Donggong Zhangjiao

After the dinner party was over, Pei Yao naturally went to Fengxuan Palace.

Fang Yun didn't act like a monster at all, he respectfully watched the empress leave, and then returned to Yuzhang Palace with the second princess and the fourth prince.

"Su Xin, take the second princess to wash up and rest first," Fang Yun ordered.

The fourth prince wanted to follow, but was stopped by Fang Yun.

"Ji'er, wait a minute, my mother-in-law has something to ask you."

"What do you want to ask, concubine?"

The fourth prince came over with a calm look on his face.

"Did who teach you what you did in front of your father today?" Fang Yun asked softly.

Although the fourth prince is smart, he probably can't think of this series of methods.

The fourth prince said truthfully, "Master taught me a lot of congratulations, but I didn't want to memorize them. There happened to be two of them related to cranes, so I thought of practicing crane boxing. I'm very proficient in crane boxing. If I memorize two more words, I'll be able to do it." You’ve passed the test, and you’re still different from others.”

When he said this, Fang Yun really lost his temper.

Yes, it turned out to be just to be lazy.

Indeed, the eldest prince and the second princess spoke more words. The eldest prince must have been taught by his master, and he was quite decent. He had a series of common congratulations. The second princess was a girl, and she was clever and read two lines of poetry.

In other words, the third prince was very restrained and only said a few sentences.

"Concubine, shouldn't I do this?" The fourth prince tilted his head and soon noticed something was wrong with Fang Yun, "But the master said that as a son of a human being, one should be filial, and it is filial piety to make the father happy. Treat me well and I should be filial."

Fang Yun regained his thoughts and became more serious.

"It's not that my mother-in-law doesn't want you to respect your father. It's just that my mother-in-law is worried that if you gain too much favor from your father, you will cause unnecessary trouble."

Now the fourth prince has not been exposed to these contents, and when he heard Fang Yun say this, his face was still a little stunned.

Fang Yun felt that it was time for his children to understand this. After thinking about it, he said softly.

"My mother, I want to ask you, among the six brothers and sisters, who do you think your father is closest to?"

"Me!" The fourth prince added without thinking, "And the second sister."

Fang Yun nodded, and then said, "Since you have been studying, your master must have taught you what it means to be superior and inferior to a direct concubine."

There are a lot of rules in the palace. Children learn the rules from the beginning of their enlightenment. Since they have been studying, they naturally understand the basic rules.

"I know, I am a concubine, and the fifth brother born from my mother's wife is the legitimate son." The fourth prince nodded.

Speaking of this, I feel a little unhappy.

As a child, he was still loved by his parents. He had always had a smooth life, but he was suddenly told that his status was inferior to his brothers. He didn't feel that the fifth prince was any different from him, so he was naturally unconvinced.

"The mother-in-law is also a concubine, so today the mother-in-law and the concubine are not talking to you to make you feel inferior." Fang Yun saw his son's little thoughts and promptly pointed it out.

The fourth prince raised his eyes and looked at Fang Yun intently, and then heard Fang Yun continue.

"You are four brothers now, but your father's position as emperor is only one. Our ancestors have rules about who can inherit your father's position in the future. The legitimate son first, then the eldest son, and finally the virtuous son. So logically, among the four of you brothers, the fifth prince is the one who should inherit your father's position the most. But in the end, rules are rules, and the final decision-making power still lies in your father's hands. And right now, as you said, your father I am the closest to you and like you the most, so tell me, do others think that your father would want you to inherit his position?"

"Yes." The fourth prince frowned and looked at Fang Yun seriously, "According to the rules, it belongs to the fifth brother. If it is given to me, the queen mother and the fifth brother may be unhappy."

"Yes, so the more favored you are by your father, the more unhappy they may be." Fang Yun sighed.

The fourth prince suddenly raised his head and said, "Why, my father is not his father alone. If he wants his father to like him, he will find a way on his own. Why should I give it to him? I didn't follow him in the first place. Grab him, he's going to the enlightenment class, and I'm giving him snacks!" Looking at the fourth prince's unwillingness to admit defeat, Fang Yun really thought of his own childhood.

But she didn't dare to come out as openly as the fourth prince at that time, she kept it secretly.

The fourth prince looks so good that he doesn't know how to keep a low profile.

So Fang Yun looked more serious, pulled the fourth prince in front of him, and explained the reason to him carefully.

By the time the mother-son conversation ended, the fourth prince looked much more serious.

"What did your Majesty say to His Highness the Fourth? When I saw His Highness go out just now, my whole person was different. It seemed that he was worried." Ruoyu couldn't help but ask while she was waiting for Fang Yun to wash up.

"Children in the palace should be sensible as soon as possible." Fang Yun narrowed his eyes and whispered.

The fourth prince is a smart boy. If he is taught slowly in the future, he will know how to do it.

And in Fengxuan Palace at that time.

When the queen came back after washing, Pei Yao was already fast asleep.

I was in a good mood today and drank a lot.

Seeing this, the queen put on some clothes and went to the side hall to see the fifth prince.

The fifth prince was young and couldn't bear it any longer, so he naturally fell asleep.

Looking at the child's sleeping face, the queen couldn't help but let out a long breath.

"Your Majesty." Minsi followed and put a thick fox fur cloak on her shoulders, "It's very cold in the night, my Majesty, please rest early."

"It doesn't matter, there is a fire in the palace. It's not cold. I'll sit here for a while and then go back to sleep. You've been tired for a day, go and have a rest." The queen whispered.

Hearing this, Min Si bowed and slowly withdrew.

The queen looked at the fifth prince in his sleep and was filled with emotions.

The fifth prince is naturally smart. He is still young, but the congratulations he said today were all taught by the queen herself, and the fifth prince memorized them word for word.

But the fourth prince had already given a lively and interesting performance, and when it was the fifth prince's turn, he was indeed not very impressive, although Pei Yao still praised him generously and rewarded him with gifts.

But the smile on his face doesn't lie.

The emperor likes the fourth prince more.

The queen reached out and touched her son's face with a complicated expression.

If you keep delaying the appointment of a prince for too long, and your father gets old and withdraws from the court, you don't know what changes will happen at that time. If you want to make money, you should start now.

But when she thought that her son would be stared at by many eyes if he was promoted to the position of prince at such a young age, the danger would increase, and the queen was reluctant to part with him.

After struggling for a while, I finally couldn't make a decision.

With complicated emotions, the queen was still preparing to wait for her concubine to enter the palace to pay New Year greetings. She met her mother and asked her to go back and ask her father what he meant.

Even if you make a decision, you still need to plan it before implementing it.

Pei Yao was still young. Historically, when emperors were still young, the proposal to establish a prince would always be refuted, and a good opportunity had to be found before he could speak up.

And in the midst of this decision and waiting, the first month passed by in a flash, and in February, when the weather got warmer, news of unusual movements in the Northern Xinjiang border appeared in the court.