Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Yinzhen lay on her shoulder and sullenly...

Yinzhen lay on her shoulder and nodded sullenly. Yinzuo was still crying. Depin was holding him in her arms with heartache. The palace maids were busy cleaning up the broken pieces of glass on the ground. The room was in a mess. Wenshan held Yinzhen and walked straight out of Yonghe Palace without saying anything.

Not long after leaving Yonghe Palace, Yinzhen seemed to have recovered. He grabbed Wenshan's cloak, turned around and said: "Empress Xuan, please put your son down. I can walk by myself."

Empress Xuan looked so slender and weak. What if she was exhausted after carrying him for so long?

Wen Shan heard that his voice was still a little depressed, so she lifted Yinzhen up again and smiled and said: "It's okay, Empress Xuan can't hold you. Yinzhen will eat more and become stronger in the future, so Empress Xuan won't hold you anymore."

Wen Shan's physical strength is really good. She usually exercises when she is bored in Xianfu Palace. The distance between Yonghe Palace and Xianfu Palace is not far. It can be reached through the Imperial Garden. It is not a problem for her to hold Yinzhen for a while.

And there are Pearl and Amber carefully protecting him beside.

"When we return to Xianfu Palace later, Empress Xuan will make you delicious food and honeydew ice cream, okay?"

"The Empress Dowager has given us a lot of good things. You can see what you like. Empress Xuan will make it for you."

Hearing Wen Shan's gentle and caring voice, Yinzhen hugged her neck, buried his face in her neck and hugged her tightly.

Wen Shan patted his back and coaxed him to say a few more words.

"Does Yinzhen like honeydew melon? How about I make persimmon for you?"

"I like honeydew melon."

"Oh, then how about a bowl of small glutinous rice balls, sweet-scented osmanthus ones?"

"Okay, I like that too."

"Then Yinzhen, do you want to make it with Empress Xuan later? Empress Xuan will teach you how to make small glutinous rice balls."

"Okay."

Pearl and Amber looked at their master patiently coaxing the Fourth Prince and smiled at each other. Their queen was really suitable for raising children.

After returning to Xianfu Palace, Wen Shan put Yinzhen on the bed, untied her cloak and took off Yinzhen's coat. Xianfu Palace had no shortage of food and clothing. The room was heated by the floor heating, and it was really hot when I came in from outside.

"Master, the goat's milk is ready. You and the Fourth Prince can have some." Baoquan brought the hot goat's milk into the room. Seeing that the Fourth Prince looked a little depressed, he smiled and stepped forward.

"Hey, my little master, what's wrong with you?" Yesterday, Baoquan accompanied Yinzhen to make kites for an entire afternoon, and the two became much closer. Now seeing Yinzhen unhappy, he felt really distressed and went up to tease him: "Are you too cold? From now on, I will dress you warmly and carry you out."

Pearl and Amber couldn't help laughing: "You make yourself sound like an old ox."

"What's wrong with an old ox." Baoquan continued to smile and said: "As long as the young master is happy, I can become anything."

Feicui also came in from the outside and picked some fruits from the reward given by the Empress Dowager and presented them.

"Fourth Prince said he likes to eat honeydew melon, so I prepared some."

Yinzhen felt warmer at the sight of the concerned crowd. He tried to put aside what just happened in Yonghe Palace, forced out a smile and politely thanked: "Thank you, Sister Feicui."

Feicui was flattered and almost dropped the plate in her hand. Baoquan rolled his eyes and became addicted to acting, saying it was unfair. How could Feicui bring a plate of melons and fruits and get a thank you from the young master? The few people sang in unison and successfully made Yinzhen laugh.

Wenshan also smiled as she watched Baoquan and the others make Yinzhen happy, and told Zhenzhu to get some ingredients for making glutinous rice balls. She promised Yinzhen to make them with him.

Zhenzhu responded and left the room with Baoquan.

"Miss Zhenzhu, why did the master come back so early?" Baoquan looked back at Wenshan who was talking to Yinzhen, and then asked in a low voice.

Wen Shan went to the Cining Palace to pay respects today without Baoquan, leaving him to watch the dishes cooked in the small kitchen. Baoquan estimated that the master would have to take the Fourth Prince to visit the Cining Palace, Chengqian Palace and Yonghe Palace, and would not be back until noon. Unexpectedly, he returned much earlier than he expected.

"Don't mention it." Zhenzhu lowered the door curtain and chatted with Baoquan in the corridor: "After leaving the Cining Palace, we went to Concubine De's place. Concubine De only cared about the Sixth Prince and gave our Fourth Prince a cold look. Concubine Gui said early in the morning that it was not suitable for the Emperor to accompany him in Chengqian Palace, so the master did not take the Fourth Prince with him."

