Zhuang Xiaohui cried and fell asleep on Zhuang Li's lap, her face covered with tears, but a relieved smile on her lips.
Zhuang Li couldn't hold her, but he didn't dare move his legs to wake her up, so he had to crumple up a piece of paper on the table and throw it out the door.
A maid immediately went into the house to check what was going on.
Zhuang Li raised his index finger to signal her to be quiet, then pointed at Zhuang Xiaohui.
The maid nodded, picked up Zhuang Xiaohui easily, and sent her back to the side room.
7480 looked at the maid's brisk steps and said with a smile, "Master, you are the one who is so weak that you can't even tie a chicken, right?"
"Shut up, you little idiot." Zhuang Li pounded his slightly numb legs before following.
Zhuang Xiaohui was sleeping soundly. Zhuang Li stood by and watched her for a long time. He only left after making sure that she had no signs of having a nightmare.
When he arrived outside the hospital, he saw Qin Zhong preparing medicinal herbs. He asked with interest, "Master Qin, can I learn medicine from you?"
"Want to learn medicine from me?" Qin Zhong pointed to a book on the stone table and said, "Memorize it within three days and I will teach you."
This was his usual way of getting rid of people. A two-inch-thick pharmacopoeia was something an average person couldn't even finish reading in three days, let alone memorize. Consequently, he never accepted a single apprentice.
"That's it?" Zhuang Li picked up the heavy pharmacopoeia and asked with raised eyebrows.
"Oh, from the sound of your voice, can you recite it all?" Qin Zhong also became interested, put down the dustpan and looked up at Zhuang Li.
Zhuang Li quickly scanned the pages one by one. When he turned to the next page, he would recite the contents of the previous page, speaking clearly and without any pause.
Qin Zhong looked at him in amazement, and after a while he asked in surprise: "You can do two things at once and have a photographic memory?" He didn't expect that there really was such a genius in the world!
"Do you still want me to carry it on your back?" Zhuang Li asked with a smile.
"No, no, from tomorrow on, you will study medicine with me." Qin Zhong agreed very hastily.
"Thank you, Master. Please have some tea." Zhuang Li immediately poured a cup of hot tea for Qin Zhong.
Qin Zhong didn't act pretentiously and drank it. He had been extremely reluctant to accept a disciple before, but now he didn't feel any compulsion at all.
At this moment, a plump, white figure ran into the yard, yelling, "Cousin, something bad has happened, something bad has happened!"
"Keep your voice down." Zhuang Li raised his index finger and ordered, "Let's go inside and talk."
"Hello, Mr. Qin." Feng Yi was so anxious that he was sweating all over, but he did not forget to salute Qin Zhong respectfully.
Qin Zhong waved his hand, and the two of them went into the side room to talk.
"What's wrong?"
"Look at this! It's a bolt from the blue! Our good days are gone!" Feng Yi handed a scroll of imperial edict to Zhuang Li.
Zhuang Li unfolded the book and immediately laughed. Feng Ming had actually ordered Feng Yi to enter the palace and study with the other princes from that day forward, and to bring Zhuang Li with him as a study companion.
We've only been apart for less than a day, and this person wants to see me so badly? Zhuang Li gently stroked the bright yellow brocade, a faint smile in his eyes.
Feng Yi was stunned and said, "Cousin, you can still laugh? Are we good at studying? Besides, what does the emperor's uncle mean by this? I am a well-known playboy in the capital. I only know how to eat, drink and have fun. I don't know anything. What does the emperor's uncle want to do by calling me into the palace? Is he also trying to cultivate me to become the emperor? No way?"
Feng Yi was so anxious that he kept scratching his head. "Feng Yu and the others have been in the palace since they were young. How can we, who just changed our careers lately, compare with them? Will we be an eyesore to them? Will we become the target of public criticism?"
Feng Yi paced around the room, his speech speed increasing: "Also, what the emperor's uncle said at the banker's house last night has been spread! The situation is very unfavorable to us!"
"What?" Zhuang Li teased him deliberately.
"It's just that the banker was too eager to take sides and wished the emperor's uncle would die soon! Who is the emperor's uncle? Without his permission, nothing that happened in the banker's family would leak out. But now everyone in the city knows that Zhuang Ai was too eager to take sides and angered the emperor's uncle. Do you understand what this means?" Feng Yi grabbed his cousin's shoulders and shook him.
"What does this mean?" Zhuang Li parroted.
"This means that the emperor's uncle deliberately spread those words! The emperor's uncle is already dissatisfied with Feng Yu and intends to suppress Feng Yu. And you and I——"
Feng Yi pointed at his nose, then at his cousin's nose, and said in a heavy tone, "The two of us have become the barrels of guns in the hands of the emperor's uncle! He wants to use us to pressure Feng Yu! We will have no good days in the future! Whether in the study or in the court, Feng Yu will definitely find a way to deal with us!"
He gritted his teeth and said, "Don't be fooled by Feng Yu's usual bright and kind appearance, as if he's very easy to get along with. But in fact, he's more vicious and narrow-minded than anyone else. Anyone who provokes him will be killed by him!"
Zhuang Li poured two cups of hot tea and said slowly, "Since we're already in this game, how about we give it a try?"
"You, what do you mean?" Feng Yi swallowed.
