usatvline Chapter 220: The Houmen Madam Nursery School has started (6)
Chapter 220: The Houmen Madam Nursery School has started (6)
When the moon was at its highest point, the knocked-out Marquis Cheng'en woke up in his own yard.
There was no light in the dark room. It had been uninhabited for a long time and there was no one around.
It was unclear whether the old woman who sent him back had received an order or simply disliked him.
The door of the house was not closed tightly and the windows were wide open.
The cool evening wind blew in.
If he hadn't taken off his clothes, a corner of the quilt beside him would have been pulled over his abdomen.
Marquis Cheng'en even suspected that he would freeze to death in his bedroom while in a coma.
He rubbed the sore spots on his body, gritting his back teeth.
The little prince is in his mansion, so it doesn’t matter if he doesn’t know. After all, ignorance is not a crime.
But now that he knows and has even seen it, he, a marquis who has been blessed by his ancestors and the grace of the emperor and has inherited the title without any merit, would no longer be so ignorant as to run away.
That is to disrespect the royal dignity and not take the emperor seriously.
He was not in officialdom and only had an empty shell of a title, but some of his friends had family members serving as officials in the court.
He had heard a little about the current emperor's previous dynasty and harem.
Not to mention that the little prince was named the crown prince even though he was young.
Just take the fact that his biological mother is the Empress, the Emperor's childhood sweetheart, and his maternal grandfather is the Prime Minister's Mansion.
As long as he doesn't die young, he will definitely ascend to the throne.
Now he is recuperating in his own mansion. Isn't this just putting the opportunity of gaining fame and fortune right at his fingertips?
Marquis Cheng'en, who was originally content with mediocrity and only wanted to push his son to make progress, instantly imagined the scene of himself achieving fame.
Because he was too excited, he forgot his mother who was paralyzed by a stroke, and his cousin and son who were raised outside.
He even forgot the fact that he had said something rude during the day and was thrown out in disgrace.
Early the next morning, he packed up and prepared to go out to buy some small toys for the children.
Since there was no money in the account, Marquis Cheng'en reluctantly pawned his accessories.
I specifically pick out those expensive little things to buy.
Seeing the sun rising higher, I guessed that the little prince had woken up.
He straightened his clothes, carried his bags and knocked on Bu Shian's unlocked gate.
At this time, the little prince had just woken up and finished washing up.
He was sitting obediently at the dining table, watching the maids placing meals on the table and giving a detailed introduction to each dish.
He felt dizzy because of the incomprehensible introductions and the unfamiliar shapes.
He had a poor appetite due to having just recovered from a serious illness, but he unexpectedly felt the urge to taste everything on the table.
Marquis Cheng'en came over at this time, with a flattering smile on his face, and spoke in polite words that anyone with a discerning eye could see through.
He was also very tactless, putting the bags in his hands onto the table piled with all kinds of small plates.
Of course, the result was that he was kicked out again by the guards on the pretext of disturbing the little prince's meal before he could say a few words.
Having hit a wall again, he had no choice but to wander around outside Bu Shi'an's yard unwillingly.
At the same time, Marquis Cheng'en bought a private residence outside.
The pampered cousin saw that her cousin had not returned since he rushed out yesterday afternoon.
The nervous hands wanted to tear the handkerchief into pieces.
Her cousin had always been in good health, so this incident might not be fake news deliberately spread by the woman her cousin married.
Otherwise, if something really happened, why didn't she receive any news for so long?
My cousin loves her son the most. If she is really sick, she will find a way to bring her son back to see him.
I'm afraid this illness is fake, and the real purpose is to trick my cousin back to haunt me.
My aunt must have mentioned in a subtle way that Zhuang Shuqin had been childless for many years and wanted to take her and her son back home.
The woman was so anxious that she tricked her cousin back and planned to drug him to make him infatuated with her, hoping that she could have a child in one go and block her and her son outside the house.
I remembered what my cousin said, that after taking his son back and registering him under that woman's name, he would find a way to send her to the west.
Once a child is born under the woman's name, her parents cannot take back the dowry she brought, and it must all be left to her son.
By then, she will be able to get rid of the label of being a mistress.
The family lived together openly, spending the woman's dowry, which was more than she could spend in her lifetime.
Seeing that the plan was about to be implemented, she couldn't let anything go wrong.
Fearing that her dream would be unexpectedly shattered, the cousin disregarded her reputation and rushed directly to the Marquis' Mansion with her son.
On the other side, just as the palace gate was opened, the queen received news from the guards sent to protect her son.
Seeing that her son adapted well, smiled more often and had a bigger appetite, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Her only child has been frail and sickly since childhood.
I thought it was something I brought from the womb, but I never thought that someone had been doing something to me behind my back.
Because of his poor health and being named the Crown Prince, her son often had to keep up with his studies despite his illness.
The person, who was not tall to begin with, not only became shorter, but his cheeks also became thinner.
His most common expression on weekdays is to purse his lips tightly, not like to talk, and not like to communicate or get close to others too much.
No matter how the imperial kitchen tried to cook, he couldn't eat more than two bites.
Now that he had been sent out of the palace by himself, those in the harem who wanted to harm him could not reach so far.
The wife of the Marquis of Cheng'en was also a capable person. Not only did she ease the relationship so quickly, but the chef in the mansion also whetted her daughter's appetite with just one meal.
She now somewhat believed that the other party had really received instructions from God.
As for those shocking and even outrageous words she said, let her think about it again.
Although she and His Majesty have grown tired of each other over the years, they are still a young couple after all, so let her observe him for a while.
However, as the secret letter said, Marquis Cheng'en was a hidden danger, and she felt that it should be taken seriously.
After having a secret conversation with her confidant, someone took her queen's order and left the palace.
In the yard, after breakfast, Bu Shian brought the little prince to the study.
As the crown prince, there were many great scholars who wanted to teach him.
If she really teaches herself, the Queen, who is still skeptical, might not be happy about it.
What she had to do was to provide a place for the little prince to recuperate in peace, rather than just act as a teacher and start teaching him right away.
Before the Queen felt relieved and sent a great scholar to the Marquis's Mansion, she could only let the little prince copy calligraphy and read literature on his own under the pretext of allowing him to calm down and not fall behind in his studies.
She acts as a dictionary to help those who don't know how to read.
After taking out the calligraphy works of several famous masters of the time, Bu Shi'an asked the guards and maids to look after them.
He left the yard and found Marquis Cheng'en.
This scumbag has returned home, so of course she can't let him go.
Before the empress could take action, the cousin who was kept outside discovered something was wrong and came to the house, and the news was passed to the palace.
She'll collect the interest first.
Marquis Cheng'en was walking back and forth on the nearby path, looking towards the courtyard gate.
When he saw Bu Shi'an walking out of the yard alone, his eyes immediately lit up and he went to greet him.
The next moment, a loud slap landed on his left cheek.
The sound was so sudden and clear that it scared the birds in the nearby tree so much that they flapped their wings and took off.