Chapter 18, Ignorant of All Questions
A group of people are drinking tea in the pavilion outside the window.
His opportunity was finally on the rise. His master level had just begun to loosen up. In just half an hour, no, no, even just the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, he would gain some insight and break through the bottleneck very soon.
It was ruined by those three idiots.
Old Yu's eyes were bloodshot, and his fists were clenched so tightly they cracked.
"Elder Yu, what happened..." Upon hearing Elder Yu's angry roar, Zhu Jijiu quickly ran over.
"Master, what's going on with these three people? Didn't I tell them not to come near?"
"You interrupted their meditation like that. Do you know what a tremendous opportunity that was? Can you afford to take responsibility for it?"
"Do you know who he is?" Old Master Yu was very angry. Besides the fact that his own advancement was disturbed, the most important thing was the identity of this person. If his meditation was interrupted and something happened to him, the Imperial Academy would have no way to explain it.
"Who is he?" The chief priest was completely bewildered. He didn't know anything about him. Wasn't he supposed to be a relative's child sent by the Jiang family?
"He is my eighth brother!" The 12th prince glanced at the group of people indifferently.
In short, he was so frightened by the chief priest that he knelt down.
That, isn't that the Crown Prince?
At this moment, the 12th prince's 8th brother was lying on the ground, barely breathing. Could he be dead? He was in big trouble.
"It's... Your Highness the Crown Prince... Someone come quickly, fetch the imperial physician..."
The Imperial Academy Chancellor's hands were shaking. The 12th Prince's 8th brother—that's the Crown Prince! What's going on? How come the Imperial Academy Chancellor didn't know the Crown Prince was coming to the Imperial Academy?
He was so frightened that he knelt down and moved forward, mainly because his legs were too weak to get up.
He checked her breathing: "Thank goodness, she's still alive."
"What good is that? Just wait for my father's wrath!" The 12th prince coldly looked at the Chief Minister, the Director of Studies, and Marquis Jiang.
"Crown Prince?" Marquis Jiang also knelt down, thankfully he hadn't done anything to the Crown Prince yesterday.
But the Crown Prince's fainting just now seems to have something to do with him.
As for the relationship, Jiang Hou was still a bit confused and didn't quite understand.
Lu Zirou covered her mouth.
In his previous life, the Crown Prince ascended the throne and always lived a mysterious life in the palace. Why would he appear at the Jiang residence at this time?
No, in her past life, Jiang Ruanruan often went to the palace, saying she was there to accompany the Empress. Could it be that she had some interaction with the Crown Prince back then?
So later, her good relationship with the 11th prince was repeatedly thwarted and targeted by the crown prince, which may have been related to Jiang Ruanruan.
No, in this lifetime, the Crown Prince must never become Jiang Ruanruan's ally.
Before Lu Zirou could figure out what to do...
The imperial physicians who are resident at the Imperial Academy have been invited to come.
Jiang Ruanruan and the other two were sent directly to the palace.
In the palace
"Idiots...a bunch of idiots..."
The emperor's teacup smashed directly onto Jiang Hou's head.
Water splashed everywhere, and porcelain shards flew everywhere.
"Your humble servant is guilty!" A stream of hot liquid flowed out, mixed with tea and blood, but Marquis Jiang dared not make a move.
He knelt down immediately.
Lu Zirou also knelt beside Lord Jiang, not daring to raise her head.
"Damn Marquis Jiang! I entrusted the Crown Prince to the Jiang family, and this is how you repay me!" the Emperor roared in anger.
The three princes were suffering from persistent high fever and remained unconscious.
His forehead was burning hot; if it burned him silly, how would he explain it to the Empress?
"Suppress the news! We can't let the Empress hear a word of it!" The Emperor was anxious. The Empress was still ill; if she found out, she would be in great distress.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I truly did not know the Crown Prince's identity, otherwise..." Lord Jiang felt he was innocent.
"I was just afraid that the Crown Prince's identity would be exposed and bring him danger. I never expected that the greatest danger by his side would be you, you fool."
"When someone enters a meditative state, that's an incredible opportunity. And you were right there, scaring them half to death! If they go into a state of demonic possession, you wouldn't even have enough money to pay for it with your life!"
