Eagle-eyed and wolf-watching

Chapter 1655 Brotherly estrangement!

"Your Majesty, it's not a big deal. This morning, when Deng He checked Jingxuan and Jingcheng's homework, he praised Jingxuan for his neat handwriting and beautiful handwriting. He then criticized Jingcheng for his sloppy handwriting, which was not standardized and had many typos!"

"So Jingcheng, the elder brother, was asked to learn more from his younger brother Jingxuan. Jingcheng was very upset, so he took advantage of the lunch break when Jingxuan went out to eat and tore up the homework that Jingxuan had written in the morning!"

"When Jingxuan came back from lunch break, Jingren was still there mocking Jingxuan, saying that Jingxuan was suffering retribution. Jingxuan was very angry after hearing that, and started arguing with Jingcheng. After a few words, the two children started fighting. Jingxuan pushed Jingcheng, and Jingcheng couldn't stand and fell to the ground with a small cut on his head!"

"The imperial physician has examined him. Jingcheng's injuries are not serious. He will be fine after a period of rest!"

Ye Mingsheng nodded slightly when he heard this. When he heard Zhang Yufeng talking about this matter just now, Ye Mingsheng thought that it was Jing Cheng who did it!

After all, there are probably not many people in the palace who have the courage to tear up the prince's homework!

At this time, An Miaoyi continued:

"Your Majesty! It's not a big deal, but Jingcheng is a stubborn kid. When I asked him, he still didn't admit it. Concubine Shen slapped him, but he still didn't admit it. No matter what, he insisted that he didn't tear up the homework!"

“However, I asked the maids and eunuchs serving the Fourth Prince, and they told the truth. But the Fourth Prince still said that they were traitors. This child is so young, but he already knows about traitors…”

Ye Mingsheng was also a little surprised when he heard this. To be honest, although Ye Mingsheng guessed that it was Jing Cheng who did it when Zhang Yufeng mentioned this matter just now, Ye Mingsheng was still very surprised that Jing Cheng did this!
Although Jingcheng is Ye Mingsheng's second son and the third among his eight children, Ye Mingsheng does not like Jingcheng's mother Shen Yutong very much, so Jingcheng is also neglected by Ye Mingsheng. Although Ye Mingsheng subjectively does not want to do this, objectively Ye Mingsheng does rarely accompany this son!
So compared to Jingren and Jingxuan, Ye Mingsheng didn't have much impression of Jingcheng. Ye Mingsheng only remembered that Jingcheng and Jingren had a very good relationship. The two brothers were of similar age and had many things in common, such as liking to read martial arts novels, eating delicious food, and both being poor at studying. Therefore, the two children had a good relationship and often played together.

Apart from these, Ye Mingsheng knew very little about this son whom he could only see occasionally!
Ye Mingsheng never thought that he would hear about his son again. It turned out that his head was broken and it was Jingxuan who beat him!
Ye Mingsheng was very familiar with Jingxuan, the fourth child. Ye Mingsheng had a total of eight children, five sons and three daughters. Among the five sons, Jingheng, born to Bai Yuanyuan, and Jingyan, born to Murong Qingwu, had not yet started their enlightenment because of their young age!
The princes who started to study now are Jingren born to An Miaoyi, Jingcheng born to Shen Yutong, and Jingxuan born to Pei Zhixiu. Among these three princes, Jingxuan is the best and smartest one in study. His academic performance is far ahead of his two brothers. He is also polite and well-mannered in dealing with people. He seems very extraordinary at a young age...
Therefore, Ye Mingsheng likes his fourth son very much, and is working hard to train him, thinking of letting Jingxuan go to Dongdao to be a prince in the future. When Ye Mingsheng goes to Pei Zhixiu to rest on weekdays, he will also teach Jingxuan some economics knowledge when he is interested. Every time, Jingxuan can draw inferences from what he has learned, which makes Ye Mingsheng amazed at his intelligence!

In Ye Mingsheng's impression, Jingxuan was very humble and polite. Ye Mingsheng had never thought that he would fight with others, and even fight with his third brother, and break his third brother's head!
While Ye Mingsheng was silently digesting this fact, An Miaoyi also said helplessly:

"Your Majesty, although Jingxuan usually looks very humble and polite, he is very stubborn today!"

