Songzhi said, "Don't worry, Madam, the earth dragon in Furong Pavilion will be burned two days in advance."
"The palace maids and eunuchs who serve the fifth elder brother were also brought to Chuxiu Palace by Huang Guiquan and asked to be selected by Concubine Cheng herself."
"Everything Brother Bia uses is chosen from the best, just like Brother Three."
Concubine Hua nodded, "It's no problem. Although the fifth elder brother is not raised in the palace, not only does the emperor love this little son very much, but so do Prince Zhuang and his wife."
"Otherwise, why would a good child be spoiled like this?"
Before Sun Miaoqing proposed that she wanted to raise the fifth elder brother, Concubine Hua didn't care about the third elder brother raised in the palace, let alone the fifth elder brother raised outside the palace.
All I know is that he is frail and sickly, and although he is young, he is very naughty.
After knowing that Sun Miaoqing wanted to raise the fifth elder brother, Concubine Hua asked Zhou Ninghai to find someone to inquire about it in private.
I didn’t know that a two or three year old child could be so noisy!
Unreasonable crying, acting out, and screaming. Breaking things on purpose and being proud of it.
Even the clothes you wear have requirements. If you don't like what you want, you have to take them off and start over.
Although he was in poor health, he ran quite fast. The maids and nuns who were waiting for him let him run out accidentally, and they couldn't catch up for a while.
Not only did he hide in Prince Zhuang's room, letting the people in the palace search for him for most of the day but they couldn't find him, he also peed in the closet.
He peed all over Prince Zhuang's court clothes. Prince Zhuang went to the palace to plead guilty, and Big Fat Orange also felt quite guilty.
Because I was curious about the lantern, I secretly played with the candles inside. Not only did it burn the braids of the two young eunuchs, causing them to roll on the ground many times before putting out the fire, but it also almost set the whole house on fire.
If she had known that the fifth elder brother had such a temper, she might as well have advised Sun Miaoqing to choose the fourth elder brother.
Although I am a little older, I can already remember things. And because of his birth, he was not liked by Big Fat Orange, so he was raised in the Old Summer Palace and lived a cautious life.
But such children become sensible early and are easier to discipline. Unlike the fifth elder brother, he is neither light nor heavy, and no matter what he does, it will not be good.
If Sun Miaoqing disciplined his fifth elder brother Hong Zhou so hard that he fell ill, he would be harming the royal heirs.
Others will say that if it is not your biological child, then it is not your biological child. How can you really love your child?
If she doted on and indulged her fifth elder brother, others would say that she had failed to fulfill her responsibilities as a mother.
Concubine Hua clicked her tongue and shook her head, as if she had already seen the scene where the fifth prince Hong Zhou entered the palace tomorrow and the palace was full of chaos.
Songzhi said, "Don't worry, Concubine Cheng. She has many tricks, so she can't restrain a little child?"
"Besides, even if the fifth elder brother makes a fuss, he won't be able to come to our Yikun Palace and won't disturb your purity, my empress."
"If it really doesn't work, there is still the Emperor. This is his biological son. How can he really not care about anything and be a titular Emperor?"
"I really want to see how the emperor can teach the fifth elder brother, even though he has been teaching him for so long but with no results."
*
outside the palace,
The main courtyard of Prince Zhuang's residence, Mingyue Hall.
Prince Zhuang was sitting on the bed in pajamas, and Prince Zhuang Fujin was sitting in front of the dressing table. The maid took off her makeup and hairpin.
After cleaning up, the maids quietly retreated, leaving only the husband and wife in the room.
Prince Zhuang said, "You have worked hard for more than a year. When Hong Zhou is sent to the palace tomorrow, everything must be handed over to Concubine Cheng. You and I have fulfilled our responsibilities."
"This newly minted concubine is truly a rare good person in the world!"
"Originally, I was worried about how to hand over this hot potato. She took the initiative to ask the emperor for it. She is really a good person."
Prince Zhuang Fujin came to sit next to him and said with a smile, "How old are you, and you are still arguing with an ignorant child."
"The incident of Hong Zhou hiding in your closet has made you still worried about it until now?"
Thinking of the urine-smelling court uniform, Prince Zhuang became extremely angry. Fortunately, the fifth elder brother was not his biological son. If he were his biological son, he would have to deal with him well.
"I'm not really resentful, I'm just angry. He didn't fulfill his responsibilities as a father and gave the child to us as a couple."
"Hongzhou is weak. As uncles and aunts, we can't discipline him strictly. Brother Huang's words both inside and outside are because we are too indulgent, which is why Hongzhou was raised like this."
"Okay this time, send the child back to him. I want to see how well he can teach him."
Prince Zhuang Fujin reached out and gently covered Prince Zhuang's mouth, "You haven't drank yet, why are you drunk?"
"You can blame the Emperor! If the Emperor finds out, do you still want to live a good life?"
Prince Zhuang said, "I'm just at home, so I just want to say a few words to you. The servants have all been sent out a long time ago. Who would know about it and talk nonsense about it?"
"I'm only worried about one thing right now. After Hong Zhou sent the child back, Concubine Cheng got tired of raising it for two days, so she encouraged the emperor to send the child back to us."
"Be careful when you go to the palace tomorrow, talk to Concubine Cheng, and remind her to be careful and patient with her children."
"It's normal for children to be naughty. Once they grow up and become sensible, it will be easier to take care of them. Don't give in easily."
Prince Zhuang Fujin gave his husband a roll of his eyes. He said this as if he was always taking care of Hong Zhou.
Although Hong Zhou is naughty, he is also really cute when he is cute. He would jump on her and call her aunt, and the sound was sweet to the heart.
His eyes were rolling, and he looked like a smart and filial boy.
"Concubine Cheng had just had a miscarriage, so she pestered the emperor to accept Hongzhou as her son. It must have been because she was injured and couldn't get pregnant, so she wanted to find someone to rely on."
"If this is the case, she will definitely be kind to Hong Zhou, and I can rest assured. But I'm afraid that in order to win favor, she will do whatever she can to use Hong Zhou to invite favor."
"If that's the case, it's better to continue raising him here. Whether he has any future or not is secondary. There's nothing wrong with being a wealthy and idle person like you."
Prince Zhuang is unhappy. What does it mean to be like him?
He was also Huang Ama's beloved son back then, because he was young and had no maternal clan to rely on. First, let him take charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for a few years to improve his economic situation.
Later, he used some tricks to adopt him to the childless Prince Zhuang, and naturally inherited all of Prince Zhuang's property and title.
Among many brothers, he was the best at mathematics, proficient in music, and outstanding in talent.
Because he was young and had no capital, he was not involved in the dispute over the reserve position. Not long after the new emperor ascended the throne, he was put in charge of the family affairs.
Proper position and authority, okay?
Prince Zhuang said, "With a person as talented and talented as me, is there anything else Fujin is dissatisfied with?"
"Few of my brothers can compare to the good things we have in our warehouse."
"Don't look at the fact that my tenth brother is so noble because his biological mother is a concubine and his aunt is a queen. He has always looked down on us younger brothers."
"But when it comes to who Huang Ama likes more, let alone the top ten, he can't even reach the top twenty."
"People like me are born with unparalleled wealth and longevity!"
