emperor:"……"
He just wanted to take care of his sons, but the fourth son was so noisy. After just one day of class, he came to complain to the teachers one after another.
But after thinking about it this way, the emperor's anger subsided. After all, he was not the only one who was angry.
[Hey, Li Yunhe's ink-splashed robe is quite unique today.]
The emperor raised his eyelids and looked at Li Yunhe, and found that his originally clean white brocade robe was stained with a lot of ink, which was obviously thrown there by someone.
No need to think, it must have been done by the troublesome fourth brother.
"I understand. Was the ink on Lord Li's clothes also caused by the Fourth Prince?"
Li Yunhe glanced at his clothes and said, "Your Majesty, I got them accidentally. It has nothing to do with the Fourth Prince."
His original intention in coming to see the emperor was to ask the emperor to persuade the fourth prince to listen carefully to the lessons and see what the fourth prince was good at, not to complain.
"I understand, you go down first!"
Li Yunhe is truly a gentleman. He actually didn't report the Fourth Emperor.
After Li Yunhe left the imperial study, the emperor stood up and asked, "Where are your highnesses now?"
Eunuch Cao followed the emperor and said, "Your Highnesses should be taking archery lessons in the training grounds right now."
"Go and have a look."
…
training ground.
While stretching his muscles, the Fourth Prince said to the Third Prince, "Third Brother, do you think Li Yunhe will complain to Father?"
The Third Prince glanced at him and said, "He shouldn't be that bored. Rather than throwing ink all over him, you should worry about whether your mediocre handwriting will be sent to your father."
The second prince, who was walking over, laughed out loud upon hearing this. "Fourth brother, you must behave well later and don't upset the archery teacher again."
"Crown Prince is still the best," the Fourth Prince looked at the Crown Prince standing beside him, smiling silently. "Unlike you, who only know how to attack me. After all, I am good at riding and shooting, right, Crown Prince?"
As they were talking, the horse archery teacher came over, saluted, and said to the Fourth Prince, "I just heard that the Fourth Prince was good at horse archery, so I feel relieved."
He had heard other teachers complain that the Fourth Prince was a bad apple, and he was worried when he came here. Now that he saw that the Fourth Prince was so confident, he thought that nothing would happen.
"Someone, bring out the target."
After the horse-riding and archery teacher had someone bring out the target, he asked several people to choose bows and arrows.
The Fourth Prince came over excitedly and said, "Alright, can we start now?"
"Your Highnesses, please stand in designated areas and shoot at the distant..."
Before he could finish his words, the Fourth Prince continued, "Just shoot the big bell in the distance, right?"
As he spoke, he walked forward to the designated place, picked up his bow and arrow, and aimed at the bell in the distance. After hitting it, he winked at the Second Prince with great pride, "See, I am still good at something."
Eunuch Cao, who was standing not far from the training ground, saw this and smiled, "The Fourth Prince is quite good at riding and shooting."
The emperor snorted coldly, "I can shoot a bell that big with my eyes closed. Do you think the archery instructor would set up such a simple competition?"
[Oh no, this conspicuous Fourth Brother is going to be embarrassed again.]
The Fourth Prince curled his lips when he heard the voice. He had already shot the target, so how could he be embarrassed?
"Fourth Prince, I haven't finished what I'm saying. I'm saying that only those who shoot the rope on the bell will pass."
The Fourth Prince's eyes widened as he pointed in disbelief at the thin rope tied to a bell in the distance. "No, then why did you hang such a large bell? And the rope is so thin and far away, how could you possibly hit it?"
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, come first?" The riding and archery teacher looked at the Crown Prince.
The prince nodded, walked to the side and stood still, picked up the bow and arrow in his hand and aimed at the distance.
"What's the point of posing so coolly? You still won't hit the target."
The Fourth Prince had just finished muttering when he heard a whoosh and an arrow flew straight above the bell. The bell fell to the ground with a crisp sound.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince has improved a lot in archery."
The archery teacher raised his hand and stroked his beard, his face full of satisfaction.
The prince said modestly, "It's because of the teacher's good teaching."
"Brother Crown Prince, you are so amazing!"
The Fourth Prince began to doubt himself. His brother, the Crown Prince, had to learn so much every day and his archery skills were so good. He seemed really useless.
However, my brother the Crown Prince is the future heir to the throne, so it is normal for him to be excellent in all aspects. How can I compare with him?
After thinking it through, the Fourth Prince no longer doubted himself.
"Fourth brother can do it with hard practice."
Upon hearing this, the Fourth Prince was afraid of being subjected to extra training, so he quickly changed the subject, "Let's see what the Second and Third Brothers are doing!"
The Crown Prince couldn't beat his brother, and neither could the Third Prince. They could only pray that the Second Prince wouldn't hit him, so that they would have a companion and wouldn't be punished too badly by their father.
"Come on, Second Brother!" The Fourth Prince nervously stared at the bell corresponding to the Second Prince, silently praying in his heart that he must not get hit.
The second prince nodded at him, noticed the emperor approaching, and quickly put down his bow and arrow and saluted.
"Everyone, get up and continue."
Several people stood up, and the second prince and the third prince picked up their bows and arrows and shot them together. As expected, the third prince's corresponding bell fell to the ground, but the second prince's was still hanging.
The Fourth Prince was so happy that he almost laughed out loud.
[Fourth brother, your mouth is almost stretched to the back of your ears. Are you hoping someone will get scolded along with you? Unfortunately, you're going to be disappointed.]
The Fourth Prince put away his smile, and Luo'er poured cold water on him again, saying that the Second Prince had not hit the target in the first place.
"Second brother, you also..."
The words he was trying to pretend to comfort were interrupted by the guards who were checking to see if they had hit the target from a distance, "Second Prince, pass."
The Fourth Prince swallowed back what he wanted to say and turned it into a dry sentence, "Second Brother, you are too amazing."
How could the Second Prince not know what was going on in his mind? He smiled and said, "Thank you, Fourth Brother. You are the only one left. Keep up the good work."
"Father?" The Fourth Prince said with a bitter face, "How about I not embarrass myself?"
I can't hit it anyway.
The emperor agreed readily, "Okay, but you have to stay and practice until you can hit the target."
…
The Fourth Prince continued practicing until almost dinner time before returning to his residence.
Seeing him come back, the Second Prince stepped forward with a smile, "Fourth brother, you're back. How's your training going?"
The fourth prince shook his hands and said, "Don't mention it. I couldn't even hit the target. The teacher was so angry that he went to eat. I have a bad feeling. I will definitely be scolded tomorrow."
"Your premonition is quite accurate. There's no need to wait until tomorrow. Look who's here."
The Fourth Prince looked towards the door, and Eunuch Cao happened to walk in. "Fourth Prince, the Emperor invites you to the Qingxin Palace."
"Go!" The second prince patted his shoulder.
The Fourth Prince followed Eunuch Cao with a bitter face, "Eunuch Cao, how is Father feeling?"
Eunuch Cao answered truthfully, "I was fine when I came. Your Highness, don't feel too stressed. The Emperor's mood actually varies from person to person."
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