Chapter 396: Copying Scriptures? No!
After the meal, Prince Ping'an gestured and wrote that he was now studying at Yingchun Academy.
Before that, he worked in the fields with the poor students in the academy, and his hands were all worn out after a day of work.
He also said that he benefited a lot from his time at Yingchun Academy and his mentality improved a lot.
He did not say what the specific benefits would be.
Because it's hard to explain.
Also because Qi Rongrong didn’t understand.
In fact, after each experience activity, the teachers of the academy would hold a bonfire summary meeting after dark.
A group of people sit around a campfire and the teacher will ask a question.
For example: If you become the head of the Ministry of Agriculture in the future, how can you ensure that the farmers have enough food and clothing?
Everyone had wild thoughts and expressed their own opinions.
Once he says something wrong, the people around him will immediately seize the opportunity to argue with him, and both sides will engage in heated debate.
When the children of wealthy families make common sense mistakes such as not knowing the farming seasons or farming, poor students will jump out to correct their mistakes...
The Master would also ask: If you were an honest official, and your mother was ill, and you had no money to buy medicine, but someone came to your door and offered you some money, just to ask for your partiality...
Are you going to take this money or not?
The poor students were obviously embarrassed and silent.
Each of them wanted to say "collect" in their hearts, but they were too embarrassed to say it out loud.
They subconsciously know that this kind of thing can be done but not said.
But at this time, the young man from the noble family said righteously: "Of course I won't accept it."
"The family has arranged for their illegitimate sons to learn business and make money early on. They are financially strong and will not face such an embarrassing situation..."
"We have known this for a long time."
The Master then asked, "What if you are that poor official? You have no family support and no money to buy medicine?"
This time, the children from the noble families also remained silent.
They had never been so embarrassed.
Every time, the "official identity, status, and family background" that the students assume will change.
The Master tried to guide all the students to think from other people's perspectives.
Think from the perspective of officials, and also from the perspective of the people at the bottom...
The children of aristocratic families who had received the most orthodox college education initially looked down on the approach of Yingchun Academy.
They couldn't adapt and felt that it was too useless.
As a child of aristocratic family, why would you need to personally do farm work?
However, poor students thought that this was just empty talk: the best they could do in their lifetime was to pass the imperial examination and become a juren, so how could they be worthy of dreaming of becoming such a high-ranking official?
But as time went on, they became more and more clear: this kind of training and teaching would enable them to truly understand how to assist the emperor in governing the country...
Each of them gradually became able to see their own strengths and weaknesses.
They also saw areas where they should grow and began to actively seek advice from people around them.
When the autumn examination began, these people were shocked to find that the questions they had discussed seriously around the campfire were actually similar to the exam questions.
Compared with the previous dynasties' examinations which specifically drew questions from classics, history, and grand theories, Emperor Tianwu's examination questions were all related to national economy and people's livelihood.
From how to support the elderly, to how to educate children, to how ordinary people can have enough food and clothing...
The students from other colleges were all at a loss when they saw the questions, but the students from Yingchun College were ecstatic.
I know how to do this question!
The student who once aspired to become a juren suddenly had a bold idea: If the exam questions are all of this kind, maybe I can also dream of becoming a jinshi?
Ping An Wang, a mute student who did not have to take part in the autumn examination, unexpectedly had the opportunity to "look for his mother" today and was brought to Qi Rongrong's yard.
He looked at his pampered mother and felt jealous for a moment, but then he felt relieved.
Emotionally: So angry! So unfair!
However, the courses at Yingchun Academy made him realize that this was wrong.
Just because you don't live a good life, you want your mother to live a bad life too?
He also secretly tried to think from his mother's perspective.
He looked down on his mother who abandoned her husband and children for a comfortable life, but if his mother had not entered the palace, where would he come from?
Since my mother entered the palace, I actually have no choice in life...
What can she do?
All the things that I had been thinking about day and night since childhood were completely overturned at Yingchun Academy.
He was completely confused at this moment.
After eating and drinking, the mother and son talked about their life after they separated.
As he talked, he started to laugh, and as he talked, he started to cry.
Qi Rongrong was not firm in her mind to begin with, and he made her laugh and cry at the same time.
When the mother and son have cried enough, it's time for dinner.
After a sumptuous dinner, the scarred director of the Salesian Home stood quietly in the yard.
King Ping An understood: it was time for him to go.
Being able to have two meals here is already a great blessing, how can I ask for more than being able to live here?
Not long after Prince Ping'an left with Scar Dean, Fu Chen'an came over.
He was dressed in a royal blue robe, looking fresh and handsome.
The moment Qi Rongrong saw Fu Chenan, her whole body froze.
She stood up and wanted to kowtow, but then felt that she shouldn't kowtow.
How could a mother kowtow to her son?
But now I am a commoner, and the one in front of me is the prince...
At the moment she hesitated, Fu Chenan waved his hand and took the initiative to sit down first: "Mom, you sit down too."
Qi Rongrong felt as if she had been pardoned and hurriedly sat down.
"An'er, I heard that the Crown Princess gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl?"
Fu Chenan nodded: "Yeah."
The tall and handsome son sat steadily on the chair, seemingly stable, but his fists on his knees were clenched tightly, and he was obviously nervous.
Qi Rongrong glanced at Fu Chenan's fist and murmured, "If only I could take a look at it..."
Seeing Fu Chenan shaking his head, she quickly changed the subject: "I asked someone to buy some snacks and milk tea today, would you like to try some?"
The milk tea is sold in the Qingbuliang shop in Beijing, and it tastes great.
She drinks it almost every day lately.
Dim sum and milk tea were served, and Qi Rongrong started chattering again.
"Your father sent me gold, headgear, and clothing yesterday, and also said that I can eat and wear whatever I want here..."
"How much can I eat and wear in a day by myself?"
"I'm just thinking about you..."
If it were usual, Fu Chenan would have only one thought in his mind: she was playing the victim again and trying to make demands.
But today he deliberately did not refute, but patiently waited for her to finish.
Who would have thought that after Qi Rongrong finished speaking, she did not add the next sentence, "It would be nice if you could give me..."
Fu Chenan:?
She doesn't want anything?
Facing Qi Rongrong's eager and flattering look, Fu Chenan's mind flashed back to the image of Xiao Yingchun breastfeeding.
Perhaps once, when Qi Rongrong was feeding herself, she also looked at herself with such loving care?
Even once?
His throat was dry: "Child, please don't look at it."
"I came here today to tell you in person that I'm a father now..."
I'm a father now.
Qi Rongrong's heart skipped a beat.
I remember that when he was crying and begging me not to leave, he was still a chubby and bad boy.
In the blink of an eye, I became a father...
A rare feeling of regret welled up in her heart.
"If mother had not left you, you and I wouldn't be in this situation today."
"It was my own fault that I took the wrong path. I don't blame you for placing me here..."
Fu Chenan's eyes were filled with tears, but he didn't want to cry in front of her. He stood up in a hurry, not daring to look at Qi Rongrong.
"If you really repent, please copy some Buddhist scriptures."
Cultivate your character well, and you will have no worries if you are sensible.
Qi Rongrong's eyes widened instantly: What???
No!
She didn't want to copy, not a single word.
But in this situation, she couldn't say no...
(End of this chapter)
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