The first volume of pearl curtains rolls up the western mountain rain at dusk Chapter 47 Fatherly Love
Four Pages Academy.
Prince Yu Yang Jixing walked towards the gate of the academy. The gatekeeper did not recognize him and hurried forward to stop him, holding him back with his hand.
"What is this gentleman doing at the academy?"
"To see people."
Yang Jixing answered.
The gatekeeper Gao Weicheng looked him over carefully and remained polite.
"Who does sir want to see?"
"Xiahou Zhuo."
Gao Weicheng's face changed when he heard the three words "Xiahou Zhuo". Liu Geng, who was also a gatekeeper of the academy, disappeared a while ago. Rumor has it that it was related to Xiahou Zhuo's injury. Xiahou Zhuo was sent back yesterday, and someone came to look for him today. How could he not be nervous?
"I'm afraid you'll be disappointed, sir. The academy has already closed for the field holiday, and Master Xiahou is not here."
"he is."
Yang Jixing’s answer was extremely simple and clear.
Before Gao Weicheng could say anything else, one of the guards behind Yang Jixing stepped forward, took off his badge and handed it to Gao Weicheng: "We are from the Prince's Mansion."
Gao Weicheng was startled, but he didn't dare to ask any more questions. He didn't even dare to look at the nameplate carefully. He took a step back and said, "Greetings, gentlemen... But can you wait while I go ask the dean for instructions?"
The guard was about to get angry, but Yang Jixing waved his hand and said, "Go ahead."
Gao Weicheng quickly said a few words to his companions, then turned around and ran into the academy. Not long after, Dean Gao of the academy came out quickly, and when he saw Yang Jixing, his steps became even faster.
"Greetings, Your Majesty."
President Gao bowed as he walked out of the door.
His bow startled Gao Weicheng. How could he have imagined that this plain man was actually His Royal Highness the Prince.
"President Gao, please don't be too polite."
Yang Jixing stepped forward and helped Gao Shaowei, then smiled and said, "I apologize for disturbing you without telling you in advance, Mr. Gao."
Gao Shaowei said quickly: "Your Majesty is too polite, please come in."
The two men walked side by side. Even a great scholar like Gao Shaowei kept bending his waist slightly when speaking, not daring to stand up straight. There is no difference between people, but after being given different identities, there are distinctions of superiority and inferiority.
Hearing that Yang Jixing was looking for Xiahou Zhuo, Gao Shaowei led the way and said, "Xiahou Zhuo just came back yesterday and is staying at the place where Yan Qing is teaching, so he can be taken care of."
"Yan Qingzhi..."
Prince Yu was obviously a little emotional when he mentioned this name. He smiled and said, "When I asked him to come with me, he said no and only wanted to be a teacher in the academy... I promised him an official position but he refused."
Gao Shaowei said: "He is used to being lazy."
Yang Jixing said: "I just like people with this kind of personality. If he is willing to go with me now, I will still be happy to do so."
Gao Shaowei didn't know what to say for a moment. Everyone in the academy knew that Yan Qing had contradicted Prince Yu. However, Prince Yu was not angry at all. Instead, he admired him very much.
At the same time, in Yan Qingzhi's courtyard, Xiahou Zhuo sat on a rattan chair watching the two men watering the seedlings. He felt that he was still missing a small leather whip and a purple clay teapot. Without these two things, he would seem like nothing.
Thinking of this, he made a "Puh" sound and thought to himself that yesterday he had said something nonsense about "once a teacher, always a father", and today he was thinking that he was nothing again. Could it be that he had been injured and beaten stupid?
Thinking about it again, I was not like this before. I became like this after I met Li Chi. So even if I was stupid, I was infected by Li Chi. Then I thought again, can stupidity really be contagious?
"Over there."
Xiahou Zhuo said to Yan Qingzhi, "You left a seedling without watering it. How can you work?"
Yan Qingzhi straightened up and glanced at him: "Get lost..."
Then he noticed that Prince Yu was almost at the gate of the courtyard. He couldn't take back the word "roll" that had already come out of his mouth, so he added a few more words.
