The next day, none of the children from the Grand Tutor's mansion went to school.
Li Huan and Li Yu had been waiting anxiously for ages, but Jiang Huai and Sanlang and their brothers never showed up.
Li Huan thought to himself, "Oh no, in Jiang Huai's words, my uncles are going to cause trouble again!"
What Li Huan didn't expect was that the children of the Grand Tutor's Mansion didn't go to the Sacred Academy, but instead invited Li Huan and his brother to visit the Grand Tutor's Mansion when they had time!
Li Huan was so excited that he skipped his afternoon classes and ran to ask his father, the Crown Prince, for leave to visit the Grand Tutor's residence!
Normally, the Crown Prince would never allow his son to skip attending classes at the Imperial Academy and instead visit other officials' homes.
But now, he can't play by the rules!
He turned his head and saw the look in his Crown Princess's eyes, and knew that they were thinking the same thing.
So, Li Huan and his brother skipped class and went to the Grand Tutor's mansion hand in hand.
He didn't even greet the emperor.
When the two brothers arrived at the Grand Tutor's mansion, the steward hurriedly came out to greet them and politely led them to Sanlang's courtyard.
The uncle and nephews who had skipped class were all present, along with Jiang Lin and Jiang Tao. The group was happily eating and drinking around a large round table.
Upon seeing the Li brothers, Sanlang asked in surprise, "Why are you here at this hour?"
Shouldn't you post a message first to schedule a visit? Is it appropriate to just show up like this?
Unable to contain his excitement, Li Yu stepped forward and hugged Jiang Huai tightly, saying with a smile, "Huai'er, I missed you!"
Li Huan, being two years older, pouted at her younger brother and said seriously, "Father said you were wronged yesterday, so my brother and I came to see you. Here, these are gifts for you."
There are also gifts!
After the attendants placed the gift boxes on the table one by one, Xiao Qi happily touched the boxes and giggled, "Thank you, Your Highnesses!"
Li Huan blushed slightly and waved her hand, saying, "No need to be so polite, you can just call me Huan'er. May I...may I call you brothers?"
Speaking of this title, Li Huan also felt quite overwhelmed.
Father said they can't call Jiao Xian and the others "uncle" like Jiang Huai does, since they're only a few years apart in age. So how should they address them?
Sanlang smiled and said, "How about this, in private we won't call you Your Highness, the Crown Prince. We're about the same age, so you can just call me by my nickname, Sanlang. These are my sworn brothers, Jiang Lin and Jiang Tao. In private we'll call you Huan-ge'er, that would seem more intimate!"
Li Huan nodded happily.
Li Yu shouted from the side, "I'm Brother Yu! I'm Brother Yu!"
The children exchanged smiles.
"Huan-ge'er, Yu-ge'er, sit down quickly, let's play Gomoku together!" Xiao Qi invited enthusiastically.
Li Huan sat down with great interest, pointed to the unfamiliar chessboard, and asked, "Is this it? I've never seen this kind of chess before. How do you play it?"
Xiao Qi started teaching Li Huan how to play Gomoku, while San Lang and Jiang Yi were already engaged in a back-and-forth battle.
The other two, who were physically strong, weren't interested in playing chess and went to the nearby practice area to practice on the plum blossom stakes.
Li Yu pulled Jiang Huai to the training ground, where they watched Jiang Lin and Jiang Tao move swiftly on the plum blossom stakes.
Wow, they're amazing!
Jiang Huai chuckled after hearing this, and pulled Li Yu to the other side, which was his home turf.
Looking around, countless wooden ladders crisscrossed, with ropes strung between them, and stone balls hanging between the ladders, swaying in the wind. Four-year-old Li Yu was utterly astonished by what she saw.
Jiang Huai rubbed his hands together and climbed up a wooden ladder.
"Huai'er, what are you doing? Come down here!" Li Yu exclaimed in alarm.
"Brother Yu, I'll climb up and show you!"
Jiang Huai, like a nimble little monkey, climbed up the wooden ladder in a few quick movements, and in the blink of an eye, he was already swinging on a rope.
Li Yu felt like her heart was about to jump out of her chest!
He covered his mouth, afraid to cry out again, and stared intently at the drifting stones, lest they hit the Jianghuai River.
Jiang Huai skillfully dodged the rocks, swung across the ropes, and climbed the wooden ladders, quickly appearing on the other side of the training ground and waving to Li Yu.
"Brother Yu, come quick!"
Li Yu jogged over, still shaken, and said, "You, you...!"
Jiang Huai chuckled and said, "My master made it for me. Aren't I handsome?"
Li Yu: "...Huh? Oh, you're handsome, handsome, handsome..."
Scratching my head...
"So cool!"
"Yes! Yes! You're so handsome!"
"Hehehe... Come on, let's go over there, I'll teach you how to climb."
An Yi appeared like a ghost, crossed his arms, looked down at the two little ones, and said expressionlessly, "Your little ones can't play with this yet. Go play with the mechanical bird over there!"
Jiang Huai scratched his head, glanced at the house behind him that was equipped with traps and hidden stakes, and pouted somewhat reluctantly.
"Master, is it really not allowed?"
He hasn't shown off enough yet!
An Yi shook his head and said, "The imperial grandson has never practiced martial arts; it's very dangerous."
Jiang Huai thought for a moment and said to Li Yu, "Master is right. You can't play here if you haven't practiced martial arts, or you'll get hurt. I'll take you to play with the mechanical bird; it's so much fun!"
Li Yu was taken to the house behind by Jiang Huai.
This trip further solidified my determination to be a loyal friend of Jiang Huai.
After returning to the palace, Jiang Shan heard that his two grandsons were playing there. He even personally cooked Western food, including steak, pizza, tempura shrimp, and milk tea for afternoon tea. The children were overjoyed.
The two imperial grandsons were subjected to a triple assault on their senses of sight, smell, and taste, and their worship and joy for the empire flowed like an endless river.
The two grandsons of the Crown Prince were having a great time at the Grand Tutor's residence, while the Emperor's face was so dark it looked like ink was about to drip from it.
The Crown Prince and Crown Princess stood respectfully to one side, their eyes lowered and they dared not utter a sound.
The Empress sighed softly, put down her teacup, and said, "Your Majesty, although Huan'er and Yu'er are young, Huan'er has been influenced by you since childhood and is very steady. She would never do anything out of line!"
The emperor was looking for an outlet for his anger, and now the empress had ignited his fury, causing him to unleash his fury all at once.
"Huan'er is a grandson of the emperor! How can he be so unruly as to casually visit the home of a fellow student? How can he inherit the throne if he is so carefree?"
This statement was a bit of an exaggeration, but upon closer examination, it had a deeper meaning. The Crown Prince and Crown Princess simply closed their eyes and took deep breaths to calm their anxiety.
The Empress glanced at her son and daughter-in-law and said slowly, "Yes, according to His Majesty, they are indeed unlikely to achieve great things. The sons of the Grand Tutor's mansion are all outstanding individuals, but His Majesty doesn't even think much of them. Crown Prince, Crown Princess, hurry up and have two more sons, and see if they can catch His Majesty's eye!"
The Crown Prince and Crown Princess looked as if they had been struck by lightning, glancing at the Emperor with strange expressions.
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