Fried orchids are as delicious as fried leeks, which caused the orchids in Lanyuan Pavilion to suffer. He Xiang also complained to Emperor Wu of Zhou about this matter. Although Emperor Wu of Zhou reprimanded Zhao Yao, it was of no use. Zhao Yao continued to steal orchids from Lanyuan Pavilion, which almost made He Xiang sick.
He Xiang had no choice but to take the well-grown orchids home and raise them, while the orchids that were poorly grown and ordinary in appearance were left in Lanyuan Pavilion.
Zhao Yao is now arrogantly taking away a pot of orchids from Lanyuan Pavilion every day, and He Xiang turns a blind eye. If possible, He Xiang would like to put up a sign at the entrance of Lanyuan Pavilion that says "The Tenth Prince and dogs are not allowed to enter."
Zhao Yao came to Lanyuan Pavilion to help every day, and Zhao Yao became familiar with the ministers of Lanyuan Pavilion.
The ministers originally had no impression of Zhao Yao, the tenth prince. They only knew that he was the unfavored youngest son of Emperor Wu of Zhou Dynasty. However, after getting along with the tenth prince during this period, they found that the tenth prince was quirky, well-behaved and cute. It's lovable.
Zhao Yao unknowingly became the pistachio in Lanyuan Pavilion. As long as he is there, the atmosphere in Lanyuan Pavilion is very relaxed.
Although He Xiang was angry with Zhao Yao for stealing his orchids, he still liked the tenth prince with clear and clean eyes.
Prime Minister He and the ministers finally knew why the tenth prince was not favored. It was because he was just a child, without any scheming or scheming. He was very simple and cute, not like a prince at all.
Now, Zhao Yao goes to Lanyuan Pavilion for lunch every day after leaving Kunde Hall.
The food in Lanyuan Pavilion is pretty good. In addition to the lunch provided by the imperial dining room, many ministers also bring their own food. They know that Zhao Yao likes to eat delicious food, and sometimes they will bring some famous dishes or local products from their hometown, or their specialty dishes and snacks.
Zhao Yao also often brought some delicious food from Kunde Hall to Lanyuan Pavilion to share with the ministers.
Sharing delicious food will bring the distance between each other closer, which makes the ministers of Lanyuan Pavilion like the prince Zhao Yao even more. It's a pity that Zhao Yao is only free to come here at noon every day.
In the morning, Zhao Yao will study in Wende Hall. In the afternoon, he would go to the martial arts field or Changqin Hall, or other places to learn. By the time he got off school in the afternoon, all the ministers in Lanyuan Pavilion had gone off work.
The words "going to work" and "off work" were spoken by Zhao Yao to the ministers. The ministers felt that these two words were very appropriate.
The third prince and the seventh prince saw that Zhao Yao often went to Lanyuan Pavilion to help, so they followed him. The ministers were quite restrained when they saw them. Some ministers have other thoughts and will try their best to please them.
Emperor Wu of Zhou learned that the third prince and the seventh prince were doing a disservice by going to Lanyuan Pavilion, and issued an order not to allow them to go to Lanyuan Pavilion, which would hinder the fourth prince and others from compiling history.
The third prince and the others were certainly dissatisfied with this decree. Why can the fourth prince participate in the compilation of history? Why can that little kid Zhao Yao freely enter Lanyuan Pavilion?
Zhao Yao's visit to Lanyuan Pavilion did not hinder the Fourth Prince and the others from studying history. On the contrary, he often helped them find books, serve tea and water, deliver things, etc.
The Eighth Prince, who was far away in Hulong Temple, knew very well what Zhao Yao did in Lanyuan Pavilion.
"Your Highness, His Highness Tenth is very happy staying in Lanyuan Pavilion." He received news from the palace every day, and Yu Hai also knew Zhao Yao's every move in Lanyuan Pavilion.
"He wrote a letter saying that he misses me, but I don't think he misses me at all." The Eighth Prince laughed and scolded, "I think he lived a very happy life in Lanyuan Pavilion."
