After a master of metaphysics severed ties with his family, the whole family was filled with regret!

Chapter 130 All the senior and junior disciples have missions to complete.
Upon hearing this, Xiaoying and Xiaohe looked at each other, as if sizing each other up. After a long while, Xiaoying, who had remained silent, said to Luo Chujiu:
“We are twin brothers. We both have a red birthmark on our foreheads. The Imperial Advisor said that this is the connection between us brothers.”

"So you can talk! I thought you were mute," Luo Chujiu couldn't help but tease Xiaoying.

Upon hearing Luo Chujiu's words, Xiaoying shyly hid behind Xiaohe and cautiously looked at Luo Chujiu.

Xiao He, on the other hand, stood protectively in front of Xiao Ying.

"Alright, alright, I'm not teasing you anymore. I was just joking. You all go about your business. I'll wait here for Fourth Senior Brother to come back."

Seeing how wary the two were of her, Luo Chujiu couldn't help but laugh, then waved them away.

The fourth senior brother is quite interesting. He has two little brats by his side. One doesn't like to talk, and the other talks a lot. Are they really twin brothers?
Luo Chujiu thought that might not be the case.

There was nothing to discuss at the morning court session, so it ended quickly.

Xiao Beiming was summoned by Xiao Jinglin, while Nalan Qingyin returned to the Imperial Preceptor's Hall to find Luo Chujiu.

From this day forward, Luo Chujiu will stay by his side and learn what the Imperial Preceptor does every day. A month later, Nalan Qingyin will retire and return to Xuanfeng Mountain.

"What business does Your Majesty have with me?"

Xiao Beiming was thinking of hurrying to find Luo Chujiu when Xiao Jinglin stopped him.

"What? Can't I call you if there's nothing wrong?"

Seeing Xiao Beiming's displeased expression, Xiao Jinglin smiled.

"No, it's just that I need to go see my queen. If Your Majesty has nothing else, I'll take my leave."

"What's your hurry? Do you think the Imperial Advisor would eat your Queen? I just want to ask you, do you know that your Queen is going to become the next Imperial Advisor?"

"Of course I know. Xiao Jiu tells me everything." Xiao Beiming said proudly.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jinglin smiled:

"Alright, your Xiao Jiu, then let me ask you again. Do you know that all those fellow disciples who went down the mountain had missions to complete? Once they finished their missions, they would return to Xuanfeng Mountain and never come down again. Did you know that?"

"What does Your Majesty want to say?"

"What I'm trying to say is, what if your queen completes her mission, returns to Xuanfeng Mountain, and leaves you forever, so you can't find her?"

Xiao Jinglin learned about this by chance from the Imperial Advisor.

Back then, the grandmaster of Xuanfeng Mountain drove all his disciples down the mountain in order to save the Nanzhao Kingdom from peril. He sent his eldest disciple to lead the scholars of the world and become a respected Confucian scholar; his second disciple to unify the martial arts world and stabilize its conflicts; his third disciple to go into business and become wealthy, leading more people to make money; and his fourth disciple to come to the royal court to advise the royal family and help the king become a benevolent ruler.

As for the remaining five disciples, their whereabouts are unknown. As for the sixth disciple, Luo Chujiu, he will soon become the next Imperial Preceptor.

"Your Majesty, there is something I have never told you."

"what?"

"Actually, I am the fifth disciple of Xuanfeng Mountain who went missing."

"What?! Then what is your mission?"

Xiao Jinglin was shocked.

"Your Majesty, I do not know. I have lost my memories and have completely forgotten everything about Xuanfeng Mountain. It was only after Xiao Jiu and the Imperial Preceptor told me about my identity that I found out. So, if what Your Majesty says is true, then I should also have a mission to complete. Once I regain my memories and complete my mission, I should also return to Xuanfeng Mountain. Therefore, Xiao Jiu and I will not be separated for too long."

Xiao Jinglin: So all that I just said was for nothing?

"Alright, I don't want to hear anymore. You can leave now. Let me calm down for a while."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I take my leave." After saying that, Xiao Beiming couldn't wait to go find his wife.

Luo Chujiu learned how to divine the fate of the nation from Nalan Qingyin, and then toured the entire Imperial Advisor's Hall with Nalan Qingyin, gaining a preliminary understanding of the hall.

"Have you remembered everything I just told you?"

"I've remembered, Fourth Senior Brother. I'm not stupid; how could I not remember something so simple?"

"That's good. Starting tomorrow, you will serve as the acting Grand Preceptor. A month later, I will officially announce my retirement from the court."

"Huh? No, Fourth Senior Brother, are you being so hasty? You've only taught me for about an hour, and this is enough?"

“Junior Sister is so intelligent. She can learn things through practice on her own. There’s no point in me saying more now.”

Nalan Qingyin had great faith in Luo Chujiu, believing that she could definitely do a good job as the Imperial Preceptor.

When Luo Chujiu heard Nalan Qingyin say that, she didn't even want to roll her eyes anymore. If she caused any trouble, she would just say it was her fourth senior brother's fault!
"Xiaojiu——"

Upon hearing Xiao Beiming's voice, Luo Chujiu looked up at him.

"Brother Beiming, you're here."

"Yes, His Majesty summoned me for a few minutes, so I was delayed. Are you done here?"

"No, Fourth Senior Brother said that starting tomorrow I will be the acting Imperial Preceptor and take over all the affairs in his hands, so I have to stay by Fourth Senior Brother's side to learn today."

"It's alright, I'll stay with you at the Imperial Preceptor's residence."

"Row"

"No, Your Highness is not allowed to enter the Imperial Preceptor's residence. Please wait elsewhere."

"Fourth Senior Brother, Brother Beiming is no stranger, he's my wife. Didn't I stay at the Imperial Preceptor's residence for a long time before? You can't be so hypocritical."

Upon hearing this, Nalan Qingyin smiled:
"I am the Imperial Advisor, so I decide what rules the Imperial Advisor's Office has. It's not too late to change these rules after you become the Imperial Advisor."

Luo Chujiu and Xiao Beiming: That was hasty.

In the end, Xiao Beiming sheepishly went to find Xiao Jinglin, leaving Luo Chujiu alone at the Imperial Preceptor's Hall.

Xiao Jinglin smiled when he saw that Xiao Beiming had returned shortly afterward and heard from him the reason why he had been expelled from the Imperial Preceptor's Academy.

"Hahaha, it seems you still haven't gained the Imperial Advisor's approval. You deserve it."

"Does Your Majesty find this funny?"

"Of course it's funny. You were just showing off in front of me, and now you've been kicked out by the Imperial Advisor and separated from the Princess. How can I not laugh out loud?"

Xiao Jinglin looked at Xiao Beiming with great smugness and said.

Xiao Beiming was completely speechless, letting Xiao Jinglin mock him.

After Xiao Jinglin had finished laughing, the two of them began to talk about some political matters.

"As the year draws to a close, the officials who were sent to Jiangnan to manage the floods should be recalled by now. They have effectively managed the floods. How do you think I should reward them?"

"Why doesn't His Majesty grant their wish directly? As long as their requests aren't excessive, His Majesty should grant them. That would be the best reward," Xiao Beiming suggested.

(End of this chapter)