"Eat slowly, why is the food not good at your brother-in-law's place? It's like you have just escaped from famine for several days." Empress Changsun took care of her son distressedly. She had no idea what was happening.
Li Chengqian complained while eating, "The food there is not good. What we ate last night was dry and hard sesame cakes and gruel, without even any vegetables."
The queen smiled, "That's impossible. None of the cooks in the imperial dining room are as skilled as the cooks there. Unless, unless he is deliberately testing you. You have been well-fed and well-fed since you were young, and you will not be used to it. It doesn't matter, come back. It’s okay to stay for a few days and go back after a few days.”
Hearing this, the food in Li Chengqian's mouth immediately lost its flavor, "Mother, I, I will never go again. Woo hoo..."
"What's wrong? Why is this happening? What happened?" The queen was puzzled.
Li Chengqian threw himself into his mother's arms and cried: "Mother, he beat me and beat me to death. He locked me in a small dark room all day without giving me anything to eat. If my little sister hadn't rescued me secretly, I will starve to death and never see my queen mother again."
What? ? ? Is this happening? Why is Zang Feng so tricky?
"Okay, okay, you have a good meal and we can talk about school later."
Empress Changsun hugged her son distressedly, and then winked at the maid, who quickly went to investigate. Li Junxian, who happened to come to see someone off, hadn't gone far yet.
After checking it out not long after, the Queen's face darkened after reading the secret report.
Looking at her son who was full and hiccupping, the queen sighed in her heart. When did this well-behaved eldest son learn to lie? Actually confusing right and wrong? He and Xiao Rui just don't deal with each other?
"Are you full?"
"Well, now that you're full, it's better to be in the palace!"
"Huh, let's be honest. What happened?" The queen's voice became stern.
ah? Mother, what's wrong?
"No need to pretend to be pitiful. Someone has been sent to investigate your matter. How brave are you to learn to lie? Tell me, why did your brother-in-law punish you?" The queen directly asked someone to bring a bamboo board.
Li Chengqian shuddered, this thing was a shadow of his childhood.
"Queen Mother, Queen Mother, don't listen to their nonsense. Everything the child says is true..."
Snapped!
The Queen didn't waste any time and slapped her son on the back of his hand with a slap, "Are you still lying?"
Li Chengqian cried. He couldn't figure it out. He was just a prince-in-law. After all, he was an outsider. Why would his parents rather trust outsiders than protect their own son?
"Still not recruiting? How did you answer the questions in yesterday's exam?" The Queen pointed out directly.
Li Chengqian's heart skipped a beat, and his eyes were a little dodgey, "My child, my child has little talent and little learning, and he really didn't answer the question well. But then he shouldn't hit me, so let me go!"
Snapped!
There was another bamboo board, and the queen scolded: "Where is the answer sheet? Take it out and let me see."
"No, no, it was burned by him, ahem, brother-in-law."
Burned? Why are you burning your test papers?
Faced with my mother's stern questioning and her eyes that seemed to see through everything, Li Chengqian was afraid and did not dare to lie. He answered honestly: "Brother-in-law said that if this test paper reaches the palace, I and my prince will not be able to do it." .”
What? ? ?
you you……
The queen became so angry that she really wanted to beat her son to death.
"You all get out, no one is allowed within a hundred steps."
After scolding the servants and leaving, the queen suppressed her anger and asked: "What on earth did you write that was so treasonous?"
"No, I just answered the questions well and wrote whatever I thought in my heart. Who knew he was so cruel, he would scold and beat the child if he said he was wrong... Wuwu!"
Snapped!
"Stop whining, recite your answer sheet to me in detail. If you miss a word, I will send it to your brother-in-law to be locked up!"
"Huh? No, I'll just carry it."
After all, he was still an eleven-year-old child, so easy to fool, so he was not prepared when facing his biological mother, so he just carried it on his back. Should I say it or not, although this kid has a bad mind but a good memory, he actually memorized it word for word.
After hearing these two questions from him, Queen Changsun was almost furious to death. His whole body was shaking, and he was speechless for a moment.
It turns out that Xiao Rui really wasn't alarmist. He was such a treacherous, incompetent traitor! What did you write? Is that what you think in your heart? If you are unable to achieve civilized and military success, you cannot distinguish between ourselves and our enemies externally, and you are a complete mess internally, if this country really comes into your hands, won't it mean that you will perish for the rest of your life?
At this moment, Queen Changsun suddenly felt a little grateful to Xiao Rui. Burn the test papers, lock people up, and deal with it privately. Otherwise, once this matter is leaked, Li Chengqian will be finished.
In the Tai Chi Hall in front, Li Erzheng was holding the new imperial examination list, his eyes were shining, good, good, all good! They are all the future pillars of my Datang.
"My dear friends, thank you for your hard work. Please go back and have a good rest. I will publish the list tomorrow and give an explanation to the students."
"By the way, Xuancheng, please work hard. Those officials who were caught and involved in cheating in the imperial examination must be interrogated one by one. From tomorrow on, Yushitai will participate in the joint trial and serve as the presiding judge."
Wei Zheng saluted and said, "I accept the order."
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..." Lao Gao, the chamberlain, called Li Er in a low voice.
"Oh? What's the matter?"
"You, you might as well go to the Li Zheng Palace to have a look."
"What? Is there something wrong with the Queen?"
Lao Gao whispered in the emperor's ear. Li Er frowned, put down the list, and moved to the Li Zheng Hall.
Before he even entered the door, he heard Li Chengqian's screams.
"Mother, the child knows that he was wrong and won't dare to do it again... The beatings you make hurt more than those of my brother-in-law!"
"It hurts? It hurts. If it doesn't hurt, it won't be remembered. You are the prince of the Tang Dynasty. Look what you have done? You are not even as good as a commoner's child..."
At this moment, Li Chengqian really regretted it. Xiao Rui was right, the palace was not as good as Xiaojiazhuang.
Lao Gao went inside and reported: "Empress, Your Majesty has arrived."
The queen glared at Lao Gao, then calmed down her anger, thinking about how to protect her son. Otherwise, if her husband really found out, would Cheng Qian be deprived of his position as crown prince?
"Come here, send the prince back to the East Palace, and shut himself up to think about his mistakes. No one is allowed to see him!" Before the queen could speak, Li Er had already given the order.
After sending his son away and sending all the servants away, Li Er motioned to his wife to sit down and said.
"You also know about Cheng Qian? Did Zang Feng say that?"
The queen shook her head and said: "I asked Cheng Qian herself. Erlang, can you..."
Li Er waved his hand and said: "Guanyin Maid, I know what you are worried about. Chengqian is also my son, and I have high hopes for him. Whether he can be the prince depends not only on his status, but also on his ability. After all, I am The king of a country, with heavy responsibilities on his shoulders, must always entrust the destiny of the country to a child who is worthy of the great responsibility."
"Erlang, Cheng Qian is only eleven years old..." The queen's eyes were red. If the prince was deposed, she was afraid that her son would not be able to accept it.
Li Er sighed: "So, I want to discuss with you. Severe cases require strong medicine. Zang Feng is right. If we don't find a way to educate Cheng Qian well, he will be useless. Regardless of whether he is a prince or not, he is still a prince. , he is not a folk boy, he can have random thoughts regardless of right and wrong. If he continues like this, he will probably get into trouble in the future."
Hearing this, the queen seemed to have hope and quickly asked: "I wonder what method Zang Feng said to save it?"
Li Er whispered once, but before he could finish, the queen waved her hands and sternly refused: "No, absolutely not!"
