19. Happy Event
Qu Zijin looked very happy.
In fact, he was even happier about Jin Lanyue being named a county princess than when he received the reward himself.
He held the little dumpling's hand, and his steps became much lighter.
It's just a pity for the little bean, whose legs are already short. For every one step the tutor takes, she has to take at least three steps.
As the Grand Tutor quickened his pace, she leaped up with her legs kicking.
"Grand Tutor, Grand Tutor, what is a Fairy Pearl? Can you eat it?" She asked, struggling to run along, her mind still preoccupied with the delicious-sounding "Fairy Pearl."
“It’s the County Princess,” Qu Zijin then noticed that the little dumpling was panting from the journey. He picked the little dumpling up and explained, “From now on, you will also have a title.”
"What is 'stubborn'? It doesn't taste very good..." Qu Zijin carried the little dumpling forward, explaining to her as he went.
I don't know if he's been secretly practicing, but now his way of holding the child is much more natural.
With his persistent explanation, Jin Lanyue began to vaguely grasp the concept.
In short, it means very powerful!
"Then should I thank His Majesty?" the little dumpling asked, a little troubled. "His Majesty gave Yue'er a very nice gift, but Yue'er didn't give him one..."
Qu Zijin thought that there probably wasn't any gift that His Majesty would like, but he couldn't bear to dampen her enthusiasm, so he had no choice but to help her think of a gift.
A lot happened today, and the little princess has disappeared without a trace. Qu Zijin doesn't plan to bring her back to continue the class.
He figured it was only half an hour earlier than usual after class, so he decided to personally take Jin Lanyue home.
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Qu Zijin's carriage slowly came to a stop in front of the Marquis's mansion.
As he led Xiao Jinlan Yue out of the carriage, they encountered the Marquis of Beiding and his wife preparing to go out to pick up their daughter.
"Grand Tutor Qu?" Marquis Beiding stepped forward in surprise, looking at his daughter's energetic appearance. "You're leaving school so early today?"
Qu Zijin straightened his sleeves and smiled, "There are some joyous occasions in the palace today, so I brought the county princess back ahead of time."
"County Princess?" Jiang Xiyue looked at her daughter in confusion, only to see the little dumpling proudly puffing out her chest, her head full of jewels swaying gently with her movements.
Wait, where did all those jewels come from?
Just then, the sound of rapid hoofbeats came from afar.
A group of eunuchs dressed in official robes galloped over, with the head eunuch holding a bright yellow imperial edict. He reined in his horse and stopped in front of the Marquis's mansion.
"Imperial edict arrives—"
The Marquis of Beiding and his wife were startled. Although they did not know what had happened, they still hurriedly knelt down to receive the gifts.
Qu Zijin then stepped aside.
Jin Lanyue knelt down following her parents in a very convincing manner, her little face full of anticipation.
The chief eunuch unfurled the imperial edict and loudly proclaimed: "By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: Jin Lanyue, daughter of the Marquis of Beiding, is exceptionally intelligent and has offered strategies to alleviate the drought, a contribution to the nation. She is hereby granted the title of Princess of Fukang County. This is the imperial decree—"
When the Marquis of Beiding received the imperial edict with both hands, he was still somewhat incredulous: "Grand Tutor Qu, this..."
Qu Zijin then recounted the story again.
"...So that's how it is!" Marquis Beiding excitedly picked up his daughter. "My Yue'er is truly a little lucky star!"
He once again became a doting father, exclaiming, "Hahahaha, I knew my Yue'er was no ordinary person! She's definitely a reincarnation of the God of Literature!"
Jiang Xiyue's eyes were slightly red as she repeatedly thanked Qu Zijin.
She was more rational and objective, knowing that it was the girl's innocent words that inspired him, and that she hadn't actually done anything.
However, her daughter stumbled upon a great opportunity: "Thank you, Grand Tutor Qu. I have to thank you for making Yue'er a princess..."
Qu Zijin waved his hand and said, "Teacher, you are exceptionally talented. I merely added a few polishes. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have thought of these things, and I wouldn't have had the chance to regain His Majesty's favor. I should be thanking you, teacher."
"Oh, enough of that, Grand Tutor Qu, please come in!" Marquis Beiding warmly invited, "We must have a proper celebration today!"
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Dinner.
The entire Marquis's residence was filled with joy.
Jin Qizhi rushed over from his study and said as soon as he entered, "I heard that our Yue'er has become a county princess? That's amazing!"
The little dumpling sat on a specially made high chair, deliberately shaking its head, the ornaments on its head jingling.
Her little feet dangled happily: "Big brother, isn't the moon pretty today!"
Everyone laughed.
