Chapter 233 Zhao Houyang Wants to Learn Weapon Invention
Zhao Lingmeng thought about the third child's usual hobbies and asked doubtfully, "You want to learn what I can do? Do you want to know a lot of delicious food?"
"Hmph, Mom, you're just trying to please me!" Zhao Houyang said as he flipped through the travel notes that Zhao Lingmeng used to please him with his chubby little hands.
Zhao Houyang was genuinely interested in the stories of the Nianghui. He didn't want to follow a routine of studying and taking the imperial examinations. He had taken them before and found them meaningless. He was now interested in the stories of the Nianghui.
Zhao Lingmeng didn't want to take the blame, "You should speak reasonably. How could mother be perfunctory to you?" Zhao Lingmeng never thought about the fact that her vest was known by this little guy.
When Zhao Houyang saw his mother's reaction, he immediately sat up straight and looked at Zhao Lingmeng seriously: "Mom, I know what you do."
When Zhao Lingmeng heard her youngest son say this, she didn't pay much attention to it. Instead, she stared at Zhao Houyang curiously, "Oh, then tell me what your mother does for a living?"
While speaking, Zhao Lingmeng did not forget to pinch the little guy's face with her hand.
Zhao Houyang usually wouldn't let Zhao Lingmeng pinch his face, thinking he was too old to be pinched. But now, to please his mother, he took the initiative to move his face closer to Zhao Lingmeng's hand.
Zhao Houyang lowered his head and said tentatively, "Mom, I actually remember things very early."
Zhao Lingmeng hadn't come out of the pile of data just now, so her brain was working slowly at the moment, and she didn't react to what Zhao Houyang meant for a while.
However, Chunqing and Chunguang, who were serving nearby, reacted and looked at Zhao Houyang in surprise.
Zhao Lingmeng looked at Chunqing and the others, then at Zhao Houyang, "What do you three mean by this?"
Chunqing didn't know what to say. This matter was also their mistake. They used to think that the third young master was too young and couldn't bear to leave His Highness alone, so they really took him with them on many things. They didn't know what to do for a moment, and could only look at Zhao Lingmeng helplessly: "Your Highness..."
Zhao Lingmeng finally reacted and looked at Zhao Houyang in disbelief, "You know what my mother does? Then tell me what she does!"
Zhao Lingmeng said this because she was afraid that Zhao Houyang would cheat her. Zhao Houyang was always smart, and Zhao Lingmeng felt that he would not be easily fooled!
Zhao Houyang glanced at his mother, Chunqing and the others, then jumped down from his chair. "Mom, you invented this."
He then made some archery and martial arts moves. After he finished the moves, he immediately struck while the iron was hot and looked at Zhao Lingmeng eagerly: "Mom, can I learn?"
Zhao Lingmeng thought to herself that she had been careless. Who could have imagined that such a young child could remember things? She exchanged helpless glances with Chunqing and the others, wondering what to do.
Zhao Houyang saw that his mother hadn't spoken for a long time. He looked up and saw that his mother was stunned. He could only reach out and pull Zhao Lingmeng's sleeve, repeating: "Mom, let me ask you, can I learn?"
Zhao Lingmeng didn't answer whether he could learn it or not. "When did you find out? Have you told anyone else? Do your two brothers know?"
This question was really hard for Zhao Houyang to answer. He couldn't say that he knew it when he was very young! That was too scary. He thought about it and said, "I'm not sure exactly when I knew it. Anyway, I have some fragments of memories from my childhood. Later, when I grew up, I gradually understood what these fragments meant.
As for whether my two brothers know, I haven't told anyone. But Mom, my two brothers are also very smart, I'm not sure if they know. "
Zhao Lingmeng stroked her forehead. It was true that even if you were on guard at night, you couldn't guard against a thief in your own home. Are children this age so smart? She began to doubt her life.
"Mom, I want to learn." Zhao Houyang was desperate and insisted that his mother agree.
It’s not that Zhao Lingmeng doesn’t want to teach this child, but she may not be able to make the decision now.
Zhao Lingmeng still wanted to dissuade Zhao Houyang from this idea. After all, she really didn't want the three brothers to study this, otherwise she would have taught them long ago. As time passed, the royal family would probably become more and more wary of this. She couldn't guarantee whether she could escape unscathed by then.
"Whether you can learn or not, I still need to think about it. But even if you can learn, you still have to study and pass the imperial examination, otherwise I won't teach you."
"Ah, you still have to take the imperial examination?" Zhao Houyang was a little depressed when he heard the news. He really didn't want to go through so much trouble to take the imperial examination again.
Zhao Lingmeng would not give in on this and nodded firmly.
"That's fine! I have to take the test anyway, but I still want to learn."
Zhao Houyang thought that he wanted to be a colleague with his mother in this life. When he thought about this, he felt very proud. He also liked it very much. It was much more interesting than dealing with those people outside.
So when Zhao Lingmeng proposed the condition of still having to take the imperial examination, Zhao Houyang agreed without thinking and accepted his fate.
Zhao Lingmeng looked at her youngest son's determined eyes, and the other perfunctory words got stuck in her throat. In the end, she swallowed the words of rejection.
Zhao Lingmeng finally reached out and ruffled Zhao Houyang's hair. "Mom needs to think about it before she can answer you. Go to sleep first! You can't tell anyone else, not even your two brothers. This is a secret between you and me, okay?"
Zhao Houyang nodded seriously. "I won't tell anyone. This is a little secret between me and mom. I'll go to bed first, mom. You should go to bed early too."
Zhao Lingmeng reached out and carried Zhao Houyang down from the chair, patting his back gently. "Go, Mommy's going to sleep too."
Zhao Houyang had basically gotten what he wanted tonight. Although his mother hadn't agreed yet, he felt she would. So he quickly bowed and went back.
Chunqing followed him out and only came back after seeing that the third young master had really gone back to sleep.
Chunqing and Chunguang knelt on the ground with a thud, "Your Highness, it's all our fault. We didn't notice it."
Zhao Lingmeng personally helped them both up. "Don't blame you two. I didn't expect this either. Who would have thought such young children would have memories? Just forget about what happened tonight!"
Zhao Lingmeng truly didn't blame them. Asking them to forget about it was for their own good. If the Emperor knew about this, Zhao Lingmeng couldn't imagine what would happen to them. She had also grown accustomed to having them around.
Chunqing and Chunguang also understood His Highness's meaning. They were touched, but they were also afraid of getting His Highness into trouble. Chunqing was stunned for a moment before looking at His Highness worriedly: "What about the Third Young Master?"
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