Emperor Yong's punishment of the second prince was not made public, and the only one in the palace who was aware of it was the prince.
Although he never formed cliques for personal gain, he was very strict with the East Palace and Yikun Palace.
Although there were only a few unimportant servants missing, he still saw some clues.
Because of this, his heart felt even colder.
His father had known for a long time that his second brother had packed people into various palaces, but he chose to turn a blind eye. It was only now that his second brother had touched his bottom line that he took action to punish him with small punishments or severe punishments.
This indulgence sent shivers down the prince's spine and at the same time strengthened his determination.
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Five days later.
General Guo took care of everything properly, handed over the Guo Mansion to his eldest son, and headed to the south with the accompanying troops and horses given by Emperor Yong.
The prince took the place of Emperor Yong and sent him to the city gate.
After General Xiao stepped down from military power, Emperor Yong made him the Duke of Dingguo. Now he is accompanying the prince to see General Guo off.
Qiao Zhongguo was unable to attend, so he could only bow deeply toward the city gate at home.
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After the second prince fell silent, all his subordinates stopped moving.
The days seemed to calm down all of a sudden.
So Qiao Jiaojiao's biggest task became to eat well and grow taller!
The fourth prince had to come to Qiao Mansion every other day to "find abuse."
During the day, he went back to the Qiao Mansion with Qiao Zhongguo, who was going to the next court, and trained until around dinner time in the afternoon, when he was taken back to the palace by people sent by the prince.
So he had lunch at Qiao's house.
At first, Mrs. Qiao and the two brothers Tian Jing and Di Yi were a little cautious. After all, no matter how young the fourth prince was, he was still from the Tian family.
As a result, after seeing how cowardly the fourth prince was being lectured by Qiao Zhongguo all day long, they gradually got used to it, and even developed deep sympathy for the fourth prince.
Just as Qiao Zhongguo said when the fourth prince became a disciple, once it is teaching time, there are no monarchs and ministers, only teachers and students.
Qiao Zhongguo was serious and harsh, and he often trained the fourth prince to pieces.
Qiao Jiaojiao was honored to witness the entire process.
She had nothing to do anyway, so she just sat on the sidelines and watched, eating cookies and fruits to pass the time.
Then she watched her father call the fourth prince "little four" at first, then "boy", and finally got emotional and turned into "trash" and "dog boy"...
Such a treacherous act would be successful in the Qiao Mansion. If it were done in the imperial palace, it would really not be possible.
Qiao Diyi has also been running around Xiao Mansion all day recently. Occasionally at home, he squats beside Qiao Jiaojiao and watches with gusto.
You know, he has been trained like this since he was a child. Now when he looks at the fourth prince, he feels gloating about his misfortune and feels sympathy for him at the same time.
The fourth prince is quite promising, and he has done what he promised when he became a disciple, without complaining.
No matter how harsh Qiao Zhongguo was, he suffered it all silently. His small body stood wobbling on the wooden stake, and he didn't even cry out in pain even if he fell.
Sometimes Qiao Jiaojiao would grimace in pain for him, but he was so nice that he got up and grinned at Qiao Jiaojiao.
During this period, the one who felt most distressed for the fourth prince was the Queen.
Her fourth child used to chew her meals carefully. In the evening, sometimes after practicing her calligraphy, she would talk to her for a while.
Now every time when I come back from Qiao's Mansion, I take a shower, eat wholeheartedly, and then fall asleep.
However, the Empress also knows that learning martial arts requires hardship, not to mention that strict masters produce great disciples. The hardships Xiaosi endures now are all for the sake of better self-protection in the future.
Thinking of this, the Queen could only harden her heart. When the fourth prince fell asleep, she would sit by his bed for a while and cover him with a quilt.
Qiao Zhongguo never praised him in front of the fourth prince, but in front of his own family, he was full of praise for the fourth prince.
"That kid is really good. He's as good as the second child when he was a kid. But the second child is very noisy, and he doesn't say a word."
"Tsk, the root bone is also excellent. If it can fall into my hands earlier, I can train him from the age of three!"
"Hey, that kid is making great progress. No, I have to make it more difficult for him!"
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Mrs. Qiao looked at Qiao Zhongguo's beaming expression, gave him a chopstick to eat, and teased:
"I know, I know. My husband has gained a beloved disciple, and I am very happy. Eat quickly, the food is almost cold."
When Qiao Zhongguo looked up, he realized that everyone had already eaten and put down their chopsticks, and couldn't help laughing.
Probably all the seniors couldn't help but feel happy when they saw such a talented youngster.
This is also Xiao Hongda's current mood.
He would often keep praising his righteousness in front of Mrs. Xiao.
"The Erlang of Lao Qiao's family is really, really solid! He puts such a good young man in my husband's hands, which puts a lot of pressure on my husband."
"Although Erlang's kid is short-sighted, he is actually the most malleable talent! Old Qiao had such a temper back then. He had no distracting thoughts and learned the art of war quickly and accurately!"
"Tsk, tsk, that's great. I might be the second Lao Qiao in the future!"
Mrs. Xiao looked at her husband's admiring look and shook her head secretly.
Why don't you open your eyes and see, your second daughter's soul is about to be taken away by others!
The Erlang of the Qiao family is also true. Every time he sees Yue'er, he smiles innocently. You could say he has no rules. His eyes are clear and extremely sincere.
Forget it, since your husband is so happy with the Erlang of the Qiao family, let’s wait and see first.
It just so happened that the Qiao family had two sons. The eldest son of the Qiao family was a promising man and was about to start a family. When the time came, it was just right for the second son of the Qiao family to support the Xiao family!
Thinking of this, Mrs. Xiao suddenly felt that this was a wonderful arrangement.
The days went by in such an orderly manner, and July came in a blink of an eye, and Qiao Jiaojiao was eleven months old.
Now she can stand alone, and occasionally she can take two wobbly steps, but those small steps are really unskilled, and she will fall on her butt if she is not careful.
Today, the fourth prince came to Qiao Mansion for training again.
He was standing on two adjacent wooden posts with his legs spread apart.
In more than a month, the fourth prince became taller and darker, and his teeth looked particularly white when he smiled.
Qiao Zhongguo moved a small stool for Qiao Jiaojiao and sat not far from the fourth prince.
Qiao Jiaojiao is a dedicated "little overseer" who is not easy to talk to. Now, in addition to being able to call family members, she also has a "little four".
Every time she saw that the fourth prince could no longer hold on, she would shout: "Little Fourth Prince!"
The fleshy finger pointed at the fourth prince, his eyes were round and sparkling, very cute.
The fourth prince was shocked every time. Sometimes he persisted, sometimes he couldn't hold on and fell, and Qiao Jiaojiao would laugh at him.
The fourth prince was not annoyed at being laughed at. He ran up to Qiao Jiaojiao, knelt down and poked her cheek gently.
"Sister Qiao, don't laugh at me, I will definitely do better next time!"
He did what he said. He stayed on the stake for longer and longer, and Qiao Jiaojiao couldn't find any reason to laugh at him.
At this time, she was nibbling on cookies and feeling bored, when she suddenly saw her eldest brother walking across the corridor looking for her.
Her eyes suddenly lit up.
[Brother doesn’t usually come here. Is there something new? 】
