bayedsolid Chapter 517 [The Legend of Zhen Huan 52]
Chapter 517 [The Legend of Zhen Huan 52]
The next morning, the sunlight shone onto Yinzhen's face through the window of the side hall of Kunning Palace. He slowly opened his eyes and started a new day.
After the morning court session, Yinzhen returned to the Yangxin Palace and sat at his desk, thinking for a moment. He remembered the conversation with the queen last night and decided to give the three princes good names. He picked up the pen, dipped it lightly in ink, and began to write down the names one by one.
"Hong..." He silently chanted this word, thinking it represented the meaning of carrying forward and expanding, and it was very imposing. Then, he wrote down a few more words: "Xu, Yi, Xuan." These three words represent the rising sun, resoluteness and courage, and imposingness. He carefully pondered these names and finally decided on them.
Hongxu means the rising sun and is full of hope; Hongyi means perseverance and courage, and Hongxuan symbolizes magnanimity and elegance. These three names all reflect Yinzhen's expectations for his sons, hoping that they can become responsible, wise, and charming people.
Yinzhen nodded with satisfaction, folded the paper and put it aside. He knew that naming children was a big deal and required careful consideration. But he believed that these three names would bring good luck to the children and make them more confident and determined in their future life.
Afterwards, Yinzhen ordered the eunuchs to send the three names to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and ask them to make jade books and seals for the princes as soon as possible.
At the same time, Youyou also learned the news and finally breathed a sigh of relief. She thought that Yinzhen had not given names to the three princes because he favored girls over boys. The little princess was given a name and title as soon as she went out, while her brothers were very miserable as they only had their own names now.
When the children were three years old, Yinzhen took them to the Shangshufang and found several respected ministers to teach them.
Youyou felt a little distressed that these children had to go to the Shangshufang so early, so she said to Yinzhen: "My husband, the children are too young, they are only three years old, and you let them go to the Shangshufang. Isn't it too cruel? At least wait until they are five years old."
Yinzhen comforted her, "My dear, as a child of the royal family, you should start learning early. It's already late for them. Some of them started when they were one year old."
Youyou was a little skeptical about whether Yinzhen's words were feasible. How could a one-year-old child start studying? So she asked, "When did you start going to the Shangshufang, my husband?"
Yinzhen felt a little embarrassed, as he seemed to have gone there when he was six years old, so he said directly: "I also went there when I was about the same age as them."
After Su Peisheng heard this, he muttered to himself: The master is really good at lying! Obviously, this was not the case, but he did not dare to directly expose Yinzhen's lies.
Youyou turned to look at Su Peisheng, with curiosity in her eyes, and asked, "Eunuch Su, you have been with me since I was a child. You must know best when I went to the Shangshufang. Come on, tell me when I went there."
Su Peisheng suddenly felt a little flustered, he didn't expect that the war would suddenly spread to him. He looked at Yinzhen nervously, his eyes full of pleading, hoping that Yinzhen could help him out.
However, Youyou was keenly aware of Su Peisheng's little move. Her anger was instantly ignited, and she shouted loudly: "Su Peisheng, don't expect your master to save you. You have to listen to me! Tell me the truth now!"
Su Peisheng had no choice but to bite the bullet and answer: "The emperor entered the Shangshufang to study when the late emperor was in the 22nd year of his reign."
"Twenty-two years... were you already six years old then?" Youyou frowned and asked doubtfully. Her eyes revealed her curiosity and doubt about this time point.
"Um... it seems... yes." Yinzhen's heart tightened when he heard Youyou's question, and an unnatural expression appeared on his face. He secretly blamed Su Peisheng for telling the truth instead of making up a younger year.
"Yinzhen, you lied to me. Didn't we agree to do it when we were the same age as Hongxu and the others?" Youyou looked at Yinzhen with a wronged expression, with disappointment flashing in her eyes.
"Qingqing, didn't I say before that they were about the same age? There's not much difference between six and three." Yinzhen tried to explain. He felt that he didn't completely deceive Youyou, but just exaggerated the facts a little. However, his explanation sounded a little weak, which made Youyou disappointed and sad.
"Can a six-year-old be the same as a three-year-old?" Youyou frowned and said somewhat dissatisfiedly: "The children are still young and need more time to play and grow, rather than bearing too heavy a burden of study too early."
"It's not that different. Besides, as our children, they should be better than others. I believe they can do it. Qingqing, don't worry." Yinzhen comforted.
"If you want me not to worry, then you can reduce the number of courses they take. I heard that there are a lot of things to learn, including Manchu, Chinese, Mongolian and various classics, history and miscellaneous collections. These are all very profound subjects and may be too heavy for young children. In addition, there are sports such as riding, archery, swimming, etc., which are a challenge to their physical strength and energy. I'm really worried that their bodies can't take it." Youyou said worriedly.
"Qingqing, don't worry, I will arrange everything. Although the children are young, they have indomitable perseverance and thirst for knowledge. They also need to work hard to develop their abilities and qualities. Besides, they are my children, how can I not feel sorry for them?" Yinzhen explained seriously.