"Your Majesty, this is the cake made by the palace servants yesterday under the orders of His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince. It is called a birthday cake." Eunuch Wang was a man who could read people's expressions, and he had put this cake up after careful consideration.
Sure enough, when the emperor heard that this cake was the same as the imperial concubine's birthday cake, his interest increased greatly. "Bring it up, let me have a taste."
The eunuch tested the poison before serving it to the emperor. He took a sip and found it a bit sweet. To be honest, he didn't like it very much. But when he thought about the little monkey wanting to give his mother a gift, he couldn't think of anything to give him.
I was even a little unhappy that I couldn't recognize him in person.
It never occurred to him that it was whose fault the other party couldn't recognize him.
He choked and ate the small piece of egg.
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"Tomorrow His Majesty will come to our school to take a test. Aren't you worried?" Jiang Wenbo looked worried.
An Jingzhi still looked lazy, even a little expectant.
"What is there to worry about?" It's nothing more than copying it out. He has even thought of a way out, so what is there to be afraid of?
But Jiang Wenbo was not as confident as him, and Cai Mingting on the side also looked distressed.
"It's over. I have to copy books again. Last time I asked a servant to help me copy but he was discovered. In the end, the workload was doubled and my hands were almost broken from copying. Fifth Prince, please don't even think about asking someone to copy for you."
Cai Mingting looked at An Jingzhi's nonchalant look and thought that he was also thinking of having someone help him with the operation, so he reminded him.
After being together for so long, Cai Mingting and Jiang Wenbo have become like-minded.
An Jingzhi shook his head. How could he use such a low-level method?
The handwriting is different, isn't it obvious at a glance?
No matter how similar the servant's imitation is, there must be some differences from the real person.
"You don't study hard normally, and now you're anxious? It's too late."
An Jingzhi didn't even bother to look at the other person. Why did the Fourth Prince love to jump out and embarrass himself so much?
Was it because the lesson he learned last time wasn't enough? The last time he spoke out of turn, the emperor punished him by making him copy books and confining him to his room. Now that he's been free for a few days, does he feel like he's up to the task again?
Seeing no one paying attention, the Fourth Prince muttered a few words and went back to reciting his lessons. He was also very nervous. On ordinary days, they might be able to recite fluently, but as soon as they were in the presence of the emperor, they would feel a strong pressure and could not remember anything at all.
After class, An Jingzhi looked at Jiang Wenbo and Cai Mingting who were memorizing their lessons seriously. He did not disturb them. He asked Xiao Xizi to help him carry his books and went back home leisurely.
Since celebrating Gu Sangyu's birthday, An Jingzhi has gained a lot of freedom.
Gu Sangyu has completely let go of things. She felt a little uncomfortable and unwilling before, but after her son carefully prepared a birthday party for her, she no longer wanted anything.
With such a considerate son, even if he doesn't like to study, so what? He is still a filial son to his mother.
But she was a little distressed. This child was so young but it took so much effort to coax her. She was so confused. What would happen to him when he grew up?
Which little girl in seclusion can withstand this trick of his?
The mother and son eat together every day. No matter how late An Jingzhi comes back, Gu Sangyu will wait for him, so An Jingzhi doesn't dare to stay outside after the appointed time, for fear that she will be waiting for him with an empty stomach.
"You'll have a test tomorrow, and if you don't pass it, you'll have to copy the textbook. If you're too tired, have Xiao Xizi help you. He's been copying your notes so often these days, he should be able to make them look real."
An Jingzhi asked why Gu Sangyu gave Xiao Xizi the handwriting he had written. It turned out that he wanted the other party to imitate his notes.
He suddenly felt a little amused and helpless. Gu Sangyu had always hoped that he would study hard, but now she was reluctant to even let him copy books.
The school test came as scheduled.
In fact, the emperor did not always attend the school tests in the past. After all, he was busy with government affairs and did not always have time.
But this time he arranged the time in advance and came here specifically.
After the man in the bright yellow robe walked in, he looked at the child with a surprised look on his face and open mouth with satisfaction.
A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Old Master Gao stood aside and first asked the Second Prince to start the question-and-answer session.
"The wise are not confused, the benevolent are not worried, and the brave are not afraid. Why?"
The other party was obviously well prepared and had good psychological qualities. "A wise man does not doubt, a kind man does not worry, and a brave man does not fear."
Lord Gao asked a few more questions, and the second prince answered them all fluently.
Mr. Gao stroked his beard with satisfaction and asked the other party to sit down.
Then he asked the Fourth Prince to stand up and answer.
The Fourth Prince answered haltingly, but fortunately he finally finished answering everything. He breathed a sigh of relief when he sat down, his eyes began to become complacent, and he looked at An Jingzhi and the other two sitting behind him with some provocation.
In the entire academy, the Second Prince and the Fourth Prince were considered to be the top students. The others had some questions that they couldn't answer, but overall they passed.
Finally we arrived at Jiang Wenbo.
When Mr. Gao asked him to stand up, he began to sweat coldly.
"A gentleman helps others to do good, not to do evil. A villain does the opposite. Why is that?"
Jiang Wenbo's face flushed red, and he couldn't answer for a long time. He did recite until midnight last night, but when asked by Mr. Gao, nothing came to his mind.
Elder Gao was a bit disappointed with his son and said, "Go back and copy the Analects five times as punishment!"
After Jiang Wenbo sat down, it was Cai Mingting's turn. It can only be said that they were in the same boat. Cai Mingting was not much better off, but he was better than Jiang Wenbo in that he could barely answer a question.
But in the end, the result was the same: he was punished to copy the Analects five times.
The Analects here is not the modern Analects of Confucius with ten chapters, there are a total of twenty chapters!
I'm afraid my fingers will cramp!
Finally it was An Jingzhi's turn. Old Master Gao looked at the excited emperor with complicated eyes. He finally realized that the other party came for the fifth prince.
After An Jingzhi pretended to be shocked, he returned to his previous lazy look.
Hearing Elder Gao call him to his feet, he answered, "To remain unmoved when others do not know you is not the proper way of a gentleman. Fifth Prince, please explain what this means."
An Jingzhi stood up and said, "Some people don't know my name, but I haven't gotten angry yet. This is very gentlemanly."
"puff!"
The emperor spat out the tea that was about to be poured out of his mouth. The person sitting opposite him was the Fourth Prince.
The Fourth Prince could only wipe the tea leaves off his face with grievance.
Elder Gao looked at the emperor's doubtful expression and said quickly, "This is not what I taught you. I don't know why the Fifth Prince always misinterprets the sage's intentions."
After saying this, he glared at An Jingzhi who looked very smug.
The others watched this scene with gloating eyes, especially the Fourth Prince.
He could already imagine his father's rage.
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