boyutpedia Chapter 198: Conversation between Father and Son in the Imperial Study
Chapter 198: Conversation between Father and Son in the Imperial Study
The cold wind blew on the road at night, and my mind suddenly became clear.
He returned to the palace to find Emperor Tai'an with trepidation. During the day, he was so excited that he directly became Mu Qingqing's disciple.
At this time, he could not help but return to the palace and fear that he would be scolded by Emperor Tai'an: such a big thing as becoming a disciple, he did it on his own without even asking his father. And the one he was worshipping was the future Sixth Emperor's aunt, the former female dandy of the capital...
Emperor Tai'an, who was diligently practicing his penmanship in the imperial study, was stunned for a moment when he heard that his third son, who had always been a transparent person, was looking for him: "Xiao Dezi, it's already this hour, and the third son is still looking for me. What do you think it is? I heard that he went to attend the chrysanthemum appreciation banquet today. Could it be that he has taken a fancy to a girl?"
Eunuch De was waiting beside him, bending over with a smile on his face. "Your Majesty, I think the Third Prince must have come to see you for some happy event."
Emperor Tai'an paused with his right hand holding the pen, and nodded majestically, "Noisy!"
It was the first time that Ye Tianran was alone with Emperor Tai'an in the imperial study.
After entering, he knelt down and said, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you, Father. Long live the Emperor!"
A majestic yet kind voice came out of Emperor Tai'an's mouth: "Stand up!"
Ye Tianran stood up with a nervous look on his face, and stood in the middle with his hands down, silently like a candle.
Emperor Tai'an looked at his third son standing uncomfortably in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh: Qingqing is still the best! He is like an old friend to me, without any sense of restraint! Looking at this coward in front of him, it is hard to tell that this is a normal way for the two father and son to get along!
Father, don’t you have any idea of what’s going on?
Except for your sixth brother, you were able to be pleasant and friendly! The rest of the children were all trembling with fear when they saw you, including the arrogant Ye Zhaoxue outside!
After putting down his pen and waiting for him for a long time, but before he could utter a single word, Emperor Tai'an looked at Ye Tianran below and asked him majestically, "My third son, why did you come to see me?"
"Your son, your son..." Ye Tianran spoke incoherently, "Your son is guilty, and I have come to apologize to my father!"
After saying that, he knelt down again with a "dong", touched the ground with his hands, and banged his forehead heavily on the white marble floor.
"Oh~~" Emperor Tai'an lowered his eyes and looked seriously at Ye Tianran who was kneeling on the ground, and guessed secretly in his heart: Could it be that what I said was true, that he took a fancy to a girl at the chrysanthemum viewing banquet today and forced himself on her?
"Your Majesty, your son, without your father's consent, secretly worshipped a master outside today, and I'm here to ask for punishment!" Ye Tianran said tremblingly, lying close to the ground.
Now it was Emperor Tai'an's turn to be surprised: this son knew himself well. He had high aspirations and could not even catch his eye with a teacher of average talent. Except in front of him, he was like a mouse seeing a cat. Outside of him, he was extremely noble!
Who was the talented person who caught his eye? Emperor Tai'an checked all the talented officials in the court, but he still couldn't guess who it was.
"Who did you choose as your master?" Emperor Tai'an asked curiously.
Ye Tianran's back sagged even lower, "Your son, your son has taken the Princess Pingyang, the future Sixth Aunt, as his teacher!"
"Oh? Why? Stand up and answer." Emperor Tai'an became even more curious now. Qingqing's conversation and behavior were not comparable to those of ordinary ladies.
Her ability to govern a country is even better than that of the crown prince!
But shouldn't the son in front of him know these advantages? Then why did he want to worship Qingqing as his master?
"Your son went to attend the chrysanthemum-viewing banquet hosted by Princess Yu today. During the banquet, a few young masters were bullying Prince Yu. One of them proposed an archery competition with Prince Yu. The distance was about thirty steps, and fruits were placed on the heads of servants. The loser had to crawl under the crotch of the other." Ye Tianran paused here and glanced at his father, the emperor, who was sitting on the dragon throne.
Sure enough, at this moment, the emperor's face darkened. What he hated most was this kind of official's son who enjoyed humiliating others.
