The invitation is from the prince. The prince has a new illegitimate son, and the hundred-day banquet will be held in a few days.
Having many children has always been the favorite thing of the royal family. Compared with the fourth prince who has only Zhen'er as his only child, and there has been no news about the fifth prince after his marriage, in terms of competing for a son, the crown prince wins.
Yan Shiyue thought about it for a long time and still didn't bring any dumplings or rice cakes. She knew rationally that she shouldn't be so cautious, but emotionally she was afraid of the ropes.
As it was a rare occasion that everyone was in the capital, the prince held a rather grand ceremony this time. Huo Qiyang, Xu Wenqu, Qu Sinian and others were all invited.
Yan Shiyue was used to attending court anyway, so she sat on the men's side with Huo Qijing.
Behind a screen, the prince asked Huo Qiyang to take care of Jieer, Zhener, and Seven, Eight, Nine, and Ten.
Prince Ke rarely said anything brilliant. He basically just listened without saying anything. A few people talked about the recently popular Sun Chaser. The prince smiled and said, "We should get a smaller one, one that Jie'er can ride. In fact, on cement roads, riding a Sun Chaser is more convenient than riding a horse."
Yan Shiyue smiled and said, "Give me money!"
The prince also smiled and said, "Your money will not be less. If you do a good job, I will give you more!"
While they were talking and laughing, after a while, the Crown Princess brought the child out. Everyone stood up and praised the child a few words. Some people also praised Jie'er a few words.
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You know, today's theme is that the prince gave birth to a son, and everyone is praising Jie'er to consolidate this theme. No one would praise Huo Qiyang and the other seven for no reason.
But children don’t understand the unspoken rules of the adult world!
At ninety, a child is not old enough to care about other people’s opinions and can only laugh foolishly. But at seven or eight, a child thinks of himself as an adult and really wants recognition. He will feel embarrassed if he is ignored.
Just as the child was carried down, they heard an argument break out at the table over there, and then the Seventh Prince choked and said, "The Crown Prince is still entirely dependent on the Imperial Sister Fu Yan! Even the Fourteenth Uncle has followed the Imperial Sister! Why are you so cocky!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the room fell silent.
This naughty kid!
Yan Shiyue frowned and was about to stand up when she heard Huo Qiyang's extremely calm voice: "Come with me."
It was unknown whether the Seventh Prince had any expression or not. Anyway, the next moment, Huo Qiyang brought the Seventh Prince out, bowed to the Crown Prince, and said, "Your Highness, the Seventh Brother drank secretly and became a little confused. I will take him home to discipline him."
After being stunned for a moment, the officials were immediately convinced. This man's response was quicker and more experienced than that of people in their 60s and 70s!
This sentence is just like what Prince Ke said that day. The key is that it violates taboos!
But on that day, the Crown Prince was able to come forward to rescue the Fourth Prince, but in today's situation, it was obviously the Seventh Prince, the uncle, who reprimanded Jie'er, the nephew.
No matter who is right or wrong, Jie'er cannot come forward and the prince cannot speak either.
As for Huo Qiyang's age, and he is Huo Qijing's younger brother, so he can call the Seventh Prince his younger brother. The key is that this means the matter needs to be resolved as a family matter, and this is also the best way... Otherwise, what can the Crown Prince do if the Seventh Prince is just a ten-year-old kid and his younger brother?
The most important thing is that Yan Shiyue is another party involved, and Huo Qiyang is Yan Shiyue's man! In short, it is very appropriate for him to come forward.
Political idiots like Yan Shiyue don't quite understand the subtleties involved, but other people are well aware of them.
The prince smiled and said, "I asked someone to make a sobering soup for you. You are too young, please don't hurt yourself. Ah Yang, Qi Lang is my last resort."
Huo Qiyang said: "Yes."
He then retreated with the Seventh Prince.
The Seventh Prince also realized that he had said the wrong thing, and followed him anxiously.
Yan Shiyue was simply filled with anger.
The prince patted her shoulder and signaled her not to think too much.
It was not until this moment that Yan Shiyue felt something subtle.
After the banquet, a few children came over, and Yan Shiyue immediately saw the eighth prince's sparkling eyes.
Yan Shiyue sneered.
In front of everyone, she ordered her subordinates to bring the Seventh Prince back to the palace and directly throw him into a guest room and lock him up, not allowing anyone to enter to serve him.
The Seventh Prince is a stupid kid, but he is not a bad person. If he continues to be used as a tool by the Eighth Prince, no one will be able to save him.
That night, Emperor Ming Yan issued an edict to demote the seventh prince's mother, Concubine Ning, to a concubine, but did not ask anyone to come to the palace to bring him back.
When Yan Shiyue went there in the morning, the Seventh Prince was like a quail, huddled on the couch with a quilt covering him, his eyes swollen from crying. When he saw her, he was so scared that he jumped down immediately and saluted with his hands lowered.
Yan Shiyue said: "Your mother has agreed to your words, do you know?"
The Seventh Prince was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head and cried, "I didn't mean it."
Yan Shiyue said: "Then tell me, where did you go wrong?"
The Seventh Prince said, "I shouldn't have said that. I shouldn't have scolded the Crown Prince! I was wrong!"
Yan Shiyue sneered: "It seems that you don't know where you are wrong! I won't talk about the rules and etiquette for now. You think the prince is incompetent, right? You think my brother sits on the throne of the prince just because he is the eldest son, right?"
She threw the thing in her hand directly onto the table. She had someone go to the palace to find it last night. "This is the words and articles written by the prince when he was eight years old. You are twelve years old now. If you can write a word or an article better than the eight-year-old prince, I will let you go back. If you can't do it, you will stay here for a day, and I will punish you. Don't you admire me very much? Very well! I will teach you a lesson!"
She turned and left.
Anyway, Emperor Ming Yan acquiesced. She dared to lock him up if she said so. She only called a young eunuch who usually served the Seventh Prince to come over. He was not allowed to say a word or show any expression. He was just to take care of his daily life and leave after the work was done.
Then he took out pen and ink and asked the Seventh Prince to write.
The Seventh Prince was really afraid of her. Ever since that incident in the imperial study, seeing her was like a mouse seeing a cat.
He read all the articles she brought him with trepidation, and then wrote an article with the same title.
You know, the prince has been taught by at least four great scholars since he was a child. He is full of talent and his calligraphy is very skillful. Even though the seventh prince has taken advantage of him for several years, he is still far from his opponent.
And when Yan Shiyue said there would be a punishment, it really was a punishment.
Every night, someone would come and collect the essays he had written during the day. If they failed the inspection, Yan Shiyue would come over with a ruler and hit him hard, until his hands were swollen. Every night, the Seventh Prince would hold his hands and cry until he fell asleep.
When she came out after smoking that night, Prince Ke stood in front of her and said angrily, "Why did you do this? He just said a few more words, and he was on your side. There is no deep hatred. Why do you have to torture a child like this?"
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