Chu Qianchen felt that the brat deserved a beating. If Chu Yunyi was sitting next to her at this moment, she would have slapped him on the head.

Forget it, it's New Year's Day. Chu Qianchen said to himself in his heart and gestured to Amber.

Then, Amber took out a sword. The scabbard was silver and engraved with a unicorn pattern, and the hilt was decorated with a red tassel.

Chu Qianchen pointed at the sword and said, "This is the New Year's money given by your brother-in-law."

She didn't say that she made the sword tassel herself.

Chu Yunyi was an expert in swords. He knew at a glance at the inscription on the scabbard: "This is the sword forged by the sword-forging master Li Yejiu!"

The sword is a gentleman's weapon, the king of weapons.

The Li family is a well-known weapon forging family in the Great Qi Dynasty. Li Yejiu is the best swordsmith among the children of the Li family. Whenever a master like this makes a sword, every sword he makes is a famous sword or a precious sword. Otherwise, it will only damage his reputation. Therefore, it often takes several years to forge a sword, which is in line with the old saying: A good sword is forged through repeated grinding.

Chu Yunyi was so happy that he couldn't hide his joy at all. He grabbed the sword and refused to let go.

He looked at the scabbard for a while, stroked the mark of Li Yejiu, then pulled out the sword, cut a strand of hair and commented, "Blowing away hair is like breaking a tree."

Chu Yunyi played with the sword for a long time and was reluctant to put it back into the scabbard. He thought that his brother-in-law must have rewarded him with this sword because he performed well in the actual combat training this time.

So only he has it, and Chu Yunmu doesn't.

Thinking of this, Chu Yunyi's smile became a little silly. He was thinking that when he returned to the Marquis' Mansion, the first thing he would do was to show off to Chu Yunmu and make this little brat angry! His brother-in-law was so good to him! Chu Yunyi flaunted two silver sword flowers and then sheathed the sword. Then he remembered that he didn't seem to see his brother-in-law today, so he asked casually: "Sister, where is my brother-in-law?"

He was thinking that since his brother-in-law had given him such a large gift for the New Year, he had to thank him in person.

Chu Qianchen smiled slightly, but said nothing.

When she glanced at him with a sidelong glance, the arc of her phoenix eyes was extremely beautiful, and the tails of her eyes were gracefully upturned, outlining an unfathomable smile.

If this was the Chu Yunyi of the past, he would be a stupid fool who might ask questions foolishly or even feel uncomfortable as if he was left out.

But he is now completely different from who he was half a year ago. The training in the military camp has made him grow up a lot. Seeing that Chu Qianchen didn't say anything, he knew there must be a reason, so he didn't ask a single word.

At this moment, Chu Qianchen thought of Chu Yunyi, who was deceived by Chu Qianhuang and almost lost his life, and he felt emotional.

This little brat has grown up! Chu Qianchen somehow thought of his past life.

In her previous life, when the prince watched her learn and grow little by little, did she feel the same way as she does now?

No, she is much smarter than that brat Chu Yunyi!

This is a clever idea that even the prince has approved.

The corners of Chu Qianchen's lips curved up slightly, his eyes moved, and his expression was gentle and somewhat contented, and there was an indescribable sweetness in his smile.

"..." Chu Yunyi somehow knew that his sister was thinking about his brother-in-law, which made him feel a little corny. He thought: That's weird, aren't they together every day? What is there to think about?

Chu Yunyi looked away and silently went back to playing with his newly acquired sword, eager to try out the orange on the coffee table. It is said that as long as the sword is sharp enough and the sword is drawn fast enough, watermelon can be cut without getting stained with watermelon juice, so what about oranges?

He thought about it and finally decided not to draw the sword again. It would be better to go home and practice first, otherwise who knows how his sister would laugh at him!

Chu Yunyi grabbed the scabbard in his hand again, his expression suddenly became serious, he looked up at Chu Qianchen, and said seriously: "Second sister, I don't want to stay in the Imperial College anymore."

He was not discussing this with Chu Qianchen, he was just informing him.

Chu Qianchen, who was peeling an orange, stopped in surprise and raised his eyebrows at him.

Chu Yunyi was admitted to the Imperial College in early September last year. Chu Qianchen saw how hard he worked to get into the Imperial College. Later, he worked even harder in the Imperial College. Now, after only a few months, he doesn't want to stay anymore? !

After a brief moment of shock, Chu Qianchen's first reaction was -

"Someone bullied you?"

Chu Qianchen knew that right after Chu Lingxiao was stripped of his title, Chu Yunyi was ostracized in the Imperial College for a while. It was Gu Jue who specially asked Tang Yuchu to go to the Imperial College to say hello.

