Eight days passed in a flash. In the past few days, Jiang Ranli was busy writing all day long, while Yin'er was so busy in the Ministry of Works that he didn't even have time to eat. Jiang Ranli couldn't even meet him when she was awake, and only knew that he was back when she was half asleep.
On this day, Jiang Ranli finally finished writing a hundred articles of "Female Training" and "Female Precepts", then got up early and hurried into the palace, thinking that if she finished the task quickly, she could see Yinzhen every day when he was awake.
Outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Jiang Ranli stood there facing the rising sun. Emperor Kangxi had not yet left the court, so she wanted to wait here so that she could see Emperor Kangxi as soon as possible and then teach him her "homework".
Lying on the railing outside the Yangxin Palace, Jiang Ranli was boredly counting the flower petals not far away.
Qiu Die stood behind her, wanting to say something but stopping herself several times.
Finally, when Jiang Ranli turned around, he discovered that Qiu Die was abnormal.
"What's wrong?" Jiang Ranli asked.
Qiu Die quickly shook her head, and then nodded hesitantly.
Jiang Ranli felt strange, stood up straight and asked her, "What happened?"
"Concubine, ever since Sister Sidai came back from looking for you and Master Jiu, she has often been in a daze. Last night, I heard her crying," said Qiu Die.
Jiang Ranli was a little surprised after hearing this. Sidai went to look for her and Yinzhen? When did that happen?
Seeing Jiang Ranli's confusion, Qiu Die asked, "Concubine, didn't you know that Sister Sidai went to look for you and Master Jiu? On the day you and Master Jiu left, Sister Sidai found her purse left in the house, so she rode a horse to look for you and Master Jiu, and didn't come back until half a month ago."
Sidai went to look for me and was out for a long time. How come I didn’t know about this?
Jiang Ranli frowned. According to the time Qiu Die said, Sidai came back six or seven days earlier than her and Yin'er.
"Did she tell me what happened? Why did she often stare blankly? Was there something happening in the mansion these days? Why was she crying?"
Si Dai was the first person Jiang Ranli met after he traveled through time. Over the years, she had accompanied Jiang Ranli on his travels, sharing life and death with him. Therefore, she was very important to Jiang Ranli. When he learned that she had been in an abnormal state recently, Jiang Ranli became extremely worried.
However, Qiu Die could not answer Jiang Ranli’s doubts, because Si Dai had never told her what happened outside.
"Concubine, the emperor is back."
Just when Jiang Ranli was secretly regretting that she had been concentrating on copying things these days and had not noticed Sidai's abnormality, Qiudie whispered a reminder in her ear.
Looking up, I saw the golden throne slowly approaching from a distance.
When they got closer, Jiang Ranli saw Yinzhen's figure. After not seeing him for several months, he looked thinner and colder than before.
Seeing Jiang Ranli at the door of the Palace of Tranquil Longevity, Emperor Kangxi glanced at the paper in her hand and asked, "Have you finished writing?"
"I've finished writing my reply to the Emperor," Jiang Ranli responded respectfully.
Following Emperor Kangxi and Yinzhen into the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Jiang Ranli presented the copied materials on the dragon table.
Emperor Kangxi flipped through the book, his brows furrowed deeper and deeper, "Is this what you wrote?"
Jiang Ranli knew that Emperor Kangxi would look down on her, but this was her best effort in writing, "Yes".
"Tell me, why do you write like this?" Emperor Kangxi threw the stack of rice paper aside as if angry, and looked at Jiang Ranli with a displeased look.
Jiang Ranli didn't know how to answer this question. What could she say? Should she say that she was incompetent, or that her handwriting was ugly? But if she didn't use a brush, her handwriting was also good.
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