Chapter 723 Grand Tutor Jiang Shows No Mercy Even to Children
Xie Ruoyi was startled by her father and immediately stopped crying. Her eyes were red as she stared at her father, as if she didn't recognize him. Her cheeks burned with pain, and she wanted to find her mother.
But the ruthlessness in her father's eyes terrified her so much that she dared not utter a sound.
Xie Shang was also stunned. He had never hit his child before, and his daughter was the apple of his eye. He would never hit her even if she couldn't recite her lessons. This...
The Third Prince quickly pulled his two sons and a daughter aside, unsure whether to leave or stay. As long as he knew it wasn't his children who caused the trouble, he couldn't be bothered with other people's business.
Xie Ziyan and Xie Hongyou remained indifferent, standing quietly to the side.
Grand Tutor Jiang suddenly said, "I never advocate corporal punishment of students. If a student can't study, just teach them properly. If they can't be taught, it means they don't have the talent. You can't force someone to study if they don't have the talent. Fine, if the little princess doesn't want to study, then so be it. Maybe she's good at other things!" For example, she's better at crying than others.
For some unknown reason, Xie Yang snatched the ruler from Jiang Taifu's hand and began to beat Xie Ruoyi mercilessly. Her buttocks, arms, back, and delicate white hands were all covered in bloody welts from the beatings.
Jiang Huai was standing closest, but he didn't try to take back the ruler. It wasn't his doing; it was her own father who hit her. She deserved it; she was so young and already learning bad habits.
Seeing this, Xie Ziyan quickly threw herself into Xie Shang's arms. "Father, I'm so scared." She secretly glanced at Xie Ruoyi. You dare to bully this princess and Xiao Chu? You deserve to be taught a lesson.
Xie Shang hugged his daughter and quickly comforted her, "Yan'er, don't be afraid, Father is here. Be good, don't be afraid."
He was too busy comforting his daughter to have any other hands to stop her.
The Third Prince was even more honest. He and the Third Princess were truly a perfect couple, masters of feigning deafness and dumbness.
Xie Ruoyi screamed and cried out as she was beaten, "Mother, I want Mother! I don't want you! Mother, save Yi'er!"
The more she acted like this, the angrier Xie Yang became. Who told her not to want him?
In the end, it was her wet nurse who stepped forward and hugged Xie Ruoyi, begging for mercy, "Your Highness, please spare the princess. She is still so young, it is understandable that she cannot read. She will be able to read when she grows up."
Xie Yang struck the wet nurse with the ruler in his hand, saying, "It's all because of you old women! You've all failed to properly teach the princess. I'll punish you all too."
Finally, Xie Shang couldn't stand it anymore. "Stop! Take her home and teach her properly. Why are you hitting her? What can a six-year-old girl read? If all else fails, keep her at home and let her learn needlework. Don't send her to the palace starting tomorrow."
Xie Yang said, "Your Majesty, please give Yi'er another chance. Starting tomorrow, she will definitely study hard. All royal children, regardless of gender, can read and write. Yi'er will definitely study hard."
Xie Yang thought Zhang Yurou was a useless piece of trash and an idiot. How did she raise her daughter? Jiang Fenghua's daughter and son were two years younger than her, and they could do everything.
Xie Ruoyi didn't enter the palace to study at the royal academy, so the Fourth Prince's mansion was treated differently, just like when he was a child, hiding in the cold West Palace, never seeing the light of day...
Xie Shang thought for a moment, "That's true. How can the children of the royal family not know how to study? Fourth Prince, please teach them more!"
Jiang Huai looked troubled. "Your Majesty, please entrust the important task of teaching Princess Yi to another tutor! I am truly powerless to help a child with such poor aptitude."
Xie Shang knew that Grand Tutor Jiang's students were all top-notch, so he said, "If Grand Tutor Jiang can nurture other children into talents, Princess Yi must be no less capable. Let's take it slow!"
"I am a very strict teacher. If I were to punish the princess with a ruler, I fear I could not bear the consequences. Your Majesty, perhaps..."
Before Grand Tutor Jiang could finish speaking, Xie Yang said, "Grand Tutor Jiang, just discipline her strictly. If the little princess doesn't learn from you, just beat her. A strict teacher produces outstanding students. The Empress was also taught by the Grand Tutor, wasn't she? The Empress is very learned and talented."
