What Zhou Wenyong, who was full of confidence in Yu Zizhen, didn't know was that Yu Zizhen had no intention of taking the limelight.
As she bid farewell to the eldest prince warmly and left the palace with her classmates, she was already thinking about how to establish her own image in the future and how to act well in the capital.
On the surface, she was the Crown Prince of Zhenbei. If she stood out too much, many people in the capital would probably have trouble sleeping at night. However, due to her personality, she couldn't be timid and indecisive, or be honest and endure humiliation and be bullied.
So, what should she do to avoid feeling suffocated and at the same time avoid becoming a thorn in the eyes of others who want to get rid of her as soon as possible?
She needs a balance in the middle.
Thinking about these things, Yu Zizhen got on the carriage and returned to the Zhenbei Palace with Yaoguang.
According to Zhou Wenyong, in the palace they not only had to learn reading and writing and practice calligraphy with Zhou Wenyong, but also had to learn etiquette, music theory and arithmetic with other teachers.
It is worth mentioning that if the eldest prince was not disabled, they should actually learn archery and horse riding.
There were so many things to learn, and they had to take a ten-day break every ten days. This meant that Yu Zizhen could not leave the palace at noon every day and go back home to do his own things.
According to the course schedule Zhou Wenyong gave her, she had to spend six afternoons out of ten studying etiquette, music theory and arithmetic.
That means she has to eat lunch in the palace six days out of every ten days.
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Yu Zizhen touched her chin. Would she be eating food that someone else had added to it? In her limited experience, based on novels and TV dramas, palace intrigues were all about underhanded tactics. This wasn't something she'd prepared for.
Thinking of this, Yu Zizhen immediately sent his thoughts to the baby voice system, "Looks like I need to study Chinese medicine in detail."
The baby-voiced system replied in a serious tone, "Does the host need to redeem the relevant books?"
Yu Zizhen stretched lazily. "No need for now. Let me finish reading all the medical books and texts available in this dynasty. But, Tongzi, before I become a miracle doctor, do you have any other way to prevent me from being poisoned?"
Upon hearing this, the system immediately recommended a bunch of mall items with ridiculously high points. "Yes, there are. Host, please take a look. These are all items that can eliminate negative status. There are skills and medicines. You can choose according to your needs."
Yu Zizhen: ...Alas!!!
It’s not easy to accumulate points, Zhenzhen sighed.
She asked the system earnestly, "Tongzi, look at the few points in my account. Do you think I can afford to redeem these things in your mall?"
The system was well prepared. Before Yu Zizhen finished speaking, it immediately launched three new cannon fodder rescue missions for Yu Zizhen.
"Host, you can earn points by completing tasks~"
Yu Zizhen: ...So, the dog system is going around in circles to urge her to complete the task.
But she didn't care. As the power center of Da Qi, the capital city had no shortage of cannon fodder.
In order to achieve points freedom as soon as possible, she doesn't mind keeping herself busier in the future.
After checking the task content, Yu Zizhen readily accepted the three tasks issued by the system.
Of course, the speed at which she accepted the task did not affect her ability to complain about the baby voice system, "Straighten your tongue and speak properly."
She was so coquettish that she got goosebumps. She didn't know why this guy suddenly had the urge to imitate such a weird accent.
Baby Voice System: ...It’s just trying to trick her into completing the mission!
Cursing "dog host" inwardly, the little baby-voiced system simply ignored Yu Zizhen.
Yu Zizhen chuckled secretly, leaned back in the carriage, and began to check the content of the task under the pretext of closing his eyes to rest.
The tasks were not difficult, and all the people involved were target persons that she could contact right now.
Yu Zizhen silently memorized the mission content and the target person's introduction. By the time she had memorized them, the carriage they were riding in had returned to the Zhenbei Palace.
The small classroom in the Zhenbei Palace also started today. Except for Yaoguang who went out with Yu Zizhen, all the other young male and female servants under her name were divided into two groups according to gender by Jiang Yunshan, and they started classes as soon as possible.
Yu Zizhen was very satisfied with Jiang Yunshan's efficiency. After lunch, she left Yaoguang to Jiang Yunshan and asked him to give Yaoguang special tutoring to make up for the lessons she missed this morning. She then went out in a carriage under the pretext of going out for a walk to complete her mission.
The target of one of the three missions she had just accepted was a merchant girl who ran a spice shop at home.
The merchant girl's surname was Ji and her name was Yinghui. She was the only child of her father Ji Haoyang who lived to be over ten years old.
Unlike other families whose children were miscarried or died young due to the infighting among the wives and concubines in the harem, none of the children in the Ji family died at the hands of Ji Haoyang's wives and concubines.
Unlike his smart and capable father and grandfather, Ji Haoyang is a person who does not have much talent in perfume making. He is also honest and trusts relatives and friends easily.
When Ji Haoyang's grandfather was alive, he tried tirelessly to educate (reform) his grandson for more than ten years.
However, although Ji Haoyang is very hardworking and obedient, he is always mediocre because of his limited talent and temperament.
Although Ji Haoyang's father was very capable in business and perfume making, he inherited Ji Haoyang's grandfather's habit of having many daughters and few sons when it came to having children.
Ji Haoyang's grandfather had only one son in his life, and Ji Haoyang was also the only son he had in his life. This made it impossible for the father and son to change the heir and let Ji Haoyang live a rich and idle life under the protection of his brothers.
In the end, they prepared for the future and married Ji Haoyang to a smart, capable and virtuous wife, hoping that she would help Ji Haoyang control the family property in the future, so that after their two elders passed away one after another, Ji Haoyang would not be cheated or defrauded by unknown people and end up living on the streets.
However, what they didn't expect was that not only did Ji Haoyang not inherit their talents in perfume making and business, he didn't even inherit their ability to have and raise children.
Apart from Ji Yinghui, the eldest daughter who grew up with many difficulties, Ji Haoyang and his wife lost their eldest son and second daughter in the past ten years.
Ji Haoyang's wife was depressed by the death of her child and became weaker and weaker year by year. She was also afraid that Ji Haoyang would cut off the family line, so she bought two concubines for Ji Haoyang and asked them to help give birth to children.
However, the concubines also experienced something similar to Ji Haoyang's wife. They either had miscarriages or their children died. In the past ten years, the three women have spent countless sad days crying until dawn.
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