Chapter 113: The Great Prince
"Miss, it's time to get up, I have to report to the study early this morning." Mother Tang walked in and called Baili Yanqing softly. Last night, a group of young ladies and princesses met, everyone chatted late, and Tang's mother was also distressed about Baili Yanqing's sleep, but at this time, the young ladies in all the courtyards woke up, and Baili Yanqing couldn't sleep anymore.
It's not a good thing to be late for the first day of school.
"I'm awake." Baili Yanqing swung her legs that were just crossed, and her two calves moved and got off the bed. She didn't sleep well last night, she got up early to practice, look at this room, this couch, all of them are topped, and the interior is very elegantly arranged, but she recognizes the couch.
In addition, when she just came to this strange palace to spend the night, Baili Yanqing had some insomnia on the first night, and she had no choice but to sit up and practice.
Tang's mother said distressedly: "Today is a day of class, if you don't sleep well at night, how to be energetic during the day, Miss will work hard today." ”
Tang's mother sighed, thinking about the class schedule sent by the palace maid yesterday, Tang's mother felt that she had learned too much, and the ladies had to study with the princes in the study, and there had to be another course that was riding and archery class, nursing class, etiquette class, her piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, the course was full at the end of the day, and the homework under the Taifu cloth, and I didn't know if the young lady's small body could stand it.
Baili Yanqing didn't know that Tang's mother felt sorry for her body, she felt that it was okay, she used to learn more in school, in addition to compulsory courses, there were many interest courses, which were very extensive. It's just that she is not in good health, and she is already struggling to learn the required courses, and she has not reported any of the interest courses, and she has learned everything in the compulsory courses.
Yesterday's class schedule was indeed full for the whole day, except for the basic class and the riding and archery class, which were taught with the princes, and the rest were taught by other female officials.
At three o'clock, five o'clock, it was time for them to go to their morning class. Baili Yanqing also felt that it was too early to attend class at this time. Fortunately, she couldn't sleep last night, so she got up to practice, otherwise she would have been called to get up in her sleep, which would have been a painful thing, and she would have to adapt to it in the future.
"Miss, Miss Liao and Miss Tang are here to urge, let Miss hurry up and avoid being late." Miaoxin walked in from outside.
"Sister Liao, Sister Tang are waiting outside." Baili Yanqing was letting Tang's mother comb her hair.
Tang's mother's movements were very fast, after all, Baili Yanqing was just a little girl, so it would be good to tie two bags and buns directly.
Miao Xin shook her head. "Miss Liao and Miss Tang have already left first, don't worry, Miss, the eldest princess, Miss Shen, and Miss Ye haven't left yet."
That is, in addition to the eldest princess, Shen Mingzhu and Ye Zhiqiu, everyone left first.
Baili Yanqing, under the service of Tang's mother and Miaoxin, quickly packed up and went to the upper study with Miaoxin.
The north five are a little far away from the upper study, and it takes seven or eight minutes to walk, while the princes live in the south three, and the distance to the upper study is closer. It's five minutes away. Women's feet are inherently different from men's, men can run and jump, but women are beautiful with stillness.
These seven or eight minutes can also go out for ten or so minutes or even longer. It's still early, and when they get to the study, they have to have breakfast before the class starts.
"Miss, it's the eldest princess, and Miss Shen and Miss Ye are behind." Out of the North Five. Miaoxin reminded Baili Yanqing, Baili Yanqing paused, and looked behind. Sure enough, I met the eldest princess and them.
It's just that unlike the eldest princess and Shen Mingzhu, Sister Ye Zhiqiu seems to be alone, and the eldest princess and Shen Mingzhu are not close to Ye Zhiqiu. And Ye Zhiqiu was like a lone ranger, walking with his head down behind the eldest princess and Shen Mingzhu.
"I've seen Celestia." Baili Yanqing saluted the eldest princess, and then greeted Shen Mingzhu and Ye Zhiqiu.
"Sister Yanqing is also so late, let's go, if it's too late, there will be no breakfast to eat." The eldest princess smiled at Baili Yanqing, and did not put on the princess's shelf, she was very easy-going.
"Celestia first." Baili Yanqing said politely, since she met the eldest princess, it was impossible for her to walk in front of the eldest princess, so she followed behind the eldest princess and Ye Zhiqiu side by side.
It stands to reason that the princesses have their own steps, but the eldest princess didn't sit, and I don't know if the third princess and the sixth princess took the step chariot to class.
Fortunately, the eldest princess is in good health, and the person who looks like she is also exercising is not the kind of delicate princess, so she doesn't walk very slowly.
The eight great families are all the founding merits of the Great Xia Kingdom, and they fought the world with Xia Taizu, Tang Jiazu, Zhao Jiazu, and Shen Jiazu are all generals, the Wei Chi family is a doctor, and the Cui family, the Liao family, and the Baili family are all Wenchen. The Yan family is the wife of Taizu, born in business, but they are very rich, Taizu fights the world, and it is inseparable from the support of the Yan family's money and grain.
Now that the Tang family has fallen, the Zhao family has been destroyed, only the Shen family remains, and the Wei family is a new family, and Emperor Xia Hui is very jealous of having military power.
