Starting from a thatched cottage, the farmer embarked on the road to wealth through imperial examina

Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng followed the King of England all the way towards the Lake Center Pavilion in the center of the Lianxin Lake in the garden. Along the way, there were chrysanthemums of various colors blooming and vying for beauty.

The two sons of King Ying saw their father personally leading the two young men towards the pavilion in the middle of the lake. The Crown Prince and the Duke searched through the scenes in their memories, but could not find any memory of the two young men, and were puzzled for a moment.

While the Crown Prince and the Duke were still in a daze, the King of England had already arrived at the pavilion in the middle of the lake, and the voices of the three princes greeting the King of England were heard.

"Uncle Emperor."

Seeing the three princes' polite greetings, a group of royal family members and sons of noble families behind them stepped forward to salute. King Ying smiled and waved his hand, indicating that there was no need to be polite. Then King Ying half stepped aside, and everyone could see clearly Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng who were walking behind King Ying.

"Come on, let me introduce you to the two of you. They are my friends Liang Jingcheng and Ye Changyan."

Everyone was somewhat surprised to hear that the King of England actually personally introduced these two people to a group of noble sons. Then the King of England briefly introduced Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng to everyone present.

Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng hurriedly saluted respectfully to the three princes standing in the front. The three princes had some impression of these two people. The eldest prince and the third prince both smiled and nodded politely.

The second prince was really impressed by these two people. Although on the surface, the outbreak of the polo match case was caused by Lu Zhiguang, the Censor-in-Chief, who was seeking justice for his son, if it were not for these two people, especially Ye Changyan who replaced Lu Xiaotong, the handicap of the Dragon Boat Festival polo match would not have incurred such a huge loss.

Afterwards, Pan Haoyang was so angry that he specially arranged people to teach several players of the Guozi Tiangang team a lesson. After learning that Ao Chong'an was the son of the second-rank official Jiangzuo Governor, and Fan Tao's father was also the third-rank councilor of Shannan Provincial Government, the people arranged by Pan Haoyang simply harassed the two of them.

Although Liang Jingcheng and Ye Changyan were both disciples of Cai Zhengqing, Cai Zhengqing had retired for many years, so Pan Haoyang did not take the two of them seriously. He asked the troops he sent to teach them a lesson, especially Ye Changyan, who came from a peasant family.

As a result, some of the men sent by Pan Haoyang were killed or injured. Those who managed to survive came back to report that there were experts secretly protecting the two men, and judging from the situation, there were more than one group of experts protecting them.

When the Second Prince heard the furious Pan Haoyang mention this matter to him, he suddenly became cautious. After carefully asking for details, he asked Pan Haoyang to stop immediately. Seeing that the censors headed by Lu Zhiguang were still pursuing the Dragon Boat Festival match-fixing case, the Second Prince told Pan Haoyang not to create any more trouble.

Seeing Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng politely bowing to him, the Second Prince, although angry in his heart, still had a faint smile on his face and nodded politely.

Seeing that Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng had greeted everyone present, he told his youngest son to help him greet his two friends. The King of England has two sons, the eldest son is seventeen years old and the youngest son is fifteen years old, both born to the princess.

When the eldest son was ten years old, he was named the Crown Prince of the King of England. When the youngest son was ten years old, he was named the Prince of Ruian by His Majesty. Ever since the King of England learned that his two sons were involved in hoarding grain, raising grain prices, and selling moldy grain, he was a little disappointed with both sons. However, the King of England was more reflective on himself. Over the past decade, he had indeed neglected the education of his two sons, which led to them making such big mistakes.

The King of England brought his two sons into the palace and gave them a severe lesson in front of the Emperor. Seeing that the King of England had done a good job, the Emperor promised to donate 10,000 taels for reconstruction in the disaster area. The Emperor supported his brother and after some comfort, he said that the two children were young and ignorant, and believed in the slander, so they would be taught well in the future.

Since then, the King of England has taken on the task of educating his two sons. This chrysanthemum viewing banquet is also intended to train the minds of the two brothers.

Prince Rui'an led Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng to sit aside, and soon they saw servants from the palace coming towards the pavilion in the middle of the lake, carrying pots of exquisite and famous chrysanthemums.

For a moment, everyone in the pavilion in the center of the lake was talking about the pots of precious chrysanthemums brought up by the servants.

"Is that green pot the legendary green peony? I've heard of a precious chrysanthemum with green petals that looks like a peony. Seeing it today, I realize it's really as good as its reputation!"

"Look at the pot of chrysanthemums next to the green peony. The petals are dark purple and almost black. I guess they are the black chrysanthemums that symbolize purity, right?"

A scholar in an indigo-blue Confucian robe had an excited look on his face, and the people around him kept nodding their heads.

"Brother Wu, look, the red and white chrysanthemums on the branches next to the black chrysanthemum must be Erqiao. I remember that at last year's chrysanthemum exhibition, there was a pot of yellow and white Erqiao chrysanthemums, which was rated fourth at the exhibition and was eventually bought by Prince Kangle for five hundred taels."

"Wow! Look at that pot of chrysanthemums. The petals are pure white and the shape of the flowers is like a phoenix spreading its wings. The posture is extremely elegant. Could it be the legendary Jade Phoenix of Yaotai?"

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Hearing everyone praising the row of famous chrysanthemums in front of them, the King of England just smiled and nodded. At this time, the third prince spoke.

"Uncle, the famous chrysanthemums you displayed today are all top-quality. This trip is really worthwhile!"

"Hahaha, Third Prince has a good eye. I haven't had any special hobbies in recent years. I just like to take care of these flowers and plants. These famous chrysanthemums in front of me have some origins."

The King of England laughed and talked happily, then pointed to the pot of chrysanthemums at the edge and introduced it to everyone.

"Everyone, take a look at this ten-foot pearl curtain. Two years ago, I went to Fuyuan Temple to find the abbot of the temple to ask for a date for the marriage of the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess. But I saw a pot of chrysanthemums with slender and drooping petals, shaped like a pearl curtain, with rich colors on the windowsill of the abbot's meditation room. I couldn't take my eyes away for a moment, so I begged the abbot to give me one. Last year, only one flower of this ten-foot pearl curtain bloomed, but this year, after the gardener and I have taken good care of it, this ten-foot pearl curtain is growing well. It happened that two flowers bloomed a few days ago, and there is another bud waiting to bloom. I took it out today and let everyone appreciate it together."

This ten-foot-long pearl curtain is indeed rare, and everyone is staring at the pot of flowers with great interest.

Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng were sitting quite far away from the flower pot, and they both stretched their necks to get a closer look.