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"Gentlemen …" "A gentleman, he …"

The atmosphere in the Imperial Study was ice-cold to the extreme. The Imperial Tutor looked at the cold sweat oozing out of the crown prince's forehead, then smiled apologetically at the emperor. "Your majesty, please forgive me.

"Are you tired?" The emperor indifferently swept a glance at the crown prince who was racking his brains to come up with a lesson. "I heard that the crown prince sleeps until noon every day. Is he tired?"

"This …" The Imperial Tutor lowered his head in embarrassment. Actually, he also knew that the crown prince didn't spend much time and effort on his homework. However, since the emperor had already pointed it out, there was no need for him to say too much.

The crown prince was frightened by the emperor's fierce gaze and shuddered, unable to recall what had just happened.

"I don't even know how many years you've been reciting these four books and five scriptures," the emperor slammed his teacup on the desk and berated sternly. "Your mind isn't on studying at all, so I really don't know what you're doing all day."

The Crown Prince kneeled on the ground in panic and said with a trembling voice, "Calm down Royal Father, this son doesn't remember."

"For a moment, I can't remember. From the first sentence of the Imperial Tutor, there are a few sentences that you can accept," The Emperor was truly disappointed. "Little Yun was able to recite the Four Books and Five Classics as if they were back to normal before she was seven years old.

The Crown Prince rubbed his nose, embarrassed. "I was too late. I couldn't compare to my younger sister."

"Since your talent is not as good as mine, you should work harder the day after tomorrow," the Emperor sighed in disappointment. "Because you are the empress's only son, I let you become the crown prince, and you have really disappointed me more and more. How can I not worry about handing over the Great Qin Nation to you like this?"

"Royal Father," The crown prince was embarrassed, "This son will definitely study hard and not let you worry."

"These words of yours are like cocoons in our ears," The emperor's eyes flashed with disdain. "If Little Yun is a man, then we will call her Crown Prince, and you as well."

"Since the founding of the Great Qin Nation, it has never been said that it was impossible to not have a woman as a crown prince. There has also been a female emperor who participated in the politics of Great Qi, and if Royal Father wanted Little Yun to become crown prince, this son would be willing to abdicate her position and give up her position as the emperor."

The emperor's eyes widened as he picked up a stack of imperial reports and slapped them on the crown prince's head. The imperial tutor was so frightened that his face turned pale. He hurried forward to stop him. "Your majesty, please calm your anger. The crown prince was anxious and said the wrong thing."

"Alright," The Emperor pushed away the Imperial Tutor and furiously grabbed onto the edge of the crown prince's robe. "This idea of yours is great. You've stayed in the Imperial Study for all these years, and this idea is the only one that you've thought through thoroughly."

The crown prince was startled, the Royal Father couldn't really want to make Little Yun the crown prince, right?

"Imperial Tutor, study the ink for me," The Emperor restrained the raging anger in his heart and returned to his study desk. "I am going to cripple the crown prince and make the Princess Poyang my crown prince."

The Imperial Tutor quickly kneeled down and advised, "Your majesty, the Great Qin Dynasty has never had a princess become a crown prince. Your majesty …"

"Since you do not have it, then I shall make Princess Poyang my first prince." The Emperor took up his brush and was about to write the edict.

When he saw that the emperor was about to write, he hurriedly grabbed his arm. "Royal Father, this son knows his wrongs. Those were all words this son said in anger."

"Angry words?" The emperor smiled coldly. "Do you know the logic behind a disaster that comes from the mouth?"

The Crown Prince nodded and said, "I understand. I will never dare to speak nonsense again."

"It's good that you understand. In the future, you not only have to control your own mouth, but your own heart as well," the Emperor threw the pen back in its place and waved his hand tiredly. "Scram back, you won't be able to recite the words in the morning, just let your sister go to the East Palace."

The Crown Prince nodded fearfully and followed the Imperial Tutor back.

After Empress Chen heard the eunuch's report, he couldn't help but laugh heartily and say to Chu Lingyun, "Your Royal Brother is really intelligent.

Chu Lingyun pushed the crown prince's arm and joked, "When did Royal Brother become so powerful? It's like it's been a long time since we last met."

"Don't tease me," the Crown Prince said as he drank his tea fearfully. "You don't know how frightening Royal Father's face is to be unable to recite a book. It's as if he's going to eat me alive."

Chu Lingyun said with a smile: "Is it really that scary? Why can't I remember? "

The crown prince curled his lips and said, "When you were young, you were sharp tongued and extremely intelligent. Royal Father could answer any question he wanted to, so of course he wouldn't say a word about you."

"Royal Brother was actually complaining about how clumsy he was when he was young," Chu Lingyun playfully blinked his eyes. "But Royal Brother doesn't need to worry now.

"Hmph," the Crown Prince turned his face away, gritting his teeth, "Even if you are not by my side now, the shadow you gave me when you were a child still wouldn't go away."

"The time when you guys were stunned was just different, one was earlier while the other was later," Empress Chen tried to smooth things over between them, "Your sister just returned after three years and you still have to bicker with her. Look at you, your big brother."

The crown prince rolled his eyes, unwilling to pay any more attention to them.

Chu Lingyun played with Royal Brother for a while longer, but when she saw Xianghe beckoning to her from outside the door, she said to the empress, "mother, I'm going to the Xinyang Hall now, so I'll take my leave first."

Empress Chen nodded his head in greeting, "Be careful. Prince Duan and quasi wangfei are both powerful people, don't let them see any clues."

Chu Lingyun said with a stern expression.

