At first, Zhu Yijun was quite happy when he heard Feng Bao say that his mother-in-law asked Gao pragmatic to go there, but when he heard that he wanted to go, his little face suddenly fell.
Xiao Zhu Yijun was much more reserved when facing his mother than when facing his father, and he was even subconsciously unwilling to spend more time with her.
The reason is actually quite simple. Although his father was the emperor, he attached great importance to family ties due to his experiences back then. He regarded Zhu Yijun, the de facto eldest son, as extremely valuable, and held it in his mouth for fear of it melting, and held it in his hands for fear of falling. If not, there wouldn't be such a big deal of trouble for the prince to read with him - Gao Gong's persuasion is of course important, but it must also be in line with the prince's own wishes before he can willingly cooperate to this extent.
But Concubine Li is different. Her position and situation determine that her attitude towards Zhu Yijun must be strict or even harsh.
What position and situation is she in?
In terms of position, she is a concubine, and there is a queen above her.
In terms of circumstances, because she gave birth to the emperor's eldest son, she surpassed ordinary concubines and became the second most powerful person in the harem after the queen. However, the queen was not very old and had never been ignored by the emperor before. Nowadays, although the queen's favor seems to be worse than before because of her admonition, the emperor has not shown any intention of deposing the queen. He even knew that the queen's change of residence would be criticized by the foreign court, but he still followed the queen's wishes. She was given a quieter palace.
What does this mean? This shows that the queen's holy family has not declined, and even the emperor knows in his heart that the queen is right, but it is just a bit difficult to save his face. That means that the Queen may continue to be favored at any time - so, what will happen if she gives birth to Lin'er in the future?
Even though the emperor has now canonized the prince, the officials of the Ming Dynasty are very, very sensitive and very stubborn about the distinction between legitimate concubines and concubines. As long as the queen gives birth to a son, the outer court will definitely insist on "there is a legitimate concubine". After all, this sentence is a matter of course. Before "no direct descendants".
Concubine Li knew very well that her status came from "the mother is more valuable than the son", so the requirements for this "son" in all aspects must be quite high. And what is the biggest requirement for a prince or the eldest son?
Virtuous.
Yes, it is virtuous. Being talented or not is of course very important to the court officials, but for the emperor and the prince, it is not that important. The first requirement for anyone in this era for an emperor or prince is only to be virtuous.
What is virtue? If this topic were given to the Hanlin Academy, at least hundreds of splendid articles would be submitted in one day, but that is not necessary, because Concubine Li has limited reading, and she can only ask her eldest son according to the "virtue" in her mind.
From the perspective of a woman from an ordinary family like her, although the so-called wise king and wise emperor are not complicated, they must at least meet the following three points: first, they must understand etiquette and be a model for the world; secondly, they must choose To be virtuous and capable, not to mention, at least be like your husband; finally, you must respect your teachers and study as much as possible to avoid being bullied by the outer court and fooled by the inner court.
It should be said that for a woman with an ordinary background and little education, these views are very simple, but also normal.
But in this way, Zhu Yijun suffered a lot. The royal etiquette was already strict and complicated, and he had to study under the supervision of his mother. Concubine Li sometimes regretted that she didn't study enough, so she tried her best to get Zhu Yijun to study more. Not only "reading", but also memorizing - the intensity with which later generations of primary school students memorize texts is simply child's play for scholars of this era, and ordinary Meng children are actually far less demanding than Concubine Li Guifei's requirements for Zhu Yijun.
It is conceivable that Zhu Yijun felt like a mouse meeting a cat when he saw his mother - it's over, he has to endorse again!
Although Gao Pingshi was a little unhappy when he saw Zhu Yijun and refused to leave, he had no say in this. He just thought to himself: He must find out why Zhu Yijun doesn't want to see his own mother so much. If he can solve this matter, he will surely Can leave a big good impression on this little guy.
However, it’s definitely not possible for you not to see her now. I brought a “gift” to the palace today! It's rare to have such a good opportunity. How can we wait if we don't take advantage of it and contribute?
So he took the initiative to stand up and said: "Prince, since the noble concubine has summoned you, let's hurry over and pay our respects."
"Then..." Zhu Yijun actually knew that there was no way to avoid it, so he had no choice but to slump his shoulders: "Okay."
When Feng Bao saw this, he frowned slightly and said, "Master, I think it's better for you to cheer up."
Zhu Yijun glanced at him and said "hmm". He didn't say much, but said to Gao pragmatically: "You will wait a moment..."
Gao Pingshi smiled slightly: "Your Highness, there is no need to say more, I understand."
"Ah?" Zhu Yijun's eyes froze and he asked subconsciously: "I didn't say anything and you understood?"
Gao Pragmatic looked calm, showed a confident smile, nodded slightly, but thought to himself: You are a real child, but I am not. I have been forty in my two lifetimes, what can you, a child, think in your heart? have no idea? Isn't it just that I try my best to say good things to you and block the knife in front of your mother?
What a joke, I had a lot of experience doing this job for the leader... you have no idea how rich it is!
Without saying much at the moment, Feng Bao led Zhu Yijun and Gao Pragmatic to Chengqian Palace where Concubine Li lived.
The word "Chengqian" in Chengqian Palace simply means to obey the will of heaven. This palace was occupied by noble concubines most of the time in the Ming Dynasty. It is completely separated from Zhongcui Palace where Zhu Yijun currently lives - it is "Next door" to the south of Zhongcui Palace. This is actually the main reason why Zhu Yijun was arranged to live in Zhongcui Palace by Emperor Longqing. After all, Long Qing is very busy. The outer court can leave it to Gao Gong and others to take care of it, but with so many beauties of all sizes in the harem, he has to take care of it himself... In this way, his son's teachings have to be left to the public. Damn, you need to worry so much!
Feng Baonai was the second head of the inner court. Even if he was just "next door", there was still a large group of people shouting first and then supporting him. He was stunned to have the prince's ceremonial guard fully arranged before setting off. He looked so pragmatic and frowned, but because Zhu Yijun also waited obediently, I won’t say anything, just observe carefully.
Unexpectedly, there was an unexpected surprise in this observation: Although Feng Bao was greeting the ladies of the palace to put on a guard of honor for the prince, he himself always stood in the middle position. Until the end, the prince got on the bright yellow sedan chair. , Feng Bao also walked carelessly in front of the prince's sedan chair. The key is that at this time, the prince's sedan chair was obviously a little far back, and the real center of the honor guard was Feng Bao!
Gao Pingshi sneered in his heart: Mr. Feng, your position is very delicate. If someone is in charge, then you can say that this is opening the way for His Royal Highness; if no one is in charge, wouldn't it mean that he is accepting these etiquettes on behalf of the Crown Prince?
