The little dark guard who travels between two lives

Qin Mingxuan received the emperor's praise, and he felt a little guilty when he thought of his daughter's appearance just now: "Your Majesty, you are too kind, I am ashamed to accept it. Your disciple is indeed smart and studious, but your daughter... Your Majesty knows that she has an older sister who died at birth. My wife was particularly pampered to this daughter, and I was reluctant to discipline her more, so my daughter is a little naughty. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

The emperor sighed and said, "I feel a little guilty about this. If I hadn't sent you out of the capital to do something dangerous, you wouldn't have been able to return in time. If you had returned in time, maybe your eldest daughter wouldn't have gotten into trouble."

Qin Mingxuan quickly cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, do not feel guilty about this. I often think of this now. When I think about it carefully, I always feel that there are many coincidences coming together, as if someone has been manipulating the development of things behind the scenes. Just like this time when Brother Huai'an left the capital to serve as an official for the emperor, there were still many obstacles set up behind the scenes. Someone has always not wanted my brother Huai'an and I to serve the emperor. When my father died, he once lamented that the power of foreign relatives is not a good thing. I still dare to remind the emperor to investigate in detail."

The emperor stood with his hands behind his back in deep thought, and walked forward slowly. As he walked, he said in a deep voice: "Your reminder is very correct. Since the death of the Grand Tutor, fewer and fewer people in the court dare to speak out. My court is almost a one-man show. I sent Yu Qing out of the capital because I want him to supervise the administration of the court and discover more new loyal and brave people."

Not far away, a burst of cheerful laughter came. The emperor looked in the distance and saw that the little fat girl had changed her dress and returned to the queen. She was showing off her new dress to the queen and tilted her head to let the queen see the new pearl flower on her head. She was so conceited. The queen smiled and watched the fat girl chattering around her. She didn't think it was noisy, and her face was full of love.

The emperor also laughed: "But your little girl is lively, straightforward, smart and cute. I like her very much. I think the queen also likes her very much. You can ask your wife to bring your little girl to the palace often to chat with the queen. The queen will be happier. The queen raised Rui'er for me, but she has no children of her own. The deep palace is lonely. I feel sorry for the queen!"

Speaking of the emperor's family affairs, Qin Mingxuan didn't know how to respond and could only remain silent. The emperor looked at the prince who was following not far away, and said to Qin Mingxuan solemnly: "Mingxuan, your father has taught me for many years. I know you and your father very well. There are not many people I can trust. Mingxuan, now I want to hand over the prince to you for teaching. A few days ago, Lord Liu, who taught the princes, retired and returned home. After the New Year, I will order you to teach the princes. The children of the Yu family will also come to the palace as companions to the princes, so that you will not worry too much."

Qin Mingxuan knelt down hurriedly to express his gratitude: "I will not let the emperor down. I also thank the emperor on behalf of Huai'an and Shen'er for his kindness." The emperor helped Qin Mingxuan up: "My dear Qin, the imperial edict will put you at the center of the storm after the new year. You must be careful!" "Yes, thank the emperor for his concern. I will be more cautious to prevent those with ulterior motives from taking advantage of the opportunity."

The emperor made proper arrangements for the prince's study, and he felt relieved. When the queen and the princes and princesses came over, they walked hand in hand to the Chaolu Palace where the imperial banquet was held.

At the subsequent New Year's banquet, the emperor and his ministers were all happy and joyful. However, some ministers with sharp eyes and minds still found some problems. For example, Empress Dowager Shen and Concubine Shen looked unhappy all the time. For example, several ministers who had already entered the palace did not show up at the banquet, and even the always ostentatious Madam Shen did not show up at the banquet.

Moreover, these disappeared ministers all had one thing in common, that is, they were all vassals of the likes of Shen Taiwei. Therefore, when Shen Taiwei also discovered this situation, his face was also quite ugly.

However, there were two outliers in the palace banquet that attracted a lot of attention. They were the fat fourth prince and Miss Qin. Xin He was originally very conflicted about whether to pay attention to this fat boy who had a close relationship with the Shen family, but she couldn't stop the fourth prince from being obsessed with her. After seeing Miss Qin fighting and complaining in the imperial garden, he was impressed by Miss Qin's chivalrous demeanor and followed Xin He without regrets.

As soon as the palace banquet began, the Fourth Prince took advantage of his Imperial Concubine's inattention and sneaked over to Ji Wanran. He asked Ji Wanran pitifully, "Madam Qin, can I sit with Sister Xin'er? I have promised Sister Xin'er that I would tell her which imperial dishes are delicious."

