Chapter 11: The Royal Academy
"The reason why this king is so obsessed with seeing Miss Chu today is not entirely because Miss Chu has won the praise of her father. What this king is most curious about is what made Miss Chu have such a drastic change. The appearance has changed, the temperament has changed, and the talent has changed. This king has never seen anyone who has undergone the same amazing changes as Miss Chu. β
The four princes no longer talked about the connection between the names "Jiang Xue" and "Jiang Xue", which also made Liu Mengyan breathe a sigh of relief.
However, the newly asked questions also give people a particularly sharp illusion.
"As the old saying goes, the eighteen changes of the female university, although I am not yet this age, it can be regarded as this. His Royal Highness asked me like this, did he think that I was more beautiful, more knowledgeable, and more likable in the past? Regardless of whether the four princes had something to say or not, Liu Mengyan didn't hear anything for the time being.
"Eighteen changes in the female college? This king doesn't seem to have heard of this sentence, but this king is lonely and unheard. ββ
"It's getting late, won't His Royal Highness go back to the palace?" Liu Mengyan came to see Jin Chen, obviously to drive him away.
"This king is just thinking that Miss Chu's name is very similar to the name of a person this king once knew." The four princes abruptly proposed.
Liu Mengyan thought that the fourth prince was going to talk back to her identity as "Jiang Xue", but in fact, this was not the case.
"She's as smart and bold as you are, and she's a great doctor." The fourth prince continued, this description is obviously not "Jiang Xue".
This made Liu Mengyan a little surprised, is this really a coincidence, there is such a person, whose name is very similar to her, and his temperament is also very similar to her?
"Are you the same age as me?" When she is said to be like someone, she is really not happy, and Liu Mengyan is no exception, she is her, she doesn't need to be like anyone or anyone.
"No, much older than you." The fourth prince smiled clearly and meaninglessly, which was clearly different from the honest smile described by others, "However, her medical skills seem to be a little better than yours." β
Is the doctor better than her? Hearing this statement, Liu Mengyan scoffed, there are few people with better medical skills than her, I really don't know if what Jin Chen said is true or false.
"I don't dare to claim to be good at medicine. If His Royal Highness has nothing else to do, he should go back to the palace as soon as possible. Liu Mengyan was disdainful in her heart, but naturally she wouldn't say it, she still said this, Jin Chen left early.
"Don't you know this person that this king is talking about, Miss Chu?" Jin Chen continued as if he hadn't noticed Liu Mengyan's impatience.
"Of course I don't know, but if I have the chance, I'd love to get acquainted." Liu Mengyan politely said, where did she meet such a person, if she was really very similar to her as Jin Chen described, maybe she could really become friends with her.
"It's a pity that this king can't see her now, otherwise he would definitely take Miss Chu to meet her." Jin Chen finally gave up, and left the Zuo Prime Minister's Mansion after saying this.
On the second day, a holy decree came down and ordered Liu Mengyan to enter the palace immediately to accompany the fourth princess.
When he received this decree, Chu Shaoyuan had already gone to the early dynasty, and Chu Jiangliu had already entered the palace to accompany him, and Liu Mengyan was alone in front of the eunuch who announced the decree, I really don't know if this holy decree should be accepted......
These four princesses have the ability, in order to toss her, they also went to ask for the holy decree, let her be the companion of the four princesses, and the Royal Academy does not want to have peace.
Liu Mengyan's heart refused, but in the end, in the end, she obediently accepted the will, changed her clothes and entered the palace.
Nowadays, those who are still listening to the master's lectures in the Royal Academy are the four princes and the five princes, the third princess, the four princesses and the five princesses, plus a few ministers and daughters who accompany the study, among which the eldest fourth prince is sixteen years old, and the youngest fifth princess is seven years old.
Liu Mengyan was carried by the palace people, holding a few Confucian classics in her hands, walked through a long corridor, and stepped into the so-called royal academy for the first time.
The Master was standing at the front and spitting was flying, and a few familiar or new-eyed cubs were doing their own things, and few of them listened to the Master.
These people may not be as uneducated as they seem on the surface, but several of their royal brothers and sisters are already extremely good, and the eyes of the world are focused on those people, and they don't pay much attention to the mediocre them, so even if they behave so badly in the Royal Academy, no one cares.
