Autumn, the season of harvest.
From the court to the people, everyone was in high spirits.
This year, God is kind and the weather is good from south to north.
The grain harvest was abundant, the villagers were smiling, the government granaries were full, and taxes were collected smoothly.
The bad luck that had plagued the Great Zhou for decades finally disappeared.
Emperor Wende was in a good mood and held a Mid-Autumn Festival banquet in the palace, giving wine and drinks to all officials.
Yu Ge'er and Zheng Ge'er took advantage of the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet to beat up the Ninth Prince.
Originally, the beating was planned to be carried out during the Dragon Boat Festival Palace Banquet.
Because Empress Dowager Xiao passed away, the Dragon Boat Festival palace banquet was cancelled and the plan was postponed.
The Ninth Prince is not a man who will swallow his anger. Of course he will complain after being beaten!
He did not go to his biological mother, Xiao Zhaoyi, but went directly to his father, Emperor Wende, to complain.
"Father, my eldest brother's Liu Yu and fourth brother's Liu Zheng beat me up. My nose bled."
The ninth prince held the blood-stained handkerchief as evidence, crying and feeling very aggrieved.
Emperor Wende's face fell, "Two of them against one of you?"
The Ninth Prince nodded heavily.
If you report someone to be evil, of course the worst consequences will befall you.
“Bold!”
Emperor Wende was angry.
Two against one, and both Liu Zheng and Liu Yu are older than the Ninth Prince.
In terms of age, the older ones bully the younger ones.
In terms of seniority, it is disrespectful to elders.
He needs a severe lesson.
Emperor Wende said angrily, "Call Liu Zheng and Liu Yu here. I want to personally investigate this matter."
Chang En quickly ordered someone to invite the two imperial grandchildren.
Emperor Wende's eyes swept across the faces of the two brothers Liu Zhao and Liu Yi.
"Look at the good son you taught."
Liu Zhao frowned slightly and remained silent.
Liu Yi was furious and glared at Xiao Qin'er. How could she discipline Liu Zheng on a daily basis? How dare she hit someone in the palace? She deserved a beating.
I must give Liu Zheng a good beating when I get back.
Liu Zheng and Liu Yu, two brats, are not afraid at all.
Following the eunuch, he came to the main hall and paid his respects politely.
The Ninth Prince pointed at the two men and said, "Father, it was these two who beat me. My son bled profusely."
Emperor Wende looked at his two grandsons with a serious expression, "What do you have to say?"
"Your Majesty, what Uncle Nine said is not entirely true." Liu Yu stood up, neither humble nor arrogant, and was very courageous.
The Ninth Prince was furious, "Could it be that I have wronged you?"
Liu Yu said, "We agreed on a sparring match, but there was no fighting. And it was a one-on-one sparring match. You're not as skilled as the other person and can't win, so you complain. What a mean-spirited person!"
"Nonsense!" the Ninth Prince jumped up and shouted.
Emperor Wende glanced at him lightly, and the Ninth Prince immediately shrank to one side like a quail, not daring to say a word.
Emperor Wende asked Liu Yu, "Are you sparring, not fighting?"
"Your Majesty, I dare not lie to you."
"Since we were sparring, why did you hit Lao Jiu's nose and make it bleed?"
Liu Yu looked bewildered. "Is Uncle Jiu's nose bleeding? This grandson doesn't know about it."
Liu Zheng also said, "My grandson doesn't know about this. When the two of us separated from Uncle Jiu, he was still fine, except that his clothes were dirty and wrinkled."
"Father, they are lying." The Ninth Prince refuted.
Emperor Wende had a blank expression on his face. "Call the Imperial Physician, and have the Ninth Prince examine his nose."
The Ninth Prince shuddered and subconsciously covered his nose.
Liu Yu and Liu Zheng lowered their heads and smiled secretly, their plan succeeded.
Looking at the Ninth Prince's performance, Emperor Wende had nothing to understand.
He should remember the order, "Take the Ninth Prince away and order Xiao Zhaoyi to discipline him properly. Liu Zheng and Liu Yu, you have been acting recklessly in the palace and will be punished by copying a book a hundred times."
ah?
Another hundred times of copying the book.
Liu Zheng wanted to cry.
Can’t the Emperor come up with a way to punish me?
Liu Yu didn't care.
Copying books was a piece of cake for him and it wasn't a punishment at all.
The palace banquet continued.
The playfulness among the three children did not cause any commotion.
Everyone has their own thoughts.
It is obvious that the children of the eldest prince and the fourth prince have a very good relationship.
On the contrary, Liu Zheng and the Ninth Prince, the uncle and nephew, should have a very close relationship. But now it seems that Liu Zheng and the Ninth Prince are at loggerheads with each other.
Thinking further, the relationship between Xiao Qin'er and Xiao Zhaoyi is probably not as harmonious as the outside world rumors.
The two children are at loggerheads with each other, and the parents must also bear some responsibility.
Liu Zheng and Liu Yu were left in the palace to copy books. They could only leave when they finished copying.
Gu Jiu and Liu Zhao went to Weiyang Palace to visit Liu Yu.
Gu Jiu touched his head. The little boy was almost as tall as her. Children were growing so fast.
"Naughty! Was it your idea to challenge the Ninth Prince to a duel?"
Liu Yu lowered his head guiltily.
Gu Jiu snorted and pinched his ear, "Don't mess around next time."
Liu Zhao's face turned serious and he scolded, "You little brat deserves a beating. You decide how to punish you."
Liu Yu obediently stretched out his left hand, palm facing up, and was beaten with a stick.
Gu Jiu didn't stop him.
She usually didn't interrupt when Liu Zhao was disciplining his children.
