26 Chapter 26
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The day before the eggs hatched, Fusu went to the harem to visit his sisters and brothers.
In terms of execution in this regard, Fusu remained consistent with his father. He had originally planned to go immediately after the Mid-Autumn Festival, but was delayed by something and delayed it until today.
Ying Zheng's concubines all expressed a welcoming attitude towards the recent visit of the eldest son, who was quite favored by the king. The young children also followed their mother's teachings and called out to him obediently.
After all, the king had sent someone to greet them in advance. Even if they were jealous, even if they were wondering why this favor did not fall on their own son, they still dared to greet Fusu with a smile.
Among Ying Zheng's harem, there were women who, like Fusu's mother, were of noble origin from the State of Chu. They also tried to use this relationship to get closer to Fusu so that their children could show up in front of Ying Zheng and win his favor.
Fusu didn't want to have anything to do with his father's harem, but he also sympathized with these women who could only rely on their children for their future, not to mention that Li Ying was traveling with him today.
Along the way, Li Ying kept sighing in his ear: "Feudal society really is cannibalistic, cannibalistic."
As a beneficiary of feudal society, Fusu couldn't help but feel his conscience, and it was indeed hard to accept.
But he was powerless to do anything about the plight of these women. The only thing Fusu could do to help them was to let their children have more presence in front of Ying Zheng so that Ying Zheng could see their abilities and have a good future, which would then influence their mother.
After hearing Fusu's words, Li Ying praised him, "Young Master, you are such a good person!"
Fusu held his chin in his hand and said, "This is because I have been poisoned by your new ideas."
Li Ying corrected him: "Young Master, this should be called progress."
Fusu said: "We live in a dark and evil feudal society."
Li Ying opened his hands and gestured exaggeratedly, "And you, Young Master, you are the only ray of light in the darkness!"
Fusu held his forehead and sighed, "Don't talk so high of me. I'm not that great, and I don't intend to be that great. What I do is mainly for the Qin Dynasty."
Li Ying understood and said, "I understand. If you can legitimately win over all of Hu Hai's brothers and sisters, you will be able to control him and nip any potential problems in the bud!"
Fusu said: "It's not legitimate yet, I need my father's approval."
"That's not a big deal." Li Ying shrugged. "If I hadn't met you, Young Master, I would never have believed that Qin Shi Huang was a son-obsessed person. I think your father would agree to anything you say."
Fusu was determined to protect his father's reputation. He said seriously, "It's because my words are correct that my father agreed to everything. If I were unreasonable and aimless, then my father would never agree to me."
"Really?" Li Ying said thoughtfully, "So, Young Master, your father loves you so much because of what you can give him now?"
Fusu didn't reply immediately. Li Ying thought he had said something wrong and tried to make amends: "Well... Young Master, I..."
"I don't know anything, I don't understand anything. When I wrote a letter to defy my father, he still loved me as much as he does now." Fusu said slowly, tears welling in his eyes. "My father has always loved me, but I... I didn't believe he would always love me."
Li Ying scratched his head, and suddenly he remembered a saying: The father does not know the son, and the son does not know the father.
To give an inappropriate example, the father and son Ying Zheng and Fusu were like the male and female protagonists in an old melodramatic novel in their previous life. They just didn't open their mouths, so that the father and son didn't know how much the other cared about them until they died. Instead, they gave those villains an opportunity to take advantage of them. How can this not make people feel sad and regretful?
Li Ying sighed, pulled out a handkerchief from his sleeve pocket and handed it to Fusu, saying comfortingly, "Young Master, don't be sad. Fortunately, there is still a chance to save the relationship."
Fusu lowered his head and remained silent for a long time. When he raised his head again, there was no trace of sadness on his face.
"How is my horse?" Fusu asked.
Since Ying Zheng said he wanted to give Fusu a pony, with his efficiency, in less than a day, a nimble pony was brought to Fusu's palace.
Fusu called Li Ying back from teaching and asked him to take some time to take care of his pony as he would ride it in the future.
Faced with the inhumanity of having another job, Li Ying could only wail like a corporate slave, and then take up the job without complaint.
Raising cattle and horses is a perfect job! Li Ying complained in the work group, and immediately attracted a large number of people to echo her.
Complaining is one thing, but for the sake of his internship, when his boss asked about it, Li Ying still clearly reported his work content, which also included his breeding teaching tasks.
"Not bad." said the unscrupulous boss.
Li Ying gave a fake smile: "Thank you for the compliment."
Fusu couldn't help but smile: "Don't you think it would be better if you had nothing to do? If you have something to do, you won't feel bored."
Li Ying shook his head repeatedly: "You are wrong, you are wrong, Master."