There are actually people who dare to challenge their Prince Chen’s Mansion!

Chu Qianchen's eyes suddenly became sharp.

“Who in this world can bully me?” Chu Yunyi was so angry that he wanted to hit the coffee table, but he had the sword in his hand and failed.

Is there such a sister?! She was just pointing at him and letting others bully him?! Chu Yunyi's wheat-colored face flushed red, and he felt that his dignity as a man was challenged.

"fool!"

The black cat, which was squatting quietly beside the siblings, had its tail stepped on. The cat jumped up, its entire tail stood up and became as fluffy as a feather duster, and it bared its teeth at Amber.

Amber said somewhat embarrassedly: "This servant didn't mean it."

She said this to both the human and the cat, and she really didn't mean to step on the cat's tail.

“Puff!”

Chu Qianchen felt that her silly brother was just like a cat whose tail was stepped on, and she laughed happily.

A smile couldn't stop flowing from the corners of her lips, brilliant, bright and joyful.

It was obviously the cat that was being stupid, but Chu Yunyi always felt that his sister was laughing at him. Forget it, he was a real man and would not argue with his sister! Even for this sword, he couldn't argue with his sister, right? Chu Yunyi saw a fist-sized rattan ball at his feet, so he kicked the cat lightly.

The cat with bared teeth and angry fur forgot what it was angry about and started to chase the sepak takraw.

Chu Yunyi was interrupted by this and drank two sips of tea before he regained his composure and said seriously, "Sister, I'm not just feeling fresh for three months..."

He had only been in the Imperial College for four months, and he had to rest for a while because he was injured while protecting the emperor. In total, it was only three months.

Chu Yunyi touched his nose and suddenly felt that in the eyes of outsiders, he was probably like the kind of person who gets bored with the old and loves the new easily and is fickle.

However, he didn't care if others misunderstood him, he had to let his sister know what he was thinking.

"I just feel that staying in the Imperial College is very boring." Chu Yunyi said slowly, weighing his words carefully. "There are many courses in the Imperial College, including the six arts of a gentleman, the art of war, and martial arts. But how should I put it? Learning the art of war is just like talking about war on paper, and learning martial arts is just like fancy moves."

"You don't know, one time, I was just sparring with someone and I accidentally hit him too hard. There was no blood, no broken bones, no scratches on the skin, but someone said I was bullying my classmates. That... cough," Chu Yunyi almost cursed, but he changed his words abruptly, "I actually went to the Supervisor, and he punished me, saying that I didn't know when to stop."

"That's not the right way to say 'just enough', sister, don't you think so?"

"We are going to go to the battlefield in the future. If we are still afraid of rubbing against each other, wouldn't that be just like playing on the stage?!"

Chu Yunyi was filled with anger, and he really felt that he had it too hard. He felt that as a man, he should not gossip around, and he had been holding these words in his stomach for almost a month.

Now that he finally had the chance to speak out, he complained like a stream of beans pouring out of a bamboo tube. Feeling particularly suffocated, he kicked the rattan ball that the cat had pounced on again. This time, the rattan ball flew out of the half-open window.

Then, the black cat leaped lightly and flew out of the window chasing the vine ball. Its agile body drew a beautiful arc in the air.

Chu Qianchen tilted his face slightly, and seemed to say to himself: "Is the Imperial College like this now?"

In the previous dynasty, the Imperial College only had liberal arts. Emperor Taizu conquered the world on horseback and established the Great Qi. He vowed to recover the territory south of the Yangtze River. Therefore, the Great Qi Dynasty always attached equal importance to civil and military affairs, and established military subjects in the Imperial College.

Chu Qianchen had heard Gu Jue talk about the military department of the Imperial College. Back then, Emperor Taizu personally formulated the curriculum for the military department and arranged for some generals who had retired from the battlefield to serve and teach in the Imperial College. Students of the military department had to go to various guard posts for training every year, which lasted for at least one month and at most three months.

The emperors of later dynasties also abided by the will of Emperor Taizu and continued to develop the military. In the history of the Great Qi Dynasty, the Imperial College produced many famous generals who made great achievements in war.

Chu Qianchen could tell that Gu Jue was praising him at the time, and now he thought that perhaps Gu Jue was comparing how disappointed he was with the Imperial College today.

"Yes!" Chu Yunyi didn't care whether Chu Qianchen was talking to him just now, and nodded vigorously, "Anyway, I'm bored!"

He made a final comment about the Imperial College and thought that his sister must have believed him.

As expected, she is his sister! Chu Yunyi felt as if he had taken a bite of candy. He felt happy and sweet inside. He looked at Chu Qianchen expectantly: "Sister, can I not go?"

