Hearing him subtly mock his lack of learning, Zu An remained unperturbed and said with a smile, "However, the Crown Prince is, after all, the heir apparent to the throne, and the Crown Princess will become Empress. In the end, Prince Qi's behavior is somewhat contrary to the duties of a subject."
Upon hearing this, many people in the room gasped. The two eunuchs, Xiao Xu and Xiao He, turned pale, while Pu Duandiao and Jiao Sigun secretly thought to themselves, "It's all over. How dare they speak to the Prince of Qi like that? They're doomed."
Even the Crown Princess's maid, Rong Mo, was on high alert, fearing that Prince Qi's anger might implicate the Crown Prince and Crown Princess. However, if the other party made a move, even in her prime, she would not be a match for him, let alone now that she was still recovering from serious injuries.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel secretly annoyed that Zu'an was such a troublemaker.
Rage from Rong Mo: +233 +233 +233...
Only the Crown Princess felt as refreshed as eating an ice-cold watermelon on a hot summer day. The more she looked at Zu An, the more pleasing he seemed. She never expected that this guy would be so loyal to her. She would have to cultivate him more in the future.
King Qi's eyes narrowed slightly, but he reacted quickly and immediately said, "There are two ways in which a ruler will not be a subject to his subjects: when the subject is the emperor's father, he will not be a subject; when the subject is the emperor's teacher, he will not be a subject. The rites of the Great Learning state that even when the emperor is summoned, one should not face north, because this is to show respect to the teacher."
Zu An thought to himself, "Luckily, I received nine years of compulsory education before I transmigrated, otherwise I really wouldn't understand your fancy words." The other person's words meant:
There are two situations in which a ruler does not treat his subjects as subjects: first, when a subject is the chief officiant in a sacrificial ceremony, he should not treat him as a subordinate, but respectfully accept the chief officiant's arrangements; second, when a subject is the teacher in his studies, he should not treat him as a subordinate, but respectfully accept the teacher's teachings.
Although this is a world of cultivation, for the sake of national stability, a set of established etiquette has remained in place for thousands of years. Teachers imparting knowledge and explaining classics to the monarch are not required to observe the etiquette of subordinates. When the monarch listens and learns, he forgets his royal status and studies respectfully and attentively; this is how he shows respect to the teacher.
His meaning was clear: if even a monarch would act this way, how much more so a crown prince and his consort?
The Crown Princess blinked her beautiful eyes at Zu An. She had been holding back her anger because of this, and she was very curious about how Zu An would respond.
For some reason, she always felt that this guy wouldn't let her down.
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