bookcurios Chapter 23 Personally Educating Linglong
Chapter 23 Personally Educating Linglong
Chapter 23 Personally Educating Linglong
Seeing that Concubine Qi was on the same side as him, Xia Dongchun was extremely sure of his decision and thought it was the right thing to do to hold on to the Queen's thigh.
Although she is only a concubine now, she has a queen and a concubine Qi behind her. Concubine Hua is just a concubine and there is nothing to be afraid of.
Xia Dongchun, who was very impressed with himself, continued, "Although Linglong is young, she is quite clever. She knows where the rich and powerful gather in the palace."
"Xia Da Ying, if you don't speak, no one will think you are dumb. How come after three months of teaching by the foster nanny, Xia Da Ying still hasn't made any progress?"
Concubine Hua didn't even glance at Xia Dongchun who was sitting below her. She picked up the teacup on the table with her slender jade fingers and took a sip. She couldn't help but frowned. Why was it still the same old Longjing tea?
When Xia Dongchun heard this, he subconsciously wanted to refute, but when he thought about how he had been tortured by the nanny for more than three months and had just been released, and he had not yet served the nanny, he had to endure it.
"It's thanks to Xia Ying that she reminded me, otherwise I would have forgotten about it." Hua Fei traced her not-so-messy temples and spoke slowly.
"Speaking of which, Linglong is a bit too unruly. The other day, Imperial Doctor Jiang suggested that I go to the Imperial Garden to take a walk to relieve my illness, and I saw Linglong running around in the Imperial Garden without any manners. It must be because she has been raised in a prince's house without the guidance of her own mother."
The Queen had a strong intuition that she didn't want Concubine Hua to continue Linglong's words.
"Linglong is still young. She was having fun in the Imperial Garden and bumped into me carelessly. Please don't be so picky with the child."
The Queen looked at Concubine Hua tenderly.
"What the Queen said is true. Concubine Xin brought Linglong to apologize to me that day, but the girl was stubborn and refused to admit defeat. It was obvious that she was spoiled by her wet nurse. I saw that the Third Prince was well-mannered and sensible under the guidance of Concubine Qi. It is worthy of Concubine Qi's careful teaching since he was a child. It can be seen that this child still needs to follow his mother to receive some teachings when he grows up. What do you think, Concubine Qi?"
Concubine Hua completely ignored the Queen and spoke on her own.
When Concubine Qi heard what Concubine Hua said, she felt that this was the most pleasant thing she had ever heard from Concubine Hua, and her pride was beyond words:
"That's natural. In ancient times, there was Meng's mother who moved three times. Since ancient times, successful children have been those whose mothers have taught them well since childhood. Linglong has not been with Xin Changzai since she was a child, and the wet nurses and maids are not good at teaching her master, so she is not well-behaved."
"That day Linglong offended the Empress, and I took Linglong to the Yikun Palace the next day to apologize to the Empress. But Linglong is naughty by nature and doesn't stay by my side all the time, so I can't discipline her. Please forgive me, Empress Huafei."
Xin Changzai knelt down at the right time and begged for mercy from Concubine Hua in a sad tone.
"Humph, you should take care of your own child. In my opinion, you should take Linglong back to your side and raise her for a few days. Let her learn the rules first. Otherwise, when she grows up, she will be like some people, speaking without restraint and making people laugh at her. That would bring shame to the royal family."
Concubine Hua rolled her eyes in Xia Dongchun's direction. How could the concubines in the palace not understand the sarcasm in her words?
"I will follow your Majesty's instructions." Concubine Xin responded so quickly that the empress didn't even have time to speak.
"If you can't educate her properly even if I leave her with you, then I will have no choice but to follow the emperor's example and find Linglong a sensible and polite foster mother, like Concubine Jing."
Hua Fei gave another stern warning, then put on a fake smile and said to the Queen:
"Oh, look, I forgot. Now that Her Majesty the Queen is in good health, the Queen is the one who has the final say on all matters concerning the harem. I have overstepped my authority."
Concubine Hua turned sideways and looked at the Queen.
