CHAPTER 1757: CHAPTER 1759: ONE DAY HE WILL KILL ME

"Do you resent me?"

Prince Le not only did not get angry, but he laughed instead.

"What did you learn today?"

"Learn, learn, learned The Analects..." The heir of Prince Le was still afraid of him, and his speech was stuttering, with sweat dripping down his forehead.

"Where did you learn up to? Recite it for me."

"Learned, learned up to the second Chapter, ’To Govern’... To govern with virtue, it’s like the North Star..." The heir mumbled, "The North Star..." but couldn’t remember a word after that.

Perhaps Prince Le was exceptionally patient that day. Seeing he couldn’t recite, he didn’t make it difficult for him and said, "Recite a passage from the Three Character Classic for me."

"Yes, yes." Perhaps he had studied the Three Character Classic for longer, so he began reciting fluently, "In the beginning of man, nature is good..." Hearing his somewhat fluent recitation, Prince Le pulled at the corner of his mouth, which for adults might notice was Prince Le trying to smile.

However, for a child, his pulling mouth seemed like dissatisfaction, and just with that one action, the heir couldn’t recite anything further, not a single word could come out. It was the end of August, yet the child was sweating profusely as if water had been poured over his head.

"Get out of my sight!" Seeing him like this, Prince Le became angry again, "Don’t come near me again, or I’ll take your life."

The little heir turned and ran in fear, perhaps running too hastily, he accidentally tripped. The road was covered in small stones and his clothes were thin on this day. As a result, when he fell, both his knees and hands bled.

When he appeared in such a sorry state at Princess Consort Le’s courtyard, the Princess Consort was stunned.

"Mother, I want to kill him!" That night, the usually timid heir actually said such a thing to Princess Consort Le, frightening her so much that she covered his mouth and didn’t speak for a long time.

"Don’t talk nonsense, that is your father, he scolds you for your own good." Naturally, Princess Consort Le was aware of what happened during the day. Being an adult, she naturally understood why Prince Le was dissatisfied, so she advised, "Child, you just need to face your father courageously, be a little braver, and your father will be satisfied. Understand?"

"No, Mother, he wants to kill me! He’s tried to kill me more than once!" The heir’s face was cold as ice, and he said, "If I don’t kill him, one day he will kill me!"

The heir was furious, his eyes bloodshot, resembling Prince Le when he was angry.

Princess Consort Le held the child, not knowing what to say.

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Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, several days had gone by. Ye Zi’an had not yet returned, nor sent a message back. Yang Chuxia, as usual, first sent the two children to the school, then made a detour to visit Commandery Princess Dongyang, chatted with Dongyang for a while, and only then left the Mu Residence.

In her mind, recalling the words Commandery Princess Dongyang said to her while embracing her, she had no idea that over the years, the relationship between Commandery Princess Dongyang and Mu Shaoling had become so harmonious and respectful as if they were just courteous guests.

Mutual respect and harmony, the type that makes one envious in the deep residences.

Yet, for two people in love, it always seemed to lack some affection and intimacy.

She kept saying that every time she saw the two of them appear together, she felt there was a lack of interaction, including eye contact and mutual care.

It’s not that the two never cared for each other, but their concern always had a somewhat stilted feeling.

She thought today she understood why this was so.