Chapter 51: The Imperial Academy

  Imperial Academy

  After resettling in the palace, Yin Ruofei finally welcomed his own mission and responsibility, accompanied by reading!

  Early in the morning, under the service of two strong and handsome young eunuchs, Yin Ruo Fei finished washing up and stepped onto the luxurious carriage of Rong Jing Ze.

  It's still that luxurious and ostentatious carriage. Looking inside again, I always get the illusion of a recurring nightmare.

  "Come closer and rub my legs." Rong Jingze was half-reclining and half-sitting, smiling but not quite smiling as he looked at Yin Ruofei who had shrunk to one side.

  "Oh." Yin Ruofei didn't refuse, every night he would sneak a peek at the medical skills left behind by his master. It just so happened that he was holding onto Wang Ye to practice. However, on his face, he intentionally showed a bit of reluctance, lest this cunning Wang Ye discover that he had lost such a free practice material.

  Rong Jingze looked at Yin Ruofei's small face, which was still expressionless, and felt much more at ease. For some reason, seeing that calm and collected face made him want to break it, to make Yin Ruofei show some frustration, anger... as long as there was an expression, it would be fine.

  The Ze Wang Fu was not far from the Guo Zi Jian, and before Yin Ruo Fei had finished practicing the entire set, they had already arrived. Rong Jing Ze looked at him, his face showing some reluctance, but as he began to press and knead, he became extremely serious, and in his heart, he felt much more at ease, even his tone of voice was not as harsh as usual.

  From afar, the sacrificial wine of Guozijian and two officials came out to greet him. Although it had been made clear that he was not to be treated specially, as the most favored prince of the current emperor, these small officials naturally did not dare to neglect him, and also showed great courtesy to Yin Ruofei beside Rong Jingze.

  As the Crown Prince, he should be studying in Chongwen Hall, where the Emperor also studies. However, he is impatient with the complexities of the palace and has Zhen Roufei, so he settled on this place. For the Emperor, it doesn't matter where he goes as long as he is willing to study.

  The seats have already been arranged by someone, this is the best official school, and the disciples who can come in are mostly the sons of officials and scholars from various places.

  There have been people of such status as Rong Zhe before, but it's rare for someone to be honored to this extent.

  There were also several of his brothers' nephews in the house, who came over to pay their respects as soon as they saw him arrive, and their expressions became much more honest.

  Although in national studies, only academic questions are discussed and not identities, privately, they are often grouped into threes or fives with those who have good relationships with their fathers. The fathers do not get together to avoid being misunderstood as forming cliques for personal gain, but for teenagers in their early teens, it doesn't matter.

  Originally, these national scholars also respected a few young princes and sons of marquises as superior, but from the moment Rong Jingze arrived, they didn't count for anything.

  With Rong Jingze's protection, Yin Ruofei naturally had a much easier time and was arranged to be by Rong Jingze's side.

  Everyone present couldn't help but steal glances at Yin Ruofei, some of whom knew he was the Seventh Young Master of the Hou Mansion and the Crown Prince's study companion. Others were puzzled as to why the Crown Prince would bring such a young child here, even though this little kid looked delicate and transparent like a small golden boy.

  However, everyone was thinking about it in their hearts, but no one dared to ask. Not to mention that Rong Jingze and others were of a higher generation than them, even if they were of the same generation, only those who were favored by the emperor could not be offended by them.

  Yin Ruofei is currently quite satisfied with everything, as long as no one bothers him, he can study well.

  But what made him happy was not just this one thing, it wasn't until the master came in that he got a big surprise.

  As she watched Mr. Sun walk in, Yin Ruofei almost jumped up in surprise.

  His greatest regret was that he had to leave Mr. Sun behind, even though he would definitely avenge his great enmity by following Ze Wang. However, Mr. Sun understood him and even felt that letting Yin Ruo Fei continue to stay in the Hou Mansion would restrict his growth.

  Although Ze Wang was not a good candidate in Mr. Sun's eyes, he was much better than being calculated by the women in the Hou Mansion.

  Mr. Sun had agreed with Yin Ruofei that as long as he had the opportunity, he would run back to continue studying with Mr. Sun, and Mr. Sun also nodded in agreement. It was just unexpected that soon after, King Ze sent someone to ask him if he wanted to go to Guozijian.

