The shouts and feelings in his heart still affected Shen Yichen's sanity now, otherwise he would not have said such a thing.

However, as the family relationship with his mother Shen deepens, the more Shen Yichen can now understand the pain hidden in his heart, as well as the long-awaited "father".

"Shen Yichen, presumptuous!"

After being stunned, Zhu Yong reprimanded. As the Duke of Daming, even the son-in-law can't forget to talk to himself like this, let alone a servant like Shen Yichen.

This reprimand also made Shen Yichen sober up a lot, but now in the Ming Dynasty, discipline and ethics are the rules of social operation, and his own behavior is simply death.

"Grandpa, it's the juniors who have overstepped the rules."

After reason prevailed, Shen Yichen had to bow his head and admit his mistake.

"Hmph."

Cheng Guogong snorted coldly, looking very dissatisfied, but in his heart he was very satisfied with Shen Yichen's bowing.

This kind of satisfaction does not show the authority of the superior, with the status and power of Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, there is no need to find a sense of existence in a small shrimp like Shen Yichen.

Instead, Shen Yichen can quickly control his emotions and advance and retreat in a measured manner. With his current age, it is quite rare to be so stable.

Even if this servant has not been recognized, it is his own blood after all, and it is better to have a talent than no ability.

"When did you become so knowledgeable?"

Zhu Yong's tone of words softened a lot, and the momentum of the prince on his body also calmed down.

"It started when I noticed that my mother had gray hair on her sideburns."

"Is this a grievance for your mother?"

With Zhu Yong's experience, he can naturally hear what Shen Yichen said,

"Go back to grandpa, the younger generation doesn't dare."

Although he didn't dare to say anything, Shen Yichen's tone was very tough, he was indeed upset by Shen.

Not to mention that according to the moral standards of later generations, even if this kind of abandonment of wives and children in ancient times and refusing to admit it, it can be called a complete "scumbag" behavior.

As soon as the words came out, Shen Yichen began to beat the drum again in his heart, so he contradicted Zhu Yong, and it was estimated that there would be no good fruit to eat later. But thinking of Shen's daily hard work, more and more gray hair on his sideburns, and his silent dedication to himself, I felt that I was holding a breath in my heart and not vomiting unpleasantly.

Originally, Shen Yichen was mentally prepared to be punished, but he didn't expect that after Zhu Yong was silent for a long time, he sighed and replied: "As a son of man, it is not an exaggeration for you to have such thoughts. ”

Is this letting me go?

With Zhu Yong's tough character, he would say such words, which was really unexpected by Shen Yichen, I don't know if it was in his heart, and he also owed a trace of debt to the Shen family.

"Since you didn't show it today to enter the genealogy, it was nothing more than to make a good name in the imperial examination, right?"

"Yes."

Shen Yichen did not deny it this time, with Zhu Yong's ability, it would be a matter of time before he thought of this, and it would be pointless to deny it again.

"I really underestimated you before."

Zhu Yong said meaningfully, he really didn't expect that the abandoned maidservant would be so judged by the two of them, and he didn't know whether he was happy or sad for a moment.

"I will go to Beijing in the near future and lead the army north to Mongolia, and I may not return home in a short time."

"If you want to make progress in the imperial examination, I can go to the imperial court to ensure that you are a prisoner."

The so-called prison students are students who go to Guozijian to study, or they can be understood with simpler modern thinking, which is equivalent to going to a top public university.

In ancient times, there were four types of prisoners: those who were imprisoned to study, those who were imprisoned were called tribute prisoners, those who were imprisoned by bureaucrats were called shadow prisons, those who were put into prison were called eunuchs, and those who donated money were called routine prisoners.

Among them, the shadow supervisor can obtain the qualification of a supervisor without passing the examination, and can skip the college examination for Xiucai and directly participate in the township examination of the examiner. For a "schoolchild" like Shen Yichen who didn't even get in, it is equivalent to skipping a grade from primary school to university.

And the significance does not stop there, Cheng Guogong is willing to be promoted as a shadow prison, which means that Shen Yichen wants to become a child of a bureaucrat. Even further, it is equivalent to telling Shen Yichen that you will be included in the Zhu family's genealogy and become the concubine of the grandfather of the country!

Even if Shen Yichen didn't have the luxury of wanting to enter the genealogy, when he heard Zhu Yong's words, he looked at him with a shocked face, feeling a little incredible.

Why did the Chengguo Guild suddenly change its mind, just because of its own words today?

"Surprised?"

Seeing the change in the expression on Shen Yichen's face, Zhu Yong was not surprised at all.

For Shen Yichen, this is not only an identity, but also equivalent to a lifetime of glory, wealth, and worry-free food and clothing. Even if you don't make achievements in the imperial examination in the future, you can rely on the princess of the country to get a shadow official, and it is normal to be shocked and surprised.

"Hmm."

Shen Yichen nodded back.

"The reason is very simple, you have the imprint of the Chengguo Mansion, and you are prosperous."

In addition to his fatherhood, Zhu Yong is also the Duke of Daming, so he will always represent not only himself, but also the Chengguo Mansion and even the entire Zhu family.

Since the beginning of the Taizu period, how many meritorious heroes and relatives have been deprived of titles, the so-called companion is like a companion tiger, and no one dares to guarantee that the family will always be prosperous and standing.

Therefore, what Zhu Yong can do is to let the clan members come out as many as possible, and then maintain the development of the entire family. That's why, as a military general, he attaches so much importance to his home school education.

In the past, Shen Yichen couldn't support the wall in the mud, and he was a servant who was not included in the genealogy, so Zhu Yong simply gave up later. But now that he has discovered the potential of this son, if he continues to ignore this piece of jade, it will simply insult the vision and strategy of the Duke of Daming.

As for those father-son estrangements, it is a joke for the princely family. From the moment Shen Yichen was born from the Chengguo Mansion, it means that no matter what the relationship is in the future, it will be both prosperous and lossy!

"Indeed."

A wry smile appeared at the corner of Shen Yichen's mouth, what Zhu Yong said was so clear that he could understand it without thinking.

My performance today shows the value of being invested. And there is such a thing as bloodline, whether you accept it or not, it can't be changed, especially in the ancient society where filial piety ruled the world.

To express it in the simplest and rude words, that is, when the Duke of Chengguo was punished by the Nine Clans, could he have escaped?

"If you think about it, prepare it, and go to Jingshi with me in a few days."

After saying that, Zhu Yong waved his hand, signaling that Shen Yichen could leave, the meaning was already very clear, so there was no need to say more.

"Grandpa Xie Guo loves him, but the younger generation still wants to gain fame by himself."

What?

For a moment, Zhu Yong wondered if he had heard it wrong, Shen Yichen didn't want this kind of opportunity to ascend to the sky in one step, and chose to rely on himself?

"I thought you were a smart person, but I didn't expect to be so willful."

Judging from Shen Yichen's previous words, there was a sense of injustice in his heart. But using the book's business spirit on this kind of thing is destined to be difficult to achieve in the future, and it seems that he is right to give up.

"Grandpa misunderstood, the younger generation is not rash, but his ambition is not limited to the prisoner!"

After saying this, Shen Yichen raised his head and looked directly into Zhu Yong's eyes. At this moment, the ambition in his heart, or to put it more bluntly, naked ambition burst out.

Because shadow prison seems to be a shortcut, but the world is relatively fair, and often what you get, you have to give in other aspects.

Therefore, the lower limit of the shadow prison is very high, but the upper limit is not high, Shen Yichen does not want to be shackled by the "ceiling" in the future.