Chapter 3222 The truly learned person is not him
Xinping said, "You look so plain, but your name is quite nice. I'll call you Wen Bieyu from now on."
Wen Bieyu said: "Yes."
"Calm,"
Nan Yan frowned and said, "Don't talk about me like that."
Xinping walked back to Nanyan, shaking his head, and said, "That's right. I only have one brother, the Crown Prince. He is not my brother."
Nan Yan pondered for a moment and felt that she was right.
Although brother and sister were just titles, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince held a special status, and it was not appropriate for the two children to call each other that. So, he said nothing, and only warned, "But you are not allowed to bully him."
"I don't have any."
After saying that, Xin Ping turned to Wen Bieyu and asked, "Are you here to accompany Cheng Jun in the palace? What can you do?"
Wen Bieyu just looked at her, speechless.
Xinping asked, "Can you read?"
Wen Bieyu shook his head.
"Have you read any books?"
"No, no."
"You're so old, but you still can't read and haven't been to school. You're such a bumpkin!"
Although there are many illiterate people in the society, Wen Bieyu didn't think there was anything wrong with it before, but when Xinping said that, his face turned red. He felt that his whole body was full of earthy smell, and he wanted to shrink his hands and feet so that the little princess wouldn't see them.
Nan Yan frowned and said, "Xinping, you didn't listen to what mother just said?"
"What's wrong?"
"Don't talk about people and soil."
"But he's so old, he can't read, he's never been to school, he's just unsophisticated."
Nan Yan said, "He came to the palace to study with Cheng Jun. Besides, not everyone has the opportunity to study. You were born into a good family, that's your luck, don't think it's your ability."
After being scolded by Nan Yan, Xin Ping didn't know what to say. She just pouted and looked at Wen Bieyu again: "Then what else can you do?"
Wen Bieyu had just been ridiculed by her for a while. At this moment, his face flushed and he racked his brains to save his face. After thinking for a while, he said softly, "I, I can build a boat."
"Build a boat?"
"Yes, I use small wooden strips to make boats. The boats I make are very beautiful."
Xinping's eyes suddenly lit up and he said, "Okay, make one for me."
Wen Bieyu was about to agree to her, but suddenly remembered that he was still under the care of the Imperial Concubine. So he carefully looked up at Nan Yan. Nan Yan was worried that the children would not get along well with each other. Seeing him like this, she smiled and said, "Okay, Xin Ping Chengjun, you two take him down and play in the warm room in the Imperial Garden for a while. Don't be naughty."
Xinping immediately said happily: "Yes!"
After saying that, the three children walked out laughing.
Although they were allowed to go out and play, Wen Bieyu had just arrived at the palace to accompany King Han. Nan Yan was still a little worried, so she asked Delu to go out and take a look.
The three children arrived at the Imperial Garden. Princess Xinping gave an order and naturally someone brought a lot of wooden strips over. Wen Bieyu took those things and quickly made a small boat, which he presented to Xinping.
"Look."
Xinping's eyes lit up. She had originally thought he was bragging, but she hadn't expected him to finish it so quickly, and the boat looked so lifelike. She took it and looked it up and down for a long time, then smiled and said, "I didn't realize you were so good at it."
The tips of Wen Bieyu's ears turned red.
She whispered, "I'm in a hurry today, so I can only make a small boat. If Your Highness likes it, I'll make you a bigger and more beautiful boat next time, okay?"
Xinping looked at the boat for a while, then tilted her head and looked at him: "What do you want to give it to me?"
"ah?"
Wen Bieyu originally thought that Xinping would gladly accept it. After all, there were some children near his home who liked the small boats he made and often begged him to make some small boats to play with, thinking that they could use them as treasures. However, he did not expect that this princess was completely different from those children. She had been spoiled since she was a child. Although these little gadgets were novel to her, they did not make her lose her mind.
Wen Bieyu was also dumbfounded and didn't know how to answer.
Xin Ping suddenly smiled again and said, "I have a lot of good things. If the boat you make is not beautiful enough, I don't want it."
Wen Bieyu said softly: "I will do it well enough."
Xinping threw the boat back into his hands: "Then I'll wait and see."
Little Chengjun, who was standing by, didn't quite understand what they were saying. He just looked at the boat in Wen Bieyu's hand and said loudly, "I want one too!"
Wen Bieyu said softly, "If your highness likes it, I'll give it to you."
Little Chengjun happily took it, holding it up and ran out, ready to run to the lake to put it in the water. Seeing his overjoyed look, Xinping pouted and said, "You really haven't seen the world."
Wen Bieyu finally came back to his senses.
This princess was different from everyone he had met before, and different from him too. She was a daughter of a wealthy family, raised in pampered surroundings. It was not easy to gain her favor.
He secretly clenched his fists and made up his mind to build the most beautiful boat for her.
Although she was very disgusted with little Chengjun's "unworldly" behavior, Xinping still took Wen Bieyu to follow him, so that the child would not fall into the lake when he was having fun. At this time, a layer of floating ice had formed on the surface of the lake. Only some water surface near the shore was not frozen, but it was also very cold.
Xinping blew air on his hands and said, "Just now, mother said that she wants you to accompany Chengjun to class?"
Wen Bieyu said: "Yes."
Xinping asked, "Who will teach you?"
Wen Bieyu thought for a moment and said softly, "I heard the Queen say that the Grand Secretary chosen by the Emperor himself is called Lu Guangzu."
"Lu Guangzu..."
Hearing this name, Xinping lowered her long eyelashes, as if she had thought of something, and calmed down.
Wen Bieyu said softly: "Your Highness, what's wrong?"
“…”
"Isn't this gentleman very learned?"
Xinping shook his head and said softly, "He is not the truly learned person."
Wen Bieyu opened his eyes wide: "Who is that?"
“…”
Xinping was silent for a while, then turned to look at him and suddenly said, "I won't tell you. Since you and Chengjun can't read anyway, just hire someone to teach you."
After saying that, she walked to the lake with her hands behind her back and said to Xiao Chengjun, who was squatting on the shore trying hard to put the boat into the water, "Are you done? Be careful not to fall in or you'll be frozen into an ice cube. Then your father will spank you."
"Alright, alright, look, sister!"
"Haha, you're so stupid!"
The two siblings were playing around, but Wen Bieyu was the only one staring at Princess Xinping's pretty smile, lost in thought.
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