After the cannon fodder prince collapsed, the country will not perish

After a class was over, the teenagers present were all overwhelmed with emotion when they heard Xiao Di's impassioned speech, and couldn't help discussing in whispers.

"You are indeed the son of the God of War. I heard that the Xiao family has been good at fighting and brave for generations. I think it is true."

"Oh, no, it's a pity that there is something about going to Huihe." Another person lowered his voice and said: "If there is no such thing, with the merits of the Xiao family in the early stage, they will definitely be able to become marquises and nobles, and they will also be able to shock the frontiers when they go to war in the future." .”

Suddenly someone wondered: "At that time, it was said that General Xiao died in battle. What a coincidence, but before he ascended the throne, he found out that he had taken refuge in Huihe. How about we report it? Thinking about it, I always find it unbelievable."

"What are you questioning again? Although it was said that he died in battle, after all, no one collected the body...This time, it was seen by so many people in the Huihe army. Could it be fake?"

For a while, the teenagers were silent again, from admiration to sighing.

Yan Ming had long been disdainful of Xiao Di, couldn't hold back for a while, and snorted coldly: "No matter how gaudy he said, isn't his father licking the horseshoes of barbarians in Huihe? I wonder if his strategy can beat Huihedu It doesn't matter, let's go to the enemy at worst, anyway, it's the ancestral skill of his Xiao family..."

Before the words were finished, they stopped abruptly.

Yan Ming felt an oppressive gaze covering his head, and when he raised his head, he realized that Xiao Di, who was not in the classroom just now, was standing in front of him at some point.

Xiao Di was already a head taller than him, but now that he was sitting on the stool, he felt much shorter.

Yan Ming wanted to stand up, but his shoulders were firmly held down.

Xiao Di's wrists sank slightly, his eyes were cold, and there was a hostility hidden in the depths.

The powerful palm pressed Yan Ming's shoulder, which immediately awakened his terrible memories on horseback. Even in the classroom, Yan Ming couldn't help shivering, and forced himself to calm down: "You... Palace, what are you planning to do!?"

"Yes, this is in the palace." Xiao Di let go of his shoulders leisurely, stared into his eyes with a half-smile, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Master Yan, in the palace you need more Be careful with your words and deeds, and don't provoke people you can't afford to provoke."

Can't afford to provoke...

Yan Ming immediately remembered that terrible rainy night. This person seemed to be obedient and powerless to resist, but he played a big game of chess with his backhand, which gave them a bloody storm!

Xiao Di!

He is obviously a humble son of a traitor, but he is indeed someone he can't afford to provoke!

Yan Ming's teeth itch with hatred, but he can't do anything.

Yan Ming didn't have the ability to make a move, but the murderous intent hidden in Xiao Di's eyes never retreated.

The fire in the hot spring did not start out of thin air, and he already knew who the murderer was.

After all, this matter is not difficult to investigate. The eunuchs who cleaned the hot springs had close contacts with the Yan family, and even the eunuch who distributed the candles got a sum of money. Yan Jing found out privately that the money was exactly It was traded from the Zhuangzi of the Yan family.

It is not difficult to find the murderer through various clues.

But the emperor didn't know why, so he hurriedly ended the investigation.

Probably because he wanted to gain a good reputation, killing the son of a meritorious official right after he ascended the throne would inevitably make people feel chilling.

Xiao Di raised the corners of his lips expressionlessly, even if the matter passed in a daze after the investigation, he still knew who was behind the scenes.

He did not hesitate to plot against his brother's life, and even tried to put the blame on him.

He didn't have the guts to thank his family, if he was standing in the position of Ninth Five Lord, even if Yan Ming cried bitterly to him at this moment, he would kill this person alive.

Not to mention the current attitude...

Xiao Di narrowed his eyes slightly.

No way, I had to send him away earlier.

A few days later, Taixue arranged the first written test.

Most of the students who accompanied the prince to study were the children of meritorious officials. Although they had passed the competition and entered the school, after all, they were more dependent on their family background.

