Chapter 14: The Prince Reads Together!

Yang Songshou's words were quite tactful, and he did not directly refuse on behalf of Li Yiqi, nor did he directly let Li Yiqi accept it. As an outsider, the only thing he can do for his students is to buy time to think.

"No need, Lord Yang, I have already said that if you become the prince's companion, you will directly enter the Shihanlin Academy, why do you have to participate in any imperial examinations. ”

Zhang Ran smiled disappreciatively, looked at Li Yiqi, the expression on his face was much more indifferent, and said, "It seems that you are going to live up to the queen's good intentions, have you thought clearly?"

"Lord Zhang. ”

A trace of anger flashed in Yang Songshou's eyes, and he said sternly: "This son is a student of my school palace, what do you mean, Master Zhang, what do you mean, coercion can't be?"

"Brother Yang. ”

"Brother Yang. ”

Xu Yanzhi, Lin Yuan, Sikong Peng and several other great Confucians changed color and exhaled softly.

They glanced at each other, and they were all smiling bitterly, this Yang Songshou is knowledgeable enough, but he is too upright, conservative, rigid, and ignorant of the world.

"It seems that Lord Taifu is right to let Brother Yang be the dean of the school palace, where does Brother Yang's character have a foothold in the court. Xu Yanzhi shook his head helplessly, looked at Zhang Ran quietly, and found that Zhang Ran's expression was a little unhappy, and the wry smile on his face was even worse.

"Huh. ”

Zhang Ran glanced at Yang Songshou and Li Yiqi, who was still silent, a trace of hatred flashed in his eyes, he sneered twice, and said lightly: "Since this is the case, then I will go back to report to the queen's mother, saying that Li Yiqi has no intention of serving as the prince's companion." ”

As he spoke, he stood up directly, flicked his robe, and looked like he was about to leave.

"You ......" Yang Songshou's face turned pale, and he also stood up.

"Brother Yang. ”

"Master Zhang!"

Seeing this scene, Xu Yanzhi and the others hurriedly got up, for fear that Yang Songshou would say something to anger Zhang Ran again, and at the same time deliberately stopped Zhang Ran.

Several people knew very well in their hearts that although Zhang Ran was only a mere counselor of the East Palace, he was the person next to the prince. The so-called Hades is better, but the little ghost is difficult, not to mention that this little ghost is still the kind of person who can blow the wind in the king's ear.

"Farewell. ”

Ignoring everyone present, Zhang Ran held his head high, bypassed Li Yiqi, didn't even look at it, and walked towards the gate.

However, at this moment, a solemn voice sounded in the study:

"Master Zhang, slow down, I'll go!"

"Huh?"

Zhang Ran turned his head and saw Li Yiqi's eyes calm and calm, as if he had figured it out.

"Okay, then I will go back to the palace to tell the queen, I believe that the will will be issued today, you go back to the house and get ready." Zhang Ran smiled, waved his hand casually, and left with a swaggering step.

Li Yiqi looked at Zhang Ran's departing back, and the dark light flashed in the dark eyes like midnight, becoming more profound, making people feel that they couldn't see clearly.

"Dean, thank you. Li Yiqi turned around and bowed deeply to Yang Songshou.

"No, the villain has a will. ”

Yang Songshou's expression is still old-fashioned, but there seems to be anger in the old man's eyes, Confucianism pays the most attention to qi cultivation kung fu, but looking at a villain like Zhang Ran, he still can't help but be angry.

"Since you've agreed, go straight back to your home and get ready to take the order. After Yang Songshou finished speaking, he closed his eyes and waved his hand.

"Yes, the student quits. ”

Li Yiqi saluted Yang Songshou and several Confucians, turned around and left the study.

Walking outside, Li Yiqi stood under a tall green pine, with his hands behind his back, as if waiting for something.

After a while, a slender figure stepped out of the dean's study, and when he saw Li Yiqi standing under the tree, a hint of color flashed in his eyes, and he smiled slightly and walked over.

