Chapter 1315 [Updated on July 20] I Will Report to the Emperor
A pair of eyes of the Ming Dynasty are cold and sharp, and the cold air makes people dare not peek any more.
He said solemnly: "All of you kneel here for three hours."
"Yes." Brothers replied respectfully.
"As for the fourth elder brother, after kneeling, go to the teacher's house to apologize, and then copy the Analects of Confucius a hundred times." The fourth master pointed to the fourth elder brother.
"Yes, my son has remembered."
Then, with a cold face, Fourth Master asked Zhu Shi to watch them, and then returned to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, leaving a group of elder brothers kneeling outside Wuyi Zhai.
Seeing this, Su Peisheng hastened to follow with his whisk on his arm.
Although only the fourth elder brother committed the crime this time.
But the emperor punished all the elder brothers.
The purpose is to cultivate unity and friendship between brothers.
In this case, if one person makes a mistake, the rest will bear it together.
Instead of standing by and gloating.
Even though the elder brother persuaded the fourth elder brother when the fourth elder brother insulted Zhu Shi, the emperor still let him accept the punishment together.
Because in the royal family, one must not favor any elder brother.
Otherwise, it would be the same as Li Chu, pushing him into the fire pit and making him a target of public criticism.
Therefore, the emperor has always treated the princes equally.
Not long after the fourth master left, Concubine Qi knew that the fourth elder brother was punished by the fourth master to kneel, and immediately rushed to Wuyizhai in a chariot.
She saw her elder brothers kneeling under the scorching sun, and hurried forward.
Zhu Shi, who was supervising the princes, saw Concubine Qi, hurriedly saluted Qian Qian and said, "I have seen Concubine Qi."
Concubine Qi felt sorry for the fourth elder brother, and took the initiative to block the other elder brothers, and also ignored Zhu Shi who was the teacher.
Instead, he walked up to the fourth elder brother, wiped his sweat for the fourth elder brother, and at the same time told the servants: "Come here, and shade the sun for the fourth elder brother."
After she was done, she took out pastries from the food box in the hand of the personal maid, and wanted to feed the fourth elder brother.
But the fourth elder brother turned his head stubbornly and refused to eat.
Because of Concubine Qi's doting, the fourth elder brother's tail was almost up to the sky in front of Concubine Qi.
This caused the fourth elder brother to be disrespectful to the teacher and not listen to the elder brother's words.
In front of the slaves, he is even a little old man.
In the Forbidden City, I'm afraid only fourth master can subdue him.
"Good boy, it's time for dinner, you can eat something, otherwise you'll be starving." Concubine Qi coaxed.
"I will not eat."
Concubine Qi didn't give up, and even used cakes to test back and forth in front of the fourth elder brother.
The fourth elder brother was tempted by the aroma of food.
Looking back, the brothers were all kneeling straight.
So, he also straightened his back and said stubbornly: "I said if I don't eat it, I won't eat it!"
"Good boy, let's have a bite." Concubine Qi did not give up.
As a result, when the fourth elder brother got angry, he knocked out the pastry in her hand.
"My brothers don't eat it, what can I eat alone, if Huang Ama finds out, I should be punished again."
The pastry in Concubine Qi's hand fell to the ground, but she didn't get angry.
Fourth elder brother is the treasure in her hands, even if she is angry with herself, she will not be angry with fourth elder brother.
She swept some of the cakes that fell on the ground, and then looked at the elder brother, the second elder brother, and the third elder brother who were kneeling upright. Finally, she didn't let the fourth elder brother eat any more.
Concubine Qi just looked straight at the fourth elder brother with a distressed look on her face.
When she saw that the sun was still on the face of the fourth elder brother, she reprimanded the servant: "How do you hold this umbrella? Do you still have a bit of eyesight? Didn't you see that the fourth elder brother still has the sun on his body?"
Hearing this, the servant who held the umbrella for the fourth elder brother immediately surrounded the fourth elder brother to prevent the sun from shining on the fourth elder brother.
