"Your Majesty, Yongji can speak. If you don't believe me, just wait and see."

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Ruyi took three steps forward, pressed Yongqi and said, "Yongqi, speak up! Let your father listen. You will speak!"

Yongqi's eyes were somewhat dull. Under Ruyi's coercion, he spoke in front of everyone for the first time. His voice was both childish and hoarse:

"On the wall... on the horse... we looked at each other from afar, and as soon as I saw you... I knew you were... heartbroken."

As soon as this sentence came out, everyone present had a solemn expression, except for Ruyi, who raised her eyebrows happily.

"Your Majesty, listen to what Yongqi said so well. Do you still remember this poem? It's just like how you and I fell in love because of a play. Have you forgotten our childhood friendship?"

Yongcheng, Yongqi, Yongrong, Yongxuan and Yongji looked at their Emperor Father with naivety on their faces, hoping to hear the Emperor Father elaborate on his story. Is it really that exciting?

Yonghuang and Yonglian wanted to cover their wives' ears, but Ilari and Niuhulu's eyes were wider than their younger brothers.

Sebu turned around and asked Jingse in confusion, "Jingse, what does this poem mean? Teach me!"

Jingse ignored Sebu, picked up a piece of cake to cover Sebu's mouth, then looked at Yongzhang opposite her. The two of them, who read storybooks, understood this too well.

Yong Zhang, who knew all the plot, was the first to speak: "Empress Xian, please don't teach Yong Ji these things. Bai Juyi wrote this poem to stop adultery, not to promote the deep friendship of childhood sweethearts."

"Mrs. Xian, when I was little, you once told me about the play "Wall Horse". I watched it myself and I felt that it was not what you said about love at first sight. It tells women in the world to respect themselves and men to take responsibility. Otherwise, they will end up like Miss Li, a complete tragedy!"

The emperor looked at Yong Zhang with admiration. He thought he was his good son and said what he had always wanted to say.

Because he really couldn't remember the scene when he first met Ruyi. Ruyi always mentioned that they watched "Wall Horse" together, but he remembered that there were clearly a bunch of princes, as well as the Emperor's father, the Empress Dowager, and even Zhang Tingyu.

If they really watched "On the Wall" together, they would be childhood sweethearts. Then, does that mean he and Lord Zhang Tingyu are also childhood sweethearts?

It would be fine if Ruyi just recited this poem from time to time, but today her sons, daughters-in-law, and sons-in-law are all here. How can she save face?

The emperor stood up and rebuked Ruyi.

"Yong Zhang is right, Concubine Xian! Kneel down. Look at yourself. You keep muttering about the wall and the horse. You haven't learned a single word that Yong Ji should say. You only learned a poem like this. I think you don't know how to raise a child at all."

Ruyi was not convinced. Although she knelt down, she still stiffened her neck and pouted.

"Your Majesty, I have a different relationship with you. Yongji is the fruit of your love, so naturally he has to be familiar with our love."

The emperor roared, "You are not allowed to mention the wall horse!"

Yongqi had been frightened by the emperor's anger. He sobbed and uttered a few words he had never said before.

"Wuwuwu... don't be so fierce... mother."

The Queen Mother felt distressed when she saw this. She hugged Yongqi in her arms, wiped away her tears, and hurriedly called Ruyi and the Emperor to stop.

"Okay! Your Majesty, I think that the little princes are grown up now, so why not send them to Xiefang Palace for education? The concubines can visit them on weekdays, and they can also take them back for a few days a month. The maids in Xiefang Palace will be able to raise the princes well with their dedication. Concubine Jia, Concubine Shu, Concubine Xian, what do you think?"

The emperor sat down, and Jin Yuyan and Yihuan stood up first and answered:

"I have no objection. We will obey the Queen Mother and the Emperor in everything."

The Queen Mother looked at Ruyi who was kneeling on the ground. She had already given Ruyi a lot of face. She should be punished for raising the prince like this!

Ruyi once again felt that the Queen Mother was targeting her. She looked up and said:

"Empress Dowager, Your Majesty, you don't know how much effort I put in to protect Yongji. If you take Yongji away, aren't you taking my mean?"

The Queen Mother looked at the Emperor and the Queen questioningly. Ruyi saved the child? What happened in the harem that she didn't know about?

The emperor covered his face with his hands. He was too embarrassed to tell others what Ruyi had done. The queen also closed her eyes. She was too embarrassed to say anything either.

Unexpectedly, Ruyi raised her head, blinked seventy-seven forty-nine times, and said:

"Empress Dowager, in order to keep the secret that Yongqi is a prince and prevent him from being harmed by treacherous people, I set up a perfect trap of sour boy and spicy girl. I have a loving mother's heart, and you may understand it, right?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present understood where Yongqi's hoarse voice from smoking came from.

On the one hand, she inherited Ruyi's razor-sharp voice, and on the other hand, it was because of the spicy taste!

