The heroine Jiangshan

Chapter 77

The night is getting darker.

Just as Yun Ruochen left, the Jingxin Hall returned to its former desertedness.Although there were dozens of eunuchs and guards waiting inside and outside the hall, they could barely hear the sound of breathing, only the rustling of the leaves blown by the night wind outside.

Emperor Yuan Qi coughed twice, and took a sip of the hot tea beside the case.

"Zhang Yuan."

"The slave is here." The fat middle-aged eunuch responded softly, leaning forward appropriately.

Emperor Yuan Qi held the teacup in one hand and the lid of the cup in the other, and tapped it lightly twice, not in a hurry to speak.After a while, he said slowly: "Chen'er insists on studying classics and history."

Zhang Yuan didn't answer, he knew that this was not the time for him to intervene.

"Not only that..." Emperor Yuan Qi thought of Yun Ruochen when he said "I want to study with Master like Ah Che". "She's still picky about Mr., kid, hey..."

Although Yun Ruochen didn't say it out loud, he meant that he didn't want to study classics and history with female officials, but wanted to invite well-educated Confucians to teach like male students.

"Zhang Yuan, look at this kid, what kind of temperament is he?"

Zhang Yuan has served Emperor Yuan Qi for more than ten years, but he still feels that he can't figure out the emperor's mind from time to time.For example, now, he couldn't figure out whether Emperor Yuan Qi admired or disliked Yun Ruochen's actions tonight.

But not answering is obviously not okay.Zhang Yuan said cautiously: "Princess Huarong is very studious."

"Well, yes...much more studious than her father and uncle..."

People are good at sifting through memories, so Emperor Yuan Qi completely forgot about his failure as a father to ignore the growth of his two sons, and blindly blamed them for their ineffectiveness.I also don't want to think that the prince was supposed to go to the study at the age of eight, but because of his superstitious belief that the two dragons don't meet each other, he pretended that there were no such children in the palace.As a result, Prince Jing and Prince Cheng, who were already mediocre in talent, did not receive any systematic imperial education at all.

"I wanted to take advantage of her living in the palace so that people could study her carefully." Emperor Yuan Qi sighed suddenly: "It's a good thing to love reading. Sigh, if Chen'er were a grandson, I would be able to hand over the country to the old man with peace of mind." It's four... I don't know if her younger brother will be like her in the future?"

"Forget it, I want to see what this kid can learn?"

Emperor Yuan Qi got up, Zhang Yuan hurriedly put on his outer robe for him, and said that the emperor was careful to cool off.Emperor Yuan Qi ignored him and walked straight to the front of the hall, feeling the coolness of the autumn wind blowing on his face, and looked up at the sky above his head.

"Sister Qiong, there is actually a girl who thinks the same as you..."

His cloudy eyes seemed to become much clearer at this moment, as if recalling the past many, many years ago.

When Emperor Yuan Qi stared blankly at the night sky and recalled the past, Yun Ruochen had already left the Jingxin Hall and turned to the Great Corridor, but he never expected to meet a long-lost nobleman head-on.

Concubine Zhang Shu.

"Chen'er has seen Concubine Shu!"

Yun Ruochen took half a step back in a calm manner and bowed in salute.

Under the light of the lanterns carried by the palace people, Concubine Zhang Shu's complexion looked pretty good, which did not match the rumors of her "serious illness" a few days ago.Moreover, when she looked at Yun Ruochen, her expression was still kind and kind, with a gentle smile on the corner of her mouth, she did not seem to have an inextricable knot with Prince Jing's residence at all.

Even Yun Ruochen had to admire Concubine Zhang Shu's cultivation.Prince Jing was the crown prince, but Prince Cheng dragged his family and left the capital in desperation. Concubine Zhang Shu's status in the palace must have plummeted.It's hard to find any trace of loneliness and loss on her face.

The so-called loser does not lose, King Cheng is far inferior to his mother and concubine who has been trained in the melting pot of Gongdou in this regard.

"Hua Rong, just came out of the emperor's palace?" Concubine Zhang Shu asked with a smile, "Did you have dinner with the emperor?"

"Going back to Madam, Chen'er just chatted with Grandpa Huang after dinner... Madam, are you feeling much better?"

The best way to prevent others from asking questions is to ask new questions.As expected, Concubine Zhang Shu didn't continue to ask, nodded and said: "You have a heart. There is a new imperial doctor Zhu in the palace, and I have taken a few medicines from the new imperial physician, and my spirit has improved a lot. Yes, I heard that you have always been here. I'm a little short of breath, why don't you let him take a look at it for you tomorrow?"

"Thank you, Ma'am, for your concern. That would be great." Yun Ruochen responded obediently, and the two chatted a few more words before parting.

Yun Ruochen respectfully sent Concubine Zhang Shu away on the spot, and watched her lead the palace people into the gate of Jingxin Palace before turning around and continuing to walk towards Tsinghua Palace.

It seems that Concubine Zhang Shu also has something to ask the emperor.But I don't know if it has something to do with King Cheng who just left Beijing?
Even though Concubine Zhang Shu has lost power, she is still one of the four concubines in the palace, and she is eligible to seek an audience without being summoned.But Emperor Yuanqi had a bad temper, and the concubines would be scolded at every turn, so generally no one would go to see the emperor on purpose.The purpose of Concubine Zhang Shu's trip...is intriguing...

Leaving aside the opposing positions, Yun Ruochen spoke highly of Concubine Zhang Shu.He is self-cultivated, knows how to behave, and is absolutely unambiguous when it comes to making decisions.

