Are you stupid?

Empress Cui gently stroked the cheeks of her second son, and personally told him a story about how the former great general pretended to hide the truth, delivered in distress to win the trust of the enemy, and then took the former emperor Zhongzong to flee thousands of miles to return home. Zhongzong resisted the courtiers' attack on the general Slander, try to protect the opponent, and finally the general has been alive for 20 years. The historical data of defending the country has taught the dragon to be the king.

Seeing her son's ignorant appearance, she gradually raised her spirits and stopped acting like she used to be bored.

After finishing the lesson for Shenlong as planned, Empress Cui left Chuncha to watch him practice calligraphy, and took someone to visit her youngest son in Chenghong Hall.

Looking at Queen Cui's leaving figure, Shenlong suddenly put down his pen, caught up with Queen Cui, raised his head pitifully and asked, "Will Queen Mother take me to visit my younger brother? I haven't visited Xingye for a long time."

Empress Cui's eyes were filled with tears, but she rejected the second son's request unambiguously, "Shenlong, let go of the queen mother. You can write a good handwriting, which is much more useful than visiting Xingye."

"I don't know."

"The queen mother and Xingye will depend on you in the future. You have to make up for your studies. If you study well, there will never be no medicinal materials for Xingye in the palace. Alright, let's practice calligraphy." Empress Cui finished. , and rubbed the top of his son's hair distressedly, "It's the mother who has no ability to protect you all the life."

Shenlong obediently was brought back to the table by Chuncha, and wrote red, no longer noisy.

Empress Cui saw that he was no longer sleepy with the book, smiled in relief, and walked away.

Shenlong sat at the desk, carefully writing homework stroke by stroke.

In good conscience, even though Shenlong has been pretending to be a fool all these years, he has not missed the homework that should be done. With Empress Cui's urging, his handwritten words can still be seen by people.But as Queen Cui said, she has exhausted her efforts to push her son to the throne of the prince, and there will be fewer and fewer times when she can protect Shenlong in the future, and Shenlong needs to work hard on her own.

Emperor Taixing made the decision to let Shenlong take over the East Palace, whether it was for the sake of ancestor etiquette or the relationship between husband and wife for many years, but this decision was impulsive and stupid.

Shenlong is 13 years old, and he is already considered a half-child who can start a family in Dazhou.He was in such an embarrassing age group, once he completed the grand ceremony for the establishment of the crown prince, he would definitely be by Emperor Taixing's side to learn how to handle state affairs.At that time, Shenlong will follow Emperor Taixing every day, and his shortcomings will be infinitely magnified.

——When the son does not inherit the great rule, the son is stupid, which is called "naive and naive"; if he does not understand government affairs, the son's stupidity will have to be renamed, which is called "bearable".

Emperor Taixing could love and spoil a foolish son, but there was absolutely no way to endure for a long time and ruin his successor.

Empress Cui didn't know that Shenlong was pretending to be stupid. In her heart, the second son was an idiot who needed someone to take care of him.

She couldn't find a way to improve Shenlong's intelligence, so she wanted to polish everything that Shenlong could show to outsiders on the surface to brilliance, and then use a group of intelligent companions to cover for her son, so as not to let his stupidity He was disgusted by Emperor Taixing so quickly.

Poor parents in the world.

Shenlong rubbed his face, thinking that in the future, he would definitely be pressured to "study hard and make progress every day", so let's "get smarter" a little bit, and don't let such a good mother as Empress Cui worry about herself anymore.

Shenlong is pretending to be stupid, but not really stupid.As long as he is willing to concentrate on practicing, there will be no difficulty.After writing more than a dozen large characters, although the words on the paper still have no bones, they are still pretty, so that people won't be confused about what they are.

"Your Highness, Your Majesty only asks His Highness to practice twenty sheets a day, which is enough. You can rest." Chun Cha gave a look, and Zijing and Luluo stepped forward to collect the pens, ink, paper and inkstone, and another court lady knelt at the feet of Shenlong to massage him. arm.

Shenlong is like a puppet doll without personal opinions, and is managed by a few court ladies.

Meng Kai came over at this time, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty will choose a companion for His Highness the Second Highness, Dian Consort asks Second Highness to go and have a look, so as not to choose something you don't like and make Second Highness feel uncomfortable."

