Chapter 386 Finale (End)
"What nonsense." Song Yunchu frowned. "If I really disliked Minister Xu, I would have demoted him long ago. Why should I keep him in the court? Since I'm keeping him, it must be because he's useful."
Seeing Song Yunchu's serious expression, Jun Jinyi was stunned for a moment, and then expressed his doubts: "But mother, he is not submissive enough to you. Even the left prime minister Gong Mingyuan, who you promoted, is always impeached by him. Why can't I punish him?"
"You call that a punishment? You call that a tease." Song Yunchu raised his hand and pinched his face. "It's good that you have filial piety, but you can't just think about venting your anger for me without thinking about the value of those people's existence. There are more than one old ministers in the court who don't obey me. But I still sat on the position of the King of Side by Side for six years. There are so many people who obey me, what's the difference between a few old stubborn people? As long as they are willing to work, who do you care about? Replacing new people may not be better than them."
Jun Jinyi lowered his eyes, savoring these words for a moment, then raised his head and said, "Your Majesty is right. I know I was wrong, and I will never make the same mistake again."
"Since you know you're wrong, then accept the punishment." Song Yunchu said slowly, "Your behavior today was inappropriate, so I will punish you by making you write the word 'steady' three hundred times."
Jun Jinyi moved his lips, but in the end he didn't dare to bargain and just said yes.
"Mother Queen, Jin Yi has admitted his fault, how about giving him a lighter punishment?" Jun Qingyan pleaded, "Although his behavior is not steady, the medicine he gave Minister Xu is not difficult to cure. He can be cured by just going to a clinic and finding a doctor. Please consider his filial piety..."
"It is precisely because of his filial piety that I only punished him to write." Song Yunchu interrupted Jun Qingyan with a smile, "If he was just fooling around, it wouldn't be writing. I would let him taste the taste of bamboo shoots fried with pork slices."
Seeing that his persuasion was fruitless, Jun Qingyan could only cough lightly and said, "Yes, Queen Mother is wise."
Bamboo shoots fried with pork slices, hit the buttocks with bamboo sticks...
"Don't worry, Queen Mother. I will finish writing it." Jun Jinyi said, "I will give it to you before sunset."
Song Yunchu said "very good" and turned to leave.
After Song Yunchu left, Jun Qingyan came to Jun Jinyi and said, "Three hundred times, six hundred words, it will take a long time to write. How about you ask me, your sister? I will help you write half of it. I don't ask for much reward. When we leave the palace later, you can just buy some things for me."
Jun Jinyi's face twisted when she heard this, "You're trying to cheat me out of my monthly allowance again! The Queen Mother said that we can't waste money at our age."
"How can buying things for my sister be considered a waste of money?" Jun Qingyan disagreed with him, "It's called enhancing the relationship between siblings."
"Then why don't you buy anything for me, sister?" Jun Jinyi asked back.
"Because I'm poor." Jun Qingyan sighed, "Sister doesn't even have enough money for herself, how can I have extra money to buy things for you?"
"That's because you always buy this and that every time you go out of the palace. There are so many good things in the palace, but you insist on buying them outside the palace. After a few days, you get bored with them. This kind of behavior is called getting bored with the old and liking the new. It's not advisable."
Jun Jinyi said very logically, "Isn't it just 600 words? I can finish it myself. If my elder sister helps me copy it, and the Queen Mother finds out, she might punish me as well. For my elder sister's sake, I choose to finish it myself."
"Good brother, believe me, the Queen Mother will choose to turn a blind eye, because if you sincerely admit your mistake, she will be satisfied and will not hold it against you."
"No! I am a very principled person."
Seeing that he couldn't trick anyone into giving him any money, Jun Qingyan could only sigh.
This younger brother is becoming more and more shrewd.
"Come on, then take your time writing. My painting isn't finished yet. I'll go back and continue painting."
Seeing Jun Qingyan leaving, Jun Jinyi called Xiao Shunzi to his side.
"When I went out to play with my sister before, she fell in love with an embroidered hat from Qiong Yifang, but unfortunately her monthly salary was not enough, so she didn't buy it. Do you remember this?"
"The slave remembers."
In order to prevent the two young masters from squandering money, King Bingjian stipulated that their monthly expenses for playing outside the palace should not exceed one hundred taels. Of course, if they performed well, King Bingjian would also give them some silver as a reward.
"That hat... I secretly paid a deposit to the shopkeeper, and he agreed to keep it for me for seven more days. But I made my mother unhappy today, so I'm afraid I won't be able to leave the palace in the next few days. How about this, you help me go to Qiong Yi Fang and buy the hat, so that I don't miss the time and it's bought by someone else."
Listening to Jun Jinyi's instructions, Xiao Shunzi couldn't hide the smile in his eyes, "Your Highness, didn't you say that the princess always cheated you out of your monthly allowance? Don't you want to keep your money safe?"
