On the last day of April, the three princes in the palace all need to be selected to accompany them, and the children of the court and the noble clan who have reached a similar age must enter the palace to participate in the selection.

Children who enter the palace to accompany them, whose homes are in Beijing, leave the palace every five days to rest for one day, just like the officials resting.

The children of the clan and the specially summoned children live in the palace and can only go home during the New Year.

When Gu Qing heard that Li Rui could only come back once in three days, he complained to Li Mao with displeasure: "Why does the Holy Lord want the children to live in the palace? The situation in the palace is so complicated, where is there a comfortable home to live in! ”

Li Mao didn't expect his mother to know this rule in the Lu Dao Palace, and explained with a wry smile: "This is the rule set by the emperor back then to prevent the family from becoming bigger. ”

"Proton?" Gu Qing had the heart to slap the table. "Since you know that Lu Dao is a proton, what else do you want to send to the palace?"

"The proton theory, of course, is for the courtiers who have different intentions, and for the ministers and clans who have no two hearts, this is naturally a great honor. If the position of the prince is certain, the companion will be the confidant of the future minister, so although everyone knows what is going on, they are still willing to send the child to the palace. Li Mao and Gu Qing explained the reason, "Moreover, since our family has agreed to be the one who balances the middle for the emperor, it is a foregone conclusion that Li Rui will live in the palace for a long time." ”

If the emperor wants to use Li Rui, I am afraid that he will have to let other gentlemen teach him a lot of things. In order to show loyalty and determination, Li Rui must always be around the eldest prince.

Gu Qing was very reluctant in her heart. She also thought that Li Rui went to study every morning and came back to sleep every night, just like Li Mao went to the court.

The little bun she has raised herself for a few years is about to fly......

No, I'm going to feed the dogs......

"Grandma, you can relax, my brother will come back once in five days, and he is not resident in the palace, even if there is something, don't you still have a sign to enter the palace......

"Ming'er, don't talk nonsense, the palace card given by Niangniang is not used like this!" Li Mao glared at his son.

Li Rui had already decided to find out the truth about his mother's death, and he had a hunch that once he appeared by the princes' side, those people would come to the door.

Therefore, he is full of expectations for entering the palace.

It's just that he didn't expect his grandmother to be so sad.

"I know that Dao Rui'er can come back often, isn't it that you are by your side every day, and you are all used to it......" Gu Qing had a bitter face. This is where it is not good to dress as an old lady, even if you have a good relationship with the children, when they are older, they will always leave one by one.

As she and her two children said, the only person who can accompany them for the rest of their lives is his wife. Whether it is a parent or a child, there will always be a day to leave.

This is true of children, not to mention grandmothers.

When the two grandchildren are old enough to marry a daughter-in-law, I am afraid that she will close her eyes......

Gu Qing Chapter 121, he is not particular about clothes, he doesn't like to wear wide robes and big sleeves, and sometimes he wears short jackets at home, which is in the palace......

But no matter how reluctant Gu Qing was, Li Rui still followed Li Mao into the palace.

The eldest prince and the second prince had already moved out of their respective mothers' palaces after the age of ten, and if they had not been crowned crown princes by the age of sixteen, they would be crowned kings and go to live in their respective fiefdoms. The third prince is only eight years old this year, his mother is only a concubine, and the choice of companions is only by the way, he still lives in his mother's side hall, and it will be two years before he can move out to live with his brothers.

Now the eldest prince lives in the Shangyang Hall of the East Palace, the second prince lives in the Xingqing Hall of the East Palace, and the Mingde Hall where the prince lives is still empty. After the companions enter the palace, in order to show the emperor's preferential treatment, they will eat and live with the princes and live in the same palace.

Before Li Rui entered the palace, he had already learned some palace etiquette from Mama Hua and the courtiers sent by the palace, and he was polite and calm when he entered the palace behind Li Mao, and his body was larger than that of ordinary boys, and he looked very conspicuous, which caused many palace people to look sideways for a while.

When Li Rui followed Li Mao to the door of the East Palace, Zhan Shi from the East Palace came out to greet him, and Li Mao knew that it was already at the end of his life when he sent it here, so he patted his nephew on the shoulder, said "cherish yourself", and turned around and went back.

At the gate of the East Palace, there were still several children there, and Li Rui found that his new friend, Qiu Mu, the son of the Ministry of Works, was also among them. Qiu Mu smiled and beckoned to Li Rui, and Li Rui stood up.

"Why are you here?" According to the ranking, it should be the child of the Ministry of Works.

