The general's eldest daughter has a spatial ability

After listening to Li Liujin's words, Li Jin'an remained silent for a moment, then looked up at the Princess: "Mother, since Ajin has made up his mind, let's do as he wishes. I just don't know if the Duke of Dingguo and the two gentlemen are willing to accept this opportunity, or to directly punish him with twenty strokes of the cane and expel him from the academy?"

The Duke of Dingguo thought for a moment and said, "Please allow us, Your Highness, to discuss this further."

The Princess nodded, "No problem. I'll give you the time it takes to drink a cup of tea to discuss this. If you still can't make a choice after that, I'll hand it over to the Discipline Hall for disposal!"

Duke Dingguo glanced at Li Liujin, then at the expressions of the Princess and the others in the main seat. He saw that everyone's expressions were also very solemn and surprised. After thinking for a moment, Duke Dingguo turned to the three people huddled in the corner and said, "Come here, I have something to ask you!"

The three people who had been huddled in the corner couldn't help but look at their father.

The heir of the Duke of Dingguo hurriedly spoke up: "Zihao, come here quickly! Would your grandfather harm you? Do you three really want to be expelled from the Royal Academy?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Zihao quickly led the two to the Duke of Dingguo: "Grandfather, you can't abandon me! We don't want to be expelled from the Royal Academy; we'll be laughed at to death. It's all that..."

Before Liu Zihao could finish speaking, the Duke of Dingguo raised his hand and slapped him across the face: "You scoundrel! It's one thing to behave recklessly at home, beating and scolding the servants, but what kind of place is this? The people here are all rich and noble, and some are even relatives of the emperor. You can't just insult them as you please! Today, because of you, I have lost all face, and even my ancestors have been insulted."

Liu Zihao was slapped and covered his face, shrinking into his father's arms: "Father, I really didn't mean it. Who knew he was the grandson of the Princess? He doesn't even have a servant. Every day, a maid takes him to and from school. There isn't even a sign on the carriage. I think he did it on purpose."

Upon hearing Liu Zihao's words, the Duke of Dingguo slapped him again: "Shut up! Don't you have a brain? Do you think just anyone can enter the Royal Academy? Even the worst person is still a family member of a fourth-rank official of the court. The three of you bullied one person, and in the end you blame him for not showing you his identity? How did my Duke of Dingguo's mansion produce such an idiot like you!"

Seeing his son receive two slaps from his father, the heir of the Duke of Dingguo felt a pang of sympathy and quickly said, "Father, please calm down! You need to think of a solution quickly. Should we compete or not? If we don't compete, we'll be expelled from the academy!"

In my opinion, Li Liujin is not even ten years old. Even if he started learning martial arts at the age of five, he has only been learning for three years. He probably just got the horse stance right. Zihao and the others are already over ten years old. How could the three of them not be able to beat him?

Anyway, it was his own choice to fight three against one; it wasn't our idea. They still have to sign that military pledge, right? Even if it goes to His Majesty's ears after they sign it, it's their own fault, not ours. Father, what are you still hesitating about? Isn't this a golden opportunity?"

After hearing what Liu Shizi said, Lin Yun and Liu Xiangdong looked at the Duke of Dingguo with hopeful expressions. The Duke of Dingguo looked at the two of them and asked, "Do you two think so too?"

Lin Yun quickly replied, "This humble official will obey the Duke's orders!"

Liu Xiangdong hurriedly spoke up, "I wonder what the Duke is hesitating about? Do you suspect something is amiss?"

The Duke of Dingguo nodded: "He's only eight years old, yet he's going to fight three against one. I'm wondering if he's absolutely certain of victory?"

Duke Xiao Yi, the protector of the country, saw the few people whispering below the stage, cleared his throat, gave Li Linfeng a wink, and beckoned.

Li Linfeng quickly leaned closer to Xiao Yi and whispered, "I wonder what advice Senior Brother has for me?"

Xiao Yi slowly said, "I think that old fellow, the Duke of Dingguo, is unlikely to fall for it. Why don't we add fuel to the fire and let Ajin avenge herself today? We can also establish our authority and see who dares to bully our Ajin in the future!"

Upon hearing Xiao Yi's words, Li Linfeng's eyes lit up: "I wonder what brilliant idea Senior Brother has?"

Xiao Yi whispered a few words into Li Linfeng's ear, and Li Linfeng nodded repeatedly, his lips curving upwards. He thought to himself: "My senior brother's family is really cunning. Even my eldest grandson is cunning. I wonder if he inherited it from the Xiao family bloodline!"

Li Linfeng approached the eldest princess and whispered a few words in her ear. The eldest princess nodded and gave Xiao Yi a thumbs up.

Li Linfeng returned to his seat and saw Xiao Yi stand up, looking at the princess with a face full of anger: "Your Highness, the dean has already said that according to the school rules, he should be punished with twenty strokes of the cane and expelled from the academy."

Why should Ah Jin have to solve this himself? He's only 8 years old. Don't you all see how old those three children are? Isn't it obvious that he's at a disadvantage?

"Are you really going to watch Ah Jin get hurt again just for the sake of your own reputation? If your Li family doesn't care about this child, then my Xiao family will protect her. After all, before they acknowledged their kinship and severed ties with the Mo family, they said they would marry into my Xiao family!"

After hearing Xiao Yi's words, the eldest princess put down her teacup: "Duke Protector of the Nation, please be careful with your words. Times have changed. Ajin is my own grandson. How could I not love him? But you don't want him to be laughed at in the future, hiding behind his parents and maternal grandparents, do you? Besides, I believe that like father, like son. How could my grandson be scared by a few worthless people!"

After hearing the princess's words, Xiao Yi said no more. He flicked his sleeve, took a few quick steps, and grabbed Li Liujin: "Ajin, listen to me. Your father has been away on campaigns for the past few years. You only learned martial arts for a few months after your father returned. Moreover, they are all so much older than you. You have no chance of winning against three of them. We are both in the right. Why do you have to suffer without a reason?"

A real man can bend and stretch, and there's a saying: a wise man doesn't fight a losing battle! Come on, let's stop competing. Go with Grandpa to the Xiao family; your maternal grandmother misses you terribly!

After Xiao Yi finished speaking, he turned his back to the Duke of Dingguo and his men, winked at Li Liujin, and mouthed silently, "Grandfather is forcing them. Don't hold back when you make your move later! They deserve it."

Li Liujin was a little confused when she heard Xiao Yi and the Princess arguing. Just as Xiao Yi was pulling her outside, she was about to ask him something in a low voice when she saw her maternal grandfather wink at her and say that she should not hold back when he attacked her.

Li Liujin suddenly realized that his grandfather's move was what military strategy called "feigning weakness to lure the enemy into a trap." He even deliberately mentioned that he had only studied martial arts for a few months to make the enemy lower their guard. This move was called "trying to cover up the truth." He had indeed only studied martial arts for a few months.

My grandfather told me to be ruthless later, not to hold back. Everyone knew he'd only studied martial arts for a few months, and he was fighting three against one; they deserved to be injured. They were just too weak; no one would say he was ganging up on them!