He kept his eyes open without blinking, looking a little pitiful, as if he was acting like a spoiled child.

There is a bit of arrogance in her coquettishness, which is the arrogance of being favored.

Amber couldn't help but think of their cat Yueying, who would also circle around the princess' feet like a spoiled child.

Chu Qianchen didn't respond directly, but asked him instead: "Have you asked your mother?"

Chu Yunyi touched his nose and laughed: "I have asked. Mother asked me to ask you what you think. As long as you agree, it will be fine."

"If you don't want to go, don't go." Chu Qianchen said readily.

In Chu Qianchen's opinion, Chu Yunyi was admitted to the Imperial College on his own, so whether he was admitted or not also depends on him.

Anyway, you have made the decision yourself, and you have to go on even if you get hurt, just like Gu Jue who resolutely went to the north at the age of fifteen.

She knew that Gu Jue had no regrets, and that someone had to do something.

As a son, he had to share the worries of the late emperor; as a prince, he had to protect the people of Daqi! So, Chu Yunyi was so happy that he laughed out loud. The next moment, he noticed that his sister showed "that" smile again.

Oh, she is thinking about her brother-in-law again.

Chu Yunyi secretly shook his head, leaned closer with a drooling face, and asked, "Sister, what about the Xuanjia Camp..."

Chu Yunyi stared at Chu Qianchen with burning eyes. As long as she agreed, he would go through fire and water for her!

Chu Qianchen saw through his thoughts at a glance and felt that he was still a little brat who was sold out and still counting money for others. He needed more experience!

"I have to ask the prince." Chu Qianchen said.

"Of course, sister, please talk to your brother-in-law." Chu Yunyi responded very obediently.

Not only was his attitude good, but before he left, he also deliberately left a "bribe": "Sister, look, this is a piece of jadeite rough stone that I snatched from someone else with great difficulty. Doesn't my brother-in-law know how to carve it? You can ask him to carve something for you."

He thought this was a great idea and happily took the "lucky money" and left.

As soon as he left, Amber couldn't help laughing out loud. The young master was really funny.

Chu Qianchen couldn't help laughing and muttered, "What a naughty child!"

How could anyone give a gift like him! However, looking at the quality of this jadeite, the water head is good, and it is glass-type, crystal clear. This kid really put a lot of thought into it.

Chu Qianchen felt that he had accepted the "bribe", so he went to do his loyal work.

Gu Jue's wounds healed well, and he had been moved to the inner room since last night.

The temperature in the house with the charcoal brazier lit was just right, and you wouldn't feel cold even if you were wearing light clothes.

Gu Jue was only wearing a loose moon-white Taoist robe. After three days of recuperation, and with the careful care of Ren Chu Qianchen, who used various tonics and acupuncture, he still lost some weight, but was in good spirits.

At this moment, he was sitting on the couch with his back against several large pillows, looking lazy and relaxed. If you didn't look at his chest wrapped in white cloth under his Taoist robe, you wouldn't be able to tell that he was recuperating.

Next to the couch stood a torreya wood chessboard, on which were scattered black and white chess pieces.

Before Chu Yunyi came, Chu Qianchen was playing chess with Gu Jue, but she didn't let Gu Jue move around, so both the black pieces and Gu Jue's white pieces were placed on the chessboard by her.

After Chu Qianchen sat down, he looked at the chessboard and absentmindedly repeated Chu Yunyi's words to Gu Jue. Finally, he sighed and said, "How did the Imperial College become like this?"

She still remembered the piece of jadeite that Chu Yunyi had given her, and put it on the bedside table: "Look, this is what he gave me. He asked you to carve something for me to play with." Chu Qianchen couldn't help laughing as he spoke.

Gu Jue also went to look at the fist-sized piece of jadeite raw stone and smiled.

Chu Qianchen smiled and said, "When you get better, carve me a bracelet and a jade pendant. I think I can make something else out of the scraps..."

"Okay." Gu Jue agreed without saying a word.

Chu Qianchen was happy and was thinking about what else he could carve. Then he heard Gu Jue say, "Yun Zhan also graduated from the Imperial College. The tradition has been passed down from generation to generation, emphasizing literature over martial arts. With such a trend, it is not surprising that the martial arts department of the Imperial College has gradually changed."

Emperor Taizu thought about recovering the south of the Yangtze River until his death, but in the later generations of emperors, there were many like the current emperor Gu Lang, who only wanted to defend the northern territory.

