"It took less than a year to come to Chang'an from Wannian County. What you brought to us is definitely not something that can be explained clearly in a sentence or two."
"Prince, there is a fight between the kings of Wei. Maybe you were forced to participate, but this is definitely not the reason for you to hurt the prince."
"Your Majesty, the queen treats you. To be honest, I have never seen them treat the prince like the King of Wei."
"Even the two most favored princesses are not half as good as you."
"I heard that during those days when the queen was seriously ill, she could barely hold on anymore, and she was still sewing clothes for you with her own hands."
"You are a kind-hearted child, otherwise I would not be silent."
"What will they think if you leave Chang'an? If you hurt the prince, there is really no way to reverse the matter." Cheng Yaojin persuaded Zhao Chen in a low voice.
"Uncle Cheng knows that you are in a dilemma now, but you also have to think about it. The queen asked you to go to the banquet today because she treats you as her own family. Is this how you treat your family?" Zhao Chen still said
Without saying anything, Cheng Yaojin persuaded him again.
However, this sentence already has a somewhat accusatory meaning.
After that, he stopped talking and poured Zhao Chen a glass of wine.
Zhao Chen watched as he downed another bowl.
"Uncle Cheng, I'm almost done drinking. It's time for me to go back. Please help me close the door of the pub later." Zhao Chen stood up, already swaying a little.
After saying something to Cheng Yaojin, he walked to the Zhao Mansion in a drunken state.
Cheng Yaojin sat there, looking at Zhao Chen's figure, and sighed slightly.
…
Zhao Chen was drunk.
I slept all day and didn't even go to the academy the next day.
The news soon spread throughout the academy.
Zhao Chen never drinks, so why did he suddenly get drunk?
Li Ruoshuang did not go to the perfume shop today, but sat next to Zhao Chen and took care of him carefully.
Uncle Fu didn't go to Doctor Xue to play chess. He sat next to Zhao Chen and looked at Zhao Chen with a worried look in his eyes.
"What's wrong with you? I just drank a little, and you're staring at me like a prisoner." Zhao Chen said to the two of them with a smile.
"Have you drank some wine? You used to never drink. If nothing happened, would you drink?"
"Zhao Chen, what happened? Is someone giving you a hard time? Tell me. I will go to his house and bring him to apologize to you." Li Ruoshuang stood up and was about to go out.
"Stop, where are you going?" Zhao Chen shouted. Li Ruoshuang stopped and did not look back.
"I'm fine, but I'm not in a good mood. I just need to adjust and it'll be fine..."
"Zhao Chen, you don't believe me, you don't tell me anything." Before Zhao Chen could finish speaking, he saw Li Ruoshuang turning around and yelling at him, his eyes turning red.
"I..." Looking at Li Ruoshuang's appearance, Zhao Chen didn't know how to explain it.
"I heard about what happened yesterday. The queen invited you to a banquet in the palace. When you heard that the prince was there, you made an excuse not to go, and then went to a tavern to drink."
"Although I don't know what happened specifically, Li Chengqian is definitely not involved in this matter."
"Just wait, I will bring him from the East Palace right now. No one can bully you, not even the prince." After Li Ruoshuang finished speaking, he picked up his sword and ran out of the house.
"Li Ruoshuang, stop right here!"
Li Ruoshuang just paused and continued walking forward.
"Li Ruoshuang, let me say it again, once you leave this door, we will have nothing to do with each other anymore..."
This was a tone that Zhao Chen had never had before.
Li Ruoshuang stopped and looked back at Zhao Chen, unable to say anything.
Tears welled up in his eyes.
The sword in his hand hit the ground hard, and the man ran out of the yard.
"Son..."
"Find a few people to follow her. She is impatient. Don't let anything happen." Zhao Chen said something to Uncle Fu, walked forward and picked up the sword that Li Ruoshuang had thrown on the ground.
I wiped the stain with my sleeve, sighed softly, and walked towards the inner courtyard.
…
Zhao Chen has not gone to the academy to teach for many days.
The enthusiasm that the students were initially ignited by Zhao Chen was almost dissipated at this moment.
The question Wei Zheng is asked most every day is when Zhao Chen will come to the academy to teach.
The students said that Zhao Chen promised them that he would teach them how to make soap.
It is said that you can take a bath with soap, and after washing, your whole body will be fragrant.
However, the students had been waiting for a long time, but they never saw Zhao Chen come to the academy.
Wei Zheng also asked the concierge of the Zhao Mansion, saying that Zhao Chen had returned to the village in Wannian County alone a few days ago, and he didn't know when he would be back.
Wei Zheng was a little worried, but he couldn't let go of the academy matters.
There was nothing I could do for a while.
Zhao Chen's return to the village in Wannian County was quickly reported to the emperor.
Empress Changsun didn't know about it, and from time to time she encouraged the emperor to accompany her to the academy to see Zhao Chen.
The emperor didn't know what exactly happened.
I just thought that Zhao Chen missed the folks in the village.
In addition, there have been a lot of things happening between the DPRK and China recently.
Spring is here, and it’s time to plant seeds.
But signs of drought have begun to appear in many places.
If the drought continues like this, it is not a good thing.
The locust plague that Zhao Chen had told him about last year might break out soon if things continue like this.
It will probably be another difficult year if nothing is harvested by then.
So Zhao Chen's affairs have been put off.
There were still five days left before the Spring Hunting, and Li Shimin finally found some free time. Without informing Empress Changsun, he left the palace alone and headed towards the academy.
The academy is still the same academy, but there is no life at all.
When Li Shimin came, the students were in class. Ma Zhou, who was in charge of the class, was lecturing on top. The students below were all lying on the table, looking lost.
Li Shimin was very angry. He kindly asked them to come to the academy to study, and this is how they studied.
He ran straight to Wei Zheng's room and scolded him: "Old man Wei, I asked you to come to the academy to manage the students, not to be a female official."
"The students in the academy are like dried rats, unable to move. How did you do that?"
"I'm telling you for the last time, if you come here next time and the students are still like this, I will peel off all your skin and hang you at the entrance of the academy."
Wei Zheng was not afraid of Li Shimin at all.
Moreover, he has long been tired of being the vice-president of this academy. Isn't his daily job as the female official of the students?
And this female officer is the servant in charge of doing chores in the palace.
Wei Zheng felt that there was no difference if he was here.
"Then I beg your majesty to let me resign as the vice-president of this academy so that I can follow County Duke Zhao to farm in the countryside." Wei Zheng said with a smile on his face.
"Farming? You think so." Li Shimin glanced at Wei Zheng and sneered.
Then he asked: "What's the matter with that boy Zhao Chen? He said he won't come to the academy even if he doesn't want my consent. Do I still exist in this eyes?"?