Sanlang asked calmly, "May I ask Your Majesty, since ancient times, the descendants of the royal family have been the role models for all people, is that not true?"
The emperor thought for a moment and nodded silently.
“Li Yun is your grandson. He spoke arrogantly and insulted my sister and me, which damaged the royal family’s reputation. I have no right to interfere, but my sister has a title. No matter how noble the grandson of the emperor is, can you tolerate your grandson slandering a meritorious official who has contributed to Daqing?”
"And then there's Wei Zheng! General Wei's son, who learned how to fight on the battlefield from a young age, but he used it to deal with a mere scholar like me... Even if I suffer this in silence, it doesn't mean those censors can just stand by and watch the pillars of the nation grow up crooked...!"
The emperor took a deep breath and, grinding his teeth as calmly as possible, said, "Even if they were wrong, how could you be so ruthless? One of them is my grandson, and the other is the eldest son of the Grand General! Don't the Grand General and I have any dignity?"
Sanlang pouted and said aggrievedly, "One of them is older than me, and the other is bigger and has been practicing martial arts since childhood. Why is it that I have to be the one who gets beaten up? Wei Zheng is not skilled enough and even accidentally injured Li Yun. You didn't even ask him what happened before assuming I was wrong? I don't accept this!"
The emperor's face stiffened, and he turned to look at the empress.
The Empress glanced at the Emperor indifferently, walked up to Sanlang, patted his head, and said affectionately, "Good child, you have been wronged."
After saying this, he turned to look at his timid grandson and said in a low voice, "Yun'er, why did you insult Sanlang and the Princess of Guyang?"
Li Yun subconsciously looked at Wei Zheng, pursed her lips, and lowered her eyes without saying a word.
Wei Zheng buried his head deep into his collar.
He just couldn't stand Jiao Xian, and he couldn't stand him being favored by the teachers at the Sacred Academy and stealing the limelight!
He hated his sister even more! His sister had ruined his uncle's life!
"Wei Zheng, did you cause the injury to Yun'er's head?"
The Empress spoke again, and Wei Zheng knelt down in fear, stammering and not daring to utter a word.
The teacher was also present as a witness, and several students chimed in with their own sarcastic remarks.
The emperor regretted his impulsive actions!
The Jiao family's young master is too popular, leaving his princes and grandsons far behind! They wanted to suppress him, but they went too far and ruined things!
Jiang Huai's whimpering rang out at just the right moment, "Huai'er wants to go home! Uncle, let's go home. Huai'er doesn't want to come to school here anymore, or people will bully her! Waaah, Your Majesty, Huai'er is going back. Huai'er will remember you!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Qi rushed over and took Jiang Huai's hand, leading him to stand next to San Lang, while waving vigorously at Jiang Yi.
Jiang Yi walked over silently. The three brothers, along with Xiao Baozi, stood in a row, exuding a powerful aura.
The emperor rubbed his temples, about to say something, when Sanlang suddenly bowed deeply and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty is a wise ruler. I was wrong. I should not have spoken recklessly in front of Your Majesty! I am willing to take full responsibility for all my mistakes. I will go home and reflect on my actions. I beg Your Majesty not to blame my second brother and seventh brother."
As he spoke, he pulled his brothers and nephews together to bow to the emperor again, picked up Jiang Huai, and turned to leave.
"You...!" The emperor was so angry that he couldn't speak, unsure whether to keep them or not.
Once they were outside the gates of the Sacred Academy, the emperor finally caught his breath and roared, "Stop them now!"
The guards quickly chased after them.
She returned shortly afterward, her voice lacking confidence, "Your Majesty, the Princess of Guyang has come to the palace specifically to receive the young masters and Prince Huai..."
He couldn't stop people from coming to pick up his son and younger brother!
The emperor pounded his chest and stormed off in anger.
The Empress glanced at her grandson and Wei Zheng, and said calmly, "Send them back and tell their parents to take good care of them!"
Jiang Shan also had a sudden urge to pick up his son and brothers on his way back from the shop.
The younger children got on the bus, and Jiang Shan asked them a few routine questions about school and homework, which they all answered very well.
Jiang Shan laughed happily and said, "Great! Oh, is there a riding and archery lesson today?"
Her gaze lingered on Xiaoqi's clothes, but the smile on her face remained unchanged.
Xiao Qi had already wiped her face clean with her sleeve when she saw Jiang Shan, and tried to shrink back as much as possible after getting into the car, but Jiang Shan still noticed.
Sanlang glanced at Xiaoqi silently and nodded almost imperceptibly.
Xiao Qi pursed her lips and said softly, "Mmm."
Jiang Shan curled his lips into a smile and asked, "Who are you paired with? Sanlang?"
Xiao Qi bit her lip, her bright black eyes darting around, "No, it's Wei Zheng."
Saburo's heart suddenly jumped.
Wei Zheng... His surname is Wei. Jiang Shan sounds familiar. He seems to be the son of a military general.
Jiang Shan asked in surprise, "Oh dear, our Xiao Qi didn't suffer any losses, did she?"
It would have been better if she hadn't asked. But once she did, Xiaoqi couldn't hold back her tears, which streamed down her face.
Saburo thought to himself, "It's over!"
This time, Jiang Shan was not only alarmed, but also suspicious!
She moved to sit next to Xiaoqi, hugged him, and wiped away his tears while asking, "Did you suffer a loss? Don't cry yet, tell your sister what you suffered a loss?"
While Sanlang was still trying to figure out how to salvage the situation, Jiang Huai jumped out again, shouting, "They're fighting! He's got a head injury, bleeding, and he's crying loudly!"
Xiao Qi, her face flushed and neck red, said, "No! I didn't suffer any loss! Sixth Brother didn't suffer any loss either! It was Wei Zheng who beat Li Yun until his head was bleeding, that's how it was..."
Xiaoqi made a fist-throwing motion.
As long as we didn't suffer any losses!
Jiang Shan thought to himself, "It's fortunate that An Er taught them some kung fu, otherwise General Wei's son wouldn't have let these three brothers off so easily!"
And there's also the Third Prince's son, Li Yun!
Those were real princes and grandsons of the emperor!
They didn't suffer any loss, yet they're acting so aggrieved. Isn't that because someone is bullying them?
Apart from the emperor and the crown prince, no ordinary person dared to act recklessly inside the Sacred Academy.
After thinking for a moment, Jiang Shan asked, "Does His Majesty know? Did he insult you?"
Xiao Qi hung her head, sniffling pitifully, and said, "His Majesty said we bullied people! He accused us of bullying people without even asking any questions! We're not going to the Holy Academy anymore! We're never going again!"
Saburo also looked over, his large, dark eyes like pools of black ink, deep and unnatural, unlike a child's.
Jiang Shan straightened Xiao Qi's clothes and said softly, "Then we won't go! We have a Grand Tutor and a top scholar in our family, as well as masters and experts who are invincible throughout Qingcheng Mountain. We can learn at home and still excel in both literature and martial arts!"
Xiao Qi and San Lang exchanged a glance, then made an "OK" sign with their hands. Jiang Huai followed suit and made the same gesture, laughing happily.
What's a fight? So what if you beat up the imperial grandson? The empire is protective of its own. Let's see whose fist is harder!
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