eurekapd Chapter 414: Just a Eunuch
Chapter 414: Just a Eunuch
The Thirteenth Prince grabbed Minister Lin and tried to pull him up: "Uncle, didn't you say you were the best in the Imperial Academy? Then why are you afraid of the Governor? Stand up and support me, beat up the Governor and vent my anger, or be careful that I will beat you with a stick!"
"Haha, Minister Lin really has great official power." Ji Chilian sneered.
Minister Lin was so frightened that his entire body was drenched in cold sweat.
"Stop talking!" Minister Lin jumped up from the ground, wishing he could grab the Thirteenth Prince's mouth. "I always teach you to seek truth from facts and not abuse your status as a prince, but you forgot everything! Come here, bring the cane and hit the Thirteenth Prince's palm thirty times!"
Guards came immediately and forced Zhan Xiaoya to kneel on the ground.
When the prince made a mistake and was punished, it was his tutor who was punished, and the prince himself did not need to be beaten.
However, if the tutor was beaten, the prince would also be embarrassed.
Zhan Xiaoya had never suffered any loss or been beaten since he became the Thirteenth Prince's companion. At this moment, he saw a vine thicker than chopsticks and covered with a layer of small thorns, and he turned pale with fright.
"Thirteenth Prince, please save me!"
When the Thirteenth Prince saw Zhan Xiaoya crying, he felt even more embarrassed.
"Ji Chilian, stop it!" The Thirteenth Prince was furious. He pinched his waist with one hand and pointed at Ji Chilian's nose with the other hand, scolding, "I am the Thirteenth Prince, the son that my father loves the most, and my mother is the Imperial Concubine. How dare you hit my study companion? You are just a eunuch, a cripple! You are so bold!"
"You are not allowed to say that about my father!" Shen Yubao couldn't stand it any longer and was about to push the Thirteenth Prince.
But before Shen Yubao could make a move, a peanut flew over and hit the Thirteenth Prince on the forehead.
The Thirteenth Emperor was beaten back a step, uttered a scream, and followed the direction where the peanut came from, and happened to see Yi Mobao not far away.
"Shen Mo, you are just a peasant from an ordinary family. How dare you beat the prince?!" The Thirteenth Prince had never been offended like this. He was almost going crazy.
"So what if you're a prince? We're all human beings. If you do something wrong, you have to pay the price. What's more, the most common people in this world are ordinary people. If it weren't for these ordinary people, do you think you could live a life of luxury? As a prince, you look down on the common people and even treat them harshly. Even if the emperor were here today, I would still beat you." Yi Mobao said arrogantly.
The Thirteenth Prince was surprised by the aura emanating from Yi Mobao.
He was stunned for a moment, then rushed towards Yi Mobao angrily.
"Good." At this moment, Ji Chilian applauded Yi Mobao: "Shen Mo is right. The royal family can command the world. It is indispensable to have the support of the people. The country is based on the people's hearts. If you are a royal family but don't sympathize with the people, you are really unworthy of the royal family."
"Minister Lin, I think Shen Mo's words and behavior are both top-notch, so why not reward him with a set of four treasures of the study and test him first." Ji Chilian said.
"Yes." Minister Lin did not dare to have any opinion.
Ji Chilian's words clearly showed that he was on the side of this brat named Shen Mo, so he naturally didn't dare to have any objections.
The Thirteenth Prince was so angry that he almost vomited blood when he saw that everyone listened to Ji Chilian, and Minister Lin, who had always helped him, kept his mouth shut like a turtle and dared not say a word.
But he could also see that he had no way to vent his anger now!
Zhan Xiaoya was beaten quickly. His hands were swollen and it seemed that he would not be able to take part in today's assessment.
Minister Lin saw Ji Chilian's attitude, so in order to please Ji Chilian, he simply cancelled Zhan Xiaoya's qualification for the assessment.
Zhan Xiaoya was extremely sad at this moment, and hurried to find the Thirteenth Prince to cry and complain.
The Thirteenth Prince thought that it was all because of Zhan Xiaoya's words that he was deceived, and for a moment he felt a little dissatisfied: "After all, this time it was all because of you that caused me trouble. Now I'm giving you a chance to atone for your sins. Don't let me down again!"
This was the first time Zhan Xiaoya saw the Thirteenth Prince speaking to her so seriously, so she didn't dare cry anymore: "What does the Thirteenth Prince need me to do?"
The Thirteenth Prince leaned close to Zhan Xiaoya's ear and gave him careful instructions.
Next, the assessment begins.
Today's test is only about academic competition. The questions are set by the Royal Academy and the test will last for three hours in total.
Three hours later, the examiners graded the test papers of the apprentices on the spot and selected the apprentice with the highest score as the top scorer in liberal arts.
After three hours, the assessment was over and the examiners went to the warm room to mark the test papers.
The apprentices stayed in the courtyard and ate lunch prepared by the imperial kitchen.
After Miss Sun sat down, she looked depressed: "Wow, this year's test questions are so difficult! I feel like I don't know how to answer at least one-third of them."
"Me too. Hey, Young Master Shen, how did you answer?" someone asked Shen Yubao.
"I'm fine. Shen Mo, how about you?" Shen Yubao looked at Yi Mobao expectantly.
"I think it's just average." Yi Mobao was not very satisfied with his performance.
A lot has happened recently, and he has indeed slacked off in his studies.
Therefore, when answering the questions just now, he was not very sure about one of the questions.
Before, no matter what questions he took, he would make sure he got them all correct, so Yimobao felt that his performance was average.
Except for Shen Yubao, no one could understand what Yi Mobao really wanted to express.
Miss Sun pushed all the plates of snacks on the table to Yi Mobao: "Shen Mo, don't be discouraged. As long as you pass the written test, you can show your strength in the martial arts assessment later, so you still have a chance to stay in the Royal Academy."
Seeing that the other children also nodded towards him with determination, Yi Mobao responded and saw Ji Chilian coming towards them surrounded by a group of examiners.
He stood up and saluted with the others, and Yi Mobao was immediately helped up by Ji Chilian himself.
"Shen Mo." Ji Chilian looked into Yi Mobao's eyes, "Congratulations, you won the first place in this written test."
"What? Shen Mo is actually first!" At this moment, the few people who had been trying to comfort Yi Mobao couldn't laugh anymore.
The only one who was not surprised was Shen Yubao. Seeing that everyone's eyes were all on him, he lowered his voice to help explain: "Shen Mo has always been very demanding of himself, so if he thinks it's just average, maybe it's very good for us."