On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Liu Yulian went to a Buddhist temple with her family. She wouldn't go to the Rongning Temple at that time. She wasn't that narcissistic, nor did she have to go there to see how the incense was doing.

He Xiyuan and Liu Yulian came together, and Liu's mother did not stop them from going somewhere else.

Liu's father came along, but he didn't say much.

Because of Liu Yuqin's situation, the people at the Jingning Marquis' residence had been reluctant to talk to Liu's father these past few days. Liu's father also understood that he had done something wrong; his actions had indeed offended Liu Yulian. The family's current situation was largely due to Liu Yulian.

Father Liu could endure this. He hadn't continued to hold an official position in the court. It was because he hadn't handled things properly before, so he had to be quiet. He was no longer the Marquis of Jingning. He didn't have that much power in his hands. He had to accept his age.

When He Xiyuan and Liu Yulian went somewhere else, they saw people from the third branch of the Liu family.

Feng Guanjing was pregnant, and several members of her family went to the temple to pray.

Liu Yulian didn't approach them. It was true that they hadn't severed their ties with the Third House, but she couldn't possibly take the initiative. The Third House had originally followed the Second House, fearing that the First House would take their money. Naturally, Liu Yulian couldn't consider them close.

As for whether Feng Guanjing was pregnant, Liu Yulian didn't care at all. Liu Yulian had no shortage of nephews and nieces.

When Feng Guanjing and his wife saw Liu Yulian, they didn't think about the past either. They both knew that they couldn't go back to the way things were.

Concubine Chai didn't dare approach her. She had learned her lesson in the northwest, so how could she dare to approach her casually? Concubine Chai wondered why her daughter was not so capable. If her daughter was so capable, then what was Mother Liu? She could become the Marquis's wife, and her son could become the Crown Prince.

Aunt Chai was just thinking about it in her heart, she didn't dare say it out loud.

There are only a few women in the world who can achieve what Liu Yulian has achieved. Aunt Chai simply doesn't believe that her own daughter can achieve such a great result. Aunt Chai is just jealous, and she dare not do anything else.

Aunt Chai would make a fuss, but after being taught a lesson, she would only dare to speak ill of those people behind their backs.

Qing Yi Niang is different. She is the type of person who speculates about others behind their backs. She thinks that others are bad people, and she will teach her children to confront those people.

"Do we have vegetarian food here at noon?" Liu Yulian asked.

"Look at you." He Xiyuan said.

The two of them walked along the path behind the temple. He Xiyuan had already passed the imperial examination and entered the Hanlin Academy, so he no longer had to study hard. He just wanted to spend more time with Liu Yulian and chat with her.

"Then let's have a meal here," Liu Yulian said. "The Mathematics books will start selling in a few days. The teachers from the research institute will go and teach those children first, and they will also learn a little bit."

The teachers learned the material quickly, mainly the symbols, and once they memorized them, it would be easy for them to teach the children.

Liu Yulian wasn't worried about new ideas being difficult to promote, regardless of whether people learned them or not. She started by having people learn first, and if some people liked it, others would naturally follow. Those numbers were indeed easier to remember, more memorable than other words.

"That's fine." He Xiyuan thought about the books, "Is there anything else in the back?"

"That depends on the teachers." Liu Yulian said, "There are also some simple ones."

For example, setting unknown numbers also requires symbols.

Liu Yulian wondered if she could still get the pinyin back, but where did the pinyin come from? Would those people ask again? In any case, this could still be sorted out so that some people could learn faster.

Once she'd exhausted her elementary school education, there wouldn't be much left. Then she'd have to look into other research, Liu Yulian wondered. Then, should she pretend to hit her head and claim she didn't remember anything and couldn't possibly research anymore?

When Liu Yulian thought of this, she smiled.

But she knew that research couldn't be accomplished in one or two years; it would take many years, and there were other things to learn. They had to wait until the microscope was developed, and until they could study cells and bacteria. They had a lot to learn.

Creating something from nothing is not easy.

Liu Yulian also wanted to learn more knowledge. Even if she had forgotten a lot of knowledge, if she looked at it again, maybe she would remember it faster than others and see more things.

