Chapter 84

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Protagonist:

Yan Qianqian

Not long after, An Wang walked out of the Palace Gate together with these two lovely children.

Just then, he surprisingly discovered Yue Yi waiting quietly at the Men Kou, and beside her stood a Wangfu carriage and a coachman.

As it turned out, the thoughtful Yue Yi considered that An Wang riding horses back to the palace with two young children this time might be inconvenient, so she specially arranged for a coachman to drive this spacious and comfortable carriage to come welcome them.

Immediately after, An Wang carried the two children onto the carriage and instructed the coachman to slowly set off back to An Wangfu.

Along the way, the children curiously gazed out the carriage windows at the constantly changing scenery, bursting into cheerful laughter from time to time, filling the entire carriage compartment with a warm and joyful atmosphere. Not long after, the carriage finally stopped steadily in front of An Wangfu's Gate.

However, unexpectedly, just as An Wang had just led the two children down from the carriage, a large batch of precious objects bestowed by the Emperor actually followed close behind and arrived at the Fu Zhong.

These bestowals were all rare objects presented to the Chao Ting by other various countries, among them no lack of all kinds of strange yet delightfully amusing small toys.

For example, that exquisitely crafted Luban Lock, and those intricately interlinked, complex and difficult Nine Linked Rings, and so on.

When Yan Jie finally personally laid eyes on these small, delicate, colorful cute toys, his originally dull eyes instantly became incomparably bright, shining like twinkling stars in the night sky.

He impatiently stretched out both hands, grabbed those small toys tightly in his grasp, then played with them in high spirits, completely immersed in this world full of joy and surprise. As for those things that had just happened, by this moment they had long been thrown to the back of his mind, vanished without a trace.

The Wangfei standing quietly observing all this at the side, looking at Yan Jie's happy and satisfied appearance, couldn't help but feel a surge of indescribable relief in her heart. She slightly raised the corners of her mouth, revealing a gentle and benevolent smile, her eyes full of deep love and care for the child.

After Song Qi and Qian Lai were dismissed from the Shangshufang, the entire Shangshufang fell into a subtle atmosphere. Perhaps to ease this tension, or to give the students a chance to adjust their mindset, the Shangshufang decided to take a two-day holiday.

During these two days, the atmosphere inside the Imperial Palace also appeared somewhat heavy. The Emperor sat in the Yudi, brows slightly furrowed, holding a vermilion brush, yet it did not fall for a long time. He was thinking about the candidate for the new Sixian Ban teacher. Ultimately who should take over this important position? For a moment, various thoughts swirled in his mind.

Just as the Emperor was racking his brains, Eunuch Sun who had been serving at the side softly reminded: "Your Majesty, this old slave happens to have thought of a suitable candidate. This person's character is noble and pure, widely read in poetry and books, previously always served in the Hanlin Yuan, and moreover according to this old slave's knowledge, he has always been quite interested in teaching and nurturing people."

Hearing this, a hint of curiosity flashed in the Emperor's eyes, and he asked: "Oh? Don't know what this person's surname and name are?"

Eunuch Sun slightly bowed, and said slowly: "Reporting to Your Majesty, this person's surname is Ai, given name Chun, courtesy name Zizhan. He is currently a Hanlin Yuan compiler."

The Emperor listened, pondered briefly, then nodded and said: "Mm, sounds not bad. Then let him go try first. When the Shangshufang resumes classes the day after tomorrow, have him go lead the Sixian Ban. If there's anything he doesn't understand, he can consult the Qi Meng Ban teachers more."

Two Days later at dawn, sunlight filtered through the gaps in the leaves and fell upon the courtyard of Shangshufang. By then, everyone in Shangshufang had already gathered together, some whispering to each other, some murmuring privately, heatedly discussing what had previously happened between Qianqian and Song Qi. And the news of Master Qian's dismissal had long since spread throughout the entire academy, so everyone was full of curiosity about this new teacher who was about to arrive.

Two days later at dawn, sunlight filtered through gaps in the tree leaves and fell onto the Shangshufang's courtyard. At this time, the people in the Shangshufang had already gathered together, they either whispered to each other or murmured privately, heatedly discussing the events that had previously occurred between Qianqian and Song Qi. And the news of Teacher Qian's dismissal had also long spread throughout the entire academy, so everyone was full of curiosity about this new teacher about to arrive.

Just as everyone waited with anticipation, a faint sound of footsteps came from outside the door. Immediately after, a white figure slowly entered everyone's view. He wore a spotless white long robe, his figure tall and straight like a pine, his features handsome as if carved, his brow revealing a transcendent and unworldly temperament. He walked into the classroom with composed steps, each step seemingly carrying a unique rhythm.

When he finally reached the lectern, the whole venue instantly fell silent. Everyone's gazes focused on this mysterious new teacher, only to hear the newly arrived teacher clear his throat, then say loudly: "Fellow students, please quiet down first! From today onward, I will temporarily take over the Sixian Ban's teaching work. My surname is Ai, everyone may call me Teacher Ai."

Before his words fell, Qianqian and Ai Jiao sitting in their seats instantly stared wide-eyed, gazes fixed straight on Teacher Ai ahead.

Qianqian couldn't help but poke Ai Jiao sitting in front of her with her hand, lowered her voice and asked: "Brother-in-law actually came to be our teacher? Such a big thing and you didn't even tell me, your mouth is really tight enough!"

Facing Qianqian's questioning, Ai Jiao showed a very innocent expression, hurriedly explained: "I also only just found out about this matter, yesterday when our family was eating together, Elder Brother didn't reveal this news to me at all."

After the two finished whispering, Ai Chun formally began the lesson. Surprisingly, Qianqian who was usually absent-minded listened exceptionally seriously today. She concentrated fully listening to every knowledge point Ai Chun explained, nodding from time to time to show understanding.

Not only that, after this class ended, even the other classmates discussed enthusiastically, everyone unanimously agreed that Ai Chun's teaching method was lively and interesting, profound yet simple, far superior to the previous Teacher Qian.

On the other side, after An Wang finished morning court, he hurried straight toward where Yan Wang was. At this time Yan Wang was alone at the Lianwu Chang sweating profusely practicing martial arts! Although he no longer needed to go to the Shangshufang to study, Yan Wang did not dare have the slightest slackness.

Every day before the sky brightened, he would rise early and come to the Lianwu Chang, persisting in bitter practice for over an hour.

Just as Yan Wang was wholeheartedly practicing sword techniques, suddenly a figure rushed from afar like a gale, and with lightning speed leapt into midair, launching a fierce attack toward Yan Wang. Yan Wang's heart tightened, instantly realizing this sudden assault came from his own father — An Wang.

【35】 However, facing such a fierce attack, Yan Wang did not panic, but quickly reacted, shook his wrist, the long sword tightly gripped in his hand like a spirit snake leaving its hole straight toward An Wang's advance.