"How long will it take for Her Majesty to wake up?" Ren Baqian circled around the empress twice and saw that her face was different from the past. She was not as spirited as she used to be, and her eyes were slightly squinted. Ren Baqian always felt like reaching out to pinch her.
The empress didn't respond to the outside world at the moment, and this opportunity couldn't be missed!
However, his desire to live overcame everything, and he gave up on the idea of being hung on a flagpole to dry in the wind.
"I don't know. Sometimes two to four hours, sometimes eight to ten hours, and at most three days," Hong Luan said. They weren't afraid to tell Ren Baqian about this.
"Will Her Majesty wake up if she encounters danger during this period?" Ren Baqian suddenly thought of something.
"Of course!" the two of them said matter-of-factly.
"Oh!" Ren Baqian stood in front of the empress and looked at her quietly. He still felt that it was fun to pinch her like this.
"Did Her Majesty summon Minister Tong and a few students to the palace?" Ren Baqian asked after admiring the empress for a while. He knew about this before he came back, but he didn't expect the empress to suddenly enter a state of enlightenment.
"Yes, but we have to wait for Her Majesty to wake up," Qing Yuan said.
"I'll go and take a look." Ren Baqian got up and left the hall. After asking the palace guards, he found Xin Zhe and found out which hall those people were in.
After asking, Ren Baqian wasn't in a hurry to leave. He stood five meters away from Xin Zhe, stretched out two fingers, and asked, "How many are these?"
Xin Zhe looked at Ren Baqian expressionlessly, turned around, and walked away.
"Don't worry, let's take a look at your condition first. Maybe your eyes have a solution," Ren Baqian said.
Upon hearing Ren Baqian's words, Xin Zhe immediately stopped, turned around, and asked, "What solution?"
"We have to see what's the condition of your eyes. Is it congenital amblyopia, astigmatism, or glaucoma?" Ren Baqian said, "Her Majesty told me before, but we need to know what's the condition of your eyes."
Xin Zhe said expressionlessly, "I don't know either."
"Next time, I'll bring a vision test for you and see what's the condition of your eyes," Ren Baqian said.
"Thank you!" Xin Zhe remained expressionless. She nodded at Ren Baqian and left as if she didn't want to say another word.
Even though Ren Baqian rarely interacted with Xin Zhe, he could often see her since she was the commander of the imperial bodyguards. It was just that there were very few opportunities for them to talk.
In all fairness, Xin Zhe's looks were above average. Furthermore, she wasn't as heroic as the empress. If one only looked at her face, she looked more delicate. However, her expression was even colder than the empress's.
Ren Baqian had heard from Qing Yuan that Xin Zhe wasn't originally this cold, but after she became the commander of the empress's imperial bodyguards, she gradually became like this.
Ren Baqian guessed that, on one hand, it was because this would help him establish his prestige and command that bunch of burly imperial bodyguards. On the other hand, it was because he had learned from the empress. After putting on a cold face for a long time, he naturally became like this.
After all, the empress was the idol of many people in Dayao. It was normal for a lady like Xin Zhe to imitate the empress's expressions.
Ren Baqian arrived at Hanyuan Palace Hall while pondering about Xin Zhe's eyes. He saw Tong Zhenye casually pacing back and forth in the hall. Tong Lan, who was still covered in blood, was standing there with her eyes closed. Everyone else was obediently standing in one place and not moving an inch.
"Eh, Principal Ren, where's Her Majesty?" Tong Zhenye heard footsteps and turned his head to see that only Ren Baqian had entered. He stretched his neck to look behind him and was puzzled when he realized that the empress wasn't there.
"Her Majesty seems to have comprehended something and won't be able to see you for the time being," Ren Baqian replied. He took a closer look at Qing Lian and Tong Lan. Indeed, it was as he had heard before, Tong Lan was the one who suffered a loss.
"Then, I'll just keep waiting here?" Tong Zhenye asked with his eyes wide open.
"Sir Tong, you can go back first." Ren Baqian thought for a while. Tong Zhenye's status couldn't be compared to others, and the Ministry of Works had other things to do. It wasn't appropriate to keep him waiting here. It would be fine if it was only for a short period of time, but no one knew when the empress would wake up from her comprehension. If Tong Zhenye left first, the empress probably wouldn't blame him.
"In that case, if Her Majesty asks about it, remember to help me say a word." Tong Zhenye grinned.
