" This child…" Madam Xiao smiled and shook her head.
"Thump, thump, thump." Xiao Xiahan hurried all the way. For young ladies like them who didn't exercise, it really made Xiao Xiahan gasp for breath. Xiao Xiahan panted heavily and tried to calm her heavy breathing as she knocked on the door of the study." Father, are you inside?" I have something to tell you…"
" Come in…" Xiao Liang Jing's voice came from the study.
"Father." After Xiao Xiahan got Xiao Liangjing's approval, she pushed the door open and entered. She wasn't panting as much as before, but Xiao Liangjing could still hear the strangeness in her breathing.
"Hanhan, why are you panting so heavily? What's so urgent?”Xiao Liang Jing put down the brush in his hand and asked with great interest. It was rare to see such a situation happen to his daughter.
"Dad, I have something urgent to ask you. Did you send Zhen Feng to the Imperial Academy? You haven't even gotten Zhen Feng's approval, how can you do this!”Xiao Xiahan's tone was a little impulsive as she said angrily.
"Hanhan, you know!" Xiao Liang Jing retracted the smile on his face and his expression turned serious," Zhen Feng entering the Imperial Academy is indeed related to Father, but the person who ordered the Emperor to recruit Zhen Feng into the Imperial Academy is the Crown Prince. It has nothing to do with me." "Also…Hanhan, you don't even care about your father when you get home. You only care about fighting for that brat Zhen Feng. It really hurts my heart…" As he spoke, Xiao Liangjing pretended to wipe away the non-existent tears at the corner of his eyes with his sleeve.
Xiao Xia Han saw Xiao Liang Jing's mischievous expression and her eyes and mouth twitched. How did she end up with such a funny father? He usually had a serious look on his face, but as long as there were no outsiders, he would like to play around. He really did not know how his mother had fallen for his father in the first place.
" Father, you better tell me in detail what's going on... The Crown Prince came looking for me today..." Xiao Xiahan said.
"No wonder you came back so early today. Usually, I wouldn't see you before 12:45 am. Sometimes, I even wonder if this is your home. You always go to Zhen Feng's place…Hanhan, tell me honestly, do you like him?”Liang Jing didn't forget to gossip.
"Father, what are you talking about? You know that I went to Kaede's place because the snacks there are too delicious, so don't think about it! Father, if you're talking nonsense, I'll be angry with you!”Xiao Xiahan said angrily.
"Alright, alright, alright…I won't say anymore…Let's get down to business. This matter has to start from the few days after the poetry gathering ended…The second day after the poetry gathering ended, the Emperor summoned me alone and asked me if I had found any talented seedlings at the poetry gathering. If there were, I would recruit them so that I could contribute to the court.”
"And then you told the emperor about Zhen Feng?”
"At that time, I didn't mention Zhen Feng's name. I only replied to the emperor that I wasn't sure if that person was really talented and wanted to observe him for a few more days. "Father said that at first because he was observing Zhen Feng. Later, he found out that Zhen Feng was indeed a talent, so he went to visit Zhen Feng with you. However, I didn't expect Zhen Feng to have no interest in being an official and even had the intention of avoiding him. "Later, I advised Zhen Feng to consider it, but after so many days, Zhen Feng still didn't respond or reply. So I think Zhen Feng is really not interested in this. I originally wanted to tell the emperor that Zhen Feng didn't meet his requirements and wasn't prepared to hire him. " However, the Crown Prince came as well. He overheard me and the Emperor discussing the Poetry Festival, and then the Crown Prince said that he had met a young man with amazing talent at the Poetry Festival. If he could send him to the court, it would definitely be a blessing for the court…" Xiao Liang Jing recalled what had happened at that time and suddenly felt that the Crown Prince was no longer the innocent young man he had taught back then. Now, he had also begun to scheme against his teacher. It is easy to change the heart of an old friend, but the heart of an old friend is easy to change.
"So the final result is that the emperor made Zhen Feng a scholar of the Imperial Academy under the Crown Prince's flowery words?”Xiao Xiahan listened to Xiao Liangjing's words, and it was not difficult to analyze the result.
"Yes, but what I'm worried about now is whether the Crown Prince wants Zhen Feng to enter the court out of good intentions or bad intentions…If it's good intentions, Zhen Feng will be fine. If he has bad intentions, Zhen Feng's career and life will be in danger…"
" Sigh, no matter if the Crown Prince was sincere or not, he's probably very unhappy with Zhen Feng now…" Xiao Xiahan thought of the Crown Prince's gloomy expression when he was asked to leave and couldn't help but worry for Zhen Feng.
"What do you mean?"
Xiao Xiahan told Xiao Liangjing about how the Crown Prince had visited Feng Qi and how he had asked Feng Qi to leave.
"This Zhen Feng looks skinny and weak, but I didn't expect him to be such a brave person. My Crown Prince's disciple isn't someone who can be taken advantage of. Moreover, Zhen Feng embarrassed the Crown Prince in front of so many people.”Xiao Liang Jing had been the Crown Prince's teacher for many years, so he understood the Crown Prince's personality very well.
Logically speaking, the Crown Prince was Xiao Liangjing's disciple, and as a master, he should support his disciple. However, because Xiao Liangjing knew the Crown Prince's true personality too well, Xiao Liangjing felt that the Crown Prince was not suitable to be the Emperor. This caused Xiao Liangjing to remain neutral, but he did not side with any of the princes. This also caused the master-disciple relationship between the Crown Prince and Grand Tutor Xiao to slowly weaken.
