The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

Chapter 1294 Forced to Attend the Court

"Your Highness, what exactly do you want to say?"

"I feel like a prey being targeted, like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth!"

"Your Highness, you've overthought. Don't say this again. If someone with evil intentions hears it and exaggerates it, you and the Emperor will have a rift. The fact that you were named the Crown Prince shows that the Emperor appreciates and values ​​you very much. Your every word and action represents the majesty of the royal family. You must never question the Emperor, otherwise it will bring you trouble!"

"What trouble?"

Qiao Rong shook his head and said, "I can't say anything about the royal family. Anyway, Your Highness should be careful with your words and actions in the future. Don't say anything you shouldn't say, even if you are beaten to death!"

Cheng Youning nodded obediently!

By the time the two of them returned to the Prince's Mansion, it was already very late. The energetic Cheng Youning also felt a little weak and went to bed early.

While he was still having a sweet dream, someone whispered in his ear, "Your Highness the Crown Prince."

Cheng Youning thought it was all a dream, so he turned over and continued to sleep. At this time, a pair of hands gently rested on his shoulders and whispered, "Your Highness, it's time to get up!"

Cheng Youning finally woke up. He turned his head and glanced at the person standing at the head of the bed, thinking he was hallucinating: "Old housekeeper, why are you here? I am not dreaming!"

"Your Highness, it's the old slave!"

"Why are you here in my house instead of sleeping in the palace? How did you get in?"

"If this old slave wants to come in, there is naturally a way!"

"What do you want to do at this hour?"

"Replying to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, this old servant does have something to do!"

Cheng Youning sat up and said, "Tell me what you are here for?"

"Your Highness, you are now the crown prince of Fengqi Country, so you must do what a crown prince should do!"

"Please let me know what you need me to do, old butler!"

"Attending the morning court?"

"Morning court?" Cheng Youning shouted this out. He never thought that he would have anything to do with the morning court!

"That's right, I am here to take the prince to the morning court!"

"Old man, you must be mistaken. I am only eight years old. Why should I go to court? My grandfather and my father don't need to go to court. Why should I go to court?"

"I am just following the rules. I will do whatever the rules say!"

Cheng Youning was puzzled. "Where did this rule come from? Since ancient times, no one has ever attended court at the age of eight, unless the person is the emperor, then he has to attend court."

"Your Highness, each country is different, and each dynasty is different. Our begged prince must attend the morning court at the age of eight!"

"I won't go. Go tell my grandfather that I can't go to the morning court. Ask him to exempt me from the morning court!"

“The rules are inevitable!”

"The rules are made by humans, so why can't we avoid them? This world belongs to my little grandfather, and it only takes a word from him to exempt me from attending court. How difficult is that?"

"Your Highness, I'm telling you the truth. This rule was set by the Emperor!"

"What? The rules set by my grandfather?" Cheng Youning raised his voice very loudly!

"Exactly!"

"I don't believe it. How could my grandfather set such an unreasonable rule? You must be mistaken!"

"If you don't believe me, Your Highness, you can take a look at the imperial book that the emperor gave you yesterday!"

"What does this have to do with the Imperial Book?"

"Your Highness, you will know once you see it!"

The old housekeeper insisted on taking Cheng Youning to the morning court. Cheng Youning refused to go, so he had to prove his point. Cheng Youning stretched his neck and shouted, "Qiao Rong, come in!"

Qiao Rong had been listening outside the door for a while. Hearing the sound, he came in holding a set of clothes, ready to change Cheng Youning's clothes.

Cheng Youning wanted to find out whether he, the crown prince, was going to attend the court, so he said anxiously, "Qiao Rong, there's no rush to change your clothes. Go get the imperial edict that my grandfather gave me yesterday!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Soon, Qiao Rong found all the imperial books that Cheng Youning wanted. The books had been put away since they were delivered yesterday, and Cheng Youning hadn't read them yet. He touched the books and roughly counted them, then counted them again: "That's not right. The imperial edict clearly stated that I was granted ten volumes of imperial books. How come there is one more volume? What went wrong?"

Qiao Rong said, "Your Highness, no one has touched these things. When they were delivered yesterday, there should have been eleven volumes."

Cheng Youning checked the imperial books one by one. These books were all good books that Wan Lianxing thought were given to Cheng Youning. Soon Cheng Youning found a book called "Prince's Instructions". It was a very thick book. Cheng Youning only flipped through it and read two pages before sitting on the bed. "Where did this "Prince's Instructions" come from?"

The old butler smiled and said, "This is a book written by the emperor himself!"

"When did it light up?"

"The Emperor has been writing this book for future generations since he ascended the throne!"

"Little Grandpa really thinks long-term, but this couldn't be specially made for me, right?"

The old butler said lovingly, "Of course not. This is a book written by the emperor specifically for teaching the prince. Only those who can become the prince have the opportunity to read it. Your Highness, you are so lucky to have received this book, "Prince Training."

Cheng Youning's world was about to collapse. He didn't think this was a good thing. If he had known that being a prince would require so many rules, he would rather not have any rewards. He couldn't be the prince! "Old housekeeper, can this book be returned? There are too many rules on it. I can't follow them!"

"Your Highness, how can you return something the Emperor has given you?"

"Then I won't be the crown prince anymore. Let the emperor take back his decision. Being a crown prince is too tiring. I don't have the luck to be a crown prince!"

"Your Highness, please think carefully. Disobeying the Emperor's order is a serious crime! Please think carefully about what to say and what to do!" Seeing Cheng Youning lost in thought, the old housekeeper smiled and said, "Your Highness, please listen to my advice. Don't displease the Emperor and don't delay the court session. Hurry and change your clothes!"

Qiao Rong, who was standing aside, felt very sorry for Cheng Youning, but he couldn't help him, so he could only resign himself to his fate and said, "Your Highness, I'll help you change your clothes. Don't be late for the first day of court!"

"You mean I have to go to court every day from now on!"

Qiao Rong whispered, "Young Master, what are you thinking about? It's definitely not something you can just do for one day. After you go to court, it will become a part of your life!"

Cheng Youning showed an unhappy look on his face. He didn't want to go for a day. "The cock hasn't even crowed yet, and I have to go to court. Is it going to be like this every day in the future?"

The old butler smiled and said, "Of course not. It is up to the emperor to decide whether to attend court or not. However, our emperor is diligent and loves the people. We are begging for the emperor and have heavy state affairs, so the ministers need to attend court to listen to government affairs. Your Highness also has to attend court to listen to government affairs. But don't worry, Your Highness, you have a day off. You can take one day off every five days."