Chapter 767 Winter Passes and Spring Comes

On the first day of August, Xuanyuan Chen officially took up his post in Mianzhou, bringing Zong Yushang with him, under the escort of Xie Jin, and embarked on his road to political achievements as an official.

Xuanyuan Yao returned to the barracks and began another round of rigorous training under the scorching heat.

Land training, water training, individual soldiers, archery, spearmanship, formation... The Obsidian Army is also constantly improving and growing with the strongest will, approaching the goal of the King's Army.

After Xuanyuan Chen left, Nan Xi sent a wet nurse and a nanny to take care of Lin Jia, and also paid attention to Qiao's physical condition. Baby products and some supplements were sent to the Wei Wang Mansion every now and then. Many young ladies in the imperial city saw the Queen's favoritism for Lin Jia.

After the summer, when the ladies in the house began to move between the various mansions, their attitude towards Lin Jia also became warmer. Almost every family would send a message to Lin Jia when there was a banquet or other activities. Although Lin Jia usually declined on the grounds of taking care of the children, Qiao also hoped that she would go out and build a good relationship with the young ladies.

In addition to the inevitable dealings with the husbands of various families in the court in the future, Qiao also hopes that she can make three or five good friends who can talk to her, so that her life does not have to be too boring.

In fact, Lin Jia is not ashamed to see people or feels out of place in front of those young ladies, but she does not want to deal with such scenes at all. Born in the Princess Mansion of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Lin Jia has enjoyed wealth and glory, and has also suffered hardships and grievances. After experiencing those things, she cherishes a stable and simple life more and hates gatherings with different intentions.

However, Qiao understands what Qiao means. She has been trapped in the inner house for many years and has almost exhausted half of her vitality. She does not want Lin Jia to be trapped in the inner house for her whole life. She can make three or two good friends and go out for tea and flowers in her spare time. For women, it is not bad to do something to relax after a stable and simple life.

However, the child is still young. In addition to paying respects to the emperor and talking to Nan Xi, Lin Jia mostly stays at home to take care of the child. In autumn, she only attended the full moon banquet of Mr. Lu's child. She is gentle and tolerant when talking to others. She is not an enemy of others. She is not arrogant because of the emperor's favor, nor is she inferior to others because her husband's official position is still low.

The years are long, and you have to live your life well or badly. You can only be worthy of yourself by choosing the most comfortable way.

Time passed quickly.

Four years after the new emperor ascended the throne, the second imperial examination was held.

Chu Xuanyi, the legitimate son of the Chu family, is actively preparing for the exam, hoping to win the championship in this imperial examination and become the new champion. The illegitimate sons of the Xie family got married one by one, and took the silver given by their father to go out and be independent. Only Xie Zheng, the fourth son of the Xie family who was chosen by the god of luck, can get married in the Xie family mansion and marry a virtuous wife.

Winter is gone and spring is here. In a blink of an eye, it is Hao'er's third birthday.

Nan Xi held a small family dinner in the palace and invited some young people to attend. Those who were invited were some young ministers who were entrusted with important tasks by the Regent, and the female relatives who were on good terms with Her Majesty the Queen.

Qiao and Lin Jia entered the palace with their children, Xuanyuan Qi's family of three, Lu Chonglin's family of three, Qingyang's family of three, Chu Nanyi and his wife plus Qingling's baby, Xuanyuan Hua who worked in the Hanlin Academy and had not been seen for a long time, and Xuanyuan Yao who had been in the military camp since Xie Jin left the imperial capital.

In addition, Prime Minister Xie and Prime Minister Lu also came to give gifts, and by the way, wished His Royal Highness the Crown Prince a happy birthday on behalf of other ministers who were unable to attend.

As for the birthday gifts given by the people who came, they were varied. Among them, Xuanyuan Yao gave a military book, and Xuanyuan Qi gave "The Art of the Emperor". He took the books in the palace and borrowed flowers to offer to Buddha, to show the goodwill of the Taifu.

Chu Hongyi gave a sword manual, I don't know if it can be used.

Qingyang gave the little prince a bracelet with hidden weapons for self-defense. Qiao made some clothes and shoes at home these days. Lu Chonglin gave a luminous ball that the child liked, which would emit colorful luster and was especially beautiful at night.

Dazheng Palace was very lively.

Unlike the previous liveliness, this time there were many children's laughter and even crying sounds that were particularly beautiful.

Nan Xi looked at these children with a smile, "These are all the future pillars of the Dongling royal family."

The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was interested.

Xuanyuan Qi and Lu Chonglin turned to look at the children in Dazheng Palace. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was three years old, Xuanyuan Qi's Zhan'er was two and a half years old, the second prince Xiao Rongzhan was less than one year old, and the rest were just about seven or eight months old.

Generally speaking, the crown prince can choose a companion when he is five or six years old. The children in front of him are still young. It is okay to study together, but they are obviously not old enough to be companions. The regent may choose a few children of the right age from other aristocratic families to enter the palace.

Officials in the court all knew that if they could be selected to be with the prince from a young age and successfully accompany him to study until they grow up, the friendship would definitely be extraordinary. Moreover, no one dared to be lazy when accompanying the prince to study. The tutor was teaching him personally. As long as they worked hard, their knowledge in ten years would definitely crush those students in the imperial examination.

With both friendship and real ability, they would be the favorites of the emperor when they grow up.

The men present were thinking, but they also knew that it was not easy to be the companion of the prince. There were many rules in the palace, and they had to learn everything. In addition to knowledge, they also had to learn the temperament and education cultivated from childhood. None of them could be left behind. Even observing words and expressions was a compulsory course, and they had to be more sensible than ordinary children.

If you win the favor of the prince, your future is indeed limitless. On the contrary, if you are disliked by the prince, you may not even have the opportunity to compete fairly in the future.

There are pros and cons, depending on personal judgment.

"Please sit down." Nan Xi and Rong Yu sat down at the main seat and asked others to sit down. "The palace is quiet. It will be more lively with more children. You can bring children to the palace often when you have time. Hao'er is patient, likes younger brothers, and gets along well with Zhan'er. He shouldn't be bored with more younger brothers in the future."

As he said, he looked at his son sitting in Rong Yu's arms, "Hao'er, don't you think so?"

Hao'er's cold little face is exactly the same as Rong Yu's. Although the child is growing up and has obvious changes every few months, the only thing that has never changed is that the father and son have similar looks and demeanor.

On the other hand, the second prince Rong Zhan, although he used his father's surname when he was named, his temperament seems to be not very similar to Rong Yu. He loves to laugh by nature, like a little sun. Every time he sees Hao'er, he laughs even more happily. His childish giggles seem to eliminate all worries.

Sure enough, after hearing Nan Xi's question, Hao'er calmly turned his head and glanced at the children in his arms at the table, and slowly hummed: "Not annoying."