Xia Miaoyuan rubbed his eyes and said, "No, I can go to school."
"I promised my father last time that you are not allowed to take leave or skip school unless you are sick or have no other choice."
"I have to go to school today no matter what."
"I want to be a good child who studies hard and makes progress every day, and a princess of Daxia who is strict with herself."
Xia Miaoyuan's gaze was fixed and his tone was firm.
"Okay then." The queen was helpless.
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Main hall.
The teacher hadn't arrived yet and there was a lot of noise in the classroom.
Liang Zhirou and Feng Manman sat at the same long table, holding hands and sitting close together, looking very intimate.
Feng Manman asked with a gossipy look on her face, "Sister Zhirou, yesterday was a day off. Did you hear about the strange things happening in Kunning Palace?"
Liang Zhirou smiled knowingly and said, "This kind of bizarre thing that shakes the heavens and earth and makes the ghosts weep, who doesn't know about it?"
"Yesterday, my mother happened to enter the palace to accompany the Empress Dowager, and afterwards, she happened to hear this incident with her own ears."
Feng Manman's eyes lit up. "Sister Zhirou, you're incredibly well-informed. And it's firsthand information. I'm afraid it's much more accurate than information like ours that has passed through several hands."
"Good sister, please tell me what's going on."
Liang Zhirou proudly straightened her braids and cleared her throat pretentiously before speaking in a pretentious tone, "Yesterday morning, the sky was clear and the sun was shining brightly."
"In Kunning Palace, the Empress and Princess Anguo were sitting in the main hall, chatting casually."
"At this moment, there was a loud bang and a huge thunder exploded."
When she said this, Liang Zhirou glanced around and happened to meet Yan Ruoxi's eyes.
Yan Ruoxi was sitting in the row behind the two of them. When she heard them say "Queen", she subconsciously looked up.
Feng Manman saw Liang Zhirou stop and followed her gaze.
"Sister Yan, we are talking about the thunderstorm yesterday. Are you interested in listening?" Feng Manman said with a smug look on her face, a hint of arrogance in her tone.
"I advise you to talk less, study hard, and don't talk about the affairs of the palace." Yan Ruoxi said lightly, then lowered her head and shifted her gaze to the book in her hand.
Feng Manman felt slighted and insulted, and put her hands on her hips in dissatisfaction. "Hmph! What are you pretending for? You're always pretending to be cool and aloof. Who are you pretending for?"
"Don't listen, we don't want to tell you yet!"
"Such a wonderful story, a rare and bizarre thing that only happens once in a century, I won't tell you!"
Liang Zhirou pulled Feng Manman's sleeve and said, "Stop talking about that. Let's hurry up. The teacher will be here soon and we won't be able to continue."
Feng Manman then quickly sat down and pretended to listen attentively.
Liang Zhirou continued, "This thunderbolt instantly pierced through the roof of Kunning Palace and hit the pillars in the hall."
"At that time, the Queen and Princess Anguo were sitting next to the pillar."
"With just one blow, the pillar that two people could hug was instantly smashed to pieces!"
Feng Manman's eyes widened in shock when she heard this, and she bit her thumb nervously. "The pillars of the main hall were all smashed to pieces?"
Liang Zhirou leaned close to Feng Manman's face and said, "How could it be true? When the eunuchs from Kunning Palace carried the broken pillars out, many eunuchs and maids in the palace saw it."
Feng Manman was stunned. "Oh my god! Such a powerful drought thunder!"
"If this hits a person, what will happen to him?"
Liang Zhirou clicked her tongue twice and said, "If it hits someone, they'll definitely die!"
Feng Manman pinched the corner of her clothes hard, and cold sweat oozed out of her palms.
Then she asked, "Then the Queen and the Princess are so close to the pillar, is there something wrong?"
Liang Zhirou looked around and whispered, "How could he be okay when he was so close? I heard his hair was all blown up, messier than a chicken coop, and his face was black."
"Ah! How scary!" Feng Manman exclaimed.
After calming down for a while, Feng Manman asked again, "Sister Zhirou, tell me, in such a huge capital, why did this drought thunder strike the pillars of Kunning Palace?"
Liang Zhirou lowered her voice and said, "You're really smart. You got to the point right away."
"Have you ever heard of divine punishment?"
Feng Manman blinked her big, clear eyes that shone with stupidity, and shook her head.
Liang Zhirou was shocked: "You haven't even heard of this!"
"The so-called heavenly punishment refers to the emperor, empress, and other special figures in the mortal world. If they are lacking in virtue, unworthy of their position, or do something that is against heaven and morality, they will anger the heavens."
"The heavens will send down thunder and lightning, specifically targeting them as punishment."
Feng Manman was so shocked that she covered her mouth with her hands. "Sister, that means... that Heaven is not happy with the Queen and Princess Anguo?"
Liang Zhirou nodded approvingly: "Well, the boy is teachable!"
"I'm telling you this in secret, so don't tell anyone. There's a rumor going around in the palace right now that the queen and princess are unlucky, and that God doesn't like them and wants to take them away."
Just then, Xia Miaoyuan and Xiao Wanyin ran into the classroom hand in hand, panting.
"Fortunately, I'm not late." Xiao Wanyin glanced at the copper kettle dripping water and said with a smile.
Xia Miaoyuan sat down on the seat and put down his schoolbag listlessly.
When Liang Zhirou and Feng Manman saw the two of them come in, they immediately stopped talking and looked at them in unison.
The two of them looked at each other and exchanged glances.
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