The children were all covered in dirt, so they just brushed off the dirt and washed their hands in the ditch nearby.
I don't know where they found two tattered tables, which were very suitable for the occasion. After the meal was placed on the tables, Emperor Ming Yan didn't say anything for a long time. Then he raised his head and looked at the empress with emotion. It was estimated that if the child hadn't been there, he would definitely have said, "Hui'er is the one who understands me best!"
The queen was wearing a folk dress and a headscarf. She rolled up a vegetable pancake with a smile and gave one to Emperor Ming Yan first, and then to the fourth prince. The fourth prince was stunned and took it with both hands, saying, "Thank you... mother."
The Queen seemed not to notice his hesitation and started giving him the ninth and tenth volumes.
Jiushi had been busy all morning and was exhausted and hungry. He was not picky, which was rare, and ate with big mouthfuls.
Yan Shiyue smiled and rolled up some pancakes for a few of her family members, whispering to him, "Thank you for your hard work, husband."
Huo Qijing glanced at her.
She was dressed in blue and had a blue headscarf on her head, with only a few strands of hair hanging down her cheeks. She had bright eyes and white teeth, and looked very cute.
Huo Qijing couldn't help but smile and asked, "Did you do this?"
Yan Shiyue nodded. Huo Qijing whispered, "I haven't eaten your cooking for a long time."
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Yan Shiyue also laughed softly and said, "If you want to eat it, I'll make it for you every day!"
Huo Qijing smiled but said nothing.
They planted a lot of cabbage, also known as Chinese cabbage, and some peppers, all of which are hardy and have a short growing period. So the younger ones had one more daily activity: they often came to check on the crops, loosen the soil, and make some messes.
Within a few days, the seedlings appeared, and the children ran more frequently.
Jiushi, who had been making trouble when loosening the soil before, burst into tears when he saw that the vegetables in other people's fields were better than his own, and felt sorry for his father's hard work... He learned a small lesson, but that's a story for later.
It was at this time that Yan Shiyue secretly wrote the first eight-part essay in his life.
She nervously showed it to Xu Wenqu.
Xu Wenqu took a closer look and raised his eyebrows in surprise: "Not bad."
She stared at him: "Really good?"
"Really? When I first started learning, I couldn't write as well as you do."
She said, "I don't believe it! Don't try to trick me!"
Xu Wenqu laughed: "I'm not lying to you, it's really good."
Yan Shiyue still didn't believe it, so he quietly called Huo Qiyang to show it to him. Huo Qiyang said very seriously, "Very good."
Well, apart from the halo, it should be okay!
Yan Shiyue studied for the exam anyway, so she had a clear goal and read an average of two articles a day. Practice makes perfect, and she made rapid progress.
Emperor Ming Yan finally heard about it and secretly summoned Xu Wenqu. Xu Wenqu brought two articles to him to read.
Yan Shiyue's articles, like her letters, are full of inspiration. They follow all the routines but are not too mechanical. They are really good.
Actually, the Jinshi examination involves not only eight-legged essays, but also the meaning of the Four Books, the meaning of the classics, essays, judgments, imperial edicts, decrees, chapters, memorials, classics and history, essays on Elementary Education, poems, etc. However, Yan Shiyue only needs to learn the essays from the Four Books. After all, the actual test is mainly based on the formal examination.
It's been busy until August.
Yan Shiyue almost vomited from writing articles, and felt that it was just like this when he took the college entrance examination.
She had originally planned to secretly inquire about the questions for the provincial examination, and then follow the example of Emperor Ming Yan and mix her essay into the examination.
The result was known to Emperor Ming Yan, so he selected a few people to form a examination-level review team, and then showed them the article she wrote.
Seeing that the emperor was interested, several old men wanted to join in the fun, so they also started to click circles seriously.
This one said: "It's really smooth and flowing, and the writing is so beautiful!"
The other said: "It is indeed very delicious and fragrant!"
Then they all said: "Top talent!"
Emperor Ming Yan smiled and wrote a big "通" (Tong) for her.
Is it fun? Do you think she is a three-year-old child?
