The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

"It's not what the teacher taught me. My teacher is an upright person and is very strict with me. What will my grandfather do to the teacher?"

Cheng Feng shook his head. "Daddy doesn't know what your grandfather will do to your teacher. You should be prepared. Your teacher won't read to you in the near future."

Cheng Youning lowered his head sadly and said self-reproachfully: "It's all my fault!"

Seeing that Cheng Youning knew he was wrong, Cheng Feng began to persuade him earnestly, "Youning, you are not sorry for your teacher, but your little grandfather. You can do things without considering your parents or your teacher, but you should consider your little grandfather. Our Wan family is what it is today, and you can sit on the position of the prince, all thanks to your little grandfather's battles in the south and the north for so many years. Your little grandfather went from Dalang to Fengying, and then to today. Looking bright and beautiful, he also suffered a lot. As a prince, even if you can't share the worries of your little grandfather, you shouldn't take the lead in disrupting the court. Teach your little grandfather how to forgive you for saving this bastard you did. Your little grandfather is biased towards you, and the ministers will not forgive you. Youning, Daddy advises you to think carefully about what you do in the future. You are the prince, under one person and above ten thousand people, you shouldn't be greedy for this advantage. You are the crown prince selected by your little grandfather against all odds. You are not losing your own face, and you are also hitting your little grandfather's face when you write a book of self-criticism. You should take care of yourself."

Cheng Youning's momentum had long been weakened by his father's words, "Dad, please go to my grandfather and plead for me. My teacher is innocent."

"No one punished by your grandfather is innocent. Besides, Daddy doesn't have that much face. Before coming to your Prince's Mansion, your grandfather scolded Daddy. Daddy is not afraid of taking advantage of you, but you have to think about the people around you. You get into trouble alone, and a lot of people suffer with you. Daddy is too lazy to beat you today. Daddy just hopes that you can reflect on it."

After saying this, Cheng Feng left first.

……

Shang Xi left the light on for Cheng Feng, who was already half asleep and half awake.

Hearing the door open, he got up.

"What did your uncle tell you?"

Cheng Feng sat on the bed, his back to Shang Xi, and sighed: "Your son is really hopeless."

"What happened to Youning in the middle of the night?"

Cheng Feng said all he wanted to say in one breath. After listening to him, Shang Xi lay back on the bed weakly without saying anything. She knew that the recent calm was all an illusion, and Cheng Youning was still getting into trouble, and each time it was bigger than the last.

We hired the best teachers for Cheng Youning, and provided him with the best food, clothing and other necessities. So what was the problem?

Cheng Feng turned his head to look at Shang Xi and asked, "Your son is like this, don't you want to say something?"

"Don't keep calling him 'your son'. Isn't he your son?" Every time at this time, Cheng Feng and Shang Xi didn't want to have anything to do with Cheng Youning, but they couldn't escape.

Cheng Feng sighed again, "This kid really deserves a beating. He made his grandfather's face turn green with anger. His grandfather is still handling official business in the Prince's Mansion."

Shang Xi said: "Write a letter of apology and return the money you collected, and this matter should be explained."

"I'm afraid your son will cause trouble. Why is he so greedy for money?"

"If you take someone's money, you have to give it back. There is no room for negotiation."

"Yes, but unfortunately Yan Qilian has set his sights on the money. Yan Qilian proposed to confiscate the money Cheng Youning received as a bribe and hand it over to the Ministry of Revenue. As for the compensation, Cheng Youning will have to pay it back with the money himself. Just now, Cheng Youning argued with Yan Qilian because of this."

"what's the result?"

"What else can he do? He is just a nine-year-old boy. How can he be a match for the shrewd Yan Qilian? Yan Qilian has ten thousand reasons to shut him up. Cheng Youning must admit defeat this time. He has to pay several million taels of silver."

"Master Yan is not greedy or robbed, so how could he collect so much money from the Ministry of Revenue?"

"I beg you to cancel the peasants' labor service and taxes. Without these taxes, the government will not have so much money."

Shang Xi disagreed, "Although a large part of the tax revenue is missing, Fengqi is a popular place for business. Aren't commercial taxes, salt taxes, customs duties, and miscellaneous taxes all levied? How can there be a shortage of silver?"

"We have been at war for years. In the past two years, most of the money has been taken away by my uncle and sent to the border to be used as war expenses. But thanks to your research on explosives, there are fewer casualties now. Otherwise, the funeral expenses and pensions for the soldiers who died or were injured in the war would be a huge expense every year."

"Then how can we solve this problem? Why don't we see how much money there is in the family account and send some to my uncle to see if he can help share the burden and help him calm down at the same time."

"The followers are all back, our little money is nothing!"

"The followers are back?" Shang Xi turned over and sat up again.

Cheng Feng glanced at Shang Xi and said, "Why are you so excited about your followers coming back?"

"You said... he wouldn't move the imperial mausoleum of Dalang back here, would he?"

"I don't know, but I don't think you will return empty-handed. You should worry about your son now. He will suffer tomorrow."

"Beating with a stick, paying compensation, and posting a confession of guilt, these things should be indispensable!"

Shang Xi really came right.

The morning court on the second day became an impeachment meeting for Cheng Youning. After more than half a year, Cheng Youning, who had been standing guard here like a guard, finally became the focus of all the ministers and the target of public criticism.

There was no doubt about the final outcome, which was beating with a stick, paying money, handing in a confession of guilt, and an additional one-month confinement. These were all proposed by the ministers, and Wan Lianxing had no objection.

Before the morning court was over, Cheng Youning was beaten with a stick and then taken to the Prince's Mansion in a carriage.

Cheng Youning lay on the carriage and asked Qiao Rong who was standing beside him: "Qiao Rong, why is the carriage running so slowly? What are they talking about outside?"

Qiao Rong did not sleep last night, fearing that the emperor would chop off his head. As a result, he did not even see the emperor's shadow today. He was still groggy. "Your Highness, your confession of guilt has been posted outside, and your crimes have been made public. The people are scrambling to watch. Maybe the tea official will tell stories about the prince tomorrow."

Cheng Youning sighed, "Qiao Rong, I've suffered a huge loss this time. I have been busy for a month, but all the money has been confiscated. I have to pay twice as much money to the Ministry of Revenue."

"Wasn't the silver taken away last night?"

"The compensation to everyone must be paid by this prince, and it must be paid today. Maybe the people from the Ministry of Revenue have already arrived at the prince's mansion."

Sure enough, when Cheng Youning was carried off the carriage by Qiao Rong, people from the Ministry of Revenue were already waiting at the gate of the Prince's Mansion.