Seeing them so happy with whatever they ate and engaged in every conversation, his old and silent soul seed to be infused with a breath of fresh vitality.
After waiting a whole incense stick’s worth of ti, Old Yao finished arranging the ssage delivery and returned to continue standing behind him.
Seeing that the children had almost finished eating, Emperor Longchang waved at Wang Anye: "Anye, co here, let have a look."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Wang Anye tidied his robe slightly, walked forward steadily, gave a deep bow, then stood upright, striking a posture, allowing Emperor Longchang to scrutinize him.
Emperor Longchang didn’t hold back, scrutinizing him thoroughly, his tone turning sowhat sour: "Your appearance is quite handso, and you carry yourself with a certain dignity, about fifty or sixty percent of how I was in my youth. However, to match my Yiluo, it seems you’re still a bit lacking."
At these words, the children glanced at each other.
Although they all harbored doubts in their hearts, there was no way to verify the Emperor’s remarks, as most of his contemporaries had already passed on. Longevity does have its perks. No matter how he claid what he was like when young, no one could argue with him.
Wang Anye was speechless, thinking, "You, the Great Emperor, comparing yourself to a twelve-year-old junior like , isn’t that beneath you?"
"And as for that Prince Anjun couple, they really act as if they don’t see ." Emperor Longchang’s voice sounded quite dissatisfied, "Such an important matter as Yiluo’s betrothal, and they didn’t even consult ."
"Your Majesty..." Old Yao reminded from the side, "You haven’t concerned yourself with the younger generation’s marriages for at least five hundred years."
"Yiluo is different. I gave her that na." Emperor Longchang’s eyes widened, evidently displeased, as if trying to regain so control. He then turned his gaze to Wu Xue Ning, saying, "You, girl, take heed. Before you get engaged, consult first."
"Yes, Ancestor." Wu Xue Ning replied obediently, "I’ll listen to you."
"That’s more like it, our family’s Xue Ning is still obedient." Emperor Longchang nodded contentedly, then looked at Wang Anye with a sowhat scrutinizing gaze, "No way, I must test you, brat. If you’re all show and no substance, I absolutely cannot marry the intelligent Yiluo to a buffoon."
"Uh~ Your Majesty." Wang Anye saluted and said, "If you wish to test Anye, Anye will comply. However, I heard that the little wolf cubs sent by Aunt Lici ssed up your ’Divine Dynasty Sunset Painting’ on the Cloud Ray Flying Ship?"
Emperor Longchang’s expression darkened. "Is this child out of his mind? He really knows how to open old wounds." Just when he began to move on from the damage to the ’Divine Dynasty Sunset Painting.’
Before being tested, he brought it up. Is he saying it’s not hard enough and wants to add to the fun? He, Emperor Longchang, has never been a broad-minded person.
"To report to Your Majesty, when speaking of this matter, Grandmaster An Ye said that I happened to collect several ancient paintings. Among them was a ’Divine Dynasty Sunset Painting’, and I took it upon myself to compensate your loss with it, asking for rcy on those little wolf cubs." Wang Anye said while taking out a scroll from the Storage Ring.
"You also have the ’Divine Dynasty Sunset Painting’?" Emperor Longchang was slightly surprised, but then snickered, "This painting is widely known, and there are countless forgeries. The one I bought was identified by the Jii Family descendants as the only genuine one. How could it compare to those inferior imitations? Never mind, never mind, given your filial piety, I’ll accept it."
While saying this, Emperor Longchang seed sowhat disinterested.
Old Yao stepped forward lightly, retrieved the ’Divine Dynasty Sunset Painting,’ and gave a regretful glance at Anye. "Why give it now? He has no sense of timing."
Sure enough, after receiving the ’Divine Dynasty Sunset Painting,’ Emperor Longchang placed it aside, without even a glance of interest.
"I hear your Wang Clan Academy is quite lively, though I wonder how much genuine talent and knowledge there is." Emperor Longchang glanced around at the young people present, a mischievous smile on his lips, "Since you’re all here today, I might as well test you all, see how much your Wang Clan Academy is truly worth."
"What? Test us all?" Wang Yingxuan and Wang Lilong were stunned. This is a classic case of a gate fire affecting the pond fish. Suddenly, even the Luan Claw Jerky seed tasteless.
What’s with these adults? Always thinking about putting the children in difficult positions. It’s tough being a kid these days, dealing with the drudgeries of the Clan Academy, then being tested by the Emperor while out to play in the Capital.
Aside from the two little regrettable students of the Wang Clan, Wu Xue Ning’s face also turned pale, her eyes darting nervously, clearly another dissatisfied student.
But who dares utter a word against the Emperor’s direct challenges?
Old Yao rolled his eyes inwardly, knowing full well that the Emperor wasn’t truly testing the children. Rather, he was using it as a pretext to target Wang Shouzhe.
"Old Yao, bring a few elentary-level Nine Chapters of Mathematics exam papers from the Imperial Academy. Rember, don’t make it too difficult, let’s not make it hard on the children." As Emperor Longchang said this, there was an unmistakable laughter in his tone.
Old Yao understood, knowing the Emperor’s words should be taken with the opposite intent. Nonetheless, he retained so goodwill, selecting moderately challenging papers from the royal clan academy.
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