Chapter 133 The Emperor’s Ruler
Changle Palace, Changxin Palace.
This place is located on the east side of Qiankun Hall, covering an area of hundreds of acres and containing more than ten different halls.
This palace also has another nickname, "Prince East Palace", which is the place where princes of all generations lived and studied.
Of course, the current emperor, Emperor Zhengyong, has been established for a long time but no prince has been born yet, so this 'Prince East Palace' has been idle.
It was not until several princesses were enlightened that it was restarted and transformed into a royal private school for His Majesty to teach the princesses.
This matter is in Changxin Hall.
"At the beginning of human life, nature is good..."
Five pretty and cute little carrot heads, carved in pink and jade, were led by two girls about twelve years old, shaking their heads and reciting the Three-Character Sutra.
In front of them, there was an old man in a green shirt sitting, holding his hands behind his back, listening carefully.
These five cute little carrot heads are, of course, Zheng Yi’s five little princesses.
Born in the fourth year of Zhengyong's reign, he is now about five years old and has already enlightened.
Today I am just completing the homework assigned by Master.
While thinking about it, the third princess Zheng Yuhuan suddenly blinked her eyes and quietly pulled the second princess Zheng Yuxia beside her.
The two little lolita chuckled and quietly slipped out of their seats.
While still mumbling, he quietly crawled toward the door, preparing to slip away.
"Master~!"
At this moment, a charming voice sounded, and the fourth princess Zheng Yuxuan suddenly raised her hand and said: "Lang Huan and Jin Xia are sneaking out again, please take care of them quickly."
The master in the first seat slowly opened his eyes and said quietly: "Lang Huan, Jin Xia, where are you two going?"
"Return to Master."
Lang Huan immediately stood up obediently and said, "I think the sun is shining brightly today, so we can go study outside."
"Just like what my father said, exhaling and breathing fresh air helps to relax the mind and study better."
"Sharp-tongued, stand still!"
The Master shook his head and said: "I just started studying today. It's not even enough time for a cup of tea. I'm reviewing what I learned the day before. What fresh air do you want to breathe?"
"If jade is not polished, it cannot be used as a tool, and if a person does not learn, he does not know righteousness. I will punish you by copying the Three Character Classic three times."
"Hmph~! I won't copy it. I want to learn from my father~!"
After saying that, regardless of the Master's ugly expression, he dragged Princess Jinxia and ran towards Bai Yujing.
"Presumptuous! Presumptuous! What a shame, what a shame... Ahem..."
"Master, are you okay~"
"Master, please drink some water quickly. Huan'er didn't mean it either. Don't take it seriously..."
The two girls, who looked almost exactly the same, quickly brought tea to the master and kept comforting him.
"Two young masters~"
At this moment, several figures walked in from outside Changxin Hall, covering most of the sunlight.
"Father~"
"Father!"
"It's my father!"
Everyone looked around, but it was Zheng Yi who walked in surrounded by Liu Chengen and several eunuchs.
There were two little lolita in her arms, they were Lang Huan and Jin Xia, giggling.
As soon as they saw Zheng Yi, the remaining three little lolita quickly got up and ran over.
"Father, give me a hug!"
"Father, father, hold me!"
"Hug me, hug me~!"
Even the two twin girls rushed forward, staring at Zheng Yi with affectionate eyebrows, and softly saluted: "I have seen your Majesty!"
The Master also stood up quickly, bowed and said: "I have met Your Majesty."
"Get flat."
Zheng Yi was obviously in a good mood, and he picked up all five little lolita in one fell swoop. Lang Huan, the little girl, was the cleverest, and she climbed onto Zheng Yi's head and sat on his neck. Just like riding a big horse.
"Okay, okay, come down quickly, my father is here to test your knowledge, not to play with you!"
For his ten daughters, Zheng Yi really doted on them, holding them in his hands for fear of falling off, and holding them in his mouth for fear of melting.
