Yu Jinshu seemed to be able to understand Dahuang's dog language. When Dahuang barked a few times, she knew that it was Concubine Kang who was behind it.
Later, Chu Zan sent people to investigate the matter and found that it was indeed Concubine Kang.
Concubine Kang was executed immediately, and her nine clans were also executed as a warning to others.
Later, Chu Zan let the remaining eleven concubines in the palace choose whether to stay or leave. They knew that they could not make a name for themselves in the palace, so ten of them left at once. Only two of them loved the emperor deeply and still stayed in the palace without giving up.
The Queen Mother remained unmoved and insisted on her own opinion: "It's too early to let a two-year-old child learn swimming. What happened with Concubine Kang last year was indeed terrible, but as long as we keep a close eye on them, we don't have to worry about anyone harming them."
Chu Zan advised, "Empress Dowager, I believe the Queen's approach is correct. There are so many people in the palace. If someone wants to harm my sons, we can't stop them no matter what. The only way to ensure their safety is to teach them the skills to save themselves."
The Queen Mother seemed to have heard some of what was said but said nothing more.
It is summer now, which is a good time for children to learn swimming. Yu Jinshu goes into the water every day to teach the children swimming. The children are talented and learn quickly. Now they can move in and out of the water freely.
"Royal sister, I want to compete with you to see who can hold his breath underwater the longest."
Chu Chongbo childishly called out to his sister who was floating on the water, and then dived into the water.
Chu Chongsu, the delicate and graceful sister, was not convinced. "I will definitely hold it longer than my brother." After saying that, she also dived into the water.
The Queen Mother was walking towards Qingzhu Courtyard and saw the brother and sister playing in the water from afar, but in the blink of an eye, the brother and sister disappeared.
Empress Yu Jinshu had disappeared, and the frightened Queen Mother screamed, "Quick, quick, my grandchildren are drowning! Quick, save them!"
The palace maids hurried to the small lotus pond, and the empress dowager's three-inch golden lotus feet ran as fast as a motor.
"My precious grandson! What should we do? Hurry up and get in the water! Hurry up and get in the water!"
The palace maids dared not refuse to go down, and none of them cared about their own lives. Those who could swim and those who couldn't, all went down.
Now the small lotus pond was filled with as many lotus flowers as dumplings, and the palace maids and eunuchs who couldn't swim all screamed for help.
When Yu Jinshu heard the noise and rushed over, she saw this scene. Regardless of the empress dowager's scolding, she jumped into the water and rescued the palace maids and eunuchs one by one.
The Queen Mother was so angry that she rubbed her forehead and almost fainted: "Save my precious grandson first!"
At this time, a little head emerged from the water, "Grandmother, I'm here! Hahaha..."
When the Queen Mother heard the sound, she immediately looked over and saw her precious grandson, Chu Chongbo, holding a small fish in his hand, laughing at her with his head full of water. Her heart immediately settled down and she muttered, "My little grandson, you really scared me to death."
But there was still one more! Her precious granddaughter.
"Grandma, I'm here! I held my breath longer than my brother did. I won, I won."
The Queen Mother heard Chu Chongsu's sweet voice and felt relieved. "My little granddaughters! You are my sweethearts. You must not get into any trouble at all."
Yu Jinshu rescued the last palace maid who fell into the water.
The palace maids and eunuchs who knelt on the shore all kowtowed to Yu Jinshu: "Thank you, Queen, for saving my life!"
Yu Jinshu climbed out of the water dripping wet and looked at them: "You guys can't swim, but you still went in the water. You are so brave."
After cursing, he realized that the Queen Mother had told them to go into the water, so how could they dare not go in? Whether they went in or not, they would die.
The Queen Mother glanced at Yu Jinshu fiercely, pointed at her and cursed, "Queen, Queen, look how scared you are of me. If anything happens to Bo'er and Su'er, will you let me live?"
Yu Jinshu knew that the Queen Mother also loved Bo'er Su'er. She pointed at Bo'er Su'er and said with a smile: "Queen Mother, look at them. Water is like a toy to them now. There is no need to worry about them at all."
Bo'er and Su'er knew that the Queen Mother would often scold their mother for being naughty, so they crawled out and ran towards the Queen Mother.
Su'er looked at the Queen Mother with her big, watery eyes: "Grandmother, you don't have to worry about my brother and me. We can hold our breath in the water for a long time now. We won't drown."
The Queen Mother had indeed witnessed the abilities of the brother and sister, so she stopped scolding them. She squatted down and pinched Su'er's little face lovingly: "Su'er, go change your clothes quickly and dry your hair. The Royal Grandmother will take you to eat delicious food."
Su'er hurriedly took her brother's hand and followed their mother to change clothes.
At night, Chu Zan stayed in Qingzhuyuan.
After a passionate encounter, Yu Jinshu talked about letting the brother and sister practice martial arts.
"Learning martial arts should start from childhood. Although they are only two years old, looking at their mischievousness, they are definitely worthy of asking a master to teach them."
Chu Zan smiled and said, "Do we still need to hire a master? From now on, let them practice martial arts with me every morning. I will teach them myself."
Yu Jinshu said with disdain, "Forget it! Normally, if Bo'er and Su'er get even slightly bumped, you'd be worried sick for most of the day, and yet you're still willing to let them practice martial arts with you. I'm afraid that when the time comes, you'll be too hesitant to fight them, afraid of hurting them."
Chu Zan thought for a moment and said, "That's true. It won't be difficult to find a teacher. I can just pick a patient one among my imperial guards to teach them."
Yu Jinshu nodded: "That's a good idea. Let's arrange for them to practice martial arts starting tomorrow."
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