dognovel Chapter 154 On Teaching Children
Chapter 154 On Teaching Children
There are five or six dignified and elegant concubines in front, and a group of royal family members with sparkling eyes opposite.
Although Wang Xifeng was arranged to sit in the corner, she sat there very comfortably and even wanted to lean back in the chair and cross her legs.
This is a Shura field where smiles and flattery are accompanied by the flashing of swords and the shadow of sabers.
The two people reached out their hands and hugged each other affectionately, but their shadows might be fighting fiercely.
She will live in a place like this in the future.
Thinking of this, Wang Xifeng couldn't help but feel her blood boiling!
These people's names are all very familiar - we have an appointment to meet again in King Qin Guang's Book of Life and Death!
Her eyes involuntarily carried a hint of murderous intent, and she slowly looked from the concubines to the royal family, and from the front row to the back.
The prince raised his eyes casually and glanced at his four concubines in the back row opposite him.
Then, he focused his eyes and saw Wang Xifeng in the corner.
It’s just…he, Cheng Hui, who is always the best at pretending in big occasions, actually has a cold look on his face. What’s going on?
Among these people behind her...someone has a grudge against her? ?
The prince lowered his head and took a sip of soup.
The royal family members chatted and laughed with Emperor Shengping, and showed all kinds of compliments and respect.
But once the words involved the prince, they contained a hint of contempt.
Unlike Prince Zhongsu, who was pretending to be drunk after being stopped by Queen Mo, the older and more incompetent uncle Prince Kang was indeed a little drunk. As he spoke, he suddenly tilted his head and stared at the table where the crown prince was standing, and sighed:
"The prince has already reached the age of thirty this year, right?"
Emperor Shengping looked at the prince lovingly and nodded: "Yes, in the blink of an eye, our little twelve is already thirty years old."
"When your Majesty was thirty, you had seven or eight sons!" King Kang squinted his drunken eyes and laughed, "Prince, don't blame your brother for teasing you. Your children are indeed a bit desolate!"
In fact, everyone present here knows why the prince only has one son and one daughter at the age of thirty:
Eight years ago, he didn't dare to have a child, otherwise, the former deposed prince, who had no children at that time, would definitely not forgive him. A daughter was just right.
In the past eight years, he has had no time to give birth.
Eight years ago, there was a great turmoil, the capital was flooded with blood, and most of the adult princes were killed or injured. After dealing with those things, Emperor Shengping managed to hold on for a year, and then he began to fall ill intermittently.
Due to his lack of experience, he did not dare to take on the role of regent. However, a large amount of state affairs were thrown at him. This prince, who had originally been so idle that he had never held any duties, suddenly had so many things to learn.
The candles in the Lizheng Hall of the East Palace had never been extinguished before three o'clock in the morning since he moved in.
Where does he find the time to have a baby? !
It’s good to have a legitimate son here!
But once someone wants to find fault with you, he will definitely find something to find fault with.
As soon as King Kang finished speaking, someone behind him chuckled.
But Emperor Shengping, who was sitting at the top, had an indifferent expression and put down the wine jar in his hand.
Yes, before he was thirty, he had eight sons.
But none of these eight sons are sitting in the hall today!
——All dead.
Among those princes who plotted treason and were imprisoned in the suburbs of Beijing by the Zongzheng Temple, only the most shameless Ninth Prince, who was originally granted the title of Prince Zhonglie, is still alive.
Others could not endure the eight years of torture and some died of illness, some committed suicide, and some were killed in public when the emperor granted them permission to celebrate the festival together.
It's so tragic.
This is the deepest, most painful and biggest scar in Emperor Shengping's heart.
King Kang, who had just been showing his respect for the prince, ruthlessly exposed him when he teased the prince while drunk.
"I am incompetent and don't know how to teach children. All those I have personally taught have committed suicide. Only these few little ones, I was busy with state affairs at the time, so I let them grow up like this."
Emperor Shengping spoke calmly, with sadness and warning!
There was a sudden silence at the table.
King Kang's face turned pale and cold sweat instantly dripped down his temples!
It’s over.
He said the wrong thing.
Everyone followed suit and sat up straight, but lowered their heads.
The dragon's might, which had been decisive and resolute for many years, quietly spread out, and everyone began to tremble with fear, fearing that the next thing Emperor Shengping would say was to start a massacre at the family dinner on New Year's Eve.
"Didn't I say that I would not mention this matter again?" Queen Mo said softly to save the situation, "It's New Year's Day..."
The atmosphere at the scene quietly eased.
Emperor Shengping smiled and looked at her with cold eyes.
Queen Mo swallowed the next words, turned away awkwardly, and lowered her head.
"The Crown Prince is better than me in this matter." Emperor Shengping changed the subject and smiled again. He raised his hand to greet He Ke and Tao Ge'er, "Come, come, you two, come to Grandpa Emperor."
The two children were a little timid and looked up at the prince.
The prince smiled and said, "It's okay, father is here, you can go over."
When he heard the words “Father is here”, Emperor Shengping’s eyes turned red.
He had never said this to one of his sons…
He was afraid of spoiling his children by being the most stable support for them, so he never dared to do such a thing.
But the prince dared.
He Ke held Tao Ge'er's hand and went up to the platform smoothly. They stood in front of Emperor Shengping and bowed first.
He Ke spoke up, clear and crisp: "What does the Emperor want us to do?"
Emperor Shengping lovingly reached out his hand, first holding the six-year-old Tao Ge'er and letting him sit on his lap, and then asked with a smile:
"He Ke, I heard that your biological mother passed away, and the crown prince allowed you to observe mourning for three years, so you read a lot of books. It has been said since ancient times that a woman's virtue lies in her lack of talent. Why do you want to study?"
He Ke replied bluntly: "Studying is for understanding reason, and this is the same for both men and women. If women don't study and don't understand reason, then when we talk to you in the future, we won't be reasonable. What will men do?"
Emperor Shengping was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter: "That makes sense!"
Everyone laughed softly as well.
Emperor Shengping looked at everyone meaningfully, and then asked He Ke: "I also heard that you not only studied, but also learned a lot of boxing, kicking and club fighting. What's the reason for that?"
"Of course it's for the sake of keeping fit!" Queen Mo was a little unhappy and quickly spoke to smooth things over.
Emperor Shengping looked at her with a smile, his eyes becoming increasingly cold: "Queen, let the child speak for himself."
Queen Mo sighed and turned away.
Wang Xifeng sat in the corner, looking at Queen Mo coldly.
He Ke waited for them to finish speaking, blinked, and said in a firmer and more cheerful voice: "My granddaughter learns martial arts in order to make the other party talk sense!"
The table fell silent again.
Queen Mo turned her head suddenly and looked at He Ke in disbelief!
But this time, before she even opened her mouth, Emperor Shengping burst into laughter: "Well said! This is the reason why our Celestial Empire needs both civil governance and military power!
"Civil governance is the great magnanimity of our Celestial Empire, and the prosperity of the nation through etiquette; while martial arts is to make the other party sit down and talk to us about etiquette and reason.
"This one, a little girl like He Ke, is better than many men who have lived to a ripe old age!"