A few days later, Yun Zhiyan went to Ruixuetang to study with the others. Because he was now being kept in Shen Jinzhi's palace and had two young eunuchs following him closely, no one dared to bully him.
Although he entered school a year later than the other princes, the homework he submitted really impressed Master Chen.
The princes he taught were either valued by their mothers and followed the rules, quoting scriptures and treatises in their studies, hoping to show off their knowledge, but ignoring the root of the problem;
Either they are lazy and not focused on the books, but just sit here because of the rules. When they write their homework, their handwriting is sloppy, with words here and there, which makes it difficult for people to give them any guidance.
Although the Seventh Prince still looked immature and green, his writings were the product of independent thought. It was obvious that he had incorporated contemporary world events into his writings, and his insights were truly insightful.
If taught well, he will surely become a great talent in the future.
Being able to teach the princes in Ruixuetang, Master Chen was certainly no ordinary person. During the time of the late emperor, he was an important assistant to the late emperor and the prime minister, the head of all government officials.
Now that I am old and can't stand the idleness, I volunteered to teach at Rui Academy.
On the second day, Master Chen praised the Seventh Prince in front of several other princes.
The Seventh Prince was only happy for a moment, and soon lowered his head again, just like before.
The next day, when I checked his homework again, it was not as good as before.
Master Chen was puzzled and asked the Seventh Prince alone, but Yun Zhiyan pretended not to understand.
Master Chen sighed deeply and waved goodbye to him.
After sitting there for a while, he walked over to where the seventh prince was writing and found another homework assignment.
It was quite different from the one he had submitted. This one was still very sharp and brilliant. Perhaps because she had listened to his explanation, she had even written some notes for herself, her handwriting neat...
Master Chen looked at it for a long time, and remembered that the Seventh Prince's biological mother died early, and now he is following Concubine Shen.
In the harem, people are very discerning about who they serve. He is helpless and is afraid of getting into trouble, so he is deliberately hiding his incompetence.
Master Chen was rarely soft-hearted, and from then on he no longer paid attention to him. He just waited until the end of the school to keep him back and explain to him in detail the parts that he didn't quite understand.
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Unable to complete the task, Yu Huan gave up and was too lazy to waste his time on Yun Zhiyan.
She ate and drank as she pleased, and lived a happy life like an ancestor in Chaohui Palace every day.
Judging from her age, she has reached the age of enlightenment and should learn to read and write.
But she didn't want to, and when she heard that Shen Jinzhi wanted to find someone to teach her, she hid far away.
Chen Jinzhi was extremely puzzled. Normal children would be curious about things they had never experienced, so why did her child just naturally dislike studying?
However, Yu Huan didn't want to, so she could only indulge him and planned to delay it for another year at most.
There is a beautiful crabapple tree in the Chaohui Hall. As soon as spring comes, it sprouts branches and leaves, creating a pleasing green.
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west, and the lush crabapple trees are instantly covered with rouge-red buds.
Yun Zhiyan felt that only a few days had passed when the crabapple tree blossomed. The flowers were so beautiful that only the flowers and leaves could be seen, like a pink and white snow mist.
He passed the flower branches and looked further away, and saw Yu Huan sitting in a side hall, shaking his head, eating pear and almond jelly from a small blue and white porcelain bowl, and teasing a parrot.
It was late spring, early summer, and she had already changed into lighter, prettier clothes. Her dress was a mix of coral pink and glazed yellow, embroidered with goldfish and ripples in pale rice-pink thread. A pink sash wrapped around her waist, adorned with beads and jade pendants, jingled as she walked.
She hadn't bothered him for several days and seemed to have completely lost interest in him.
This was actually a good thing, as what he wanted was a safe place.
But now that he has finally settled down, he feels empty, as if he has lost something.
He pursed his lips, knowing that she didn't like him after all, so he didn't move forward.
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In early April, the Empress Dowager's birthday was approaching, and Shen Jinzhi was to accompany the Emperor to the Linzhi Temple to pray for blessings. This time, all the princes and princesses would go with him, and Yun Zhiyan was of course among them.
Yu Huan watched eagerly, and Chen Jinzhi was of course reluctant to leave her behind.
So Yu Huan went to play with satisfaction.
Royal travels are always grand and complicated. There are things you can't go here or there, things you have to greet when you meet someone, things you can't eat, things you can't say...
Yu Huan was so confused by what he heard that he finally arrived at Linzhi Temple. Chen Jinzhi had to go and accompany the emperor, so he asked someone to take Yu Huan to the side room to rest.
Yu Huan, who came in a sedan chair, was so tired that he lay down on the bed and took a deep sleep without caring about anything.
When I woke up, I ate the vegetarian food that Zhuping brought me.
It was still early, and according to Zhu Ping, the empress, princesses and princes were all following the emperor to enjoy the scenery in the back mountain.
Yu Huan left the room and walked around. She met two little monks. The bald little monk even greeted her.
She nodded in a serious manner, and halfway through the walk she started holding her stomach again.
No meat is allowed in the temple, and the dishes Zhu Ping had just brought to her were mostly braised cabbage and tofu with vegetarian noodles, which were tasteless. She put down her chopsticks after just two bites, and now she was hungry again.
Fortunately, Zhu Ping was thoughtful and thought of these things early on. She prepared some snacks that Yu Huan liked in advance and asked someone to bring them to her so that she could eat them while they were still hot.
Yu Huan sat casually on a stone, with the small cushion brought by Zhu Ping on top, and ate snacks with his handkerchief.
There was a rustling sound coming from the grass not far away, as if some creature was hiding in it.
A light breeze blew, the grass leaves drooped, and the little white fox with pointed ears was staring at the snack in Yu Huan's hand.
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