The happy life of a prodigal

Hearing this, the little boy fell into deep contemplation again. After a long time, he saluted and said respectfully, "Master Xie En, for clarifying my disciple's doubts."

Bai Xiaochun also acted like he was thinking, but after a while, he turned his attention to the grill again.

The meat... was cooked.

Xiu'er tilted her head, looked at Fang Xiu, and asked, "Then, young master, what is all this about?"

Fang Xiu: "..."

............

in the palace.

Concubine Shu is holding a copy of "Nie Xiaoqian", reading it seriously.

When she read that the Montenegro old demon appeared, her body couldn't help trembling slightly.

Even though she was as calm as she was, she couldn't help but fell deeply into the world of the book, and became nervous along with Nie Xiaoqian and Ning Caichen.

"Mother concubine!"

Just at the critical point of reading, a childish voice came from behind, speaking with excitement.

Concubine Shu was startled, her jade hand trembled, and the book fell to the ground.

He picked up the book calmly, looked at his son, his eyes were full of love, and asked, "Hao'er, why are you so happy?"

Zhao Hao looked at his concubine mother, with a smile on his face, and said, "Concubine mother, my son worshiped a master today."

Concubine Shu frowned when she heard this.

The common people even regard apprenticeship as the most important thing, let alone the prince.

It is inevitable that such a hasty apprenticeship is not well-mannered, and if the officials in the court know about it, it will inevitably be another pile of papers sent to His Majesty.

And... the prince's apprenticeship, do you worship as you please? If it wasn't for His Majesty's order, who would dare to be the prince's master?

I really don't know who is the one who is so bold as to accept Hao'er as his disciple.

Concubine Shu frowned, and said: "Hao'er, as a prince, it is important for you to have a teacher, how can you be so rash, without your father's permission, who can be your master."

When Zhao Hao heard this, he was a little unconvinced and said: "My son has performed the ceremony of apprenticeship, and he is not rash."

Concubine Shu said: "So what if I have performed the teacher's ceremony? There are so many learned people in this world, and how many people can be your master. Your royal father found out, and it's inevitable that you'll scold him again..."

With a stubborn face, Zhao Hao said loudly, "Those are all rotten Confucians, and they are not as good as the masters of my ministers!"

Concubine Shu's expression changed when she heard the word Fu Ru, and she said with reproach: "Who taught you to say that, is it the thief who misled your son?"

"No one taught me to say that. This is my own thinking. The scholars in the Imperial Academy only know what to say all day long. They don't know anything except some empty words that everyone will say..."

Zhao Hao held his head high, obviously ready to argue with his mother and concubine, and continued: "Master is different, he will teach me the principles of everything in the world.

These are far inferior to the nobles of the Imperial Academy, so my mother and concubine slandered my master so much, and my son and minister refused to accept it.

Master...he is a man of great talent, he is not a thief, and he will not mislead my son."

slander... slander...

This time, Concubine Shu was obviously really angry, stood up from the chair, and said sternly: "Kneel down!"

"My son is right, why did you kneel!"

Zhao Hao looked at his mother and concubine without fear.

"you you......"

Concubine Shu was so angry that she could no longer maintain her dignity, pointing at her precious son's slender hands, trembling.

Zhao Hao did not flinch, and continued: "My concubine taught me before that I should respect my teacher, no matter whether my concubine and others admit it or not, I have already performed the ceremony of worshiping a teacher, and he is my master. , The mother and concubine slandered the son's master so much, the son naturally wanted to defend the master.

Moreover, the father once told his children that the sage Confucius once said that if three people walk together, there must be my teacher. Qualified to be your master, the father told this sentence to his son, because he wanted his son to learn more from other people's strengths.

My son has always remembered what my father said, so I will worship him as a teacher when I see a talented person. Now, my mother and concubine are blaming my son for this incident. My son really... Can't figure it out. "

As he spoke, tears filled his eyes unknowingly, and the last sentence was almost crying.

After all, he was only a child of six or seven years old, even though he was much more mature than his peers, he was still sad when he was wronged.

After a while, he whimpered softly.

When Concubine Shu heard these words, she originally wanted to refute, but found that she couldn't find anything to refute.

Especially the two most important sentences, Respecting the teacher and respecting the way and Threesomes, there must be my teacher, both of which I once said.

But thinking of the word 'slander', I still feel a little resentful.

Especially the person who said this was his precious son who was afraid of melting in his mouth.

Just as he was about to speak, he saw his son crying again, and his heart softened a little.

Immediately afterwards, he began to reflect again.

Since Hao'er was right, why did he still blame him?

Are you...really wrong?

"Well, man, be strong."

Concubine Shu was soft-hearted, stepped forward and took Zhao Hao into her arms, and said: "Since you praise your master so much, why don't you let him come to see Concubine Mother.

If he is really as you said, with talents far beyond the reach of the concubine, the concubine will recommend him to your royal father and let him become your legitimate master. "

With tears streaming down his face, Zhao Hao raised his eyes, looked at his closest mother and concubine, and corrected him: "He was originally a legitimate master."

This kid...

Concubine Shu couldn't help but shook her head, but didn't say anything else, she just asked: "Then, what's the name of your master?"

"Fang Xiu..."

