The prince has been pestering me endlessly!

Chapter 13

"Chen Tianci!" Mrs. Cen picked up the ruler and patted Chen Tianci's head unceremoniously, "You are so kind! Take a look at how old the students in my school are, and how old are you yourself?"

After Mr. Cen finished speaking, the children in the school burst out laughing.

Chen Tianci covered his aching head and looked at the students who were half shorter than himself, and turned to Master Cen with a more sincere attitude, "Master, although my age is different from them, my knowledge is the same as theirs of."

"You..." Master Cen was so angry that he couldn't speak.He is so honest, should he praise him or scold him?

"Come on, let's go." Mr. Cen finally pointed to the empty table at the back of the classroom, and said to the two, "Go and sit at the back."

After hearing this, Chen Tianci smiled happily, and pulled Lin Xiangdong to sit down in the last row.

Mr. Cen taught the Analects of Confucius again, and then let the students start to practice calligraphy.

Chen Tianci and Lin Xiangdong didn't bring paper and pens when they went out, so they borrowed pens, ink, paper and inkstone from Mr. Cen cheekily, and practiced calligraphy with a group of boys.

"Chen Tianci!" Mr. Cen came over, and tapped his ruler hard on the hand holding the pen, "How long have you been away from me, have you even forgotten how to hold the pen?"

"Master, I..." Chen Tianci gave him an aggrieved look, speechless to defend himself.

Master Cen glared at him, leaned over to grab his hand, and placed the five fingers one by one for him, "Fingers need to be strong, palms need to be weak, and you must hold the pen well before you can write well, understand. Yet?"

"En. Thank you, Master." Chen Tianci did so obediently, smiling obediently at Master Cen.

Mrs. Cen's face darkened, and he took the ruler to watch other students write.

Chen Tianci picked up the pen and copied the Analects of Confucius on the blank rice paper.It's just that his brush is rusty, and there are many strokes in traditional characters, so he couldn't write well for a while.Lin Xiangdong at the side saw him like this, and shook his head again and again, "God-send, you will be scolded by the master again after a while when you write like this."

Chen Tianci pursed his lips, feeling a little powerless.

Lin Xiangdong couldn't stand it any longer, so he leaned over and grabbed his hand, and led him to write on the rice paper, "Look, when you learn this character, you have to recycle it, and you have to lift it up a bit, so it will look better." It's..."

Chen Tianci focused on the increasingly regular fonts on the rice paper, looked up at Lin Xiangdong gratefully, and nodded hurriedly.

Lin Xiangdong couldn't help being a little dazed.Why did he feel that Chen Tianci was so soft that he wanted to... bully him.

No no no.Lin Xiangdong quickly suppressed the evil thoughts in his heart, he couldn't bully his best friend.

The two of them stayed in the school for a day, and Chen Tianci was finally able to copy the chapters in the Analects of Confucius neatly.

On the way back, Chen Tianci held his homework and read it over and over again, with a smile that couldn't be concealed from the corners of his lips and brows.

Lin Xiangdong felt strange, "Tianci, why are you so happy?"

"En." Chen Tianci nodded vigorously, "I'm really happy. I'll come tomorrow, are you coming?"

"I..." Lin Xiangdong looked at the satisfaction and joy overflowing from his face, and replied unconsciously, "I'll come."

"Then let's meet in school tomorrow morning." Chen Tianci happily agreed with Lin Xiangdong on the next meeting place, and after saying goodbye, he took Ah Ding back to Chen's Mansion.

It was dusk at that time, Chen Tianci went back to his room to clean his hands and face, then a servant reported that dinner was ready and asked him to eat in the dining room.

"Father, mother." When Chen Tianci arrived at the dining room, Yushi and his wife had already arrived. He greeted his parents and sat down at the dining table.

"Hurry up and eat." As soon as Chen Changping moved his chopsticks, Mrs. Yu Shi picked up the chopsticks, put a rib into Chen Tianci's bowl, and told him to eat more.

Chen Changping's eyes fell on the dishes in front of him, "The prince and the girl from the Zhang family came to look for you today, but they didn't seem to find you."

Chen Tianci's heart skipped a beat, he quickly spit out the ribs from his mouth, and looked at Chen Changping nervously, "Daddy, I ran away from the back door. Did I do something wrong?"

"It's okay." Chen Changping swallowed his food, "If you don't like seeing them, just disappear. It's best that no one comes looking for you."

Chen Tianci was relieved and was about to continue eating when he suddenly heard Mrs. Yushi scream, "Tianci, why are your hands red?"

While she was saying this, she had already pulled Chen Tianci's hand over.Seeing that Chen Tianci's fair and slender fingers had a blister on the knuckle, Mrs. Yu Shi felt distressed when she saw this, "What's wrong? Why is my baby hurt?"

