Chapter 133: Imperial Instructions and Ruler
Changle Palace, Changxin Palace.

This place is located on the east side of the Qiankun Hall, covers an area of ​​hundreds of acres and contains more than ten different halls.

This palace has another nickname, "Prince's Eastern Palace", which is where the princes of all dynasties lived and studied.

Of course, the current emperor, Emperor Zhengyong, is nearly thirty years old but has no prince yet, so this "Prince's Eastern Palace" has been idle.

It was not until several princesses were enlightened that the school was restarted and transformed into a royal private school where His Majesty taught the princesses.

This matter happened in Changxin Palace.

"At the beginning of man's life, his nature is good..."

Five cute little adorable kids were reciting the Three Character Classic with their heads shaking, led by two girls around twelve years old.

In front of them, there sat an old man in a green robe, with his hands behind his back, listening attentively.

These five cute little kids are, of course, Zheng Yi’s five little princesses.

Born in the fourth year of the Shoei era, he is now about five years old and has already started to learn.

Today I am just completing the homework assigned by the teacher.

As she was reciting, the third princess Zheng Yuhuan suddenly blinked and quietly pulled the second princess Zheng Yuxia beside her.

The two little girls chuckled and quietly slipped down from their seats.

While still muttering to himself, he quietly crawled towards the door, preparing to slip away.

"Master~!"

At this moment, a charming voice sounded, and the fourth princess Zheng Yuxuan suddenly raised her hand and said, "Langhuan and Jinxia are trying to sneak out again, you should take care of them."

The head teacher slowly opened his eyes and said calmly, "Langhuan, Jinxia, ​​where are you two going?"

"Reply Master."

Lang Huan immediately stood up obediently and said, "I think the sun is shining brightly today, so we can go study outside."

"Just like what Father said, breathing fresh air will help relax your mind and help you study better."

"Sharp-tongued, stand still!"

The teacher shook his head and said, "We have just started studying today, and it has not even been a cup of tea. We are reviewing what we learned the day before. Why are you still breathing fresh air?"

"If jade is not polished, it will not become a useful tool. If a person does not learn, he will not know the meaning of morality. As a punishment, you will be punished by copying the Three Character Classic three times."

"Hmph! I won't copy. I want to learn from my father!"

After saying this, regardless of the teacher's ugly expression, he grabbed Princess Jinxia and ran towards Baiyujing.

“How shameless! How shameless! How shameless! How shameful… cough cough…”

"Master, are you okay~"

"Master, please drink some water. Huan'er didn't mean it. Please don't take it to heart..."

Two girls who looked almost identical quickly brought tea to the teacher and kept comforting him.

"Two young masters~"

Just then, several figures walked in from outside the Changxin Palace, blocking most of the sunlight.

"Father~"

"Father!"

"It's Father!"

When everyone looked, they saw Zheng Yi walking in, surrounded by Liu Chengen and several eunuchs.

He was holding two little lolis in his arms, they were Langhuan and Jinxia, ​​giggling.

As soon as they saw Zheng Yi, the remaining three little girls quickly stood up and ran over happily.

"Father, give me a hug!"

"Father, Father, hold me!"

"Hold me, hold me~!"

Even the two twin girls hurried over to greet him, staring at Zheng Yi with affectionate eyes, and bowed softly, "Your Majesty, your servant greets you!"

The Master also stood up quickly, bowed and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty."

"Be flat."

Zheng Yi was obviously in a very good mood. He picked up all five little girls. Lang Huan was the smartest one. She actually climbed onto Zheng Yi's head and sat on his neck, just like riding a horse.

"Alright, alright, come down quickly. Father is here to test your knowledge, not to play with you!"

As for his ten daughters, Zheng Yi really dotes on them, holding them in his hands for fear of dropping them, and holding them in his mouth for fear of melting them.

He would agree to almost any request, he is a complete daughter slave.

