Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

"It's just... the crown prince and... and the little one are joking..."

"A joke? Hehehe, yes, the prince is still young." Defang closed the paper and asked, "Eunuch Zhou, I heard that Mr. Zhang also came to ask the prince for words a few days ago. What did the prince write?"

"Back to the lord, the crown prince told the teacher that you can't do it casually, so he wrote eight characters [Yin Liang Tian Di, Bi Yu alone]"

"Yin brightens the world, and Biyu is alone." Defang nodded, "Well written."

"Yes, His Majesty said so too."

"Well, Eunuch Zhou, the word is coming soon, go get busy."

"Yes, my lord." Zhou Huaizheng walked out of Zishan Hall with the words, and Defang walked in. At this moment, Yiyi was lying by the window looking at the flowers. Defang approached and patted Yiyi. Yiyi looked back and saw that it was Defang. Very happy, hugged Defang and said, "Father! Why did you come here?"

"Father is too sleepy, sleep a little longer." Defang sat on a chair with Yiyi in his arms, "Shou... Prince..."

"It's called Yiyi, it's called Yiyi." Yiyi shook his body, "Not the prince."

"Okay, okay, there are no outsiders here, the father is called benefit, but when you go outside, the etiquette cannot be broken, you know?"

"Ok!"

"Benefit, I heard that you wrote a few words to Mr. Zhang."

"Yes, Master Zhang asked Hai'er for paintings, but Haier's paintings were not good-looking, so I wrote to the teacher." Yi Yi looked at Defang, "Father, what you wrote is what you told Boy. "

"Well, it's well written, and it's the right gift." Defang smiled, "It's beneficial, so what's the meaning of the [Brother Zhou's Brother Chopped] you wrote to Eunuch Zhou?"

Yiyi lay next to Defang's ear and said softly, "Baili told the boy that the servant is here." Yiyi pointed to his pants, "here he was chopped off."

"This Baili, how can I teach you this, hahaha" Defang laughed when he heard this, and then patted Yiyi "Yieyi, don't tease Eunuch Zhou like this again in the future, he has a very pitiful background."

"Why is Eunuch Zhou so pitiful?"

"Because of the war in the early years, Eunuch Zhou's parents died when he was very young. He was adopted by an eunuch in the rebellion army. Later, the rebellion army was defeated by the court, and Eunuch Zhou was taken to the palace as a servant."

"Is that the same as Baili?"

"Almost, they can only be hurt by others, but there is nothing they can do to benefit them. If they become servants, they can no longer have their own children, so they are very pitiful. We have to treat them kindly."

Benefit a little bit, "Remember, the boy will write to Eunuch Zhou tomorrow."

"No need to write, just draw a horse for him, hehehe"

"Father, uncle, he..."

"It's Emperor Father, don't make a mistake."

"Well...the father...gives the child two thousand per month. The child wants to honor his mother."

"It's really filial to be benefited. It's enough for you to have this heart. Your mother will be very happy to hear it."

"Father, father... said that in a few days, I will go to visit Yuqing Zhaoying Palace and Jingling Palace, and then go to visit Taimiao. Father, are you going?"

"Go, father and king will accompany you."

"Father..." Yiyi looked up at Defang and then lowered his head, Defang looked at him closely, "Yiyi, what's wrong?"

"Baby is not good..."

"Not good? Is it uncomfortable? Father, look at it."

"No." Yiyi shook his head and stretched out his hand to hold Defang's finger. "Boy... said father is bad... said he hates father... that's not true..." Yiyi cried after finishing speaking, "Father is the worst alright..."

"Yiyi..." Defang hugged Yiyi tightly, "My father doesn't blame you... I don't blame you at all... Yiyi is the best child of my father and queen mother..."

Defang returned to the mansion and told Concubine Di Yiyi what she said, and Concubine Di was also choked up. A few days later, Defang and Concubine Di accompanied Yiyi to the Zhaoying Palace and Jingling Palace in Yuqing, but they were not close to Yifei, and Concubine Di was far away. Watching from a distance, seeing Yiyi wearing a dress, bowing and prostrating, he couldn't help crying. After the ceremony, everyone embraced Yiyi and returned to the palace. Defang patted Concubine Di, "Ma'am, let's go home."

"My lord...the concubine wants to see the benefits again..."

"Yi Yi has been walking for a day, he must be sleepy, let him rest, I will bring my wife into the palace tomorrow."

Concubine Di nodded, and the two got on the sedan chair and turned back to the palace. The sedan chair team stopped in front of the main gate. Defang stepped out of the sedan chair and looked up at the golden plaque with the imperial pen of the Taizu [Nanqing Palace]. . .