Chapter 9 9. Prince Rui
Prince Rui was a handsome and elegant man. What surprised Shi Liu was that he died in his prime. Clicking on Prince Rui's information [Prince Rui Feng Qianye - skilled in soft brush calligraphy (level 5 99%)], this information made her even more confused. How could such a talented person die so early?
Prince Rui, perhaps sensing his new disciple's confusion, explained, "I am the legitimate son of the deposed Crown Prince. After the new Emperor ascended the throne, as a token of his benevolence, he granted me the title of Prince, and my fiefdom is right here. I was only 32 when I died. However, throughout history, those who lost in the struggle for the throne often met with a bad end. The only thing I feel sorry for is the Princess, for causing her premature death."
When you think about the history of the Qing Dynasty, the eldest son of the deposed Crown Prince Yinreng, Hongxi, was also granted the title of a prince, but was eventually killed in unclear circumstances.
Historical records say that Hongxi was killed for rebelling during the reign of Emperor Qianlong. As Shi Liu said, "If you want to accuse someone, you can always find a pretext." Hongxi was most likely wronged, otherwise why didn't he rebel during the reign of Emperor Yongzheng? To put it bluntly, by the time of Emperor Qianlong, the power of the deposed crown prince had long since disappeared, and it was too late for him to rebel.
Shi Liu felt that the history books must have deleted and revised the records of Prince Rui, otherwise the record of a deposed crown prince's legitimate son would not be just a short line of words. However, history is always written by the victors, so such history books are quite normal.
"Even though the new emperor gave me a sterilizing drug early on, he still can't tolerate me, simply because he feels guilty." Prince Rui was filled with resentment at this point, feeling sorry for his father. "My biological father was a glorious and glorious crown prince, but he was framed and killed by the other princes. The new emperor was the least prominent of the princes, but he used many dirty tricks in private. None of my uncles and aunts who participated in the fight for the throne died of natural causes. Not only that, but even their legitimate sons mostly died young."
Shi Liu didn't know why the prince told him this, but his ghost must have been unwilling to give up lingering here. She guessed that he hadn't seen many people in all these years, so it was normal for him to vent his anger with her.
The world has changed dramatically, dynasties have come and gone, and Prince Rui had actually gotten over his experiences a long time ago. However, there were two things he could never let go of: one was that he and his wife had not found an heir to their abilities; the other was that his father's image had been completely distorted and vilified by that villain, and he did not want future generations to continue to vilify his father.
Shi Liu had never expected that Prince Rui's purpose in saying all this was to get her to help the deposed Crown Prince clear his name. However, it had been thousands of years since the Phoenix Dynasty was extinguished. How could she help? "It's not that I don't want to, it's just that I'm powerless."
Prince Rui listened to Shi Liu's explanation but was not angry. "I am not asking you to investigate the facts of that year. In fact, I have already found out the truth of the matter. I have even written a biography for my father. You just need to spread the book."
This request was indeed not excessive. Shi Liu nodded and said, "It's not a big deal, but I'm afraid it won't be possible in the next few years."
Prince Rui was no stranger to worldly affairs. Over the years, he had gradually learned about the changes in the world from a passing ghost. Naturally, he wouldn't force Shi Liu to publish his notes right away. "There's no rush. Just promise to complete it within 50 years."
"That's no problem." After all, Prince Rui was her master. Shi Liu didn't know why he wouldn't even agree to this request. Besides, the economy would have been liberalized in 50 years, and all kinds of novels would be flying around. By then, there would be absolutely no problem in printing and publishing his books.
Prince Rui did not expect that his disciple was so cunning. He originally planned to take out his most valuable treasure as a reward, but his disciple was so honest that he, as a master, could not take advantage of him: "Take this little magic weapon and play with it." This was the magic weapon that Lao Su had given him. It was said that it was the magic weapon left to Lao Su by the immortal.
When Shi Liu saw a flash of pain in the other person's eyes, he knew that the jade bun must be a good thing, so he stretched out his hand and took it without hesitation.
"You're lucky, girl." If it weren't for the fact that this thing couldn't survive reincarnation, he would never give it away no matter what. He had been a ghost for many years and really missed Lao Su's craftsmanship.
After recognizing its master, Shi Liu knew the power of the Jade Bun. This Jade Bun might not be considered a treasure in the world of immortal cultivation, but it was a rare treasure for mortals. As long as the prepared buns were fed to the Jade Bun beforehand and sufficient flour, vegetables, seasonings and other raw materials were prepared, there would be an endless supply of buns of the same taste. Of course, this process required the consumption of a certain amount of jade.
With this jade bun, she only needs to work hard to learn how to make buns from Master Su, improve her skills, and then she can start a bun business. Thinking of this, she can't wait to give it a try.
"Ahem!" Prince Rui hurriedly interrupted his apprentice's racing thoughts, "Now it's time to learn calligraphy, listen carefully. Also, you have to practice 500 large characters today, otherwise you are not allowed to leave this space."
Shi Liu could only regretfully give up the idea. But with only 500 characters, wasn't the master too strict? She suddenly realized that three of the four skill courses she had chosen were very demanding on her wrist. After practicing 500 characters, would she still be able to hold an embroidery needle?
After seeing the five big words written by Shi Liu, Prince Rui nodded with satisfaction: "Well, it seems that you still have some basic skills." The little apprentice has a solid foundation but lacks spiritual energy. It is easy to improve his handwriting, but it is also difficult. Spiritual energy is something that cannot be touched or seen. It really takes a lot of effort to improve it.
Thinking of this, Prince Rui looked at Shi Liu with some disdain. Why didn't God give him a good disciple with excellent talent? However, if he lacked talent, he could make up for it with hard work. He would definitely let Shi Liu write and practice more.
In fact, Shi Liu's talent is quite good, but it can't be compared with the talents of people like Prince Rui. Poor Shi Liu didn't even know that the reason she was taught so strictly was probably because her master thought her talent was too poor!
After finally completing the task, Shi Liu's wrist was about to break. She gritted her teeth, took out the family medicine box, took out safflower oil and rubbed herself. The whole room was filled with the smell of safflower oil. Su Sanlan was so scared that she thought her daughter had twisted her foot, and ordered her not to go to the back mountain tomorrow.
Fortunately, she has several skill classes to attend now and doesn't have much time to go to the back mountain. As for the sign-in point, since the thing won't break down anyway, she can save it for now and use it when she has time to go to the county town.
(End of this chapter)
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