Chapter 332: Little Dumplings that Stick to Daddy
Weiyang Palace.
Rong Jinchen was reviewing memorials while holding the little Tangyuan in his arms, "What's wrong with Chaochao?" He held the baby in one hand and wrote with a purple brush in the other.
Little Tangyuan hasn't played much with his daddy in the past few months, and it's obvious that his daddy was not like this before.
Rong Jinchen was named the crown prince at the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet, and ascended the throne the following year. He was very busy for the past three or four months.
At first, little Tangyuan was held by Rong Yue and watched Rong Jinchen work. Rong Yue then taught him some Three Character Classic, some simple ancient poems, and some words.
Grandfather lied to him, saying that once his father became the emperor, he would have time to play with Chao Chao!
Although he could see his father and mother during the day, they only had one or two hours to play with him, which also included meals and naps. Little Tangyuan was very sleepy at night.
It was different from the time when he was in Prince Yan's Mansion. Before, when Rong Jinchen was not attending court, he spent the day with Su Zhenzhen and her son.
After court, Su Zhenzhen and Xiao Tangyuan would come to the Ministry of Revenue to find Rong Jinchen to go to Weiyang Palace for lunch at noon. In the afternoon, Xiao Tangyuan would be held by Rong Jinchen to handle official business.
Little Tangyuan was very unhappy. He buried himself in Rong Jinchen's arms, with his two little feet clamped around his waist. "Daddy, Chaochao is unhappy. You don't even have time to play with Chaochao!" His muffled little baby voice came from his arms.
Rong Jinchen put down the purple brush in his hand, stood the little Tangyuan on his knees, looked at his aggrieved chubby face, and asked, "Chao Chao, what do you want daddy to do?"
Little Tangyuan threw his chubby little body into Rong Jinchen's arms, and he wrapped his little arms around his neck, "Daddy, kiss Chao Chao." He was very well behaved.
Rong Jinchen was very soft-hearted. He held the soft little tangyuan, which had a strong milky aroma. He lowered his head and kissed the little tangyuan on its little fat. "Chaochao is so good. When daddy has sorted out the government affairs, he won't be as busy as he is now." He hugged the little tangyuan tightly in his arms.
Since Rong Jinchen had just taken over the throne and was considering reforming the memorials, he was thinking of standardizing the procedures for his ministers starting now so that he could improve his efficiency in the future and not have to sleep for only three hours a day like his father.
He felt that he could only accept working five hours a day, so he stopped talking nonsense.
Little Tangyuan lifted up his little feet and said, "Chaochao is very good, I will play by myself." He held a mechanical bird in his hand and nestled in Rong Jinchen's arms.
Have lunch at noon.
Su Zhenzhen looked at the affectionate father and son, and she stretched out her hand lazily, "Chao Chao, come here, mommy will hug you." Little Tangyuan was put down by Rong Jinchen. He was two and a half years old, white and chubby, and walked very fast, "Mommy, Chao Chao misses you so much, and Daddy misses you too." Little Tangyuan braked in time, stood in front of Su Zhenzhen, and then threw himself on her knees.
Su Zhenzhen picked up little Tangyuan with some difficulty. He weighed almost 40 kilograms now, and she could hardly hold him. "Mommy misses Chao Chao too." Rong Jinchen placed little Tangyuan in Su Zhenzhen's arms appropriately.
"Qingqing, it's time for you to exercise." His phoenix eyes held a faint smile, and his thin lips lifted slightly.
Little Tangyuan was very happy to be held by his mother. He put his arms around Su Zhenzhen's waist and said, "Mom, Daddy said he will be able to play with me soon." He looked at Su Zhenzhen with starry eyes and spoke in a very happy baby voice.
Su Zhenzhen then withdrew her gaze from Rong Jinchen, and her voice was very gentle, "Okay, Chaochao, what did you do today?" She reached out and touched his fluffy little head.
Rong Jinchen was wearing a black brocade uniform with a gold-woven dragon pattern. He sat next to Su Zhenzhen, holding her delicate jade-like fingers and playing with them, while Lu Wu and others were setting the table.