Jiang Huai said with a proud look, "I'm not exaggerating. The Empress's knowledge and intelligence are unmatched by ordinary people. She is willing to learn, while Princess Yi is unwilling to learn. Forcing her to learn is useless. You have to realize your own understanding when you study. Princess Yan also learned on her own. She is exactly like the Empress when she was young. She is willing to learn and able to learn."
Upon hearing this, a fierce glint flashed in Xie Yang's eyes, and he quickly said, "She is willing, Yi'er is willing."
Under pressure from her father, Xie Ruoyi said, "I am willing, Uncle, please don't let me not go to the palace to study."
Xie Shang had no choice but to say, "Yi'er is so smart, she should definitely study with everyone."
When Xie Ruoyi saw Xie Ziyan being held in her father's arms, being cared for and loved, her eyes were filled with envy and jealousy. She hated Xie Ziyan.
If my mother had married my uncle, he would have been my father, and he would have loved her dearly. So why did my mother marry my father?
After Xie Yang left with Xie Ruoyi and the others, someone suddenly ran up and brought him news from outside the palace. A ruthless glint flashed in his eyes, and he said in a deep voice, "Inform the Princess Consort; she knows what to do."
As Jiang Fenghua listened to Xie Ziyan's vivid description of what had happened in the palace, she asked, "Your maternal grandfather wanted to hit her?"
“She started crying before we even hit her. Who would dare hit a crybaby like her?” Xie Ziyan said.
Jiang Fenghua thought to herself: Although Grand Tutor Jiang is serious, he probably wouldn't hit a little girl. It seems that Grand Tutor Jiang can be quite mischievous when he teases people. Xie Ruoyi pushed his granddaughter and granddaughter into the water, she really deserves to be taught a lesson.
Grand Tutor Jiang wasn't stupid enough to hit her, which would have attracted the attention of the Emperor and her father. Seeing how ignorant she was, they realized she was disgracing the royal family.
Unexpectedly, Xie Yang could actually bring himself to harm his own daughter, but he couldn't bear to hit his daughter, Yan'er.
When Jiang Fenghua returned and didn't see Xie Hongyou, she asked, "Where's your brother?"
"I'm reading in the study." Xie Ziyan learns everything quickly, and once she's learned something, she plays with her younger siblings.
Jiang Fenghua has heard her son study hard more than once.
She went to see Xie Hongyou again and saw that he was indeed studying hard, so she didn't disturb him. Her son knew how to work hard, and she should be content.
Upon hearing that Jiang Fenghua had returned to the palace, Xie Shang put down his official duties and came to Kunning Palace.
She had just turned around when Xie Shang hugged her tightly. "You're back."
Jiang Fenghua felt a tickle on her neck from his touch and quickly moved away, saying, "Isn't this where I'm standing? If Your Majesty didn't see me, did you see my spirit?"
Xie Shang hugged her tightly, "Nonsense, the Jiang Fenghua I saw was the real Jiang Fenghua, my Ruan Ruan."
Jiang Fenghua stared into his eyes, "The glib-tongued Xie Shang is number one, the others are just average."
Xie Shang kissed her cheek, then her lips. "Is this considered normal?"
Jiang Fenghua blushed from her ears to her cheeks. "Can you be serious for once? Your eldest son is studying hard inside. If he hears his father being so frivolous, he'll think you're doing something inappropriate."
"Your son didn't hear me. He covered his ears and eyes very tightly." Xie Hongyou's voice suddenly came from inside. He had been peeking out through the crack in the door. "Your son is going to read. Father and Mother, please make yourselves at home."
Xie Shang was overjoyed to have two promising children. "You'er and Yan'er did not embarrass me today. It is my Ruan Ruan who has taught them well."
Jiang Fenghua already knew what had happened. She said, "I heard that the Fourth Princess Consort is the most talented woman in Shengjing City. Your Majesty should know that Zhang Yurou was also a prominent figure back then!"
"Really? How come I didn't know?" Xie Shang said.
"You really don't know?" Jiang Fenghua didn't believe Xie Shang. He was clearly a womanizer, always flirting and attracting attention.
Xie Shang didn't answer directly, but changed the subject: "You've been out of the palace for two days, how's your investigation into Jin Ji's case going!"
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