"Roll...Roll the long river flowing eastward, the waves wash away all the spray, and scatter the seeds of heroes everywhere."
"well said!"
Prince Yu walked to the door and said with a smile: "The teacher of the academy is really extraordinary. He can speak eloquently even when he is growing some vegetable seedlings."
Yan Qing thought to himself, if I wasn’t scolding your son, would I have been able to say this?
But the man had already bowed and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty."
He also pulled Li Diudiu and said, "Li Chi, this is His Royal Highness the Prince."
Li Chi also bowed, but he was thinking, is this person Xiahou Zhuo's biological father? Because of curiosity, he couldn't help but look up a few times, but this seemed a bit rude, and Dean Gao behind Prince Yu glared at him.
"Everyone, stand up."
Yang Jixing looked at Xiahou Zhuo, and Xiahou Zhuo turned his head and looked away.
Yan Qingzhi hurriedly said, "We are out of water. Li Chi, come with me to fetch some water."
Li Diudiu looked at the half-filled bucket of water, took small steps sideways and kicked it with his foot. The bucket shook unwillingly before falling over.
Li Diudiu said with a look of sudden realization: "Oh, there really is no water."
Dean Gao wanted to cover his face when he saw this.
"I'll go with you to get some water."
Xiahou Zhuo stood up to leave, Yang Jixing sighed and said, "Just a few words and then I'll leave."
Xiahou Zhuo sat down in silence, but at least he didn't leave.
Yan Qingzhi and Li Chi carried the wooden barrel out, and Dean Gao lowered his voice and said, "Go around and come back, and let the father and son talk more."
Yan Qingzhi looked at the well just a few feet away from the courtyard and thought that this thing could not be kicked down.
He looked at Li Diudiu, and Li Diudiu kicked the wooden barrel again with enough force to make a hole in it.
"Oh, the barrel is broken, sir, let's go buy a new barrel."
Yan Qingzhi sighed: "Buy..."
Dean Gao also wanted to take the opportunity to leave, so he said: "You don't know how to be frugal at all. This wooden barrel is just a hole, it's not impossible to fix it. You are lazy and only know how to spend money to solve everything. Come with me and watch how I fix it."
He turned around and walked ahead. Li Diudiu lowered his voice and said to Yan Qingzhi: "Sir, ginger is indeed an old fox, and old foxes are indeed spicy..."
Yan Qing looked up at the sky.
Fortunately, Dean Gao didn't hear it. He walked away and said, "There are swallow bamboos in the academy. Break off two and use them to plug the hole... Where's my bamboo!"
Yan Qingzhi asked: "Could it be that a thief broke into the academy?"
Dean Gao turned around and said, "Tell me! Where is my bamboo?"
Li Diudiu pointed at Yan Qingzhi, who expressed his anger with his eyes... You traitor...
Yan Qing said: "This student can explain it."
Dean Gao suddenly came to his senses and seemed to , but it was already half-dead. He glared at Yan Qing and said, "Next month's salary will be deducted."
Yan Qingzhi: "Oh..."
Dean Gao asked, "What's your explanation?"
Yan Qingzhi said: "It was deducted from the monthly allowance."
President Gao has been busy discussing the summer examination with the Jiedushi these days. According to the convention of the Great Chu, the imperial examination is held in autumn, so it is called the autumn examination, but the local examinations are mostly held in late summer. Naturally, Gao Shaowei cannot be avoided in the summer examination in Jizhou. Recruiting officials for the court has always been highly valued, so the Jiedushi has to inquire about it personally.
Gao Shaowei had been busy these days and hadn't noticed that the bamboo forest was gone. After thinking for a while, he said, "I can't go back to your place to get bamboos. Fortunately, I still have a few trees planted at home..."
Before he finished speaking, Li Diudiu suddenly squatted down, holding his stomach: "Master Dean, sir, I suddenly have a severe abdominal pain..."
Dean Gao frowned and said, "Why don't you go quickly?"
Li Diudiu thanked him quickly and ran away.
