child, you have done very well. Everyone has the right to choose his own life and the right to reject everything he doesn't like. You were born into the royal family, and you have many more unnecessary burdens on your shoulders than children from ordinary families, but these so-called innate responsibilities do not require you to bear them."
If you really don't like going to court, or even have a fear of it, you should tell A Niang as soon as possible. In A Niang's opinion, as long as you live in peace and happiness, it is the best thing. If you don't like going to court, then don't go. No one can force you to do anything. You can be brave enough to be yourself and do what you think is more meaningful. "
Cheng Yu suddenly raised his eyes, with a flash of stars in his eyes, and said in disbelief:
"Really? Can I really do whatever I want?"
Zhao Hua smiled, "Of course. But people always have to have something they like in life. If you spend your whole life doing nothing, you are wasting your life and being irresponsible to yourself.
My mother saw that you were always very focused when you practiced martial arts every day. Guard Zhao also said that although you were young, you had your own unique insights into the art of war, and you would always pull him to discuss it, right?"
Hearing Zhao Hua's question, Cheng Yu, who was usually introverted, suddenly became determined. He stared at Zhao Hua, his joy was beyond words.
"My son likes to practice martial arts and horse riding. He also likes to read military books and study the art of deploying troops. He finds it very interesting."
Zhao Hua was infected by his emotions and said happily:
"In that case, then mother will ask General Zhao and General Chen to teach you, okay?"
Cheng Yu nodded heavily, "Okay!"
Seeing his son's knowing smile, Zhaohua's heart melted.
His son does not need to grow up to be a child of destiny.
He can live whatever he wants and do whatever he wants.
Parents always want their sons to be successful.
But what is the definition of becoming a dragon or a phoenix?
In Zhaohua's view, as long as her children can focus on what they like, enjoy themselves,
By then, the day they show a knowing smile on their faces will be the day they become successful.
In the days that followed, Cheng Yu claimed to be ill and stopped attending court.
The dragon throne was empty, but Zhaohua still sat behind the curtain, managing the government.
What she wanted was never this world, but to give Cheng Yu back the freedom that should belong to him.
After sitting in this position for a long time, Zhaohua would sometimes hear some "interesting things".
She heard that the guards in charge of the imperial palace favored his concubine and killed his wife, and that his wife could not bear the humiliation and committed suicide in despair at home.
He saw that General Dingbian had bruises on his face. After asking him about it, he found out that it was because his two concubines had a fight at home and he went to stop them but was injured by mistake.
When Zhao Hua asked about the situation of the female relatives, he just said lightly,
"Chen started the incident and she was beaten up. I divorced her and put an end to the disturbance."
He spoke so lightly about divorcing his concubine, as if it was just something worn out and thrown away.
In the Qi Dynasty, a woman who was disgraced and divorced by her husband could not even return to her parents' home.
What awaits her is only the pointing and criticizing of the world and a life destined to be miserable and destitute.
At this moment, Zhao Hua suddenly felt that she should change something.
She wanted to change the social status of women in the Qi Dynasty.
I want women to have a voice.
I want them to be valued as much as men.
I want them to live as real people, not appendages of others, not toys or decorations that can be kept or thrown away at will.
She knew very well that even if she became the regent queen mother and the most noble woman in the world, the court officials only showed her superficial respect.
If you want women in the Qi Dynasty to have equal rights with men and want to change people's deep-rooted ideas, the road is bound to be long and difficult.
But no matter how difficult it is,
There has to be someone in this world who takes the first step.
【It will be finished at 12 o'clock tomorrow night. 】
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