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After being warned by Keshan, Xinyue was frightened to a high fever that night, and she took medicine for a week before she gradually improved. After recovering, she never mentioned Nudahai. She just copied scriptures in the Buddhist temple every day. After copying the scriptures, she stared out the window in a daze, and no longer had the delicate attitude of crying at any time in the past. Maybe she knew that this trick was useless to Keshan and the two slaves. In addition, she also suffered from a sequelae, that was, whenever she saw Keshan, her face turned pale and her whole body was trembling. Her pitiful and miserable look was like a rabbit meeting a big bad wolf.
At first, Keshan would go to the Buddhist temple from time to time to see her situation, but when she saw her trembling in front of her and did not dare to take a wrong step, she felt that the effect she wanted was achieved, so she rarely went there again.
In the prince's office, the queen arranged his courtyard next to Yongd. All the food, clothing and expenses came according to the prince. When the nobles of each palace heard the news, they all came to the door to deliver the gifts. He went into the study again, and those who used to think were equivalent to his identity were vaguely respectful in their attitudes. After half a month, the injury of his right hand was healed and he recovered from the riding and archery class. The prince's both civil and military were fully displayed, and even the princes began to be intimate with him, with a hidden intention of winning over him.
No matter how everyone's attitudes change, the prince is still neither salty nor indifferent. He only works hard every day. After free, he reads books and practices calligraphy. His style of not being arrogant or impatient has won unanimous praise from the masters of Shangshu. After several inquiries from Qianlong, he was extremely satisfied.
On this day, after the homework of one day, Keshan took out a Yongle blue and white flower pattern flat pot that Qianlong gave him a few days ago. He couldn't put it down and his eyes were filled with joy. He had a hobby of collecting antiques and appreciating antiques in his previous life. Now he has become the prince. This identity greatly satisfys his hobby. Almost every thing given by Qianlong is worth a treasure.
"Keshan, come and see what good things I got!" The prince was holding the pot, rubbing the lines on it with his fingers, and was fascinated by the sight. Yongd's screams came from outside the gate, which sounded very cheerful.
Keshan carefully put the pot into a wooden box, wrapped it in silk cloth, and shook his head helplessly. Yongd is already 12 years old. When the princes and princes in the palace are at this age, they understand everything they should understand, and some have even understood personnel or responsibilities. Only this little twelve is still simple. But it is this simplicity that makes Keshan feel valuable and does not want to find another master. It is enough to guide him well and be a rich and idle prince in the future. As far as he knows, Qianlong's life is very high, and fighting for the throne is all about clouds. What's more, this is still an illusory world, not real history, and everything may change.
"Oh, Keshan, you look at these bottles and jars again! What's so good about this? There are so many things in my place! Look at this, what my emperor's mother gave me just now, it's so interesting!" Yongd rushed into the room and saw Keshan carefully closing the flat pot in the box, and the corners of his mouth twitched. Why did he feel that Keshan was holding not the flat pot but the cub?
Keshan didn't pay attention to him immediately, and gently covered the box cover with his hands, and handed it to the eunuch who was serving to take it away carefully. Then he turned his head to look in Yongd's direction.
"Keshen has seen the Twelfth Prince. Is this a good thing that the Twelfth Prince asked me to see?" Seeing a small Western clock in Yongd's arms, Keshen smiled unkindly. There is no way. This thing may seem strange to people today, but for the prince who came through from the 21st century, it was simply garbage on the roadside.
"How many times have you said it, just call me Yongd." Yongd pouted dissatisfied, and then put the small clock on the small table on Keshan's couch like a treasure, facing him, "You don't know, this thing is so mysterious, and there is another mechanism to see the time!"
"Oh? What mechanism?" Ke Shan saw the child's mysterious and secretly proud look, and couldn't bear to sweep his interest. He touched his half-bad head and asked with a curious look.
"Haha, I'll show you." Yongd was satisfied with Keshan's cooperation. He took off his shoes and opened the cover of the clock face, and turned the pointer to the right point.
"Cuckoo~~Cuckoo~~" The small grid below the clock surface suddenly opened, and a wooden cuckoo stretched out, his head bit by bit, making a crisp sound.
"Is it fun?" Although Yongd looked at Kunning Palace many times, he still felt it was very novel now. He stared at the delicate and cute little wooden bird, and asked Keshan around him proudly.
Ke Shan twitched his lips and nodded against his will, "It's fun!"
"This is called a self-ringing bell! Only my Emperor Ama and the Emperor's Mother in the palace have it. When I saw that I like it, my Emperor's Mother gave me her." Yongdang raised his small breasts and looked very proud.
