Mind Reading: The tyrant panicked after hearing the little princess's inner voice

Guests attending the banquet gradually arrived and gathered in groups of three or four to greet each other.

For these old hands in officialdom, banquets are not for eating, but for expanding personal connections.

The relationship between Hongwen Jijiu and important officials in the court was particularly close, and their most proud sons and daughters all stayed in Hongwenguan.

The child is in his hands, and as parents we try our best to have a good relationship with him.

Even Princess Xianning went up to him and greeted him when she saw him.

"Jiujiu, this child Beiqin has just entered the Hongwenguan. Is he not causing any trouble?"

The chief priest replied, "Your Highness, rest assured. The gentlemen have been talking to me about this child recently, saying that it is rare to have such a talented student."

"I understand him almost completely after he explains it all once. A few simple instructions will help me understand him thoroughly. He is very popular among the gentlemen these days."

Princess Xianning didn't quite believe it: "Are you kidding me?"

Hongwen Jijiu's smile became smaller: "Your Highness, if the child is really smart, we can't deny and suppress him. Over time, the good jade will be broken into pieces."

"Bei Qin is a truly gifted child. You should be proud of him."

Bei Jinwan: I didn’t want to suppress him…

She found it strange that Bei Qin's academic performance was very poor when he was in Wenqin Academy, but he became the top student when he arrived at Hongwenguan, which was full of talented people.

Could it be that the teachers in Wenqin Academy now are more capable of teaching children than the talented people invited by Your Majesty?

Bei Jinwan was a little puzzled and decided to find out the reason.

At this time, the Lei family also arrived, and Lei Nian'er was taken to the Xuanshi Hall to play with the birthday boy.

Shang Yi led the way: "Madam Lei, we're here."

Lei Nian'er went in and found that in addition to the princess she had been waiting for, there were also two children about her age in the palace.

Zhou Huanjiu came over first, "Who are you?"

The children who can be here must be either royal relatives or descendants of important officials, just like Lei Nian'er himself.

She introduced herself first: "My name is Lei Nian'er, and I'm the daughter of the General of the Jinwu Guard."

Zhou Huanjiu didn't quite understand what the concept of the Jinwu Guard General was. He only knew that the generals mentioned in vernacular novels and operas were the kind who went to the battlefield to kill the enemy.

On the contrary, Bei Qin immediately understood the value of the Jinwu Guard General.

Princess Xianning had previously sorted out the relationships among officials in the court for him.

The Jinwu Guards are in charge of patrolling the palace and the capital, and must be among the emperor's most trusted generals.

This girl's identity is not simple, no wonder she was able to enter the Xuanshi Hall.

Zhou Huanjiu was silly and familiar: "My name is Zhou Huanjiu, and I am the Queen Mother's niece."

"The guy over there who used to be very shy but has become thick-skinned recently is called Bei Qin. He is the son of Princess Xianning."

Beiqin: Are you polite?

What could he do? He could only respond with an awkward but polite smile.

Bei Jingchu listened to the three of them chatting awkwardly and started to hum.

【Have you forgotten me? 】

[This baby is the birthday star today! ]

[Don't forget that you are here to play with me! ]

Nanny Yu stood by the wall and chuckled.

Bei Jingchu tried to make herself felt, which made the three of them remember her.

But children are always curious to see new playmates, and after a while, the three of them got together again.

Bei Jingchu, who was forgotten on the side, bit her saliva and was angry. This was too much! How could he ignore the baby!

Fortunately, the topic was back to her: "Is Her Royal Highness the Princess raised by His Majesty himself?"

"What about her mother?"

When asked by Lei Nian'er, Zhou Huanjiu told her what he had heard.

It was no secret that the emperor massacred the Qi clan because of this incident.

"The princess is a bit pitiful. Her biological mother was banished to the cold palace."

Lei Nian'er was surprised: "Is that so?"

Zhou Huan was so drunk that he said mysteriously, "I heard that he was deposed because he wanted to harm the princess."

Bei Qin looked at the little baby next to him in surprise. It turned out that her own mother didn't like her either...

as same as him.

Even worse.

At least Princess Guangde was just stupid and didn't really want to harm him.

Because they shared the same suffering, he felt somewhat close to this cousin of noble status.

Then he heard...

[Please don't dig up my dark history! ]

[Stop chatting! Come and play with me! ]

[Forget it, no one cares about me, so I'll just read gossip. ]

Bei Qin: What's going on? Is it haunted in broad daylight?

After the Hundred Days Banquet, Lei Ning went back home for something.

Madam Gui was waiting for Lei Nian'er at the palace gate.

Seeing her daughter getting into the carriage, Mrs. Gui lifted the curtain and led her in.

The little girl was brought into the carriage with a gust of cold wind.

"Warm them up quickly, your hands are so cold."

Seeing her listless appearance and low spirits, Madam Gui asked worriedly, "What's wrong? Did you suffer any injustice in the palace?"

Lei Nian'er shook her head. She was just confused and thinking about the problem.

"Mother, why is it that the princess, who is also born out of wedlock, lives such a happy life?"

She only found out today that the princess' biological mother was an abandoned concubine in the cold palace, but that did not affect His Majesty's favor for her.

After hearing this, Madam Gui sighed and explained softly, "In fact, the real difference is not the difference between legitimate and illegitimate children."

"There are those who favor their concubines and kill their wives, and there are also those like your father."

"But most families don't care about the legitimate son or the illegitimate son at all, they only value the eldest legitimate son."

"If a man despises his illegitimate children, he should not take concubines and have children with them."

"Could it be possible that the aunts alone could give birth to the child?"

"They were born to abuse children. They are worse than animals."

"So, A Niang doesn't love A Ye. Can Nian Er understand A Niang?"

Lei Nian'er nodded, it was not difficult to understand.

"My poor Nian'er was born on his knees."

"I once thought that if I had known that giving birth to you would make you suffer, I should have found a bowl of safflower to drink instead of bringing you into this world."

After saying this, she let out a long sigh and looked at her daughter's gorgeous clothes, which were ten times better than before.

"Fortunately, I've gotten through it now."

"So Nian'er, don't look down on yourself because of your background. This is not your fault."

"But a woman obeys her father at home. The father is heaven, and whoever he likes is noble."

"Whoever he hates is just lowly."

Seeing that she was deep in thought, Mrs. Gui waited quietly without interrupting her.

Lei Nian'er supported her chin with her hands and looked at her with a pair of innocent eyes.

"Mother, if women are in power and marry many men, will there be no distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children?"

Mrs. Gui never expected that her thoughts would develop in this direction.

Lei Nian'er's words were not finished yet: "They are all children who came out of my belly. Who knows who their biological father is? Isn't it the same for everyone?"

Mrs. Gui: ...

Sure enough, he is still a child.

How can a woman be in power?

But she didn't say that the child was already sensible enough, so let her dream for a few more years before she grew up.