Chapter Twenty-Nine: Deliberately Asked
The emperor sat on the royal throne and looked at him with squinted eyes, "Do you think I should be satisfied?" ”
Gao Qishou smiled flatteringly, "The slave feels that it is not easy for the three princes to achieve this level at a young age. The minions think it's good, but the emperor has always had high requirements for the princes, and he is probably not very satisfied. ”
He would have speculated on the Sacred Heart.
The emperor said slowly: "When the first emperor was in power, there were a total of twenty-one princes. Scarcity is expensive, and the prince is worthless if he has more, and the brothers don't need anyone to supervise them, so they naturally work hard to make their father look down on themselves. ”
"Even if it's just a glance, no amount of time and effort is nothing. Like the three of them, even if they don't work hard, they are all noble and decent. ”
Gao Qishou understood the meaning of his words, it was precisely because there were few princes and there was a lack of competition with each other, so the emperor had to demand more from them.
He was happy to pat the emperor's ass, "The first emperor had twenty-one princes, all of whom were dragons and phoenixes. The fact that the emperor can stand out among many princes is enough to prove that the emperor is diligent and honest, benevolent, filial and humble......"
"Less."
The emperor interrupted him, with an impatient expression.
Gao Qishou gave himself a mouthful, "The slave should be beaten, knowing that our emperor is a Ming monarch who doesn't like to listen to flattery, and he is still shooting dragon farts here, the slave should really be beaten." ”
It's still a sycophant, but it sounds more comfortable than before.
Seeing that the emperor's expression relaxed, Gao Qishou said again: "Among the three princes, is the emperor the most satisfied with the performance of the eldest prince?" ”
The emperor said: "I treat the three of them equally, and even teach more from the second prince, why do you think I am satisfied with the eldest prince?" ”
Gao Qishou thought for a while, "Although the eldest prince didn't plant anything, the magic knife didn't cut wood." The slave looked at the land of the eldest prince decently, surrounded by a bamboo fence, and it really meant that there was a field outside the palace! ”
Fields outside the palace?
The emperor thought of the sentences in the "Preface to the Pavilion of King Teng" written by Su Youyi, the falling glow and the lonely bird flew together, and the beautiful scenery of the autumn water was long and magnificent, who saw the beautiful scenery outside the palace?
He curled the corners of his lips silently, and said nothing more.
After the emperor went back to the dormitory to rest, Xiao Yizi came over with a pair of soap boots, "Master, I washed the boots that stepped on chicken manure, take a look?" ”
Gao Qishou glanced at it, his nose fluttered, and he didn't smell the smell of chicken manure, but smelled a little aroma.
Xiao Yizi said with a smile: "I'm afraid that the master will not smell bad, so I specially asked the palace maid for some balsam to apply to the soles of the shoes, not only does it smell fragrant, but I heard that it can also protect the soles from cracking!" ”
Gao Qishou is in the eye. The light flashed, "You kid is so well-behaved today, let's say, what do you have to ask Master?" ”
Xiao Yizi smiled: "No, I don't have anything to ask Master, I just want to ask Master a question." ”
"Just ask."
"On the way back, why did Master keep asking the emperor which prince he was satisfied with? Didn't you say on weekdays that these taboo words should be asked less and the emperor should be careful about his suspicions? ”
Gao Qishou suddenly showed a smug smile, "There are really university questions here, you are right." ”
He sat down on the chair slowly, and Xiao Yizi stood aside with his bow bowed, only to hear him say: "Look at today's situation, which prince is the emperor most satisfied with the performance?" ”
Xiao Yizi said: "That must be the eldest prince!" The eldest prince is not afraid of being dirty or tired, he personally accumulates fertilizer in the ground, and looks at the mud on his body, and he looks at it himself. What do the second prince and the third prince look like working? It is already a great luck that the emperor did not lose his temper. ”
Gao Qishou raised his eyebrows at him, "You said the emperor didn't lose his temper?" ”
Xiao Yizi was stunned, "The emperor lost his temper, but he sent it to those palace maids sent by Concubine Xian, and he still had good words for the second prince." ”
Gao Qishou sneered, "The second prince is the emperor's own son, and he is young, what is the emperor scolding him for?" The emperor punished those palace maids because he lost his temper, and the virtuous concubine always sent people to run to the second prince, and the queen didn't dare to send people to the third prince so blatantly, wouldn't the emperor be angry? ”
Xiao Yizi was still puzzled, "The person sent by the emperor's Qixian Concubine Niangniang can't teach the second prince well, what does it have to do with the master asking the emperor who is most satisfied?" ”
"You foolish boy, you still don't understand when you say it so clearly?"
Gao Qishou said: "There are some things that the emperor can't do clearly, as if he can't directly reprimand Concubine Xian Niangniang for interfering too much in the control of the second prince, so he punished the palace maid and reminded him indirectly." And if you are most satisfied with which prince you are most satisfied with, the emperor can't say it directly, you need to say it through my mouth, do you understand? ”
Xiao Yizi understood now, "The emperor is most satisfied with the eldest prince, but he can't say it directly, he will definitely not be happy when he says that the queen and the concubine are two." But if you don't say it, there will be no point for the emperor to let the princes plant rice and learn, so we must find a way to spread the word. Master, do you say I understand correctly? ”
Gao Qishou was satisfied at this time, nodded and said, "Count you smart, otherwise how can I say it while the royal is moving?" It's not that the words outside the picture are spreading fast. ”
If you don't want people to hear it, it's cheaper to go back to the Qianqing Palace.
The emperor's willingness to answer him when he asked was enough to prove that he had not guessed the emperor's mind wrong, but he was afraid that the emperor's opinion on the three princes would soon spread in the palace.
At that time, it will be up to the princes and the people behind them to react.
Early the next morning, Su Youyi woke up to the sound of a chicken.
After washing, the eldest prince was already arguing in the courtyard, "You can plant rice today, get up and plant rice quickly!" ”
Shuya came in from outside with a yawn, "Aunt Su, there are two big roosters in our yard, will it offend people?" ”
The palace has never heard the sound of a rooster crowing, what should I do if this rooster crows so early and disturbs the good dreams of the nobles?
Su Youyi said: "You can send the chickens away today, and if the fertilizer is not enough in the future, please bring it." Not to mention offending others, I can't stand it. ”
Shuya wanted to come over to comb her hair, but Su Youyi waved her hand and refused, "I'll comb it myself, you can clean up quickly." ”
After a while, everyone yawned and went out of the room, the eldest prince was like a small steel cannon, and he didn't feel tired after playing for a day yesterday, "Aunt Su, can you plant rice today?" ”
"Yes, the eldest prince is lighter!"
Su Youyi's arm was grabbed by him, and it hurt so badly that the eldest prince was surprised: "What's wrong with Aunt Su?" ”
Xiao Jizi crossed her shoulders and walked up, "The slave only knows what happened to Aunt Su, yesterday she kept her head down and bent over to catch those chickens and ducks, whose waist and muscles don't hurt?" ”