Xin He, who was excitedly watching the grand palace banquet, rolled her eyes at the Fourth Prince and asked, "Who promised you to have a palace banquet together?" Yu Shen also looked at the fat boy unkindly, feeling that the fat boy was trying to steal his girlfriend.

Although this fat girl of mine has many problems, she cannot be taken away by anyone so easily. As the fat girl, her brother and her teacher, I have to keep a close eye on her.

Ji Wanran looked at Shen Yining's beloved son with an indescribable expression. She knew that the dispute between adults should not affect the child, but Shen Yining's hateful eyes staring at her almost made a hole in her body.

Seeing the fat fourth prince eagerly waiting for her answer, Ji Wanran couldn't bear to reject this sincere little fat boy. Fortunately, the emperor heard his son's request and helped Ji Wanran out.

The emperor laughed and ordered the eunuchs around him to set up another table under the high platform where he and the queen were sitting. He specially called the Fourth Prince and Xinhe over and arranged them under his nose, thus fulfilling the Fourth Prince's little wish.

Xinhe thought about it and decided not to worry about it. The fat boy was not a bad person. Someone who loved to eat and laugh like herself must be a good person. No matter what her imperial concubine was like, she would just live in peace with the Fourth Prince for the time being.

Therefore, there was a new scene at the palace banquet this year. Two shiny fat balls sat under the emperor's eyes. They had the same delicate eyebrows and eyes and were smiling. They were like two gluttonous little beasts, shaking their big heads and eating happily. From a distance, they looked like a pair of golden boy and jade girl, very likable.

The emperor and the empress on the high platform also liked the two fat kids. Needless to say, the emperor favored his youngest son. Although the empress did not get along with the imperial concubine, she loved the heartless and lovable fourth prince from the bottom of her heart. The fourth prince, who was one year older than his brother, was quite well behaved. He ate while taking care of his sister Xin'er beside him: "Xin'er, this is delicious. It's the best when it's sweet and sticky."

The Queen watched the two children eating so sweetly and unknowingly her appetite improved a lot. The Emperor looked at the smile on the Queen's face, picked up a dish for the Queen and said with a smile: "Qin Qing's daughter is very cute and likable, and she gets along well with Jingyu. I have allowed her to come to the palace often to talk to you." The Queen looked at Xinhe, who was eating with a greasy mouth. The little girl looked up at her from time to time and gave her a big smile in her busy schedule. The Queen opened her mouth, but did not refuse the Emperor's kindness in the end.

The emperor saw that the two children particularly liked the bowl of red bean sweet cake, so he ordered the eunuch to bring the bowl on his table to the two tables. The two little fat kids raised their chubby hands together to bow to the emperor and the queen, and then hurriedly shared the cake, which made the emperor laugh.

The ministers and ladies below looked at the two fat kids with great confusion. There had always been rumors in the capital that the Shen family and the Qin family were at odds. If it weren't for the increasingly ugly faces of Empress Dowager Shen, Marshal Shen, and Concubine Shen, and just seeing the two children getting along so well, the ministers and ladies would almost suspect that the Shen family and the Qin family had already shaken hands and made peace.

Ji Wanran was a little worried that her daughter and the Fourth Prince would attract gossip. She looked at her husband with concern, and Qin Mingxuan nodded to her, indicating that she didn't need to worry. Ji Wanran was relieved and asked Yu Shen beside her to eat more.

Yu Shen looked at Xin He who was eating so intently and the annoying little fat boy beside her. He ate without any appetite and made a plan in his heart: when he starts teaching Xin He, he will punish this fickle little fat boy by not allowing him to eat meat for three days.

The imperial banquets were boring for the ministers and ladies who came every year. They had nothing to eat and had to keep their eyes and ears open for fear of neglecting some high-ranking official or missing some information.

But for Xin He, who was having the imperial banquet for the first time, it was simply the most delicious food on earth. She was quite satisfied with the imperial banquet and even made a like-minded dining partner, the Fourth Prince.

Not only that, when they said goodbye to the emperor and empress after the imperial banquet, the emperor also awarded her a jade token, saying that with this jade token, she could enter the palace at any time to accompany the empress. Xinhe happily accepted the jade token, and thanked the emperor repeatedly with her chubby hands: "Thank you, Your Majesty. Xin'er will come to visit the empress often. Xin'er likes the empress. Your Majesty is a good emperor!"

