Chapter 93 I Don’t Want to Be an Stupid Person
Yifeng Palace.
The queen was a little unhappy.
The eldest son Murong Qi rarely comes to the palace, and he has just been crowned king, but he has not even come to pay his respects to me.
What a bastard son.
The queen was in a bad mood and even the fruity fragrance in the palace found it pungent.
"Exchange all these fruits."
Several palace maids came up and exchanged the fruit, even though they had done so just this morning.
"I remember how much I cared about Qi'er back then, but Qi'er really doesn't understand the hard work I put in as a mother."
The queen frowned and thought about the past, and suddenly she felt a headache again.
When Murong Qi was still a child, the queen watched over him every day and supervised him to learn to read and recite scriptures.
If they failed to finish learning the words and memorizing the text for the day, they would not be able to sleep or eat. Both mother and son endured this together.
Even when Murong Qi broke down and cried loudly, the queen was wiping her tears beside him, but she just didn't relax at all.
Since he is the eldest son and the legitimate heir, he cannot be surpassed by others.
At that time, the third prince was incredibly intelligent and eloquent. He was able to catch up with Murong Qi, who had studied for three years, after only one year of study.
Although the second prince Murong Li was sleepy, he was not much worse than Murong Qi when it came to studying even when he slept.
If she hadn't forced Murong Qi to work hard, Murong Qi would have been left behind long ago.
She focused all her energy on her son, removing all temptations and obstacles from his surroundings.
When Murong Qi was young, he had a young eunuch of the same age by his side. One time, Murong Qi was really depressed, so he went to the garden with the young eunuch to catch crickets.
When the queen found out, she was so angry that she dragged the young eunuch away and beat him with a stick on the spot.
Nanny Dong scolded him harshly, "How dare you, you servant, seduce His Highness to neglect his studies!
The young eunuch was beaten until he was covered in blood and never got up again. The cricket in his hand jumped out and was stepped on to death by a palace maid.
Murong Qi stood by and watched the cricket being crushed. He didn't cry or laugh, and looked as dumb as a puppet.
After that, Murong Qi continued to study hard every day under the supervision of the queen, but he still learned very slowly.
Later, Murong Li became more and more sleepy, and Murong Di had a brain injury. No one could compare to Murong Qi.
The queen thought she could finally breathe a sigh of relief after all the hardships, but Murong Qi became more and more absurd.
No matter how late the queen forced him to do his homework, he would throw his books and homework into the pool or the brazier the next day, and then go to see the tutor empty-handed, saying that he had not completed anything.
The Queen was furious and severely punished the palace maids and eunuchs around Murong Qi, scolding them:
"If you don't know how to persuade the prince, what's the use of you?"
The people serving Murong Qi have been replaced countless times.
When Murong Qi was twelve years old, he actually burned the sage's scriptures in front of the Taifu.
He looked at the Master with a sneer:
"Saints don't know shit. They haven't been heirs of the royal family."
Then he swaggered to Yifeng Palace and forcibly pulled a palace maid onto the couch to play with her.
When the queen came back from the imperial garden, she saw her eldest son pressing down her personal maid and flirting with her in disheveled clothes. She was so angry that she trembled all over and kept calling him "evil son".
Then he had the palace maid, whose face was covered in tears, dragged out of the hall.
Murong Qi calmly got off the bed and bowed to his mother with a smile:
"Mother, I know I was wrong and will correct it in the future. But—
It's a pity for Bixi, she is the most convenient hairdressing maid used by the Queen Mother, will the Queen Mother be reluctant to let her go?"
When the emperor learned about this, he was furious and expelled Murong Qi from the palace and set up his own government office.
After Murong Qi left the palace, he never returned to pay his respects unless summoned by the palace during the New Year holidays.
The queen didn't know what sin she had committed in her previous life to have raised such a bastard.
Nanny Dong rubbed both sides of the Queen's temples:
"I have seen your Majesty's painstaking efforts. The eldest prince is still young and has not yet married and become a parent.
Now that he has been crowned the King of Chu, he will marry, have a family, and have children in the future. Then he will understand the good intentions of the Queen."
"The King of Chu will wake up when he grows up. Unlike the King of Liang, his narcolepsy may never be cured in this lifetime. And the King of Yue is stupid and out of favor."
Although both were princes, the palaces granted by the emperor to Murong Qi and Murong Li were both located in the center of the imperial city, while Murong Di's palace was in a corner near the city gate.
Nanny Dong whispered in the queen's ear, and the queen's frown relaxed a lot.
Murong Qi and Murong Li were given rich fiefs, but Murong Di was given the remote Lingnan as his fief.
