Chapter 432: Opportunity Knocks
Feng Qingbai’s face was too gloomy, a little scary.
As the two got closer and closer…
Feng Mohan then moved, moved, moved to hide behind Grandma Liu.
”Why are you here?”
”Imperial Uncle, I miss Great Grandma and Great Grandpa, and I also miss Grandpa and Grandma.” I also missed Aunt Liu. This sentence must not be said at this time. Once said, it would only add fuel to the fire.
His Imperial Uncle’s anger would only double at once.
Grandma Liu patted Feng Mohan’s hand and pretended to scold Feng Qingbai, “Since the child is already here, let him be. How long has it been since we have seen him? We, old ones, also missed him. If it’s inconvenient, let’s send Xiao Feng’er back to the palace when we’ve finished eating. It’s not a problem to spare a meal time, right?”
”Aiya, we didn’t consider this just now. We were just happy to see the child. Is it true that Xiao Feng’er can’t just come out of the palace?” Grandpa Liu frowned worriedly.
They must not cause trouble just because the child ran out to see them.
Liu Dalin and Chen Xiulan were also frightened.
They had been living a simple life in the countryside and knew nothing about the court and the palace.
Would it indeed be a problem?
Feng Qingbai sighed helplessly, “Grandpa, Grandma, Uncle Liu, Aunt Liu, it’s not a problem. Don’t think too much about it. I ordered him not to leave the palace. I was just angry because he disobeyed me. It was too reckless of him to run out alone like this.”
The palace had its own rules. Although they disdained those rules, it was indeed unpleasant for Feng Mohan to run outside alone.
To put it bluntly, he was unwanted.
He had previously driven this brat away several times for eating cakes, and then he deliberately opposed him by persistently running to him whenever he was eating cakes.
During that period, he even dreamed of crunching sounds in his ears.
So when the Liu family arrived in the capital this time, he told Feng Mohan that he was not allowed to follow him.
As his punishment.
Unexpectedly, this kid came over as bold as brass.
He was certain that with a backer around him, he wouldn’t do anything to him.
After listening to Feng Qingbai’s explanation, the elders then relaxed.
”Since it’s fine, don’t keep that sullen face. Look how you scared Xiao Feng’er. He doesn’t even dare to poke his head.” Grandma Liu was relieved, but then she turned her head against Feng Qingbai again.
She protected Feng Mohan solidly.
Feng Qingbai rubbed his eyebrows. Not daring to poke his head? Feng Mohan?
It’s all pretend!
Undercurrents were surging between the uncle and nephew, but Liu Yusheng merely watched and covered her lips in laughter.
Although Feng Mohan was young, he was especially talented taking cues at sucking up.
With the grandparents and parents in, Feng Qingbai really could not admonish him.
One thing led to another. Feng Qingbai’s current status was now similar to that of an elder brother.
”Come, Xiao Feng’er, let Aunt Liu have a look at you.” Liu Yusheng waved at Feng Mohan who was still hiding behind.
”Aunt Liu!” Feng Mohan first poked his head out and glanced at his Imperial Uncle, then leapt to Liu Yusheng’s side with a whoosh, smiling quite obediently.
The feeling of having a backer was too different.
He could unreasonably make trouble.
With a little chatterbox in the mix, plus the two elders laughing uproariously, the hall was extremely lively.
Some people in the mansion came up to serve tea and snacks and were inwardly surprised to see the picture.
The way the Emperor and the King entertained were different from usual in front of this group of guests.
His Majesty seemed to have become a child, acting like a spoiled child and showing off his cleverness, saying things that seemed particularly naive.
Although His Highness had little extra expression on his face, his eyes were full of gentleness. It was apparent that he was in a jovial mood.
The King of Nanling’s Manor had never been so lively.
It felt particularly filled with vim and vigor.
”Xiao Feng’er, you’re really the Emperor, huh? I didn’t even hear you say that in Xinghua Village before.”
”When I learned of the truth afterward, I was almost scared to death. The little boy I took to catch fish and trap birds is actually the Emperor!”