Seeing that Chu Lingyun had walked far away, the Crown Prince said to the mother: "You don't know, the Royal Father told me before that he wanted to make Little Yun my Crown Prince."

Empress Chen almost spat out the tea in his mouth, "What kind of joke are you playing, how can a princess be the crown prince?"

"But Royal Father said so. If mother doesn't believe me, you can ask the Tutor," the Crown Prince said anxiously. "Royal Father said that if I don't study seriously, Little Yun will become Crown Prince."

The Empress Chen smiled and comforted him, "Didn't the Emperor see that you were too careless with your studies and purposely lied to you so that you could have some snacks?"

"No," The crown prince said with a serious expression, "Royal Father almost made an edict that day, saying that he wanted to cripple me."

"That's impossible. You said that the Emperor wanted to cripple your cultivation in the Prince Duan in a fit of anger, but I still have some doubts. If you were to say that the Emperor established Lingyun as the crown prince, that would truly be hilarious."

The Crown Prince said vexedly, "Why doesn't mother believe me? You are the same as the Royal Father, you only care about Little Yun."

"You're so old, why are you still jealous of your little sister?" Empress Chen looked at his son and could not help but laugh bitterly, "You should just study hard so that Ling Yun won't laugh at you again when she hears you."

Seeing that the mother did not believe him, the Crown Prince kept his mouth shut.

After Chu Lingyun let Xianghe return to her room, she went to the Xinyang Hall alone.

When she went in, she coincidentally saw Prince Duan and the quasi wangfei playing chess in the shadows of the trees. Their heads were facing each other, and from time to time they would look at each other and smile, as if they were a couple.

Chu Lingyun tiptoed over and stood by the side, not disturbing them. Now that the situation was clear, Chu Zongge was clearly at a disadvantage, but there were clearly a few flaws in his plan that he shouldn't have. She looked over strangely, but he met Chu Zongge's dubious gaze.

So she was intentionally letting the chess piece be given to the quasi wangfei to make her happy. Chu Lingyun closed her mouth without interest.

Xue Ronghua also noticed her existence and smiled sweetly at her: "Quickly help your big brother Prince Duan to take a look, he doesn't know how to react right now."

Chu Lingyun looked at her in a serious manner, "Yeah, I don't know what to do with my little sister, but it seems like brother Prince Duan should admit defeat earlier, I think that he won't be able to win against sister-in-law Huang."

Chu Zongge smiled lightly and pretended to be regretful. "Looks like I'm going to give it to Princess Hua-Yang again. What a pity."

Xue Ronghua proudly held onto a white jade chess piece, landing in Chu Zongge's weak spot, "Who did you learn this from? This is the sixth round where you lost to me."

"I taught myself, how could I have someone else teach me when I have good conditions like yours?"

"I'm also self-taught, but my self-taught ability is even better than yours. It seems like my aptitude is still better."

Chu Lingyun listened to the two tease for a long time, and couldn't help but interrupt: "I learned some chess skills in Chiron, I don't know how effective it is, and have yet to find someone to test it on."

Xue Ronghua stared blankly for a moment, then laughed: "Why don't you spar with your Royal Brother for a round, and test out your chess skills?"

Chu Lingyun blocked Chu Zongge's hand that was about to sweep through the Go Board, "I want to play a game with royal sister-in-law, I'll catch it under Royal Brother's side."

Chu Zongge did not mind, "I am already dead, let's see how Little Yun will bring the dead back to life."

Xue Ronghua swept her eyes across Chu Lingyun who was fully equipped and ready to go, and unexpectedly felt a bit scared. This was a battle that no one had ever had before.

Chu Lingyun picked up a black jade chess piece and pointed it at the chess board. A proud light flashed in her eyes, "Royal Aunt, please."

After only six games, the game had already undergone a tremendous change. Xue Ronghua stared at the chess board in shock, and immediately deduced that Chu Zongge was the one who fooled her in the first few rounds.

Chu Zongge was also surprised by Chu Lingyun's exquisite chess skills, and revealed an apologetic smile towards Xue Ronghua's flaming eyes.

"Royal Brother's sister-in-law, I seem to have won."

Chu Zongge looked down. Chu Lingyun should have an expert instructing him on Chiron. With such a level of chess skills, even he might not be able to withstand it even if he went on stage.

Chu Lingyun clapped happily, "That master from Chiron is really amazing, I can rely on this to eat in the future."

Xue Ronghua burst out laughing at her teasing, "You are only a princess of the imperial family, what are you worrying about?"

Chu Lingyun said in a serious tone: "In the future, I will definitely walk the martial arts world with unique skills. I can't just rely on selling the things I brought from the palace to survive."

Her expression was extremely sincere, even causing Xue Ronghua to be uncontrollably stunned.

Chu Lingyun looked around, "Royal Brother, I heard from the crown prince that you bought a Chiron slave, where is she?"

"Are you talking about Zhu Tong?" Xue Ronghua grinned, "She's inside the Prime Minister's Mansion, she didn't come to the palace."

"Her name is Zhu Tong?" Chu Lingyun's eyes lit up, "This name is not bad."

"This is the name she brought over from the Chiron, I didn't pick it."

Chu Lingyun tilted her head, "Then does she look like someone from the Chiron?"

Chu Zongge smiled slightly, "I'm still a child, my eyebrows and eyes aren't open."

Chu Lingyun lowered her head in disappointment, "I thought that I would also see people from the Chiron here."

Xue Ronghua patted her shoulder, "You have gone to the Chiron for three years, don't tell me you still haven't seen enough.