Come on, Your Highness

In the early morning of the second day, He Xichao pushed open the window, only to see that the outside was covered in white, pure and flawless.

The heavy snow buried all the filth and darkness underneath, giving people a peaceful and peaceful scene.

The snow was too heavy last night, the snow can reach half a leg high of an adult, the imperial army is cleaning the main passage, but you have to come in front of the gates of the palaces and halls by yourself.

The eunuch who delivered the decree had arrived long ago, so there is no need to go to the study today, and the riding and shooting have also stopped.

It was rare for He Xichao to sleep late, but he still got up on time, read a book in the study, and waited for Xiao Hong by the way.

According to the three-day agreement, Xiao Hong had to hand in the transcription at noon today.

It is absolutely impossible to copy it twenty times. As for memorizing it, it is definitely impossible. I don’t know if I can recite one or two of them without being too ugly.

Normally, Xiao Hong would be reprimanded and punished.However, Emperor Tiangan left Xiao Hong yesterday, so he definitely wouldn't be offended by his son's ignorance, even if the father and son didn't sleep together, their relationship was unusual, Xiao Hong's calamity was not sad.

Thinking of this, He Xichao felt a little unfulfilled for some reason, it's only been three days!

If Xiao Hong knew this idea, he would definitely cry.

The road was blocked by heavy snow, and the schoolwork was suspended, so the morning court was naturally exempted.

At this moment, Xiao Hong was holding tea in his hand, and said with flattery on his face: "Father, you have also seen that your son is determined, so it's no wonder I can't finish copying. Of course, I can let Xi Chao, Shen Nanny, Chang Father-in-law and even aunt Xinrui copied it together, anyway, you didn't say that your son must do it himself, but what's the point of doing it? Don't you think so? We have to seek truth from facts!"

Xiao Hong handed the teacup to Emperor Tiangan, laughing.

Emperor Tiangan didn't pick it up, but pointed at the handrail, closing his eyes and resting his mind.

Xiao Hong raised his hands sourly, and glanced sideways at Eunuch Huang, who spread his hands helplessly, how dare he take care of the matter between the father and son of the Tian family.

"Father..." Xiao Hong begged, "Shall I drink tea?"

"Ok?"

Xiao Hong gritted his teeth at Emperor Tiangan's seemingly unaware appearance, but he couldn't hold on anymore, so he said in a hurry: "The tea seems to be cold, my son will change it for you."

Emperor Tiangan finally opened his eyes, looked at the steaming tea, shook his head and sighed, "Just play smart."

After he took the tea, Xiao Hong finally heaved a sigh of relief and rubbed his wrist, but he was still happy in his heart, and asked, "Then you drank your son's tea twenty times, is that all?"

Emperor Tiangan said in amazement: "A cup of tea is worth twenty times, your abacus is loud enough."

"Where twenty times, I have already copied eight times! Only twelve times."

Xiao Hong felt that he had to turn over this hateful copy today, and if he copied it down, he really fell ill, so he lost his face, stepped on his fear, put his hands on Emperor Tiangan's lap, leaned over and said coquettishly : "Father, please let your son go. If you feel uneasy, you can beat me again. Really, copying is simply torture, and I am going crazy."

Emperor Tiangan observed him for three nights and was deeply impressed.

He looked at Xiao Hong carefully, and said with emotion: "Hong'er, think of your mother who edited small regular script with one hand, and even the Tang Hua Lang praised her full of praise. Don't you feel ashamed to look at my handwriting again?"

Xiao Hong was about to cry.

"That's all, there are so many fallacies, let's just do this copying." Emperor Tiangan also had a headache, so he could only give up in order not to get angry with himself.

"Thank you, father! You are the best!" Xiao Hong's dying breath was swept away immediately, and his whole body became energetic, and he was a lively and lovely eldest prince again.

Emperor Tiangan shook his head with a smile, but after thinking about it in a blink of an eye, he asked again: "By the way, this copy is forgotten. How about memorizing it? Can you recite it?"

