The next day.

After the angel who delivered the message left, the entire Prince Xian's palace instantly became lively.

With smiles on their faces, the servants in the mansion came forward to pay their respects to the newly minted Princess Zhaohua.

Regardless of whether these people are sincere or not, Qianghua is satisfied with what they see.

Qianghua smiled and told Butler Liu that this month, the monthly salary for everyone in the palace would be doubled.

Mother Wu supported the princess and stood aside, feeling relieved. From the current point of view, even if the situation in the palace changed, at least the beneficiary would still be the princess.

Aunt Hua also held Zhao Mingzhu and stood behind the prince with a happy face.

Although she did not become the princess's nurturing mother-in-law, she had to manage the princess's yard and private property. In comparison, she was more trusted by the prince.

The expressions of the remaining people were unpredictable, and they didn't know what they were thinking.

The two concubines glanced at Zhao Mingzhu, who was being held by Aunt Hua. Now it was time to call her the princess, and her status was still above them. Thinking that they would first salute her as a three-year-old child, their faces became distorted. , the veil in his hand was almost torn.

The two concubines looked back at the children beside them, their eyes flashing.

The prince hated the princess, but he asked the eldest lady to become a princess in advance. Although I don't know how the eldest lady attracted the prince's favor, this also shows that the prince treats children and the children's mothers differently.

I couldn't help but wonder, if their child was favored by the prince, would it be possible for them to be crowned heir apparent in advance?

Thinking of this, the two concubines came to their senses and pushed the children beside them in the direction of the prince.

Realizing that the other party was thinking the same thing as themselves, the two concubines raised their heads and looked at each other with sparks in their eyes.

Compared to their biological mother who wants them to please their father, the four boys are unwilling to do so. This father never takes care of them, and no one in the house dares to bully them. They live a life of freedom. Who wants to give themselves a headache? There is a Buddha on top.

The four of them walked slowly to Qianghua.

Zhao Yuanwu is the eldest, he is ten years old this year, and he knows more. He knows clearly that if the aunt has no son, then he may inherit the entire palace, so even if Zhao Mingzhu is made the princess, he will not take it seriously. inside.

He directly ignored Zhao Mingzhu in Mammy Hua's arms, pretending to be innocent and not polite, and said coquettishly to his father: "Father, I learned a new article today, I will recite it to you. , okay?"

Unfortunately, the person delivering the message had just left and the group of people had not had time to return to the hall, so these words sounded a bit abrupt.

Not only Qianghua felt uncomfortable listening to this, but several new nuns also frowned secretly.

The remaining three imitated what they had learned, and they also coquettishly talked about what they had learned and asked their father for guidance.

Everyone ignored Zhao Mingzhu, not even a congratulation.

It turns out that they stopped paying attention to Zhao Mingzhu so early.

Qianghua looked at the two concubines. Concubine Li and Concubine Song had relief in their eyes and on their faces. They seemed to think that their son had done a good job and there was nothing wrong with them.

She looked at the princess again. The princess had a smile on her face and didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

I looked back at the six nuns who entered the palace today. They all had disapproval in their eyes, but they were new here and didn't say it out loud.

Qianghua glanced at the four boys coldly. The four boys met her eyes and took a step back involuntarily.

Qianghua turned to the side and ordered the housekeeper Liu who asked someone to remove the incense table: "Go and invite some etiquette masters to teach the four young masters what the etiquette of respect and inferiority is. When did you learn it? Remember it in your heart. When did you learn it?" Continue your studies.”

"Send people to check the people around the four young masters. If there is anyone who is stirring up dissension and doesn't know what they are talking about, they will be killed with a cane!"

Her voice was very calm, but it was no less than a bolt from the blue when it fell on the heads of everyone in the palace.

Especially the four young masters who have been lawless in the house since childhood.

The four of them looked in disbelief and screamed, "Father!"

Qianghua didn't care about the four of them and said directly to the people around them: "Take them back. They will never be allowed to step out of the door until the etiquette master arrives!"

"Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty!"

The two concubines quickly begged for mercy.

"The children are still young and they are ignorant. If you want to blame me, then blame me!"

They both mean the same thing.

Qianghua looked at them coldly and said: "Okay, in that case, I will grant you a favor. Come and confine the two concubines to their respective courtyards, and copy the entire Lotus Sutra a hundred times. When will the ban be lifted?”

Qianghua said unceremoniously: "If I let this king know that you two used fake hands on others, then you will never be able to lift the ban in this life!"

"Your Majesty!"

At this time, the two of them really lost their beauty, looking at the cold prince in front of them, they were speechless for a moment.

