Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

It was agreed to only teach two sentences, but when the actual teaching started, Gu Yunji and Li Jinze both forgot the time and had already learned seven or eight sentences before they knew it.

Seeing that it was getting late, Gu Yunji really didn't dare to keep the prince by his side, stood up and said: "Your Highness, let's learn this, you should go back, if you don't go back to serve your palace, you will be in a hurry."

Li Jinze reluctantly put down the branch for learning characters, shook his head and said, "I don't want to go back, I haven't waited for my father yet."

Li Jinze hadn't seen Emperor Jingfeng for a long time, and when he heard that his father held a palace banquet here today to entertain the ministers, he sneaked out while the palace people were not prepared, and wanted to see his father.It's a pity that he found the wrong place, as early as when he was squatting outside the side door reciting the Three Character Classic, Emperor Jing Feng had already left from the main door.

Gu Yunji sighed silently, and said: "Your Highness, when we were at the banquet earlier, His Majesty had already left due to urgent matters. You can't wait for him here, so you should go back earlier."

"Ah? Have you already left..."

After all, it was a child. When he thought that he didn't even know that his father had left after waiting for so long, Li Jinze felt a sense of grievance in his heart, and said angrily, "I don't want to go back. It's meaningless to go back if I don't see my father."

Gu Yunji had a headache for a while: "Your Highness, you have golden branches and jade leaves, what should you do if you stay outside for a long time and freeze? Besides, if His Majesty wants to visit you in your palace after finishing his work, but finds that you are not there, isn't it just worrying him? ?”

"Father won't go to see me in my palace." Li Jinze lowered his head, looking a little lonely, "Father will only visit the second emperor and the imperial concubine, especially during festivals. In Cuihua Palace, they would not take the initiative to come and see me."

Hearing Li Jinze's words, Emperor Jing Feng, who was dozens of steps away, was slightly startled, and a trace of shame flashed in his eyes.

Gu Yunji's throat was clogged, and he subconsciously stretched out his hand to touch Li Jinze's head. He held back and comforted him: "Even if His Majesty didn't go to your palace, if you don't go back for a long time, the palace staff will report to His Majesty, and His Majesty will still be worried Yes."

Li Jinze asked unconfidently: "Really? Father is really worried about me?"

Gu Yunji said: "Of course it is true. You are His Majesty's prince and son, and if your son is gone, how can a father not be worried?"

Li Jinze lowered his eyes and said sullenly: "But everyone in the palace said that the father doesn't like me, and the second emperor is his most beloved son. My birth was just an accident. It's even better without me, In this way, the second brother is the eldest son of the emperor."

Li Jinze was only seven years old. Even if he could sense that his father favored his younger brother, he would not have such an idea. He was obviously influenced by the people around him.

Emperor Jingfeng's eyes darkened, and his voice suddenly turned a bit chilly: "Go and find out who is chewing their tongues in front of Ze'er. If it's a maid in the palace, I pulled out their tongues."

Ning Fuhai bowed his head and responded, "Yes, Your Majesty."

Li Jinze still doesn't know how much shock the two words he said casually will cause in the palace in the future, and right now he is still immersed in the disappointment of not seeing his father.Regardless of whether what the palace people said was true or not, Emperor Jing Feng seldom visited him, and it was always true.

Li Jinze is a prince, although he grew up in rich clothes and fine food, the care and love he received is not as good as that of a common people's child.Compassion grew in Gu Yunji's heart, and he softened his voice and coaxed: "How can Your Highness think like this? After all, you are His Majesty's son, and there is no father in the world who doesn't love his son, it's just that the way of loving is different."

"You are the eldest son of the emperor, your majesty's first son. You were born with the responsibility of inheriting the clan, and you have to set an example for your second and third highnesses. Your majesty didn't love you as much as his second highness because he loved you Your Highness has higher expectations, wants you to become more outstanding, and is worried that being too gentle and loving will spoil you, so there are such strict requirements."

Everyone in the court knew that Emperor Jingfeng liked the second son of the emperor and hated the eldest son of the emperor. Gu Yunji himself felt guilty when he said this, but in order not to hurt the young heart of the child, he could only say this.

In order to make his own words sound more credible, Gu Yunji said again: "I also have an elder brother. When I and my elder brother were young, my father had much higher demands on him than my elder brother. I and my second elder brother got up to wash up when I was young." , the eldest brother has to start reading at five o'clock; when the minister and the second brother are playing leisurely, the eldest brother still has to study, and he can't slack off for a moment."

"Of course, the results of high requirements are also remarkable. The elder brother of the minister is the first of the three brothers to be elected, and it is also the pride and glory of our parents."

Li Jinze half-understood: "So, it's not that the father doesn't like me, it's because I'm different from the second emperor's brother that he is so strict with me?"

"That's right, that's exactly the case. The deepest love comes with responsibility. Your Majesty is strict with His Highness, because he wants His Highness to become better." Gu Yunji nodded, taking advantage of the situation to encourage him, "Your Highness must take the initiative to take this responsibility and respond to His Majesty's responsibility." Don’t underestimate your expectations.”

"Your Highness has learned so many Three-Character Classics today. When you meet His Majesty some other day, you can show him. Your Majesty will be very happy to know that you are diligent and diligent in learning."

Hearing this, Li Jinze shook his head and said, "Father once said that reading is for oneself, not for showing off. It's like the saying in the Three Character Classic that 'people don't learn, they don't know righteousness'. Reading and literacy is for understanding and understanding the righteousness of life. If you learn something, you can’t wait to show it to others. Such intentions are not pure, and you won’t go far along the way of learning.”

What the immature voice said was a truth that many adults couldn't understand, the corners of Emperor Jingfeng's lips rose, and his eyes showed admiration.

Gu Yunji didn't expect Li Jinze to have such insights at such a young age, he was slightly surprised for a moment, and said with a smile: "Your Highness is right, the humble minister is superficial."

After staying alone with Li Jinze for so long, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Gu Yunji pointed him to the door of the main hall, watched him walk to the side of the servant, and then left in peace.

As soon as he turned around and walked a dozen steps, Gu Yunji saw Emperor Jingfeng in black clothes standing under the shadow of the tree. He was startled, and quickly knelt down: "My minister Gu Yunji, see Your Majesty."

"Excuse me, Gu Qing, get up." Emperor Jing Feng looked him over calmly, his voice could not hear any emotion, "Gu Qing is not having a banquet in the palace, what are you doing here?"

"I'm in a hurry, so I came out to relieve myself." Gu Yunji paused, but decided to speak out, "...just now I ran into His Highness the First Prince over there, chatted with him, and now I'm about to go back to the banquet."

Seeing that Gu Yunji didn't hide anything, Emperor Jing Feng had a better impression of him, and asked with a half-smile, "Just chatting for a few words? Then why did I still hear the three-character classic you taught me?"

"This……"

It seems that Emperor Jing Feng had overheard the conversation between him and Li Jinze.

Thinking of this, Gu Yunji couldn't help but feel lucky that he didn't lie to Emperor Jingfeng.As he recalled whether he had said any offensive words before, his brain was thinking about how to reply, and he was about to speak, but he heard Emperor Jingfeng say: "Forget it, I won't embarrass you."

Emperor Jing Feng glanced at the direction in which Li Jinze was leaving, and changed the topic: "Gu Qing thinks... how about the eldest prince?"

He was caught off guard by the question, and Gu Yunji almost didn't react.It is definitely not acceptable to belittle the prince in front of the emperor, but blindly praising the prince is also suspected of flattery.

Gu Yunji settled his mind, carefully considered his words and said: "I feel that His Royal Highness... is very down-to-earth."