In the past, when the Crown Prince was in trouble, he would look for Grand Tutor Xiao Liang Jing to help him. However, ever since the Crown Prince started to come into contact with the imperial power, he had his own think tank and capable subordinates. He no longer needed him as an enlightening teacher. It was true that emperors were heartless, but Xiao Liangjing still felt a little sad.
"And from what I heard from Zhen Feng, he doesn't want to be an official at all. He's even thinking of ways to make the emperor famous. However, once the Emperor opened his mouth, there was no possibility of him taking it back. Father, do you have a way to help Zhen Feng?”Xiao Xiahan asked.
"This…the emperor's words are like gold and jade, and there's no reason to take them back even if you die. Hanhan, do you know why Zhen Feng is so resistant to being an official?”Xiao Liang Jing didn't understand why Zhen Feng would avoid doing something that everyone wanted to do.
" I don't know. Zhen Feng didn't tell me, but I think he must have some difficulties that he couldn't tell others..." Xiao Xiahan sighed. It seemed that she hadn't really gotten Zhen Feng's approval and trust, so she couldn't tell him the reason.
"I don't have a way, but I can let Zhen Feng meet the emperor. If Zhen Feng can convince the emperor to take back his fame, he can only rely on his own ability.”It was rare for his daughter to find a close friend with similar interests. As a father, he should help him.
"Really? I can only do this now. I'll tell Zhen Feng about this tomorrow.”
The next morning, Xiao Xiahan arrived at Xinglin Medical Center.
"Xia Han, why are you here so early? Did you get some reliable information from Lady Xiao?”Feng Qi had a sleepless night. Her dark circles were a little heavy, and her face was a little pale. She had been thinking about how to stop herself from becoming an official all night.
"En, Feng, I've already asked my father. It wasn't my father who recommended you to enter the Imperial Academy, but His Highness the Crown Prince. Do you have any friendship or enmity with the Crown Prince?”Xiao Xiahan said.
" Our friendship is just a few meetings. If we're talking about festivals, it's just that I won him in the lantern riddle competition on the day of the Begging for Qiao Festival..."
"That's strange. Why does the Crown Prince care so much about you?”Although the Crown Prince wasn't someone who was willing to suffer losses, he wouldn't go against Zhen Feng just because he lost a lantern riddle. This was making a mountain out of a molehill.
"Xia Han, did you ask your father what the chances of the emperor regaining his fame are? Also, if Lady Xiao intercedes for me, would the chances be higher?”
"I've already asked my father for you. The success rate of making the emperor famous is very low. My father has no other way…However, my father said that he can let you enter the palace to meet the emperor and give you a chance to persuade the emperor. Whether you can make the emperor change his mind will be up to you…"
"Having someone to see the emperor is better than not having one. Thank you, Xia Han. Also, Xia Han, help me thank Lady Xiao for her help.”
" It's nothing. Since we're friends, it's only right for us to help each other. If I encounter any difficulties in the future and ask you for help, you can't find it annoying…"
"Of course." Feng Qi promised," Then did Lord Xiao say when he could enter the palace to meet the Saint?"”
"It should be within these few days. The time to enter the palace must be before the announcement of the imperial edict. I will discuss it with father when I go back today.”
"Alright, I'll wait for your good news."
Feng Qi had received news from Xiao Xiahan that Xiao Liangjing would bring her to the palace to meet the emperor in two days. She had to make good use of this rare opportunity. Ye Qiannan had already informed the Third Prince, Huangpu Chenghong, of this news. The Third Prince would also appear on that day. If he saw that something was wrong, he would be able to help Feng Qi.
On the day of entering the palace.
"Young master Zhen, I really don't understand why you're so against being an official.”Xiao Liang Jing and Feng Qi sat in the carriage, heading towards the palace.
"This is just my personal problem, and it's not convenient for me to explain the reason to Lady Xiao…but I'm also very curious, why does Lady Xiao want me to enter the palace so much?”Feng Qi asked.
" As an official, I naturally hope that my country, the Imperial Court, and the Imperial Family will continue to prosper…" From Xiao Liang Jing's words, it was clear that he was a loyal person to his bones, and he swore his loyalty to his master.
"Lord Xiao is a loyal person. I can understand your desire to recruit talents for the Imperial Court. However, I am used to freedom and do not like the oppressive and solemn atmosphere in the court. I am afraid that if I stay for too long, I will have a split mind.”
"Dissociated? What kind of illness is that? Is it difficult to cure?”Even Grand Tutor Xiao, who had always been known for his erudition, found it hard to understand when Feng Qi said such a new word.
" It means that I'm a psychopath, or more simply, that I'll become a lunatic…" Feng Qi concisely pointed out the meaning of " schizophrenia," which stunned Xiao Liangjing.
"Isn't young master Zhen exaggerating? There are so many officials, but I've never seen anyone go crazy, don't you think?”Xiao Liang Jing said with a smile.
"That's because these people went in voluntarily. They're not as passive as me. Don't you think so, Lord Xiao?”Feng Qi asked.
" Well, what you said is indeed very reasonable…" Xiao Liang Jing saw that she couldn't convince Feng Qi to give up the purpose of this trip, so she could only lament," Then how are you going to persuade the Emperor?" Have you thought of an excuse?" Xiao Liang Jing asked with concern.
" I have an excuse, but whether I can convince the emperor depends on the will of heaven…" There was something else in Feng Qi's heart that she did not say out loud. She was afraid that if she made it clear to Xiao Liang Jing now, Xiao Liang Jing would not bring her into the palace.
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