Chapter 1126 Brothers in harmony!

While Ye Mingsheng was investigating Sun Jing'an's death, An Miaoyi was checking the text that Jingren was memorizing in the backyard of the Ye Mansion.

“The most important thing is virtue; the next is to repay. Courtesy requires reciprocity. If someone does not reciprocate, it is not courtesy. If someone comes, he does not reciprocate, which is also not courtesy. People are safe if they are courteous, but in danger if they are impolite.·····················A son should not wear pure clothes while his parents are still alive. An orphan should not wear pure clothes when his parents are still alive.”

When An Miaoyi first saw the dictation, she was quite satisfied. This long section of the Book of Rites had several hundred words. The fact that Jingren was able to write it down in front of her showed that he had worked hard. In addition, although the handwriting was not very beautiful, it was neat and clear, with basically no strokes or erasures, and it was comfortable to read!

Originally, An Miaoyi was planning to praise her eldest son, but when she saw the word "talent" at the end, she couldn't help but frowned slightly, sighed slightly, picked up the dictation book, pointed it at Jingren and said:

"Jingren, let me ask you, is the word 'cai' the same as 'guanyi bu chuncai'?"

Jingren was also very confident about his dictation this time, and was eagerly waiting for his mother to praise him and give him a day off to relax.

Jingren, who had already started thinking about whether to have a snowball fight or build a snowman, was confused by the sudden question and could only bite the bullet and say subconsciously:

"Mother, isn't this the word 'talent'?"

An Miaoyi, who originally just felt a little bit sorry, saw Jingren dared to ask her back, and a surge of anger rose in her heart, and she immediately asked again:
"Jingren, let me ask you what does it mean when a son's parents are still alive, his clothes and hats are not pure white; when an orphan is in the house, his clothes and hats are not pure colorful?"

Although Jingren was a little scared when he saw the angry An Miaoyi, he still recalled what Gu Sansi had told him and mustered up the courage to speak:

“As children, you cannot embroider white edges on your clothes while your parents are alive. After your parents pass away, you cannot embroider colored edges on your clothes…”

Seeing Jing Renzhen's words, An Miaoyi's anger did not ease but became even stronger. She said with some regret:
"Jingren, you've already said what it means! You think the word "cai" in Guanyi Buchuncai is the word "cai" you wrote?"

Looking at the big "才" in his last word, Jing Ren realized that he had written it wrong. He immediately lowered his head and said with some shame:

"Mom, I'm sorry I wrote that wrong!"

Looking at Jingren who lowered his head, An Miaoyi continued to preach:
"Jingren, I have told you eight hundred times that whether you are studying or doing things, you should think twice before doing anything. You must use your brain more. Your brain is not for decoration, you should use it more!"

"Don't just think about playing every day. If you play now, you will cry later!"

"You, Ye Jingren, will be the emperor in the future, ruling the country with power. You must remember this for me: if a minister is not discreet, he will lose his chastity; if a king is not discreet, he will lose his country!"

Facing his mother's series of teachings, Jingren lowered his head even lower. An Miaoyi was a little tired after saying so many words in one breath, and immediately instructed Jingren:
"Copy this passage and its explanation three times, and remember it well so you don't make the same mistake again!"

“Jingren, think about it. If you were a commoner scholar who studied hard for more than ten years and wrote very well during the imperial examination, but failed because of a typo, would you regret it? Would you regret it for the rest of your life…?”

His mother's words also made Jingren feel regretful, and he immediately said sincerely:
"Mom, I know I was wrong. I'll go copy it right away!"

After saying that, Jingren bowed to An Miaoyi, and then prepared to go back to the room to complete An Miaoyi's punishment. Looking at Jingren's leaving back, An Miaoyi seemed to remember something and immediately called Jingren:
"Wait a minute!"

"Mom, do you have any other instructions?" Jingren turned around and asked with some confusion:

Facing Jingren's gaze, An Miaoyi asked seriously:

"Did you go out to play yesterday afternoon?"

