Chapter 167.1: Jin Wang Dotes on His Concubine Ch. 167 Part 1

Chapter 167.1: Jin Wang Dotes on His Concubine Ch. 167 Part 1

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Early the next morning, Xiaobao and Yueyue wore their nice clothes and Yaoniang saw them off at the door.

Jin Wang didn’t go to work today, because he wanted to accompany the pair to the palace.

They travelled in a carriage all the way to the palace. For the rest of the way to the study, Jin Wang walked with the two children. On the way there, they met Wu Wang. He was also accompanying a few children. Not only was he accompanying Fu Ge’er, who was of the right age, but also Xi Ge’er who was less than four years old and Yu Ge’er, who was less than three years old.

Wu Wang stopped and greeted Jin Wang, “Fifth brother.”

Jin Wang nodded and glanced at Xi Ge’er and Yu Ge’er.

Wu Wang smiled and said, “Didn’t His Majesty say to let Chen Ge’er begin his studies? My two boys are full of energy, running rampant all day, so I thought it’d be better to have them follow along as well. No matter what, with a teacher, it’d be a lot better.”

Jin Wang didn’t say anything.

No matter what Wu Wang said, Jin Wang already knew what he had in mind. Same with Xiaobao. Xiaobao already knew that something like this would definitely happen. This was also why he agreed to bring Yueyue along yesterday.

“Fifth brother, why did you bring along a little girl?” Without waiting for King

Emperor Hongjing, sitting up top, found this little grandson’s expression really rich. Generally, children like him were ignorant and childish. He was as well. However, he was also quick-witted, outrageously smart, and discerning enough to read other adults’ expressions.

No matter how smart he was, he was still a child. Emperor Hongjing looked at Yueyue standing beside him and sighed inwardly. He had been instantly reminded of how old Xiaobao truly was. Then he thought that if this grandson really didn’t exhibit any childlike innocence, he would’ve definitely wondered whether the child had been taught to behave a certain way by an adult. In the end, he let out a sigh of relief.

Emperor Hongjing rubbed his slightly sore temples. “Since you want to study, then study. You’re all aware of the rules. If you can’t bear to suffer, you might as well leave now.”

Lu Wang hurriedly smiled and said, “Father Emperor, that definitely won’t happen.”

The other families all brought over several children, but there was only one in his family. No matter what, he definitely needed to stay.

Without further ado, Jin Wang led Yueyue and Xiaobao out. After saying a few words to them, he ordered the servants to watch over them carefully. Out of everyone there, Yong Wang was probably the most prepared. He brought two people to accompany his child, a eunuch, and a palace maid. No matter what, he wouldn’t have much to worry about.

Naturally, there were also people following Xiaobao, namely Yu Chan and An Shiyi.

Originally, it was supposed to be An Shi who followed along, but An Shi was too rough to act as a eunuch, so it ended up being An Shiyi.

After Jin Wang and the others left, Li Dequan was ordered to lead the imperial grandsons to the imperial study. The imperial study was located southeast of Qianqing Gate. It had five rooms and these five rooms are extremely spacious.

When Xiaobao and the others arrived, the older children from the princes’ manors were already studying there.

Li Dequan called out the headmaster from inside and repeated Emperor Hongjing’s instructions. Emperor Hongjing wanted to create a separate place for the younger children and to find a suitable teacher for them.

The headmaster was called Zong Mu and he was a scholar from Imperial Academy. He was also the grand secretary and could be considered to be a man of great prestige and knowledge. He received Emperor Hongjing’s verbal edict and arranged for the eunuchs to set up a separate space with tables and chairs. Then he led Xiaobao and the other children who weren’t even as tall as the legs of the tables inside.

He wasn’t in charge of teaching, but another lecturer, Hong Yu, who was sent by the Imperial Academy.