Chapter 55

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In the Emperor's study, a line of princes, from eldest to youngest, stood respectfully.

Upon returning from farming today, Xiao Yunzhou felt deeply that entrusting the education of children to the tutors in the study room was ultimately unreliable, especially after encountering the issue with the Minister of Justice's daughter.

It's like Lord Tong, the father of the Empress, who was once the Prime Minister of Three Reigns, what good did it do? The students he taught were worse than pigs and dogs.

On his way back to the palace, Xiao Yunzhou thought about his own children.

"Princes, you will be responsible for the development of the entire Jing Country in the future!"

Therefore, as soon as Xiao Yunzhou returned to the palace, he called his sons for assessment.

"Your Majesty, the articles written by the princes are all here," the eunuch holding a stack of papers handed them to the Emperor.

These were impromptu essays.

Xiao Yunzhou had called the sons from the study room and asked them to write a recent reflection.

But at this moment, as he held the papers in his hand, he couldn't bring himself to read further. His gaze suffocatingly fixed on Concubine Liu as she walked in, carrying their adorable daughter.

Looking at his beloved little princess, Chu Chu, the Emperor felt increasingly suffocated.

"Whoa, the Fourth Prince's intelligence is 49, two points lower than the maid Autumn Pear beside my mother!"

Chu Chu, nestled in Concubine Liu's arms, with her palm-sized rosy cheeks, curiously looked at the princes in the hall.

They were all her nominal brothers.

"Oh my swan, the little eunuch who pours tea for my Emperor father has an intelligence of 56, ten points higher than my Fourth Prince brother!"

"Save me!"

Emperor Xiao Yunzhou held the princes' essays, feeling like he was about to spew old blood.

What?

His Imperial sons, stupider than palace maids and eunuchs?

That little eunuch who pours tea, just punished the other day for clumsily spilling tea, was scolded by Wei Zheng as dumb as a pig!

His own Fourth Prince, a royal prince, was even worse than a pig?

Xiao Yunzhou's face alternated between red and black.

Several princes were oblivious, only the Fifth Prince, Cheng Qian, and Concubine Liu at the door silently lowered their heads, pretending not to have heard anything.

Wei Zheng, who came in with Concubine Liu, had always been the worm in the Emperor's belly, and inexplicably, he felt a chill down his neck.

Did the Emperor seem to blame him with his gaze?

Seems a bit accusing!

Unfair.

Wei Zheng couldn't understand, did he do something wrong?

Xiao Yunzhou's expression was ambiguous, he reached out to Concubine Liu, lowering his voice as gently as possible so as not to startle their precious daughter.

"Come, bring Our little princess over here."

Concubine Liu lowered her head, glanced at Chu Chu who was excitedly comparing the intelligence of the princes and eunuchs with her grape-sized eyes, then slowly brought her over.

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