Zhu Yunhuan walked to the corner nervously and knelt down again. Not long after he knelt down, he heard the eunuch outside the door come in and report that the Crown Princess was kneeling outside the hall asking for a meeting.
Old Zhu didn't even raise his head when he heard this, and continued writing on the memorial. The young eunuch immediately knew what to do when he saw this, and quietly retreated outside the hall.
"Your Highness, His Majesty is busy right now. Please wait a moment!"
When Mrs. Lu heard this, her heart sank. The old man must be angry with her, thinking that she had really treated Zhu Yunhuan too harshly!
When Mrs. Lu thought of this, she wanted to strangle that rebellious son to death.
This rebellious son is so despicable that he actually came up with such a vicious way to frame me. Although I don't treat him as lovingly as I do my own son, I have never touched him or taken away a piece of his clothing since he was a child. How could he be so heartless!
The more Mrs. Lu thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt. She didn't even need a handkerchief soaked in ginger juice. Her own emotions had already made her cry bitterly.
She had worked hard to build up her character for more than ten years, but it was ruined by that rebellious son!
Maybe her reputation has become a mess now, and everyone is secretly stabbing her in the back, saying that she is harsh on her step-son or something like that, wuwuwu...
An hour later, whether it was Lu who was kneeling outside the hall, or Zhu Yunhuan who was kneeling in the corner, they had both lost all their temper.
Zhu Yunhuan was relatively better off. He knelt in a corner where no one noticed him. When his legs were sore, he could adjust his posture and try to make himself more comfortable.
Lu knelt obediently outside the hall, with so many eyes watching her. Even though her legs were about to break from kneeling, she did not dare to move, let alone sit on the ground like Zhu Yunhuan.
Therefore, after kneeling for the same hour, Zhu Yunhuan almost fell asleep, while Lu's legs were almost broken. She could only try her best to spread the strength on her hands and rely on her hands to support the ground to relieve the pain.
In fact, this was Zhu Yuanzhang's punishment for the two. The reason why he took so long to review the memorials was, on the one hand, because he was busy with state affairs, and on the other hand, he wanted to deliberately make things difficult for the two.
As the saying goes, it takes two to tango. Zhu Yunhuan could do such a shameful thing, and as the Crown Princess, Lu must bear some responsibility!
While reviewing memorials, Old Zhu would occasionally glance at his rebellious grandson in the corner. Seeing that he was almost asleep leaning against the corner, he temporarily stopped his work and deliberately coughed.
However, to his surprise , even though he coughed so loudly, his grandson did not react at all and was still leaning in the corner, snoring evenly.
This really pissed off Zhu. He was told to kneel down, so it would have been fine if he just slept against the wall, but he slept so heartlessly. Was he ignoring us, the emperor?
Thinking of this, Lao Zhu picked up the whip on the table and hit the ground hard, making a crisp "snap" sound.
Zhu Yunhuan was shocked when he heard the noise. When he rubbed his sleepy eyes and saw Old Zhu holding a whip and looking at him with a grim smile, he knelt down in a hurry, not daring to breathe.
"Climb over here!"
"oh……"
When Lao Zhu said "crawl", it was just an emotional expression, and his original intention was to let him come over.
However, when Zhu Yunhuan heard it, he thought it was a verb, and that Old Zhu had given him a way to move objects horizontally. Then he really crawled over using his hands and feet...
When Old Zhu saw Zhu Yunhuan, dressed in black, crawling towards him like a large silkworm pupa, his old face was no longer smiling.
“Pfft…hahaha…”
"You rebellious grandson, look at yourself like this, you have brought shame to our royal family, haha..."
When Zhu Yunhuan saw Old Zhu laughing, he felt relieved and started to giggle too.
"You still have the nerve to laugh!"
"What you did today is worth at least twenty lashes!"
When Zhu Yunhuan heard this, he stopped laughing and hung his head, looking as if he accepted the punishment.
When Old Zhu saw how pitiful he looked, his heart softened immediately.
