Jing Xingzhi’s Daily Life in Ancient Times

Li Yunxi didn’t expect that Jing Xingzhi would mention the Zhong family.

Because for many people, the Zhong family was really a thing of the past and an antique.

The whole family was dead, leaving only a daughter and a grandson. Both of them were in the palace, so how many people cared about them?

Especially since Jing Xingzhi was still a young man, there were very few people of his age who knew the Zhong family back then.

Li Yunxi was stunned when he thought of General Zhong and his loyalty.

The reason why he treated Li Jiarui so harshly and was even willing to send Li Jiarui to suffer outside was that he didn’t want this child born by the Zhong family to be completely ruined.

That way… He could still meet his old subordinates in the underworld with head held high.

“Okay! Send him to try.” Li Yunxi agreed generously.

Li Yunxi was confident that no matter where he sent Li Jiarui, even to a dangerous battlefield, he could guarantee the child’s safety.

In this way, as long as Li Jiarui could grow, there was nothing wrong with paying some price.

Furthermore, those soldiers, even if they didn’t like Li Jiarui, he was still a Zhong family member and those soldiers would love to have him in the battlefield.

But the prince was troublesome. The child didn’t know what he was going to do, and he didn’t know how to restrain himself at all.

It seemed that it was better for children to learn it since young. Li Yunxi thought of the juniors and seniors studying in the academy and felt much relieved.

Jing Xingzhi didn’t expect Li Yunxi to agree so quickly.

After all, if a prince was involved in military power, it was very likely that the originally balanced court structure would be disrupted, or at least it would take effort to control the changes.

Could it be that the naughtier a child was, the more important he would be in the hearts of his parents?

Well! It seemed like this was true. If a child was not pampered, how could he develop the character of a naughty child?

Children who were not pampered would only grow up in difficulty, like quiet little flowers and grass. How could they dare to provoke scary animals?

Jing Xingzhi thought of the fourth prince, who were both princes but had different fates. Similarly, Li Jiading, who was the third, had the same tranquillity as the fourth prince. They were two children without the love of both parents.

“Senior brother loved Jiarui very much!” Jing Xingzhi said with emotion.

Li Yunxi shook his head and smiled, “I hoped he could live up to his ancestor’s expectations! He was quite grown up, but he still acted like a child.”

To Li Jiarui, Li Yunxi felt that he was a good father.

Li Jiarui, who left, didn’t think so.

He kicked the stones on the road angrily, causing leaves and flowers to fly all the way back to Concubine Zhong’s palace.

Concubine Zhong put down the handkerchief in her hand and asked him, “What’s wrong? Your father did call you. Shouldn’t you be happy at this moment?”

Li Jiarui liked meeting Li Yunxi very much, even though he often got scolded during their encounters.

Usually, when he went to see Li Yunxi, he always came back with a smile.

Concubine Zhong looked at her son with some confusion and carefully patted the dust off his clothes, “There is dust on your clothes and these shoes. What did you do, Jiarui?”

Li Jiarui said angrily, “Mother, that Jing Xingzhi is here again!”

“Junior Brother Xingzhi is here?” Concubine Zhong smiled in surprise, her eyes lighting up. “Don’t talk nonsense. Your junior uncle’s suggestions are for your own good, and you were all sent by your father. Your junior uncle has nothing to do with it!”

Seeing the expectant look on his mother’s face, Li Jiarui felt as if he had been pricked with needles countless times.

He clutched his aching chest and said, “He did it on purpose! I was deceived by Ning Yongyuan and took away his painting without knowing it. He held a grudge!”

Concubine Zhong turned cold and stretched out her fingers to hold Li Jiarui’s ears. “You idiot! Think about it carefully. You have been out for a while. Isn’t it because you made some progress by staying in that village?”

Li Jiarui thought about it and found that he seemed to understand a lot.

He learned that many wild vegetables were edible, many were inedible, and those with bad taste were meant for pigs…

He also learned how to take care of the fields and massage people’s backs. The little villain in the village was not strong enough, so they had to beg him…

Wait! He learned these things by himself, but why did he suffer so much only for them praising Jing Xingzhi?!