Keshan smiled slightly as he looked at the child who was so happy because of a small gift. This was a happy child, a good mother who thought about everything for him. He couldn't help but think of his mother in his previous life. He was also a shrewd and capable woman. Because of her, he could only live in simplicity and ignorance in the first half of his life. His mother was plotted to death by the family because of his simplicity and ignorance. He finally cheered up, took over the family again, fought back wantonly, and eventually died young. Thinking about it carefully, his experience in that life was really similar to the true eternal experience in history.
Therefore, I will not let you take those many detours, you must live well. I thought to myself that Keshan unconsciously stroked Yongd's little head again.
"Hehe, stop touching, it's so itchy." The bald half of the head had some tiny fluff. When Ke Shan touched it, he felt itchy and thorny. Yongd resisted his smile and dodged. "I heard that Sister Xiaoyanzi also liked this thing very much. Last time she asked Emperor Ama, but Emperor Ama didn't give it. If I gave mine to her, she would like it, right?"
Yongd looked hopeful. He envied the unrestrained and daring sister Xiaoyanzi, who was brave and willing to act, and admired the fifth brother who was both civil and military, and valued love and friendship. How great it would be if he could be friends with them!
"It should be liked." Keshan lowered his head and responded casually. He had no interest in pleasing the extremely favored Concubine Princess in the palace. He was just an illegitimate daughter, and no matter how favored she was, she would have to marry sooner or later. It had nothing to do with him.
"Really?" The simple child took the prince's perfunctory as affirmation and became excited. "Then let's go and accompany me to Shufangzhai to send gifts."
"Now?" Looking at a child who was constantly pulling his cuffs, Keshan asked uncertainly. The child is a child, and the wind is rain.
"Yeah!" Yongd smiled and nodded one after another.
"Let's go." In my heart, Ke Shan stood up with his fate and was dragged to Shufangzhai with great enthusiasm.
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The Palace of Careful Heart
Qianlong put down the brush in his hand, rubbed his eyebrows, and ended the day's government affairs and felt a little tired.
"Long lively, you drink tea." Wu Shulai entered with a cup of tea in a wise manner.
Qianlong took it, sipped his eyes and then spoke lightly, "Little Swallow has calmed down recently. I haven't seen her come to Yangxin Palace to find me for a long time."
"Long live, have you forgotten? Last time you punished the princess to copy the palace rules, and the princess has been copying books in Shufangzhai for the past half month." Wu Shulai smiled softly and reminded the emperor.
"Ha~ She is so well-behaved. Let's go and see me." Qianlong put down his teacup and smiled. It is rare to be so obedient little swallow, so he has to go and see it.
Changing into his regular clothes, Qianlong led a group of servants to Shufangzhai and walked to the rockery at the corner five meters away from Shufangzhai. The emperor stopped and raised his hand to make a silence. The servants served the emperor closely for many years. When he raised his hand, everyone immediately calmed down, calmed down, and stood still.
Qianlong held his hands behind his back and looked at the four people who were arguing through the holes in the rockery. Because the distance was not far, the conversation between the few people came clearly.
Keshan and Yongd just walked to Shufangzhai's door, but before they could report, they just ran into Xiaoyanzi and Ziwei and their group who came out of the door. When Xiaoyanzi saw the two, she immediately changed her face.
"Sister Xiaoyanzi, I'll bring you a gift." When he saw Xiaoyanzi standing upside down and wanted to get angry, Yongd quickly explained his purpose, and asked the eunuch to weigh the self-tone bell held in his arms, so that she could see clearly her sincerity.
"I heard that Sister Xiaoyanzi liked this clock very much, so I asked the emperor's mother for it to give it to you." Yongdai took the clock from the eunuch's arms and held it to Xiaoyanzi, making a pleasing smile.
Xiaoyanzi's expression was just a slightly angry expression and gradually became angry after hearing Yongd's pleasing words. "Okay! I know that Emperor Ama will not give it to me, so you are here to show off to me? Are you here to slap me in the face? You are so vicious! I don't care if I take it back!"
As she said, she took a few steps forward, pushing Yongd with an inexplicable look on her face, trying to drive Yongd away.
"Prince, please don't be excited. The Twelfth Prince is kind. If you don't appreciate it, please don't hurt others at will." Seeing that Yongd was pushed by Xiaoyanzi and almost fell down, Keshan hurriedly stepped forward to support him, and at the same time pushed away Xiaoyanzi's thick hand and warned him lightly. The arrogant illegitimate daughter is indeed very disgusting, just like his half-siblings in his previous life.
"I hurt him? Are you wrong? He hurts us! The vicious queen stabbed my Ziwei with a needle, and the queen's son showed off to me and made things difficult for me! Both mother and son are not good things! And you, you were punished to copy the palace rules, and they are also bad people! Get out of here, I, Shufangzhai, don't welcome you." Xiaoyanzi jumped three feet high after hearing Keshan's warning, and became even more furious.