"Mom, Chaochao was very good today. I can recite the Thousand Character Classic now. The sky and the earth are dark yellow, the universe is vast and boundless..." Little Tangyuan recited it in a baby voice, while his two chubby little hands held the hands of Rong Jinchen and Su Zhenzhen.
Gu Heng was watching his Majesty, the Empress, and the little prince living in harmony with each other. He felt very relieved. It was so touching. Woohoo...
"Chao Chao is great. How about I reward you with a big chicken drumstick?" Su Zhenzhen listened to Xiao Tangyuan recite a hundred words and clapped her hands in a seal-like manner.
Rong Jinchen kissed Su Zhenzhen secretly, "Qingqing, what reward will your husband give you? I was the one who taught Chaochao the Thousand Character Classic." He kissed her again.
Little Tangyuan watched Su Zhenzhen kiss Rong Jinchen back, and he suddenly put his hands up to cover his big eyes, "Oh, don't touch!" His fingers were spread wide open.
Su Zhenzhen leaned in Rong Jinchen's arms, and she gently poked little Tangyuan's chubby face, "Who taught you that men and women shouldn't touch each other?" She really thought he knew it, but little Tangyuan was still watching very seriously.
"It was my grandfather who taught me! The book says that Nan Lu should not be taught or learned through physical contact!" Little Tangyuan rubbed Su Zhenzhen's fingers with his cheek, revealing a heart-warming smile.
Rong Jinchen smiled and pinched the chubby cheeks of the little Tangyuan. "Chao Chao was deceived by Grandfather. Daddy and Mommy are husband and wife. The rule of no physical contact between men and women is only for those who are not married."
"Oh, so Daddy and Mommy give and take kisses." He also imitated Su Zhenzhen's seal-like clapping.
Su Zhenzhen was so adorable by little Tangyuan that she kissed him hard, "Chao Chao is so cute, I'll give you another kiss as a reward." Then the family of three began to have lunch.
September of the first year of Yuanxi.
Once the Crown Prince's birthday comes, it means that he will begin his enlightenment.
Five-year-old Zhou Heng became the crown prince's study companion amidst the envy and jealousy of everyone in the capital.
Well, the ten-year-old Xuan'er, the nine-year-old Zhou'er, and the six-year-old Mo'er, the three little ones of the Su family are all study companions of the Crown Prince Rong Yuchao.
Well, there is also Luo Zhihan and Gu Wenmin’s son Gu Xu, who is four years old this year.
The fifth princess's son, Chengxu, is five years old this year.
Well, there are six in total, and there are still two vacancies. One is the son of Anyuan Hou Tian Yide and Gu Hanyan. He is three years old this year, but he is too young, so they can be together in two years.
Marquis Anyuan was a very close subordinate of Rong Jinchen, but he had no interest in the throne before, so naturally he didn't have much dealings with Marquis Anyuan.
However, Marquis Anyuan never missed any festival gifts and would occasionally visit.
Another spot was given to Zhe'er, the six-year-old eldest grandson of Lu Feng, the commander-in-chief of the Royalist Jinyiwei.
Rong Jinchen did not replace a large number of Yuantai Dynasty officials with his own people.
They just replaced the officials who relied on their seniority to bully others, and allowed those officials who relied on the fact that they were veterans of two or even three dynasties to return to their hometowns to enjoy their retirement.
After all, his father-in-law is still the head of all officials, and there are relatively few officials who are ignorant.
The father-in-law and son-in-law got along very well, and Rong Jinchen even ordered his two uncles to do things for him.
The Single Whip Reform was implemented under Rong Jinchen's strong promotion. The Jiangnan families were already intimidated by the retired emperor's move of killing the chicken to scare the monkeys and not hesitating to use the relatives by marriage as a warning.
His Majesty now is a person who does not tolerate any grain of sand in his eyes, so they can only surrender obediently.
A short pain is worse than a long pain, they want to kill you.
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