Now that I have been studying for two months, the masters can no longer hold back, they want to find out the fundamentals of the students, and teach them in accordance with their aptitude, so that the princes can get closer to the truly talented people.

This first written test is extremely important. In order to bring honor to their family, the teenagers are all immersed in their studies, thinking of getting decent grades, so as not to be said that they entered the Imperial Academy with the help of their father and brother.

Yan Ming was full of disdain, and he didn't even open the book.

He and the two students who had always been arrogant simply took out the posture of abandoning the exam, and wandered around the Taixue every day, which was extremely conspicuous.

None of the masters came up to dissuade them, and they can't be bound to take the exam, so why bother to make fun of themselves.

The first one who couldn't see it turned out to be the King of Chu.

He was young and had little experience, and the Yan family was the first to get close to him among the generals of the court, so he always hung out with Yan Ming before.

But after entering Taixue, the king of Chu opened his eyes and gradually felt that Yan Ming's aptitude was nothing more than that.

He is going to be the prince and the emperor in the future!

How can he tolerate such idiots around him?

In words, he always persuaded him to study and learn the art of war, but Yan Ming didn't soak in oil and salt, he just pretended he didn't hear it. The King of Chu could only hate his misfortune and anger him for not fighting.

This scene naturally fell into Xiao Di's eyes.

He tapped on the table lightly, silently thinking about Yan Ming's death.

I figured out all the levels for a while, and my mood became more relaxed. The corners of my lips smiled involuntarily, and my eyes involuntarily drifted to Xie Qingci.

The elder brother's slender body was wrapped in a robe, the corners of his lips were slightly pursed, and he was studying hard.

Holding the pen holder in his hand and rustling writing, the transparent nails glow with the color of spring cherry, which is tempting to pick.

Xiao Di stared intently for a moment, then walked up to Xie Qingci.

Xie Qingci raised his head to see Xiao Di, raised his eyebrows slightly, then lowered his head and continued to write silently.

That look... was a little more cold and distant than usual.

Xiao Di frowned, squatted down on one knee, and looked up to carefully examine Xie Qingci's appearance: "Your Highness is tired?"

Xie Qingci frowned, and said briefly: "No."

In the past few days, he saw Xiao Di showing off and getting closer and closer to that Liu Hui, and his heart was filled with unspeakable panic.

It was like a pony that was originally intended to be pulled, but suddenly turned into a wanton wild horse in another place, and he couldn't control it at all.

Xiao Di grinned: "With me here, brother can sleep more peacefully than before."

Seeing that Xie Qingci's spirit improved these days, he felt relieved.

This made Xie Qingci's heart tremble.

In the past few nights, Xiao Di silently accompanied him to sleep on the small couch, seeming to be willing to work hard.

With his mountain-like figure serving beside the bed, I don't know if it's a psychological effect, but in short, I never suffered from flustered and insomnia.

Xie Qingci's heart softened, and he put down the brush in his hand and looked at Xiao Di: "In the past few days of exams, you are also tired and need to rest, you can go to sleep in your own hair room, and you don't have to come to the couch to serve."

His expression softened a little, but his words were still cold.

Xiao Di suddenly held Xie Qingci's hand: "No."

Xie Qingci: "?"

Xiao Di gradually clenched his palms, and said in a low voice, "Ah Di sleeps most peacefully next to my brother."

Xie Qingci was shocked, and said coldly, "Let go!"

He was much closer to Xiao Di, but he never allowed Xiao Di to touch his body without authorization.

What's more, he is still in Taixue!

Xiao Di still held his palm in his own way, and said to himself: "Your Highness has held the pen for too long, and the palm and fingertips are red."

After finishing speaking, he lowered his head and started kneading seriously.

Xie Qingci's skin is as thick as fat, making people dare not use too much force, for fear that their fingertips will turn into morning dew.

Xiao Di exerted his strength carefully, with an expression as if he was carefully caring for a delicate baby.

Xie Qingci frowned slightly as a numbness came from his fingertips.

Xiao Di paused, then raised his face to look at him: "Did Adi do something wrong and offend brother?"

