Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

Chapter 237
Although New Year's Eve is not as good as New Year's Eve, it is also a day for family reunions.Coming out of the palace banquet, Emperor Jingfeng walked in the palace shrouded in night, in the cold wind, he couldn't help but feel lonely in his heart.

The empress is weak and usually quiet, and rarely communicates with Emperor Jingfeng.The relationship between the husband and wife is as light as water, and they only maintain superficial etiquette and respect, without any warmth at all.Emperor Jingfeng's parents died early, and now the Empress Dowager Duanyi in the palace is his cousin, cousin's widow, and the relationship is estranged, so she is not a good companion in any way.

After thinking about it, Emperor Jingfeng asked Ning Fuhai: "How long has it been since I went to see Concubine Liu Gui?"

Ning Fuhai said: "Returning to Your Majesty, it has been more than three months since the meeting of Wangri Dynasty in September."

"More than three months, it's been so long before I know it..." Emperor Jing Feng was stunned, lowered his head and muttered, "Father was reprimanded, brother was dismissed, and I left them cold for three full months. No matter how arrogant your heart is, it should be smoothed..."

Thinking of this, Emperor Jingfeng stepped up decisively: "Let's go, go to Cuihua Palace to have a look."

Inside Cuihua Palace, Concubine Liu Gui had a worried look on her face, looking at the array of dishes on the table, but she had no appetite at all.

For three full months, Emperor Jingfeng did not step into Cuihua Palace.At first, when she went to the imperial study to ask for an interview, Emperor Jing Feng still had the patience to send Ning Fuhai to persuade her to go back. When the guards at the back saw her coming, they directly blocked the front with long spears, and refused to even notify her. Not to mention being able to see Emperor Jingfeng's face.

As time passed, everyone could see signs of her falling out of favor.The grasshoppers in the harem are used to exaggerating and stepping down, and some of them are arrogant, and they have to taunt their mother and son whenever they get the chance.Even the palace servants who served them in Cuihua Palace gradually became negligent, and they were no longer as dedicated as before.

Children are sensitive and can feel some of the grievances and entanglements between adults.Unlike Concubine Liu Gui who was worrying secretly, Li Jinche directly expressed his feelings on his face, and said in frustration: "Concubine Mother, today is New Year's Eve. In the past, Emperor Father would celebrate the festival with us. Why hasn't he come today?"

Caught off guard by her son poking at the center of the matter, Concubine Liu Gui's expression froze, and she forced a smile and said: "...your father is busy with state affairs, and he can't get away for the time being. He told me to be obedient and come when he is free." look at you."

"The concubine is lying!"

Li Jinche mercilessly exposed Concubine Liu Gui's self-deceiving lies, and stabbed her heart every word: "Father and imperial concubine have not visited me and mother concubine for a long time, how could he have talked to you!"

Concubine Liu Gui's chest froze when she heard the words, she opened her mouth, but she couldn't make up another clumsy lie, so she could only keep silent in the end.

Seeing that his mother didn't speak, Li Jinche suddenly panicked, with tears in his eyes: "Mother, concubine, tell me... Father doesn't like us anymore?"

"Nonsense!" Concubine Liu Gui scolded with a straight face, "Your father loves you the most, how could he not like you?"

"Then why doesn't he come to see us!" Li Jinche couldn't control his tears, and shouted recklessly, "Father would come here once every three days or so, and would give us many, many rewards, but He hasn't been here for a long time now, and we are not allowed to find him, he just doesn't like us!"

Concubine Liu Gui had a headache from being quarreled by her son, she didn't know how to answer for a while, she was upset, she picked up the thousand-character prose that he was learning these days, and coaxed patiently:

"Che'er, your father likes obedient children the most. As long as you study hard and know more words, your father will definitely like you. Didn't you say that you can memorize the thousand words by heart? Have you written it? Let’s work harder and try to write it silently as soon as possible, and show it to your father when the time comes, okay?”

