Chapter 83 Methods of Flood Control: Drying Out the Water
Xie Yuxiao glanced at them.
Xie Yunqi: ...Okay, I'll shut up.
On one side, the father and son were loving and harmonious, while on the other side, Consort Jing, who felt wronged by being framed, and Consort Yue, who was anxious and guilty, were stunned.
Consort Yue kept exchanging glances with the palace maid beside her, hoping that Xie Yuxiao's attention would be diverted.
Let's just forget about what just happened and not pursue it any further.
She can no longer eat fancy dishes every day. What will she do if even the simplest meat is no longer available?
Consort Jing thought the exact opposite. She had nothing to do with these matters, so naturally she wanted to resolve things as quickly as possible.
Consort Jing seized the opportunity and quickly steered the conversation back on track.
"Your Majesty, why not grant the princess's wish and severely punish Consort Yue!"
Consort Yue was startled and looked at Xie Yuxiao's expression. Just as she was about to cry and beg for mercy again, Xie Yuxiao made the final decision: "This punishment is still too lenient. The princess is kind-hearted, so I will add another punishment to this one. Consort Yue has lost her virtue, so she is banished to the Cold Palace to reflect on her mistakes. She can come out when she truly realizes her wrongdoing."
Consort Jing was taken aback, but immediately chimed in, "Yes, punish her, punish her severely! Consort Yue, since His Highness the Fifth Prince has already forgiven you, and considering our long-standing sisterhood, I will not pursue the matter further. This time, you must reflect deeply upon your actions in the Cold Palace!"
The harsher she speaks at this point, the more it will demonstrate that she and Consort Yue are not in cahoots.
Consort Yue was shocked: "No, how, how did I end up in the Cold Palace?"
She just came to dance today, how did things turn out like this?
Xie Yunqi rolled his eyes at her, muttering, "Who told you to fake a fall? It's a good thing you're not pregnant, otherwise you'd be accusing me of killing your child, wouldn't you?"
"No! I just wanted to..."
Consort Yue was at a loss for words. What could she say? That she only wanted to make a small effort to get on Xie Yunsheng's good side?
Or was it because Xie Yunsheng refused to accept her initial advances that she had no choice but to resort to this tactic?
There's no way to smooth things over, because she's in the wrong.
Xie Yunqi: "What are you thinking? You just want to accuse me of pushing you, don't you? Do you think I look simple and easy to bully? Do you think all these people here are blind? My sister, did you see? She's very smart!"
Consort Yue's face turned pale.
Sighing, I see. That's just how my fifth brother is. He'll climb up any leash he can get. With that golden crown on his head, he really does look like the son of a landlord. No wonder he's called the Little Tyrant.
Xie Yuxiao seemed tired and asked Shengsheng, "Alright, that's settled then. Sheng'er, accompany your father to have lunch."
He responded gently, then Xie Yuxiao's gaze fell on Xie Yunqi. Xie Yunqi immediately sensed something was wrong and said, "Uh, Father, I suddenly remembered I have something to attend to. Perhaps I should..."
Xie Yuxiao interrupted him coolly: "You join in too. Grand Tutor Liu said that your exam paper was the first one he graded yesterday."
Xie Yunqi froze, then lowered her head guiltily.
As expected, Xie Yuxiao's voice, which sounded like a half-smile, came from above him and struck straight to his heart.
"Heh, I heard that on your exam paper, you wrote that to control the flood, you need to dry it with fire. If all the water is dried up, there will be no water left to control, so there's no point in controlling the flood?"
Xie Yunqi chuckled awkwardly: "Hahaha, this, oh my, Grand Tutor Liu is indeed Grand Tutor Liu, he changes so quickly, hahahaha, oh my, this tree is really a tree, so green!"
A series of chuckles rang out as they praised the tree's greenness.
Sheng Sheng had indeed heard Xie Yunchuan mention it before; Liu Taifu had devised a water control strategy to test them.
Originally, it was just a casual test. Liu Taifu knew that most people didn't have this ability, but at least they could write a few words.
Xie Yunqi, on the other hand, started rambling nonsense right there on top of him.
Sheng Sheng covered her mouth and laughed, "No wonder Father always spends more attention on Fifth Brother. Fourth Brother used to complain that Father rarely cared about his studies. But looking at it this way, Fifth Brother should be 'cared for' more. Fourth Brother is so much more well-behaved compared to Fifth Brother."
Xie Yuxiao also had a headache: "Your mother is intelligent, but I'm not bad either, am I? Who did you learn your brain from?"
Xie Yunqi said aggrievedly, "I think it makes a lot of sense. If there's no water left, then there's no point in treating it. I think we should take a basin, put the water in it over the fire, and dry it. Once it's dried, we can fill another basin and keep drying it. Fill, dry, fill, dry, fill, dry, fill and dry... basin after basin, until all the water is dried up, that's fine."
Xie Yunqi found the argument increasingly convincing and got so excited that he started speaking faster and faster.
Xie Yuxiao was truly afraid that one day he would be driven to death by him.
"You! I can't be bothered to listen to your nonsense!"
In a fit of anger, Xie Yuxiao picked up Shengsheng and left, not forgetting to have someone keep an eye on Xie Yunqi and make sure he followed: "Hurry up and catch up! You're not allowed to leave until you've memorized half of the Analects!"
Xie Yunqi was dumbfounded: "Huh? Father, it's only the beginning of winter!"
His vacation has just begun, and he doesn't want to memorize anything!
Although Xie Yunqi was Xiao Quanzi's master, his "theory of water management" was so outrageous that it was hard for anyone not to laugh.
Xie Yunqi dawdled for a long time, unwilling to follow. Xiao Quanzi suppressed a laugh and urged him, "Your Highness, let's hurry up and catch up. If His Majesty gets angry, it won't just be half a book anymore. What if he makes you memorize the whole book?"
Xie Yunqi let out a wail and followed after him, wiping away her tears.
Seeing that everyone had left, Consort Jing finally breathed a sigh of relief. Her maid, Yuhe, asked timidly, "Your Highness, shall we continue practicing this dance?"
Consort Jing was taken aback, only then remembering that she had originally come to Changyin Pavilion to practice dancing today.
Consort Jing glanced at the female official Meng subconsciously, and the female official Meng was also very confused.
Consort Jing was confined to her quarters, and Consort Yue had previously offered to perform a dance at the New Year's Day palace banquet as a way to help her.
But now that Consort Yue has been banished to the Cold Palace to reflect on her past, can she still perform this dance?
The female official pondered that these two, one confined to the palace and the other in the cold palace, were actually quite suitable to dance together.
However, the lady-in-waiting dared not say this outright, so she cautiously asked Consort Jing, "Perhaps I should ask His Majesty?"
"What a mess!" Consort Jing sighed, flicked her sleeve, and glared at the female official. "Hurry up and go!"
"yes."
The female official chased after her, while Consort Jing paced back and forth in frustration. She was even more annoyed when she saw Consort Yue, and she couldn't stop scolding her: "Why did you have to provoke them? One of them is the Fifth Prince, who is notoriously mischievous and a little tyrant. Even the most eloquent censors can't handle him. Why did you have to provoke him?"
Consort Yue remained kneeling on the ground, staring at the ground, her hands gradually clenching.
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