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Li Deshan found this amusing; His Majesty really was protective of his own!

Nangong Huan spoke again: "Besides Li Jin'an and his wife, and the Princess and her husband, were there any other people who went?"

Li Deshan nodded: "There's also the Duke of Dingguo and his heir, Lin Yun, the Minister of Revenue, and Li Donghai, the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review! The young masters of these two families have always followed the eldest grandson of the Duke of Dingguo's family. According to the Dragon Guard, the eldest grandson of the Duke of Dingguo's family publicly slandered the heir of the Prince of Huainan, saying that he was able to get first place in the imperial examinations every time because of our prince's back door. He made the young heir admit his mistake in public and promise not to get first place again in the future."

The young master refused, which led to the fight. It's said that Young Master Liu even slapped the young master, the handprint still visible on his face. He nearly pushed the young master down the pavilion steps, but fortunately, Dean Feng's guards caught him in time, preventing injury!

Upon hearing this, Nangong Huan became furious again: "Like begets like, and even a rat's son knows how to dig a hole. Does he think I'm dead? The Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review and the Minister of Revenue have always been associated with the Duke of Dingguo and Prince Qing! I never expected this child to form his own faction."

How dare they bully my grandson, the eldest princess! Li Liujin is the eldest princess's grandson, which makes him practically a member of the royal family. They have no respect for the imperial family at all.

"What audacity! Go to the Duke of Huguo's residence yourself and inform him of this matter. Make my intentions clear. There are some things the Princess, as a member of the royal family, cannot do too much of, but the Duke of Huguo is different. He and the Duke of Dingguo are of similar rank and age. If they were to fight, even a fight requires a balance of power, a worthy opponent. Do you agree with me?"

Li Deshan smiled and said, "Your Majesty's move is truly brilliant! This servant will go right away!"

After the servant from the academy explained his purpose at the Duke of Dingguo's residence, he was not able to meet the Duke. Instead, he was told that the Duke was in his study discussing matters and it was inconvenient to meet him. He would convey his purpose later.

Upon hearing this, the academy servant nodded: "Then please tell Duke Dingguo that your young master had a dispute with a classmate at the academy today, and Dean Feng requests that you come to the academy!"

After saying that, he turned and left, and the gatekeeper didn't take it seriously. Just a short while later, the Minister of Justice and the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review rushed to the Duke of Dingguo's residence. The servant boy immediately stepped forward to inquire about their whereabouts.

Minister of Justice Lin hurriedly asked, "Do you know if anyone from the academy came to your residence today to invite the Duke of Dingguo to the Royal Academy?"

The servant thought for a moment and said, "That is indeed the case, but my master was discussing matters in the study, so I left. I haven't had a chance to report this to my master yet. Are you two here for the same reason?"

Upon hearing this, the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review exclaimed, "Oh dear, what should we do? Hurry up and take us to see the Duke! I heard that the Princess and her husband have set up a full ceremonial tent and are on their way to the Royal Academy! This matter is unlikely to end well. We must ask the Duke for a decision!"

As the two were talking, they hurried toward the Duke of Dingguo's study. When they arrived at the study, they saw a person standing at the door.

The two hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Please inform the Duke of Dingguo, Minister of Revenue Lin Yun, and Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review Li Donghai that they have important matters to discuss with us!"

Upon hearing this, the man pushed open the door and entered. A moment later, the study door opened: "My lords, my Duke invites you."

Lin Yun and Lee Donghae knelt down as soon as they entered the study.

Lin Yun bowed deeply: "Please, Your Excellency, save my son."

Li Donghai also pleaded, "Please, Your Excellency Duke, intervene and save my son!"

Upon hearing this, the Duke of Dingguo was puzzled and asked, "What exactly happened? Please rise, gentlemen. Aren't your sons studying at the Royal Academy? What happened? Could it be that some ignorant person is bullying your sons at the academy?"

At this moment, the gatekeeper of the Duke of Dingguo also came in: "Your Excellency, someone from the academy just came and said that the eldest son was bullying his classmates at the academy. Dean Feng happened to see it and asked you and the heir to go to the Royal Academy."

Upon hearing the servant's words, the Duke of Dingguo stood up: "What did you say? Someone from the academy has come and specifically requested that I go to the Royal Academy?" Xiao Si shrank his neck and nodded: "Yes!"

The Duke of Dingguo threw a teacup at the servant's head: "Why didn't you say so earlier?"

Xiao Si didn't dare to dodge, letting the teacup smash on his forehead, blood flowing down his cheek: "I know I was wrong, please spare my life, Duke!"

"Get out!" Upon hearing this, the servant scrambled out of the study.

Duke Dingguo then looked at the two kneeling figures in the study: "Was it Zihao who, along with your son, bullied your classmate today?"

The two kneeling figures nodded, and Lin Yun spoke up: "This is what the people from the academy said: they said that our two families' children, along with your family's eldest son Liu Zihao, bullied their classmate. The eldest son even almost pushed someone down the steps of the pavilion, but Dean Feng happened to witness it and saved the child!"

Upon hearing this, the Duke of Dingguo nearly choked on his own breath and roared at the door, "Summon the heir apparent to me!"

A moment later, Liu Songtao, the heir apparent of the Duke of Dingguo, entered the study. He was startled to see the Minister of Revenue and the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review kneeling inside. "Your son greets Father. What has happened? Why are these two officials kneeling on the ground?"

The Duke of Dingguo slammed his hand on the desk: "They're all your good sons! It's one thing for them to run rampant in the academy, but today they actually brought these two gentlemen to publicly humiliate their classmates..."

Before the Duke of Dingguo could finish speaking, his heir, Liu Songtao, breathed a sigh of relief: "Father, I thought something serious had happened, but it's just a childish squabble. It's happened before. Just pay them some money. I'm sure they won't pursue the matter further because of you and my sister. Why are you so angry?"

Upon hearing this, the Duke of Dingguo shook his head: "If it were just a minor squabble on ordinary days, it would be fine, but today's matter has unfortunately been encountered by that old scoundrel Feng Zhinan, so I'm afraid it won't end well. The academy has already sent someone to inform you that I will go to the academy with you."

Upon hearing this, Liu Songtao said, "Father, what's so difficult about that? Why don't we send someone to the home of the classmate who was bullied by Zihao, appeal to his emotions and reason with him, and offer him more compensation? If the parties involved don't pursue the matter any further, then Dean Feng will probably have nothing to say."

Kneeling on the ground, the two men sighed inwardly upon hearing this, thinking to themselves, "Like father, like son. He must have done this kind of thing quite often."

Duke Dingguo thought for a moment, then looked at Lin Yun and Li Donghai kneeling on the ground: "Do you two know the name of the classmate who was bullied by Zihao today? Whose child is he?"