"Madam, do you know what time it is now?"
In the Mingde Building of the Imperial College, in the Class D classroom, Wen Siyin was looking at Hua Qingcheng who had arrived late with great anger.
"If Qingcheng guessed correctly, it should be two quarters past noon, right?" Hua Qingcheng rubbed her chin and thought for a moment.
She could only estimate it. After all, she didn't know how to tell the time in ancient times...
I just wonder if this Master Wen is satisfied with her answer? Seeing Wen Siyin's increasingly dark face, he should probably be dissatisfied...
"Princess! Does this mean I want to ask you what the specific time is? Since you have come to the Imperial College to study, you should abide by the rules of the Imperial College and you cannot be late or leave early without reason..." Wen Siyin was so angry at Hua Qingcheng that he fell backwards.
"'For a reason'! Absolutely for a reason!"
Hua Qingcheng opened her innocent eyes and said to Wen Siyin sincerely, "Master Wen, you may not know that Qingcheng was attacked by two waves of assassins on the way to school."
"The first wave was of masked men in black, shooting arrows. 'Swish, swish, swish,' they nearly hit Qingcheng's heart. The second wave was over twenty masked men in black, wielding sharp swords. 'Clang, clang, clang,' they nearly chopped Qingcheng's neck and head."
"Qingcheng... absolutely risked her life to attend the Imperial College. She wasn't intentionally late. The assassin's body must have been taken to the Fengcheng Prefecture government office. Master Wen will have someone investigate later to prove that Qingcheng wasn't lying."
"It's really... not easy for the princess to go to school!" Wen Siyin's mouth twitched slightly when he heard this.
Seeing the other party's argument was well-reasoned, Wen Siyin was at a loss for words. Furthermore, as the crown princess, her safety was crucial to the stability of the country, so her safety was naturally paramount. Being late, in the face of life-saving circumstances, was truly insignificant...
"Prince Helun, why are you late?"
Wen Siyin then turned her gaze to Wu Chen who was sitting in front of Hua Qingcheng.
Wu Chen drank too much last night and slept late this morning. He arrived at the Imperial College a full quarter of an hour later than Hua Qingcheng, but he had already prepared a plan to deal with it.
"Master Wen, you may not know that today is the day when the envoys from Zhaoyang Kingdom leave the post station and depart for their homeland. As the Third Prince of Zhaoyang Kingdom, it is my duty to see them off... Master Wen, legal principles are nothing more than human feelings. You... shouldn't be so hard-hearted..."
Wu Chen also opened his bright eyes and looked at Wen Siyin innocently, as if if she dared to say anything that denied him, she would be an old-fashioned and inhumane person.
Vince Yin: ...
Forget it, forget it, she can’t afford to offend these two big Buddhas!
Wen Siyin felt like she had only been at the Imperial Academy for a few days teaching the Crown Princess and Prince Helun, and her hair had already turned several tufts white for no apparent reason...
“Dang! Dang! Dang!”
At seven quarters past noon, as the bell rang for the end of get out of class, the students of the Imperial College welcomed another pleasant two-quarter-hour break.
Wen Siyin walked out of the Class D classroom, books in her arms, like a wilted eggplant. The moment she stepped out the door, the previously lifeless Class D students suddenly came alive.
"My dear sister, I heard about the assassination on your way to school this morning. Starting tomorrow, I will wait for you at the palace gate every day and escort you to school."
As soon as the get out of class was over, Wu Chen turned around and looked at Hua Qingcheng seriously, indicating that what he said was not a joke.
"Monk Hua, don't think I don't know that you must have overslept again this morning! The weather is cold now, and you have to come so early every day. Can you do it?" Hua Qingcheng raised her eyebrows teasingly at Wu Chen.
"My dear sister, don't you know that you can't say 'no' to a man? Don't you know whether I can do it or not? If you don't remember, I will let you feel it again tonight. Do you think I can do it or not?" Wu Chen narrowed his eyes dangerously and whispered in Hua Qingchen's ear.
“Cough cough cough…”
"Hey, you flower monk, I'm going to the toilet first."
Hua Qingcheng still vividly remembered the mess in Room 6 of the Yunshu Inn they'd stayed in the city. This man looked dangerous when he got angry, so she decided to make a quick getaway.
At the hour of Si, Hua Qingcheng came out of the toilet and walked back to Mingde Tower.
“Ouch~”
When Hua Qingcheng arrived at Mingde Building and was about to turn back to the Class D classroom, a blue figure came towards her and seemed to be knocked down by her.
But the man was wearing a blue robe and a blue turban like Wu Chen, and was dressed like one of the few male students in the Imperial College.
"Are you okay?"
Just as Hua Qingcheng was about to help the man up, he slowly raised his head. When he saw the face with bright eyes, beautiful eyebrows, and gentle manners, Hua Qingcheng immediately withdrew her hand that had been half extended.
Because the person in front of him was none other than Si Chengfeng’s half-brother - Si Lingyun!
Si Lingyun and his father Nangong Chen had harmed Si Chengfeng many times in the past, so Hua Qingcheng naturally had no good feelings towards Si Lingyun.
Furthermore, Hua Qingcheng had a vague feeling that Nangong Chen might be involved in the death of Si Chengfeng's father, Meng Lishi. Just because some accounts were temporarily shelved didn't mean they wouldn't be settled later...
"Ling Yun is fine, thank you, Your Highness!"
Si Lingyun slowly got up from the ground, straightened his slightly messy clothes, looked at Hua Qingcheng lovingly, then left quickly with blushing cheeks.
His father said that women love men who are coquettish and shy. What he needs to do now is to win the heart of the princess...
Previously, Qiu Jiamin was expelled from the Imperial College by the chief academic officer Ruan Suhe, and there happened to be a vacancy in the Dizi Ding class.
The Si family had secured this position through some manipulation and sent Si Lingyun, the second son of the Si family, to the Imperial College. Their purpose was self-evident: they were after the Crown Princess and the Crown Princess's selection of a concubine.
At the same time, in the Yixia Garden of the Eastern Palace.
That morning, after sending Hua Qingcheng off to school, Situ Ye and Si Chengfeng went to the Fengcheng Prefecture government office. After reporting the incident and watching them dispose of the body, Situ Ye allowed Feng Wu to drive the carriage back to the Eastern Palace.
"Fifth brother, take a break first. I'll call you when I leave at noon!"
"Okay, thank you, second brother!"
It was not until he saw Situ Ye's figure disappear into the distance that Si Chengfeng released the sadness in his heart.
The assassins this time came from two different groups. The first group was a group of assassins whose origins could not be traced. The second group seemed to be gangsters. The coroner from the government was still examining the bodies and it was not known whether there were any clues.
When he thought that when danger came, he could only hide under Hua Qingcheng's wings and could not fight side by side with her like his second brother, Si Chengfeng inexplicably felt a sense of frustration in his heart.
However, when Si Chengfeng recalled that he met Si Lingyun at the gate of the Imperial College this morning, his handsome brows couldn't help but frown slightly.
The Si family's move probably had a deeper meaning, most likely targeting the princess. However, he wouldn't let Si Lingyun get his wish...
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