"His Royal Highness is lovable. It is normal for the ministers of Lanyuan Pavilion to like His Highness." His Royal Highness is good-looking, has a sensible and well-behaved temperament, and has a sweet mouth. Who doesn't like him.
"The fourth prince did a good job in this matter." The eighth prince knew that the fourth prince deliberately asked Zhao Yao to go to Lanyuan Pavilion.
Yu Hai hesitated and said, "Your Highness, actually His Highness the Fourth is very concerned about His Highness the Tenth."
The Eighth Prince raised his eyes and glanced at Yu Hai coldly. Yu Hai's heart was chilled by the sight, and he immediately raised his hand and slapped himself: "You talk too much, this slave."
"If it weren't for the sake of being good to his tenth brother..." The eighth prince said this, but didn't say any more, and there was a flash of coldness in his eyes.
Compared to the Dai Wang and the Third Prince, the person the Eighth Prince hates the most is the Fourth Prince, whom he hates for no reason.
Yu Hai knew that the eighth prince hated the fourth prince, so he didn't dare to say anything.
"Tenth brother likes books on arithmetic. I asked you to send someone to look for it. Did you find it?" The eighth prince, like the fourth prince, saw that Zhao Yao liked arithmetic and didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
"How many books have been found? Will you send someone back to the palace tomorrow to His Highness the Tenth Prince?"
"When he comes to Hulong Temple, I will give it to him personally."
Yu Hai hesitated for a moment and asked: "Your Highness, does it matter that Your Highness likes arithmetic? After all, arithmetic is a heretic?"
"Arithmetic is not heresy." The Eighth Prince raised his lips and mocked, "Confucianism considers itself to be the right way, and anything that is not Confucianism is heresy. In my opinion, useful knowledge is the right way, and arithmetic is very important in our lives. .”
"Your Highness is right."
When mentioning Confucianism, the eighth prince thought of Kong Taichang and his little daughter.
"You said before that Mrs. Kong left Bodhi Temple alone?"
"Yes, Miss Kong did not leave Bodhi Temple with Mrs. Kong. She said she would continue to stay at Bodhi Temple to pray for the late Queen." After Yu Hai finished speaking, he saw that the Eighth Prince's expression was wrong and asked in confusion, "Your Highness, is there anything wrong? ?”
The Eighth Prince frowned and said thoughtfully: "It is impossible for Mrs. Kong to leave Miss Kong to pray alone at Bodhi Temple. There must be a hidden secret in this."
"Your Highness, what do you mean?"
"Send someone to Bodhi Temple to inquire about it." The eighth prince already had a guess in his mind.
"Yes, Your Highness."
The Eighth Prince asked again: "Have Li Chuan and the others left the capital?"
Yu Hai replied: "The king asked Qian Songtao to take Li Chuan back to Jizhou, but Zhai Gui did not leave."
The Eighth Prince rubbed the Buddhist beads on his left wrist with a thoughtful expression.
Seeing that the Eighth Prince was thinking about something, Yu Hai said nothing and stood quietly aside.
After a moment, the Eighth Prince asked, "Are Shen Hu and Chu Ying in the temple?"
"exist."
"Action tomorrow night."
Hearing this, Yu Hai had a look of surprise on his face, and immediately lowered his voice and said: "Your Highness, General Shen and the others are here. If we take action, we will definitely fail."
The Eighth Prince picked up the teacup, gently swayed the tea inside, and said with a half-smile: "What I want is failure."
Yu Hai understood what the Eighth Prince meant, "I will inform them right away." When he saw the Eighth Prince pick up the pen again to copy Buddhist scriptures, he quietly withdrew.
The eighth prince in the room was copying the Diamond Sutra. As he was copying, a sarcastic look appeared on his face, and his eyes were filled with gloom.
At this time, in Kunde Hall, Zhao Yao was writing a letter to the eighth prince.
Since the eighth prince followed the prince to Hulong Temple, Zhao Yao was worried that the eighth prince would be bored in Hulong Temple, so he wrote to him every day.
