Northern Song Dynasty: Starting from the son of Song Renzong

Chapter 14 You Hit
Funing Hall is just to the south of Kunning Hall.

In fact...

Every day when Zhao Xin went to class, he would pass through the alley next to the Funing Hall.

However, no matter how often he passed by, he rarely had the chance to see his father.

At this time, in the Funing Palace, Empress Cao found Zhao Zhen, who was the current Emperor of the Song Dynasty, and told him that Zhao Xin had visited her during the day.

"Official, have you been to see Zui Xing Lai recently?"

Zhao Zhen also replied: "What's wrong with Zui Xinglai?"

Empress Cao said, "Zui Xinglai is really smart. Today, Madam Miao brought him to my Kunning Palace, and he learned to recite "Cao Gui's Discussion on War" in just one morning."

Zhao Zhen also asked in confusion: "So what?"

Empress Cao said, "Don't you think Zui Xinglai is very smart?"

Zhao Zhen said, "Maybe."

Queen Cao knew that the other party was being wary of her.

I was not scared by the other party's cold attitude.

She just said at the end: "If the emperor has nothing else to do, then I will take my leave first."

……

Why is the ruler of a country so wary of the queen all day long?

Why is he so wary of the other party, but doesn't just kill him in one breath?

This was naturally not something Zhao Xin could understand.

After returning to his own courtyard, Zhao Xin asked Madam Miao again how many sons and daughters she had.

Madam Miao could only roll her eyes at him and said, "Why do I feel like you're getting more and more gossipy? You ask questions all day long!"

Zhao Xin also shook Miao Niang and said, "Just tell me!"

After Madam Miao finished speaking.

Zhao Xin asked again: "Why doesn't the queen have a son?"

How could Madam Miao respond that the emperor wouldn't even sleep with her?
Then he will definitely ask later, why doesn’t daddy sleep with mommy?
That’s right! You have a son while you sleep?
these questions……

If it happened outside the palace, in any random household, then it would have been said.

But this is the imperial palace. Who knows if Zhao Xin will tell others about it casually in the future and then annoy others.

and so……

Every time when the critical moment came, Madam Miao would pretend to be dead and keep silent.

Zhao Xin had no choice but to hold her face, then scratch her neck with his hands, or simply cover her nose with his hands.

Once Madam Miao got angry, Zhao Xin would inevitably be spanked.

Then at this time, Zhao Xin would sigh - looking at a little girl with a good personality, unexpectedly, she has a tendency to violence.

After playing around like this for a while...

Zhao Xin continued to ask.

After Zhao Xin's hard work all night, he finally asked the question.

Zhao Huirou is the oldest among them, and he is the third oldest. The second one died at birth.

So if nothing unexpected happens, I will definitely become the crown prince in the future.

Ah!
All I can say is that the chances of this happening are huge.

Be reasonable!
After hearing what Madam Miao said, Zhao Xin became a little worried. If Madam Miao got together with his father in the future and had a child, would he have no chance?
Zhao Xin was willing to go to bed only after he had fully understood his family's situation.

even……

Zhao Xin asked Miao Niang who her father and sister were.

This made Madam Miao somewhat embarrassed to talk about it.

after all……

Miao Niangzi's father and sister did not come from a very good background.

My father is a military official of a very low rank, and if my sister had not been his father's wet nurse, she probably wouldn't be the Miao lady she is today.

It was just because she had drunk the same milk as his father, and then entered the palace and became a royal attendant. And because she was beautiful, she was favored and was named Princess Renshou. Now, because of her son's status, she was promoted to Zhaorong.

of course!

Madam Miao didn't tell Zhao Xin a word of what happened next.

He only said that his father and sister were ordinary people of the Song Dynasty.

When Zhao Xin heard this, didn't it mean that his biological mother's family could not help him at all?

This will be disadvantageous for the future succession!
The next day.

Zhao Xin doesn't have to go to class because his teacher is a little busy today.

then……

After his father came back from attending court, he also came here to check on Zhao Xin's condition.