Liu Mengyan's arrival stirred up a little splash, today she is wearing a pale green skirt, a little powder on her face, her steps are steady, her movements are elegant, coupled with her outstanding appearance and just the right smile, she seems to be an impeccable lady, and the noisy scene in the Royal Academy seems incompatible.
It's not that there are no beautiful and famous sons among these people sitting in the academy now, but it's not that these people don't have a noble temperament, it's just that Liu Mengyan seems to be more elegant and solemn, and she has an ageless maturity, which sets off everyone here as naΓ―ve children.
"Who is this? How come this princess has never seen her before? β
"I've never seen it before."
"I feel a little familiar."
The crowd began to talk about it.
"Sister, why are you here?" Chu Jiangliu didn't know that the fourth princess had found Liu Mengyan to accompany her, and the surprise of seeing Liu Mengyan at this time was not half fake.
"She came to read to Princess Ben as a companion." The fourth princess stood up, with a sarcastic smile on her face, and walked towards Liu Mengyan.
Liu Mengyan came to read with her, and Chu Jiangliu always felt a little weird. Liu Mengyan usually comes into contact with Jin Ruyu and Jin Yan, and he always subconsciously feels that Liu Mengyan is not the same age as him, and it is normal to let Liu Mengyan come here to study with him than to let Liu Mengyan go to the Criminal Department to handle the case.
"Jiang Liu's sister, isn't that Liu Mengyan?"
"It turned out to be Liu Mengyan? I heard that Yoo Mong-yeon has changed, and this has really changed dramatically. β
"I'm afraid it's easy to change the nature of the country, otherwise how could it become the companion of the four emperor sisters."
Everyone laughed, laughing at the former squishy Liu Mengyan and the four princesses who were also squirming together, here, the four princesses were not welcomed, the four princesses had the courage to be arrogant in front of outsiders, but they didn't have the courage to bully other princes and princesses.
"Master, good." Liu Mengyan ignored everyone's discussions, and first said hello to her master, looking calm and calm.
"Liu Mengyan, what do you say hello to your master, you should say hello to this princess!" The fourth princess was intent on making things difficult for Liu Mengyan, so she ran to ask the emperor for instructions and asked Liu Mengyan to read to her as a companion.
Even if Liu Mengyan had the backer of Queen Chu, she couldn't swallow her breath and had to compete with Liu Mengyan.
"When I entered the Royal Academy, I was all classmates, do you really want me to say hello to you one by one?" Liu Mengyan didn't look at the four princesses, but turned to look at the people sitting below, her voice was slow, and her posture was graceful.
At this moment, everyone felt that Liu Mengyan was looking at herself, and everyone felt that she was being looked down upon, but she couldn't give birth to half of the mood of resistance and disgust.
Those rumors about how Liu Mengyan was unreasonable and arrogant and ignorant became a joke at this moment, but is this person really Liu Mengyan?
Is it really easy to change and difficult to change? If the nature is not changed, it is not possible for ordinary people to disguise such momentum.
"Miss Chu is right, why should there be formality between classmates. There is still a place next to this king, why don't you come here? The fourth prince, Jin Chen, opened his mouth with a smile, and was the first to respond to Liu Mengyan's words.
"Thank you, Your Highness." Liu Mengyan didn't squirm, walked over and sat down.
"Sister, you really want to be a companion to the fourth princess......" Chu Jiangliu, who was sitting on the other side of the fourth prince, poked his head over with a depressed expression.
How can his sister be a bully, the fourth princess's intention to find her as a companion is very obvious, with Liu Mengyan's ability, she should be able to do this refusal, why did she agree to come to the Royal Academy to accompany her.
"The holy decree has been issued, can I still disobey the holy decree?" Liu Mengyan looked at Chu Jiangliu with a just right smile on her face. In the eyes of others, this smile is kind and reserved, but in Chu Jiangliu, it looks weird.
He still doesn't know what kind of person Liu Mengyan is, look at Liu Mengyan's appearance, isn't it just pretending, Liu Mengyan is not this kind of person at all.
"This princess clearly remembers that Miss Chu and the Sixth Emperor Brother have a marriage contract, and let Miss Chu read to the Four Emperor Sisters as a companion, I'm afraid it's not appropriate, Fourth Emperor Sister?" It was the third princess who spoke, the third princess is fifteen this year, and she is exactly the same age as Liu Mengyan.
