The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

Cheng Youning looked at Qiao Rong nervously. The two children, afraid of their lies being exposed, blinked rapidly unconsciously. Cheng Youning's limp on his left leg immediately changed to his right leg.

Everyone present saw the little tricks of the master and servant, but no one wanted to expose them, including Wan Lianxing, who was unwilling to expose them.

Everything has its roots and its ends, and everything has its beginning and its end. In the days since Cheng Youning ran away from home, Wan Lianxing reflected on himself many times and realized that his discipline of Cheng Youning was too harsh. While gentle persuasion might be slow to produce results, it would definitely be more effective than it is now. The old housekeeper was right. This was the only child of the Wan family. If he really ran away and something unexpected happened, the throne would have to change.

Cheng Youning leaned against Wan Lianxing's legs, crying, and hugged Wan Lianxing's neck and burst into tears again. Wan Lianxing's straight back was bent by Cheng Youning. Wan Lianxing picked him up and put him on his lap. Although he was helpless, he was still patient. "Come and let grandpa see you."

As soon as Wan Lianxing put his hand on Cheng Youning's leg, Cheng Youning screamed loudly, like a pig being slaughtered. Wan Lianxing said gently: "Grandson, those who cry and scream like you usually have broken bones."

Cheng Youning realized that he had overacted, and immediately lowered his loud voice and insisted, "Grandpa, my grandson's leg is not broken, it just hurts."

"Can it be more painful than being beaten with a stick? From childhood to adulthood, you have been beaten with a stick countless times, and your grandpa has never seen you cry once. What happened today?" Wan Lianxing sighed in his heart. This child is probably the reincarnation of an actor. People who don't know him would think that the child's legs are disabled.

Not crying when being beaten doesn't mean Cheng Youning isn't afraid of it. He was crying just to avoid it. Cheng Youning defended himself: "Grandpa, this time is different. My leg really hurts."

The old housekeeper, who was good at mediating the relationship between the grandfather and grandson, chimed in, "Your Majesty, would you like to call the imperial physician? I think the prince is seriously injured. I was about to send for the imperial physician, but the prince stopped me. He insisted on coming to see you first. He said that nothing is more important than seeing Your Majesty."

Wan Lianxing sighed in his heart. If he was important, would Cheng Youning be willing to run away from home?

Fortunately, this person was caught up and the days of being unable to sleep or eat were not easy. In just a few days, Wan Lianxing experienced many kinds of feelings.

Wan Lianxing pretended to be serious and touched Cheng Youning's leg, then said to reassure Cheng Youning: "It hurts, it's okay, you will be healed in a few days, there is no need to see a doctor."

This person caused unrest in the entire palace and the imperial city, and even several cities to the north of the imperial city were affected. Finally, the person was found.

The old housekeeper knew that Wan Lianxing had been extremely worried about Cheng Youning these days, and he also heard that Wan Lianxing would not reward Cheng Youning with a beating, but the prince did not know that his danger had been lifted.

The old housekeeper said, "Your Majesty, even if the Crown Prince doesn't want to see the Imperial Physician, he should still rest well. In my opinion, we should send the Crown Prince to Ningxin Palace as soon as possible to recuperate his legs.

Cheng Youning's eyes were rolling around in his sockets. He was blaming the old housekeeper in his heart. He couldn't recuperate his legs in the Yangxin Palace. Wouldn't it be safer to go back to the Prince's Mansion to recuperate his legs?

Cheng Youning rested his chin on Wan Lianxing's shoulder. Because he had just cried too hard, his little body was twitching unconsciously, and his ears were standing up high. He was waiting for his grandfather's decision.

Wan Lianxing repeated the old butler's words: "Nurture the legs?!"

Cheng Youning's alarm bells immediately rang. He couldn't tell whether his grandfather wanted him to heal his leg or not. Wasn't he crying hard enough just now? Thinking of this, Cheng Youning began to hum.

He wanted to squeeze out some tears to act pitiful, but he had been crying so hard just now that it was not so easy for him to shed tears. No matter how hard he tried, no tears would come out. He could not perform anything other than whimpering a few times.

Wan Lianxing patted Cheng Youning on the back and said softly, "Don't cry." In fact, Wan Lianxing was quite afraid of Cheng Youning crying. Every time he cried, he got a headache. That deafening cry was not just for fun.

Cheng Youning groaned and said, "But my grandson's legs hurt."

"Leg pain means you're not proficient in the six arts yet and you still need to work on it."

Cheng Youning was speechless for a moment. He had been learning the Six Arts since he was a child. Although he could not say that he was proficient in all aspects, he had never fallen off his horse. He regretted finding such an excuse.

Cheng Youning rubbed his face against Wan Lianxing's shoulder, and then he became completely quiet. His lively energy just now was gone by half. He muttered, "When my grandson's leg is healed, I will study the six arts diligently."

Wan Lianxing said, "It's not as simple as studying the Six Arts. Youning, you are the crown prince. Your burden is heavy, not like that of ordinary people."

"Grandpa, I know I was wrong and I won't run around anymore. Please tell me what to do and I'll do it. Your health is more important. Please don't get angry because of my misbehavior."

Cheng Youning was not worried about his grandfather's health, he was worried about his own health. He wanted to protect his body from any harm, so he could only hope that his grandfather would not get angry.

"Youning, the Prince's Instructions has already told you what a prince should do. I remember you could recite the Prince's Instructions by heart, so why do you keep making mistakes when you know you're wrong? You've been away for a few days without permission. Do you know how much your parents miss you? Do you know how many insincere flattering words your mother said to your grandfather so that you wouldn't be punished? From the moment they learned you ran away from home, your parents have been worried day and night, unable to sleep or eat. Despite this, they still work hard to help the poor and needy, and travel all day long to the desolate mountains and wilderness outside the city to benefit the people. You must inherit your parents' simple, kind, and magnanimous spirit. You must not be calculating, narrow-minded, or arrogant. You are the prince, and you will ascend to the throne in the future. You must be well-educated, polite, benevolent, and open-minded."

Cheng Youning argued, "Grandpa, I'm not like you said. I'm not a calculating and arrogant person. I'm a broad-minded person."

"Then let me ask you, you have such a broad mind, why can't you tolerate Song Tingzhi? Do you judge people by their appearance?"

"Grandfather has misunderstood me. It's not because I dislike him because he's a cripple, but because I can't stand the arrogance of the Song family. It's one thing for him to have come to his position in an ignominious way, but Mr. Song is so noble that he wants to resign. Why did the Song family spend money to bribe me when he was so righteous? Although I'm young, my master Huang Chenming has already taught me a lesson when I was in bed. I understand the interests involved. On the surface, they are trying to curry favor with me by giving me money, but in reality, they are harming me. I understand their deliberate scheme to gain power over me. I despise these people."