What does Lingnan have? Apart from lychees and black mountain ink, it's so poor that only insects and ants remain.
Everyone can see that Murong Di is obviously not favored by the emperor.
At this moment, a little palace maid came in hurriedly:
"Empress, there's news from Lingyu Palace."
The queen closed her eyes and said, "Well, go ahead."
The young palace maid lowered her voice and said, "It seems that Concubine Yuan is pregnant, but she is hiding it from everyone."
Nanny Dong paused for a moment.
The queen suddenly opened her eyes, and her forehead was throbbing.
When she stood up, the amulet around her waist fell onto the couch.
A round white bead rolled out of the amulet and was covered with a layer of light gray in the sunlight.
——
It is the coldest after it snows, even colder than when it snows.
But even in such cold weather, Yuan Chi actually took a group of little princes to practice martial arts outdoors.
Ning An likes martial arts classes, but today even she was holding on to the gilded hand warmer and refused to let go.
The winter wind in Chang'an was as sharp as a knife, and even Crown Prince Murong Zhen's face was cut red.
Murong Zhen: "General Yuan, why do you want us to practice martial arts when it's so cold today?"
Yuan Chi looked at the group of young nobles in front of him, wearing brocade cloaks. They were clearly dressed warmly.
"Your Highness, martial arts training is always hardship-free. Your Highnesses, wearing silk cotton and sable furs, may feel cold in Chang'an, but it's even colder in the northwest. The soldiers don't have such thick clothing, so they still have to train every day and be ready for battle at any time."
Murong Ming curled his lips: "We don't need to go to the northwest to fight, so we don't need to practice."
Yuan Chi: "Sir, what I want to say is that today's training is not hard at all."
Murong Ming refused to practice no matter what, and Murong Wan took leave and stayed at home for the past two days and did not come to the palace at all.
Crown Prince Murong Zhen refused to practice today. He was already very tired from doing his homework every day, and adding martial arts practice to it, he was a little overwhelmed.
Ning An thought about it, gritted his teeth, and handed the heater to the maid behind him:
"General Yuan, I want to practice with you."
So everyone else returned to Lihe Hall, leaving Ning An and Yuan Chi practicing martial arts in the vast expanse of white snow.
Ning An is the fastest learner. Usually, Yuan Chi has to take care of the progress of others, but today he only needs to teach Ning An.
"Princess, you can try to hold weapons today."
"Really? Today?"
After Ning An warmed up and sweated a little, he took off his cloak and gave it to the maid.
When he heard that he could hold a weapon today, his face flushed with joy.
They had asked Yuan Chi several times before when they could practice with weapons, but Yuan Chi always said that their basic skills were not solid enough.
Ning An went back and told his mother, who said that General Yuan was right and that one must lay a solid foundation before practicing martial arts.
Ning An thought that she would have to practice like this for several months before she could touch a weapon.
"Princess, you can choose any weapon you like from these."
Yuan Chi took Ning An to the weapons rack and pointed at the knives, guns, swords, and hammers on the rack...
There are a lot of weapons, and they are actually smaller than normal weapons. They are specially customized for young children.
Ning An didn't know what to practice, so he asked Yuan Chi:
"What is General Yuan best at?"
Yuan Chi: "I often use a spear."
Ning An went to get the gun: "Then I will learn how to shoot from you."
Yuan Chi did not agree immediately, but confirmed with Ning An again and again:
"Have you made your choice, Princess? Martial arts training is tough, and spearmanship is even tougher."
Ning An's warm hands gripped the cold gun barrel, and it was so cold that she almost let go.
But she didn't let go.
"General Yuan, please bend down and whisper something in my ear." Ning An said mysteriously, wanting to whisper something to Yuan Chi.
Yuan Chi bent down awkwardly: "Princess, please speak."
Ning An asked the palace maids and eunuchs behind him to step back a little, and then said:
"General Yuan, I'll tell you a secret. I wasn't smart at all when I was studying. I was like a fool. I think practicing martial arts is better than studying, no matter how hard it is."
"I want to be a smart person in the martial arts field like you, not a fool at the desk."
Yuan Chi didn't feel like laughing at all when he heard the princess' frank childish words.
He understood this very well because he had been in that situation many years ago.
When he was a kid, he was a fool at school. Later, he simply went to the martial arts world to learn martial arts from a master. After that, he joined the army and won two battles. Only then was he praised as a talented general.
But even though he was praised as a talented general, he did not change his habit of speaking rudely.
Yuan Chi shook his head and told Ning An regretfully:
"I am considered wise only when I fight and win. Princess, you cannot fight, so you cannot be like me."
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