Chapter 463 Want to make friends with Zong Jincheng

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Zong Jincheng had been silent since he came back. Xu Wan asked Pan Hongzhi to go to another courtyard to sleep first, and she came over to look after the kid herself. The people in the mansion didn't know what had happened yet, and they were all excited about entering the palace for the examination tomorrow.

Xu Wan asked someone to prepare a lot of Jincheng's favorite dishes and send them over, but he didn't eat much. He usually had a big appetite, but now he was full after just a few bites.

Xu Wan knew that he was still sad about Shadow's death.

Luo Jingfeng said that he would treat Shadow's family well, but in fact Shadow had no family, he only had himself, and if he died, everything would be gone.

Zong Jincheng stopped crying. He just curled up on the bed, hugged his legs, and didn't want to say a word.

Xu Wan was racking her brains again, thinking about how to comfort the little boy, but she looked around at Shadow and couldn't find a suitable entry point, so she changed to telling him a story.

Zong Jincheng listened for a while, not knowing whether he had heard it or not. Suddenly he raised his head and asked, "Mom, who wants to kill me?"

The child's eyes sparkled and tears welled up in his eyes.

Xu Wan wasn't sure either.

But because I know a lot of things, I can roughly deduce it.

She said softly, "I'm not sure if it was him, but your father and uncle have gone to avenge you. I think there will be a result soon."

Zong Jincheng held back his tears and said, "There is only one person that they can deal with together, right? He wants to kill me, and he thinks I deserve to die."

He is his biological father.

The current emperor.

The ruler of the Great Chu.

In the past, when he did not understand the difference between life and death, he could recklessly discuss with others whether Luo Shusheng's little prince should die or not. But when he actually experienced the death of Shadow, when he realized that the person who should be killed by all the superiors was himself, he finally merged himself and the little prince into one.

He doesn't want to die.

He just wants to live a good life.

Xu Wan had never thought that the way of thinking taught by the prince would allow him to guess the emperor himself, but this idea was not entirely correct. She corrected him, "It's not that he also thinks you deserve to die. He is not completely right. He has done many wrong things. Your father and your uncle have long been fed up with him."

The little devil asked with tears in his eyes: "What wrong did he do?"

Xu Wan told him: "The poison in His Highness' body was also given by him."

When Zong Zhao first told her about this, she was shocked for a while, but then she thought about it and realized that the royal family was ruthless and killing sons and fathers was so common in the royal family.

But Zong Jincheng was not mentally prepared at all.

He widened his eyes and said in horror, "How could it be? How is it possible! His Highness said that the Emperor was very kind to him, and the Emperor's skills that he taught me were all taught to him by the Emperor. Mother, that's not possible. I can feel from His Highness's description that he trusts the Emperor very much!"

Xu Wan sat beside the bed, stroking his hair and said, "Perhaps it was because he trusted the emperor too much, so His Highness never doubted the emperor until he almost died of poison."

Zong Jincheng was still shaking his head: "No, no, how could that be? Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. Your Highness is the Emperor's biological son..."

Xu Wan told him: "Huaishui was sent to your Highness by the Emperor when he was very young. No one except the Emperor can make Huaishui betray your Highness, not even your uncle."

Zong Jincheng's worldview collapsed.

His already confused mind became even more confused.

Xu Wan tried to enlighten him with the idea of ​​learning knowledge: "Chengcheng, you have trapped yourself in it. The emperor is not only the father of you and your highness, but also the ruler of the entire world. In the sage books we studied, there are many anecdotes about royal fathers and sons killing each other. Have you forgotten it?"

Zong Jincheng did not forget.

He just, he just got caught up in it.

He didn't expect that the history he learned would become one with reality, and he didn't expect that the bloody truth was happening around him every moment.

The family is heartless, and the father and son have no love.

What a terrible thing this is.

Zong Jincheng raised his head and said fragilely, "Mom, I'm scared."

This was the first time the word "fear" appeared in his dictionary.

The fearless little devil finally had a day when he was afraid, but the sobs that accompanied it were heartbreaking.

Xu Wan held him in her arms, patted the boy's back with one hand and said, "Don't be afraid, mother is here. There are many people in and outside the mansion to protect you. Your uncle and your father are also protecting you. No one can hurt you anymore."

This night, Xu Wan was by his side.

Even though Zong Jincheng had a nightmare and woke up in the middle of the night, he fell asleep again after feeling his mother holding his hand.

In the early morning, each small courtyard became bustling.

He Zheng's loud voice rang out outside the house: "Brother! Are you awake? We are going to the palace examination! Palace examination, palace examination, we all have to get top marks today!!"

"Wow! It's time to go to the palace examination!!" The voices of Shen Yibai and others were also heard.

One by one, they rushed in to urge the little devil to get up.

But with Shunzi blocking the way outside, the kids could only ask in confusion: "Why won't you let us in? We're waiting to be called by Jincheng!"

Shunzi replied, "Master Cheng and his wife are choosing clothes to change inside. They will be out soon."

"Oh, wait a minute. Hehe, what do you think of my outfit today? Is it the best-looking one in the whole capital?"

"My opinion is: Let's wait and see big brother's new clothes, hahahaha..."

After Zong Jincheng woke up in the morning, his mood improved a lot.

His mother was beside him, taking care of him while he washed and dressed, and explaining to him what to pay attention to in the palace examination. At the end, she sighed, "Our Chengcheng is so good-looking. Even if he can't win the first prize, he can still win the third prize with his looks."

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Zong Jincheng curled his lips and said, "I don't want to be the third place."

His goal is to get first place in the imperial examination.

But judging from the emperor's attitude towards him, let alone giving him the first place, he will most likely be assigned to the last place in the third place.

Zong Jincheng didn't say this, he didn't want his mother to worry about him: "Mom, let's go, I will answer the questions carefully."

"Well, just do your best." Xu Wan touched his head and took his hand and walked out.

In fact, she originally wanted Jin Cheng to give up the palace examination because she was worried that the emperor would do something bad to him in the palace.

But this morning, Zong Zhao sent a message back saying that everything was ready and asked her to bring Jin Cheng into the palace. Xu Wan changed her mind only after she confirmed that it was Zong Zhao's handwriting.

But she was worried all the way.

It was not until they entered the palace gate that everyone got off the carriages and met the tribute officials who had come from all directions. The high-spirited students were very contagious and everyone greeted them happily.

Xu Wan watched the nine people go in: "Don't be nervous, I'll wait for you outside the palace."

"good!"

On the way to the palace, Zong Jincheng and his companions attracted a lot of attention because of their young age.

Until later, someone called out, pointed at them and asked in surprise: "You...you are the boys who passed the examination and became the tribute scholars, right?!"

"Zong Jincheng, that's Zong Jincheng, right? He has long been famous in our academy. It was him and Qin Ye who helped us identify Wei Shaoling's evil intentions. Otherwise, we definitely wouldn't have so many people selected as tribute scholars this year."

"Brother Zong, you are so kind, can we be friends? We are both candidates of the same year. When we enter the officialdom in the future, we can work together to do good things for the people."

"Yes, yes, take me with you too, Zong Jincheng. I want to be friends with you too."

"And me, and me. I am the student you helped. Zong Jincheng, look at me!"