Chapter 679: Chapter 680: The Thick-faced Princess Consort

By all logic, Jiang Ning should feel ashamed.

But, is Jiang Ning an ordinary person?

In Li Hongyuan’s view, her audacity is unparalleled in this world.

Because after being exposed for spouting gibberish, aside from a bit of surprise, there wasn’t a trace of shame on her face.

Even that surprise quickly disappeared, her demeanor returned to its usual nonchalance, her gaze no longer focused, once again embodying her typical carefreeness.

Li Hongyuan took in all her changes in expression.

Jiang Ning, mimicking him, hid her hands in the wide sleeves. As she moved with a sway, her robes undulated.

It has to be said, Li Hongyuan is handsome and carried himself with such grace and elegance.

She, on the other hand, hadn’t received any noble young lady’s upbringing, her walking lacked poise. To onlookers, it became evidence of her casual and nonchalant nature.

Poor her, she was also helpless.

Li Hongyuan walked quickly, she followed him, stepping in his footprints, suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly asked:

“Since my father and uncle graduated from the Spring Autumn Academy and both became the Prime Minister, served as Generals. Then the head of the Spring Autumn Academy must be even more talented, is this Lin Shimo also here to hold an official position?”

“Why should Lin Shimo come to hold a post in Great Sheng?”

“…Can’t he?”

“No.”

“Why not?”

“Because he is not from Great Sheng.”

“So, the Lin Family isn’t part of Great Sheng? Could it be that the Lin Family are individuals from Silla?” Jiang Ning thought to herself, if that’s the case, it would have been even more ridiculous if she had directly pinned the matter of Prince Xinhai onto Lin Shimo earlier.

Who knew that Li Hongyuan would continue shaking his head: “The Lin Family are nobles from Donglin, Donglin neither belongs to Great Sheng nor Silla.”

“So, it can be said that the Lin Family could actually be considered a small independent nation?”

“You can’t say it like that either.”

“Then, what do you call it?”

“You can consider the Lin Family as an independent force, but the Lin Family does not have the intention of ruling over people’s territories, they just focus on the prosperity and continuity of their own family, they don’t value external things.”

“Then the Spring Autumn Academy…”

“The Spring Autumn Academy is a place that gathers the talents of the world, holds a superior position, and doesn’t get involved in power struggles between nations.” Li Hongyuan slowly said, “You can consider the Lin Family, or the Spring Autumn Academy, as a holy place in the hearts of scholars all over the world. If a person can go to the Spring Autumn Academy for further studies, they will undoubtedly gain great fame after going out.”

“Impressive.”

Jiang Ning admired, “So my father and uncle were really damn impressive.”

Li Hongyuan glanced at her.

She always let slip some vulgar sentiments.

It was hard to imagine, these coarse words were said by the direct daughter of the Jiang Family, the Princess Consort.

However, she just naturally said it.

Although Li Hongyuan found it strange to hear, considering her background, he was no longer surprised.

It wasn’t surprising that she, who had grown up alone and helpless in the marketplace, had so many bad habits.

Her like this, on the contrary, made Li Hongyuan feel vibrant and interesting.

If it were him, his upbringing from childhood would absolutely forbid him to utter such words.

As a noble bloodline, despite being full of glory, what he gained was as much as he lost.

Occasionally, he would also envy Jiang Ning’s freedom and fearlessness.

Seeing that he remained silent, Jiang Ning asked him, “Your Highness is so intelligent, could it be that you have also studied at the Spring Autumn Academy?”

“No.”

“Isn’t the Spring Autumn Academy indiscriminate of status and only values talent?”