Poet Immortal, Poet Sage, Duke of the State!

The next day at 9:00 AM.

The Eastern Palace Academy.

The imperial heirs were already seated in their places. Unlike other teachers who would chat or joke around during lessons, they were all quietly reviewing their lessons.

At this moment, everyone is diligently reviewing yesterday's content so that they won't be unable to recite it when the teacher checks it in class, thus preventing others from hearing the story.

Only the Ninth Prince, Xiao Chengyu, had a worried expression on his face.

The Third Princess told him yesterday that Mr. Chen might not be able to tell them the story of the monkey anymore. He was very worried, as he had been looking forward to the story of the Monkey King's havoc in Heaven for a long time...

Just as the hour of Si (9-11 AM) arrived, Chen Chang'an stepped into the school building on time.

The imperial heirs all stood up and respectfully greeted, "Greetings, sir!"

Chen Chang'an stepped onto the podium, his gaze sweeping over the expectant princes below. He sighed softly and began, "Before we begin today's lesson, there is something I must inform you all..."

He looked at the imperial heirs and slowly said, "From today onwards, I can no longer tell your princes the story of Journey to the West..."

As soon as Chen Chang'an finished speaking, there was a moment of silence in the schoolhouse, which was then immediately filled with uproar.

"Why!"

"We clearly studied hard, the teacher should keep his word!"

"Yes, sir, you said that one should be honest and keep one's promises!"

Upon hearing this, several princes and princesses who were unaware of the inside story stood up, their voices filled with excitement.

Chen Chang'an sighed again and said, "They said that such nonsense stories cannot be told within the Eastern Palace Academy. If I tell these things to His Highnesses again, they will punish me..."

The Ninth Prince raised his head and said angrily, "Why should we? We've been studying hard and listening attentively in class these past few days, we haven't slacked off at all!"

The eleventh prince immediately added, "That's right! What right do they have to meddle so much? They even interfere with us listening to stories!"

The others also looked aggrieved and indignant.

They weren't particularly fond of studying to begin with, but their diligent study these past few days has been entirely motivated by the engaging stories in their daily lessons.

Now, her only hope has been cruelly cut off, and in an instant, feelings of grievance and anger welled up in her heart.

The Ninth Prince had received the news yesterday, so he didn't hesitate at all. He slammed his little hand on the desk and shouted angrily, "Why? We haven't missed any lessons, so why can't the teacher tell us stories!"

The eleventh prince chimed in, "Yes, why should we!"

The Ninth Prince stood up and said loudly, "Let's go, let's go to the Hanlin Academy and find out why they're bullying us like this!"

"right!"

"Go ask them at the Hanlin Academy!"

The princes were already furious, and at the urging of the Ninth Prince, they skipped their classes, stood up, and stormed out of the schoolhouse, heading straight for the Hanlin Academy...

Cui Shou stood there, completely dumbfounded.

He had no idea that things would develop in this direction. The imperial heirs, who had been so well-behaved these past two days, suddenly reverted to their old, unruly ways after hearing that they couldn't listen to stories...

Along the way, the palace maids and eunuchs avoided the menacing imperial heirs.

"What happened?"

"The princes and princesses seem quite angry..."

Where are they going?

"This seems to be the direction of the Hanlin Academy. Looks like the Grand Secretaries are in for trouble again..."

At this moment, the Hanlin Academy was filled with peace and tranquility.

Dou Wenhuan sat upright in the courtyard office, leisurely drinking tea.

Having spent decades in officialdom, he had seen all sorts of subordinates. Chen Chang'an was talented, but talent was the most useless thing in officialdom.

For him, slowly smoothing out the rough edges of this newly crowned champion, the hero of Da Ning, is a very fulfilling thing.

The thought had just crossed his mind when a commotion suddenly broke out outside the courtyard.

Dou Wenhuan slowly stood up, his face showing displeasure.

The Hanlin Academy is a place for quiet study and research. Who dares to make a scene here?

Meanwhile, the Hanlin Academy officials, who were used to the quiet, also came out of their offices when they heard the noise outside.

Upon seeing the scene inside the courtyard, everyone was slightly taken aback.

The officials of the Hanlin Academy were familiar with the imperial princes, as they often lectured them. Several imperial princes stood menacingly in the courtyard, their faces full of anger.

"Who's stopping Mr. Chen from telling us stories? Come out here!"

"Why won't we hear the story? You're bullying us! We're going to tell Father!"

"Who is it? Show yourself!"

……

A courtier stepped forward and said gently, "Your Highnesses, this is not a place for fooling around. Perhaps you should go and play elsewhere..."

Before he could finish speaking, the Ninth Prince immediately looked at him and asked, "Is it because you wouldn't let Mr. Chen tell us a story?"

The scholar immediately said, "It wasn't me, it wasn't me..."

After saying that, he retreated, not intending to get involved in this matter anymore.

These imperial heirs are of noble status and cannot be hit or scolded. If they get entangled with him, it will be troublesome. This matter has nothing to do with him, and he doesn't want to get into trouble.

Another scholar, who had also intended to come up, immediately retreated upon seeing this scene.

While you can reason with others, there's no reasoning with these young imperial heirs.

Dou Wenhuan came out of the duty room and saw this scene; his expression changed slightly.

Didn't they say that these imperial heirs had become obedient and well-behaved? Why are they causing trouble again?

As the head of the Hanlin Academy, he naturally couldn't back down in such a situation. He stepped forward and said as gently as possible, "Your Highnesses, I am the head scholar of the Hanlin Academy. The Crown Prince's teaching has its own rules. The classics, Confucian classics, and the proper etiquette are the only orthodox methods. Absurd stories from the marketplace are not suitable for refined discussions. The Hanlin Academy's actions are to rectify the academic atmosphere and are also for the good of Your Highnesses..."

His words were spoken with such righteous indignation that others might have been speechless.

But these young imperial heirs would never listen to his grand pronouncements.

"What a load of bull!"

"I don't care what you say!"

"We've all studied so hard, and you won't even let us listen to stories? This is bullying!"

"What's the point of these rules if they make us not want to study!"

……

The imperial heirs started talking amongst themselves, and more and more officials from the Hanlin Academy gathered around to watch. The discussions were in full swing, and the scene completely spiraled out of control.

Dou Wenhuan stood there, feeling utterly overwhelmed.

He couldn't reason with these imperial heirs, and he couldn't do anything to them, leaving him at a loss and feeling like he had shot himself in the foot.

Just as the situation reached a stalemate and escalated further.

A series of orderly footsteps came from outside the Hanlin Academy, and the next moment, Yun Zhan led a team of imperial guards in.

The unusual behavior of the imperial heirs just now naturally attracted the attention of the palace guards, who immediately reported it to Yun Zhan.

The imperial heirs could not be allowed to suffer any mishaps, so Yun Zhan immediately led his men over.

He looked at Dou Wenhuan with a stern face and asked, "Lord Dou, what's going on?"

Just as Dou Wenhuan was about to explain, the Ninth Prince pointed at him, his eyes brimming with tears, and said to Yun Zhan, "Commander Yun, he bullied us! We must tell Father!"

Dou Wenhuan's head suddenly went blank...

He was just preventing Chen Chang'an from telling stories, how is that bullying them?