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Kunyuan Palace—

"Empress, Zhuang Xiuyi brings her mother Zhuang and young master Zhuang Qing." Qingxing entered the palace to report.

Ye Qingyan was chatting with Ye.

Ye looked older than before, but his eyes were more open-minded and tolerant. After Ye Jingning died, although it hit her a lot, it also made her let go of a lot. Many worries that arose from Ye Jingning were relieved.

"Let them come in." Ye Qingyan said to Qingxing, "Go and bring His Highness the Crown Prince again."

Ye thought something, then suddenly said, "Does the Empress want to find a playmate for Your Highness?"

Ye Qingyan smiled and said, "Yuan Er also needs to like it."

"I have also heard of the child of the banker. He is a... a genius prodigy. He can write poetry at the age of three, can memorize the Four Books and Five Classics at the age of five, and is also very good at playing chess. Even adults can win sometimes."

"Even my aunt has heard of it, it can be seen that it is really a good one." Ye Qingyan also asked Chunyu to help inquire. There were no bad rumors about the child, and they all praised his intelligence.

The Zhuang and Ye family were about the same age. After marrying into Zhuang Mansion, they gave birth to three children, one son and two daughters. The son also became an official in the court, but he was stubborn and did not like to be in the officialdom. Therefore, he is only a writer in the Hanlin Academy and is also Zhuang Qing's father. One of the two daughters went to the palace to become a concubine, and the other married into a prominent family with a good family as the head mistress.

Zhuang Xiuyi took his mother and a young boy into the hall.

After greetings, Ye Qingyan looked at the young boy.

He was a little timid, but quiet, looking at the corner of his clothes, never looking around, standing obediently next to Zhuang's side.

When Zhuang saw that Ye was also here, he felt a little relieved. Everyone was a foreign woman and often had a lot of social engagements. He looked up but didn’t look down, so he was very familiar with him. But with an acquaintance, he was not so nervous.

Ye Qingyan asked Zhuang Qing to come closer.

Zhuang Qing looked at Zhuang’s family.

Zhuang nodded and signaled him to go over.

Ye Qingyan asked Zhuang Qing to raise his head. He was a white and clean boy with a very delicate appearance and delicate facial features, especially his thick eyelashes with long eyes raised in the corners of his eyes. He must be a handsome man when he grows up.

A gentle smile appeared on his face and asked, "How old is it? What's the name?"

Although I already know, I still want to ask and listen to him.

Zhuang Qing's voice was very clear and translucent, and it was pleasant to hear, "Go back to the Empress, my name is Zhuang Qing, I am seven years old this year."

"Ye Qingyan nodded, "Where are you studying now?"

"Home."

"Oh? Why not go to school?"

Zhuang Qing looked at Zhuang.

Zhuang hurriedly said, "If you go back to the empress, you will be taught by a gentleman in the mansion, and his father can teach him."

Ye Qingyan looked at Zhuang Qing's little face, especially his eyes, with a calmness that was different from his peers, and less lively and innocent that children of this age should have.

"You still have to go to school. If you haven't chosen it yet, you can study in the imperial school."

The imperial school is a place for the children of the royal family to study. Although there are children of ministers, they need to ask His Majesty for grace. Even the two sons of the third princess Minying were only allowed to enter with Xiao Changqi's consent. Now Ye Qingyan opened his mouth and asked Zhuang Qing to enter, which was a grace, and the Empress also had the qualification to grant the imperial school quota.

Immediately, Zhuang pulled Zhuang Qing excitedly and knelt on the ground to thank him. Even Zhuang Xiuyi couldn't help but get up from the embroidered bench and look at Ye Qingyan's blessing.

"Thank you for the grace of the Queen."

...

Ye looked at them with envious eyes. She had the opportunity to ask Ye Qingyan for grace, but she had no right grandson to ask her for her.

Yuan Er hugged two civilians in the organs, and under the close stare of Madam Xu, he swayed and came over with a treacherous head and head.

"Mom--Empress--" He learned the names of those palace ladies and called Ye Qingyan.

Ye Qingyan immediately stood up from the phoenix chair and then spread his arms.

The others also stood up and saluted Yuan Er.

Even if he is only one and a half years old, he is the crown prince. He has to respect him where he is, and it has nothing to do with his age.

The little man looked at the lucky and bowed his head, and finally he ran towards him like a milk swallow returning to his nest. Ye Qingyan was not willing to let go of the mechanism in his hand. However, it was holding the two bodies that made him run less smoothly... When he passed by Zhuang Qing, his fat little body tilted and he was about to fall.

Everyone who saw it was so scared that their faces changed.

Ye even lost his voice and exclaimed, "Be careful, Your Highness."

But the next moment I breathed a sigh of relief!

Zhuang Qing took action in time and hugged Yuan Er... But because Yuan Er was fat, he staggered and took several steps back. Finally, he suddenly felt something behind him helping him, so he didn't fall. He even looked back subconsciously, but no one helped him, and there was nothing behind him.

In fact, Ye Qingyan helped him with his mind. In fact, Yuan Er fell many times, and she used his mind to help him cushion so that he would not get injured, but he would not stop him from falling. There is no way to get hit by learning to walk and run.

Yuan Er was hugged by Zhuang Qing and found out that there was a child here. He immediately looked at him with his eyes wide open, "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Based on Ye Qingyan's understanding of Yuan Er, he knew that he was interested in Zhuang Qing.

"Fortunately, Zhuang Qing is here, otherwise his little monkey would have fallen." Ye Qingyan said with a smile. Only she could say that Yuan Er was a little monkey, and no one else dared.

Zhuang was still scared and hurriedly replied, "The children are very lively, and your highness is fine." She took Zhuang Qing into the palace for the first time, but she didn't want any accidents. Fortunately, Zhuang Qing supported His Highness the Crown Prince, otherwise she would have fallen beside him, and she didn't know what to do later.

Yuan Er looked at the two civilians in his hand, handed one of them to Zhuang Qing, and then said a lot of things that no one could understand.

Ye thought for a while and explained: "Zhuang Qing, Yuan Er is thanking you, and he gave you his toys and took them away."

Zhuang Xiuyi also came back to his senses and said to Zhuang Qing: "Thank you, Empress and Your Highness, thank you..."

"Thank you, Empress." Zhuang Qing first knelt down to Ye Qingyan and thanked him, and then took over Yuan Er's villain, "Thank you, Your Highness."

Ye Qingyan looked at Zhuang Qing who knew the etiquette and said to Jinglin who was serving the side: "Take them to Rongxi Palace for fun."

"Yes, Empress." Jinglin led Yuan Er and Zhuang Qing to the side hall.

When Zhuang Qing was leaving, he looked at Zhuang and saw Zhuang nodding before leaving.

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In Qinzheng Hall, Xiao Changqi finished processing the last memorial on the imperial desk, his arms were a little stiff. He threw the red pen directly into the pen holder, and leaned against the back of the dragon chaise, not wanting to move at all.
Chapter completed!