The Book of Raising Children by Houmen

Chapter 9 Exhortation (1)
Zhao Jing knew in her heart that this was probably the reason why the empress dowager wanted to keep her but did not dare to keep her, and it was also one of the reasons why Zhao Jing had to leave the palace.

Although Zhou Xu was young, he must be the emperor, and he kept his promises. Even if it was a joke that reached the ears of Queen Mother Zheng, it was enough to embarrass Zhao Jing.

Zhao Jing prided herself that she was not a stunning beauty, so she must not have the ability of Concubine Wan Gui to obsess over an emperor who was ten years younger than herself.But she also knew in her heart that the relationship she had spent with her day and night for more than ten years was not in vain. Even if the little emperor didn't spoil her and love her, he would respect her like an elder in the future.

But these... have limited appeal to Zhao Jing. Zhao Jing just wants to live and live outside while she is young.If you have extra money, you can hire three or five servants, buy one or two maidservants, travel around the mountains and rivers, appreciate some treasures and scenery, and appreciate the ancient natural beauty that has no artificial traces, it is not in vain for her to travel through this world. one time.

"Get up quickly, what are you doing, there is no gold on the ground, and you just kneel all day long?" Zhou Xu watched Zhao Jing kneel down again, his childish face suddenly frowned.

Zhao Jing raised her head, glanced at Zhou Xu, suddenly laughed softly, stood up from the ground and said: "The emperor is making fun of the servant girl again, the servant girl is already 25 now, and I'm afraid she will be [-] when the emperor is in charge. Well, the empress dowager is only in her thirties now, and when the emperor accepts slaves as concubines, even if the courtiers dare not say it, they are afraid that they will laugh at the emperor. It doesn't matter if slaves are thick-skinned, if you If you really want to keep your servants, it’s just an imperial decree that your servants are not allowed to leave the palace, and your servants should serve you in the palace with all their heart, why do you have to make such a bad plan?”

When Zhao Jing said this, her big bright eyes looked at the little emperor neither humble nor overbearing, but Zhou Xu knew that she was talking ironically.When Zhao Jing was upset, she never got angry. This was about the ability she had practiced in the palace for ten years. Others might not be able to see it, but Zhou Xu could understand it at a glance.

"Why do you have to say these angry words, let you go out when you reach the age of 25, this is the ancestor's rule, even if someone asks to stay in the palace to serve, it is her own willingness, although you are dedicated to serving me, but I know , you want to go out in your heart, you must also want to be like Aunt Yun who left before, want to marry into a wealthy family and become a noble concubine, or else you will be like Aunt Xue who left by the mother's side, although you can only marry a guard, But it’s the main wife, I understand all these things, don’t try to deceive me.” Zhou Xu felt a little unhappy when he said this, and when he remembered that Zhao Jing hadn’t been around for more than ten days, he couldn’t sleep and eat day and night. Adding a layer of anger: "Is it better to be the concubine of those courtiers than to be my concubine? Aunt Jing, don't you love Xu'er?"

The little emperor's words were straightforward, although Zhao Jing had made up her mind, she still felt a little bit reluctant in her heart.She raised her head, looked at the dry ink in the ancient Yishui inkstone on the red sandalwood imperial case, pinched her sleeves and picked up the ink stick to grind it, and said indifferently: "Of course my servant loves you, but everyone has every opportunity." What I want to do personally, the emperor wants to be in charge, the queen mother wants to marry the emperor as soon as possible, and the slaves want to go out of the palace, do small business, and live a small life, all these make it happen."

"Is it that good outside?" Zhou Xu looked at Zhao Jing with some confusion. Her skin was white and translucent, just like the lychees that were brought as tribute from Lingnan in summer. It seemed that water would overflow with just a light poke. , Zhou Xu couldn't take his eyes off, waiting for Zhao Jing to reply.

"There are many bad things outside, but it is more free than inside the palace. Although the palace is good, it is like a golden cage. The slaves have been here for more than ten years, and they just want to go outside to see."

"Aunt Jing can get out of this cage, so why do I have to stay in this cage?" Zhou Xu asked with a bit of anger, brows slightly furrowed.

Zhao Jing knew that he had such a temper when he was in a hurry, with a chuckle on the corner of her mouth, she rubbed the ink and said: "This is the emperor's home, not the servant's home."

Zhou Xu suddenly felt that he had nothing to say, so he opened a memorial and forced himself to read it. Unexpectedly, after reading halfway, he suddenly jumped up and said: "These unscrupulous people, the imperial court managed to get them out of the military pay for the war." After allocating money for disaster relief, they still want to rebel! They don't know what to say!"

Zhao Jing squinted her eyes and listened for a while, but she understood in her heart.When she was in Yongshou Palace last time, she heard the empress dowager and the regent discussing Jiangnan affairs. In fact, most of the people who rebelled were not the victims of the disaster in the previous year, but the remnants of the previous dynasty. Something happened.

(End of this chapter)