Chapter 978: The Good-Tempered Tenth Prince Flies Into Rage
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
When Gu Nuo’er woke up, the morning court session had already ended. Ye Siming had already set off with the city patrol guards.
She heard that Ye Siming was going to check if there were many bad people trying to enter the capital.
Gu Nuo’er rested her chin on her small hand, her big black eyes sparkling.
“Uh… Will Elder Brother Siming remember to bring me something fun to play with?”
Four days. Then she would obediently wait for him to come back!
The child quickly got over it and slipped out of the imperial study to play, leaving her father alone in front of a pile of memorials.
In the Chengqian Hall, the tenth prince, Gu Ziliang, was listening to the rain while copying words.
Master Tao sat on a chair not far away and rested his head on his hand to take a nap.
After Gu Nuo’er scolded him last time, he didn’t dare to let the tenth prince copy the a.n.a.lects of Confucius anymore.
Instead, he used the excuse of nurturing him to get him to copy the “Guwen?Guanzhi”!
Gu Ziliang knew that Master Tao was afraid of Gu Nuo’er and didn’t dare to make things difficult for him openly.
However, in the dark, he still used these cheap tricks.
He had a good temper and wasn’t going to hold it against him easily.
When Master Tao asked him to copy the book, he did as he was told.
At this moment, he had finished copying on the third piece of paper. When he picked up the paper and blew on the ink, he accidentally knocked off the brush rack.
With two to three splashes, he woke up the sleeping Master Tao.
He suddenly opened his eyes and blurted out, “Where were we just now? Oh, right, the Sage once said…”
Master Tao looked around and realized that there was only the tenth prince, Gu Ziliang.
He couldn’t help but stop trying to find excuses.
Gu Ziliang got up and went to pick up the brush holder. Master Tao was disturbed from his good dream and looked a little unhappy.
He walked over and picked up a piece of paper to check.
“Your Highness, is this what you copied?”
Master Tao raised the paper and his tone was a little stern.
Gu Ziliang put down the brush stand, his ice-blue eyes deep and cold. He looked at the paper in Master Tao’s hand.
On the paper, the handwriting was copied with vigor. The structures were clearly defined, and the strokes were clear, making each word look like pine trees!
Gu Ziliang thought that his copying was neat and tidy, so he asked patiently, “Master Tao, what’s wrong?”
Master Tao pursed his lips repeatedly, looking for a suitable reason to find trouble.
After a long while, he asked sternly, “How long has it been? Why did Your Highness only copy three pieces of paper?”
Gu Ziliang frowned slightly. “It’s only been an hour, but I’ve already done my best. Didn’t the teacher say that copying books can’t be done quickly and must be done steadily?”
Master Tao was a little displeased by his retort.
He looked behind Gu Ziliang.
He made sure that no one was standing outside.
He was afraid that the little princess would suddenly appear and punish him.
After confirming that there was no one around, Master Tao said angrily, “Your Highness, it’s been a few consecutive days and you’ve been using this att.i.tude to brush me off.
“Although Her Highness previously said that I shouldn’t let you continue copying books, I want you to learn better and be more knowledgeable than other princes. That’s why I made up my mind to let you copy these.
“However, you’re being patronizing and stalling for time. Do you really think that you can stop learning just because you have the princess backing you up? I’ll say something that may not sound nice to Your Highness.
“The princess is young and can mess around. She also has the favor of the n.o.ble consort and His Majesty, but you don’t. If you just listen to the princess and mess around, then…”
“Enough!” Gu Ziliang suddenly flew into a rage.
Master Tao, who had never seen the tenth prince angry before, was so frightened that he was stunned.
Gu Ziliang’s ice-blue eyes were filled with seething anger.
It was like there were unbalanced waves rising from the deep sea!
The waves were enough to devour all the insignificant people in the world.