Xiao Hong's happy face immediately cracked again.

How could Xiao Hong dare to eat in the Qingzheng Hall, and ran back to Jing'an Palace in a hurry.

When He Xichao asked about the situation, Xiao Hong gave a straightforward answer.

He Xichao thought for a while and said: "Since the emperor doesn't pursue the copying, then it's over. As for memorizing, I didn't memorize one article, so I let you go back like this? Didn't you say how to punish?"

Xiao Hong shook his head, "No. Maybe my father sees that I'm too old to be carved, so he just lets me go."

"You haven't memorized even one of them. It sounds like you're quite proud of yourself." He Xichao said sarcastically.

"Uh..." Xiao Hong shook his head, but he was very helpless, "I don't want to either, but I really can't remember."

Speaking of this, he also asked Emperor Tiangan's doubts, "Xi Chao, tell me, the queen mother is so talented, and I have read the words of the emperor father, which are very beautiful. Why can't I read books when I come here? Don’t have good words?”

He Xichao heheed twice, looked at him sympathetically, and then spit out four words, "Gene mutation."

Xiao Hong said hello.

He Xichao didn't bother to explain, but just said: "Today, it's not just as simple as you going on a business trip. Everyone inside and outside the palace knows that you can't finish copying and recite, so everyone is waiting to see what will happen to you next. However, there are still many punishments, which are directly related to his attitude towards you. On your way back, didn't you see the eunuchs and maids poking around?"

Xiao Hong was taken aback for a moment, thought about it for a while, then nodded, "Yes."

"So, do you think the emperor let you go so easily, is it a good thing or a bad thing?" After He Xichao asked, he got up and walked out of the study.

Xiao Hong never came, Jingan Palace didn't serve dinner, He Xichao only ate two pieces of dim sum, and now he couldn't take it anymore, so he turned his head and shouted to Xiao Hong who was still thinking, "Let's eat first."

Xiao Hong picked up the rice, looked at He Xichao, who was eating deliciously, and suddenly put down his chopsticks and asked: "Xichao, Father severely punished me for making them happy, won't it be better?"

He Xichao saw that his heart was a little heavy, and he didn't even eat a few mouthfuls. He thought for a while and comforted him and said, "But it depends on the emperor, it's not up to you or me. Thinking about the best, the emperor really loves you, and he can't bear to punish you." ?”

"Well, but it's not the same as we thought."

At that time, it was agreed to keep a low profile, fade out of the crowd, and develop secretly.

After all, Xiao Hong really has nothing but the emperor behind him, but Emperor Tiangan is not only Xiao Hong's father, but also Xiao Ming and Xiao Yi's. If something irreversible happens, is it possible to take the lives of other sons? ?

In this palace, the emperor can rely on, but cannot rely on.

He Xichao thought for a moment and then said: "It's okay, each road has its own way of walking, and the high-profile can be so high-profile that no one dares to move." It's just that you should be more careful and vigilant in the open swords and hidden arrows everywhere.

It's just that He Xichao was a little puzzled. Since Emperor Tiangan deposed the prince so decisively at the beginning, and didn't really dislike Xiao Hong, he should understand that secretly loving him is the best way to treat Xiao Hong.

The other sons had to copy books with injuries, and it was Xiao Hong's turn that he couldn't finish the copy and couldn't recite it, and he wasn't even punished, which was too eye-catching.

He Xichao looked at Xiao Hong who was eating, his eyes darkened.

However, the facts proved that He Xichao was overthinking.

Not long after lunch, Eunuch Huang came with his young eunuch.

"Eldest Prince, Your Majesty confessed that for the sake of your diligent copying, you will not be held accountable if you have not copied "The Analects of Confucius" twenty times. But you haven't recited a single article, so you can't be fooled like this."

The people in Jing'an Palace looked at each other, but Xiao Hong and He Xichao looked at each other, but felt relaxed.

