Zhao Xiaoxiong stood up and saluted: "Father."
Zhao Chen raised the corner of his mouth and was about to praise his sons for their handsome appearance when he heard Lin Zhiya's voice floating over.
[All your sons cheated, except for my little bear, who stole the test questions.]
Zhao Chen's eyes flashed with disbelief, and he suddenly tightened his hands behind his back, looking around at everyone with great intimidation.
Xuan Jieyu shrank her head like a quail, and after a moment she forced herself to speak: "Your Majesty, the eldest prince has done well in his studies recently. As soon as he came here, he said he missed you."
Zhao Chen smiled lightly, "Missing me, do you mean missing me by stealing the test questions?"
Lin Zhiya was shocked. Zhao Chen was too well-informed. The news here reached his ears in no time.
Lin Zhiya was anxious, thinking that he should not include Zhao Xiaoxiong in this, and she hesitated whether she should be the first to prove Zhao Xiaoxiong's innocence.
[That's not the case with Little Bear. Little Bear is always diligent.]
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Zhao Chen didn't know who he was nodding to, and replied with relief: "I know Yuanling. He is kind and sensible by nature. He would definitely not steal the test questions."
Zhao Xiaoxiong, who was sitting in the shadows, was shaken and shouted with emotion: "Father!"
[That’s right, the little bear is too honest! ]
Zhao Xiaoxiong ran to Lin Zhiya, his eyes sparkling: "Mother, father knows that I didn't cheat."
Lin Zhiya was proud and said casually: "Xiao Xiong has been honest since he was a child. If the emperor thinks you cheated, then he must be blind."
Concubine Xuan was feeling depressed. It was bad enough that the Emperor accused the princes of stealing the test questions, but why did he seem to believe the Fifth Prince from the very beginning?
Is the Fifth Prince really that good?
The eldest prince cried and explained: "Father, I didn't want to cheat in the first place. It was because Master Sun left and my studies were delayed that I had this idea."
Zhao Chen did not give him face, and hurt the eldest prince's self-esteem with hatred: "I don't know what you are thinking. After today, you will go to the army and don't need to study anymore!"
The eldest prince and Concubine Xuan almost fainted. He didn't want to study anymore. Did the emperor want him to become a reckless soldier?
When Zhao Chen heard Concubine Xuan's voice of regret, he realized that even the concubines were involved in stealing the test questions. He sneered in his heart that all the people in his harem were thinking of how to deceive him.
Zhao Chen said calmly: "For those who have test questions hidden on their bodies, go to the army for some training after today."
Suddenly, the voices of the three princes crying for their parents filled the hall.
After crying for a long time, seeing that Zhao Chen had no intention of changing his mind, the three princes could only comfort themselves in their hearts that their father only wanted them to go and gain experience for a month or two.
Zhao Chen sat down, and Lin Zhiya, as the one with the highest position, was naturally assigned to his side.
Lin Zhiya was actually not very happy about it, because the person sitting next to her had to pour wine for Zhao Chen.
Then I heard Zhao Chen say, "Princess Wan, pour me some wine."
Lin Zhiya poured him a glass, her eyes fell on Zhao Chen's hands on his knees, she was obsessed with Zhao Chen's slender and powerful hand shape, and the glass was full in a flash.
By the time Lin Zhiya discovered it, the wine had already spilled onto the table, almost getting on Zhao Chen's black sleeves.
[The emperor's clothes are so beautiful, black with gold embroidery, so luxurious! ]
Zhao Chen wiped away the spilled wine calmly, which made Concubine Xuan's eyes red and she gritted her teeth.
"Your Majesty is too partial to Concubine Wan. He was not like that when he scolded the prince just now."
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