After becoming a concubine, she lived a miserable life every day.

But later he didn't think so. He had become a father, but his father still would not give him face. In front of the children, in front of the Crown Princess, and even in front of the civil and military ministers of the court, if he did not do something that was slightly not to his liking, he would scold him regardless of the occasion. Although he would also scold the second and third sons and others, he was the one who was scolded the most harshly.

The emperor was only special to the fifth brother. He was basically never scolded and was mostly praised. That was why he could never like his younger brother.

These are not the reasons why he hates his father.

The main reason was that his father had given his brothers real power, which put him, the crown prince, in a position. He didn't believe that his father didn't know about the ambitions of the second and third brothers, but his father did it anyway. He watched coldly as they attacked him and framed him. Many times, his father knew clearly that he didn't do it and was framed, but his father didn't listen at all and only scolded him. Until now, the crown prince still remembers the look of disappointment in his father's eyes.

Thinking of this, the prince's eyes were filled with endless anger and jealousy.

As soon as the Crown Princess came in, she saw the Crown Prince's ugly face, put down the cakes and tea she brought, and said softly, "Your Highness, please eat something. You didn't eat much for dinner."

It would have been fine if she didn't speak, but once she spoke, the Crown Prince couldn't help but glare at the Crown Princess, "I don't need your care. If you have the time to please me, you might as well let Cheng'er go to the Queen Mother more often, please the Emperor, and learn from the son of the Fifth Brother! Who are you trying to show off your sad face to every day!?"

When the Crown Princess heard this, the gentle expression on her beautiful face dimmed. "I understand."

"Why don't you get out quickly!" The prince became even angrier when he saw that the man still did not leave.

“…Yes, Your Highness.” The Crown Princess had no choice but to leave.

What she actually wanted to say was that the prince had not visited her for a long time. When she met her mother two days ago, her mother told her to have more children for the prince, as it would not be enough to have only Cheng'er as her son.

After the Crown Princess left the Crown Prince's bedroom, she sighed deeply.

There was nothing she could do about what her mother said. The Crown Prince didn't like her at all. He only liked Li Liangdi. As the Crown Princess, her words in the Eastern Palace were not as influential as those of Li Liangdi. In recent years, the Crown Prince seldom visited her even on the first and fifteenth days of the month.

Looking at the increasingly thin face of the pretty girl in the bronze mirror, the Crown Princess burst into tears of grievance.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?" Seeing this, the palace maid beside the Crown Princess asked worriedly.

"fine."

After the Crown Princess left, the Crown Prince went straight to Li Liangdi's room.

Prince Chen's Mansion.

study.

Prince Chen had a gloomy look on his face, and the ground was covered with spilled ink, inkstones, and various porcelains, which showed what had just happened.

The personal bodyguard standing nearby didn't dare to make a sound, trying to reduce his presence as much as possible, for fear of being affected by the wrath of the furious King Chen.

"I never knew that the fifth brother was so resourceful that he even used his son to consolidate his favor!" Prince Chen smashed the things, and the anger in his heart finally subsided a lot.

After thinking for two seconds, King Chen laughed softly and said, "Do you think you are the only one with a son? Humph!"

Not only the Crown Prince and Prince Chen had such thoughts, Prince Huai and others also thought so.

Why can’t they do what King Rui can do? Everyone has a son. If your son can be favored, my son can do it too.

So in the next few days, Emperor Jingyuan would occasionally "coincidentally" run into children playing in the palace in various places. They had all kinds of personalities. Some of them would start to act cute and coquettishly when they saw him, while others would start crying and wailing, anyway, trying to attract his attention in various ways.

Emperor Jingyuan sneered. How could he not know what his sons were thinking?

These children are real children and also his grandchildren, but he can't really say that he loves them. However, as their royal grandfather, he still feels sorry for these children, so he will occasionally visit their grandmother's palace.

As a result, the wind direction in the entire palace changed instantly. The palace maids who had been extremely fawning on Minghua Palace before also changed their attitude. In the past few days, rumors began to spread, saying that King Rui's son Qi You had fallen out of favor and so on.

The other people in the palace that the emperor had visited once were all full of pride and in high spirits.

This proves that his grandson has a place in the emperor's heart.

Although she is not the only favorite, it is not bad. After all, they have long been fed up with the people in Minghua Palace. The emperor has not been there in recent days.

Minghua Palace.

The virtuous concubine looked at the little person eating across from her with extremely elegant movements. His expression was as calm as ever. He was not affected by the gossip in the palace at all. The more the virtuous concubine looked at him, the more she liked him.

Only if you can keep calm like this, you will be able to achieve great success in the future.

"Eat more. The intensity of your training has increased recently. Look, you've lost some weight." After saying that, he used the chopsticks beside him to pick up some food and gave it to Qi You. The kindness in his eyes almost overflowed.

Nanny Jiang at the side laughed so hard that wrinkles appeared at the corners of her eyes.

It's no wonder that her master likes this child. He is really well-behaved and sensible. The most important thing is that his temperament is really to her and her taste. Do you think this is a little white rabbit? No, it's not. This child has never been a good child in the traditional sense. She and her master know it.

However, only such children can get their attention and win the emperor's love. Such people are suitable for survival in the royal family.

Do those people think that they can make Qi You fall out of favor by using some tricks? It's really ridiculous. Qi You is not liked by the emperor because of his coquettish and silly behavior.

When Qi You heard what Concubine Xian said, he was silent for a rare moment.

He looked at his increasingly strong arms and body, and didn't understand how his grandmother could tell that he had lost weight. When his mother came back and saw how strong he looked, she would probably be so happy that she went crazy.

During the time when he was practicing martial arts, his grandmother asked the kitchen to cook for him in various ways. Because he was exercising more, his appetite increased day by day. He ate more and started exercising a lot, so his body naturally began to become stronger. Compared to his previous body that was as thin as a bamboo pole, Qi You still liked his current state better. He felt like a vigorous force every time he punched, and his strength was much stronger than before.

Qi You had no choice but to silently finish all the dishes that his grandmother picked for him, and then he continued to practice martial arts with Zhuying every day without fail, looking forward to his mother's return every day. His life was fulfilling and comfortable. As for the gossip, he didn't take it to heart at all.

The noise in the palace finally died down after Emperor Jingyuan reprimanded all the princes and the crown prince and made them work.

The general meaning of Emperor Jingyuan's reprimand was that they were not paying attention to the common people, but focusing on these shameful means of winning favor, which really disappointed him. All those who sent children to the palace were punished with one year of hard service, and were also assigned various difficult tasks. If they failed to complete them, they would be punished with thirty lashes.

All the children in the palace were ordered to be sent back to the palace for education. If they were not well educated, their crime would be even more serious! They would be beaten with a stick!