He would agree to almost any request, and he would be a proper daughter-slave.
So this caused the little princesses to become more and more lawless, like little bullies in the palace.
However, there are also a few princesses who are skillful and pure in character, which makes Zheng Yi even more happy.
For example, the eldest princess Zheng Yuyao makes Zheng Yi the happiest.
After finally putting the five little princesses down, Zheng Yi came to the Master and said, "Master, thank you for your hard work."
The master in front of me is a great scholar of the time, named Lu Ziqian.
In the eleventh year of Tianqi's reign, he had a weak nature and disliked being an official, but he had been traveling around Dayu giving lectures and promoting his Taoism.
Eventually he became a great scholar of the time, the younger brother of the current cabinet minister Zheng Xuanyue, and one of the representatives of the Southern Scholars Sect.
"I came here today to test the studies of all the princesses. What did you learn?"
"Back to Your Majesty, I have finished studying the Three Character Classic, and now I am studying "Mengqiu"."
"Oh? So fast?"
Zheng Yi said: "After learning the Three Character Classic, can you princesses recite it?"
"Yes."
"Then come up one by one. If you memorize it skillfully and completely, I will be rewarded."
"No!"
Almost all of the five princesses were eager to give it a try, except for Lang Huan and Jin Xia, whose little faces were wrinkled into buns.
"Who comes first?"
"Me!"
Zheng Yuxuan was the first to raise her hand, and then stood up and carried her arms with a milky voice: "In the beginning, human nature is good..."
"Well, not bad, not bad."
Zheng Yi nodded and casually took off a piece of milky white jade pendant on his body: "Xuan'er carried it well, I will give you this mutton-fat jade pendant."
"Thank you, Father!"
Next was Zheng Yuyang. She carried it very quickly and was rewarded by Zheng Yi.
Among the five enlightened little princesses, the fourth and fifth princesses are closest to each other, entirely because their mothers are Xu Qingluan and Li Changle.
The second princess Zheng Yuxia and the third princess Zheng Yuhuan are close. Their mothers are Bibi and the queen. On weekdays, the four of them are the most noisy, and they often argue over one thing.
As for the eldest princess Zheng Yuyao, she has a pure temperament and likes to be alone.
Among the ten princesses, there are several small groups based on their mothers.
Zheng Yuyao also memorized the words very steadily, enunciated the words clearly, and was not hasty or slow, unlike Yu Yang who had to pause a few times.
Zheng Yi nodded, took out another jade bead chain, and handed it to Yu Yao.
"Thank you, Father."
"Where are you~"
Looking at Lang Huan and Jin Xia who were shrinking back, Zheng Yi frowned.
In the end, the two little lolita couldn't hide, so they stumbled and carried them on their backs.
But it was obvious that, let alone memorizing it completely, I was stumbling even on the front.
"What's going on? Yuyao, Yuxuan, and Yuyang can memorize it completely. Have you two learned it on weekdays?"
The two little lolita were submissive and didn't know what to say.
"Jieer Yuer?"
Zheng Yi looked at the two girls.
These two girls are Dongyunfeng's daughters, who have been raising Cuiping Palace with Zhengui.
Zheng Yi went there about once a month ago, and the two little lolita who were seven or eight years old have now grown into a slim twelve-year-old girl.
Everyone in the palace knew the identity of the two girls, so no one bothered them. They even called them "little master" in private, and they were secretly happy.
Zheng Yi even ordered the two girls to learn from the princess and the masters.
Jie'er secretly glanced at Zheng Yuhuan, but saw Zheng Yuhuan sitting upright, with a somewhat anxious look in her eyes.
She stammered: "Xu, Xu, the princess was so excited when she saw His Majesty that she forgot about it."
"Yes, yes!"
Zheng Yuhuan said quickly: "Sister Jie'er is right. Father, I haven't seen you for several days and I have always missed you. That's why I am so excited to see you today~"
Zheng Yuxia also quickly added: "Yes, Father, Huan'er and I have been talking about you in private~"
Zheng Yi's mouth twitched, who did these two little girls learn from?
