Chapter 114: Discussion

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Although Emperor Jingwen could still remain calm at the beginning, he could no longer control himself when he heard the last sentence.

He sent his son to the Duke of Zhen’s mansion because he was afraid that the son would become ungrateful to his relatives and eventually disregard even blood ties.

But it’s only been a few days? It’s become like this in just a few days.

Isn’t it true that children’s personalities change too quickly?

Or did the old Duke Zhen give him some kind of magic potion?

Emperor Jingwen suddenly became depressed.

But he was the emperor after all, so he wouldn’t be so impatient. The more unhappy he was in his heart, the less he showed it on his face.

This is what is called moodiness.

Looking at his son who was so excited and boastful, Emperor Jingwen narrowed his eyes subconsciously and said, “Then tell me, what have you learned in the Duke’s Mansion? What did the old Duke tell you?”

At that moment, Emperor Jingwen felt that he should not have underestimated the old Duke, as he had been acting honestly in the past two years and the people he had arranged for were becoming more and more influential. The Duke’s family could not cause any trouble, so he withdrew the surveillance personnel.

As expected, I cannot be careless for even a moment when it comes to the old Duke of Zhen.

Ye Shuo didn’t even think about it: “No problem!”

It’s just a performance. Whose kid wouldn’t want to perform talents after returning from school?

Ye Shuo had already made preparations, so he turned to look at Wang Ziquan who was standing beside him: “Eunuch Wang, can you find me some bricks… or tiles?”

Thinking about the fact that the gold bricks in the palace were all large and hard in texture, Ye Shuo changed his words decisively for the sake of his hands.

What did he want the tiles for?

Although Wang Ziquan was a little confused, since it was the Ninth Prince who asked, he naturally hurried to ask someone to find them.

Soon, a dozen tiles were taken to the Qinzheng Hall by people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

This time, not to mention Eunuch Wang, even the Crown Prince and Prime Minister He couldn’t help but frown.

He propped up three of the pieces, thought for a while, and felt that the three pieces stacked together were too thick, so Ye Shuo decisively took down another piece.

Ye Shuo concentrated and calmed himself, took a deep breath, and then chopped down fiercely under the gaze of the three people.

“ha!”

Emperor Jingwen and his men first heard a loud roar, followed by the sound of tiles breaking.

After a moment, looking at the two tiles that broke in half, Ye Shuo couldn’t help but get excited: “How is it?”

Emperor Jingwen: “…”

Prince: “…”

He Xiang: “…”

The prince hesitated for a moment: “…Xiaojiu?”

Emperor Jingwen rubbed his temples and vaguely understood something: “You have been in the Duke of Zhen’s Mansion for so many days, and this is all you have learned?”

He is really good at splitting tiles with his hands.

“Isn’t this amazing enough?” Ye Shuo was stunned.

He didn’t use any internal strength or any special skills. He just relied on the power of his palm to split the two tiles. He used the palm technique passed down from his grandfather.

Isn’t it enough to learn this much in ten days?

But in the eyes of Emperor Jingwen and others, this is no different from street acrobatics, and street acrobatics are even more entertaining.

“Apart from this, is there nothing else?” Emperor Jingwen didn’t believe that the old Duke of Zhen had only taught him this after so long.

Or was it that the Zhen taught that little bastard to play dumb with him…

Just as this thought came to Emperor Jingwen’s mind, he heard Ye Shuo speak in a slightly embarrassed tone.

“Yes, there is, but… it’s not suitable to be displayed.”

Emperor Jingwen was stunned for a moment, then his expression relaxed and the mist in his eyes gradually dissipated: “It’s okay, there are no outsiders here, just go ahead and demonstrate.”

Was it the old Duke Zhen’s special skill? Or something else? Something that could make his son so cautious must not be an ordinary thing.

The little bastard never acted like this before.

Emperor Jingwen gradually became interested. He suddenly remembered that he had not exercised for a long time. Today he was relatively free and happened to be tired of drinking tea and playing chess. It was a rare opportunity, so it would be okay to play with his son.

So Emperor Jingwen asked, “How about I accompany you for a few moves?”

This will also help to improve the old Duke’s impression of his son.

It is true that the old Duke Zhen is a skilled martial artist, but Emperor Jingwen himself is not weak either.

Emperor Jingwen thought that the child was just a few years old and had only learned martial arts for a few days, so no matter how powerful he was, he didn’t think too much about it.

Ye Shuo was horrified when he heard this, and waved his hands repeatedly, saying: “No, no, I won’t fight with you.”

If he beats his adopted father to death again, wouldn’t his mother’s life be ruined for the rest of her life?

There are so many concubines in the harem, he can’t do such a sin.

“Father, the moves this son has learned are really not suitable for you, so let’s just forget it…”

It’s not that Ye Shuo is very confident in himself, but the main reason is that the parts he aims at are too fragile and can be easily damaged if you are not careful.

However, in the eyes of Emperor Jingwen, Ye Shuo’s earnest advice was just evidence that his son looked down on him.

The little bastard is not young, but his tone is quite arrogant. It seems that the things that the old Duke Zhen taught him made him so proud that he began to lose his mind.

No prince had ever dared to speak to him like this, and he could not tolerate any prince who dared to speak like this. Emperor Jingwen did not bother with him just because the little bastard was young and ignorant, otherwise, house arrest and beatings would have been the lightest punishment.

