After Hua Fei was reborn, she became the white moonlight of Pangju

Chapter 66: How do you want me to reward you?

The palace maid ran over and supported Concubine Qi, "Your Majesty, please take care of yourself."

Concubine Qi broke free from the maid's hand and said, "What are you standing there for? Go find the Third Prince."

The Third Prince was reciting his lessons in his study room, yawning and not noticing that a palace maid had come up to him.

The maid's call of "Third Prince" scared him so much that his sleepiness disappeared.

"How dare you! You didn't even inform me before coming in?" The Third Prince was very angry.

The palace maid was so scared that she knelt on the ground and cried and apologized, then wiped her tears and told the Third Prince that Concubine Qi asked him to pass.

When he heard that Concubine Qi was looking for him, the Third Prince did not dare to neglect and hurried over. When Concubine Qi saw the Third Prince, she hugged him and said, "The Emperor wants to summon the Fourth Prince to ask about his studies today. Mother is worried."

The Third Prince thought it was something else, but it turned out to be this matter. "Mother, don't worry, Fourth Brother is still young, and Father will not punish him."

When Concubine Qi saw that the Third Prince was still smiling, she poked her son's forehead anxiously and said, "Mother is not worried about the Fourth Prince, but about you!"

The Third Prince looked at Concubine Qi in confusion, not understanding why.

Concubine Qi explained worriedly, "If the Fourth Prince learns better than you, then your father will definitely like your Fourth Brother instead of you!"

The Third Prince frowned slightly, "Mother, Fourth Brother's studies cannot possibly be better than mine. He doesn't have any good teachers in the Old Summer Palace. Besides, didn't you tell your son that the Emperor hated Fourth Brother since he was a child? How could he still like him?"

Seeing that the Third Prince still didn't seem to understand, Concubine Qi sighed anxiously. It would be fine if the Fourth Prince was the only one being tested, but she was afraid that the Emperor would test the Fourth Prince and the Third Prince at the same time.

Just as Concubine Qi was worried, Su Peisheng walked in and told her that the emperor asked the third prince to go to the Yangxin Palace.

When Concubine Qi heard this, she grabbed the Third Prince's hand and asked him if he had reviewed his lessons.

The Third Prince nodded and assured Concubine Qi that he had reviewed his lessons and asked her not to worry.

When she arrived at the Yangxin Palace, Concubine Qi saw Concubine Hua, the Fourth Prince, and the Emperor already there. The Emperor asked Concubine Hua and Concubine Qi to wait outside while he personally examined the studies of his two sons.

Concubine Qi and Concubine Hua left the Palace of Tranquil Longevity and stood aside in silence.

"Hmph, after all, the Fourth Prince is raised outside, without a proper teacher. I wonder how his schoolwork will be?" The talkative Concubine Qi couldn't hold back her anger and spoke first.

Hua Fei looked towards the Yangxin Palace and said leisurely, "The Fourth Prince is definitely not as good as the Third Prince. After all, the Third Prince's teacher was personally selected by the Emperor, so the Third Prince's studies must be better than the Fourth Prince's."

Hua Fei's words made Qi Fei very happy.

"That's right. Although the Third Prince doesn't have exceptional talent, he has always been very diligent in his studies. I just don't know how the Fourth Prince's studies are going without anyone to supervise him. I'm really worried that the Emperor will punish him later."

"Concubine Qi, you are really worried. You even care about the Fourth Prince's homework."

"After all, they are all the emperor's children, so it is my duty to care about them." Concubine Qi replied modestly.

Concubine Hua looked at Concubine Qi, who seemed to be gloating and waiting to see the Fourth Prince make a fool of himself at any time, and could not help but sneer in her heart. This Fourth Prince was not only talented but also had a very high emotional intelligence. The Third Prince was really far inferior to him.

Hua Fei pretended to be very sympathetic to the Fourth Prince and sighed, "Alas, it's a pity that the Fourth Prince's biological mother died early and he has no one to help him. I hope that his homework inspection this time will go smoothly."

