Honghui is reborn in Legend of Zhen Huan, I will protect my mother

From that day on, Honghui had an inexplicable sense of urgency and spent more time practicing calligraphy.

As for the words from his father to comfort him, "No matter how bad your handwriting is, no one will laugh at you", he just pretended not to hear them. If he was a real child, he could accept the result that his father expected, but unfortunately he was not!

Don't underestimate the self-esteem of an old ghost who has lived for three hundred years!

Unfortunately, reality dealt him a heavy blow, that is, his physical condition could not keep up with his brain. After only half a month of extra training, he was urgently stopped because of a spasm in his right hand.

Not only that, he was also scolded by his father and mother together, which was the first time in history.

First, my mother attacked with tears: "Why are you so stubborn, kid? You only care about practicing calligraphy and don't care about your health at all! If you continue like this, what will my mother do..."

Ama followed closely behind: "Your body and hair are given by your parents, so you must not damage them. You must remember these twelve words! Ama knows that you have always been smart, but you must also pay attention to gradual progress. If you hurt yourself for studying and practicing calligraphy, your mother will be so sad if she knows!"

"Wow... Honghui, you just got sick in April and you haven't recovered yet. How can you work as hard as before? I only hope that I can be a foolish and rude child and become an official without any disaster. Mother would rather you be mediocre than hurt yourself for studying."

Honghui thought, that’s absolutely not possible. A mediocre person cannot protect you, my mother, from worrying for the rest of your life.

But for now, he had better admit his mistake. He was afraid that his father and mother would unite to teach him a lesson. "Father, mother, I was wrong. I won't dare to do it again."

Yinzhen could tell that his son was not really admitting his mistake, so he pointed it out to him directly, "Think about it yourself, is it worth it? You have been practicing for a total of half a month, but now you have to rest for seven or eight days because of this spasm. When you pick up the pen after your right hand is fully healed, all the feel you have gained in these days will be gone."

Honghui then realized that he had really done something wrong. His face turned red and he sincerely apologized to his father and mother.

Yinzhen was not satisfied yet: "When you are well again, copy these twelve characters 'My body and hair are given by my parents, I dare not damage them' a hundred times, and you are not allowed to copy them all at once. After the new year, my father will take you to select an An Da, so you can't just focus on studying and ignore martial arts."

Then he turned to Yixiu and warned, "Watch him carefully from now on. Don't let Honghui stay in the study for more than an hour. He should also exercise for at least an hour every day. Don't indulge him anymore."

Yixiu deeply agreed with the Fourth Master's decision. She had long been fed up with Honghui's work and rest habits. No one was forcing her son to make progress, so would he be so obsessed with it?

"Yes, I will definitely keep an eye on it myself and prevent Honghui from doing anything that would harm his health again."

Afterwards, a rule was set in Haitang Garden that if the eldest prince stayed in the study for more than an hour, he would be reminded to have a snack, drink a cup of tea, stretch his body, or play a game of Go. In any case, the eldest prince should not be allowed to read or practice calligraphy all day.

Honghui couldn't persuade his mother and had to choose to obey. He was most afraid of his mother crying, as it would remind him of the miserable life his mother would live after his death.

It took only five days for the spasm in his right hand to heal completely, but after that, the touch of his handwriting really felt a little rusty, which made him regret his previous behavior.

It was already October, and the Golden Award Festival was coming up in a few days. Honghui hadn't read much these days, but was learning etiquette from Nanny Lin, who was arranged by his father.

On October 13th, the Golden Festival was celebrated and the Empress Dowager held a grand banquet in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. His father wanted to take him there to see the world, so he arranged for someone to teach him the rules.

The Emperor is the ruler of a country and holds the power of life and death. Princes and grandchildren of the emperor like Honghui are not allowed to overstep the boundaries in front of him, otherwise they would lose the Emperor's favor.

When learning the rules, mother was even more nervous than him, "Honghui, when you arrive in the palace, you must know your limits and not act recklessly. When you go to the Hall of Supreme Harmony, you must listen to your father in everything. Mother would rather you not try to please the emperor, but behave properly and not be displeased by your father."