Liu Zhao was not polite at all. He took out a ruler, pointed it at the palm of Liu Yu's hand, and started beating him.
Liu Yu had tears in his eyes, but he didn't dare to cry.
He could only look at Gu Jiu pitifully.
Gu Jiu turned his head and avoided the child's gaze.
Liu Zhao lashed out ten times in a row. He threw the ruler away and said to Liu Yu, "If you do this again, the punishment will be doubled. You dare to act so recklessly in the palace? You are so audacious."
Yu Ge'er's hands were swollen from being beaten, but he couldn't cry and had to listen respectfully to Liu Zhao's teachings.
After teaching him a lesson, Liu Zhao allowed him to go down and take medicine to reflect on his actions.
Gu Jiu secretly complained to him: "You are too cruel."
Liu Zhao snorted, "He's so young, yet he dares to play tricks in the palace. If he's not disciplined, what will happen to him when he grows up? When I was his age, I didn't even dare to play tricks in the palace."
Gu Jiu complained: "You are angry that you are not as good as Yu Ge'er, so you hit him so hard."
"Nonsense. Am I that kind of person?"
Liu Zhao snorted twice, very dissatisfied. Gu Jiu underestimated him.
How could he be jealous of his son? He is a very generous person.
Gu Jiu secretly rolled his eyes, what a narcissist.
Liu Yu was beaten, but Liu Zheng was even worse off.
In another side hall, Liu Yi was holding a stick and hitting Liu Zheng.
What is called sparring? It sounds nice, but it is actually just fighting.
A fight broke out in the palace, and Liu Yi was the one who started it first, which even alarmed His Majesty. Liu Yi was furious.
When it comes to fighting, he shows no mercy.
Xiao Qin'er couldn't stand it and kept trying to dissuade him, which made Liu Yi even angrier.
Liu Yi threw the stick away and said, "He's just spoiled. Look at your good son, he doesn't study hard, he just fights all day long, it's ridiculous!"
Xiao Qin'er said: "It's not Zheng Ge'er's responsibility alone, Liu Yu is the mastermind."
"You still dare to quibble on his behalf? You've almost made him a fool. If he were as educated and sensible as Liu Yu, and could even take Master Ren as his teacher, not to mention not giving the Ninth Prince a nosebleed, even if he did, I would cover for him today. But does he have that ability?"
Xiao Qin'er was dissatisfied. "He is your son, how can you say that about him? Is he really that bad?"
Liu Yi was angry, "A loving mother often spoils her son. Just keep spoiling him and see what he can achieve in the future."
After saying that, Liu Yi turned away.
Xiao Qin'er quickly helped Liu Zheng up from the bench and ordered someone to call the imperial physician.
She personally examined Liu Zheng's injuries. "Your father is too cruel. He attacked so viciously. Does it hurt?"
Liu Zheng sobbed twice, "It hurts! But a son doesn't blame his father. He was indeed wrong."
Xiao Qin'er burst into tears and hugged Liu Zheng, "Good child, you really should let your father see this. You are so sensible, but he is still dissatisfied with everything. It's too much."
Liu Zheng, in turn, advised Xiao Qin'er, "Mother, please be quiet. Father is too worried about his son. If he doesn't get beaten, he won't be able to face his grandfather."
Xiao Qin'er was stunned. "Who taught you that? Or did you come up with it yourself?"
Liu Zheng scratched his head. "Brother Yu and I discussed this together. Before we started, we knew we wouldn't be able to escape a beating, and my son had already prepared for it."
"Silly boy! Knowing that you can't escape a beating, you and Yu Ge'er still pick on the Ninth Prince. Are you too full?" Xiao Qin'er complained.
Liu Zheng grinned, "The Ninth Prince deserves a beating, and my son wants to give him a beating himself. It's worth it."
Xiao Qin'er was furious.
Does Liu Zheng have the temper of a donkey?
"Why do you hate the Ninth Prince so much? Did he offend you?"
"My son just can't stand his arrogance. Is being a prince so great? I'm still the emperor's grandson."
"Silly son, of course the prince is great. The emperor's grandson is far inferior to the prince."
"I don't think so. I think those little princes are stupid. They have never seen anything outside the palace. They are just like a bunch of bumpkins."
Xiao Qin'er was so angry that she laughed.
She pinched Liu Zheng's ear and said, "Tell me the truth, who did you learn these words from?"
Liu Zheng cried out in pain, and Xiao Qin'er was afraid of hurting him, so she quickly let go of his ear.
Liu Zheng grinned, "I learned this from Yu Ge'er. I really envy him because he doesn't have to study in the palace. Shanhe Academy is much more interesting than the palace. Mother, I also want to study at Shanhe Academy."
"I told you not to, why are you bringing this up again? Did Liu Yu instigate you to do this? I told you not to hang out with him, but you wouldn't listen. Look, this time you're not only getting beaten, you're also having to copy the book."
Xiao Qin'er suddenly became angry and Liu Zheng was frightened.
After being angry, Xiao Qin'er calmed down again.
She hugged Liu Zheng and whispered, "Our family is different from your uncle's family. You and Yu Ge'er are also different. Yu Ge'er can go to Shanhe Shuyangyan to study, but you can't. You can only study in the palace."
Liu Zheng was very disappointed. "Why can't my son go to Shanhe Academy to study? My son and Yu Ge'er are both grandchildren of the emperor."
Xiao Qin'er was a little annoyed. She controlled her anger for fear of scaring the child.
"I told you that you are different from him."
"What's the difference?"
Xiao Qin'er said seriously, "Except for the fact that you are all grandchildren of the emperor, you are different in every way."
Liu Zheng was very sad.
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