Chapter 21: An Edict

The emperor laughed angrily, "If you don't find the reason from yourself, you have the face to stare at others?" The emperor grabbed the rattan that Cheng Fuzi put on the bookcase, and wanted to teach Zhou Mei a lesson, as soon as he raised his hand, Zhou Mei reflexively turned white, the emperor was soft-hearted, and pointed out the door with the rattan in his hand, and shouted: "Go to the door and stand with the book on your head, when will you memorize it, and when will you come in again." ”

Seeing that the emperor's face was black, Zhou Mei didn't dare to beg for mercy anymore, so she took a copy of "Kindergarten Qionglin" and went out to punish him.

Zhou Ying watched thoughtfully from the sidelines, it seems that the emperor does have a little love for Zhou Mei, after all, love is deeply responsible. You didn't see the second princess Zhou Ke being so cautious, and he only got the emperor's "acceptable".

The emperor lucked his luck and barely calmed down, "Xiao Qi, where have you learned, recite a paragraph for your father." ”

Zhou Ying has worked hard in her schoolwork, so she will naturally not show her timidity, although she is not as amazing as the third princess Zhou Yao, but she can memorize smoothly and fluently, and her understanding is quite Xindaya, and she has also won a praising look from the emperor.

"Yes, much better than your unsuccessful sister." The emperor, who was so angry with Zhou Mei, finally had some comfort.

"The fifth sister has always been smart and clever, but she just refuses to put more thought into this." Since she knew that the emperor would not seriously annoy Zhou Mei, why should Zhou Ying be a villain in vain, of course, she should take this opportunity to show her kindness, filial piety, and sisterhood, "Once she opens this trick, she will definitely be a long way." At that time, the father and the emperor only have to worry about many talented princesses. ”

"You don't put gold on her face." The emperor reprimanded, but couldn't hold back his laughter, "There really is a day when I have to burn high incense." ”

Zhou Mei, who was eavesdropping outside the door with her ears pricked up, almost didn't stare her eyes when she heard this.

Can Zhou Ying have this kindness and talk to her in front of her father? This is really a weasel greeting the chicken, and it must not be good. Zhou Mei secretly cheered herself up, don't be fooled by Zhou Ying's two kind words, her father's instructions to let her endorse have long been thrown to the sky.

The emperor was interrupted by Zhou Ying, and most of his anger disappeared.

Xu Guifei's persuasion sounded in the emperor's ears, and the emperor looked at the princesses below, dignified and deadlocked, and there was no dust under the eyes of the high, and the clever one was overdone, only one with all four corners was the most wronged, and he couldn't make up for it.

The emperor sighed in his heart, and only at this time did he really agree with Xu Guifei's suggestion, "You are also older than a day, and it is not like talking to be in your mother's palace all day long." From now on, all the princesses who are enrolled in the school will move to the four schools in Qianxi, and take good care of the personnel exchanges and the internal affairs of the first palace, so that they will not be at a loss to start and be manipulated by their subordinates in the future. ”

When this edict came out, all the princesses, whether surprised or delighted, looked at Zhou Ying together.

Zhou Ying looked back calmly.

There have always been rules for princesses and Lu Kaifu, but the rules are dead, and people are alive.

The princess who has a favored or biological mother has a background, before she reaches the age, the Ministry of Rites will start to operate, the boundary should be good, the scenery should be good, a large amount of silver is invested in it, the share is exceeded, and she will not hesitate to pay out of her own pocket, but she is afraid that she will not please the princess. As for those who are not favored, it will be delayed until it is almost over, and the Ministry of Rites will casually draw a remote old mansion and take some leftovers and grass to turn it into a new one.

is also a golden branch and jade leaf, a dragon and a phoenix grandson, how can such a world be willing?

In fact, moving from the palace of the mother concubine to the four institutes in Qianxi is not a big deal. After all, the people in the palace are precocious, even if they are attached to their mother, they are limited, and it is not that once they move out, they will not be able to go back to ask for peace, as long as the flesh and blood are still there, the family relationship will not be broken.

In the past, the princes had this rule, but the princesses did not have to do this, although they did not need to make meritorious contributions, and their daughters' families needed to be pampered, but in the final analysis, it was still the idea of preferring sons over daughters. Now the emperor has taken out the list of the princess's mansion and said it, regardless of whether the emperor mentioned this matter without warning, how true or false is the thoughtfulness and love in his mouth, but as long as the emperor is willing to look down on one or two, the officials of the Ministry of Rites will not dare to be so arrogant and deceive.

If there was no exception for Zhou Ying, of course, this edict would be more joyful than surprised.

But the day before the emperor issued an edict, Zhou Ying moved to the fourth institute in Qianxi...... Is it the chicken that lays the egg, or the egg that lays the chicken, who is the light of whom? After thinking about it like this, it's strange to be happy.

Of course, there was no stupid one present, and after returning to his senses, they all withdrew their suspicious gaze at Zhou Ying and thanked the emperor for his order.

The emperor knew that he was a little weak-hearted, and got up and said: "The matter of moving the palace, it is not big or small, and it is not small to say that it is not small, I will give you an afternoon off, and it will be done before the palace door is handed down tonight." ”

The emperor made a gesture to Cheng Fuzi and asked him to continue the class, and left in a hurry, fleeing with a faint hint of his back.

Cheng Fuzi saw that everyone's minds were floating, so he simply closed the book and let them review the book and learn the characters by themselves.

After the master left, Zhou Mei sneaked in with the book, staring at Zhou Ying from a distance, suspicious and jealous, in the end, hindering the emperor's suspicious decision, he didn't dare to provoke Zhou Ying again before he knew the ins and outs, so he snorted and ran away.

The third princess, Zhou Yao, shook her head in disgust, and only said to Zhou Ying: "It is your ability to get the favor of your father, but don't blindly shrink back and hold back for the jealousy of some mediocre people. ”

Zhou Ying's breath was suffocated, her heart was beating like thunder, how could she know......

The third princess, Zhou Yao, seemed to see through what Zhou Ying was thinking, and smiled indifferently, "Because you and I are all the way." ”

Zhou Ying was a little flattered, but slowly calmed down. These few words are not a handle, not to mention that Zhou Yao has always been arrogant and dustless, and the slander behind her back is really not her personality.

In fact, after moving to the fourth institute in Qianxi as she wished, Zhou Ying did seriously consider whether to Taoguang and raise obscurity. She is not blindly arrogant and has no self-knowledge, what it means to lose the protection of Xu Guifei, Zhou Ying couldn't be clearer. Do you continue to swim against the current and win the favor of the emperor and concubines, or do you want to go silent and drown in everyone?

Both have their pros and cons, and Zhou Ying is a little undecided.

But moving out of Mingxi Palace is to hide from one side and be quiet, if she chooses the former, and falls into the palace infighting, why does she bother after all kinds of twists and turns? But what Zhou Yao said is not bad, born in the palace, she is already in a wrong place, and there are some things that she can't avoid if she wants to protect herself.

Zhou Ying made a decision in her heart, and said with a smile: "Thank you for the third sister." ”