"Probably because of my grandfather's preferential treatment." Qiu Mu said softly in Li Rui's ear: "I really don't want to come, who is willing to accompany the prince to study, if I didn't hear that you would definitely come, I would have wanted to report my illness." ”

Li Rui made a shush gesture.

"Don't talk nonsense, that's the crime of bullying the king, there's nothing bad about being a companion, you should do an errand for your family in advance, ah?"

"I know it."

"Who is the boy who keeps staring at me over there, do you know what to do?" Li Rui turned his mouth to a boy in a bright red dress to the right of Lu, who had been watching him since he came in.

"Hehe, you hit his brother." Qiu Mu knew that Li Rui had a grudge with the prince of the Xiangcheng royal family during the Lantern Festival, so he gloated and said, "That is Chu Yingnian, the younger brother of Chu Yingyuan, the son of the king of Xiangcheng, and his brother was ordered to cultivate his mind in the mansion because of his bad character, so he summoned the second son of the Xiangcheng royal family to the palace to accompany him." ”

"Why was Chu Yingyuan punished again?"

"I heard that I crippled a cousin in my family......"

Li Rui gasped. The so-called crippled of these people is by no means a missing arm or a broken leg, most of the time it means that it is inhumane.

"How old is his brother?" Chu Yingyuan is already in his twenties this year, right? He has never shied away from shooting at children since before, and he is not ashamed!

"I heard that he was only sixteen years old, and he was the son of a favored concubine of King Xiangcheng, and when I heard the news, I was also shocked. This son is really terrible, why not? ”

Li Rui also agreed with Qiu Mu's statement and nodded.

After a while, the feeling of being like a thorn in the back came again, Li Rui turned his head to look, and sure enough, it was Chu Yingyuan's younger brother Chu Yingnian. He snorted coldly, didn't shy away, and glared straight at him.

Li Rui has killed people in the middle of the day, and he has been practicing the "murderous aura" on the battlefield with Master Jiang for a long time, and when he glared, Chu Yingnian immediately turned his face away and stared at another person in a daze.

But on closer inspection, his legs were visibly weak.

After a while, the emperor and the empress arrived at the East Palace, and they were waiting at the gate of the East Palace to greet them, and a bunch of children knelt down to greet the holy car.

The emperor and empress were followed by three princes of appropriate age, the first one was the eldest son Chu Chengxuan, the eldest prince, and then the second prince Chu Chenglie, and the third prince Chu Chengwei. The eldest prince and the second prince are not much different in age, only one year apart, and the third prince is only eight years old, following behind the two royal brothers, looking very immature.

Everyone saluted and followed the saint into the Xuande Hall of the East Palace, which is the place where classes are held in the East Palace, and the pattern is the same as that of the Chongwen Pavilion where Chu Rui listened to the bachelor and explained the scriptures.

They will be taking classes here in the future, so they have chosen this place to study with the royal companions.

First, the ceremonial officer opened the roster, called the names one by one, and asked all the children to line up in two columns and stand in the order of their names. Li Rui, as the eldest grandson of the Guogong family, is ranked in Chapter 121 on the left, and I don't know if Lu Dao will make waves.

Li Rui was thinking about the problem, the door creaked open, and the eldest prince quietly walked in, and closed the door with his backhand.

Li Rui looked at the eldest prince who obviously had something to say to him alone, and his heart was complicated.

What the hell does the eldest prince want to tell me? Let me show my loyalty? Show me your ambition and want me to surrender?

Or is there something you need to say to my uncle that you want me to convey?

Li Rui's heart went up and down, he watched the eldest prince stride in front of him, raised his head to look at him, and said:

"Li Rui, how did you grow so tall?"

"Huh?" Li Rui was stunned.

"Do you have any secrets? Hurry up and talk to Hongu! Chu Chengxuan, who had been entangled in his low stature, glanced at Li Rui again, "If you say it, this palace will thank you again!" ”

"What?"

Hmph, he must not want to say it!

It doesn't matter, now that the palace is the master, the palace must have a way to pry it out!

Xinguo Mansion, Zhiyun Courtyard.

Gu Qing was dumbfounded when he heard the return of his subordinates.

"What did you say, Daochang Zhang came to visit again?" Gu Qing blinked. "What is it for this time?"

"Little ones don't know."

At the door, Zhang Xuan raised his eyebrows and smiled proudly.

I heard that Mrs. Qiu wanted to open a shop, it must be because she wanted to educate and promote Taoism.

As a person who has heard Qiu Taijun's preaching, he naturally has to be taught carefully.

Besides......

Mrs. Qiu, do you want him to make an auspicious day for the zodiac and choose a sunny day to open!