Chapter 16 Class

Chapter 16 Class

"You haven't received enlightenment yet, right? The teacher will probably teach you individually first, and then you can take classes with us after you catch up with our progress, so it may be a bit difficult for you at the beginning." Xuanyuan Xingyao said to Nangong Jing.

If Nangong Jing's situation in his previous life was the same, he would not have started enlightenment yet. However, he had already learned all the knowledge he needed to learn in his previous life. There was no need to waste time deliberately learning enlightenment knowledge in this life, right?

"Your Highness, my father had already started teaching me enlightenment last year, so I didn't have to study alone." Nangong Jing blinked his big eyes and said innocently. As for the authenticity of the content, Nangong Jing said that Xuanyuan Xingyao and the others would not go out of their way to verify it with Nangong Tao, right?

Xuanyuan Xingyao raised his eyebrows slightly in surprise when he heard that Nangong Jing had already started enlightenment last year. It was not uncommon for people to start enlightenment at the age of three or four, but according to the information he had received before, Nangong Jing was not favored. Why would Nangong Tao specifically start enlightenment for him in advance?

Although he was somewhat skeptical of Nangong Jing's words, Xuanyuan Xingyao didn't say much. After all, whether it was true or not would be clear during class later.

A little later, the Sixth Prince and his two companions also arrived. As for the other princes, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince always taught them individually. As for the Second to Fifth Princes, they were already over ten years old and their classes started earlier than theirs, so they were arranged to attend classes in another hall in Changle Palace and not with them.

"Seventh brother." The sixth prince Xuanyuan Xi greeted Xuanyuan Xingyao with a smile on his face.

In response to Xuanyuan Xi's call, Xuanyuan Xingyao just glanced at him lightly and did not respond to him, which made Xuanyuan Xi, who was still a child and could not completely hide his emotions, show a little dissatisfaction.

Xuanyuan Xi and the Second Prince, Xuanyuan Qing, were both born to the Imperial Concubine. The Imperial Concubine was the only one in the palace besides the Empress to have two sons, a testament to her favor. It was precisely because of the Imperial Concubine's favor, and given the fact that the Second Prince and the Crown Prince were only a year apart in age, that the conflict between them was quite intense. It was just that Xuanyuan Qing hadn't officially entered the court yet, so it wasn't yet apparent.

Because the Queen and the Crown Prince did not like the relationship between the Imperial Concubine and her son, Xuanyuan Xingyao usually ignored them when he saw them. For this reason, the Queen and the Crown Prince had said that they would put on a show, but Xuanyuan Xingyao ignored them.

Fortunately, Xuanyuan Xingyao was only warm towards the emperor, the empress and the prince, but he always had a stern face towards everyone else, so the emperor didn't think there was anything wrong with Xuanyuan Xingyao's attitude towards the imperial concubine and her son.

Xuanyuan Xi sat down in his seat angrily. If his mother hadn't told him that his father liked to see them being friendly and respectful to each other, he wouldn't have greeted Xuanyuan Xingyao, a cold-faced man with no manners at all. He, as his older brother, greeted him, but he ignored her. And yet, his father doted on him. He thought it was just because he was a little more talented, what was so great about that?

Xuanyuan Xingyao had no idea what Xuanyuan Xi was thinking, or rather, he never cared about their thoughts.

Nangong Jing knew Xuanyuan Xingyao had a bad relationship with the imperial concubine's lineage, but wouldn't it be a bit disrespectful to not even greet him? However, Xuanyuan Xingyao was the prince and, in other words, their current master, so Nangong Jing and Feng Xuanzhou naturally had to follow him. So, they exchanged a glance, pretending not to notice, and sat silently in their seats.

The teacher walked in quickly and was not surprised to see that everyone was sitting quietly in their seats, because this had been the case every day since he started teaching the Sixth and Seventh Princes.

At the beginning, the teacher wanted to teach Nangong Jing alone as Xuanyuan Xingyao said, but after hearing Nangong Jing say that he had started enlightenment and asking a few questions, he was surprised to find that Nangong Jing's knowledge was not bad, so he did not deliberately slow down the teaching and continued to teach everyone according to the previous teaching.

The morning class does not last the entire morning. After about half an hour of class, the teacher lets everyone take a break for a cup of tea before starting the class again. After repeating this twice, the teacher announces the end of the morning class.

After class, everyone can return to their palace to rest and wait for lunch. After lunch, they can rest for half an hour before starting the afternoon class.

Of course, if the prince requests it, the tutors cannot rest immediately, but must stay with the prince.

Fortunately, Xuanyuan Xingyao was not the kind of prince who liked to make trouble for others. After class, he prepared to go back to his palace to rest, and asked Nangong Jing and Feng Xuanzhou to go back to Zhaoyang Palace to have a good rest.

After returning to Zhaoyang Palace, Nangong Jing threw himself on the bed. He was really tired after this morning's classes. Although the teacher's teachings were not boring, Nangong Jing was still young and after sitting for a whole morning, he was still a little tired. Therefore, he postponed lunch and slept for an hour. Then he got up and washed up quickly with the help of the palace maids before eating his late lunch. After lunch, Nangong Jing could basically leave for Ganquan Palace for his afternoon martial arts class.

Summoners fortunately didn't require a large space, but both magic and warriors were quite destructive. Therefore, the first emperor had the palaces where the princes and princesses attended literary and martial arts classes separated. In Ganquan Palace, all unnecessary palaces were demolished and transformed into a single, large palace, perfect for both magic practice and close combat.