Chapter 171 Tianbao, Your Father Has Abandoned You
The wind on the imperial court instantly shifted 180 degrees.
The ministers who were just now clamoring for a fight were all silent, looking down at the proposals in their hands as if they were treasures.
Each of them was grinning foolishly and excitedly, as if they were seeing their own children become pillars of the nation in the future.
Only Grand General of Cavalry's face was ashen, standing there like a clown.
Shen Yulou smiled at everyone.
"Everyone, if you want to pick up your children, I will arrange it at the Imperial Academy shortly."
Everyone quickly said,
"Lord Shen, I won't pick him up. Just let My Son study with you. You can hit him if you need to, scold him if you need to. I have no objections."
"Me too. Please take good care of him, Lord Shen!"
"To be able to write such a proposal, it's truly unimaginable. Lord Shen is truly a great talent, we are convinced!"
Emperor Ren nodded in satisfaction. Yulou (Shen Yulou) truly had some skills.
"Minister Zhang, do you still want to take your child home?"
Grand General of Cavalry's old face turned liver-colored.
Take him?
If he took him back now, wouldn't that be admitting that he doted on his child and was incapable of teaching him?
Moreover, seeing other people's children become prodigies and pillars, while his own son went back to continue being a troublemaker, how could they compare in the future?
"Your Majesty, Lord Shen is an excellent teacher. This Official… This Official won't pick him up. Please, Lord Shen, discipline him!"
Wang Shushi and Li Deguang were also extremely embarrassed, standing aside with red faces, their toes almost digging a three-bedroom, one-living-room apartment into the ground.
Seeing that everyone was convinced, Emperor Ren nodded with satisfaction and said,
"Then this matter needs no further discussion. Minister Shen, go ahead and do it. In one month, I want to see what changes these children can undergo."
…The events on the imperial court quickly spread throughout the Imperial Harem and various mansions.
Madam Li heard about it at home and was a little worried, asking Li Hui, who was wiping his sword,
"My dear, our son is so young, do you think he'll suffer?"
Li Hui didn't even lift his head: "Don't worry. With my relationship with Lord Shen, how could our son be mistreated?
Besides, how old is our son? He's probably just being held and played with by those Palace Maids; he can't do much."
Madam Li was still not at ease.
"I'll go see for myself."
She followed the procedure, submitted an application, and Shen Yulou directly gave special approval, allowing her to enter the Imperial Academy that very day.
As soon as she entered the courtyard, Madam Li saw her son and the Noble Consort's little imperial prince, surrounded by several careful Palace Maids.
They were happily crawling around in that thing called a "naughty castle," their little faces flushed, giggling with laughter.
Only then did Madam Li completely relax.
To have the same treatment as the imperial prince, that was what she most looked forward to.
She found Shen Yulou and sincerely thanked him.
Shen Yulou waved his hand.
"Sister-in-law, you are too kind. You and Commander Li are both my saviors, and I will certainly treat your son as my own and take good care of him."
"It's just…"
Madam Li was stunned for a moment.
"Just what?"
"Sister-in-law, as you've seen, I offend people every day, and who knows when someone might ambush me.
Do you think you could teach me a move or two, so I can at least have some self-preservation?"
Madam Li looked at him, pondered for a moment, and then whispered,
"What do you want to learn? My qinggong and hidden weapons are not something that can be mastered overnight."
Shen Yulou thought about it. Hidden weapons could be used for sneak attacks, and qinggong allowed for fast escapes.
Although he wanted both, too much greed would lead to indigestion. It was better to learn the important one first.
For saving his life, running away was more practical.
"I want to learn qinggong!"
Madam Li nodded and began to plan for him.
"You are not a virgin, and your meridians are already set. To practice qinggong, you must first practice internal martial arts to reshape your meridians.
Then, daily, you must tie lead weights to your legs and never remove them, whether standing, sitting, or lying down."
Shen Yulou's eyelids twitched.
Holy cow.
Is this going to turn me into a human lead ball?
Rock Lee from the Chunin Exams?
He swallowed hard and asked weakly,
"Sister-in-law, is it… still not too late to switch to hidden weapons?"
…After Madam Li left.
Shen Yulou looked down at the two lead weights tied to his legs, each one heavy.
This wasn't practicing martial arts; this was clearly practicing a turtle's weighted crawl.
He recalled Rock Lee from the Chunin Exams in the Naruto anime, and at this moment, he was actually a little expectant.
One day, when he removed these lead weights, perhaps he too could achieve great martial arts mastery!
Like Madam Li, walking on water, and in a few leaps, climbing a tall tower.
That would be incredibly awesome.
And the most critical thing was that so-called internal martial arts cultivation method.
When breathing, it required the qi to sink to the dantian.
Shen Yulou tried for a long time; the qi didn't sink, but he almost let out several farts.
"Practicing martial arts is much harder than chasing girls!"
Shen Yulou grimaced as he moved his lead-weighted legs, complaining wildly in his heart.
He dragged his heavy steps, inching his way to where Zhang Tianbao was working.
Scattered in the courtyard were some chamber pots, and the smell was quite pungent.
He saw the little fatty Zhang Tianbao pinching his nose, pushing a chamber pot with a look of utter despair on his face.
He looked so pitiful and miserable.
Shen Yulou squatted down with a chuckle, enduring the stench.
He asked Zhang Tianbao with a smile,
"Tianbao, do you want to change jobs?"
As soon as Zhang Tianbao heard this, his eyes instantly lit up, and the poop scoop in his hand clattered to the ground.
He hugged Shen Yulou's thigh, his face covered in snot and tears.
"Yes! Sir, I do! I don't want to do this for another day! Please!"
Shen Yulou patted his back, revealing a smile of caring for a child with intellectual disabilities.
"Simple. You tell me who sent the letter out for you yesterday, and I'll immediately give you an easier job."
Zhang Tianbao's crying stopped abruptly, and a look of hesitation appeared on his face.
That was someone his father had placed there. If he betrayed him, and he wanted to ask for help again in the future, he would be calling out to the heavens and the earth in vain.
Shen Yulou saw his conflicted little expression and chuckled.
He slowly said, "Do you think your letter is still useful?"
"You sent a letter yesterday, and today your father made a fuss in the imperial court, but what was the result?
Didn't he still obediently agree to let This Official discipline you well?"
"Your father has already given up on treating you, and you're still keeping his secret?"
Zhang Tianbao's little face instantly fell, but he still bit his lip, refusing to speak.
Shen Yulou was not in a hurry and snapped his fingers.
Soon, a maid came over, carrying a plate of steaming, glistening, richly fragrant braised pork hock.
The aroma drilled directly into people's nostrils.
For Zhang Tianbao, who would get hungry if he didn't eat meat for a day, the destructive power was simply too great.
Zhang Tianbao's Adam's apple bobbed up and down, and saliva uncontrollably dripped from the corners of his mouth.
Shen Yulou placed the plate of hock in front of him, picked up a trembling piece of skin with chopsticks, and slowly said, "If you tell me, this plate of hock is yours."
Struggle, pain, torment… In the little fatty's mind, several thoughts were fiercely battling.
Three seconds later, he pointed to a young eunuch who was cleaning the courtyard and said decisively,
"It's him! It's him!