Qianghua looked at the hesitation of the people around her and smiled, but what she said was frightening: "Steward Liu, buy all those people who don't know who the master is in the entire palace!"

He then ordered Fu An beside him, "Go and ask the palace guards to bring people over and take all these people away. I don't want to see these people again today!"

Fu'an: "Yes."

After saying that, he turned around and called the guards.

People in the yard immediately knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.

The two concubines knelt on the ground in a daze, looking at a loss.

Seeing this, the princess on the side broke away from Nanny Wu's hand and came closer to intercede with the people in the yard.

"Your Majesty, for the sake of serving my servants for many years, please spare them this time."

The princess had a worried expression on her face, but she couldn't help but feel a sense of pride in her heart. Look, she still had to step forward at this time!

She never thought that the prince would look down on her at this time.

Qianghua looked at these stupid women in front of her, and suddenly felt in her heart that Prince Xian didn't care about these people in the backyard, and sometimes it was not without reason.

"Come here!" Qianghua ordered with an expressionless face: "Confined the princess to Changchun Yuan, and copy the entire Lotus Sutra a thousand times. When the copying is completed, the confinement will be lifted."

The people around were stunned. Today was obviously a good day for the princess, but they didn't expect the princess's mother to be punished so severely?

A thousand times? Then we have to copy it in the Year of the Monkey and the Horse?

After careful calculation, I’m afraid I won’t even be able to leave the yard this year!

The princess's eyes widened with disbelief on her face, "Your Majesty?"

Qianghua ignored her and instead said to Nanny Wu who was beside her: "If the princess has not made any progress after this incident, you people who serve her around you can go back and forth wherever you go."

After speaking, he waved his hand and asked someone to take the princess away.

The princess's face turned blue and white. She really couldn't figure out why the prince would treat her like this when today was obviously a good day for her daughter.

After all, she still maintained her identity and wanted to keep her face, and could not act like making a fuss in front of many servants. The princess glanced at Zhao Mingzhu, with hatred in her eyes, then turned her head and left with the help of Grandma Wu. .

The people in the courtyard were as silent as a chill, kneeling on the ground with their heads lowered. No one dared to make a sound at this moment.

However, everyone saw one thing clearly. The princess, the two concubines, and the four young masters were not liked by the prince!

Didn’t you see that the prince’s eyes were full of ice when he looked at them?

The rest of the concubines were secretly happy, which showed that they were not without their future!

So one by one, they looked up at the prince with eyes full of love.

Qianghua: "..." She looked away expressionlessly.

"Why are you still standing there? Do you want me to ask you to take these people down?"

The cold words brought everyone back to their senses, and they quickly took away the masters of the palace without caring about offending them.

Even if they are going to be sold, there is a difference.

Some are sold directly to black kilns in mines to work as coolies, while others are sold to other people.

One is waiting to die, but the other still has a way to live.

They have served in the palace, and even if they can no longer work for any noble family in the capital, they can still stay away from the capital and work in the homes of some wealthy and respectable people. With their experience in the palace, they may not be able to work in the homes of wealthy people. .

"Let me go! You dog slaves!"

"Let go! I will ask my father to beat you to death!"

The four boys tried desperately to break free from the people's hands, swearing one after another.

Qianghua: "As a young master of the royal palace, he is full of swear words, which is really unbecoming. The two concubines are incompetent in their teachings. Each of them added the Lotus Sutra a thousand times! He is not allowed to leave the courtyard until he has copied it completely, and no one is allowed to visit!"

The four boys did not expect that their behavior would bring punishment to their mother. They were stunned and forgot to struggle. They were quickly taken away by the people who were waiting for them.

"Your Majesty!"

The two concubines looked at Prince Xian with pear blossoms, trying to make him soften his heart.

But the original Prince Xian would not necessarily be soft-hearted towards them, let alone know how they exploited the roses of those who made wishes.

Qianghua adds another word, "Add another hundred times to the Lotus Sutra"

One thousand two hundred times!

The two concubines almost fainted!

Qianghua waved her hand and asked someone to take them down.

Concubine Li and Concubine Song didn't dare to say another word, so they followed the others and left.

The remaining concubines looked at me and I looked at you. They thought it would be better not to cause trouble for the prince at this time, so they also bowed and left.

After the people left, Qianghua told Butler Liu, "Remember to ask someone to collect the scriptures every day, and remember the number of times!"

Butler Liu almost lost his temper. It seemed that the prince was really determined after eating the weight.

Butler Liu bowed his hands and said, "Yes."

……

Most of the people in the yard were gone. Qianghua took Zhao Mingzhu from Grandma Hua's hand and carried her towards the flower hall.

