Chapter 38 Chapter 38 "At least, I still have a way to die...
Li Shuyao angrily pressed her hand down on the paper and emphasized it twice. "This is the word 'wen'. It's the 'wen' in 'gentle and calm', and it's also the 'wen' in 'gentle' and 'temperature'."
"This is the character '宜', the '宜' in '宜室宜家'."
"This is the word 'pure,' the 'pure' of 'pure and kind.'"
"Who said I can't read? I've obviously been educated, okay?"
"And not only have I read books, I can even tell from these few words that the Emperor really likes you! Humph!"
She snorted like she was threatening, then realized she hadn't finished, so she quickly added, "Otherwise, the emperor wouldn't have picked out all the nice words to give you a title. You see, what I said..." is that right?
She stopped herself in time before she could utter the next few words.
Perhaps he remembered that he was still angry, and that angry people should not ask for the opinions of the person they are angry with, so he bit his lower lip and took back the last few words.
Then she pouted and turned her head away, putting her hands on her waist.
She looks cute and innocent, as if saying, "If you don't coax me, I will ignore you anymore."
Qingyao couldn't help but smile, but fearing she'd be discovered, she quickly lowered the corner of her mouth. Tentatively, she reached out and tugged at Li Shuyao's sleeve. "Okay, okay, I was wrong."
"I shouldn't have looked down on our sister Shu Yao, thinking you were illiterate."
"Sister Shu Yao, please be magnanimous and forgive me. Please don't be angry, okay?"
Li Shuyao glanced at her sideways.
Qingyao thought for a moment, "How about I bring you some sweet-scented osmanthus cakes when I come over tomorrow? I heard they're newly made by the imperial kitchen. They usually make sweet-scented osmanthus cakes, but this time they've improved the recipe. They steam them and then deep-fry them over low heat. They're fragrant and crispy, and you can even dip them in the sweet-scented osmanthus honey we made last time..."
"real?"
Before Qingyao finished speaking, Li Shuyao quickly turned her head back.
Blinking a pair of clear and shining eyes, he looked like a puppy seeing his favorite meat bone.
Qingyao smiled and nodded, her fingers still hanging on the edge of Li Shuyao's sleeve, slowly shaking a few times, "Really, when have I ever lied to our sister Shuyao?"
"Cough." Li Shuyao coughed lightly in a serious manner, her eyes drifting left and right a few times, and she was so hungry that she couldn't say no.
So he counted two seconds in his heart, then said with a serious face: "Then I forgive you."
"Really? That's great!" Qingyao cooperated by arching her beautiful eyebrows and laughing happily.
In fact, all I could think about was how easy it was to coax Shu Yao...
After talking about osmanthus pastry, the topic of their conversation quickly turned to the topic of account blocking.
Qingyao asked Li Shuyao why she chose the word "Yi".
Li Shuyao acted very confidently because that's how it was written in history books and the original novel!
She puffed her cheeks and said directly: "No reason, I just like it."
Qingyao thought about her words carefully. Indeed, liking something was the most important thing. When she first saw it, her favorite character was the word "宜". In addition to "suitable for both the family and the home", it seemed to encompass all the beauty in the world.
The word "warm" does not suit her because she sometimes has a bad temper.
The word "pure"... Qingyao's gaze involuntarily fell on Li Shuyao next to her. She felt that the word "pure" was quite suitable for Shuyao.
But since she didn't choose this time, the emperor probably wouldn't give Shu Yao the calligraphy she didn't want. He would probably think of a new title for her.
I just don’t know what the word will be by then.
Qingyao thought slowly while putting the paper back, and then continued to push the Analects and two stacks of rice paper to Li Shuyao's hands.
Li Shuyao pushed it away without thinking at first, looking very disgusted.
Then he looked at Qingyao in confusion: "Why? Haven't I already proved that I can actually read? Why do you still want me to learn to write big characters? Is it that important whether I can write or not?"
She was just a little maid in the tea room, and it was enough for her to write some simple words.
They didn't want her to take the imperial examinations, nor did they want her to govern the country and become a high-ranking official.
So she really didn't want to add any difficulty to her life as a palace maid.
However, the people around her seemed to be very dissatisfied with her "muddling through" attitude...
This made Li Shuyao feel a little confused, and she always felt that everyone around her was weird.
Is it possible that she is just a kitten who only knows how to bask in the sun? Is it reasonable to expect a kitten to get into Tsinghua University?
Why must life be so cruel to her?
…
Qingyao saw the confusion in her eyes and couldn't help but feel a little pity in her heart.
After thinking for a moment, she stood up and haphazardly put away the Analects and calligraphy books. At the same time, she said to Li Shuyao, "If you don't want to write, then we won't write!"
"It's just that I can't come to see you for a few days! I can bear it."
"Besides, the injury on your knee isn't very serious. Can the Emperor still lock you up for life?"
"Also, I heard that Madam Liang will be returning to the palace the day after tomorrow. When the maids in the Palace of Purity come off duty, they will have to learn the rules from her. You are no exception, so..."
Qingyao hadn't finished speaking yet.
Li Shuyao was instantly shocked. "What do you mean by learning the rules?"
