Ye Jingshu was going to see the emperor after school today, and Ye Jingchen thought that they hadn't paid their respects to the emperor for a few days, so they decided to go together.
He sent someone to Chengqian Palace in advance to inform the emperor, but things didn't go as planned. It rained heavily in the afternoon.
When it was time for school to end, someone from Chengqian Palace came and said that the weather was bad and travel was inconvenient, so they didn't need to go today.
Apart from Ye Jinghe and the always composed Ye Jingming, the others were somewhat disappointed, especially Ye Jingshu.
"Since we can't go to pay our respects to Father, why don't you help me interrogate Ye Jingyan's palace servants first?" she said to Ye Jingchen after school.
"The weather today is perfect for interrogating people."
Indeed, today not only was the rain heavy, but the sky was also very heavy, accompanied by thunder and lightning, creating a feeling of dark clouds pressing down on the city and threatening to crush it, which was particularly oppressive.
"Brother, don't go, it's dangerous." Ye Jinghe immediately said to Ye Jingchen after Ye Jingshu made such a request.
He seemed a little afraid of lightning and thunder. He was very uneasy during class, and after school he clung tightly to Ye Jingchen, his face pale.
Ye Jingshu wanted to get angry, but Ye Jinghe was right. This kind of weather was not suitable for going out. It was already dark outside, and it would probably be even darker later.
"Elder sister, please return to the palace before it gets completely dark. Remember to send someone to inform the Third Princess so she won't overthink things. As for the Second Princess, there's no rush," Ye Jingchen reassured her.
Ye Jingshu has been quite excited and full of passion these past few days, but what she wants to do cannot be accomplished by passion alone. This rain is just in time to help her calm down and clear her head.
After learning about Consort Wen and Consort Liang's views on women's education, Ye Jingshu really wanted to get her two younger sisters into the Wenhua Hall to study as soon as possible. She always felt that if she was a step behind, her two younger sisters might be more deeply influenced by their respective mothers.
The palace is just a small microcosm of the world. The emperor's concubines can be said to be the most noble women in the Great Abyss. They all hold this view. Ye Jingshu dares not imagine how women from ordinary families would be educated.
That night, although she didn't accomplish any of the things she wanted to do, she thought about many things in the quiet of the night.
Meanwhile, at the East Palace, Ye Jingchen also spent half the night with Ye Jinghe, who was very uneasy because he was afraid of thunder.
Only at times like these does he act like a real four-year-old child, having things he's afraid of, and instinctively wanting to hide in a safe haven when he's scared.
The rain lasted for half the night before stopping, but by morning it was drizzling again.
It's raining, so naturally we can't go to the garden for morning exercise. However, most of the pavilions and towers in the East Palace have connecting corridors. If we can't run in the garden, we can run in the corridors.
However, the archery lesson for the day was delayed because of the rain.
Even though they couldn't practice riding and archery, Ye Jingchen didn't let them be idle. On a whim, he taught the little ones the eighth set of broadcast gymnastics indoors.
When he was in school, Ye Jingchen was very impatient with doing this set of exercises and always did it perfunctorily. But after leaving school and starting work, he gradually began to appreciate the magic of this set of exercises.
After becoming a corporate slave, he stayed at home a lot and rarely exercised, except for doing calisthenics.
This set of exercises can relieve all kinds of pain in the neck, spine, lumbar spine, and joints of the hands and feet. For him, it is more effective than any health supplement.
Because he had been leading them in warm-up exercises, and many of the movements in this set of gymnastics overlapped with those warm-up exercises, the little ones were very receptive to it and did it very seriously, even Xie Chang'an was no exception.
After all, although each movement in this set of radio calisthenics is very simple, it can exercise every joint, muscle and ligament in the body.
Someone as knowledgeable as Xie Chang'an would find that each simple movement, though simple, is extremely useful once he followed along.
Ye Jingchen had a palace servant stand aside and shout slogans, and he taught them each movement according to the rhythm of the slogans, making sure that everyone's movements were done correctly.
Although his intention in teaching them this set of gymnastics was to help them improve their physical fitness, he had to admit that when he saw a group of children dressed in fine clothes, each with their own unique features and striking good looks, earnestly performing the calisthenics, the scene was...
Ye Jingchen only regretted that he didn't have a cell phone or camera to capture their actions. Otherwise, he could show them the photos ten or twenty years later, and their expressions at that time would be very interesting.
However, although there were no cameras and no photos could be taken, there were painters in this era, and court painters were still the most skilled in the field of painting.
While supervising them to do their exercises diligently, Ye Jingchen secretly instructed Fangfei to find the best painter, hide in a secluded place, and create a portrait of his brothers, sisters, and study companions as a keepsake.
As the master of the Eastern Palace, his orders were carried out well, and the painters were quickly in place, all of which the little brats who were diligently doing their exercises were completely unaware of.
Xie Chang'an did notice something; he even glanced at where the painter was hiding. However, this set of actions was so interesting that after doing it once, he immediately realized that it could be promoted in the army. So he pondered it very seriously and ignored Ye Jingchen's sneaky little actions.
That afternoon, Ye Jingchen not only feasted his eyes but also satisfied his wicked sense of humor. The artist was indeed highly skilled, creating lifelike paintings that captured their adorable and silly actions on the paper.
Ye Jingchen specifically instructed Fangfei to carefully preserve the ink marks after they had dried.
Ye Jingyu and the others had never done such interesting movements before. After learning for an afternoon, although they were a little tired, they also felt very comfortable, as if their whole body had become much lighter. It was quite magical.
Everyone was very satisfied that afternoon.
The rain finally stopped when school ended. As planned yesterday, Ye Jingchen took them to Chengqian Palace to pay their respects to the emperor.
The sky was exceptionally clean after the rain, and walking along the cobblestone paths in the Imperial Garden, one could clearly smell the fragrance of grass, trees, and earth.
Many flowers in the Imperial Garden were knocked down by the wind and rain, and the ground was covered with withered petals and fallen leaves. However, many flowers still stood firm on their branches, and after being nourished by the rain, they became even more beautiful and vibrant.
As they walked, Ye Jingchen didn't stop, asking them to describe how the Imperial Garden after the rain differed from what they had seen before.
He encouraged them to speak freely about anything they felt was different, whether it was something they saw, heard, or felt.
Learning to perceive the world is also a very important step in their growth.
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