Chapter 40 Chapter 40 Are you so afraid of him?
Tian Jiarou didn't dare to pull her up, so she could only squat in front of the bed and persuade her over and over again.
Li Shuyao couldn't pretend to be asleep, so she could only wrap herself in the quilt and slowly move to the innermost part of the bed. She moved in a little bit, but Tian Jiarou carefully pulled her quilt back. She moved in a little bit, but was pulled back again.
After working hard for a long time, the position did not change at all.
Li Shuyao had no choice but to lift the quilt dejectedly and leave her fragrant and warm little bed.
A good breakfast was eaten like a last meal for execution, which made Tian Jiarou a little confused.
After the meal, Tian Jiarou cleaned up the dining table in the outer room, and took out the Analects of Confucius and the calligraphy paper that had been locked in the small dark room in the cupboard all night, and spread them all over the table.
She turned around to get the four treasures of the study, but because she had never ground ink before, she almost used the paperweight as an ink stick.
Fortunately, Li Shuyao reminded her in time.
After the reminder, Li Shuyao's expression froze again, and then she wrinkled her delicate little face, her cheeks slightly bulged, her eyes were heavy, and she looked very annoyed. She was a pig!
Tian Jiarou should be asked to grind the paperweight. If there is no ink after grinding for a long time, she might not have to write big characters anymore.
Such a good opportunity was wasted by her.
The more Li Shuyao thought about it, the angrier she became. She put a little more force into her writing, and it didn't feel like she was writing, but more like she was sharpening a knife.
Tian Jiarou watched from the side and silently stood a little further away.
The next moment, Li Shuyao said in a deep voice, "Close the door."
Tian Jiarou was a little hesitant.
Li Shuyao said, "The sunlight is too bright. It's blurring my eyes. How can I write?"
This made sense and Tian Jiarou was instantly convinced. She turned around and closed the two doors, then walked back to Li Shuyao.
Li Shuyao didn't give her any explanation. After writing five large characters on half a piece of rice paper, he took a new brush and handed it to her. He said to her very rudely, "Thank me. I will share half of my knowledge with you!"
Tian Jiarou didn't understand, so Li Shuyao explained it to her again, and at the end she said, "Don't you want to learn medicine? How can you learn medicine if you can't read?"
But... there is no need to learn in this way. What's more, this is the homework assigned by the emperor to Li Shuyao. If she helps without permission, would it be considered as deceiving the emperor?
Tian Jiarou refused to write at all costs, and even wanted to kneel down and kowtow to Li Shuyao, begging her to let her go.
Li Shuyao argued confidently, "How could the emperor have the time to care about a small-time figure like me? There were so many things going on in the previous dynasty, isn't that enough for him to be busy with? So how could he possibly check every word? I guess he should let Eunuch Liang check it."
"Besides, you and I are both first-time writers, so our handwriting is probably about the same, unsightly."
"Don't worry, Eunuch Liang can't find out."
Tian Jiarou was skeptical and still refused to write.
Li Shuyao's eyes turned and she came up with a "good idea".
She directly took the brush from Tian Jiarou's hand, put it in her left hand, and wrote with both hands at the same time. With double efficiency, she quickly finished ten pieces.
That is to say, out of a hundred characters, only one tenth of them were completed directly.
This method seemed to be useful. Li Shuyao's eyes lit up and he continued to copy his "miracle". He didn't even care that the strokes were out of the frame. He finished practicing one thousand big characters today in only half an hour.
Then he folded the rice paper a few times and stuffed it directly into Tian Jiarou's hand, saying to her, "Go and give this to Eunuch Liang."
"Oh yes, don't you know the way to the Qianqing Palace?"
"You should ask Xixiang next door to take you there first. Tell her to buy on credit first, and come back to me to get the money when you come back."
Tian Jiarou: ...
Her expression suddenly became complicated.
I found that Li Shuyao seemed to have some cognitive deviation about her status in the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
She was clearly the maid in charge of the tea room, and in the entire Qianqing Palace, she could almost be considered the number one maid except for a few stewards and maids. However, when she gave orders to other people to do things, she always remembered to pave the way with silver.
Doesn't she know that she can just give the order directly?
No one would dare to refuse her order.
Tian Jiarou was a little worried that at the rate she was spending money, she might not even make it to the day when she was "unconfined."
Seeing that she didn't move, Li Shuyao looked up at her strangely and urged her repeatedly, "Go."
Tian Jiarou: "Miss, you still have homework to memorize."
"I know." Li Shuyao said as she tore a page of snow-white rice paper into a square with a "rip" sound.
Tian Jiarou's thoughts were interrupted, and her eyes fell on the rice paper in her hand. She frowned and couldn't help but remind her, "Girl, this paper..."
"Qingyao has sent enough paper, don't worry. I have already counted it when you were grinding the ink just now." Li Shuyao waved his hand absentmindedly and continued to fold the rice paper in his hand with his head down.
She wanted to fold a Kawasaki rose and give it to Qingyao when she came over in the afternoon.
Tian Jiarou: "I mean, this paper is very expensive."
"There are fifty in a stack, and they sell for one or two ounces of silver out there."
When Li Shuyao heard this, his hands trembled and almost fell sideways.
One tael of silver was equivalent to one thousand copper coins, and fifty of them, each of which was equivalent to twenty copper coins.
She stopped and thought seriously for a moment, asking herself: Isn't the friendship between her and Qingyao worth these twenty copper coins?
There must be more than that!
After thinking about it, she looked up at the stack of rice paper, her eyes as determined as if she was about to join the party. She said to Tian Jiarou in a serious tone, "Put this stack away. Don't use it to write in the future."
She decided to fold the entire stack of rice paper into a rose and give it to Qingyao.
