Chapter 45: Qi Tai's academic bully face
After Zhu Yunhuan fell asleep on the table, he had a strange dream.
In his dream, a book appeared in front of him, a Thousand Character Classic that could turn pages automatically.
Zhu Yunhuan’s first reaction was: what’s so good about this crappy thing? It would be fine if he was given a copy of “My Father, Emperor Gaozu of Han” instead, at least he would be able to understand it.
However, no matter what he did, the Thousand Characters Classic would not disappear, and it remained before his eyes. Only when he could recite the Thousand Characters Classic backwards did the dream disappear.
As soon as Zhu Yunhuan returned to reality, he saw Qi Tai's face, and then heard Qi Tai asking him to accept the punishment.
How is this possible? I worked so hard to memorize it, and you say you don't want to listen?
Zhu Yunhuan immediately started his clichéd pretentious mode and recited the entire Thousand Character Classic.
Although this action made him feel ashamed as if he was memorizing pi, it still shocked Qi Tai, his friends, and Erhu and others who were standing at the door with a fierce look on their faces.
Even he himself was shocked by his own awesomeness.
I actually could recite it, and that dream turned out to be true!
But how did I do it? Can this magical ability be replicated?
If I lie on other books, will I have the same effect?
Now Zhu Yunhuan was eager to find a book to try and see if mastered any extraordinary abilities.
However, his expression, in the eyes of those who cared, had a different meaning.
Qi Tai has already begun to imagine a poor child who lost his biological mother, and under the oppression of his stepmother and brother, he deliberately plays dumb and struggles to survive.
Although he loved reading, in order not to arouse the fear of his brother and the jealousy of his stepmother, he could only pretend that he didn't like studying, and then hide in his room to read secretly in the dead of night...
However, his vicious teacher threatened him with a beating, causing him to accidentally reveal the secret that he was a genius!
The more Qi Tai thought about it, the sadder he became. The more he thought about it, the more he blamed himself. He felt that he was not a competent gentleman and that he had failed the kindness shown to him by His Majesty and the Crown Prince...
Erhu's mood was also complicated. He did not have as delicate emotions as Qi Tai. He just felt that the child must have suffered some injustice, so he did not dare to show his talent.
He decided to inform His Majesty as soon as possible and let His Majesty know that the Second Prince's grandson was a genius!
Compared to the imagination and drama of these two people, the other children are much simpler.
The young princes just stared at Zhu Yunhuan blankly, with only one thought in their minds - wow, that’s awesome!
Those unfortunate guys who were lying on the ground and getting beaten were so shocked that they even forgot to cry.
A full thousand words, can you really memorize them all in one hour?
The key point is that this grandson is not carried on his back, isn’t he sleeping the whole time?
Only Zhu Yunwen had an ugly expression, as if he had never seen Zhu Yunxun before, and he stared at him for a long time.
At this moment, his heart was also very complicated, with shock, jealousy, and a little bit of resentment.
He used to like his second brother very much, because his existence made his intelligence and wisdom more prominent.
But today he discovered that his second brother had changed. Not only was he not as submissive as before, but he had become smarter and even stole the limelight from him.
This made him feel a sense of crisis, and he felt that he would lose the favor of the emperor and the gentlemen from then on.
As for the position of crown prince, to be honest, he can't think that far ahead at the moment, nor does he have such deep intentions.
He was just jealous now, the jealousy between children, that's all.
"Sir, didn't you just say you wanted to recite it backwards?"
"How about letting my second brother carry me backwards?"
After hearing what Zhu Yunwen said, Qi Tai's heart moved slightly.
According to His Majesty's oral order, I really have to find trouble and beat this grandson up .
Now that he has memorized the Thousand Character Classic word for word, doesn't that mean I will be unable to fulfill the emperor's order?
However, before he could open his mouth, Erhu, who was standing at the door, became unhappy.
"Let your mother... what? Are you talking like a human being? If you have the guts, carry one backwards for me and see!"
After Erhu scolded Zhu Yunwen, he felt a sense of fear in his heart.
I almost couldn't hold back from swearing just now. It would be fine if it was someone else's fart, but if it was the Crown Princess's fart, wouldn't the Emperor have killed himself?