Several new nuns followed immediately.

After taking a seat in the flower hall, the waiter immediately served tea.

Qianghua pinched Zhao Mingzhu's fleshy cheeks, which felt very good.

The depression in my heart also disappeared a lot in the process of entertaining the children.

After giving seats to a few nannies and serving tea, I was able to talk to them.

Someone brought up the account books of the palace and said to the four nuns who were responsible for managing the backyard: "The food and clothing in the backyard of the palace, as well as the favors of the female family members, will depend on the four nuns."

The four nuns quickly stood up and bowed, saying that they would definitely take care of the backyard of the palace.

"Yes." Qianghua nodded and said, "Before that, please ask the ladies to clean up the backyard to see if there is any corruption."

"I know that if the water is clear, there will be no fish, so if it's not serious, just let it go. If it's serious, the nuns will just sell it."

Qianghua added: "The same is true for the princess and the two concubines."

For the rest of the concubines, only Prince Xian would reward them with something when he came over. The rest of the time they lived on monthly basis, or else they embroidered some handkerchiefs and sold them secretly.

The princess will not deduct them from the monthly schedule, but she will never give them more. There is a huge status gap between the two, and these concubines are not within the scope of the princess's "people".

The four nuns bowed and responded: "Yes."

After watching the whole process, they naturally knew that the princess, concubines, and even the four young masters were not liked by the prince, and they even had a faint dislike for them.

They are not the stupid servants in the palace. They don't know who the real master of the palace is, so they just follow whatever the master thinks.

However, the six nuns did not have a good impression of these masters.

The four young masters have no respect and etiquette, and they are not even as good as the children of ordinary noble families.

The two concubines were no less generous.

People didn't know how to evaluate the princess. In the end, the six people called the princess "brainless" in their hearts.

Aunt Kong was indeed the emperor's employee, but the emperor did not ask her to do anything to the palace. She just reported news about the palace every once in a while.

She had been in the palace for many years, and she knew to some extent why Prince Dianxian had such a princess and concubine, but she thought that women from powerful families should be no different.

But now after entering Prince Xian's mansion, she actually sympathized with Prince Xian. It was such a bad luck to have so many female relatives and heirs in the backyard!

Seeing the four nuns taking the initiative to divide the work and looking through the account books, Qianghua said to the two nuns: "The princess only needs to know what occasions are not rude, the rest..."

Qianghua didn't think of how to teach Zhao Mingzhu for the moment, so she said: "You can't restrict the princess too much, but you can't let the princess act arbitrarily. I believe the two mothers should be aware of this."

The two nuns nodded, just like the female relatives in the families of military generals.

Just like the female concubine of the Queen's natal family, the Zhenguo Duke's family, she is heroic and at the same time not disrespectful of etiquette. Although she is not proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, her appreciation ability is not bad.

As for the nühong, it’s enough to be able to embroider a decent handkerchief. As a princess, why do you need these things to increase your status?

The thoughts in my heart turned around a few times, and I quickly determined the general content of the teaching.

Qianghua added: "I don't want the princess to learn the temperament of the princess. You two must not let the princess and the princess meet alone. If the princess has any objections, you can report it to me."

The six nuns were stunned, but they didn't expect that the prince hated the princess and since then, he didn't even give her any face.

However, several people also knew in their hearts that they did not need to be too concerned about their masters other than the prince and princess.

After saying all this, Qianghua asked Aunt Hua to take several nuns to their residence, and also moved the account books and other items there.

"Father...Father?"

The little guy nestled in his father's arms and tilted his head to look at his father's expression, with confusion on his face.

Qianghua pinched her little face that was full of milk, and said in a soft and gentle voice, "What do you want me to do?"

The little guy grabbed Qianghua's thumb with a disapproving expression on his face, "Father is bad! Don't pinch it!"

Oh, the little guy actually has a temper.

After a pause, Qianghua suddenly thought that if this guy could commit suicide on the way to get married many years later, he must be a bit fierce in his bones.

It's just that she has been ignored by her parents, oppressed by her concubines and brothers for many years, and even her fierce temper has been suppressed over the years.

Qianghua lifted her up and praised with satisfaction: "Mingzhu did the right thing! You must have the courage to resist!"

After that, he continued to tease her, and when the tears in her eyes were about to fall, he simply put her into the hands of the waiting maid.

Ignoring the accusation in the little guy's eyes, Qianghua said with satisfaction: "Father wants to go out for a walk, Mingzhu is at home and behaves well."

After saying that, he quickly took his servant Fuqing and ran away.

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