Chapter 217 The Queen personally repays the lesson
The Ma family's affairs were settled, the abandoned son was eliminated, and he was forgotten in the blink of an eye.
The palace has returned to its original appearance, but Concubine Ying has become a Ma Cairen and moved from Mulan Palace to Fangcong Garden.
On this day, the queen finished handling the affairs in the palace and saw that the weather was good, so she said: "It is the twelfth lunar month and I have been busy. Besides, I have been sick for several days and have not been to the prince's Yucheng Palace for many times." p>
Liang Jing listened and replied: "Today it is Xu Shaobao who lectures the prince on the Four Books. Yesterday, my servant followed the order of the empress and brought tea to Xu Shaobao, saying that he would still lecture today."
"I haven't seen Xu Shaobao for a long time. It's time to go see him and ask him about his temperature, so as to respect the teacher." The queen said and already stood up.
Liang Jing hurriedly helped the queen put on her clothes and ordered people to prepare the chariot quickly.
Although the Xu family is not as powerful as the Yao family, they are old ministers of the three dynasties and are quite famous. They are the subjects that the queen has always intended to win over.
Liang Jing also ordered the palace maid to bring four kinds of snacks and four kinds of fruits as gifts to Xu Shaobao.
With Liang Jing by her side, the queen never worries about these trivial matters.
"Remember, you don't need to report this in advance, so as not to disturb Shaobao's lecture." The queen ordered after sitting on the phoenix chariot, "quietly."
After receiving the order, everyone below naturally held their breath and meandered towards Yucheng Palace.
When we arrived at the front gate of the East Palace, the people inside hurriedly came forward to say hello.
Liang Jingdao: "Don't make any noise, so as not to disturb the prince's studies."
So these people didn't understand and knelt on the spot, waiting for the queen to get off the carriage.
The queen walked in for a while and heard Xu Shaobao talking about Mencius.
The queen stood still, and everyone accompanying her also stood still.
It wasn’t until almost a meal that the sound inside stopped.
At this time, the deacons and eunuchs of Yucheng Palace came in to announce the news, and then the prince and Xu Shaobao came out.
The queen said warmly: "You've worked hard, Young Bao, please go in and talk."
There were several boys accompanying the students, and the deacon and eunuch asked them to leave directly.
The queen gave Xu Shaobao a seat and thanked him for his hard work.
Then he asked: "Is the prince's studies neglected these days?"
Xu Shaobao quickly replied: "In reply to the Queen, the prince has been very diligent recently. Although he is occasionally lazy, he is much better than last year."
"This is all due to Shaobao's teachings," the queen nodded, "This child is really naughty and must be strictly disciplined."
Xu Shaobao naturally agreed.
The queen encouraged him a few more words, and then said: "Shaobao has been talking all morning, it's time to take a rest. I will order you to be sent out of the palace, and some rewards will be sent to the house."
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In addition to the boxes of snacks and fruits, the queen also presented two sets of the best Four Treasures of the Study, two pieces of cocoon silk, and four bottles of royal wine.
The place where the prince taught was in the front hall. After Xu Shaobao left, the queen followed him to the back hall.
At this time, the wind has softened, and there is a hint of spring in the treetops and branches.
"Mother, can Sister Feiyun never come to the palace again?" The prince hesitated for a long time before speaking.
"The Ma family is proud of its favor and has offended Long Yan. From now on, you should never mention the people and things in their family again." The queen glanced at the prince, her eyes full of warning.
The Feiyun the prince is talking about is Ma Feiyun, Ma Zhong’s concubine.
He is about the same age as the prince, smart, gentle and beautiful.
Concubine Ying liked her very much at first and often asked her to come into the palace to accompany the tenth princess.
The prince recognized her because of this, and even when he was not studying, he would run to talk to her.
Concubine Ying intends for this niece to enter the palace to serve the prince in the future. With her background, even if she cannot be a queen, she can still be a concubine.
Of course Madam Ma was eager to see Concubine Ying having such intentions.
Therefore, he always wanted to teach this concubine, and even hired someone to teach her music, chess, calligraphy and painting.
It's a pity that the Ma family has been uprooted.
This little concubine is naturally just like a piece of duckweed, tossing and turning.
After hearing this, the prince just lowered his head silently and did not ask any more questions.
But these words still touched the queen's mind.
She thought that the prince was already fourteen years old, not too old or too young.
It would be bad if the temptation went wrong.
Therefore, after arriving at the prince's palace, the queen paid special attention to the maids here.
While asking about the prince's diet and daily life, he walked closer to the inner room.
"Although spring has already begun, the weather is still cold. Don't be greedy for the cold. Let me see what kind of quilt you are covering now?" the queen said as she stood up and walked inside.
The prince quickly followed up and said: "The quilt is still the winter quilt and has never been changed."
The queen then said: "Bring me the night watch list and let me take a look."
The eunuch in charge on the side quickly presented it.
The queen looked at it and said: "Every night, there must be an older nanny to watch the prince go to bed early and get up early, and the business must not be delayed."
As he said that, he looked around the inner room carefully again, but didn't find anything related to men and women.
The queen looked at the prince's bedding, then opened the bedside drawer and saw that there were all ordinary things inside, and there was nothing taboo.
My heart couldn't help but gradually let go.
"It's easy to get angry in spring, especially when you get up early and eat light food in the evening." The queen warned, "It's time to change the screens in your room. I remember that I passed a green landscape screen in the palace in Nanjiang years ago. It was more beautiful than
This is good."
"Thank you, mother, for thinking about it, but this screen has been used for many years, so just use it like this." The prince said.
"Since you like it, then don't change it." The queen nodded and smiled, "Just add two more wardrobes for the dressing room later!"
The queen said as she stood up and turned to go behind the screen. The prince couldn't help but feel excited.
"The wardrobe is sufficient, no need to change."
Although the tone was just a little higher and the tone was a little awkward, it was enough to arouse the queen's suspicion.
"I didn't say to replace the cabinets, but to add two more." The queen couldn't help but frown slightly, "What are you in a hurry for?"
"I'm not in a hurry, I just don't want to be extravagant and wasteful." The prince tried his best to reply with a smile, but he knew that he could not hide it from the queen after all.
"What shameful things are you hiding here?" the queen looked into the prince's eyes and asked him.
"No...no, Queen Mother, I have nothing to hide." The prince's face turned slightly red.
"When did you learn to lie to your mother?" The queen's face turned cold, "If you explain it to me as soon as possible, the punishment can be lighter."
The prince stood there, troubled in his heart.
But he knew the queen's temperament well. Now that she had discovered the signs, he couldn't hide it anyway, and the more he concealed it, the more serious the consequences would be.
So he bit his lip and said, "My son, tell the truth. Please calm down my mother."
As he spoke, he walked to the closet and took out a small cage from under the closet.
There was a little gray rabbit inside, only the size of a fist, and there were gnawed radishes and pears in the cage.