"Let me give you a chance. If you behave well, I will exempt you from punishment today!"
"oh?"
"I heard that you have reached university now. Please recite the entire text for us!"
Zhu Yunhuan looked at Old Zhu with disbelief.
"So simple?"
Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly.
"If you think it's too simple, you can just recite the Annotated Commentary on the Great Learning!"
Zhu Yunhuan quickly waved his hands and said, "What a joke! Including the collected notes, there are tens of thousands of words. Who can memorize them all!"
"No, no, no, it's not that simple. I'll carry it right away!"
"The way of the university is to manifest the bright virtue, to love the people, and to stop at the highest good..."
While Zhu Yunhuan was reciting, Old Zhu was comparing with the book. He found that his grandson was just as Erhu said, reciting faster than reading.
This guy didn't even stumble through the entire university text of more than 1,700 words.
Seeing his grandson so smart, Old Zhu was already very happy and reluctant to beat him. But he still had to scare him a little to prevent his grandson from getting cocky.
"You've memorized it well. Remember this beating today and I'll punish you when you act up next time!"
"Thank you, Grandpa Emperor!"
Zhu Yunhuan was only trying to get by as long as he could and didn't care about the future.
Maybe after a while, he will be crowned a king and this old man won’t be able to hit me anymore, la la la!
When Old Zhu saw Zhu Yunhuan so happy, he couldn't help but frown and scold him.
"Why are you acting so weird today?"
"Reporting to Grandfather Emperor, Mrs. Lu has withheld the monthly wages for me and my sisters!"
When Zhu Yunhuan said this, he was somewhat dissatisfied. His original intention of setting up this money was not only to give pocket money to the princes and grandchildren, but also to improve the living conditions of the concubines who had children .
The princes and grandchildren were too young to spend money, so the money naturally fell into the hands of their biological mothers, which could at least supplement their pocket money.
Although this amount of money is not much, food and clothing in the palace do not cost any money, and this money is just for them to use in emergencies.
Now, hearing that Lu had actually withheld the money, even if Lu had good intentions and was worried that the children would spend money recklessly at such a young age, so she kept the money for them temporarily, she could not escape blame for causing Zhu Yunhuan to do something that was so disgraceful to the royal family.
"I know. I will definitely give you an explanation for this matter."
"However, next time you encounter this kind of thing, can you come and say hello to us first?"
"Look at how shabby you are dressed. Aren't you ashamed?"
"Forget it, let's just give you a couple of lashes to vent our anger, or we won't be able to sleep well tonight!"
"Grandpa Emperor, didn't you just say you wouldn't fight? Why are you breaking your promise now?"
Old Zhu ignored his grandson's shouting and just spoke coldly.
"Stick your butt up!"
"oh……"
Zhu Yunhuan didn't dare to disobey, so he had to bite the bullet and stick his butt up, anxiously waiting for Old Zhu's whip to fall.
Seeing that his grandson was frightened like this, Old Zhu felt a little sorry for him and thought of giving him a few light whippings and then sending him back.
However, just as he lifted up the guy's robe, he heard a "hissing" sound of cloth tearing. The guy's robe and pants finally couldn't bear the weight and were torn by his fat body!
Old Zhu laughed so hard when he saw the rebellious grandson's exposed buttocks that he couldn't hit him with the whip anymore.
“Pfft…hahahaha…”
"You rebellious grandson, you want to make me die of laughter, hahahaha..."
Upon seeing this, Erhu quickly stretched his neck to look over, and burst out laughing after taking a look. He thought that the young master's butt was so cooperative that the emperor didn't even need to help him take it off, he just ran out on his own and waited to be beaten. Hahaha!
When Zhu Yunhuan heard the noise coming from his buttocks, he was so ashamed that he wanted to dig a hole and bury himself.
It's so embarrassing. I'm going to get beaten and be laughed at by that old man!
Old Zhu laughed for a long time, angrily slapped Nisun on the butt twice, and then kicked him.
"Go back!"
"You've gotten away with it today, haha..."