Xie Yuan took the brocade box and returned to the inner courtyard.
She summoned Granny Zhao and Xie Zhen and showed them the contents of the brocade box.
"Is this a letter from my husband?"
Granny Zhao was literate and had lived in the Xie family for twenty or thirty years, so she naturally recognized Xie Yuan's handwriting.
Upon seeing the patriarch's belongings, she was moved to tears.
"Yes! Xie Ze embezzled these valuables and gave them away."
Xie Yuan didn't mention Consort Cui. Since the items had already been returned, there was no need for her to dwell on the details.
“That noble person was reasonable and knew that these were my father’s belongings, so he asked someone to return them to him.”
Xie Yuan's gaze shifted from the brocade box to Xie Zhen. "From now on, these will be for Zhen. Let him study diligently according to his father's calligraphy model!"
"Yes! Yes, yes! Young Master really needs to learn the gentleman's calligraphy."
Granny Zhao nodded repeatedly.
My young master is already at the age of starting his education.
On the way to Lingnan, Xie Yuan kept teaching him to read "Taigong's Family Instructions", the Four Books and Five Classics and other classics.
The prince, in his spare time, would also test Xie Zhen.
Xie Zhen, though just a little dumpling, is already quite adept at reading and writing.
If he were in an ordinary official's family, he would be considered a bright and talented young man.
However, the Xie family is no ordinary family; it is a family with a thousand-year history.
As the only direct descendant of the Xie family, Xie Zhen carries a very heavy burden on his shoulders!
Fortunately, Xie Zhen had a good older sister who not only provided him with a comfortable and stable living environment, but also gave him the Xie family's collection of books that she had retrieved from Xie Ze.
Now, even the old patriarch's calligraphy copybooks and travel notes have been brought back.
Looking at the chubby little boy Xie Zhen, Granny Zhao felt extremely gratified.
As long as the young lady is around, the young master's future is not a concern.
Granny Zhao trusted Xie Yuan completely, but Xie Yuan himself was somewhat uneasy.
After thinking for a while, she went to the study and found Helian Jue.
Helian Jue was speechless with anger at his stupid younger brother just a second ago, but his expression changed the moment he saw Xie Yuan coming over.
"Did you give the things to A-Zhen?"
Helian Jue naturally knew that Xie Yuan had retrieved his deceased father Xie Yuan's belongings from Princess Xu.
Helian Jue also fully supported Xie Yuan's decision to hand these things over to his younger brother.
Xie Yuan was a renowned scholar, and he has already passed away.
His calligraphy copybooks and travel notes have all become precious "cultural relics".
Helian Jue had practiced Xie Yuan's calligraphy and liked Xie Yuan's calligraphy copybooks, but he never had the idea of possessing them.
Firstly, his pride wouldn't allow it.
Secondly, he valued Xie Yuan, and therefore respected all her ideas.
"Yes, I've already asked Granny Zhao to keep it for him."
Xie Yuan nodded, glanced at Helian Jue's expression, and asked softly, "Was the Fourth Prince here just now?"
Otherwise, their prince wouldn't have shown such a speechless and helpless expression.
"Hmph! Fool!"
Mentioning his foolish younger brother, the Fourth Prince, Helian Jue's anger, which he had just suppressed, flared up again.
"He actually said that his princess wanted to train soldiers, and having heard that our Yue Prince's Mansion had excellent methods for training soldiers, she wanted to learn them."
Xie Yuan raised an eyebrow. This statement seems to make sense.
Xie Yuan intended to recruit the Fourth Prince as a subordinate for Helian Jue.
Princess Xu, and even Consort Cui of the capital, both wanted the Fourth Prince and Helian Jue to "reconcile" and become true brothers.
The two princely mansions were in a phase of friendly probing.
Xie Yuan was convinced that he would win the gamble against the Fourth Prince, so the Fourth Prince was destined to become his henchman.
Rounding up, the Fourth Prince is practically one of our own.
Xie Yuan has always been generous to his "own people".
Moreover, her training methods don't really involve much technical skill.
Get some new recruits, train with them for three months, and they'll learn.
As for whether he can grasp the essence of it, the Fourth Prince probably can't, but Princess Xu can.
Xie Yuan smelled a similar scent on Princess Xu.
It's not that Princess Xu was a time traveler, but rather that Princess Xu was independent and strong enough.
She is a true female protagonist, not the kind of submissive woman who depends on a man to live.
Moreover, Princess Xu came from a military family and grew up in the army.
She must also have her own insights and understanding of the art of training soldiers.
She could easily discern the true meaning of "uniformity" and "strict obedience" from the surface of Xie Yuan's military training methods.
Xie Yuan felt that this training method, which could not be kept secret forever, could be used as a favor.
Helian Jue is not a petty person. He shouldn't be reluctant to part with it, nor would he hold a grudge against the Fourth Prince over such a trivial matter.
Seeing Xie Yuan's puzzled expression, Helian Jue said in a tone of disappointment, "Listen to what he said: 'The princess wants to train troops!'"
"Ha, he, the Prince of Yong, a six-foot-tall man, actually has to rely on a woman named Xu for everything."
Xie Yuan's face was blank: ...Your Highness, have you forgotten that last year, the expansion of the Yue Prince's army, from recruitment to training, was all done by me, a woman.
Seemingly understanding Xie Yuan's inner thoughts, Helian Jue quickly explained, "We're different!"
“When we first came to Yuezhou, we were unfamiliar with the place and the people, and we were also hampered by Cui Boyong and those powerful families in Lingnan.”
Helian Jue dared not show too much; he even pretended to be crazy and smeared himself, deliberately making himself a good-for-nothing that everyone laughed at.
The fourth prince, on the other hand, doesn't have to face any of this, as he has Helian Jue, his "good older brother," to help him.
He had almost everything going for him, yet the Fourth Prince still couldn't stand up and had to rely on a woman.
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