It was autumn, and the weather was getting cooler, so Jingrou was wearing thicker clothes than before. However, she had gained a little weight, and even in slightly bulky clothes, she still looked light and agile, running along the palace path with the people around her chasing after her.
Of course, she could only hitch a ride in her maternal grandmother's sedan chair when her maternal grandmother was going to the palace. Normally, she had to walk there on her own, but after walking for a long time, Jingrou didn't feel that it was particularly far.
She recently achieved something significant: she finally managed to elevate her embroidery skills to the advanced level through sheer hard work.
It was no easy feat to get to this point, considering I've been practicing this skill ever since I was able to hold a needle!
She truly harbored deep resentment about this matter; if she didn't quickly accumulate that experience, she would develop calluses on her hands.
Even though Jingrou had honed her skills to a high level, she still couldn't compare to the two embroiderers favored by her maternal grandmother. This made Jingrou acutely aware of just how many hidden talents were lurking in the capital.
Even though these two embroiderers have already achieved a high rating in the system, what about the professional embroiderers from the palace or embroidery workshops? It's incredibly difficult!
However, she is still a child and will not rely on this for a living in the future, so she doesn't worry too much about it; she's just surprised by the situation.
She felt that if the indicators for improving skills could be quantified, like accumulating experience, people would have a general idea of how much experience they had accumulated and what level they could reach.
This approach definitely boosts people's motivation! In any case, this method works very well for her, and only when she can see the indicators and how far she is from her goal can she be more motivated.
If Jingrou knew that her goal was far from being achieved, she wouldn't be so enthusiastic about completing the mission!
Actually, so far, the only thing that can give her more points is the daily task, which is to get close to people who have done a lot of good deeds. So Jingrou has gradually developed a habit of visiting temples.
Basically, every ten days, she would have her maternal grandmother or aunt take her to the temple. Gradually, she became familiar with the young monks and nuns of several temples in the capital. Not only her, but Wen Ying and Cen often accompanied her.
Moreover, my maternal grandmother had a habit of praying to gods and Buddhas, so going to the temple didn't seem out of place. My maternal grandmother was even very happy, thinking that she was a person who understood Buddhism.
Jingrou felt truly unworthy of this favor, after all, she only wanted to get more points! As someone who grew up under the red flag of socialism, even though she had transmigrated, she still didn't believe in ghosts or Buddhas.
Sure enough, any novice monk you meet in the temple is one who has accumulated merit. Perhaps it's because they never kill living beings, and temples with thriving incense offerings are keen on buying and releasing animals, which naturally increases their merit. And the longer they do this, the more merit they accumulate. As ordinary people, not killing and doing good deeds is enough for them to accumulate merit.
As for those like Emperor Kangxi, who could save tens of thousands of people with a single thought, they were few and far between, because he held so much power.
So far, the most points Jingrou has earned have come from Emperor Kangxi. The merits accumulated by Emperor Kangxi are truly something she envies immensely!
However, it was impossible for a child like her to have contact with Emperor Kangxi every day.
Therefore, these kinds of points are rare and hard to come by, and she didn't intend to spend every day trying to get close to Emperor Kangxi!
However, in addition to daily tasks, there are also long-term tasks. None of these tasks can be overlooked. To build a skyscraper, every brick and tile must be cherished. Therefore, Jingrou is very stingy when it comes to points.
Learning skills may be slower, but you can learn something and earn points at the same time, so why not?
Although it's slow, it's a sustainable business, so Jingrou has never given up.
Jingrou took this matter very seriously. In addition to embroidery, she also started learning horseback riding and the guqin (a traditional Chinese stringed instrument). This was because once she reached a certain level in embroidery, her improvement rate was too slow, so she had to explore new areas. Moreover, as she got older, her energy became more abundant, allowing her to learn even more things.
Especially horseback riding; she wasn't old enough to ride a horse properly before, and she wasn't comfortable with it herself.
She rode a horse because she had long admired the grasslands, and Yinreng had once said he would teach her to ride. Her maternal grandfather was also very enthusiastic about her riding a horse. After all, how could the daughter of a military officer not know how to ride a horse?
The reason this wasn't mentioned before was because her health had been poor, and she had been taking care of it for the past few years. But now things are different, and horseback riding should be put on the agenda.
As for the guqin, it was because her aunt really wanted to teach her. Consort Yi had always regretted that her superb guqin skills could not be passed on, since she didn't have a daughter to teach her. Now that she had a niece, of course it was fine.
Being looked at by such a beautiful woman, Jingrou agreed without really thinking it through. And once she agreed, she had to do it; she wasn't the kind of person to go back on her word!
So she also has a mission to complete right now.
However, when Yinreng told her that he might not be able to take her to the horse farm for practice for a while, Jingrou expressed her understanding and looked at Yinreng with sympathy.
Being a prince isn't easy!
It's not easy for a prince to be favored by the emperor. He has to shoulder such responsibilities at such a young age. What can a teenager do?
In modern times, teenagers might be in junior high school, idly fiddling with female classmates' braids, or going through a rebellious phase and arguing back with their parents!
The more she thought about these things, the more sympathetic she felt for Yinreng.
How pitiful. So after thinking this way, Jingrou didn't blame him for breaking his promise at all, after all, it wasn't something he wanted to do.
Although she could no longer ride a horse, Yinreng was still very willing to take her along when he needed to handle some matters in the palace.
Because of him, Jingrou learned more details about the Mongolians' trip to Beijing. She noticed this not for any other reason than that she thought that perhaps her good friends' future husbands were among them!
Moreover, if they were to play polo together this time, the Qing Dynasty would definitely select a group of talented young men to compete against them, and they would definitely be divided into two teams. In that case, several of her cousins might be selected and have the opportunity, so it is somewhat related to her.
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