Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 188 National beauty and heavenly fragrance (Part [-])
Originally, Zhu Yijun was quite happy when he heard Feng Bao say that his concubine let Gao Wushi go, but when he heard that he was going, his face immediately collapsed.

Little Zhu Yijun is much more restrained when facing his mother than when facing his father, and even subconsciously he is not willing to spend more time with her.

To say why, it's actually quite simple.Although his father was the emperor, but because of what happened to him back then, he attached great importance to family affection. He regarded Zhu Yijun, the actual eldest son, as especially precious, and he was afraid of melting in his mouth and falling in his hands.If not, it wouldn't be so troublesome to accompany the prince to read this matter—of course Gao Gong's persuasion is important, but it must also be in line with the master's own wishes, so that he can cooperate willingly to such an extent.

Concubine Li Gui is different. Her position and situation determine that her attitude towards Zhu Yijun must be strict or even severe.

Where is she, what is her situation?

In terms of position, she is a noble concubine, and there is a queen above her.

In terms of circumstances, because she gave birth to the eldest son of the emperor, she surpassed ordinary concubines in one fell swoop and ranked second only to the queen in the harem.However, the queen is not very old, and she has not been neglected by the emperor before.Now, although the empress seems to have received a little worse reception than before because of her admonishment, the emperor did not show any intention of abolishing the empress. He even knew that the empress would be criticized by the outer court when she changed palaces, so she still followed the empress' wishes. Changed her to a quieter palace.

What does this mean?It shows that the queen's family is not bad, and even the emperor knows that the queen is right, but it's just a little embarrassing.That is to say, the queen may continue to be favored at any time - so, what will happen if she gives birth to Lin'er in the future?

Even though the emperor has already conferred the crown prince, the officials of Ming Dynasty are very, very sensitive and stubborn about the distinction between concubine and concubine. As long as the empress gives birth to a son, the outer court will definitely insist on "there is a concubine to establish a concubine". It was before "no heir to establish a head".

Concubine Li Gui knew that her status came from "the mother is more valuable than the child", so the requirements for this "son" must be quite high.And for a prince, the eldest son of the emperor, what is the biggest requirement?
virtuous.

That’s right, virtue.Being talented or not is of course very important to courtiers outside the court, but it is not so important to emperors and princes.For anyone in this era, the first requirement for the emperor or prince is virtue.

What is Virtue?If this topic were given to the Imperial Academy, at least hundreds of beautiful articles would be handed over in a day, but that was unnecessary, because Concubine Li Guifei had limited reading, and she could only ask her eldest son according to the "virtuous" in her mind.

From the perspective of a woman from an ordinary family like her, the criteria for the so-called Mingjun Xiandi are not complicated, but at least the following three points must be met: first, the kind who understands etiquette and can be a model for the world; A person who is worthy and capable, not to mention far away, at least like his own husband; in the end, he must respect his teachers and study as much as possible, so as not to be bullied by the outer court and fooled by the inner court.

It should be said that for a woman of ordinary background and little education, these views are simple but normal.

Only in this way, Zhu Yijun suffered a crime. Originally, the royal etiquette was already strict enough, and he had to study under the supervision of his mother. Concubine Li sometimes regretted that she did not read enough, so she desperately asked Zhu Yijun to study more. Not only "reading", but also reciting - the intensity of memorizing texts by elementary school students in later generations is already pediatrics for scholars of this era, and the Mengtong of ordinary people is actually far less demanding than Li Guifei's requirements for Zhu Yijun.

It is conceivable that when Zhu Yijun saw his mother, he felt like a mouse seeing a cat-it's over, and he has to endorse again!

Although Gao Wushi saw that Zhu Yijun was a little unhappy and refused to leave, he had no right to speak about it. He just thought in his heart: I need to find out why Zhu Yijun doesn't want to see his mother so much. Can leave a big good impression on this little guy.

However, it is absolutely impossible for you not to see her now, I brought a "gift" into the palace today!It is rare to have such a good opportunity, when will we not take the opportunity to contribute?

So he took the initiative to stand up and said: "Prince, since the imperial concubine is calling, let's hurry over to pay a visit."

"Then..." Zhu Yijun actually knew that there was no way to avoid it, so he had to slump his shoulders: "Okay."

Seeing this, Feng Bao frowned slightly, and said aside: "My lord, I think it's better for you to keep your spirits up."

Zhu Yijun glanced at him, said "hmm", didn't say much, but said to Gao Wushi: "You wait..."

Gao Wushi smiled slightly: "Your Highness, you don't need to say too much, I understand."

"Ah?" Zhu Yijun's eyes froze, and he asked subconsciously, "I didn't say anything, so you understood?"

Gao Wushi looked calm, showing a confident smile, nodded lightly, but thought to himself: You are a real child, but I am not. I have been forty in my two lives, what do you think in my heart? do not know?Isn't it just trying to say good things to you in front of your mother and block knives?

Joke, my experience in doing this job for the leading son...you don't know how rich it is!
Without further words, Feng Bao led Zhu Yijun and Gao Wushi to Chengqian Palace where Concubine Li Gui lived.

The word "Chengqian" in Chengqian Palace simply means following God's will. This palace was the residence of noble concubines for most of the Ming Dynasty. The "next door" to the south of Zhongcui Palace.And this is actually the main reason why Zhu Yijun was arranged to live in Zhongcui Palace by Emperor Longqing.After all, Longqing is very busy, so the outer court can leave it to Gao Gong and the others to take care of the labor, and there are so many beauties in the harem, but he has to take care of the work himself... In this way, the son's teaching can only be left to the pawn Damn, what a worry!
Feng Baonai was the second in charge of the inner court, even if it was only "next door", a large group of people shouted first and then hugged, and they left after the crown prince's ceremonies were fully set up. He frowned at seeing the high-level pragmatism, but because Zhu Yijun also waited obediently, It's hard to make a sound, just observe carefully.

Unexpectedly, this observation turned out to be unexpected: Although Feng Bao greeted the middle officials and court ladies to put on the posture of the prince's guard of honor, he himself always stood in the middle position until the end, when the prince got on the bright yellow soft sedan chair , Feng Bao also walked carelessly in front of the prince's sedan chair.The key point is that at this time the prince's sedan chair is obviously a little behind, and the center of the real guard of honor is actually where Feng Bao is!
Gao Wushi sneered in his heart: Mr. Feng, your position is very delicate.If someone cares, then you can say that this is to open the way for His Highness the Crown Prince; if no one cares, wouldn't this mean that you have accepted these etiquettes on behalf of the Prince?
　I caught a cold today and lay dead during the day... I only got up to write at night.However, Chapter 0 will be released before 2 o'clock, but it may be too late.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)