Tao Jiusi has followed the old monk to recite scriptures since he was a child. Waking up early is an unshakable habit. Even if he doesn't have to go to class today, he still gets up early, boils water to make tea, and sits quietly to read a book.

Although Wei Wuyue had to test the princes' homework today, Tao Jiusi was not in a hurry, and spent half a day leisurely at home, playing chess with his mother, chatting with his sister-in-law and his sister, completely ignoring the eldest prince's exam.

Li Chengming once told Tao Jiusi on behalf of the emperor that he hoped that it would be enough for the eldest prince to be proficient in writing and ink. Although Tao Jiusi was very indignant at the time, but after thinking about it, Mu Xiuyu would be destroyed by the forest wind. It really shouldn't be too flashy.So the two reached an agreement in private, and from now on they will only say that they are studying romance, and that they don't know anything about politics and being a king. They hope to avoid attracting Wei Wuyue's attention.

Therefore, Tao Jiusi was very relieved at the moment. Unsurprisingly, Wei Chengxue must be the worst one.

But in the afternoon, someone came from the palace to spread the word that the Holy Majesty would summon Tao Jiusi immediately, and even the sedan chair was prepared for him.

Tao Jiusi, who was teasing the dog at home, had to change his clothes and followed into the palace.

Sitting in the swaying sedan chair, Tao Jiusi thought to himself, could it be that Wei Lingxue answered the paper seriously?

After entering the gate of Zhengxin Hall, the father-in-law who led the way asked Tao Jiusi to wait in the courtyard, and he went in to announce first.

Standing in the courtyard, Tao Jiusi found that many servants were planting flowers in the flower garden, and they had to wait for a while, so Tao Jiusi stepped forward to see what flowers were being planted.

Taking a closer look, the servants were actually planting the most common roadside wildflowers in Jingluo City. Tao Jiusi couldn't help but wondered: "The emperor likes this flower?"

A servant raised his head and saw Tao Jiusi's face was friendly, and those who could wait in Zhengxin Hall were all nobles, so he replied: "It takes a few months' rations for an ordinary family to cultivate a peony of good quality. The Holy One is simple by nature, and he can't bear such extravagance, so he doesn't like those rare flowers, but loves the wild flowers on the roadside."

These words sound clear and sensible, many people are afraid that they will give a compliment after hearing it.However, for Tao Jiusi, that was not the case.

In his previous life, he remembered that the imperial palace was originally filled with famous flowers from all over the world. Suddenly, the peonies and peonies disappeared overnight, and they were replaced by various small wild flowers. Only once did she realize that it was Wei Wuyue's pursuit of the so-called "frugality" that turned the originally delicate flowers into the most inconspicuous garbage in the palace overnight.

It's really putting the cart before the horse and putting on a show.

Tao Jiusi's perception of Wei Wuyue has become worse and worse since his rebirth.In the past, the standpoint was different, and the Wei Wuyue he saw was also kind and tolerant, but now he is on the side of the eldest prince, and he can't pick Wei Wuyue's strengths.

While reminiscing about the past, the eunuch who just went in to pass the message asked Tao Jiusi to come in and see him.

Tao Jiusi tidied up his appearance and followed the eunuch into Zhengxin Hall.Li Chengming was not the only one waiting for him today. His Majesty Emperor David Wei Wuyue was also sitting behind the imperial case, looking at him lovingly.

Wei Wuyue had the same eyes as in her previous life, but Tao Jiusi couldn't help shivering.

Wei Wuyue looked at Tao Jiusi for a moment, then said slowly, "What books have you taught the eldest prince to read recently?"

Tao Jiusi thought about it for a while, and thought that Wei Chengxue is definitely not the kind of person who says one thing and does another, and must not perform according to the real level today, so he said: "It's just some poems and songs."

Wei Wuyue nodded and said: "It's an elegant thing to like poetry and songs." After a moment of silence, he asked again: "Which book is the eldest prince's favorite?"

Tao Jiusi: "Huaxia Shihua" written by Wang Yunjuan, a talented scholar in the former dynasty"

Wei Wuyue nodded in satisfaction again, admiring her son's love of literature, and looked at Tao Jiusi with softer eyes: "Tao Xiuzhuan is indeed a smart person, he can understand a little bit. Originally, I expected him to be a bit literate and know how to be loyal to the emperor." It's good to be patriotic, but now it's not a bad thing to be able to play with words now and then."

Wei Wuyue only thought it was effective to let Li Chengming beat him last time, and also felt that Tao Jiusi was going to be the teacher of the eldest prince, and he really wanted to gain fame. It must be something good. Let Cheng Ming send you out later, and tell you about it."

Seeing Tao Jiusi obediently standing in the hall with hands tied, Wei Wuyue couldn't help but overflow with admiration for this junior in her heart, thinking that he should have earned enough fame by fishing for fame for a while, so why not arrange some other errands for him, To avoid wasting time by Wei Lingxue's side.

Wei Wuyue said: "Tao Xiu's writing to teach the eldest prince is really overkill. I intend to let you be the head of the anthology department. What do you think?"

The Wenxuan Department is a sixth-rank official in the Ministry of Officials, and going up from this road is a broad road.In her previous life, Tao Jiusi also served as the head of the Wenxuan Department while being a teacher to the second prince.

I went around in circles in my life, but I didn't expect to return to the Ministry of Officials.

After Tao Jiusi received the decree and thanked Wan En, Wei Wuyue added another sentence: "In the future, there is no need to teach the First Prince. He has been studying with Master Tao for nearly five months, and he should be able to learn what he should learn. I will see him in the future." Bar."

Tao Jiusi was taken aback, and hurriedly said, "Think twice, Your Majesty! The eldest prince is only at the beginning of writing, and it is far from the time for me to resign after I have completed my achievements."

