Chapter 838 841. No Escape

"If you step back two more steps, you can take a bath in the river," Gu Benluo reminded him coldly.

Gu Bencan stiffened his body and said with a smile, "Brother, let's go back and talk it over. The wind by the river is really strong."

"Don't be so playful with me here," Gu Benluo said coldly, "Dad and mom are so busy, and they still worry about you, shouldn't you reflect on yourself?"

Gu Bencan felt that he was completely wronged. He had been a hardworking farmer these days and fell asleep as soon as he put his head on the pillow at night, but he was repeatedly blamed.

Gu Bencan, "I will definitely change when I get back to the old days," no matter what his elder brother said, he would agree to it first.

But his little plan obviously didn't work in front of Gu Benluo. "Your instinct to play dumb is first-rate. I think it's too much of a waste of your talent to take the imperial examination with your brain. You should at least be a Jinshi."

Gu Bencan: "..." No, the difference is less than a quarter of an hour, how come the goal is set too far away?

"Why? Do you have any objection?"

Gu Bencan struggled desperately, "...Brother, you think too highly of me.

It was all thanks to you and dad that I was able to pass the imperial examination last time, but that was the result I achieved with all my effort. Aren’t you making things difficult for me?

Besides, it’s not that we two brothers shouldn’t bring this up today, but let’s think about which bastard actually forced our family to close all our businesses.”

Seeing that he still wanted to change the subject at this moment, Gu Benluo didn't give in to him.

"My parents have their reasons for not mentioning these things. Don't you think about the current situation outside, how can a scholar like you participate in it?" Gu Benluo stepped on him as soon as he disagreed with him. "Even if my parents gave you a secret recipe so that you can create another family business, can you keep it with your status as a scholar?"

"no……"

"You mean you still have me and dad, right?" Gu Benluo looked at him coldly, "Have you forgotten what your parents said just now? Can we still let you rely on us for the rest of your life?

Even if we want to, what about future generations?

If you don’t plan well now, it will be too late to regret it later…”

Gu Bencan hugged his arms and trembled, knowing that he could not escape tonight, and tried his best to listen to his brother's teachings.

Others don’t know that what he fears most is waiting for his brother to scold him and ask him to repeat it again.

No matter how long he spoke, if there was any discrepancy in the content, there would be more storms waiting for him.

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Hua Zhang rubbed Gu Wenheng's memorial in his hand, then stood up and walked towards Hua Shunming.

"What's wrong? Are you in trouble again?" Hua Shunming lay on the couch, looking at him with his eyes slightly opened.

He knew that his body could not hold out for much longer, but he still insisted on going to the study every day to answer the prince's questions.

"Father, I feel that this secret recipe is a bit hot to handle. I am not good at business, and I don't have such a person under my command."

"Oh, what does the prince mean?"

Hua Zhang, "I heard from my subordinates that Madam Gu has been gathering all the staff together since she transferred these shops.

I want to buy some people from her."

"Who gave you this idea?" Hua Shunming smiled lovingly, but Hua Zhang's pupils shrank slightly.

"…This is what I thought of myself."

"Prince, you hesitated." Hua Shunming's voice suddenly turned cold.

"With the means of your advisers, it is impossible for them to give you such bad advice.

If this happened to you, what would you think?

Don't give me that idiotic attitude of monarch and subject. I'll just pretend you're not the monarch yet, but I'll treat you as one. Do you think this is honorable?"

Hua Zhang: "Your son..."

"Several gentlemen have told you about the ways of being a king, right? Don't you want to think about the consequences of doing things this way?"

"No matter who gave you this idea, you can't have this person around you anymore." Hua Shunming sat up straight with the help of Le San. "I didn't expect that before you even got that position, the people around you have such a big appetite."

Hua Shunming looked at the prince in front of him, a little disappointed, and said nothing more, "You think about it!"

Hua Zhang, "..."

Hua Shunming, "Queen Xuan, come here."

Hua Zhang, "...Father..."

But Hua Shunming ignored him and left him standing there.

When Queen Zhou came over and saw the scene in the study, she was shocked and bowed respectfully.

Hua Shunming, "Queen, it's time to give the people around the prince a good beating."

Queen Zhou looked at the prince and saw him lowering his head. "I obey your order."

It seems that those people in the backyard of the East Palace have caused trouble, otherwise the emperor would not have singled her out for criticism.

Hua Zhang, "Father, I just think this is the best way to handle this matter. It has nothing to do with others."

"Prince," the Queen turned around and scolded, "You really should clean up your backyard."

Hua Shunming smiled and said, "It just so happens that your mother is here too. I have been a king for many years and have always been clear-headed. When have I ever listened to pillow talk?

I didn’t expect the prince to be better than me. He hasn’t even inherited the throne yet, but he knows how to be gentle with women.”

No matter how dumb Hua Zhang was, he could hear the sarcasm in this. He turned pale with fear and knelt down quickly, "Your Highness dare not."

Hua Shunming looked at the Queen, "What do you think, Queen? Is the Crown Prince really afraid, or is he unwilling to accept it?"

Queen Zhou knelt in front of the prince and said, "It is all because of my poor teaching. Please punish me, Your Majesty."

Hua Shunming did not allow them to get up, but ordered Le San, "Find out where the prince has been and who he has come into contact with in the past two days.

I don't want my empire to be taken over by a person who is easily influenced.

Let the prince know why the harem is not allowed to participate in politics."

Hua Zhang had cold sweat breaking out on his forehead at this moment. He tried hard to recall the cause of this incident and felt great hatred in his heart.

But at this moment he didn't dare to do anything. He just looked at the queen in front of him with some guilt. It was he who implicated his mother.

When Hua Shunming saw this scene, he felt a little relieved, thinking that the situation was not hopeless.

But this incident should serve as a lesson for him and a warning to himself.

The people sent by Hua Shunming acted very quickly. In less than a quarter of an hour, the culprit had been tied up.

Looking at the concubine who had sent him out in a coquettish voice in the morning, Hua Zhang looked at her with eyes full of inquiry.

"Your Highness, I am innocent."

"Shut up," Hua Zhang was still kneeling on the spot, glaring at her with his head tilted to the side. The other party had instigated this matter, but she had believed it. Hua Zhang felt angry and ashamed.

Hua Shunming, "Queen, Prince, please stand up!"

Hua Zhang stood up first and quickly helped the queen up.

"I have found the people for you. You and your son will handle the rest of the matter yourselves." After Hua Shunming finished speaking, he left with the support of Le San.

It was almost time to let go and Hua Shunming no longer had the energy to help them with the interrogation.

Hua Zhang sent Hua Shunming to the door, and then looked at Concubine Li who was kneeling on the ground.

"Your Majesty, Your Highness, I don't know what I did wrong. Please, Your Majesty, Your Highness, please tell me clearly." Concubine Li's hands were tied behind her back, and she cried.

(End of this chapter)