Chapter 438 Principles
After Xuanyuan Ling saw the princes, he went to Zhaohua Palace. The princes still had homework at the moment, so Xiaoliu naturally did not go with them.
Xuanyuan Ling also talked about this matter with Shen Qing when he arrived at Zhaohua Palace. It was about Xiaoliu. When he talked about this matter, he still had some murderous intentions towards the martial servant: "I'm sure Xiaoliu will meet many people like this in the future."
"There's nothing we can do about it." Shen Qing said the truth. There's no way to prevent this kind of thing: "Unless the emperor doesn't favor me alone, and I go into the harem and have more children with other concubines."
Xuanyuan Ling was originally annoyed with the servant, but after hearing what Shen Qing said, he looked at Shen Qing for a moment: “What nonsense.”
Things like today are indeed inevitable as she said. She favors Xiaoliu so much, and others must fawn on her. Moreover, he does favor Xiaoliu, and others may speculate on his intentions. But didn't he know it before? In fact, this kind of thing is inevitable in every dynasty. Can this be blamed on Shen Qing or Xiaoliu?
He thought of this and sighed: "I know it's not Xiaoliu's fault. He did a good job today, but I couldn't praise him at that time."
Praising him after he apologized would be bad for the Fourth Prince, as that child is naturally sensitive.
"When he comes back, you can comfort him. There is nothing wrong with me talking to him in private."
Chen Qing naturally agreed to this matter. Even if Xuanyuan Ling didn't say anything, she would still talk to Xiaoliu about it. Xiaoliu came to Zhaohua Palace after class. Chen Qing had already prepared Xiaoliu's favorite food.
Xuanyuan Ling was there too. He had been too majestic in front of Xiaoliu before, and now he wanted to ask Chen Qing for comfort but didn't come out. Chen Qing took the initiative to ask about this matter, and Xiaoliu also told him the whole story.
Shen Qing heard that he was very organized and his narration was not messy. He had made it clear. He did not comfort her first but had a question: "What did you think when that person said that to you?"
Xiao Liu said, "I was thinking of telling Fourth Brother and asking him to deal with it later, but I didn't expect Fourth Brother to hear it and Third Brother was there too."
The Third Prince was there, so he dealt with it. Naturally, Xiao Liu didn't say anything, not to mention that Xuanyuan Ling came later.
Shen Qing was interested: "Why do you want your fourth brother to deal with it?"
Xiaoliu said as a matter of course: "He slandered Fourth Brother like this all day long, not to mention Fourth Brother heard it, so this matter should be handled by Fourth Brother."
Shen Qing laughed when she heard this. She didn't need to say anything at this point. This child didn't take the apology to heart at all. Or rather, he did feel that the cause was his, so he apologized. After he apologized and was punished, he didn't take it to heart. There was no need to comfort him at all. He knew it very well in his heart.
And besides this, Shen Qing also saw something else.
Shen Qing didn't say anything at this moment. She didn't say this anymore. Having said that, there was really no need to talk about this. She told Xiaoliu that she asked the small kitchen to make his favorite cakes today. Xiaoliu was very happy. After a while, Xuanyuan Ling came out. Xiaoliu didn't expect Xuanyuan Ling to be there, still inside. After all, he didn't think that his own father was eavesdropping from behind, so he still bowed respectfully when he saw Xuanyuan Ling.
There seemed to be no rules in Zhaohua Palace, but there were some things that needed to be followed. The real rules were in the room and between Xuanyuan Ling and Shen Qing. Xiaoliu and Xuanyuan Ling were very close, but Shen Qing never asked Xiaoliu not to perform the ceremony. Instead, he was afraid that the child would be too close to Xuanyuan Ling and would not follow the rules, which would be the worst.
Xuanyuan Ling looked at Xiaoliu with a smile on his face and said, "Okay, your mother prepared this especially for you, eat it."
Shen Qing looked at him. He had just planned to talk to Xiaoliu privately, but now he didn't plan to say it anymore. He also understood.
After Xiaoliu eats, he needs to play for a while to digest the food, so as not to miss dinner. Usually, Chen Qing and Xiaoliu would go out for a walk, but today Chen Qing asked the servant to go with him. Xuanyuan Ling was a little puzzled: "Are you feeling unwell?"
If he wasn't feeling unwell, Chen Qing would usually play with Xiao Liu. As for him, the child was more attached to Chen Qing when it came to playing, especially after he started to learn, so naturally the child became more disciplined. Xuanyuan Ling felt a little emotional about this.
Shen Qing was planning not to tell Xuanyuan Ling for the time being, but the imperial physician said to be cautious, so she was still cautious. Going out with Xiaoliu would inevitably mean running and jumping with the child, so it was better to be careful now, so she naturally let the child go.
She shook her head and continued with the previous topic: "Is the emperor relieved now?"
Xuanyuan Ling and Shen Qing had spoken frankly for a long time. When he saw her shaking her head, he thought she had intentionally stayed to tell him about Xiaoliu's situation. He didn't think that she had deliberately concealed it from him. When he heard her talk about this, there was relief and a sigh in his eyes: "I just listened to Xiaoliu's words and thought about it. I am not as thoughtful as Xiaoliu."
Shen Qing smiled, and there was some pride in her tone: "That's right."
Xuanyuan Ling has been taking care of the Fourth Prince over the years and ordered people to serve him well. Whenever he encountered any problems with the Fourth Prince, thinking of his health and his guilt towards him, Xuanyuan Ling would naturally be more tolerant. He would certainly not allow a situation like today to happen, but Xiaoliu's words suddenly made Xuanyuan Ling realize something.
He seemed to be doing something wrong.
After all, the Fourth Prince is growing up, and he was protecting him, but he should be allowed to handle this matter himself. Perhaps Xiaoliu only said this simply because this matter implicates the Fourth Prince, but after Xuanyuan Ling heard it, he suddenly realized that perhaps he was wrong to protect him too much. This matter should be left to the Fourth Prince to establish himself, which will make it easier for him to have confidence. After all, it is really good to establish himself.
Thinking about it this way, the Third Prince and Xuanyuan Ling were actually one-sided. They treated the Fourth Prince differently because they were concerned about his poor health. But Xiao Liu didn't even care that the Fourth Prince had a disabled leg.
He didn't understand? That couldn't be possible. The Fourth Prince walked very clearly. The servants didn't dare to stare at him. Could it be that Xiaoliu couldn't see it?
"Xiao Liu is a good boy, Qingqing, you really taught him well."
Xuanyuan Ling didn't think that Xiaoliu grew up like this on his own. It was indeed his nature, but in the end, Shen Qing's education was different.
Xuanyuan Ling initially thought that it was not good for Chen Qing to play with Xiaoliu like this, but later when Xiaoliu grew up, he spoke and thought very clearly. Thinking about it carefully, this was naturally because Chen Qing put himself and Xiaoliu in the same position.
It was because Shen Qing played with him more often. She taught him like a child and put herself in the child's position. She was willing to listen to whatever the child said, and when children spoke without restraint, she never thought the child's ideas were ridiculous, but followed the child's train of thought. Naturally, the child would find it easier to accept the ideas that Shen Qing had said, and because Shen Qing would not always refute him, the child naturally dared to speak and think. Now it seems that he really has his own ideas and acts according to his own principles.
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