hsntnovel Chapter 1935 Apprenticeship
Chapter 1935 Apprenticeship
Seeing Wang Yuangan like this, Li Shen quickly asked him to sit down and rest for a while.
In fact, there was nothing much, just a gift of food and tea, nothing else.
After expressing his gratitude, Wang Yuan sat down, drank some tea and regulated his breathing. He was in a hurry as he had just returned home.
After a while, Stone said at the door:
"My Lord, the time has come."
Hearing this, Li Shen stood up and stood on the left with Lu Dingniang and others, while the bigwigs of Ji Wangfu stood on the right, ready to watch the ceremony.
"Mr. Wang, please take a seat." Wang Xuance, as the master of ceremonies, said to Wang Yuangan.
"No, no, His Royal Highness Prince Ji and His Royal Highness the Princess are here. How dare I overstep my boundaries?" Wang Yuangan waved his hands quickly.
"It's alright, Your Majesty, please take a seat. The king and the princess will watch the ceremony here." Li Shen said kindly.
Although he was the king and Wang Yuangan was the minister, the situations were different and Li Shen did not care about it.
After hearing this, Wang Yuangan stopped refusing. Being too shy would only alienate him from Prince Ji.
After Wang Yuangan sat in the first seat, Wang Xuance said:
"Disciple, I salute you."
Li Shen brought Xi Xi and Yang Yang to Wang Yuangan and said to the two little ones:
"Come, both of you, pay your respects to the master. From now on, you will learn from Master Wang.
You must respect your teachers and listen to the teachings of the King Master. "
After Li Shen finished giving his instructions, Yang Yang solemnly bowed to Wang Yuangan as a disciple, and said in a conscientious tone:
"Disciple Li Xingchen pays homage to Master."
Although he is only five years old, his every move and gesture shows his steadiness.
"Xixi." Seeing his eldest son so mature and steady, Li Shen was so pleased that he almost burst into tears.
But looking at his eldest daughter again, Li Shen's face was full of helplessness. Ever since he forbade her to play with the dog the day before, the little girl started to throw a tantrum.
When she heard that she was asked to start learning, she became even more unhappy.
Hearing her father calling her, Xixi raised her big eyes and looked at him, then followed suit reluctantly:
"Disciple Li Yuji pays homage to Master."
"Haha, no thanks, no thanks." A smile appeared on Wang Yuangan's face.
"My Lord, my daughter has been spoiled by me since she was young, so please don't be offended if she is a little bit disobedient.
This king has something to give to you, Lord Wang."
Li Shen frowned when he saw Xixi's attitude. I can spoil you at ordinary times, but you have to be polite when there are people around. This is the bottom line.
Li Shen was a little unhappy about this. He reached out to Dongmei, who was standing beside him, and she handed him a ruler with both hands.
Li Shen handed the ruler to Wang Yuangan and said:
"Wang Qing, this is the family law of my Li family. I am giving it to you today. You can put it in the study room where you teach.
If they are ignorant and make mistakes, you can punish them with a ruler. As long as they don't die or become disabled, I will never blame them."
"This..." Wang Yuangan was speechless after receiving the ruler from Prince Ji. Li family rules? This was the first time he had heard of this. Could it be that the royal family also had this thing?
Looking at the family rules in his hand, Wang Yuan felt mixed emotions. How could Prince Ji be as unreasonable and lawless as the outside world rumored?
Look, isn't this quite reasonable? It is normal for a teacher to use a ruler to hit a student's hand during a lesson.
However, teachers in aristocratic families often do not spank their children on the palms. There is nothing that can be done about it. Children of aristocrats are inherently naughty, and if you really spank them when they make mistakes, it is hard to say whether the master will retaliate against you.
But it’s different in Prince Ji’s Mansion. Prince Ji not only said that it’s okay to beat the children, he even prepared a ruler. This is enough to show that Prince Ji’s Mansion attaches great importance to the education of his children.
"Thank you for your grace, Your Highness Prince Ji. I will definitely teach you everything I know."
As he said this, he bowed solemnly to Li Shen.
"Haha, okay, then I am relieved."
Li Shen smiled happily, then stepped aside. Just a ruler made Wang Yuan feel more favorable towards him. This trick of his was really great.
As for whether he would beat the children, Li Shen concluded that Wang Yuangan did not dare to punish his children, even if he was given the courage.
But then again, if he really made a mistake, Li Shen didn't think it would be a big deal to get hit on the palm of his hand, on his buttocks or something, even if it was a bit heavy.
A teacher's job is to impart knowledge, answer questions, and correct students' morals so that they do not go astray. At the very least, there should be no moral problems. It is okay to punish students as many times as you like.
Wang Yuangan was not a fool. He knew that if he got hurt, Prince Ji would kill his entire family.
Li Shen also expected that Wang Yuangan knew what was going on.
After this session, Wang Xuance shouted again:
"Disciple serves tea."
As soon as he finished speaking, the maid immediately brought over two cups of tea. Yangyang started drinking first, as he wanted to set an example for his sister.
He picked up the small teacup and handed it to Wang Yuangan respectfully with both hands:
"Please have some tea, Master."
Wang Yuangan took the tea and took a sip.
Then Xixi also learned to serve tea. She became much more obedient when she saw the ruler handed to her by Li Shen.
After Wang Yuangan drank Xixi's tea as usual, Wang Xuance spoke:
"I offer this gift as a token of my respect for the teacher."
"Carry it up." As soon as Wang Xuance finished speaking, Li Shen gave an order to the outside.
Then several maids lined up outside the door and came in, and a eunuch carrying a box came in.
"My Lord, these are the apprenticeship gifts that I prepared for the two of them. I prepared them in a hurry, so the gifts are a little shabby. I hope you won't mind."
Li Shen pointed at the things that were moved in and said to Wang Yuan apologetically.
If Wang Xuance hadn't reminded him yesterday, he would have forgotten about this matter, so the things prepared at the last minute didn't seem so serious to Li Shen.
Wang Yuangan glanced around and couldn't help but shrink his pupils.
Wow, this is shabby?
Each of the ten maids held a tray in their hands, and there was an object on each tray.
Gold accessories, pearls, agates, tea, wine, and even a pair of glittering glass luminous cups.
A huge night-shining pearl was placed in a box, emitting a halo of light. The white marble candlestick was crystal clear, like mutton fat.
Wang Yuan was shocked by what he saw. Which kind person would use white jade to make candlesticks? Isn't this a waste of resources?
People who have this kind of top-quality white jade make it into jewelry or sculptures.
It won't take long for it to be burned out if used as a candlestick. What a waste.
"Open the boxes." Li Shen gave another order, and the eunuchs opened the two boxes, which contained several pieces of silk and blankets, the worst of which were brocade.
"My Lord, the gift is a little simple. I hope you don't mind. I will prepare another generous gift and send it to your house when I have time.
Please accept these first, Lord Wang."
Li Shen pointed at all the gifts and said to Wang Yuangan embarrassedly.
"This...this...Your Highness Prince Ji, isn't this a bit too expensive? This is completely different from a gift of tribute. I feel guilty about it and absolutely cannot accept it."
Wang Yuangan refused verbally, but only he knew the reluctance in his heart.