  The Imperial Academy is a good place, and Mr. Sun was also invited before, but at that time he had several disciples by his side and didn't like the officialdom, so he refused. However, this time for Yin Ruofei, Mr. Sun hesitated for a moment and agreed to King Ze's request.

  Yu Zewang stepped forward, and the matter was naturally settled quickly. Not to mention Mr. Sun, even several students of Mr. Sun followed him into the Imperial Academy.

  Yin Ruofei was unusually entangled in this class, feeling both excited and curious, wanting to hurry up and ask the teacher what was going on after school, yet being so absorbed that he didn't want the class to end. The expression on his face changed unpredictably, leaving Rong Jingze, who was sitting next to him, completely unsure whether he was happy or unhappy.

  It wasn't easy to wait until school was over, Yin Ruo Fei couldn't even be bothered to tidy up the books and stationery on his desk, he didn't even notice Rong Jing Ze's hinting gaze asking him for help with cleaning up, and rushed straight to Mr. Sun, causing Rong Jing Ze's lips to purse involuntarily.

  "Teacher!" Yin Ruofei rushed over directly.

  "Stop it, I'm an old man with old arms and legs that can't withstand you." Mr. Sun hurriedly laughed and stretched out his hand to stop him.

  "Teacher, it's great that you've come, but what on earth is going on here?"

  Mr. Sun explained the matter clearly with just a few words, and Yin Ruifei couldn't help but turn his head to look at Rong Jingze with gratitude, only to see that Rong Jingze's followers had already come in from outside to help him pack up.

  "Come on, I'll introduce you to a few of your senior brothers." Mr. Sun pulled over several disciples beside him and introduced them to Yin Ruofei one by one, exchanging greetings with each other.

  These people are all Mr. Sun's proud disciples, and Yin Ruofei is his closed-door disciple.

  Lunch was naturally delivered by someone, but Rong Jingze was too lazy to eat here and simply said that there were other studies at home, taking Yin Ruofei away.

  Yin Ruofei felt a little reluctant, but fortunately, they can meet almost every day now. After he finishes his homework at night, if there's anything he doesn't understand, he can ask the teacher after class.

  Mr. Sun naturally also knew he was helpless, nodded and smiled to let him go.

  Mr. Sun had three disciples by his side, all of whom were several years older than Yin Ruofei. One was twenty this year, one was seventeen, and the other was a bit younger, but also thirteen years old.

  These people are all exceptionally talented, especially the two big ones. Yin Ruofei had heard of their names in his previous life, and they were all very accomplished individuals.

  Especially the one called Gao Jin, is a talent that even the emperor himself has praised as being exceptionally outstanding, but his appearance seems to be somewhat familiar, I don't know if it's because I've seen him somewhere before.

  Rong Jingze brought Yin Ruofei back to the Wang Fu, where food was already prepared. None of the twenty-eight guards were in sight, probably because they had gone off-duty to eat. Only the two of them sat down to eat together.

  Since moving into the Wangfu, the food has become even more exquisite, it seems that the Empress Dowager is worried and specially arranged for it, fearing that Prince Ze would suffer alone outside.

  "Hurry up and eat." Seeing Yin Ruofei dazed, Rong Jingze urged. "After dinner, I'll take you to Xishan."

  "West Mountain?" Yin Ruo Fei pondered for a moment, that was going out of the city, and it wasn't close at all. "What's the point of going?"

  "Don't want to practice riding and shooting anymore?"

  Yin Ruofei felt uneasy in his heart, he had ridden a horse only a few times, let alone shooting while riding, it was hard for him to even ride properly. The last time he rode a horse was when they were ambushed by assassins.

  Days passed one by one, Yin Ruofei practiced sword in the morning, went to Guozi Jian in the afternoon, rode horses on Xishan in the evening, and read books at night, being poisoned by medicine and internal skills with Rong Jingze... Life was exceptionally fulfilling, so fulfilling that he wanted to vomit.

  At the same time, Yin Ruofei deeply understood the truth of what Rong Jingze said about stabbing in the back. Not to mention stabbing others, he himself had never been stabbed before.

  How many times was Yin Ruofei pushed to the front without preparation, and solved Rong Jingze's problem with a hard scalp. However, as time went on, he also practiced the technique of slipping away without leaving any trace.

  Zhenjiang Houfu has been very quiet recently, and Xiao Lin seems to have finally realized that no one is watching her jumping around, so she is diligently copying Buddhist scriptures. Chen Jia's daughter, the new lady of Houfu, also spread the good news, Yin Haicheng was overjoyed, after all, it has been many years since a child was born in Houfu.