Just seeing that Eunuch Huang brought a lot of people, as if he was going to make a big move, Xiao Hong subconsciously felt a little pain in his buttocks, but he still gritted his teeth and said, "How much does Father Huang plan to hit me?"

Eunuch Huang saw that Xiao Hong had his eyes closed, his neck was stalked, and he looked like he could handle it, so he couldn't help laughing, and said: "Your Highness, you are worrying too much. The emperor said that the board is useless to you, and it is useless to hit it. "

Xiao Hong then opened his eyes and wondered, "How does Emperor Father want to punish me?"

Eunuch Huang took two steps forward, waved to the little eunuchs behind him, and saw the little eunuchs rushing in one after another, heading for the back hall of Jing'an Palace.

Seeing this scene, Xiao Hong wrinkled and asked, "Eunuch Huang, what are you looking for?"

"The emperor said that you can't read well. It's not that you are not smart, but that you don't want to pay attention. It is because you are attracted by others. Therefore, the emperor ordered that all the toys and small things in Jing'an Palace be removed. Everything has to be found and taken away.”

As soon as these words came out, not only Xiao Hong, but even He Xichao were stunned.

I said in my heart that this trick is like pinching a snake seven inches, it's amazing!

Then He Xichao immediately ran to the study room, Xiao Hong's treasures were all displayed there one by one.

Eunuch Huang ordered: "Follow up, the emperor has said, no one will be left behind."

When Xiao Hong came back to his senses, he stomped his feet impatiently, unable to stop him even if he tried.

"Xi Chao, you idiot, don't lead them over!"

The spies who were guarding the entrance of the Qingzheng Hall at noon were quite happy when they saw the eldest prince coming out intact, thinking that the emperor was really tolerant of him.They all speculated that the eldest prince was favored again, so they would not be punished, and estimated the possibility of re-establishing the prince.

Fanghua Palace and Zhongcui Palace were so angry that they couldn't eat lunch, but they didn't expect that Eunuch Huang went to Jing'an Palace with his eunuchs and eunuchs in a blink of an eye.

So the spies from all over the place continued to travel, squatting at the gate of Jing'an Palace, to see what kind of lesson the emperor taught the eldest prince.

After a while, Eunuch Huang came out, and his eunuchs also came out in a file, but each of them was full of boxes, big and small, as if they had brought them from Jing'an Palace.

Just when everyone was wondering, the eldest prince staggered out from inside, crying and shouting: "Eunuch Huang! Don't go, don't take everything away, it was rewarded to me by my father, you leave me one One piece, just one piece, give me a thought, don’t search them all away—ah—”

Xiao Hong kept chasing him, pulling Eunuch Huang's clothes all the way forward, his voice was miserable, his face was full of tears, as if what he took away was not some gadgets, but his own son.

Behind Xiao Hong, Jing'an Palace also ran out, their expressions were full of anxiety, and they kept shouting "Your Highness, Your Highness".

Eunuch Huang had no choice but to send two young eunuchs to stay and follow Xiao Hong who had left Jing'an Palace and arrived on the main road. He turned around helplessly and said, "Prince, the emperor ordered that there is no one left. It is a reward from the emperor." , and take it back, so don’t embarrass the old slave, who told you that you can’t recite "The Analects of Confucius", oh..."

Then he asked the little eunuch to hand over Xiao Hong to the people of Jing'an Palace, and said: "Take care of the eldest prince."

Then he turned around, shook his shoulders and walked away quickly with people and things.

Xiao Hong watched his babies leave him, and burst into tears, and was carried back by Eunuch Chang.

The farce was over, and all the palaces got news. Listening to the person's description, it can be seen that the emperor is really angry, and the punishment must be very severe. You know, Xiao Hong has never cried like this before the forty sticks.

The Fanghua Palace and Zhongcui Palace who couldn't eat had an appetite again in an instant.

