Chapter 487 I used to be a top student!
Luo Qinghan drove Zhao Xian out with an expressionless face.
Xiao Qiming also wanted to leave, but since his brother-in-law the Crown Prince didn't say anything, he could only stand there obediently.
Luo Qinghan asked calmly, "I heard that General Xiao asked you to participate in this year's spring examination?"
Xiao Qiming said truthfully: "Yes."
Luo Qinghan: "Are you confident that you can pass the imperial examination?"
Just now when facing Xiao Xixi, Xiao Qiming could still barely pretend to be cool, but now facing the prince, Xiao Qiming didn't dare to pretend and could only tell the truth in shame.
"No."
When Xiao Xixi heard this, she almost spit out the tea in her mouth.
She looked up and asked, "Didn't you just say you were sure?"
Xiao Qiming's face flushed, not knowing how to explain himself, so he simply turned his face away and pretended that the person who had just lied and said he was sure of something was not him.
Luo Qinghan was not surprised by this answer.
Xiao Lingfeng himself is a military general, and the knowledge he has accumulated is less than half a pound. How good can the son he raises be?
Moreover, he had already inquired with the people in the Imperial College. Xiao Qiming's grades in the Imperial College had always been ranked at the bottom, and he had never seen him make any progress. With such grades, he still wanted to pass the imperial examination? This was too much of a disdain for the imperial examination.
Luo Qinghan said calmly: "Your life is your own. You can squander it however you want. Whether you strive to make progress or indulge in self-degradation, it is your own business. Just don't regret it in the future."
Xiao Qiming felt even more ashamed.
He was often scolded by his father at home. Sometimes when his father got angry, he would use family rules to beat him, making him run away in fear.
He didn't think it was a big deal, and looked like a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water.
But now, listening to the prince's words, which were neither light nor heavy, Xiao Qiming felt ashamed for the first time in a long time, as if he had been slapped in the face, and his face was burning.
The other person is actually not much older than him, but look at him, and then look at himself.
It really proves the old saying that comparing yourself to others will make you feel nauseous.
Luo Qinghan: "Go back and think about your future. You don't have to study, you can do something else as long as you think it's worth doing."
Xiao Qiming was touched.
He knew that given the prince's status and character, he would not easily say such words to others. The prince treated him as his own family, which was why he was willing to say such words.
Xiao Qiming bowed respectfully: "Thank you for your advice, brother-in-law."
This was the first time he called the prince his brother-in-law.
Logically speaking, his sister was only a concubine, not the principal wife. He was not the prince's legal brother-in-law, so naturally he had no right to call the prince his brother-in-law. But the atmosphere was too good at the moment, and he couldn't help but overstep his boundaries.
After calling him brother-in-law, Xiao Qiming carefully raised his head to look at the prince, fearing that the prince would think that he was deliberately trying to establish a relationship with him and become dissatisfied.
The prince's expression remained calm, showing no sign of dissatisfaction.
It seemed that he agreed to the call of brother-in-law.
Xiao Qiming felt a little happy in his heart, not only because he was happy that he had a brother-in-law who was a prince, but also because he was happy that his sister was recognized.
He bowed again and then left.
At this time, there was a storyteller telling stories in the teahouse. His voice was full of ups and downs and emotions, and he drew applause from the whole audience from time to time.
In the private room, Luo Qinghan said expressionlessly.
"Bring out the books you bought."
Xiao Xixi avoided his gaze and didn't want to admit: "No, I didn't buy any books."
Luo Qinghan: "Want to deceive me again?"
Xiao Xixi knew this man's temper, so she could only go along with him and never go against him.
She took out the five books with great difficulty and put them on the table.
Luo Qinghan picked up a book and opened it casually.
Xiao Xixi looked at him eagerly and begged, "These are just ordinary storybooks without any messy content. Can you please not confiscate them?"
Luo Qinghan asked back, "I heard that you've been having a lot of fun playing mahjong in the palace recently. You probably don't have time to read the storybook, right?"
Xiao Xixi: "You can't always play mahjong, you have to do something else occasionally to change things up."
Luo Qinghan closed the book.
His movements were very light, but Xiao Xixi trembled subconsciously, with a look of panic on her face.
Seeing this, Luo Qinghan felt a little uncomfortable.
He was just venting his anger before, and didn't expect that it would leave such a deep shadow on Xiao Xixi.
He put down the storybook and said slowly, "Since you like reading these words, then read them."
Xiao Xixi was extremely surprised: "You won't stop me from reading?"
Luo Qinghan: "Reading is a good thing, but not all books can be read. Some books will not only fail to benefit you, but will also make your brain more and more stupid."
Xiao Xixi: "But I don't read books for profit, I just want to have some fun."
Luo Qinghan: "Because you have this kind of thought, you can't even write a decent eulogy."
Xiao Xixi felt that her literary accomplishment was insulted.
She tried to defend herself: "Don't look at me like this, I was also a top student in the past!"
She was not lying. Before she traveled through time, she was a real academic master. She always ranked first in the grade in every semester exam and was keen on various competitions. She relied on the scholarships issued by the school and the prize money won from competitions to ensure her passage to university.
It’s a pity that man proposes, God disposes.
She died before she even graduated from college and traveled to this world.
It really fits the old saying, you never know which will come first, tomorrow or an accident?
So, as a human being, you must live in the present and enjoy life to the fullest. Don’t wait until the future when you have no chance to enjoy it and can only regret it for the rest of your life.
This was the first time Luo Qinghan heard the word "xueba" and he could guess its meaning from the literal meaning.
He was skeptical: "Really?"
Xiao Xixi said confidently: "It's true!"
"Then how did you become like this?"
Xiao Xixi's eyes wandered: "It's a long story. Back then, as a top student, I became a little interested in the world of poor students out of curiosity. Then I tried to enter the world of poor students to take a look. Who knew that once I entered, I could never get out again."
Luo Qinghan: “…”
Xiao Xixi: "Really, being a poor student is so happy. You don't have to work hard or make progress. You just have to muddle through. Once you have tasted the joy of being a poor student, you will definitely not want to be a top student anymore."
Luo Qinghan calmly asked back: "As the crown prince of the Great Sheng Dynasty, if I live my life like you, do you think this country can still survive?"
Xiao Xixi imagined the scene of the future emperor doing nothing every day and just eating and waiting to die, and immediately changed her words.
"That's definitely not possible! You are the future emperor, you must study hard and make progress every day! The future of the entire country depends on you. Without you, I won't be able to live happily in the future, so you must work hard, I will always support you!"
Luo Qinghan: “…”
So he works so hard just to let her, a lazy guy, continue to live a lazy life?
Thinking of this, he suddenly didn't want to work hard anymore!
(End of this chapter)
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