After dinner in the evening, Zhou Shuren kept Ming Teng. The old man had a blank expression on his face and didn't say a word. He just read a book by himself.
Ming Teng stood in the middle of the hall. His grandfather didn't say anything, but he felt more pressured. The sweat on his forehead flowed down his cheeks. He didn't dare to move at all, not even to wipe the sweat off.
Zhulan never interrupts Shuren when he is educating his grandson. Today she specially cooks the dishes that Mingteng likes. Since he has already eaten them, he can bear the punishment.
Time passed little by little, and Mingteng was rarely punished to stand. His legs were stretched so straight that he could hardly stand, but he had to hold on.
Zhulan heard the small movement, looked up, and then continued to cut and arrange flowers.
Zhou Shuren put the book down, making quite a noise. Ming Teng looked at his grandfather, who was staring at him. Ming Teng couldn't help swallowing his saliva, "Grandpa, Grandpa."
"You should be thankful that you are going to the palace tomorrow. Do you see what is hanging on the wall?"
Ming Teng saw the feather duster freeze, and his grandfather was about to spank him, "Grandpa, your grandson will be more cautious in the future and will never act rashly again."
Zhou Shuren nodded at the table and said, "Well, go back and we'll talk tomorrow."
Ming Teng understood that his grandfather would punish him by making him stand today, and would definitely beat him when he returned home from the palace tomorrow. He deserved to be beaten, but he was not careful enough and almost got into trouble in his family because of him.
Today, my great grandfather said that a single mistake can affect the entire body. He is Rong Mingteng and also Zhou Mingteng. He is closely related to Zhou Hou Mansion. One mistake may affect the entire Zhou Hou Mansion.
Ming Teng lowered his head and said, "Yes, Grandpa, I will go back first. You and Grandma should have some rest."
"Um."
Zhulan waited for Mingteng to leave, "I thought you were going to lecture me, but I didn't expect you to just use corporal punishment."
Zhou Shuren felt thirsty while reading, so he poured himself a cup of tea and took a sip before replying, "Uncle has already taught him a lesson. Uncle is a little hesitant to do anything to Ming Teng, but I don't have any concerns. It's just right for me to do the corporal punishment."
Moreover, preaching twice is not effective, so using one literary method and one martial method will have the best effect.
Zhulan thought so too. After all, he was an adopted child and lived in Zhou Hou’s Mansion. His uncle was old and Mingteng was capable of taking care of himself, so his uncle did have a lot of concerns.
The next day, after the morning court ended, Zhou Shuren stayed in the palace and talked with the emperor for a while. Ming Teng arrived. Ming Teng saw that his grandfather was also there. Thinking of the beating he could not avoid at night, he could not help swallowing his saliva.
The emperor motioned Ming Teng to stand up, "Prince Qin has already written a letter of apology. You did a good job."
Ming Teng's face flushed. "I did not do well. I was too reckless. I should have sent someone to report to the King of Qin immediately. Because of my budget error, the King of Qin delayed saving me. I am guilty. Your Majesty, please look into my crime."
The Emperor knew clearly what happened on the grassland. This was a test for his younger brother. His younger brother was not a child who grew up in the royal family, and he had not experienced too much bloodshed, so his heart was still too soft. What his father meant was that his younger brother lacked training. Now his younger brother has grown up well, and recently he suppressed several tribes. Under the bloody means, other tribes also calmed down.
The emperor motioned Ming Teng, who was kneeling again, to stand up, "I said you did a good job, and your merits and demerits offset each other."
Ming Teng was worried about his uncle-in-law. Even though his uncle-in-law was the King of Qin, his letter of apology was a big deal.
The emperor saw through Ming Teng's thoughts and said, "Prince has done a good job in dividing the states recently, and his merits and demerits offset each other."
