"Wow! It's so delicious and icy! How come you know everything, Fifth Prince?"

Taking advantage of the Imperial College's holiday, Jiang Wenbo and Cai Mingting ran to the palace to find An Jingzhi.

The two are still young and the palace does not have strict supervision. If they were older, it would probably not work.

An Jingzhi held the strawberry crushed ice and took a bite. He felt a chill in his mouth, but his whole body cooled down.

“If you want to eat, you’ll study it.”

The two of them kept talking to An Jingzhi about school matters.

"You have no idea how strange the expressions on the Fourth Prince's faces were when they saw you not going to school. They looked like they were about to laugh but not smile, which made them look even scarier!" Cai Mingting kept chattering. He took a bite of the broken ice and continued,

"You'll be comfortable now. You won't have to go to school anymore. He can sleep as late as he wants, and we'll both be miserable. After you left, the teacher has been targeting us both."

When An Jingzhi was around, the Master was difficult to manage. Now that this troublemaker is gone, Jiang Wenbo and Cai Mingting are being held accountable for old and new scores, and are being watched by the Master every day.

"Hey, I didn't find the school so boring before you came. Now that you come and go, there's no one to talk to between us."

Jiang Wenbo looked melancholy.

Both of them were very envious of An Jingzhi.

An Jingzhi put down the crushed ice in his hand and decided not to eat it anymore, as he would probably have a stomachache at night.

He wiped his mouth with the handkerchief handed to him by Xiao Xizi.

"If you two are envious, just go back and tell your father that you don't want to go to the Imperial College anymore."

Jiang Wenbo's face was filled with resentment after hearing this. "Fifth Prince, aren't you afraid that my father will break my legs? My father won't care if I'm his biological son or not! If I dare to say anything, I'll be locked out of the house!"

In fact, he also went back that day to test his father, but before he opened his mouth, his father happily told him that the Fifth Prince did not need to go to the Imperial College, and he would not be influenced by the Fifth Prince in the future.

And let him study hard.

How could he possibly say that? It's easy to imagine that if he dared to say that, he'd end up with a meal of bamboo shoots and fried pork. And it would be a serious one!

Although Cai Mingting was also envious, he was more mature than Jiang Wenbo after all, and did not think about not going to the Imperial College.

Being able to go to the Imperial College in the palace was a blessing that many people would never be able to obtain. If they hadn't been blessed by their parents, they wouldn't have been qualified. So although he didn't like it very much, he didn't hate it so much that he wanted to go home and stop studying.

Although An Jingzhi is only four years old this year, three or four years younger than the other two, they always subconsciously put An Jingzhi first when they are together. It is not because of his status, but because of the maturity that the other party exudes unintentionally.

The three of them played together for a while and then left.

…

The fact that the fifth prince dropped out of school did not cause any waves in the court. If it were any other prince, they might have argued about it, after all, no matter how trivial a matter is in the royal family, it is a big deal.

But this was the fifth prince, and because of the special status of his maternal grandfather's family, the court officials were not in a position to say anything.

Mr. Gu had received a letter from his daughter Gu Sangyu not long ago. He must be afraid that Mr. Gu would act impulsively and think that he had been wronged and do something.

Although Gu Sangyu did not write about An Jingzhi's specialness in the letter, she also indicated that these things were voluntary on their part and she had her own plans.

Old Master Gu was not angry at all. He had long seen that the Fifth Prince was an extraordinary child, and after receiving his daughter's letter of explanation, he was even more certain.

As soon as Mr. Gu returned home from outside, a personal butler immediately came to him to report the news.

"Master, the library is almost completed and books are already being printed. It will probably open as early as next month."

"Well, go down, you continue to keep an eye on it." Although selling books is like ordinary business and is considered an elegant thing in the eyes of scholars, it is better not to show up if possible. Most of the Gu family's business is managed by Mr. Gu's housekeeper and confidants.

He had someone write back a letter about the library opening next month. Due to limited funds, they only opened one in the capital.

Gu Sangyu received the letter very quickly, and An Jingzhi naturally learned about it as well.

"Mother, I want to go out and take a look." He has been in the palace for so long, living in this small and small area of ​​the imperial palace. At first, he thought it was very big, but after getting to know all the places, he felt that it was just a small place that could trap people here for a lifetime.

Gu Sangyu put the letter away, then asked Xiaowan to bring the brazier and burn it clean.

She looked at the letter as it was slowly being consumed by the flames. "You can't tell me this. If you want to go out, you need your father's permission."

"Do you agree?" An Jingzhi asked with his head raised.

Gu Sangyu watched the letter completely burn before clapping her hands in relief. "You're still so young, it's not safe for you to go out."

"I can have someone follow me."

Someone must follow him. Gu Sangyu couldn't resist An Jingzhi's cuteness and finally agreed. However, if he wanted to go out, he must have some people with him. Gu Sangyu didn't trust others. She thought that if the emperor also agreed, she would have to write a letter to her father and ask her father to send someone to help protect him.

In fact, even without him saying anything, Mr. Gu would definitely send someone to protect him.

After getting Gu Sangyu's consent, An Jingzhi ran to the Shangshufang to find his adoptive father.

When his cheap father heard that he was going out, his first reaction was to oppose it, "You are still young, what if you get bumped and hurt?"

"But I want to go out and take a look." His round, grape-sized eyes looked at the emperor so cutely.

The emperor couldn't bear it and softened his heart.

Thinking that this little monkey is destined not to become emperor in the future, it would be better to let him live a more comfortable life.

An Jingzhi used his eloquence to convince the emperor.

A month later, An Jingzhi changed into the clothes of a rich young man, but the four-year-old child looked very noble.

Following him were Xiao Xizi and the guards assigned to him by the emperor.

After leaving the palace gate, An Jingzhi took a deep breath.

"Xiao Xizi, let's go!" An Jingzhi climbed onto the carriage, Xiao Xizi was serving beside him, and there was a coachman in front.

Drive immediately after hearing it.

He planned to go to the Gu Mansion first, and then go to the library with Old Master Gu.

This was what he promised Gu Sangyu before leaving.

Mr. Gu also prepared protection personnel for An Jingzhi.

After a while, the carriage arrived at its destination. The Gu family's residence was not far from the palace.

At the gate of the Gu Mansion, it was the first time that Old Man Gu saw his little grandson.

This was the first time the old man and the young boy looked at each other.

An Jingzhi realized that Mr. Gu had seen through him.

He walked forward and saluted the other party.