Because he is going to enter the palace, his mother will go with him. Then the three of them will go their separate ways in Yonghe Palace and each have their own destination.

"Don't worry, mother. I know what I am doing. Besides, my father, uncle Thirteen and uncle Fourteen are all here. They will definitely take care of me."

Yixiu looked relieved of some of her worries, but she was still feeling uneasy in her heart. Her elder sister was about to give birth to a legitimate son. If her Honghui was disliked by the emperor again, would the fourth master's attitude change as well?

She knew that this was just groundless worry, but the Fourth Master was willing to bring his stepmother, Jueluo, to his house to take care of his stepmother during the birthing of her stepmother, which showed how much he valued his stepmother!

"Mother, mother, what's wrong with you?"

Why has my mother been absent-minded these days? Is it because of my father? Or is there something wrong with my mother?

Yixiu changed the subject briefly and did not continue. "Mother is fine. She may be a little tired from handling government affairs. Don't worry, Honghui."

Later, Honghui found out what happened in the mansion. One day, when he came back from the front yard, he saw someone from afar, but Guo Luomama seemed not to see him and went straight to the main courtyard.

"Mother, why is Guo Luoma Ma here? Are you here to visit my mother?"

Jueluo was E'niang's biological mother. According to the rules, Honghui should indeed call her Guo Luo Ma Ma, but E'niang's biological mother Mengjia died early, which means that he did not have a biological Guo Luo Ma Ma.

Yixiu was holding the account book in her hand, her attention somewhat distracted, and she replied nonchalantly, "She came to take care of your mother's childbirth, and was brought here by your father a few days ago."

That's fine. Even if Jueluo took good care of her, she couldn't prevent the poor health of the mother. How could a body that had been exposed to musk since childhood give birth to a healthy child?

But mother seemed to be feeling something was not right, so Honghui decided to test the waters, "Mother, the legitimate mother will give birth in two months, right?"

Yixiu was stunned for a moment, and said in a low voice, "Well, your mother will give you a second brother in the first month of the year. Honghui finally has a younger brother!"

Could it be that the court doctor's medical skills were so advanced that he could tell whether the legitimate mother was pregnant with a prince or a princess? But this was not important. What was important was that the mother seemed to be bothered by the existence of the legitimate son, the second brother.

"Mother, don't worry. I will earn my own future. I won't envy others."

Yixiu was shocked. Did Honghui understand what she said? "Is it all because of my mother's thinking? Or is it because Honghui is ambitious and I am worrying about nothing. Don't worry, Honghui. I will not have any more random thoughts. No matter how proud they are, I will not take it to heart."

Was my mother excluded by the Jueluo clan? As a concubine's daughter, she was naturally inferior to her stepmother.

In the past few years, Honghui had seen several times how arrogant and conceited Jueluo was, not taking his mother seriously. Now that his legitimate mother had suffered many losses and setbacks, how could Jueluo, as her biological mother, not stand up for her own daughter?

Thinking of Jueluo's arrogant attitude, and the humiliation his mother had endured in front of him for twenty years, Honghui forced himself to suppress the urge to make the decision for his mother. Now was not the right time!

Mother, please bear with it this time. Wait for another half a year and let’s see who dares to act arrogantly in front of you.

"Mother, you just need to take care of the household and your son. The legitimate mother's affairs will be taken care of by her own mother."

Yixiu smiled, understood the meaning of her son's words, stopped thinking about it, and started to deal with the affairs of the mansion.

Is this right? Mother should live a carefree life.

Looking at his mother's concentration and decisiveness, Honghui seemed to see the shadow of the Queen of Jingren Palace who later took care of the harem and ruled the country.

That's true. Ever since my mother took over, the atmosphere in the mansion has changed a lot. The servants and maids all have their own duties, and there is no longer the chaotic situation as before.

The housekeeper of the first wife was too gentle, focusing only on rewards and ignoring punishments, which made the servants more unbridled, sometimes shirking responsibilities, deceiving superiors and subordinates, and fawning on the servants. The mother was different, her housekeeper focused on "strictness", and everyone should follow the rules, and rewards and punishments should be measured and clear.

Just by looking at the growing smile on Father's face, you can tell how satisfied this prince is with the current situation in his mansion!