The Crown Prince was invited by Liu Fu to the main hall, where he sat and waited for Li Ting.
As a result, Li Ting was delayed by other matters.
"Your Highness, my master has been stopped by the Second Prince. He asked me to tell you to wait a little longer."
"Steward Liu, I'd also like to go to the Second Prince's place. Please show me the way."
Xiao Sheng wanted to see what his younger brother was up to.
Liu Fu led Xiao Sheng back to the courtyard they had just been in.
Even Eunuch Zheng was there.
As soon as Xiao Sheng entered the courtyard, he heard Eunuch Zheng reprimanding Li Ting in his strange tone.
"This is the Empress's decree. You have to agree whether you like it or not. From this day forward, you, Li Ting, are the Crown Prince's tutor and also the Second Prince's mentor."
“Eunuch Zheng, Li Ting is a crippled warrior, incapable even of serving as the Crown Prince’s tutor. If another second prince were added, how would I face the late Emperor? If I were to ruin the ancestral state, I, Li Ting, would have no face to meet the late Emperor after my death!”
"So, you intend to defy Her Majesty the Empress's decree?" Eunuch Zheng's tone was laced with malice!
Li Xingran was woken up again, feeling annoyed! There were no cars in this ancient time, so it should be quiet and conducive to rest. How come someone was making noise again just as she fell asleep?
Xu Ningyou was also woken up by the noise. Listening to the sounds in the courtyard and looking at Li Xingran, she muttered to herself, "Ruanruan, it's that Eunuch Zheng who's here, and he brought the Second Prince with him. Empress Zhao Yunwan wants your father to teach the Second Prince martial arts!"
Huh? Mom's talking to me! Mom's explaining the situation to me! What the heck! Does Mom know what I'm thinking?
Or did Mother hear all my previous thoughts?
[The Second Prince? Xiao Ding? Mother, dear Mother, I want to see this Second Prince. He's the main character in this book! He's treacherous and ruthless, always calculating his every move. He conspired with Xiao Yuyan to frame the Li family. The Li family is his sworn enemy!]
“Ruanruan, we can’t go out now. It’s better not to let the Second Prince see you, so as not to cause any trouble.”
[I remember in the book, Father couldn't refuse the Empress's decree, and in the end, he had no choice but to become the Second Prince's tutor.]
[A series of unexpected events followed in the Li family's footsteps. The second prince was a wolf in sheep's clothing, appearing kind and gentle on the surface, but actually harboring a filthy and dark heart.]
Xu Ningyou looked at her daughter in her arms with eyes full of love. Ruan Ruan's thoughts were so adorable! Whatever Ruan Ruan said was true; the Li family would definitely stay away from the Second Prince in the future, and he couldn't harm them in the slightest.
What Li Xingran didn't know was that her involvement had already slightly altered the course of the book.
Li Ting took out the token bestowed by the late emperor from his pocket.
Upon seeing this, Eunuch Zheng quickly knelt down and pulled the Second Prince down to kneel as well.
“This is a token bestowed by the late Emperor. Seeing this token is like seeing the late Emperor alive. I'm sure Eunuch Zheng knows the purpose of this token: to protect my Li family from being manipulated by anyone. Now, I am unwilling to be the Second Prince's tutor, and I humbly request the Empress to withdraw the imperial decree.”
After saying that, Li Ting kowtowed to the ground until his forehead broke and bled.
Seeing this, Eunuch Zheng had no choice but to return to the palace to report to Zhao Yunwan.
Upon seeing this, Xiao Sheng quickly dodged and hid.
He used to think that this Eunuch Zheng was kind and treated him well, but he didn't know that behind his back, he was actually a bully who relied on his master's power!
In this eunuch Zheng's eyes, the Empress is probably his master!
After Eunuch Zheng and the Second Prince had walked away, Xiao Sheng entered the courtyard and helped Li Ting up.
Xiao Sheng took out a handkerchief and wiped the blood from Li Ting's forehead. He then instructed his men to fetch the Li family's resident doctor to examine Li Ting's injury. After doing this, Xiao Sheng knelt upright in front of Li Ting.
"Grand Tutor! Please accept my three bows!"
Xiao Sheng solemnly performed the apprenticeship ceremony, and Li Ting did not refuse. Thinking of his daughter's words, the Li family and the Crown Prince were now in the same boat.
Only if he educates the crown prince well can the Li family possibly reverse their fate.
Lost in thought, Li Ting only just realized that the Crown Prince was acting very strangely today.
After Zhao Yunshu entrusted the Crown Prince to him, he also went to see the Crown Prince and asked him about his future plans.
At that time, Li Ting had just retired from the military and returned to his hometown. His merits were still intact, and his prestige had not yet faded, so the emperor could not do anything about him. Li Ting already had a waist token for entering and leaving the palace, which was bestowed by the late emperor. Therefore, during the period after Empress Zhao Yunshu's death, Li Ting often entered the palace to accompany the crown prince.
However, the crown prince at that time was playful, arrogant, domineering, easily deceived, and even seemed a bit foolish. He had not started his formal education at the age of four, unlike any other prince in the history of Nanchen Kingdom.
Zhao Yunshu entrusted her son with only one sentence: she asked Li Ting to find a way to take Xiao Sheng under his wing and raise him.
But when Li Ting asked Xiao Sheng if he wanted to go with him, Xiao Sheng pointed at Li Ting and replied, "I am the Crown Prince. Everyone in the palace says that this palace and this world will belong to me in the future. Why should I go with a commoner like you who has no official position?"
Li Ting thought the crown prince was useless. He never expected that such an outstanding mother as Zhao Yunshu would raise such a stupid child.
Later, when Li Ting went to see the Crown Prince again, the Crown Prince hid most of the time.
Two years have passed, has he changed his mind? What does it mean that he's now taking the initiative to come closer to you?
"Your Highness, more than two years ago, I said I wanted to take you under my wing and personally teach you, but you refused. Why have you changed your mind two years later?" Li Ting stared at the Crown Prince with sharp eyes, trying to see the change in his expression.
Xiao Sheng's face first turned bright red, then turned pale, and finally showed grief.
"Grand Tutor, Sheng'er was wrong! Sheng'er was young and foolish, and was deceived by others. Only now has she seen through people's hearts and knows who truly cares for her."
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