Chapter 49: Punishing the Prince with Good Intentions
Before they got married, the princes lived in the palace.
Getting married is a sign of becoming an adult, and also a sign of leaving the palace and setting up a household.
Prince Jing Zhu Zaizhen watched the master leave, and the eunuch Huang Jian behind him said: "Someone reported earlier that Prince Yu's master privately said that Prince Yu has no spiritual energy."
"What do you want to say?" Zhu Zaizhen asked.
Huang Jian said: "I would like to ask Your Highness to spread this matter widely in the palace."
"No." Zhu Zaizhen waved his hand.
Huang Jian sighed, "Your Highness, this is an opportunity."
A palace servant came and said, "Your Highness, the Queen wants you to go."
When Concubine Lu saw her son, she smiled and said, "Prince Yu's teacher complained today, saying that Prince Yu had no talent for studying. Do you know?"
Zhu Zaizhen nodded.
"Chen Yan." Concubine Lu Jing called her confidant, "Spread this matter to the palace. I want to see what His Majesty, who doesn't like him in the first place, will do."
Chen Yan agreed.
"and many more."
Chen Yan turned around, "Your Highness."
Zhu Zaizhen said, "No need."
"Why?" Concubine Lu frowned.
"Even if I wanted to fight for that position, I wouldn't use such means." Zhu Zaizhen said, "I'm fighting him openly, how can he beat me?"
"You evil creature." Concubine Lu Jing said angrily, "Now the crown prince seems to have a stable position, but your majesty is in his prime, and everyone knows that the longer the crown prince stays in power, the more dangerous it will be. If the crown prince falls, Prince Yu will be the eldest son of the emperor, and there will be order of seniority!"
"I said, mother, I don't want to use such means." Zhu Zaizhen became impatient and turned away.
"You fool!" Concubine Lu laughed angrily.
"Your Highness, His Majesty invites you." Outside the palace, Emperor Jiajing's men were waiting.
Emperor Jiajing was not practicing Taoism today, but was tasting tea, which was a rare occasion.
When Zhu Zaizhen arrived, he found that Zhu Zaigui was already there.
"Why are you here too?"
"How do I know?"
The two looked at each other, wondering what had gone wrong with their father.
Emperor Jiajing was inside and did not call his son in.
The father and his two sons were separated by a wall, and the atmosphere was a bit weird.
Emperor Jiajing had no children in his early years, so he was inevitably worried. But when he had his eldest son, he was so happy!
Unexpectedly, his eldest son died young, which made him and Empress Dowager Jiang heartbroken.
But once there was one, there was a second, and Emperor Jiajing had many sons afterwards.
But, the deaths continued.
In great pain, Emperor Jiajing sought help from his favorite Taoist priest Tao Zhongwen.
Tao Zhongwen said sternly, "Your Majesty, two dragons cannot meet each other. If they do, one of them will be injured!"
Emperor Jiajing, who had experienced the pain of losing his sons many times, believed most of it, which led to his estrangement from his sons.
Even though the father and son were very close at this moment, he was still nowhere to be seen.
"Someone said that year that when the Crown Prince and we were enthroned, those idiots took the wrong seal and gave you the Crown Prince's Seal?"
The two brothers were bored waiting, so Zhu Zaizhen mentioned this rumor.
Zhu Zai rolled his eyes, "Do you believe it?"
"I don't believe it. Besides, what if it was given to the wrong person?" Zhu Zaizhen said proudly.
Huang Jin came out and the two of them quickly lowered their heads.
Zhu Zaigui's eyes were complicated, and he thought of that year...
"This is the prince's seal!"
"Give it to the wrong person."
"Keep your mouth shut! Anyone who dares to tell others will be put to death!"
"Your Highness, this matter must not be leaked, otherwise..."
Prince Yu remembered that he nodded with a pale face.
If you took the wrong one, then you took it wrong!
The prince is doing well in the East Palace now, and I continue to be an unknown person. Everything is fine.
"Your Majesty has something to say." Huang Jin stood on the steps and said loudly.
"Yes." The two of them lowered their heads even more.
Huang Jin suddenly waved his hand and the people around him dispersed.
He walked down and said, "I will repeat your Majesty's original words..."
He looked at the two princes with a smile.
"Although Cui Yuan is greedy for wealth and fame, he is quite cautious in his actions. Today, he was almost blinded by someone when he entered the palace. Who can tell me who did this?"
The two princes exchanged glances calmly and shook their heads.
Huang Jin's smile became more gentle. "Your Majesty said that if Cui Yuan's enemy attacked, the punishment would not be so light, either death or disability. So, the person who attacked must be dissatisfied with Cui Yuan, but he knew that this person was my confidant, so he punished him lightly."
Prince Jing glanced at Prince Yu.
Prince Yu was trembling.
Huang Jin saw all of this and smiled, "Your Majesty said that you hit my confidant and pretended nothing happened... Did you think no one would notice?"
Inside, Emperor Jiajing took a sip of tea, stroked the cat on his lap, and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
"Guawazi!"
Outside, Huang Jin said, "I don't blame these two bastards for venting their anger on Qing Zhi. It's just that their methods were so clumsy that I despise them."
Ah!
Prince Yu looked up.
"it's me."
King Jing sighed and thought, as long as you don't admit it, can your father still torture you?
What an idiot!
Emperor Jiajing's eyes were filled with memories. "That year, I also held a slingshot, hid in a tree and looked at my husband. I gritted my teeth and wanted to hit him. I held back, but my son did it. It's interesting."
Huang Jin came in, "As your majesty expected, it was Prince Yu who did it."
