Xiao Zaiyang didn't speak, still concentrating on lowering his head and passing the copper rod through the ring repeatedly.

He Qianwei didn't bother him, but lay quietly beside him, her eyes staring at the overturned copper rod, and even her breathing was much lighter.

In the middle of the night, the last ring was drawn from the frame and landed in the palm of Xiao Zaiyang's hand.

He Qianwei, who had been waiting for a long time, had a bright eye, and almost at the same time stretched out her hand, and Xiao Zaiyang also cooperated and handed her the ring: "Huh." ”

Xiao Zaiyang smiled at the corner of his lips, knocked on the ring with a ruyi-shaped horizontal plate, and said, "Untie it." ”

He Qianwei twisted the ring and shook it, and the crisp impact sound came and went to form a not-so-good tune.

Xiao Zaiyang propped his head to see her having fun, thought about it, and said, "Do you want to learn?" I can teach you. ”

Hearing this, He Qianwei shook her head without hesitation.

"Daddy taught me before, but I couldn't remember the steps, and I forgot what to do next halfway through." She looked like she couldn't avoid it, "After playing for a long time, I feel stupid and not happy at all." ”

Oh, that's it.

Xiao Zaiyang still understands this mentality very well.

When he encountered a part that he couldn't read, he asked the Taifu and asked his father, and when he still didn't understand it after a long time, he would be very angry, but he had to learn, and he felt very uncomfortable.

He Qianwei is not him, and the Nine Rings are not something that must be learned, and if you are not happy, you really don't have to force you to learn, anyway, it doesn't matter.

Thinking so, Xiao Zaiyang nodded casually and did not continue the topic.

However, he soon remembered another matter: "Then do you want to study?" There are also ministers who send young ladies from their families to the palace to study. ”

He Qianwei quietly raised her eyes to look at Xiao Zaiyang, and quickly pretended that nothing had happened and continued to fiddle with the ring in her hand, and hesitated: "Do you have to go?" ”

"If you're not happy, don't go." Xiao Zaiyang said, "But I think it's better to go." ”

Hearing this, He Qianwei bit her lip, thinking that she hadn't done anything out of the ordinary tonight, so she simply closed her eyes and asked, "Can I study with His Royal Highness, instead of being classmates with other young ladies?" ”

Miss Boudoir entered the palace nominally to go to school, but in fact, most of them did not go to the study at all, but transferred to the harem, and went to the female officials in the palace to learn etiquette, and the side was only incidental; And Xiao Zaiyang, as the crown prince, is learning things like policy theory, and the prince tells him every day about self-cultivation and governing the country and leveling the world, and he can't wait to be able to directly pour all his full economy into the mind of His Royal Highness the Prince.

Xiao Zaiyang only thought about persuading He Qianwei to study, but he forgot the difference.

He reacted to the difference between the two, and hurriedly patched up what he had just said: "You don't go with them to learn etiquette." I want you to go to the study with me to listen to Taifu's lectures. ”

"Really?" He Qianwei was surprised and a little worried at the same time, and said: "But the other young ladies are all looking for female officials, and no one goes to the study......

What's more, He Qianwei herself has not actually learned palace etiquette. In the past two days, she met Xiao Zaiyang, and she learned the posture of the palace people and saluted, and her movements were nondescript and not standard at all.

"It's just that they don't want to, and they never said that they wouldn't let the young lady go to the study." Xiao Zaiyang explained, "Ji Xiu has already arranged for you to teach palace etiquette, and when the time comes, you can follow her to learn casually, anyway, you only need to salute my father, if you don't want to meet other concubines, just perfunctory." ”

In the past few meetings, Xiao Zaiyang has never cared about her inconsiderate etiquette, nor has he ever used the title of prince. It's not that he forgot it negligently, but that he himself didn't want to accept He Qianwei's courtesy.

After all, the purpose of taking He Qianwei into the palace is to make her live more comfortable and happy, not to let her be trapped and depressed all day long.

If this is the result in the end, it is better to let her stay in Wancheng, not to mention chic, and her parents can feel at ease if they know it.

Xiao Zaiyang remembered that when Jiang Liuwan was still in the capital, he often came to the palace to visit him, and he always brought his babbling daughter.

At that time, he vaguely found that Jiang Liuwan deliberately avoided letting himself meet and contact He Qianwei, and he was depressed for a while, and when he was asked by the emperor, he was awkward for a long time before he reluctantly said the reason.

The emperor laughed, and then told his son in detail the allusions that everyone has their own aspirations, and concluded that Jiang Liuwan did not intend to bind her daughter with understanding, but only wanted her to grow up happily.

…… Isn't it a kind of black history.

Xiao Zaiyang recalled the old things, finished his words clearly, and saw He Qianwei's face yearning, obviously moved by what he said, so he simply took another dose of fierce medicine: "If you are worried about being alone, I will ask my father to order the selection of a few young ladies who are willing to go to the study to learn strategy." ”

He Qianwei, who was held in the arms of her parents in turn to teach and study when she was a child, instantly turned around and nodded like a green onion.

Of course, she didn't forget to earn the status of a companion for her two maids who had not yet arrived in the capital—although only one person could accompany her to the study at a time.

He Qianwei's identity as a member of the study room was finalized.

And Ji Xiu and Mama Chen, who had just left, also rushed back by moonlight. The two of them couldn't see any clues on their faces, and after entering the door and saluting, they each went to their master's side.

