The eighth prince entered the court at the age of twelve, earlier than his brothers entered the court, but at this time, the second prince was already the father of two children, and his father already had four grandsons and three granddaughters.

Although the people in the court know that His Majesty let the Eighth Prince discuss politics early, and still wants the Eighth Prince to be the crown prince, but this gap is already too big, the country depends on the long monarch, the mature and already has an heir, the second prince is as gentle as jade, and Corporal Lixian, he has no shortcomings.

Compared with the surging hearts of the previous dynasty, the harem that has been stable for nearly ten years is still very stable, His Majesty has long stopped holding the draft, and these old people in the palace have long stopped competing with the imperial concubine, all of them are honest, and the imperial concubine is not a mean person, except for Your Majesty, give them a lot of material rewards and humanistic care.

She never asked about the prince.

His Majesty wanted Xiaoba to enter the court, she called Xiaoba, who has been in stature recently, but looks like a child, "Mother misses you." ”

The eighth prince smiled calmly, "The concubine knows the news, and tomorrow I will go to the court to discuss politics." ”

"Got it. Qin Yunyi said, "Xiao Jiu is still messing with me, I don't want to study alone in the study, and I also want to go to discuss politics with my brother." ”

"How can it be alone?" said the eighth prince, "Sixth brother, seventh brother is still with him." ”

"He can't be as presumptuous in front of those two brothers as he is in front of you. Qin Yunyi smiled and said, "Now that he is no longer willing to play with him, he is sad." ”

"Although he was born in the same day as Nian'er, Nian'er already looks like a big girl, and Xiao Jiu is still as naïve as his nephew. The Eighth Prince said.

"It's all because your brother takes care of him too well. Qin Yunyi said, she looked at Xiaoba and said, "Mother Concubine really regrets it now, she should have given birth to you earlier, or give birth to your brother a few years later, so that you can be as naïve and happy as your younger brother." ”

The Eighth Prince suddenly approached, sat on Qin Yunyi's feet, and rubbed Qin Yunyi's knees with his head, "Mother comb my hair." ”

"Good. Qin Yunyi smiled and said, Miao Ning quickly presented a jade comb, and Qin Yunyi first meticulously covered the scalp with his hair, over and over again, and then braided his hair, and then tied it with a golden crown.

"When you enter the court, you will face the other side of your father. Qin Yunyi said, "How conniving your father is with you on weekdays, how strict he will be with you in the court." ”

"Are you ready?"

The Eighth Prince nodded, "Don't worry, concubine." ”

"The mother concubine has never told you, but you should know by now that your father has never made a prince, and outsiders say it's because of you. Qin Yunyi said, "Actually, it's because of you." ”

"The throne belongs to my father, he can give it to whoever he wants, he wants to give it to me, I will continue, if he gives it to the second prince, or other princes, I have no dissatisfaction. "The Eighth Prince said that as long as that person doesn't hurt you and Xiao Jiu'er, he will be willing to be a prince for the rest of his life.

"But you have to know that although you and the second prince are far apart in age, but now that you are in the court, there is no distinction between the old and the young, everyone will compare you in one place, in all aspects. Qin Yunyi said.

"Sounds scary. The eighth prince said, "Actually, it's nothing, didn't this comparison start from when I was born, but now it has to be put on the bright side, don't worry, I won't let my mother lose face." ”

"The mother concubine has never been afraid that you will lose face, the mother concubine is just worried that you will not be able to withstand such pressure. Qin Yunyi said.

"If you feel uncomfortable, come and tell your mother that she doesn't want to hear about you from others, okay?"

The Eighth Prince nodded.

After the Eighth Prince left, Qin Yunyi was still worried, "Actually, don't worry, Niangniang, our Eighth Prince is not completely without the power to fight now." ”

"Lord Qin has achieved the position of the left attendant of the Criminal Department, Lord Shangshu Chang of the Criminal Department supports Niangniang, Princess Lijia and Jin Guogong are also close to Niangniang, and Sister Miaoping's husband will also support Niangniang. Miao Ning counted several of them on her fingers, and they were friendly to the Eighth Prince.

"Your Majesty is kind to all the children, just to avoid their brotherly quarrels. Qin Yunyi said, "Could it be that in the end, you still can't escape the fate of competition." ”

"Why can't we fight for the Eight Princes?" Miao Ning said.

