After leaving Chengqian Palace, Ye Jingchen remained calm until he entered the Imperial Garden.
In late autumn, chrysanthemums are in full bloom.
Chrysanthemum is one of the "Four Gentlemen of Flowers". Literati and scholars of this era all favored chrysanthemums, and the royal family was no exception. The imperial garden was full of chrysanthemums, and they were all particularly precious varieties.
Ye Jingchen walked up to several blooming chrysanthemums, pretending to admire them, but actually taking the opportunity to relax his tense nerves.
Just now, in order to test his father, he repeatedly offended his father and violated his father's taboos. Although he did not show it on his face, he was on edge.
Fortunately, his father had a deep-seated paternal love and positive feelings towards him. He was just very angry, but he didn't reject or punish him for his dangerous remarks.
However, for the sake of their father-son relationship, such tests should never be repeated.
Moreover, his father did not suffer from stupidity, but from paranoia.
Stupidity can be cured, but paranoia is difficult to cure.
After returning to the East Palace, he rested for a while before going to the Wenhua Hall when the children were on their recess.
Upon seeing Xie Chang'an, he let out a long sigh.
Xie Chang'an felt confused, so he glared at him.
"I'm going to take up my post at the Ministry of War tomorrow, so I'll spend one last day teaching you all today," Ye Jingchen said to his children.
"Congratulations, Crown Prince!" Ye Jingyu said quickly.
"What's there to congratulate me on!" Ye Jinghe muttered.
If his older brother stops going to school, won't he have far fewer opportunities to see his brother in the future?
"Fifth brother, the fact that the Crown Prince has been appointed to the Ministry of War shows that Father Emperor approves of him. Shouldn't we congratulate him?" Ye Jingyu explained, thinking that Ye Jinghe did not understand the significance of this.
"My brother doesn't need that person's approval!" Ye Jinghe thought to himself.
"Does His Highness no longer need to study? We are all His Highness's study companions. If His Highness stops studying, does that mean we don't need to go to school either?" Yun Shu asked, suppressing her excitement.
At that moment, the underachiever saw hope that he wouldn't have to study.
"Didn't you and Jingyu promise to travel the world together? Study for two more years, and then you can go on a study tour with Jingyu!" Ye Jingchen said with a smile.
"Really? I can really go on a study tour with the Third Prince?" Yun Shu was so happy she almost jumped up, and asked excitedly.
You must know that he is the only son of the Marquis of Zhongyong. His family has been a single-son lineage for three generations. His grandmother and mother dote on him and are afraid that he might fall out of their hands or melt in their mouths, fearing that something might happen to him.
Although the world is at peace these days, there are still certain risks involved in traveling. If he were to propose to travel and study, his grandmother and mother would never agree!
However, if he were with the Third Prince, not only would his safety be guaranteed, but his father would also agree to the matter, and he would also persuade his grandmother and mother!
"Not now, go in two years. Before that, you must study hard. You'll have to take the imperial examination in a year, and you need to have at least the title of Xiucai before I'll feel at ease letting you travel and study with Jingyu!" Ye Jingchen told him.
In one sentence, Yun Shu's excitement was reduced by half.
"What necessary connection does going on a study tour have with whether or not I pass the imperial examination to become a scholar?" he asked dejectedly.
"Of course it's related! If you can't even pass the county-level exam while studying at Wenhua Hall, how can I have the face to mention sending you to study abroad to the Marquis of Zhongyong?" Ye Jingchen said deliberately.
"Yun Pangpang, as the Crown Prince's study companion, if you fail the imperial examination, you'll not only lose face for the Marquis of Zhongyong's mansion, but also for the Crown Prince's palace!" Ye Jingyu said earnestly to Yun Shu.
"Little Fatty Yun, if you dare to embarrass your brother—" Ye Jinghe said, raising his fist, his meaning unspoken.
Yun Shu: ......
Was passing the imperial examination really that important? More important than their seven years of friendship as classmates?
"You have to believe in yourself. You're not stupid at all; you just don't like studying! Although the academy exam is a bit harder than the prefectural exam, you have the best teachers and the most outstanding classmates. As long as you start working hard now, you will definitely pass the academy exam!" Ye Jingchen encouraged him.
“In that case, I will stay in Wenhua Hall until the Yunshu Examination Hall is open for the exam,” Gu Beichen said.
Once Yun Shu finishes the provincial examination, it will be his turn to take the provincial examination, followed by the metropolitan examination and the palace examination, and then the appointment of officials. At this point, his life as a student companion will be completely over, and he will no longer be able to come to the Wenhua Hall even if he wants to!
In fact, with Gu Beichen's current talent and learning, there is little point in him studying at Wenhua Hall again. He is willing to stay here entirely for Yun Shu's sake.
Yun Shu knew this too, and felt both touched and helpless.
After they made their decision, Ye Jingchen looked at Xie Chang'an again.
But Xie Chang'an seemed somewhat absent-minded, not speaking and not noticing his gaze.
"Brother, will you never come to Wenhua Hall again?" Ye Jinghe asked Ye Jingchen with a reluctant expression.
"I think I'll come again, right? Wenhua Hall is in the East Palace. If I leave my post early, I'll come to see you! And every three days, we'll go to pay our respects to Father Emperor together, so we'll have plenty of opportunities to meet!" Ye Jingchen said, not entirely sure.
I don't even know what the procedures will be like when I go to the Ministry of War tomorrow!
Moreover, he had a feeling that his academic career shouldn't end so soon.
"Fifth brother, you live in the East Palace, so why are you worried about not having a chance to see your brother? We are the ones who really don't have many chances to see our brother!" Ye Jing'an said pitifully.
Ye Jinghe smelled the familiar scent and shot him a glare.
"Brother, Fifth Brother's eyes are terrifying, like he wants to kill me!" Ye Jing'an ran to Ye Jingchen's side and pretended to be scared, hiding behind him.
Ye Jingyu and Ye Jingyu both covered their faces with their hands.
"Really? Let me see! Let me see!" Ye Jingyan excitedly went to look at Ye Jinghe.
"Sixth Imperial Brother, your expression is so fake!" Ye Jingyu directly exposed Ye Jing'an's blunder.
Upon hearing this, Ye Jingchen turned to look at him. After a long while, he agreed, "You definitely need to practice. Learn more from Jinghe in the future. Whether he's pretending to be pitiful or scared, his acting is better than yours."
Ye Jing'an: ......
Ye Jinghe: ......
"Trying to imitate someone else and making a fool of yourself, huh?" Ye Jinghe glanced at Ye Jing'an and mocked.
"I'm not good at this, so naturally I'm not as good at pretending as my fifth brother. I'm speaking from the heart!" Ye Jing'an said.
"Sixth brother, you seem to have something going on in your heart," Ye Jingyan said, glancing at Ye Jing'an.
Ye Jing'an was exasperated. "Fourth Princess, although you are very cute, you talk too much!"
"Brother, there's murderous intent!" Ye Jingyan grabbed Ye Jingchen's other sleeve and made a face at Ye Jing'an through Ye Jingchen.
"Class is about to start!" Ye Jinghe said with a stern face when he saw this, grabbing Ye Jingan and Ye Jingyan with one hand and taking them away from Ye Jingchen.
The school bell rang.
Ye Jingchen made up for the sleep he couldn't get in the court by sleeping in the Wenhua Hall.
Just as he was drifting off to sleep, he vaguely sensed that someone was watching him from behind.
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