Nanqianyue was almost in tears. She knew that the Prime Minister's wife's gaze towards her that day was suspicious; it turned out she was waiting for this.
She cried inside but smiled on the outside, saying, "It's fine as long as Mother arranges it."
"Qianyue, as the eldest sister, you have the responsibility and right to teach your younger siblings. Please give them some guidance whenever you have time." Nan Xiang looked at his eldest daughter with great satisfaction.
He then looked at Nan Yichu, his gaze suddenly turning stern. "Especially you. We've hired so many tutors to teach you, and look at what you've written. Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. With your physique, you get tired of walking too much, yet you want to learn how to handle knives and guns."
“Father,” Nan Qianyue interjected promptly, smiling gently, “Perhaps everyone has things they are interested in, but not everyone can like them forever. It is a rare thing to have something you love and stick to.”
“My younger brother admires you and wants to become the person you expect him to be. So he learns whatever you ask him to learn, but what he really wants to learn can only be buried in his heart. He has already done very well, and I believe you understand him.”
Nan Yichu had been listening to the reprimand with his head down, but when he heard Nan Qianyue's words, he was first surprised that she would speak up for him, but after listening, he couldn't help but tear up.
To uphold the principle that a man does not easily shed tears, he lowered his head again.
The Prime Minister pursed his lips, his expression solemn. After a long while, the Prime Minister's wife spoke.
"Prime Minister, don't you still have official duties? I have nothing to do right now, so I'll go and grind the ink for you."
The Prime Minister looked at his wife and nodded, saying, "Your wife has a good memory."
Watching the two elders leave, Nan Qianyue smiled.
The Prime Minister's wife is giving the Prime Minister a way out. Given the Prime Minister's official position, second only to the emperor, and the paternal authority he has established with Nan Yichu for fifteen years, it is truly difficult for him to bow his head in front of his son.
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