Come on, Your Highness

Xiao Hong came back, but did not bring Mo Naihe with him.

He Xichao felt that it shouldn't be, so Xiao Hong sorted out his emotions and described the process to He Xichao in detail.

He Xichao nodded, "Sure enough, it's exactly what I thought. Although you were scolded, it's a good thing. You know, the emperor has never said such heartfelt words to you before."

"I know, Xi Chao, from now on, if you supervise me, I will definitely work hard. I can do what Xiao Ming can do, and I can read books that I can understand, and I will do better than him."

It is a good thing to have this ideological awareness, He Xichao praised.

On the other side, Concubine Shu arranged the room meticulously, picked out a dress that was as thin as a cicada's wing, and was full of expectations, but she didn't expect that what she was waiting for was the news that the emperor had something to do today, she was disappointed and angry at the same time.

She was not reconciled and sent someone over to see which minister was so short-sighted and dared to spoil her good deeds.

Unexpectedly, it was Xiao Hong.

Xiao Hong swaggered out of the Qingzheng Hall without any trace of concealment. When he came out, his face was slightly dark and his eyes were reddish, as if he had been reprimanded inside.

Why did Xiao Hong cry so sadly yesterday? Anyone who is interested will know if he inquires. The emperor took away all the gadgets he collected everywhere.

At this age, it is the time when he loves to play, and no one knows that the First Prince regards these as treasures.For Xiao Hong not to keep a single thing, it can be said to be heartbreaking.

And Xiao Hong will appear here today, and everyone immediately has an explanation.

It must be that the emperor came up, but he didn't get the things, but he was severely reprimanded. This eldest prince is really hopeless.

When Concubine Shu heard the news, she felt wronged and resentful. She felt that Xiao Hong was her nemesis.

At the same time, he faintly felt that Xiao Hong was different in Emperor Tiangan's heart. Taking the toy away was just like the starling who took her and gave it to Xiao Hong. His intention was to let Xiao Hong study hard.

What does this mean, Emperor Tiangan still has expectations for Xiao Hong.

After all, he is the eldest son, so he will really give up unless he is completely disappointed.

She looked at Xue Ling and said softly: "I remember that Xu Zhi is related to the second sister-in-law's natal family?"

"Yes, Mr. Wang Ge recommended Xu Hanlin to be an upper court official. Li Shilang is a student of Mr. Wang Ge, and Xu Hanlin married Mrs. Li's cousin."

I really don't understand this winding relationship between in-laws and old friends.

Concubine Shu nodded, "We'll talk about it when we meet the second sister-in-law during the Spring Festival dinner."

In the study room, Xiao Hong was on the verge of dying in the morning as usual, he had to sleep or not, he was alive and well in the afternoon, and at night, when the candle was lit, He Xichao recounted what the master said today to Xiao Hong. In addition to reciting as usual, he also gave an explanation.

He Xichao's explanations are much more interesting than Xu Zhi's. Xiao Hong has always known that He Xichao is good, and those who are motivated to take the No. [-] examination are naturally good at learning, but they did not expect to be so good. It's clear and obvious, no matter how stupid people can understand it, it has refreshed his cognition.

Xiao Hong's admiration flowed like rivers and lakes.

"Understand?"

"Uh-huh."

"Okay, I'll give you some time to recite it."

Xiao Hong instantly turned pale with shock, "A stick of incense!"

He Xichao glanced at him indifferently, "Why, it's already clear, it's only a few hundred words, what's the problem?"

Xiao Hong: "...so much pressure."

"Your progress has slowed down a lot. You are older than the second prince and the third prince. The textbooks are still the same. No one is even good at learning. Are you ashamed? So we must hurry up. What we are studying in the study now is At the beginning of "Spring and Autumn", I went back to make up the previous "Disciple Regulations". I didn't go to the Qingzheng Hall yesterday, and I must go tomorrow night, so I took the time to memorize the next "Analects", and strive to read the entire book before the Spring Festival. Finish."

After He Xichao finished speaking, Xiao Hong lay prone on the table, unable to get up, feeling an invisible mountain pressing on him, unable to breathe.

He Xichao ignored him and directly lit the incense in the nearby stove.

"It's started, and the incense will burn out if you continue to dawdle."