Bauhinia hurriedly fetched the cloak and hood, wrapped the dragon tightly, and then handed him over to Meng Kai.

Pretending to be a fool is hard work. Shenlong has nowhere to vent his energy on weekdays, so he spends all his energy on the martial arts arena. On the contrary, his body is the healthiest among his brothers. It is no problem for him to run around Chengqing Palace five times with a sandbag on his back. But going to the face of the saint can't let Shenlong's temperament go by.

A carriage decorated with brass and gold was waiting at the gate of the palace, even if it was only a few hundred steps away, he had to take it.

Meng Kai fetched the footstool, Shenlong boarded the car obediently, got in and sat down, completely ignoring Meng Kai's suspicious gaze.

Meng Kai lowered his head, looked at the footstool in his hand, smiled silently, put away the footstool, sat in front, and the driver sent them back to Caiyun Palace.

It's no wonder that the servants serving in Chengqing Palace are dedicated to protecting His Highness the Second Highness.In view of the Second Highness's stubborn temperament, it doesn't matter if he looks like a seven or eight-year-old child in his teens.

As a servant, who doesn't want to have a master who is generous and careless.

……

In Caiyun Palace, Emperor Taixing and Prince Consort Dian sat opposite each other, and there were some melon and fruit snacks on the food table in front of them, but neither of them looked very happy.

Shenlong entered the door to salute and greet, Dian concubine immediately smiled and waved at him, "Shenlong, sit here with me."

Shenlong nodded excitedly, then shrank his neck, opened his big eyes to look at Emperor Taixing, "Father?"

Why is Mei Ruo Lingtong's son such an idiot?

Emperor Taixing sighed in his heart, waved his hands casually, "Go."

Immediately, Shenlong walked over to Dian's son-in-law, tidied up his clothes and sat down without being attended by the maid.

Dian Consort pointed to Shenlong and said to Emperor Taixing: "Look, Your Majesty, am I right? Even though Your Highness is not smart, he is not blind to right and wrong. He knows who is better for him."

If other people said these words, Emperor Taixing would be so angry that he would blow his beard and stare, but every time the concubine Dian spoke, he could always hit the key point. Emperor Taixing couldn't straighten his back in front of this uncle.

He argues strongly, "The villain is the best at flattery, and he can also make people happy."

The classics teased Emperor Taixing with a smile, "Is your Majesty talking about Zhang Shizhong and his party?"

Emperor Taixing's face was flushed red, and he waved his hands in embarrassment, begging for mercy, "Zhang Xi and others have been with me to share our sufferings. I can't forget them today, and let the old minister feel cold. I invite my uncle into the palace today because I want my uncle to choose for me for Shenlong. A few virtuous people will be my companions, so my uncle will stop teasing me."

"It's easy to choose talented people, but what exactly does Your Majesty require of the Second Highness's companion?"

Dian Consort was not fooled by Emperor Taixing's general "talent"—there are thousands of disciples in the Taixue, can't they pick out a few with outstanding knowledge and good looks to accompany His Highness to study?

The so-called "no requirement" is the highest requirement.

Emperor Taixing was shamed by Dian's son-in-law, so he had no choice but to tell the truth: "Since Shenlong was eight years old, his intelligence has not improved, and he is still a child now. I think he will be like this after I come to him, so I look forward to choosing some loyal ones for him. I can't afford to use someone who is looking forward to using Shenlong to put gold on their face, and then a sky-high job; otherwise, when they go to the court in the future, they will rely on accusing the king to make their virtuous ministers famous , The virtuous name will last through the ages, I am afraid that I will be so angry that I will come alive underground."

"Originally, I wanted to choose a strong wife family for Shenlong first, and then it would be enough to choose a few more from his natal family, wife family, and old officials' heirs, but thanks to the queen's reminder, I realized that no matter whether I choose these The heirs of the family, they will rely on Shenlong in the future and plan for Shenlong wholeheartedly. This is why they are tempted to select good talents from among the courtiers."

"Oh, but people are treacherous, and I am not afraid of my uncle's jokes when I say it. Zhang Xi and Wang Hong are not the ones who ran the most frequently to the Queen's Palace today."