"Little Swallow, be calm. No matter how wrong the queen is, it doesn't matter to the Twelfth Prince. Don't take his anger on him. He may have a good intention." Ziwei, who was standing beside her, hurriedly came up to hold on to the firecracker Xiao Yanzi, who was about to jump into the sky.
"Two, you guys go back. We dare not ask for the queen's things. Thank you for your kindness." Pulling Xiaoyanzi behind him, Ziwei smiled at Keshan and Yongd with a distant smile, with a hint of arrogant look in her eyes, she bowed her knees perfunctorily and gave a blessing, and spoke directly to drive the two of them away.
"Ziwei, what kind of tribute? They are not worthy! Let's go!" Xiaoyanzi frowned when she saw Ziwei's movements, pulled her up, snorted coldly at Keshan and Yongd, and left with his nostrils facing the sky.
At the end of the farce, Wu Shulai, who was standing behind Qianlong, shook his head secretly, sighing at the arrogance of the Condor Heroes, moved his arm, and was stopped by Qianlong's eyes. Obviously, Qianlong was not ready to go out, his eyes were still staring at the two teenagers standing there.
"Keshan, Sister Xiaoyanzi hates me. I really don't come to anger her. Why did she think so? It's all my mother's fault. My mother is too bad to Sister Ziwei." Yongd looked at Xiaoyanzi and her party's backs away with tears in his heart, and said in great sadness.
"The Buddha said, 'There is flowers in my heart, and the eyes are flowers in my eyes.' Her words and deeds are the flowers in her heart. She is full of malicious intentions towards you, so she naturally thinks that what you are doing is wrong. What does it have to do with you by judging a gentleman's heart with a villain? Don't think too much about that palace called Ziwei? The woman, who is very arrogant and rude, what did the Empress do to her?" Keshan asked curiously.
He was very disgusted with the extremely arrogant behavior of the palace named Ziwei. He had never seen a palace who dared to openly accuse the mother of a country and the legitimate son of the central palace. He had never seen a palace. The girl's status was so precious that even the prince and the legitimate son of the central palace were not worthy of her. This world is indeed very fantasy.
Yongd heard Keshan's problem, frowned, and whispered the queen's questioning Xiaoyanzi's identity, imprisoned Ziwei, abused Ziwei and Ziwei to rescue Jia. He was full of shame and grief, obviously dissatisfied with his emperor's mother's actions.
"Do you think the Queen's approach is wrong?" After listening to Yongd's narration, Keshan stared at his shameful expression in disbelief and asked hesitantly. No? This child lacks the view of right and wrong like this, right? Who is the native ancient man?
"Well, the emperor's mother is too cruel. How could she treat Sister Ziwei like that? Sister Ziwei is very good. In order to save Emperor Ama, she can even refuse her life." Yongd's eyes flashed with admiration.
"Yongd, you're thinking a little bit wrong. In fact, the Queen is not wrong at all." Sighing, Keshan obeyed silently for the Queen. Blind protection and pampering are indeed not of any benefit to the growth of children. Independent personality and opinion, these are the two things that Yongd lacks most now.
"The Emperor's Mother is right?" Yongd widened his eyes in disbelief. People have been blaming the Emperor's Mother in front of him. Sister Xiaoyanzi said she was wrong, Sister Ziwei said she was wrong, Brother Ziwei said she was wrong, and even Emperor Ama said she was wrong. Over time, this statement took root in Yongd's heart. He wanted to refute, but he couldn't argue. He kept suffering in his heart, prompting him to alienate his mother. Now, someone finally stood up and said that the Emperor's Mother is right. He felt relieved and urgently needed to listen.
Looking at Yongd launching a puppy-like and urgent look at him, Keshan smiled, "We analyze one by one: First of all, it is true that the Empress questioned the identity of Xiaoyanzi. A woman with unknown origin entered the palace and broke into the yard again and was seriously injured. For the sake of the emperor's personal safety, in order not to confuse the royal bloodline, and in order to ensure the stability of the palace inside and outside the palace, as the mother of a country in charge of palace affairs, would you ask, does the Empress have the right and obligation to question?" After Keshan said that, his eyes as bright as a cold star looked at Yongd.
Yongd nodded obediently, saying that his mother-in-law has the right to question and should also question it.
Ke Shan was satisfied and continued to speak, "Besides, Ziwei is a fellow villager in Jinan, a Han Chinese. The Han Chinese entered the palace as a palace girl, and this is not allowed on the palace rules. Moreover, after a few days of entering the palace, she had a night of chess, causing the emperor to delay the morning court. The Empress detained her, asked about the situation, and punished her, should she be punished?"
