Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 332 The Imperial Cry

  The person who hung on the stake didn't dare to hesitate anymore, and immediately said: "Don't dare to run anymore, don't dare anymore, I want to study hard!"

   "..."

   "Students like Xishan Academy, so they must study hard."

  Shen Ao watched the man come down from the pile with his own eyes, and then His Royal Highness patted him on the shoulder: "You won't lie to me, will you?"

   "No." The man squeezed out a smile, but it seemed more serious than crying, and said in his mouth: "It is a blessing for students to study with His Royal Highness, and it is the virtue accumulated by our ancestors for eight lifetimes."

  Shen Ao suddenly had an indescribable feeling in his heart, he felt that this person was like himself.

  Being compromised...

  The task in the afternoon was to dig ditches. After working for a whole afternoon, I was out of breath again.

  At dusk, blood blisters appeared on Shen Ao's hands and feet, but as soon as he returned to the shed, he saw the child squatting there peeling potatoes. Shen Ao stepped forward, rolled up his sleeves and said, "I'll peel it."

  When Zhang Sanba came back, he stewed the potatoes and made mashed potatoes. Shen Ao ate it, but for some reason, the more he ate the mashed potatoes, the more delicious he was.

This has been the case for several days. Shen Ao works every day and learns agricultural books. His Royal Highness led everyone to reclaim a large piece of wasteland. They began to dig ditches to divert water, and then began to play in the greenhouse fruits and vegetables.

  Shen Ao can already memorize the first chapter of the agricultural book fluently, and he is still learning how to ride a horse. There is a special horse ranch at the northern foot of the mountain. This horse is not as comfortable as a sedan chair, but it is very enjoyable.

He and Zhang Sanba got to know each other gradually, and only now did he know that Zhang Sanba's ancestor was from Jiangnan, and he was half of the same town as himself, and after getting acquainted with Zhang Sanba, he realized that this man was a very humorous person. Sometimes what he said could make Shen Ao laugh out loud.

The child started to go to the elementary school of the college to be enlightened. When he came back from school, Shen Ao picked up the potatoes in the bowl. Of course, because they had been growing vegetables and fruits in the greenhouse for more than half a month, there were often some other fruits and vegetables in the potatoes , and even some eggs and the like, Shen Ao’s appetite has increased greatly, the eggs given to him by the general school, he was overjoyed at first, after eating the mashed potatoes, he happily sat cross-legged on the straw, peeling them carefully. After picking up the eggshell, the child squatted aside, drooling.

   "..."

  Shen Ao coughed and said, "Do you want to eat?"

  The child nods.

  Shen Ao showed a bit of struggle on his face, and finally said helplessly: "Okay, you eat the egg yolk, and I eat the egg white."

  The child nodded again.

  Seeing the child's well-behaved appearance, Shen Ao felt that his conscience had been condemned, and subconsciously said: "Forget it, you eat the egg white, I am the egg yolk."

  The child still nodded.

   Shen Ao looked at the child for a long time, and after a long silence, he said, "I gave you all to eat?"

   "Uncle won't eat?" The child looked surprised.

  Shen Ao crossed his hands and said, "Our Shen family doesn't have chicken, duck and fish meat, let alone an egg or a cow. I want to eat it, but I can't?"

  The child showed a look of admiration on his face, and said with a smile, "Uncle is really amazing."

  My mouth feels refreshed, and my face feels bright.

   But next, it was Shen Ao's turn to squat aside, drooling, watching the child eat the egg in small bites.

  The child ate it with great care, as if the egg was like a treasure to him, and he only took one bite at a time, but to Shen Ao, it felt like scratching his heart. He was in a hurry, but you ate it in one bite, just enjoy it.

  At night, oil lamps will be held in the shed, and the children will do their homework under the light.

  Shen Ao stood behind him, pointing.

Everything will have a gradual process. Shen Ao no longer likes to wear floral dresses. The floral dresses with fine silk and satin were directly changed into two sets of children's clothes. He even tried to treat the old woman. In the family, people who have studied have read some medical books. Shen Ao felt that a doctor in the college was a quack doctor. Otherwise, why would the old lady's illness not be cured?

  He found a way to borrow a medical book, and in his spare time, he looked for prescriptions for diseases according to the medical book.

Occasionally, there would be night classes. In night classes, Shen Ao began to listen attentively, and gradually formed a habit, because no matter how hard he was, he had already suffered. For Shen Ao at this time, it was possible to sit here and listen to the music in a relaxed manner. It is really a pleasure to watch teachers teach knowledge.

  …

   Shen's family.

  Shen Wen heard a very bad news.

  His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is actually the Dean of Xishan Academy!

   All of a sudden, he regretted it. These days, he couldn't eat well and sleep uneasy, and he was up and down every day.

  Does he not know what his own son is? According to his temperament, if he offends His Highness the Crown Prince, this... the Shen family will be ruined.

  Even if you don’t offend the crown prince, who is His Royal Highness, is there no news from Zhan Shifu? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has always been stubborn, and his own son is already absurd. He went to Xishan, who knows what he can learn.

  He really regrets it now, why did he eat lard and sent his son to Xishan in a heart-wrenching manner?

  So he sent someone to Xishan to inquire about his son.

   But it's airtight there, and you can't find out anything.

  The wife of the Shen family, Mrs. Liu, kept complaining about him, saying that you, an old man, knew it was a pit of fire, and pushed your own son into the pit.

