Chapter Ninety-Nine: Apprenticeship with Liu Sheng
Outside the hall, Han Shiting came with Chai Xianjun, and several palace maids followed closely with wine and food: "Your Highness, looking at this hour, it is estimated that several of them are also hungry." Shi Ting specially ordered the imperial dining room to prepare some wine and food."
Chai Yu looked at Han Shiting, and his tone was a little surprised: "You are not with Jun'er in the harem to accompany your mother, how can you have time to come here."
"The queen mother is concerned about the prince, so she specially ordered me to send wine and food." Han Shiting looked at Chai Yu and hurriedly explained. Several palace maids put the wine and food on the table and turned to leave.
Liu Sheng, Jia Fu, and Yang Yong hurriedly saluted: "I've seen the crown princess."
"You don't need to be polite." Han Shiting hurriedly looked at the three of them and saluted back.
Chai Xianjun hurriedly saluted Chai Yu: "Jun'er has seen his father, and the emperor's grandmother has explained, let Jun'er supervise his father's meal."
"Yang Yong, Liu Sheng, Jia Fu, you and the others are all dining with Gu. Let's sit down with my father and tell me what you've done today." Chai Yu could only stop talking about the current situation at this time, and turned to look at his son, looking at his cute appearance, a smile appeared on his face.
After a few people sat down, Chai Xianjun thought about it: "Jun'er has been with the emperor's grandmother today, and she hasn't gone anywhere."
"Today, I chatted with the queen mother, and the queen mother said that she wanted to find a master for Jun'er, I don't know if His Royal Highness has a suitable candidate." Han Shiting heard her son's words, remembered the queen's instructions today, and asked Chai Yu about it.
Chai Yu thought about it and looked at Han Shiting: "Originally, I planned to ask Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites to serve as Jun'er's teacher, but unfortunately today he prayed for the old man to return to his hometown on the grounds of old age, and Gu has already agreed."
"Who are you? How come I haven't seen you." Just as Chai Yu and Han Shiting were talking, Chai Xianjun secretly ran to Liu Sheng and Jia Fu and asked.
Seeing this, Han Shiting hurriedly scolded Chai Xianjun: "Jun'er must not be rude."
"Maybe you forgot, Jia Fu and I have clearly come here once, and we have met" Liu Sheng was not annoyed at all, but felt that Chai Xianjun was a little interesting.
Han Shiting looked at Liu Sheng, as if she didn't mean to blame, so she didn't say anything more. Chai Xianjun thought about it and looked at Liu Sheng: "But that day in the East Palace Garden, I seem to have seen you."
"Good memory, good blessing for Your Highness". After hearing this, Jia Fu couldn't help but admire.
Chai Yu heard Jia Fu praise his son, and hurriedly became humble: "The child is stubborn, so it makes you laugh."
"Do not praise him, for a child who boasts too much is prone to cocking his tail." Han Shiting listened to Chai Yu's words and also agreed. has been messing with the children of those noble families all year round, and now it is becoming more and more unruly. It's also time to hire a master and discipline him well. Otherwise, the older you get, the harder it will be to control.
After hearing this, Chai Xianjun pouted unhappily: "Mother, when will I my tail."
"Yesterday morning, there was a place in the garden of the East Palace, where the flowers were plucked. Don't tell me, you don't know, who did it". Han Shiting heard her son's defense and asked directly. If she hadn't reacted quickly, I'm afraid this garden would not have been able to be protected.
Yang Yong looked at Chai Xianjun's unhappy face, and hurriedly started a round: "Children are naughty, this is ordinary, don't be so serious."
"Yang Yong, you don't know, if I hadn't seen the opportunity quickly yesterday. I'm afraid that he will pluck out the flowers that Sister Rong planted in the past." When Han Shiting thought of this, she was afraid for a while. If these flowers are really pulled out, how will she explain to Sister Rong.
Jia Fu saw that Chai Yu seemed to be about to get angry, and hurriedly persuaded him: "Your Highness, the child is not sensible, there is nothing wrong with it. As long as you train well in the future, none of this will be a problem."
