Chapter 1142 - 1121: Envy
Adults, especially those of a certain age, cannot help but test a child’s knowledge when they encounter one so young, which everyone understands.
However, it’s unusual when the one doing the testing is the emperor himself, and even more so in such a solemn occasion.
Regardless of how everyone appears on the surface, in their hearts they are undoubtedly envious, as speaking a single word with the emperor in this context is worth more than many years of plotting outside.
Who knows how many have gone to great lengths just to earn such an opportunity.
Bai Shan was not a fool; he did not understand why the Fifth Prince suddenly brought him out, but indeed this was an opportunity for him.
Hence, quickly he reviewed in his mind what he intended to say, and to avoid any mistakes, he deliberately slowed down his speech.
He was a bit nervous at first, his palms sweating, but the moment he looked up and saw the emperor’s face—unfamiliar yet somewhat recognizable—their previous encounter during the journey flashed through his mind. Realizing the emperor had orchestrated their path to this point, his heart calmed down.
The corners of Bai Shan’s mouth tilted up slightly. What was there to fear?
Wasn’t this all part of his arrangement?
Bai Shan’s mind raced, casting aside many of his books, he simply said, "I have been studying ’The Spring and Autumn’."