As soon as these words came out, Jingren's face changed slightly and he instinctively wanted to deny it outright. However, under his mother's penetrating gaze, he hesitated for a moment and finally nodded and said awkwardly:

"Mom, it snowed yesterday, so I couldn't help but build a snowman in the back garden!"

Jing Ren paused for a moment, and then, worried that An Miaoyi would be angry, he quickly added:

"I went there to finish reciting the text, and I only played one. No! I came back in half an hour. I didn't play for too long!"

After saying that, Jingren looked at An Miaoyi eagerly, and began to pray silently in his heart that his mother would not get mad because of this matter. It was bad enough that he was punished to copy the text, but if he was punished by his mother to be grounded, that would be really too unlucky...

An Miaoyi ignored her son's pitiful look and continued to ask calmly:
"Do you play by yourself? Or with other people?"

Seeing his mother asking this, Jingren's face changed again, but he still spoke with a guilty conscience:

"My son played alone!"

As soon as these words came out, An Miaoyi snorted coldly, and then said in a deep voice:

"Jingren, let me ask you again, did you really build that snowman in the back garden by yourself?"

Feeling the coldness in his mother's words, Jingren was a little afraid, but he still gritted his teeth and said:
"Mother, I am the only one who did this! If you want to punish me, just punish me alone!"

After saying that, Jingren also knelt down. An Miaoyi continued to preach in a cold voice:

"Jingren, if you continue to lie, I will ground you for a month!"

"But if you give out your accomplices and tell me who built the snowman with you, I can let you off the hook and only confine you for three days. What do you think? Jingren, you should think it over carefully!" "Whether it's one month or three days, it all depends on your decision!"

Listening to his mother's words, Jingren inevitably fell into some hesitation, but after careful consideration, he gritted his teeth and continued:
"Mom, I made the snowman in the back garden by myself! I'll admit it after being grounded for a month..."

Just when Jingren was feeling extremely tragic, he heard An Miaoyi's gentler voice.

"Jingren, why didn't you tell me that it was Jingcheng and Xingtong who asked you to come play?"

Seeing his mother directly mention his two "accomplices", Jingren realized that his mother knew the truth from the beginning, and then said helplessly like a deflated ball:
"Mother, you didn't let them come to play with me in order to let me study, fearing that they would delay my studies. If I tell you that Jingcheng and Xingtong came to play with me, you would probably cause trouble for them!"

"I am the eldest brother and this incident was mainly caused by me. If I am determined and don't play around, then even if Jingcheng and Xingtong come to play with me, I will not go with them to the backyard to build a snowman, so mother, if you want to punish me, just punish me!"

Although Jingren's voice was not very strong, An Miaoyi could still feel that his words came from his heart. Realizing this, her expression became softer.

Because Jingcheng's marriage with the Yuan family ended in failure, Shen Yutong was resentful and privately spoke ill of Ye Mingsheng. She didn't have the courage to blame Ye Mingsheng, so some of her words could only be directed at An Miaoyi! She even taught Jingcheng to hate An Miaoyi and let Jingcheng settle accounts with An Miaoyi when he grew up!

Although these words were said in private, there is no wall that is impenetrable, and soon these words reached An Miaoyi's ears...

An Miaoyi was also very angry about this. She felt that I was being magnanimous by not punishing you, Shen Yutong, for the sake of the Marshal. But you actually want Jingcheng to settle accounts with me personally when he grows up?

How are you going to settle this account with me? If you, a concubine, think this way, is there any law?

Although An Miaoyi really wanted to take this opportunity to teach Shen Yutong a lesson, as the saying goes, to catch a thief, you must catch the stolen goods; to catch an adulterer, you must catch both of them, so you need evidence. However, Shen Yutong told the maids and servants around her in private, not in public!

Although An Miaoyi knew about this matter because of a maid named Xing'er beside Shen Yutong who accidentally said something, when faced with questioning, Xing'er was a tough guy and insisted that Shen Yutong did not say anything!
In this way, An Miaoyi would not have first-hand evidence to prove that Shen Yutong had indeed taught Jing Cheng to hate her and wanted to settle accounts with her when he grew up!

If it was any other time, even if there was no first-hand evidence, An Miaoyi could rely on the several witnesses when Xing'er spoke out of turn and use this as an excuse to deal with Shen Yutong!

