After everyone in Shao Mansion had dinner, the mother-in-law and maids removed the meal and served tea.

Mrs. Shao took a sip of tea and asked about Rong Yu's entry into the palace today, Rong Yu replied after consideration, and hid the section where Yu Guiren privately summoned her, only saying that she was uneasy because she had caused the three princes and the eldest princess to fight, and decided to give a gift to each of the dragon and phoenix fetuses, and took the opportunity to ask Mrs. Shao and the lord of Xuanning for instructions on how to give gifts to the second prince.

The county lord of Xuanning only said that he asked Mrs. Shao to decide.

Mrs. Shao first asked Rong Yu what she thought, and after hearing her say that she planned to give a heavy gift to the dragon and phoenix fetus, and to the second prince with a simple and substantial gift, she nodded approvingly, and said, "The queen is your second sister, and if you want to say that there are today's twists and turns behind the gift, there is nothing wrong with you, who is an aunt, giving heavy gifts to your nephews and nieces!" ”

"As for the second prince...... He is the son of the heavenly dragon, and he grew up with the queen mother and the concubine mother, what kind of good things have you not seen? Offering a gift to him is afraid of being contemptuous, and if it is too precious, it is afraid of causing trouble......"

"Your idea is very good, so do it!"

Rong Yu pondered Old Lady Shao's words.

Mrs. Shao agreed with her idea of gifting, but it was not about the eldest and youngest of the two princes, but about her intimacy with the princes and princesses.

The ancestors were thoughtful in the end.

The princes are still young now, and the emperor is also in the prime of life, and rashly talking about the elders and youngsters may be a curse......

Rong Yu respectfully agreed, and said, "With your old man's teachings, your granddaughter-in-law will have the bottom of her actions!" ”

He also said, "Speaking of gifts, when the granddaughter-in-law was in the middle palace today, the third prince kept holding a jade object...... There is a jade lampstand there in the granddaughter-in-law, and the craftsmanship is still exquisite, and it can probably be dedicated to the third prince......"

At this time, Shao Beicheng put down the teacup and looked at Rong Yu faintly.

Rong Yu couldn't help but be speechless for a while......

Emerald Menorah ......

After the Western Liao lost Yanyun City, they could no longer collect taxes from the merchants who came to Yanyun City, nor could they wantonly plunder the people in the northwest of the Great Zhou Dynasty, so they turned to frequently harass the small countries in the Western Regions.

For those small countries that are good friends with the Great Zhou, Shao Beicheng has sent troops to protect each other.

The lords of those small countries were grateful, so they often presented gifts to the Zhenbei Palace, and the jade lampstand was derived from this.

After lighting the fire in the lampstand, the firelight folded out from the nine-fold jade lotus petals, turning into different shades of blue, reflecting the beauty of a room......

When Shao Beicheng first showed the lampstand to Rong Yu, it was when they were newly married, and the two felt that it was novel and interesting......

Those bold and joyful memories were all years ago......

Later, she was not pregnant for a long time, and she was anxious to seek medical advice and medicine, worship God and worship Buddha, but after several years of still no results, she gradually became interested in the matter of the boudoir.

Rong Yu looked at Shao Beicheng and felt guilty.

He married her and guarded her alone, although he rarely had love words, he silently did a lot for her.

The northwest winter is cold, and the earth dragon in the house is warm, so she doesn't like to go out of the house, but after a long time of stuffiness and inevitably dizziness, he paved the ground dragon for her in the yard, so that she can go out to breathe without having to suffer from the cold.

He was worried that she would be bored in the northwest, so according to her preferences, he invited actors, singers, storytellers and others from Chang'an City, even Kyoto and Jiangnan to Zhenbei Wangfu to relieve her boredom.

Therefore, although she has stayed in the northwest for many years this time, she still listens to the fashionable excerpts and scripts in her memory in her previous life.

All of this is not like the head of the family treating the lady of the main room, but like the gentleman of a wealthy family who spends a lot of money to coax the outer room......

The imperial historians often played Shao Beicheng as unvirtuous and extravagant in marrying a wife.

She heard about it, and occasionally learned from the behavior of a good wife, and persuaded him to improve one or two, but he replied with a smile, life is short, and reputation is not tight, if you are afraid of gossip and can't do what you want, it is a pity!

He didn't care about money, fame, or even heirs......

He only cared about her.

But for so many years, not only has she not been able to give him a child, but in the matter of the boudoir, it has only been a few years since he was born......

If only they could have a child......

Rong Yu forcibly stopped such thoughts, and continued to say to Mrs. Shao with a normal face, "That jade lampstand can be said to be a rare thing with no price, and the granddaughter-in-law is worried that after offering this gift, it will provoke the officials to participate in the prince's ......."

Old Lady Shao interrupted Rong Yu's words, "That Ziyan official has always played three books when he has nothing to do, if he has to take care of them in everything, then everyone in the Manchu Dynasty doesn't have to eat or walk!" ”

He also said, "Since the lampstand is a treasure, and it is in line with the hearts of the three princes, it is a good ...... to offer it."

Old Lady Shao muttered, "It's just that if such a treasure is presented to the third prince, the gifts to the second prince and the eldest princess need to be extra careful!" ”

"Dedicated to the second prince, it should not be obvious on the face, the substance is equivalent, and you can choose a unique ink treasure or calligraphy and painting from the previous dynasty......"

"As for the eldest princess......"

Old Lady Shao looked at Rong Yu with deep meaning, "You have lived in the northwest for a long time, maybe you don't know how much the queen values the eldest princess......"

"But you've probably heard that the queen mother intends to set up a girls' school......

Female ......

Rong Yu nodded when he heard this, and his heart was like a mirror.

In this dynasty, the prince was enlightened at the age of three, so last year the emperor began to discuss with the elders of the cabinet about choosing a teacher for the three princes.

Although the three princes are not the princes, they are the only concubines of the middle palace, and the elders of the pavilion choose civil and military masters and companions for the three princes according to the regulations of the princes of previous dynasties.

At that time, the cabinet specially sent a letter to the northwest to discuss Shao Beicheng to elect a martial arts master for the three princes, so Rong Yu also knew a thing or two about this matter

The matter was later put on hold.

The queen mother went to the imperial study to face the saint, and said that the three princes should not grow up in the deep palace, and it was recommended that there was no need to hire a master for the three princes, and the three princes could study in the country.

The three princes studied in the Guozijian......

The queen's words caused an uproar.

Although, her words are not without reason......

But the princes of all dynasties were taught by the elders and generals in the palace.

Although the prince grew up in the deep palace has its drawbacks, the prince who can study with ordinary scholars in the Guozi Prison can afford to take on the responsibility of governing the country when he grows up?

The emperor had to learn much more than the lessons taught in the Guozi Prison......

Since the founding of this dynasty, only the princes who are destined to miss the throne will be sent to the Guozijian to study, such as the six princes of the first imperial dynasty and the younger brother of the current emperor, King Ning.

When the position of the crown prince was undecided, the queen actually offered to send her only concubine to study in the Guozijian, did she really plan to do so, or did she use this to test the loyalty of the ministers to the three princes?

What does the emperor mean?

The ministers did not dare to express their position rashly.

It wasn't until Xia Sinian, the second assistant of the cabinet, who was a close confidant of the emperor, and the ministers of the Hou Party, who had always supported the empress, all opposed it, that the ministers seconded it.

But in the end, the emperor agreed to the empress's proposal......

The twists and turns of the three princes' studies are not over yet......

The second twist and turn is women's studies.

The matter of women's school is still unresolved, because although Guozijian has resumed classes after the Lantern Festival, the third prince has not yet entered the school......