”I still can’t believe it until now. You don’t look like it at all. How could the Emperor be like that?”
The Emperor was a very noble and dignified figure in the hearts of the people. This one in front of them refreshed their cognition entirely.
Feng Mohan patted his chest: “In the palace, I am the Emperor. In front of my grandparents, I’m Xiao Feng’er. You can beat my ass!”
”Hahahahaha!”
Aigoo, he was indeed a person worth recommending.
And beat his ass? Could the Emperor’s ass be beaten?
This day, Feng Mohan stayed until the evening. He didn’t want to leave even when the moon was hanging in the middle of the sky. He curry favor with Feng Qingbai, wanting to live in the manor.
He hadn’t seen the grandparents for a long, long time, hadn’t seen the Liu family elders, and was really reluctant to leave.
A trip out of the palace wasn’t easy for him, and he couldn’t run outside every day.
If he went away now and waited for the Liu family to return to Xinghua Village, he might not have a chance to meet them again in this lifetime.
In the end, Feng Qingbai picked him up and personally sent him back to the palace before he stopped.
”Imperial Uncle, you can pick me up tomorrow. I want to stay with Great Grandma and Grandpa.”
”Imperial Uncle, I’m fine in the palace. If you’re afraid I’ll slack off, big deal. I’ll finish my business at night, and then you’ll pick me up during the day. How about it?”
”It’s fine if you don’t pick me up. Just leave a message to the Imperial Guards and tell them not to stop me. I’ll come out by myself.”
”If this and that don’t work, then I’ll just have to break through them, ah.”
Mourning soldier tactics(like sadfishing), flattery, the carrot-and-stick approach, all strategies were employed. However, up until he was stuffed back to the Qiande Palace, he didn’t get an answer from Feng Qingbai.
Feng Mohan was so angry that he took a brush and drew Feng Qingbai as a big turtle on paper.
The next day was when Liu Zhixia would go to the capital’s examination hall to take the exam.
The family was nervous. They got up early to make preparations. They were so nervous that they sought for things to do, but the servants in the residence were in charge of everything. They might want to work but couldn’t find chores.
When Liu Zhixia got up and the family had breakfast, they all sent people out.
Qian Wanjin and Shi Xianrou also came to send him off to the examination and waited at the entrance of the examination hall hosted by the Ministry of Rites.
At that time, the entrance of the examination hall was already crowded.
Candidates from all over the country and the Imperial Academy gathered together, and the top would be selected amongst these 300 exam candidates.
The top placer for the metropolitan imperial examination.
After the examination, the top ten candidates would have the opportunity to walk up to The Hall of Supreme Harmony(aka Throne Room), to participate in the court examination, to determine the top three.
This was the moment of truth. Thus, the atmosphere among the candidates was more serious and tense than that of the last provincial exam. Everyone squared their shoulders for the exam.
Some people even grew nervous to the point where their faces were already white and miserable before they could even start entering the examination room. Their bodies were covered in cold sweat, and their arms and legs felt weak.
In previous years, such a scenario was common. After ten long years of hard study, they had finally come to the end, but they ended up losing to their own psychological quality.
Once a candidate fainted and couldn’t enter the examination room, they would be disqualified from continuing to take the exam and have to wait three years to participate again.
When Qian Wanjin saw Liu Zhixia coming, he immediately pulled Shi Xianrou to welcome him. Next, he took out a piece of red fabric from his sleeves: “Zhixia, this is the battle armor I ordered specially for you. Wear it when you take the exam, and good luck will be right on your head! “
He unfolded the piece of fabric and revealed an impressive pair of underpants.
Liu Zhixia’s forehead turned black.
Liu Yusheng, Fu Yuzheng, and Shi Xianrou all blushed. They didn’t dare to laugh. Grandma Liu and Chen Xiulan took the pair of underpants, totally convinced of Qian Wanjin’s good fortune statement. “Xiao Jinzi, is this really going to work?”
Peek-Aboo 
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