"Someone once studied phonology." Liu Yulian said.

"Yes," He Xiyuan said, "the Hanlin Academy is compiling a dictionary."

"Really?" Liu Yulian didn't know this. She was not from the Hanlin Academy, so it was impossible for her to go over and ask those people what they were researching.

Liu Yulian is the director of the research institute, not a member of the Hanlin Academy.

"Then add those phonetic and rhyme elements." Liu Yulian said, "You can look them up by radical or by pinyin, that is, phonetic and rhyme elements."

"Then tell me." He Xiyuan didn't think it was a problem. "Maybe."

"It's just some phonetics," Liu Yulian said. "I've read in books before that they're just phonetics. They need to be replaced with symbols, just like the math content we covered earlier. Some of those numbers are from other countries. If those symbols are useful, we can use them."

Besides, it's hard to say whether something like this is plagiarism or not. When Liu Yulian published some books, she didn't claim to be original. At most, she compiled them; she wasn't the original creator. People outside knew she wasn't the original creator; at most, they thought she wrote down the content and then researched it.

Because what Liu Yulian was researching was unusual, no one suddenly came out and said that the knowledge Liu Yulian used was from their ancestors, nor did anyone say that Liu Yulian stole their knowledge.

After all, grain culture medium, soil improvement liquid... many things are not already available in the market. Even if those people dare to stand up and say that those knowledge points were researched by their families, then those people must also be able to prepare those things and be able to research more things.

But those people can't, they are not fools, few of them dare to stand up and say it directly.

"I'll write it down later," Liu Yulian said. "We'll sort it out together. When the time comes, you can use it if you can, and forget it if you can't."

Anyway, Liu Yulian didn't have the ability to compile a dictionary. She couldn't do it. What she could do was to use some of the knowledge she had learned so that others could learn better.

"Okay." He Xiyuan had no objection. As long as it was something Sister Lian wanted to do, he was willing to give it a try.

In the northwest, Liu Yanqing and Lin Xiaowan went to the temple. After that, they went to the Rongning Temple.

Lin Xiaowan originally wanted to stay home with the child, but Liu Yanqing said he wanted to go to the Rongning Temple. Lin Xiaowan couldn't refuse, so she didn't say no. They simply came together, as there were many people at the Rongning Temple.

Some had already been to other temples before coming here. Some came to Rongning Temple first, and some brought their own food, so they cooked at Rongning Temple. Those who wanted to stay and eat could just donate some money or bring some food.

"It's quite lively here." Liu Yanqing sighed. There are so many temples in the world, and the Rongning Temple is quite popular.

"It's new, so it's bustling." Lin Xiaowan thought these people were in high spirits, so they should come more often. She wondered if they would still be so enthusiastic in a few years.

However, they should not forget the contribution made by Princess Rongning so quickly, unless they are those who have never gone hungry.

"Let my elder sister see it." Liu Yanqing held his daughter in his arms. "My elder sister has never seen her aunt, and she doesn't know what she looks like. This stone statue is not exactly like her, it's still quite different. My younger sister has grown up a bit, she should be more beautiful."

Liu Yanqing thought that among all the siblings, Liu Yulian was probably the prettiest. Liu Yanqing had even hoped that Liu Yulian would get engaged to He Xiyuan soon, which was also due to her cute appearance.

When Liu Yulian was young, she was very cute and many people liked her.

"You'd better stop talking about whether she's pretty or not." Lin Xiaowan said, "It's rare for people to compliment a woman by saying she's beautiful."

They were all beautiful wives and concubines, but concubines were more likely to be described as beautiful. If someone in a wealthy family said that a girl was beautiful, people might think they were mocking her.

"You're the only ones who are causing trouble." Liu Yanqing really didn't think it was a big deal. As a grown man, of course he would look at a woman's face. He wasn't a particularly talented man, so if he didn't look at a woman's face, what else could he look at?

In town, Liu Fang was reluctant to go to the Rongning Temple. She believed that even if she went there, those people would not respect her much. In this small town, it was not unknown for her to be known as the sister of the Rongning Princess, but those people still did not treat her well.