Although Concubine Hua apologized, her eyes were full of disdain.
"It's okay. The emperor has already allowed you to assist in managing the six palaces. The emperor's opinion is my opinion. Hua Fei is doing things for the emperor and is also helping me to relieve my worries. What's wrong with Hua Fei?"
The Queen was extremely disgusted with Concubine Hua's arrogance and her ability to do whatever she wanted, but when she thought of the news from the previous dynasty that the war in the northwest was gaining momentum, she could only endure it.
"In that case, Concubine Xin, you should take Linglong with you and educate her well. If there is anything missing, send someone to Jingren Palace to tell me."
"I would like to thank the Queen for her concern on behalf of Linglong." Xin Changzai turned around and bowed to the Queen, "I will definitely educate Linglong well."
Xin often secretly pinched her palms, for fear that if she put on a smiling face, people would see her flaw.
Cao Qinmo, who was sitting at the bottom, watched the scene secretly, staring at Concubine Hua with eyes full of poison.
Concubine Hua pretended not to see it.
Seeing that she had finished what she wanted to do, Concubine Hua took out a handkerchief from her cheongsam, gently pressed the corner of her mouth, raised her right hand and placed it on Songzhi's hand, and stood up: "I am tired after talking for a while. The imperial physician told me that I should rest more. I will take my leave first."
"That's good. People who have just recovered from a serious illness should rest more." The queen hated herself for being the queen and why she had to be a virtuous queen.
Hua Fei bowed curtly and turned away.
When the concubines saw that the queen looked unhappy, they all stood up and bowed to leave, except Concubine Qi who stayed.
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The inner hall of Jingren Palace.
The queen smashed the teacup on the small table to pieces.
Upon seeing this, Concubine Qi immediately knelt down and asked for the blame.
"My lady, I wonder what I have done wrong?"
"I see that you and Concubine Hua are getting closer and closer."
"Your Majesty, you have wronged me. Concubine Hua has always been at odds with me. How could I be on good terms with her?"
Concubine Qi knelt down and took two steps forward.
"Really? Then it seems that you are really stupid. You didn't even know that Concubine Hua was using you as a knife."
"I am stupid, please give me some advice, madam."
"Hua Fei wanted Xin Changzai to teach Linglong personally, and brought you and the Third Prince up to make a fuss about it, but you can't even see that. With a mother as stupid as you, it's no wonder that the Third Prince hasn't made any progress."
When Concubine Qi heard that she was being used by Concubine Hua, her brain was suddenly overloaded and she instinctively didn't believe it.
In Concubine Qi's view, Concubine Hua has always been the same as herself, only good at talking. Concubine Hua could never think of such a roundabout way of scheming against people.
In addition, the Queen not only belittled herself, but also belittled her Third Prince. Concubine Qi was a little unhappy.
"Your Majesty, are you overthinking? Linglong has been coming to my palace to pay respects to Concubine Xin in recent days. That girl is really too unruly." Concubine Qi was a little angry when she mentioned Linglong.
"Every other day she either breaks a vase or scares my pine nuts so much that they hide in the tree and dare not come down. Seeing that, I get angry. I have told Concubine Xin several times to keep Linglong in check. Perhaps Concubine Hua is really angry."
Seeing that Concubine Qi was a hopeless case, the Queen closed her eyes, let out a long sigh, and asked Concubine Qi to quickly disappear from her sight.
Concubine Qi was angry that the Queen had belittled her Third Prince, so she didn't stay long. She bowed and knelt to pay her respects, thinking in her heart that the Queen's suspicion was growing worse.
Imperial Physician Zhang had warned the empress that after taking the tiger-wolf medicine, she must be careful not to get angry in the near future, otherwise her headaches would recur more and more frequently.
Concubine Hua promoted Concubine Xin, abandoned Concubine Cao, reconciled with Concubine Jing, and became friends with Concubine Shen. Who was the one who advised her?
If only Hua Fei's brain was relied upon, she would never be able to come up with such a good plan.
The Queen was thinking about this matter when Jianqiu came to report that Xia agreed to see her outside the door.