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Chapter 486 Don’t judge a book by its cover!

Zhao Xian has been practicing martial arts for many years and has great strength. Even though he didn't use his full strength, the man was still pushed by him and staggered several steps.

After the man stood firm, he realized that he almost hit someone and quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"

Xiao Qiming originally wanted to curse at him, but seeing his expression, he could no longer utter the curse and could only scold him with a sullen face.

"Be careful when you walk next time!"

Xiao Xixi poked her head out from behind him and looked at the person who almost bumped into her.

The other person looked like a scholar in his early twenties, with a fair face, gentle manner and tall stature. Unfortunately, he was too thin and looked a little frail.

Xiao Xixi stared at his face for a long time.

She found that the bad luck on this man's face was so strong that it was outrageous. He was the kind of super unlucky guy who would get food stuck in his teeth even when drinking water.

Xiao Xixi had seen many people who were plagued by bad luck, but she had never seen anyone as unlucky as him.

She felt it was quite strange and couldn't help but look at him a few more times.

Despite his bad luck, he actually has a very good appearance -

He became famous at a young age, is gifted and intelligent, and has a promising future!

It's a pity that I have such bad luck.

With his unlucky streak, he would fail even if he was the reincarnation of Wenquxing.

The unlucky scholar didn't talk back when being scolded. He quickly stepped aside and let them go first. He was so humble that it was hard to get angry with him.

Xiao Xixi paused when she passed by him.

She reminded him in a voice that only the two of them could hear.

"Don't open the door tonight."

The unlucky scholar was stunned for a moment. He subconsciously looked at Xiao Xixi, not understanding what she meant by saying this.

Xiao Xixi thought for a moment and added another sentence.

"If you have nowhere to go tomorrow, you can go to the General Chungmu's mansion for help."

After saying this, she stopped looking at the unfortunate scholar and walked away.

Xiao Qiming didn't hear the first sentence, he only heard the last one. He couldn't help but feel curious, so he quickly chased after him and asked.

"Why did you let him come to our house? You don't even know him."

Xiao Xixi said as they walked: "I just felt sorry for him and wanted to help him."

Xiao Qiming became more and more confused: "What a pity?"

Xiao Xixi: "Guess."

Xiao Qiming curled his lips: "Forget it, I don't even want to know!"

Having said that, he couldn't help but look back and saw that the unlucky scholar had already entered the bookstore.

The unlucky scholar was named Li Qingyan. The reason why he ran so fast was that he saw a book that he had longed for in this bookstore yesterday. Unfortunately, he did not have enough money to buy it, so he had to go back and collect money.

Today he had finally scraped together enough money, and fearing that someone else would buy the book, he rushed into the bookstore in a hurry, but unexpectedly he almost bumped into someone.

Li Qingyan had originally prepared himself to be taught a lesson by the other party, but he didn't expect that the other party just said one sentence to him and let him go, which made him breathe a sigh of relief.

After the people walked away, he rushed into the bookstore and wanted to buy the book he had taken a fancy to yesterday.

The shopkeeper told him regretfully.

"The book you wanted has been bought."

Li Qingyan immediately became anxious and asked hurriedly, "Who bought it?"

The shopkeeper said helplessly, "So many people come in and out of my shop every day, how can I remember who bought it? Even if I remember, I don't know the person's name. No one stipulates that you have to register your real name to buy a book."

Li Qingyan was speechless and could only walk out of the bookstore full of disappointment.

When he was going out, he accidentally stepped on the threshold, tripped hard, and fell forward.

Fortunately, he grabbed the door frame in time and avoided falling flat on his face.

But even so, he was still in a very embarrassing situation.

The shopkeeper asked hurriedly, "Are you okay?"

Li Qingyan shook his head, said nothing, and walked away dejectedly.

He has had bad luck since childhood.

He would eat sand while eating, fall down for no apparent reason while walking, and the things he wanted would always pass him by...

These are all little things.

What he couldn’t accept the most was that he failed every time he tried!

It was obvious that he was gifted since childhood, and he had always been among the top students in the academy and was highly regarded by the teachers.

When he first took the provincial examination at the age of twelve, he won the top three and became the youngest tribute student in the area. Everyone thought he had a bright future, but every time he went to Beijing to take the examination, he would encounter various accidents.

During the first exam, I suffered from acclimatization, diarrhea, and performed poorly, so I failed.

When I was taking the second exam, the temperature suddenly dropped drastically. I had a fever during the exam and fainted halfway through.

The third time was even worse. He encountered robbers on the way before he even reached Shengjing, and he almost lost his life. Fortunately, he was smart and escaped the robbery. He managed to save his life, but he missed the time for the college entrance examination.

This is his fourth time to go to Beijing to take part in the imperial examination.

He is twenty-one years old now.

Logically speaking, he should have set up his own household at his age, but in order to concentrate on studying and taking imperial examinations, he still has to rely on his parents for support.

He had thought more than once that if he failed the exam again, he would go home and serve his parents peacefully.

Everyone has his own destiny. Perhaps he was not born to be an official.

…

When Xiao Xixi returned to the teahouse, she found that her seat had been taken by someone else.

The person who took her place was none other than His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Luo Qinghan sat upright behind the desk, his posture straight, his features handsome, his movements of sipping tea gracefully and calmly, even the curve of his sleeves was perfect. From a distance, he looked like a cold and indifferent landscape painting.

It is certainly very beautiful, but it is too cold and feels inhumane.

As soon as Xiao Xixi saw him, she immediately hid the scripture she had just bought behind her back, with a very hypocritical smile on her face.

"Your Highness, have you been waiting here for a long time?"

Xiao Qiming actually wanted to run away. He was a little scared of his brother-in-law, the prince. But everyone had already seen him, and it would be very rude for him to run away now.

He could only bite the bullet and bow: "Greetings, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Zhao Xian was the most straightforward. He immediately knelt on one knee and began to confess his fault: "It was my fault for not taking good care of the concubine. Please punish me, Your Highness."

Xiao Xixi didn't want to implicate others because of herself, so she hurriedly said, "It has nothing to do with him. It's all my fault. I was the one who insisted on going out for a walk. If you want to punish someone, just punish me."

Originally, Luo Qinghan didn't intend to care about this little thing, but he couldn't bear to see her defending another man like this.

He put down the teacup and smiled coldly: "Do you think I won't punish you?"

Xiao Xixi came over and said flatteringly, "You love me so much, you will definitely not be willing to punish me, right?"

Luo Qinghan said coldly: "That may not be the case."

Xiao Xixi blushed and asked in a low voice, "Are you going to spank me again?"

Luo Qinghan: “…”

Although she tried to lower her voice, Zhao Xian, as a martial artist, had better hearing than ordinary people.

Zhao Xian lowered his head silently.

I didn’t expect that the prince actually had a hobby of spanking women.

You can’t judge a book by its cover!

(End of this chapter)