Qi Qi was about to ask when he remembered that the last row of seats was only a little over a meter away from his own, so there was a real possibility that someone could hear him!
He didn't speak again. Amu thought Qi Qi liked to hear gossip, so he said, "The deposed Consort Li was a princess of the Tuoba Wang clan of the Xianbei tribe. She offended the king and was banished to the cold palace five years ago before committing suicide."
The Fifth Prince, Huangfu Yi, just turned ten this year. Qi Qi knows this, but Amu, aren't you afraid he'll hear you saying it like that...?
Apart from the Ninth Prince, who voluntarily requested to sit in the back, the people in the back row were generally members of the imperial clan. Why would the Fifth Prince sit so far back?
Qi Qi coughed, talked about other things, listened to the lesson with Amu for a while, and then was pulled away by the other young students to chat.
When get out of class finally ended and the bell rang, Qi Qi finally let out a long sigh of relief.
Four hours was enough to make even someone like me, who wasn't paying attention, feel tired, let alone the Ninth Prince sitting in front of me. He didn't look too well.
During mealtime, the princes and grandsons left the school one by one, but the Ninth Prince did not go to the dining hall. Instead, he went to the bamboo grove where they had just been. Xiao Fuzi and Xiao Xizi set out a table of food, and he and Wen Yao sat down together.
Qi Qi thought he probably wanted to enjoy the scenery while eating. Ah, what a romantic Ninth Prince! He leaned closer to the two large food boxes and secretly asked himself what he wanted to eat for lunch.
Xiao Fuzi said there was a steamed bun and two dishes: "Don't worry, they've been seasoned."
The Ninth Prince then said, "Come over here and eat."
Wen Yao's lips twitched: "..."
Are you kidding me?! I am, after all, a young master from a marquis's family and the younger brother of the Crown Princess. How dare you make me dine at the same table as a eunuch, Ninth Prince?
Xiao Fuzi and Xiao Xizi were used to it and decided to pretend to be blind as usual.
Qi Qi wanted to eat, but he refused and gave the Ninth Prince a meaningful look: "Your Highness, this is a public place, it's inappropriate."
The Ninth Prince rolled his eyes at him: "Little Fuzi, Little Xizi, go away."
Xiao Fuzi and Xiao Xizi: "Yes, sir!"
They each walked in one of two directions along the road...
The Ninth Prince pointed to another small stone table a little further away: "Go there, and hurry up. I need to rest after I finish eating. This food is no good, take it over there."
At this moment, in Qi Qi's heart, the Ninth Prince had transformed from a devilish child into an angelic child.
After dinner, when the young master went to rest, Qi Qi coaxed the Ninth Prince to go to the library to rest.
When Qi Qi entered, Chen Dianji had just finished eating and was arranging a row of books with a pen in his hand. Qi Qi called out, "Teacher!"
Chen Dianji turned around, his heart skipped a beat.
Others should be viewed with new respect after three days of separation, but the little eunuch apprentice, whom we hadn't seen for a few days, returned to the library with a prince by the hand, beaming with joy.
He said first, "Greetings, Ninth Prince."
The Ninth Prince gave a faint "Mm".
Only then did he take a proper look at the classic text that was teaching the chubby boy to read. At first, he didn't quite believe it when the chubby boy mentioned it. Why would an official teach a little eunuch to read? But now that the chubby boy called out, he actually responded.
When Qi Qi spoke to Chen Dianji again, the feeling between them was quite different. Qi Qi said, "Teacher, did my godfather send someone to talk to you a couple of days ago?"
Chen Dianji glanced at the Ninth Prince reading a book not far away and said sincerely, "This position is very good. You should work hard by His Highness's side. It's better than being a bookkeeper in the future."
Qi Qi hesitated and said, "I understand, but I won't be able to study here anymore. I'm sorry. I originally wanted to become your student, but now that I'm a page, I won't have time to come here to study... Can I still come here when I have time?"
Chen Dianji couldn't help but laugh.
"Of course, if you come to me again in the future, I will teach you to read. Also, try to attend the lectures of the scholars whenever you have the chance; their knowledge far surpasses mine."
Qi Qi shook his head: "Don't underestimate yourself. You are actually very capable and teach very well."
Chen Dianji: "Not bad, not bad, you've learned the idiom 'to belittle oneself'."
Qi Qi said, "Yesterday I wanted to slack off, saying that I was too weak to do much work. The Ninth Prince said that I was underestimating myself. How could I not have the strength to work after eating so much?"
Of course, no work was done.
Chen Dianji's expression was somewhat complicated. What do you mean by slacking off? Is that something you can just say?
Wait, is he really capable of handling this job? What if he offends the important person one day?
...
Chat for a while, then go to sleep.
Qi Qi thought about getting the mat that his godfather had helped him get a few days ago.
After hearing Qi Qi's idea, the Ninth Prince asked, "Do you want to settle down here?"
Qi Qi said, "Sleeping on the ground is not good. Your neck will ache and you'll get a stiff neck. If you get a stiff neck, you won't be the most handsome kid in the whole school anymore."
The Ninth Prince's attention was focused on: "Me? The brightest?"
Qi Qi coaxed, "It means you're the prettiest kid in the whole school."
The Ninth Prince was satisfied: "Give it to me, you can sleep here at noon."
In the afternoon, we will have lessons on horseback archery and martial arts.
Qi Qi suspected that the Ninth Prince's illness last time might have been due to riding those few laps of horseback... It's no wonder he thought that way, since Aunt Dongmei and the others always looked after the Ninth Prince like the apple of their eye, treating him like a precious gem.
Qi Qi thought this way and even tentatively asked, only to be met with a glare from the Ninth Prince.
"Am I really that weak in your eyes?"
Qi Qi nodded and then shook his head: "No..."
At this moment, the instructor carefully approached and asked, "Your Highness, today we need to do running and horse stance exercises. Are you alright?"
The Ninth Prince angrily retorted, "What do you think?"
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