Tang Dynasty Little Godfather

Chapter 16 Filial Piety, Filial Piety, Filial Piety is in trouble!

After nearly a month of "effort" by Tao Mo and the craftsmen, the brewing business was finally coming to an end. Wang Xi was naturally in a very good mood. This was considered to make up for a lie, and they would soon be able to move around freely and have enough money to squander.

Just thinking about it makes me happy; I hummed a little tune as I walked home in the afternoon.

But as soon as he entered the door, he was met with a loud shout from his father.

"Your Majesty!"

"???"

Wang Xi looked at Wang Shouyi, who reeked of alcohol, and asked, "Father, are you drunk?"

"You unfilial son!"

Wang Shouyi pointed at Wang Xi, paced back and forth a few steps, and seeing that Wang Xi was still standing, roared, "Kneel down for me first."

Nima!

Wang Xi was very unhappy, but considering that Old Wang was a military officer and was drunk and unaware of the consequences, he obediently knelt down.

"You, you, you!"

Wang Shouyi was so angry that he gritted his teeth. "You and Xiaoman became disciples of the nameless master at the same time, but why is there such a big difference? Xiaoman and the others have become hardworking and filial, while you, you brat, are incorrigible and hopeless."

After being subjected to this barrage of insults, Wang Xi felt genuinely wronged. What had happened? "I've been working very hard lately," she said.

"And what about filial piety?"

"Filial piety? What makes you say that, Father?" Wang Xi pondered, as he had no intention of inheriting any estate recently.

“After Xiaoman and the others learned to draw, they immediately drew a picture of their father. What about you? Your mind is full of women.”

"What.?"

Wang Xi felt like a million curses were running through his mind. You bunch of bastards, you actually fawned over me behind my back without telling me! I'm so angry!

"What? Have you run out of things to say?"

Wang Shouyi was truly angry this time. There's no harm without comparison. If all four of them were rotten together, he wouldn't say anything. The problem is that only his son is rotten, and that's something he can't stand.

The neighbor's kid is always the nemesis.

"I'm innocent!"

While Wang Xi was protesting his innocence, his mind was racing.

Wang Shouyi said, "Where have I wronged you?"

"I've got it!" A brilliant idea flashed in Wang Xi's mind, and he immediately said, "This isn't their filial piety; it's homework assigned by the teacher."

Wang Shouyi was taken aback for a moment, then asked, "Since it's homework, why didn't you finish it?"

Wang Xi said, "Because the teacher said that I should paint a portrait of my parents after my painting skills are perfected, to show my filial piety. If... if I'm not mistaken, they only painted my father and not my mother, and the painting is not as good as mine."

Wang Shouyi was taken aback. "Indeed, it's not as good as yours, and you only painted my father."

He seemed to have forgotten that this was actually what he had just said.

Wang Xi immediately replied, "That's right! It's clear that I'm working harder than them. But I want to finish my studies and then paint a perfect portrait of you and Mother as a couple."

Xiaoman and the others are simply ambitious and eager to show off. They've only learned a little bit and they already want to curry favor with their parents. But I am inherently kind, honest, and loyal; I don't have any of their wicked intentions.

Wang Shouyi frowned and pondered for a moment, "Really?"

"If Father doesn't believe me, he can ask the teacher to come and ask him."

"Then there's no need to trouble you, sir."

Wang Shouyi waved his hand and said, "You can get up now."

Wang Xi stood up, feeling annoyed, and said, "Father, could you please ask me first next time before making me kneel down? Kneeling all the time will make me a habit. Our Wang family has never had a coward."

"When a father makes his son kneel, do I need to negotiate?"

Wang Shouyi's eyes widened, but he also had some doubts. What the kid said made sense. He couldn't let the kid develop this habit. What if he got into a fight outside and knelt down before the fight even started? Wouldn't that make his father lose face?

Just then, a servant came to the door, "Reporting to my lord, Eunuch Gao requests an audience." Wang Shouyi was startled. Had the clothes worked? Or...?

Could that eunuch Gao be the legendary Gao Lishi? What's he doing here? Seeing Wang Shouyi's unease, Wang Xi also became nervous and asked, "Father, what's going on?"

"Mind your own business and go back inside."

"Yes."

Back in his room, Wang Xi was still uneasy. He thought to himself, "Judging by the days, the fishnet stockings should be finished by now. Hopefully, nothing went wrong." But it shouldn't be like that. After all, it's just a piece of clothing. Even if there's a problem, it's not a big deal. However, Old Wang's work style is indeed hard to trust.

Just as he was feeling restless, the door was suddenly pushed open from the outside.

Wang Shouyi walked in from outside with a gloomy face.

Wang Xi felt uneasy and stepped forward to greet him, "Father, what brings Eunuch Gao here?"

Wang Shouyi glanced at him, "It's related to you."

"related to me?"

Wang Xi was convinced that the problem must lie with the fishnet stockings.

Wang Shou nodded. "His Majesty wishes to invite Mr. Wuming to the palace."

"what?"

Wang Xi was taken aback, his lips trembling. "Let the old teacher enter the palace?"

Wang Shou nodded, then looked at him with a puzzled expression and asked, "Why are you so apprehensive?"

Damn! Wuming is a fake, how can I not be terrified? I might get a beating for lying to you, but if I'm accused of deceiving the emperor... hiccup!

"I'm just curious, why does His Majesty suddenly want to invite Mr. Wuming to the palace?" Wang Xi asked nervously, his voice trembling slightly.

Wang Shouyi said, "His Majesty learned of this painting technique from Wang Maozhong, and therefore wanted to invite the anonymous artist to the palace to demonstrate it."

Oh no, oh no, oh no! Wang Xi's vision went black, and he almost fainted.

The teacher's drawing is worse than the students', how the hell is this possible?!
"No!"

Wang Xi, on the verge of tears, said, "Father, is His Majesty really that approachable? Just because of a portrait, he summoned a commoner teacher into the palace?"

Wang Shouyi was also full of doubt. This was not common, even extremely rare. He waved his hand and said, "How would I know? I have already sent someone to invite Mr. Wuming."

"No!"

Wang Xi cried out in surprise.

Wang Shouyi was startled and said, "What do you mean 'don't want'? Why are you so easily startled?"

"Well, it's like this. The master has a rather eccentric personality, especially disliking being restrained. I'm worried that the nameless teacher will blame me for this, or even expel me from the school."

"To be honest, I'm also worried about this," Wang Shouyi sighed, looking concerned.

He dared not imagine what kind of sparks would fly if he met the emperor, given his nameless personality.

Wang Xi asked cautiously, "Could we not send Mr. Wuming?"

Wang Shouyi simply gave him a look, letting him figure it out himself.

Got it!

Wang Xi quickly understood.

What a joke! The emperor invited you, a mere commoner, and you actually refused! Even Li Bai only dared to ask Gao Lishi to take off his shoes; he wouldn't dare to actually stand Li Longji up.

However, Wang Xi gradually calmed down and said, "How about this, I will go and talk to the teacher first."

After a moment's thought, Wang Shouyi nodded and said, "That's fine then. You should go quickly."

"Yes."

Stepping out of the room, Wang Xi cursed angrily, "Damn it, I've really been screwed over by those idiots. Didn't they say that Li Longji has been busy with governing the country lately? How could he possibly be paying attention to these trivial matters? God, are you deliberately messing with me?"

(End of this chapter)