Did his father and mother, the imperial concubine, drugged by Jing Xingzhi, causing their brains to become dizzy? How could they only remember him…

Li Jiarui figured this out and complained to Concubine Zhong, “Mother, the son learned these things hard by himself! Why do you attribute all the credit to Jing Xingzhi?! You don’t even think about how big the blood scab is on my shoulders when I come back!”

As Li Jiarui said this, he wanted to lift his clothes and show it to his concubine mother.

Concubine Zhong saw that Li Jiarui’s eyes were red with anger, and her heart softened.

She released her hand from squeezing Li Jiarui’s ears and said gently to him, “Jiarui, mother knows that you have endured hardship. But hardship is not always a bad thing!”

“Every injustice has its owner, and every debt has its owner. If you want to blame someone, you should blame the person who sent you to suffer – your father. Your junior uncle is just saying it out of kindness, and it is your father who does the work.”

“You should not blame your junior uncle.” Concubine Zhong persuaded Li Jiarui earnestly, preferring to pass the blame to Li Yunxi.

Something flashed through Li Jiarui’s mind, but it was immediately suppressed by his disgust for Jing Xingzhi.

“You only know how good he is! If he doesn’t like me, I’ll just leave!”

Li Jiarui said this and ran away angrily.

Concubine Zhong was very angry, but after this experience, she realized that coaxing Li Jiarui was not enough. She packed up and went to Kaiyang Palace with two small outfits.

The two small outfits, both baby boy styles, were simple and elegant, made by herself. She took them to Kaiyang Palace, naturally preparing to give them to Jing Xingzhi so that he could take them back and wear them for his child.

Because of Li Jiarui’s incident, Concubine Zhong was very grateful to Jing Xingzhi. At least he could open his mouth and let the emperor give Li Jiarui ruthless teachings.

Concubine Zhong could accept her son’s mediocre capabilities. But if it could be better, why not?

Concubine Zhong put on a sincere smile, rode in a sedan chair to the gate of Kaiyang Palace, and asked the young eunuch to inform her arrival.

As a result, the young eunuch was a little surprised and said, “The imperial concubine is also here. What a coincidence; the empress has just arrived.”

Concubine Zhong asked, “The Empress is here too?”

The young eunuch nodded. “She just went in.”

“Then you go and inform her about me first.” Concubine Zhong nodded, not intending to evade.

Compared to the empress, she was more familiar with Jing Xingzhi; at least they had met once. Unlike the empress, who she didn’t know what her intentions were and just ran over.

Soon, Concubine Zhong was invited in.

In Kaiyang Hall, there were two men and two women.

One emperor, two harem women, and one Jing Xingzhi.

Jing Xingzhi felt like he was such a big lightbulb!

Jing Xingzhi sat down properly, listening to the two women say something to each other, and occasionally heard Li Yunxi say something.

Jing Xingzhi quietly listened and could smell the vague scent of gunpowder smoke in the air.

But when Jing Xingzhi looked at Li Yunxi, the second senior brother looked indifferent and even appeared happy.

The empress was dignified and majestic, while Concubine Zhong was gentle yet heroic. Although the two women were middle-aged, they were also extremely well-maintained.

Judging from his appearances, the emperor seemed very happy to have so many beauties around. But Jing Xingzhi felt it was too noisy; his head was buzzing, and he couldn’t listen anymore.

So, Jing Xingzhi took the gifts from both sides, became silent, and spoke less frequently, finally bluntly hinting that it was not suitable for him to stay in contact with the harem women for too long and ran away.

What was the point of being a coward? He just wanted to be comfortable!

Jing Xingzhi happily followed Zhang Tong on the way out of the palace.

Zhang Tong also didn’t like the feeling that the empress and the concubine were both there, and followed Jing Xingzhi with a relaxed pace. He even chatted with Jing Xingzhi a little about the story of the two harem women.

When Zhang Tong arrived at the palace gate, Jing Xingzhi said goodbye to him, saying that he could go back in the carriage without bothering him.

Jing Xingzhi got on the carriage waiting for him outside, picked up a book, and prepared to wash away his soul that had been tortured by the palace.

Before he had turned two pages, the carriage was stopped.