kvmb Chapter 165 Learning to Write with the Crown Prince
Chapter 165 Learning to Write with the Crown Prince
The old emperor looked at these people from the Imperial Observatory with a meaningful gaze.
It was just as he thought.
Ever since his son died, the former director of the Imperial Observatory has revealed his true colors, but relying on his position, he can delegate many tasks to his subordinates.
However, calculating the time required for sea voyages was a task personally issued by the emperor, and it had to be done by him.
But he won't; he'll definitely go find someone.
However, the people at the Imperial Observatory had long disliked him, so they deliberately told a false story.
The old emperor didn't care about these petty schemes and simply said, "It's nothing. It was just calculated by your new supervisor. It seems to be working quite well. He will be taking office soon."
Having said that, the old emperor didn't care about their reactions and simply dismissed them.
Just as Shen Zhiyi finished recording, she heard the old emperor calling her.
"Shen Zhiyi, come here."
"Your Majesty, what are your orders?"
"Starting tomorrow, you can come in the afternoon."
Shen Zhiyi's mind raced.
[What does the old emperor mean by this? Does he want to cut my salary? Or has he suddenly taken pity on me and decided not to exploit me so excessively? Heavens, this is truly eye-opening.]
Before Shen Zhiyi could even enjoy herself, the old emperor's next words plunged her into an icy abyss.
"Starting tomorrow, you will go to the East Palace at dawn to study with the Crown Prince."
"what?"
Shen Zhiyi slowly extended one finger and pointed at herself, while her other hand picked at her ear.
I must be hallucinating, I must be hallucinating. Those three dukes and three nobles are all tutors to the crown prince, why would I go and join in the fun? Could it be...?
Shen Zhiyi held her breath, her expression gradually becoming serious.
[System, quickly search for everything about this body from childhood to adulthood, preferably starting from a fertilized egg. I now reasonably suspect that the original owner was the old emperor's illegitimate daughter, but because I disguised myself as a man, he must think I am his illegitimate son.]
[Oh no, oh no! Does the old emperor want to groom me to be some kind of training ground for the crown prince?]
[How could this possibly work? How could someone as simple-minded as me possibly be a match for the Crown Prince?]
The old emperor, who had originally wanted to explain further, felt that saying another word would be a waste of his breath.
He waved.
"That's it, that's it."
"By the way, you have to get up at 5:15 AM, Shen Zhiyi, don't be late."
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[It's 5:15 AM, and it's almost 5:00 AM! Is there any justice in this world?]
Shen Zhiyi gritted her teeth and went to the East Palace, assuming that the Crown Prince was still asleep, but...
[Holy crap, is the Crown Prince getting old? Otherwise, why would he be up so early?]
The crown prince wore an excited smile.
That's great, Shen Zhiyi is his for the whole morning.
"Shen Lang, Shen Lang, I have been waiting for you for so long."
"what?"
[This is unbelievable! The Crown Prince didn't sleep all night; his mental energy is incredible!]
"Ahem, Your Highness, what are we supposed to learn?"
"what?"
The crown prince scratched the back of his head.
He had no idea what he was supposed to learn; all he could think about was Shen Zhiyi coming.
"Uh, wasn't it Grand Tutor? Or Grand Preceptor? Or Grand Protector this morning?"
Shen Zhiyi: ...
"Hahaha, but don't worry, Shen Zhiyi, you don't need to learn any imperial arts or anything like that. It's just very likely you'll practice calligraphy?"
The scene changes.
A thick stack of papers appeared before Shen Zhiyi and the Crown Prince.
"Your Highness, Shen Lang, this is the task you need to complete today. This calligraphy model is a style created by the King of Mu Dynasty. Its strokes resemble dragons diving into the sea, and the characters resemble..."
"Boom!"
The Crown Prince's tutor opened his eyes and looked at Shen Zhiyi, who was fast asleep and drooling, and his anger surged.
He took out a ruler and started banging it wildly on the table.
"Shen Lang, you should know that I usually teach the Crown Prince. You have such good fortune, yet you don't know how to cherish it and are actually sleeping soundly in front of me. Do you think you are worthy of the Emperor's kindness to you?!"
"Get up and wake up."
Shen Zhiyi stood up with practiced ease and even started to walk out.
"Come back! Who told you to go out!"
"Huh? You didn't tell me to go out."
"I told you to stand, not to leave!" The Crown Prince's Grand Tutor was about to lose his temper.
The crown prince was secretly overjoyed.
[This was so embarrassing, it was just my body's instinctive reaction.]
[Ugh, it's all my brother's fault. He always oversleeps, making me late too, and forcing me to stand outside the classroom with him every day as punishment. It's even caused my body to have this urge to have an erection!]
The Crown Prince's Grand Tutor pointed to the calligraphy copybook.
"Write while standing."
[Damn, this old man is truly inhuman! No wonder none of your sons or daughters want to be close to you!]
"you!"
Shen Zhiyi was startled: "Grand Tutor, I'll write it right away, please don't be angry."
"Humph."
The Crown Prince's Grand Tutor sat back in his chair with his hands behind his back. Shen Zhiyi looked at the calligraphy on her hand, but cleverly moved the surveillance camera onto the calligraphy.
The Grand Tutor of the Crown Prince had three sons and two daughters, but none of his five children, even his eldest son whom he raised himself, were close to him.
Although the Grand Tutor to the Crown Prince said nothing on the surface, he was actually extremely saddened.
The Crown Prince's Grand Tutor turned his head away.
Hmph, he wasn't sad at all.
The Grand Tutor of the Crown Prince always believed that his strictness towards the children was the reason they weren't very affectionate towards him, but he was wrong.
The Crown Prince's Grand Tutor sat up straight.
That's completely wrong.
The Crown Prince's tutor turned towards Shen Zhiyi and found that although her hands were moving, her eyes did not look like she was looking at the words at all.
She's so focused; she's clearly watching her monitoring system.
This is truly a bizarre misunderstanding, hahaha.
The five children of the Crown Prince's Grand Tutor believed that he had an illegitimate child.
The Crown Prince looked at the Grand Tutor with excited eyes, his mouth opening silently.
"You actually have an illegitimate child?"
The Crown Prince's Grand Tutor angrily retorted.
"no!"
He was a little puzzled as to why his children would think he had an illegitimate child.
[It was a splendid afternoon. The Crown Prince's tutor took a child, about the same age as his youngest son, to take a bath, change his clothes, and affectionately patted the child's head, even hugging and touching his bottom!]
[So, what the Crown Prince's five children actually cared about wasn't the illegitimate child, but rather their suspicion of their father... Hahahaha.]
Shen Zhiyi suppressed a laugh, while the Crown Prince's face turned ashen.
[Hilarious! The Grand Tutor only meant to pat the other person on the back, but forgot how tall the other person was, and his hand awkwardly landed on the other person's butt.]
Moreover, that person was not the illegitimate son of the Crown Prince's Grand Tutor at all.