"Old Prince, I am really from Yanjing and come from an ordinary family." I slowly calmed down and tried my best to answer Chang Yuchun's question calmly.

"You can't say anything at this time!" When I spoke, I also reminded myself in my heart that I was not very clear about how powerful the prince Zhu Biao was, but I knew very clearly that many veterans and heroes in the court were wholeheartedly supporting this "kind" prince.

When my master taught me the art of power and strategy, he once said that there are no absolute friends or absolute enemies in the officialdom. If you easily relax your vigilance against anyone, or you can easily trust anyone, the consequences will be that you will die without a burial place. When my master told me this truth, in order to make me deeply understand, he gave many examples, but to be honest, these examples did not really make me understand the importance of this truth, until I was pushed down from the Qiantang River by Zhu Biao... Maybe it was the rolling tide that made my mind and eyes finally cleaned. I clearly and personally realized that in the court where everyone was fighting for interests, I must not easily trust anyone, including the Kaiping Prince in front of me, because I can never bet on my life anymore.

The frank attitude on my face obviously made Chang Yuchun relieve some of his doubts. He said thoughtfully: "I see your way of marching and setting up a formation. I just feel that it is definitely not something that ordinary people can know. At least you need to have a person to give guidance so that you can understand the essence... Well, if you want to join the army, I can arrange a good place for you so that you will not waste a general like you!"

When Chang Huaiyu and her parents heard the old man say this, they looked at me in surprise, as if they didn't understand that the old man would be so arrogant to me, because with his prestige in the army, with just one word, I will definitely have a good future in the Great Wu army.

But at this time, I don’t want to suddenly enroll in the army. Passing the exam and meeting the emperor’s grandfather is what I have to do now, so I waved my hand and said, “The old prince has won the award. I am now devoted to the imperial examination. I’m going to join the army… Hey, let’s talk about it later!”

"You said before that you are the top name Jie Yuan in the Yuhang Provincial Examination?" Chang Yuchun suddenly seemed to remember something and asked me again.

I quickly agreed, "I am a juren from the 13th year of Hongwu."

"The thirteenth year of Hongwu, which is last year, well... OK, I can't tell that you are a civil and military genius." It seemed that the old man seemed to have become interested in me, and then carefully asked about my origin.

At this time, I naturally cannot hide it. As long as I tell you all the experiences I made up and in Qinshan Town, I can eliminate his suspicion of me.

Although Chang Huaiyu and I are quite acquainted, they probably never heard of my experience. When she heard that Dajiao treat me with sincerity, she praised her and even said that Dajiao is one of the few good people. When she heard that I taught those rascals for Dajiao, and finally recognized Dajiao as her godson in public, she looked at me with a touching look, as if my actions were deeply loved by her. When she heard that I entered the Li Mansion, experienced the examination, saved people, and accepted godfathers and godmothers, she showed admiration and strange eyes to me, as if there was someone who could do these things like me... I kept telling and she kept listening, as if every word of my was deeply imprinted in her heart. Finally, I finished all the words, and the two grandparents and grandchildren had not spoken for a long time, and they didn't know what they were thinking about.

"After talking, you have not yet mentioned the skills of your body and the martial arts from whom you learned?" After hearing what I said, Chang Yuchun suddenly said another sentence.

"Oh, it's really a shot!" I was shocked in my heart. The old man's words suddenly reached my flaw. After thinking about it, he made up a lie and explained: "When I was young, there was a Taoist temple next to my house, and there was an unknown old Taoist priest living in it. I learned military skills and martial arts with him."

"Taoist?" Chang Yuchun pondered for a while, and finally sighed at me "helplessly" and said, "There are many masters who cannot be born. It seems that if you have the talent to learn today, it is considered that God has made intentional achievements."

At this time, the matter had a happy ending. After that, the old man wanted me to stay for a meal, but I noticed my unfriendly vision of "future father-in-law and mother-in-law", so I had to find an excuse to say goodbye.

Chang Huaiyu personally sent me out of the gate of the palace. Before I could say anything to her, she suddenly said to me first: "Young Master Zhu, thank you very much this time."

"Miss, you're welcome, I'm just a simple task!" In fact, to be honest, even if this time it wasn't Chang Huaiyu begging me, if I knew that the person who came to propose marriage was Wang Yu, maybe I would have come to help without hesitation. Who made that guy's behavior so bad!

