Liang Shuren made great contributions to the affairs of Yangzhou and was promoted to the governor of Yangzhou by Emperor Wu of Zhou Dynasty.
No one in the former court or the harem paid much attention to the fact that Liang Zhaoyi's father was promoted to the governor of Yangzhou. A Yangzhou governor is nothing to the officials in the capital, but to the concubines in the harem, he is just a minor official.
For concubines with high status in the harem, their fathers and brothers have very high official positions and hold real power. A Yangzhou governor was nothing in front of their father and brother.
Furthermore, Liang Zhaoyi's father was promoted to the governor of Yangzhou and did not pose any threat to the concubines in the harem, so naturally no one cared.
However, the people in Kunde Palace were happy about this matter.
"It's a good thing that Mr. Liang is promoted to prefect. As long as Mr. Liang's prefect does well and can be promoted in the future, Mr. Liang can be transferred to the capital to serve." Meiren Yu was really happy for Liang Zhaoyi, "Waiting for Prefect Liang When you come to the capital, sister, you can meet Prefect Liang."
Liang Zhaoyi knew in her heart that her father would never be transferred to the capital to join the job. She smiled and said: "I hope to see my father soon, but it will be difficult for my father to be transferred to the capital. Besides, even if my father can be transferred to the capital in the future, I may not be able to meet him."
Poppy thought of herself, and her expression turned gloomy.
She is from the capital, and her father works in the capital, but she has not seen her father for so many years.
First, because of her low status, she was not qualified to summon her parents and family members to the palace. Second, because his father's official position was low and his mother did not have any official orders, he could not enter the palace to see her.
In the harem, only concubines above the concubines are qualified to summon their parents and family members to the palace to meet them. Only concubines above the concubine level had a father with a high official position and a mother with a royal title.
As their own status is low and their father's official position is low, it is impossible for them to meet each other.
Poppy sighed quietly and said, "It seems that we will never be able to see our parents and family in this life."
Pan Cairen's eyes were red and he held back tears as he said, "I think about my parents every day, even in my dreams. If I never see my parents again, I will forget what they look like." Pan Cairen entered the palace later than Liang Zhaoyi and others, but it has been six years since he entered the palace.
Poppy looked disappointed and said in a heavy tone: "Me too."
Liang Zhaoyi didn't speak, but like Poppy and the others, she missed her parents and family every day.
When the fifth princess saw Poppy and the others being sad, they didn't know how to comfort her. They could only hold Poppy's hand and say, "Concubine, you still have me and Yaoyao."
Poppy reached out and touched the face of the fifth princess, and smiled happily: "Fortunately, we still have you and Yaoyao, otherwise we would not know how to live in this palace."
Liang Zhaoyi saw that Pan Cairen still couldn't hold it back and cried silently. She quickly changed the subject and said, "It will be spring hunting in a few days, and we can go out to get some fresh air."
Speaking of spring hunting, the expressions of Poppy and Pan Cairen immediately changed and they became happy and expectant.
"Yes, we can also go out for a few days to get some fresh air and see the outside world." Without Spring Hunter and Autumn Hunter, they would never be able to leave the palace in their lives, and they would always be locked up in this gorgeous "cage". By then they will either die of illness or be suffocated to death.
Although Pan Cairen is usually afraid of meeting people, he still looks forward to spring hunting.
"Fortunately, the late Queen proposed to let us concubines go hunting in the spring and autumn."
"The late Queen has really done a lot for us." Speaking of the late Queen, Poppy was filled with gratitude.
"The first empress knows that our concubines are having a hard time, so she always thinks about us." A queen like the first empress who is not jealous of the concubine, but instead defends the concubine and considers the concubine at all times, is really hard to find.
Poppy lowered her voice and said, "If you were the Queen, she would definitely not allow us low-ranking concubines to participate in the spring hunting and autumn hunting..."
Before she finished speaking, she was interrupted by Liang Zhaoyi.
