Meng Anci first, "I Meng Anci, was fortunate enough to pass the imperial examination last year. Young Prince, please feel free to ask me anything you don't understand."
His voice was clear and steady, without the slightest hint of stage fright.
You Tuo suddenly laughed, looking at everyone present, "The students of the Sheng Dynasty are getting worse with each passing year, actually sending an eight or nine-year-old child to stand up for them."
He looked at Meng Anci and said, "Child... you must have come to the wrong place. I invited a scholar who has passed the county-level imperial examination... not a student who has only passed the county-level imperial examination." This remark caused the Silla people to burst into laughter.
Jin Shanyao coldly swept her gaze across the crowd and said indifferently, "I thought the young prince had a problem with his eyes, but it turns out his hearing isn't much better either... Meng Anci, fifth place in the Qingzhou Prefecture Examination."
You didn't find out clearly what kind of invitation you were sending... or does Silla simply not have a scholar of such low rank...?
You Tuo Jin Shanyao, which made him so angry that the veins on his forehead throbbed. Finally, he couldn't bear it any longer and slammed his fist on the table, shouting angrily.
"No, you're everywhere... From now on, shut up and don't say another word."
Jin Shanyao stared at his furious face, then suddenly realized and tugged at Meng Anci's clothes, "Is this what they call being embarrassed and angry?"
"Shut up, shut up, shut up..." You Tuo felt like his lungs were about to explode with anger. He pointed at Jin Xiaoji and ordered, "Go over there and cover her mouth."
Jin Xiaoji's heart skipped a beat. He dared not; he was afraid this pervert would lick his palm...
You Tuo Jin Xiaoji standing there motionless, Tuo was so angry that his eyes turned red. "Go on! In front of everyone, does she think she can eat you?"
Jin Xiaoji dared not disobey the order, so he could only tremble and shuffle toward Jin Shanyao's side.
But as soon as he got close, Jin Shanyao suddenly reached out, startling him so much that he yelled and jumped back several feet.
"Young Prince... I dare not..." Jin Xiaoji said with a mournful face, "I'm afraid she'll grope my crotch."
You Tuo, Tuo slammed his fists on the table, making the cups and saucers rattle. "Useless... She's a woman, what are you afraid of... Get her!"
Jin Xiaoji swallowed hard, thinking to himself, "So it wasn't because I pinched your balls that you're afraid of being childless."
He desperately protected his lower body, waving his hand at the Jin Shanyao almost pleadingly, "Miss? Young master?... This... person? I beg you, let's not talk anymore, okay? Please, have mercy on me."
Jin Shanyao pointed to her own nose and said to Jin Xiaoji, enunciating each word clearly, "Female..." Then she pointed to Jin Xiaoji again, "Male."
Her pointing finger almost made Jin Xiaoji wet himself. And this was a woman... Who would dare marry her? It would be a death sentence!
Su Wenqian chuckled and smoothed things over, "Your Highness, please calm down... Everyone has moments of fear. Don't think that just because you Silla people are afraid of the women of the Sheng Dynasty Sheng Dynasty, our men are afraid too."
Jin Xiaoji's pathetic behavior made You Tuo lose face; he regretted bringing him along.
You Tuo looked at Jin Shanyao again and warned, "Shut up... If I hear you say another word, I'll flip your table."
After saying that, he put on a fake smile again and looked Meng Anci up and down with curiosity, "How old are you this year?"
"Eight years old... just a few more days until I'm nine."
You Tuo his chin towards Zhao Zhiyuan, "And him, how old was he when he became a scholar?"
Meng Anci nodded. "He's a year older than me, he'll be ten by the New Year, and he ranked fourth in the provincial examination."
You Tuo was taken aback and didn't react for a moment. He subconsciously asked, "How old is the first place winner?"
"Twelve years old."
You Tuo gasped, "Did you change the system for the imperial examinations? Or are people over fifteen not allowed to participate?"
"Young Prince, you jest. There are naturally no age restrictions for the imperial examinations. Everyone in our academy has a copy of that Map of the Nine Border Regions from the previous dynasty that you have."
