The breeze blew across her cheeks, bringing a hint of coolness. The early spring evening in February was still cold, but Yixiu's heart was burning with joy because her son was about to come back.

Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here!

In a short while, Prince Beile and Honghui, father and son, were seen walking towards Begonia Garden from afar. Yixiu was delighted and hurried forward to greet them, holding her son's hand and looking at him.

"Are you back? Didn't you use it well in the palace? Honghui, you've lost weight!"

Honghui smiled soothingly: "Mother, isn't my son still the same? You think he has weakened because you are worried too much! Everything is fine in the palace, don't worry."

Nonsense? She has lost weight, and the flesh on her face is almost gone! Yixiu couldn't help but hug her.

One breath, two breaths... until ten breaths passed, the mother and son were still hugging each other, Yinzhen couldn't help but remind them a few times, "Okay, go in, there are people coming and going here, it's not good for the servants to see it."

Yixiu woke up as if from a dream, and took her son's hand and walked into the gate of Begonia Garden. As for Yinzhen who was forgotten aside, he shook his head helplessly and followed the mother and son into Begonia Garden.

The love between mother and son is deep, let them do it this time!

Before they even sat down, Yixiu asked a series of questions: "Are you used to living in the prince's house? Are you used to the meals in the palace? Is the master strict?..."

Ama had asked these questions once before, and Honghui answered them again without getting tired of it, saying yes to every word, and there was nothing he was not used to.

Yinzhen and Yixiu both knew that he only reported good news and not bad news, but they couldn't bear to expose it. They had to appreciate their son's kindness!

There was constant laughter in the house. Su Peisheng and Jianqiu, who were guarding the door, smiled at each other. As soon as the eldest prince came back, the prince and the concubine exuded vitality from the bottom of their hearts.

The conversation in the room did not end until dinner time, when the three of them continued the unfinished topic.

"Mother, do you still have the mint ginger candies I made last time? They are refreshing and not too sweet. When you feel tired, just have one. They are much more effective than strong tea! The ones my son brought were very popular. Several uncles, cousins, and study partners took most of them. The rest will only be enough for ten days."

The more Yixiu listened, the more sad she felt. At the age of only six, she had to rely on strong tea and mint ginger candy to stay awake. It shows how difficult the days of studying in the study room were!

But she couldn't complain, and even had to act proud of herself in public, because there were a lot of imperial grandchildren in various royal palaces, but only the legitimate sons or the eldest sons of concubines had the grace to enter the upper study to study, and no matter how envious others were, they could not get it.

In front of her son, she tried her best to cover up the past: "There are still some, you can bring them all to the palace, and I will ask the kitchen to prepare some later. As for the recipe of the mint ginger candy, it is not a precious thing, you can take it to the palace, and give a portion to anyone who likes it."

Yinzhen smiled and did not stop it. This little favor was just a minor one and would not cause much impact.

"Mother, let the kitchen think about it and see if they can develop something else to refresh you. If you keep eating mint ginger candies, you'll get sick of them sooner or later."

Honghui listened obediently. He really wished that time could stay at this moment, but all good things must come to an end, and soon it was time to separate.

"Honghui, take good care of yourself in the palace and in the front yard. Don't catch a cold..." From today on, her son will move away from her completely. No words can express Yixiu's reluctance and worry.

Honghui's eyes turned red, and he said solemnly: "Mother, take care!"

Then he turned around and walked towards the front yard step by step.

Watching her son walking away, Yixiu burst into tears and said to herself, "Honghui..."

Jianqiu hurried forward to comfort him: "Master, don't be sad, the eldest prince will come back to see you in the future. The eldest prince is filial, if he knew you were so sad, he would be worried!"

Yixiu was only sentimental for a moment, and after shedding a few tears she slowly came to terms with it. She would continue to live her life as normal even if her son left her.

"Let's go, go back."

……

Suddenly a spring breeze comes overnight, and thousands of pear trees bloom!

After the Dragon Raises its Head on the Second Day of the Second Month, spring arrives quietly. The flowers and plants inside and outside the palace gradually turn colorful, creating a unique yet common sight in this world.

In just over a month, Honghui got used to the daily routine in the study room. It was nothing more than a waste of time, but as long as he read and recited it 120 times, the master would continue to teach him without having to wait for others.

Although what he learned these days were all contents that he had already learned and knew by heart, the master would still quote from classics and explain them much more thoroughly than Mr. Dai.

Honghui deeply realized that we should not judge people by appearance alone!

A great scholar is a great scholar after all. One should not underestimate the gentlemen in the study. Even if they are a little more mediocre, few people can catch up with their knowledge. The slightest bit of knowledge they have missed is enough for you to study on your own.

In fact, the content taught by the master every day is not much, and the progress is not as good as when he was four years old. But in order to hide his shortcomings, Honghui did not act too exaggerated, and was slightly inferior to his cousin Hongxi.

Fortunately, cousin Hongxi inherited the intelligence of the second uncle of the crown prince. Standing in front of him is a living target! People only see the top of the list, but don't notice the existence of the second place. As long as cousin Hongxi stays in the palace, he can hide behind, hiding his shortcomings and not becoming a "background board".

In this situation, he only needed to spend three-tenths of his energy in class to complete the course with ease. After class, he would go to Wenyuan Pavilion to borrow a few books and read them back at his brother's residence, thus making up for the wasted time.

Honghui has been doing very well in the past month, but the same cannot be said for his four companions. They are considered to be at the bottom of the class.

Among the companions, Fu Cha Chu Hui was the most intelligent, as he had already started his enlightenment at home, so his progress was the fastest and he had already learned half of "The Analects of Confucius". The slowest one was Ulanara Yun Ke, who had no enlightenment at home and was not very smart, but he studied very hard and diligently, and it was not an exaggeration to say that he studied so hard that he forgot to eat and sleep. It was said that he was about to finish learning "Hundred Family Names".

Regardless of how fast or slow their progress was, these four companions dared not slack off, because the imperial grandson they were accompanying had left them far behind. If they did not work harder, what if the eldest prince was not satisfied with them and wanted to replace him with someone else?

These four study companions are all real children, and they are not good at concealing their feelings. Honghui can see the worry and anxiety in their hearts at a glance, but he just pretends not to know and continues to teach them!

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