I, the villainous eldest prince, will suppress everything!

"Ah~"

"Finally out! I was almost suffocating being locked up in the cell these past few days."

"Quick, check if I have any hair on my body?"

"Today, I'm going to have a good meal and then get a nice, restful sleep!"

"I'm telling you, none of you are allowed to bother me. Anyone who does, I'll fight them!"

"..."

Several days later, outside the examination hall.

Countless students dragged their weary bodies out.

Cao Quan and the Chen brothers were among them.

They had just stepped out of the examination hall and hadn't even gone down the steps yet.

Cao Quan suddenly stretched out his arms, raised his head, and said loudly.

Cao Quan's actions immediately attracted the attention of countless students and the soldiers guarding the entrance to the examination hall.

Normally, his behavior would have certainly been met with the soldiers driving him away.

But today, the soldiers just smiled at each other and said nothing.

After being confined in the examination hall for so many days, the students should relax a bit.

If they continue to interfere, it would be somewhat inhumane.

After venting his anger, Cao Quan looked at the Chen brothers beside him.

Chen Shoutian on the left looked regretful, clenching his fist and stamping his feet, as if he hadn't answered a question well and was now remembering it.

On the right, Chen Wangju looked very confident. With his knowledge, passing the imperial examination this time was a sure thing, and he couldn't wait for the day the results were released.

However, as Cao Quan looked over, Chen Wangju suppressed his smile, snorted coldly, and refused to acknowledge Cao Quan.

"Hey!"

Cao Quan first scoffed, his anger rising, and looked at Chen Wangju, saying:

"Chen Wangju, I don't care anymore, how can you, a grown man, be so petty? Anyone who didn't know better would think I slept with your wife."

The conflict between the two wasn't some insurmountable problem.

Moreover, the conflict between the two was originally Chen Wangju's fault.

Cao Quan no longer cared, but Chen Wangju remained resentful.

Hearing Cao Quan's words, Chen Wangju was furious. In the end, he just cursed "vulgar" and turned his head away, refusing to look at Cao Quan again.

Cao Quan ignored Chen Wangju, looked at Chen Shoutian, and patted him on the shoulder:

"Alright, there's no going back now, so don't regret it."

"Come on, I'll treat you two brothers to dinner at the best restaurant in the capital."

Chen Shoutian was still grumbling about not doing well on the exam, but when he heard that Cao Quan was going to treat him to dinner at the best restaurant in the capital, he was surprised.

His eyes suddenly lit up, and his stomach began to rumble.

"Come on, come on, if we brothers don't give you a good beating today, we'll be unworthy of being from the same hometown!"

After saying that, Chen Shoutian tried to pull Cao Quan away.

However, Chen Wangju did not want to eat. Without saying a word, he left directly, heading towards the rice shop.

He doesn't want to do anything right now, he just wants to go back to the rice shop, get a good night's sleep, and then wait for the day the results are released.

Chen Shoutian called out to Chen Wangju, "Wangju, Cao Quan is inviting us to dinner. Let's go together. Don't be stubborn."

Chen Wangju still didn't say anything, he just waved his hand behind him, indicating that he wouldn't go no matter what.

In this lifetime, he and Cao Quan had formed an unbreakable grudge.

Chen Shoutian wanted to chase after them, but he was so tempted that he stood on tiptoe and called out to Chen Wangju, "Wangju, if you're not going, I'm going!"

Chen Wangju waved his hand behind him, indicating that it was up to Chen Shoutian.

"Wangju, be careful on the road. I'll be right back after I finish eating."

After watching Chen Wangju leave, Chen Shoutian quickly pulled Cao Quan toward the best restaurant in the capital.

He's determined to give Cao Quan a good beating today.

……

Tianxianglou is the best restaurant in the capital!

When Cao Quan and Chen Shoutian arrived, the restaurant was already packed with people, and all the seats had been reserved.

"Alas, what a pity. There are so many rich people in the capital. I reckon all the seats were reserved before the exam even started, and they're just waiting for today to end so they can throw a welcome-back party for their students."

Looking at the overcrowded Tianxiang Restaurant, Cao Quan felt a little regretful.

This restaurant not only offers a full range of food and drinks, but also features song and dance performances.

If he had known this would happen, he should have come to reserve a seat before the exam, so he wouldn't be unable to even get in now.