Liang Zhaoyi warned her: "You don't want to live anymore, how dare you say such things about the Queen."
Only then did Poppy realize that she had just said something she shouldn't have said. There was a flash of panic in her eyes, and she quickly said: "I just... I don't dare to do it anymore."
Seeing that the poppy was frightened, Liang Zhaoyi quickly softened her tone: "The Queen is in a bad mood these days, we have to be careful." A few days ago, the Queen and the Duke of Zhen Guo had a big quarrel. I heard that the Queen A lot of things were smashed. To this day, the Queen's anger has not subsided. In addition to the eunuchs and maids in Zhaoyang Palace who were punished, many people in other palaces were also punished. "Besides, be careful that walls have ears." Although Kunde Hall is located in a remote location and no one comes to Kunde Hall specifically to inquire about news, what they say may spread.
Poppy and Pan Cairen nodded quickly: "Sister, we will be careful in the future."
Liang Zhaoyi nodded lightly, did not say anything more about this matter, and continued to talk about Chun Lie.
The location of the spring hunting is in the eastern suburbs of the capital, where there is a royal enclosure left over from the Zheng Dynasty. After the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty, many things left over from the previous dynasty or the Zheng Dynasty were used, such as the royal palace, the royal courtyard, the royal paddock, etc. However, the royal enclosure came into use only after Emperor Wu of Zhou ascended the throne.
When the late emperor was in power, his health was already not in good condition. There were a lot of things going on at that time. Although he left most political affairs to Emperor Wu of Zhou, who was still the prince at the time, there were still many things that needed to be handled by him as the emperor.
At that time, the late emperor was too busy to go hunting, so the royal paddock in the eastern suburbs remained idle. In the third year after Emperor Wu of Zhou ascended the throne, the royal enclosure in the eastern suburbs came into use.
It was Song Dekang and others who proposed spring hunting and autumn hunting. Emperor Wu of Zhou thought it would be good to restore spring hunting and autumn hunting, so he agreed.
Now, spring hunting is the most important activity in spring after spring plowing.
The spring hunt is held to get everyone active, after all, they have been hunkering down all winter.
Although spring hunting is called spring hunting, spring hunting is different from autumn hunting.
Autumn hunting is held specifically in the fall for the harvest. Spring hunting is held in spring, not really for hunting, but for "play". Of course, hunting is also required, but the number of hunting will be limited, unlike autumn hunting where hunting is unrestricted.
The spring hunting party was held for three days, and the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty could bring their families to participate. Concubines in the harem can also participate. Of course, men and women will be separated.
In the past few days, Zhao Yao has been counting the days on his fingers, hoping that spring hunting will come soon.
At noon, after school, Zhao Yao did not rush back to Kunde Hall, nor did he rush to Lanyuan Pavilion to find the fourth prince. Instead, he was called away by Mr. Xiao.
Mr. Xiao found an arithmetic book from elsewhere. Ever since I learned that Zhao Yao was interested in arithmetic and had talent in arithmetic, I had been helping him find books on arithmetic.
Seeing that Mr. Xiao was so interested in his interest in arithmetic, Zhao Yao was filled with emotion and gratitude.
"Sir, thank you very much."
"It's nothing, you don't need to worry about it." Although Mr. Xiao's face was still expressionless, his eyes looked at Zhao Yao very kindly. "After you finish reading this book, you can tell me again."
Zhao Yao was not polite: "Okay."
"It's getting late, you should go back and have a meal quickly."
"Sir, I'll go first." Zhao Yao had just taken two steps when he suddenly remembered something and walked back to Mr. Xiao, "Sir, do you have any friends who would like to be your sir?"
"Be a teacher?" Mr. Xiao asked with a puzzled look on his face, "Who should I teach?"
"It's like this, I have a friend who wants to ask his husband to go to the Yangsheng Hall to teach the orphans how to read." Zhao Yao said, "There are many children in the Yangsheng Hall who want to study, and my friend wants to find a more reliable teacher to teach them. "
Mr. Xiao asked suspiciously: "Your friend?"
