Chapter 70: The Troubles of the Son
Xuan Shijing and Uncle Li moved the swing chair under the shelf in the yard, Uncle Li is an experienced person, and when he saw this shelf and the holes left in the chair before, he knew what to do.
Soon, the guards brought in the goods, chains, wood, and some carpenter's tools, which were kept in the palace and could be used in the occasional repairs of the palaces.
After everything was complete, Uncle Sun and his son began to get busy, and Xuan Shijing occasionally played on the side.
Princess Jinyang said a few words to Li Chengqian in the hall, and then pulled Li Chengqian out.
"Brother Jing!" Princess Jinyang walked up to Xuan Shijing and called.
"Son." Xuan Shijing saw Princess Jinyang coming, and said with a faint smile on his face: "I forgot about your swing in the past two days, and when I met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince today, I remembered it, so I followed His Royal Highness the Prince. ”
"Fortunately, the swing is just a pastime in my spare time, and in the past two days, my son has been really busy." Princess Jinyang pouted and said.
"What are you busy with?" Xuan Shijing asked with a smile.
"My son is also of age to go to school." Li Chengqian walked over and said, "My father originally wanted to take my son with me and teach him personally, but my mother said that my father was busy with government affairs all day, so it was better to let my son go to Hongwen Hall like other princesses and princes." ”
Speaking of Hongwen Pavilion, Princess Jinyang looked at Xuan Shijing: "Brother Jing was in Hongwen Pavilion back then." ”
"Yes, but I didn't stay long." Xuan Shijing said.
Princess Jinyang remembered that Xuan Shijing was poisoned during her study at Hongwen Pavilion, and for a while, she was a little silent.
Seeing this, Xuan Shijing smiled: "Don't think about the past anymore, do you want to go to Hongwen Pavilion?" ”
Hearing Xuan Shijing's question, Princess Jinyang was a little confused: "I don't know if I want to go, and I don't want to go." ”
"Huh? Why? "Xuan Shijing doesn't understand, where is the entanglement of Princess Jinyang, isn't it normal for the princes and princesses of the royal family to go to Hongwen Hall to enroll in the grade? Not everyone can be like Li Chengqian and Li Tai, there is a great Confucian to be a tutor for them, if it is the princess of Jinyang, if she opens her mouth to His Majesty Li Er, His Majesty Li Er will naturally not refuse, and he has issued an order to Wei Zheng before to teach Jinyang, but Wei Zheng's time to teach Jinyang is limited, after all, Wei Zheng is the counselor of the dynasty, and he is too busy just staring at His Majesty Li Er and the political affairs of the Tang Dynasty every day, how can he have time to teach Jinyang, not to mention that His Majesty Li Er intends to take Princess Jinyang with him to teach, this treatment, Even Li Chengqian did not enjoy it back then.
"If you want to go to Hongwen Pavilion, there will be a lot of people there" For Princess Jinyang, who grew up in the deep palace, she naturally yearns for a lively place, but among the princesses enrolled in Hongwen Pavilion this year, she is the only one, which makes her a little apprehensive.
"Well, that's right, the Hongwen Pavilion is full of the heirs of Chang'an Xungui, and there are about fifty people." Xuan Shijing replied, Hongwenguan limits the age of students, must be over ten years old, under fifteen years old, after the age of fifteen, it is considered to be a graduate, and when he becomes an adult, there will be more or less an idle job on his head, and those who are outstanding will be directly entrusted with important tasks, but if you want to continue studying, you can go to Guozijian, or other academies, these academies have no requirements for the age of students, as long as you have the ability to enter.
In fact, the selection of officials in the Tang Dynasty does not rely on the imperial examination system, but more on the succession and recommendation of the children of this family.
At that time, Xuan Shijing was an outlier for the Hongwen Pavilion, and he was regarded as going through the back door, but he also walked through the back door with his real skills, so he entered the Hongwen Pavilion at the age of four.
"Do you think there are too many people and don't want to come into contact with them?" Li Chengqian asked, he never found out that his little sister still had such a heart, is it really because he was busy with government affairs all day long and ignored his sister's growth
Princess Jinyang shook her head: "No, but if I go to Hongwen Pavilion, I am the only woman in Hongwen Pavilion."
