Chu Wenzong was pleased
by Qing Qianxue's arrival.
"State Preceptor, come, come, come! Have a seat!"
Gesturing for Qing Qianxue to sit down nearby, Chu Wenzong walked over without any imperial airs and took the seat beside him.
Across from them
sat Chu Wenjing, who had been summoned to the Imperial Study to review memorials shortly after returning from eating and drinking his fill at the tavern.
The memorials before him were piled as high as a small mountain.
Chu Wenjing had reviewed memorials before, but Chu Wenzong had never given him many. They had only been selected examples for him to analyze.
Over the past few days, however, the memorials had inexplicably grown more and more numerous. He simply could not finish them.
Every time he looked at Chu Wenzong in astonishment, Chu Wenzong would gaze at him affectionately and say,
"Crown Prince, you're all grown up now. I intend to put you through a proper test.
Reviewing memorials is a profound art. You must review more of them, learn to love reviewing them, and ideally enjoy reviewing them every day.
Only then will you make sufficient progress and grow."
Each time, Chu Wenjing's suspicion that Chu Wenzong was trying to shirk his work was gradually worn away by Chu Wenzong's concern and brainwashing.
"By the way, State Preceptor, have you suddenly come to the palace on some important business? If not, shall we have a game of Go?"
With a rare moment of leisure on his hands, Chu Wenzong's eyes gleamed with eagerness.
Qing Qianxue gently shook his head at the question.
"Your Majesty, I came here to speak to all of you about something. The others should be arriving soon."
"All of us? State Preceptor, you've summoned others to the palace? Has something serious happened again?"
Chu