Jiang Xiyue straightened her daughter's clothes and said softly, "This child, even after being named a county princess, is still so childish."
Children's aesthetic sense is probably that the more colorful and flashy, the better.
After all, the little dumpling was very satisfied with the bunch of decorations on her head, thinking they were incredibly beautiful.
Even Jiang Xiyue felt it was too dazzling to pick some, so she didn't want to.
Looking at her younger sister's head full of hair accessories, Jin Qizhi felt that her aesthetic sense was... indescribable.
But he still smiled and affirmed, "Beautiful!"
"Hehe~" Jin Lanyue happily showed her tiny teeth.
"Little sister, little sister, you've become a county princess?!" Second brother rushed in.
He glanced up and spotted the most dazzling girl in the crowd: "Wow! Your outfit today—"
Jin Qi was startled and instinctively wanted to elbow him to warn him not to criticize his sister's aesthetic sense and to praise her beauty.
But then, he heard—
"—You look so beautiful! Little sister, you look so gorgeous today! You're so sparkly and beautiful! Just like the sun!"
Jin Qizhi silently lowered her raised elbow.
...These two have such strangely similar tastes.
The second brother, unaware of Jin Qizhi's thoughts, skipped over to Jin Lanyue, eagerly reaching out to touch the ornament on her head, his eyes sparkling as he said, "So pretty! I want one too! Can I have some? I want to be as sparkly as you!"
...It's obvious that he really likes this look.
"Good duck, good duck!" Jin Lanyue was also very happy that someone could genuinely appreciate her. With her chubby little hands, she generously took off a few pearl flowers and hairpins from her head and pinned them on her second brother's head.
Jiang Xiyue was both amused and exasperated: "Alright, alright, stop fooling around. Those are all imperial gifts, be careful not to break them."
Marquis Beiding then beckoned to Qu Zijin, "Grand Tutor, sit down, please sit down. Grand Tutor, would you like some wine or tea?"
"Please have some tea, thank you," Qu Zijin said politely.
Jiang Xiyue invited the three children to take their seats, and the whole family happily gathered together for a meal.
In front of Jin Lanyue were small desserts and pastries specially prepared by Jiang Xiyue.
"Grand Tutor, have some soup~" Jin Lanyue handed the plum juice her mother had prepared to Qu Zijin.
Jiang Xiyue chuckled, "The Grand Tutor has tea to drink, he doesn't like your sweet little drink."
"The Grand Tutor doesn't like it..." the little dumpling said, feeling wronged. "Then I'll just drink it myself..."
"I like it, I like it." Qu Zijin quickly took it, for the first time in his life he had a meal with a sweet drink.
The little dumpling was happy again, and we had to keep giving him some pastries every now and then.
Now the Marquis of Beiding is going to get jealous: "Yue'er, I'm your father..."
The little dumpling quickly stuffed some pastries into her father's mouth as well: "Daddy, you get some too!"
Then, he distributed the pastries to everyone equally, and after distributing them around the circle, his own plate was empty.
Jiang Xiyue deliberately asked her, "Yue'er, what will you do if you have nothing to eat?"
Jin Lanyue waved her hand and said happily, "You all eat! Yue'er is generous, Yue'er will eat tomorrow!"
Jiang Xiyue covered her mouth and chuckled: "Why are you praising yourself for being generous?"
"Our Yue'er is so generous! She's the best child in the world!" Marquis Beiding clapped his hands and laughed. "Come on, let's eat!"
The whole family was having a lively time.
Qu Zijin was initially a little uncomfortable, but he gradually blended in into the atmosphere.
I felt the warmth of home again after a long time.
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The next morning, Marquis Beiding got up very early to personally dress up his daughter.
Little Jinlanyue was dressed in newly made, beautiful clothes, with a headdress bestowed by the emperor in her hair—of course, this time it was an outfit that conformed to popular aesthetics—she looked exactly like a delicately carved little noble lady.
"Daddy, where are we going?" The little dumpling shook its head.
Marquis Beiding straightened his daughter's hairpin: "Our little county princess is going to see all the officials today, so naturally she should dress up in a more formal manner."
After the carriage entered the palace gate, the Marquis of Beiding took his daughter's hand and got off the carriage, pacing back and forth on the road that the officials had to take to court.
Whenever a familiar minister passed by, the Marquis of Beiding would greet him loudly: "Good morning, Lord Li! This is my daughter, Lanyue, who was just granted the title of Princess of Fukang County yesterday..."
"Lord Wang, please wait a moment. Let me introduce you to my young lady..."
"Lord Zhang, have you ever seen a child prodigy? My daughter was only three years old when she offered advice on how to alleviate the drought, and yesterday His Majesty bestowed upon her the title of County Princess..."
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