Emperor of the Red Chamber

Chapter 6 Princess Xiahou

The fifth prince, seventh prince, and eleventh prince were gathering together.

The fifth prince held a small kiln-made multicolored clay gold clock, took a few sips of tea, and said to the seventh prince: "Seventh brother, you took the risk again this time and almost let the Holy One raise Qingbai."

The Seventh Prince said: "How could I have imagined that that brat would actually have extraordinary physical strength? Damn it! I wanted to use this to suppress the cold-faced king, but it almost failed me. Fortunately, the result is good for us."

The Eleventh Prince agreed: "The result is indeed good. Who knows that Seventh Brother's family's Qingbiao, riding and shooting is superior to others, and he will probably win the championship in the autumn competition of the younger generation."

The Seventh Prince smiled and said: "It's true. My Qingbiao family is very skilled in martial arts, especially good at bow and horse. His physical strength may not be as good as that brat Qing Bai's, but when it comes to bow and horse, I'm not bragging. Looking at my father's many grandsons, There is no one like him.”

The fifth prince coughed dryly: "The chances of Qingbiao winning the championship are indeed very high, but this is not certain."

"In order to ensure that the Holy One will raise our nephews by then, the seventh brother and the eleventh brother will take all your sons over ten years old to Qiuhuang. In addition, they will be trained strictly in the remaining months."

The eleventh prince said: "Fifth brother knows that although I have three sons, only Qingke is old enough, and he is only twelve years old. He is not good at bow and horse, and he has no extraordinary physical strength. If I want to perform well in the Autumn Festival, It’s no different than climbing to the sky and embracing the moon.”

The fifth prince said: "Even if that's the case, it's better to take him with you. The Holy One said today that he would choose the one that satisfies him. Maybe he will fall in love with Qingke by then."

The Seventh Prince felt unhappy: "Humph, how can there be such a piece of shit luck? This time my family's Qingbiao must be appreciated by my father!"

He did not say these words. Although he was a rough man, he was not in a position to say such words directly at the moment.

But the fifth prince was actually depressed.

The fifth prince is already in his thirties. In addition to the princess and concubines, there are many concubines in the palace.

However, so far, he has only given birth to one son, and that is his legitimate son Yuan Qingtang. He has been raised by Emperor Jing'an for a long time, and he cannot send another son to participate in the competition this time.

If he could have another son raised by Emperor Jing'an, it would increase his chances of seizing the throne.

He was also worried that if Emperor Jing'an was to raise the son of the seventh or eleventh prince this autumn, the two followers might have thoughts of seizing the heir...

Even so, it is better than Yuan Qingbai being raised by Emperor Jing'an.

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Under the escort of the palace guards, Yuan Qingbai rode back to the Palace of Yiqin in the East City of Shenjing. As soon as he returned, he was summoned by Princess Xiahou.

Mr. Xiahou is in his thirties and takes good care of himself, but his appearance is not good.

She was designated by Emperor Jing'an as the third prince's wife when she was just a few years old. She was not a beauty even when she was young.

Mr. Xiahou was staying in a room.

There is a kang in the room, with a kang table on it, and books and tea sets on the table. There is a green satin backrest and pillows on the east wall facing the west. Xiahou sits on the west side because the third prince's seat is on the east side.

Yuan Qingzhe is also sitting in this room, eating some exotic fruits.

At this time, Yuan Qingbai came in, saluted Xiahou and said, "My son pays his respects to his mother."

Xiahou was not his biological mother, but according to etiquette, even if his biological mother was no longer alive, he had to call Xiahou his mother instead of his biological mother.

Under Xiahou's cross-examination, Yuan Qingbai explained the situation of going to the Spring Garden to meet the saint today, and even talked about the Qiubi competition.

Xiahou was surprised and depressed after hearing this.

