Chapter 487 Tang Mo's Rising Tide
"How can I still get pregnant?"
Seeing Tang Gang excitedly going to visit his Aunt Luo, Tang Mo was puzzled, "Didn't the old man no longer have this ability?"
"The situation was too complicated and I was too busy to handle it. Those concubines found an opportunity. Nothing is absolute in this world. This child came at the right time."
Wang did not tell Tang Mo the truth. She couldn't tell him that his mother had spared no effort to plot against his father. She only said that during the time when Tang Gang was ill, the concubines were very concerned about his health and kept sending him tonic medicine every day.
Tang Gang was a thoughtful person. She once suspected that she had done something that caused her concubines to be unable to get pregnant. She even sought treatment from a famous doctor. When she learned that there was nothing wrong with her, she attributed the matter to her inability to have children.
Last year, Tang Rong had been in trouble one after another and he actually suspected Tang Mo, and even more so her. Now that this child is here, at least he can be less suspicious for a short period of time.
"You don't need to care about this. Aunt Luo is mine. She has been following the rules and has helped me a lot over the years. Regardless of whether it's a boy or a girl, she won't have a miserable old age if she has a child."
"Even if he is a son, he is just a bastard. It won't cause any trouble."
Tang Mo said nothing more. He returned to Qiuqiuyuan and told Xin An about this. Xin An was very surprised and then sighed, "Be nicer to your mother in the future. You are her only hope. Apart from you, she has no one else to rely on."
"She no longer has any expectations of her father."
It's heartbreaking to see a couple come to this point.
Tang Mo's expression was solemn. He knew that his mother had been devoted to the old man. When he was young, he was always complaining to her that the old man was partial and mean. At that time, his mother would always say that the old man actually liked him, and she would find many reasons for the old man, always maintaining his dignity as a father, and would also carefully take care of everything for the old man, and carefully speak well of him in front of the old man. "Tell Tang Rong about this through the neighbors, and make him feel sick."
In Chunrong Hall, the old lady was overjoyed. How could she not be happy to have another grandson or granddaughter? "I just hope it's a little granddaughter, who will be so cute and soft and make me happy."
Wang smiled and nodded, saying that her children were all good, but she didn't care in her heart. Aunt Yue gave birth to just a little girl, why didn't the old lady care about her? She was her great-granddaughter.
Tang Gang's face was full of red. "Mrs. Luo is not young anymore and this is her first child. Please pay more attention to her, Madam."
"The Marquis's child is also my child. Aunt Luo is a responsible person and has behaved very well over the years. Now that God has blessed her with this child, she will need more care. Mother and the Marquis can rest assured."
Wang was very calm. Since she allowed Aunt Luo to get pregnant, she would naturally let her give birth to the baby.
The old lady praised Wang a lot, and Tang Gang also said a few good words. Wang cooperated with them one by one. Who doesn't like to hear praises? Who doesn't want a good reputation?
This matter caused a stir in the Marquis' Mansion for two days. The servants secretly talked about how their Marquis was still strong and healthy, and how Aunt Luo had given birth to a pearl, etc., but that was it. Aunt Luo became more and more reclusive and did not go out any differently in the Mansion.
Tao Yiran went to Nandu Temple, and 'coincidentally' the Prince of Nanguang was discussing scriptures with the great monk at Nandu Temple that day. It is said that the two met in the lotus pond of Nandu Temple and had a very pleasant conversation. No one knew what they talked about specifically. After all, as long as Prince of Nanguang was willing, the quiet place of the temple would be even quieter, and no one would disturb the two of them.
From that day on, Tao Yiran's piano playing became more joyful and lingering. Even Xin An, who didn't understand the piano, could hear the affection in it. Aunt Liu urged Tao Yiran to cry in the middle of the night. After Tao Yiran came back from Nandu Temple, she found a reason not to allow her to leave the mansion again. She wanted to inform Madam Tao but she had no chance. She could only watch Tao Yiran commit suicide.
Tao Yiran, who had always been indifferent to trivial matters, also acted out of character and managed Chunhua Court like an iron bucket. Nanfeng even complained twice, saying that it was no longer as convenient as before to get news in.
Xin An just smiled and said nothing, but wrote a letter back to Huaijiang. She wanted to hear the evidence of Tang Rong's guilt being reported back to the capital within half a year.
Half a year is enough to make it difficult for Tao Yiran to turn back.
She no longer needed to worry about these two things, so she focused her attention outside the palace. Mr. Gongyang entered the palace and talked with the emperor from the morning court until the evening. The emperor did not sleep all night, and the two talked for another half a day the next day.
Then Mrs. Liao's younger brother entered the palace, and Liao Zhi accompanied him throughout the whole process. After they came out of the palace, the emperor slept for half a day, and then summoned the court. More than a dozen ministers filled the imperial study, and after arguing for a whole day, many regulations were presented on paper.
"You said the Emperor wants to test the arithmetic of the students of the academy and the children of the noble families?"
Xin An felt that he had heard it wrongly, "Is it about settling accounts?"
Tang Mo nodded, feeling sympathetic, and said that Mr. Gongyang and the emperor had discussed the drawbacks of educating students. They could only read books of sages, and more than half of the students did not know the solar terms and seasons, did not understand farming, and could not do arithmetic.
The emperor didn't believe it, saying that it was inevitable that a well-read man would not know about the solar terms and farming, and it was even more impossible for him not to know arithmetic. Who wouldn't buy something? Even the woman selling vegetables knew how much a pound of vegetables cost. So he made a bet with Mr. Gong Yangxian about this.
"The Emperor lost?"
Tang Mo said that the emperor did not ask the students, but only asked those who passed the imperial examination this spring. "Those people know that farming seasons are important, but their arithmetic is really not satisfactory. The emperor also called a few young men into the palace and asked them how much change they should give if a box of cosmetics costs thirty-five coins and the customer has eight coins in change."
"The young master of Prime Minister Ouyang asked the emperor why cosmetics were so cheap, and asked why he needed to make up for the eight cents of silver. He almost said that the young master would give it to him as a reward. Prime Minister Ouyang knelt in the imperial study for half an incense stick."
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In short, the nobles looked down on small money and knew a rough idea of arithmetic. The eldest sons and grandsons had almost never touched an abacus. "The emperor was very angry and said that people who couldn't even calculate accounts were not qualified for important tasks. He asked the academy to pay attention to this matter and those who didn't know how to do it should learn it now."
Xin An thought this was not a difficult task. "How difficult is it to use an abacus? You can learn it in two days."
Tang Mo has been able to calculate since he was young, and he didn't think it was a difficult task. He was eager for the emperor to call him, but unfortunately the emperor had already classified him as a warrior and didn't consider him at all.
"Mr. Gong Yang wants to open a school in the city, recruiting only fifty people to teach the ways of the people's livelihood."
Xin An was quite curious, "What is the law of people's livelihood?"
"Such as farming in all seasons, building bridges and roads, diverting water from mountains, building houses, building large ships, etc. Liao Zhi said that Mr. Gong Yang brought two large boxes of books, all of which he had written over the years, and also brought several students, all of whom are rare talents and will become teachers of the academy."
Tang Mo said that with Mr. Gong Yang, Liao Zhi's future would be secure. "Recently, the people in the court have smiled more sincerely when they see Liao Zhi, and my status has also risen. Recently, several families have found me and want to force people to work under me."
"I am also very popular now."
(End of this chapter)
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