"During this period, Prince Yu had already agreed to this competition. Somehow, Sixth Princess found out about it, so she came forward to negotiate with them and changed the method of competition. The shooting range was directly extended to a hundred steps, and the fruits were hung in the air with thin ropes. The competition was played to win two out of three." Ye Tianran lowered his eyes and explained word by word.
"And then?" The Sixth Royal Aunt called her son Shunliu, and Emperor Tai'an immediately became interested. Qingqing just didn't follow the routine, so she was sure that something strange would happen again.
"Then the other party specifically pointed out that we cannot let our subordinates take our place in the battle. It must be one of the three people, the Sixth Aunt, Prince Yu, or Miss Lu." When he said this, Ye Tianran's eyes began to shine, and he stated with emotion, "The Sixth Aunt asked them to go first, saying that it was to give them enough opportunities to shoot three arrows."
Emperor Tai'an couldn't sit still anymore and interrupted, "Is your Sixth Aunt really so arrogant?"
Qingqing doesn't seem like that, does she? When she talks to me, she is very civilized and polite, which makes me like her!
Don't you think about who you are? Are those few people comparable to the biggest boss of Donglin Country?
Ye Tianran raised his handsome face and said proudly, "Sixth Aunt is not arrogant, she is telling the truth! The first arrow, the opponent just brushed past the skin of the fruit. The second arrow, someone else shot the arrow, and it hit the fruit. The crowd watching at that time were about to celebrate the victory. By the way, before the game, Sixth Aunt started a bet, betting on the win or loss of both sides. If the silver is not enough, you can write an IOU to her..."
"Then have you placed a bet on your Sixth Aunt to win?" Emperor Tai'an asked hurriedly when he heard this. Why did this look so similar to the last time when he competed in arithmetic with old man Yao?
"Your son, you also want to place a bet, but your Sixth Aunt doesn't agree." Ye Tianran replied hesitantly.
"Stupid," Emperor Tai'an anxiously pounded the dragon table with his fist, "In the end, your Sixth Aunt must have won, right?"
"Father, how did you know?" Ye Tianran looked up and asked in surprise.
"How do I know? Do I even need to ask?" Emperor Tai'an looked down at Ye Tianran with a smug look on his face. "Of course it's because your Sixth Aunt has already used this method to defeat Lord Yao."
Hehe, it was so exciting at that time! What a pity you didn’t see it! Emperor Tai’an complained in his heart.
"Hurry, continue." Emperor Tai'an urged Ye Tianran.
Eunuch De, who was listening in, also pricked up his ears, waiting to hear the climax of the story.
"Oh, after the opponent shot two arrows, he started to declare victory proudly, but Sixth Aunt was very polite and asked him to shoot the third arrow first, otherwise there would be no chance to shoot the third arrow." When Ye Tianran said this, he clenched his fist in front of his mouth and coughed twice.
"This sounds like something Qingqing would say, and then what?" Emperor Tai'an asked anxiously, "He is truly my own son, don't keep me in suspense with just a few words!"
"The other party was angry and insisted that Sixth Aunt and the others shoot an arrow first before they could talk. Sixth Aunt had no choice but to accept this suggestion. Sixth Aunt casually put three arrows on the bowstring and let go of it. 'Father, guess what?' When Ye Tianran said this, he was no longer afraid of his father and asked loudly.
"What happened? Did all three arrows hit the target?" Emperor Tai'an asked weakly as the story unfolded.
After all, this is not very realistic. If you say Qingqing can shoot arrows, I can barely believe it. But shooting three arrows at the same time and hitting the target from a hundred steps away? This is just a fantasy!
"That's right! It's so magical! Sixth Auntie just pulled and released it casually, and three arrows shot at the fruit a hundred meters away at the same time." Ye Tianran said excitedly.
Emperor Tai'an raised his eyebrows and asked jokingly, "Is this how you were impressed by your Sixth Aunt's charm and became her apprentice?"
Ye Tianran chuckled twice, "How could that be possible! The main reason is that Sixth Aunt is a great writer! She speaks eloquently! In less than an incense stick of time, she has written ten masterpieces. This made me so excited that I offered Sixth Aunt a toast to her as my disciple."