The more this happened, the more Emperor Jingwen wanted to dampen his enthusiasm.

Emperor Jingwen almost laughed out of anger: “Someone, change my clothes for me!”

He must teach this rebellious son a lesson today!

“Father, this really won’t work, Father.”

“Father, please think about it again, Father!”

Ye Shuo had a bitter face and followed Emperor Jingwen almost wherever he went, trying to make his adoptive father give up this crazy idea.

Finally, Emperor Jingwen went to the room at the back of the hall and started to take off his dragon robe, but Ye Shuo still refused to leave.

In the end, it was Wang Ziquan and a group of young eunuchs who dragged him away.

The Crown Prince and Prime Minister He outside looked at each other in bewilderment.

After Ye Shuo was ruthlessly driven out by Emperor Jingwen, the prince thought about it and finally reminded him: “Xiao Jiu…you’d better not say that…”

The prince was terrified after hearing what his brother had just said.

“Since father has spoken, you can compete with him.” If you say more, be careful not to make more mistakes.

Ye Shuo grinned, feeling extremely embarrassed: “But, I’m afraid of hurting my father…”

When the prince heard this, he shuddered all over.

As for He Xiang, he has already started pretending that he doesn’t exist.

“Okay, okay, today I want to see how capable you are!” Emperor Jingwen came out after changing his clothes, and immediately heard such a sentence. If Emperor Jingwen still had some joking thoughts at the beginning, he was now completely angry.

Grabbing the little bastard’s collar, Emperor Jingwen dragged him to the open space outside without saying a word, with a sullen face.

“Come on, if you can’t satisfy me today, then you won’t leave today and you’ll just have to stand here!”

If an ordinary child heard these words, coupled with his father’s gloomy face, he would probably be frightened to the point of being unable to move.

But Ye Shuo is not a child after all.

Just now, his cheap father grabbed his collar and almost made him roll his eyes. Ye Shuo quickly straightened his hemp-like clothes and said, “Um… I have to make it clear in advance that the moves I learned from my grandfather are relatively powerful. If you are really hurt, you can’t blame me.”

The prince closed his eyes subconsciously, and at this moment he really wanted to go up and cover his brother’s mouth.

Emperor Jingwen took a deep breath and said, “Fists and feet have no eyes. I won’t bother with you.”

“Similarly, if I hurt you, you are not allowed to cry or scream.”

“Okay then…” Ye Shuo responded reluctantly and looked at the guards, eunuchs and palace maids beside him.

“Father, can you please ask them to go down first…”

The little bastard talks a lot.

Emperor Jingwen completely lost his patience. He tucked his robe into his belt and reached out to grab his shoulders.

The sound stopped abruptly and Ye Shuo hurried to hide.

Seeing that he dodged very flexibly, Emperor Jingwen was stunned at first, then felt that the little bastard had slipped through his armpits and came behind him, and then he reacted.

The two of them really started fighting outside the Qinzheng Hall.

Emperor Jingwen was over forty years old, but he was still as charming and elegant as ever, and everyone was dazzled by him.

As for the Ninth Prince… he was dodging here and there, what was his plan?

Emperor Jingwen felt something was wrong as he was fighting. He felt that the little bastard’s attack was particularly subtle.

After blocking his two fingers for the third time, Emperor Jingwen realised that it was not an illusion.

This bastard has been aiming at my eyes and lower body!!

Emperor Jingwen had never seen such a gangster style of fighting in his life. In the past, when he sparred with others, everyone behaved according to the rules and won by hard power. There was no one like his son who even used dirty tricks at the beginning.

Although Emperor Jingwen himself was quite skilled in martial arts, he still found it very difficult to deal with such a shameless person.

The little bastard is as slippery as a loach and once he gets caught, it’s hard to get rid of him. But he is young, small and agile, so it’s hard for an adult to catch him.

Emperor Jingwen tried several times to distance himself from him, but after a short while he stuck to him again like a dog-skin plaster, which made him both infuriating and helpless.

Ye Shuo’s foot almost brushed against Emperor Jingwen’s thigh, causing the emperor to break out in a cold sweat.

Emperor Jingwen finally had to take real action against him.

When Ye Shuo kicked him again, Emperor Jingwen seized the opportunity and attacked with lightning speed, then grabbed Ye Shuo’s ankle tightly to control his movements.

Ye Shuo was shocked and almost instinctively followed the force and climbed onto his cheap father’s back.

He just stretched out his hands, but soon both of them were grabbed.

Emperor Jingwen thought that he should behave himself this time, but…

His hands and feet were controlled and he couldn’t move at all. Looking at his cheap father’s ears swaying in front of his eyes, Ye Shuo got excited and opened his mouth, revealing a row of white teeth, and bit it without thinking.

The smug look on his face had not yet solidified. The next moment, Emperor Jingwen felt a pain in his ears. Almost instinctively, he took a breath of cold air: “Hiss——”

Looking at the two people who were fighting each other, both the prince who had practised martial arts and He Xiang who had not practised martial arts were silent at this moment.

After realising what was happening, the two men hurried down the stairs to separate the fight.

“Your Highness, hurry up and let go!”

“Xiao Jiu!!!”