The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

Chapter 1855 A woman takes her husband as her heaven.

Shang tide was already used to Yu Hua's abstract thinking. When the Book of Poetry was taken away, Shang tide flipped through history books. She hadn't checked Cheng Youning's homework in a long time.

Shang tide didn't say anything about Yu Hua's actions, but Cheng Youning giggled, "Yu Hua, that's a fallacy. There are many benefits to reading the Book of Songs!"

"There can be any benefits to reading this?" Yu Hua didn't believe it!

Cheng Youning said, "Reading the Book of Poetry not only helps one understand literature and the elegance of poetry, but also clarifies etiquette and morality. Most importantly, it makes one gentle and refined!"

Yu Hua didn't hear anything else, but when she heard Cheng Youning mention elegance, she immediately became anxious: "Elegance? Look at how well that Ge Dongqing reads poetry, do you think he's elegant? I think he's just a playboy! In my opinion, he's just read too much poetry and it's ruined his brain, so you can't read this stuff!"

Cheng Youning looked at Yu Hua, then at Shang tide: "Mother, isn't Yu Hua generalizing from a single case?"

Shang tide nodded: "That's right, you must read the books your great-uncle asked you to read carefully!"

Cheng Youning glanced at the history book his mother was reading and said, "Mother, the imperial examination in March is just around the corner, so I must study hard. Not only will I study hard, but I will also work hard and strive for excellence. I will study not only in the morning, but also at night. I won't go to sleep until I have finished my studies!"

Standing behind Cheng Youning, Qiao Rong's lips twitched violently. What morning reading, night reading? Why not study properly before going to sleep? No one has called out His Highness the Crown Prince's nonsense. When His Highness lies in bed, he falls asleep as soon as he starts reading, just like a little pig! These past few days, he hasn't been attending court, and the Crown Prince can sleep from 9 PM to 5 AM every night. Even when he wakes up, he still whimpers to him!

Shang Xi listened selectively to Cheng Youning's words, believing some and disbelieving others. She knew her own child's character well. But Yu Hua was different; she couldn't resist three kind words from Cheng Youning, believing everything the child said.

Hearing that Cheng Youning was studying so hard, even doing morning and night readings, he immediately opened the food box he had brought, saying the same old thing: "Studying is the most taxing thing for the brain. I brought you some good food. Eat it while it's hot to nourish your brain! You're about to take the imperial examination, so you need to nourish your brain even more. When you were born, I knew you would be very successful, and sure enough, you easily passed the provincial examination and ranked thirty-fifth among the successful candidates. I don't think you'll be any less successful in this imperial examination!"

Yu Hua has high hopes for Cheng Youning. She raised this child by taking care of him from infancy to adulthood, and her desire for him to succeed is even stronger than that of his biological mother, Shang tide.

Hearing Yu Hua's words, Cheng Youning became even more smug. If he really had a tail, it would probably be wagging by now! He was confident in the imperial examination and was aiming for the top three!

Yu Hua brought out the food one plate after another: crystal pork knuckle, sesame chicken, flavored radish, and fried small fish.

Upon seeing the food, Cheng Youning smiled and politely asked everyone, "Have you all eaten?"

Yu Hua said, "Don't worry about others. We don't study, we don't take exams, and we don't need brain-boosting supplements. You're different. Hurry up and eat!"

Cheng Youning looked at Shang tide: "Mother, Yu Hua has already served all the food to me. How about I have some to eat?"

Shang tide was still flipping through history books, or more precisely, she was looking at Cheng Youning's annotations. Yu Hua wanted Cheng Youning to eat to replenish his brain, and Cheng Youning wanted to finish the food he hadn't eaten earlier. Shang Xi could only go along with their wishes; asking questions and giving instructions wouldn't make a difference if she spent the time on a meal! So she said, "Eat!"

Upon hearing this, Cheng Youning immediately pulled Qiao Rong to sit down and eat, but Qiao Rong shook her head, "Your Highness! I'm not eating anymore! I'm already full!"

Cheng Youning said, "How could there be half a bowl of rice left after eating your fill!"

Yu Hua also said, "You should eat however you like, don't worry about us!"

Qiao Rong usually serves Cheng Youning and dines with her, so everyone is already used to it!

Just as Cheng Youning picked up the small fried fish, he called out, "Big Yellow!"

Big Yellow came wagging its big tail, panting heavily with its tongue lolling out, its big, watery eyes fixed on Cheng Youning and the fried fish in her hand.

Cheng Youning gave Da Huang another gesture, and Da Huang started spinning in circles, just like it was chasing its own tail. When it spun too fast, Cheng Youning gave another gesture, and Da Huang stopped spinning and sat down on the ground.

This left Yu Hua completely stunned. "Wow, this dog has been trained by You Ning so well that it can even perform!"

Cheng Youning giggled, tossed the small fried fish into the air, and Da Huang opened its big mouth, smacked twice, and swallowed it whole! Then it sat on the ground waiting for Cheng Youning to throw the small fried fish to it again.

Cheng Youning ate the meal in bits and pieces. He would eat a few bites, then pick up the fried fish and scold Da Huang, then eat a few more bites of rice, then scold Da Huang again. Da Huang ate more than half of the plate of fried fish!

Seeing that he had almost finished eating, Shang Xi closed the book in her hand. It was clear that Cheng Youning had put in a lot of effort in his studies, and this should not be overlooked just because the child was naughty. However, a person's strengths and weaknesses should not be mixed together, and the right and wrong of a matter should not be confused either. Right is right, and wrong is wrong.

"Youning, your mother sees that you've made some progress in training the dog. Do you spend most of your time training the dog every day?"

Upon hearing the first part of the sentence, Cheng Youning was about to grin, but the second part immediately made him realize he couldn't laugh anymore. Because he had done almost nothing all day; he'd just been training the dog at home, and in the end, the dog was so tired it ran away from the gate!

Cheng Youning began to ponder his mother's thoughts. Since entering the room, she hadn't said a word, nor a single unnecessary one. What did she mean by saying this now? Her tone was so certain; she knew he'd been spending all day training the dogs at home!

Cheng Youning's gaze fell on Hong Jiutong, who was sitting on a chair some distance away. Just now, Cheng Youning thought this man was pragmatic, but now it seemed that he was not only pessimistic but also unreasonable! These were secondary issues, though. The most important problem was that this man didn't listen to his husband! Wasn't it said that a woman's husband was her heaven? Why was this man going against the grain and contradicting her?

Cheng Youning always seemed unapologetic for his mistakes. Instead of directly answering his mother's question, he asked her, "Mother, who said that I spend a lot of time training dogs every day?"

Shang Xi noticed Cheng Youning glancing at Hong Jiutong. She knew her son well; she could tell what he was up to just by looking at him. "Who said that doesn't matter! Did you scold him or not!"

"I have instructed Dahuang!" Cheng Youning said frankly, because he knew that Hong Jiutong had been gossiping to his mother, otherwise his mother would not have brought Hong Jiutong to the Crown Prince's residence at this time.