"You one? What about the other princesses? Xuan Shijing asked.
"There is indeed only one princess who has reached the age, Gao Yang is no longer in the Hongwen Pavilion, and not all the princesses of the royal family can enter the Hongwen Pavilion to study." Li Chengqian explained.
Xuan Shijing nodded thoughtfully: "So that's the case, does that son want to learn from His Majesty?" ”
Princess Jinyang nodded: "But if you follow your father, you won't be able to go to Hongwen Pavilion." "Princess Jinyang is still worried about the liveliness of this Hongwen Pavilion.
You can't have it both ways.
"It's better for you to go to Hongwen Pavilion too, so that my son won't be lonely in Hongwen Pavilion, so that there is a familiar person like you." Li Chengqian proposed.
"Forget it, I'll be fifteen after this year, so there's no need to go to Hongwen Hall for two or three months." Xuan Shijing smiled and shook his head.
Princess Jinyang's eyes, who had heard Li Chengqian's proposal, lit up, and then after hearing Xuan Shijing's reply, her eyes darkened again.
"Actually, it's nothing, the son is quick and smart, and his knowledge is not worse than those students in the Hongwen Pavilion, His Majesty must have seen this if he wants to teach him personally, if he wants to teach his son, I have a good candidate, follow him, and his son will not be alone." Xuan Shijing said.
"Huh? Is there such a person? Li Chengqian looked at Xuan Shijing puzzled.
Xuan Shijing: "Yes, His Royal Highness the King of Wei, in terms of knowledge, Your Highness, what do you think of His Royal Highness the King of Wei?" ”
"It's still lonely." Li Chengqian told the truth.
Xuan Shijing: "His Royal Highness the King of Wei is now in the palace to edit the "Kuodi Chronicles", if the son follows His Royal Highness the King of Wei, he must have benefited a lot, because of the matter of the "Kuodi Chronicles", His Royal Highness King Wu also often goes to the palace of His Royal Highness the King of Wei, there are two His Royal Highnesses, presumably Your Majesty and the Queen Mother will also rest assured." ”
"That's right, if you want to go to Hongwen Hall, you must like to be lively." Li Chengqian looked at Princess Jinyang dotingly: "The princess and prince in the palace who are not much different in age from their sons, there are only young slaves and Gao Yang, and they must be very boring in the palace." ”
Princess Jinyang nodded, looking at Li Chengqian hopefully: "Can the eldest brother persuade the father to let the son follow the fourth brother?" ”
"Don't worry, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will definitely have a way." Li Chengqian didn't speak, but Xuan Shijing replied to Princess Jinyang with a smile.
This matter is simple, but if you want to play it, it depends on the meaning of His Majesty Li Er, Li Chengqian is not 100% sure, glared at Xuan Shijing, isn't it just to throw you a house bereavement, as for such revenge, in front of his son, he said so much, if his father does not agree, he will lose face.
While the three of them were talking, Uncle Li had already hung the swing chair on the wooden frame, and Princess Jinyang saw that her new swing was installed, and the matter of reading was solved, so she was naturally very happy, and pulled the two palace maids around her to try her new swing.
Although the swing chair is also stained with the word swing, it is not more flexible than the swing when it really shakes, and Xuan Shijing just wanted to get such a chair, and when the weather is good in the future, it is very pleasant to take a break under the shelf.
Although this swing chair is not exciting to swing, it still makes Princess Jinyang feel novel, the chair is big enough, it is no problem to sit three people, and even if it is covered with animal skins, it is not impossible to lie on it.
Uncle Li walked up to Xuan Shijing and asked, "Master Hou, this chair has been installed, this rattan nest, look"
"This is in the house, and it has to be made into a wooden frame, and it is also hung in mid-air, and it doesn't need to shake very much." Xuan Shijing said.
This rattan chair is woven with rattan similar to a bird's nest, and the inside is covered with thick cushions, which is very comfortable to sit on, and to put it more esoteric, it is ergonomic.
"Son!" Xuan Shijing shouted to Princess Jinyang, who was playing happily on the swing chair on the side: "There is another one here, which is to be placed in the house, where do you want to put it." ”
"Just put it in the study." Princess Jinyang didn't move in the chair, but just replied, it seemed that she was very satisfied with the swing chair.