Zhao Yao looked at Mr. Xiao, hesitated in his heart, then raised his right hand to his mouth and whispered to Mr. Xiao: "Actually, it's my second uncle. He wants to find a reliable gentleman to teach the children in the health center. . You also know that very few gentlemen are willing to go to the Yangsheng Hall to teach orphans, and even if they go, they won’t teach them well."
"Your second uncle?" Mr. Xiao was startled, and then said with admiration, "Your second uncle is really a good man."
"Sir, don't worry, my second uncle will give you monthly money."
Mr. Xiao said: "Let me ask you."
"Sir, you must find someone you trust." Zhao Yao scratched his head and said, "Also, can you conceal that it is my second uncle who hired someone?"
Mr. Xiao did not ask Zhao Yao why he wanted to hide his second uncle. He nodded and said, "Okay."
"And ask your friends to help keep it secret too."
"good."
Seeing that Mr. Xiao did not ask why he kept it secret, Zhao Yao breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. Sure enough, Mr. Xiao is reliable!
"Sir, thank you very much." Zhao Yao bowed gratefully to Mr. Xiao.
Mr. Xiao hurriedly helped Zhao Yao up: "His Highness the Tenth Highness said something serious." After he finished speaking, he saw Zhao Yao looking at him with shining eyes, and then he heard His Highness Tenth say, "Sir, when I grow up The king has gone to his fief, do you want to teach in my fief?"
Zhao Yao's question stunned Mr. Xiao, "Going to teach in your fief?"
Zhao Yao nodded repeatedly: "Well, when I grow up and become a king, I would like to invite you to teach in my fief."
He added, "Sir, it's still early for me to grow up. You can think about it slowly."
Seeing Zhao Yao's serious look on inviting him, Mr. Xiao also said very cautiously: "I will seriously consider it."
"Sir, I'll leave first. You should go and have lunch." After Zhao Yao saluted, he skipped out of Wende Hall.
He did not go back to Kunde Hall for lunch, but went directly to Lanyuan Pavilion to have lunch with the fourth prince.
When the fourth prince saw Zhao Yao holding the arithmetic book in his hand, he knew that Mr. Xiao had given it to him.
"Tenth brother, your bow and arrow are ready. You can take it to the martial arts field to try it out this afternoon." The fourth prince specially found someone to make a bow and arrow for Zhao Yao.
When Zhao Yao heard what the fourth prince said, he looked surprised: "My bow and arrow are ready? Fourth brother, did you make a bow and arrow for me?"
Wei Mian on the side said: "Your Highness, Tenth Highness, my Highness specially made a bow and arrow for you."
"Fourth brother, there are bows and arrows in the palace, why did you go out of your way to make them for me?" Zhao Yao asked in confusion.
"The bows and arrows in the palace are not specially made for you. It is fine for you to use for daily practice, but it is not suitable for hunting." The fourth prince explained.
"Is that so?" Zhao Yao had never noticed this. After all, he was very comfortable with the bow and arrow he practiced on weekdays.
"Your Highness, when you hunt, you will not only be able to shoot the prey well, but also prevent you from straining your shoulders." Wei Mian added, "If you go hunting with the bow and arrow you practice on weekdays, it will be easy to pull the target." Hurt your shoulder.”
Zhao Yao smiled sweetly at the fourth prince: "Thank you, fourth brother!"
Fourth brother is so nice, even this little thing is considered for him.
"Fourth brother, I will hunt a fox and give it to you when the time comes, just as a thank you for giving me the bow and arrow." Zhao Yao said confidently.
The fourth prince smiled slightly: "Then I'll wait."
At this time, somewhere in the capital, a group of people were plotting something.
"Is the paddock arranged?"
"It's been arranged to make sure nothing goes wrong."
"That's good."
"Don't worry, this operation will be successful."
Asking for a monthly ticket!
(End of chapter)