"Everyone has selfish intentions, and what's more, what they recommend must be what His Majesty calls 'talent and beauty'." Dian Concubine nodded as a matter of course, and he didn't mind the fact that Emperor Taixing thought he was a loyal minister of the court, but was slapped in the face by reality. Accident.

"...The uncle sees it?"

Dian Consort tapped his fingers on the table, then suddenly turned his head to look at the Second Highness who listened intently to what they were saying and never interrupted, "Shenlong, what kind of companion do you want?"

Shenlong frowned in distress, shook his head and thought for a while, and then replied softly with no confidence: "When the queen mother chooses a palace maid, she should be good-looking, well-behaved, neither lazy nor withdrawn. I like to make up my own mind. So, I, uh... I want to be good-looking, slender and strong so that I can accompany me to practice martial arts and hunt, and I must be able to control my reading and writing, and I will not just coax me."

Dian Consort laughed immediately, and he led Shenlong to continue to ask: "Why don't you follow His Highness's wish to accompany the reading?"

Shenlong immediately shook his head, "Don't, don't, Hongyao used to follow me in everything, and always scolded Zijing and Luluo for being troublesome. As a result, I couldn't finish writing the big characters assigned by my master, and I was beaten five times. It hurts so much. Queen Mother As I said before, anyone who only talks nicely is a bad person!"

Dian Consort rubbed the top of Shenlong's head, and said happily, "My good boy, remember this lesson and never forget it."

He raised his head to look at Emperor Taixing again, with a mean look on his face, "Look, Your Majesty, you are already in your forties, and you are not as good as an idiot in discerning people. From now on, don't talk about how clumsy the Second Highness is."

"Well, don't tease your uncle." Emperor Taixing couldn't wait to find a sewing to drill in.

Dian Consort suddenly sighed, and changed the topic, "Your Majesty asked me to enter the palace today because he trusted me. I don't want to deceive Your Majesty. In fact, I have always wanted to find a family background for the son of an old man, but I have always been lazy and refused to become an official. , how good is it to stretch out your hand to please His Majesty without doing anything. It just so happened that Shenlong chose to read with me today, so I said it cheekily."

Dian Concubine helped Emperor Taixing out of the situation several times at critical moments, and Emperor Taixing didn't think that Dian Concubine was "seeking benefits for nothing".

He didn't even ask who this "son of an old friend" was, and just patted his chest to reassure him, "The one sent by my uncle must be suitable, and it should be placed next to Shenlong."

Emperor Taixing was straightforward, but Dian's son-in-law was not in a hurry, and explained in detail who the "son of the old man" was.

"Sima Mukang of Bingzhou, Your Majesty still remembers."

Emperor Taixing turned pale with a "shua", his face was completely drained of blood, and he pointed at the classics with shaking fingers, completely speechless.

Dian Consort nodded heavily, "Mu Kang valued King Lu, and he devoted himself to planning for him. He was willing to risk his life in the chaos of war and shoot a cold arrow at His Majesty. Even though Mu Kang and I were sworn brothers, I agreed with Your Majesty to kill him. Your Majesty was not in trouble at the time." As well as Mu Kang's wife and children, His Majesty is already benevolent."

Emperor Taixing's face was pale, and he asked weakly, "Is there still a 'but'?"

Prince Consort Dian nodded immediately, "But Your Majesty should know that many courtiers were on the side of King Lu back then, and only Mu Kang really liked King Lu's talent, thinking that King Lu could be a wise king, unlike other people who surrounded King Lu for the sake of 'from The Merit of the Dragon'."

Emperor Taixing, who had always been good-tempered, was suddenly stabbed in the lungs, kicked over the food table in front of him, and roared loudly: "It's 'King Lu is a Mingjun' again! He competes with me for the heir, and I haven't tried him yet. —Tell me, do you also think that King Lu is better than me!"

The author has something to say:

Emperor Taixing: In the past, you ignored my love, but now I make you unworthy.

Classics: Huh?

Emperor Taixing: ...Uncle, I was wrong, you can do whatever you say.

I slipped my hands yesterday, and there was a mistake.

Princess Anping is six years younger than Empress Cui, not six years younger than Empress Cui's eldest daughter orz