Chapter 814 Still, Mrs. Sui is Taller
Cheng Wanwan needs to arrange everything properly.
With the Empress herself overseeing the girls' school and female officials managing it, she didn't need to worry about much.
She is also Mr. Asab of Xiao Qin Academy, so she can only ask Lord Zhang to teach temporarily. Lord Zhang's level of expertise is more than enough to teach these students.
Dr. Tao looked worried: "The Prince and Lady Sui are going to Assab for two or three months. I... I... sigh!"
He let out a heavy sigh.
Although these spoiled brats have become well-behaved, it's largely because of the Prince's wife, Lady Sui. Once these two powerful figures leave, the students will definitely revert to their old ways.
Dr. Tao starts losing hair whenever he thinks about what might happen in the future; he's almost bald.
“Dr. Tao, there’s no need to worry,” Cheng Wanwan said. “It’s unrealistic to rely on the teacher to manage all 54 students in the class. It would be better to appoint a class monitor and two vice-monitors to assist the teacher in managing the class.”
Dr. Tao frowned: "They never listened to their teachers before, so why would they listen to their students?"
“These students have changed a lot. Dr. Tao, don’t look at them with the same eyes as before.” Cheng Wanwan said with a smile. “Peng Wang is excellent in every way. He deserves to be the class monitor. As for the vice class monitors, Pang Jie and Li Jian are good enough. With the two of them around, there’s no need to worry about the other students causing trouble.”
Dr. Tao's eyes lit up, and he said with complete admiration, "Fighting poison with poison, Lady Sui is still the best."
Cheng Wanwan also learned from her previous life's experience. At that time, the discipline monitor in their class was the most mischievous child in the class. After the teacher made that child the discipline monitor, the most mischievous child miraculously became the most disciplined student, which also indirectly influenced others, and the class's academic atmosphere has always been very good.
After handing over everything to Dr. Tao, Cheng Wanwan left the school.
As soon as I reached the door, a large group of students came over.
"Don't worry, sir, we will definitely study hard." Peng Wang stood at the front and said with a firm look in his eyes, "When you return from Assab, we will definitely be very different from how we are now in two or three months."
Pang Jie spoke slowly: "I hope that next year I can also be a member of the delegation to Assab."
"As long as you study hard and learn the Assab language well, you will all have a chance." Cheng Wanwan smiled at everyone. "For the next two or three months, Lord Zhang will be teaching the Assab language class. Lord Zhang is getting old and his health is not very good, so you must not deliberately make him angry, do you all understand?"
The students all promised that they would never anger Lord Zhang.
Cheng Wanwan smiled and gave them some instructions before leaving in her carriage.
Instead of going home, she went to the palace to pay her respects to the Empress at Kunning Palace.
After she came to Beijing last autumn and winter, she has been here for more than half a year. In the past six months, she has really encountered a lot of things.
As her status rises, more and more people are watching her from the shadows. After she left the capital, she worried that Si Dan would be targeted.
Sidan is still a bit young, and as a mother, I'm always worried.
"You can rest assured about this matter, Wanwan," the Empress said with a smile. "Even if you didn't say anything, I would still take good care of Jingsi."
Cheng Wanwan sincerely said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
"It would be too formal for us to say thank you." The Empress looked out of the hall. "Autumn is approaching. I wonder how things are going with the Crown Prince."
“Your Highness is blessed by the heavens and will surely return in triumph,” Cheng Wanwan comforted him. “I heard that the Laji Kingdom has retreated from the Yuezhi tribe, and the Dayu Kingdom has won without a fight, so there is no need to worry too much.”
That's what they say, but what mother doesn't worry about her son?
The Empress muttered a few words, then changed the subject, saying, "To be honest, Wanwan, I actually envy you. When I was young, I also dreamed of galloping across the northern frontier, but later I was confined to this four-cornered imperial city, and it's not easy to even go back to my parents' home. If I had the chance, I would also like to disguise myself and go to Assab with them, but alas..."
Unfortunately, as the mother of the nation, she could not leave the palace.
“I will draw all the beautiful scenery along the way, and write down any interesting things I encounter in the booklet,” Cheng Wanwan said. “When we return, Her Majesty the Empress can look at the paintings and read the stories, just like she went there herself, without having to suffer any fatigue. How wonderful!”
The Empress chuckled: "You'd better keep your word."
As soon as Cheng Wanwan left Kunning Palace, she was invited to the Imperial Study by Eunuch Ming. There were many people in the Imperial Study, all of whom were ministers who had been sent to Asab Kingdom.
As the ambassador to the north, the King of Qin was in charge of all matters in the open.
The group from the Court of State Ceremonial, including Cheng Wanwan, had to not only translate but also understand the political situation in Asab's court.
The two advisors sent by the Emperor are mainly responsible for devising strategies. If there are any disagreements, they can discuss them with Cheng Wanwan before making a decision.
The officials from the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Revenue went there under the guise of study and inspection to record the unique customs and culture of Asab.
He Xiao's men were mainly responsible for security, and he brought three hundred soldiers. As long as there were no major incidents, these men would be enough...
The meeting didn't end until late at night.
After Cheng Wanwan went back, she fell asleep as soon as she hit the bed and was woken up the next morning.
"Madam, it's getting late, we need to get up quickly and leave." Granny Qi called softly from the bedside. "Third Master arrived half an hour ago and has been waiting."
Cheng Wanwan sat up in bed with a start.
Today is the first day of the eighth lunar month, the day the Assab royal family returns to court, and she almost overslept.
She quickly got out of bed, and Yan Hong came in to help her comb her hair. After she was dressed, she went out.
Zhao Sanniu and Zhao Sidan were practicing martial arts in the courtyard when they saw her come out, and they both stopped.
"Mother, we must set off." Zhao San Niu sheathed his sword. "The Emperor and Empress will be there with civil and military officials to see us off at the gates of the capital. We cannot be late."
"Mother, Third Brother..." Zhao Sidan was almost crying with grievance, "I'm all alone in the capital..."
“Isn’t Big Cousin a human being? Isn’t Zheng Ge a human being?” Zhao Sanniu retorted. “I’ve been living alone in Beijing for over three years and haven’t cried. Don’t embarrass yourself.”
Zhao Sidan glared at him fiercely: "You like to make a crying face yourself, and you still have the nerve to say that about me? Mother, Third Brother is bullying me."
"You two are both grown up, still arguing like this." Cheng Wanwan shook her head with a laugh. "Let's go, let's set off."
Several carriages slowly set off towards the gates of the capital, and as they traveled along, the sky gradually brightened.
At the north gate of the capital, the emperor and empress led a procession of civil and military officials. Outside the north gate were the royal family of Assab and the ministers of the Great Yu Kingdom who were on a mission to Assab. The combined caravans of the two countries stretched as far as the eye could see.
The emperor held up a cup of wine and handed one to the king of Assab. The two could not communicate, so they clinked glasses and drank together as a farewell gesture.
Then, the Emperor instructed the Prince of Qin to be careful on the journey and to maintain harmonious relations between the two countries once they arrived in Assab, and so on...
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