Because one tael of silver just represents her undivided love for Qingyao, doesn’t it?
Li Shuyao thought happily, and folded the papers even more enthusiastically.
Seeing this, Tian Jiarou knew that she could not persuade her. She stood there hesitating for a moment, and her eyes were unconsciously attracted by the charming and bright smile on Li Shuyao's face.
After a while, he came to his senses and sneered in his heart. It’s okay, as long as the girl is happy.
Thinking about it, he picked up the rice paper and was about to leave, but suddenly he seemed to realize something and turned to ask Li Shuyao: "Miss, you haven't memorized your homework today yet."
Li Shuyao nodded nonchalantly, "I know."
"How about I go later?"
"No, you should go now, the sooner the better. The emperor is probably still meeting with ministers, and Eunuch Liang can't leave. It's most likely Nanny Lin or Nanny Gong who will come..."
Tian Jiarou wanted to ask, if there were two maids coming, would the girl not have to carry the child on her back?
However, Li Shuyao didn't give her a chance to speak. She finished the rest of the sentence at a rapid pace: "The two maids' tutorials are slow. I calculated the time you would arrive at the Palace of Heavenly Purity to start reciting. By the time they arrive, I'll probably have finished reciting."
Although Li Shuyao doesn't like studying, she has an advantage, which is her strong ability of instant memory.
He is the kind of "genius" who cannot prepare well in advance and has to cram at the last minute, but still can get responses at every step.
——That is, "strange genius".
But the disadvantage is that if you don’t recite it repeatedly afterwards, you will forget it very quickly.
Therefore, she must not memorize the Analects too early. If she does, it will be gone and she will have to memorize it again.
Li Shuyao is not that stupid.
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The fact turned out to be just as Li Shuyao expected, and she managed to get away with the first day's homework.
As expected, Eunuch Liang and Nanny Lin did not notice anything wrong with her handwriting. When they came to check the next day, they had no intention of checking what she had recited the day before.
On the third day, Tian Jiarou finally felt relieved and became a partner of "Knowledge Sharing". She also took the initiative to increase the number of words from five to eight, which greatly reduced the pressure on Li Shuyao's wrist.
The fourth day passed like this, and the fifth day...
Just when the plan was about to be half completed, Li Shuyao was caught off guard and received a summons from the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
The emperor wants to see her.
As soon as the eunuch finished delivering the message, Li Shuyao, who was kneeling on the ground, was almost frightened to the point of meowing like a kitten.
She hid in her own little room under the pretext of changing clothes, and with her hands slightly wet, she pulled Tian Jiarou to discuss a strategy.
But Tian Jiarou was even more nervous than her. Her face was covered in sweat and pale with fear, and even her lips had lost all color.
Trembling, he pulled Li Shuyao's hand to "resonate with her", but he couldn't even utter a complete sentence. In the end, he actually knelt down to her...
Li Shuyao felt that she was amazing for a moment.
At this time, only the palms of the hands were wet.
Unlike Tian Jiarou, she doesn't behave like a scheming villain at all.
She's not calm yet.
On the way to the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Li Shuyao kept complaining in her heart.
She felt that she might have made a mistake. She pulled the villain in the book to her side before she turned evil, thus preventing her from continuing to suffer the inhuman torture that was enough to drive a person insane. Then... could the villain still become a villain?
If the villain is no longer a villain, how will she curry favor with others in the future?
No matter how she looked at it now, she felt like she was the one being hugged...
Just as she was puzzled, they arrived at the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
The hall was still filled with the aroma of burning ambergris.
Sitting behind the imperial desk, the man on the dragon throne was tall and majestic. Wearing bright yellow court robes, he looked as radiant as the sun...
Li Shuyao didn't dare to look any longer, and quickly lowered her head, knelt down and saluted quietly, "This servant greets the emperor."
"Hmm." The emperor responded in a deep voice.
After that, there was no more movement.
He was probably sizing me up, wondering how I could have the nerve to lie to him... Or maybe, he didn't even notice that his handwriting was wrong?
Li Shuyao was just thinking when she heard the sound of rice paper turning pages above her head.
The emperor still didn't say anything, nor did he ask her to stand up. He just let her squat in silence.
The air was almost completely silent.
Li Shuyao suddenly understood that he was punishing himself for not being obedient. Not only did he find a ghostwriter in private, he also practiced calligraphy very carelessly and was not active enough in reciting the text.
He is checking the rice paper now, and will probably check her recitation of the Analects later.
What to do... She has almost forgotten everything.
All I remember are the things I learned when I was a kid...
Li Shuyao was panicked and aggrieved. Her calves were sore and swollen, and she thought she would soon be unable to squat...
At this moment, the emperor behind the imperial desk suddenly hummed again, his tone filled with doubt, and asked her, "Why aren't you getting up yet?"
Li Shuyao:?
He didn't call out, so who would dare to get up?
Li Shuyao was still complaining in her mind, but her body stood up quickly from the ground honestly. After getting up, her body swayed slightly a few times, and she felt her calves seemed to be a little numb.
"What's wrong?" The emperor saw her actions and couldn't help but ask with concern.
Li Shuyao still lowered her head and replied softly, "I'm fine."
The emperor was silent again.
But this time, Li Shuyao could clearly feel an extremely oppressive and cold gaze coming towards her.
Li Shuyao pinched her palms, not daring to move.
Fortunately——
"Come and grind it for me."
The emperor didn't look at her for long and soon made other requests.
Li Shuyao pursed her lips and walked over carefully. She picked up the ink stick on the table and started grinding it very quickly. After it was finished, she put the ink stick aside and retreated back to her previous position at the speed of light.
The emperor looked at her series of actions and raised his eyebrows in surprise.
Are you so afraid of him?
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