“Ants… they’re not for eating,” Qin Chuan said.
"Is that for playing with?"
"They're not meant to be played with. Of course, you can play with them if you want, just don't let them crawl on you."
How do you play?
Qin Chuan then taught the little princess how to tease ants, and the little princess's eyes lit up: "Fifth Uncle, I didn't expect you to not only know poetry, but also so much!"
They arrived at the Qin family's courtyard soon.
The moment the young princess stepped off the carriage, she stared blankly at the large courtyard with its six entrances and six exits, looking at Qin Chuan in surprise: "...This is the Qin family courtyard you were talking about?"
Su Ruyan pointed to the plaque on the door and said, "That's right, this is the Qin family courtyard that my husband and I built together."
The young princess stood there, stunned, staring for a few seconds before murmuring, "...Heavens, who would call such a large courtyard a 'small courtyard'? It's almost as big as a royal palace..."
...
While strolling on the grass, the young princess finally found the ants. Following Qin Chuan's instructions, she tore a piece of sesame seed cake into strips and placed them where the ants were sure to pass. Upon seeing them, the ants immediately returned to their burrows to report the news, bringing back an army of hundreds of ants. When they returned, the sesame seed cake was gone...
“Aren’t we being too cruel…” the young princess said, squatting down.
Several eunuchs and palace maids stood behind her. Qin Chuan squatted down and said, "In military strategy, this is called feigning weakness to exploit strength. If these ants were Huns, you wouldn't find it cruel."
"Fifth Uncle, you even know military strategy?" The young princess looked up.
"A little bit……"
The young princess's face suddenly turned worried. "I wonder if General Zhang Chaozong can deal with the Xiongnu..."
"Young Princess, is there any way to quickly deliver supplies to Jizhou?" Qin Chuan asked.
"You want to donate supplies?"
"Um."
"No, the fastest journey by water is ten days, and the fastest journey by land is twelve days."
Upon hearing this, Qin Chuan sighed. It seemed that he really couldn't help Zhang Chaozong fight against the Xiongnu this time. He hoped that the Xiongnu were here to plunder rather than to conquer and seize territory.
"Fifth Uncle, will you teach me how to write poetry?" the little princess suddenly said.
What kind of poetry do you want to learn?
"Frontier Poems, I want to go beyond the Great Wall to fight the enemy..." The young princess stood up, her eyes looking north.
"good."
Qin Chuan searched his memory for verses about the frontier...
"I'll teach you two Liangzhou poems first, and you can carefully study their meaning."
After speaking, Qin Chuan recited two poems from the "Liangzhou Ci" collection.
The young princess's eyes were filled with surprise. "Fifth Uncle, don't you need to think about what to say before writing a poem? You just come up with one like that."
"Yes, no need, I'll come whenever I want," Qin Chuan said with a faint smile.
The young princess stared blankly at Qin Chuan, her eyes filled with endless admiration...
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