Wei Wuyue didn't even raise her eyelids: "You don't need to say anything more about Aiqing, I've made up my mind. Cheng Ming, send Master Tao off for me, and talk about the key points inside."

After Wei Wuyue finished speaking, regardless of Tao Jiusi's shout: "Your Majesty, stay a step," and immediately left the main hall.

Seeing Tao Jiusi's dejected face, Li Chengming secretly rejoiced, but he could not forget the task assigned by His Majesty, so he stretched out his hand and said, "Master Tao please, I will see you off."

Tao Jiusi stood up helplessly, and walked out with Li Chengming.

Li Chengming has a round body and walks very slowly. The two walked for a long time before moving out of the courtyard gate of Zhengde Hall.Moreover, not only did Li Chengming walk like a turtle, but Li Chengming also spoke slowly: "Does Master Tao know that the eldest prince is born with ominous luck?"

Tao Jiusi was taken aback for a moment, the Holy Spirit wanted Li Chengming to tell him about it.

Li Chengming: "As soon as the eldest prince was born, there were experts around the Holy One who saw through that he was the reincarnation of Gu. According to legend, Gu was the son of the mountain god Zhongshan with a human face and a dragon body. It is a pity that he did not hesitate to kill the god for stealing medicine. Escaping from punishment, being punished by the Emperor of Heaven. I don’t need to tell you these stories, Master Tao must also know about them.”

Tao Jiusi nodded numbly. In his previous life, he only knew that Wei Chengxue's birth was inauspicious, and he didn't know what kind of inauspicious method it was. Now he suddenly heard it from the emperor's confidantes, and he couldn't tell what it was like.

Not to mention that Wei Wuyue actually believed such nonsense, and even arranged for an internal servant to tell the foreign ministers, saying that a tiger's poison does not eat its young, the Tian family is so ruthless.

Li Chengming said again: "The drum is an ancient beast. Every time it shows up, there will be a severe drought. Isn't it very ominous? And not long after the eldest prince was born, Dong Qi aggressively invaded our borders, making life difficult for the people. Master Tao Tell me, does such an unlucky prince just live in mediocrity?"

Tao Jiusi pinched the corners of his clothes, and the corners of his mouth were stretched into a straight line. After a long time, he reluctantly replied: "The eldest prince is a dragon son, and he has his own gods to protect him. How dare Xie Chong join him so easily. This is not a way of seeking death."

"Do you dare to question the emperor?" Li Chengming saw that Tao Jiusi was reticent, so he had to suspect that the clever Tao Jiusi in the Cai Palace just now was just an illusion of his.

Tao Jiusi said expressionlessly, "I don't dare. But if you don't say anything, you will be confused, and if you say something casually, I'm afraid you won't be able to convince me."

Li Chengming took a deep breath, tried his best to keep calm and said: "The old slave is here to spread the word, believe it or not! You just need to know about the eldest prince, after all, speaking out will hurt the face of the royal family." Then he flicked his sleeves angrily and go.

Li Chengming left, but Tao Jiusi still stood where he was.

Wei Lingxue's clear eyes appeared in Tao Jiusi's mind for no reason.It says unyielding and strong, but no one in Weiguo seems to want to see these shining eyes.

Tao Jiusi suddenly felt that the sun was shining brightly today, but it still couldn't see the ghosts and ghosts of David's palace.

While he was in a daze on the spot, two pedestals came from a distance, the one in front was Wei Rongyu, and the one in the back was actually Mrs. Meng.

Tao Jiusi was surprised when he saw Mrs. Meng ostentatiously passing through the market in a sedan chair.Because in the palace, not everyone can sit in a sedan chair. Take Weiguo as an example, generally only the emperor's prince and concubines above the rank can ride a sedan chair in the palace, but the Meng family is only the nurse of the second prince. But being able to sit in a sedan chair in broad daylight shows how arrogant Concubine Du Gui is in the harem, and it also shows how much the Meng family has the trust of Concubine Du Gui.

Mrs. Meng didn't know what Tao Jiusi was thinking, so she greeted her with a smile while sitting in the sedan chair, "Isn't this Xiao Tao? What's the matter with Xiao Tao entering the palace today?"

Tao Jiusi didn't want to get entangled with them, so he said calmly, "I'm going out of the palace now."

But Wei Rongyu jumped off the sedan chair, grabbed Tao Jiusi, turned around and said, "Nurse, go first, I'll let Brother Jiusi accompany me to see Fifth Brother."

The fifth younger brother Wei Rong mentioned was born of Wang Zhaoyi, who is only five years old now, and his mother Wang Zhaoyi has no strength in the mother clan, so when everyone considered who would win the crown prince, the fifth prince was never taken into consideration.

Tao Jiusi had a good impression of the fifth prince's mother, Wang Zhaoyi. This woman in the deep palace did not fight or snatch, she was as quiet as an orchid in an empty valley. What was even more commendable was that Wang Zhaoyi was kind-hearted. She avoided it, but pitied Wei Lingxue for not having a mother, so she took good care of him.

But this woman is also a pitiful person. She originally had two sons and was the one who gave birth to the most princes in the harem. Unfortunately, the fourth prince died before he was ten years old. The fifth prince is also weak and precarious.

Tao Jiusi suddenly remembered something and asked, "What month is the fifth prince's birthday?"

Wei Rongyu looked at Tao Jiusi in surprise: "I remember it was August, what's wrong?"

Tao Jiusi breathed a sigh of relief, "Second Highness, let's go to Wang Zhaoyi's place quickly, there is still time to go now."

Wei Rongyu didn't have time to think about what brother Jiusi was talking about, so he was dragged towards Wang Zhaoyi.

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