This resulted in the little princesses becoming more and more lawless, and they were like little bullies in the palace.

However, there were also a few princesses who were well-behaved and kind-hearted, and they won Zheng Yi's favor.

For example, the eldest princess Zheng Yuyao makes Zheng Yi the happiest.

After finally putting the five little princesses down, Zheng Yi came to the Master and said, "Master, thank you for your hard work."

The teacher in front of him is a great scholar of the time, named Lu Ziqian.

He was the top scholar in the imperial examination in the eleventh year of the Tianqi reign. He was indifferent by nature and did not like being an official, but he kept traveling around Dayu to give lectures and promote his Taoism.

He eventually became a great scholar of the time, and was also the junior fellow of the current cabinet minister Zheng Xuanyue, and one of the representatives of the Southern Silence School.

"I came here today to test the princesses' learning. How much have you learned?"

"Your Majesty, I have finished learning the Three Character Classic and am now learning the Mengqiu."

"Oh? So fast?"

Zheng Yi said: "We have finished learning the Three Character Classic. Princesses, can you recite it?"

"meeting."

"Then come up one by one. If you can recite it skillfully and completely, I will reward you."

"promise!"

Almost all of the five princesses were eager to try, except Langhuan and Jinxia whose faces were wrinkled like buns.

"Who comes first?"

"I!"

Zheng Yuxuan was the first to raise her hand, and then she stood up and recited in a childish voice: "Man is born good..."

"Well, not bad, not bad."

Zheng Yi nodded and casually took off a milky white jade pendant from his body: "Xuan'er, you did a good job, I'll give you this mutton-fat jade pendant."

"Thank you, Father!"

The next one was Zheng Yuyang, who also recited very quickly and was rewarded by Zheng Yi.

Among the five little princesses who were just starting to learn, the fourth and fifth princesses were the closest, all because their mothers were Xu Qingluan and Li Changle.

The second princess Zheng Yuxia and the third princess Zheng Yuhuan were close, their mothers were Concubine Bi and the queen. Usually, the four of them were the most noisy, often arguing over one thing.

As for the eldest princess Zheng Yuyao, she has a pure personality and likes to be alone.

Among the ten princesses, they were divided into several small groups according to their mothers.

Zheng Yuyao also recited very steadily, with clear pronunciation, neither too fast nor too slow, unlike Yuyang who had to pause several times.

Zheng Yi nodded, took out a jade bead chain and handed it to Yu Yao.

"Thank you, Father."

"What about you guys~"

Looking at Lang Huan and Jin Xia who were shrinking back, Zheng Yi frowned.

The two little girls finally couldn't dodge and had to stumble and carry themselves on their backs.

But it was obvious that not only did he recite it completely, he even recited the beginning part haltingly.

"What's going on? Yuyao, Yuxuan, and Yuyang were able to recite the whole thing. Did you two learn it on weekdays?"

The two little lolis were timid and didn't know what to say.

"Jie'er Yu'er?"

Zheng Yi looked at the two girls.

These two girls are the daughters of Dong Yunfeng, and have been raised by Concubine Zhen in Cuiping Palace.

Zheng Yi went there once about a month ago, and the two little girls who were seven or eight years old before have now grown into graceful twelve-year-old girls.

Everyone in the palace knew the identities of the two women, so no one made things difficult for them. Some even called them "young ladies" in private, and they were secretly happy about it.

Zheng Yi even ordered the two girls to study with the princess and teachers.

Jie'er secretly glanced at Zheng Yuhuan, but saw that Zheng Yuhuan was sitting upright with a somewhat anxious look in her eyes.

She stammered, "Perhaps the princess was so excited to see His Majesty that she forgot a little."

"Yeah!"

Zheng Yuhuan said quickly: "Sister Jie'er is right. Father, I haven't seen you for several days. I have been missing you. I was so excited to see you today~"

Zheng Yuxia also quickly added: "Yes, father, Huan'er and I have been talking about you privately~"

The corner of Zheng Yi's mouth twitched. Who did these two girls learn from?
How come she looks like the Empress and Concubine Bi?