Xinrui held a water basin, soaked in a warm handkerchief, and applied it to Xiao Hong whose eyes were red and swollen from crying.

He Xichao sat on the side and looked at Xiao Hong with disbelief, "Are you so sad? No way, it's just some toys. I thought you were just pretending, your acting skills have improved."

Xiao Hong pulled down the veil abruptly, and glared at the man angrily, "Of course I'm sad, those are my favorites, and I collected them with great difficulty. It's fine if you don't hide them for me, and you can take someone there! Xi Chao, You are really too much!"

He Xichao didn't have a childhood in his previous life. He envied toys, but he never owned them. Those dirty toys in the orphanage were not at the age of desire, and he would disdain to have them when they were available.In this life, I am an adult at heart, let alone a favorite toy, so I really can't feel the feeling of such a precious thing.

On the contrary, I feel inexplicable.

But he keenly felt that Xiao Hong was really reluctant, because of these dispensable things in his eyes, he resented him.

Although he couldn't figure it out, he still thought about whether it was really too much, Xiao Hong had never blamed him so much.

Although Xiao Hong was annoyed, he didn't feel relieved after he said it.

He returned the handkerchief to Xinrui, and seeing He Xichao was silent when he turned around, he thought he had spoken harshly, so he asked: "Xichao, why did you go to the study and dig out my most precious things, look It looks like you've been frightened, but I know you're not that timid, do you have any purpose?"

He Xichao came back to his senses, saw Xiao Hong asking him seriously, as if he would believe as long as he gave an answer, couldn't help laughing, and replied: "It's quite smart, because it's your precious thing, and it was brought After leaving, you will try your best to get it back."

Xiao Hong was surprised, "You still want me to go to father's place!"

"Yes."

"But why?" You can't be coquettish and beg, right?This set of Tiangandi will not eat the second time.

"endorsement."

"..." Xiao Hong looked at He Xichao almost resentfully, and he finally got rid of it.

Although Xiao Hong's mind has matured a lot after going through a lot of twists and turns, a boy of this age is still no less mischievous and willful than others, especially with He Xichao by his side.

Most notably, reading.

In He Xichao's view, any problems that can be solved with memory are not problems, but Xiao Hong just doesn't want to.

Like most boys in later generations, they have excellent grades in mathematics, but poor Chinese and English. The more they memorize the content, the worse they learn.

Even, Xiao Hong was willing to listen to He Xichao's trepidation to get in touch with Emperor Tiangan, since he could win the emperor's favor with excellent homework, as long as there was a way out, as long as He Xichao was still giving him advice behind his back, he would not learn or memorize.

In later generations, he was only in the second and third grades of elementary school, so Xiao Hong still needed someone to force him to work hard.

This point, He Xichao discovered.It is estimated that Emperor Tiangan also considered it, so he came up with such an idea.

Take away all the distracting things, and you will surely put your mind at ease.

He Xichao said sternly: "His Royal Highness, listen to me. You fell asleep in class, and the emperor punished you for two things, copying books and endorsing them. The ultimate purpose of copying books is to make you memorize them, so the emperor casually said an impossible task." I didn't expect you to complete the number, but I didn't expect that you didn't recite one of them in the end, which failed his intentions. Although the emperor is not angry, he is disappointed in his heart, can you feel it?"

Xiao Hong was taken aback by He Xichao's words, then nodded slowly.

"Last time you went to ask Mo Naihe specifically to let the emperor know that you are not stupid, on the contrary, you are very smart, so he has great expectations for you. If you sleep in class and don't study hard, he is full of hatred. I mean to punish you, do you understand that?"

Xiao Hong nodded again.

