Hearing Gu Qilan say this, Ning Yuxi looked at him with a little surprise.
Looking at Ning Yuxi's eyes, Gu Qilan smiled slightly: "Although I could recite poems when I was three years old, I could only recite them after reading them twice.
"I can't even compare to someone like Cheng Zhao who can memorize something after just one listen and remember it for so many days."
Hearing this, Ning Yuxi smiled and praised, "Your Majesty is very impressive. He's only three years old, and he can already recite poems."
In fact, what surprised Ning Yuxi was that the emperor would actually admit that he was not as good as others. Emperors are generally not high and mighty and would not easily admit that they are not as good as others.
Unexpectedly, Gu Qilan said it directly, and in front of his woman, he admitted that he was not as good as his son.
If the emperor knew Ning Yuxi thought so, he would definitely say it. It depends on who he recognizes. Of course he is happy that his son is better than himself.
At this moment, Gu Qilan was very happy. As expected, Cheng Zhao was born with auspicious signs. It seemed that he had to find a master for him as soon as possible, so as not to waste this good talent.
Normally, princes would start going to the study at the age of five. Before the age of five, their mothers could teach them to recite some enlightenment texts like the Three Character Classic, or find a knowledgeable female official to teach them.
After all, before the age of five, she was still young and had to live with her mother in the harem, and no men were allowed to enter or leave the harem. After the age of five, she would officially start her education and go to the study room, and then she would move to Chonghua Palace.
When he was three years old, his mother taught him to recite the Three Character Classic and the Thousand Character Classic.
Concubine Yi could also teach Cheng Zhao first, but Concubine Yi still has two younger children, Cheng Yao and Shu Yun, to take care of. Moreover, Cheng Zhao has such a good talent that it cannot be wasted. It is better to find a knowledgeable female official to formally teach him.
Gu Qilan told Ning Yuxi about this.
Ning Yuxi thought about it and wondered if it was too early, as she always felt that her son was still young. But then she remembered that in modern times, most children started going to kindergarten at the age of three, and Cheng Zhao was so talented that his talent could not be wasted.
But she had to ask the child what he wanted to say, so Ning Yuxi looked at Cheng Zhao and asked, "Cheng Zhao, do you want to study? Do you want a teacher to teach you?"
Seeing this, Gu Qilan was a little stunned. In his mind, there was no need to ask the child's opinion on such matters. Parents' orders were not only applied to marriage, but also to other major matters.
Moreover, the child is still young and probably cannot fully understand the significance of studying and going to school. He may not be able to make a reasonable choice if asked. Besides, he is an emperor and is used to making his own decisions, not to mention that the child is his own son.
He asked Concubine Yi because he thought she would not refuse, but he did not expect that she would ask Cheng Zhao what he thought.
When Cheng Zhao heard his mother's question, his eyebrows were furrowed. He wanted to study. His father was so busy and tired every day. He wanted to help his father after he learned to read and write.
But if he were to study, would he have to leave his mother like his elder and second brothers did? He didn't want to leave his mother yet...
After a moment of hesitation, he asked, "Are you going to the study room to study like my elder and second brothers?"
Ning Yuxi explained with a smile, "No, you will study with the teacher here first. After two years when you grow up, you can go to the study room and take classes with your elder and second brothers."
Hearing this, little Cheng Zhao smiled. That's good. He doesn't have to leave his mother. Cheng Zhao happily agreed: "Then Cheng Zhao is willing to study."
Ning Yuxi was afraid that this was just a passing interest, so she smiled and said, "Think it through carefully. Once you start studying with the teacher, you must persist every day and not give up halfway."
Little Cheng Zhao nodded with a determined look on his face: "Yes, Cheng Zhao knows, Cheng Zhao will definitely stick to it and will never give up halfway."
Seeing this, Ning Yuxi respected the child's wishes and agreed.
Gu Qilan also nodded secretly. He was worthy of being the son he valued. He could overcome temptation and choose to study at such a young age.
The matter was settled, and once Gu Qilan found a suitable teacher, he would begin studying.
By mid-February, the candidate for the position was found. He was the dean of a girls' school outside the palace.
Speaking of this girls' school, Ning Yuxi dug it out from the original owner's memory. This girls' school was founded by the previous queen of the Jin Dynasty, who was the emperor's great-grandmother, Queen Mingde.
The life of Empress Mingde was full of legends. Ning Yuxi searched the memories in her mind and wondered if she was also a time traveler.
But this is not important, after all, she has passed away long ago. The Xianning Girls' School outside the palace was founded by the queen. It was originally just to accommodate some married women.
A woman who is divorced because she is not accepted by her husband's family for various reasons, or a woman who is left alone and helpless after her husband dies.
A divorced woman's family often feels ashamed and cannot tolerate her, but what have they done wrong? In this place where men have three wives and four concubines and pay attention to women's virtues, they may divorce you simply because you are old and ugly, or because you have not given birth to a son.
They are kicked out by their husband's family and are not accepted by their parents' family. They have nowhere to go. Even if they go out to work, they will be pointed at and looked down upon, or simply rejected.
The original intention of Empress Mingde in establishing Xianning Girls' School was to take in these people, so that they could go to Xianning Girls' School to study. After graduation, they could stay in the girls' school as teachers, or use their skills to work in the industries under the name of Empress Mingde.
No matter what you do, as long as you can graduate from Xianning Girls' School, your ability will be doubled or even several times.
When Xianning Girls' School was first established, the two teachers there were both from prominent families. One of them asked for a divorce because her husband had cheated on her and not only took a concubine but also had a mistress.
The other one's husband died early, leaving her alone with her young daughter. Her mother-in-law loved her eldest and youngest sons and disliked her. In addition, she gave birth to ten daughters, so she could not stand up straight in her husband's family. She was invited by Empress Mingde to be a teacher at Xianning Girls' School.
With the influence of Xianning Women's School and Empress Mingde, women who were divorced or widowed after marriage were gradually no longer rejected by the world as they were before.
Today, Xianning Girls' School is very large in scale and its teaching contents are very mature.
There are at least eighty female teachers there, if not a hundred. The daughters of some high-ranking officials and dignitaries would ask the teachers in Xianning Girls' School to teach their daughters.
The queen's second princess and the eldest princess who was sent out of the palace for making a mistake were also taught by prestigious female teachers from the Xianning Girls' School.
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