Dressed as cannon fodder and vowing to kick the heroine’s head off

The selection of a study companion for the prince caused quite a stir in the entire capital.

All the ministers in the capital city came here one after another, unless they were unable to leave due to special circumstances.

Moreover, in accordance with the emperor's order, each minister brought two of the most talented and gifted sons from their family to the banquet.

When the emperor ordered all the ministers to bring their children, they all looked terrified and fearful on the surface, but in fact, they were already as happy as flowers in full bloom. After all, who doesn't think that their children are outstanding?

However, there were only a handful of young talents who were famous in the capital in the past, which made most ministers feel angry.

Now, things have finally turned around. The current emperor and queen are personally hosting this selection competition, and they treat everyone equally without favoritism.

As the saying goes, “You can tell whether it is a mule or a horse by taking it out for a walk.” Even if they are not fortunate enough to become the prince's companion in the end, as long as they show their extraordinary qualities and shine in the competition, their respective children will surely become famous and attract much attention in the capital in the future!

Li Xuan was the first to step forward. He calmly picked up a brush and prepared to write something. The other teenagers beside him were eager to try, as if they couldn't wait to show off their skills and compete with Li Xuan.

"Everyone, please be patient. Please line up in an orderly manner. Those who are not your turn should not come forward."

The eunuch was anxiously giving orders on the side.

The eunuch rolled his eyes secretly: He is an educated man, but he doesn’t even know how to queue!

"Xuan'er, hurry up, it's just a few words!" Li Xuan's father stood aside, seemingly calm, but actually winked at him secretly, as if to say, "Son, so many people are waiting for you, if you don't move quickly, you'll be disliked!"

Li Xuan nodded in understanding, wrote four words, stamped it, and put down the pen.

After him, the spirited young men took turns walking to the exquisite desks in front, which were filled with writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone.

Some of them wanted to write an inscription for the extremely noble Crown Prince as a sign of respect; some wrote specifically for the almighty Emperor to show their talent and loyalty; and some young people chose to dedicate this heartfelt calligraphy to the gentle and dignified Queen.

The servants who were serving were naturally very busy. They carefully took over the works that each young man had just finished, and put them away one by one in an orderly manner according to the order in which they were painted. For a moment, the whole banquet was crowded with people coming and going, and it was very lively.

Looking at the banquet, there were flowers everywhere, competing for beauty, like a colorful sea of ​​flowers. Although this was a banquet without female relatives, its splendour was not diminished at all, and was even better. After all, without the tenderness and charm of young girls, there was more youthful vitality and vigor unique to young men, which added a different style to the banquet.

Since the current prince is still young, those powerful and shrewd ministers all agreed that the young prince would inevitably choose students of similar age to serve as his study companions. After all, people of the same age often have more common topics and similar interests, so they will naturally get along more harmoniously.

Therefore, in order to be able to fit the prince's age characteristics as much as possible and thus win his favor and goodwill, the many students who came today to participate in the selection of study companions have put in a lot of thought.

Many of them deliberately wore colorful and eye-catching clothes. Some wore flaming red robes, like a burning fire; some wore emerald green gowns, like willow branches that had just sprouted in spring; and some wore royal blue brocade clothes, just like the deep and mysterious night sky dotted with stars.

As a result, the entire hall suddenly became colorful and gorgeous, without any of the dull and depressing feeling of the past. These young students were like flowers blooming in spring, competing with each other for beauty, each showing their own unique style and charm.

Xiao Chenyi was born in the military and had experienced countless battles and wars in his life. He had no interest in those elegant activities such as writing and painting. Today, he was forced to accompany this group of teenagers to practice calligraphy and painting, and he had already exhausted all his patience.

After finally waiting for these young men to finish their works, Xiao Chenyi could no longer suppress his anxiety. He immediately stood up and said loudly: "Everyone, please move to the garden." His voice was loud and crisp, without any hesitation.

All the young men present came with great hopes. They all hoped that they could attract the attention of the current emperor with their outstanding handwriting, so as to rise to prominence and achieve great success.

Hearing Xiao Chenyi's sudden words, everyone looked at each other with disappointment in their eyes, but they did not dare to disobey the order. They could only lower their heads and silently follow Xiao Chenyi to the garden.

Everyone hurriedly walked and soon arrived at the mysterious and beautiful garden. As soon as they stepped into the garden, they were greeted by a colorful scene of flowers. Various flowers competed with each other in beauty, red like fire, pink like clouds, white like snow, so colorful and beautiful. They clustered together to form a colorful flower cluster, as if it was a beautiful painting carefully drawn by nature.

Walking slowly along the winding path, everyone was surprised to find that there were several exquisite calligraphy and paintings hanging on several tall trees. These calligraphy and paintings set off each other with the surrounding flowers, forming a unique landscape. At this time, a eunuch dressed in gorgeous clothes raised his voice and said, "Everyone, please compose a poem based on the calligraphy and paintings hanging on these trees." His voice echoed in this quiet garden, attracting everyone to stop and stare at the calligraphy and paintings, and fell into deep thought.

Xiao Chenyi and Yun Xi were always straightforward and direct in their actions. This was especially true when it came to selecting a study partner for their son. They didn't want to waste time on useless gossip. So, the two of them decided to get straight to the point - to let the candidates compete directly.