Daily life in the academy

Being nice and welcoming guests was really not Yan Qingchen's style. This chrysanthemum viewing banquet was originally held for the superiors to see, so there was no need to worry about face. He picked a mediocre fourth-rank official, who dropped the post in front of him. King Ning scolded him for his lazy appearance. He retorted a few words impatiently and left with a wave of his sleeves.

Everyone just paused briefly, and then continued talking to the people around them, as if this situation was normal to them. It would be abnormal if Prince Yan had been standing obediently beside Prince Ning and Princess Ning to welcome guests.

Yan Qingchen strolled leisurely towards his own courtyard. When someone greeted him along the way, he looked impatient and ignored them. If he met an official as respected as Prime Minister Du, even King Ning would have to give him some face before he would reluctantly stop and return the greeting.

But when he finally got away from the noisy crowd and turned into his own courtyard, he saw Bai Zhi and Chu Youyou acting intimately, talking about something. He subconsciously clenched his hands behind his back. He was originally planning to wait for the two to finish talking before going over, but when Chu Youyou grabbed Bai Zhi's hand and he didn't immediately break free, he didn't know why he felt an inexplicable restlessness in his heart, prompting him to walk to the side of the two without thinking and said:

"Of course. After the matter is accomplished, this prince will definitely thank Miss Chu."

Chu Youyou subconsciously withdrew her hands, pretending to be calm and saluted Yan Qingchen, saying, "Greetings, His Royal Highness."

Yan Qingchen nodded: "Miss Chu, there is no need to be so polite. I will still rely on Miss Chu's cooperation later."

"Your Highness, rest assured, Youyou will fully cooperate." Chu Youyou glanced at Bai Zhi, and then said, "Then Youyou will not disturb you all anymore."

"Please." Yan Qingchen turned sideways.

When he turned around and prepared to walk towards the pavilion, he saw Bai Zhi still looking at Chu Youyou's departing back reluctantly. He subconsciously clenched his loosened palm again and quickly left the place.

Mu Bailian had just been inspired by Bai Zhi, and now his morale was high. Seeing Yan Qingchen, he was not intimidated at all and even declared, "Brother Yan, today I... Mu Bailian will become famous in Sheng'an City and become a legend."

Yan Qingchen was confused and looked at Wenzhe in confusion. Wenzhe couldn't help but describe to him the whole process of Bai Zhi persuading Mu Bailian. He patted Mu Bailian's shoulder encouragingly and said, "Not bad, you have ambition. Let's see how you perform later."

The four of them chatted and laughed until the end of the Si hour. After the servants came to report that the guests had arrived, they got up and went to the main venue for the banquet: the palace garden.

Because Princess Ning was a flower lover herself, she put great care into the construction of the garden when the palace was first built. It not only occupied the entire central area of ​​the palace, but was also divided into two major areas: mountains and waters, and flowers and plants. The mountains and waters mainly included artificial ponds and decorative landscape stones, which were piled up to create rockery, while the flowers and plants were exotic flowers and plants collected from all over the place, and different scenes could be seen throughout the four seasons.

Princess Ning placed the officials and their female relatives on either side, connected by an arch bridge so that they could look at each other from a distance without having to worry about the strict separation between men and women.

After the four of them entered, they exchanged a few simple greetings and went straight to the corner.

Apart from the daily court meetings, those officials rarely gathered together at other times. After a few pots of tea, the lower-ranking officials flattered the higher-ranking officials, and the higher-ranking officials tested each other. The scene was in full swing. Bai Zhi looked around and found that no one noticed them. The time had come, so she winked at the other three.

The show is about to begin.

"I told you to get out, didn't you hear me?" As Mu Bailian was hesitant and couldn't make up his mind to speak, Yan Qingchen had to take the initiative.

"It's just a few jokes. Do you have to make such a fuss?" As soon as Mu Bailian opened his mouth, he realized that his momentum was a little weak and he couldn't fully cheer up. He was worried that he would mess up, and cold sweat broke out on his back instantly.

However, Yan Qingchen was like a firecracker that had been lit. He kicked over Mu Bailian's chair and cursed, "This prince is just annoyed with you."

Mu Bailian clenched his palms nervously, and his angry look made outsiders think that he was enduring something. But Bai Zhi, standing beside him, could clearly sense Mu Bailian's emotions. She had an idea and pulled on Mu Bailian's sleeve. The sound was neither loud nor soft, but just loud enough for everyone present to hear clearly.

"Bai Lian, on such an important occasion, you should apologize to His Royal Highness and make amends, so as not to become a laughing stock in Sheng'an City."

It seems like he is putting out the fire and saying nice things, but in fact he is adding fuel to the fire and picking on the weak points.

When the keyword Sheng'an City was taken in, Mu Bailian immediately got into the role.

After the strange man in the Yunlu Academy uniform finished persuading Mu Bailian, who had been forbearing for many years, seemed to have all his grievances suddenly exploded. Before everyone could react, Mu Bailian stepped forward and kicked over Yan Qingchen's chair. If Yan Qingchen had not reacted quickly, he might have fallen to the ground by now.

"Bah, why do I have to bow my head every time?"

After Yan Qingchen stood firm, he punched him without saying a word. His force was so strong that with a bang, Mu Bailian was knocked to the ground. The latter was not willing to be outdone, so he stood up and started fighting with him.

Although Mu Bailian's strength is not as good as Yan Qingchen's, he has also received many years of training from General Mu, and can be on par with Yan Qingchen if he tries his best.

Mu Feng was also at the banquet. He was originally talking with King Ning and thought the two children were just joking and didn't take them too seriously. He never expected that they would both kill each other. Both of them had bruises on their faces and bodies. Seeing that Mu Bailian was gradually losing the upper hand, he could no longer sit still and rushed forward to kick each of them apart.

"Dad, please get out of my way. I want to fight this damn prince."

"You are so superior." Mu Feng slapped him.

He had fought with Yan Qingchen until he was covered in wounds but hadn't cried out a word. Now, Mu Feng slapped him and he started to scream. Mu Feng didn't bother to pay attention to him. With a serious face, he said to Yan Qingchen, "You two have always had a good relationship. You wouldn't have to make such a fuss over such a trivial matter. Please give me some face and calm down for now. We can still be friends in the future, right?"

Yan Qingchen raised his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth and said disdainfully: "Hmph, let him apologize to this prince, and then I will consider taking him out to play again~" His cynical attitude made people feel a little angry.

Prince Ning didn't wait for Mu Feng to speak. He stepped forward and kicked Yan Qingchen, causing him to retreat repeatedly. He said angrily, "You bastard! You ruined a good banquet like this, and you still think you're right? Why don't you apologize to General Mu Feng and Young Master Mu?"

"Dream on." Yan Qingchen spat, pushed through the crowd and walked away without looking back.

Mu Bailian even shouted at his back, "Bah! Anyone who keeps associating with a tyrant like you is a dog."