Clan House

Because the prince copied the book too slowly, the strict king of Chu withheld dinner.At night, Song Yi locked the courtyard of Shensi Hall, and arranged a team of soldiers to stand guard outside the courtyard to prevent someone from jumping over the wall, and then he took the carriage back to the palace with peace of mind.Song Jingxin turned on the lamp to fight at night, his eyes were dizzy with hunger, and he had to copy "Taizu Precepts" ten times before he could eat breakfast.

"Taizu Xun", as the name suggests, is the motto left by Luo Taizu to future generations, and it is the discipline that the royal family of Luo Kingdom must abide by, and its importance is even more important than laws and regulations.When the prince was enlightened, he needed to learn the ancestral precepts, but Song Jingxin was stubborn since he was a child, so he never read it seriously.At this time, I re-copied "Taizu Xun", every word and every sentence is as if I saw it for the first time, and it still feels very fresh.Taizu was a man who was always in a hurry, but he really thought about everything for his descendants.

Song Jingxin didn't practice handwriting very often, but he wrote decisively and with a long breath, and the handwriting he wrote had a flamboyant and unrestrained attitude.The ink grinded by the King of Chu had already dried up, Song Jingxin imitated his technique and grinded some more, barely enough to use it.Although he was lazy, he was not stupid, so he memorized less than half of the contents of the book at the end of the copy.

At first, Song Jingxin only thought that the king of Chu made things difficult for him, and copying the ancestor's precepts had nothing to do with writing a letter of guilt.It wasn't until he copied it a few times that he realized the deep meaning of it.Luo Taizu was an extremely strict person, and "Taizu Xun" is like family precepts, recording the ancestors' many requirements for future generations.The prince suffered from not knowing what was wrong, so after copying the ancestral precepts several times, he only needed to compare his own words and deeds with the "Taizu Precepts" one by one, and then write down the contradictions.After all, ordinary people can't see this book, and they will only think that it is a self-criticism made by the prince himself.

After copying the ancestral precepts, it was already late at night.Song Jingxin survived the hunger, and at this time his thinking was clear, and he had already conceived the structural framework of "Book of Guilt".But he didn't want to work hard in advance, so he wobbled back to the east chamber to get ready for bed.The room is dark, there is no incense, and there is no palace attendant to change clothes.

Song Jingxin couldn't help feeling depressed, so she went out and wandered around the yard, seeing that there was no one else but herself.He quietly went to pull the gate of the courtyard, and seeing that the door was locked outside, he couldn't help but rolled his eyes at Song Yi who was far away in the Chu Palace.His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was still wearing the regular clothes of the Crown Prince with a toga and large sleeves, so it was inconvenient for him to do sneaky things.He lifted up the hem of his robe and dragged it into his belt, and tore off a sweat towel to bind the wide sleeves, and quickly climbed up to the roof.

The guards outside were temporarily pulled in as strong men, and they were all drowsy.But the long-term practice made this group of people very sensitive, and they woke up when they heard the movement on the roof.Song Jingxin was about to jump out of the hospital when he made eye contact with the head of the guard who was coming towards him.

"His Royal Highness." It was difficult to see clearly at night, but when the guards saw the apricot-yellow prince's uniform, they half-knelt down to salute.

"You're still on duty at such a late hour," Song Jingxin knocked awkwardly, "I'm going out on business."

"Your Highness, please stop," the guard Hao said relentlessly, "The King of Chu has ordered that His Highness the Crown Prince is not allowed to leave the Shensi Hall."

"I didn't have dinner," Song Jingxin tried to negotiate, "Go out and find something to eat and come back."

The guards were relentless.

Song Jingxin rolled his eyes, took out two coins from his purse and threw them down. "The king of Chu will only come tomorrow, and I will return in a short while. I will never let him find out."

The head of the guard lowered his head and did not pick up the silver, so the guards did not dare to move.

Song Jingxin lost his patience, and said angrily: "He, the King of Chu, is just a powerless patriarch, and I am the crown prince. You should think about it clearly. When I lift the ban, hmph, do you still want to do this job!"

The guards still bowed their heads, repeating only one answer: "Please return to the Shensi hall, Your Highness."

"Hmph!" Song Jingxin was furious, picked up a tile and threw it down, smashing the chief guard until his head was bleeding. "What are you guys? If you dare to stop me, I will remember you!" After saying that, he jumped back into the yard.

Back in the east chamber, Song Jingxin couldn't touch the candlelight, so he opened the doors and windows and found the bed by the moonlight.Fortunately, Huang Xi had already made the mattress, he closed the door and window and came back, took off his clothes indiscriminately, got into the quilt angrily, and fell asleep.

