Chapter 296 Enlightenment
The palace banquet was over and the snow stopped. When I came out of the main hall, the sedan chair and chariot had been waiting for a long time.
Princess Kangren and Xiao Ming'er followed the concubine onto the carriage. Jiang Changning looked back at Prince Jin and Prince Qing who were standing on the white jade steps.
The two of them didn't know what they were talking about, and both had the same fake smile on their faces.
The fireworks, which flickered on and off, shone on the two of them, giving people a sense of eerieness and eerieness that made them feel intimidated and avoid them.
And there is indeed no one within ten steps of the two people. Even if you have to go down the steps and take the sedan chair, stay away from them.
A gust of wind blew by, and King Qing sneezed.
King Jin seemed to be concerned and said: "The weather is cold and Uncle Wang is not young anymore. It is better not to stay outside for too long. If you catch wind and cold, you will be sick and you will be in trouble."
"You cursed me?" King Qing narrowed his eyes and asked.
"How could Uncle Wang misunderstand my nephew so much? My nephew is reminding Uncle Wang to take care of himself." King Jin smiled and cupped his hands, "My princess is waiting for me, Uncle Wang, let's talk some other time."
After saying that, he strode down the steps. When he stepped on the last step, Jiang Changning stretched out his hand to him.
Prince Jin immediately held it and said, "My hands are a little cold. Where is the hand warmer?"
"The concubine's hand stove went out, and when she was about to leave the palace, I didn't have to bother the palace people, so I gave mine to her." Jiang Changning explained.
"You are so considerate of them, but they may not think much of you, but they will freeze themselves."
"Just for a moment, it's not cold." Jiang Changning said with a smile.
The sedan carriage came over, and King Jin helped her sit firmly before sitting down next to her. He stretched out his hand to put her in his arms and said, "I will be your hand warmer."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Jiang Changning said with a genuine smile.
"Princess is too polite, this is what the little king should do." King Jin said seriously.
Time always flies by, winter comes and spring comes, and after New Year’s Eve, it’s a new year again.
Spring is warm and flowers are blooming, you can hold various flower viewing parties, garden parties, tea tasting parties, and painting viewing parties
Princess Kangren received a large number of invitation posts, which made her very annoyed.
"You don't have to go to all of them, just pick the ones you want to go to." Jiang Changning said with a smile.
"I don't want to go." Princess Kangren got close to Jiang Changning, and her true nature was revealed in front of her.
"Kangren, although it is necessary to be on guard against others, you should not go too far and reject people thousands of miles away. There are bad people and good people in this world. You just need to choose good friends and make them."
"Bo Ya Zi period, high mountains and flowing water."
Jiang Changning smiled, "Fairy Friendship"
"Auntie, please help me choose together." Princess Kangren spread out the post.
Jiang Changning flipped through several posts in succession and found the one sent by Taishi Fang's Mansion, "Do you need to each bring a painting to this painting viewing?"
"um, yes."
"Do you want to go?" Jiang Changning knew that Grand Master Fang was an upright official, neutral in the court, and could be fought for.
Princess Kangren nodded, and Jiang Changning smiled and said, "Go to the warehouse and pick a painting you like."
"Thank you, aunt."
"Silly boy."
The aunt and nephew carefully selected twelve posts from twenty-five.
It’s not that I don’t want to choose more than one, but the days of several of them conflict with each other and are on the same day.
On the same date, of course the person you want to go to is someone you are acquainted with, or someone with a more upright family background.
In the days that followed, Jiang Changning was at home raising her baby, Princess Kangren was busy attending banquets in various mansions, and Prince Jin had a fierce fight with Prince Qing in the court hall.
However, no matter how busy King Jin was, he never forgot to enlighten his son.
He invited Zhang Xuanweng, a well-known scholar in the capital, to be Xiao Ming'er's tutor. Jiang Changning frowned, "It's not necessary. He is overqualified and underqualified."
For a three-year-old child, it is enough to find a teacher to enlighten him.
