Chapter 314
Watching the lively scene of a crowd beating a child, Ji Yunqing pulled Concubine Wen away silently.
Concubine Wen was confused and asked, "Why don't you go and beg for mercy?"
Instead, it went further?
Ji Yunqing said calmly: "It is impossible for the prince to really beat the child to death in public, right?"
As it turned out, she was right. King Zhao really could not beat the child to death.
He didn't even move.
He stared at the older one for a long while, then punished him by making him write big characters for a month and copy ten chapters of "The Book of Filial Piety", and then let him go.
As for this little one, he can't even read a single word, let alone copy the Book of Filial Piety.
Ruirui also thought of this. He nervously put his hands behind his back and covered his little butt.
Gu Yanzhi also looked at this younger brother whom he had just met today with sympathy.
"Aren't you very capable? You're teaching others to do the same..."
King Zhao said sternly: "I will give you one month to memorize the Book of Filial Piety word for word."
Oh, it’s just reciting the Book of Filial Piety. It’s not too difficult.
The two brothers breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, and then Gu Yanzhi became worried again: "But father, Ruirui is only one year old..."
His sister is two months older than this boy, so it’s already pretty good that she can explain herself clearly.
How can he memorize something at such a young age?
Ruirui had never memorized it before, but he patted his chest and promised: "I will definitely memorize it!"
Ji Yunqing was also relieved: "See, the prince doesn't beat children."
Concubine Wen also muttered to her: "It seems that you know your cousin very well!"
"To be honest, I was just betting that he wouldn't beat the child to death."
Suddenly, King Zhao looked over with a sharp gaze, and the two of them quickly stood up straight.
"Ji, come here"
Ji Yunqing blinked and thought, are you going to punish me too?
She walked closer and sincerely suggested, "Your Majesty, I don't have to call you father, and I don't have to recite the "Book of Filial Piety", right?"
The officials who had just finished beating the child and were about to take a break: "..."
Concubine Wen who came over with him: "..."
Wait, what did they hear?
King Zhao: “…You don’t have to.”
"But," he changed his tone, "As the saying goes, a loving mother often spoils her child. How are you going to punish this kid for what happened today?"
Ji Yunqing thought for a moment and said, "This is easy."
"Ray!"
Everyone was confused and wanted to see what kind of punishment this woman could come up with.
She showed a dangerous smile on her face. "Don't you like climbing trees? Go climb a tree, climb up and down a hundred times, and don't stop until you have climbed enough!"
Ruirui felt relieved after hearing this.
"Mom, okay!"
Isn’t it just climbing a tree?
He can do this!
He ran over and climbed up.
At first I didn’t dare to climb down, but gradually I moved from low to high, and was able to climb down the tree freely.
When the others first heard about this punishment, they were surprised, but then they thought about it carefully, realized the beauty of it, and nodded their heads.
"This is a great plan!"
"Not bad"
Not only can it make them deeply aware of their mistakes, but it can also effectively prevent them from making the same mistakes again.
To put it another way, with today's tree climbing experience, they will be able to come down safely even if they climb trees again in the future.
They copied it!
Soon, children climbing up and down trees appeared again on several other trees.
"Climb a tree a hundred times"
At the beginning, they were quite enthusiastic, but after climbing more than ten times, they gradually began to feel exhausted.
By the time they had climbed the tree more than fifty times, they were almost crazy from climbing the tree, but there were people following them and counting, so there was no way for them to be lazy!
Several children secretly looked at the youngest Ruirui.
Ruirui's face was covered with sweat and dust: "Mom, I'm so tired, I really can't climb up anymore"
Ji Yunqing said slowly: "You have to climb even if you can't. Don't you like climbing trees very much?"
"I also think that you haven't climbed enough. You were the first one to suggest climbing the tree, and you were also the first one to climb. Others followed you because they trusted you. Shouldn't you take the initiative to bear more consequences?"
Ruirui stopped talking.
He continued to drag his tired little body up.
again and again.
Concubine Wen couldn't bear to watch it anymore. The other kids here were all big kids, and Ruirui was the youngest.
Although he was not beaten, he was in a very miserable state now, with his delicate hands and feet rubbed and bleeding.
"Why not just let it go? I think the kids know they are wrong."
Ji Yunqing shook his head gently: "He can do it"
As to whether it is possible or not, she doesn't know, but she doesn't want to raise her child to be someone who starts well but ends badly.
She secretly glanced at King Zhao. It was obvious from his attitude that it was impossible for him to teach the child. Ji Yunqing had to find a way to teach the child herself.
After doing it a hundred times, Ruirui lay on the ground and didn't want to move at all.
His hands and feet were all scratched and even swollen. Ji Yunqing quickly blinked his blurry eyes and walked forward to check the situation.
The court doctor came in advance to distribute the medicine, which were all external injuries and could be applied directly. Ji Yunqing personally took the medicine and poured it on Ruirui's wound.
At this time, Ruirui was so tired that she fell asleep.
It was not until the next afternoon that Ruirui finally got up.
I touched my flat belly and realized I was already hungry.
He quickly put on his shoes and went downstairs: "Mom, I'm hungry!"
The maid who was sitting and dozing off on the side was startled and raised her head: "Young Master, where are you going? Put on your clothes quickly."
Ji Yunqing was lying on the porch, basking in the sun and breeze, when he saw Ruirui jumping out full of energy: "Are you awake? Are you hungry?"
"Uh-huh"
Ruirui nodded hurriedly, "Mom, is there anything to eat?"
"Have"
Seeing Ruirui wolfing down the food, Ji Yunqing felt relieved.
This child can eat and run. Children recover their energy quickly!
And within two days, Ji Yunqing was surprised to find that this boy had gradually become familiar with the eldest son of the mansion.
She didn't care much about it. Children love to play, and having a companion does consume a lot of energy. She was much more relaxed about it.
Now people in the mansion are restless, and there is one thing circulating.
The Emperor's Spring Ploughing Ceremony will be held this year and will begin in a few days. By then, maybe King Zhao will bring a few people with him. This is a good opportunity!
Not only can she go out of the house to relax, but there are not so many women in the house. If she is in a good mood, she may even have a child with the prince. It is really killing two birds with one stone.
"Spring plowing, spring plowing, we must sow seeds! This sounds like a good idea. If it's the prince's seeds..."
"I just wonder which master in our mansion can get this good opportunity?"
"I guess there will be a princess and concubines, and then there will be a few concubines. I just don't know if the prince will take them all with him, or just pick one or two."
"We should choose one or two people. Don't forget that our prince has been favoring his concubine recently. Maybe this one will go."
"Concubine Lan has a gentle, virtuous and generous temperament. She should go too, right?"
"It's a pity for the one in the Osmanthus Courtyard..."
"Oh, don't say that, but if I had been favored for a while longer, maybe I could have gone with you now."
"Who says it's not true? In my opinion, we should find a way to follow him. As time goes by, we may be able to take the opportunity to regain his favor."
On the other side, in a blocked area, Ji Yunqing was sitting here basking in the sun.
Xuancao looked at her master with great concern: "Master, these little maids in the mansion are really unruly. I will chase them away right away!"
Ji Yunqing stopped her: "No, it's just a few words, there's no need to worry about it"