Fusu then asked, "What did I do wrong?"
Li Ying said: "I work now so that I can lie down and relax in the future. I think doing nothing for the rest of my life is the greatest happiness."
They didn't see eye to eye, but fortunately, Fusu knew how to seek common ground while reserving differences and was grateful for the advanced education in the future.
Fusu nodded and said, "Yes, you are very ambitious. Well, for your peaceful life, work harder now!"
Li Ying nodded vigorously, clenched his fists and said, "Come on!"
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Ying Zheng's first reaction to Fusu's decision to become the kindergarten principal was confusion.
Although Ying Zheng did not care as much about his other children as he did about Fusu, he still took time to show concern for them, so he had some memory of the children's ages.
Among all of Ying Zheng's children, Fusu was actually only the first among his sons. He also had an older sister who was two months older than him.
In Ying Zheng's view, those who were the same age as Fusu were fine, they could still study together, but what could those younger than Fusu do? Would Fusu be allowed to play with the children?
This was the first time that Ying Zheng knew that his eldest son was interested in coaxing children. It was really strange. What was so fun about coaxing children?
Faced with his father's question, Fusu was rarely able to laugh or cry. "Father, those who are too young cannot come to my place. They can't stand this kind of torture. I was thinking that when they are five years old, all the princes and princesses in the palace will be taught by teachers together. From then on, I will divide them into classes according to age and knowledge, and let them study together. Wouldn't that save me a lot of trouble?"
"That's the truth, but..." Ying Zheng rested his chin on his hand as he pondered, "You wanting them all to come to your palace is inappropriate."
Fusu understood what his father meant. These children were too young and were stumbling around. If something really happened, even if it had nothing to do with Fusu, as long as they were in his palace, he would inevitably have to take the blame.
If he does something good with bad intentions, it will damage Fusu's reputation.
It is not uncommon for brothers to fight with each other in the royal family, and it is even less surprising for women in the harem to get involved. Ying Zheng's refusal was to avoid future troubles and let Fusu have no worries.
Fusu naturally appreciated his father's kindness. He smiled cheerfully and said, "Father, my place is too small and indeed not very suitable. Why don't we choose another place in the palace to serve as the official place for the princes and princesses to study in the future? What do you think, Father?"
Ying Zheng pondered for a moment and said, "Let's do it this way. I...you, Fusu, choose a place, and I will choose the teacher. There will be no need to select someone from outside to serve as a tutor there."
This was also for Fusu's sake, to prevent other princes from forming cliques and causing disputes with Fusu, the eldest prince, in the future.
Fusu had witnessed all the succession struggles before and after. He knew the hidden dangers involved and naturally would not fail to support his father.
Fusu smiled and said, "Yes, Father. I'll pick a place when I get back. Tomorrow I'll ask them to come and see the hatched eggs. Although we don't know the result yet, we can let them try it out."
This did not elicit a response from Ying Zheng. He just supported his chin with his hand and looked at his eldest son, which made Fusu feel numb in his heart.
"Father?" Fusu touched his face and asked, "Is my face dirty?"
Ying Zheng shook his head, and with a rare look of confusion, he said, "It seems to me that you look like someone who is ready to be a father. Should I choose a wife for you first?"
Fusu: “…”
Fusu said tremblingly: "Father, after the New Year, I am only six years old."
Even in a feudal society where people marry and have children early, six years old is still too early!
Even if it was his father who proposed it, Fusu... could not agree to it.
"Yeah." Ying Zheng maintained his posture, his tone a little low, "But you look so worried, Fusu, you're still a child. You worry about others all day long, why don't you just have fun?"
It turned out that she asked this question because she saw that Fusu was too worried at such a young age. Fusu breathed a sigh of relief.
Fusu could not explain to his father that he was not a real child. He had long forgotten what children liked to play and do. Now everything he did was what he really wanted to do, without any compulsion.
But his father obviously didn't think so. Fusu was afraid that his father would again slip into the idea of putting too much pressure on Fusu, so he immediately gave him a way out and said that he was actually very playful.
"Father, there is something I want to play now, but I need your permission." Fusu approached his father with a smile.
Ying Zheng held his eldest son's hand, which was pinching his sleeve, and asked with a smile, "Tell me, what do you want to play? Father has approved it."
Fusu smiled and said, "When Meng Hua and the others leave the palace and go home, can I also go out and play?"
After hearing this, Ying Zheng could no longer laugh. What did it mean to be pushing the envelope? His son was really good at this.
Ying Zheng suspected that this brat did it on purpose, he just wanted to go out of the palace to play!
【Author’s words】
"Nirvana in Fire": The father does not know his son, and the son does not know his father.
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