Adoption brings disaster

I had no intention of checking on the seventh prince's studies, but when I saw Ah Da's expression was strange, I checked it out. I didn't expect to find such a big problem.

This incident exposed the fact that the Seventh Prince did not study hard and liked to humiliate others, and taught him a lesson. Even if the Seventh Prince's nature was hard to change, it would at least make him afraid and he would not act recklessly in the future.

Having said that, the Seventh Prince has a very good nature. After that incident, I discovered another good thing about him, which is that he keeps his word.

The reason why I came to this conclusion is that later I secretly checked the seventh prince's school situation several times. Every time, the seventh prince was studying seriously and did not show any sign of laziness.

However, every time I went there, Master Wang's performance was somewhat shocking.

Master Wang was very afraid of the Seventh Prince, so much so that he didn't dare to look him in the eye. As a result, he stuttered in class and often couldn't utter a complete sentence.

But fortunately, his literary attainments were quite high, so the quality of the class was guaranteed. Moreover, it was due to some reasons, and it could not be said to be Master Wang's responsibility.

But I can't just let it go, so every time I go there I encourage him and often discuss some educational and teaching methods and theories with him.

With my support, the Seventh Prince no longer humiliated him. He was afraid that the Seventh Prince's condition was gradually improving, and believed that it would not be long before he could become the outstanding scholar recognized by the emperor.

In addition to regularly checking on the Seventh Prince's performance in school, I also have to check his homework every night. Every time I ask a question, the Seventh Prince can answer it fluently, which shows that he has studied hard during the day.

Seeing that the Seventh Prince had learned well, I stopped going there after checking on him a few times. I only checked his homework every day, and then discussed with him, guiding him to think about problems more rationally and radiantly, and it would be best if he was not limited by this era.

Besides, I caught Ada covering up for the Seventh Prince. Ada has been feeling guilty these days and doesn't dare to appear in front of me. Every time he serves me, he tries to stay behind me and not say a word, trying to make himself as invisible as possible.

Later, when he saw that my relationship with the Seventh Prince had not only not become strained but had become even closer, he dared to say something to me.

Now that the Seventh Prince has become diligent and studious, my work has naturally become a lot easier, and I've also become more relaxed on weekdays. This kind of happiness of just eating and waiting to die is really great.

One day, Ah Da suggested that we go find the eunuchs to watch cricket fighting. Although I was not very interested in the activity of cricket fighting, I still found it very interesting to see a group of people dancing excitedly, so I went.

Not long after leaving the house, someone came running towards them. Ah Da immediately went to meet them. The two chatted for a while. Ah Da hurried over and said, "Your Highness, please forgive me. I'm afraid I can't accompany you to fight crickets."

I didn't particularly like cricket fighting, so I didn't care. I waved my hand and let Ada leave, then took Xiaotian and Xiaodi to wander around the palace for a while and then went back to the pavilion.

Not long after they walked, Xiaodi's foot was injured by something and it started bleeding profusely. He was in so much pain that he couldn't even stand up.

I am a little afraid of blood. Seeing Xiaodi bleeding profusely, my scalp went numb. I just didn't expect that many years later, I would become a person who could take someone's life at will. This is a story for later, so I won't go into it anymore.

Xiaodi was injured and I was also a little frightened, so I had to ask Xiaotian to take Xiaodi to the hospital for treatment. I wandered around alone for a while, but it was really boring, so I planned to go back to the pavilion and take a nap.

Just as I was walking back, a eunuch hurried over, bowed and said, "Greetings, Your Highness Yuan Qing. My master invites you."

I had no interest in meeting a master who was hiding his true identity, so I ignored the eunuch and walked around him.

When the servant saw me, he knelt down in front of me and said, "I beg you, Mr. Yuan, to have mercy on me and let me go to see my master." After saying that, his eyes were vague and there were some strange noises around. I was afraid that there were many people hiding.

Seeing the appearance of the person who came, I was afraid that I had to go. I thought to myself, it seems that someone deliberately planned for Ada to get into trouble and Xiaodi to get hurt.

I didn't really want to go, but this guy was able to get rid of the people around me so easily, his methods were quite powerful.

I also understood that if I didn't go today, I would never have peace in the future. I also wanted to see who was so deliberate in wanting to see me, so I didn't say anything and just let the eunuch lead the way.

