Because it was the prince's apprenticeship,
So..,
Would not be like the usual apprenticeship, where they only gave a bouquet? Then, the four princes offered a cup of tea to the Jia Zhen.
"Sir." After the apprenticeship, the princes changed their greetings,
They called the Jia Zhen Sir.
"Yes,
I'll bring you to meet your master's wife, "the Jia Zhen said. His father had said,
After the apprenticeship, he would not treat the princes like before. Although he had to be respectful in his heart,
But..,
He had to have the backbone of a teacher. In the future, when he met them in the imperial court, he would treat them as princes. However, in his own residence, when he was teaching them, he could treat them as ordinary disciples. He could teach them however he wanted.
In this way..,
The princes would think highly of him.
The Jia Zhen expressed that he understood,
Even the princes..,
He also had to shoulder the dignity of a teacher.
"Yes." The four princes followed behind the Jia Zhen, while Jia Lian and the other two quickly ran over. They looked at the princes curiously and introduced themselves, "My name is Jia Lian. These two are Jia Yao and Lin Jinyu. What are your names?"
"My name is Tu Ming," the First Prince introduced himself first. "This is my second brother, Tu Jun, my third brother, Tu Que, and my fourth brother, Tu Zheng."
"Wow, hello. Will you be living here in the future?" Jia Lian asked curiously.
"We'll be living here for five days," Tu Jun said.
Jia Lian smiled,
"That's great. Let's play together then. In two days, we'll ask Big Brother to take us to Zhuangzi to swim. It's very fun. By the way, do you know how to swim?" Jia Lian asked.
The four princes shook their heads at the same time. They were princes and had not yet grown up, so they could not leave the palace easily. Although the palace was big, there was no place to swim. The ponds in the palace were specially guarded in case someone fell into the ponds. However, there were so many ponds and they were so big that there was always something wrong with the guarding. Therefore, it was very common for ponds to have accidents. The Fengshui of the palace was specially guarded and the soil could not be touched easily. Otherwise, those ponds would be filled up.
Jia Lian and the other two looked at the four princes with sympathy in their eyes. They did not expect that the four of them did not know how to swim. "Don't worry. When you get to Zhuangzi, Big Brother will teach you how to swim. You'll learn in a short time. It won't even take half an hour," Jia Lian comforted them. He was very proud of himself when he thought of swimming.
"Yes." The four princes did not dislike Jia Lian and the other two. First, when they came out, their mother had told them that they must behave well when they went to Ningguo Province. There were three children about the same age as them in Rongguo Province, so they had to build a good relationship with them. Second, Jia Lian and the other two were about the same age as them and were very friendly. It was not a big problem for them to build a good relationship with them. Third, it was their first time leaving the palace, so they naturally had to behave themselves.
When the Jia Zhen heard the children talking behind him, the corners of his mouth curved into a smile. Let the children talk. It was not suitable for adults to participate so much. He only needed to remind them when they did not control their strength.
The palace maids and eunuchs who served the princes naturally did not dare to say anything. They listened to the conversation of the young masters. When they came here, they had been warned by the concubines in the harem that no matter what Count Jia asked the princes to do, they could not say anything. No matter whether the Emperor asked the Jia family to help select the Crown Prince or not, if they really annoyed the two adults of the Jia family and complained to the Emperor, in the end, the other three would benefit. Because of this warning, these arrogant eunuchs and palace maids who served the princes usually controlled themselves and did not dare to act recklessly.
When the Jia Zhen brought the four princes to Ninggyeongdang, Xia Lu was already waiting in Ninggyeongdang.
"Greetings to the four princes." Xia Lu got up first and greeted the four princes.
"Shiniang, quickly get up." The Eldest Prince was very perceptive. After seeing Xia Lu, he understood that this was his shiniang.
After Xia Lu got up, the Jia Zhen said, "Eldest Prince Tu Ming, Second Prince Tu Jun, Third Prince Tu Yue, and Fourth Prince Tu Zheng, Madam, have their rooms been tidied up?"
"It was tidied up early in the morning. They will be in the same room as Lian'er and the others. The children will have company when they sleep at night," Xia Lu said.
Jia Zhen nodded. He had already seen the room that Xia Lu tidied up. After all, it was a prince's residence. It was a big matter, so naturally, he couldn't be careless. Later, he didn't expect his wife to tidy up such a room. He felt that since the princes didn't come to study for long, only five days a month, it wasn't very important whether they were comfortable or not. Thus, he acquiesced to Xia Lu's tidying up.