Seeing You Tuo's cold face, he smiled even more innocently, "Of course... the young prince's is the real thing, otherwise he wouldn't have treated it like a treasure and sent it all the way here as tribute."
The reason we didn't step forward just now was because we didn't expect the young prince to ask such a superficial question. We didn't react for a moment... we thought the young prince had a deeper meaning. It turns out he just didn't understand the picture."
At this point, Meng Anci relaxed completely, his tone sincere and his smile genuine, "Luckily, Senior Brother Zhao and I are young, otherwise we would have had to find a junior brother from the Licentiate Candidate Institute to answer your questions..."
After speaking, her eyes sparkled as she looked at You Tuo, asking curiously, "Young Prince, what part don't you understand? Let me help you understand."
After being You Tuo Meng Anci's barbed words, You Tuo was left speechless. He pointed at Meng Anci and asked Jin Shanyao in an annoyed tone.
Is this your child?
Jin Shanyao opened her big eyes and stared at him...
"The way he speaks, his expression, his actions—it's just like yours. He's definitely your kid."
Jin Shanyao, her eyes crinkling as she looked at him...
You Tuo raised his fists to slam them on the table, but Su Wenqian quickly grabbed his wine glass, preventing You Tuo's raised fists from falling.
He roared, "Speak up... Weren't you quite talkative just now? Now you're mute, are you trying to drive me crazy?? Let me tell you, if I die... Silla will go to war with the Sheng Dynasty."
War means death... widespread devastation, isn't this just asking for trouble?
Jin Shanyao instantly became unhappy. "You, with your bad eyesight, bad hearing, and such a terrible memory, how come you told me to shut up?"
I speak and you get angry; I stop speaking and you get angry again. Why are you so easily angered all day long...?
Come, come, tell me, should I speak or not? So that people won't ask, "Why did Silla and Sheng Dynasty fight?"
Jin Shanyao the chatter of Shopkeeper Wang and Qing He next door, saying with uncanny accuracy, "Oh dear... what else could it be? Because a medicine seller isn't talking."
"Oh, could it be a fake medicine that killed the young prince..."
"Who knows... maybe the young prince..."
"Alright, alright... shut up now. Why do you have such a gossipy mouth, woman?" You Tuo was so angry her head was throbbing.
Jin Shanyao her hands and looked at Su Wenqian, "See... you've made me shut up again."
Su Wenqian suppressed a laugh, "Young Prince... there are so many people at the banquet, don't keep staring at Shopkeeper Jin."
You Tuo was shocked. "Was I staring at her? Look at the whole room, is there anyone as foul-mouthed as her? I say one thing and she can say ten. Do you think there isn't a single reasonable person in your Sheng Dynasty?"
Su Wenqian still smiled and said, " Shopkeeper Jin's words are a bit incoherent, but he's a good person... Come, come, let's drink... Let's not be angry anymore."
You Tuo took the wine glass from Su Wenqian and drank it all in one gulp.
He was so angry he almost forgot about the important matter. He put on a fake smile again... I'll put on a smile, I'll put on a smile... Fine, he really couldn't smile anymore. He took another big gulp of wine to barely calm himself down.
You Tuo looked at Meng Anci and said leisurely, "Since you say this ' Map of the Nine Border Regions ' is simple, then let me ask you something."
Silla and the Sheng Dynasty were separated only by a narrow strip of water, and had maintained contact with each other for a century.
However, in recent years, Silla merchant ships have been repeatedly robbed by "unknown bandits," suffering heavy losses. Despite the Sheng Dynasty's naval patrols being thorough, they have been unable to completely eradicate the bandits.
He paused slightly, a hint of sarcasm in his voice, "In my humble opinion, is this due to ineffective bandit suppression... or is there another hidden reason?"
"What does this have to do with the ' Map of the Nine Border Regions '?" Jin Shanyao her lips slightly, You Tuo immediately shouted, "Shut up!"
Jin Shanyao her lips... "Fine, don't talk then, why are you shouting..."