Chunjia and Yuan Neem Niang's first meeting was not very harmonious, Empress Dowager Yuan thought that children were forgetful, and Chunjia was not a stingy person, so it would be good to coax.

In fact, it was originally true.

If Chunjia hadn't listened to Concubine Zhuang say in a contemptuous tone that Yuan Neem Niang was a girl who was "not qualified enough to be the steward of the palace".

After listening to his grandmother's evaluation of Yuan Neem, and seeing in person that Yuan Neem Niang was indeed inferior to many maids in the palace in addition to her background, it was difficult for Chunjia not to believe Concubine Zhuang's words.

And no matter how careful he is, he is the only male heir of the palace, the vassal king who inherited the throne at a young age...... How does this make him accept Yuan Neem?

When she grew up, Chunjia didn't suspect that Concubine Zhuang was unwilling to die because she had a bad relationship with her daughter-in-law, so she asked him to go over and say those words, so that he could get along with the fiancée chosen by Empress Dowager Yuan, thinking that he would take revenge.

But the fact is that no matter what kind of intentions this grandmother has, what she said about Yuan Neem, Chun Jia thinks, is the truth.

Although he believed in Concubine Zhuang at that time, he still had hope for Empress Dowager Yuan.

So in private, he euphemistically expressed his dislike for Yuan Neem and didn't want her to stay in the palace.

Empress Dowager Yuan spent a lot of effort to coax him, and then told many allusions about the heavenly generals descending to the Si people, in short, let him endure and persuade him to sharpen his heart.

He obeyed very obediently, as Empress Dowager Yuan said, he was too young at that time, nominally he was the new master of the palace, but in fact he had to count on Empress Dowager Yuan for everything...... He can only be obedient.

Later, Chunjia thought that if he had been coquettish at that time, or even if he was sprinkling, and had a tougher attitude, maybe Empress Dowager Yuan would have considered his idea and agreed to change to someone who could be accepted by him.

But he didn't.

Because he is not the biological son of the Empress Dowager Yuan, his title of son and the title at that time were all managed by the Empress Dowager Yuan and the Fuyang Yuan family, he had no confidence to lose his temper, he didn't dare.

Since then, he has never said once that he doesn't like Yuan Neem Niang's presence in the palace.

Even Empress Dowager Yuan couldn't bear her niece's rudeness, and when she complained to him, he also comforted him softly, saying that Yuan Neem was young and ignorant, and she had no bad intentions, so it would be good to grow up...... When he says this, he often thinks of Kunze.

His only sister, according to the rules of such a time, Kun Ze is the rightful daughter of Empress Dowager Yuan.

But Empress Dowager Yuan didn't even raise her personally, saying that she was sympathetic to the separation of Qu's mother and son and handed it over to Qu's to raise, but in fact, she didn't care at all.

Chun Jia looked at it coldly, Yuan Neem's treatment in the palace was much better than Kunze, the real daughter of the palace, I don't know how much better.

These Empress Dowager Yuan all know, but she is as permissive as a matter of course.

So it's hard for him not to feel in danger.

He spent more effort on his schoolwork, although Xixi's requirements were fulfilled to the letter, Xixi did not ask for it, he would do his best to do Xixi was relieved and praised him with the Empress Dowager Yuan, the Empress Dowager Yuan was distressed and persuaded him not to work so hard, he was a vassal king, and he didn't want to take the top exam like ordinary people.

The meaning is there.

If you are free, isn't it good to accompany Yuan Neem Niang more?

Maybe Empress Dowager Yuan gave an example casually, and didn't mean to not want him to be too capable, but Chunjia was shocked into a cold sweat, and he hurriedly said: "The child wants to make the queen mother proud." ”

Looking at Empress Dowager Yuan's happy smile when she heard this, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief

Dao, if one day, he can't be a vassal king, and he can't even keep this palace and the property of the palace...... If you study hard, you can also have a skill and make a living.

He was in his early teens.

Outsiders look at him as a very lucky little nobleman, as a concubine but he has to make an exception, he passed on the beauty of his biological mother but did not pass on his biological father's weakness, his mother is gentle and virtuous and treats him as her own, and his fiancée is not beautiful but lively and cheerful and has been getting along with him since childhood...... How many people dream of it, and they can't think of it in ten lifetimes.

But Chunjia felt that as if he had responded to his grandmother's words, he actually had nothing.

Only the handwriting that is flowing more and more day by day, the collection of scriptures and historical essays that is becoming more familiar day by day, and the skillful archery of the bow and horse riding and archery day by day can give him a moment of peace of mind.

Then he was forced by a sense of urgency to continue to work hard.

And Empress Dowager Yuan was taken up most of her time and energy by her difficult niece, listening to Xixi's praise, she didn't feel that her son needed to worry too much about herself, and even occasionally looked at Chunjia's calm and not too tired appearance, and would complain to him that Yuan Neem was not well-behaved and ignorant.

She didn't know that in Chunjia's opinion, the wording was unpleasant, but the tone was intimate and conniving.

This is cruel and ruthless for a child who doubts his position in his mother's mind.

If it is Yun Fenghuan, she will cry, make trouble, and play tricks to compete for favor...... If she really can't do it, she will kill Yuan Neem.

But Chunjia was very patient, and persuaded the Empress Dowager Yuan to forgive Yuan Neem Niang again and again, and asked the Empress Dowager Yuan not to worry about this cousin, so the Empress Dowager Yuan thought that he and Yuan Neem Niang had already dealt with each other.