"Oh? What happened to Jingxuan?"

"Jingxuan kept saying that he did nothing wrong, it was Jingcheng who tore up his homework, and he scolded him and said that he was suffering retribution. It was also Jingcheng who threw the brush at him first, so he fought with Jingcheng and pushed Jingcheng!"

"Empress Pei told him that he should ask his teacher to handle such matters instead of solving them privately. He should not have fought with his brother and injured his brother's head. Empress Pei asked Jingxuan to apologize to Jingcheng, but Jingxuan refused to apologize to Jingcheng no matter what..."

Ye Mingsheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he heard this. He didn't expect that his two sons had such strong personalities and were both so stubborn!
Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng looked at An Miaoyi and said:

"So how did you solve it?"

"If it was a fight between palace maids and eunuchs, I have plenty of ways to punish them, but I feel very embarrassed when it comes to a fight between princes..."

"So how did you, Miaoyi, deal with it?"

"I put Jingcheng and Jingxuan in solitary confinement and asked them to reflect on their actions in the room!"

Ye Mingsheng nodded slightly when he heard that putting the two children in solitary confinement was indeed a good move. If the palace maids and eunuchs had fought, An Miaoyi would probably have been dealt with by the Inner Court!
At this time, An Miaoyi continued to preach:

"Your Majesty, I have told my two sisters that since these two children are so stubborn, I will use this opportunity to temper their tempers. They are only a few years old and they are already fighting. Who knows what they will do when they grow up!"

"So I told them that I would keep them in solitary confinement for at least one day. I would only give them some water and no food. I wanted them to reflect on themselves!"

"After one day, whoever writes a self-criticism and is willing to apologize to the other party will be released by me! Otherwise, they will be locked up in there forever and will never be able to get out in this lifetime!"

Ye Mingsheng nodded upon hearing this and said:
"Miaoyi, you did a great job! You really should take care of them!"

After saying this, Ye Mingsheng glanced at Jingren who was standing beside him, and then he asked on a whim:

"Jingren, your two younger brothers had a fight today. What do you think as the eldest brother?"

In response to his father's question, Jingren scratched his head as if he wanted to say something, but he didn't know how to say it.

Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng also encouraged: "Say whatever you think of!"

Upon hearing this, Jingren mustered up the courage to say:

"Dad! I don't have any ideas! It's not like I'm the one fighting!"

Ye Mingsheng was a little surprised when he heard this. He thought Jingren would say something like brothers should live in harmony and be friendly to each other, but he didn't expect Jingren to say this. This was really beyond his expectations. Ye Mingsheng didn't know what to say next...
Just when Ye Mingsheng was thinking about what to say, An Miaoyi started to scold:

"Although you didn't fight this time, as the eldest brother, you should unite and care for your younger brothers and sisters and make everyone live in harmony, so you should also feel something in your heart this time!"

Jingren seemed a little unconvinced by his mother's criticism, but under the pressure of his mother's gaze, he had to endure it.

Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng asked:
"Jingren, what is the relationship between Jingxuan and Jingcheng? Are the two brothers close?"

Jingren seemed a little hesitant when he heard this. Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng encouraged him:
"Jingren, just say whatever comes to your mind. One is one, two is two. Dad knows that this matter has nothing to do with you, so just tell me the facts!"

"Jingxuan and Jingcheng don't have a good relationship. Jingxuan is good at studying, but Jingcheng is not. So when Mr. Deng is in class, he often praises Jingxuan and criticizes Jingcheng, asking Jingcheng to learn from Jingxuan. Besides, after class, Jingxuan goes to the library to read and study, while Jingcheng plays with us. So Jingxuan and Jingcheng don't have much interaction!"

"Anything else?"

Facing his father's question, Jingren's eyes were somewhat evasive, but he finally shook his head and said:
"Dad, I don't know much. I'm also a little surprised that Jingcheng and Jingxuan would fight..."

Feeling Jingren's flickering eyes, Ye Mingsheng knew that his eldest son was holding back and not telling him the truth!
So I really want to know what Jingren is hiding, but Ye Mingsheng did not ask after thinking for a moment, but nodded and said:
"Jingren, you are the eldest brother and the crown prince. You should take good care of your brothers and sisters on weekdays, and you must not bully or encourage others!"

