The little princess' mind was read, and the court and harem were eating melons

Li Qingyi always believed that if it was nothing serious, the Queen would not specifically point out that she had something to talk to her about.

But when Li Qingyi asked this question, she was also a little confused: She was just a child. Even if there was something important, with the Queen, the Emperor and the Prince present, would it really be her turn to have a serious discussion with them?

The Queen didn't know what Li Qingyi was thinking at the moment, so she smiled and held him in her arms, saying, "It's nothing important, but your father said that after the New Year, he will let you go to the study room to study with your sisters. Your mother thought it was time to arrange a study companion for you, so she asked you to come and ask."

Reading companion?

Li Qingyi had never expected this to be the case, but when he thought about it, he suddenly understood.

Yes, all the princes and princesses in the palace have to study, so not only is every prince equipped with at least one study companion, but the same goes for the princesses.

Generally speaking, the position of companion study is given priority to children of relatives. On the one hand, it is to maintain the relationship between the royal family and the clan members, and on the other hand, it is to give the nephews and nieces of the clan members a chance to come forward, which is also a kind of appeasement.

But there are also examples of selecting children from the families of ministers in the court. This is not a precedent in Daning, but an example from previous dynasties.

For example, the Seventh Princess had two study companions. One of them was the most outstanding girl chosen from her biological mother's family. However, due to her background, it is said that she was a little timid when she was first sent to the palace. After following the Seventh Princess for several years, she has now become a heroic young female general.

There is no other way, the role of study companion means that I have to accompany the princes and princesses to class.

The Seventh Princess likes riding and shooting, so her companion has to learn it. Even if she doesn't like it, she has to go anyway in order to catch up with the Seventh Princess's pace, otherwise she will have to go home and continue to be an ordinary girl.

If you don't seize this opportunity, you'd be a fool.

For example, the Fourth Prince is now at the border, but when he was still in the palace, his study companions changed seven times.

It’s not that the Fourth Prince is a bad person and deliberately beats or scolds his study partner, but...how can I put it? I can only say that the Fourth Prince is unlucky.

The fourth prince’s first study companion was also a young man chosen from his biological mother’s family.

The most basic requirement for being sent to be a companion to the prince is that she has regular facial features and cannot be too ugly; the second requirement is that she is outstanding.

If I wasn’t outstanding, how could I stand out among all the brothers?

However, unlike the princess, whose companion must be the most outstanding girl in the family, the prince's is more lenient in this regard. This is probably because men have more opportunities in this world. Some people feel that being a companion is equivalent to climbing up the social ladder, which is not good to say out loud, so they are unwilling to do something that "damages their reputation."

But most people can’t be a reading companion.

This is the case with the people around the Fourth Prince. Although they are not the best in the clan, their level is not bad and they can be said to be talented.

Then, this person, who had worked as a tutor in the palace for a month, accidentally fell into the water and died when he went back on vacation.

Fourth Prince:......

Then, not long after, in order to consolidate the relationship, the family sent another boy to the palace as a companion.

This time he did not die, and worked steadily as a tutor for three months. However, because he could not keep up with the Fourth Prince's progress, he felt great psychological pressure and went home crying.

Yeah, can't keep up.

Although the Fourth Prince looks like a military general now, he was a child prodigy when he was young. He could memorize several books after reading them three times. He was also outstanding in riding and shooting, a very outstanding person.

At that time, there was even a rumor that the Fourth Prince was more outstanding than the Crown Prince, which frightened Concubine De so much that she did not dare to leave the palace for several months. After the situation calmed down, the Emperor and the Empress joined forces to catch a few secret pushers and put an end to the matter. Only then did Concubine De find an opportunity to quietly apologize to the Queen.

It's not that Defei is unwilling to make a big fuss about it, but this matter cannot be done that way, otherwise it will give people something to talk about.

To follow outstanding people, you either need to have a big heart and be able to withstand pressure, or you need to be strong and stand firm on your own feet.

It was obvious that the boy at that time had nothing to do with either.

Whether it is the Fourth Prince or Concubine De, they are all a little speechless about Concubine De's family.

The third study partner was also a relative from Concubine De's maiden family, but this time he was not chosen directly from her maiden family, but a top-notch relative from her maiden family's in-laws was chosen.

As a result, the third tutor lasted less than half a month before he caught a cold in the winter and went back home to recuperate, where he died.

Fourth Prince:......

The fourth one was the son of a minister. Half a year later, the minister committed a serious mistake and was demoted to a post outside the capital, and the child had to go with him.

The fifth one was a child from the royal family. He had a personality conflict with the Fourth Prince and was sent back after a fight. Then two years ago, he accidentally fell to his death while riding a horse.

The sixth one was the son of a minister. He looked good on the surface, but he ate both meat and vegetables in private. When the fourth prince found out, he kicked him and crippled his reproductive organs. There has been no news about him since.

The seventh one is Xia Jiaxing, the tutor who has been following the Fourth Prince and is also stationed at the border.

Before Xia Jiaxing came to be the Fourth Prince's study companion, the Fourth Prince had already been annoyed by the noise caused by his study companion and no longer wanted to have one. The Emperor and Empress had no intention of requiring the Fourth Prince to have a study companion, but Concubine De felt that the other princes had study companions but the Fourth Prince did not. Didn't this make him seem a little too eccentric?

Concubine De was a cautious person. She always sought stability when dealing with herself and her children.

The Fourth Prince was not in a hurry about the matter of a study companion, but Concubine De was so anxious that she got blisters on her mouth.

There was no other way. For the sake of his biological mother, the Fourth Prince finally left the palace one day and brought back a skinny child, Xia Jiaxing.

Xia Jiaxing was already twelve years old at the time, but he looked no more than seven or eight years old. He was thin and weak, except for his pair of eyes which were surprisingly bright.

The Fourth Prince's action shocked Concubine De at that time, but the Fourth Prince already had a reputation as a bad study companion, and others were not very willing to send anyone to him.

As for whether the story about the tutor being killed is credible... Anyway, it seems that none of the tutors of the Fourth Prince had a good ending. Nowadays, people are more or less superstitious, so no matter whether it is credible or not, everyone is wondering about it.

Of course, it is not possible to say this openly. What is the status of the Fourth Prince? What is the status of those children? How can it be said that the Fourth Prince is unlucky for them? It can only be said that the Fourth Prince has an extraordinary status. Other children are not so lucky and cannot stand by the Fourth Prince's side.

After the Fourth Prince had investigated Xia Jiaxing's life experience and showed it to Concubine De, Concubine De also fell silent.

If we talk about Xia Jiaxing’s identity, yes.

The grandson of a great Confucian scholar, his father was also a famous scholar and was once praised by Taizu.

But it can also be said that there is no one, because his grandfather and his father have passed away, and except these two, there is no other noteworthy person in his family. Xia Jiaxing is now suffering under the hands of his stepmother, and he was lucky enough to be picked up by the Fourth Prince.

But, what’s interesting is that Xia Jiaxing’s biological mother can actually be a cousin of Concubine De.