Chen Shoutian wasn't bothered; it didn't matter where he ate. But he felt a little uncomfortable eating at the top restaurant in the capital.

After observing for a while and finding that there were no seats available in the restaurant, the two decided to leave and find another restaurant to have a drink.

But just as they turned around, a burly man stretched out his arm and blocked their way.

Upon seeing the newcomer, their eyes lit up, and they exclaimed in unison:

"Brother Zhou?"

The person who stopped the two was none other than Zhou Biao.

However, as soon as he uttered the title "Brother Zhou," Cao Quan realized his mistake and quickly pulled Chen Shoutian to correct him.

"We were blind to your greatness and should have addressed you as Lord Zhou. Please forgive us, Lord Zhou."

Previously, they only regarded Zhou Biao as a bodyguard of a rich young master, and it didn't matter whether they called him Brother Zhou or not.

But now they know that Qin Li is not actually a rich young master, but the crown prince, so Zhou Biao's official position must be quite high.

"What nonsense are you spouting?"

Zhou Biao chuckled and cursed, then stretched out his arms and put them on the shoulders:

"Come on, let's go upstairs for dinner. Don't keep His Highness waiting."

"But there are no seats left in the building," Chen Shoutian said.

"That's because there were no seats available for others. His Highness had already reserved seats in the building."

After saying that, regardless of whether the two agreed or not, Zhou Biao put his arm around them and led them into Tianxiang Tower.

During the process of entering the building, no one dared to stop them; in fact, they all made way for them.

As they went upstairs, Cao Quan asked, "Lord Zhou, is His Highness the Crown Prince currently upstairs?"

Zhou Biao nodded: "We just arrived."

"Did you invite us to dinner specifically?"

Cao Quan asked again.

Zhou Biao paused for a moment and said, "It wasn't a special invitation, it's just that you happened to be here, so let's eat together."

Outside the top-tier private room, Zhou Biao saw the two men frantically adjusting their clothes and couldn't help but smile, saying:

"Gentlemen, isn't this a bit unnecessary? We've all slept together in the rice shop's warehouse; who hasn't seen each other in their sorry state?"

"Master Zhou."

As soon as Chen Shoutian's name was uttered, Zhou Biao said, "Don't call me Lord Zhou, call me Brother Zhou, or I'll get angry with you."

Chen Shoutian quickly changed his tune: "Brother Zhou, times have changed. We two have no official titles, and the one inside is His Highness the Crown Prince. We must be mindful of our appearance, or it would be a grave offense of disrespect."

Cao Quan nodded vigorously to the side, like a chick pecking at rice.

"Alright."

Seeing that he couldn't persuade him otherwise, Zhou Biao pushed open the door to the private room and went inside.

The two were still tidying their appearance at the entrance of the private room when, after a while, they suddenly heard a voice from inside: "Aren't you coming in? Do I, the Crown Prince, have to personally go out and invite you? You two certainly have a lot of influence."

Upon hearing this, the two were terrified, their legs went weak, and they quickly went into the private room.

"This humble subject pays respects to Your Highness the Crown Prince! May Your Highness live a thousand years!"

The two knelt down together and performed the full kowtow, their heads hitting the ground louder than anyone else's.

Besides Qin Li and Zhou Biao, there were other people in the private room, all of them women, whom they had met before.

However, as the saying goes, times have changed. Before, the two of them only thought of these women as the women of Qin Li, a rich young master, but now they are the Crown Prince's women, and in the future they will be empresses, imperial concubines, and the like.

They hurriedly bowed to the women again.

The women exchanged smiles and covered their mouths with their sleeves.

"Alright, stop kneeling, sit down."

Qin Li interrupted them, saying that if they were to perform the full kneeling ceremony one by one, it would be ages before they could eat, and Qin Li didn't have that much time.

The two men stood up in fear, but hesitated to sit down. What right did they have to sit with the Crown Prince?

"Please sit down, otherwise His Highness will be angry," Xiao Xue'er kindly reminded him.

The two exchanged a glance before slowly sitting down.

However, they only dared to sit on half their buttocks, and would immediately stand up at the slightest sound.

Seeing how cautious the two were, Qin Li regretted letting Zhou Biao bring them in.

However, this is not their fault; they should blame him for concealing his identity for so long.