Li Jinche threw away the book in her hand: "I don't want it! Father doesn't even come, and he doesn't know if I can write it down silently. What's the use of learning this!"

"Also, my grandfather said that my father will let me study in the cabinet in a short time. At that time, I will invite many well-educated people to teach me, which is much better than my mother's concubine. With them as my teachers, I will I can get rid of big emperor brother as soon as possible. I want to be their student, I don't want to study in Cuihua Palace!"

"Okay, okay, don't read, let's eat, if you don't eat, the food will be cold..."

Concubine Liu Gui's mother and son's conversation was clearly audible in the room. Across a wall, Emperor Jing Feng stood silently outside the door, his face darkened a little bit.

The purpose of not letting the palace people pass it on was to surprise their mother and son, but they gave Emperor Jing Feng a "surprise" before entering the door.

Ning Fuhai observed Emperor Jingfeng's expression, and said cautiously: "Your Majesty..."

Emperor Jingfeng suppressed the emotions in his eyes, and said in a cool tone: "There is no need to go in, let's go."

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Looking at Li Jinze's big eyes full of hope, Gu Yunji sighed silently, and said with a little apology: "I am just an editor of the Imperial Academy, with little talent and learning, so I cannot take on the task of teaching His Highness to study. When His Highness comes out of the cabinet to study in the future, His Majesty will invite many people from the world to study. Famous Confucians are His Highness' teachers, they are all more knowledgeable than humble ministers, and His Highness can learn anything he wants to learn."

Li Jinze withdrew his gaze in disappointment: "I don't know how long it will be until I leave the pavilion to study, but I want to go to school early..."

Suddenly, he seemed to think of something, and his eyes lit up: "If you can't be my teacher, then, can you ask Mr. Gu to teach me the Three Character Classic?"

Gu Yunji was slightly surprised: "The Three Character Classic?"

Li Jinze said: "I've always wanted to learn the Three Character Classic, but I couldn't find anyone to teach me. I asked Xiao Fuzi and Xiao Guizi, but they only knew a little bit and couldn't teach me the latter. I couldn't recite it just now. Master Gu picked it up right away, teaching me the Three Character Classic will definitely be fine!"

Gu Yunji looked embarrassed: "This..."

Seemingly worried about Gu Yunji's refusal, Li Jinze added, "Master Gu, just teach me a few sentences, okay? Just a few sentences, starting with 'people don't learn, don't know righteousness', it won't take too much of your time."

Looking at Li Jinze's cautious expression, Gu Yunji couldn't bear to refuse after all: "Okay then, just a few words."

Li Jinze smiled instantly; "Thank you, Mr. Gu!"

As he said that, he found two branches, and in the dim light, he squatted on the ground and followed Gu Yunji to learn the Three Character Classic stroke by stroke.

"The last two sentences are for the Son of Man, Fang Shaoshi. Be close to teachers and friends, learn etiquette. First of all, the word 'for' is written like this..."

"Son of man, Fang Shaoshi..."

……

In the solemn and quiet palace, suddenly there was the faint sound of reciting the Three Character Classic, the voice was young and green, patient and serious, in this cold world of ice and snow, it sounded a bit different.

Listening and listening, Emperor Jing Feng stopped involuntarily, and looked at the two blurred figures beside the side door of the hall not far or near.

Ning Fuhai narrowed his eyes to identify them carefully, and said, "Your Majesty, those two seem to be His Royal Highness the First Prince and... Gu Yunji from the Imperial Academy."

"Gu Yunji?" Emperor Jing Feng raised his eyebrows unexpectedly, "It's quite ingenious to hide here and teach my prince's three-character scripture instead of participating in a good palace banquet."

Ning Fuhai said: "Your Majesty, do you want to call them over for questioning?"

Emperor Jingfeng waved his hand: "Forget it, let them learn, we will wait here."

(End of this chapter)