After being turned into cannon fodder, I relied on involution to survive

The second prince Xiao Yuanmin was just five years old after the Chinese New Year, and he had reached the age of enlightenment for the princes of the Qi Dynasty.

It was natural for him to come to Nan Shufang to study, so as his aunt and adoptive mother, it was no problem for Xiao Lu to arrange for him to study with him.

It's just that the identities of his two companions are quite different from the others in Nan Study, which is quite unreasonable.

Not to mention Yu Zizhen, Chen Hushan, and Fang Huaiying, who are called companions but actually protons, let's just talk about Fan Zhongming, Yang Shixian, Lu Heng, and Wan Jingrong. These four are all high-ranking officials in their families and have extraordinary backgrounds.

Unlike the two companions of the second prince Xiao Yuanmin, their origins could even be described as unattractive compared to the other companions in the South Study Room.

The one named Wu Mingyu is the son of a concubine from a branch of the Lu family who has a weak sense of presence. His grandfather has the highest official position in the family, but he is only a fifth-rank foreign official. In the capital, where "high-ranking officials and dignitaries are everywhere, fifth-rank officials" There are simply not enough places to see.

Another one is named Wei Heng. His grandmother is the eldest daughter of the Empress Dowager's uncle. Normally, with this relationship, there should be someone in a high-ranking position in their family. However, his grandfather died young and his father was unable to support him. When he goes to the wall, he not only has poor academic level and professional ability, but also has bad personal ethics. He spoils his concubine and destroys his wife to the extent that he personally poisons his legitimate wife.

Even if the Lu family wanted to support him, he couldn't stand up at all, so the Lu family simply didn't bother.

However, Wei Heng's father is not the kind of person who will reflect on whether he can't hold a big position. On the one hand, he blames the Lu family for not supporting him, but on the other hand, he relies on the power of the Lu family to do whatever he wants at home under the banner of being frustrated in the officialdom. .

For such two people, except for Yu Zizhen, who systematically revealed the spoilers at all times, and Lu Heng, who knew the inside story, the others really didn't know what selection criteria Xiao Lu used to select them into Nan Study Room. .

It's not that they look down on those with a lower family background than their own, they just put themselves in Xiao Lu's shoes and feel that since she wants the second prince to inherit the throne, she shouldn't choose a companion for the second prince. Such two people.

No matter what they are like, it is an indisputable fact that the family behind them is not powerful. Let alone helping the second prince with people of this background, the second prince would be thankful if they could not hold him back.

Everyone was confused and puzzled, but the gentleman in charge of teaching them did not give them a chance to communicate privately and find out what was going on.

After asking the two new study companions to briefly introduce themselves, the teacher opened the book and began to test the progress of Yu Zizhen and others' homework.

Yu Zizhen, as always, plays the role of a martial arts lady who is not good at reading and has strong limbs and a simple mind. When her husband asked questions, although she answered most of the questions, she answered awkwardly and with great effort.

Others, including Chen Hushan and Wan Jingrong, who usually looked the most playful, answered all Mr. Shang's questions very smoothly.

After being nodded in approval by his husband, Wan Jingrong, who had privately warned himself many times "not to provoke Yu Zizhen", still couldn't restrain himself and cast a smug look at Yu Zizhen while sitting down.

Yu Zizhen rolled his eyes at him speechlessly, then silently took out the book designated by his husband, and studied new chapters with everyone under his leadership.

As for the second prince and his two companions, after giving lectures to the old students headed by the eldest prince, the teacher took time alone to test them. The second prince was not yet enlightened, so the gentleman let him go as soon as he asked.

His two companions have both been studying for several years, and because they are closer in age to Yu Zizhen and other old students, their reading progress is closer to theirs.

As soon as this result came out, everyone except Yu Zizhen and Lu Heng couldn't help but wonder what little Lu was doing.

The husband was actually very puzzled in his heart, but as a young Hanlin without any background, what he usually pays most attention to is not to talk too much or do too much, so naturally he did not dare to express the doubts in his heart at this time.

After struggling for a while, the husband finally arranged for the two princes, who should actually be studying with the eldest prince and others according to their academic progress, to be with the second prince.

There was no other way. The purpose of letting them come to the South Study Room was to study with the second prince. As for whether their own studies would be delayed, Lao Hanlin said that this was not something he could interfere with.

The two of them did not raise any objections to this. Later, when Lao Hanlin gave the second prince an education, they also accompanied him throughout the whole process. It seemed that they had indeed fulfilled their responsibility to assist the second prince in his studies.

It wasn't until the morning's schoolwork came to an end and everyone entered lunch break that the two people stood up from their seats and began to chat with their classmates.

The first people they found were the second prince, the eldest prince and Xiao Shaoke. These three were members of the royal family, and the second prince was still their nominal master, so no matter what they thought in their hearts, as long as they were not screwed up at this time People would basically follow the rules and put these three people in front of the princes and young masters like Yu Zizhen.

As for the others, Lu Heng dragged Wan Jingrong away without waiting for them to come and talk to him. Yu Zizhen and others all surrounded the eldest prince, waiting to have lunch with him and take a look at the side room of his palace. Take a nap.

Before they left, they naturally could not refuse to communicate with their new classmates, so after meeting the three royal members, Wu Mingyu and Wei Heng came over to greet Yu Zizhen and others.

Yu Zizhen and others did not mean to show their superior attitude. Everyone greeted their new classmates politely, and then they gathered back into a small group and opened their food boxes to eat together.

Wu Mingyu and Wei Heng were not familiar with everyone, so they couldn't continue to join in, so they sat in their own seats, opened their own food boxes, and began to enjoy the food produced by Yushufang for the first time in their lives. .

The second prince, who was also sitting there alone, did not have the same psychological quality as them. The child was only five years old after all. The loneliness and desolation set off by the crowd of people next to him quickly made him feel depressed.

The eldest prince noticed, and after a moment of silence, he took the initiative to wave to the second prince, "Yuan Min, sit over here."

Although everyone sat down to eat their own portions of food, and everyone did not chat casually between the tables like they did at Zhenbei Palace, but for some reason, after sitting over, the second prince suddenly lost his previous enthusiasm. It was as if he was the only one left in the world, feeling miserable and helpless.