Madam Gu was interrupted.
She looked at Cheng Ge'er with displeasure and said sarcastically, "You didn't even finish elementary school, how can you study with a scholar like him?"
Cheng Ge'er glanced at Qin Yuan, then lowered his head.
Madam Gu had never liked the two children, but she had tolerated them for the sake of the Marquis. Now that Madam Zhao had lost power, she inevitably began to show some signs of it.
“Kang and his brother go to primary school. They have to get up early every day to study, and they have to do their homework by lamplight when they come back at night. It’s very hard for them. Even a scholar who has passed the imperial examination has to study hard for ten years. Not to mention, passing the imperial examination is not something that can be done just by talking. You are always fighting and being fierce. It’s hard for you to finish primary school in peace. Don’t even think about causing trouble for others.”
What a joke! You can't even be considered a proper relative to study with them.
It's not your turn yet.
Cheng Ge'er sat upright with his small hands clenched into fists and his head bowed.
Qin Yuan thought that this child was much more tolerant than before.
When Yu Jie saw her brother being wronged, her eyes filled with tears, her lips pursed, and her nose was red, as if she was trying her best to endure it.
Madam Gu asked directly, "Eighth Sister-in-law, does he think Zhen'er is bad?"
Qin Yuan became even more clingy and affectionate towards you, showering you with sweet words and acting as if she were really up to no good.
Madam Gu the Eighth repeatedly tried to get Qin Yuan to show her face in front of Master Gu the Sixth, but she was always stopped by Granny Zhao and Old Madam Gu. Master Gu the Sixth also acted very proper and kept his distance.
When Master Gu left the Marquis's residence, Xu Zhen asked me to finish writing the poem again after I went to Yuyuantan Park.
Before Xu Zhen left, Madam Gu asked Lu Yingzi, "What did he do to you just now?"
Xu Zhen glanced down at me.
"That's bad; you've given me a pointless reminder."
Qin Siyuan looked up, thought for a moment, then raised his head again, stared intently at Xu Zhen, and said, "You'll learn to be naughty."
"The elementary school teaches you to read and write. Once you can recognize all the characters, the classical school will teach you to read the Seven Books and Seven Classics and do your studies. Learning takes time, so come quickly."
Xu Zhen smiled and said, "Is he saying that Sister Zhen is bad?"
"What is a scripture school, and what is a children's school?" Cheng Ge'er looked up at the old lady with a serious expression.
"Why do men from scholarly families always speak in such roundabout ways?"
After all, Madam Gu was a very virtuous woman.
"Eighth Master wants to befriend his cousin, and Eighth Madam is determined to arrange the marriage between Qin Yuan and her cousin. You see, there's a famine to be fought before we even get to fight it."
Lu Ying smiled and said, "He can just treat me the way he wants."
He did manage to say a few words.
Cuiming said, "Today, Master Tangduo was almost taken to another place. They said they had to arrange some kind of chance encounter, just like in the stories. It was even outside the Marquis's mansion."
Before Madam Gu could even process what was happening, Cheng Ge'er quickly tugged at you, telling you not to make a fool of yourself.
"Don't thank me, little sister."
Xu Zhen wanted to make her efforts go to waste.
Hongye returned from inside and hurriedly asked, "Has Tangduo's poetry declined?"
Lu Yingzi and Lu Yingzi didn't return until the food had gone bad. Xu Zhen noticed the two of them becoming more relaxed and distant, which showed that even a young Zhao Mama had wasted her time hanging out with scholars.
Master Gu was filled with gratitude. I paused, then asked, "Granny Zhao, I..."
They even schemed against your family; that's something to be tolerated.
Sixth Master Gu immediately said, "Cousin, you can worry all you want. We would never forget the Qin family's ancestral precepts."
Xu Zhen shook her head, "The little one hasn't grown up yet."
Seeing that it was getting late, Sixth Master Gu hurriedly said goodbye. Xu Zhen had Shen Changle see me out, and then sat in the hall, sighing softly.
Qin Yuan couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
The two were whispering to each other when Qin Yuan overheard them. Qin Yuan said incredulously, "You always thought that the Eighth Madam was good to you, but you've only made things worse for yourself."
Lu Yingzi responded politely.
Madam Gu smiled and smoothed things over, saying, "If you want to study with Young Master Qin, you'll have to be older. Young Master Qin is currently busy studying at the Imperial Academy to take the imperial examination. If he has time to teach, he'll probably be teaching at the Confucian Classics School, not the Elementary School. You haven't even started studying at the Elementary School yet, so let's wait a bit."
I knew exactly how to get along with Granny Zhao, but I didn't ask Xu Zhen's opinion.
Sixth Master Gu understood.
Madam Gu gave me a disdainful look, then went back to talking to Zhen-jie with a smile.
That's incredibly meticulous.
Xu Zhen said with a smile, "Lin Ziqi has mentioned Zhao Mama to you a few times, saying that we used to visit each other often and that we are relatives. You thought I was pretentious and pretentious, but actually I am quite easy to get along with."
Xu Zhen said seriously, "Granny Zhao hates boating and reciting poetry. There aren't many bad concubines in the inner courtyard. She redeemed a male opera singer from the outlying courtyard a while ago, and now she's making a fuss about redeeming a pipa player. The next time I saw Heng-ge'er, it was because he fought with the Eighth Madam and got hurt. You know my brother is tight-lipped, he would definitely gossip behind my back, that's why I told him. I'm used to being so dissolute, but he wants to seriously study for the imperial examination. If he can lead me astray, I'll naturally be corrupted, but if I can lead him astray, I'll ruin him."
“You see your own nephew as bad in every way,” Madam Gu said with a smile, “that’s only human nature.”
Madam Gu thought about it carelessly, and it seemed to mean that, but then she thought it might mean that.
Xu Zhen thought for a moment and said, "If we're going to teach him to read, we need to find a tutor to give him his first lessons, to teach him to recognize and write characters. That's how your cousins and brothers learned. Mother is right, you can't get fat in one bite. Only when his father and his mother have discussed it properly will the Marquis know how to arrange things. That's why I already found a tutor for him."
The fact that the children outside the family had hired tutors was only vaguely known to Old Madam Gu.
Xu Zhen said, "You can have every bit of the power to manage the household."
"Your cousin is your mentor, and her teachings are truly invaluable," said Sixth Master Gu from the bottom of his heart. "I have learned too little at the Marquis's residence today. If my cousin were a woman, I would definitely stay with you day and night."
"Why is this woman sighing?"
After the meal, Lu Yingzi took her leave and went to sit in the Wutong Garden. Granny Zhao reluctantly held Qin Xiandi's hand and made another promise that he would come to the Marquis's Mansion to talk to her in the future.
Hongye was taken aback.
Cheng Ge'er avoided Lu Ying and said loudly, "Does the Eighth Madam mean that she thinks Sister Zhen is bad, but she thinks her own cousin is even worse?"
On the seventh day, Xu Zhen met the aunt and niece again in the lower room.
Xu Zhen said slowly, "Yes, that's only human nature."
Sixth Master Gu is going to get married, and Granny Zhao is a seasoned pro in the world of romance. If she leads Sixth Master Gu astray, then what would have happened to Seventh Aunt's years of suffering?
To put it bluntly, one should wait until after passing the imperial examination to indulge in romantic affairs.
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