Ji Xiu leaned over to return to the prince with a whisk, while Mama Chen glanced at the ring in He Qianwei's hand with a smile, didn't ask where the horizontal version went, and said directly: "Congratulations, Miss." ”

He Qianwei, who was weak-hearted, stuck out her tongue, but she didn't plan to explain, and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

"Miss, rest assured, there will be no such thing in the future." Mama Chen replied lightly.

She took out the horizontal plate that Xiao Zaiyang put down casually from the table, and then took the ring handed by He Qianwei and put away the nine rings.

He Qianwei dangled her legs to see Mama Chen busy, she didn't know any news, and turned her eyes to Xiao Zaiyang.

Xiao Zaiyang, who listened to Ji Xiu's ins and outs, glanced at He Qianwei, raised his hand and looked at the girl's head: "Sometimes you don't have to worry about everything. ”

He Qianwei covered her forehead and pouted dissatisfiedly.

And Xiao Zaiyang withdrew his hand as expected, stood up with his clothes straight, and waved his sleeves in a chic manner: "Go first." ”

didn't give He Qianwei a chance to ask.

He Qianwei, who was left in place, was anxious for a long time, lay back on the bed and closed her eyes, and fell asleep in a puff.

As soon as this group of people left the Yaoguang Palace, Ji Xiu didn't know where to get the palace lamp to carry it, and asked, "Do you want to see Your Majesty now?" ”

Ji Xiu went to the Qinzheng Palace before, and he ate a few drops first, and then he was driven back by the emperor who was angry when he saw him, followed by a roar of the prince who asked the prince to come over later.

The imperial guard, who had become accustomed to this, looked indifferent and respectfully sent away Ji Xiu, who was also calm.

After reporting the disrespectful treatment of the palace people, Ji Xiu dutifully relayed the emperor's angry words, and it was because of this that Xiao Zaiyang hurriedly said goodbye.

Xiao Zaiyang looked at the sky that was not too late, and estimated that his father should not have time to fall asleep, so he said, "Let's go." ”

So the prince turned a corner and walked to the Qinzheng Palace, where the lights were not extinguished.

At the first glance of the emperor, Xiao Zaiyang preemptively spoke: "Miss He has agreed to go to the study, and my father should make a decree and choose a few girls from the official's knees to accompany her." ”

The Emperor, who hadn't had time to get angry, laughed angrily when he heard this: "I'm not going to explain what happened to explain my disappearing dinner?" ”

Xiao Zaiyang glanced at the emperor strangely, turned around and asked Ji Xiu, "Didn't you ask you to explain?" ”

Ji Xiu knelt down with a wave of his sleeves: "The slave and maid don't dare to face Tianwei directly, and they don't do it effectively, so I ask His Highness to punish him." ”

Xiao Zaiyang understood, the Emperor of Feelings was angry and didn't listen to Ji Xiu at all, no wonder he only got a summoning message.

Or can only rely on yourself.

Exempted from Ji Xiu's plea, Xiao Zaiyang turned back, and as soon as he moved his lips, the emperor snorted coldly: "You are really my good son, your elbow turned out to this point, and you ran to Yaoguang Hall with dinner, and you don't know how to care about your father, and you don't even have an explanation." ”

Xiao Zaiyang: ......

You didn't give me a chance to explain.

Unable to explain, Xiao Zaiyang obediently closed his mouth, stepped forward and poured a cup of tea for the emperor and handed it over: "Father, please use it." ”

The emperor reluctantly caught it, and specially emphasized that don't think that pouring a cup of tea can write off the matter, at least two cups.

Then drink it all.

No, I really just want you to cool down with a cup of tea.

Xiao Zaiyang silently refuted in his heart, but out of the fact that he was at a loss, he still held back his words, and poured another cup of tea with low eyebrows.

The emperor only drank half of it this time, then put the teacup on the table and brought up Xiao Zaiyang's words just now.

He didn't ask Xiao Zaiyang why he did this, he only thought about it for a while, and said: "In the past, no one who met the conditions of the official's concubine chose to go to the study, I'm afraid this person is not easy to find for a while, can the concubine be okay?" ”

Xiao Zaiyang didn't care whether he was elected as a concubine or a concubine, and those people who were here would not be higher than He Qianwei, so when he heard this, he said, "It's okay." ”

Naturally, the emperor had no opinion, and was ready to tell the courtiers tomorrow morning.

After saying this, Xiao Zaiyang mentioned the two palace maids that Ji Xiu had captured from Yaoguang Palace.

There are a lot of people in the palace, and it is common for one or two to be unclear once in a while, and Xiao Zaiyang didn't take this matter to heart

But when Ji Xiu went to go, he found out something else by the way.

"Those two palace maids used to work under Concubine Rong." Xiao Zaiyang frowned, "The time is too short, and no one has ever seen them and the person on the other side of Concubine Rong lift, as if it was just a coincidence." ”

But it is the coincidences in the palace that arouse the most suspicion.

Hearing this, the emperor turned his fingers and set his eyes on Tang Zhengde.

Tang Zhengde understood: "An Lehou is very happy, and bluntly said that His Majesty is worried, and he must restrain the juniors in the family more, and he will repay him in the future." ”

This is what it means to break off the relationship with Concubine Rong.

On the other hand, An Lehou has never had such a long hand to manage the harem.

The emperor is still very confident in this, and even if he asked Tang Zhengde to pay more attention to Concubine Rong's movements, he explained to Xiao Zaiyang: "You found this errand yourself, pay more attention, and I won't be responsible for people being bullied when the time comes." ”

Xiao Zaiyang blinked, and said in his heart that Ji Xiu could send people to stare at it for twelve hours a day.

But he still satisfied the emperor's desire to teach, and nodded in a sudden understanding.