However, he was reluctant to punish you, so he could only say with a straight face: "I have something important to do today, so I will let you go, but there will be no reward."

"Yeah! Father is the best!"

The two little girls immediately pounced on Zheng Yi, jumping around with excitement.

Zheng Yi turned around and said, "Thank you."

"The old slave is here."

Then he trotted two steps, took something out from the wooden tray held by the eunuch behind him, and handed it to Lu Ziqian respectfully.

"Master, this item was bestowed by His Majesty, and is called the 'Imperial Instructions Ruler'. The princes and grandchildren are very naughty, so please educate them well."

"If the princes and grandchildren of the emperor are naughty, the master can use this to give them a slight corporal punishment, and no one else can interfere."

"How can we avoid this..."

Lu Ziqian was also shocked and refused repeatedly.

He used to be the prince's tutor, and was the same as the crown prince Huang Sun.

Any teacher is a subordinate in front of them. It would be okay if they met a studious and gentle prince, as he could study peacefully.

But if he encounters a stubborn person, some people even use his status as a prince to pressure him and force him to kneel down to teach. How shameful!

You can't hit me, and you can't scold me. How can you play like this?
And now, His Majesty is actually going to give him a ruler specifically for teaching the princes and grandchildren of the emperor a lesson.

This……

At this time, Zheng Yi also said: "Master, please accept it."

"I am usually busy with government affairs and may not be able to fully educate my child. You can educate him."

"You are qualified to teach anyone who is my descendant or a child studying in Changxin Palace. No one may disobey this commandment."

"Even if I have a prince in the future, you must educate him well."

"When teachers of other subjects are educating their students, you are also qualified to discipline them."

"I believe in you, and I hope you can educate my descendants well."

Zheng Yi pays great attention to his ten daughters.

In addition to the simplest cultural courses, he also hired teachers for other subjects for them.

For example, mathematics, military strategy, dance, martial arts, etc., they can choose according to their hobbies and interests.

Of course, cultural subjects are the main subjects.

The other courses are all interest courses. If you want to learn them, you can learn them on your own.

Lu Ziqian immediately knelt down, bowed respectfully and said, "Your Majesty, I obey your order!"

At this time, Zheng Yi also put the two little girls on the ground and said solemnly: "What the emperor said just now was for the teacher to hear, and of course it was also for you to hear."

"You will have younger brothers and sisters coming here to take classes in the future. You must tell them that the classroom is for learning, not for playing."

"If you do something naughty again, I will never let you off easily. Do you understand?"

It was the first time for the five little princesses to see their father with such a serious expression. They were frightened and said immediately, "I, I know, father."

"I will follow my father's orders..."

Among the five little lolis, Zheng Yuhuan and Zheng Yuxia lowered their heads the lowest and were afraid to make eye contact with Zheng Yi.

The other three girls were very well-behaved, especially Zheng Yuxuan, who even showed her two little fangs to Zheng Yi.

"All right."

Zheng Yi stood up and said, "I came to Changxin Palace today. In addition to giving you gifts, I also need to take a few princesses with me. Is that okay with you, Master?"

Lu Ziqian immediately said, "Your Majesty, please do as you wish."

"I am going out with a few princesses. Today's study ends here and we will continue tomorrow."

"promise!"

"Oh~ Let's go out and play, go quickly~!"

Zheng Yuhuan shouted happily, then grabbed Zheng Yi's big hand and jumped towards the outside.

The other hand was held by Zheng Yuxia, who also exerted great force.

As Zheng Yi walked, he turned back and said, "Yao'er and Xuan'er, you guys follow me."

Only then did he realize that Zheng Yuyao was solemnly putting away the jade necklace he had just given her, and followed him with a smile.

(End of this chapter)