Yan Shiyue pouted, looking very unhappy.
After the people left, Emperor Ming Yan asked her with a smile: "What's wrong? Are you not happy that you have been cleared?"
Yan Shiyue stared at him without saying anything. Emperor Mingyan smiled and said, "If you really take this essay to the imperial examination, you may not be a juren, but you should have an 80% chance of passing the exam."
He touched her head and said, "It's your fault, Father. Why are you arguing with Yue'er? Yue'er works too hard and has lost weight these days. You have so many important things to do. I'm afraid you're wasting too much energy on this. Now that I've said in person that you've understood, let's just let this case go!"
Yan Shiyue was coaxed by him and was happy again: "Okay then."
Emperor Mingyan smiled and said, "After studying hard for a while, my calligraphy has really improved. I can show it to others and fool people. It's not completely ineffective."
Yan Shiyue was happy and showed her little white teeth at him.
As a result, I heard people shouting from a distance: "Nineth Master, Tenth Master..."
Yan Shiyue instantly felt embarrassed for "still calling him grandpa at such an old age" and quickly sat up straight.
Then the ninth and tenth princes came running in crying: "Father, father... Mother wants to eat our food! She wants to eat our food!" The ninth prince cried so hard that snot bubbles came out of his nose: "Father! Please save our food!"
Emperor Ming Yan couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Then he bent down and picked up the child, and several people went to the vegetable garden, and the queen followed with a smile.
Emperor Ming Yan squatted beside him holding the child and asked him, "Jiulang, Shilang, who planted this land?"
Ninety said together: "It's Father and Jiulang/Julang."
"When you were farming, did your mother help you cook?"
Jiushi was speechless, and Emperor Mingyan smiled and said, "We farmed the land, and the Queen Mother helped with the cooking. We all have contributions, so can the Queen Mother eat the vegetables? Can the Emperor eat the vegetables? Jiulang and Shilang can also eat together."
Ninety hands waved around: "Don't eat vegetables! Don't eat it!"
Emperor Ming Yan was really patient with children. He smiled and said, "If you don't eat them, the vegetables will rot. If they rot, you can't eat them. We are going back to the capital soon. After we return to the capital, all the vegetables here will be taken away. So we have to eat them quickly before we go back."
Compared to when he first came to the palace, Jiushi had no eyes for anyone else, but now he even feels sorry for "Cai". As a trainer, Yan Shiyue is still quite proud of it.
So she took the opportunity to talk about filial piety, and then called the other children over, and led the children to pick and wash vegetables by themselves, and then serve their parents with filial piety.
For her, this was just an ordinary opportunity for education, but for the ancients, it meant that the child had grown up and knew how to be filial.
Are you so grateful?
So the next day, the Fourth Prince's wife gave her two fine inkstones.
At night, the Fourth Prince remembered and asked, "Did you send something to Yue'er?"
The Fourth Prince's wife responded softly. The Fourth Prince asked, "Why did you think of sending something?"
The Fourth Prince's wife was silent for a long time, and then said, "I am an ignorant person. I only know that Zhen'er is the apple of my eye. Whoever is truly good to Zhen'er, I will be truly good to her."
She glanced at the Fourth Prince and said, "Master, I am going to say something presumptuous. If one day I were to die... and entrust Zhen'er to someone else, I would not trust anyone in this world except His Highness Fu Yan."
The Fourth Prince was stunned for a moment.
Doesn't she mean that she can't even trust him? The fourth prince said angrily: "What nonsense!"
The Fourth Prince's Consort bowed and pleaded guilty: "It was my fault, please don't blame me, my Lord!"
Her expression was calm but distant. The Fourth Prince stared at her, feeling helpless for a moment.
From childhood to adulthood, he always seemed to be unpopular.
His mother didn't like him. What he had seen the most since he was a child was her calm gaze looking down at him, with suppressed impatience.
Now, even the person next to me is like this.
When he woke up in the middle of the night, he sometimes thought that if his wish really came true one day, his mother would probably just say modestly: You are lucky.
But if he loses... no one will stand with him, and will just watch him fall into the abyss.
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