Ying Guiren and Ke Changzai were so angry that their teeth itched and said:

"Treacherous and reckless! Low moral character! Vulgar and shallow!"

Ruyi smiled innocently, waiting for the Queen Mother's praise.

The Queen Mother took a deep breath and tried her best not to faint from anger.

"Pass on the Emperor and I's order. Take the twelfth prince to Xiefang Palace for instruction. Do not let Concubine Xian take him back!!! Ruyi, go back to your seat and stay there peacefully. Otherwise, there are many concubines in the harem who have no children. I will find a new mother for Yongji!"

Ruyi's stubborn and half-dead appearance had already annoyed the emperor to the point of being extremely upset. At the following banquets, he felt that Ruyi was particularly annoying.

He even felt unable to bear to watch his favorite play, "The Palace of Eternal Life", which was being performed on the stage.

However, Ruyi secretly hated Yongzhang. How could the Third Prince describe the love affair between her and the Emperor in such a disgraceful way?

After the New Year's Eve banquet, all the princes were taken to Xiefang Palace. When Yongji was taken away by Li Yu and his men, Ruyi was reluctant to let him go. Yongji was her only comfort in the long night.

Why, why did the Empress Dowager and the Emperor want to take Yongqi away from her.

"Li Yu, Li Yu! Why did the emperor treat me like this? Who did he listen to?"

Ruyi called Li Yu's name and pulled the corner of Li Yu's clothes. Li Yu turned around and advised respectfully and distantly:

"Empress Xian, the emperor treats all the princes equally and has placed them in Xiefang Palace for unified education. He has not deliberately treated you badly. This is also a good thing for the twelfth prince, as it will allow him to get closer to his brothers."

Seeing that Ruyi still didn't let go of his clothes, Li Yu pulled forward with all his strength, and ran away with the others and the twelfth prince.

No wonder Jinzhong and Jinbao are unwilling to come to Yiku Palace to do their work again. Concubine Xian is really difficult to deal with.

In the Yiku Palace, Ruyi half-leaned on the couch, lying on her crossed legs for a long time without making a sound.

Until, she raised her head and asked Rong Pei sadly, "Rong Pei, the emperor didn't let me mention the wall horse today. Are you shy?"

On the first day Yongqi arrived at Xiefang Palace, he was deeply loved by Yongcong and his two little brothers, Xiaoba and Xiaojiu.

There was no other way, this younger brother was too weak, so they spread out all the poetry collections they had just brought from Chengqian Palace today and let Yongqi pick the ones he liked.

Unexpectedly, Yongqi opened his mouth with one sentence: The wall is about to...

Yongcong went up and covered Yongqi's mouth, "Stop, twelfth brother, stop talking, you don't need to learn to read recently, just erase the wall from your mind immediately!"

Yongcong put away the collection of poems and turned around to take out a big bag of cakes made by Empress Qing.

"Twelfth brother, be good. Let's not read poetry anymore. Let's eat delicious food. These are all things that Empress Qing specially asked me to buy because she knew you were coming to Xiefang Palace."

Yongcheng watched Yongqi wolfing down the pastries, as if swallowing a whole apple. He felt sorry for him and kept handing him water and patting his back.

Yongxuan looked up and asked, "Fourth brother, do you want to let twelfth brother eat less?"

Yongcheng shook his head, patted Yongqi's head and said, "No, let the twelfth brother eat. Let him eat until he is satisfied and knows that he will no longer be short of food and clothing. Only then will he be in the mood to savor the food carefully."

Yongcheng pointed at the cake in Yongqi's hand and whispered to him, "Yongqi, this is osmanthus cheese."

Yongqi looked up and followed along, "Osmanthus...flowers...soft cheese."

Yongcheng touched Yongqi's head and praised him sincerely, "Little Twelve is really smart. Come eat quickly."

The moonlight was like water. This was Yongqi's first night away from Yikun Palace. His small bed was between his brothers.

Yongqi held the quilt obediently, waiting with his eyes open for the arrival of the calming soup, which was the taste that lingered in his memory.

Yongxuan and Yongji were playing with two Luban locks. They saw Yongqi lying there stupidly, and they did not fall asleep as early as Yongheng and Yongyan.

Yongxuan came over and asked:

"Twelfth brother, why aren't you asleep yet? Can't you sleep? I'll give you a Luban lock to play with. You'll naturally feel sleepy when you're tired."

Yongqi had never played with the Luban lock before. He sat up slowly, took the thing given by the starling, and looked at it curiously.

Yongcong also looked at his twelfth brother, knowing that he would definitely not play, so he jumped onto Yongqi's bed barefoot.

"Come, Brother Qi will teach you~"

That night, Yongqi and his brothers played until very late before going to bed. Listening to the chirping of insects outside and holding the Luban lock, he slept well.

In a trance, Yongqi seemed to hear the winter jasmine flowers blooming outside.

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