Chapter 18
The imperial concubine thought for a moment, and then said, "Go find some enlightenment books, and I will teach the fourth prince some poetry and literacy from now on."
In addition to having a good relationship with the Fourth Prince, she also started learning books early. She also read books when she was at home. She was praised as a talented woman when she was in the boudoir, and she could also talk about poetry and prose with the emperor.
The Fourth Prince she raised must be an outstanding one.
Compared to a child who is naughty and coquettish and can't speak clearly, the imperial concubine believes that the emperor would rather want to see an outstanding prince who can recite some poems at a young age, walk, talk and treat others in a proper manner, and embody the style of a royal prince.
Imperial Concubine Tong Jia had high hopes for the Fourth Prince, and it seemed that the Fourth Prince had been well taught. The little prince, who was less than three years old, did not need to be fed by maids. He ate cleanly with a small spoon, without spilling any food on the table.
The Fourth Prince felt that his mother was a little different today. Her voice seemed more pleasant than usual. Moreover, she was taken outside to play today, and the Fourth Prince couldn't help but smile.
Imperial Concubine Tong Jia would sometimes look for similarities between the Fourth Prince and Concubine De on her face and she didn't like it very much. However, the Fourth Prince didn't know that his biological mother was someone else. The people who took care of him would only say how well the Imperial Concubine took care of him. In the Fourth Prince's heart, the Imperial Concubine was his only mother.
"The sky and the earth are dark yellow, and the universe is vast and boundless." The Fourth Prince kept repeating the Thousand Character Classic taught to him by Imperial Concubine Tong Jia. He also looked at Imperial Concubine Tong Jia with an inquiring look, wanting to get her approval, with admiration in his eyes.
Imperial Concubine Tong Jia also nodded with a smile and said, "Remember this sentence today. It will be fine if you can still recite it tomorrow."
It's a very warm and harmonious scene.
The fifth prince after the fourth prince, although he could already talk and walk, was still far from the time for him to start school. Moreover, the fifth prince was raised by the queen mother, who was Mongolian and could not speak Chinese. She would definitely not give him special treatment before he entered the study.
Concubine Yi, who gave birth to the Fifth Prince, was actually a little worried. If the Fifth Prince was raised by herself... She didn't mean that she wanted the Emperor to come to her more often because of her son. What she meant was that she was envious of the relationship between the Sixth Prince and Concubine De. Although she could go to the Empress Dowager to see the Fifth Prince, and the Fifth Prince also knew her mother, the intimacy between them was far less than that between the Sixth Prince and Concubine De.
But Concubine Yi could only sigh a few times in her heart, there was nothing else she could do.
Yipin was just sighing in her heart, while Dai Jia, who gave birth to the Seventh Prince, was even more depressed. She didn't dare to think about the glory of the Fifth Prince being raised by the Queen Mother, or the Sixth Prince being given the name of Yin Zuo and the frequent visits from the Emperor.
Because the seventh prince had a foot disease, Dai Jia did not dare to take credit for giving birth to the royal heir. Instead, she felt guilty and was afraid of being blamed.
She gave birth to a prince and raised him personally, but was not given a position. She did not dare to complain. Although the emperor was a little cold to them, he never blamed them for this kind of congenital disease in the royal family that damaged the royal reputation, which made Dai Jia grateful.
Although she was envious of Concubine De, she and the Seventh Prince were different from others. There was a hint of sadness between Dai Jia's brows, but she remained firm in her decision to try her best to make herself and the Seventh Prince live as invisible people.
The fourth prince, the fifth prince and the seventh prince were not too far apart in age from Yinzuo, so the imperial concubine, Yipin and Daijia could not help but compare them with Yinzuo. Compared to them, Huifei, who gave birth to the eldest prince, was more indifferent.
Although she was not happy about the emperor's attention to Yinzuo and Depin, her eldest prince was much older after all. What they were competing for now was studying and martial arts. Besides, Yinzhi was the emperor's eldest son. Except for the crown prince, no one else could pose a threat to them.
The harem is full of people and gossips. Generally speaking, it looks calm, but in fact, Kangxi's casual attention can stir up a lot of trouble. The person who is most restless now is the third prince's mother, Concubine Rong.
She couldn't wait to bring the third prince back. There were more and more princes now. The emperor valued the eldest prince and raised the crown prince himself. The fourth prince was raised by the imperial concubine and the emperor often went to the imperial concubine. The fifth prince was raised by the empress dowager and the emperor was not uncommon to see him. The emperor also liked the sixth prince. After all, her third prince was the most neglected.
