The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

Chapter 1295 Youning Goes to Court

"I can only have one day off every five days?" Cheng Youning's sky completely collapsed!

The old housekeeper saw Cheng Youning's shock, but said, "This is already very good. In some countries, people can only have one day off every ten days, and some even only have one day off every half a month!"

Cheng Youning suffered this time because of his young age and lack of education. What he didn't know was that the princes of all dynasties could not attend the court. There was no rule requiring the prince to attend the court. However, there was an exception. If the emperor ordered the prince to attend the court, then the prince had to attend. Cheng Youning was one of them. The emperor forced him to attend the court, so he had to attend.

Cheng Youning couldn't find a suitable reason to argue, nor did he have the right bargaining chips, so he had to reluctantly put on his clothes, got on the carriage, and left the Prince's Mansion before dawn.

When they arrived at the main gate of the palace, there were already many carriages parked there. Qiao Rong took out his pocket watch, took a look and said, "Your Highness, don't worry, we'll still make it!"

Cheng Youning was in a bad mood and didn't want to say a word. He felt worried when he thought about having to get up early every day.

After entering the main gate, there is an eight-person sedan waiting there. This sedan is rather simple. It is not the usual eight large sedans. Instead, it is a chair with two wooden poles fixed on it. It is not only simple but also light. However, don't underestimate this thing. Not everyone in the palace can ride it.

The old butler motioned Cheng Youning to get into the sedan chair.

It is much more convenient to have this thing than to walk, but Cheng Youning hesitated for a moment and said, "This is against the rules. The sedan chair is strictly controlled. You can't just sit in a sedan chair in the palace."

The old housekeeper said: "Officials cannot sit, but the prince can sit!"

"The prince has special privileges?"

"This is not a privilege. You are the emperor's grandson. You can ride in a sedan chair anywhere in this palace!"

Cheng Youning, who had been in a bad mood all morning, immediately grinned when he saw that he was being treated so well, and then sat on the sedan chair in high spirits. Then he told the sedan bearer, "Hurry up, I'm going to be late for court!"

"Your Highness, please sit tight!"

Upon hearing this, Cheng Youning grabbed the handrails with his little hands, and then the people carrying the sedan chair started running in unison. This was the first time Cheng Youning sat in a sedan chair, and he didn't expect it to be so stable. Then he looked at the old butler who had troubled him all morning and was running after the sedan chair, panting. Cheng Youning couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Old housekeeper, do you want us to switch? You take the sedan and I chase you?"

The old butler waved his hands and said breathlessly: "Your Highness, remember this: you must not break the rules."

Seeing that the old man was so tired and still lecturing him, Cheng Youning said to the people carrying the sedan chair with evil intentions: "Faster, faster!"

"Okay, Your Highness, please sit tight!"

Then the sedan chair ran faster, Cheng Youning sat in the sedan chair and laughed loudly, and his crisp laughter attracted the civil and military officials who were walking to the court in front. When they saw that the person in the sedan chair was the newly crowned prince, they immediately stood on both sides, lowered their heads and made way for the road.

Cheng Youning had sharp eyes and spotted an acquaintance at the end of the crowd. He raised his voice and shouted, "Grandpa Ge!"

Ge Dongqing hurriedly bowed to Cheng Youning and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince! You are here to attend the morning court!"

"How did you know I was here for the morning court?"

"I heard from the Emperor yesterday."

"Grandpa Ge, did you also help Youning attend the morning court?"

"...Grandpa Ge was not involved in this matter!"

Ge Dongqing's brief hesitation just now betrayed himself. Cheng Youning knew that he was forced to get up early and attend court. His grandfather Ge must have made a great contribution. No matter how he looked at Ge Dongqing at this moment, he felt that this man was a little guilty.

Cheng Youning thought, just wait for me, but he didn't show it on his face. He grinned and said, "Grandpa Ge, the morning court is about to start. You have to hurry up!"

Then Cheng Youning urged the sedan bearers to run, and they quickened their pace and disappeared into the crowd in a flash.

When they arrived at the hall, Cheng Youning was neither the first nor the last to arrive. More than half of the ministers were already there. The old butler chose a seat at the front for Cheng Youning to stand and wait for the court session.

It was the first time for Cheng Youning to see what a court session was like. He thought this scene would be like when his little grandfather discussed matters with everyone in the military camp in the past, where they could sit, stand, and walk back and forth. However, to his disappointment, except for his little grandfather who had a dragon throne to sit on, all the civil and military officials had been standing there motionless for half an hour. Only when someone had something to report could they step out of the line and take a step or two. People like him who were just there to make up the numbers had no chance to move around at all.

Cheng Youning had been punished by his family to kneel, but never to stand. He couldn't adapt to being motionless for such a long time. His legs were numb from standing. The ministers still had things to report. Cheng Youning couldn't understand. Fengqi was not a big country. Did it have so many things to deal with? His grandfather was so busy in the morning court, and he had to review memorials after the court. Wouldn't his grandfather's life be very boring?

Cheng Youning secretly shifted his body weight back and forth between his left and right legs, hoping that no one would make any more suggestions and that the court could be dismissed quickly!

Everyone was listening to the government affairs seriously, only Cheng Youning was not paying attention, his legs were stiff and his eyes were erratic. He was secretly worried about himself, he didn't understand why he came here. The ministers talked about a lot of things, all over the world, Cheng Youning didn't know what these questions had to do with him, and none of these questions were of concern to him.

What made him even more angry was that he got up so early, but his grandfather didn't even look at him. He couldn't believe that his grandfather couldn't see him when he was standing in such a conspicuous position. Why did he turn a blind eye to him? He felt that he was suffering. He didn't fit in here and shouldn't be here.

Just when Cheng Youning was lost in thought, someone suddenly shouted, "Withdraw from the court!"

Cheng Youning knelt down and paid respects to his grandfather as if he had been pardoned. Then he stood up while pounding his legs. At this time, his little brother Hong Yunrang came over. "Congratulations, brother! Congratulations, brother!"

"Joy and rejoice together!"

“Brother, I heard that you stayed at the Prince’s Mansion last night!”

"Yes, my little grandfather has gifted me that mansion. Brother, come to my place. I brought Sister Wu, who cooks the best food, to the Prince's Mansion. There is a dish Sister Wu is very good at making, red oil chicken. Brother, come with me to try it!"