His expression was still innocent and docile, as if he was the most well-behaved person in the world and the least likely to betray him.

Xie Qingci was so upset, he just bowed his head and said: "You are fine."

Xiao Di rubbed his brother's tender fingertips, his eyes showed a pensive look.

The day before the exam, Yan Ming was still doing nothing in Taixue, his face was written all over the exam and it had nothing to do with me.

But just happened to see Xiao Di coming out from the verandah, glanced at him, and shook his head sympathetically.

It is similar to the look in the eyes of an imperial physician when he sees a terminally ill patient.

Yan Ming: "?"

Yan Ming couldn't bear it anymore: "Xiao Di, what do you mean by this look?"

It was rare for Xiao Di to tell him kindly: "I never thought that Young Master Yan, who has always been by King Chu's side, would be here alone."

Yan Ming didn't care about the sarcasm in his words, rolled his eyes and said, "Have you seen Your Highness?"

Except for class, he hadn't seen King Chu for several days, and he couldn't find anyone after class.

"The King of Chu has to go to Mr. Liu Hui to ask questions every day." Xiao Di slightly curled his lips, and said, "Master Yan can rest assured that there is such a studious and motivated master."

Before he finished speaking, Yan Ming had already run to the side courtyard, heading all the way to Liu Hui's resettlement.

Before entering the door, he had already seen the garden of the side courtyard. The king of Chu looked at Liu Hui, who was talking admiringly, and heard a few promises: "If I can get help from my husband, I will definitely..."

Yan Ming's throat rolled, and his eyes turned red.

Both Xie Qingci and the king of Chu were hanging out with him, so Xie Qingci will not mention it, why the king of Chu has become an appearance he doesn't know.

Behind the Yan family's back, he secretly wins over others, not to mention, but also grows alienated and disgusted with him...

Before that, the king of Chu listened to him the most and let him manipulate him!

Yan Ming clenched his fists and returned to Taixue without saying a word.

Yan Ming was only fifteen or sixteen, and couldn't hide too much thought. Seeing the king of Chu enter the classroom with a satisfied face, and sitting on the stool without looking at himself, his heart was even more desolate, and he even cursed at the sidelines under his resentment. : "What the hell are these people doing? They've thought about it before entering school, but now they're asking questions? I think they're trying to torment us in different ways!"

"I'm not going to take the exam, so what right does he have to judge me?"

The King of Chu just heard it, and pouted, "Yan Ming, everyone else has to take the test, why don't you take the test? Don't tell me you know you can't do it, so you are timid before the test?"

In front of the crowd, Yan Ming was told "No", and his face blushed all of a sudden, and he said: "Since your Highness entered the Imperial Academy, hasn't he looked down on me for a long time? Since you have treated my Yan family as an abandoned My son, why not just say it, so why bother to ridicule?"

The king of Chu became angry immediately, raised his hand and threw the inkstone on the ground and said, "I don't think your brain is as deep as this inkstone. If I abandon you, will I still urge you to study?"

The King of Chu only felt a headache, and logically he would accompany and persuade the prince to study, but he followed Yan Ming like a nanny, nagging behind Yan Ming, and being misunderstood by Yan Ming in this way, he felt resentful and wronged.

Yan Ming recalled the scene just now, and sneered, "Really? Didn't you want to win Liu Hui over a long time ago, why bother with me?"

The King of Chu really wanted to win him over, but he was still young, so he could only pretend to be a student to ask for advice. When Yan Ming pointed it out, he immediately blushed and said, "Yan Ming! You are so presumptuous!"

Yan Ming got up directly from the stool, snorted coldly: "Since Your Highness has other interests, then it's not right for me to accompany you. Why don't you go home and blow ice fans and eat crispy mountains!"

He came to be an accompanying student on a hot day, but he still had to be wronged and ridiculed by others. Think about it, why bother!

Xiao Di's eyes flicked over the annoyed King Chu and the stunned boy in the same class, and then fell on the back of Yan Ming who walked out of the classroom, gradually turning cold.