But unfortunately, recently, because of the Murong family's self-torture, An Miaoyi was unable to take care of herself and lost a lot of points with Ye Mingsheng. An Miaoyi also vaguely realized that she had fallen out of favor with Ye Mingsheng!
Therefore, under such circumstances, if I forcefully promote the punishment of Shen Yutong without first-hand evidence, not only will I not get Ye Mingsheng's support, but Ye Mingsheng may think that I am framing and suppressing Shen Yutong, which will have the opposite effect...

Taking this into consideration and the fact that Shen Yutong posed basically no threat to her, An Miaoyi silently took note of Shen Yutong and planned to wait for a suitable opportunity in the future to deal with this bitch!

Although An Miaoyi temporarily suppressed her anger, because she hated the whole family and she had always looked down on Jing Cheng, she now felt that Jing Cheng was the bastard born of the bastard Shen Yutong!
In addition, she always thought that Jingren's academic performance was average, and it was because Jingcheng always asked him to play with her that Jingren could not concentrate on his studies. So this time, An Miaoyi gave Jingren a direct order, telling him not to play with Jingcheng anymore, and even if they met, he should try to avoid meeting unless necessary.

An Miaoyi told Jingren that if she found him playing with Jingcheng again, she would not only punish Jingren but also Jingcheng!

That was why Jingren denied it flatly when facing his mother's repeated questioning just now, and wanted to sacrifice himself to save his brother Jingcheng!
Seeing that his mother did not get furious as expected after his crime was exposed, Jingren, who was kneeling on the ground, looked up at An Miaoyi with some confusion.

At this time, An Miaoyi waved at Jingren. Although he didn't know what his mother was doing, Jingren still stood up and walked over obediently.

After stroking Jingren's little head, An Miaoyi said with some emotion:

"Jingren, this time it was my mother who was wrong, and you who did the right thing!"

As soon as these words came out, a hint of surprise appeared on Jingren's little face. He blinked his eyes with a look of confusion, wondering what his mother was up to!

Feeling her son's doubts, An Miaoyi smiled and said:
"Mother will no longer stop you from playing with Jingcheng, but you must be moderate and not neglect your studies because of playing, understand?"

Jingren was very surprised when he heard this, although he didn't know why his mother suddenly changed her mind and allowed him to play with his second brother.

But when he thought that he and his second brother would no longer have to secretly get together to play, Jingren became very happy·····························

Although there are quite a few people in the Ye Mansion, including maids, servants and guards, there are still several hundred people, but the children are only Ye Mingsheng's four sons and two daughters. Because of their age, personality and gender, Jingren and Jingcheng have been best playmates since childhood and have the closest relationship.

Previously, because of their respective mothers, they could not continue to play together. The two little guys even hugged each other and cried. Therefore, in order to prevent their mothers from regretting, Jingren immediately patted his chest and promised:
"Don't worry, mother. I will study hard in the future and will never delay my studies because of playing. Just wait and see, mother. I will definitely pass the exam and get the top score for you!"

An Miaoyi was also angrily speaking when she heard this:

"Jingren, you are not learning for me! You are learning for yourself. In the future, it is you who will be the emperor, not your mother!"

Hearing this, Jingren whispered:

"Then Jiang Cong is the emperor, right? I don't think it's that difficult to be an emperor. I can leave all the military and political affairs to my father, and I don't have to study every day. I can just eat, drink and have fun every day!"

An Miao gave Jingren a chestnut on the head and then said earnestly:

"How can a yellow-haired kid like Jiang Cong be considered an emperor? He is just a mascot that your father keeps. Jingren, you will be the real emperor who can decide all worldly affairs with a single word and possess supreme power. You are completely different from him!"

Jingren scratched his head when he heard this. Although he didn't quite understand, seeing his mother's serious look, he nodded!
An Miaoyi did not say much to Jingren on this topic, and continued:
“After you finish copying the Book of Rites, you can go find Jingcheng to play. Jingren, remember that your father likes to see you brothers getting along well…”

(End of this chapter)