Chapter 36: I Can Promise You
Gu Yiqing was locked up in this room for three days.
Except for every morning, Shen Yanjun would ask Shen Mi to bring him a steamed bun, and there was nothing to eat for him at other times.
He had never been so wronged.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, have you thought it through today?"
Shen Yanjun asked again, and the prince looked at the back of the woman on the window, and felt that he was very aggrieved. I secretly swore that when I went out, I would definitely ask for this woman's head.
But the most important thing for him now is to fill his stomach.
Otherwise it would have been possible to really starve to death here.
Thinking so, he casually took a book from the table and began to read it, he had never been so serious as he was today.
Strangely enough, he found that he was able to write it down after reading it only a little twice in his hand.
After reading such an article, he felt a sense of accomplishment, and even forgot the feeling of being hungry.
Shen Yanjun noticed that the prince had already started reading books today, and it seemed that his method was still very good.
She watched the prince read a little here, and then went to the kitchen and asked them to make something. Before that, she had already investigated clearly, what Gu Yiqing liked to eat on weekdays.
At this time, Gu Yiqing suddenly felt that the door had been opened, and saw that Shen Yanjun came over with a few people with food, and when he looked at it, he realized that it was all the things he liked to eat.
He couldn't take care of his previous vows, and immediately began to gobble up, he had never felt that any meal before was so fragrant as it was today.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, since you have started reading today, then I will make a daily plan for you, as long as you can complete the tasks I assigned to you every day as required, there will be no more such things in the future, after the task is completed, you can do whatever you want, and no one will stop you at that time."
Gu Yiqing was locked up for three whole days, and he had long lost his previous anger.
On the contrary, I felt that the conditions were good, and I had to compromise happily.
"I can promise you, but you also have to be the talk."
Hearing Gu Yiqing say this, Shen Yanjun became interested, and immediately sat down to write a letter of guarantee, solemnly signing her name.
"You put this away, so I won't lie to you."
Gu Yiqing was slightly stunned, and hurriedly put away the guarantee.
It was only the next morning that Gu Yiqing realized that today's task was nothing more than memorizing a short essay.
For Gu Yiqing, it was too simple, but in the time of a stick of incense, all today's tasks were completed.
However, when it was time to eat, I realized that today's lunch was nothing more than green vegetables and white porridge.
He is accustomed to eating delicacies from the mountains and seas, and feels that such a "simple meal" really has no desire to eat it.
"Are you going to give me this today?"
Gu Yiqing showed a very disgusted look, as if there was something unsightly in front of him.
Shen Yanjun nodded.
"Are you embarrassed to bring something like this for me to eat? You can't think of me too much, right? It's light and tasteless, and give me a few more dishes! ”
Gu Yiqing said very casually, it was just a normal demand for him.
"The prince knows that in July last year, there was a once-in-a-century flood in the southwest region, and the people there were displaced and hungry, and even such green vegetable and white porridge was a luxury."
However, Gu Yiqing didn't understand why this woman suddenly mentioned this matter, in his opinion, these two things were fundamentally unrelated.
"The imperial court has allocated them 10,000 taels of disaster relief funds, which is enough for them to restore their livelihoods, how can it be as serious as you say?"
Seeing his reaction like this, Shen Yanjun didn't think there was anything strange, after all, he was born a prince, and he had never experienced the hardships of life, so naturally he didn't have any special thoughts.
He couldn't understand that the relief of the imperial court had returned to the people, and if it could have ten percent, it would be a blessing.
"Although it is a peaceful and prosperous era now, but most of the people's lives are not as good as you imagined, many people in remote areas, until now they can't even eat this simple green vegetable porridge every meal, do you know what they eat every day?"
Gu Yiqing didn't speak, obviously not interested in this issue.
"Everyone's fate dictates, I was born a prince, they were born as commoners, there is no comparison at all, this world has decided, not everyone can eat delicacies from the mountains and seas, of course, not everyone will eat green vegetables and white porridge."
When Shen Yanjun heard him say this, not only did she not refute, but nodded in agreement.
"You're right, but do you know what a prince means to a country?"
Gu Yiqing only raised his head at this time, with a hint of confusion in his eyes.
Obviously, he never thought about this problem, and the favor of his mother and the attention of the people around him made him rarely think about the definition of his own existence.
I didn't even think about other people's feelings.
"The crown prince is the future ruler of the country, determining the future development of a country, whether the people can live well in the future, this hope is all on you."
Gu Yiqing didn't speak, obviously didn't understand the true meaning of this question, and it seemed that he didn't want to understand either.
"That's it."
Shen Yanjun didn't want him to understand these truths in a short period of time, it was almost an impossible thing to do.
So I didn't force too much.
Silently took away all the books on the table.
"Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, there are no other tasks to be entrusted to you these days, I hope you can think about this issue carefully. If I can give me the answer I want, then you can get what you want. ”
With that, she silently exited the room.
Gu Yiqing just sat there alone, and there was a thoughtful look in his eyes.
For several days, Shen Yanjun didn't go to see him again, and some things still had to be comprehended by himself to get the best results.
She just arranged for someone to send him green vegetable porridge for three meals a day, which was rare, and in the next few days, Gu Yiqing didn't complain about anything.
Even the simple white porridge with green vegetables seems to be eaten with relish.
He had never thought about such a profound question, and no one had ever guided him to think about it.
Therefore, it is still very difficult for him to get a truth.
After eating green vegetable porridge for three or four days in a row, one day, he finally understood Shen Yanjun's good intentions.