The Empress of the Qing Dynasty is from the Northeast

"Fifth brother! Fifth brother! You must help me!"

Hongchen had a bitter face and held on to Hongmin's sleeve tightly.

Hongmin was somewhat helpless: "Sixth brother, be a good boy. Why do you have to provoke Xu Anda? He is a highly respected scholar. Although my father protects us, we should also give him some courtesy!"

Hongmin angrily taught Hongchen a lesson: "You are not a three-year-old child anymore, you are five years old!"

Hong Chen pursed his lips: "Xu An Da always scratches his head when he teaches me, and then asks me to copy from the book. I thought of cutting off all his hair, and see how he can still scratch his head."

Hongmin couldn't help but roll his eyes: "An Da is scratching his head because you didn't listen carefully."

"But his words are really hypnotic! My mother said that I get sleepy easily when An Da talks. Really!" Hong Chen looked at Hong Min sincerely and asked, "Aren't you sleepy?"

Hongmin twitched his lips. Even though he also felt sleepy easily, that was no reason to skip class!

"Ah, you did something wrong anyway. Father asked you to report to Xu Anda's residence and ask him to give you a lecture. Go quickly and don't waste time."

Hongchen was about to cry, he grabbed Hongmin's hand tightly and cried loudly: "Brother! Brother! My dear brother! I am your biological brother! You can't just ignore my life and death!!"

Hongmin was annoyed by his noise, and was afraid that his crying would attract people, so he had to cover his mouth and whispered: "I'll go with you! Don't cry! Is it glorious?"

When Hongchen heard that his brother was willing to accompany him, he immediately shut his mouth and revealed a pure smile. The speed at which his expression changed was so fast that it was embarrassing.

Hongmin really admires this younger brother.

Xu Mansion...

Xu Shida was already old. He was a Jinshi during the reign of Emperor Kangxi and had been in the Hanlin Academy. He had solid knowledge, but he was a bit obedient and old-fashioned, a very traditional official.

Yinzhen asked him to teach Hongmin and Hongchen, hoping that he could temper Hongchen's temper, make him less impulsive and more cautious.

Unexpectedly, when Xu Shida met Hongchen, he felt that this was the biggest disaster in his career.

He touched his originally gray hair, but it was gone and only a few stubbles could be felt on his scalp.

"Alas," he sighed.

He was really a little afraid of the Sixth Prince. He was supposed to teach the princes, which was something his colleagues were very envious of. It was a relatively easy job and it was easy to produce results, which the Emperor would notice.

What's more, there is no dispute over the succession to the throne. There are eight princes in total, six of whom are brothers from the same mother and born to the Empress, so victory is a sure thing.

These little princes will definitely have a bright future.

So this is a great job.

On the day he took office, his colleagues even threw a banquet for him.

Xu Shida narrowed his eyes, recalling his high spirits that day, like an old horse in the stable, with ambitions to run a thousand miles.

He wanted to teach the two young princes well and try his best to impart all the talents he had learned to them, so as to protect the Xu family in the future.

He originally had a son who was extremely intelligent, but unfortunately he died young, leaving behind only his daughter-in-law and an isolated granddaughter.

He and his wife couldn't bear to see their daughter-in-law's best years wasted, so they decided to let her go home and find another good man.

Now, in the Xu Mansion, there are only him, his old wife, and a five-year-old granddaughter.

Xu Shida smiled bitterly. The Fifth Prince was okay. He was smart, serious and loved to read. But the Sixth Prince was a devil. He was unwilling to study and liked to make trouble.

He could also understand that there were few boys of this age who could sit still. What's more, he had older brothers and a father and mother who loved him, so it was normal for the Sixth Prince to be a little spoiled.

But he never expected that the Sixth Prince would dare to cut his braids and shave his head. For a scholar who was always noble, this was a great shame! A great shame! A great shame!

So he was so furious at that moment that he no longer cared about anything else. He picked up the bamboo board and hit the Sixth Prince on the palm of his hand. Looking at the Sixth Prince's shocked and aggrieved crying face, he was so shocked that his rationality returned instantly and he broke out in a cold sweat!

As ministers, they naturally knew the emperor's attitude towards these princes. Kangxi was a living example.

To put it bluntly, I am just an official. How dare I commit treason and punish the prince?

Even the prince's disciple An Da had to kneel down to attend class.

Xu Shida broke out in a cold sweat, he was well aware of the emperor's style of doing things. Some time ago, someone dared to murder the princess, so the emperor sent out the Sticking Rod Office and the Ministry of Justice to thoroughly investigate all officials in the court, and those who were suspicious were directly dragged out and their entire families were executed.

Even the once prominent Niuhuru clan fell.

What about yourself?

So he knelt tremblingly in front of the Yangxin Palace, waiting for the emperor's decision, with endless regret in his heart. It didn't matter if he died, but he had implicated his old wife and young granddaughter, and he couldn't help but feel sad.

Unexpectedly, after kneeling for a while, he did not receive the emperor's decree to confiscate his property. Instead, Eunuch Su helped him up with a smile on his face and told him to go back home to rest.

This confused him, and he asked in fear and trepidation: "Excuse me, Eunuch Su, the emperor..."

Eunuch Su just smiled and shook his head: "The Queen is in there."

Xu Shida understood that it was the Queen who saved his life.

His heart was filled with infinite gratitude. He knelt down three times devoutly at the door and then returned home.

Eunuch Su also kindly conveyed an imperial decree, saying that the emperor was considerate of his old age and allowed him to go to the study again after three months, and that he should stay in the mansion to recuperate during this period.

Xu Shida understood that the emperor asked him to wait until his hair grew longer before going to the palace.

This is fine, this is fine.

At least I won’t be seen and laughed at by my former colleagues.

Xu Shida breathed a sigh of relief, but he didn't expect who would teach the two princes after he returned home. He was afraid that one of his colleagues would be seconded.

Before he could come back to his thoughts, a surprised childish voice sounded.

"Grandfather! Grandfather, what happened to you? Where's your hair? Why did it suddenly fall out?"

Oops!

My granddaughter and wife don’t know about this yet. How can I explain this to them?

Xu Shida was used to being outside alone to withstand the wind and rain, not letting them suffer from the pain. Now he didn't want them to be frightened or angry.

So he forced a smile, a smile that was particularly kind and gentle, and took his granddaughter's hand to explain.

"Grandpa has too much hair! It's too dense! Grandpa wants to clean it up a little."

Seeing Xu Shida's almost bald head, Xu Qingxue narrowed her eyes and smiled: "Grandfather looks so handsome! So majestic! Just like the bandit Erniu said!"