Chapter 10

After three days of heavy rain, the sky was exceptionally clear. The pigeons flew into the garden of the East Palace, cooing, cooing, cooing.

There are palace maids splashing water in front of the porch and sweeping the stairs, and a busy day begins.

Chun Yu Aiqing woke up in this lively sound, yawned a lot, and habitually touched the outside of the edge of the bed, it was empty, and no one was there.

Not......? Rarity? He lifted the brocade quilt and sat up, and Grandma Sun immediately stepped forward and pulled up the beautiful brocade curtain for him.

The young palace ladies rushed in and waited for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to get up and freshen up.

Your Highness, did you sleep well last night? Mama Sun smiled and bowed. She was the prince's nurse, and she was supposed to leave the palace and return home after the prince was weaned.

But she was really reluctant to leave the prince, and her own child unfortunately died, her husband married another, even if she left the palace, she was homeless, she knelt down many times to beg the emperor for permission, and left her in the palace.

The emperor saw that she was honest and duty-oriented, and regarded Qing'er as his own, so he agreed to let her stay with the prince, and it has been ten years, and now she has become the leader of the East Palace.

I slept well, Mama, there was no thunder last night. Aiqing said with a smile, in a good mood. But isn't it, Daddy won't punish him anymore, it should be said that since Jing Tingrui went to Changchun Palace, Daddy hasn't talked about him anymore.

It was the same before, as long as he made a mistake, Jing Tingrui would go to plead with the emperor and the queen, and I don't know how he did it, and in the end, his father and father all forgave him.

Jing Tingrui's kung fu of turning big things into small things and small things into nothing, can be called a must! Or rather, very trustworthy.

Another thing that made Aiqing feel more relieved was that whenever there was lightning and thunder, and there was a storm at night, Jing Tingrui would stay by his bedside and tell him that there was nothing terrible about thunder.

Your Highness, I'm right here, and I'm not going anywhere, so you can sleep in peace. Jing Tingrui knelt outside the bed and accompanied Aiqing through the curtain until he fell asleep.

The next morning, Jing Tingrui was the first to wait for the prince to get up, change his clothes, put on shoes and socks, and tie up his clothes.

Although it didn't rain last night, Aiqing was worried that it would thunder again in the middle of the night, so she asked Jing Tingrui to stay outside the bed tent, but when she got up at this time, she couldn't see him, and she couldn't help but wonder a little in her heart.

Mama, did Rarity go to school to practice? Aiqing turned her head and asked Grandma Sun, she was wringing the towel in the copper basin, and the two palace maids were serving with a kettle.

Your Highness, in the middle of the night yesterday, Guard Jing was taken away by Chief Manager Li. Mama smiled and said, holding a fragrant and warm towel, wipe Aiqing's face, you are asleep, so you don't know, right? Guard Jing also said, let's not wake you up.

Mr. Lee? Aiqing wiped her face, washed her hands again, and asked, is it Li Deyi who is serving her father?

yes, that's him. After serving the prince, she instructed the maid to bring a comb and a mirror.

It's rare for Daddy to come to Rarity. Aiqing lowered her head and said to herself, could it be that in addition to her father, even her father had to borrow Rarity to do errands, alas.

Your Highness, would you like breakfast? Compared with the guards who left in the middle of the night, Mama was more concerned about the prince's food and clothing, and she asked kindly, the slave maid asked you to prepare your favorite white fungus sweet jujube soup, and ......

No, I'd better wait for Rarity to come back and eat with him. After Aiqing finished speaking, she stood up and strode out of the dormitory where palace maids shuttled by from time to time and were busy cleaning.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ....... The palace ladies knelt down one after another and sent the prince away.

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-- The so-called kings, ministers, fathers, and sons.

Caressing his white beard with his left hand and holding the Analects in his right hand, he shook his head while reciting the words of the prince's teacher, Wen Chaoyang, a scholar of Hallym University, who was appointed by the emperor to teach the prince and the princes.

In Guozixue, in addition to the most common Four Books and Five Classics, there are also "History of the Great Yan Kingdom", "The Law of the Great Yan", etc., which are all masterpieces that take many years to explain.