"I don't like her to cheat me out of my money, because that makes me look innocent and gullible." Jun Jinyi said expressionlessly, "But I can take the initiative to buy it for her, so I won't be fooled and it makes me look generous."
Xiao Shunzi nodded in agreement, "Your Highness is right."
"Really? I think I'm pretty smart too."
…
Jun Qingyan returned to her bedroom and continued to paint her unfinished painting. When she was about to finish, she heard the palace maid come to report: "Princess, Lord Liu wants to see you."
Jun Qingyan put down his pen and responded, "Please ask her to come in."
Soon, Liu Qianyin stepped into the bedroom, bowed to Jun Qingyan, and then handed her an exquisitely embroidered purse.
Jun Qingyan looked at the purse, her eyes brightened, "Is this for me?"
Liu Qianyin smiled and said, "A few days ago, the princess said that the purse I was wearing was beautiful, so I took the time to embroider one these days. I hope the princess will like it."
"I like it!" Jun Qingyan took the purse and curved her eyebrows with joy, "Thank you, Lord Liu."
"Princess, why should you be so polite to me? Without the appreciation and promotion of the King, how could I become the Minister of Rites?"
Sixian Hall was founded six years ago. King Ning intended to cultivate elites, so he set the number of students at 300 and added a few teaching assistants. In order to manage the entire hall, King Ning appointed a school supervisor in the second year to manage all the staff of Sixian Hall. At that time, there were only her and Princess Duanhui Jiang Rumin as female tutors. Because the princess had fewer courses than she did, the position of supervisor fell on her.
After this incident, she gained some more reputation. In the fourth year, Prince Ning informed her that there were personnel changes in the Ministry of Rites and that she was to serve as the Deputy Minister of Rites. As soon as she entered the Ministry of Rites, she was taken care of by the Shangshu. Later, through her observation and inquiries, she learned that Prince Ning was dissatisfied with the Vice Minister of Rites. Sure enough, at the end of last year, the Vice Minister of Rites was dismissed for abusing his power, and she took over the position of the third-rank Vice Minister.
My grandfather was deeply moved to see that she had become a third-rank official. At that time, my grandfather's health was not good, so he resigned two months later and returned home, where he had some free time.
From then on, everyone knew that the Liu family could be supported by her, the granddaughter of Prime Minister Liu.
She became the second woman besides Prince Ning who could stand in the court.
When she went to thank King Ning, King Ning smiled and said to her that there would be a third, fourth, and fifth one in the future, and they would most likely come from Sixian Hall.
She was very excited when she thought that her students might become officials of the fourth rank or above and participate in political affairs in the future.
The greatest luck in her life was meeting this king.
"Master Liu, would you like to take a look at this painting of mine?"
The clear voice of a little girl rang in her ears, and Liu Qianyin came back to her senses. She lowered her head to look at Jun Qingyan's painting, and her brows curved when she saw it.
"This painting of yours is very good. You should show it to His Royal Highness Prince Ning."
…
The autumn breeze was cool in the afternoon, and Song Yunchu and Jun Liluo were sitting in the courtyard playing chess.
"I heard that Jinyi made you unhappy?"
"That kid teased Minister Xu, and I scolded him." Song Yunchu said, "Although he is still young, what if he makes a habit of teasing ministers? He said he wanted to vent his anger on my behalf, so I reasoned with him and punished him to write the word steady three hundred times. If he does it again next time, I will punish him five hundred times."
Jun Liluo chuckled and said, "Well, you should be punished."
As he said this, he placed a chess piece on the chessboard, and then handed the bowl of milk tea on his right hand to Song Yunchu, "Drink this quickly, or Yan'er will come over later and be jealous again."
"Yes, I would have forgotten if you hadn't told me." Song Yunchu quickly took the milk tea, "Don't let her see it."
In order to prevent the children from getting bad teeth, she didn't let them eat too many desserts. The milk tea in the imperial kitchen was sweet and delicious. They had just drunk it yesterday, so they couldn't drink it again today.
Seeing Song Yunchu finish his milk tea, Jun Liluo handed him a handkerchief.
Song Yunchu took the handkerchief and wiped his lips, then heard Jun Liluo say, "Luckily I finished drinking, otherwise I would have been seen if I was any later."
Upon hearing this, Song Yunchu quickly followed his gaze and looked over.
Not far away, a small light green figure was walking towards this side. It was Jun Qingyan.
Song Yunchu looked at her and raised the corners of his lips.
Time flies so fast. In a blink of an eye, Jinyi and Yan'er are already six years old.
She still remembered that when she was in the fourth month of pregnancy, Dean Lin diagnosed that she was carrying twins, which surprised both her and Jun Liluo.