Xiao Hong straightened up in an instant, looked over, and didn't know if he didn't look at it. He was startled when he saw it, and shouted: "Why is it so short!"

"It's short. It's just memorizing a book. What do you need to do for so long? Do you understand the efficiency?" The stick of incense only lasts for 10 minutes, and He Xichao said that it's okay if it's short.

Xiao Hong sniffed, feeling very angry, but he didn't dare to refute.

He knew it, and when he argued with He Xichao that he was looking for abuse, he honestly followed it, and he could be less ridiculed.

Facts have proved that people's potential is really infinite. When a dog is in a hurry, he jumps over the wall, and Xiao Hong recites the book when he is forced to.

After the last word, the incense broke.

Xiao Hong himself was stunned and felt that he had seen a miracle.

"Look, it's still doable." He Xichao closed "Spring and Autumn" with satisfaction, "According to this learning efficiency, the time is still enough. I guess I can safely add some new content in the next year."

Seeing the light in He Xichao's eyes, Xiao Hong really felt that his future was not far away.

Although he said it himself to work hard, he still wanted to buy himself some breathing time, so he weakly reminded: "Xi Chao, I don't want to take the number one exam..."

He Xichao gave him a look of "that's useless", "I know it well, what I want to train is the successor of the emperor, and I will be a generation of famous officials myself."

Such domineering words, even the chief minister of the cabinet dare not say so confidently.Xiao Hong looked at He Xichao's short Douding appearance, and the depth of his heart was really complicated beyond words.

He felt that although his family background was better than He Xichao's, he seemed to be inferior in everything else, um, except that his limbs were more developed.

But what's there to show off!The only thing that can comfort me is... not just him, looking around the entire palace, there seems to be no one who can compare to it, right?

He even boldly guessed that his father, who was very wise and mighty, might not have been smarter than He Xichao when he was six or seven years old.

Thinking about it this way, Xiao Hong felt particularly comforted and complacent, after all there were so many princes, He Xichao chose him alone.

right?Hahaha!

The days passed day by day, and soon it was the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month. The study room was closed after today's class, and the accompanying readers were also preparing to go home for the holidays. They hadn't seen each other for nearly a month until after the Lantern Festival. just came back.

He Xichao's baggage has already been tidied up.

Xiao Hong was extremely reluctant, took He Xichao's hand, and said, "Oh, since you became my reading companion, we haven't been separated for so long. Xichao, I won't get used to it."

He Xichao rolled his eyes and teased, "No one is forcing you to work hard, so you can relax a bit, that's great."

"You're laughing at me again. Although I complain, but whichever request you asked for has not been fulfilled, it's up to me. I know in my heart that you are doing my best!"

"I'm relieved if you have this awareness." He Xichao nodded and said, "Look at the box on your left, I reserved it for you."

"What?" Xiao Hong picked it up with some anticipation, and when he opened it, what was in front of him was an envelope made of red paper?

The inscription on it was an auspicious word to congratulate the New Year. Xiao Hong was happy, took out the envelope, felt the weight, shook it, poured it into the palm of his hand, and dropped nine copper coins.

"This is……"

"New year's money." He Xichao said.

Xiao Hong looked at the nine copper coins in his palm, although the number was small, he was moved by this kindness.

"Xi Chao, you're so kind. But I didn't prepare it for you..." He scratched his head, feeling a little ashamed. He was the elder brother, but he took his younger brother's lucky money instead.

"It's okay, you can look inside again."

Xiao Hong put the nine copper coins into his purse, then opened the envelope, and found a festive paper note, Xiao Hong took a look, and then...

He took a deep breath, shrugged his shoulders, and said weakly: "It's really worthy of Xi Chao, and I will never let it go during the New Year."

The list is nothing else, the beautiful handwriting describes a long list of homework, er, it should be called winter vacation homework now.

He Xichao patted him on the shoulder and said, "Cousin, you have to be strict with yourself. If you don't make progress in studying, you will fall back, so you need to work hard every day. In the past month, plan your daily completion time yourself. Don't slack off." That's it."

"But there are so many, memorize "Spring and Autumn", "Book of Rites", preview "Book of Songs", "Gu Liang Biography", this preview, I can read the book, but I don't understand the meaning, how to preview?"