The emperor couldn't help but complain when he heard this, if I don't give you this jade token, does that mean I'm not a good emperor? The fourth prince felt a little jealous and pestered the emperor to give him a jade token as well, allowing him to leave the palace to visit his sister Xin'er at any time. As a result, before he could say a few words to the emperor, he was twisted away from the emperor by the imperial concubine with a sullen face. Shen Yining endured her son for a whole night and finally waited until the banquet was over. Anyway, today was the New Year and it was customary for the emperor to rest in the queen's palace. After she bowed to the emperor and the queen, she twisted her fat son's ear and went back to her Ningxin Palace.

The Fourth Prince kept walking while instructing Xinhe: "Sister Xin'er, please come to the palace to see me when you are going to do so!" Xinhe watched the graceful Concubine Shen treating the Fourth Prince so cruelly, and decided to stay away from Shen Yining when she entered the palace in the future.

Xinhe had a very happy New Year. She set off fireworks and stayed up all night to welcome the New Year with her parents and brother Shen. She also went to the palace to meet the gentle and amiable Queen. She also won the favor of the Emperor and Queen with her fat and charming charm and was awarded a precious jade plaque. The most important thing was that she also had an imperial banquet, which was simply beautiful and joyful.

But this joy lasted until after the New Year, when an imperial edict arrived at the Qin Mansion and it came to an abrupt end. Daddy was going to be the princes' teacher, and the key point was that Brother Shen was also going to enter the palace to be the prince's companion, leaving him behind.

Xin He could not accept such an arrangement. She could not study with Brother Shen anymore. Moreover, how could Brother Shen learn skills with her to protect her parents after entering the palace? She and Brother Shen also had a common secret, which was to send a spy to keep an eye on Su Peiyun. How could they discuss important matters together in the future?

Therefore, when Qin Mingxuan went to the palace to thank the emperor after receiving the decree, he brought a crying little meat bun with him. When he arrived at the emperor's place, he saw another crying little meat bun. The fourth prince heard that the crown prince, the second prince, and the third prince all had new masters, and because he was young, the emperor asked him to play for another year before entering the upper study to study.

The fourth prince was fed up. His three elder brothers all went to school, leaving him alone to face his imperial concubine every day. He thought it would be better to go to school! So he came to the emperor and cried that he wanted to go to school.

The Emperor was talking to the Empress about Qin Mingxuan teaching the Crown Prince, and the Fourth Prince came crying and insisted on going to school. Just when he was having a headache, Qin Mingxuan came with another little crybaby. Coincidentally, he also wanted to study with his brother Shen.

As soon as Xin He saw the Queen, she ran and threw herself into the Queen's arms, and by the way, pushed out the crying Fourth Prince. The Fourth Prince was pushed out by the fat girl and still looked confused. Is the little girl so strong?

Turning her head, she saw that the little girl had also forgotten about her own affairs. She was crying more than she was. The little girl cried to the distressed queen with tears in her eyes: "Queen, the emperor took my father away and gave him to my brother the crown prince. What's even worse is that the emperor also took my brother Shen away. Xin'er was originally studying and learning calligraphy with my brother Shen."

The little girl took out her practice copybook from her purse while crying and showed it to the Empress: "Your Majesty, Xin'er has made great progress. Now there is no one to teach Xin'er to read. Xin'er also wanted to practice martial arts with Brother Shen, but since the Emperor can't learn any skills himself, he can't protect his father and mother. Woo woo woo, Empress, please make the decision for Xin'er!"

The fourth prince was stunned. Sister Xin'er was indeed a capable sister! She came to the palace to file a complaint against the emperor with confidence and even prepared evidence in advance.

Qin Mingxuan looked at his little girl with embarrassment as she complained about the emperor to the queen. He couldn't coax the little girl at home, so she wanted to come to the palace with the jade token, so the father had no choice but to bring her here. Now, watching the emperor's mouth twitching as the little girl cried about the emperor's "cruelty and tyranny", he felt very guilty. I am guilty, please forgive me, Your Majesty!

The fourth prince saw that it was still the little girl who was crying, so he had to follow the trend. So another meat ball squeezed into the queen's arms and parroted: "Queen, Jingyu has no one to teach him, Jingyu also needs to learn the skills to protect his father and mother!"

The emperor really wanted to spank the fourth prince. Just you, eating and drinking every day, reading some messy books, and still come to protect your father and mother. Your father and mother have three thousand imperial guards, each of them is a hundred times stronger than you.

No matter how hard-hearted a person is, seeing these two delicate little girls crying in their arms, they would be moved. The Queen gently patted the two children on the back, comforting them while discussing with the Emperor: "Your Majesty, Xin'er and Jingyu are both smart children. Why don't you let them go to the study room to study? Let's try it first. If they can't keep up, let them come back."