In her opinion, being able to have two children in one pregnancy really saved trouble. Jun Liluo stroked her belly happily and said that he had no regrets in his life to have these two children with her, and he didn't want her to go through the hardships of pregnancy again in the future.
Jiang Rumin calculated her days and moved into the palace in advance. On the day of her delivery, Jun Liluo accompanied her the whole time. Finally, with the help of Jiang Rumin and the midwife, she successfully gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl. She also decided the names of the children because she had heard Jun Liluo name the children in his mind, and she really... looked down on those names.
Because she stood shoulder to shoulder with Jun Liluo, the children called her Queen Mother after they could speak.
Four years ago, the last two concubines in the palace, Concubine Zhen and Concubine Li, also resigned from their positions as concubines and officially became female tutors from the Sixian Hall. From then on, the harem was completely abolished. In a blink of an eye, a few years passed, and the two were deeply respected by the students in Sixian Hall and had a reputation as good teachers, which also added glory to the Ye family and the Wei family.
Now everyone knows that Emperor Tianqi has no harem and only has a deep relationship with King Bingjian. The old ministers have nothing to say about the children calling her "Queen Mother".
Song Yunchu knew that they must have been secretly complaining in their hearts, but it didn't matter.
As for the issue of establishing a crown prince raised by the old ministers, she and A'luo are still so young and in good health, there is no need to rush. Once the two children are over fifteen years old, they can be crowned kings together and help share some government affairs. In this way, they will be able to relax a lot and sit on the throne longer.
"Queen Mother, please take a look at my paintings!"
Jun Qingyan ran to Song Yunchu and showed her the scroll in her hand.
Song Yunchu looked down and was a little surprised. "Did you draw this?"
The woman in the painting is wearing a robe with a dragon pattern. She is leaning against a stone table under a tree with her eyes closed, looking lazy and elegant.
Although the brushstrokes are not thick and appear simple at first glance, this is very rare for a six-year-old child.
Song Yunchu immediately showed the painting to Jun Liluo, "Could you draw like this when you were six?"
Jun Li Luo looked at the painting in front of him and his eyes lit up.
"It's not much different from me back then." He said, "It seems that Yan'er will also be a world-famous painter in the future."
"Why does this sound familiar to me?" Jun Qingyan blinked, and then said, "I remembered that when I was identifying medicinal herbs before, Aunt Jiang said that I might be a world-famous doctor in the future. Then, when I was outside the palace, I used Aunt Yan's poison powder to tease bad guys, and she also asked me if I wanted to learn how to use poison. Maybe I will be a world-famous poison master in the future. Thinking about it this way, I am too busy..."
Song Yunchu laughed out loud when he heard this. "Isn't this easy? Just choose what you like to learn."
"Well, then I really have to think about it carefully. By the way, the Queen Mother likes this painting of mine, right?"
Song Yunchu nodded, "I like it. This painting completely suits my temperament."
"Since the Queen Mother likes it, is there any reward?" Jun Qingyan's eyes were full of anticipation.
Song Yunchu laughed, "You want money again?"
"I painted the Queen Mother so beautifully, so it's not too much to ask for a few taels of silver, right?"
Jun Qingyan said, and then turned to look at Jun Liluo, "What do you think, father?"
"This painting by Yan'er is naturally excellent, but it's a pity that Father doesn't have any money, otherwise he would have bought it at a high price."
Jun Liluo said seriously, "The money in our family is in the hands of your mother, so you should ask her for it."
Jun Qingyan could only turn his gaze away and look at Song Yunchu again.
Song Yunchu coughed lightly and said, "How about this, Yan'er, draw another picture of me and your father. If it's good, I will reward you with fifty taels of silver."
"really?"
"really."
Jun Qingyan immediately became excited and quickly asked the palace servants to bring over brushes, ink, paper and inkstone so that he could prepare to paint on the spot.
When Jun Jinyi came over with the punishment words to hand in, he saw Jun Qingyan painting.
"Hey, sister, are you drawing the emperor and mother? I'm here too, so draw me in as well."
"No, if I only draw my father and mother, people will think they are a perfect match. If I draw you in, it will be a family of four without me. How awkward it will look. Go away."
"How can you be missing? Wait until you finish drawing us, and then I'll draw you in." Jun Jinyi said, "My painting skills are not worse than yours, so don't underestimate me."
"Don't try to fool me. Your paintings are not as good as mine."
"Sister~"
Looking at the two children playing, Song Yunchu and Jun Liluo smiled at each other.
The rest of their lives are long, and they will walk hand in hand all the way and stay together for a hundred years.
Suddenly, the wind brought the fragrance of flowers. Jun Liluo looked at the petals falling in Song Yunchu's hair and reached out to gently brush them away for her.
As the sun sets, the breeze blows through the clothes of four people in the courtyard, like a beautiful painting.
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