The eunuch led the way. After walking for a while and turning two corners, they heard beautiful piano music coming from the front.

The eunuch heard the sound of the zither and did not move forward. He just bowed respectfully and said, "My master likes quietness. Your Highness Yuanqing, please go by yourself."

After saying this, he bowed and turned to leave.

As I followed the sound of the piano, I saw a half-grown child playing the piano in a pavilion.

In front of the pavilion, there was a man holding a sharp sword, staring at me with a bad face. Then I heard the sound of a sword being drawn behind me. When I turned around, I saw another man holding a sword at me.

I was afraid in my heart, but I didn't show any fear on the surface. I just gripped the whip at my waist and said with a smile, "The sound of your piano is not right. At this time, we should create a tense atmosphere and play fast music. Your slow music is totally inappropriate."

After saying that, he walked past the man and into the pavilion.

In fact, I am very face-blind and have no idea who that person is. However, there is only one person in this palace who is of this age and has such ability, and that is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

I thought about it, then nodded to the man as a greeting, and said with a smile, "If His Royal Highness wants to see me, just send for me. Why make such a fuss?"

After hearing this, the prince's eyes lit up and he said happily, "You actually remember me."

"Of course I remember. We met last time in school." I actually didn't remember it, I just said that.

After hearing this, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was even happier and said excitedly, "Yuan Qing really has a good memory."

"Your Highness the Crown Prince has gone to so much trouble to see me today, what is the matter?" I have a very good impression of His Highness the Crown Prince, and my tone of voice when speaking to him is much lighter.

"Nothing much, I just felt depressed and wanted to talk to Yuan Qing."

"Your Highness the Crown Prince would also feel bored?" I said in surprise.

But then he thought of the ruthless imperial family, so he quickly explained, "What I mean is, the Crown Prince is a modest gentleman, gentle as jade, and everyone in the palace respects and loves him. It's hard to imagine that such a perfect person like you would have such troubles."

"The respect and love are genuine, and the insincere affection is also true. In my eyes, the love and admiration of these servants in the palace is not as sincere as the blows you gave to Old Seven."

I smiled and jokingly said, "Do you want this kind of sincerity? If you want it, I'll give it to you."

The prince casually grabbed a branch and it appeared in his hand. He handed it to me and said with a smile, "I want it."

I was surprised at his powerful martial arts, but when I thought that if Chongguang had grown up to this age, his martial arts should not be much worse, the corners of my mouth rose unconsciously.

I chuckled, took the branch, scratched the prince's hand twice, and said, "It's a pity that I'm not your lord, and we're not father and son. If I hit you, it would be treason, and I'd be beheaded."

I casually fiddled with the branch in my hand, looking at the somewhat lonely prince, and felt a little sympathetic towards him. Then I said, "Is there someone who treats you badly?"

"You all know that hitting me is a great rebellion and you will be beheaded. No one in the palace dares to treat me badly." The prince also laughed.

In my eyes, this prince was just a typical rich second-generation who was used to a good life and was complaining for no reason. So I didn't respond, but just sat casually on the steps, watching the shadows of the bamboo trees swaying on the wall in the wind.

When the prince saw me sitting down like this, he looked at me in surprise and said, "The floor is dirty."

"There's no human heart on the ground." I swung the branch so that its shadow overlapped with the bamboo's. When they overlapped, I said to the prince with great joy, "All living things suffer. Your Highness, why don't you tell me what your suffering is?"

The prince sat down next to me. There was a rustling sound nearby. He frowned, looked around casually, and said, "There are rats in this palace too."

"Yes, there are rats, but rats that are good for the prince are rare."

The prince laughed heartily. "You seem to know everything. You really don't look like someone who comes from a family of a third-rank official."

"These things are all written in the book. Besides, it would be unacceptable for a crown prince to not have a single guard around him."

The prince showed an expression of understanding, and then asked, "Yuanqing, aren't you suffering?"

Although it is quite boring now without all the high-tech in modern society, I used to have endless lesson plans to write, endless classes to teach, endless naughty children to criticize, and endless parent work to do. I was often exhausted from all the activities, so my life now is not really that hard.

So I shook my head and said, "Whether you feel bitter or not depends on your heart. My heart is not bitter, so I am not bitter."

The Crown Prince listened to me and thought I was just being stubborn. He didn't argue, but just said to himself: "Yuan Qing is knowledgeable and talented. He should know that the Qing was only established in this dynasty to prevent the monopoly of power by relatives and eunuchs."

