Come on, Your Highness

To say that "The Analects of Confucius" is a collection of quotations that Confucius communicated with many students. It is written down in a more classical way and is full of philosophy of life.

As long as you understand the meaning, it is actually not profound, and it is not easy to forget after memorizing it.

He Xichao explained it for Xiao Hong first, and then asked him to recite it. It was indeed easier.

At this time, Xinrui walked in and said: "Your Highness, Master Xichao, Concubine Shu has just gone to the Qingzheng Hall."

Xiao Hong put down the book and asked, "What is she going to do?"

Xinrui said: "The Spring Festival is coming, according to the past, there will be banquets in the palace, and the harem is the same. When the empress is here, the empress is the host, but as soon as the empress leaves, Concubine Shu takes control of the harem, and this job falls to her. Come on. The servant girl found out that she used this excuse to find the emperor."

He Xichao then said: "So..."

"Ah, concubine Shu is dressed up in a gorgeous way, and she wears a few thin layers in the cold weather. This is where she is going to discuss matters. She clearly took this opportunity to seduce the emperor. You must know that Fanghua Palace has not received a holy car for more than a month. !"

Obviously, Xinrui pays close attention to Fanghua Palace.

"Then I'll go to my father to endorse the book now, and let her figure it out." Xiao Hong stretched out his hand and clenched his fist, his eyes flashed with excitement to cut off the beard.

Xinrui said happily: "The servant girl is going to prepare His Highness's cloak."

He Xichao rubbed his brows, looked at the excited master and servant, couldn't help shaking his head, called Xiao Hong to stop, and said speechlessly: "Are you going to compete with the concubine for favor, Madam Hong?"

Hearing this, Xiao Hong twitched the corners of his mouth, stopped, looked back at He Xichao, and said, "That's Concubine Shu! What if she gets Father's favor again?"

"She is your father's concubine, you have nothing to do with it. And with Concubine Shu's status and ability, as long as the emperor is still Xiao Ming's father, she will go to the harem, it will be a matter of time."

"But I don't like it."

It is necessary for He Xichao to straighten out this child's thinking. Don't listen to Concubine Shu as if she has been beaten with chicken blood. He said: "Your Highness, may I ask, what is your purpose for going to the emperor to endorse?"

"Uh... let my father know that as long as I put my heart into it, I can read a good book. It's not that I'm ignorant." Xiao Hong replied.

"That's right, they all came from behind the scenes. It's the tacit understanding between you and the emperor. Others don't know. But what are you doing now? Don't show off to Concubine Shu, let her know that you are more important than her in the emperor's heart? Such a blow She is very happy, happy for a whole day, so she is satisfied?"

Xiao Hong: "..."

"Be more open-minded, is your enemy her?"

"Not her, who else?"

He Xichao pointed to Xiao Hong, "You yourself."

"what?"

"Ah what? For today's situation, instead of blaming Concubine Shu, you should blame yourself. After all, it wasn't her who pressed your head to prevent you from working hard, and it wasn't her who forced you to play and sleep in class. She was at most a temptation, yes You fell into her gentle trap without hope. Don't you find it ridiculous that you, a son, stare at your father's concubine?"

Xiao Hong sighed heavily, and said, "Okay, everything you said makes sense."

He Xichao raised his chin facing the textbook, "Continue to memorize."

"Oh……"

Xin Rui was also embarrassed, lowered her head, and was about to go out. She felt that her eyelids were too shallow.

However, she just turned around when He Xichao stopped her, "Auntie, tell Eunuch Chang to send a little eunuch to the Qingzheng Hall to inform you that the eldest prince will redeem twelve locks from the emperor tonight Mo Naihe, please do it Prepare."

Just as Xiao Hongcai said "Confucius said..." he was stunned, "Xi Chao, do you still want to go?"

He Xichao gave him a strange look, "Why don't you go? A Concubine Shu disrupts our plan, and I value her too much. But it's a waste of time, so let the emperor tell the emperor in advance that if he still plans to go to the harem, we will There is no need to go."

These words were very strange, Xiao Hong couldn't help but look at He Xichao twice.

"what you want to say?"

Xiao Hong rolled up the book, smashed it in his hand, and said: "Isn't it more important for the father to choose who?"

He Xichao blinked innocently, "Is there any? How do I know Concubine Shu is here?"

Xiao Hong: "... Xi Chao, you are good or bad."

Since Concubine Shu was trained, she has been obediently staying in Fanghua Palace, not daring to come out to attract attention.

Emperor Tiangan was a pragmatic person, so she sorted out a complete list and procedures for the Spring Festival dinner, and waited patiently for a month before she dressed up carefully and brought the brochure to invite Emperor Tiangan to have a look.

At this time, Emperor Tiangan's anger has almost disappeared, and looking at the contents of the brochure, he has put his heart into it.

He glanced at Concubine Shu who lowered her head slightly as if she dared not face the sky directly, her soft and docile appearance made her heart soften.

"You are used to doing it, it's good, just do it like this."