"I've written the general notes on the side. You just need to read the comparison first. You don't need to recite it, as long as you know what they are talking about."

This is easier said than done, the ancient Chinese language is obscure and difficult to understand, even if there are annotations, it takes a lot of effort to understand.

So Xiao Hong stopped talking, just looking at these two things, it was impossible for him to play well.

But at the end of the list, he asked strangely: "There are still papers, where are they?"

He picked up the box again, and took out a stack of papers, each with a row of questions written vertically, Xiao Hong looked carefully, but it was five plus eight.How much is thirteen minus seven?What is twenty minus fifteen?Thirteen plus six is ​​how much...

Xiao Hong was stunned, and turned around and asked, "Xi Chao, do you even care about the scriptures?"

He Xichao nodded, "Is there any question?"

"It's too simple, I've learned it a long time ago." Xiao Hong said proudly.

He Xichao also laughed, "That's really good news, you can look back."

Xiao Hong looked back, and then the smile on his face gradually froze.

Because the number of questions began to increase, it was no longer limited to twenty, it was close to a hundred, and after a hundred, it would be thousands, and then began to add or subtract polynomials, and then mixed addition and subtraction.

Xiao Hong blinked his eyes, and felt that with a little effort and carefulness, he could calculate it step by step slowly.

But after turning over a few papers, his face finally cracked.

It is obviously impossible to solve it by adding one by one in a stupid way, because the title description directly states the result of 51 three-phase additions, [-] four-phase additions, and one hundred seven-phase additions...

Xiao Hong thought about it, even if he lay down on the ground and counted them one by one, he might feel dizzy, how many have he added?

As for the dozens of successive reductions, he didn't even want to look at them.

He Xichao watched Xiao Hong's expression change calmly, raised his eyebrows, and asked, "Is it simple?"

Xiao Hong asked cautiously: "You know it?"

"I came up with all the questions."

Xiao Hong silently glanced at He Xichao, then walked over, held the bun's face in his hands, rubbed it and shouted: "Quick, evildoer, change back to your original form!"

Xiao Hong covered his calf and grinned at the side, while He Xi breathed fire into his eyes, panted and adjusted his clothes, then raised his chin and said domineeringly: "Stay in the palace obediently and do your homework well. If you let me know that you are lazy, Hehe, I will let you know why the tea table is full of cups!"

The mothers and sisters who had been waiting at the door for a long time did not dare to interrupt, until He Xi glanced over and said, "Mother, aunt, father-in-law, please supervise His Highness carefully and don't let him relax. Once the papers are finished, they will be sent out once every five days." If someone sends it to the Duke's mansion, I will correct it."

"No, Xi Chao, I don't know how—" Xiao Hong went crazy.

He Xichao said calmly: "You can't, someone will. Today is the last "Analects of Confucius", and it's a big holiday, you can go and ask for grace to bring your babies back."

Xiao Hong was speechless, holding a stack of papers and bursting into tears, this Spring Festival has not yet passed, if it passes, when He Xichao returns to the palace, what will happen in the following days!

Dire waters and hot water, it must be the state at that time.

Nine-year-old Xiao Hong let out a long sigh and said that he was helpless, and missed the sleepy teaching method of the master in the study.

"Tell me, why didn't I study hard at the beginning?" He questioned his soul.

But no one can answer.

Emperor Tiangan waited for Xiao Hong to finish reciting "The Analects of Confucius" fluently, and couldn't help nodding, "Very good, Huang Ji, someone will send back all the eldest prince's things later, and the serial locks sent by the manufacturing office Take the pattern with you."

Eunuch Huang immediately took orders: "Yes."

"Thank you, father." Xiao Hong twitched his face, but he was not very happy. Emperor Tiangan wondered, "Why, the companion is gone, can't you bear it?"

"Yeah, I'm so reluctant. I'm afraid I'll cry tears of joy when I see him again." Xiao Hong shook his head, his eyes filled with desolation.

Emperor Tiangan was a little confused, so he heard Xiao Hong ask sincerely, almost earnestly: "Father, if I have any questions that I don't understand this month, can I come and ask you for advice?"

Emperor Tiangan smiled, "Of course you can, just come."

Xiao Hong took a deep look at his father, "My son has made a note."