"Don't go to Rongning Temple." Liu Fang said. When they were worshiping Buddha and burning incense in the temple, they heard someone talking about going to Rongning Temple.

Liu Fang felt that it was useless for those people to go to Rongning Temple, and Liu Yulian would not be able to protect them for long.

"If you don't want to go, then don't go." Zhen Wen Ze didn't have to go.

Zhen Wen Ze didn't go to the Rongning Temple because they didn't see much use in going. He didn't need to show that he valued the Rongning Temple in front of those people. He was the sister of Princess Rongning, so it was enough.

Even if they cannot gain any advantage from it, others will at least not persecute them if they know their identities.

Zhen Wen Ze was very satisfied with this, so he simply went to see his daughter. His daughter was also very good. When they really went to the capital in the future, maybe his daughter could learn more, and maybe Princess Rongning would value this child more.

Seeing Zhen Wen Ze run away so quickly, Liu Fang rolled her eyes and said, "She's just a daughter."

Liu Fang didn't know why Zhen Wen Ze liked that daughter so much. Anyway, she didn't like that daughter very much. Why should she love a daughter who would get married sooner or later?

In the Eastern Palace, Concubine Qin learned that she had been given a sterilizing drug and she started making a scene. She loudly claimed that it was the Crown Princess who had treated her so cruelly and that she was worried that the Crown Prince would make her the Queen without her knowledge, so she treated her this way on purpose.

Concubine Qin's voice was very loud. When she rushed to find the Crown Princess, there happened to be other concubines at the Crown Princess's side.

Concubine Qin didn't care about that. As soon as she rushed forward, she knocked the concubine down. The concubine yelled, "My belly, my belly."

Blood flowed down the concubine's thigh, and the Crown Princess quickly sent someone to find the imperial physician.

Concubine Qin had never expected something like this to happen. How could she possibly admit that she had anything to do with this? She pointed directly at the Crown Princess and said, "It was the Crown Princess who did it. She deliberately sent people here. She arranged everything."

The Crown Princess's face turned cold. She had not arranged these things. Concubine Qin was someone the Crown Prince had already disliked. The Crown Prince had not given Concubine Qin the sterilization drug, and it was not someone else who had done it.

"Go, go and report to the Crown Prince." The Crown Princess hurriedly ordered people. This matter was not a trivial matter.

The emperor's health wasn't great, and he'd been feeling ill for the past few days. He didn't know how long he could hold out, but he estimated it would be just a few days. The emperor didn't insist the prince stay by his side, but the prince still stayed by his side from time to time.

The imperial physician said that the emperor's health would hardly improve. After hearing the imperial physician's words, the prince naturally wanted to stay by the emperor's side.

The Crown Princess went to see the concubine, but she couldn't go to the Crown Prince in person to tell him about this matter. She still had to take charge of the situation in the Eastern Palace and couldn't run around casually.

At that time, the Crown Prince was guarding the Emperor, and the Emperor was still able to speak. When the Emperor learned that someone from the Eastern Palace had come, he asked the person to come in and let him explain what was going on. The Emperor knew that the Qin family had been constantly plotting recently, and those people wanted to make the Crown Prince bypass the Crown Princess and make Concubine Qin the Queen.

The emperor also knew that those people wanted him, who was going to become the previous emperor, to issue an imperial decree directly, so even if the prince didn't want to make Concubine Qin the queen, he would have no choice.

"Concubine Qin said that the Crown Princess gave her a sterilizing drug and pushed Zhang down. Zhang started bleeding and is worried about losing the baby." The palace servant knelt on the ground. "The Crown Princess sent this servant to come and inform His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

The palace maid lowered her head, fearing that the emperor would be unhappy and that she would be punished.

"Let Qin go home." said the emperor.

"Father." The prince looked at the emperor.

"You did nothing wrong." The emperor knew that it was the crown prince who had given Concubine Qin a sterilizing drug. "Let her go back. This will be my compensation to the late queen. After she returns home, she will no longer be a royal daughter-in-law. If she wants to marry, she can do so."