The emperor pointed at Jiang Hou's nose and cursed him.
Teacher Yu stood there, motionless like an ice cube.
The 12th prince is like a block of wood.
Both of them were still preoccupied with what they had just realized, but now they felt completely lost again. Once their previous state of mind was interrupted, they couldn't go back to it.
If I had a little more time, I would have figured it out.
"If the Crown Prince doesn't wake up, I'll tear down your Jiang family mansion!" Instructor Yu became increasingly furious as he thought about it, and coldly declared.
"If anything happens to my brother, the Crown Prince, I'll hit you on the head with my cane every day. Don't you like hitting people?"
"Lord Yu, Twelfth Prince, please spare my life! I really didn't mean it. It's just that... the Director of Studies sent someone to say that my Jiang family's child has caused a great disaster at the Imperial Academy, which is why I came here in a fit of anger."
Jiang Hou looked at the Director of Studies to the side, his eyes pleading for help.
The instructor was terrified, so he kept his eyes down and didn't want to say a word. He just knelt there like a quail.
"That's your own daughter! How could you do that? Why don't you ask who caused this trouble?"
The 12th prince took a deep breath.
"You came up here without asking anything and then killed your own daughter. General Xia's body is barely cold. Aren't you afraid she'll come looking for you tonight?"
The 12th prince was so angry at the thought of almost advancing that he almost lost his rank. He turned and glared coldly at Lu Zirou.
Meanwhile, Lu Ziyuan was lying on the ground. That guy was tough and didn't seem to have any problems; he was just unconscious. The imperial physician examined him and said he would wake up soon.
The 12th prince was frustrated. Was Old Man Yu too old to keep up? He could kick a child without causing injury. What use was he?
If it weren't for these two troublemakers, he would have been stuck at the 9th level of the Acquired Realm for more than half a year. He felt that if he continued to comprehend for a while, he would be about to advance.
He hated it!
"What exactly happened? What terrible disaster has occurred?" The emperor was somewhat bewildered, wondering what was going on that he, as the emperor, did not know.
"What else could it be? The Jiang family had three spots at the Imperial Academy. Marquis Jiang wanted to give them to his new wife's two children and nephew, which caused a scene at home. Old Madam Jiang decided to give them to Jiang Ruanruan, Jiang Huai'an and Eighth Brother. Lu Ziyuan and Lu Zirou were very dissatisfied and falsely accused the three of assaulting someone in class, wanting to expel Eighth Brother and the others!"
“Father, Eighth Brother and she have no grudges against each other, how could he possibly hit someone? Your son defended Eighth Brother a few words at the time.”
"When their false accusation failed, the two questioned the Director of Education about taking a thousand taels of silver from their stepfather, the Marquis of Jiang, with the promise to take good care of them. How could he go back on his word? So the Director of Education summoned the Marquis of Jiang to the Imperial Academy for a confrontation!"
The 12th prince recounted the story in a very subjective manner.
Jiang Hou was sweating profusely. It turned out that this was the matter. He was about to be killed by Lu Zirou and her brother. He was furious. Why didn't he ask clearly before going up and beating Jiang Ruanruan?
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Jiang Ruanruan, who was in a coma, seemed to be having a beautiful dream. She blinked and exclaimed, "Wow, it's real!"
"Is this how it is, Siye?" The emperor looked at Siye kneeling on the ground.
"Your Majesty, the first part is mostly correct, but I really did not accept his money. There must be a misunderstanding. It must be that Marquis Jiang said that it would cost thousands of taels of silver to let them study for several years, and that they should cherish the opportunity to study at the Imperial Academy. Marquis Jiang and I were classmates, and I promised to help take care of them. These two children are young, so they thought the money was given to me. Your Majesty, it's all a misunderstanding."
The instructor almost cried; what a mess this was!
He frantically winked at Jiang Hou.
"No, that's not what you said back then. I saw Father give you money in the study..." Lu Zirou, this person still won't admit it.
If he doesn't admit it, then it will all turn out to be the fault of the siblings. No, we must make this person cough up the money.
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