"Your Highness, it would be better not to keep Mr. Yu waiting for too long." Zhen'er reminded in a low voice.
Zhu Jianshen waved his hands depressedly, "It's gone, it's all gone."
"Yes, Your Highness." Seeing that the prince was depressed, the young eunuchs dispersed.
Zhu Jianshen said in a deep voice: "Sister Zhen'er, let's go."
"Uh... I'm not going, this slave." Zhen'er shook her head gently, "Your Highness, this slave is just a palace maid, not an attendant."
"What's the big deal?"
"It doesn't make sense." Zhen'er said.
Zhu Jianshen's already depressed mood became even worse, and he said forcefully: "If I say no, I won't. If anyone dares to make irresponsible remarks, I'll spank his ass."
With that said, regardless of Zhen'er's objection, he took her hand and walked towards the front hall.
"Your Highness, please let go." Zhen'er was extremely anxious. If someone saw this and complained to the emperor, it would be a serious crime. "Your Highness, this servant is with you. Please let go."
"That's right." Zhu Jianshen let go and said with a smile, "Don't be afraid, I will protect you."
Zhen'er forced a smile and didn't take it to heart.
~
Under the pavilion, Li Qing leaned on the back of the chair, crossed his legs, and looked at the surrounding buildings with interest, leisurely.
Yu Qian wanted to remind him to pay attention to the occasion, but considering Li Qing's temper, he gave up.
After waiting for a while, Li Qing gradually became impatient: A little kid is quite capable of showing off, but his ancestors have never been like this for several generations. It really... makes me angry.
No more teaching... Li Qing stood up and said, "I have something to do in the afternoon, so you can teach me."
What's wrong with you? You just want to be lazy... Yu Qian quickly grabbed him and persuaded him: "I'm here now."
"..."
"I'll wait another half-quarter of an hour at most." Li Qing said.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, he saw a young man wearing black clothes and short pants walking towards him, followed by a familiar figure.
Yu Qian glanced at him and pulled Li Qing's sleeve, "The prince is here."
"Yes, I saw it." Li Qing nodded.
The two men stepped forward and said, "See His Highness the Crown Prince."
"Well, no courtesy." Zhu Jianshen said calmly and waved his little hand.
Li Qing raised an eyebrow: This boy is really good at showing off, and he deserves a beating just like his father.
"Why are today's classes advanced?" Zhu Jianshen asked.
"That's right," Yu Qian explained, "Yongqinghou is a master of riding and shooting. Yongqinghou is free today, so His Highness the Prince might as well learn from him..."
Yu Qian suddenly felt something was wrong, and saw the prince looking at Li Qing without blinking, seeming a little angry.
He quickly turned back to look at Li Qing, only to see that Li Qing was not even looking at the prince, but was staring at the palace maid behind the prince in rapt attention.
The palace maid, however, was afraid, lowering her head and eyebrows and not daring to look at her.
In this situation... Yu Qian felt that his brain was a little insufficient for the first time.
"Are you Yongqinghou?" Zhu Jianshen asked.
"The prince has heard of me?" Li Qing withdrew his eyes and looked at Zhu Jianshen.
Zhu Jianshen put his hands behind his back and raised his face to the sky. He was not a big man, but he was full of character: "No!"
A bit interesting... Li Qing smiled, looked at Zhen'er again, and frowned.
He suddenly saw a blind spot, but he wasn't sure yet.
"Hou Yongqing!"
"Is there something wrong, Your Highness?" Li Qing withdrew his eyes and asked in surprise.
Yu Qian: "...Sir, you are here to teach the prince!"
No, where are you from? You're the one who stands out, right... Li Qing glared at Yu Qian and said, "Since the prince is here, let's get started."
"Haha," Zhu Jianshen smiled proudly, "I don't just follow everyone. If you want to be my teacher, you have to show some real skills."
Li Qing smiled and turned to look at Yu Qian: "As you can see, the prince doesn't want me to teach him. It doesn't mean that I don't want to teach him."
"You..." Zhu Jian was furious and turned to look at Zhen'er, "You have also seen it. It's not that I don't want to learn, but that there is no one to teach me. Let's go back and play Cuju."
"Prince..."
"gentlemen……"
Zhen'er and Yu Qian spoke at the same time, each with a piece of advice and sincere words.
Zhen'er knows Li Qing's abilities. She has been in the palace since she was a child. So far, Li Qing is the most powerful person she has ever seen.
none of them!
