Chapter 84: Academic Master
If he is really an ordinary child, with such top resources, he will probably be able to achieve good results in the end.
But Ye Shuo is not an ordinary child.
He knew very well that people were fickle, and that they might be one way today and another tomorrow, so to be on the safe side, it was best to stay still like a turtle.
Ye Shuo would not be fooled by his cheap dad!
Seeing that my cheap dad is so determined, it’s better not to force it for now.
Ye Shuo discovered that his stepfather had changed. He no longer tried to reason with him. When he was unhappy, he would just let the guards surround him and hold him down.
The promise of winning people over with virtue is all a lie!
My cheap dad always changes his face strangely.Ye Shuo weighed the pros and cons and finally sat down.
Emperor Jingwen was very satisfied with his tact, but because of the previous lesson, he still did not let down his guard.
Emperor Jingwen felt very tired every time he faced this son.
Tell me, why doesn’t such a smart child use his intelligence in the right way?
Ye Shuo recalled the videos on the Internet of parents helping their children with homework in his previous life, and he soon had an idea in his mind.
Now that things have come to this, it all depends on who can outlast whom.
Speaking of Taifu and the others, they seem to be quite old…
For some reason, although the Ninth Prince lowered his eyes obediently at this moment, the 60-year-old and 59-year-old Taifu beside him felt a chill in their hearts.
Facts have proven that if children don’t get the hang of homework, it can really drive parents crazy.
Especially regarding the theory that the earth is round, and the sky is square, no matter how many times the Grand Tutor corrected him, the Ninth Prince still firmly believed that the land beneath his feet was round.
How could the ground be round? If it was round, how could they stand so firmly? Shouldn’t they slide down?
This matter is rather difficult to explain. After all, this place is so far from the sea, and they cannot see with their own eyes how the returning ship appears on the horizon. Moreover, the law of universal gravitation is also involved, and it is really not something that can be explained clearly in just a few words.
Ye Shuo’s persistence caused the Taifu’s blood pressure to gradually rise.
Although the Master had no idea what blood pressure was, his red face and thick neck could not deceive anyone.
Emperor Jingwen hurriedly replaced him with Prime Minister He.
Prime Minister He was not as rigid as the Taifu and directly avoided this controversial issue, but the effect was still not very good.
The Ninth Prince always has so many weird excuses, which are simply unheard of and really ridiculous.
In the end, even He Xiang couldn’t help but raise his voice a lot.
“Xiang He, calm down, calm down, don’t be angry, anger is harmful to your health.” Ye Shuo couldn’t help but persuade.
However, his slowness not only failed to put out the fire, but instead added fuel to the fire.
Think about it, you are in a hurry, but the other party is as slow as a snail, who wouldn’t be angry?
Even Emperor Jingwen, who was listening in on the side, felt a little restless.
It’s not that they don’t want to learn, or that they can’t, it’s that they simply don’t follow your requirements. Just based on this last point, the first two advantages are equal to zero in the eyes of Emperor Jingwen and others.
After all, there is no such thing as respecting children’s ideas at this time.
Seeing that he could not convince anyone, Prime Minister He was defeated in less than half an hour, and the Minister of the Chancellery took over.
The Minister of the Chancellery gritted his teeth and sat down in front of Ye Shuo.
However, the ideas of both sides are fundamentally different, and they are completely the products of two different eras. Even if a hundred more people were replaced, it would be useless.
In the morning when Ye Shuo came, the supply of herbal tea in Yuqianzhai was more than that of the previous three days combined.
Although Emperor Jingwen and the Crown Prince did not serve in person, they each had a bowl on hand.
After all, the Queen was the ruler of the Imperial Palace and was well-informed. After hearing about this, she specially had someone prepare a decoction to relieve summer heat and maintain health and send it over.
Ye Shuo then remembered that there seemed to be a queen in the palace.
It’s not that Ye Shuo dislikes her, it’s mainly because the Queen’s presence is too low.