Upon hearing this, Jingren immediately defended himself:
"We have never bullied Jingxuan. It's Jingxuan who doesn't want to play with us. He likes reading books! When Xingtong, Jingcheng and I play together, Jingxuan is always in the library!"

"I don't know why Jingcheng suddenly tore up Jingxuan's homework. Jingcheng has never done this before!"

Ye Mingsheng nodded slightly when he heard this:
"Well! Jingren, you are a good boy! From now on, you must pay special attention to Jingxuan. There should be no rift between you brothers. You must get along well with each other!"

"Dad! I understand this!"

After giving Jingren a few more instructions, Ye Mingsheng asked Jingren to go back and rest, while Ye Mingsheng himself rested with An Miaoyi.

When it was late at night and everyone was asleep, Ye Mingsheng saw An Miaoyi sleeping so quietly beside him, and a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes!
After a period of abstinence, taking medicine and tea, exercising and other means, his body was almost recovered. However, after the news of the war in the northern grassland came back, Ye Mingsheng was a little angry, and the recuperation of the past few days was somewhat wasted. At one point, his body was even worse than at the beginning of the recuperation...
When Pei Zhixiu took her own pulse a few days ago, she specifically emphasized to herself that she should relax and keep a good mood. In addition, she should continue to abstain from Y and maintain a healthy lifestyle!

Ye Mingsheng also complied with Pei Zhixiu's request. He had not studied life and ideals for a month. Pei Zhixiu's original suggestion was to let Ye Mingsheng sleep at her place for this month, which would also be conducive to his recovery.

But Ye Mingsheng rejected this idea!
As an emperor, Ye Mingsheng is no longer just a person, but also a symbol of power. His every move will be interpreted and carefully studied by those who are interested.

Therefore, if Ye Mingsheng slept at her place for a month, it would soon be considered abnormal and people would suspect that there was something wrong with Ye Mingsheng's body!
Ye Mingsheng knew very well what would happen if the emperor had health problems. Once the news spread in the court, some people would panic, some would look for ways to escape, and some would find new masters and new backers.

Such a situation will greatly affect the order of the court and the normal and stable operation of the court, so Ye Mingsheng must not let this news spread. Ye Mingsheng must behave the same as before and not let others notice anything unusual!
So in order to prevent others from noticing anything, Ye Mingsheng has been working and living as usual these days. However, when faced with the other party's challenge and provocation in his room at night, Ye Mingsheng would refuse to fight on the grounds that he was too tired, and then have a good sleep!
In the past few days, Ye Mingsheng has avoided several enthusiastic concubines one after another, but with An Miaoyi, Ye Mingsheng discovered that the Queen Daqian seemed to have changed her temperament in the past few days.

An Miaoyi is now in her early thirties, an age of passion. Ye Mingsheng has too many people to deal with on weekdays, so he doesn't have much time for An Miaoyi. Therefore, when she is resting here, An Miaoyi will never let go of her easily...

Compared to Chen Rouer, a fierce warrior who likes to take the initiative, An Miaoyi is more reserved. She will wait for Ye Mingsheng to make the first move. If Ye Mingsheng does not make the first move, she will let Qiqige make the first move. In short, unless the two of them are in a cold war, An Miaoyi will always have a good fight with herself!

But during this period of time, when he came to her place to rest, both An Miaoyi and Qiqige behaved very quietly, which made Ye Mingsheng wonder if An Miaoyi had noticed something!
Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng couldn't help but look at An Miaoyi carefully. Looking at An Miaoyi's sleeping posture with her eyes slightly closed and her breathing steady, Ye Mingsheng couldn't help but shook his head. The most urgent thing now was to follow Pei Zhixiu's doctor's advice and take good care of his body!

Ye Mingsheng believed that as long as his body was healthy, everything else would not be a problem and no one could cause any trouble!

Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng withdrew his gaze and turned to sleep. He was very tired after a day's work and soon fell asleep and snored.

After hearing Ye Mingsheng's snoring, An Miaoyi beside him opened her eyes and looked at her husband. Looking at Ye Mingsheng sleeping, An Miaoyi's eyes flickered slightly, and no one knew what she was thinking...

(I've been having some writer's block lately, so please feel free to give me some suggestions. I'll be all ears!!!!)