The eighth prince left Ronghua Palace and went to Tianqing Palace again, Qi Zongwen asked him, "I have seen your mother." ”

The Eighth Prince nodded.

"What did you say?" Qi Zongwen asked.

"I didn't say anything, and encouraged my sons to behave well after entering the court, and not to be too pressured. The Eighth Prince said.

"That's all you said?" Qi Zongwen asked, "Actually, when I said that I let you enter the court, I didn't discuss it with your mother, for fear that she would not want to, and I was afraid that she would stop you." ”

"So my father hasn't been to Ronghua Palace since yesterday?" asked the eighth prince.

Qi Zongwen coughed, "I have had some cold recently, so I didn't go, I'm afraid she will catch it." ”

The Eighth Prince smiled obediently.

Qi Zongwen said, "Your studies are completed quickly, and the teacher and I said that there is not much that can be taught to you in books, and instead of wasting time in the study, it is better to let you learn while you experience." ”

"The teacher is overrated. The eighth prince said, "After all, there is no end to learning, and the sons dare not say that they have learned enough." ”

"That's enough, because the teacher knows that I don't want you to learn to be a great Confucian. Qi Zongwen said, "Your mother is kind-hearted and always likes to think about the good, but I can't tolerate any mistakes, if I die, who will protect her?"

The Eighth Prince pursed his lips.

"Go ahead, do it. Qi Zongwen said, "After tomorrow, I will be very strict with you, because you must go through a very strict test before you can protect your mother, your younger brothers and sisters." ”

"Erchen knows. ”

When the eighth prince entered the court, there was no attention, but after the courtiers saluted, they found that in the front row, behind the fifth prince, there was a prince who was slightly shorter and had a straight waist.

That's the Eighth Prince.

Qi Zongwen did not introduce him specifically, and even when he asked the prince, he was not drawn.

After the next court, the second prince turned around and said, "Today, Xiaoba is on the first day of the court, according to the convention, our brothers have to celebrate Xiaoba." ”

"Good. The third prince nodded, "Let's go to the old place." ”

"Walk around, starve to death. ”

"But Hachi is too young, can he drink?" the fourth prince asked worriedly.

"It's fine. The eighth prince smiled and said, "My brothers drink, I drink tea." ”

The gathering of the princes did not have temptation and intrigue, after three rounds of drinking, they began to tell the eighth prince about the current situation in the court, the prince discussed the government for different lengths, and would go to the ministries to experience life, now the second prince is in the criminal department, the third prince is in the Ministry of Industry, the fourth prince is in the Zongren Mansion, and the fifth prince is in the Ministry of Rites.

"Tang Su as the prime minister, Jane in the emperor's heart, the status is very stable, the remaining three prime ministers, Li Xiang set Huang Xiang's daughter as a daughter-in-law, but Li Xiang's son was unwilling to run away, Huang Daren felt humiliated, dissolved the marriage contract, and Li Xiang competed against each other, Li Xiang originally wanted to unite Huang Xiang and impact Tang Xiang, but now it is very embarrassing to maintain the status quo. ”

"As for the standing line in the court, you will understand it after listening to the court meeting a few times, whoever proposes will second, and whoever will be reprimanded will intercede. As for the experience of going to various departments, there is no need to worry, basically just as a bodhisattva offering. Of course, the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Punishment are still relatively difficult places to treat, and the Zongren Mansion where the fourth brother is treated, things are easy, the good uncle is gentle, and he can go to the palace to eat if he has nothing to do, alas, when will the father and emperor let us change. ”

The eighth prince listened very carefully and kept nodding his head, but when he heard that he didn't see his brothers mention the local minister, he asked the local government if there was anything to pay attention to.

"There are local officials who are promoted once a year and those who are assigned every three years, and basically they go back to Kyoto to look for connections, to return to the capital, or to be transferred to a more affluent place. The second prince said, "If you are curious, you can find them when the time comes." ”

The Eighth Prince nodded, "What about cabinet discussions?"

"We don't usually need to go to cabinet meetings, and sometimes my father will call us to observe the cabinet report when he listens to the cabinet report. The second prince said.

"There is nothing good to hear about the cabinet deliberations, Tang Xiang is very poisonous, but if the cabinet can quarrel, it must be his connivance, and if you really want to make a decision, Tang Xiang said nothing. The fifth prince said.

The Eighth Prince nodded.