Emperor Jiajing smiled, "The third brother is honest and straightforward. He is close to Qingzhi, so he directly took action to stop Cui Yuan. If the fourth brother took action, he would definitely have a detailed plan, so that Cui Yuan would have to suffer a loss in silence."
"No one is wiser than Your Majesty." Huang Jin was convinced as if the Emperor had seen it with his own eyes.
Emperor Jiajing stroked the cat, and Huang Jin said softly, "Your Majesty, Cui Yuan is not stupid. He will definitely be able to guess which prince did it."
"Ten strokes of the cane each!" Emperor Jiajing said calmly.
Huang Jin was stunned, "Your Majesty, Cui Yuan will be grateful when he finds out." "Do you think I did this for that old dog? Is he worthy?!" Emperor Jiajing said coldly, "I am angry at the two evil sons for their clumsy methods. I will teach them a lesson this time. If they take action next time, they will definitely plan carefully."
This is the educational method of Emperor Jiajing.
If it is impossible to teach them in person, then use a stick to teach them a lesson, which I think will be more profound.
Ten sticks!
The torturers naturally did not dare to be too cruel, but even so, the two princes still limped.
"gone?"
Huang Jin went in to report, and Emperor Jiajing asked.
"Yes."
Emperor Jiajing sat there quietly, the light from outside scattered in around the door frame and formed several rays of light in front of him.
In the light, the flying dust looked like countless little people dancing.
Frost Eyebrow lay on Emperor Jiajing's lap, looking lazily.
Time seemed to have stopped.
After an unknown amount of time, Huang Jin heard Emperor Jiajing speak.
"How long has it been since I left the palace?"
Huang Jin thought for a moment and said, "It's been many years."
"It's time to go for a walk."
Emperor Jiajing said.
Huang Jin was delighted, "Yes, I will prepare it right away."
"No need." Emperor Jiajing shook his head, "Go out quietly."
"Your Majesty, the White Dragon Fish is in service, but I'm afraid..."
"I have calculated my own fortune, it's still early!" Emperor Jiajing has been practicing Taoism for many years and has great fortune-telling skills.
Jiang Qingzhi is having a headache.
"You clearly knew that the Jinyiwei would bow their heads, but you refused to tell me and laughed at my joke for nothing."
Lu Shaner's eyes were slightly red.
It would be fine if she was overbearing, Jiang Qingzhi could drive her out.
But this pitiful appearance made Jiang Qingzhi unable to do anything.
Moreover, Lu Wei has already shown goodwill. Although Jiang Qingzhi thinks this is icing on the cake, it is still a flower after all.
He said seriously: "Do you think I want to fool you?"
"Isn't it?" Lu Shan'er looked up, her eyes blurred with tears.
"Oh!" Jiang Qingzhi felt that this arrogant girl was beautiful, but her age was not right, and she was on King Jing's side. If things went wrong, they might become his rivals in the future, which was quite a pity.
"Why are you sighing?" Lu Shan'er was unaware of Jiang's tactics of playing hard to get and fell into his trap.
Jiang Qingzhi sighed and said, "You might go to a restaurant or a brothel?"
"I've been to a restaurant..." Lu Shan'er counted on her green fingers, "Three times. I've never been to a brothel."
"This world is quite unfair to women." Jiang Qingzhi said sincerely.
"Yes." Lu Shan'er felt that Jiang Qingzhi in front of her had become handsome again.
"The less you go out, the less experience you have. In the future you will get married and manage a household. If you don't know the dangers of the world, you will suffer a great loss sooner or later."
"What does that have to do with you fooling me?" Lu Shan'er raised her eyebrows.
"Ah!" Jiang Qingzhi was heartbroken, "After this incident, will you still scold people without knowing the truth?"
"How could I have that?" Lu Shan'er said coquettishly, but then bowed, "I'm going back now. I'll come back next time. By the way, if you like anything, I'll bring it to you next time."
Jiang Laogui said with a smile: "Isn't your coming here the best gift?"
Although Lu Shan'er was delicate, she could not stand the teasing of such an old ghost. Her face turned red in an instant and she left in embarrassment.
When they got on the carriage, Yan Qian saw that the young lady was in a daze and her face was often red, so he asked, "Young lady, don't be angry."
"Who said I was angry?"
"Miss, isn't she angry that Wilbur has fooled her?" Yan Qian felt that the young lady's mood was too unpredictable.
"Nonsense." Lu Shan'er hugged the pillow, "Yan Qian."
"Miss."
"You said, a man deliberately set up a trap to warn a woman who has little experience...in order to let her know the dangers of the world. Why...?"
Yan Qian tilted her head, "That's a good intention! That man must be a thoughtful person."
"So, do you like it?"
Yan Qian frowned, "It's caring too! For example, the master would do this for his wife."
"What I said is... that's all. If I don't tell you this, you won't understand."
Yan Qian nodded innocently, but muttered in his heart.
——Isn’t the young lady talking about Long Wilbur?
But Miss, when you are with a young man as talented as Long Wilbur, you have to take the initiative to humble yourself!
Men always like women to bow their heads.
The thoughtful Jiang Qingzhi is cooking at this moment.
After fooling Lu Shan'er away, he suddenly had an idea and went to the kitchen to make himself some delicious food.
"This pot-fried pork is sour and sweet. Eating it alone is enough to make your tongue swallow. It goes really well with rice!"
Jiang Qingzhi was operating while waiting.
"Shi Tou, why don't you say anything? This is not you. But your saliva is flowing out..."
Someone beside him nodded, "Yeah!"
This voice, he is not right!
Jiang Qingzhi held the spatula and looked sideways.
The Taoist priest was wearing a Taoist robe and was looking at the pot curiously...
"His Majesty!"
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Catch-up reading is important!
(End of this chapter)
