Chapter 135 Teaching
Concubine Chen looked at him with a resentful expression, her tone clearly carrying a hint of complaint.
Standing behind him, Shen Lin thought to himself, "Oh no!"
Thinking to herself, how dare she, a mere concubine, complain about His Highness the Crown Prince just because she has the Empress behind her?
Perhaps she, like outsiders, thought that His Highness the Crown Prince was kind and benevolent, and had a very good temper, which is why she dared to speak so recklessly.
"In that case, we'll send you back. You don't need to think about how to answer."
Concubine Chen's pupils dilated in shock, her expression one of disbelief, as if she had misheard.
She said in a trembling voice, "Your Highness..." Her eyes were red and she looked pitiful, on the verge of tears. Coupled with her beautiful face, she could make many men feel pity for her.
"Guards! Drag him out!"
Qi Heng, however, had little pity for the woman and lowered his head to continue examining the document in his hand.
"No! Your Highness! I cannot return. Her Majesty the Empress will surely not let me go... Please..."
Two eunuchs walked in from outside the door. They quickly stepped forward, one of them grabbing Chen's concubine's arm and dragging her out.
Chen's concubine refused to leave, shouting and struggling desperately, looking utterly disheveled and revealing her ugly side.
He recalled his mother's ruthless methods and sighed helplessly, "Go back to the backyard, and don't come to the front yard unless it's absolutely necessary."
The eunuch behind her loosened his grip slightly, and Concubine Chen immediately broke free, kneeling on the ground and kowtowing with a thud.
"Thank you, Your Highness. Thank you for your magnanimity."
Concubine Chen was filled with embarrassment and resentment, her face flushed and turned pale with tears streaming down her face.
If she goes back in such a sorry state, they'll definitely find out tomorrow, and those two bitches will definitely laugh at her for overestimating herself.
But what could be done? Everyone else was watching and waiting, but she took the initiative.
In the end, they ended up being despised by everyone. They originally dreamed of rising to prominence and becoming a phoenix, but now they are lucky to even keep their lives.
Perhaps His Highness cannot accept it now, but one day he will have to accept it all.
After Concubine Chen left, the study returned to its usual tranquility.
"Let's put the Ding family matter aside for now. Has there been any news from Uncle?"
Shen Lin looked up at him and said, "Lord Qiu said that everything is proceeding safely and there are no problems at present. Please rest assured, Your Highness."
"Tell your uncle not to be careless, and not to act rashly unless absolutely necessary."
Qi Heng patiently gave instructions, but he also knew that his uncle would most likely only listen to his mother.
This was not his original intention, and he has no idea why things have turned out this way. He can only do his best to protect them.
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Mist swirled behind the screen, and the gentle sound of flowing water drifted over. Soon after, someone emerged from the water.
Tao Tao's face flushed pink from the smoke. She was wearing a white undergarment and was drying her wet hair with a handkerchief when her gaze suddenly sharpened and fell on Asu in front of her.
When she returned, Asu had disappeared.
And now it appears, with a box in its mouth?
As soon as Asu saw her, it flapped its wings and flew over, landing on her shoulder.
She frowned: "Where did you go? Where did you get this box from? You didn't steal it from someone else's house, did you?"
Asu kept shaking the brocade box in front of her, trying to throw it into her hands.
She reached out and took it, examining it carefully from all angles. The wood and workmanship looked impressive.
She opened it with suspicion, and suddenly a bright light flashed before her eyes. She turned her head away, and after her eyes adjusted, she turned back to look.
When she saw the whole picture, she couldn't help but gasp softly.
"So beautiful..."
What catches the eye is a pair of red coral earrings inlaid with gold beads. The workmanship is very exquisite, and the light just now was reflected from the pearls.
After less than two seconds of marveling, she suddenly realized where this came from.
Who else could have instructed Asu, the parrot, to deliver this?
Tao Tao looked at it for a while, then walked to the bronze mirror, took it out, compared it to her ear, and gently shook it in front of her reflection.
"It looks pretty good, but it's a pity the ear piercings have grown back a bit..."
She muttered to herself, examined the earring for a while, and then put it back.
"Return the items."
She handed the box to Asu.
Asu tilted her head and stared at it for a moment, then looked up and blinked her little eyes.
"Gah! Gah! Asu wants to sleep!"
"It's still early, why are you sleeping? Take the things back before you go to sleep."
She said this irritably, stood up, and slammed the box down on the table.
"You must bring it back to me tomorrow, or I'll starve you for three days and three nights."
Tao Tao turned and walked to the bed, got in, and drew the curtains to go to sleep.
Meanwhile, Duan Gan was still looking forward to seeing how Tao Tao would react to receiving the gift.
He sat in the main seat, his long legs arrogantly propped up on the table, his elbows supporting his armrests and his chin, tilting his head as he wondered what her expression would be when she saw this.
Young ladies like these things, so she'll probably like them too.
Thinking this, the corners of his slightly upturned lips curved upwards even further.
The sun was shining brightly in the early morning.
Tao Tao got up groggily, yawned, rubbed her eyes, got out of bed, and dragged her feet lazily.
Suddenly, the brocade box that had been on the table the night before came into view, and I turned to remind the parrot that it was eating.
"Remember, send it back later."
The funeral industry is profitable, and pet funeral services in the capital city have also taken off. As the business flourishes, many neighbors have reduced their fear and taboos about funerals thanks to Tao Tao's popular science education.
Several young people were even willing to pay to have Tao Tao teach them.
She then thought that this was also a good way to make money, and it wasn't too hard, and she couldn't possibly do everything herself every time.
She could easily train a few people to work in her shop; it was just a matter of whether they wanted to join her business.
"No matter what you are like in daily life, no matter how lively your personality is, you must have absolute respect and reverence for the deceased. The dead are the greatest, and you must not offend them in the slightest."
"In the funeral industry, it's about taking money from the living and handling things for the dead. We have to satisfy both sides, otherwise we're not fulfilling our duty as funeral directors."
Tao Tao stood on the stage, patiently instructing the students below who were diligently writing.
"This lesson will first teach you about funeral customs, and then we'll teach you how to make paper offerings."
"The proper funeral process consists of eighteen steps. Remember them well: initial burial, covering the body, encoffining, attending the funeral procession, offering condolences, erecting a memorial banner, bathing, and serving food..."
After class, she went back to the shop to finish sewing the corpse.
"Boss, the pigskin has arrived."
Yu Shan and Yu He were each carrying a large bag of pigskin.
He looked at the pigskin with a puzzled expression: "Boss, what's the use of this pigskin? Didn't you say you'd teach us how to sew up wounds?"
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