"I did say some things I shouldn't have, but it's alright, don't be nervous." Yan Nangui smiled. "It's just a trivial matter. It's getting late, you should go back and rest. You've had a long journey, don't work too hard today. She's just an old woman, she only said a few words, just send her away."
Hearing this, the eldest prince became even more nervous: "But if we offend Consort Chen, we should be punished. Please don't show leniency because of me."
"It's nothing, just a small matter." Yan Nangui waved his hand, telling him to go back.
The more the geese flew south, the more uneasy the eldest prince felt.
We had no choice but to go back.
Don't expect to get a good night's sleep.
After he left, Jiangxiang said, "Why did Your Majesty have to send that old woman away? It wouldn't have mattered if she had stayed a little longer."
"There's no need. Even if we really wanted to keep an eye on him, we wouldn't need one person watching him. She can easily side with me or someone else. Besides, if His Majesty heard about this, what would he think of me?" Yan Nangui shook his head.
Jiangxiang nodded: "Your Majesty is absolutely right."
"Why bother, he's just a child. The more I act like this, the more uneasy he becomes. When he's uneasy, he's more likely to make mistakes. He's a descendant of the Ning family; what would happen if he became the crown prince? If the Empress suppresses him, another prince might rise up. Wouldn't that be like trying to hold down a gourd only to have a ladle pop up? Why bother?"
Jiangxiang smiled and said, "You're right."
"Okay, let's take a break."
The emperor did not come that night.
The next day, she set off early in the morning with the princes. The concubines remained in the palace.
At Qinshan Academy, after the guests greeted the emperor, many students were eager to display all their strengths to him.
Shu Chengfeng smiled and said, "Qinshan Academy is the oldest academy in our Dayan Dynasty. Over the years, it has provided the court with many talented people. I have been unable to study here, but I also long to come. I will stay here for a few more days and have the princes come in to study for a few days. I don't need to learn a lot, but it would be nice to learn with scholars from all over the world."
Murong Yan stepped forward: "Your Majesty's kindness deeply moves me. Then please, Your Highnesses, enroll in the academy and see the accumulation of our Qinshan Academy over the past few hundred years."
Murong Yan served as the dean of Qinshan Academy and was a fortune teller.
It just doesn't have a rank. If you really have to count it, it's a second-rank official.
His authority was limited to managing the academy and participating in setting the exam questions every three years. He truly deserved the title of a literary giant.
Qinshan Academy was very large. Because the imperial court allocated funds to it every year, many people could study there. It wasn't just for wealthy families; anyone with decent academic ability could come to study.
The annual tuition fee is not expensive.
They are also divided into several classes, including younger ones and those who are just beginning their education.
Shu Chengfeng toured the entire academy, and it was indeed quite nice.
He also tested the knowledge of several students. Although they were nervous when they first saw the emperor, they still answered fluently.
Meanwhile, inside the palace, Yan Nangui received another message from someone outside requesting an audience.
This time, she agreed.
In the evening, His Majesty returned alone, leaving the princes at the academy, at least for ten days or so.
Yan Nangui smiled at Shu Chengfeng and asked, "Are you tired?"
"It's alright." Shu Chengfeng sat down. "Qinshan Academy is nothing special. It certainly has a strong faculty."
"Then we can send the Seventh Princess here to study when she grows up," Yan Nangui said.
"It's so far, are you willing to go?" Shu Chengfeng was speechless.
"If I can't bear to part with her, then won't she get married in the future? She's here to study, not to suffer, so what's there to be reluctant about?"
"What princess would come here to study?" Shu Chengfeng shook his head.
"Is reading a bad thing?"
"...Alright, alright, we'll send her over when she's older, okay?" Shu Chengfeng assumed she was just talking nonsense.
Yan Nangui laughed: "If you try to stop me then, don't blame me for making a scene."
"...You really want to call her here? No, I can't bear to."
“Then send him to Bailu Academy. Although my second brother is useless, my second sister-in-law is still very caring,” Yan Nangui said.
"Tang'er, stop fooling around. What kind of princess goes out to study?"
"You still call this pampering? Is this what pampering is? Pampering means you support her in doing things that others can't. You won't even agree to this trivial matter, and she's still considered pampered?" Yan Nangui said irritably.
"Fine, fine, whatever you say, but she has to be old enough, right? If she doesn't want to come, you can forget about it," Shu Chengfeng said.
"Can I force her if she doesn't want to come? Anyway, you can't stop her from learning whatever she wants. When she starts her formal education, she can study with the princes." Yan Nangui said.
“Read, the princess is always with the princes. She is no exception.” Only the crown prince is separated from the other princes.
"Besides this, do you have nothing else to say to me?" Shu Chengfeng suddenly raised an eyebrow and smiled.
"That's all. Oh, I promised to meet those noblewomen tomorrow," Yan Nangui said.
"That's to be expected. I was asking about the people below. I heard you kicked out an old woman?" Shu Chengfeng laughed.
"...Tsk. Good news never travels fast. Your son came to ask, and I thought I'd just let it go, but you still asked. It involves a prince, do you really trust me?" Yan Nangui said, hands on her hips.
"What are you saying? If I didn't believe you, I would have asked you that very day," Shu Chengfeng said.
"Then why are you asking? Your son is still young. If he said something inappropriate, and I didn't hear it, wouldn't everything be fine? But that old woman insisted that I heard it. What could I do? If I punished her, wouldn't that discourage the people below? Oh, we came to serve Consort Chen with our utmost loyalty, and Consort Chen beat up those who were loyal to us? How am I supposed to manage things and people after this?"
"We can only pretend we didn't hear it, give her some money as a reward. That way we'll fulfill her good intentions and prevent other servants from following suit. Haven't I thought of everything? You still ask? You're heartless. As expected of someone who becomes the emperor, they're just wicked. Extremely wicked." Yan Nangui rolled her eyes.
Shu Chengfeng suddenly burst into laughter.
I really never expected it to turn out like this.
"There's no one smarter than you. So tell me, what did that old woman say?"
"What's wrong with you? Can't you just pretend you don't hear me? I've already pretended not to hear you, even with my temper, and you still ask? What do you want to hear? Do you prefer to hear me badmouthing the Crown Prince, or do you prefer to hear me hypocritically trying to sow discord between him and asking you not to blame him?"
Shu Chengfeng laughed so hard his body was shaking.
Yan Nangui rolled her eyes at him and went to wash up.
Once they were on the bed, Shu Chengfeng hugged her and said, "You are truly different now."
“Yes, I’m different now. You’re getting more and more childish.” Yan Nangui nudged him.
Shu Chengfeng held on tightly: "I haven't been close to you at all along the way, and you're still pushing me away? How long has it been?"
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