How can I bow my head and serve the powerful officials?

As the chief lecturer, Su Qinghe went to the Imperial College to give classes to the students. As his companion, Xie Chengze felt that Su Qinghe's teaching rhythm was very good after listening to one class.

There were questions and answers, and because the knowledge was very rare and interesting, these young men and women showed great curiosity and desire to learn.

As for the lectures given by the Hanlin scholars, he also went to listen for a while. Although the teaching methods were a bit old-fashioned and he occasionally couldn't answer some of the students' questions, it was still very good.

You have to take it slow, don't be impatient.

After class, Su Qinghe assigned homework, asking students to recite the multiplication table and complete 20 multiplication and division problems within according to the arithmetic methods taught in class, and to write down the calculation steps.

These young men and women were not in a hurry to go back home. They gathered around the desk to do their homework. The smarter ones quickly finished their homework according to the multiplication table, while the clumsy ones chose to ask their friends how to solve the problem.

The learning atmosphere was very good. Xie Chengze couldn't help but say that whoever came out on top in the exam one month later would receive a hidden arrow from him, which could be used by both men and women.

This further aroused everyone's competitive spirit, and they all buried their heads in studying just to get that new thing.

I heard that the Fourth Prince had a sleeve arrow, but he treasured it so much that he was unwilling to lend it to anyone to play with. So I asked someone to use his connections to ask the Ministry of Works for it, and it turned out that the arrow was made by Gu Lao himself.

Who can invite him?

Therefore, they all wanted to get the hidden arrow and show off in front of their peers.

When Su Qinghe saw this, he was thoughtful and thought that maybe he could also give some small prizes to the Hanlin scholars so that they could also motivate the students.

The Imperial College was gradually getting back on track, and as the end of the year approached, Xie Shoujun rushed back with some generals and soldiers, along with the expeditionary caravan.

They had a fruitful harvest this time. They found cotton that could keep warm in winter, Turkic rose that could fight inflammation and protect the skin, a wide variety of spices and jade, as well as seeds of fruits and vegetables that were not available in Jian'an, such as pomegranate, sea buckthorn, fig, pistachio, cucumber, and onion.

The figs were dried in the sun. Xie Chengze took a bite and tasted it. It tasted sour. Perhaps it was because it had not evolved well yet and had little sweetness.

Xie Chengze couldn't help but think worriedly, should he put aside the astronomical telescope and make a microscope first so that the students of the Imperial College can learn more about cytology and genetics?

Then we can do some hybridization and grafting to make local and foreign fruits and vegetables taste better and have a higher yield.

It gives me a headache just thinking about it.

He rubbed his temple. Seeing this, Shen Yuan, who had come with him to see the results of the expedition, walked behind him, stretched out his hand and gently brushed away his hand, rubbed his temple, and his voice was as relaxing as a warm spring and an ocean, "Empty your mind."

Xie Chengze looked up at his handsome face, but for some reason, his mind went blank and he couldn't think of anything.

When he stood next to someone else, he couldn't help but think about everything, here and there.

But the magical thing is that when he stood beside Shen Yuan, he felt a rare sense of peace of mind.

"No, I have to think of a way..." Xie Chengze tapped his chin and said seriously, "Let Jinyu agree to let you sleep with me."

I feel that staying with Shen Yuan can prolong my life.

"Cough, cough, cough—" This time, Shen Yuan was choked by his own saliva. He coughed until his face turned red. He raised his hand to cover Xie Chengze's forehead to confirm that he did not have a fever. Then he asked, "Your Highness, please do not speak without restraint in front of others in the future."

Sleeping with just a quilt under your body is called sharing a bed. Don't always sleep together, as it may cause misunderstanding.

Of course, it is not ruled out that Xie Chengze may really have that intention, but Xie Chengze is ignorant, but Shen Yuan cannot be ignorant. Xie Chengze's current broken body can't stand any tossing. Even Xie Jinyu dare not touch him, let alone Shen Yuan who hopes he lives a long life?

Xie Chengze gave him a sidelong look and said, "Of course, I'm only telling you this."