On the second day, Song Yi got up as soon as the cock crowed, and read for a quarter of an hour before having breakfast under the service of the palace servants.He ordered the palace servants to prepare food boxes, packed some for the confinement crown prince, and planned to set off for the clan mansion.

The king of Chu has always kept a low profile, and he seldom uses guards of honor when traveling, and mostly walks in a low-key manner.The servants had just loaded the carriage when they saw the porter report that Mrs. Bei Jinghou had arrived.

Mrs. Xiao, Mrs. Bei Jinghou, is the younger sister of Song Yi's birth mother, Concubine Tang, and Song Yi's biological aunt.When concubine Tang was given to hang herself, Xiao's father and brother were all implicated. Only because Xiao was a married daughter could she be able to keep her identity as Gao Ming's wife.Song Yi had never met his aunt, but he asked someone to inquire about his aunt's situation, and knew that she was not doing well in the Hou's mansion.Now it's not easy to go out once, but I don't know what she is asking for from the Chu Palace.

Mrs. Xiao is wearing a half-worn palace dress with exquisite embroidery, but it is the style of previous years.She painted a delicate makeup, and now that she is just over Hua Xin's age, she can't hide her beauty with every frown and smile.The palace lady served tea for Xiao Shi, and after a while inside the palace, she saw a middle-aged eunuch in the costume of a sixth-rank eunuch approaching slowly.

"My servant, Prince Chu's servant, is serving De Lin, and I have seen Madam." The eunuch was thin, with a kind smile on his face, and he treated Xiao Shi very politely.

"It turned out to be Eunuch De Lin," Xiao responded with a faint smile, "I came to pay my respects to the prince, he is at the residence now."

"Yes," De Lin replied in a respectful voice, "but the lord said that there are no female relatives in the mansion, so it's not easy to entertain Madam. If Madam has anything to say, I can pass it on for you. Madam, please forgive the negligence of the Chu Palace."

Hearing this, Xiao's eyes darkened, but he didn't say much.She asked Mammy to deliver the few parcels she carried with her. "The year Your Highness was born, I went to the palace to visit your mother once, but I haven't seen His Highness since then." Xiao's eyes were clear, showing a bit of sadness for the past, "A few days ago, I heard that His Highness went out of the palace to build a mansion. I am also happy for Your Highness to be given the Yanqing Palace. It's just that the Empress Dowager is dead, and His Highness doesn't have an elder to look after her, so she always likes to worry about something useless."

After finishing speaking, Xiao opened the bag, revealing the boy's clothes folded inside. "I'm a girl, and I have nothing else to do. I can only do some needlework. I don't dare to mess with the prince's clothes. These are all close-fitting clothes and casual clothes. I don't know the size of Your Highness, so I made it bigger, Your Highness." You can try it later, it should be worn in the coming year."

In the palace, Song Yi received the clothes, and saw that the workmanship was fine, and the materials used were very similar to Cheng Gongyue, a former inner palace lady.After the death of the Empress Dowager, the clan relatives respected the edict and waited for the day and the moon, and only kept filial piety for 27 days.Only Song Yi is still wearing plain clothes now, except for the sake of saving face for the emperor.Madam Bei Jinghou didn't know whether it was intentional or not, but the clothes she sent were all plain.

Song Yi's face was calm, and he asked Wang Yu to accept Xiao's gift: "Pay 1000 taels of silver from this king's private account and give it to my aunt." Then he asked Tuo Delin to bring a message: "This king has always been well, and the servants You have to use them too, Auntie doesn’t have to worry about me. If you have any difficulties in the future, just come to Chu Palace.”

Even though Delin has a kind face and a sincere attitude, the words relayed still cannot express the emotions between relatives.With the help of the maid, Mrs. Xiao got into the carriage, the door curtain was lowered, and the smile disappeared from her face.All the way back to Beijinghou's mansion in a sullen mood, the sister-in-law saw that she had gained a lot, and envied her heart, but said bitterly: "I don't even look at who I am, the king of Chu is raised under the queen's knees, and he is rushing to marry her." , let people treat it as a beggar and dismiss it."

When Song Yi came to the Zongren Mansion that day, the sun was already high.The king of Chu didn't care about the crown prince's breakfast. In his eyes, the crown prince had enough energy to scurry up and down.

