"The scientific examination will be held at the end of the year. My father can give some subsidies to the poor students to help them take the examination, and at the same time open a school to train some students to take the scientific examination."
"If we cast a wide net like this, there will always be one or two people who can pass the exam. As long as there are people who can pass the exam, dad will have his own civil power in the court."
"Instead of trying to curry favor with those old foxes who are struggling around in the court, it's better to train these new students. What do you think, dad?"
Jing Ninghou's eyes lit up, "What A'luo said makes sense, daddy will make arrangements now!"
"It is enough to train Xiao'er to become a military officer. If we add the power of civil servants, even if our Hou family does not rise, we will not be bullied by the prince at will!"
Marquis Jing Ning is not actually stupid, it’s just that he devoted all his passion to leading troops and fighting. He has never studied the human heart and is too lazy to care about the court battles, so he ended up in such a lonely end. .
Now that something like this happened at home, he had to work hard to stand up even if it was to protect his daughter.
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After Shen Shu left, Lin Zhi began to wander around the palace aimlessly.
He randomly broke off a branch of white plum and put it to his nose and smelled it, then he saw the young man dancing the sword in front of him.
So he stood on the edge, holding a white plum in his hand, watching the young man dance with his sword.
Tsk, my foundation is not bad, but the moves are fancy and not practical at all, and my brain doesn't seem to work very well.
Jing Ninghou went to great lengths to save this child, is this how he raised it?
It's not as good as that kitten who is well-raised. Not to mention martial arts, Wen Tao is one of the best kittens in the capital.
After Shen Xiao practiced for a while, he noticed that Lin Zhi was looking at him with interest, with some disdain in his eyes. He also thought of the entanglement between him and his sister, and on impulse, he took the sword and pointed at Lin Zhi. He stabbed through.
Lin Zhi threw away the plum branch in his hand, turned sideways leisurely to avoid the young man's sword, and then stretched out his hand to grab the young man's wrist. With a strong force, Shen Xiao's sword fell to the ground.
"You!" Shen Xiao was surprised. He didn't expect that this sick prince could actually do martial arts.
Lin Zhi dropped the young man's wrist in disgust and commented expressionlessly, "Too weak."
Whether it is martial arts or other aspects, he is too weak.
Shen Xiao snorted unconvinced and suddenly said with determination, "You taught me a lesson for the young master who bullied me that day."
After those people bullied Shen Xiao, the mysterious man gagged his mouth and hung him from a tree that night.
"Not too stupid."
Chang Sheng liked to torture people the most. He gave the orders and ignored them.
Shen Xiao pursed his lips, becoming more and more aware of the gap between himself and the man in front of him.
He still needs to be stronger, stronger and stronger to protect his sister.
Lin Zhi seemed to understand his thoughts clearly, and suddenly said sarcastically, "You'd better protect yourself first."
If the prince knew that this child was in the Jingninghou Mansion, the entire Jingninghou Mansion would probably suffer.
"You!" Shen Xiao knew that Lin Zhi was telling the truth and was extremely angry, but he had no way to refute.
At this moment, Shen Shu came out.
When Lin Zhi saw Shen Shu, he didn't want to argue with the little brat.
This little kid is not even one percent as fun as his kitten.
As soon as he saw Shen Shu, his mood improved a lot. He actually bent down to pick up the white plum and held it in his hand, then walked towards Shen Shu.
As soon as Shen Shu came out, she went to find Lin Zhi first. When she saw the man walking up to her in a good mood, she took the initiative to lean into his arms.
Lin Zhi then conveniently put his arms around Shen Shu's waist. Feeling the murderous gaze of Shen Xiao behind Merlin, he suddenly lowered his head and kissed Shen Shu on the face.
Although Shen Shu had done this action countless times in his sleep, it was the first time he kissed her while he was awake, and he still felt a little awkward.
If the kitten acts a little unhappy next, he should not take the initiative to kiss her in the future.
Shen Shu raised her head and looked at Lin Zhi with some surprise, "Did the prince kiss me just now?"
Lin Zhi didn't want to admit it at all.
Unexpectedly, Shen Shu suddenly raised her arms and put her arms around his neck, looking at him expectantly, "Your Majesty kissed you too fast just now. I haven't felt it yet. Can you kiss me again?"
Sure enough, he is a cat who tries to push his limits!
Although Lin Zhi was thinking this, he couldn't help but smile at the corners of his lips. He lowered his head, kissed her lips gently, and stretched out his tongue to lick Shen Shu's lips happily.
Shen Shu was overjoyed. This was the first time Lin Zhi took the initiative. Although it was awkward, his seduction finally had some effect.
It's not in vain that she puts so much effort into flirting with him every day.
After the kiss was over, Lin Zhi reached out to hug Shen Shu's waist again, but Shen Shu refused, "No."
Lin Zhi frowned, is this trying to burn bridges? After kissing you, you don’t want to kiss her anymore? How can a kitten be so heartless?
The next moment, Shen Shu handed over her hand, "How about holding hands?"
He always walked with his arm around her waist, which she wasn't used to and always felt like she was going to fall.
For some reason, Lin Zhi felt that the corners of his lips were not very obedient today.
It was obvious that he wanted to hold Shen Shu's hand expressionlessly, but the corners of his lips always turned up disobediently.
Not only the corners of his lips, but also his eyes seemed not to be very obedient today.
Although I obviously want to look up to admire the white plum blossoms, why do I always quietly lower my head to look at the hands the two of them are holding?
There must have been some poison on the kitten's lips, which made him lose control of his eyes and lips.
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Not far away, Shen Xiao, who was behind the Merlin, kept looking at Shen Shu and Lin Zhi's loving appearance, holding the sword in his hand tighter and tighter.
He knew that Lin Zhi wanted to tell him that weak people should not think about anything, and that he had no ability to protect her, not to mention that she was still his nominal sister.
Even if the two have no blood relationship at all.
If it were before, he would not be swayed by Lin Zhi's words at all, but the sister today seems to be different from the sister before.
In the past, my sister was weak and needed his protection. She always wanted him to become a little man and protect the whole family.
He likes that kind of expectation because it means that he is very important to her.
Today's sister no longer has much hope in him. She began to seduce King Bei'an, began to become stronger, and protected the whole family. She would no longer cast her expectant eyes on him.
besides……
He took out a package of crumpled candies from his arms and looked at them for a long time until he shed a tear.