Chu Qianchen moved her gaze from the jadeite stone to Gu Jue's still somewhat pale face, and then continued to move her gaze downwards to the beautifully contoured, contoured collarbone. She felt a little distressed: when he recovered from his injury, she would make him gain ten pounds and develop a beautiful body of muscles.

Gu Jue couldn't stand her staring at him, so he raised his right hand to cover her eyes and continued, "Among the martial arts students in the Imperial College, 70% are from noble families."

Chu Qianchen sat obediently, not moving, and began to understand.

Although many of the liberal arts students in the Imperial College came from royal families, noble families, and official families, there was no danger in studying liberal arts. However, it was different for martial arts students, who had to fight with weapons. How many young people could really stop at the right time? It was inevitable that they would suffer injuries of varying degrees.

The families of these students could not be offended, so the teachers of the Imperial College could only play it safe, and gradually they went from real fighting to fancy moves, and then, slowly, the empty moves became more real.

Gradually, the Imperial College became more and more dilapidated.

Gu Jue said jokingly, "Yun Zhan came from the Imperial College. When he first entered the military camp, he couldn't even walk with Xue Fengyan and the others. He even ate at a separate table."

"At that time, other people looked down on him and thought he was a playboy from the capital."

"I still remember that in the first three months, whenever he and Xue Feng fought, he would fall off the stage within ten moves."

Gu Jue still covered Chu Qianchen's eyes with his hands, and the place where their skin touched was getting warmer and warmer.

Chu Qianchen listened with great interest, smiled slightly, and the corners of his lips curved, with a pair of sweet dimples appearing on his lips.

She didn't know these things. Yun Zhan died early in his previous life, and Xue Fengyan, Mo Chen and others rarely mentioned him.

“Ahem.”

A man's slightly embarrassed dry cough was heard outside.

Then Yunzhan's familiar voice sounded outside the door curtain: "Your Majesty."

Gu Jue stared at Chu Qianchen's lips for a moment, then slowly withdrew his right hand that was pressing on Chu Qianchen's eyes, and said, "Come in."

Yun Zhan opened the curtain for himself, deliberately slowed down his pace, and walked in reluctantly. His expression was indescribable, and he seemed unable to look Chu Qianchen in the face.

Yun Zhan happened to hear the last few words that Gu Jue said just now. He felt a little embarrassed and ashamed. At the same time, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: The prince has a really good memory!

"Your Highness, Princess." Yun Zhan clasped his fists and saluted respectfully.

He was not supposed to enter the inner courtyard, but the prince was recuperating and the princess did not allow him to move, so they simply went directly to the inner courtyard.

Anyway, there are not many female members in the palace, just the Queen Mother and the Princess. The Princess usually comes in and out of the Prince's outer study at will and interacts with them frequently. There is nothing to be shy about.

Yunzhan actually had a lot of emotions in his heart. He felt that Chu Yunyi was much luckier than him. He had wasted three years in the Imperial College, and had learned less than he had if he had spent half a year in the Northern Army.

He thought about it for a while, then calmed down and reported the business: "Your Majesty, the last 10,000 people of the Black Armor Camp arrived at the Fengtai Camp yesterday, and the formal cooperation will begin today."

"I plan to have the entire army conduct exercises three days later."

Even if there is no cooperation, the Xuanjia Army will still have to conduct routine exercises after the spring begins to prevent the soldiers from being too lax during the New Year period.

Gu Jue nodded and said, "You and Xue Fengyan will be responsible for this matter."

While the two of them were talking about business, Chu Qianchen sat back at the chessboard and continued to stare at the chessboard. After a while, she finally picked up a black piece and placed it in the upper right corner of the board.

Well, if we take this step, we should be able to lose more slowly! After Yunzhan accepted the order, Gu Jue took the initiative to turn the topic to Chu Yunyi: "Chu Yunyi plans to drop out of the Imperial College. Yunzhan, you will take care of him from now on."

Yunzhan raised his eyebrows in surprise. Chu Yunyi had never mentioned to him that he wanted to drop out of school before, and he had never suggested anything to Chu Yunyi.

After a brief surprise, Yunzhan calmed down and thought to himself: As expected of the princess's brother, he is courageous! Most of the noble children who were admitted to the Imperial College would study hard for a few years, and then take the military examination to seek a career. It was not easy for Chu Yunyi to have such determination and awareness at such a young age.

Gu Jue said to Chu Qianchen again: "Brother Yi is young, let him study with Yun Zhan for two years first."

Yunzhan went from the Imperial College to the military camp. His experience was similar to Chu Yunyi's, and his background was also similar. He knew what the Imperial College's military students lacked most, and could help Chu Yunyi avoid many detours.

Chu Qianchen agreed without saying a word. No matter what Gu Jue said, she would listen. Moreover, she also understood Gu Jue's good intentions.

