Chapter 404: The Past (63)
In front of the Youlian Palace, two little boys were kneeling side by side.
The two were dressed in similar clothes, with half-tied hair, one taller and the other shorter.
The two of them faced the palace gate, both kneeling straight, with a serious little appearance.
Both of them have excellent faces. Although they are only two children who have not yet grown, the contours of their eyebrows and eyes are excellent.
The same small face, the same firm nose bridge, a red mouth, and two same long eyebrows.
If the only difference between the two is that one is a pair of hooking phoenix eyes, and the other is a pair of good-looking peach blossom eyes.
The two children, one older and one younger, had serious expressions.
There was also a group of palace people who were worried about them watching.
The palace people stood not far away, carefully watching the two children.
"Is it really okay for the mother to kneel like this?"
"It's so hot this day, just let the two princes kneel, if something happens on their knees, it's going to come to us for trouble......."
"Yes, the emperor loves the ten princes so much, if there is something three long and two short, do we want our heads........"
"But the mother is angry, it seems unlikely that she wants her old man not to get angry, right?"
"In the end, we are just subordinates, and we can't intervene in the affairs of the masters. ”
"Yes....... it's just that the two princes are kneeling like this, I'm really worried ..........."
"We'll just watch. If you have any questions, go in and inform the mother immediately........"
"Yes. ”
After the palace people finished discussing, they began to take care of the care that would end at some point.
The scorching sun shone on the courtyard in front of the Youlian Palace.
It's all made of huge stone slabs, and the heat is stored in the slabs all the time, so it's only getting hotter and hotter, and it's getting more and more stuffy.
"Brother...... I....I'm a little sick......."
Cheng Si covered his chest, and the milky voice sounded distressing.
Cheng Qing straightened his back and turned his head sideways.
He frowned, and stopped talking.
"Brother........
Cheng Si blinked, pitiful.
"Then you get up first, don't kneel. ”
"No, brother, I can't get up when you're kneeling. ”
Cheng Si saw that Cheng Qing had no intention of standing up at all, so he simply turned his head and didn't plan to stand up.
"Get up when you're not feeling well, don't be pushy. ”
Cheng Qing's voice was faint, and it sounded very cold.
It's such a hot day, but hearing his voice can make people cooler.
"Brother.........!"
Cheng Si turned his head suddenly, and a small mouth was already pouting high.
"It's obvious that I made a mistake, why do you want to kneel with me...... You didn't run away from the master's class..... you were the most serious and best performing one there........"
"Shh.......h
Cheng Qing stretched out his hand and made a silent motion.
He put the hand behind him into Cheng Si's back and pressed lightly.
In this way, Cheng Si can be more comfortable, and his back will not be as sore as it is now.
"Because you're my brother. I'm going to take care of you. I am also at fault for not taking good care of you. You can't be left alone to be punished. ”
His voice was as cold as ever.
No warmth, no emotion.
But what he didn't expect was that this sentence made Cheng Si remember it for a lifetime.
His unintentional move really moved Cheng Si.
"Brother ........."
Cheng Si didn't dare to lean on his brother's hand, only dared to touch the thin hand.
His back was already covered with sweat, and he was very uncomfortable.
Today can be said to be the most painful day he has had in so many years.
Because he escaped the class of the national eunuch and went to the imperial garden to catch butterflies with other people, he was caught by the Taifu and sued his mother again.
Her mother has always turned a blind eye to him.
On the contrary, she has always loved his brother very much, and often praised his brother for his excellence and let him learn from him.
He's used to it.
But there are only two things in this world that will make her, the concubine who ignores him, angry with him.
One is his academic problems.
One thing, the bearded man's thing.
The former thing he knew was that his mother had always attached great importance to his education like his father.
The latter, he really doesn't know.
But this time, he did both at once.
After skipping class, he was personally arrested by the Taifu and returned to Youlian Palace, and was beaten in front of his mother.
At that time, his mother's face was not very good.
He thought that she couldn't listen to Taifu scolding him like this.
As a result, Taifu had just stepped out of the gate of Youlian Palace with his front foot, and her mother couldn't help but ask him to kneel with her back foot.
This incident was something he never expected.
He thought that he was very smart, and he did not ask the Taifu to take him to his father, but chose his mother.
He thought that his mother, who had never cared much about him, would not be as deep as his father.
As a result, a more severe punishment was requested.
When the Taifu carried him in, his mother's eyes changed.
On a delicate face, even the smile disappeared completely.
He stood there stupidly, listening to the Taifu's education, and from time to time he went to look at his mother's face.
She looked very nervous.
Tighten your sleeves every now and then.
The face with delicate makeup is full of seriousness, without a trace of a smile.
She didn't even look at him, and her eyes kept wandering over Taifu's body.
After Taifu finished educating him, he politely said goodbye to his mother.
Throughout, neither of them spoke, just saluted each other.
"Mother..... don't be angry with your son........"
He begged his mother for mercy angrily, and wanted to cry to her.
"Go outside, kneel, and if I don't speak, you won't get up. ”
"But ......."
He wanted to say something, but was startled by her mother's eyes.
So desperate, so lost eyes.
He thought that he had let her down, that he had made her sad.
So, he ran out almost as hard as he could, even if the sun was shining outside, even if the ground outside could blanch an egg.
He fell to his knees all at once.
This kneeling happened to be the time when his sixth brother came back.
So, the scene just appeared.
His sixth brother didn't ask any questions, but knelt down beside him extremely indifferently.
He knew that the sixth brother was smart, but he didn't expect him to be so smart that he knew what was going on without asking anything.
"In the future, come to class well, and you are not allowed to skip class. ”
"However, Master's class is too boring....... he can't even play Go....... why should I listen to him. ”
"Even if Taifu can't play chess, he can't play you, but he is full of knowledge that you don't have. If you want to skip classes, it's easy. If only you were more knowledgeable than Taifu. At that time, it won't be Taifu who will give you a lesson. ”
His sixth brother's expression was still faint, but he felt that it made sense.
The head suddenly had a feeling of a mouth popping open.
"Brother..... when the concubine saw the princess just now, her face changed. Am I really too much....... should I apologize to my mother........."
"Kneel. Mother....wait for your mother to find us. ”