Under Ke Shan's burning stare, Yongd nodded hesitantly. Finally, Qiqi Ai Ai added, "But, but the emperor's methods are too cruel."
"Cruel?" Keshan was amused. "In this palace, for the palace women who made mistakes, the eunuchs, the scepter was punished at the least, and the scepter was killed at the worst. For a palace girl who had unknown identity, charmed the lord and delayed the court, if it were other empresses, they would have been killed secretly, and even a whole body could not be found. The empress was detained for only one night and was punished with needles. She was extremely kind."
I always seem to have some enlightenment, and I lower my head and speak silently.
Seeing the child's reaction, Ke Shan thought in his heart that the child could be taught and continued to speak: "Three rules, Ziwei saves the car, that is her duty and duty as a slave. The emperor values her because of this. It is the emperor's emphasis on kindness and kindness, and knows how to repay him, which is the manifestation of the emperor's noble character. She has made her own contributions and openly criticizes the queen and the prince. It is too rude. It is important to know that if the empress had not been kind and magnanimous at the time, how could she be today? She did not know how to repay her kindness and magnanimity, but she was resentful and had no words. After all, she was just a shallow woman who was greedy for wealth and vain, and was not worth laughing at."
After the words came, the prince raised his thin lips slightly, and his eyes and eyebrows were filled with mockery. He had seen many women like Ziwei who were fascinated by wealth and honor in his previous life.
"What you said seems to be right. However, she is still very brave. A woman goes to block the knife, which is worthy of admiration." Yongd nodded, shook his head again, completely confused.
"Is it brave to block the sword for the emperor? In that case, I believe that everyone present is willing to rush forward to rescue like Ziwei, but she is standing closer to the emperor. Protecting the emperor is our duty and our duty. What is there to admire?" Keshan jokingly said. He believed that after Ziwei pounced on it, many of the guards present should be very regretful, after all, wealth and honor are in danger.
"It's you, you can pounce on it without thinking?" Chunliang's child finally asked a more powerful question.
Keshan choked by the child's question, and after half a second he looked pious and determined, nodded cautiously, "Of course, that's my honor." The premise is that he knows that he can't die.
"I think I will do it too. I don't want Emperor Ama to have something to do." Yongd was moved by Ke Shan's sacred expression. He clenched his fists and firmly expressed his affection for Qianlong and his determination to sacrifice himself for him.
"Good child." Ke Shan sighed and touched Yongd's little bald head. "In fact, after saying so much, you can summarize who is right and who is wrong in just one word, that is 'filial piety'. You can be scrupulous for the emperor because of filial piety. The same is true for the Queen. She is your mother, and she is also the mother of the Princess. Filial piety is the first priority for all virtues. Even if the Queen makes mistakes, you are the only one who is children who can obey and not violate it. If you complain and question just now, it is unfilial and wrong. If the Princess is ruthless and humiliating, it is simply a traitor. If the Princess wants to support her, but her parents are not waiting for her. You must understand this principle."
With a long sigh, Ke Shan's eyes were stained with sadness, his clear eyes narrowed slightly, and he fell into memories, and the water vapor filled his eyes with his thin body, and his thin body was wrapped in a thick loneliness.
"Keshan, do you miss your mother? Sorry... I'm all the troubles, I'm wrong. Let's go, go to the imperial mother's place, I'll give her the bell back and apologize to her. I used to think it was a bit out of my mind." Yongd looked at Keshan, who looked lonely, and then looked at the self-ringing bell in his arms. Annoyance, self-blame and regret flashed in his eyes.
"It's okay. It's all over." Seeing that the child Guiwei prince took the initiative to apologize to him, he asked for forgiveness with a pair of clear eyes that were moist and full of guilt. Ke Shan's heart softened, smiled indifferently, and signaled that he was fine.
He carefully examined Keshan's eyes that gradually regained their clear and bright spirit, grinned and smiled brightly, and hurriedly rushed to Kunning Palace with his hand. He had to apologize to the emperor's mother and tell her that she was a good-looking mother.
After the two of them walked away, Qianlong walked out of the rockery with a stiff body, looked up at Shufangzhai's plaque with an unpredictable expression. The two-way battles that followed him and eavesdropped behind him were pale, and even Wu Shulai had a little worry in his eyes.
Prince Keshan's words were straightforward and shocking, and expressed the thoughts of many palace ladies. Since she returned to the Palace Princess, her vulgar and ignorant actions have implicated countless palace ladies being punished or even killed, which has long caused everyone to complain. However, for some reason, Emperor Long liked him so much that he turned a blind eye to it. This time, the prince accused her of being heard by Emperor Long, and did not know which side would Emperor Long look to? Most of the time, he would still protect his daughter, right? When Wu Shulai thought of this, he shook his head regretfully.
Chapter completed!