Concubine Shu quickly said gratefully: "Thank you, Your Majesty, this concubine did something wrong before, and I felt extremely guilty. I was ashamed to come to see you, but I thought about it day and night, but I couldn't help it..."

Before he finished speaking, tears filled his beautiful eyes, but he dared not let them fall. This forbearance made people feel more compassionate than pear blossoms with rain. Finally, Emperor Tiangan sighed, "Forget it, the past is the past."

But this is not the ultimate goal of Concubine Shu.

She was dressed up carefully, her clothes were clean and elegant, her face was only covered with a slight layer of powder, which only covered blemishes and smoothed her skin, but her complexion was a little pale, making her look more tender and pitiful, although Lian Lian's eyes flickered timidly But it reveals longing, like a small carp dehydrated, begging for that bit of nourishment and mercy.

"Your Majesty, I haven't seen you for forty days." The voice was gentle, cautious and sad.

She was already beautiful, so the heart of Emperor Tiangan was instantly melted.

Emperor Tiangan's heart was tickled. After thinking for a while that there was nothing important to do tonight, he said, "Go back to Fanghua Palace and wait for me. Later, I will come over after I have dealt with important matters."

Even if he was a little anxious, the emperor was an emperor, so he had to pretend to be calm and helpless.

Concubine Shu looked at him in surprise, as if the dry seedlings had attracted rain and dew, her whole body was full of joy, and this joy was also conveyed to Emperor Tiangan, he couldn't help laughing, and said softly: "Go."

"Yes."

They exchanged a tacit look, and Concubine Shu retreated gracefully.

The people in the cleaning room winked and prepared to go down immediately.

However, Eunuch Huang walked in with a troubled expression on his face. He didn't want to disturb Emperor Tiangan's interest, but that little ancestor, he was very aware of the weight in the emperor's heart, and he didn't dare to neglect it.

"emperor."

"Ok?"

"That... people from Jing'an Palace have come, saying that the eldest prince will come later."

"Hong'er?" Emperor Tiangan twitched his brows slightly, "What for?"

"The eldest prince said that he came to redeem Mo Naihe's twelve locks from you, so you can prepare them."

"redemption?"

Eunuch Huang nodded, "Exactly, this old servant asked carefully, and that's what he said."

"What did he get for ransom?"

"This... this old slave doesn't know." Seeing Emperor Tiangan's thoughtful look, Eunuch Huang asked cautiously, "Did you send someone to reject the First Prince? After all, Concubine Shu is still waiting... "

Emperor Tiangan was not stupid, as soon as he heard the word "redemption", he guessed what Xiao Hong was going to do.

To be honest, Xiao Hong was really annoyed yesterday. After copying so many times, he didn't even know one article. As a father, he felt ashamed.

No matter how smart you are, what's the use if you don't put it on the business?

In a fit of rage, he searched all of Xiao Hong's toys, also wanting to know if this kid can put his mind on it and look good.

So far, it seems that the effect is not bad.

"Your Majesty? Look..." Which side to refuse?

Emperor Tiangan is also in a bit of a dilemma. On the one hand, he is a son who is finally willing to make progress, and on the other hand, he is physically and mentally relaxing and having fun...

After the final decision, the son's self-motivated spirit could not be suppressed, but the woman could find it at any time.

Emperor Tiangan said: "Notify Fanghua Palace, I have something important tonight, let's wait until tomorrow."

The important thing Xiao Hong stood in front of Emperor Tiangan, handed the "Analects of Confucius" to his hand, and said: "Father, my son has come to redeem the 'hostage'."

Emperor Tiangan sneered, "Hostage?"

Xiao Hong pursed his lips, "That's right, they are all my son's darlings. They have been with me for several years. How many lonely nights I have spent, each of them is carefully selected to stay. But you are so cruel-hearted. I took all my treasures away and left none behind!"

With accusation in Xiao Hong's eyes, Emperor Tiangan was unmoved, but instead said: "If I had known that this method could bring you to the ground, I should have tried it a long time ago. Alright, don't talk nonsense, let's start."

Emperor Tiangan picked up the "Analects of Confucius" in his hand. The book looked neat yesterday, but after a night, it was curled up and rough. It can be seen that Xiao Hong suffered a lot of torture in his hands.

Just looking at Xiao Hong's attitude towards books, one can tell that this person really doesn't like reading. Emperor Tiangan couldn't help shaking his head, and put the poor "Analects" aside.

"Don't you need to look at it?"

Emperor Tiangan picked up the tea and said in a low voice, "No need, you carry yours."

"It's so powerful, it's been so many years, do you still remember?"

A flatterer came over, and Emperor Tiangan showed a smile on his face, and scolded with a smile: "There is so much nonsense, "The Analects of Confucius" is the foundation of Confucianism, and even the Chunwei exam questions come from here, can you memorize it?"

"Back back, listen up."

The first chapter of "The Analects of Confucius" has fewer words, less than [-] words, and is considered the simplest.

However, in this dynasty, there is no break point in words and sentences. Children who are new to school generally follow the master to read and learn, or accumulate experience, and understand that some words represent a pause in sentence meaning.