"I was wondering why the Fourth Prince was a little depressed when he came back." Baoquan understood, and said: "I don't know what Concubine De thinks. The Fourth Prince is also her biological son..."

"Okay, this is not what we servants should say." Zhenzhu interrupted him.

Baoquan also responded and slapped himself a few times: "Look at my mouth, I really deserve it."

Concubine Xuan was kind and treated them well. She was not arrogant when they got along with each other. Although they were servants, they were also kind-hearted. If the master treated them well, they would naturally repay them a hundred times or a thousand times. He could not help but feel sorry for Concubine Xuan and the Fourth Prince.

The two did not say anything more and went to work. It was easy to make small glutinous rice balls. All you need is glutinous rice flour and water. Wen Shan led Yinzhen to make one. Yinzhen's interest was obviously aroused. He made several balls and rubbed some flour on his face like a little cat.

It seemed that he had completely forgotten what happened in the morning.

Children forget things easily. Wen Shan also deliberately did not want Yinzhen to remember these things in his heart, leaving only pain.

The small glutinous rice balls were quickly made. Wen Shan went to the small kitchen to make the honeydew melon ice cream and osmanthus small balls that she promised Yinzhen. This was not a proper meal, but a snack between breakfast and lunch.

When Wen Shan entered the room again, Yinzhen was reading a book seriously on the couch.

She took a closer look and saw that it should be the homework assigned by the teacher in the study.

There was also a small line of comments on the side. Wen Shan looked carefully and saw that it was written by Gu Badai.

"Yinzhen, eat something." Wen Shan called him, and Yinzhen climbed down from the couch and sat on the chair. It was

the first time for Yinzhen to eat something he made himself. Wen Shan served him a bowl and he drank it all.

After finishing the snacks, it was almost time to go to the study. They would be back from school at lunch time, and they would not have to go in the afternoon.

Pearl and Amber took the snacks off the table. Yinzhen's mood suddenly became a little low again. He hesitated for a long time and looked at Wen Shan and asked: "Empress Xuan, is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in the study today?"

Wen Shan was stunned, and thinking of the news revealed to her by the Empress Dowager today, she said softly: "The Crown Prince is fine. He woke up yesterday and should go to school as usual today."

Yinzhen said "oh" and then stopped talking. Wen Shan has not asked Yinzhen about the conflict between Yinzhen and the prince yesterday. She thought it was normal for children of this age to have conflicts, especially between brothers. The Empress Dowager obviously didn't care much, so she didn't take it seriously. But when she saw Yinzhen's expression, she realized that the matter might not be as simple as a child throwing a tantrum.

"Yinzhen, can you tell Empress Xuan what happened yesterday?" Wen Shan tried to communicate with him.

Fortunately, Yinzhen did not resist her questioning. He hesitated for a while and then told her everything.

It turned out that the problem was with Gu Badai.

The princes had two teachers in the Shangshufang. One was Zhang Ying, the father of Zhang Tingyu, the only Han minister who was later eligible to be enshrined in the Imperial Ancestral Temple, and the other was Gu Badai.

In terms of knowledge, these two are both great men of Manchu and Han caliber, otherwise they would not have been chosen by Kangxi as teachers for the princes. However, this Gu Badai is too upright. He does not accept bribes or curry favor with others. When teaching the princes, he is very strict and does not regard these children as nobles. Therefore, other princes do not like him very much.

Especially the prince who grew up with the stars in his eyes.

However, Yinzhen likes this teacher very much and is often close to him. The prince is a little dissatisfied. Yesterday, he directly ordered Yinzhen not to associate with Gu Badai anymore and said some insulting and derogatory words. Yinzhen naturally would not listen to such unreasonable requests. Respecting teachers and respecting morality is a courtesy and law. He did not think he did anything wrong.

In addition, the eldest prince Yinzhen fanned the flames on the side, which annoyed the prince and led to the following events.

"Empress Xuan, I did nothing wrong." Until this moment, Yinzhen still did not waver at all.

Wen Shan touched his head after hearing this and said with certainty: "You are right to defend the teacher. You can go to the study room as usual. Don't worry."

Yinzhen nodded. After all, he was young and was scolded and punished by Kangxi yesterday. It was impossible for him to say that he was not afraid.

"When you get out of school, Empress Xuan will pick you up."

Yinzhen nodded at the smiling Wen Shan.