Wang Yongfu came to be on duty early, he simmered hot water on the stove, and served tea when his master arrived.When the king of Chu arrived at the Yamen, he sat in the main hall first. Seeing that he had no new official duties, he remembered to visit the prince who was in confinement.Wang Yongfu brought hot tea up, reported a few respectful words, and dared not call anyone in until King Chu agreed.I saw the head guard wrapped his head into rice dumplings, and offered 20 taels of stolen goods with both hands.

With a tense face, the king of Chu threw the teacup on the table with a "bang".

At this time, the prince was squatting outside the Shensi hall, eating the offering fruit.His diet has always been regular, and he was so hungry that he didn't eat all night.After waiting for the king of Chu who killed a thousand swords all morning, seeing that the shadow in the courtyard was getting shorter and shorter, the little bastard didn't come in to bring him food.

Song Jingxin couldn't hold back his hunger, so he sneaked into Shensi Hall and stole a piece of pastry.His hair was draped over his head, his robes were thrown on indiscriminately, and his middle clothes were also messy.He really didn't dare to steal pastries in front of his ancestors, so he had to sneak back into the yard.After biting off more than half of the pastry, Song Jingxin coughed dryly, and almost choked to death on the dry crumbs.Incessantly, he sneaked back to Shensi Hall and stole an apple.

"Kaba Kaba" took two bites, just as the king of Chu came in, and caught His Royal Highness who was stealing the food.

Subconsciously, she put her hands behind her back, and then Song Jingxin realized that the King of Chu had seen it, so she simply took out the apple and continued to chew on it. "As for the food, I'm going to starve to death." Song Jingxin said vaguely.

Song Yi was already in a bad mood, but he couldn't bear to see the prince's disheveled clothes, and his little brows frowned tightly. "Go and put on your clothes first."

"I think so too." Song Jingxin gnawed a few bites of the apple, stood up and threw the core away, "I have never put on clothes by myself, I can't tie my belt, and I don't know how to comb my hair."

"The emperor's uncle should at least send a servant here." Song Jingxin said loudly.

Song Yi ignored him, bypassed the prince who was blocking the way, and entered Shensitang.He first offered incense to the ancestors, and informed about the arrangements for dealing with the unworthy descendants today, and then went to the prince's desk, and saw ten copies of the "Teachings of the Great Ancestor".

Carefully putting the papers aside, Song Yi came out of Shensi Hall, and told His Highness the Crown Prince who had made another mistake: "Just after copying the ancestral instruction, he climbed over the wall. It seems that the punishment is too little. Later, the King will send someone to teach the Crown Prince how to dress. Comb your hair, your task today is to learn to take care of yourself, when you can dress neatly, and when to eat."

After Song Jingxin ate the apple, his stomach became more and more empty.Hearing that he still had nothing to eat, he immediately became angry. "I've copied it ten times, why haven't I eaten yet!"

"It's because I'm afraid you'll starve to death," the King of Chu said flatly, "I haven't prosecuted you for climbing over the wall and beating the guards at night, otherwise your food and drink for tomorrow will also be taken away."

"Song Yi, you are too deceitful!" Song Jingxin yelled, rushed to the King of Chu, and lifted him up by his collar.

The guards outside heard the dispute and rushed in, seeing His Highness the Prince holding the King of Chu, they didn't know how to rescue him for a while.

"Take him down!" King Chu raised his head with difficulty and ordered.

"Who dares!" Song Jingxin swayed Song Yi left and right, "The King of Chu is in my hands!"

"Don't pay attention to him," Song Yi grabbed Song Jingxin's fingers with both hands, and kicked at the man's lower abdomen with both feet. "He can't kill me, take him down quickly."

The guards rushed forward, snatched the kidnapped King Chu, and pinned His Highness the Crown Prince to the ground.Song Jingxin yelled unwillingly, and was stuffed into the east wing by the guards, and the doors and windows were locked.Song Jingxin rubbed his sore arm in the panic, and Wang Yongfu knelt on the ground to help him tidy up his messy clothes.

"Calm down, prince. When you think about it, learn how to dress."

Song Jingxin was furiously lying on the bed, she could be killed and could not be humiliated, and went to sleep if she had no strength, he didn't believe that this little bastard really dared to starve the crown prince to death!

I went on a hunger strike and saw who apologized to whom in the end, hum!

A quarter of an hour later, a feeble voice came from the east chamber: "Uncle Huang, I know I was wrong, please give me something to eat..."

Nothing happened in the yard.

Song Jingxin climbed to the window and opened the locked window, but saw that there was no one in the courtyard.After a while, His Highness the Crown Prince opened his throat and shouted: "Uncle Emperor, I know I was wrong, please give me something to eat..."