Rong Fei felt sad and wiped her red eyes with a handkerchief. If her Yinzhi didn't come back, there would be no place for him in the emperor's place.
"Your Highness, didn't the Emperor say that the Third Prince would be back when he entered the study? He will be back soon."
Rong Fei said, "Mammy, I can't wait any longer. Yinzhi doesn't even recognize me as his mother now. When I spoke to him at the last birthday banquet, he looked at me as if I were a stranger."
"And once we enter the upper study, won't we be staying directly in the prince's residence? How can he get close to me in the future?"
The nanny beside Rong Fei also frowned. What the queen said was right. However, she said, "The emperor..."
Rong Fei said: "I have thought about it. I told the emperor that I want to bring Yinzhi back to adapt before entering the study, and also take Yinzhi to pay respects to the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager. Yinzhi has been outside, so I asked him to come back in advance to meet people.
Yinzuo was now responsible for eating, drinking and having fun every day while growing up, but he didn't know that he had once again become the topic of conversation in many places in the harem. After a few days, Yinzuo was able to walk a few steps with the help of someone. One day, when Yinzuo was walking and playing outside with the help of his mother, he met the imperial concubine and the fourth prince who had also come out.
At that time, Depin had a gentle and doting smile on her face, Yinzuo was also chattering with a bright smile, and on the other side, the imperial concubine Tong Jia was walking in luxurious clothes, and every step she took was beautiful and elegant. The child walking beside her was not as tall as a person, but also looked noble and tactful.
The atmosphere between Imperial Concubine Tong Jia and the Fourth Prince is also good. When you look at them, people don't feel that the mother and son are strange or unharmonious. At first glance, they look like mother and son.
But when the two groups of people met each other's eyes, both Depin, who had a gentle and doting smile, and Concubine Tong Jia, who was elegant and graceful, had their expressions frozen. However, the unnaturalness in their expressions only lasted for a moment before they concealed it.
Imperial Concubine Tong Jia, who was walking towards this side, continued her previous steps. What a joke. She had no right to change her route. Although she was very reluctant to see the Fourth Prince in her heart.
And Concubine De just glanced at the Fourth Prince and did not pay too much attention to his unusual appearance.
Compared to the inner thoughts of these two adults, the other two children were much simpler. The Fourth Prince looked over with some curiosity, and compared to Concubine De, he was more concerned about Yinzuo, who was also a child.
The Fourth Prince had forgotten Yinzuo, whom he had only met once, and did not recognize him.
Yinzuo, on the other hand, had a much better memory. He stared at him for a while and asked, "Fourth brother?"
Although the Fourth Prince's memory is not that good, he is smart and knows that the child he saw in the palace is his younger brother. Although he is not sure which brother this child is, he is definitely his younger brother.
"younger brother."
Yinzuo held Depin's hand and said happily, "Fourth brother!" If he could run, he would have run over here by now.
Depin held Yinzuo tightly with her other hand while paying respects to the Imperial Concubine. The Imperial Concubine said calmly, "Take the Sixth Prince out for fun? The weather is indeed pretty good today."
Depin also responded calmly: "Yes, the weather is nice today."
Logically speaking, there was nothing good to talk about between the two of them, and the atmosphere was extremely awkward, but Yinzuo couldn't be stopped from struggling to go to the Fourth Prince's side, and the Fourth Prince also wanted to go to Yinzuo's side.
"Fourth brother, play."
After hearing the maids' greetings just now, the Fourth Prince now knew that this person was the Sixth Prince, his sixth brother. When he saw Yinzuo squinting his eyes and stretching out his hand wanting to play with him, the Fourth Prince Yinzhen couldn't help but take a step forward.
But the next moment, the Fourth Prince's hand was held by Imperial Concubine Tong Jia. The Fourth Prince looked over and although his mother was still smiling, he felt that her expression was not very good, so he stopped moving.
And when Imperial Concubine Tong Jia held the Fourth Prince, Depin lowered her eyes with a flash of mockery in her eyes. She also fixed the Sixth Prince who was about to throw himself towards the Fourth Prince.
When Yinzuo looked at her in confusion, Depin said, "Yinzuo, we have played for a long time, we should go back."
But Yinzuo didn't want to go back. He said, "Brother, brother, come and play." He had only said a few words to this little brother and had never played with him.
However, Depin, who always doted on Yinzuo, did not follow Yinzuo's wishes this time. She said to Yinzuo, "Mother is tired and a little uncomfortable."
Although he wanted to play with his brother, when he heard Depin say that she was tired and uncomfortable, Yinzuo immediately put aside all other thoughts and said anxiously, "Go back."
(End of this chapter)
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