Shen Yuan simply couldn't stand his serious look when he was clearly saying something heart-warming. He suppressed the beating of his heart and asked casually, "Master Imperial Master always wants to sleep with me in the same bed. Why is that?"

Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Xie Chengze raised his hand to cover his mouth and whispered, "I found that when I'm with you, I don't think about random things, and my mind is more open. I thought, if I stay with Xie Jinyu alone, I can only live to 40 years old, and if I stay with you alone, I can live to 60 years old. If you two neutralize each other, I can live to 50 years old! I'll get 10 years of life for free!"

After saying that, Xie Chengze felt that he was really great. He even learned how to fix the bug. "Shen Aiqing! You are the life-extending artifact of this national teacher!"

Shen Yuan: ...

Shen Yuan: “Huh…”

Thank you so much for your praise. You are simply my short-lived artifact.

"Your Majesty will not agree with what you said." Shen Yuan shook his head, "Not to mention that if the ministers saw this, who knows how they would frame you."

"Who dares?" Xie Chengze snorted, "I'll rob his house."

Besides, didn’t the emperor promise Shen Yuan to him?

Although the Second Prince was gone, he was still him. What was wrong with him sleeping with Shen Yuan? If a minister asked, he would say that the late emperor had given him a dream and allowed this "sleeping" thing.

If they think he is lying, then let them go downstairs and ask the emperor themselves.

whee.

Seeing Xie Chengze was so persistent, Shen Yuan had no choice but to rub his hair and said lovingly, "Okay, wait, I'll ask His Majesty."

I don't know what Shen Yuan promised Xie Jinyu that made Xie Jinyu actually agree. Not only did he give two days of his five days to Shen Yuan, he even allowed Shen Yuan to stay in Chenghuan Palace and let him accompany Xie Chengze on the two days when he was free.

When Xie Zimiao learned about this, he cursed, "Traitor."

Not allowing him and his elder brother to sleep with his second brother, he secretly went in through the back door and even took away fifteen days!

But Xie Zimiao was also curious about what Shen Yuan had promised Xie Jinyu that he could snatch the eight days that originally belonged to Xie Jinyu.

Not only Xie Zimiao was curious, but Xie Chengze was also curious.

Unfortunately, Xie Chengze asked indirectly but got nothing out of the question. Finally, he gave up and lay down beside his life-extending artifact at night, falling into a very peaceful and comfortable sleep.

Lying next to Shen Yuan, he didn't even dream and slept until dawn, feeling refreshed.

Shen Yuan was the only one who suffered. After enduring for a long time, he finally gave up the buffer period before going to bed every day and fell asleep with Xie Chengze.

Not long after, the New Year arrived.

The court held a dinner in the palace. Hearing that Liaozhou had started an ice sculpture festival, many wealthy people from the south came to visit. The people's lives had also become much better off, and they all went to participate in the ice sculpture banquet, which was even more lively than last year.

Sheng Yiren and Young Master Jiang also rushed back. Although they did not find any oil, Young Master Jiang had a sharp eye and found many coal mountains in other places.

They plan to go out again after the New Year.

The Minister of Rites naturally didn't want his daughter to run around outside, and he really didn't like Young Master Jiang in any way. It wasn't until Young Master Jiang took out a stack of silver notes from his arms, a full 200,000 taels, that the Minister of Rites smiled and said, "Girls, you still need to go out and explore more. Only when you have more experience can you pick a good man."

Sheng Yiren couldn't help but roll her eyes when she heard this.

Xie Chengze happened to pass by and shamelessly stretched out his hand: "Anyone who sees it will get a share, otherwise I'll sue you for corruption."

Minister of Rites:...

The Minister of Rites took out half of it with a look of pain on his face.

Xie Chengze, who became rich instantly, began to give red envelopes to the ministers at the annual banquet hall, which made the ministers very happy. They instantly decided not to care about the state master's usual "extremely licentious and forcing women of good families into prostitution" behavior.

What's the point of forcing a good woman into prostitution? The Imperial Master was clearly being responsible to Lord Shen! He was also responsible to the late Emperor's will!