Hearing Xia Lu's words, the palace maids who came out of the palace were quite surprised. Ningguo Province was a big place, and Ningguo Province was not small either. Couldn't they tidy up a room for each of the princes? If the four princes squeezed together, no, it was not just four princes. There were also the three children of the Jia family. How could they survive if they squeezed together? After all, they had been warned before they left the palace. Even if they were dissatisfied, they would not show it.
Jia Lian's eyes lit up, and he whispered to the princes, "That's great, we can play storytelling at night." Jia Lian actually liked to tell stories, but unfortunately, when he was telling a story, he forgot to add another sentence. The story was a mess, and Jia Yao and Lin Jinyu were impatient to listen to his story.
"Alright, if you want to bring them to their rooms, put down their luggage first," the Jia Zhen said.
"Okay." Xia Lu nodded and said, "Come with me."
The princes followed behind Xia Lu. The palace maids who served the princes also carried the princes' luggage and followed Xia Lu.
Xia Lu brought the princes to the east courtyard of Ninggyeongdang. Then, he opened the door of the east courtyard and led the princes in. Then, he led the princes to their bedroom.
When they entered the bedroom, the four princes and the palace maids who served them were stunned. They saw that there were four small bunk beds in the bedroom. The entire floor of the bedroom was covered with a layer of leather. Xia Lu asked them to change their shoes before going in. They saw that the entire room was warm. Obviously, there was floor heating in this room. Then, the furniture in this room, as well as the edges and corners, were wrapped in cloth. Then, there was a small swing and other toys in the room that they could not describe.
The youngest fourth prince, Tu Zheng, finally could not hold back. After changing his shoes, he ran to the swing and sat on it with an innocent smile on his face. He was very excited.
The younger princes, except for the seven-year-old Tu Ming, also could not hold back when they saw that Tu Zheng had already started to move. They all ran to the toys that they were interested in. As for the toys that they had never played before, such as the slide, Jia Lian and the others first demonstrated it to the other three princes.
In a short while, the princes were playing together.
"What's wrong? Why don't you play with them? "Xia Lu asked the eldest prince, Tu Ming, who was standing beside her. She could already see the envy in Tu Ming's eyes.
"This disciple is already an adult. I can't lose my spirit by playing with these things," Tu Ming said. However, the envy in his eyes became even stronger. When he came, his mother had already said that he must perform well. If there were any toys or other things that appeared, they would definitely be used to lure him and prevent him from being fooled.
After the eldest prince finished speaking, the eunuch serving the eldest prince revealed a proud look to the eunuch serving the second prince. As expected, their eldest prince was still the most sensible. The second prince was already five years old, but he still only wanted to play. What was the point of following the second prince?
After hearing the eldest prince's words, Xia Lu frowned slightly. She gave Jia Zhen a look. Jia Zhen returned a look of understanding.
"Alright, I want to divide your beds and then continue playing," Xia Lu said to the children who were playing in the distance.
"Coming!" Jia Lian and the others quickly put down their toys and ran to Xia Lu's side. Then, they quickly lined up in order from the highest to the lowest. The other three children were not ordinary people. Although they were reluctant, they also ran over and quickly stood beside Jia Lian and the others, waiting for Xia Lu to continue speaking.
"Who wants to sleep on the bed above? Those who want to, raise your hand, "Xia Lu asked.
Just as Xia Lu's voice fell, Jia Lian and the others quickly raised their hands. Seeing Jia Lian and the others raise their hands, the other four princes also quickly raised their hands.
Xia Lu looked at the seven small hands that were raised uniformly and could not help but laugh. "If you're afraid of heights, don't raise your hands."
Lin Jinyu thought for a while and put his hand down. He still did not want to sleep on top. He had to wake up at night. It was inconvenient to sleep on top.
Seeing that Lin Jinyu had put his hand down, the fifth prince also put his hand down. It was better for him to sleep below. Among the princes, the fifth prince was not particularly bold. It was probably related to his mother. His mother, Consort De, was not in good health. Perhaps he had inherited it from his mother. The fifth prince's health was not particularly good either.
Two of them wanted to sleep below. There was only one left. Just as Jia Lian was about to put his hand down, Tu Ming put his hand down.
"That's good. Jinyu, the eldest prince, and the second prince will sleep below. You four young ones will sleep above." Xia Lu took out the cards he had made in the morning. At this time, Zi Yuan brought out the batter.
"Alright, paste your name cards on your beds," Xia Lu said with a smile. This was to cultivate a sense of belonging for these children. After personally pasting their name cards on their beds, these children would understand. Ah, so this bed is my feeling. In a collective life, this sense of belonging was needed.
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