He had a mission today, which was to go to the west gate to welcome the officials returning from their diplomatic mission to the Western Jin Dynasty.
After he received the person, he escorted the officials into the palace.
The imperial palace of the Great Zhou Dynasty was divided into the front court and the harem. The harem was where Emperor Jingxuan and his concubines lived and worked, and outsiders were not allowed to enter easily.
It was quite large in the previous dynasty, and all the important offices of the imperial court, such as the Grand Council, the Inspectorate, and the Six Ministries, were located here.
Emperor Jingxuan met with several returning officials in the imperial study, and Su Mo was also there.
Su Mo was a filial and respectful eldest grandson and eldest son at home, and a loyal minister in the court. Emperor Jingxuan valued him very much and asked him to listen from the side.
In the past few years, the Western Jin Dynasty has been recuperating and no longer going to war with other countries. It has valued peace, reduced taxes for the people, and rewarded farming. The people's lives have become better, and more taxes have been paid. The depleted treasury has gradually been filled in the past two years.
In addition, the Western Jin Dynasty also mined several mineral veins.
Emperor Jingxuan felt deeply moved.
The Great Zhou was originally a rich country, but the borders were repeatedly ravaged by war.
War is costly and exhausting, but without war, it would be difficult to pacify the world.
After discussing the heavy topic, the returning officials also talked about the customs and culture of the Western Jin Dynasty.
"Women in the Western Jin Dynasty were good at calligraphy. I saw several private schools for girls along the way."
"Oh?" Emperor Jingxuan felt very curious.
There are also many talented women in the Great Zhou, such as the daughter of the Leng family and Qin Yanran from the Duke of Huguo's Mansion, both of whom are talented women famous in the capital.
However, they did not go to private schools to study, but invited the teachers to their homes, or found some masters to become their disciples.
I don’t know if Emperor Jingxuan was recently provoked by Wei Ting, but he got so excited that he decided to set up a “private school for girls”.
Although it is called a private school, it is actually more like a palace school. Classes were taught in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. The main students were princesses of the royal family, and the companions were princesses of royal relatives and daughters of ministers.
Emperor Jingxuan looked at Su Mo: "Su Mo, what is your cousin's name?"
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Su Daya's name appeared on the roster.
"I?"
Su Xiaoxiao paused while cutting vegetables, lifted the lid of the pot, looked at the chicken soup that was boiling with oil, and then closed the lid again, "Why should I go too?"
"I'm confused too." Su Mo sat in front of the stove, added a handful of firewood into the stove, and imitated Wei Ting's movements to stir it with the tongs.
Being a solid person will make you hollow.
He remembered it last time.
Logically speaking, Su Xiaoxiao grew up in the countryside, and only people who are familiar with her know whether she has any real ability. In the eyes of ordinary people, she is illiterate and not presentable. Emperor Jingxuan asked her to be the princess's companion. Was he trying to make things difficult for her or for the princess?
But on second thought, Emperor Jingxuan would not go against a little girl.
Then, there are only two possibilities.
One is to go through the motions and show his love for Qin Canglan. As for whether he will be chosen or not, Emperor Jingxuan does not care.
Second, Emperor Jingxuan did not give up on Qin Canglan's lineage, and he made two preparations.
The Qin family's military power must return to the royal family no matter what.
If a month later, Qin Jiang wins and Qin Yanran marries into the royal family, everyone will be happy.
But if Su Cheng wins, it would be a good thing for Su Cheng's daughter to marry the Third Prince with military power.
Su Xiaoxiao: "No way, married people are also required? Are you royal family members so unpicky?"
Su Mo pondered and said, "The empress of Emperor Taizu was a woman from the common people."
Su Xiaoxiao suddenly realized: "It turns out there is a precedent."
Su Mo paused, and then said: "The above is just my personal guess, it may not be accurate. If you don't want to go, I will find a way to push you away."
After Su Xiaoxiao finished chopping the garlic sprouts, she said calmly, "No need, I'll go."
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At noon, the three little ones finished their first music lesson in their lives.
The three of them said goodbye to Ling Yun and others very politely.
"Goodbye, teacher!"
"Brother Deng An, goodbye!"
"Grandma Zhou, goodbye!"
The three of them walked to the door, poked their heads out and saw Su Xiaoxiao waiting outside.
The three of them were so happy that they all rushed towards Su Xiaoxiao.
"mother!"
The three of them called for their mother.
Su Xiaoxiao touched everyone's head and asked, "Did you enjoy learning today?"
The three of them said in unison: "Happy!"
This was true, the three of them spent a pleasant morning.
In comparison, Ling Yun was very unhappy.
When Dahu is alone, he is very quiet. He can sit on the mat and listen to him playing the piano, and he won't get bored even after listening for half an hour.
As soon as the two younger brothers arrived, Da Hu's painting style instantly changed.
The three of them were having a great time. Ling Yun did nothing for the whole morning except catching the little apprentice.
I finally managed to pin down the three little apprentices and taught them a fingering technique.
As Xiaohu jumped, his blood rushed straight to Lingyun's crown! Oh my god!
You guys should just go and make a scene! After half a day, Ling Yun was completely exhausted.
Teacher Zhang had just finished his class. When he came over to Ling Yun, he saw Ling Yun sitting cross-legged at the door with empty eyes, messy clothes, scattered hair, and a look of despair on his face.
Musician Zhang: "Uh... have you been abused by someone?"
Ling Yun was stunned and didn't say anything.
"It's broken. Three kids broke it playing with it..." Musician Zhang shook his head, bent down and started to pick up the things on the ground.
Suddenly, Ling Yun spoke: "I'm hungry."
Zhang Qinshi was startled, and suspected that he had misheard: "What did you just say?"
Ling Yun wasn't quite sure either.
He looked down at his stomach, felt it carefully, and said, "I think... I'm hungry."
Ling Yun was unable to eat normally, but when it was time to eat, he would force himself to eat a few bites of food.
He no longer knew what hunger felt like.
Even when he ate the snacks Su Xiaoxiao brought him, it was not because he was hungry, but because he could eat so much that he would not vomit so much. ——Su Ergou also spent a happy and fulfilling day in the Imperial College.
Su Qi and Su Yu also studied at the Imperial College, but were not in the same class as him.
At first, they were worried that he would not be able to adapt.
As soon as the get out of class was over, I went to Su Ergou's class.
Good guy, Su Ergou didn’t treat himself as an outsider.
He is very comfortable.
Sitting in his seat, he leisurely ate the snacks that Su Xiaoxiao brought him.
The egg custard soufflé is milky, moist and soft, and it's so crispy that it falls apart when you bite into it.
His classmates were almost dying of greed.
A classmate swallowed and mustered up the courage to pat him on the shoulder.
"Where did you buy your snacks?"
"Oh, my sister made it. One for 100 wen, three for 200 wen. Would you like some? Order today and they will be delivered tomorrow. The quantity is limited, first come first served!"
The corners of Su Qi's mouth twitched.
So you are not here to attend classes, but to do business in the Imperial College!
On Su Ergou's first day of school, he successfully received an order worth ten taels of silver for his family.
It’s great to study.
Su Ergou likes to study! There will be another update later
(End of this chapter)
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