"At the beginning of life, people are inherently good..." Mianyao demonstrated with her actions what it means to recite something fluently.
Mianhua led the applause for Mianyao, and the others followed suit. Yongyan then realized that Mianyao had been reciting the Three Character Classic backwards at the beginning.
"Mianyao, you're amazing!" Yongyan looked at Mianyao with eyes full of admiration.
Mianyao smiled and said, "Fifteenth Uncle, you've only just arrived this year, so take your time learning..."
"It took me a long time to memorize this..."
Yongyan was also a little annoyed when he heard the title "Fifteenth Uncle".
What's it like to have your nephews and nieces who are older than you?
What does it feel like to become an uncle at such a young age?
Little Swallow stood outside for a quarter of an hour before slowly walking in.
Upon seeing Xiao Yanzi arrive, Ji Xiaolan instinctively wanted to bow, but Xiao Yanzi stepped forward and stopped him, saying, "Master Ji, please continue the lesson. I'll just take a look around."
After seeing that Xiao Yanzi had automatically taken the seats that belonged to her and Yongqi, Ji Xiaolan stopped paying attention to her.
When the children below saw that Little Swallow had arrived, they all concentrated on their lessons, and no one dared to slack off for fear of being spotted by Little Swallow.
Because of the rules that Xiao Yanzi and her friends followed in class back then, now, whenever someone comes to the Imperial Study, Ji Xiaolan addresses them by their first name, regardless of their status.
Sure enough, Xiao Yanzi had barely sat down when Ji Xiaolan began asking questions, "Last time in class, I asked you to go back and copy down words that refer to age. Now, I'll just randomly pick one and see if you remember what you copied down?"
“Childhood…”
Mianhua raised his hand to signal, and Ji Xiaolan nodded. Mianhua stood up and said, "Tiannian refers to eight years old for boys and seven years old for girls."
Ji Xiaolan nodded again, "That's right, let me say one more, the year of the dancing elephant."
This time, Yongqi raised his hand. Ji Xiaolan looked at Yongqi and said, "Please speak."
"The age of dancing elephants refers to men aged fifteen to twenty..."
After that, Ji Xiaolan said a few more words, and only after seeing that everyone could remember them did he move on to the next topic.
At 1:45 AM, Emperor Qianlong and Yongqi and their entourage also entered. They sat quietly in their seats, watching Ji Xiaolan and the children continue their lessons.
Mianyao suddenly stood up and said, "This kind of class is too boring, Master Ji, let's change the way we play."
Before Ji Xiaolan could answer, Emperor Qianlong spoke up from behind, "Oh? What kind of game would you like to play instead?"
Mianyao said, "Everyone should say an idiom containing the character 'lan' (兰), which is the 'lan' from Mulan (花木兰)."
Emperor Qianlong laughed and said, "Good, this is interesting."
"Let's first examine the vocabulary of Yongxing and Yongqi, and then examine the vocabulary of the other two columns..."
Ji Xiaolan added, "Then you two should record how much vocabulary your companions have in these two columns." He was naturally pointing to the two columns for accompanying the students.
Emperor Qianlong looked at Yongxing and said, "Yongxing, you go first."
"Yes." Yongxing stood up and said without hesitation, "Sworn brothers."
"Jinghua, it's your turn."
The eighth princess, Jinghua, who was behind Yongxing, stood up and said, "She is intelligent and kind-hearted."
Xiao Yucheng stood up as well, saying, "We are sworn brothers."
Mianyao: "A beautiful and talented person."
Fu Peidong: "A beautiful beginning leads to a tragic end."
After Yongxing and Yongqi had spoken twice, they got stuck.
Because there aren't that many idioms containing the character "兰" (lán), there aren't many that can be played.
When they switched to the two columns for reading aloud, Little Swallow changed the game: "You say idioms that contain two numbers."
"Wholeheartedly".
"Indecisive and half-hearted".
"Just a few words."
"Three long and two short."
"Perfect in every way".
"in all directions."
"From all corners of the world".
"Various kinds of things"
"Colorful".
"A thousand words."
"A vast army."
"Seven captures and seven releases".
"crack shot."
"riddled with gaping wounds."
After playing a game of idioms, Mianyao said, "Grandpa, shouldn't the winners get a reward?"
Emperor Qianlong asked curiously, "What reward do you want?"
"I want to go out of the palace to play..."
Upon hearing this, Qianlong gave Yongqi and Xiaoyanzi a disapproving look, "Your children really do resemble you two..."
Yongqi and Xiaoyanzi looked awkwardly at the sky and then at the ground. Xiaoyanzi said, "Yao'er, you're still too young..."
Mianyao muttered, "I'm not young anymore, Mother. I really don't want to stay in the palace forever..."
"Father, why don't you send someone to follow us and let me stay in the old Prince Rong's Mansion instead..."
"I want to live freely..."
Hearing Mianyao's series of words, Mianhua also stood up, "If Father and Mother are worried, I can go with my sister. I will be responsible for protecting her."
They were really worried about letting their two children live in such a large palace.
Fu Peidong chimed in, "How about we let them stay at the scholar's residence? That way, my uncle and aunt can rest assured."
Mianyao nodded, "That works too, please agree, please..."
Emperor Qianlong sighed helplessly, "Fine, since you insist on going, there's no stopping you anyway, so go ahead..."
Mianyao jumped up excitedly, rushed to Qianlong and shouted, "Thank you, Grandfather! Long live the Grandfather!"
Yongqi was a little confused. Living in the palace, it wouldn't take long to get to the Imperial Study. But if he left the palace, wouldn't he have to get up much earlier?
By the time the class was completely over, it was already 4:45 PM.
"I'm starving! I'm going to eat!" Mianyao was the first to rush out of the study.
Mianhua followed closely, saying, "Wait for me."
The group ran frantically ahead, while their caregivers chased after them.
Yongxing was walking at the very back. Seeing Yongxing's back, Xiaoyanzi couldn't help but think of the things that had happened over the years, and said with some emotion, "Yongqi, tell me, why are some people so greedy?"
"Some people's desires have no end. Even if they have obtained things that many people can only dream of in their entire lives, they will still be unsatisfied..."
Yongqi put his arm around Xiaoyanzi's waist and slowly walked towards Yuqing Palace. "Alright, don't think about it so much. Let's go back and have lunch."
After returning to Yuqing Palace, Xiao Yanzi looked at Yongqi's glasses and asked, "Will you blame me?"
Yongqi shook his head, "Of course not!"
What he feared most was that Xiao Yanzi would completely ignore him and treat him like he was invisible; that would be the end of him!
Did those ministers laugh at you?
Yongqi shook his head, "They wouldn't dare!"
After all, he threatened them just yesterday. If he dares to mock them today, the wedding will definitely be moved up. Where are they going to find someone to arrange their daughter's marriage then?
Did Father Emperor say anything?
"Father Emperor said proudly, 'From now on, I'll be at ease knowing you're in charge.' Now I'm even more certain that he likes you more..."
Little Swallow laughed and said, "That's only possible because you're here. Without you, I probably wouldn't even have the chance to see Father Emperor..."
Yongqi held Xiaoyanzi in his arms and said softly, "That's not necessarily true. Isn't there Ziwei too?"
"Whether it's a past life, this life, or the next, as long as we meet, we will definitely fall in love with each other. It's our destiny..."
"Gurgle..." The sound of Xiao Yanzi's stomach rumbling brought them both back to their senses.
Little Swallow pulled Yongqi's hand and walked towards the restaurant. "Alright, let's eat. I'm starving..."
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