"I heard that Zui Xinglai memorized "Cao Gui's Discussion on War" after spending the whole morning at the Queen's place yesterday?"

This question was asked by his father to Madam Miao.

Madam Miao also replied: "Yes, what's wrong?"

Then his father said, "Don't bring Zuixing there anymore in the future."

Madam Miao asked, "Why?"

His father remained silent, probably because he felt that his son could no longer be controlled by an empress dowager.

After all, hasn’t the suffering I’ve endured been enough?

Zhao Xin came back from taking a shower and called out "Daddy", and the two stopped talking.

Instead, they focused their attention on Zhao Xin.

Zhao Xin was also thinking about it. He went to the empress yesterday to show off his skills, and today his father came as expected!
I'm just a little bit looking forward to whether his father will talk about it with the officials in the court and show off about it.

"Daddy!"

"Eh!"

"Daddy, can you fight?"

"..."

However, since Queen Cao had already told him about it, he was not very surprised about it.

He just asked calmly: "Why does Zui Xinglai want to go to war?"

Zhao Xin put filial piety first and said, "I want to beat the bad guys for my father."

Zhao Zhen, who had a pretty face, saw that Zhao Xin's arms and legs were also small and not much better than his pretty face, and said: "Zui Xinglai is the prince, he doesn't need to go to war."

Zhao Xin then said, "Then Dad, don't you have to go and fight?"

Zhao Zhen said as a matter of course: "Father, that's definitely not necessary."

Zhao Xin asked, "Who should go and fight?"

Zhao Zhen: "Ministers in the court."

Zhao Xin: "Who are the officials in the court?"

Zhao Zhen: “Uh…”

Madam Miao is already starting to have a headache.

Zhao Zhen also said: "Xia Song, Fan Zhongyan, and Han Qi."

Zhao Xin asked him to write down what he was saying.

Zhao Xin then asked, "Who is this Xia Song?"

Zhao Zhen: "..."

At this moment, Miao Niang also said: "I suggest that you don't answer him."

Zhao Xin also said: "Mrs. Miao, please don't speak."

Zhao Zhen also suddenly realized it and said with a forced serious face: "Why don't you call me sister, but Madam Miao?"

He looked like he would slap my hand if I answered incorrectly.

Zhao Xin also said: "Because Miao Niang seems close, and my sister is not close enough."

Zhao Zhen didn't understand.

Doesn't this mean that my sister is closer to me than Madam Miao?

He also asked, "Calling sister is more intimate than calling her Madam Miao. Why is it that Madam Miao is closer to you than sister?"

Zhao Xin said, "When I call her Madam Miao, she gets so angry that she wants to hit me, and she will even talk to me. When I call her sister, she won't hit me, and she won't talk to me either. If you don't believe me, just try it!"

Then Zhao Xin demonstrated it to him.

"Miao Madam!"

Then Madam Miao started to get angry.

"Don't call me Madam Miao!"

Zhao Xin said again: "Sister."

Done.

There was no expression on Mrs. Miao's face.

No response either.

Zhao Xin said: "Look!"

It seems like this is really the case!
only……

Zhao Zhen then said, "From now on, you are not allowed to call me Madam Miao. You must call me sister."

Zhao Xin also played the role of a rebel and said, "I won't!"

Zhao Zhen also threatened: "If you don't call me sister, I will spank you."

Zhao Xin said: "Then you fight."

to be frank!
Zhao Zhen is also a little angry now.

If he didn't have a good temper, someone else would probably have hit him.

“I really hit it!”

"You hit!"

Madam Miao came to rescue him immediately.

"Official, forget it!"

"We're used to it. It's not that easy to change our ways."

"But you can't just spoil him like this."

Zhao Xin is not afraid. He is his father’s only son now. Just try to hit me!
If I hit you, I will have no son!
From now on, I can walk around Tokyo City at my own pace.

(End of this chapter)