"I've already given you the gold beans. Once I've given them away, there's no reason for me to take them back. If you don't want them, just throw them away!" Xie Chang'an stared at Yun Shu for a long time before speaking in a nonchalant tone.
Yun Shu was immediately at a loss.
Even if Xie Chang'an said that, he couldn't possibly just throw away those gold beans; they were too precious!
"Your Highness!" Yun Shu looked at Ye Jingchen with pleading eyes.
"How about this—Fangfei, go to the storeroom and get a jade pendant, one that's worth more than all these gold coins," Ye Jingchen said to Fangfei.
"I will lend you a jade pendant. You can give it to Young Master Xie as a return gift of gold coins. When you have money in the future, you can return me a gift of equal value to the jade pendant."
"There's no need for all that trouble!"
Fangfei accepted the order and was about to go to the storeroom when Xie Chang'an stopped her.
“Take the gold beans. As for the return gift, I’ll accept your promise. They say a gentleman’s word is worth a thousand pieces of gold. All things considered, I’m the one who’s profited,” Xie Chang’an said.
Tsk tsk!
This is a scam targeting children!
Xie Chang'an, you even tricked such a young child, you really are something else!
Although Yun Shu is not stupid, he is only seven years old and not very smart. He has no idea how important a promise is for the young heir of the Marquis of Zhongyong's mansion!
He even thought he had made a profit!
Moreover, Xie Chang'an said, "A gentleman's promise is worth a thousand pieces of gold." Was this a veiled compliment to him as a gentleman?
"It's a deal!" he said quickly, giving Xie Chang'an a high five as a pledge, and then happily put the gold coins back into his little purse.
Ye Jingchen thought to himself that it was a pity.
Originally, he asked Fangfei to go to the storeroom to get the jade pendant because he had the same idea as Xie Chang'an.
Unfortunately, Xie Chang'an beat him to it in the end.
But perhaps Xie Chang'an had this intention all along when he gave Yun Shu the gold beans?
After exchanging high fives as a pledge, Yun Shu felt that his relationship with Xie Chang'an had taken another step forward, and he clung to Xie Chang'an's side again.
The two afternoon classes were on books and math.
Ye Jingchen practiced calligraphy when he was a child, but he only practiced for a year or two and did not stick with it.
But he actually quite enjoys writing; writing can calm one's mind.
Ye Jinghe also attended this class, which consisted of six children, each taught one-on-one by six instructors.
The instructor who taught Ye Jingchen was naturally the one with the highest calligraphy skills among the lecturers.
He taught diligently, and Ye Jingchen learned diligently; the class passed by in the blink of an eye.
The last lesson of the day is math.
Numbers in mathematics.
The most famous mathematical work written by ancient people for learning mathematics and calculation is "Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art".
The person who taught them mathematics was Zhu Wanjun.
The topic being discussed was the second chapter of "Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art," titled "Millet."
This chapter mainly discusses proportional algorithms, including the exchange ratios between various grains and the price ratios between various goods, and it is also the chapter that is closest to daily life.
Ye Jingchen had only heard of "Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art" before, but had never read it. After all, nine years of compulsory education plus four years of university mathematics courses were enough for him to benefit for a lifetime.
Moreover, mathematics is the culmination of five thousand years of culture, the essence of essence, and is more accessible and easier to understand than the Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art, making it more suitable for the physical condition of modern babies.
The subject of 'numbers' was probably the easiest one Ye Jingchen ever learned.
After all, he stood on the shoulders of giants.
That evening, Ye Jingchen taught Ye Jinghe addition and subtraction within ten.
Although it was their first time meeting, Ye Jinghe was too smart. Ye Jingchen only explained it to him once, and he understood it. Moreover, he could apply what he learned to other situations and actively expand his thinking. He did not make a single mistake when Ye Jingchen tested him.
Comparing yourself to others will only make you miserable.
Ye Jingchen still remembers that his niece started learning addition and subtraction within ten in kindergarten. She learned it in kindergarten, then in middle kindergarten, then in senior kindergarten, but by senior kindergarten, her progress was still limited to addition and subtraction within ten.
She can easily add three plus four and count seven on her fingers, but if you immediately ask her what seven minus four is, she will look at you blankly and only answer "I don't know" after a long time.
It's no wonder that many parents go crazy when helping their children with homework. Even someone as emotionally stable as Ye Jingchen, who loves children, doesn't want to see his niece for at least an hour after helping her with her homework.
Compared to the other two, Ye Jinghe is simply too adorable.
After coaxing Ye Jinghe to sleep, Ye Jingchen returned to his palace in a good mood, only to find Fang Rong and Imperial Physician Zhang waiting for him.
"Your Highness, Fangzhi has confessed. She said that one of the ingredients in the perfume is pollen made from flowers that Tao Zhi gave her. She doesn't know the name of that flower and has never seen it anywhere else. This is pollen." Fangrong presented a jar of white powder.
Ye Jingchen picked up the box of powder and was about to smell it—
"Your Highness, please wait a moment. May I smell the pollen first? Just in case it's poisonous?" Physician Zhang said.
It's not impossible that this is the case.
"Be careful." Ye Jingchen gestured for Fangrong to hand the pollen to Physician Zhang.
The old physician carefully took it, sniffed it, and his expression changed drastically. "It really is the Intoxicating Flower!"
"This flower's leaves, roots, and stems are all poisonous, and its pollen is naturally poisonous as well. Miss Fangrong, please put it away quickly!" Physician Zhang said hurriedly.
Upon hearing this, Fangrong's hand trembled, and she almost spilled the pollen from the jar. She quickly put the lid back on the jar.
"What is the Drunken Heart Flower? How potent is its poison?" Ye Jingchen asked, remaining relatively calm.
It shouldn't be too serious.
Otherwise, the fragrant angelica used its pollen to make perfume, and it would be long gone now.
Physician Zhang took out a money pouch from his sleeve, then pulled out a rolled-up handkerchief from the pouch, unfolded it, and a dried flower appeared in front of Ye Jingchen.
"These are Mr. Li's collection of dried flowers."
Ye Jingchen's pupils contracted.
What "Intoxicating Flower"? That trumpet-shaped dried flower clearly resembles the "Love Flower" mentioned in a particularly classic modern martial arts novel.
Yes, the Love Flower is poisonous from head to toe, and most of the toxins are neurotoxins, which is why it is also known as the Flower of Death!
The poison of the love flower is not highly toxic, but prolonged exposure to its fragrance may cause hallucinations and cancer.
What's most terrifying is that inhaling the fragrance of the love flower too much can be addictive, potentially causing all sorts of symptoms such as mental confusion, delirium, convulsions, and vomiting.
Thinking about it this way, Ye Jinghe's symptoms when he was poisoned were somewhat similar to those of being poisoned by the Love Flower.
Whether Tao Zhi used love flower as medicine or not, no one but himself knew. However, Fang Zhi's balm did indeed contain love flower pollen!
Ye Jingchen didn't know much about this flower, only that it was poisonous but also had a wide range of medicinal uses. Its fruit was the most commonly used ingredient in ancient "sleep-inducing drugs" and is now used as an anesthetic with analgesic and sedative effects.
It's a contradiction.
It can both drive people crazy and quickly calm them down. It can both cause pain and relieve it.
It is likely that the flowers, fruits, roots, and stems contain different toxins, which is why they are both mutually reinforcing and mutually destructive.
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