Studied Himself Crazy

"Chengping! Are you feeling better?"

Du Chengping nodded. "It's nothing serious now."

"But living in the Prince's Mansion with the State Preceptor—I really envy you!" a student said, looking at him enviously. There was only envy in his eyes, no malice.

Du Chengping smiled and said nothing.

No matter what he said right now, he would offend someone. If he said it had not been what he wanted, then Luo Yunji would certainly blame himself. If he said it had been exactly what he wished for, then...

The solid ice the State Preceptor had created outside the city had somehow given rise to rumors that it possessed miraculous effects: it could nourish the body, cure chronic ailments, grant longevity upon touch, and so on. Every day, people heading out to the suburbs came in an endless stream.

There was even a carriage company that opened a dedicated route straight to the place where the solid ice was, making a fierce profit from it.

The Prince's Mansion guards and the palace's Imperial Guard, who had originally "occupied" the solid ice, gradually came under public condemnation.

"I heard that the solid ice the State Preceptor created with his spell can nourish the body." After court assembly ended, the ministers did not leave. Instead, they stole glances at the emperor on the dragon throne and chatted privately.

"Go, go, go! Anyone who wants to go can go take a look!" The emperor knew these people had been holding it in for days. Besides, the Imperial Guard had already practically all been "nourished" once, so letting these ministers go get nourished a little was no problem.

When people learned that the court ministers had brought their families out to the suburbs, the "miraculous" effects of the solid ice spread in even more exaggerated versions!