I don’t know why the prince said this, but I still expressed my opinion.

"It's a pretty good system. If he's not raised by his mother, it's naturally hard for him to be close to her. With a nobleman of both high status and talent by his side, the prince will definitely look down on those rootless servants."

"What Yuan Qing said makes sense, but it's a pity for these Qings."

My heart skipped a beat. Could there be something wrong with this job that I didn't know about? I was so scared that I quickly said, "How can you say that?"

"You are in your prime years, but you are locked up in this deep palace and become someone else's lover. Isn't that hard?" His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said as a matter of course.

After hearing this, it seems that the so-called suffering is just the Crown Prince's wishful thinking.

I didn't argue about whether it was hard or not, I just said, "It's not really hard. You've only been in the palace for more than ten years. Compared to those who have spent their entire lives in the palace, it's not hard enough."

"Even if you leave the palace, you will be nothing more than a rich and idle person. You will never be able to hold an official position, you will never be able to participate in politics, you will never be able to have your own children, and you will have no descendants. Isn't that very miserable?"

As a modern social animal at the bottom of society, I have never understood what the so-called struggle is all about. I just want to be a piece of trash who just eats and waits to die.

The four words "rich and idle" are the best blessings for my life. As for things like being an official and intervening in politics, please turn left and find someone else. I don't want to bother doing a job that could get me killed at any time.

I can't say this either. It's like I'm on the verge of resigning every day, but when facing my boss, I still have to pretend to love my job; it's like I complain about my boss eight hundred times online every day, but when I see him, I can only greet him warmly.

I put my arm around the prince's shoulders and said, like a good brother, "Whether it's bitter or not depends on the heart. If the heart is bitter, even sugar will be bitter. If the heart is sweet, even coptis root will be sweet."

The prince wasn't used to being hugged like this, his entire body stiffened. I sensed his abnormality and, for a moment, felt a pang of mischief. I hugged him tighter and said, "Just like now, if I hug you and you feel happy, then that's the love of an elder. If you're unhappy, then that's insubordination, and you can kill me in a minute."

As the crown prince, he had to be dignified in everything he did and had never been so close to anyone before.

I have always held my child like this, so I just hugged him. If it happened again, I would definitely not dare to do such a thing.

The prince took my hand off, hugged me like me, and said, "I don't know if I'm happy or not, but I don't want to kill you now."

I treated the prince as an excellent child, with more intimacy and fewer rules. This was a relationship he had never experienced as a prince. I don't know whether he liked it, but it was at least new to him.

We chatted casually like this, letting time pass by little by little, the sun slowly slid down, and before we knew it, it was time for the Seventh Prince to get out of school.

I handed the branch to the prince, stretched, and said, "It was a pleasure chatting with you today. If you want to see me next time, just ask someone to pass the message to me. Don't be like today. Xiaodi's leg is seriously injured."

"His injuries are superficial. They look scary, but they're actually not serious. I've already instructed the imperial physician to treat him thoroughly. There's absolutely nothing wrong with him."

After saying that, he looked at me and continued, "You are too kind to me. If it were anyone else today, they wouldn't be brought here so easily. Not all people in this palace are good. You should be more careful in the future."

"Your Highness, haven't you heard the saying, 'A thief can steal for a thousand days, but you can never be on guard against him for a thousand days'? If it were someone else today, don't you have any other way to get him to come? Thank you for your words, but instead of treating a servant harshly, it is better to be self-reliant. This is the best choice." After saying this, he raised the whip in his hand.

"Not all people in this world are good. There are many who have ulterior motives and are cruel and ruthless. You still need to be cautious. Although you have the support of the Seventh Master in the palace, most people dare not harm you, but you still need to be more careful when you leave the palace."

I nodded to show that I understood, and then left without looking back.

After turning two corners, I saw Ah Da running around in the distance like a headless fly.

As soon as Ah Da saw me, he hurried over and said, "Where have you been, Your Highness? I didn't see you anywhere in Dou Cricket."

"There is a small pavilion over there. I fell asleep after taking a nap. It's nothing serious. Let's go back." After saying that, he hummed a song and returned to Qianqiu Pavilion.

By the way, the wine that Li Er made should be ready by now. As for how the wine tastes, we will find out in the next chapter.