Then, she sent Jiang Yuan to inform Chu Yunyi.

Jiang Yuan personally went to the Yongding Marquis' Mansion. Chu Yunyi was surprised and delighted upon hearing the news, and praised his sister for her high efficiency. He was so happy that he gave Jiang Yuan a reward of ten taels of silver. On the way back to the palace, he also brought snacks and candies to the maids in the main courtyard.

In the next few days, Chu Yunyi was very well-behaved. He counted his fingers every day in the Marquis' Mansion and waited. When the eighth day of the New Year came and classes started at the Imperial College, he immediately went to find the chief academic officer to drop out of school.

Sun Jijiu was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped.

It is difficult to enter the Imperial College, with only a handful of places available each year. Few people would voluntarily drop out if they failed the imperial examination.

Sun Jijiu kindly advised: "Chu Yunyi, it is difficult to reverse what has been done. Once you drop out of school, if you want to come back, you can only wait until the next enrollment of the Imperial College and take the exam again. Everything has to start all over again according to the rules."

"If you have any difficulties, you can tell me, or go back and rest for a while. Young people should not act impulsively because of momentary emotions."

"I'm not taking advantage of my age, we've seen too many young people who were reckless and regretted their actions later on!"

Sun Jijiu advised earnestly, and Zheng Jiancheng nodded frequently beside him.

Chu Yunyi knew that the other party had good intentions, so he put on a very proper attitude: "Thank you for your kindness, Sun Jijiu. I have already thought about it."

Seeing Chu Yunyi's firm attitude, Sun Jijiu stopped persuading him and agreed.

While Sun Jijiu ordered people to prepare the withdrawal procedures, he exchanged a disapproving look with Zheng Jiancheng.

Zheng Jiancheng recalled that Chu Yunyi had asked for leave from time to time in the past few months in the Imperial College, and had injured a classmate before the New Year. He felt that Chu Yunyi was a troublemaker and not a good candidate. Such a person was actually out of place in the Imperial College, so it was better for him to leave, so as not to lead his classmates astray.

After signing a few signatures and pressing a few fingerprints, Chu Yunyi took the two documents and left without any worries.

He was so heroic and full of vigor, and his steps were so brisk that he seemed to be floating.

But before he even walked out of the gate of the Imperial College, someone called him, "Chu Yunyi!"

Chu Yunyi turned around and saw a young man about fifteen years old wearing a dark red cloak walking towards him not far away.

The handsome young man had black hair tied up with a purple gold crown inlaid with rubies. He had fair and delicate skin, a smooth and full forehead, red lips and white teeth. As he walked, he exuded an inherent arrogance, as if he was a spoiled child.

Who is this? Chu Yunyi tilted his face slightly, thinking hard, and felt that the other person seemed a little familiar. But it was normal to feel familiar. The Imperial College was not so big, and students from both the liberal arts and martial arts departments would be seen everywhere. Even if many people could not remember their names, they would feel that they were a little familiar.

Meng Siming walked to within two steps of Chu Yunyi before stopping. He was half a head shorter than Chu Yunyi. As they stood face to face, he naturally looked a little weak.

Meng Siming felt even more uncomfortable. He squinted his eyes and stared at Chu Yunyi's face for a long time, thinking: There's nothing good about this Chu guy!

Meng Siming came to the Imperial College because of Chu Yunyi.

He knew that Kang Hongda had taken a fancy to Chu Yunyi, so he took great pains to ask Kang Hongda to place him in the Imperial College. Others had to take exams to enter the Imperial College, but with Kang Hongda's permission, it was just a matter of words.

Chu Yunyi thought about it, but couldn't remember who the other person was, so he gave up. He waited for a while, and when he saw that the other person didn't speak, he turned around and walked away without looking back, thinking: What's wrong! "Stop!" Meng Siming called Chu Yunyi again, his voice raised three points, "Class is about to start, where are you going?"

Meng Siming saw Chu Yunyi nod and leave without saying a word, and frowned. He thought this man was really rude and disrespectful. He didn't know what Kang Hongda saw in him. He couldn't be attracted by his unruly nature, right? !

This time, let alone staying, Chu Yunyi was even too lazy to turn around and give him a look, and said casually: "I dropped out of school."

He raised the document in his hand and shook it ostentatiously. The fingerprints and the cinnabar seal of the chief priest on the document were as bright and glaring as blood.

He had his hair combed into a high ponytail and was walking forward with big strides, his ponytail swinging slightly. He was in high spirits and exuded a kind of arrogance that showed disdain for the ways of the world.

(End of this chapter)