Grandpa Yun has been loyal to the emperor and loved the country for so many years. Sisi knows that Grandpa Yun will not change his mind easily.
However, a dynasty doesn't collapse overnight. All she needs to do is make her great-grandfather smarter before the dynasty falls.
The next day, just as dawn was breaking, Sun Xingyao knocked on Sisi's door. "Third Aunt, Sixth Cousin, isn't it time for your martial arts practice? We still have to travel soon. Third Aunt, Sixth Cousin..."
Feng Chan hugged Sisi and rubbed her cheeks against Sisi's chubby face. "Why is your older cousin so enthusiastic?"
"He was afraid I would tie him up and throw him into the shrew's bed."
"Naughty."
The other women who shared a room with Fengchan and Sisi thought to themselves:
Your daughter's mischief is different from other kids' mischief. Other kids might just climb on the roof or remove some tiles. But your daughter, the moment she opens her mouth, wants her older cousin's ear, arm, and leg.
Sisi rubbed her eyes and sat up in bed. "Stop shouting. Go and wake up all the children over three years old and all the men in the house. Including your great-grandfather."
The older you get, the more you need to move around.
"Does Great-Grandpa have to practice too?"
"Um."
"All right."
Grandpa Yun wasn't too surprised when Sun Xingyao told him that Sisi wanted him to practice martial arts as well. What difference would foreign invaders make if someone attacked? They wouldn't care how old you were.
Sisi got dressed and went to call Gao Pengcheng. "Uncle Gao, it's time to get up and practice your kung fu."
Gao Pengcheng got up quickly. Who wouldn't learn from a free teacher? Only a fool wouldn't.
Once everyone had arrived, Sisi divided them into several groups.
The children practice basic skills.
Yun Yuqi and his generation, along with Gao Pengcheng and his group, mainly learned how to attack.
The main thing that Master Yun and his generation learned was how to protect themselves.
Grandpa Yun simply wanted to exercise.
The Yun family members and Sun Xingyao were all practicing for the first time. Sisi let them practice for more than half an hour and then brought them back.
Gao Pengcheng and his team are still practicing.
When Sisi brought them back, Lord Liu, who was staying at the post station, had just gotten up.
Lord Liu was curious when he saw Sisi and the others return from outside. So he ordered someone to summon the post station clerk. "What did the Yun family go out for so early?"
"Reporting to you, sir, they have gone out to practice martial arts."
"Practicing martial arts?" Aren't the Yun family scholars?
"Yes. They were afraid of disturbing you, so they went outside to practice."
Lord Liu stroked his beard. Could the Yun family be planning to abandon their scholarly pursuits for military ones? Could they be hoping to return to court through military merit?
After the courier left, Lord Liu summoned his trusted aide. "Go and deliver three hundred taels of silver to Old Master Yun, but don't let anyone see it."
"This... sir, we have no connection with the Yun family, and the Yun family has been punished by the Emperor..."
Lord Liu stroked his beard. "As long as a person is alive, there is always a chance to turn things around."
Old Master Yun was deeply moved when Lord Liu's men came to deliver the silver to him. However, he said, "I have no right to receive such a gift. Please take the silver back. Tell Lord Liu for me that I am very grateful to him."
“Grandpa, please accept it. Even if you don’t think about yourself, you should think about your great-grandchildren. They are still young, and children can’t go hungry or get cold.”
Grandpa Yun still refused to accept it.
Lord Liu's confidant tried to persuade Old Master Yun again, but he still refused. Seeing that he couldn't convince him, the confidant went back. "My lord," he said, "I've talked him until his lips are sore, but he still won't accept it."
Lord Liu frowned. This old man Yun, even after being exiled to the frontier by the Emperor, still doesn't know what's good for him. "Fine, don't take him in then. With his character, he'll end up with his entire family executed sooner or later."
On the other side, after Lao Hei finished teaching Gao Pengcheng and the others, he dragged the assassin to Sisi.
Sisi looked at the assassin and asked, "Have you made up your mind?"
"I've made up my mind. I will pledge my allegiance to the Crown Prince."
"Okay. Old Hei, take him out for a good meal, pick out a good coffin, and a good burial plot."
Old Hei said "okay" and dragged the assassin away.
The assassin was a little surprised.
The assassin thought Sisi would be interested in him, but he didn't expect Sisi to let Lao Hei take him away so readily.
After dealing with the assassin, Sisi went to find Twelve.
Twelve is nursing.
When Twelve saw Sisi, she waved to Sisi while nursing.
Sisi came over and held Twelve's little paws. "Eat your milk properly, and then your sixth sister will play with you."
Twelve still can't understand what Sisi is saying, but he remembers Sisi feeding him rice water and playing with him.
After finishing her milk, Shieryi wanted Sisi to hold her.
Sisi carried him for a walk around the yard twice before going to eat.
After finishing their meal, Sisi and her group set off again.
When Gao Pengcheng noticed that Lao Hei wasn't there, he asked where Sisi had gone.
Sisi told him that Lao Hei had gone to Fucheng to check the market situation, and that he would come back to pursue them after he finished checking the market situation.
Gao Pengcheng thought he was incredibly unambitious. Look at Lao Hei, he could make a living with his martial arts skills, yet he still wanted to do business and earn extra money. He was just so unambitious, so incredibly unambitious.
Meanwhile, the assassin assumed Old Black would just pick any restaurant. Unexpectedly, Old Black took him to the best restaurant in the city.
Old Hei not only took him to the best restaurant, but also asked for a private room and told him to order whatever he wanted.
The assassins were stunned! "You...you're trying to lure me with delicious food?"
Old Hei said impatiently, "Are you going to eat or not? If not, go choose a coffin. I have to get going, I don't have time to waste with you."
"..." You weren't trying to lure him with food? "Eat." Why not eat it if it's free!
"Eat quickly."
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