Zhao Hao looked at Concubine Shu, as if he was afraid that she hadn't heard clearly, he emphasized his tone, and said again: "My master, his name is Fang Xiu!"

............

After Zhao Hao left, Concubine Shu sat on the chair alone, unable to calm down for a long time.

My son doesn't know who to follow, he is stubborn and stubborn.

But often you are speechless.

There is nothing similar to other children of the same age.

However, there is one thing she can be sure of.

His own son, not to mention among the princes, is extremely intelligent in the whole world.

Many things can be understood at one point. If you memorize it occasionally, you can read it several times and you will be familiar with it by heart.

This talent... even His Majesty praised it.

It's a pity that I'm still young, otherwise, I might not be able to...

Thinking of this, Concubine Shu couldn't help sighing, feeling a little confused.

I really don't know whether this talent, which is different from ordinary people, is a blessing... or a curse...

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Whether it is a blessing or a curse, it is a foregone conclusion and cannot be changed.

That being the case, why not go on with peace of mind, no one can know what will happen in the future.

Concubine Shu thinks that she has never been a cowardly person, no matter how difficult and dangerous she faces, she can still face it with a smile.

But...it's about my own child, everything is different.

Concubine Shu's face sank like water, and she murmured: "Fang Xiu..."

After a moment, he waved his hand.

A court lady immediately stepped forward and called out softly, "Your Majesty, what are your orders?"

Concubine Shu said indifferently: "Ask someone to find out if there is someone like Fang Xiu in the capital. If there is, I must know about his character and talents."

It was the first time for the palace maid to see such a serious expression on the face of the empress, she hastily bowed, and replied: "Yes, empress."

............

Two hours later, the maid hurried in, holding a letter in her hand.

Seeing Concubine Shu, she hurriedly knelt down and presented the letter with both hands.

Concubine Shu took the letter, opened it, and read it carefully.

After a while, an angry look appeared on her face, and she slammed the table: "Shameless Lizi, An dare to deceive Hao'er!"

It was clearly written on the letterhead.

Fang Xiu, uncle of Anping, a member of the capital, has a violent temper and suffers from brain disease.

How can such a person be Hao'er's master?

Apparently, his pure-hearted precious son has been deceived by others!

It was the first time for the surrounding maids to see the empress so angry, they couldn't help trembling, and lowered their heads, not daring to look at her.

Concubine Shu read the letter paper again to confirm that she had read it correctly, and she became even more angry.

But he didn't show it on his face like before, but his face was gloomy, as if he had fallen into deep thought.

After a long time, he raised his eyes, looked at the maid in front of him, and ordered: "Send someone to Uncle Anping to say that I am the mother of her apprentice, and I want to invite him to meet in a restaurant. The time is set in the middle of next month. , when the time comes, I will notify him."

The maid knew that the empress was angry, so she didn't dare to say more, she just bowed and saluted, and replied: "Yes, empress."

............

On the carriage returning to the capital from the suburbs.

Fang Xiu thought of the stone tablet that read 'Private estate, outsiders are not allowed to enter' that he saw before, and even though he was as thick-skinned as him, he couldn't help feeling hot.

Fortunately, at first he thought that his apprentice was a mischievous brat, but he didn't expect...it turned out to be like this.

It turned out that the manor was really his family's property.

Thinking back to when I used the law of free fall to bully such a half-grown child, I really felt... a little shameful.

Sitting beside Fang Xiu, Xiu'er saw that there seemed to be a tired look between his brows, so she stretched out her slender hand, put it on Fang Xiu's shoulder, and began to massage gently.

The little maid's technique is very proficient, she should have practiced it when serving Mrs. Fangfu.

After a while, Fang Xiu felt drowsy, and before he knew it, he actually fell asleep.

When he woke up again, the carriage had already arrived at the gate of Fangfu.

As soon as he got off the carriage, before he stepped into Fang's mansion with one foot, he heard a clear and pleasant voice from behind.

"But Mr. Fang Xiufang?"

Fang Xiu subconsciously turned her head, only to see a pretty little maid standing in front of her.

Although the clothes on his body are not luxurious, the fabrics used are also considered to be first-class, and ordinary ladies may not be able to afford to wear them.

At a glance, you can tell that it is from a rich family.

Fang Xiu stopped, looked at her, and asked, "I am, what's the matter with you?"

Seeing him admitting his identity, the little servant girl took two steps closer, performed a standard lady's salute, and then said: "My servant has seen Mr. Fang..."

After performing the ceremony, he asked: "Today, my young master worshiped Mr. Fang as his teacher?"

Hearing this, Fang Xiu was startled for a moment, then immediately realized and asked, "Your son's surname is Zhao, and his name is Hao?"

"Yes."

The little maid nodded immediately.

It turned out to be from my cheap apprentice's family.

I had just returned to the capital, so I came to the door, and the news was even better than my client.

Fang Xiu's expression was strange, he glanced at the little maid, and said, "That's right, I did accept your young master as my apprentice.

But... your son is just a child after all, if your master doesn't want him to worship me as a teacher, as long as Hao'er agrees, I will pretend that this has never happened, and have the right to play around like a child.

If Hao'er disagrees, even if your master doesn't agree with me as Hao'er's master, there is nothing I can do about it. "