"Third Emperor Sister, you said that the Sixth Emperor Brother, it turns out that this princess also has a Sixth Emperor Brother, I almost forgot it." The fifth prince listened to the words of the third princess and laughed, this is to make it clear that he wants to give Liu Mengyan a dismissal.
"Why didn't the Sixth Emperor Brother come to the school today, obviously the Sixth Emperor Brother should also come to listen to the master's lecture." The seven-year-old fifth princess had an innocent voice, but when she said this at this time, she was clearly targeting Liu Mengyan.
This kind of scene Liu Mengyan is not unexpected, no matter what kind of person she is now, how can these princes, princesses, and powerful descendants who originally hated her easily change their opinion of her, and will only sneer at her new look.
In the face of these people's discussions, the fourth princess didn't say a word, just waited to see the joke, it was best that Liu Mengyan was provoked and lost her temper here, if Liu Mengyan dared to make a fuss in the Royal Academy, she would tell her father when she turned around and asked her father to deal with Liu Mengyan.
Liu Mengyan couldn't be indifferent when she heard these excessive words, but she was destined not to lose her temper as the fourth princess wanted.
"The Sixth Highness didn't come down for his own reasons. If I sit here and don't listen to my master's lectures, but listen to a group of arrogant and ignorant people shouting nonsense, I would like to follow the example of the Six Princes and never step into this school again. Liu Mengyan said while laughing, her voice was still not hurried, but the words she said choked some people, and some people were annoyed by it.
"Liu Mengyan, what kind of thing are you, you dare to run to the Royal Academy to be arrogant! No matter how rampant you are outside the palace, the Chu family can still protect you, but do you think you also have arrogant capital in the palace! The third princess took the case, her voice was sharp, and with her already sharp appearance, it was very terrifying.
"Ouch, I annoyed our most powerful Third Emperor Sister, Liu Mengyan is really looking for death now." The five princes looked like they were hanging and waiting to see a good show.
"The third princess and the second prince are compatriots, and the second prince almost married Liu Mengyan." The companions of the five princes also laughed.
Unlike the fourth princess, who had a humble status in the academy, the third princess obviously had a much higher status, and when she came together, everyone waited to see Liu Mengyan being bullied.
However, Liu Mengyan's expression remained unchanged, she looked directly at the third princess, and asked with a smile: "Don't I have arrogant capital?" β
In this palace, there are only two people who can make her afraid, one is the current emperor, and the other is Jin Ruyu. Jin Yan came, she was still not afraid, let alone Jin Yan's sister.
It was just such a rhetorical question, but it was more arrogant than anything else, and the academy even fell into complete silence for a moment. β
Seriously, is Liu Mengyan really not qualified to be arrogant in front of them? They were different from several of their royal brothers and sisters, and they were far less powerful than the group of people who had already left the Royal Academy.
But Liu Mengyan, even if she loses the position of the future princess of the second prince, she still has Queen Chu to support her, and when Zuo Xiang's father supports her, she also represents the majesty of the Chu family, she just has a backer, and if the Chu family does not fall for a day, no one can do anything to her.
"Liu Mengyan, you really have no one in your eyes! This world is the world of our Jin family, not the world of your Chu family! The fourth princess said sharply, she had no confidence in her heart, and it was precisely because of her weak heart that she wanted to disguise herself with her voice and momentum.
"I don't have the heart to rebel, I haven't thought about what you said, so don't spray people with blood in the fourth princess." Liu Mengyan is not arrogant or impatient, as if the person who said the arrogant words just now was not her, but it makes people feel that these are taken for granted on her.
"Okay, Fourth Emperor Sister, Miss Chu came to the palace to be your companion, how can you embarrass her like this." The fourth prince Jin Chen spoke,
Jin Chen has always liked to be a good person, and no one thinks it is strange to speak out at this time. It's just that I want to see Liu Mengyan's jokes here, but the fourth princess is not alone, and the third princess and the fifth princess are not vegetarians.
"Master, Zi said, 'There are friends from afar', although Miss Chu is not a guest from afar, she is also a rare new classmate, we have to welcome her well, right?" The third princess sneered.
The master looked embarrassed, but said nothing, shook his head and walked out of the school.
