"You have a letter of recommendation? How is that possible?" The prince was so shocked that his eyes almost popped out of his head. He quickly stepped forward, trying to snatch the letter from Jiang Huaizhi's hand, but he failed.
Master Li was equally surprised, and he looked at the letter word by word.
He had worked at Baiwen Academy for many years and had indeed heard of recommendation letters, but he rarely saw them in person.
In recent years, gifted children have generally been able to successfully complete the exams set by the academy and then enter the academy to study.
It is now rare for teachers to personally write letters of recommendation to ensure a child's enrollment in school. For teachers, sending a child to school is a great pressure.
This represents their judgment of people. Once a person has been given their only chance to recommend someone, that person inevitably represents the teacher's judgment.
If the recommended child is not as capable as the students who entered through other normal channels, he will inevitably be criticized and people will think that the teacher's judgment was poor.
Therefore, in order to avoid criticism and preserve their reputation, the teachers had not recommended anyone for admission for a long time.
But today, a four- or five-year-old child arrived at the entrance of Baiwen Academy with a letter of recommendation.
This is truly astonishing.
This child must have something extraordinary about him!
Master Li read the letter over and over again. He was very familiar with the name at the end, and the personal seal on it was absolutely genuine, with no possibility of forgery.
In other words, the letter of recommendation is genuine!
"Was it... recommended by Master Song?" Master Li murmured.
"Master Song!?" The prince's voice was loud and clear, making people's ears hurt. "Is that Master Song, Nan Yu's teacher?"
Master Li nodded blankly: "Yes."
"How could that be?" The prince was even more incredulous. "Master Song hasn't taken on any students in the past few years. Many affairs are even handled by Nan Yu. He only occasionally takes time to teach other students... Everyone says that Master Song won't take on any more disciples after having Nan Yu. How could he possibly write a letter of recommendation for someone else?"
There's a reason why the Crown Prince is so surprised.
His expression was exactly the same as Master Li's.
Since Master Song accepted Yu from Jiangnan, he has never accepted any other students.
Everyone says that once Master Song had Nan Yu as his direct disciple, he had no desire to take on any more disciples.
But now, this letter of recommendation is clearly not fake!
Jiang Huaizhi smiled faintly, turned towards the direction of the Crown Prince, and said, "Master Song has never accepted disciples, perhaps he was waiting for Yun Qing. This letter of recommendation was written about five years ago, at which time Master Song had already decided to make Yun Qing his disciple."
“Five…five years ago?” Master Li could no longer maintain his composure. “How old was he five years ago?”
"Master Li, you flatter me. Yunqing is exactly five years old this year."
"What?"
The surprise in their eyes was no longer genuine; instead, it was fear.
In other words, Master Song had already decided that this child would become his disciple when the child was just born.
Is such a thing... even possible?
The group stared at each other by the door, while Master Li's gaze darted back and forth between the letter and Yun Qing.
"Incredible, absolutely incredible... Gentlemen, let's go inside and talk. Please follow me."
He stretched out his arm and led the way.
No matter how unbelievable this may seem, with this letter of recommendation, the family is qualified to be invited in for a talk.
Jiang Huai nodded, took Gu Jiangli's hand, and stepped into the gate of Baiwen Academy, with Yun Qing following closely behind.
The prince was also unwilling to leave and immediately followed him inside.
But the doorman stopped him: "Young master, you cannot go in yet."
"I... I can't go in? I'm a future student of the Hundred Books Academy, and a good brother of Nan Yu, why can't I go in?"
The doorman said with a serious expression, "I'm sorry, young master, you cannot enter before you are a student of Baiwen Academy."
"you……!"
His face flushed red; he was both anxious and annoyed, yet he couldn't bring himself to vent his anger.
At that moment, his gaze shifted, and he suddenly saw the figure of a young man in white appear at the end of the corridor.
His face lit up with joy, and he immediately recognized the boy. He waved and shouted, "Nan Yu! Nan Yu! It's me! I've come to find you! Please tell the teacher and the doorman to let me in!"
The boy at the end of the corridor froze.
His gaze wasn't on the Crown Prince, but rather he stared blankly at Master Li's side.
Master Li was followed by three people, who at first glance appeared to be a family of three.
At this moment, they were stopped by the prince's voice and were looking at him.
Nan Yu's indifferent face gradually showed surprise, and he hurriedly called out, "Father! Mother! Brother!"
Nan Yu called out as he jogged toward them.
He walked in a hurry, stirring up a cool breeze beside him, and when he passed the prince, he didn't even give him a second glance.
Both the Crown Prince and Master Li were stunned, their necks stiffly turning as they followed the path taken by Jiangnan Yu.
"Father? Mother?" The young master's mouth was agape, wide enough to fit an egg, his face filled with astonishment.
He carefully recalled his attitude towards that family, and his hands began to tremble slightly.
Were they actually Nan Yu's parents and younger brother?
He was somewhat unwilling to believe it, but looking at Jiang Nanyu's appearance, he had no choice but to believe it.
Jiang Nanyu was known for his calm and composed demeanor in the Hundred Books Academy. Even the Emperor praised him for his composure, saying that he could remain calm even if Mount Tai collapsed.
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