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Xin Qiji was also hungry, so he immediately sat down and started eating and drinking.

"You naughty boy, you are becoming more and more rude!"

Li Qingzhao looked at Xin Qiji and started to scold him, but she did not stop him because all the soldiers in the army were on this side and there was no strict etiquette for eating in the army.

In the past, Li Qingzhao looked down upon such rude behavior. She was born into a scholarly world and a family of officials, and the most important education she received since childhood was various etiquette.

But since she met Sun Lei, she found that etiquette did not seem to be that important. Etiquette is just superficial cultivation. It makes people feel comfortable, but there are many people who are two-faced. Instead of being blinded by those appearances, it is better to accept the real things calmly.

"Principal, I'm hungry!"

Xin Qiji ate a meat bun in one bite, chewing with his cheeks puffed out.

"You!"

Li Qingzhao, however, ate the buns in small bites. She could eat more than ten bites of a meat bun, while Xin Qiji could only eat one in one bite.

Just as the teacher and student were having breakfast, there was a noise outside the inn.

"Mr. Li, someone claims to be your teacher and wants to come in to see you!"

A guard entered the inn and spoke.

"Commander? Let them in!"

Li Qingzhao was a little stunned, but still spoke. She didn't remember having any teachers in this northwest area.

When Xin Qiji heard this, he paused for a moment, but then continued to eat breakfast.

"Uncle? Teacher? Why did you come to Lanzhou?"

Li Qingzhao looked at the group of Confucian scholars walking into the inn, and immediately stood up, bowed, and said, "These people are indeed her family elders and former teachers."

"Aren't we here to pay our respects to the imperial concubine?"

A Confucian scholar sneered.

"Qingzhao is so rude. How dare you let the elders do this? It should be Qingzhao who greets the elders!"

Li Qingzhao quickly apologized, just like a little girl who had done something wrong at home and was scolded by her elders and teachers.

"Humph!"

Seeing the situation, the group of great scholars all put on stern faces and acted like strict teachers.

"You bunch of old men, if you dare to disturb me while I'm eating again, I'll stab you!"

Xin Qiji was furious. Why should his teacher be scolded by others? What's more, his teacher did nothing wrong.

The spear slammed directly on the table, and Xin Qiji glared at those great scholars with a murderous look on his face.

"Xin Qiji, don't be rude, these are your elders!"

Li Qingzhao spoke quickly.

"How rude of you! Is this your student? Look at what he has become? He doesn't know how to sit or stand properly, and he dares to be rude to his elders..."

Those Confucian scholars pointed at Xin Qiji and started criticizing Li Qingzhao.

"I don't dare to kill you!"

Xin Qiji became even angrier. He jumped onto the table with a spear in his hand and kicked all the buns, pancakes, noodles and milk in front of him away, spilling them all over the great scholars. The plates and cups were even smashed to pieces.

"If you are not afraid of death, then say something again!"

Xin Qiji stood on the table holding a spear and glared down at the Confucian scholars.

Seeing that Xin Qiji was young, someone wanted to scold him, but Xin Qiji had already taken action. His spear was directly against the tip of the man's nose, and he was waiting for the man to open his mouth before stabbing him to death.

The Confucian scholar who was about to speak didn't expect that the kid was serious. The look he gave Xin Qiji, the cold murderous intent made him unable to open his mouth. That was real murderous intent.

Li Qingzhao did not expect Xin Qiji to be like this. She was both moved and helpless. Her student had grown up and knew how to protect her as a teacher, but his behavior was really too much.

"What's this for? Xin Qiji, come down quickly!" Zhu Fu walked in with a smile on his face. Seeing that the atmosphere was so tense, he quickly tried to smooth things over with a smile.

"Gentlemen, he is just a child who just came back from the battlefield. He has some post-war stress syndrome. You are all well-educated people, you should not argue with a child!"

Zhu Fu looked at those Confucian scholars with a smile, and with just one sentence he made these angry Confucian scholars speechless.

"Come down quickly!"

Seeing that everyone was silent, Zhu Fu quickly pulled Xin Qiji down from the table, just to give him a warning. If something really happened, Li Qingzhao would be the one who suffered the most.

"Tea!"

Zhu Fu shouted to the waiter at the post station again.

The waiter quickly cleaned up the mess and served some fragrant tea.

"Teacher, please sit down!"

Without waiting for everyone's reaction, Xin Qiji directly moved a chair to the main seat and asked Li Qingzhao to sit down.

This action made the adults look ugly again. They were all Li Qingzhao's elders. They hadn't sat down yet, so it was not Li Qingzhao's turn to sit, let alone sit in the main seat.

"Don't understand any rules!"

Someone couldn't help but speak.

"Xin Qiji, stop making trouble!"

Li Qingzhao looked at Xin Qiji and said that she had no place to sit in front of these elders.

"Teacher, you are the teacher of all our students, the principal of the school, and the imperial concubine of His Majesty. If you don't take this position, who else can take it?"

Xin Qiji insisted.

These words again left the great Confucian scholars speechless. The most important things in their Confucian studies were benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, trustworthiness, forgiveness, loyalty, filial piety and fraternity.

Li Qingzhao's identity as an imperial concubine occupies the most important word of loyalty. The imperial concubine here can represent the emperor and the royal family. As subjects, they cannot overstep the line. The word loyalty weighs on their heads, leaving them speechless.

"Teacher, please sit down. If you don't, won't the principal beat me when he comes back?"

Xin Qiji said pitifully again.

"Humph, you've grown wings, haven't you? I'm also the principal, but you keep calling me teacher. You're putting me down by one level!"

Li Qingzhao patted Xin Qiji's head in annoyance, but the force she used was very small, just like an elder doting on a younger generation.

Li Qingzhao also sat down with a smile. Xin Qiji's words reminded her that she could respect her elders, but she must not forget her current identity.

She is the imperial concubine, which means she represents the royal family. If she is not careful about some things, Sun Lei will definitely get angry when he comes back with his hot temper. He will probably not do anything to her, but these elders will definitely suffer.

Everyone sat down, looking at the tea in front of them in silence, not knowing how to start.

"Dear elders, why did you all come to Lanzhou? What do you want to talk to me about?"

Li Qingzhao looked at the elders and asked.

"We want to discuss this imperial examination with you!"

The elder from the Li family was the first to speak.

"Imperial Examination? Oh! Uncle, you are talking about the school's big exam, right? What is there to discuss? Isn't it held before the New Year? There are still two months left!"

Li Qingzhao said in confusion that the imperial examination system had become a thing of the past, and now the country selects talents from school graduates every year.

"It's your exam. What kind of miscellaneous knowledge are you testing? If this continues, rituals and music will collapse and people's hearts will be in turmoil. This is not the teaching of a saint!"

Another person spoke.

"Mr. Liu has said it before, right? Schools teach and educate people, enlighten the people, and train talents for the country. How can there be unrest?"

Li Qingzhao quickly shook her head and said, she was the one who built the school, she knew it best! (End of this chapter)