Except during festivals when Ye Shuo would visit the other party’s palace, or when they went to the Hall of Supreme Harmony to worship their ancestors, Ye Shuo would follow to pay his respects, but normally Ye Shuo would hardly see the other party.
But I heard that the Queen and his mother had never gotten along well, and they would always quarrel whenever they met, especially when his mother went to pay her respects, basically no one could be at peace, and the other concubines would also join his mother and the Queen in fighting.
Judging from the surface, Ye Shuo always felt that his mother had always been playing the role of a villain. No, she wasn’t even a villain, she was clearly playing the role of cannon fodder.
That kind of arrogant and domineering female supporting role is basically doomed to end up in a very miserable situation.
However, imagination is just imagination, not reality.
After all, my cheap dad likes his mom more in his heart.
Even if this kind of liking is nothing in the eyes of the emperor, but being able to gain a little favoritism and having it fall on one person alone can make a clear difference.
At least the cheap father’s attitude towards his mother and the queen is quite different.
So this matter has its gains and losses. Although his mother lost the position of queen, she at least retained the favor of her cheap father. With this favor, Ye Shuo has the basic qualifications to act recklessly. As for the queen, although she got the position of successor, she also lost the favor of her cheap father and the qualification to have children.
My stepfather would go to the Queen’s palace on the first and fifteenth day of every month, but there had been no news of the Queen’s pregnancy for so many years. Ye Shuo didn’t believe that there wouldn’t be any problems.
After all, it is just to prevent the legitimate sons from fighting with each other.
Emperor Jingwen, who was standing by, did not show any emotion when he heard Wang Ziquan say that the empress’s maidservant outside the door had brought some summer heat-removing medicine. He was obviously used to it. He just said “hmm” lightly and motioned Wang Ziquan to deal with it himself.
The tea-room was now filled with medicines sent by concubines from various palaces. Soon, the medicines sent by the queen were also mixed in, making it difficult to distinguish them.
After all, there are so many nourishing and health-preserving soups and medicines. Even if he only drinks a sip from each one, Emperor Jingwen will have to go to the toilet all the time every day.
Therefore, for the sake of fairness, Emperor Jingwen would not touch any gift no matter who gave it to him, to avoid jealousy and quarrels among the concubines.
But the person who delivered the medicine didn’t think so. Everyone wants to be the most special one. With such a thought and such a result, the person who delivered the medicine naturally felt disappointed.
My cheap father really doesn’t understand women’s hearts. Seeing the maid at the door not leaving after delivering the medicine, watching eunuch Wang’s actions, and finally leaving with a look of disappointment, Ye Shuo couldn’t help but shake his head.
The other side.
When the maid returned, the first thing the queen said was, “Did His Majesty accept it?”
Seeing the maid shaking her head, the queen’s expression suddenly froze.
She clenched her palm subconsciously, and the next second, a piercing pain came from her index finger, making the queen break out in a cold sweat.
It turned out that the queen had personally made those soups and medicines in the kitchen, and had burned her hands in the process. But now, the emperor had thrown them aside like garbage and left them alone.
Not only that, the maid also brought a piece of news that the queen could not accept even more –
The Ninth Prince is now in Yuqianzhai. Like the Crown Prince, His Majesty has specially placed a table for him.
“This is impossible!” Not sure if it was because she couldn’t accept it or because the news was too shocking, the queen’s first reaction was to deny it.
How is it possible? How could His Majesty bring Concubine Rong’s son with him!
But unfortunately, this is the reality.
If it were normal, she would be able to tolerate or even ignore Concubine Rong’s various provocations and lack of face, but today’s news completely broke the Queen’s defenses.
The Queen was not stupid either. She saw it clearly. Although Imperial Concubine Rong seemed to be in great shape and beauty, she was actually just an outward appearance with rotten rags inside. However, the mother and her son were like fools. They were still so ostentatious every day without any restraint.