The two of them just stood under the pine, looking at each other, with a playful smile on their faces.

Li Yiqi's eyes were calm, the corners of his mouth slightly hooked up an imperceptible arc, and he hugged his fists and said, "Senior brother." ”

Wang Tianyu nodded and smiled: "Senior brother, I haven't seen you for a long time, you are waiting for me." ”

"Not bad. Li Yiqi nodded and generously admitted: "Senior brother, don't you want to see me?"

"Haha, the dean and a few adults are talking, I'm just out for a walk. Wang Tianyu shook his head, his eyes revealed a sense of concern from his predecessors for his juniors, and said with a smile: "Senior brother, among the junior disciples of the Academy, you are the most talented, work hard as a good student, and do not fall into the reputation of our Academy." ”

Wang Tianyu's voice was gentle and fluttering, different from the majestic and rigid dean of the school palace, Yang Gongshou, his smile was very elegant, giving people a feeling like a spring breeze.

Li Yiqi sneered in his heart, but his expression remained the same, and he said with a smile: "What Senior Brother said is that as a disciple of the Academy Palace, you should take Senior Brother as an example. ”

Wang Tianyu looked at Wang Li Yiqi and said with a smile: "I'm very happy that you can think so." ”

"How happy are you?" Li Yiqi blinked and asked rhetorically.

Wang Tianyu seemed to hear the ridicule in Li Yiqi's words, and still smiled: "Senior brother, junior brother, you are still as interesting as back then." ”

"I'm really right, after I left, you were the first person to take the literary exam in the school palace. ”

The provocation was fruitless, Li Yiqi's eyes blinked, and then said lightly: "Don't talk about anything else, Senior Brother's wonderful play today can be said to have pushed my Li family into a desperate situation." ”

"What do you mean by that?"

Li Yiqi's eyes were like sharp edges, staring at the other party: "Isn't it the intention of senior brother to recommend me as the prince's companion?"

"Hehe, junior brother, you are wrong, although the list was given by me, it was the queen mother who ordered it. The corners of Wang Tianyu's mouth raised slightly, and his tone was still flat and modest, not shocked.

"Heh, in this way, I really blamed my senior brother for these two things. Li Yiqi shook his head with a smile, his eyes sneered, and glanced at the other party.

The corner of Wang Tianyu's mouth showed a playful smile: "Two things? ”

Li Yiqi raised two slender fingers and looked at the other party: "The first is to nominate me as the prince's companion and trap my Li family in the battle for the heir......;

"Not surprisingly, that brawl was also the handiwork of my senior brother, the purpose was not to fight, but to plant an insoluble fire in my heart and lead my grandfather to take action. ”

Li Yiqi's eyes flashed with a gleam, and he said slowly: "I didn't expect Zhou Tong to be your person......

Zhou Tong, the son of the Zhou family, who invited Li Yiqi to Wanxian Tower for a banquet three days ago, is also a student of Tianfu Academy. There is no suspicion between Li Yiqi and Zhou Tong, just a friendship between classmates, Zhou Tong invited Li Yiqi to a banquet that day, Li Yiqi didn't think much about it, just thought that it was not bad to make a friend, but he didn't expect to be 'affected' by a fight.

In Li Yiqi's view, the accident was also calculated by the person in front of him.

"Senior brother, congratulations, you have succeeded in both things. Li Yiqi said lightly, his eyes were calm, he was not happy or angry, and said word by word: "But, senior brother, I am sure that you will regret it in the future." ”

"Regrets?"

Wang Tianyu's eyes showed a hint of weirdness, but he was not angry, and still had a light smile on his face: "Hehe, junior brother, what I said back then is still valid, if you think it clearly, you can come to me at any time." ”

With that, Wang Tianyu turned around and left.

Behind him, the white-clothed young man slowly clenched his fists.

......

In Li Fuzhong, in the main hall of the front hall, the atmosphere was depressing and heavy.

