The lack of textbooks did not affect Tang Huan's studies at the Imperial Academy.
The project in the southern district is progressing steadily, with Wan Xin from Wanfuji and people from Qihuai County in charge. Tang Huan only needs to do one thing: collect the money.
He was able to spend more time at the Imperial Academy with the children.
After spending some time together, Tang Huan had become popular with the group of kids. A young, witty teacher who would occasionally come up with strange stories was far more interesting than those old geezers from before.
In addition to teaching every day, Tang Huan also plays many games with the children.
From eagle catching chicks and hopscotch to ghost catching, Tang Huan taught all the games that accompanied him in his childhood to the children of the Imperial Academy, and they all had a great time playing them every day.
On the fifth day after martial law was declared, children gathered in twos and threes inside the Imperial Academy, each holding a box of chess pieces and playing chess with great concentration.
"What, not going to play chess with everyone? Don't you like it?"
Tang Huan walked over to Wu Lanyun's side, and the two sat down on the grass.
Wu Lanyun's expression was tinged with sorrow. "I really like the Go game that Teacher Tang teaches, but I'm not in a good mood right now and I don't want to play."
"Why?"
Do you remember when I invited you to the palace?
The little princess hasn't forgotten about this yet? Tang Huan thought she was just saying it casually and would forget about it soon.
He countered with, "Do you remember what happened?"
The little princess sighed, "I told my sister, but she told me I can't stay in the palace."
"I've already told you," Tang Huan said with a smile.
Wu Lanyun was silent for a moment, then suddenly turned to Tang Huan and asked seriously, "Teacher Tang, why don't you marry me?"
Tang Huan was stunned by those words, and almost fell to the ground. He asked in surprise, "Do you know what you're saying?"
Wu Lanyun nodded, "I know. My sister said there are two ways for you to enter the palace: either you are castrated like Eunuch Li and the others, or you marry into the royal family."
"My sister said you're special, so you can't be castrated to become a eunuch. And you can't just marry my sister, so you can only marry me."
Tang Huan's face was full of wry smiles, "But you're still young..."
Upon hearing this, Wu Lanyun puffed out her chest. At the age of twelve or thirteen, she had already begun to develop and her figure was beginning to take shape.
“I’m not young anymore. I’ve heard that many girls get married at fifteen or sixteen, only two or three years apart.”
“But I’m much older than you, we’re not a good match,” Tang Huan said earnestly.
It is undeniable that Wu Lanyun and the Empress share a high degree of resemblance in their eyes and eyebrows. It can be seen that with another two or three years of development, she will also grow into a graceful young woman, and may even be more outstanding than the Empress.
Tang Huan, however, did not consider herself a pervert and had no desire for such a young child.
Even if there's the slightest feeling, it's just seeing the other person as a slightly mischievous younger sister, or even a niece.
"Why……"
Wu Lanyun sighed deeply, looking very distressed.
"Why do you insist on sending me to the palace?" Tang Huan asked, voicing her curiosity.
"Because you were assassinated, and I also want you to enter the palace. I want to hear your stories, and I also want you to play with me."
"There are many people in the palace who can keep you company, right?"
With so many palace maids and eunuchs, how could they not find someone to play with the little princess?
She's not the kind of person who lacks playmates.
"But they were all very scared in front of me. They all had stiff faces, didn't dare to speak or laugh. They were all like wooden figures. It was so boring, just like my classmates."
You can't blame anyone else for this. Who told you to be so unruly before, throwing tantrums like a spoiled princess all the time?
Not to mention the eunuchs and palace maids, even that young prince dared not offend them.
Tang Huan was the only exception.
Perhaps that's why the little princess has special feelings for him?
But this is definitely not about romantic love; it's probably because of loneliness.
"Teacher Tang, could you tell me about what happened that night?"
Wu Lanyun didn't focus on this matter for long. She soon became curious about the assassination attempt and kept asking Tang Huan about it.
"Actually, I don't know the specifics of what happened at the time, but the aftermath was horrific. Little princess, have you seen the body?"
"Yes, I saw my father's and mother's bodies. They were lying motionless on the bed, as if they were asleep. My sister told me that they had passed away and gone to another world."
When talking about this, Wu Lanyun's expression was calm, but the pervasive sadness still revealed her emotions.
Upon seeing this, Tang Huan said, "When I got back that morning, the first thing I smelled was a strange odor, sticky and with a slightly foul smell. I quickly realized that it was the smell of blood."
"Teacher Tang, how did you know it smelled like blood?"
"I used to kill chickens, and chicken blood tastes similar to human blood..."
"Are they really that similar?"
Tang Huan did not answer directly, but continued, "When I got to the backyard, I immediately saw corpses lying haphazardly on the ground. Those people were wearing black night clothes, some were holding weapons, and some were not."
Wu Lanyun asked, "Why are some people unarmed? Weren't they there to assassinate you?"
"Because those people's hands had been cut off, and some people's heads had fallen off and were rolling on the ground, their eyes wide open, just staring at me."
As Tang Huan spoke, she stared wide-eyed at Wu Lanyun.
The little princess was frightened by the vivid description and shrank back, but she was also full of curiosity and couldn't help but prick up her ears to listen.
"So many corpses, who killed them?"
“It’s my guard Li Daikui, a maid Qin Yu, and they have an accomplice.”
"When can I meet them?" Wu Lanyun asked. "They are so skilled, I want to learn martial arts from them!"
"You want to learn martial arts?"
"Yes, if I learn martial arts, I will be very good at fighting, and then many people will be afraid of me, and no one will dare to bully my sister anymore."
Tang Huan was silent for a moment. "I'll take you to meet them when I have the chance, but not right now."
"Why?"
"Because they have already left Beijing and will not be able to return for some time."
At this moment, the two people Tang Huan and the little princess were talking about were outside the city gate.
Qin Yuyang looked at the long queue ahead. Every person entering the city would undergo strict screening and be allowed in only after a thorough body search.
From a distance, she could see several wanted posters pasted on the wall by the city gate.
Even from a great distance, Qin Yuyang could see his own portrait in it.
"The capital is under martial law, so we can't go back anytime soon. We can only wait until the martial law is lifted."
Xue Qi nodded and said, "No rush, anyway, the people who are still in the capital are safe."
The reason they were safe was that Xue Qi had arranged for them to join the construction teams in the South District, which was the best disguise.
No one would suddenly cause trouble there.
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