The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

"I don't want to cause trouble either. It's just that he doesn't know how to do things."

"If you don't know how to do things, you can be taught. Who did you learn this from? How can you be so unkind at such a young age?"

Yuhua sniffed and asked Shangxi, "What's wrong? What are you shouting about? Why is Youning so stern?"

Cheng Youning glanced at Yuhua and said, "The servant is useless. It seems that he has to drink ink again."

It would have been fine if he hadn't mentioned this. When Shang Xi mentioned this, she scolded Cheng Youning, "Cheng Youning, they are human beings, not slaves. Can you drink ink? You might as well just take their lives."

Cheng Youning naturally had his own explanation: "It's not necessary to drink ink, it's not like they have no choice. They can just copy the palace rules! If they copy the palace rules, they don't have to drink ink."

"Oh, if they could read and write, would they guard your gate and serve you? I think you don't need to let them drink ink. Let them drink arsenic and die. They won't have to bear your anger anymore."

Yuhua said, "What are you arguing about? What are you talking about? What do you mean by death is the end of everything? Isn't it good to be alive?"

The words "dead", "died" were all sensitive words in front of Yuhua. Her big eyes, which had collapsed due to excessive trauma, stared at Shang Xi and Cheng Youning without blinking, leaving Shang Xi speechless. She should not have listened to Han Nianxia's suggestion today. She would not have gotten angry if she had not come to see Cheng Youning, and she would not have had an outburst if she had not gotten angry, and she would not have distracted Yuhua at this critical moment.

Yuhua was crying in ecstasy just now and had no idea what Shang Xi and Cheng Youning were talking about. It was Cheng Youning scolding Datian and Shang Xi scolding Cheng Youning, and the voices were so loud that it brought her back from the pain.

Yuhua sniffed and seemed to be not going to cry anymore. She said to Shang Xi, "Shang Xi, be nice to the child and cherish the relationship between mother and child. Don't be like me. I wanted to be filial to my parents but my parents are gone and I wanted to teach my children but my daughter is gone too."

Cheng Youning looked at Shang Xi and said, "Mom, Yuhua said something to you. Did you remember everything she said? You must cherish your child."

Shang Xi glared at Cheng Youning and signaled him to stop talking. She came to sit next to Yuhua, held Yuhua's hand, and comforted the tearful woman: "Yuhua, I know you are sad, but the dead cannot be resurrected. If they are still alive in heaven, they would not want to see you torturing yourself like this. Yuhua, let them rest in peace."

"How can I rest in peace when my death was so unjust and so tragic?"

"Yuhua, this is Yatuo's fault. He will avenge himself sooner or later!"

"How can I take revenge? Unless I kill all those beasts named Yatuo." Yuhua had never said such cruel words before. When she mentioned Yatuo, Yuhua gritted her teeth and wished she could eat their flesh and drink their blood to vent the anger in her heart.

"Yuhua, don't worry, as long as our Fengqi continues to prosper, he will pay for his crimes with blood sooner or later."

Just as Shang Xi was comforting Yuhua, Datian came back again, "Your Highness, there is no mistake. The person outside the door is your teacher."

"The cripple is my teacher. No, my teacher is the cripple?" Cheng Youning was skeptical. He always felt that something was wrong. How could his grandfather send a cripple to teach him?

"That's right. I have figured it out now. The person who came is the newly appointed Shanglinling Song Tingzhi." Datian bent over and reported to Cheng Youning.

"What's the point of this? How can a lowly official like Shanglin Ling, who is less than the seventh rank, be the prince's teacher? Let him go."

"This...this...Prince, he is waiting at the door, how can we send him back?"

Cheng Youning followed Datian's line of sight and looked at the person being let in at the door. His brows were furrowed, his face was tense, and his eyes became sharp. "Who told you to let that person in?"

"Your Highness, Shanglin Ling is here to teach you. He is here by imperial order. After confirming his identity, I...how can I leave him outside the gate? Besides, how can I teach without letting him in? If I don't teach, wouldn't that be disobeying the imperial order?"

"You good dog slave, this prince said one thing, you gave this prince a basket of things, I think you want to rebel, I tell you, Datian, those who have two hearts towards this prince will not have a good end, believe it or not, this prince will castrate you today and make you a dog slave without roots!"

Datian knelt on the ground with a thud, "Prince, spare me, Prince, spare me. I just got married not long ago and I don't have a concubine yet. Please spare my life. I am willing to serve you like a slave. I will drive that Shanglin Ling away right now."

Shang Xi almost fainted from Cheng Youning's words. She didn't realize that he had learned a lot of nonsense after living in the Prince's Mansion for half a year. "Youning, have you forgotten what your grandfather said that day? Have you forgotten what you promised your grandfather?"

"Mother, I haven't forgotten that Song Tingzhi is just a little Shanglinling. How should I teach my child?"

"Any leader can be a teacher, so why can't Shanglin Ling be your teacher?"

"Mother, do you know how Song Tingzhi got this insignificant official position? His father, Song Ruhong, came to me with 1,000 taels to buy a small official position for his son. I really don't know what this third-rank official was thinking. He wanted to spend money, but he was not generous enough. The official position he wanted to ask for was still a small one. If my grandfather hadn't been kind enough to reward him with a position, he wouldn't even be able to become the Shanglin magistrate."

The more Shang Xi listened, the more confused she became. "All those officials who bribed you were punished by your grandfather. Why did he give this man an official position?"

"Everyone knows what his father Song Ruhong told my grandfather. Anyway, I will not let this person with unknown origins be my teacher. Qiao Rong, accompany me to the palace."

"His father is a third-rank official in the imperial court, how come his origins are unknown?"

"The official position comes from an unknown source."

"The sons of officials above the fifth rank can directly enter the civil service or the Imperial Academy. It is reasonable for your grandfather not to reward him with any official position. It makes sense that his official position came from an unknown source. This person may be a genius, so he is valued." Shang Xi convinced himself in an instant, and there was no other explanation.

"Mother, have you brought the system of Dalang to our Fengqi? In Fengqi, there is no such thing as casual entry into the government. There is no Imperial College in Fengqi. There are only two ways to be an official in Fengqi. Either you become famous through the imperial examination or you are recommended by a relationship. He must not be the genius that mother said. If he is a genius, my grandfather would not reward him with the rank of Shanglin Ling, which is less than the seventh rank! Look at those officials who came through recommendation. The one who is below the seventh rank...Qiao Rong, accompany me to the palace immediately."

Cheng Youning seems to have really grown up a lot. His grasp of the begging system has surpassed Shang Xi's, and he has his own unique views and understandings on things and people. Although they are somewhat extreme and arbitrary, this does indicate that the child's thinking is maturing.