Concubine Qi also echoed a few words.

How could she know that the Concubine Hua in front of her, who looked worried, had actually been planning something for her a long time ago.

"Pah!" The sound of books hitting the ground came from the Yangxin Palace. "Hongshi, is this what you call studying hard? I specially hired the best teacher in the Qing Dynasty for you, and this is how you repay me?"

The emperor's angry voice came from the Yangxin Palace. Concubine Qi trembled and looked at Concubine Hua, who was also very surprised.

"Why, was the Third Prince scolded by the Emperor again? Shouldn't it be the Fourth Prince?" Concubine Hua asked Concubine Qi pretending to know nothing.

Concubine Qi was so anxious that she was spinning around in circles. "How would I know? But I am sure that the Fourth Prince can't possibly learn better than my Third Prince!"

Seeing that Concubine Qi still didn't understand the situation, Concubine Hua laughed secretly in her heart, but agreed with her on the surface, "Yes, it stands to reason that the Fourth Prince doesn't have a teacher to teach him on weekdays. What if the Third Prince does better than him in his studies? Wouldn't that be a disaster for the Third Prince?"

Upon hearing this, Concubine Qi's heart was immediately in turmoil.

She didn't care about being scolded by the emperor and walked into the Yangxin Palace.

Inside the Yangxin Palace, the Third Prince was kneeling on the ground crying, and the Fourth Prince was also kneeling beside him, but he had his head lowered and his expression could not be seen.

Concubine Qi glared at the Fourth Prince fiercely and walked towards the Emperor, "Your Majesty, what did Hongshi do wrong to make you so angry?"

The emperor was furious. When he saw Concubine Qi coming in without his summons, he immediately shouted, "Who let you in? Su Peisheng!"

Su Peisheng came in with a cold sweat on his face, "Your Majesty."

"How did you guard the door? Why didn't you stop Concubine Qi from coming in without permission?" the emperor questioned Su Peisheng.

Su Peisheng had a bitter face, "Your Majesty, I can't stop you!"

Concubine Qi is the master, and Concubine Hua also instructed Su Peisheng to do this. When Su Peisheng was half-hearted and in danger, Concubine Qi took advantage of the opportunity.

The emperor glared at Su Peisheng, and finally looked at Concubine Qi, "Is this what you said about the third prince studying hard all day? I tested him on the Zizhi Tongjian, and he could only memorize it by rote, and he didn't even know the key points of it? How did you manage to be a mother?"

Seeing that the emperor was furious, Concubine Qi knelt down in panic.

"Your Majesty, I am guilty!"

"You are indeed guilty of not teaching the Third Prince well and not urging him to study hard! I will punish you and the Third Prince to reflect on your mistakes behind closed doors!"

Concubine Qi bowed her head and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

The Third Prince dared not say anything and knelt on the ground following Concubine Qi.

Although the Fourth Prince did nothing wrong, he bowed his head and remained silent when he saw the Emperor was furious.

"Hongli, come here and sit next to me." The emperor called the Fourth Prince.

The Fourth Prince bowed respectfully and walked towards the Emperor.

Concubine Qi quietly raised her eyes and looked at the Fourth Prince with great resentment.

"Hongshi, look at your fourth brother. Almost no one has enlightened him, but he has such a profound understanding of the Zizhi Tongjian! As an elder brother, you are much older than him. Shouldn't you feel ashamed?" The emperor thought of the third prince's ignorant look when he talked about the Zizhi Tongjian, and he was so angry that he almost bit his tongue while speaking.

The emperor asked Su Peisheng to call Concubine Hua in.

When Concubine Hua saw that the emperor was so angry that his face looked ugly, she hurried over and rubbed her chest with her hands, "Your Majesty, please take care of your body."

After being rubbed by Concubine Hua, the emperor actually felt that his chest was less stuffy.

Looking at the respectful and well-behaved Fourth Prince sitting next to him, the emperor felt better.

"Hongli, you have learned your lessons very well. How do you want me to reward you?"