Wen Shan personally sent Yinzhen to the Shangshufang, but she was too lazy to go back and forth for an hour, so she simply went to the Imperial Garden for a walk. She

happened to run into Niuhulu and Rongpin who came out to appreciate the late plum blossoms.

Niuhulu was the younger sister of Empress Xiaozhaoren and her family was also prominent. She was granted the title of concubine as soon as she entered the palace last year, but she did not have a title. People in the palace called her Niuhulu, the future Imperial Concubine Wenxi.

Speaking of which, the younger sister of Empress Xiaochengren Hesheli also entered the palace last year but was only given the title of Ping Guiren. The younger sisters of the two empresses entered the palace in the same year and the atmosphere was full of gunpowder from the moment they entered the palace.

However, Ping Guiren's title was Ping En Chong, which was also mediocre. After entering the palace, she found that she was not favored by Emperor Kangxi, so she devoted all her energy to her nephew, Crown Prince Yinreng, while Niuhulu was more favored by Emperor Kangxi than her sister Empress Xiaozhaoren.

Niuhulu looked very pretty, with a delicate and innocent

look. Her face was like an oval and her eyebrows were like willows. Her every frown and smile was smart, charming, bright and lively. Now in the palace, only Niuhulu could compete with Concubine Tongjia in terms of favor and status. So after finding that Concubine Ping was useless, Niuhulu immediately turned her firepower and started to compete with Concubine Tongjia.

Today, Niuhuru came out to stroll in the garden wearing a scarlet palace dress. The butterflies on it should be embroidered with gold and silver threads, which are lifelike. She also covered it with a layer of gauze to make her figure more graceful. She wore a butterfly hairpin with kingfisher feathers and inlaid with gems on her head

, which was very agile. Rongpin entered the palace earlier and was older than them. She gave birth to Princess Rongxian and the third prince Yinzhi, who were nominally the third daughter of the emperor but actually the eldest daughter of Kangxi. Compared with the young palace concubines, she also had a more mature charm. Her outfit today was very low-key, with a cyan cloak and a plain water blue Manchu dress, and her Manchu hair was also combed simply and generously.

Rongpin greeted her, and Wenshan and Niuhuru greeted each other. After a set of etiquette, Niuhuru held her hand warmer and raised her eyebrows: "Sister Xuanfei is in a good mood today. She doesn't go out much on weekdays."

"I just sent Yinzhen to the Shangshufang. Today the weather is good, so I came to take a look." Wenshan said with a smile.

Niuhulu and Rongpin looked at each other, and Niuhulu smiled with her lips covered: "Sister Xuanfei is kind-hearted. You still take care of the Fourth Prince so carefully even though he was scolded by the Emperor for being unfilial and unfraternal."

Wen Shan's personality in the palace has always been gentle and not sharp. She does not compete for favor or flatter. She usually stays in the Cining Palace or the Xianfu Palace. Therefore, although she has a good family background and a high position, her presence in the palace is not high.

Because of her good temper, Niuhulu, who had just entered the palace, felt that she was timid and timid, so she spoke a little recklessly.

Unexpectedly, Wen Shan's expression suddenly sank after this, and she said in a cold voice: "Sister Niuhulu, is it the rule taught by Lord Ebilun to make irresponsible remarks about the prince?"

Niuhulu paused. She did not expect that Xuanfei, who had always had no temper, would confront her for such a prince who was not even an adopted son and had just been severely scolded by Kangxi.

Rongpin tried to smooth things over: "Empress Xuan, please calm down. Empress Nianhulu was just saying that. After all, this matter has been widely reported in the palace."

"Rapid?"

Wen Shan frowned. Kangxi did reprimand Yinzhen in the Cining Palace at that time, but this was a royal secret. The Empress Dowager had warned the palace maids in the Cining Palace not to say a word. How could it be widely reported in just one day?

"Rumors always have a source." Wen Shan said coldly, with an imposing manner: "Where did the news come from?"

"I don't know about this. I just heard gossip." Rongpin didn't dare to say anything more when she saw that Wen Shan was really angry. After all, this person was the Empress Dowager's family and had a high status.

Niuhulu was also from a famous family. She was not like Rongpin at this time. She only said: "If Concubine Xuan wants to know, she must check it quickly. Otherwise, how can she find out if there are rumors?"

"I will check it out. You two sisters, please say goodbye." Wen Shan nodded slightly with a cold face and turned away.

Pearl and Amber were also very anxious. After walking a distance, they asked anxiously: "Master, what should we do?"

If these words were spread, how could the Fourth Prince stay in the palace.

"Go to Cining Palace."