[She had no choice but to start with his daughter. She allowed Liang Qianfan's daughter to get close to Xiao Ding, but she also kept Xiao Ding in check, constantly speaking to him about the Liang family's outdated and stubborn ways.]
【I'm so hungry! I wonder what the Crown Prince's expression will be when he returns to the East Palace after his literature lessons and sees those burly, highly skilled guards. I really want to know, hiahiahia!】 Li Xingran's laughter evoked two different feelings in Li Ting and Xiao Sheng.
Li Ting felt that his daughter was too wicked, actually wanting to see him make a fool of himself.
Xiao Sheng felt as if the laughter had been a wake-up call, instantly sobering him up.
Li Ting instructed the maid to take Li Xingran back to Xu Ningyou's room. Liu Fu ordered the books to be prepared, and Li Ting began the formal lesson.
Upon seeing the books, Xiao Sheng asked in surprise, "Grand Tutor, weren't you teaching me how to wield a broadsword? Why are you teaching me books?" Xiao Sheng asked naively.
Li Ting rolled her eyes at him, annoyed: "You don't believe me?"
Xiao Sheng shuddered: "This student dares not disbelieve."
"What was your father's true intention? Do you know?"
"Their original intention was not to let me learn the way of governing a country, which is why they appointed you as Grand Tutor."
"Have you considered your mother's original intentions?" Li Ting stared at Xiao Sheng with sharp eyes.
"Was it my mother who appointed me as Grand Tutor?" Xiao Sheng was overjoyed. So his mother didn't dislike him after all!
Xiao Sheng once thought that his mother disliked him because there were rumors in the palace that the empress had lost her health after giving birth to the crown prince and was too weak to even get out of bed. He felt that his mother must hate him to keep her at a distance and not let him visit her.
"This was your mother's only request to the emperor before she died, when she relinquished the position of empress."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Sheng was not only shocked but also saddened, and murmured, "Mother!"
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