"That's what you think." Zhuang Li tapped the table with his knuckles, a smile of interest on his face.
"Cousin, are you crazy? You also know that I am a loser. I am not good at civil affairs or martial arts. What can I use to compete with Feng Yu?" Feng Yi waved his hands repeatedly, his face pale with fear.
"But I see that you are full of good qualities. You are kind and benevolent, respectful to the wise and humble, and value friendship and loyalty, yet you are not soft-hearted. You possess the qualities that a leader should possess. Civil and military achievements are the business of a minister."
Zhuang Li stood up, looked down at Feng Yi, and said word by word: "I will help you suppress Feng Yu and take the throne of the crown prince."
Feng Yi was stunned by the determined and confident light in his eyes. After a long while, he said softly, "Cousin, you have really been playing dumb all these years."
Zhuang Li did not comment on this and urged, "Go back and change your clothes. We will go into the palace now."
"Do you really want to go?" Feng Yi was still a little worried.
"Can you disobey the order?" Zhuang Li raised his eyebrows and asked.
"The imperial edict also said that you can wait until you feel better before going." Feng Yi pointed to a sentence written on the yellow brocade.
"The sooner the better, let's go today. The few days you've wasted are enough time for Feng Yu to think of a way to deal with you." Zhuang Li threatened calmly.
So Feng Yi immediately ran out and said, "Cousin, wait for me at home. I'll come pick you up after I change my clothes."
7480 complained: "You are not doing this for his own good. You are just anxious to go to the palace to see your man."
Zhuang Li took a sip from his teacup and chuckled, "Seeing through it but not saying it out loud."
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The carriage rumbled through the streets.
Zhuang Li, dressed in a gorgeous lavender dress, was lying by the window looking out.
Feng Yi pulled him and warned him, "Hide inside quickly, the Zhuang Mansion is just ahead! Your father's eyes will bleed if he sees you!"
"I'm not the one who did anything wrong, why should I hide?" Zhuang Li curled his lips indifferently.
As soon as he finished speaking, the Zhuang residence arrived. To conceal the family scandal, Zhuang Ai had not held a grand funeral for Hu, but simply ordered two white lanterns to be hung at the door. None of the nobles in the capital came to offer condolences, only Hu's family members sent a few incense sticks and candles.
Everyone avoids the banker like the plague.
At this time, Zhuang Yuqing was standing at the door to see his two uncles off. When he straightened up, he happened to see Zhuang Li who was lying by the car window.
He immediately showed a resentful look, but Zhuang Li waved his hand and smiled easily.
Just from this one encounter, it was clear who was more ruthless and who was more cold-blooded.
Zhuang Yuqing's two uncles looked back at Zhuang Li, then at their nephew, and said earnestly, "Yuqing, wait a while until you get news from the Fifth Prince. Don't rush into a confrontation with Zhuang Li; he doesn't look like a simple person."
Zhuang Yuqing also realized that he had lost his composure, and quickly lowered his head and agreed.
The carriage slowly passed by the manor, crushing several pieces of white paper money.
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Feng Yi was led by the eunuch to the upper study. When he heard the sound of reading coming from inside, he stood there and did not dare to go in.
"Cousin, I feel like a sheep among wolves. I'm so scared!" He grabbed Zhuang Li's sleeve tightly.
Zhuang Li pulled back his sleeves and pushed him hard, and the door was slammed open by his huge body.
Everyone stopped reading and turned to look over.
After holding onto the door frame and standing properly, Feng Yi first noticed Feng Yu, who was sitting in the middle of the first row, and then the other princes. Their faces were colder and more indifferent than the last, their eyes deeper and deeper, almost clearly expressing contempt and vigilance.
Feeling the hostility coming towards him, Feng Yi's heart instantly sank.
However, Zhuang Li looked straight at the teacher who was teaching in the classroom.
A young man in his early twenties was staring in astonishment at the two people who had suddenly barged in. His naturally upturned lips seemed to hold a thousand emotions, while his dark eyes were cold as ice, brimming with a contradictory yet captivating aura.
Compared with the other princes, "he" looks and has the same demeanor as any other prince.
"The heroine Yu Yuxian?" Zhuang Li asked in his heart.
"That's her!" 7480 clenched his fists and said viciously, "Master, kill her!"
Zhuang Li curled his lips and smiled: "No rush, take your time."
He supported Feng Yi's back with his palm and pushed him inside.
Everyone was staring at them.
Feng Yu, who had a cold face just now, immediately showed a bright smile, stood up first and said, "Seventh Brother, you are finally here, please sit down and listen to the class." Finally, he stretched out his hand and pointed to the two seats in the corner of the last row.
There were actually many empty tables in the upper study, distributed in the front, middle, and back rows, but the two chairs at each table had been removed, leaving only the two in the dark corner. In other words, Feng Yi and Zhuang Li had to sit here even if they didn't want to.
The other princes sat around Feng Yu, occupying the brightest areas in the first three rows, while Feng Yi and Zhuang Li were placed in a dark corner of the last row, looking as if they had been exiled to the frontier.
This was the princes' way of showing off their power. They didn't think Feng Yi was qualified to join them.
Yu Yuxian, who was sitting in the hall, was engrossed in reading a book, as if he had not noticed the confrontation at all.
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