The overly handsome man was named Li Jiao, and he told Zhao Yao that he was a student of the Jinling Academy, captured because he wanted to participate in the imperial examinations. He asked Zhao Yao who he was and why he had been captured.
Zhao Yao did not believe a word of what Li Jiao said. With Li Jiao's demeanor, he didn't seem like someone from a humble background. Zhao Yao wondered if Li Jiao took him for a fool, thinking he would believe his words.
Indeed, as the Tenth Prince, he always gave others the impression of being simple and naive, even a fool, no wonder Li Jiao was so blatant in deceiving him.
Zhao Yao told Li Jiao that his name was Liang Yao, and he was preparing to go to his maternal grandparents' home in Yangzhou, but unexpectedly, he encountered an accident and was inexplicably captured.