  Shen Wen was so scolded that he couldn't lift his head up.

wanna die.

  All kinds of scary rumors are circulating in Beijing, and people like Shen Wen who are in a hurry are like crucian carp crossing the river.

   On this day, it was the lecture, and His Majesty came to Chongwen Hall in person to listen to the lectures of the Hanlin officials.

  Emperor Hongzhi hadn’t heard from Zhu Houzhao for many days. He wanted someone to inquire about it, but he felt that what Xiao Jing said was reasonable, but he wanted to really let go, but he couldn’t let go.

  He also doesn't think about eating and drinking, but sometimes his teeth itch with hatred, wishing to peel off the skin of this naughty son, and sometimes he is afraid that this naughty son will do something wrong in Xishan, and he is even more worried.

  There is an attendant teaching scriptures below, but Emperor Hongzhi's thoughts have been flying far away.

   "Your Majesty, Your Majesty...what do you think?"

  Emperor Hongzhi came back to his senses, but his face was surprised and his eyes were blank.

  The attendant looked at him worriedly, so Emperor Hongzhi could only cough and say, "Oh, I see."

  He didn't know how to answer, in order to ease the embarrassment, he said: "Shen Qing's family..."

   No response...

  Emperor Hongzhi was taken aback for a moment, and said, "Shen Qing's family..."

  It turned out that Shen Wen had also lost his mind, and when he came back to his senses in astonishment, he was a little dazed, and hurriedly said in fear: "The minister is here."

   "What are Shen Qing's family thinking?" Emperor Hongzhi stared at Shen Wen, uh, he... and I are lost?

   "Chen...Chen..." Shen Wen didn't know how to answer.

   "You have nothing to do with your words, and you must not be perfunctory." Emperor Hongzhi seemed to have found a way to ease the embarrassment just now.

  In the next moment, Shen Wen's eyes turned red, and he even shed tears, saying in his mouth: "I... I will die, I have no way to teach my son, I am arrogant, ridiculous... I am used to nonsense. I... Chen..."

   It turned out that it was also for the sake of his son.

  Shen Ao?

  This person seems to have heard of it.

   There was a report from the former factory guard, saying that Shen Ao, the son of Shen Wen, had led a group of scholars in Qinhuai to beat people, almost killed them, and even made bold words, the government dared not punish him!

  Emperor Hongzhi wanted to punish the crime, but in the end, for Shen Wen's sake, he ordered people to continue to monitor, and the matter was gradually forgotten after that.

Now seeing Shen Wen's sad face, he continued: "My subject, Shen Ao, has gone to Xishan Academy to study, and there has been no news since then. I don't know if he is alive or dead. I am very worried about him. He is still a child. naughty..."

   After all, I lost control of my emotions.

  Because there were rumors that it was his son, he might have been beaten to death.

   Otherwise, why is there no news at all?

  He lay down on the hall, weeping bitterly: "Shen Ao is the youngest son of my minister, and I usually treat him like a treasure, but now I don't know whether he will live or die, this minister is really..., minister... I will die..."

  Emperor Hongzhi frowned, and Shen Wen's words aroused his worry.

   "Well, the Qing family don't have to worry, Xiao Jing..." He raised his eyes and glanced at Xiao Jing: "Go to Xishan..."

   "No need to go." Xiao Jing said with a smile: "Your Majesty, isn't it the winter solstice tomorrow? Logically speaking, it is a day for rest and bathing. This Xishan Academy will have a day off if you think about it."

  Emperor Hongzhi was taken aback for a moment, then remembered, and couldn't help laughing: "Yes, then we will talk about it tomorrow, Shen Qing's family, you don't have to worry."

  He comforted Shen Wen, but in fact he was also uneasy.

  Thinking about that prodigal who proclaimed himself a scholar, Emperor Hongzhi felt unreliable.

  Nine times out of ten, it is either misleading the children, or tossing other people's children to death.

  If so, how will I explain to Shen Qing's family?

   Besides, the people who went there to study were not Shen Qing's family. If there was a big trouble, then...

  Is tomorrow a rest and bath?

Hey…

  Emperor Hongzhi took advantage of the poor health of the dragon, canceled the lecture, and returned to Kunning Palace anxiously.

  Empress Zhang was sitting next to the loom, and was teaching Zhu Xiurong how to spin.

  Emperor Hongzhi was in a very low mood at this time, and asked Zhu Xiurong to excuse him, and then asked Empress Zhang, "Can the prince send any news to Kunning Palace?"

  That rebellious son, although sneaky, is very close to his mother. If there is any news, Kunning Palace must know.

  Queen Zhang said: "Your Majesty, I only heard that the crown prince and Fang Jifan are teaching people to read and resettling refugees in Xishan. When your majesty said this, the concubine remembered that there had been no news from the crown prince for more than a month."

   "Hey..." Emperor Hongzhi frowned even deeper, and couldn't help saying: "There has been no news for so long, you must have done something outrageous!"

  Zhu Xiurong muttered at the side, summoned up the courage to comfort him: "With Fang Jifan here, come to think of it, my brother won't do anything that hurts nature and reason."

  Emperor Hongzhi glanced at Zhu Xiurong, but he didn't hear the implication: "That Fang Jifan may not be a good person sometimes. He is alone. If he is with the prince, he will be confused again."

  (end of this chapter)