When the accident happened in the palace on New Year's Eve, Prince Cheng was so anxious because Prince Jing took the initiative to stand up and preside over the overall situation, and even shouted that this was a conspiracy arranged by Prince Jing.

If he continued to talk nonsense, King Jing could use him as an excuse to tie him up, and the result of King Cheng would be much worse than it is now.

But Concubine Zhang Shu judged the situation immediately, and decisively rushed to give King Cheng two slaps before everyone reacted to stop him from continuing to make mistakes.This courage is not easy!
"Sure enough, these ladies... are all top-notch..."

Yun Ruochen claimed to be smart, but after living in the palace for a period of time, he deeply felt that his scheming was not enough.Not to mention pleasing the old emperor, she couldn't handle even these ladies.

That's why she especially wanted to know why Concubine Zhang Shu went to see the emperor on purpose?
After all, Prince Jing has just become the crown prince now, and Prince Cheng...should pay more attention.You can't get carried away and let Cheng Wang's family have a chance to turn around.

After weighing these things in her heart, she put them aside.She was more concerned about whether Emperor Yuan Qi would agree to let someone teach her classics and history?

Just now she was struggling for a long time, and although Emperor Yuan Qi didn't show any signs of impatience, she also knew that she should not be too capricious.

"Freedom..."

She raised her head slightly, looking at the long and narrow night sky in the corridor, her heart sank.

She yearns for more and more freedom.So she can't give up absorbing those abilities that she lacks. Learning classics and history is just a means, and more... is to learn the way of court contained in classics and history.How could the ladies teach her?

She said coquettishly to the emperor that all the children of the clan could enter the Taixue to study, and she also wanted the masters from the Taixue to teach.But the emperor... probably won't agree.

She didn't know that the old emperor was staring at the same starry sky with her at this moment, recalling his long-lasting memories when he was young.

However, after only one night, Yun Ruochen discovered that her recent luck was really good.

Both of her wishes came true!

First, the news that Concubine Zhang Shu went to the Emperor's Palace last night was sent back to Tsinghua Palace.This is not surprising, of course Concubine Duan Gui must keep abreast of any disturbances in the palace, especially Concubine Zhang Shu's lifelong enemy, she must always pay attention to it.

It turned out that Concubine Zhang Shu was going to recommend the new Imperial Physician Zhu to the emperor.

As we all know, the emperor was poisoned once on New Year's Eve.Only Yun Ruochen knew the real reason for the poisoning. Everyone thought that the Taoist priests had poisoned the pills. Only Yun Ruochen knew that there was also the soul-absorbing incense sent by King Chenghui that played an important catalytic role. .

But she definitely won't say it... Why would she do such a thing that exposes herself?

Since then, the alchemists in the palace have disappeared, and there are no Taoist priests except Tianshi Luo, and the emperor has suspended taking pills and practicing Taoism.But the old emperor's body was still very weak, with ups and downs, and the toxins in his body could not be removed.

So Concubine Zhang Shu went to recommend the new imperial physician to the emperor, and everyone was not surprised.This is just a common way to curry favor with the emperor... Even though Concubine Zhang Shu is old and young, it is impossible for her to be favored by this, but her purpose can be understood by everyone.It's all for Li Jing's son Cheng Wang to feel better!
After learning Concubine Zhang Shu's purpose, although Concubine Duan Gui was not very happy, she didn't particularly care.Yun Ruochen thought about this matter in his mind, always felt a little weird, but couldn't tell what was wrong.

She didn't have time to think about Concubine Zhang Shu right away, because Eunuch Zhang Yuan soon brought three new female officials who were responsible for teaching her court etiquette, calligraphy, and women's virtues.And her request to the emperor was actually fulfilled——

"Once every three days, I go to the study room to study classics and history, and I will be taught by two bachelors from the Hanlin Academy?"

Yun Ruochen jumped up in surprise, staring closely at Zhang Yuan's eyes: "Eunuch Zhang, is this true?"

"Yes." Zhang Yuan said with a smile: "These two Hanlin scholars are both new Jinshi from the previous session, and their knowledge is excellent. Moreover, the emperor also ordered..."

"Since the princess wants to study in the upper study, you will be treated the same as the prince. There will be one servant and one servant."

Waiter?Read?Oh, like a book boy?Yun Ruochen knew that Zhang Yuan would explain, so he was not in a hurry to ask.

Zhang Yuan said: "In the past, the prince's servants were selected from the inner eunuchs, and the princess's servants should be selected from the palace maids."

Yun Ruochen nodded.It's nothing, it's just that there are multiple people serving by your side...

"As for the servants, according to the rules, they must be selected from the family of the clan or courtiers' children..."

Uh, is that to find a classmate for her?
"The emperor said that since the princess mentioned the young master of Gu Ge's hometown, he should call that young master Gu Che into the palace to be the princess' attendant."

"what?"

Yun Ruochen couldn't help calling out.

Zhang Yuan looked at her in surprise, and the surrounding court ladies and eunuchs were also very strange. It is rare to see the precocious little princess lose her composure!

"Gu Che? The emperor asked him to be my attendant?"

Yun Ruochen wanted to laugh again, but couldn't.Please, that one who only likes to race horses on the prairie, raises golden eagles as pets when he has nothing to do, has strong limbs and a simple mind, and writes extremely ugly——

Student Gu Che!

　It's still a bit late... Ah ha ha ha I didn't expect it!Ah Che is going to be classmates with Ruochen!

　　
　
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