Chapter 37: Irritability
Although it seems very common that the Sixth Prince did not go to the upper study until he was seven years old, in fact, the Sixth Prince’s case was truly special.
No one cared for the Sixth Prince in the past, and no one urged him to go to school. Later, he was taken in by Imperial Concubine Rong, who kept him for several months to make up for his basics. He was then sent to the Imperial Study, where he successfully studied with the other princes.
Although the official age stipulated by the Imperial Study Room was six years old for school entry, almost no princes could actually wait until they were six years old.
It was better in the past few years. When Emperor Jingwen was still the crown prince, everyone still followed the rules and did not push their son so hard.
Later, when Emperor Jingwen ascended the throne and became emperor, as the number of children in the harem gradually increased, the age at which the princes went to school became younger and younger.
Some even waited until the child could speak, walk steadily, and understand what others were saying, and they sent him in directly regardless of his age.
For example, the eighth prince born to Concubine De is three years older than Ye Shuo. He has been studying in the upper study room for almost three years. In other words, he was sent in when he was just over three years old.
Children of the royal family were born precocious, as if they were born to remember things earlier than children of ordinary families. They rarely made trouble, and Emperor Jingwen was happy to see his children become successful, so he never cared about them.
Under such vicious competition, everyone will naturally become more and more competitive.