Concubine Rong had just woken up, and her head was still a little dizzy. She held the cup and savored the fragrance of the tea.
After Ye Shuo walked in, she couldn’t help but cough and became more alert.
Especially when she saw the mud spots on her son’s body and his dirty little hands, Concubine Rong quickly dodged his pounce: “Don’t come over here, don’t come over here, it’s so dirty.”
Oh my god, did he just roll around in the mud?
“Mammy, stop him quickly!” Concubine Rong became anxious as she couldn’t believe that her newly embroidered dress was covered in mud.
As expected, Ye Shuo immediately came up empty-handed.
Being caught in midair by the nanny, Ye Shuo struggled twice like a little turtle. Seeing that there was no hope of escape, Ye Shuo quickly gave up.
After looking at him warily for a long while and making sure there was no danger, Concubine Rong asked the nanny to put him down.
“Go, go, change his clothes and wash them.”
Won’t the snacks be cold when you come back after changing clothes?
Cold snacks are not delicious.
Ye Shuo was also getting anxious, grabbing onto the table legs and refusing to leave: “No, no…”
“Mother, mother…”
The nanny didn’t dare to use too much force, fearing that she would hurt him, so she looked at her mistress and said, “Madam, look at this…”
Noticing that his eyes were fixed on the plate of snacks on the table, his face full of greed, Concubine Rong couldn’t help but feel a headache: “With your current state, do you still have the nerve to take it?”
After the words fell, Ye Shuo opened his mouth without hesitation: “Ah——”
Although his hands are dirty, other people’s hands are still clean.
Concubine Rong: “…”
At this time, the little thing was very smart.
The big eyes stared at the small one, and the smaller one looked at her eagerly.
Concubine Rong had no choice but to say, “Just sit here and don’t move or touch me. Do you hear me?”
Ye Shuo nodded repeatedly to show that he was very well-behaved.
The nanny suppressed her laughter and carried the little prince to the chair opposite Concubine Rong. She even put a cushion behind him to prevent him from falling.
Ye Shuo did what he said. He held the armrests beside him tightly with both hands, not behaving in a disrespectful manner at all, and sat there like an elementary school student.
Concubine Rong’s heart softened, and she crushed some cake with her clean hands and put it into his mouth.
The extremely rich taste of honey instantly filled Ye Shuo’s mouth, along with the faint floral fragrance. It was worthy of being the work of the palace’s royal chef, and it was much more delicious than some of the so-called traditional old brands he had eaten in modern times.
“You really know how to enjoy yourself.” He even needs someone to feed him a snack.
Concubine Rong took off her armor on purpose, and her fingers, which were warm and cool, stroked Ye Shuo’s cheek from time to time.
[T/L = Armor here refers to the gloves of the royalty wears.]
Ye Shuo didn’t feel ashamed at all when he heard this.
She’s my own mother, there’s nothing shameful about it.
However, since Ye Shuo is only one year old, he still cannot eat too many snacks, even though they are made with simple ingredients, because they contain high amounts of sugar.
Ye Shuo had just eaten one piece when he watched Su Yue move the plate far away as his mother had instructed.
Although Ye Shuo felt that he could continue eating, it was obvious that Concubine Rong would not indulge him in this regard.
Ye Shuo had no chance to resist and was carried away by the nanny to take a bath.
After he had washed himself and come out, the Sixth Prince finally arrived.
Ye Shuo took the opportunity to take a look at the sky outside. It was now completely dark, and it was almost time for dinner.
The Sixth Prince really studied from day to night without stopping for a moment.
If modern high school students saw this kind of enthusiasm, they would probably feel ashamed.
Ye Shuo, who had just finished taking a shower, still had a light mist on his body, like a steamed bun just out of the pot. His little face was rosy, which made Concubine Rong very fond of him.
So Concubine Rong took her son from the nanny.
While waiting for dinner, Concubine Rong sat there, teasing the little one in her arms, and asked, “Today was your first day in the study. Are you used to it? Has anyone bullied you in there?”
The Sixth Prince replied respectfully: “My brothers have been very polite to me.”
Upon hearing this, Ye Shuo couldn’t help but roll his eyes silently in his heart.
The eldest prince and the second prince, respectively seventeen and sixteen years old, have long been assigned jobs in the court and now no longer go to the study.
The Crown Prince is taught individually by the Grand Tutor. The remaining four, five, and seven princes are in a group, and only the Sixth Prince is alone. In addition, there was the incident in the Imperial Garden where the Fifth Prince threw stones… So I’m afraid it’s not just about being polite, but that he is isolated, right?
Concubine Rong didn’t think too much about it. When she heard him say that he was fine, she thought that he was really fine.
Seeing the Sixth Prince shaking his head, Concubine Rong then asked about his homework: “How is it? Can you still understand what the Master is saying?”
“Your Majesty, it’s all right.” The Sixth Prince answered very modestly.
“It’s the chapter on King Hui of Liang that Master asked us to learn today. I don’t understand what this section means, so I want to memorize it first and study it slowly later.”
Although Concubine Rong had no idea what this “Mencius: Liang Hui King Chapter” was, it did not prevent her from nodding in a pretentious manner: “Yeah, not bad.”
