"Ah Shu, listen carefully to what I'm about to say. I can't be with you forever, but I want to pave the way for your future. I plan to send you to the academy..."
Jiang Tian said a lot.
Xu Qingshu's relaxed expression vanished. She listened carefully to Jiang Tian's arrangements and finally nodded, "I'll do whatever Mother says."
When Yan Heng came out of the Imperial Study and entered the palace, he saw Jiang Tian holding Xu Qingshu and reading to her.
The natural softness that emanated from her made him pause for a moment.
Upon seeing him arrive, the mother and daughter quickly stood up and bowed to him.
Yan Heng said, "No need for formalities."
He glanced at Xu Qingshu discreetly. The little girl was quite well-behaved and sensible, but he only wanted to be close to Jiang Tian. With a little girl next to him, he didn't know how to start a conversation.
Does she intend to steal a little girl's mother from her?
Jiang Tian was quite considerate at this moment. She stroked Xu Qingshu's hair and said, "Ashu, you can go out first."
Xu Qingshu was very obedient; she bowed respectfully and left.
Yan Heng wouldn't stoop so low as to be jealous of a little girl, but he regretted his decision to some extent.
I should have known better than to agree to let Jiang Tian raise her daughter herself.
It's fine if it happens once, but if he comes to see Jiang Tian again and Xu Qingshu is there every time, that won't be good.
As he was thinking, Jiang Tian had already taken his hand.
"Your Majesty has come at the right time. There is something I need to discuss with you."
Yan Heng looked at her: "What do you want?"
Jiang Tian gently placed her hand on his shoulder, rested her head on his chest, and revealed half an inch of her delicate neck.
Yan Heng instinctively put his arm around her.
She was so frail and delicate, and she depended on him for everything. Yan Heng thought that unless it was something too outrageous, he would agree.
“After much thought, I still feel that there is something wrong with A-Shu’s life in the palace. She is not your biological child, and raising her in the palace will always arouse suspicion.”
Jiang Tian raised her head: "So I would like to ask the Emperor to send A-Shu to Qingping Academy to study properly, so that she can come back to see me during festivals."
Yan Heng never expected that someone would hand him a pillow while he was dozing off.
Qingping Academy had a special school for girls, and daughters of high-ranking officials and nobles would be sent there to study.
That's a very respectable thing.
Some officials' daughters came from distant places, making travel inconvenient and potentially dangerous. Therefore, the academy built accommodations for these young ladies, who could live there as long as they paid enough silver.
With dedicated guards protecting them, there's no need to worry about the safety of the young ladies.
Yan Heng's expression remained unchanged as he looked at Jiang Tian and asked her calmly, "You and your daughter haven't known each other for long. Are you willing to send her away?"
Jiang Tian smiled and said to him, "When I left the Xu residence, I was prepared never to see her again. It is only because of your mercy that my daughter and I have the opportunity to meet. She stays around me every day, so she won't make much progress. Going to the academy is actually a good thing."
It's rare to find someone who can see things clearly.
Yan Heng had to admit that he felt somewhat pleased.
"Very well, I grant your request. Once I bestow upon her the title of Township Princess, I will send her to the academy and grant her permission to enter the palace twice a month to accompany you."
Jiang Tian smiled, wrapped her arms around Yan Heng's neck, and gently kissed his cheek: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Yan Heng knew that her attempts to please him were for her daughter's sake, but he was not annoyed by it.
Sometimes, putting one's scheming in the open is a form of honesty.
Jiang Tian can only rely on him. If he doesn't help her, who can?
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