The emperor couldn't let Concubine Qin become the empress, nor could he allow Concubine Qin to cause trouble in the harem. Once he was gone, he couldn't guarantee how the prince would treat Concubine Qin. Perhaps the prince would find an opportunity to banish Concubine Qin to the cold palace, or even let her die of illness.

This is not a good idea, so the emperor decided to let Concubine Qin go back home.

"Yes." How could the prince dare to say no? The emperor valued the late queen so much, and the emperor was so good to Concubine Qin for the sake of the late queen, so the prince had no choice but to agree.

As for the Qin family, the prince would definitely not be very kind to them in the future. The prince was well aware of the Qin family's antics behind the scenes, and he was looking for an opportunity to criticize the Qin family.

Even if there are other girls in the Qin family, the prince will never marry another girl from the Qin family.

"Send her out today," said the emperor.

The emperor not only gave a verbal order, but also had someone write an imperial edict. The emperor did this because he wanted to be able to explain to the empress after his death.

In the Eastern Palace, Concubine Qin was initially a bit nervous. She wondered if the Crown Prince would believe her, if he would depose her for her, if he would make her Queen. But Concubine Qin had never imagined that she would be sent out of the palace. From then on, she was no longer Concubine Qin.

"No, no." Concubine Qin was unwilling to accept this. She couldn't even give birth, so why wasn't she allowed to be the queen? Why did she have to be sent back?

"Qin, please." The palace maids didn't care whether Concubine Qin was willing or not, because that was the emperor's order.

Less than five days after the Chinese New Year, Miss Qin Si was sent home with the emperor's edict.

The emperor's edicts were all registered, and Mr. Qin Erye did not dare to burn them. He could not pretend that nothing had happened.

Qin Erye had originally wanted to push his daughter to become the queen, but now that he saw his daughter like this, he gave up the idea. If he didn't give up the idea, what would be the point?

The imperial edict had already stated that Miss Qin Si had flaws in her character and that she had plotted to murder the heir to the throne. Because she was the niece of the late empress, she was allowed to return home. From then on, whether Miss Qin Si married or not, it had nothing to do with the royal family.

Mr. Qin Er didn't want to have no relationship with the royal family at all. After Miss Qin Si returned home, who would dare to marry her? Who would dare to take the royal family's words seriously?

However, the emperor issued such an order at this time, and Master Qin Er did not dare to let Miss Qin Si die so soon. Master Qin Er's attitude towards Miss Qin Si took a 180-degree turn. Originally, Master Qin Er had high hopes for Miss Qin Si, and he doted on her very much.

Now that Fourth Miss Qin is disabled, it is certainly impossible for Second Master Qin to be so nice to her.

"The Crown Princess gave me a sterilizing drug." Miss Qin Si said, "I can't have children anymore. It's not my fault. It's not my fault."

Miss Qin Si was a little hysterical. She really didn't know how things had come to this. The prince rarely visited her, she hadn't conceived a child, and she was always under house arrest. She had never received the favor she wanted.

"It's the Crown Princess's fault, not mine." Miss Qin Si muttered over there.

When Mr. Qin Er learned that Miss Qin Si had been given a contraceptive drug, he knew that this might not have been done by the Crown Princess. The Crown Prince had more than just Concubine Qin; he had other concubines, and some of them had given birth to children.

So who did this?

Could it be the prince?

Qin Erye didn't dare to think about it. If it was the Crown Prince who did it, then would the Crown Prince hate the Qin family? Then, after the Crown Prince ascended the throne, how would the Crown Prince treat the Qin family?

"Shut up, stop talking." Second Master Qin was irritated. He didn't know how to deal with this matter. He had originally wanted to fight for his daughter to become the queen, but now he couldn't. His daughter was said by the emperor in that way, and the reputation of the Qin family girls would also be affected.

The prince's concubine ultimately failed to keep the child. She finally conceived a child, but the child was gone. She only wondered how Miss Qin Si could return home, how she could marry again, and whether her child had been sacrificed in vain.

This made Zhang very unwilling, and she was unwilling to let Miss Qin Si go just like that.