She seemed to understand and said, “So how are you doing with your recitation now?”
Speaking of this, the Sixth Prince frowned, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he said frankly: “This article is a bit long, I only memorized the first half.”
To be honest, this article is really difficult to remember. After spending most of the day, he only memorized half of it.
However, the Sixth Prince believed that if he was given another night, he would be able to memorize the entire section.
…Don’t ask, don’t ask, the food will get cold soon.
Seeing that Concubine Rong seemed to want to say something, Ye Shuo hurriedly tugged at her sleeve.
Only then did Concubine Rong notice that dinner had been served without her noticing when.
Concubine Rong immediately paused and said, “Let’s have our meal. We’ll talk about the article tomorrow.”
“Yes.”
The Sixth Prince had promised to play with him, so he couldn’t go back on his word.
Ignoring his tiredness, after dinner, Ye Shuo almost dragged him to the yard.
There is no other way. You can’t just sit there all day long. Your body will get sick sooner or later.
Since he didn’t want to exercise, Ye Shuo had no choice but to drag him to exercise.
Although… in the eyes of the Sixth Prince it was just pure fun.
At first, the Sixth Prince was a little impatient, thinking that his younger brother was willful and was delaying his studies, but because of the Imperial Concubine, he couldn’t get angry.
It was not until he saw him grunting and carrying the hydrangea [T/L = Flower] to him, his eyes full of anticipation, that the Sixth Prince was suddenly startled and then felt a little guilty.
To me, I only used him, but what did a kid know? He really regarded me as his brother.
The Sixth Prince had not seen much of the world. In his opinion, since his younger brother was so clingy to him at such a young age, how could he not regard him as his closest relative?
He had never imagined that there was a word in this world called fatherly love.
In Ye Shuo’s eyes, the Sixth Prince is just a child. The child has no sense of propriety, so of course he has to correct him.
Ye Shuo kept playing until the Sixth Prince was sweating, and finally he showed mercy and let him go.
After the Sixth Prince returned, he really didn’t have the energy to read anymore. For the first time ever, he tidied up quickly and went to sleep.
I really don’t know why my brother has so much energy.
Thinking of this, the Sixth Prince quickly fell asleep.
He slept particularly soundly that night.
*
Time flies quickly, and in the blink of an eye, another half a year has passed.
During the past six months, perhaps because of the busy government affairs or because Emperor Jingwen had been using the harem for a long time and his health had deteriorated, the number of times he visited the harem decreased significantly.
The number of times he went to the imperial concubine’s place was very few, maybe only three or four times in total, which was only slightly better than never.
Although my cheap dad comes less often, the situation has improved a lot compared to before.
This can be seen from the fact that when Ye Shuo opened his eyes in the morning, he found that he was no longer in the main hall.
My stepfather didn’t come often, but it didn’t delay his work at all. It doesn’t seem to be due to health reasons.
For some reason, Emperor Jingwen always felt that his youngest son looked at him strangely, especially when he came out of the imperial concubine’s room. The look in this kid’s eyes made him inexplicably itchy, and he wanted to beat him up.
It was really strange. Emperor Jingwen never beat his children, and he didn’t know why such a thought suddenly flashed through his mind.
Emperor Jingwen always relied on preaching. In his opinion, taking action himself or asking others to do it was ultimately a bad idea.
Until he saw his youngest son rubbing his eyes, still looking sleepy as if he had just woken up, and then threw himself into the imperial concubine’s arms.
As he pounced, he kept muttering: “Shame, shame…”
The imperial concubine endured the pain in her waist and steady the wobbly little thing, asking in confusion: “What are you ashamed of? What are you ashamed of?”
Ye Shuo stole a glance at his adopted father through the slit of his clothes, and suddenly felt naughty, so he looked up and said, “Father, father… at such an old age, sleeping with… mother… how shameful!”
What he meant was that Emperor Jingwen was so old, yet he still slept with his mother. How shameless of him!
The moment when modern young parents feel socially frustrated is when their children tell them in public what happened in the room.
Even modern people cannot bear such a strong sense of shame, let alone the emperor.
As soon as he finished speaking, Emperor Jingwen’s expression began to become unnatural.
He took a deep breath, and before he could speak, the little thing seemed to sense something and hid behind the imperial concubine.
Emperor Jingwen…what else can Emperor Jingwen say? The point is that this matter cannot be explained at all!
Emperor Jingwen originally thought that children have short memories and the imperial concubine would definitely say something later, so there would definitely not be a second time.
Who knew that when he came again, the little thing would run inside with a “thump thump thump” sound, and come out holding his little pillow, with an expression that looked extremely aggrieved: “No, don’t rush… Shuo, Shuo’er, go by himself…”
After he finished speaking, he tugged at the Sixth Prince’s sleeve again: “Sixth brother… I, I will sleep with you tonight…”
The Sixth Prince was still young and didn’t know anything. When he heard this, he asked casually, “Ah? Why?”
Emperor Jingwen on the side: “…………”
Emperor Jingwen’s face was like an overturned palette, colorful and extremely beautiful.
Wang Ziquan and a group of palace servants resolutely lowered their heads.