  Madam Chen was pregnant with her first child and didn't dare to think too much, so Old Madam assigned Second Young Mistress Ruiqi to help with the household chores. After the mourning period, she would also have to go out and take care of things. For now, it was good for her to practice her skills. But Second Young Mistress alone couldn't handle everything, so Chen Ayi volunteered to help as well. Old Madam thought about it for a moment and agreed, but only until Madam Chen gave birth to the child. This household would still be under Madam Chen's control, and by that time Ruiqi would also be getting married soon. One Chen Ayi was not enough to worry about, so it was fine to use her temporarily.

  Yin Ruofei would occasionally take time off to return to the Hou Mansion, bringing some things that Zhe Wang had given him. Mainly he went to see his grandmother, as well as his second sister and younger sister.

  The big girl gave birth last month, as expected it was a girl, and she wasn't light. Yin Ruofei went to see her personally, and his own sister also had a rosy complexion, looking like the past few months have been pretty good.

  There was only one thing, his elder sister had not been pregnant since this child, which made him very puzzled. He didn't dare to go and watch himself. In the end, he asked Ze Wang, saying that there was no suitable person in the Zhongyongbo Mansion, and asked him to find a reliable person.

  The king of Ze personally sent someone to deliver a female doctor that very day. The Zhongyongbo Fu heard it was sent by the King of Ze, although not appointed by the emperor, they didn't dare offend easily and took good care of her. The female doctor sent by the King of Ze was also a loyal and dedicated person, she strictly examined the soups and waters brought over for the eldest young lady of the Hou Fu and the second young madam of the Zhongyongbo Fu. This examination indeed found some problems.

  The Zhongyongbo family had two legitimate sons in this generation. Although there was a third child behind, he was born to an unfavored concubine and posed no threat to the two legitimate sons. However, the eldest son of Zhongyongbo was unremarkable, never competing or fighting for anything, and spent his days reading books and studying.

  The second son is Ruiqin's husband, a famous military officer who has been highly valued in recent years.

  The two brothers had a naturally close relationship and neither of them was a meddlesome person, so their relationship did not have any distance due to the reuse of the second son.

  It's just that the young lady of the Bo Mansion didn't like these things in her heart. She was the niece of the old lady of the Bo Mansion, and her status wasn't high. If it weren't for her relatives, this marriage would never have fallen to her head. And after Ruiqin married over, her status was higher than hers, her dowry was thicker than hers, and even her appearance surpassed hers by more than one point. Not to mention that the younger uncle became more and more prosperous every day, as if something in her heart was corroding, making her feel so unwell.

  One thing after another, the two sisters-in-law had some friction. This time Ruiqin gave birth to a daughter, and both the Hou and Wang families sent gifts, which made her even more resentful. In a moment of confusion, she ate something that pregnant women shouldn't eat during confinement.

  After being caught, Mrs. Tai was frightened and immediately pushed the matter onto the accompanying room.

  The old lady of the house, although she was biased towards her in her heart, had to severely scold her on the surface, and then sold off the accompanying maidservant by her side, making her apologize to Ruiqin with gifts and sending many things before it was settled.

  "How serious is it?" Rong Jingze was good at everything, but he didn't have the patience to study medicine, so he wasn't familiar with this aspect.

  Yin Ruofei smiled slightly, and the matter was naturally there, but it was exaggerated by that doctor. This was what he had instructed beforehand: if something happened, make a scene, and when the time came, let Master Wang take charge. The young mistress of the Bo Mansion was shallow-minded; if she wasn't given a severe warning soon, she might be incited to harm her sister in the future.

  Rong Jingze still didn't know that behind his back, Yin Ruofei was stabbing him in the back, although he hadn't learned how to do it yet, but using the tiger's might to scare people had already been mastered.

  The author has something to say: I'm sorry, everyone. I just found out that many messages in the background have been deleted. Yesterday, I saw a sister saying that I hadn't responded to her for a long time, and I was puzzled when I went to take a look. Only then did I discover that the background had deleted more than 40 of my messages. Many sisters' messages I haven't even seen, and there were many sisters who sent me explosive messages that I also didn't see. I'm really sorry, everyone.

  But this system deleted it, I also can't get it back, next time everyone sees that I haven't replied just ask me directly, wu, really didn't see...