Baili Yanqing paid attention to Shen Mingzhu, and it could be seen that Shen Mingzhu had also studied martial arts, although the current Shen family had a queen, she was suppressed by the Cui family.
As for the movements of the concubines' mothers, I don't know, but if the Shen family is not the queen, it must be Cui Guifei.
Only the Shen family can suppress the Cui family, or another queen will be promoted from several families, but the power of the Cui family is too great, and ordinary people really can't suppress it.
Baili Yanqing silently followed behind the eldest princess and Shen Mingzhu, Ye Zhiqiu has always been well-behaved and abided by etiquette, Baili Yanqing greeted her, and she also responded, but she was not close.
Baili Yanqing and the others walked fast, and they also saw the third princess and the sixth princess not far in front of them.
The group arrived at the upper study before and after, and the upper study was very lively at this time, and to Baili Yanqing's surprise, the eldest prince who was not in good health was actually there.
Obviously, everyone was more surprised than her, and their eyes fell on the eldest prince, like looking at aliens, which shows that the eldest prince has not come out before.
Baili Yanqing's eyes fell on the eldest prince, although it was a dragon and phoenix fetus, but the eldest prince and the eldest princess were not similar, the eldest prince looked more like Emperor Xia Hui, and the eldest princess might be like Queen Shen.
The body of the eldest prince is very thin, exaggerated is as thin as a paper man, and his complexion is even more pale and bloodless.
"Brother Huang, why did you come out, the queen mother knows." The eldest princess looked at the eldest prince and exclaimed.
"It's okay, the queen mother knows, and the father agrees." The eldest prince smiled weakly at the eldest princess.
"Cousin, my cousin is in better health now, and it's good to come out." Shen Mingzhu stepped forward and said, looking at the eldest prince with worried.
The princes and princesses looked at the eldest prince with strange eyes, obviously it was the first time to see the eldest prince like this, and the sixth princess said: "The eldest brother of the eldest prince is very similar to his father. ”
As soon as the words of the sixth princess fell, the third prince's heart sank, and he smiled at the moment, "What nonsense is the sixth emperor brother talking about, how can my father ...... like this." The words of the third prince were not finished, but everyone knew what they meant, but Baili Yanqing was thinking more about the eldest prince and Emperor Xia Hui as if they were carved out of the same mold, and I didn't know what it was like for Emperor Xia Hui to look at a son who was so sick and weak like this.
Although the third prince is also like Emperor Xia Hui, but it is only five or six points similar, now the third prince is very uncomfortable, after all, he is loved by Emperor Xia Hui, and he is similar to Emperor Xia Hui, but now the eldest prince is actually more like Emperor Xia Hui than him, how unfair is his heart.
The appearance of the eldest prince made many people silent, and the scene lost the excitement just now. Although the third prince was favored by Emperor Xia Hui, it did not mean that the eldest prince was ignored by Emperor Xia Hui, and no one in this palace knew that Emperor Xia Hui was very concerned about the condition of the eldest prince.
It's just that the eldest prince has been in poor health since he was a child, and he can't blow the wind, so he has never come out for three consecutive washes, full moons, and one year old.
And Empress Shen will appear on a particularly big occasion, spending more time recuperating in Fengyi Palace, and taking care of the eldest prince.
It stands to reason that the princes have to move to Nansansuo after they are six years old, but the eldest prince is in poor health because of his poor health, and Prince Shen is also in poor health, so the eldest prince still lives in Fengyi Palace.
In the end, the status of the concubines of the middle palace is different, at this time, everyone does not dare to have any disrespect for the eldest prince, and it can even be said that it is prudent. But everyone didn't dare to approach the eldest prince, and they all sat far away, as if they were afraid of infectious diseases.
The eldest princess was angry, and sat next to the eldest prince with Shen Mingzhu left and right, while Baili Yanqing, Ye Zhiqiu and Yan Yuheng sat behind the eldest prince, so that the position around the eldest prince was occupied.
Even the sick and weak eldest prince came out, but the fourth prince never came out to school, even if he taught, he didn't know if he could teach it. Baili Yanqing shook her hand, it seemed that she still had to find a chance to see Tang Zhaoyi, it would be better if the emperor could allow it.
The breakfast was very good, the meals prepared for them in the dining room were very rich, and they finished eating in the small room next to the upper study, and then returned to the upper study to go directly to class.
Baili Yanqing also knew that the imperial dining room was specially prepared for the emperor, and the "outer imperial dining room" not only made the "Manchu and Han full banquets" for the grand banquet of the ministers, but also sometimes prepared meals for the ministers on duty.
The queen mother and the queen, the concubines, princes, and princesses eat in the dining room, and there are eight dining rooms in the palace, which are also divided into eight levels. However, the Queen Mother and the Queen have their own small kitchens, and even Cui Guifei does not have this treatment.
When the queen mother was still the queen, the first emperor wanted to set up a small kitchen for Concubine Xian, but the queen mother was unwilling to make an exception and reasoned with the first emperor, and finally the small kitchen of the concubine was unknown. Now although Cui Guifei is the niece of the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother cannot make an exception for Cui Guifei. (To be continued......)