Su Xiaoyong raised his head slightly, glanced quickly at King Wu, and quickly lowered his head.
Seeing him standing there stupidly, the servant boy lowered his voice to remind him, "Hurry up and salute."
Su Xiaoyong woke up as if from a dream, and knelt hurriedly to salute, "Student greets His Royal Highness the King of Wu, long live His Royal Highness."
When the servant boy heard the words "Long live!", the veins on his forehead throbbed.
Can the words "Long live" be used casually?
Where did this idiot come from?
When the King of Wu, who was sitting in the first seat, heard those two words, his eyebrows slightly raised and a playful smile appeared at the corners of his lips.
The servant boy noticed that his master was not angry and looked at Su Xiaoyong with some surprise.
Did this guy flatter someone by accident, or was it unintentional?
The King of Wu looked carefully at the man in front of him. He was wearing a wrinkled and dirty inner garment, and his hair was unkempt and his face was dirty, looking very disheveled.
"You just called yourself a student? Are you a scholar?"
Su Xiaoyong replied respectfully and flatteringly, "I am a student and was supposed to take the provincial examination this year, but I calculated with my fingers and felt something was wrong, so I left the provincial capital early. As soon as I left, I heard the news of the disaster in my hometown."
He was very smart. While answering the King of Wu's question, he was also telling the King of Wu that he was a capable man.
The King of Wu was a smart man and naturally understood his hidden meaning.
"What did you mean by what you said outside the mansion just now?"
Su Xiaoyong knew that his chance had come, and he spoke fluently the words he had prepared long ago: "I observed the stars at night and saw that the Emperor Star was dim and would soon fall, while the Purple Star next to the Emperor Star was rising slowly. I calculated along the way and finally observed that the Purple Star fell on the Prince of Wu's Mansion, so I came to seek refuge with the Prince and try my best to help him."
The servant boy was terrified when he heard what Su Xiaoyong said.
Everyone in the entire Shangjing City knew that their prince did not like power. He liked to tend to flowers and plants, farmland, and travel. He had no intention of competing for the throne.
But this guy said that the prince would be the next emperor. He is really bold.
The expression of the King of Wu, who had been so pleasant just now, suddenly changed, and his voice became cold and stern, "You know, if what you said just now were heard by His Majesty, it would be an injustice to me. You are so bold."
Su Xiaoyong was so frightened that he almost collapsed on the ground. He begged for mercy in a trembling voice, "Your Highness, please forgive me. I calculated this. This, this... can't be blamed on me. This is what the celestial phenomena show. It's not my nonsense. Please understand, Your Highness!"
His appearance seemed to please the King of Wu, and he heard the King of Wu laughing, "Get up."
Su Xiaoyong let out a long sigh and stood up tremblingly. Perhaps he was really scared just now, and his legs were still weak. As soon as he stood up, his legs were unstable and he almost fell. Fortunately, the servant boy was quick to support him and prevent him from making a fool of himself.
"Raise your head." Su Xiaoyong raised his head tremblingly, his expression tense, and cold sweat oozing from his forehead.
The King of Wu felt a little uncomfortable looking at his cowardly appearance.
Those who came to him for help claimed to be talented, but they all put on airs in front of him, which was really disgusting.
However, the person in front of me is quite interesting.
He did not have the integrity of a scholar or the arrogance of a self-proclaimed superior. Instead, he was like an ordinary person, very servile and a complete slave.
This is what a refugee should be like.
Su Xiaoyong secretly glanced at the King of Wu. He had a handsome face and an extraordinary temperament. He was truly a nobleman. No one dared to offend him.
He had more respect for the King of Wu.
This is the future emperor.
"Can you count?"
"Yes, the students can tell fortunes, observe celestial phenomena, and know destiny." Su Xiaoyong boasted shamelessly.
"How do you prove it? You can't just rely on your words, right?"
Su Xiaoyong knew it was his turn to show off. He had already thought of a plan in his mind and said, "I just calculated that after winter this year, the Da Rong Dynasty will invade our dynasty."
The King of Wu was not satisfied with this answer. "Every once in a while, the Great Rong will come to harass our border. This may happen at any time. It is not enough to prove your ability."
"This..." Su Xiaoyong choked and couldn't think of how to prove it for a moment.
He tried to think of any other big things that were going to happen in the near future.
Seeing that he hadn't spoken for a long time, the servant boy beside him said, "Mr. Su, it's very easy to prove your talent. Today I have something ready for you to demonstrate."
Su Xiaoyong looked at the servant boy in confusion.
The servant boy smiled and reminded, "The plague in the south has already moved north. You can calculate when the plague will stop and when it will break out in Shangjing City. And who will solve the plague?"
Su Xiaoyong was dumbfounded.
If I hadn't chosen this at the beginning, I would have been unsure.
Because in the previous life, that dead girl Su Yin had led everyone to Shangjing City. At that time, in order to survive and to earn money, she got the secret recipe of floral water from somewhere, which successfully helped them gain a foothold in Shangjing City and have a place to live.
But the plague that followed caught everyone off guard. The plague ravaged the country, killing countless people and causing panic among the people. Even the capital city was not immune. At this time, Su Yin, that damn girl, somehow came up with a prescription to treat the plague.
Because of this prescription, that dead girl Su Yin was appreciated by the emperor and was even given the title of county lady.
But in this life, he went to look for the third brother's family, but didn't find anyone. Even the business that he was supposed to open was gone, and the toilet water, soap and other things were all gone.
He suspected that the third brother's family had died long ago, and that dead girl Su Yin might have already died in the Jiangnan area.
He knew that the girl went south with the people of Xinghua Village, and the plague broke out in the south. If she had gone to the south, she would have definitely prepared a prescription to cure the plague, but now the plague is still spreading from the south to the north, which shows that the dead girl may have died on the way to the south.
Of course, it is also possible that the dead girl came to the north. This possibility exists, but in Su Xiaoyong's opinion, it is very small.
In short, he believed or hoped from the bottom of his heart that Su Yin died on the way to the south.
King Wu saw Su Xiaoyong standing there in a daze for a while, his eyes narrowed slightly, and his voice unconsciously became cold, "Why, you can't figure it out? Are you deceiving me?"
Hearing the King of Wu's displeasure, Su Xiaoyong was so frightened that his legs softened and he knelt down very smoothly. "Your Highness, please understand. I have never lied. I will count with my fingers now."
As he spoke, he pretended to calculate with his fingertips, muttering to himself, his mind racing, trying to think of a way to solve the current difficulty.
If you can't explain the reason, your life will be in danger.
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