Therefore, it takes a long time for the ancients to read a book, because different sentences have different meanings, and it is relatively more difficult.

Especially for the works of ancient saints, there will be different commentaries, each of which insists on its own views, and the debates are fierce.

Because "The Analects of Confucius" is a collection of quotations, it is not difficult to break sentences, but it is still a bit difficult for Xiao Hong who has not read it several times and is absent-minded in class.

On that day, Emperor Qian was ready to raise some points halfway, but he didn't expect Xiao Hong to memorize it smoothly.

Not only did he not get stuck, but the words and sentences were correct, and the fluency made Emperor Tiangan feel that the Xiao Hong in front of him was not the same as the one who scratched his head and couldn't utter a word yesterday.

After Xiao Hong finished word-for-word, he couldn't help grinning, and asked Emperor Tiangan with a little complacency: "Father, how are you doing? Can you satisfy me?"

satisfied?Nature is satisfied.

But Emperor Tiangan didn't feel very happy, on the contrary, his face darkened and he reprimanded: "So, you can't recite it if you spend some time, because you are lazy, playful, and have a little cleverness, you don't want to work hard or make progress! Why are you so proud of memorizing "The Analects of Confucius" now? Hong'er, your younger brothers have already learned these things, and Ming'er has started to read "Book of Rites". In terms of hard work, you are really not as good as them when you are an elder brother."

Emperor Tiangan spoke more and more vigorously, "Whether it's Ming'er, Yi'er, or your other brothers, they may not be as smart as you, but their progressive attitude is a hundred times stronger than yours! A small incident ruined your crown prince position, now I tell you clearly that Da Qi does not need a crown prince who is ignorant and only knows how to play!"

Xiao Hong was scolded solidly and fell silent on the spot.

He hated Xiao Ming pretending to be a student who chose to go back to study when he clearly wanted to play.

But so what, their knowledge is worse than him, in the eyes of the father, he is not as good as his younger brothers.When they had a clear goal and worked hard to move forward, he still held his own toy and disassembled it.

Tears slowly came out of Xiao Hong's eyes, and his self-esteem was severely poked.

There is really nothing to be proud of, it is just an "Analects of Confucius".

"Son..." Xiao Hong couldn't speak, bit his lip to hold back.

"Your Majesty." Eunuch Huang handed Emperor Tiangan a handkerchief and gestured to Xiao Hong.

Emperor Tiangan hesitated for a moment, but still took it and walked to Xiao Hong, bent slightly and handed it to Xiao Hong, sighed: "Hong'er, you are my eldest son, born in the middle palace, with a noble status, I have great expectations of you, you shouldn't let me down!"

Xiao Hong took the handkerchief, wiped his eyes, and said with a red nose, "It's my son who disappointed you..."

"It's too late to work hard now, Huang Ji, go and get the twelve locks."

"Hey!"

Xiao Hong looked at the twelve locks that Eunuch Huang was holding in front of him, and didn't reach out to pick them up for a while.

Eunuch Huang said: "His Royal Highness, don't worry, since it was brought over, it has been carefully watched by others, and it has not been knocked or bumped. Take a look."

Xiao Hong bit his lip, and finally stretched out his hand to push Twelve Locks back, and said sullenly: "Forget it, just put it here."

Emperor Tiangan picked on Mao immediately when he heard the words, and Xiao Hong said: "I will temporarily deposit it with the emperor father, and when I redeem it, I will take it back together."

Emperor Tiangan was very surprised, with surprise on his face, Xiao Hong raised his head, looked at him, and said with his eyes bent: "Father, please wait, the son will not only redeem it, but also bring other rewards with him. Don't be stingy, encourage your son a lot."

Emperor Tiangan looked at Xiao Hongzhen with admiration, and agreed, "Okay, it depends on your ability, don't be caught by me to sleep again tomorrow."

Speaking of this, Xiao Hong remembered He Xichao's instructions, so he said: "You don't need to worry about this, my son knows it well, anyway, I won't forget what should be memorized, what should be read, and you can check it at any time."

This is to hide clumsiness?Emperor Tiangan recalled Xiao Hong's performance during this period, and immediately thought of this.

"My son is retiring, you should rest earlier."

After Xiao Hong finished speaking, he turned around neatly and left the main hall of the Qing Dynasty in an open and honest manner.

Eunuch Huang sent Xiao Hong out, and when he came back, he said: "Your Majesty, the Eldest Prince has really grown up, seeing what you said, it's really comforting."

"There are more eyes."

"The eldest prince has suffered a lot, so he can't help but think a little bit more, and he has no bad intentions, which is also a good thing."

Emperor Tiangan thinks this is quite right, there are dangers everywhere in the deep palace, and Xiao Hong is not stupid, so there is nothing wrong with leaving him a backup.After all, that's how he came here at the beginning.

"Your Majesty, it's still early. Are you still going to Concubine Shu's place?"

"Forget it, let's talk about it tomorrow, and give me the twelve locks."

"Yes."

The author has something to say: The program for the transformation of scumbags has officially started... 23333