Chapter 171 The Strongest Personal Trainer is in Place

"Thank you for your compliment, Your Highness. I am unworthy of it." She bowed her head and said humbly.

The little devil looked around without moving his head. He pouted in disapproval, then frowned and felt that it seemed to be right.

After the prince finished asking the question, he waved at him and said, "Jincheng, come here."

When the little devil heard someone calling him, he immediately ran over with a smile on his face and shouted happily, "Your Highness, you finally saw me."

The prince smiled and said to him, "I have seen you all along, but I was just asking your mother about your studies, so I didn't talk to you."

The little devil said proudly: "Your Highness, am I really amazing? I have learned so many things in just half a year. I am super super strong, right?"

The prince was amused by him, but because of his emotional fluctuations, he couldn't help coughing several times. He curled his pale finger joints together and pressed them against his chest. He shook his head helplessly and chuckled: "Don't make me laugh."

The little devil stuck out his tongue and never dared to show off again.

However, the prince still praised him kindly: "I just heard Master Pan say that you can remember everything you read and study hard, which is why you have surpassed many students. But this is far from enough. I want you to become as powerful as your father. Do you have the confidence?"

The little devil thought about his father, blinked his eyes and said, "He passed the exam and became the top scorer?"

The prince smiled and nodded.

The little devil turned to look at Xu Wan and saw that her eyes were also very frank, without any fear at all, as if she felt that it was not a fantasy at all for him to become the top scholar.

The prince wanted him to take the imperial examination, but Xu Wan was not afraid.

Of course the little devil is not afraid either.

He said proudly: "Your Highness, don't worry, I will definitely pass the exam and become the top scholar!"

What Hanlin North Courtyard, what Tongkeban, what Qin Ye.

All of you who are worse than me are just waiting to be trampled upon!

I, Zong Jincheng, will definitely get the top spot!

Seeing that he was full of ambition, the prince turned to Xu Wan and said, "I just saw the study plan prepared by Cheng Zhidong. It's all for the Tongzi exam. But these things are not very helpful for the exam, do you know?"

Xu Wan wanted to say that she understood.

But she remembered the question from the prince just now, so she pretended to know only half of it and said, "I think these are the basics. You should master them fully before you can move on to the next step of learning."

In fact, before Jin Cheng got into trouble, she did think so. However, facing the powerful oppression of Luo Jingfeng, Xu Wan was almost unable to suppress the oppression of this era.

She wanted Zong Jincheng to become a good official who truly knew how to work for the people and contribute to the country, rather than just someone who could only talk about military affairs on paper and take exams.

So in the past few days, she has thought of many plans to train Jincheng, but she has not found a suitable time to bring them out. Now that the prince is here, perhaps today will be the day.

The prince shook his head and said, "If you want him to grow up quickly, you should let him broaden his horizons, learn about history and laws, understand people's livelihood and human nature, and be good at military affairs and management, instead of just memorizing the Four Books and Five Classics, poems and songs."

Xu Wan thought to herself, this is a coincidence without any intention, this is a coincidence without any intention.

But on the surface, she still pretended to be enlightened and nodded, "Thank you for your reminder, Your Highness. I will ask Cheng Zhidong to make a new study plan for Jin Cheng."

The prince looked up at the entire study room. The familiar layout brought back memories. He sighed, "I haven't been here for ten years. The study room that the Marquis' Mansion built specifically for Zong Zhao... The second floor seems to be this big as well."

Xu Wan nodded and said, "Your Highness, the second floor is full of books, calligraphy and paintings, and not often visited. If Your Highness likes, you can come and sit on the second floor often, and no one will disturb you."

The prince nodded with a smile and said, "That's great. Then on the last day of every month, let Jincheng come up and sit with me."

Xu Wan's pupils dilated, as if she understood what he meant.

Come every month, on a fixed date, and sit alone with me for a day.

Then connect it to the study plan he mentioned earlier...

Is this for companionship?

I'm afraid this will require a one-on-one lesson!

Xu Wan clenched her handkerchief tightly and began to think about the complicated relationship between the prince and Zong Jincheng. This attitude did not sound like guilt. Who would feel guilty to make such a huge compensation? He is the prince, and his time is so precious!

But if it is not compensation, but just pure love, then why was there no such preference before, and only became like this today?

Xu Wan couldn't figure it out, and didn't dare to think about it too deeply.

She was just a concubine, and she didn't want or dare to guess what the big guys were thinking. She could only wait for the prince and Jin Cheng to finish teaching, and then ask the little devil in private.

Zong Jincheng didn't understand all this. He just thought that the prince would come to play with him every month. He was so excited that he didn't know his own name and was so excited that he wanted to spin around a hundred times.

"I will study hard and wait for Your Highness to review my work!" the little devil promised with a smile on his face.

The prince smiled and stood up, patted his head and said, "Let's stop here today. I still have things to do. See you at the end of the month."

"See you at the end of the month. I'll go see your highness off."

"Um."

Zong Jincheng skipped out with him, gesticulating as he talked, and from time to time he made the prince laugh so hard that he wanted to cough.

East Palace.

When the Crown Princess saw the Crown Prince return, her usually pale face became a little rosy and she seemed to be in a good mood.

She walked up to him and took his arm, teasing, "Your Highness, are you amused by Jin Cheng again?"

The prince smiled and said, "Well, this child is quite good at pleasing others."

The Crown Princess nodded and said, "Other people's children are adorable no matter how you look at them. When our own child is born in seven months, Your Highness, don't worry."

The prince's smile paused slightly, realizing that she was asking him.

Does Jincheng have any relationship with him?

If she had asked a few months ago, maybe he would have answered.

But now, he can't say it.

Because he already had a plan and started to implement it.

The prince did not answer her, but held her hand and asked, "Today at the Marquis' Mansion, I asked Xu why she was willing to marry Zong Zhao, whose life or death was unknown. She said it was because she liked Zong Zhao's mother and wanted to make up for the maternal love she lacked."

"What about you? Why did you marry me?"

The Crown Princess was originally the only daughter of the Duke of Wei. Her father was a founding hero, with subordinates and students all over the country, and great power. The Crown Prince, however, was the son of a deposed queen, his mother's family was extinct, and he was physically weak. He was a thorn in the eyes and flesh of many princes and concubines in the palace.

When everyone thought that he was either deposed or murdered, the Crown Princess ignored the obstruction of Duke Wei and resolutely married the Crown Prince, thus preserving his position in the Eastern Palace.

The Crown Princess smiled innocently. She said softly, "I have been with my father since I was a child. I have heard and seen too many faces of officials. Everyone is afraid of making mistakes and weighing the pros and cons when doing things. Only Your Highness is not afraid of power, life and death, and maintains a kind heart and lives for the people. But Your Highness, who is so loved by the people, is not tolerated by his colleagues in the officialdom. I hope someone can stand up to protect Your Highness."

“Luckily, I became that person.”