It would be great for the prince to learn from such an outstanding person. She didn't want the prince to miss a good teacher.
Yu Qian also thinks about the prince. The prince is the foundation of the country, so education cannot be careless.
After all, he was a civil servant, and his riding and shooting skills were really limited.
Having said that, in fact, things about riding and shooting should be taught by military generals, such as Wu Qinghou Shi Heng, who is the admiral-in-chief.
In terms of identity and status, he is the most suitable for this position.
However, Zhu Jianshen was not Zhu Qiyu's biological son after all. It was not a good thing for Zhu Qiyu or even the court to let the prince contact the generals in advance.
Zhu Qiyu was generous enough to leave the throne to his nephew, but he was not generous enough to let his nephew gain access to military power in advance.
Once this hole is opened, some interested people will surely take notice. Not to mention that the peaceful court situation will be stirred up again, and Zhu Qiyu's own throne may even be unstable.
A child in his early ten years was too easily bewitched, and Zhu Qiyu had to guard against it.
In fact, over the years, Zhu Qiyu has not allowed any official to have contact with the prince except Yu Qian.
As for Zhu Jianshen, he had never been in contact with any Ming officials other than Yu Qian. This was Li Qing's first.
The reason why Yu Qian dared to bring Li Qing here was also very simple. He knew that the emperor knew Li Qing's identity.
However, Yu Qian did not expect that the two would start fighting as soon as they met.
Half a quarter of an hour later, Yu Qian still did not persuade Li Qing, but Zhen'er persuaded Zhu Jianshen.
Yu Qian touched his nose and felt like a failure.
After Zhen'er persuaded Zhu Jianshen, she helped Yu Qian persuade Li Qing, which made Li Qing feel dizzy.
"Okay, stop arguing. Isn't it enough for me to teach you?" Li Qing had a headache from the two people's quarrel. He glanced at Zhen'er emphatically and raised his chin slightly.
Zhen'er has been in the palace for so many years and is not an ordinary smart person. She immediately understood that Li Qing had something to ask her.
She was just about to push Zhu Jianshen away, but unexpectedly, the young man caught Li Qing's little move.
Zhu Jianshen didn't give him a chance and stepped forward: "Shall we start?"
Li Qing was slightly surprised and nodded in agreement.
After this, Li Qingbie didn't notice it yet, but he could see that this kid was not only a show-off, but also a careful person.
He suppressed the doubts in his heart and asked, "Where can I practice riding and shooting?"
"Master Marquis, please come with your servant?" Zhen'er quickly stepped forward to lead the way.
Zhu Jianshen sullenly said: "You are a slave in the palace, not his!"
Zhen'er hesitated for a moment, and then her face burned. She was extremely embarrassed at the scene, but she could only apologize: "I was wrong, please punish me."
Zhu Jianshen regretted it as soon as he said it, but as a young man, he couldn't keep his face down and hummed: "No, you can go about your business. You don't need to take care of me anymore."
"Yes, please leave." Zhen'er's voice trembled slightly, sad and aggrieved. She was obviously doing it for the prince's good.
Li Qing frowned, making subjective assumptions. Coupled with Zhu Jianshen's performance, if he couldn't figure out the reason, his life would have been in vain all these years.
He was deeply shocked: Is this naughty kid too precocious?
Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Yu Qian smoothed things over and said, "What about that? Time is precious, let's hurry up. Sir, please come with me."
Li Qing suppressed the urge to solve the mystery and nodded: "Let's go."
~
"Only if you can hit seven of the ten targets fifty steps away will you be qualified to be my teacher." Zhu Jianshen pointed to the target in the distance and said it was being positioned.
Li Qing smiled, then lowered his voice and asked, "Prince, do you like that Zhen'er?"
"Ah?" Zhu Jianshen said in surprise, then his face changed wildly, and soon his face turned red.
He was shy, scared, and confused at the same time: How did he see it?
"Is that so?" Li Qing asked coquettishly.
"You...you are talking nonsense!" Zhu Jianshen yelled, using anger to cover up his fear and uneasiness, "Slander, you slandered this prince...!"
Yu Qian was letting people set up the target, when he suddenly heard Zhu Jianshen yelling angrily in the distance. He couldn't help but hold his forehead with a headache, and his intestines turned green with regret.
If the timeline could go back an hour, he would never let Li Qing take over the class again, but now, it's too late.
After taking it... Yu Qian was in agony, but he still had to put on a smile. He trotted up to the two of them and said in a soft voice:
"Everything is fine, what's going on?"
