Yan Shiyue locked up the Seventh Prince for three days. The Seventh Prince was not good at reading to begin with, and he almost tore up the manuscripts, but still didn't write anything.
On the fourth day, Huo Qiyang arrived.
When the Seventh Prince saw Huo Qiyang, he shrank back in fear.
But Huo Qiyang's expression remained unchanged, and he bowed respectfully: "I am Huo Qiyang, your humble servant, and I greet His Majesty the Seventh Prince."
The psychological contrast was quite great, and the Seventh Prince was stunned.
It was not like he had never been greeted with courtesy before, but at this moment, looking at Huo Qiyang, who was wearing an official robe and responding to the greeting with a respectful and natural attitude, he suddenly felt a very strange feeling in his heart.
He couldn't explain what this feeling was, and he just said instinctively: "Mr. Huo... Sir Huo, please don't be polite."
"Thank you, Your Highness." Huo Qiyang bowed his head and said, "A few days ago, I was in a hurry and acted presumptuously. I hope Your Highness will forgive me."
The Seventh Prince shook his head hastily and said, "It's okay, it's okay." He hurried over and helped her up with his own hands: "Get up quickly."
"Yes," Huo Qiyang stood up, straightened his clothes, and said, "Then I will tell you about what happened that day, 'The king is the king, the minister is the minister, the father is the father, and the son is the son.'"
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Then Huo Qiyang talked to him for more than an hour.
Huo Qiyang's knowledge was extremely solid. He quoted extensively and explained things in a simple and easy-to-understand way. He talked about his work and books, and then talked about his work from the books... Finally, he said, "Then please, Seventh Prince, write an article on this topic!"
A long time ago, there was a joke on the Internet that said the Chinese national football team could let prisoners serving life sentences play, and they would be released if they qualified, so they would definitely qualify soon.
Although it is a joke, in a certain sense, it does make sense. Under tremendous pressure, the Seventh Prince was like a sponge, cramming knowledge like crazy.
Huo Qiyang came to explain to him every day and commented on his articles. Many of them were taken from the Crown Prince's articles in the past. Therefore, the Seventh Prince truly and deeply realized how outstanding his royal brother was.
Good handwriting, good writing, thorough knowledge and clear logic.
When the prince was seven or eight years old, he was much better than him. How ignorant was he to think that the prince was useless?
The Seventh Prince was not a bad person, so he felt extremely ashamed after realizing this.
Moreover, true teaching comes from words and deeds.
Huo Qiyang's calm and respectful attitude subtly told him all the time that he was a member of the royal family, and the imperial power was supreme and could not be challenged!
Therefore, by putting himself in other people's shoes, he truly understood how big a mistake he had made that day.
But neither Yan Shiyue nor Huo Qiyang said a word to him about the Eighth Prince.
But even if no one said it, the Seventh Prince slowly figured out some of the meaning after such instruction.
When he couldn't help asking Huo Qiyang, Huo Qiyang just said: "I dare not speak rashly about the prince."
He asked Yan Shiyue again, and Yan Shiyue tapped him on the head and said, "Think for yourself!" But after she finished speaking, she added one more sentence, "When you look at a person, don't look at what he says, look at what he does!"
The Seventh Prince sensed the kindness in her words and smiled at her foolishly.
To be honest, this kid is actually not annoying.
Yan Shiyue smiled and patted his head, then patiently added, "You can't guess what some people are thinking, so the best way is not to guess, figure out which path is right, and keep going without interference, which is the safest way."
The next morning, after the court session, the Seventh Prince met Emperor Mingyan and the Crown Prince and bowed respectfully.
Many court officials came along with them, and they all stopped and looked at each other.
It has been about a month, and the Seventh Prince, with his rosy lips and white teeth, has obviously not suffered any hardships, but he has become calmer as if he has been reborn... Especially these old hands who have been in the court for a long time can clearly sense this.
The Seventh Prince said, "Father, I want to apologize to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Emperor Ming Yan nodded.
The Seventh Prince bowed to the Crown Prince and said, "Your Highness! I was rude in my words. Please forgive me."
The prince smiled and said, "Seventh Prince, there is no need to be so polite."
"Your Highness, I am ashamed!" The Seventh Prince said with tears in his eyes, "These days, I have been reading the articles Your Highness wrote before he was eight years old. I have tried my best to write several articles, but not a single word can match the words Your Highness wrote back then, and not a single article can match one tenth of the articles Your Highness wrote back then."
He choked up and said, "Before, I just thought it was my fault for being tired. I thought that if I worked hard over time, I might succeed... But it was not until Master Xiao Huo came to explain to me that I realized that the value of Your Highness lies not in his writings, but in his moral character..."
He choked up and said, "Your Highness's wisdom and benevolence are reflected in every word. Your Highness was eight years old at that time, and he already had such knowledge. I am twelve years old this year, let alone learning, I can't even see it... I, I..." He fell to the ground and cried, "I am ashamed to be a descendant of the Yan family, I am ashamed to my father, and I am ashamed to Your Highness..."
The prince hurried forward and helped him up with both hands: "It is the greatest virtue to know one's mistakes and correct them. Come on, come on, stop crying."
The Seventh Prince threw himself on him, hugged his neck, and burst into tears: "Your Highness, Brother, I was wrong, I was really wrong, please forgive me!"
Fools also have their own wisdom, and the final revelation of true feelings can be said to be a stroke of genius.
Emperor Ming Yan's eyes were slightly red and he looked relieved.
They are all his sons. Seeing him come to his senses and the brothers getting along is undoubtedly the best outcome.
At this time, Gu Jiuxing also took the article that was originally placed next to the Seventh Prince. It was an article written in response to what happened that day. The handwriting was not good, but it was written with true feelings.
Apparently the Seventh Prince had intended to show this article to the Crown Prince, but he started crying while speaking and forgot about it.
But this made it seem particularly sincere. Several court officials circulated it and said: The Seventh Prince has really figured it out this time...
However, she couldn't help but admire her in her heart. It is not difficult to teach "behavior", but the difficult part is to correct the thinking. Yan Shiyue actually did it, and the most clever thing was that she used the prince's articles to teach him. In this way, the prince's face was completely saved.
It was a perfect occasion and everyone was happy.
Prince Ke stood not far away and watched until the scene was over, then he quietly left the palace.
Then he asked Yan Shiyue again: "Has Xiaoqi really repented? Isn't this just an act?"
Yan Shiyue said: "Yes."
She really taught him like she was teaching her son: "I told you, he has a good heart and a pure mind, so if you let him understand, he will be ashamed and wake up. On the other hand, it is precisely because he is such a person that I would take care of such a trivial matter and spend the effort to teach him."
Prince Ke was silent for a long time: "Then tell me, is it true that many people appear to be doing bad things, but are actually doing it out of kindness?"
"Not necessarily." Yan Shiyue gave him a bowl of poisonous chicken soup without any mercy: "Some people are selfish and bad. They do bad things and give people a high-sounding reason... There are many such people."
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