Chapter 217 The Queen’s Teaching
The sun finally came out, shining brightly, illuminating the dark clouded sky.

The snow on the carriage path from the steps of the Kunning Palace to the door on the other side of the hall leading into the palace had been cleared clean long ago. The stone steps in front of the hall gate were filled with eunuchs and palace maids, waiting quietly.

Suddenly, the eunuchs and palace maids knelt down together.

A warm sedan chair carried by four people came in from outside the palace gate and was carried straight into the hall.

The warm sedan stopped inside the palace gate. The four young eunuchs retreated and closed the palace door from the outside.

The two palace maids waiting there then lifted the curtain of the sedan chair and the prince came out.

A palace maid spoke up: “The Queen is waiting for Your Highness in the warm room.”

The prince nodded and walked straight in.

As I entered the first door, I saw a familiar figure squatting in front of a small stove outside the warm room, fanning himself and cooking something.

The prince was stunned at first, then he exclaimed, “Mother!” and immediately ran over.

The queen, who was wearing casual clothes, slowly turned around and looked at him with a smile: “The prince is here.”

The prince ran over, and the queen was still squatting there fanning herself. He hurriedly lifted his robe and knelt down: “These servants are getting lazier and lazier. My son will immediately…”

“Don’t blame them.”

The queen opened the lid of the medicine jar, and a fragrant aroma filled the air. The queen gently blew away the white steam, “This medicinal diet is still the recipe that old doctor Wang gave me. The ground is cold, get up quickly.”

“Mother, mother, please let your son come.” The prince reached out for the fan.

The queen laughed: “It’s just a medicinal meal, why are you so tired? Think about it, your mother personally cooked for you and your father.” As she spoke, she started coughing.

The prince quickly gave her a gentle back massage.

Queen: “You can’t stand the smell of fireworks, come in quickly, it’s ready.”

The prince said: “My son is fine.” He coughed twice.

The queen stopped talking, wrapped the handle of the medicine jar with a piece of cloth, and slowly poured the medicine into the bowl.

The prince stood up, helped the queen up, picked up the medicinal food on the low table, and followed the queen into the warm room.

The queen sat down on the couch and said to the prince, “Eat it while it’s hot.”

The prince replied, “Yes.” He sat down on the other side of the couch, picked up the spoon, scooped half a spoonful and put it into his mouth.

Queen: “It’s hot. Drink slowly.”

The prince hummed and began to drink slowly.

The queen said softly, “Tomorrow Wang will come to the palace again and will bring the snacks that Concubine De likes to eat.”

The prince was startled: “Are you going to take action?”

The queen nodded.

The prince’s eyes flashed: “Should we send all the people from the Imperial Hospital out?”

The queen shook her head slightly. “As long as you take action, you will leave traces. With traces, your father’s people will come to find them. And Li Hu, after all, he is the grandson-in-law of Rongguo Mansion. If he does something too ruthless, will he worry about me?

The real problem lies with your father. Even if Jia Yuanchun is gone, there will still be Zhao Yuanchun, Qian Yuanchun, and Sun Yuanchun. Compared with those uncertain ones, Jia Yuanchun is relatively easy to control. Add to that her stupid mother and pedantic father, and there are too many handles for her. “

After a pause, “She is also a poor person!” The prince nodded and said, “What a pity. Without that person’s interference, the palace will be quiet, and there will be no one to share the pressure in the future.” As he said that, he scooped half a spoonful of the medicinal food and put it into his mouth.

When the queen saw him swallow the medicine in his mouth, she said softly, “Your father doesn’t know about this.”

The prince was surprised and looked at the queen.

The queen smiled and said, “The people your father trusts are the old people in the palace. All of them are supported by your mother, the queen, with the money from pawning her dowry. They are still willing to listen to your mother on trivial matters.”

The prince opened his eyes wide, surprised and surprised!
The queen turned around and took a dark cotton robe from the sewing basket on the couch, spread it on her knees and began to embroider, saying softly, “This is all my mother can do for you. By the way, you didn’t ask Li Hu to do it, did you?”

The prince reacted and said, “Oh no, Li Hu has gone out of town.” He put down the bowl and was about to leave.

Queen: “It’s still a long way to go before dark, why rush? Sit down, and after you finish eating, write a letter to Li Hu, asking him not to do anything for now, and not to send anyone to watch over him, and just pretend he doesn’t know about it.”

The prince nodded. Taking action at this time would be like adding fuel to the fire and would definitely divert the emperor’s anger.

The queen gently lifted the robe and admired the colorful cloud pattern she had embroidered on it: “I’m not saying anything bad about you, but you are indeed not as good as the second son in terms of raising troops. It’s only been a few months, and you have already raised nearly 200 people outside the city.”

The prince smiled bitterly, “How can my son compare with him! My father is indulgent to him, but is always on guard against me. Besides, I am not as rich as him. That large farm outside the capital is said to be compensation for the Zhou family, but it is actually a reward to the second son. And there are also those rewards from the virtuous concubine’s palace.” He finished the rest of the medicinal meal in one gulp.

After hearing this, the queen put down the robe and handed the yellowed collection of poems in the sewing basket to the prince.

The prince was stunned for a moment, took it and flipped through it, and suddenly found that the middle part of the collection of poems was bulging, so he quickly opened it.

I saw several silver bills of different sizes sandwiched in the poetry collection.

The prince picked up the banknotes and counted them. There were seven in total.
Two pieces are five thousand taels, three pieces are two thousand taels, and two pieces are one thousand taels!
The prince picked up the banknote and looked at the queen in confusion, and asked, “Mother, what is this?”

The queen smiled and said, “Your father’s money cabinet.”

The prince was even more confused. Every transaction of money in and out of the inner treasury was recorded. Could it be that there was someone belonging to his mother in the inner treasury?

The Queen interrupted his thoughts: “Well, go and talk to your father. Go and see the Fourth Brother, go and sit with him if you have time.”

The prince looked disdainful: “Hypocrisy!”

Queen: “People are all made of flesh and blood. If none of you go, the fourth child will go and talk to him. If one day he warms your father’s heart and makes your father have a little selfish love for his son, then all the things he did will be nothing. Do you understand?”

The prince was immediately shocked by the queen’s words, and a cold light flashed in his eyes!
The Queen gave a bitter smile: “In fact, among the four of you brothers, only the fourth brother is really a bit like your father. Oh, no more, Concubine Shu is sick, I’ll go and talk to her. The third brother is the same, he only knows how to do the work of the Ministry of Works all day long, and he doesn’t know what’s the point of coming to the palace to see his mother and doing her job with all her heart. Wasn’t he scolded by your father the other day! But the fourth brother is smart, he reports everything to your father and asks for your father’s instructions.”

The prince suddenly had an idea and said hurriedly, “My son will go to the Ministry of Works later.”

Queen: “Not only the Third Prince, you also have to go to the Ministry of Revenue and talk to the Fourth Prince.”

Prince: “What about the second brother?”

Queen: “Are you a saint?”

Tai Xiao smiled. Because of Li Hu’s matter, the conflict between him and Lao Er was brought to the surface. There was no need to make things worse.

The Queen stood up and said, “You should also pay attention to the Third Brother. A dog that doesn’t bark is the most scary!”

The prince had stood up and whispered, “Yes.”

Queen: “Write a letter to Li Hu first.”

(End of this chapter)