It stands to reason that the prince has the prince's exclusive study, and the prince is only responsible for teaching the prince alone - the truth that a minister should be benevolent and virtuous, and a king should be a sage, but Aiqing is unwilling to go to school alone, and she is so bored that she panics.

And the emperor actually allowed him to make his temperament, and gathered all the children of the royal family of the same age, sent them to Guozi School, and accompanied the prince to study.

Even if Wen Chaoyang felt that this was not in line with the palace rules, could he still resist the decree? Both horizontal and vertical are royal blood, and they all have to be taught with all their hearts, but there are many students, and it is inevitable that there will be chaos, especially the prince is the first to sit unsteadily.

This is to say, "Whoever is a monarch must be like a monarch, and a courtier must be like a courtier." If the king is not a king, the minister is not a minister, the father is not a father, and the son is not a son, the world will be chaotic and there will be no rules......

Wen Chaoyang explained, but his eyes were aimed at the middle position.

A Nanmu Eight Immortals table, behind which sits the prince, he sometimes holds his left hand on his cheek, looks out of the window, sometimes twists his waist, lies on the table, holds a brush on rice paper, and scribbles.

Wen Chaoyang couldn't help it, this lesson just started, why couldn't the prince listen? The mind is very scattered!

He picked up the ring ruler on the table and knocked on the table, and Xiao Dezi, who was standing behind the prince, saw it and hurriedly pulled the prince's sleeve secretly.

Don't bother me. didn't think that the prince didn't restrain at all, but loudly asked Xiao Dezi to let go.

Ahem, Your Highness is restless today, what is the so-called matter? Wen Chaoyang asked patiently.

Master, I want to go out and reincarnate in the five grains. Ai Qing got up and said.

What to go? Wen Chaoyang didn't understand for a while.

The second prince smiled slightly. He sat on Aiqing's right hand, slightly in the back position, and no one could sit on an equal footing with the prince.

He is nine years old this year, and the little prince is one year old, although he is the emperor's younger brother, he is like a brother, not only taller than the prince, but also deeper than the prince.

His eyes are jet black, like that of an emperor, and he also likes to hunt on horseback. Although his character is straightforward, he is not reckless, and he will not be naughty in the palace with the blessing of his father and queen, which is really rare among all the princes.

In private, the ministers all thought that the second prince Yan was suitable to be the prince of Dayan.

Of course, the position of the crown prince has been decided a long time ago, and the emperor has no intention of changing the prince, this matter is at most a chatter after tea and dinner, and no one has officially mentioned going up, because this will only be boring.

Everyone knows that the emperor's most beloved child is the crown prince Aiqing.

Brother Yan understands, master, don't you still understand? Aiqing asked with a blink of dark eyes.

How can I not understand as a teacher? Wen Chaoyang didn't want to be looked down upon by the prince, so he pretended to be clear, the five grains are rice, millet, millet, wheat, and soybean, these five kinds are the teacher's favorite food, this reincarnation, is to eat all the grains......

Hahaha! Before Wen Chaoyang's words were finished, a burst of laughter broke out, it was the third prince Tianyu, who was sitting at the back, who was seven years old this year.

Sitting next to him was his twin brother Tianchen, who was almost the same mold as him.

Although Tianchen didn't smile, he was also holding back, his little face was red, and his shoulders were still shaking.

What laugh at what laughs? Wen Chaoyang's face couldn't hold back, and he said with some annoyance.

Master, the reincarnation of grains refers to the convenience of going to the toilet. Aiqing relieved her younger brothers at this time, and the students felt that there were many indecent things about the toilet in class, so they were obscure.

At this point, there was already a burst of laughter, and in addition to the prince, there were also several princes' sons, who rolled on the ground with laughter.

This was originally a famous hall that several of their brothers came up with when they were playing, and later they went to look through the ancient books, and there were even records in the books. However, most of them are used in wild history, so it's no wonder that the prince doesn't know it.

Wen Chaoyang's face was white and red, his beard was shaking with anger, and his fingers were poking and poking. Of course, it was towards a few attendants who accompanied him, and he didn't dare to directly accuse the princes of not.

You—You're so unreasonable! Unexpectedly united to play tricks on teachers! Wen Chaoyang believed that the prince did it on purpose.