Li Yiqi sat on a pear blossom wooden chair with a calm expression, and beside him, there were two beautiful women.

"Auntie, aunt, that's the general situation. Li Yiqi said respectfully.

The two beautiful women wore cloud temples, were in their thirties and forties, and looked dignified and elegant.

"The prince reads with you. ”

"How is this a good ......?"

These two beautiful women are the widows left by Li Yiqi's two uncles, and when they heard Li Yiqi's words, their brows furrowed slightly, and a look of surprise and worry flashed in their eyes.

As the daughters-in-law of the Li family, they have long known that the Li family has never participated in the succession and party struggle. However, at present, Li Jiu, the pillar of the Li family, is not in Beijing, and Li Yiqi was forced to take over the position of the prince's companion in the East Palace.

Li Yiqi's aunt Liu smiled bitterly and sighed softly: "Qi'er, you are too reckless, why don't you come back and discuss this kind of thing with us and make a decision." ”

"I ...... I'm sorry, aunt, but the child was wrong. Li Yiqi lowered his head, his expression was calm, and he did not justify his actions in the slightest.

"Sister. Another beautiful woman, that is, Li Yiqi's aunt Wu, glanced at Liu, shook her head silently, and said softly: "This matter can't be strange, in that situation at that time, if you don't agree, you will damage the royal prestige and the royal family's face, and the consequences may be even more serious......"

"Alas—" Liu sighed, his long eyelashes blinking twice, his expression rather gloomy.

Seeing this scene, Li Yiqi felt a pain in his heart, his mother died of illness at an early age, and the two aunts and aunts treated him like his own flesh and blood, and it was precisely because of this that Li Yiqi did not want the Li family to be hurt at all.

"Auntie, auntie. ”

Suddenly, what Liu and Wu didn't expect was that Li Yiqi knelt in front of the two of them with a 'poof', his head bowed, and his voice was generous and powerful, word by word:

"Don't worry, the Li family will be fine, even if the child risks his life, he will protect the Li family. ”

"You ......"

"Qi'er, hurry up, it doesn't have to be like this, we don't blame you. ”

The two looked startled, and hurriedly helped Li Yiqi up.

Liu and Wu glanced at each other, and they were a little uneasy in their hearts, what kind of 'risking their lives', how could Li Yiqi, the last male of the Li family, say it, if the Li family's incense was cut off, how could they have the face to see their dead husband.

The two were about to speak, when Shui Bo, the chief housekeeper of the Li Mansion, hurriedly walked in from outside the door.

"Young master, two ladies, someone from the palace has come. Shui Bo looked cold, bowed his head and said respectfully.

"Is it finally here!" A gleam flashed in his eyes, Li Yiqi took a deep breath and walked out, and Shui Bo, Liu, and Wu also hurriedly followed.

In the courtyard of the front hall of the Li Mansion, an old eunuch with silver hair, dressed in a cyan prison robe, held a whisk in his hand, and his voice was sharp and piercing: "Where is Li Yiqi of the Li family?"

Li Yiqi stepped forward, bowed and saluted, "The student is here." ”

The old eunuch glanced at Li Yiqi, his wrinkled old face was like an old bark, and he had no expression: "The holy decree has arrived, take it." ”

"Yes. ”

Li Yiqi knelt down and lowered his head.

At the same time, the top and bottom of the Li family also knelt on the ground.

The old eunuch took out a scroll of golden black rhinoceros horn scroll with a dragon pattern inlaid on the bottom from the hand of the attendant behind him, slowly opened it, his voice was sharp, and he read: "Li Yiqi, the youngest son of the Li family, is young and intelligent......

Li Yiqi's face was expressionless, and the sharp voice of the eunuch in his ear seemed to become a little blurred, and instead, there were swords and sword shadows rushing towards him, which was suffocating.

“...... Li Yiqi was specially appointed as a bachelor from the Hanlin Academy and studied with the prince of the East Palace. The old eunuch finished reading without changing his face, his eyes were flat, and he handed the holy decree to Li Yiqi's raised hands.