"Sir Tong, you may leave," Ren Baqian replied.
Upon seeing this, Tong Zhenye didn't stay any longer. After taking a deep look at Qing Lian, he strode out of Hanyuan Palace Hall. The remaining people were the students of the academy.
Qing Lian, Tong Lan, Shi Gan, and a young girl were this year's new students. Ren Baqian remembered that her name was Zhu Hua.
"Don't you guys have anything to do? Fighting after school? It seems like there's too little homework! "Ren Baqian sneered as he paced a few steps in front of them.
"It has nothing to do with me. I was forced to accept the challenge. I can't possibly not retaliate when someone punches me in the face, right?" Qing Lian snorted.
"She's from Great Xia!" Tong Lan mumbled and glared at Qing Lian.
Qing Lian swept a glance at her and said, "I can listen in with the principal's permission. Furthermore, you lost just now. In the future, when you see me, you have to respectfully address me as Sister. Call me Sister first. "
Tong Lan opened her mouth and wanted to retort, but no matter what, it was a fact that she had lost.
If he were to abide by the terms of the bet, he would have to address this damned Great Xia person as' Sister 'every time he saw her in the future. That would be worse than killing her.
But if she didn't abide by the bet, she wouldn't be able to get over it.
A dirty move was a dirty move. She understood that if she was willing to bet, she had to be willing to lose.
In any case, no matter which choice she made, it would be very uncomfortable. The more she thought about it, the more depressed she became. Finally, she screamed, tilted her head, and slammed it into Shi Gan!
"Why did you bump into me?" Shi Gan said grumpily as he dodged to the side.
"My head is itchy!" Tong Lan was going crazy.
Looking at Tong Lan's expression, Ren Baqian couldn't be bothered to reprimand her. It would be good to let her learn a lesson so that she wouldn't have to use her fists to do the talking every day.
"What about you two? What happened? "Ren Baqian looked at Shi Gan and Zhu Hua again.
Shi Gan immediately complained, "I didn't do anything. Wasn't Tong Lan injured? I was afraid that she would take the opportunity to attack, so I stopped her."
"Ah, ah, ah!" Tong Lan went crazy when she heard that Shi Gan had injured her. "Don't you know that you shouldn't expose others' shortcomings?"
"I even stood up for you. Don't be ungrateful." Shi Gan rolled his eyes at her and said to Ren Baqian, "Teacher, you said that students should help each other. I didn't do anything wrong, did I?"
"Don't play petty tricks!" Ren Baqian glared at him. When he arrived, he heard what happened from the others, and it was obvious that Shi Gan wasn't telling the truth.
"What about you?" He looked at Zhu Hua again.
"I …" Zhu Hua glanced at both sides and looked away …
"You got into a fight after just a few days in school? You are also a talent! "
"I didn't fight!" Zhu Hua immediately said.
"You didn't fight, but you used a knife, right?" Ren Baqian sneered. This group of students was really talented. They brought knives, daggers, and swords to school. He wondered if they would bring mace in the future!
"I only took out a knife and didn't fight," Zhu Hua argued.
"Hmph!"
"According to the law, fighting in private in Lan City without reporting to the public order bureau will be punished with three lashes. Furthermore, this matter was brought to the attention of Her Majesty. Your crime will be increased by ten times, and each of you will be punished with 30 lashes. Now that Her Majesty is busy and can't take care of you, I will give you a chance to copy the Three Character Classic 100 times each. You can go home when you finish. Starting tomorrow, you will have to clean the toilets for a week! "Ren Baqian said.
When they heard this, their faces immediately turned bitter.
Whether it was copying the Three Character Classic 100 times or cleaning the toilets, it was like torture to them, and it wasn't much better than being whipped.
Furthermore, it had always been one more crime. How could there be ten more crimes?
"I don't accept this!" Qing Lian's eyes widened. She, a great expert, actually had to copy books and clean toilets in Lan City?
This couldn't be tolerated!
"If you want to listen in, you have to abide by the rules here," Ren Baqian said coldly. "This matter has already been brought to the attention of Her Majesty. Do you think you can escape?"
"Teacher, I'm hungry!" Shi Gan licked his face.
"Since you are so energetic, it's fine to starve for a few meals." Ren Baqian left everyone in the hall and went out to get someone to bring him pen and paper.
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