"I'll tell you to do it in the future." Liu Sheng didn't wait for Chai Yu and them to speak, and asked Chai Xianjun alone.
Chai Xianjun thought about it after hearing this, and turned his head to look at Chai Yu and Han Shiting: "As long as the mother and father agree, Jun'er naturally has no opinion."
"Lone and your mother, let you make your own decisions, are you willing?" Chai Yu wanted to be angry and reprimanded, but after hearing Liu Sheng and Chai Xianjun's questioning, he became a little interested in this issue.
Chai Xianjun thought about it and nodded reluctantly: "Since neither the father nor the mother are opposed, then you can call me Jun'er."
"Jun'er, what will you do now?" Liu Sheng continued to ask, feeling that he had an inexplicable good impression of this child.
Chai Xianjun thought about it again, and kept thinking about what he would do: "The Three Character Sutra, the hundred family names, and the recent concubine is teaching me to read the Analects."
"Then you can recite these." As soon as Liu Sheng heard that he knew so many things, he almost casually continued to ask.
The four of them looked at the scene in front of them and were slightly stunned, and Yang Yong couldn't help but interject: "How do you feel, Liu Sheng, you are teaching students."
"One question and one answer, Brother Sheng, are you planning to accept apprentices?" Jia Fu took Yang Yong's question and continued to ask.
Han Shiting listened to Yang Yong and Jia Fu's words, and after thinking for a while, she directly proposed: "Your Highness, how about letting Liu Sheng be Jun'er's teacher."
"Lone intends to let you teach Jun'er, I don't know what you think." When Chai Yu heard this proposal, he directly agreed, and looked at Liu Sheng and asked directly.
Liu Sheng listened to the words of these people and thought about it: "If Your Highness doesn't dislike my shallow knowledge, as long as I promise a few things, I am willing to give it a try."
"Please tell me about those things." Han Shiting didn't wait for Chai Yu to speak, and asked first. Choosing a teacher for your son, as a mother, it is impossible not to pay attention to it.
Liu Sheng thought for a moment, and organized the language a little in his heart: "I can only guarantee to teach for at least three days a month, and when I teach, Jun'er must come to my house in person, and if there is a mistake, I can directly punish it." The rest of the time, you can choose to teach with a few good teachers."
"Jun'er, what are you still doing in a daze, don't you want to apprentice soon." Chai Yu looked directly at his son, who was still in a daze, and as a father, he naturally hoped that his children could be taught by a few more famous teachers.
After hearing this, Chai Xianjun hurriedly knelt down respectfully: "Jun'er to meet the teacher, please accept the disciple's worship."
"No need to be polite, please get up quickly." Seeing this, Liu Sheng hurriedly helped Chai Xianjun up.
Seeing such a scene, Han Shiting smiled and instructed: "Please ask Mr. to bother more in the future."
"I feel that I am very close to Jun'er, and I can't talk about it." Liu Sheng heard Han Shiting's kind words and said what he felt in his heart.
Yang Yong looked at the sky outside the hall, and said goodbye to Chai Yu: "Now that my mother is still in the house, I don't dare to stay for a long time so as not to worry her, so I will retire first."
"Yang Yong wants to go, let's go together. Your Highness thinks it's late at night, so let's take our leave." As soon as Jia Fu heard that Yang Yong was leaving, he hurriedly pulled Liu Sheng to say goodbye.
Without waiting for Liu Sheng to speak, Chai Yu shouted outside the hall: "Bring things in."
"Mr. Liu, this is a token prepared for you by His Royal Highness, a pass to enter the palace." Cao Gao hurriedly walked in from outside the hall, holding a delicate box in his hand and handing it to Liu Sheng.
Liu Sheng didn't have much to take it, and said goodbye directly to Chai Yu and Han Shiting: "Retire first."
"Cao Gao sent them for Gu". Chai Yu nodded and ordered Cao Gao to send him off.
Cao Gao bowed down to receive the order, and took Liu Sheng, Jia Fu, and Yang Yong to the outside of the palace. Chai Xianjun looked at their figures, and his little head suddenly became contemplative.