He Xichao continued: "In the past three days, you have braved the cold wind and snow to persevere to go to the Qingzheng Hall, and let him discover that although you are naughty and self-willed and don't like to study, you have perseverance, ambition, and courage to face these qualities. It's commendable, because you proposed it yourself, not the emperor's request. It doesn't matter how many times you can copy the book, the performance in these three days is enough, but—"

Hearing the "but", Xiao Hong raised his head immediately and saw a trace of regret in He Xichao's eyes, "But you did not meet the emperor's final expectation. Although it is not good to memorize the scriptures by copying the scriptures, you haven't even written a single one. Recite it, but it's too much."

Xiao Hong's heart was blocked, and his face was slightly hot.

"Xi Chao..."

He Xichao shook his head, "It's also my fault. I didn't expect to go this far before. I should have told you before I went. Endorsing is the main thing, copying books is the second."

"It's not your fault, it's because I'm too disappointing." Xiao Hong sighed, he never thought about endorsement at all.

However, the matter has come to this point, it is useless even to regret, Xiao Hong asked: "Then what should I do next, I will go to my father and recite "The Analects of Confucius"."

"Don't worry. Fortunately, although the emperor is disappointed, he doesn't despair of you. Look, he specially ordered Eunuch Huang to take away all the things that distract you. This means that you should study hard. Since you have a hostage ’ in his hands, so let’s redeem them slowly one by one.”

"Xi Chao, I know."

Xiao Hong can listen to persuasion, and now, no matter how much he hates reading, he will force himself to recite "The Analects of Confucius".

Although those precious toys are important, it is most urgent for the emperor to see his progress.

He Xichao was satisfied with Xiao Hong's attitude, it's okay to be self-willed at a young age, as long as he is willing to listen to persuasion, he is better than many people.

"This is actually good. You go to the Qingzheng Hall every few days to refresh your presence, and let the emperor see your progress bit by bit. This is not only your achievement, but also the emperor's. Only the relationship between you and your son can be interacted." will be better."

Xiao Hong has never been so grateful for his original decision, and decided to let He Xichao be his reading companion.

He held He Xichao's hand and said emotionally, "Xichao, you are so kind to me."

He Xichao smiled, pulled his hand out, and said in a low voice: "Don't be too busy impressing, after so many days, I can see your current level and personality flaws, you can't do anything, and you still can't sit still, subconsciously I hate studying and being motivated. You must know that if you don’t know how to show others, you are called Neixiu. If you don’t have any goods in your stomach, you are a real straw bag. Reading is indeed nothing special, but many skills are based on this foundation. Let me ask why the national selection of officials is the most basic. The requirement is to read poetry and books? You are only nine years old, and you can't learn other skills for the time being. It is easiest to memorize some words, but you can do all these things in a mess, what do you expect from you in the future?"

Xiao Hong was speechless and ashamed of He Xichao's words. He opened his mouth and finally blushed and said, "I'm going to recite "The Analects of Confucius" right now."

"Go, start from the first article, and recite it to the emperor tomorrow night, so that you can redeem your big treasure."

"I listen to you."

At some point, Nanny Shen and Eunuch Chang arrived at the door, and Xinrui was holding a water basin. The three of them remained motionless. Seeing how shocked they were and completely speechless, He Xi frowned at the corner of her mouth, and said to Xiao Hong: " Big Cousin, when you were young, you could still use acting stupid to gain the emperor's favor, but when you get older, this trick can no longer be used, and you have to use... strength to speak."

Xiao Hong felt that today's He Xichao was a little scary, he didn't dare to refute, so he could only promise: "Xichao, starting tomorrow, I will definitely study hard and attend classes well, really, I swear."

Unexpectedly, He Xichao refused, "No need, go to the study as you were."

why?Xiao Hong's heart was trembling, and he always felt that He Xichao's mouth would spit out things that made him sad.

"Going to the study is such a simple thing, why put so much energy, you should catch up on sleep. After this year is over, the time after dinner will be free. I will teach you in person. At that time, you will not be half-hearted. .”

Afterwards, He Xichao's tone remained calm, but for some reason Xiao Hong's scalp tingled and his heart tightened, subconsciously feeling that the good times seemed to be coming to an end.