"Mother." Chen Tianci laughed when he saw her being so exaggerated, but he still calmed down, "I practiced calligraphy for a long time today, and I accidentally developed a blister. It will be fine if a cocoon grows here in the future, mother." Don't worry, dear."

"Practice calligraphy?" Mrs. Yu Shi was a little dazed.

"That's right." Thinking of today's achievements, Chen Tianci couldn't help but smile, "I went to see Mr. Cen today, and I practiced calligraphy in the school for a day. By the way, Dad."

Chen Tianci thought of something, turned to Chen Changping, grabbed his sleeve and pleaded in a low voice, "Daddy, I want to give Mrs. Cen a gift. Mrs. Cen is a good person, and he allowed me to go back to class. Daddy, can you help me?" I paid my tuition? I want to go back to school."

Chen Changping was stunned for a long time before returning to him, "But Mr. Cen only accepts children of seven or eight years old. If you go to his place for class, aren't you afraid that others will laugh at you?"

Chen Tianci shook his head desperately, "As long as I can learn something, I'm not afraid of anything."

Chen Changping even wondered if he was hallucinating.Originally, he was surprised enough that he wanted him to find a husband for him, but now the matter of hiring a husband fell through because of Huangfuhe. Unexpectedly, he still didn't give up, and actually went to find the old master he hated the most.

"I'll do it for you tomorrow." After being surprised, Chen Changping replied firmly to Chen Tianci.

Chen Tianci couldn't help being overjoyed. After dinner, he asked Ah Ding to prepare for him the things he needed for tomorrow's class, and reviewed what he learned today before going to bed happily.

In the early morning of the second day, Chen Changping prepared generous gifts and scholarships, and personally led Chen Tianci to the private school.

Walking to the gate of the private school, I happened to run into my colleague Lin Shilang who also brought his son.The two looked at each other, they were really the same people who had fallen in the end of the world, so there was no need to talk more when they met.Parents all over the world have roughly the same heart. After all, their sons are willing to learn from them, and those who lose face don't care about it.

Soon Chen Tianci and Lin Xiangdong worshiped their masters again, and went to school with a group of seven or eight-year-old schoolchildren.

Chen Tianci studied very seriously, but because of his poor foundation, he learned very slowly.Lin Xiangdong was better than him. In the past, he was not focused on learning, but now he was influenced by Chen Tianci, he settled down to study, and gradually tasted the joy of learning.Seeing that they had really changed their temper, Mr. Cen was very pleased, and gradually scolded them less.

This day was in class, Chen Tianci found that the little boy who usually cleaned outside sneaked in through the back door.The little boy was about eleven or twelve years old, dressed in shabby clothes, and sat on the ground after entering the door, holding a shabby book, listening to Mr. Cen's lecture seriously.

The Great Yin already had a well-established imperial examination system, and children from non-family members could also enter the scholar-bureaucrat class through the examination.But even so, it is very difficult for the poor people at the bottom to make up the cost of admission.What's more, there are many hurdles in the scientific examination. Just the first pass, the children's test, is divided into the county test, the government test, and the courtyard test. Only after passing the children's test can one be qualified to participate in the county test, general test, and palace test.Such a long imperial examination road, without a little family background, can't make it to the end.

Chen Tianci guessed that the little boy was unable to study with them in an upright manner because of the poverty of his family, so he felt compassion.

When school was over, Chen Tianci quietly found Master Cen and asked about the little boy.

Mr. Cen's reply also confirmed his guess, "Fusheng likes to study very much, but his family conditions do not allow it. He begged me to let him work in the school, and I allowed him to attend classes behind the school when he is not busy."

Chen Tianci thought that before he crossed over, he had completed his studies with the help of national student loans, but it was a pity that he died early, before the loan was repaid.The rest of the loan had to be repaid by his parents on his behalf.Thinking of this, his desire to help Fu Sheng became stronger.

"Master," he whispered, "if I can persuade my father to help Fu Sheng pay his tuition, can he be taught in the school like us?"

Mr. Cen looked at him for a long time, and finally sighed softly, "Heavenly gift, it is very rare for you to have such a heart. But the world is not as simple as you think. If Fusheng concentrates on studying, the family will have less labor, even if you are willing to help , His family doesn’t allow it either. Now, although he has been wronged a bit, it still allows him to read.”

I see.Chen Tianci lowered his head in frustration.

Master Cen was about to comfort him, but saw him rummaging in his schoolbag for a while, took out a tael of silver, and stuffed it into his hand.

I just heard him solemnly say to him, "Master is a really good person. To help Fusheng, you must have subsidized a lot yourself. This is the pocket money my mother gave me. Please accept it. It is my heart. I also want to help others like my master."

Mrs. Cen took it back after meeting his sincere gaze.

"Heavenly gift," he said to him in harmony, smiling gratifyingly, "Although you are not good at learning, you are really a very kind child."