The Queen has arrived: An Lingrong does not want to fight in the palace after her rebirth

The third prince was reprimanded.

It all started when the emperor asked the prince during his monthly exam: "A gentleman is modest but not quarrelsome, and is a group but not a party. A gentleman is considerate but not competitive, while a villain is competitive but not considerate. What is the difference between the two?"

The Third Prince was hesitant and could not explain clearly, and the Emperor was furious:

"The masters in the Southern Study are all well-educated. You have been studying with them since you were six years old. After all these years, have you learned anything? Those who have studied for a few years understand the principles, but you can't even make a complete sentence. You have really wasted my efforts and the years of teaching by the masters. What have you learned in these years?"

The emperor's face was filled with anger, and Hongshi was frightened at the time:

"Father, your son, your son..." He talked for a long time but couldn't utter a complete sentence.

Like all fathers who want their sons to be successful, the emperor was so angry when he saw his cowering look that his breath got stuck in his chest and his chest ached. This was his nominal eldest son, and so many eyes were watching him, but he was almost an adult and he couldn't even read a book. The emperor was a little disappointed in him because of his frustration.

But when he saw the fearful look in the Third Prince's eyes, he suddenly remembered that when he was young, he also looked at the Emperor Shengzu in the same way, and the Emperor's heart finally softened:

"You can only understand shallow things from books. You must practice to know it. I asked you to read more so that you can understand the truth. But this truth is not a dead truth. You must understand when, where, and what to do. You must learn to see that it is not easy for ordinary people to survive. So, I will leave you an assignment. The new policy of the court has been implemented for several years. You should write an article based on this and write down everything you dare not say in front of me."

With every word the emperor said, Hongshi's heart trembled. It was difficult for him to recite, let alone write such a policy paper on current affairs. However, he did not dare to explain and could only nod in agreement.

"Remember, I give you three days."

The deadline made him even more anxious.

This is not difficult at all. You just need to ask the masters in the South Study a few more times to get a direction, then make a few more trips to the Ministry of Revenue and ask a few small officials about the changes in treasury tax revenue and the prices of people's food and clothing after the implementation of the new policy, and you can solve the problem, and then derive your own point of view, and by the way, flatter the emperor's benevolence in the new policy, and you can get the job done.

However, Hongshi had not been as good at academics as other children of the same age from the royal family since he was young. He would feel unreasonably nervous whenever he had to take exams. The more nervous he was, the harder it would be for him to do well on the exams. Over time, this formed a vicious cycle. He would feel bored whenever he heard about studying and taking exams, but he could not tell anyone about this because if he did, he would be reprimanded countless times.

When the emperor suddenly asked him to write a policy paper, he became even more flustered, for fear of seeing the emperor's disappointed eyes again.

But after returning to the Southern Study, his master kept forcing him to study hard. He was so depressed that he couldn't help but run to Changchun Palace to find Concubine Qi.

He wanted to ask his mother for some advice, but Concubine Qi would only ask him to study hard to win honor for her.

The word "study" was like a spell that was always on the Third Prince's mind. At this time, the spell was too much. He finally couldn't stand it anymore and complained to Concubine Qi:

"Mother, I am so tired. I start studying in the South Study Room at 3:00 pm every day, at least six hours a day. I can bear all this, but I am so scared. If I can't study well, will I not be the son of the Emperor?"

Concubine Qi, who felt sorry for her son, immediately asked what happened. When the Third Prince told her about the homework the Emperor had assigned her, she felt both happy and scared:

"Silly son, your royal father is giving you a chance. As long as you do this well, the emperor might let you serve in the court. That's how your royal father got through it."

Concubine Qi's analysis successfully convinced the Third Prince, but how to seize this opportunity depended on the mother and son.

So Concubine Qi asked the Third Prince to make two preparations. First, she asked the Third Prince to consult the masters and make sure to write an article himself. Second, she asked Zhang Zhu, the eunuch in charge of Changchun Palace, to bring silver and find a person with good literary talent but no background among the candidate officials who passed the imperial examination but were not assigned to official positions, to write an article for the Third Prince. In that case, whichever article was better would be used.

Zhang Zhu handled the matter properly. Within two days, he handed the Third Prince a policy paper comparing the old and new policies. In addition to quoting classics, it also included actual statistics on people's livelihood.

The Third Prince did not have great wisdom, but he was clever. He was delighted when he read the article, but he also knew that he could not copy it verbatim, so he deleted some parts of the original text and submitted it to the emperor.

But an article requires coherence, and the part that the Third Prince thought was unimportant actually served as a link between the previous and the next.

The emperor realized something was wrong after reading only a few sentences, and immediately asked the third prince to recite it to him, which naturally exposed the secret.

The emperor was so angry that he laughed and wanted to severely punish the third prince.

After Concubine Qi heard the news, she rushed to the Yangxin Palace to plead for mercy and took full responsibility for the matter.

Considering that it was the Third Prince's first offense and also to save his reputation, the Emperor only punished the Third Prince by making him copy the Book of Rites ten times, and then fined Concubine Qi half a year's monthly salary.

Instead, the substitute official who wrote the article for him turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Not only was he not punished, but the emperor appreciated the practical spirit in his article and demoted him to be a county magistrate in Jiangxi.

The matter should have ended here, but Concubine Qi became inexplicably worried.

On this day, Concubine Jing brought the Sixth Prince to the Queen's Palace to pay their respects, and the Emperor was also there.

The one-year-old Sixth Prince was just learning to speak. He found everything he saw new and wanted to say something.

Seeing that the young child was so active, the emperor teased him for a while. The loveliest thing about imitating others is the most adorable thing, which made the emperor very happy. Before leaving, he said to Concubine Jing:

"You have taken good care of Hongzhan."

A common compliment from a father to his son took on other meanings to Concubine Qi.

As it happened, the Queen echoed this:

"Concubine Jing knows how to teach her children, and the Sixth Prince is born smart. There are few children in the palace, so this child is especially loved by the sisters in the palace."

These two short sentences magnified the worries in Concubine Qi's heart. A horrifying thought suddenly popped up in her mind: the only boys in the palace were the Third Prince and the Sixth Prince. If the Sixth Prince was gone, everyone's attention would be on the Third Prince alone.

As soon as this thought came to her mind, it entangled her heart like a poisonous snake, devouring her bit by bit.

Finally she took action.

Her method was so simple that anyone could see through it at a glance. She made a small padded jacket for the Sixth Prince and put something in the middle of the jacket.

This jacket was festively designed and just in time for the return of spring, so Concubine Jing put it on the Sixth Prince that same day.

In less than a moment, the Sixth Prince's body was covered with red rashes.