"Li Yiqi is in charge. After receiving the holy decree, Li Yiqi slowly got up, at this moment, he was no longer an ordinary student with no merit, but a member of the Great Xia officialdom.

"I'm tired of my father-in-law, be careful, not respectful. Shui Bo stepped forward, took out a bulging money bag from his bosom without a trace, and quietly handed it to the old eunuch.

The heavy silver pair was in his hand, the old eunuch's eyes jumped, and a smile appeared on his face that couldn't smile like a dead man, and he lowered his head and whispered in Shui Bo's ear: "Although the will says that he will go to the East Palace to accompany the prince to study within three days, but from the perspective of our family, the queen mother is afraid that she can't wait, and the little master had better leave tomorrow." ”

"Well, thank you, father-in-law. Shui Bo's eyes flashed and he smiled.

"Hehe, it doesn't matter. The old eunuch swept away with a few attendants.

After the old eunuch left, the Li family and others returned to the front hall, and Li Yiqi opened the scroll of holy decrees again, staring at the big seal in the lower left corner that represented the supreme power and status of the Great Xia Dynasty.

"Sure enough, Emperor Xia also knew about this matter, and really agreed......" Li Yiqi's eyes flashed, although the content of this holy decree was what the queen wanted, but the person who made the decree was the emperor Xia of the current dynasty, or rather, this decree at least passed through the hands of Emperor Xia.

"After all, when it comes to the appointment of officials, even the queen doesn't dare to mess around, but Emperor Xia clearly knows, but he still made this will, and his intentions are a little intriguing. ”

Li Yiqi shook his head, closed the holy decree, and handed it to Shui Bo, who waved his hand and beckoned a subordinate: "Seal it." ”

"Qi'er, do you really want to enter the East Palace?"

Liu's beautiful eyes revealed a trace of worry, in her eyes, Li Yiqi was just a half-grown child, and she really couldn't rest assured that she entered the palace alone.

"Sister, the holy decree has been received, and there is no turning back. Wu smiled wryly and shook his head.

The atmosphere in the antechamber was depressed again, and everyone's hearts were like a stone.

"Don't worry, aunt and uncle, you take care of your sisters, and I'll take care of the rest. Li Yiqi's voice was generous and powerful, his eyes were even more firm, and he secretly said in his heart: "In the future, I will carry the burden of the Li family." ”

With that, Li Yiqi nodded at Shui Bo, and then exited the main hall of the front hall.

The old slave also retired first. Shui Bo's eyes flickered and followed behind Li Yiqi.

The two came all the way to Li Jiu's study, and as soon as they entered the door, Li Yiqi sat on Li Jiu's Taishi chair, and when he saw this scene, Shui Bo's eyelids jumped slightly.

"Shui Bo, from today onwards, we will do our best to collect information about the princes in the palace, especially the files of the East Palace. Li Yiqi said lightly.

"Yes. Shui Bo lowered his head and asked worriedly, "Young master, don't you really need to write a letter to the master?"

Shui Bo's heart was a little complicated, in the entire Li Mansion, the second person who knew that Li Yiqi was going to enter the East Palace was not the Liu family and the Wu family, but his old housekeeper, when Li Yiqi said this, Shui Bo insisted on asking Li Jiu's opinion, but was stopped by Li Yiqi.

The reason is simple, it's late.

"The Annan Metropolitan Protectorate is thousands of miles away from the capital, even if it is eight hundred miles expedited, it will take at least half a month to deliver the news, and the holy decree can't wait that long. What is annoying is that there is no need to ask grandpa again, so as not to cause complications, but let's talk to grandpa...... Wait until this thing stabilizes. ”

Recalling Li Yiqi's words at that time, Shui Bo couldn't help but sigh, his young master seemed to have grown up a lot.

"The old slave will do it now. Shui Bo bowed and turned to leave, leaving Li Yiqi alone in the study, thinking about his next step.