In the past, although the Queen suffered a loss on the surface, she actually regarded the two of them as a joke in her heart, so she did not take any setbacks seriously. But now, Emperor Jingwen’s decision instantly shattered the Queen’s fantasy.
The queen only now realized that she was the one who was wrong.
If His Majesty did not really care, he would not make such a decision even for the sake of face.
“It was my fault.” The queen laughed bitterly.
The maid next to her opened her mouth, but couldn’t find any words of comfort, so she could only remain silent.
After a while, an idea suddenly crossed the Queen’s mind, and she couldn’t help but speak: “What do you think… if I gave birth to a prince like Concubine Rong, would it be better?”
But in fact, using children to keep a man is the stupidest thing to do.
The Queen is now the Empress. Even if the Crown Prince ascends the throne in the future, she will be the Empress Dowager for sure because of the early death of the Queen Mother. Even if she has no real power, it is not worth it for her to go through such a journey.
But at this time the queen had already gone a little crazy.
In her opinion, since both of them were infertile, there seemed to be no impact after the imperial concubine forced to give birth to a prince, and the emperor did not do anything to her and the Duke of Zhen’s family.
If the imperial concubine can do this, why can’t I?
As long as they find a way to give birth to the child, the child is the emperor’s flesh and blood after all, and the emperor will develop feelings for the child as he raises him over time.
This is the so-called natural relationship between father and son, and it should be so.
The Queen was now in an unbalanced state of mind. She had completely thrown aside the hint given by Emperor Jingwen when he conferred the title upon her, and had also forgotten the principle that one should not be too greedy.
The maidservant at the side was shocked. She instinctively wanted to speak up to persuade her, but when she saw the look in the Queen’s eyes, she shuddered and swallowed back the words that were about to come out.
the other side.
Ye Shuo had no idea that the thing he had been resisting and tormenting himself with had actually become a popular thing in the eyes of others. If he knew, he would definitely give all this blessing to the Queen without saying a word.
Which child would suffer so much at such a young age? While the Taifu and the others were suffering, Ye Shuo didn’t feel well either.
Seven against one, while the Taifu and other important ministers were exhausted, Ye Shuo, who was now carrying the body of a child, was also exhausted!
Ye Shuo was now being forced to practice calligraphy listlessly.
They can’t win the argument with Ye Shuo, so why not let him write?
Seeing that his son had finally behaved himself, Emperor Jingwen heaved a sigh of relief, put down the memorial in his hand, and stood up to take a look.
In the eyes of Emperor Jingwen, whether he was disciplining his ministers or his sons, he had to give them a beating before giving them a sweet reward. Now was the time to give them the sweet reward.
In simple terms, Emperor Jingwen planned to reap the fruits of his labor.
Result……
When Emperor Jingwen walked in and took a look, his originally gentle expression stiffened at a speed visible to the naked eye.
“What are you writing?!”
Looking at the black lumps on the rice paper, Emperor Jingwen’s eyes immediately went dark.
“I’m practicing calligraphy, what’s wrong?” As a modern person, it’s good enough to be able to write like this with a brush. This thing requires years of practice, and even a genius can’t do it well. So Ye Shuo really can’t do it, and this time he is definitely not pretending.
He looked down and seemed quite satisfied with it.
But in the eyes of Emperor Jingwen, there was only the word “shame”.
He couldn’t close his eyes even after his death, and he was too ashamed to face his ancestors.
Emperor Jingwen prided himself on being both a civil and military talent, and his calligraphy was a unique skill, so he just couldn’t understand how he could have given birth to such a son.
In order to prevent his eyes from being blinded by his son’s rotten handwriting one day, Emperor Jingwen took a deep breath, stepped forward and personally held his son’s hand without saying anything.
You said you would let others teach you, but you didn’t do it yourself, but in the end you still have to do it.
Emperor Jingwen leaned over and dipped the brush in ink again reluctantly.