Chapter 165: Eunuch Wang's output is incredibly powerful!
Dr. Su hurried over, his mouth agape as he launched into a vicious accusation: "Your Excellency, you've come at the perfect time! You must persuade Zhao Yunjing! I merely tested him a few times yesterday, and he disregarded his future and even the imperial decree to come to Canglan Academy. What kind of place is Canglan Academy? From the headmaster to the teachers to the students, they're all good-for-nothings. His coming here is nothing but self-degradation!"
It's fine if he willingly degenerates, but we can't let the Emperor down. The Grand Chancellor, valuing talent, couldn't bear to see such a promising young man ruined by Ning Xian, so he sent me to Canglan to invite him back. With a heart full of appreciation for talent, I politely pleaded with him to return, but he... he just came up and beat me! "Your Excellency, I've lost four teeth! You must stand up for me!"
The visitor was an old acquaintance of Zhao Yunjing, Eunuch Wang.
Since he wasn't traveling with the emperor, Eunuch Wang was dressed in ordinary men's clothes. At first glance, he looked no different from any other ordinary man on the street. Only upon closer inspection could one see the effeminate features on his face. Not only Eunuch Wang, but the four or five people behind him all had the same demeanor.
Of this large group of people, only Zhao Yunjing caught Wang Gonggong's eye. He had many errands to run today and was afraid he wouldn't have enough time. He had originally planned to convey the Emperor's decree to Zhao Yunjing and then leave, but before he could even open his mouth, someone else beat him to it.
Eunuch Wang was very displeased and wanted to see who was so inconsiderate as to ruin his plans. But when he looked up, he saw Dr. Su smiling at him with a mouthful of blood. Eunuch Wang was so frightened that he almost fainted.
"Father-in-law, you must do me justice!"
Eunuch Wang patted his chest for a while before calming his frightened heart: "What are you doing? There are just as many people, and you can't beat them in a fight. Instead of going back and practicing to try and win next time, you come to me, an outsider, crying like a woman. Is that something to be proud of?"
Ning Xian, whose eye was bruised and blackened during the fight, chuckled and said, "I'm afraid Dr. Su feels really honored."
Dr. Su choked for a moment: "Then, then please ask the eunuch to persuade Zhao Yunjing to come back to the Imperial Academy with me as soon as possible. He really can't stay in Canglan Academy. He's just wasting his life. More importantly, he'll disappoint the Emperor's expectations!"
"What does it matter to you whether the Emperor expects it or not? What right do you have to worry about it? You should think about why your prestigious Imperial Academy and Imperial University are outdone by a small academy! I don't know if Canglan Academy is a good place to stay, but if Young Master Zhao doesn't want to stay, it's definitely not a good place."
Ning Xian laughed heartily: "It's been so many years, Little Pear, your mouth is still so sharp! Hahahaha, you and Yun Jing go over there and talk about serious matters. I'll handle things here. Oh, by the way, when you get back, have your godfather come over to my place when he has some free time. Tell him I have a jar of twenty-year-old fine wine that I'm going to open soon. If he doesn't come, he'll miss out on the good taste!"
Even though Ning Xian called him "Little Pear," Eunuch Wang wasn't angry. He even politely addressed him as "Mr. Ning," and then pulled Zhao Yunjing aside to talk. When the two of them came out, Dr. Su and the others were gone, and the students were cleaning up the mess on the ground.
Zhao Yunjing bowed and said, "Ajiao is used to being free and unrestrained and cannot abide by the rules of the palace. I would be grateful if you could take good care of her."
Eunuch Wang laughed: "Of course, but you don't need to worry. Although Miss Zhou is free-spirited, she knows what's important. Besides, who in the whole palace doesn't like her these days? As long as she doesn't turn the palace upside down, who will care whether she follows the rules or not!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than a woman's voice rang out: "So that's why Eunuch Wang left the palace so early in the morning, he was here to badmouth me before I could!"
The person who arrived was Zhou Mujiao.
She was wearing a light blue long coat, and her hair was not styled but tied in a high ponytail. Behind her were two female physicians, Physician Liu, and a little boy named Wei Xu. Further back was Princess Jinling!
Eunuch Wang, who had been laughing heartily, stopped laughing when he saw Princess Jinling. He quickly had someone deliver the gifts that the Emperor had sent to Zhao Yunjing and then immediately went down the mountain.
When Princess Jinling saw Zhao Yunjing, she didn't rush to speak as she used to. Instead, she pouted and walked with the two female physicians. Wei Xu picked up a wooden shovel and started shoveling snow with great interest, having a lot of fun.
Physician Liu went to tell Ning Xian about the physical examinations for the students, while Zhao Yunjing pulled Zhou Mujiao aside to talk: "Why are you here?"
"Come and familiarize yourself with the place, otherwise how will I visit you in the future?" Zhou Mujiao looked around. "Aren't you going to show me around your new academy?"
The sun came out, and the snow on the road slowly melted. Because the Imperial Academy had come to cause trouble early in the morning, they hadn't had time to shovel the snow yet, so people's clothes got wet and sticky after walking on the snow for a while. After walking around for a while, they even got mud on their clothes.
The scenery was beautiful, but the place was a bit messy, so the two of them sat down in the pavilion next to the football field.
The Empress Dowager's illness stemmed from giving birth to the Emperor. If she had been properly cared for at the time, she could have recovered in a few years. Unfortunately, the late Emperor was overjoyed to see the Empress Dowager give birth to the Crown Prince. In his joy, he stayed at Kunning Palace for half a month. As a result, when the Emperor was just over a year old, the Empress Dowager gave birth to a princess.
Her body was already injured, and then she gave birth to her second child, which further damaged the Empress Dowager's health. Afterwards, the court was in turmoil, which led to unrest in the palace. The Empress Dowager had to manage the harem while also being passively involved in palace intrigues. It took nearly ten years for the court and the harem to finally achieve complete peace. However, after that, the root of the Empress Dowager's illness was firmly planted.
In her youth, she would have an attack every year; as she got older, it came every nine months, then eight months, then five months, and now it happens almost every three months, each time causing the Empress Dowager unbearable pain. The Empress Dowager begged the Emperor countless times to let her die, but the Emperor refused. He searched for the most famous doctors in the country, almost emptying his own private treasury.
“There are many rules and many people in the palace, and their hearts are not united. You must be careful in everything you do. As for the Empress Dowager’s illness, just do your best.” Zhao Yunjing held her hand and stared at her as if he couldn’t get enough of her. “If you want the Emperor to reopen the case from back then, you don’t necessarily have to go through the Empress Dowager’s channels.”
"I know, but having the royal family owe me more will give us more leverage when we make demands in the future. Brother Zhao, have you really thought this through? Do you really want to get involved with the Li family?"
"If you ask me that, I'll think you're questioning my character."
Zhao Yunjing looked at his classmates shoveling snow not far away, a smile crossing his handsome face: "Before, I didn't have a formal status, so it was naturally inappropriate for me to get involved. Now that I am your fiancé, the affairs of the Li family are naturally my own affairs as well."
After Zhou Mujiao and Physician Xu finished examining the students, Zhou Mujiao wrote out a diet plan based on Physician Xu's diagnosis and treatment summary, which was to be rotated every seven days. After having lunch at the academy, they went down the mountain.
Princess Jinling had been holding back all the way, only speaking after getting into the carriage:
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