Why did this bastard suddenly gain amazing physical strength? Did you suddenly get such a good fortune? He won't really perform well in Qiu Xiang this autumn, and he will be raised by the Holy Master to the palace, right? Yuan Qingzhe couldn't help but said: "What are you trying to do? You and I have always practiced martial arts together, and I have never seen you have extraordinary physical strength. What kind of magic medicine did you take to get this sudden physical strength?"

Yuan Qingbai said: "Where can I get a panacea? I have said it before. In fact, although I know that my physical strength is not small, I don't know that I can draw a fifteen-strength bow. I haven't tried it, and I don't dare to show off my physical strength. .”

Yuan Qingzhe snorted coldly: "You can deceive others with this, but you can't deceive me! I think you must have got the panacea from somewhere. You were seriously ill, and suddenly your symptoms were cured, and you also gained supernatural powers. .”

Xiahou's eyes were already bright.

Yes, this bastard may have taken the magic pill!

This era is very superstitious, even the third prince, the cold-faced king, believes in Buddhism.

The theory of panaceas is prevalent in this era.

Xiahou stared at Yuan Qingbai with dead eyes and couldn't help but said: "Hurry up and call me truthfully. Where did you get the miraculous elixir? Do you still have the miraculous elixir?"

She really wanted her son to suddenly have supernatural powers and be appreciated by the Holy One.

Yuan Qingbai said: "My son dare not lie to his mother. He really hasn't taken any miraculous medicine. Think about it, mother, if there really is such a miraculous medicine in this world, how can I be a part of it?"

Xiahou didn't believe it and kept questioning her for a while. However, Yuan Qingbai insisted that he didn't take the magic elixir. She didn't want to be cruel for a while. Could it be that he was tortured?
In desperation, Xiahou asked Yuan Qingbai to leave.

As soon as Yuan Qingbai left, Yuan Qingzhe hurriedly said to Xiahou: "He must not want me to take the panacea. If I take it, I will be appreciated by the Holy One and be raised by the Holy One. He is afraid that I will rob him." What a blessing!”

Xiahou remained silent, but in his heart he agreed with Yuan Qingzhe's statement.

"Hmph, a vile and shameless person who has been a slave for a few years actually wants to climb the high branches of the Holy One."

"If I really let you succeed, won't I even be ignored in the future? Won't the prince's princes be attacked by you, and Qingzhe will no longer be a part of him!"

"Your Majesty will be leaving Beijing on business in a few days. At that time, I will force you to get the magic elixir no matter what. Even if there is no magic elixir, you will not be allowed to be raised by the Holy One!"

"You have to be far away on a high branch. As long as I'm here, you can't leave this palace, let alone enter the palace!"

Xiahou thought to himself.

Of course, Xiahou hoped that her husband, the third prince, could seize the throne and become the emperor, but she felt that the chance of this was small. What she now hoped was that her son Yuan Qingzhe could ascend to the throne in the future.

In the Great Zhou Dynasty, if the third prince passed away in the future, the third prince could take the initiative to propose to the emperor which son should succeed him.

If he does not take the initiative, the emperor will choose one of the sons of the third prince to ascend the throne. Although the eldest son is usually chosen, if the emperor thinks which son is more suitable, he can also designate.

Xiahou thought that if Yuan Qingbai was raised by Emperor Jing'an, then the third prince would probably offer to let Yuan Qingbai take the title in the future. Even if the third prince did not take the initiative, the emperor would probably let Yuan Qingbai take the title.

As a result, Yuan Qingzhe will probably become an idle royal family doing nothing in the future.

This is what the Xiahou family absolutely does not want to see.

She planned to wait until the third prince left Beijing for business in a few days, then torture Yuan Qingbai to find out the magic elixir. She also planned to make things difficult for Yuan Qingbai and prevent him from practicing riding and archery.

She has no shortage of ways to make things difficult. For example, she asked Yuan Qingbai to copy a large number of Buddhist scriptures, and put some medicine in Yuan Qingbai's food to make him fall ill...

However, what Xiahou didn't expect was that Yuan Qingbai had already prepared for this move in advance...

(End of this chapter)