After Zhao Yao finished writing the letter, he asked the carrier pigeon to deliver the letter to Hulong Temple. He did not ask his bird friend to deliver the letter for him, as it would not be appropriate, so he used the carrier pigeon specially used in the palace to deliver letters.
The eighth prince had just finished copying Buddhist scriptures when he saw a carrier pigeon flying to his window and looking at him with its little head tilted. He couldn't help but chuckle, stood up, walked over, and took the letter from the carrier pigeon's lap.
When I opened the letter, I saw Zhao Yao's dog-like handwriting.
[Myna, I heard that the vegetarian food at Hulong Temple is delicious. Is this true? 】
Just this sentence.
Zhao Yao heard this from Lin Xueyi.
The Eighth Prince smiled helplessly and fondly: "I just know how to eat." After saying that, he returned to the table and picked up the pen to write a reply.
[The vegetarian dishes, steamed buns, sesame seed cakes, steamed buns, and snacks at Hulong Temple are all delicious. I'll ask Yu Hai to send some to you tomorrow. 】
After writing the reply, the Eighth Prince asked the carrier pigeon to send it back.
This homing pigeon was named Xiaoyi by Zhao Yao. During this period, it made several trips to and from Hulong Temple and the Imperial Palace every day.
When Zhao Yao received the reply, he jumped up happily when he saw that the Eighth Prince had sent Yu Hai to deliver the fast food from Hulong Temple to him tomorrow morning.
Bago was so kind to him, so he had to repay Bago. However, if Starling doesn’t like to eat, then he should give Starling a painting.
A few days ago, Tongxi made charcoal according to Zhao Yao's instructions.
Zhao Yao has been drawing with charcoal these past few days. In the dream, he inherited Zhao Yao's ability to draw. He has been practicing these days and his drawing is getting better and better.
He had just finished painting the fourth brother's painting. In Zhao Yao's words in the dream, it was a sketch.
Before, the fourth brother drew a portrait of him and gave it to him. As a courtesy, he also had to draw a portrait of his fourth brother and give it to him.
At this time, Liang Zhaoyi walked in and asked warmly: "Are you busy?"
"You're done." Zhao Yao stood up and stretched, then showed Liang Zhaoyi the sketch he had just drawn of the fourth prince, "Concubine, look at what I drew."
In the past few days, Liang Zhaoyi had seen the sketches that Zhao Yao mentioned, but now she was shocked when she saw the sketches of the fourth prince.
"The painting is really good."
"Is it exactly the same?"
"Yeah, exactly the same." Liang Zhaoyi sighed in her heart, this painting is so real.
"Concubine, I will paint it for you tomorrow."
"Okay, Concubine Mother, wait." Liang Zhaoyi said and handed the book in her hand to Zhao Yao, "Let's see if Concubine Mother made a mistake in the punctuation marks?"
Ever since Zhao Yao thought of punctuation marks, he taught Liang Zhaoyi. In the past few days, Liang Zhaoyi has been practicing punctuation marks.
Zhao Yao took over, lowered his head and inspected it carefully.
"Concubine, you have marked everything correctly." He praised Liang Zhaoyi in the tone of a young gentleman, "Concubine, you have completely mastered the essence of punctuation. It is really great."
Liang Zhaoyi, who was praised by her son, pretended to be very happy: "Thank you, Your Highness, for the compliment."
"Mother, with punctuation marks, won't it be convenient to read?"
"It's very convenient." Liang Zhaoyi said with a smile, "I will mark all the books in the study with punctuation marks during this period."
"OK."
Liang Zhaoyi said: "You can teach me the pinyin again after a while."
Zhao Yao said very readily: "No problem."
"When the time is right, tell your father about punctuation marks and pinyin." Liang Zhaoyi knew in her heart that the promotion of punctuation marks and pinyin would make reading easier. But now is not the time.
Zhao Yao said obediently: "I listen to my mother and concubine." After saying that, he remembered the stirrups and asked Liang Zhaoyi, "Mother and concubine, when will you tell your father about the stirrups?"
"Let's go after the death anniversary of the first empress." In three days, it will be the death anniversary of the first empress.
(End of chapter)