Ming Teng breathed a sigh of relief and was happy that he would not lose his official position. He was only a minor official now. The gold of the Rong family was donated by Rong Enqing, but the glory of the Rong family also benefited him. He was the only one in the family who did not have to take the imperial examination to become an official. And because Rong Enqing only enjoyed the wealth of the Rong family, all the royal resources for the Rong family were poured into him.
He didn't want to bring shame to the Rong family, but wanted to bring honor to the Rong family. He was indeed reckless this time, but fortunately the result was good.
While Zhou Shuren and the prince were writing notes, he was listening to Ming Teng's views on the grassland. He looked up at Ming Teng, a look of relief in his eyes, and at the same time he felt that among the grandsons in the family, Ming Teng had the best resources, followed by Ming Yun.
Half an hour later, Ming Teng went to see the emperor again. When Ming Teng came back, Zhou Shuren also wanted to leave the palace, and the grandfather and grandson left together.
After leaving the palace, Ming Teng didn't want to go back home. He wanted to follow his grandfather to the Ministry of Revenue, so he quickly got on the Ministry's carriage.
Zhou Shuren, "Why are you following me if you don't go back home to rest?"
Ming Teng moved his arm and said, "My arm is almost healed and doesn't need to be healed. I haven't seen you for a long time and I miss you."
"You won't think about it at night."
It means that the fight at night will not be missed.
Ming Teng touched his nose and said, "Today, the emperor said that I would be beaten tonight. Grandpa, the emperor really understands you."
Zhou Shuren chuckled twice. In the past, the emperor could travel outside the capital, but now he stays in the capital, going around to cultivate the good breed of Dapeng, and spends the rest of his time studying him, thinking about how to dig things out of his brain.
Because of the pharmacy, the emperor forced him to talk for two hours.
Zhou Shuren wanted to send his grandson back. "Why don't you spend time with your wife? I heard from your grandmother that Liu Jia is a thoughtful person. You are often on business trips, and she needs you to spend more time with her."
Ming Teng felt embarrassed that his grandparents were still paying attention to him. "My wife is going back to her parents' home today. She knows that I have entered the palace and I don't know when I will leave. She said that she will have dinner at her parents' home before coming back."
Zhou Shuren hummed, "You should indeed visit your father-in-law's family when you come back. When you got into trouble, your father-in-law got angry, and your mother-in-law went to the temple to pray for you."
"My grandson and my wife said they will go there tomorrow."
"I guess you won't be able to go tomorrow."
Ming Teng, "..."
Not only will he not be able to avoid this beating, he will also be so injured that he can't walk!
In the Ministry of Rites, Chang Yi does not have much to do. The officials to be sent out this year have already been selected, so he has less work to do and is studying hard.
Lord Liu came in and said, "You are reading a book. Is there anything you don't understand?"
Chang Yi put down the book, "Not at the moment."
Lord Liu sat down and said, "My eldest son will leave the capital next year. I think Zhangzhou is a good place. What do you think?"
Chang Yi narrowed his eyes, "You are really smart. You saw that my son-in-law is good at Chinese medicinal herbs and now has a pharmacy, so you set your sights on Zhangzhou and want to open up wasteland and grow medicinal herbs throughout the state?"
Lord Liu smiled and said, "We are relatives. Your son-in-law is in the county, and my son is in the state capital. With my son's support, we will definitely turn the poor state into a prosperous state."
This is a political achievement, a huge political achievement. If his son has achieved this, his future career will be smoother.
Chang Yi twitched his lips, "You are also interested in the medicine girls and medicine boys trained by my daughter and son-in-law to prepare medicinal materials."
He didn't hide anything about Liu Feng, after all they were his in-laws, and he also needed the Liu family's connections to help his son-in-law. Well, now that the pharmacy was set up, this guy had been keeping an eye on it.
Lord Liu was not embarrassed. "Hey, we are all fathers, and I also have to plan for the next generation of the Liu family. Now no one in the capital has emerged, so I have to seize the opportunity."