Chapter 86 Did the Crown Prince Admit His Mistakes Today? (1 update)
After Lu Zexu learned how to make soap in the supermarket, he definitely wanted to try making it himself.
Fortunately, he had a photographic memory. After returning to his bedroom from the supermarket, he did not sleep for a whole day. He not only wrote down the soap making method he learned, but also wrote down all the chemistry classes he saw in the cowhide notebook he carried with him.
He bought this the first time he jumped off a cliff and entered the supermarket. At that time, half of the shopping cart was filled with various pens and notebooks that could be carried around.
Lu Zexu was still a little uncomfortable at first, but after getting familiar with writing with a hard pen, he found that this kind of notebook and pen that could be carried around was simply too convenient to use.
After Lu Zexu spent a day organizing the chemical knowledge he had learned, he could not wait to try making soap in the palace. It was his
first time to do it himself, and Lu Zexu contributed a lot of enthusiasm. He did every step personally without asking others to do it.
The busy little prince was covered in dust every day, with quicklime and wood ash. It was impossible to keep it clean.
In order to make soap, Lu Zexu specially cleaned up the side courtyard, and only the most capable Fu Lu could enter.
Lu Zexu had very high requirements for confidentiality. After all, it was about how much money he could make and whether he could escape safely after the new emperor succeeded to the throne!
After the last major replacement of servants in the Eastern Palace, all the small workshops were closed.
The new batch of servants was personally checked by the eldest prince Lu Ze'an, and the general Shen Hong also checked them secretly, almost thoroughly checking them to make sure they were all clean before letting them into the Eastern Palace.
It can be said that the news of the Eastern Palace will not be easily spread now.
Even if Lu Zexu spent every day in the side hall making soap, making himself unkempt and covered in dust, the news was kept secret.
Lu Zexu invested a lot of enthusiasm in making soap.
The first time, he failed due to lack of experience.
The second time, he learned his lesson and barely made it, but it was still far from being sellable.
It was not until the third time that he made a satisfactory soap.
Looking at the simple and unadorned square block, Lu Zexu was so excited that he felt a sense of accomplishment!
Then, he was punished by the emperor.
This time, it was not because a servant in the East Palace was disloyal and secretly leaked secrets that led to Lu Zexu being punished, but because he was obsessed with making soap and skipped classes for three consecutive days. Could the Grand Tutor tolerate that?
He must not!
When Lu Chengtian, who was busy with state affairs, heard this, he got angry. The troublesome son must be taught a lesson!
Lu Zexu was punished to kneel.
If he was not kneeling on the tablet of his mother, Lu Zexu would definitely make trouble.
But this was his mother.
The little prince still knelt obediently for a day.
He had so many things to share with his mother.
So many things happened during this time, about being assassinated, about the change of his own ideas, about the small supermarket, about recognizing a sister, about opening a store and sucking up to someone, etc.
The emperor wanted Lu Zexu to reflect in front of the spirit tablet of the late queen, so that he could realize his mistakes!
So he could continue to make progress and work hard, just like before.
Lu Chengtian imagined it very beautifully, thinking that his punishment would definitely be effective. As a prince, it was ridiculous to always skip classes?
After reviewing the memorials for a day, Lu Chengtian looked at the sky outside, "Does the prince know his mistakes?"
The eunuch chief Dequan was a little entangled. Although he had been with the emperor for more than 30 years and had long been trained to respond to various scenarios, it can be said that he could get to this point thanks to his mouth.
However, even a man as smart as him didn't know how to answer this question.
Did he dare to say that the prince not only did not reflect on his mistakes, but became even more outrageous?
Lu Chengtian was so smart. Dequan's reaction had already explained some problems. He had a bad feeling in his heart.
"What happened?"
Dequan buried his head in his chest, his back bent even more, and even his voice was much lower. "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince still did not go to the study to study today."
Lu Chengtian frowned even more tightly, and he got up and left the palace directly. "It seems that the punishment is still too light!"
The emperor was furious and walked towards the East Palace angrily. He wanted to see what this man was doing in the East Palace instead of studying all day.
Dequan waved his hand and immediately caught up with Lu Chengtian's pace. Behind him was a group of eunuchs, palace maids, and maids.
This road was called a huge momentum.
Lu Chengtian was full of anger and wanted to settle accounts with that troublesome son.
The path he led would pass through the Yu Garden.
However, when Lu Chengtian saw the Yu Garden, he subconsciously stopped.
He even looked around suspiciously. It seemed a little strange at first glance, but after a closer look, it felt very familiar.
He didn't know how to describe this strange feeling.
In the end, he could only ask his chief eunuch, "Dequan, I remember this is the Yu Garden, am I right?"
Dequan lowered his head even lower, "Your Majesty, this is indeed the Yu Garden, you are not mistaken."
Lu Chengtian looked at the bare garden without a single flower to be seen, and then thought about the colorful and blooming Yu Garden a few days ago, and the anger in his heart accumulated more and more.
He lowered his voice, "What on earth is going on? Who can tell me what happened to my Yu Garden? Where are the flowers?"
Dequan and a group of people behind him all knelt down suddenly, kowtowed and apologized, "I deserve to die, please forgive me, Your Majesty, all the flowers in Yu Garden have been plucked out by the prince."
At the end, Dequan's voice was as low as a mosquito.
There was no way, he didn't know what was wrong with the group of servants in the East Palace, how could they act so quickly, just one day!
It really only took one day to pluck out all the flowers in the yard of Yu Garden.
Hearing that it was the prince who caused trouble again, Lu Chengtian felt his head buzzing. He really couldn't understand why the prince, who had always been sensible, respectful, diligent and studious, would become so naughty?
This time he must be taught a good lesson!
Lu Chengtian felt distressed when he thought that his favorite camellia could not escape the fate of being plucked out.
His steps towards the East Palace became faster.
Who would have thought that Lu Chengtian, who was full of anger, finally arrived at the East Palace. He wanted to beat his son a couple of times to cool down, but he found that Lu Zexu was not in the East Palace at all. Knowing that
Lu Zexu went to the Empress Dowager's palace, Lu Chengtian also walked towards the Empress Dowager's palace.
Today he must teach this rebellious son a lesson!
Even if he hides in the Empress Dowager's palace, it will be useless! If
he doesn't take care of this son anymore, he can even lift the roof off!
If Lu Zexu knew that his father thought of him like this, he would definitely sneer. What does it mean that he is hiding in the Queen Mother's palace?
He is going to curry favor with her... Oh no, he is showing filial piety, okay!