Chunjia's idea is that his mother-in-law is actually not really angry, and if he follows her, it may cause some turmoil, so that the mother-son friendship that is already estranged will add to the rift.

He was just not satisfied with doing it behind closed doors, and under various banners, he asked the west seat of the palace to lead him out to increase his knowledge.

In those years, he personally traveled all over Fuyang County, saw all kinds of people and things, grew up and transformed in stumbling, and also accumulated the initial reputation and confidants, and even quietly went to condolence Concubine Zhuang in private.

Because he was afraid that Empress Dowager Yuan would know, he didn't dare to stay longer, so he only burned some paper money for this grandmother, and told her in a low voice: "Grandson is grateful to you now." ”

After coming into contact with the Li Shu market, Chun Jia understood more and more that not to mention Concubine Zhuang's intentions, her advice was really worth listening to.

The prince can be snatched away, the daughter will be scattered, and the person who swears to go to the soup for him today may be a stranger tomorrow...... Only the talent, skills, experience, vision, and courage he has accumulated bit by bit have always been his.

This is the foundation of his life even when he was demoted to a concubine, and it is also the confidence that he will not be controlled by others when he is the king of the vassal and the son of heaven.

I have not been without grievances and sadness, fantasizing that if I was born to my mother, wouldn't I need such conscientious efforts, wouldn't I need to endure girls I didn't like, and I didn't need to be sad that my mother spent more time and energy on her niece but didn't dare to reveal it?

However, when the discussion in the county about the young but virtuous feudal king and the blessing of the fief became more and more prosperous, the eyes of the royal palace became more and more awe-inspiring, and the attitude of the fiefdom officials when they came to pay their respects became more and more respectful, and those hardships and hardships were quickly forgotten.

At that time, Chunjia felt that the palace that he thought was the whole world when he was a child was actually very small.

Outside the palace, only fiefdoms

's wonderfulness is enough for him to no longer care about how much Empress Dowager Yuan is sincere and false to him, not caring about Yuan Neem's cruelty, and not caring about Concubine Zhuang's intentions...... Not to mention the fiefdom, there is also the world.

In contrast, the palace after Concubine Zhuang went was simply monotonous and boring.

Empress Dowager Yuan completely cleaned up the entire palace and sent away all the old people left by the concubine, and she was in charge of the palace from then on.

She arranged for the housekeeper to take care of the daily life, and she freed up her hands to concentrate on coaxing her wayward niece.

As for the concubine, she handed it over to the Qu family and kept it in a side courtyard without leaving home, both of them are very knowledgeable and never come out to get in the way.

Well-behaved has no sense of existence.

So every time Chunjia went to greet the Empress Dowager Yuan, the mother and son shushed each other and asked each other for warmth, and the topics that could be talked about, except for some boring parents, were nothing more than Yuan Neem.

Chunjia didn't try to tell the Queen Mother what she had seen outside, but the Queen Mother's focus was always on feeling sorry for him and persuading him not to work so hard next time.

In the eyes of the Queen Mother, she is sincere and feels sorry for this hard-working son.

But in Chunjia, he was worried that the Queen Mother would really not let him go out next time after talking too much, so he decisively shut up and didn't mention it next time, and only honestly accompanied the Queen Mother to discuss Yuan Neem Niang.

Empress Dowager Yuan thought that she was a little hypocritical to her niece at this time, and every time she was kind and amiable, she finished coaxing her niece, turned her head, and re-followed Chunjia to dig out her heart and lungs: If you can't give birth to a son-in-law, you will replace it, and Melia is the proof that my son shows that she is tolerant and kind to remember the old feelings, and she was sent away when the usefulness of Neem Niang was almost there, and it was not in vain that our mother had connived at her over the years......

Chunjia responded on her face, but she was very suspicious in her heart, what would she say when she was in front of Yuan Neem Niang, and when her aunt and nephew were in private?

Is it to coax her hypocritically, or to dig out her heart and lungs like this, so that Yuan Neem Niang doesn't have to take herself too seriously, because: "Everything is with my aunt, even if the emperor is unhappy, just help you coax him...... A concubine, who can inherit the prince, is not the mourning family and our Yuan family to contribute money and efforts, otherwise, where did he come from such a great creation! If it weren't for the fact that Chengjue's matter left a little impression on the court, and later His Majesty Xiaozong had no heir, who would think of him? He has the credit of our family today, and he should give you a better life! ”

Otherwise, there are either no discerning people around Yuan Neem, or after he can't stand the brutality of this fiancée, he has also hinted many times, why hasn't she grown up?

During this time, he wanted to have a good and straight talk with Empress Dowager Yuan several times, but every time he thought about it, he remembered Concubine Zhuang's words before she died.

She said that the wood of hugging was born at the end of the millennium; The nine-story platform starts from the soil.

This is a metaphor in "Lao Tzu" for subtle accumulation, serious and down-to-earth importance of words, but Chunjia's understanding is that his grandmother is hinting to him, so that he is forbearing, not getting rid of his shackles for a day, and not having a showdown for a day.

Because he may not be able to afford the consequences of the showdown.

Under the circumstances at that time, Chunjia weighed the pros and cons, if the Empress Dowager Yuan really loved Yuan Neem Niang more than him, if Fuyang Yuan turned his face against him for his rejection of Yuan Neem...... Even if he does not lose the royal title, he will inevitably be affected by various constraints in his actions in the future.

And this will inevitably affect his future.

In contrast, it is more secure to endure Yuan Neem Niang.

He has been cautious in his words and deeds for so many years, and he can't afford to bury his previous efforts and hardships for the sake of impulse.

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