"The brat is smart, so he needs to find a powerful mentor to take care of him." King Jin did not say that Xiao Ming'er was the prince of the palace and had a distinguished status.
"Don't always call him a brat."
"He was a brat to begin with."
"He is your son. Like father, like son. If he is a brat, then who are you?" Jiang Changning smiled and squeezed him.
King Jin stretched out his hand to touch her belly, "Please help me give birth to a sweet-smelling little girl."
"If I say I want to have a son, I will have a son, and if I say I want to have a daughter, I will have a daughter, then I am not the princess of Jin, I am the empress giving birth to children."
Prince Jin smiled and hugged her, "It's better for you to be Princess Jin."
On the tenth day of the second lunar month, an auspicious day, the Prince of Jin's Mansion held a wedding ceremony for the young prince Helian Yuming.
"Master, dress appropriately." Prince Shi Chong presided over the ceremony.
The family members, including the invited Zhou brothers, Gu family brothers and Yan family brothers, were the spectators.
The little guy was wearing a brand new green robe and a small jade crown on his head. He walked up to Zhang Xuanweng with a stern face and said, "Student, I have met Mr."
"Close your clothes, behave yourself, know right from wrong, and know honor and disgrace." Zhang Xuanweng solemnly tidied his clothes and jade crown for him, which showed that he was willing to accept this young disciple.
"Students should remember the teachings." Xiao Ming'er replied.
"Wait for baptism."
The boy brought a basin of warm water, and Zhang Xuanweng said: "Put your hands in the basin and wash them. Clean your hands and your heart to remove impurities and accumulate essence. I hope that in the future, you will concentrate on your studies and have no distractions."
Xiao Ming'er followed his request, washed the palms of her hands and the backs of her hands, and wiped them dry with a clean handkerchief.
"Worship the Holy Master." Chang Shi said.
The holy master is Confucius, and a statue of Confucius hangs on the east wall.
"Clear your clothes," Chang Shi said.
Xiao Ming'er lowered his head and straightened his belt, then looked up at the statue of Confucius.
"Sincerely, please hold the arm and bow."
Xiao Ming'er did as he was told and saluted the statue of Confucius.
"Set up your mind for heaven and earth, worship, and be prosperous."
"Establish a destiny for the sake of the people, worship and prosper."
"To continue the unique learning, worship, and prosper in order to go to the saints."
"To create peace for all eternity, worship and prosper."
I worshiped the Holy Master and the Meng Master.
"My parents are the ones who gave birth to me, and my husband is the one who taught me. I pay homage to my husband. I listen, see clearly, explain and understand."
As the eldest son of the royal family, Xiao Ming'er would only bow down to Master Meng.
He asked Juzi to be his mentor, but that person would not dare to accept his courtesy.
After performing the apprenticeship ceremony, the next step is to give six rites to complete the practice.
The six rituals are as follows: celery, which means hard work and hard work; lotus seeds, which means painstaking education; red beans, which means great ambition; red dates, which means high school early; and longan, which means enlightenment.
Wisdom; dried lean meat strips express the disciple’s thoughts.
Zhang Xuanweng's return gift was four things, "The Analects of Confucius", green onions, celery and firewood.
"Cinnabar opens up wisdom," Chang Shi said.
The boy brought a brush and cinnabar, and Zhang Xuanweng used the brush to touch the cinnabar, and then put a cinnabar mole on Xiao Ming'er's eyebrows.
Xiao Ming'er was already fair and tender, but after getting the cinnabar mole, she looked more like the jade-rich boy under the Guanyin Seat.
"Trace the red and open the pen."
Zhang Xuanweng brought Xiao Ming'er to the table, held his hand, and taught him to write a human character, "Read and learn to be a good person."
When he started writing, Zhang Xuanweng memorized the opening chapter of "The Great Learning", "The way of a great university is to be clear and virtuous, to be close to the people, and to strive for perfection."
After the initiation ceremony, Xiao Ming'er began to study formally.
Note: I couldn’t find complete information about the opening ceremony, so I put together a few pieces of information and compiled it myself. Friends who are doing research, please don’t mind.
Chapter completed!