However, the fourth elder brother didn't appreciate it, and said impatiently: "You don't think it's hot enough, and you want to smother me to death!"
"Will you be able to open an umbrella, and will you be able to shade the sun from a distance." Concubine Qi blindly spoiled the fourth elder brother.
At this moment, Zhu Shi really couldn't stand it anymore.
Originally, the fourth elder brother and the other elder brothers knelt well.
But when Concubine Qi came, there was a lot of noise, which on the contrary affected the elder brothers to think about their mistakes quietly.
He held his lips and said: "Concubine Qi, this time the emperor made the elder brothers to kneel, you better not mix it up. Besides, what the fourth elder brother said is right, if the emperor finds out, I am afraid it will only make things worse. As a punishment, it is better to let him kneel, and when the time is up, he will be fine."
"Is it okay?" Concubine Qi looked at Zhu Shi in disbelief, "You slave, I care about the fourth elder brother, do you have a share in speaking, do you know what the consequences will be if you kneel for several hours under such a big sun, Can you afford it again?"
Zhu Shi was originally a man with a clean sleeve, and he had the arrogance of an upright official.
Now being belittled by Concubine Qi in such a way, not only is he not humble, but he straightened his back and said, "It's true that you feel sorry for the fourth elder brother, but the eldest elder brother and the second elder brother are also kneeling as the first princes, don't they?" Is the fourth elder brother different?"
"..." Of course her son is different, Concubine Qi thought in her heart, but she didn't dare to say it out.
"Besides, although the slave is a slave, but the emperor asked the slave to supervise the elder brothers, the slave must be strictly supervised, and he must not disappoint the emperor's trust in the slave. If you feel dissatisfied, you can go to the emperor. If the emperor agrees, you will support the fourth prince. Umbrella, feed him some snacks, even if his punishment is spared, the slave will have nothing to say."
"..." Concubine Qi.
"But if the emperor doesn't agree, the slave will never show mercy!" Zhu Shi cupped his hands.
His demeanor is respectful, but his words are very disrespectful to Concubine Qi.
"You slave!" Concubine Qi pointed at Zhu Shi's nose.
"Enough!" A childish voice sounded behind Concubine Qi.
She turned her head in surprise and looked at the fourth elder brother who was talking.
"Emiang, don't you think it's embarrassing enough!" Fourth elder brother looked at her bitterly.
Seeing that the fourth elder brother had a look of disgust in his eyes, Concubine Qi finally stopped making trouble for the sake of her son.
She just pointed at Zhu Shi and threatened: "Okay, Zhu Shi, you think I dare not go to the emperor, right? I'll go to the emperor to sue you!"
"Please go ahead." Zhu Shi replied lightly.
After Concubine Qi put down her harsh words, she really took her servants to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
Although she has fallen out of favor a long time ago, for the sake of the fourth prince, she just has the cheek to beg the emperor, so what.
Maybe he can take this opportunity to show his face in front of the emperor.
After a while, Concubine Qi arrived outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
When He Zhongkang saw her, he said: "Concubine Qi."
"What about the emperor, I want to see him."
"The emperor is busy inside, and this servant will go and report." He Zhongkang entered the hall without hesitation.
After a while, he came out, "Concubine Qi, the emperor said, if you are here for the fourth elder brother's affairs, please come back."
Concubine Qi didn't expect that fourth master would have guessed that she would be so ruthless without saying anything.
"But......"
"There's nothing wrong with it. The emperor said that if you continue to make trouble, you will let the fourth elder brother kneel for an extra hour."
Hearing this, Concubine Qi was so frightened that she hurriedly replied: "No, no, you go and tell the emperor that I will stop making trouble, and I will go back right away."
So, before the aggressive Concubine Qi had time to sue Zhu Shi, she hurried back to Changchun Palace with her servants.
After Concubine Qi left, about an hour later, Ruoyin also came to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
For, of course, the same thing.