Selling wife for fame? Kick out the scumbag and marry the new emperor to enjoy the harem of favors

Chapter 104 Moving Out of Weiyang Palace

"How are Zhaoqing and Lingyi's studies going recently?" Zhao Xingjin asked.

When the Queen heard him mention his two daughters, she guessed that the matter of Zhou Baolin was over, and the smile in her eyes became much more genuine.

"Your Majesty, Zhaoqing has always been well-behaved. She has done very well in her studies and needlework. Her teacher often praises her to me. It's just that Lingyi is a little naughty and playful, which gives me a headache. But she is also doing well in her studies."

"Yes." Zhao Xingjin responded, then said, "Zhaoqing is a sensible child. With her leading her younger siblings to study, I feel more at ease. I think the Fourth Prince is too naughty, perhaps because he is studying alone in Hongwen Garden without anyone to supervise him. I plan to have the princesses and princes go to Hongwen Garden for classes from now on. With Zhaoqing as the eldest sister leading them, she can help to control them."

Hearing this, the queen was stunned.

I didn't expect Zhao Xingjin to bring up this matter suddenly. After thinking for a moment, I said it tactfully.

"The Emperor values ​​Zhaoqing, but Zhaoqing has only just turned ten this year, and I am still a child, I am afraid."

"That's fine. I'm not asking Zhaoqing to look after the little ones like an adult. I just want her to study hard and set an example for her younger siblings. I want the younger ones to follow suit."

Zhao Xingjin said in a deep voice, as if he had already made up his mind.

The Queen pursed her lips and said, "I still have one concern. The Fourth Prince has a study partner, and those two children are the sons of ministers, so they are considered outsiders. It would be inconvenient for the princesses to study with them. Boys and girls don't sit at the same table when they are seven years old."

She didn't want her two children to leave Weiyang Palace to study outside. Although she didn't know why Zhao Xingjin suddenly wanted Zhaoqing and Lingyi to study in Hongwenyuan, her instinct made her want to keep the two children by her side.

What's more, she personally selected the private tutors for Zhaoqing and Lingyi, and she was quite satisfied with them. Now that they were going to Hongwen Garden, they would definitely be taught by the fourth prince and the scholars from the Hanlin Academy, so the tutors she selected would definitely not be needed.

Although the Queen did not admit it, or perhaps did not realize it, she was consciously trying to control the direction of her two daughters' growth. Therefore, she did not want the children to leave her control.

After all, she couldn't control how the scholars of the Hanlin Academy wanted to teach, but she could give the private tutors who taught the princesses a reminder from time to time.

But Zhao Xingjin was not moved by it and just said calmly.

"Hongwen Garden is a place for studying. Once you go to school, your mind is focused on your studies. Besides, the rule of not sitting together at the age of seven is already a bit harsh. The children are still young and should play together. Moreover, with the teachers watching over them, the servants accompanying them, and their own brothers around, the princesses and the two ministers' children will not have any interaction. In my opinion, it is not too late to separate the princesses and study after they turn fifteen and come of age."

In fact, Zhao Xingjin did not realize that the queen had such a desire for control. He wanted to send Zhaoqing and Lingyi to Hongwenyuan just to let his two daughters be less influenced by the queen.

When she was in the palace, as the mistress, the empress was well-educated, virtuous and dignified. But now that her status has changed and she has become the mother of the country, she should have been more dignified and generous, but the empress has become narrow-minded.

She always focused on raising a prince herself. On this point, she was afraid that the concubines below would threaten or replace her position, and she was in a panic all day long.

This made Zhao Xingjin very unhappy. How could he not know what the queen was planning by wanting to raise a prince?
No emperor would want someone to covet his throne, just like the queen feared her concubines would seize her position. In fact, when Princess Zhaoqing and Xie Jiu were talking in Chengming Hall last time, Zhao Xingjin had already sensed his eldest daughter's hostility towards Xie Jiu. The harem struggles between the concubines had clearly begun to affect the children.

There was also the Fourth Prince, who had been living with the Empress Dowager during this period, and was coaxed by her. He had asked a lot of questions, and he also told Zhao Xingjin about what Concubine Zhuang had taught him.

This allowed the children to study together, and Zhao Xingjin also wanted the princes and princesses to develop some feelings for each other, so that they would not be hostile to each other from an early age because of their biological mothers.

Furthermore, letting the princesses study at Hongwenyuan was only the first step. Zhao Xingjin was thinking about another thing.

"Since Consort Xian passed away, Wenxi has been living alone in Changle Palace, while Zhaoqing and Lingyi still live in Weiyang Palace. This is too different from Wenxi, and the sisters have become estranged. I think after you return, you should order people to clean up the Ruiyu Palace next to Changle Palace and let Zhaoqing and Lingyi move in."

The absurd behavior Zhou Baolin did this time made Zhao Xingjin more aware that his daughters must be taught carefully, and the queen's current condition is no longer suitable for continuing to personally educate the two children every day, so it is better for the mother and daughters to spend less time together.

If the Queen changes her mind in the future, it is not impossible for the princesses to move back to Weiyang Palace to be closer to their mother.

But when the queen heard this, she immediately exploded.

She was already very reluctant to let the princesses go to Hongwenyuan to study, and now she was asked to ask the two children to move out of Weiyang Palace, which naturally made her even more reluctant.

She immediately said, "Your Majesty, Zhaoqing and Lingyi are still young, especially Lingyi. She has always been very dependent on me. If she moves out like this, I'm afraid she won't be able to adapt. Princesses are not like princes, so it's not inconvenient for them to live in the harem. It will be easier for me to take care of them if they are by my side."

"Wenxi is only seven years old this year, three years younger than Zhaoqing and only one year older than Lingyi. If she can live alone, why can't Zhaoqing and Lingyi?" Zhao Xingjin frowned and said coldly, "My princess shouldn't be too pampered. It's a good thing to be a little independent."

"Your Majesty!" The Queen knelt again, pleading, "Zhaoqing and Lingyi have been taken care of by me since they were young. I really don't want them to move out. Your Majesty, I really don't know the inside story of Zhou Cainu's actions this time. If Your Majesty doesn't believe me, you can punish me in any way you want, but don't let the children leave me!"

The queen really didn't understand why Zhao Xingjin suddenly wanted Zhaoqing and Lingyi to move out. She could only attribute the reason to the fact that Zhao Xingjin was still angry with her because of Zhou Cainv's incident, so he separated her from her two daughters as a punishment.

"What nonsense are you talking about? I asked Zhaoqing and Lingyi to move out of Weiyang Palace. It has nothing to do with Zhou Cainv." Zhao Xingjin felt helpless and had a headache.

He had asked Yang Zhi'an to find the person in Chengming Palace who revealed his whereabouts to Zhou Cainv. Naturally, he already knew that this matter was planned by Zhou Baolin alone and had nothing to do with the Queen. Otherwise, why would he only punish Zhou Cainv and not do anything to the Queen?

The Empress was skeptical upon hearing this, but she still pleaded, "Your Majesty, if you have already made up your mind and want Zhaoqing and Lingyi to move out of Weiyang Palace, then I beg you to wait until after the New Year to let them move out. There are only three months left until the end of the year, and Ruiyu Palace has not been renovated yet, so it will take some time to clean up."

Zhao Xingjin raised his eyes and saw that there was no false reluctance in the emperor's eyes, so he nodded in the end.

The queen breathed a sigh of relief and immediately expressed her gratitude.

After saying this, Zhao Xingjin was really upset and asked the queen to leave.