But this grandson is really irritating. He doesn't act like an elder brother at all. No wonder he bullied Zhu Yunhuan so much that he didn't even dare to say a word.
Fortunately, Zhu Yunhuan suffered from soul-leaving syndrome, which made him forget all his previous unhappiness and restore his original nature.
Otherwise, this child will be labeled a fool his whole life!
After hearing Erhu's words, Qi Tai nodded. Although Erhu's words were crude, they were indeed reasonable.
The so-called reciting by heart is just a saying. Who really expects this child to be able to recite it backwards?
Moreover, through this sentence, we can also see the character of Zhu Yunwen. He is too harsh towards his brothers and sisters.
“That’s great!”
"Zhu Yunxun, you performed well today. I will report this to His Majesty and ask His Majesty to reward you."
Zhu Yunwen did not take Erhu's scolding seriously. Although that man was a favorite of the Emperor, no matter how powerful he was, he was just a household slave of the royal family.
But after hearing Mr. Qi say this, he really couldn't bear it anymore, and the look in his eyes when he looked at Zhu Yunhuan changed.
He felt that Zhu Yunhuan had been pretending to be stupid before. In fact, she had memorized the Thousand Character Classic a long time ago and was just looking for such an opportunity to show off.
Humph!
Zhu Yunhuan, you have achieved your goal!
Just when Zhu Yunwen was thinking with malice, Zhu Yunhuan suddenly spoke.
"Mr. Qi, I think I can give it a try."
As soon as Zhu Yunhuan said this, the entire hall fell silent.
This grandson wants to try it?
What was he trying to do, try to recite it backwards?
Qi Tai was also stunned, then spoke gently.
"Zhu Yunxun, what do you want to try?"
"Mr. Qi, I think it's not that difficult to recite it backwards..."
"ha……"
When Zhu Yunwen heard this, he immediately sneered, but he soon realized that something was wrong.
I am Zhu Yunhuan's elder brother, how can I laugh at my younger brother like this?
Besides, isn't this exactly what I proposed?
Since Zhu Yunhuan wants to make a fool of himself in public, I should support him with all my strength.
However, before Zhu Yunwen could speak up in support, the other princes who were eager to watch the fun had already started to make noise and shout.
"good!"
"Well done Zhu Yunxun!"
"Recite it backwards so that those who look down on you can see it!"
Qi Tai looked at the princes who were making a fuss with displeasure, then looked at Zhu Yunhuan tenderly.
"Zhu Yunxun, your performance today is already very good. There is no need to make it more difficult for yourself."
Zhu Yunhuan really didn’t want to show off, he just wanted to verify the results of his learning in his dream.
"Mr. Qi, I just want to try it out. It doesn't matter if I can't memorize it, right?"
Qi Tai smiled heartily when he heard this.
"Of course it doesn't matter. You've already passed today. Even if His Majesty... ahem... I will still speak well of you."
Qi Tai was shocked and almost told the truth.
Although this is not a big deal and is just a bad taste of the old emperor, if the secret of the emperor's mischief is leaked, it will inevitably cause dissatisfaction to His Majesty.
"Then I will recite it backwards . Please help me correct it, sir."
"Yes, yes ...
When Zhu Yunwen was reciting the Thousand Character Classic backwards, everyone in the main hall picked up their books and compared them with the original. Zhu Yunwen looked especially attentively.
Even Erhu picked out the Thousand Character Classic from the tables of a few unlucky guys who had been beaten and looked through it carefully, wanting to see if His Highness Zhu Yunhuan could really recite it backwards.
Only Qi Tai remained calm with his hands behind his back, and as Zhu Yunhuan recited, he frequently shook his head, looking intoxicated.
Even when Zhu Yunhuan got stuck, he could still give him timely advice.
This amazing move immediately shocked all the princes and grandchildren in the main hall.
It turns out that Mr. Qi can also recite it backwards!
Qi Tai felt the shocked gazes of the princes and grandchildren, and thought with a little pride in his heart, "Reciting three hundred thousand words backwards is nothing. I am a top student who can recite the Four Books and Five Classics backwards!"