"Young Master Zhu, you helped me this time. I think my grandfather likes you very much... Alas, I'm afraid that my grandfather will force you to propose marriage in the future!" When he spoke, Chang Huaiyu looked at me carefully and said, "I don't know if I have caused you such a big trouble... If my grandfather really forces you to no avail in the future, then you... Then you..."

"What do you want to say?" I saw Chang Huaiyu stuttering and a blush appeared on her gentle face, and I couldn't help but ask casually.

"If you are really forced by your grandfather and have no choice, then... then come and propose marriage!"

Although Chang Huaiyu's words were almost inaudible, I could hear them clearly with deep skills. I was shocked on the spot and looked at the gentle and beautiful woman in front of me in disbelief. Chang Huaiyu's face turned red by my surprised gaze, and she said nothing. She quickly turned around and ran back into the palace.

I stood in front of the door of the palace, recalling what Chang Huaiyu said before, constantly thinking about the meaning inside, the craze in my heart could not calm down for a long time. Suddenly, a breeze blew over my face, and I felt the cool and refreshing, and finally came to my senses, shook my head with a bitter smile, and walked back towards Yingtian Academy.

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Before I knew it, I had been almost half a year after entering Yingtian Academy, and the period of the imperial examination was getting closer. As a person who aimed at the imperial examination, burying the book case became the most important part of my daily life. In contrast, Li Ziru, Liu Ziliang and Zhao Yunshan seemed much more idle because they were both noble children of officials. Even if they could not pass the imperial examination, they could still enter the officialdom through another way - to be a filial and honest person, so they were not like the "Zhu Shiqi" who was a low-ranking identity.

During the period of hard study, because of the previous interactions, the five girls I met in the mountains that day would come over to "disturb" me from time to time.

On that day, Li Lingling came to my residence to ask about arithmetic. She would always find some arithmetic questions to answer this period. At the beginning, when I met her, she still focused on talking about arithmetic every time. But gradually I found that she seemed to like to talk to me about things about me, such as what I like to eat and what I like to do, which made me feel that she seemed to want to pursue my origins.

She carefully said something with the young lady. Li Ziru looked into my room from time to time, intentionally or unintentionally, as if she was afraid that I had done something extraordinary. Li Lingling asked me to answer arithmetic for her today, then asked me again, asked me when I started learning arithmetic, and asked me what relatives there were in my family... She threw dozens of questions over, and let me explain it for a long time before the young lady felt satisfied.

When he said that, Li Lingling looked at the sky outside, probably because he felt it was not too early, so he stood up with a smile and said, "Young Master Zhu, it's getting late, so I'll leave first!"

Hearing her say this, I quickly stood up and said, "Then I'll take her off to see her off!" I took her away from the door, but unexpectedly she suddenly stopped and turned around and almost threw herself into my arms. I was shocked, and secretly called "abrupt". I quickly jumped back and dodged.

Li Lingling probably didn't expect that I would have such a big reaction. She glanced at me in surprise, then took out a small object from her arms and said, "Mr. Zhu, you will be in the exam in a few days. I heard that the amulet in the Wang Daxian Temple is very powerful, so I asked you for one. If you wear it on your body when you go to the exam, you will definitely bless you in high school."

"Ah?" I looked at the little yellow talisman in Li Lingling's hand, and saw a small red rope on the bright yellow paper. My thoughts surged up, and I didn't even know how to reach out to take it.

When Li Lingling saw that I was so stupid that I looked so stupid, she pursed her lips and smiled slightly, walked up to me and pulled my hand, put the amulet on it, and said, "Why are you stunned?"

The delicate body was close to me. I smelled the faint fragrance emitted from her body, touching the soft gutters that were as smooth as grease in my hand, and couldn't help but feel aroused in my heart.

Li Lingling probably felt the tenderness in my eyes, and her face suddenly turned red. Then she let go of my hand and took a step back, and said shyly: "Why don't you talk?"

"I...I..." I kept thinking about the feeling of the moment before, and I had not yet come back to my senses. I couldn't help but say ignorantly: "I'll send you out!"

Li Lingling probably didn't expect that I would stammer for a long time and say such words. She immediately grimaced at me with anger, turned around and walked out the door, leaving a sentence before leaving: "You are such a fool!"

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Chapter completed!