Emperor of the Red Chamber

Chapter 7 Father and son, husband and wife

Today the third prince was still busy until night before returning to Prince Yiqin's Mansion.

It was 2:00 when I returned home, half an hour earlier than yesterday.

After the third prince returned home, he immediately sent someone to summon Yuan Qingbai.

Yuan Qingbai meandered from the remote courtyard house on Neifu East Road where he lived to the residence of the third prince on Neifu Middle Road.

The third prince looked at his third son who was standing in front of him respectfully, and praised him: "Your performance in front of the Holy Emperor today was not bad."

He is stern and mean. He doesn't like to praise, but is accustomed to teaching others.

It is really rare for him to have such praise for Yuan Qingbai now, and it is also true that he has a lot of appreciation for Yuan Qingbai's supernatural power, bravery, intelligence, and ambition.

Perhaps it was also because he felt a little guilty about his third son.

Today, Yuan Qingbai said in front of Emperor Jing'an in Dangchun Garden that the third prince's father had always worked hard to raise and teach him.

This is untrue.

The third prince didn't pay much attention to his third son.

Now that the third prince discovered that this third son was so outstanding, and that he grew up like this when his father did not care about his mother's early death, he was pleasantly surprised and felt a little guilty.

However, after just a simple compliment, the third prince got to the point seriously: "Your ninth uncle has arranged for you to go to the capital camp."

"I will go to the capital camp early tomorrow morning. When I arrive at the capital camp, deputy general Yue Zhong will arrange your bow and horse training."

"Instructor Tang will also accompany you. In the next four months, Instructor Tang will do his best to teach you how to bow and horse."

Yuan Qingbai said respectfully: "Yes, my son knows. This matter has troubled my father and uncle Jiu."

There were some waves in his heart.

It turned out to be Jingying!
As far as Yuan Qingbai knows, the current Jiedushi envoy in Beijing is Jia Daihua.

Jia Daihua is the father of Jia Jing of Ningguo Prefecture and the grandfather of Jia Zhen.

Jia Daihua was only briefly mentioned twice in the original work, and when he was mentioned, Jia Daihua had already passed away.

"Are we going to have contact with the characters in the original work so soon? And are we going to see the living Jia Daihua?"

Yuan Qingbai thought to himself.

After talking about the business, the third prince asked Yuan Qingbai to leave without talking much.

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As soon as Yuan Qingbai left the third prince's residence, Princess Xiahou came.

Xiahou just heard that the third prince summoned Yuan Qingbai immediately after returning to the palace, which made her depressed.

She did know that since Su Zhiwan's death, the number of times the third prince summoned Yuan Qingbai alone in the past three years was pitifully rare. Previously, when Yuan Qingbai fell ill, the third prince only asked about the situation and did not visit the patient.

Xiahou was also curious about what the third prince told Yuan Qingbai tonight.

So she took the initiative to come to the third prince's residence.

Fortunately, Yuan Qingbai had already left when she came. If the two of them bumped into each other, she would probably question Yuan Qingbai and make Yuan Qingbai worry about it.

After sending Yuan Qingbai away, the third prince originally wanted to read the Diamond Sutra while waiting for dinner.

He does believe in Buddhism, but today he was not only tired from hard work, but also had a conflict with the prince. He was so angry that he didn't even eat dinner.

When he held the "Diamond Sutra" in his hand, he couldn't read it. He kept thinking about Yuan Qingbai in his mind.

Such a moment of ecstasy.

At this moment, Xiahou came.

"What's the matter?" The third prince asked Xiahou calmly.

Xiahou pretended to be calm: "I heard that the prince has returned to his residence, so I came here to see the prince."

The third prince nodded and deliberately picked up the Diamond Sutra and started reading it.

Xiahou, who was left alone, was depressed and embarrassed. She knew that the third prince was not happy with her. In embarrassment, Xiahou asked with a fake smile: "Why did the prince summon Qing Bai just now?"

The third prince looked up at her again and explained the situation without hiding anything.

After hearing this, Xiahou felt very uncomfortable.

What? You actually want to send that concubine to the capital camp? And stay for four months?

If this happens, won't my plan be ruined?
Xiahoushi was stunned for a moment, then said with a fake smile: "Qingbai won such a fortune today, it is not in vain that the prince and I raised him and taught him a lesson."

The third prince "hummed" in his heart when he heard this.

He is a smart man, and he has been married to Xiahou for many years. He had known that Xiahou's character was not good.

He knew that the Xiahou family hated Su Zhiwan and Yuan Qingbai.

He even knew that Xiahou had made things difficult and harsh for Yuan Qingbai.

He had long thought that Princess Xiahou was unworthy of her position.

Xiahou was the wife assigned to him personally by Emperor Jing'an. She was a princess and her natal family was powerful.

He has been restraining his dissatisfaction with the Xiahou family.

This kind of restraint was not easy for him, who was severe and mean, but he did it.

Today, Yuan Qingbai won the prize, and now the princess has the nerve to take credit for herself.

The third prince gritted his teeth and restrained himself.

Xiahou changed the topic: "Your Majesty, our palace has a martial arts training ground, and we can train bows and horses. Why let Qing Bai go to the capital camp? Wouldn't it be cheaper to let him train in the palace?"

The third prince said: "I have made up my mind."

Xiahou asked shamelessly: "The Holy One said that all the emperor's grandsons over ten years old can go to Chengde Qiuyi. I wonder if the prince plans to take Qingzhe with him?"

The third prince said: "I will bring it with me too."

Xiahou was happy, but also worried: "Will Qingzhe be sent to the Beijing camp for training?"

The third prince said: "Just let him train in the palace."

Xiahoushi felt happy again. She wished that Yuan Qingzhe would be training in the palace, but she was worried about going to the capital camp.

Xiahou said with a smile: "It would be great to train in the palace. Coach Tang is very skilled in martial arts, so he will be able to teach Qingzhe well."

The third prince, Bu Chengwang, said: "Instructor Tang will go to the capital camp with Qing Bai, and I will arrange for another instructor to teach Qing Zhe."

The smile on Xiahou's face immediately disappeared.

She knew that Coach Tang, who was a former Wu Jinshi, was the number one master in the palace and the strongest archer and horseman. Yuan Qingzhe had been practicing martial arts with Coach Tang before.

Now the third prince wants to assign the Tang coach to Yuan Qingbai instead of Yuan Qingzhe.

The third prince, whose patience was exhausted, said: "I am tired today, if there is nothing else, you can go ahead."

Xiahoushi paused and then stepped forward, pretending to be shy and lowering her eyebrows: "Your Majesty, we haven't had sex for several months. Let me serve you tonight."

She was unwilling to give in, thinking that a pillow breeze tonight might make the third prince change his mind and not send Yuan Qingbai to the capital camp, although she knew that the possibility of success was very slim.

The third prince said directly: "No need."

Xiahou: "..."

In embarrassment, Xiahou resigned and returned to his residence.

Soon she received news that the third prince was staying in He's room tonight.

In the Zhou Dynasty, in addition to the princess, the prince could also have two concubines.

As Prince Yiqin, the third prince has two concubines, one is Du family and the other is He family.

He only gave birth to a daughter, while Du gave birth to a son, Yuan Qingsong.

(End of this chapter)