Cai Xiaolian asked curiously what the royal academy taught, and Gu Shouxin told her about the emperor's ingenious idea.

"Hey, I'm involved in this too!" Cai Xiaolian laughed after hearing this.

"His Majesty can't stand seeing others complain. Enzi has to take the imperial examinations, otherwise he would be arranged to do so as well. Renren is still young, I reckon if he doesn't take the imperial examinations by the time he's fourteen, His Majesty will have to put him in the Royal Academy. Alas! I don't know whether His Majesty's establishment of the Royal Academy will be a good thing or a bad thing!" Gu Shouxin sighed.

He had more contact with Cai Xiaolian and Gu Nian, and heard more about modern things; he heard a complete history.

But the emperor is different! Gu Nian couldn't possibly talk about the world she once lived in front of the emperor; she would definitely only speak vaguely. If she produced this without a deep understanding, it's really hard to say whether it's a good thing or a bad thing.

“Once the Emperor has made a decision, I doubt anyone can change it! However, given his current prestige, no minister in the court would dare to oppose him! Even if you were put in charge of this academy, I feel like he's just torturing you!” Cai Xiaolian said.

"Our Emperor just can't stand seeing his brothers idle. Look, Prince Kang is about to be tricked into traveling to the west. Our in-laws, who are also his brother-in-laws, have been idle for so many years, and he's also been tricked into going to the west. We Gu brothers are still able to stay in the capital; we don't know whether we should thank him or not!" Gu Shouxin said with a helpless smile.

Cai Xiaolian also laughed.

She also knew that the emperor wanted Cheng'en Gong and Kang Wang to set off for the Western Regions after Gu Nian's wedding, and that he would also write a travelogue for them. The emperor might not have thought of Jin Nan Wang yet, but when Niannian got married, Jin Nan Wang would inevitably have to go to the Western Regions too!

“By the way, you mentioned the Emperor opening a royal academy. There’s someone in our family who wants to be the dean!” Cai Xiaolian suddenly said.

"Oh? Could it be that my parents want to open the Gu Family School in the capital?" Gu Shouxin guessed.

The Gu family has a school in Kunzhou, which was built by Grandpa Gu and Grandma Gu. Now the Gu family school has several thousand students, including students from Kunzhou, Linzhou, Jinnanzhou, and several northern countries that they conquered before.

“No. My parents have no intention of opening the Gu Family Academy in the capital. There are so many academies in the capital, and my parents have no interest in taking a place here.” Cai Xiaolian shook her head.

"It can't be my sister-in-law and fourth sister-in-law, can it?" There are only a few people in the family, so Gu Shouxin really couldn't think of anyone else.

“Let’s be patient with him! He’s disgusted with Xiao Qi and the others. He said that when Xue’er comes back, he wants to send messages to Yi Zhu by carrier pigeon and start a kindergarten together,” Cai Xiaolian said with a smile.

"Kindergarten?" Gu Shouxin was taken aback.

“Yes! I might not have told you this before. In our area, most children start kindergarten at the age of three. There are even dedicated kindergarten teachers. I heard that Xue’er was planning to study early childhood education, so I know a bit about it. That’s why Renren said she would wait for Xue’er to come back. That kid, after he came to the capital, didn’t he not go to the academy? He’s been bothered by Xiao Qi and the others all day long, so he wanted to set up a kindergarten for them!” Cai Xiaolian explained.

"What kind of kindergartens do you have there?" Gu Shouxin asked with interest.

He guessed it definitely wouldn't be like the enlightenment programs here; it must be more interesting.

Cai Xiaolian gave him a brief explanation. She had never attended kindergarten before, but she had picked up her best friend's child from kindergarten for a week and still had some recollection of it.