As soon as the master left, except for the four princes and Chu Jiangliu in the school, everyone stood up and walked towards Liu Mengyan, the meaning of which can be imagined.
Liu Mengyan didn't look half frightened, she still stood in place with a smile, watching this group of people approach her.
Seeing this, Chu Jiangliu quickly got up and wanted to come over, Liu Mengyan shook her head at Chu Jiangliu outside the crowd, signaling that he didn't have to come over.
"If you have anything to say, please say it directly." Liu Mengyan said.
"Miss Chu, seriously, this princess thinks that you are not suitable for the Royal Academy, why don't you go out from this gate now and accompany your sixth prince to play in the mud?" The third princess sank her face and spoke.
"Whether it is suitable or not, the third princess said that I am afraid it doesn't count. It's just that the fourth princess tried her best to let me be this companion, and even asked the emperor for his will. When the third princess says this now, doesn't she feel that the emperor is confused and has made a wrong holy decree? Liu Mengyan was not in a hurry, and asked rhetorically at the gaze of the third princess.
The third princess's face turned pale, once she was crowned with the name of disobeying the emperor, then it would be a mistake to say anything. What a Liu Mengyan, so vicious!
"Fourth Emperor Sister, tell me, why did you want Miss Chu to be your companion?" The third princess had no choice but to take Liu Mengyan, so she had to find a soft persimmon to pinch it in order to maintain her prestige.
The fourth princess didn't expect that Liu Mengyan could rely on a few words to make the third princess, who had always been majestic, helpless, and she was the one who suffered.
"Sister Huang, the fourth emperor brother found Chu Jiangliu as a companion, so ......" The fourth princess tried to find a good reason for herself.
"Huh, don't use those words to deceive Princess Ben, can Liu Mengyan and Chu Jiangliu compare? Even if the name is similar, it's not all reading material. The third princess interrupted the fourth princess and sneered.
"The third princess thinks that I am not the material for reading, but I think the third princess is not the material for reading, why don't the third princess come to the Royal Academy and marry directly, right?" Liu Mengyan retorted without giving face, a person who does not respect the master and never listens to the master's lectures, and in turn says that she is not the material for reading, which is really a joke.
"Princess Ben, not you? Are you kidding! Needless to say, this princess will compare poetry and songs with you, so that you know who is not the material for reading! "The third princess has been staying in this royal academy since she was five years old, and for so many years, whether she has listened to the master's lectures or not, she is better than those who have never heard the master's teachings.
"How do you want to compare?" Where is it difficult to defeat her in poetry and songs, how to say that she has also taken down the name of a talented woman who admires the moon.
"That's more poetry than anyone who recites poetry!"
"......" Liu Mengyan was dumbfounded, she really looked down on the third princess, and she actually wanted to use this comparison.
Ordinary people use such a comparison, and they can't compare it until it's dark, and those who can come up with this kind of comparison are obviously not much ink in their stomachs.
"Okay." Liu Mengyan lowered the smile in her eyes, "If I win, what will happen to the third princess?" β
Since she wants to compare, how can she not bet on chips, and there is no bet on chips, why should she accompany these three princesses.
"Well, if you win, Princess Ben will agree with you and let you stay in the Royal Academy." The third princess said in a tone of grace.
"Whether I stay or not, the third princess can't decide, didn't I just say, this is a matter set by the saint, why does the third princess always think about disobeying the will of the saint?"
If that's the case, wouldn't she be too much of a loss, she doesn't need the approval of the third princess.
"Then tell me, what should you do if you lose, how are you, what will happen to this princess!" Although the third princess was annoyed by Liu Mengyan's statement, she didn't get along with Liu Mengyan on this point, she couldn't wait to see Liu Mengyan lose to herself and end up in a humiliating end.
Although Liu Mengyan seems to have changed a lot, in such a short period of time, Liu Mengyan can become knowledgeable and reasonable, and she can pretend to be very beautiful, but it is always impossible to change so quickly! Liu Mengyan didn't learn and didn't know how to do it before, and now she must still be unskilled!
"If I lose, I will go and kneel down to the six princes, become a slave of the six princes, and obey him in the future." Liu Mengyan intends to save a game for Jin Wo, Jin Ju is not well received in the palace and is struggling, but if the third princess can really obediently obey his command, there is no need to worry.