The fourth prince did not have a good ending in his previous life.
Although the original owner was eventually demoted to a commoner, he could still often hear news from the palace from the people.
The fourth prince also failed in his bid for the throne, and his final fate was not much better than his.
Such a person could not possibly be a threat to him.
An Jingzhi looked away nonchalantly.
After a few more months, the weather has changed from early spring to slightly warm.
After class, he immediately returned to Fengluan Palace.
"Mother!"
Gu Sangyu looked lazy. Ever since the emperor ordered the harem to be reorganized, she still played mahjong from time to time, but less often. It wasn't that she was afraid of anything, but after playing for a long time, the novelty would gradually fade.
But playing mahjong every day in the palace was still a good pastime for her.
Hearing An Jingzhi's voice, she looked at the little man running towards her.
"You're back? Why didn't you go out and play today?" Normally, after school, he'd always be out playing until dinner time. But today was unusual.
An Jingzhi looked very happy. "Mother, you said before that I should go to school because you wanted me to learn to read. Now that I can recognize most of the words, can I stop going to school?"
Gu Sangyu sat up straight in surprise and looked at An Jingzhi carefully.
She said so, and there really was something wrong.
"Have you really learned all the characters?" Judging from her son's inconsistent behavior these days, it seems like there's no difference between him studying and not studying at all.
Although the other party was a precocious and intelligent child, she still found it a little skeptical. After all, An Jingzhi had only been studying for less than a year.
"Of course! If you don't believe me, you can test me." An Jingzhi was confident.
Gu Sangyu asked Xiaowan to help her get a book. She pointed to the words in the book and asked the other party to read them. Sure enough, An Jingzhi took a look and answered immediately without even thinking. It seemed that he remembered it very clearly.
She pointed to a few more words, and the other party was still able to answer them immediately. The words she pointed to became more and more difficult, but none of this stumped An Jingzhi.
Gu Sangyu looked incredulous. Her son always surprised her.
"Have you really learned everything?"
An Jingzhi sat on a stool nearby and asked, "Hasn't Mother already tested me?"
In fact, he had not learned all of it. After all, the teaching progress in the school was not that fast. He knew from the beginning that Gu Sangyu would test him, and the other party would definitely use the book that he often read, so he recognized the words according to the words in that book.
He did know the commonly used characters, but he didn't remember many of the rare characters, and he certainly didn't know every single character. After all, he had only been studying for half a year, and he was often late and left early.
So he is actually a bit speculative.
Moreover, he didn't think it was necessary to know those uncommon characters. It was enough to recognize the commonly used characters. He wrote down the uncommon characters in the books that Gu Sangyu often read because he thought that the other party might embarrass him, so he wanted to be prepared.
After all, although he appeared to be very smart, precocious, and mature, no mother would be willing to let her child skip school and play all day long.
Gu Sangyu stood there in a daze, looking at the little child, without saying a word for a long time.
"You really don't want to go to the Imperial College?"
An Jingzhi saw that the other party seemed to be a little regretful. "Why did I go to the Imperial College? Was it just to study and gain knowledge? But I can write now. As for gaining knowledge, do you think I'm not wise enough, mother?"
He spoke eloquently, with clear pronunciation and logical thinking.
Gu Sangyu still wanted to struggle, "But if you don't go to the Imperial College, you will be laughed at by others, and now you go so late every day, it won't affect your sleep."
An Jingzhi pursed his lips, "Mother, do you want to go back on your word?"
Gu Sangyu was stunned and didn't say anything for a long time.
An Jingzhi took the opportunity to add, "Mother, the palace is now saying that my father dotes on me. Everyone is watching us. If I act like a dandy and don't go to school, they will look away. After all, a prince who doesn't study will not pose any threat to them."
The emperor did not like Fengluan Palace or the Gu family, but he liked An Jingzhi very much. This was a fact that the palace had to admit after more than half a year.
Some people were very worried, and ministers in the court often hinted to the emperor.
Even in the harem, there were often people whispering in the emperor's ears, fearing that he would lose his mind and make An Jingzhi the crown prince.
Although it is unlikely, they still want to nip that little possibility in the bud.
An Jingzhi's words were half true and half false. First, the emperor was watching everyone now and would probably not do anything to him because he was still young. Attacking him at this time would only cause the emperor to be furious.
Secondly, he really didn't want to go to that school and listen to all that nonsense, it would make his ears numb.
Can't you use that little free time to eat, drink and sleep well?
The Gu family is already on the right track. I think the library problem will be solved soon, and then they can settle down.
Gu Sangyu's face was very conflicted. She knew that what An Jingzhi said was right, and finally she sighed, "Since you know what's going on, then you can do whatever you want. Mother knows that you are a smart child, but you also need to know what you deserve and what you cannot touch."
Although An Jingzhi disagreed in his heart, he looked well-behaved.
There is nothing he cannot touch, it just depends on whether he wants to or not.
The matter was finalized, and Gu Sangyu went to talk to the emperor in person.
Of course, she did not directly tell An Jingzhi that if he did not go to the Imperial College, he would become an illiterate prince.
She said that An Jingzhi was still young and she wanted him to play in the palace for a while and then go to study when he grew up. Anyway, the only strategy was to procrastinate.
The emperor saw it at a glance. He had long known that An Jingzhi, the little naughty boy, didn't like going to school, but when he saw Gu Sangyu doting on him, he didn't know whether to persuade her or go along with her.
In the end, he just silently agreed.
In fact, both of them knew that the saying that they were too young and would go to the Imperial College when they grew up was just for people outside the palace to hear. After all, the royal family still had to save some face, so they had to cover it up if possible.
As for whether people outside believe it or not, everyone knows it.
Before Gu Sangyu went to see the emperor, she still had some expectations in her heart. After all, the emperor was An Jingzhi's biological father. But when she saw the other party's tacit agreement, Gu Sangyu completely gave up.
The reason why she agreed to let An Jingzhi not go to school was because she knew her son didn't need to, but the emperor didn't know, but he still acquiesced.
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