Dressed as a concubine instead of a concubine

When Prince Qi received the news, he sneered and said that they could only use these little tricks.

Let them be. King Ning'an is not a foolish man. He knows what to choose.

"Have you found out the identity of that little beggar?"

"Not yet. He just arrived in the capital today. He seems to be alone and has no family."

Alone? A ten-year-old child came to Beijing alone.

When Xie Junyi was wondering, Meng Xiyue came with the cleaned up little beggar to have meal.

The little beggar was very pretty, with regular features and a hint of nobility between his brows. He didn't look like a beggar at all.

"Greetings to His Majesty, thank you for saving my life."

The little beggar knelt on the ground and bowed politely.

"Sit down and eat."

"Your Majesty, his name is Wang Ruixuan. He is from Jiangnan, has no parents, and came to the capital alone to look for his relatives."

Meng Xiyue sat next to him and looked at him expectantly.

"You came alone?"

"My housekeeper brought me here, but our silver was stolen on the way, so the housekeeper gave all the food to me. He starved to death outside the gate of the capital."

Speaking of this, Wang Ruixuan's eyes turned red, and it was obvious that he had a good relationship with the housekeeper.

"Your father and mother are gone?"

"I haven't seen my father since I was a child. I was raised by my mother. My mother passed away a year ago, and she asked me to come to the capital to find my father."

This sounds like a play of abandoning wife and children, leaving an unmarried woman to raise children alone and not paying any attention to them.

I guess even if this child comes to the capital, he may not be able to find his father.

"Who is your father?"

Sure enough, Wang Ruixuan lowered his head and stopped talking.

"He doesn't know who his biological father is. His mother didn't tell him."

Meng Xiyue explained that when she was applying the medicine to him just now, she had already found out everything about his condition.

"You don't know who your father is? Then how are you going to find your father when you come to the capital?"

There are so many people in this capital city, we can't ask every household.

Xie Junyi felt helpless. This mother was too irresponsible.

"The housekeeper knew about it, but he died before he could tell me. He only left me a token."

"What token? Bring it to me for a look."

Wang Ruixuan hesitated for a moment, looked at Meng Xiyue, and when he saw her nod, he took out the jade pendant and handed it to Xie Junyi.

"There is not a single word on this jade pendant, so I can't tell which family it belongs to, but its quality is rare, and it must be from a wealthy family."

Meng Xiyue was expressing her thoughts without noticing that Xie Junyi's expression had changed.

He stroked the jade pendant repeatedly, trying to confirm his thoughts, but it had been so long that he could not remember clearly.

He looked up at Wang Ruixuan and asked tentatively, "Did your mother tell you anything about your father?"

"My mother only told me once that my father was the most noble man in the world. If I wanted to be his son, I had to be well-read and become the top scholar in the imperial examination, only then could I see him."

"What kind of requirement is this? You can only see your father if you become the top scholar. Does that mean your father will not recognize you if you fail to become the top scholar?"

Meng Xiyue thought they were a really weird pair of parents.

Meng Xiyue couldn't understand it, but Xie Junyi thought it was very reasonable. For an ordinary citizen with no connections, if he wanted to see that person, isn't high school the only way?

He looked at Wang Ruixuan and the more he looked, the more similar they seemed to be.

After a long while, he said, "You stay in the palace first. Leave this jade pendant with me. I will find out the whereabouts of your father for you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Wang Ruixuan quickly knelt down to express his gratitude.

"Your Majesty, Ruixuan likes to study, and I want to send him to Sister Mei."

"There are many schools in the capital. There's no need to go to hers." Xie Junyi didn't want her to get too close to Mei Ran.

"Sister Mei is well-educated, so it's very suitable for him to follow Sister Mei." Meng Xiyue muttered, realizing that he just looked down on schools run by girls.

Seeing that she was unhappy, Xie Junyi sighed, "It's up to you, but he has to go back to the palace to stay at night. It's not safe outside."

"it is good."

Meng Xiyue felt that Xie Junyi was quite kind-hearted and did not notice at all that his attitude towards Wang Ruixuan was a little unusual.

After returning to the study, Xie Junyi immediately called the secret guard.

"You go to Jiangnan and investigate everything that happened when the emperor went to Jiangnan ten years ago, especially whether he had any contact with a woman named Wang."

"Yes."

The secret guard disappeared quickly, but Xie Junyi's heart could not calm down for a long time.

His hands rubbed the jade pendant vigorously, not sure whether he was feeling anticipation or sadness.

The next morning, Meng Xiyue took Wang Ruixuan to Meiran Academy.

There are currently five students in the college, four boys and one girl, which is considered an outlier among all the colleges.

Mei Ran was very happy to see her coming.

"Didn't you say you couldn't come recently because of something?"

A trace of guilt flashed in Meng Xiyue's eyes. It was Xie Junyi who told her to stop coming, so she deliberately said this to Mei Ran.

"I'm here to send you a student."

"Half of the students in my academy are sent by you."

Mei Ran laughed. She was able to run this academy thanks to Meng Xiyue.

"Mei Ran Academy is not well known yet. When the imperial examination is held in two months, if any of these students can pass the examination and become a Tongsheng, I'm afraid that many people will come to study there to learn from them."

"I am thinking the same as you. I am also looking forward to the scientific examination in two months."

Mei Ran sighed. If she wanted to keep the academy going, she had to let outsiders see its value, but high school was the only way.

Once someone in the school is admitted to high school, she won’t have to worry about the students in the future.

But the foundation of these students is too poor, and some of them have never been to school. It is really unrealistic to think that they can pass the imperial examination and become a student of the Tongsheng School in two months.

However, nothing is impossible as long as we are human. The more difficult the task is, the greater the significance of the success will be.

She looked at the boy next to Meng Xiyue and asked, "Is this the student you are teaching?"

"Yes, his name is Wang Ruixuan, he is... temporarily an orphan, and now lives in the palace."

Meng Xiyue briefly explained his situation.

"Can you read?"

"I have been studying since I was young and have read the Four Books."

Mei Ran was surprised, "You have finished reading all the four books?"

“Yes.” Wang Ruixuan nodded heavily. He started to read and write at the age of three.

"That's amazing. Come here and let me test you." Mei Ran's eyes flashed with surprise, and she wanted to test his skills.

After talking for a while, Wang Ruixuan looked at Mei Ran with a hint of admiration, and Mei Ran also had an expression as if he had found a treasure.

"This child is smart. He is a good candidate for studying and becoming an official. Not to mention being a student, he can probably pass the exam to become a scholar."

"Xuan'er is so amazing."

Meng Xiyue gave him a thumbs up.