Dean Gao and Yan Qingzhi returned to their residence. As soon as they entered the door, Dean Gao pointed to the side of the rockery and said, "The few bamboos I transplanted by myself are right here...where are my bamboos!"
Gao Xining, who was feeding fish next to the rockery in the yard, was about to come over to greet him , but when she heard her grandfather say this, she immediately squatted down and said, "Ouch, my stomach hurts."
Yan Qingzhi keenly sensed something, but he had no evidence.
Dean Gao looked at Yan Qingzhi fiercely. Yan Qingzhi took a step back in fear and waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "It's not me. It's really not me."
In Yan Qingzhi's courtyard, Prince Yu Yang Jixing was silent for a moment and then asked, "How is the injury?"
Xiahou Zhuo replied: "I won't die."
Yang Jixing sighed and said, "You always speak to me in this tone. I know I owe you and your son, but I have wanted to bring you and your son back to the palace many times. Your mother..."
Xiahou Zhuo asked angrily, "Will he be killed if I take him back?"
Yang Jixing opened his mouth, but his words were blocked.
The woman he loved most was Xiahou Zhuo's mother. Although she came from a humble background, she had a strong personality and would rather raise her children herself than be a concubine in the palace. And given his status, even if Yang Jixing cared about her much, he could not give her the status of a concubine.
Therefore, Yang Jixing always felt sorry for the mother and son, especially after his daughter Xiahou Yuli disappeared, he felt even more guilty.
"Let's not talk about this anymore."
Yang Jixing eased the atmosphere and continued, "I just came to see you. If your injury hasn't healed yet, I'll ask someone to find a famous doctor..."
He was interrupted by Xiahou Zhuo before he finished speaking. Xiahou Zhuo looked into Yang Jixing's eyes and said word by word: "Don't bother, Your Highness. People like me are not that easy to die."
Yang Jixing sighed again.
After a long while, Yang Jixing tried to force out a slightly ugly smile and said, "If you like to cultivate yourself in the academy, I'll leave them here. If there's anything you can do, just tell them to do it."
"No need."
Xiahou Zhuo's answer was still as sharp as the tip of a knife.
Yang Jixing had no choice but to nod and say, "If you don't like it, then I won't let them stay with you. Don't worry, I will give you an explanation for your injury."
Xiahou Zhuo did not answer, but asked back.
"It seems that you were really deceived by your favorite son? Otherwise, why would you come back so soon? The explanation you just mentioned means that you will go back and make your favorite son drink three glasses of wine as punishment?"
Yang Jixing raised his eyebrows, but still endured it.
He was silent for a while and then said, "He didn't mean to lie to me. His Majesty did send someone to tell me to go to the capital. The original intention was because there were more and more rebellions north of Nanping River. General Xue Shi of the Left Guard retired and returned to his hometown. His Majesty wanted me to lead the Left Guard to suppress the rebellion in the three northern states, but halfway through..."
As soon as Xiahou Zhuo heard it, he knew that something was wrong. The current emperor, his father's elder brother Yang Jisheng was stupid and incompetent, and he believed in slander. Otherwise, how could he have raised a eunuch like Liu Chongxin.
It was expected that when his father was halfway there, the emperor, who changed his orders every day, would issue a new decree.
"Changed people?"
Xiahou Zhuo asked.
Yang Jixing nodded and said, "Yang Jing has been ordered to lead the Left Guard and has already set out from the south. He will be in Jizhou in a month or so."
Xiahou Zhuo was silent for a moment and then said, "If I don't want to lead the troops, then don't lead the troops. I don't want to worry about that. Isn't it good to travel around and enjoy the scenery? It's not like I want to do it too much. I don't care."
These two sentences with the word "we" in them made Yang Jixing's heart warm instantly. He looked at his most rebellious son with fatherly love in his eyes.
"Yes, yes, we won't do it."
He smiled and said, "Well, what do you want to eat later? I'll ask someone to buy it."
Xiahou Zhuo asked: "What can you do?"
Yang Jixing immediately said: "I'll go and learn it right away. I'll make whatever you want to eat!"
