Ambitious Favored Consort: How To Become A Wangfei

Extra I: Children

On the eleventh year of Yongchu, fifteen of the fifth month, it was sunny and breezy.

Taizi, Zhao Zigao dressed neatly and stepped out of Duanmin Palace in a solemn mood.

Today was the first day of Taizi to go to Wenyuan Palace to attend class.

Now was the eleventh year of Yongchu, and it was also the eleventh year of Zhao Chengjun’s accession to the throne. Zhao Chengjun used the title Jing when he was in the Qianlong mansion*. Later, he took over the throne of his nephew Wuzong and became the Emperor. In the first year of Yongchu, because the succession of the uncle from the nephew was always ambiguous, Zhou Wang and Qi Wang in the name of thoroughly investigating the death of Wuzong joined forces to start a rebellion and riots and pointed directly at the capital. The Emperor himself led the troops on the expedition, and it took only a month before the mighty rebellion of the vassal monarchs was suppressed.

(Qianlong mansion* – residence of the emperor before he ascended the throne)

After that, Zhao Chengjun felt that Jinling relied on natural defense, and was at a corner. If things go on like this, the barbarians in the north and the vassal monarchs of various places would become a major disaster. In the third year of Yongchu, Zhao Chengjun ordered the capital to be moved to the north, bring his wife, children, and the Imperial Court, and made Yongzhou the capital.

Over the years, the Emperor has been diligent in administration, put the right people in the right places, and the Yan Dynasty has shown a state of prosperity from top to bottom. At the same time, he made frequent personal expeditions, not only driving Tartar out of Mobei but also gradually regaining the military power of all vassal monarchs. The common people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the court politics was well ordered. During the Yongchu years, everything showed a state of prosperity.

Zhao Zigao, the eldest son of the Empress, was eleven years old. He was granted Taizi last year and received the education of Taizi in Wenyuan Palace. When Zhao Zigao arrived at Wenyuan Palace, his study companion Wang Huan was already there. Zhao Zigao greeted Wang Huan, sat upright in the seat of the Taizi, and quietly waited for the arrival of Taifu.

Overall, Zhao Zigao was in a good mood today.

Just before he opened his own schoolwork.

Zhao Zigao was dumbstruck staring at the tortoise that almost covered the whole page of the book. He was stunned for a long time and became furious, “Who did this!”

Wang Huan was the seventh grandson of the famous scholar Wang Zhengtang. He breathed out unsurprisingly when he heard the familiar roar of Taizi.

A new day has begun.

Zhao Zigao’s eyes were black with anger. It was too much, this time was really too much! Previously, Zhao Jingshu tore his writing, broke his jade pendant, and threw his stationery, Zhao Zigao could endure it all, but he had worked so hard on the policy theory that took him three days to write. Zhao Zigao thought for half a month about the policy theory and planned to ask Taifu for advice before taking it to his Emperor father to have a look. He deliberately copied it three times to make the Emperor father and Taifu read it more easily as he feared that a line was written incorrectly or irregularly would affect the impression of the article. In the end, Zhao Jingshu drew a tortoise on his policy theory!

There was a chuckle outside the study and Zhao Zigao looked back. When people outside saw Taizi looked over, they shoved vigorously as a reminder and ran away carrying their skirts. Zhao Zigao vaguely saw a red shadow and was furious, “Zhao Jingshu, it’s you again!”

Enough was enough. Zhao Zigao stood up and wanted to settle accounts with her. The eunuchs stopped him at once and try to persuade him, “Your Highness, you are an older brother. Don’t quarrel with Eldest Princess. Besides, Taifu is coming soon.”