Why didn't anyone tell her? Is she still a member of the Qing Palace?
Besides, Qingyao just said that he couldn’t come to see her these few days, so what should she do with her snacks and osmanthus cakes?
Thinking of this, Li Shuyao suddenly felt that learning to write big characters was not that difficult a thing.
Not being able to eat snacks is really scary...
No, that's not right. Learning rules is the most terrifying thing in the world!
Li Shuyao compared it in her heart and felt that people should have some ambition.
But it's only a thousand words... She has plenty of cheating methods.
Li Shuyao rushed over and held down Qingyao's hand that was still packing up, blinking her big misty eyes, "Don't put it away, I'll write it!"
But this time it was Qingyao's turn to disagree, "Learning to write big characters is very tiring, and you have to write a thousand characters a day. Don't you want your wrist anymore?"
Li Shuyao replied directly: "Don't worry about this."
She had already made up her mind to share half of the knowledge she needed to learn with Tian Jiarou.
When Tian Jiarou opened the small package earlier, she accidentally caught a glimpse of a medical book with a tattered surface inside.
Since she wants to learn so much, why not come and help her?
Li Shuyao added, "There's also the Analects. I also studied it when I was little, so it's not difficult to pick it up again."
Qingyao looked at her sternly: "Think it over. The Analects has twenty chapters, a total of 492 chapters."
Li Shuyao nodded heavily. "It's very simple. Do you want me to recite one for you right now?"
Qingyao looked at her suspiciously for a few times, and seeing that she looked eager to try, she couldn't help but wonder, could it be that she had really recited it when she was young?
Thinking of this, Qingyao nodded slightly.
Li Shuyao then recited in a clear voice: "The Master said: 'To learn with a constant practice, is it not a pleasure? ... Is it not the manner of a gentleman?'"[1]
After reciting the last word "乎", she stopped and looked at Qingyao with bright eyes, as if waiting for her praise.
The invisible tail behind him shook.
Qingyao didn't say anything, but just looked at her with dark eyes.
The expression on her soft face looked a little solemn.
Li Shuyao waited quietly for a while, and Qingyao was also waiting.
After waiting for a long while, seeing that Shu Yao didn't continue speaking, Qing Yao tilted her head and asked, "Anything else?"
Li Shuyao:?
"Isn't it one article a day?"
This is the article!
This is how she memorized it when she was a child.
Qingyao couldn't help but clench the silk handkerchief in her hand, worried that her anger would scare the person in front of her. She tried her best to hold it back, and after a long while she said, "This is not an article, this is a chapter."
After a pause, he couldn't help but ask, "Were you so focused on the words 'twenty chapters' that you didn't hear what I said afterwards, 'a total of four hundred and ninety-two chapters'?"
Li Shuyao became more and more confused. What do you mean by one article and one chapter?
That’s not how she was taught during the nine-year compulsory education.
She had a feeling that she was in big trouble.
He was so scared that he stood up straight immediately, put his hands behind his back and stirred them, while looking at Qingyao with an innocent and sincere expression, pursed his lips and dared not speak.
She was afraid that if she spoke, Qingyao would get even angrier.
So let’s wait until Qingyao calms down before we talk about it.
Yes, that’s right. Qingyao will definitely explain it to her after she calms down. She just needs to wait.
Qingyao met her eyes that were full of innocence, and was stunned for a moment. The anger in her heart was like being stabbed by someone, and with two "puffs", the anger disappeared without a trace.
Forget it, Shu Yao has been stupid for a long time.
If she always cared about it, she would have done it long ago when Shu Yao said she wanted to break up with her...
Qingyao didn't think about it any further. She shook her head and threw all those unrealistic ideas out of the window.
He pulled Li Shuyao to sit back at the table, opened the Analects, and introduced the structure of the Analects to Li Shuyao word by word in a very slow pace.
To put it simply, there are a total of twenty chapters, the first of which is "Learning", and there are a total of sixteen chapters in "Learning".
The second chapter is "Governance", which has a total of "twenty-four chapters". [2]
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Li Shuyao was stunned after hearing this.
She immediately began to sincerely thank the nine-year compulsory education in modern society for not giving her such a big "blow" when she was very young.
If every child in modern society learns according to the ancient education methods, then every child will have a few clear and large words on his or her forehead - I hate studying!
And she won't be able to get into a 985 university...
Li Shuyao felt like crying but had no tears.
Sitting at the table, he hung his head in frustration, not wanting to talk or live anymore.
Qingyao tried to comfort her: "Actually, there is still a way out..."
She wanted to say, why don't you go to the emperor and beg for mercy, or act like a spoiled child or something? While the emperor is currently interested in you, who knows, he might agree?
She hasn't finished yet.
Li Shuyao nodded absentmindedly twice and said, "I understand."
Qingyao:?
She swallowed her words and became curious about Li Shuyao's train of thought. "What do you know?"
Li Shuyao said directly: "I am not without a way out. At least, I still have a dead end." [3]
She told a cold joke with a blank expression, and after she finished, she couldn't even laugh.
Not to mention Qingyao... on the opposite side?
Um?
Qingyao smiled?
She actually smiled?!
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