How come they are carved in the same mold as the Queen and Bibi?
However, he was reluctant to punish him and could only say with a straight face: "I have something important to do today, so I will let you go first, but the reward is gone."
"Yeah! Father is the best!"
The two little lolita immediately jumped on Zheng Yi, jumping up and down excitedly.
Zheng Yi turned around and said: "Cheng'en."
"The old slave is here."
Then he trotted two steps, took out something from the wooden plate held by the little eunuch behind him, and handed it to Lu Ziqian respectfully.
"Master, this thing is a gift from His Majesty. It is called the 'Emperor's Ruler'. The prince and grandson are extremely stubborn, so please educate me well."
"If the prince or grandson is naughty, the master can use this object to give him a little corporal punishment, and no one is allowed to interfere."
"How to save this..."
Lu Ziqian was also shocked and refused again and again.
He used to be the prince's accompaniment, and he was like this until the prince Huang Sun.
Any master is a minister in front of them. It is better to say that he can study and study steadily when he meets a diligent and gentle prince.
But if you encounter a stubborn person, some even use his status as a prince to suppress him and make him kneel to teach. How unbecoming is this!
If you can’t hit or scold, how can you still have fun?
But now, His Majesty actually wants to give him a ruler specially used to teach the princes and grandsons.
This...
At this time Zheng Yi also said: "Master, take it."
"I am busy with government affairs on weekdays, so I may not be able to fully educate my children, so I leave it to you to educate them."
"With this ruler, as long as they are my blood descendants or children studying in Changxin Hall, you are qualified to educate them, and no one is allowed to disobey them."
"Even if I have a prince in the future, you must educate him well."
"When teachers in other subjects educate students, you are also qualified to discipline them."
"I, believe you, and hope that Master will educate my children and grandchildren well."
Zheng Yi paid great attention to his ten daughters.
In addition to the simplest cultural classes, he also hired additional teachers for other subjects.
For example, mathematics, art of war, dance, martial arts, etc., they can choose according to their hobbies and interests.
Of course, culture class is the main subject.
The other classes are all interest classes. If you want to learn, you can just learn on your own.
Lu Ziqian immediately folded his sleeves and knelt down, saluted and said: "My lord, I obey the decree!"
At this time, Zheng Yi also placed the two little lolita on the ground and said solemnly: "What my father just said was for the Master, and of course it is also for you."
"You will have younger brothers and sisters coming to class here in the future. You must warn them that class is for learning, not for playing."
"If something naughty happens again, I will never forgive you. Do you understand?"
It was the first time for the five little princesses to see their father with such a solemn expression. They were frightened and immediately said: "I, I know, father."
"I will obey my father's orders..."
Among the five little lolita, Zheng Yuhuan and Zheng Yuxia had their heads lowered the lowest, and they were afraid of looking at Zheng Yi.
The other three girls were very well-behaved, especially Zheng Yuxuan, who even showed two little tiger teeth towards Zheng Yi.
"Okay."
Zheng Yi stood up and said: "I came to Changxin Palace today. In addition to giving gifts to the master, I also need to take away some princesses. How are you doing, master?"
Lu Ziqian immediately said: "Your Majesty, please excuse me."
"I'm taking a few princesses out for a trip. Let's end the study today and continue tomorrow."
"No!"
"Oh~ let's go out to play, let's go, let's go~!"
Zheng Yuhuan screamed happily, took Zheng Yi's big hand and jumped outside.
The other hand was held by Zheng Yuxia, and she also used force.
As Zheng Yi walked, he turned back and ordered: "Yao'er, Xuan'er, you guys should follow me too."
Only then did he realize that Zheng Yuyao was solemnly putting away the jade bead chain he had just given, and followed him with a pursed smile.
(End of chapter)