No, I don't. Aiqing shook her head and denied it, I said mine, they laughed at them.

You, you ......! The prince was angry, and in the end, he turned around and brushed his sleeves away.

Now it's over, and I'm going to sue the royal court again. Tianyu simply threw away the book and sat on the table of the Eight Immortals, stepping on the Taishi chair, looking like a mountain king.

You know it's going to be like this, and it's a favor, isn't it? Tianchen sighed, why can't you help it?

Don't you laugh too? And said me. Tianyu looked fearless, and it was not the first time that the master was angry with the eldest brother.

That being said, today ...... The eldest brother didn't seem to be in a good mood. Tianchen tilted his head and said. The eldest brother used to play tricks on the master, but at most, he threw away the paper ball, or drew a sample of the master, and added goat horns or something to his face.

And they were all having a lot of fun.

Today, he didn't laugh much, saying that he was going to reincarnate in the five grains, but in fact, he just didn't want to study, so he just used the excuse to go out for a walk, and if you look closely, his face is not good, it's strangely pale.

Brother Huang. Without waiting for Tianyu to ask anything, Yan stood up first, he came to Aiqing's table, leaned over, and lightly rested his white forehead on Aiqing's head.

Second Emperor Brother? Aiqing was a little puzzled.

You didn't burn either, your face was so bad, was there something uncomfortable? Yan raised his head and asked worriedly.

I just didn't use it sooner. Aiqing smiled bitterly and said, Rarity, no, it was Jing Tingrui who didn't come back, I wanted to eat with him.

In front of outsiders, I am afraid that it is inappropriate to use a childhood nickname, Aiqing couldn't help but change her words.

You're too stupid, if a guard doesn't come back, you won't eat? Yan frowned, he must have gone to run errands for his father again, and he couldn't come back in three or five days.

Because he was very close to Aiqing, Yan knew early on that Jing Tingrui was secretly sent by his father.

No, this time my dad called it. It stands to reason that Daddy is at most asking questions, but he hasn't let him back ...... yet. Aiqing said and spoke, and her eyes were a little red.

Xu is everyone knows that the prince loves to cry since he was a child, so it is not strange, only Yan still comforted softly, it's okay, Jing Guard will be back soon, I'll take you to the small kitchen to eat something first, it's not good to be hungry.

Let's go too! Tianyu jumped up and said.

I'm not hungry yet. Tianchen sang the opposite.

Whatever the masters want to eat, the small ones are ....... Xiao Dezi was not worried about them leaving.

Whatever you want to eat, I'll bring it back to you. didn't think about it, Aiqing wanted to bring food to Xiao Dezi instead.

This is not ......

Crystal osmanthus cake?

Not....... This is Xiao Dezi's favorite food, and when he hears it, he looks like he is about to drool.

Okay, you stay, and the master may come back in a while. It was Yan who spoke, and he said to the two younger brothers, don't go, let's go back as soon as we go, and bring you all the delicious food. If the master comes back and sees that we have all run away, he will be so angry that he will return to his hometown.

Yan's arrangement was agreed by everyone, and the people who stayed behind naturally chatted and laughed, Yan took Aiqing's hand, and the two went to the small kitchen of the East Palace together.

In fact, it is not far from the study, through a long corridor.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Second Highness. When the grandmother and the eunuch saw the two of them bowing down one after another, of course they didn't dare to ask, why did they appear here when they were in school?

What's hot in the pot? Yan looked up at the green brick stove, and a tall bamboo steamer rested in the boiling pot.

Back to His Royal Highness, the first cage is soup dumplings, the second cage is lotus paste buns, and the third cage is crystal osmanthus cake. There's also Jack-of-the-Jack Pumpkin Pie. The meal eunuch said with a smile, it was a snack for His Royal Highness, and he was planning to send it to the study later.

We're here to eat, but don't be too flamboyant. What should you do, what are you going to do? Yan said so. However, the eunuch still called a group of palace maids to come in, wiped the table and stools, spread a tablecloth of silk brocade, and put the best food utensils.

Yan didn't bother to talk about them, and took Aiqing's hand and took a seat