Secrets of Yuqing Palace

Feng Shenge smacked his lips.

"He heard from others that there's a place where food is cheaper, but it's extremely, extremely far away, a hundred miles away."

"But in order to let my father and mother eat delicious food, Zhongyou took all the money in the family and went to the place where the grain was sold."

Despite his young age, he acted mature and sighed heavily.

"Ah~"

“The place where we sell food is really too far away.”

"Zhong You carried the wild vegetable steamed buns he had prepared and walked non-stop for three or four days before he reached the place where the grain was sold."

He looked down at his short legs and said with a bitter face.

"If it's Feng Sheng'e, I'm afraid it will take ten days to walk."

"Mother said that if Feng Sheng walked for ten days, his calves would be useless."

Yinreng pinched his little nose in amusement, and the little guy continued the story in a muffled voice.

"When he arrived at the grain store, it was already closed because it was too late, so he had no choice but to sleep under the eaves of the grain store."

"Then I bought rice early the next day and walked back home."

"After several days' journey, he had eaten all the wild vegetable buns he brought with him. His stomach was growling with hunger, and he had no strength to walk anymore."

"My mouth is watering from the smell of the white rice he bought. I can't wait to grab a handful and chew it and swallow it."

"But thinking of his father and mother who were waiting for him at home, he didn't eat the rice. Instead, he ate the bean leaves that others had left on the roadside after harvesting the beans."

After Feng Sheng'e finished speaking, Wanyu immediately clapped her hands.

"Feng Sheng'e spoke very well!"

"Mother just told Fengsheng once, and Fengsheng remembered it. He is truly the best and smartest baby."

Feng Sheng looked at his mother with bright eyes and received an affirmative nod from her.

Then he turned to look at his father who was holding him, his eyes full of anticipation.

Yinreng curled the corners of his lips, "Well, your mother is right."

"Feng Sheng'e is the best and smartest. He's already telling stories to his father at such a young age."

The little guy's face flushed with excitement after receiving recognition and praise from his father and mother.

His eyes sparkled as he said, "Although Feng Sheng'e can't walk for days and nights to buy rice for my father like Zhong You did, I can still tell stories to my father and mother in the future."

"Mother said that Zhongyou walked a hundred miles to buy rice for his parents. He is a very filial person. I, your son, must be as filial to you as Zhongyou is to you."

Hearing the little guy's childish words, Yinreng was deeply moved and couldn't help but hug the little guy tighter.

Feeling the little person in his arms, he felt a sense of security that came from being connected by blood.

This feeling is amazing.

This is a sense of blood-related closeness, a feeling he has only experienced with Khan Ama.

But that was only once.

Once upon a time, Khan Ama was a big tree that protected him from wind and rain, and the sky above his head protected him, allowing him to grow freely and wantonly.

But now, he has become the big tree and sky for the little person in his arms. His wholehearted admiration and dependence make him feel that he can do anything.

He felt that he was needed and that he was willing to do anything for him.

He felt that because of Feng Sheng'e, he was no longer afraid of being the one to be abandoned.

Because of Feng Sheng'e's wholehearted admiration and trust in him, he was sure of his position in Feng Sheng'e's heart and that he would not be the one abandoned by him.

Wanyu was also relieved, especially when she saw the true feelings in Yinreng's eyes, Wanyu was very happy for him.

She could feel that the uneasiness caused by his father, the Emperor, which was hidden deep in his heart, was slowly being healed because of Feng Sheng'e's birth.

She touched Feng Sheng'e's little head.

"If Feng Sheng'e wants to tell stories to Ama and E'niang, then he needs to read more books and study more."

"Only after you have learned the content of these stories yourself can you tell them to your father and mother."

Feng Sheng nodded obediently.

"Ok!"

"My son will study hard!"

Yinreng pinched Fengsheng'e's hand.

"Then, Ama, can you let Meng Baozhong tell you a story?"

"After you listen to this, you can not only tell it to your father and mother, but also to Mafa and Wuku's mother."

Feng Sheng nodded with his eyes sparkling: "Yes!"

Soon, Yinreng called the eunuch Meng Baozhong from the study to come over.

"Go find the Twenty-Four Filial Exemplars, and then weave the contents into stories. Start telling them to Prince Hongxi tomorrow."

(The full name of "Twenty-Four Filial Exemplars" is "Complete Collection of Twenty-Four Filial Exemplars." It was compiled by Guo Juye in the Yuan Dynasty, who recorded the stories of filial piety of 24 ancient people. Zhongyou in "Carrying Rice Across a Hundred Miles" is one of them. He was a native of Lu during the Spring and Autumn Period. His courtesy name was Zilu. He was a student of Confucius and one of the Seventy-Two Sages of Confucius.)

Meng Baozhong bowed and replied, "Yes, Master."

Soon, Meng Baozhong took out "Twenty-Four Filial Exemplars" from the bookshelf and left the study.

After Meng Baozhong left, Yinreng put Fengsheng'e down from his arms and let him play tracing on a smaller desk.

Wanyu then asked Yinreng, "I heard that you were punished by the Khan Ama to kneel in the Qianqing Palace today?"

Yinreng nodded.

Without waiting for Wanyu to ask any more questions, he explained directly.

"When the third brother went to court today, he wore a hat for some unknown reason."

"No one noticed it at first, but after the court session ended and we went to the Shangshufang, a few of the younger ones discovered the problem."

"When the boss reached out and took off the hat on his head, we found out that he had actually shaved his head."

"Yinxiang was so angry that he started fighting with the third brother."

Wanyu sighed, and she understood why Yinxiang was angry. If she were Yinxiang, she would not be able to swallow this anger either.

"So what was the result? Khan Ama wasn't mad at you, was he?"

Yinreng's eyes darkened and he just shook his head.

"No problem."

"It's not a big deal."

"But Khan Ama was a little angry, so he punished us by grounding us and making us copy books."

"It was the third brother who caused trouble this time and lost his title of prince and was demoted to beile."

"And Thirteen was directly conferred the title of Beizi due to Khan Ama's pity."

Wanyu was happy for Yinxiang, but was still surprised that Khan Ama would punish Yinreng and the others.

"This matter has nothing to do with you, why would Khan Ama punish you?"

Yinreng didn't want her to worry, so he simply said, "They're just taking their anger out on us and hitting us. Don't worry."

How could Wanyu not be worried? She originally thought that Yinreng and the others would not be implicated, but she didn't expect that they would also be punished.

Moreover, she knew that the Crown Prince would not have a good ending in the end. Maybe the Emperor had a sign of this now?

Yinreng glanced at Fengsheng's forehead, which was carefully painted in red, and rubbed against the young concubine, and the two of them got a little closer.

He reached out a hand and rubbed her head.

"After a few days, when Khan Ama is no longer so angry, I will send Feng Sheng'e to him."

"He is angry with us sons, but he won't be angry with his grandson Feng Sheng'e."

"Just think of this kid as a way to flatter me, my father, and to whisper in his ear."

Wanyu slapped his thigh in annoyance.

"Screw you!"

"What are you talking about? Be careful, if Khan Ama finds out, he'll say you're not a decent person and are always teasing Feng Sheng'e."

(There are three more chapters to go, and there is one more to go~)