Liu Yanqing went to copy books?
Lin Xiaowan didn't believe it. With Liu Yanqing's temper, he probably wouldn't have been copying for long before he complained that his hands were tired. He would even ask his children to copy. Children need to learn, so it's better for them to copy more.
"What? You don't believe me?" Liu Yanqing felt that something was wrong with Lin Xiaowan's eyes.
"Believe it, believe it, believe it." Lin Xiaowan was too lazy to say more.
After the Fourth Lady Qin married into the Eastern Palace, the Crown Prince wasn't particularly fond of her. He didn't visit her much just because he had brought her into the palace. When the Fourth Lady Qin said she was tired and didn't want to pay her respects to the Crown Princess, the Crown Prince even frowned.
Miss Qin Si just thought that she was the niece of the late queen, so she was different.
In the eyes of the Crown Prince, it didn't matter that Miss Qin Si was the niece of the late Queen. The Crown Prince wasn't registered under the late Queen's name, so even if he was, he wouldn't favor Miss Qin Si just because of that.
The Crown Prince respected the Crown Princess, but when Miss Qin Si acted up, he paid little attention to her. This made Miss Qin Si very sad. She felt that she was not as good as the Crown Princess, nor as good as the other concubines. Why did the Crown Prince treat her like this when she entered the Eastern Palace?
The Crown Princess knew that Miss Qin Si was a little girl, but that didn't mean she had to put up with her antics. She didn't bother with her because she felt that Miss Qin Si would change sooner or later.
When Princess Zhaoyang came to see the Crown Princess, the Crown Princess mentioned it a few times.
"I don't know if she was like this when she was in the boudoir, so delicate and always sick." The Crown Princess thought that Concubine Qin was not sick, but just didn't want to get up early to pay her respects.
Even though Concubine Qin was not so favored, she still dared to do this.
This made the Crown Princess think that Concubine Qin was a bit foolish. A young and beautiful girl like her might think that they were just getting married, and they were different. When the Crown Princess first married the Crown Prince, she didn't dare to do this. Even though they had to go to the palace to pay their respects to the Imperial Concubine at that time, and didn't have to go to the palace all the time, the Crown Princess didn't dare to get up too late.
The Qin family shouldn't be the kind of people who don't know the rules, so why is Concubine Qin like this?
The Crown Princess did not pursue the reason why Concubine Qin became like that. After all, the Crown Prince was a man of measure. The Crown Prince did not like delicate and weak women that much. The Crown Prince had experienced so many things, and the Imperial Concubine was once suppressed by Concubine Cen. It was even more impossible for the Crown Prince to favor a concubine over his wife.
At that time, the Imperial Concubine and the Virtuous Concubine were both concubines, but the Crown Princess was the principal wife, and she trusted the Crown Prince.
However, the Crown Princess was also prepared and could not always rely on the Crown Prince to do those things.
"Have you called the imperial physician?" asked Princess Zhaoyang.
"She said she doesn't need to be invited, she just needs more rest." The Crown Princess smiled and said, "She just lacks sleep and needs to sleep for a long time every day. If she doesn't get enough sleep, her body will be weak."
It was the first time the Crown Princess had heard someone say such words so confidently. Concubine Qin was truly bold. Concubine Qin wasn't thinking about going to bed early, or taking a nap. Oh, that's not right. Concubine Qin simply didn't want to get up so early. Concubine Qin didn't want to pay her respects to the Crown Princess any more.
Concubine Qin didn't want others to think that her status was too low, she just wanted to show her difference.
“…” Princess Zhaoyang was drinking tea and she almost choked on it.
"If she likes to sleep, then she can sleep more." The Crown Princess said, "In the future, she will have to give birth to many children for the Crown Prince."
"If she gave birth to a child, it would be a disaster," Princess Zhaoyang said bluntly.
Princess Zhaoyang did not think that the Crown Prince would allow Concubine Qin to have a child so early. The Crown Prince would definitely not allow the child born by Concubine Qin to become his heir. But she saw Concubine Qin like this, and she knew that Concubine Qin had great ambitions.
That is, Princess Zhaoyang and the Crown Princess only said this when they were talking privately.
The Qin family, Master Qin had long suspected that the fourth daughter of the Qin family might cause trouble, but he didn't expect Concubine Qin to start doing so so soon. Concubine Qin was just a concubine, and a concubine was always so weak, even refusing to pay her respects to the Crown Princess. How could this be?
Master Qin didn't know about this at first, but the rumor spread that Concubine Qin was in poor health, so the Crown Princess exempted Concubine Qin from paying respects every day.
Things happening in the Eastern Palace might also get out, especially if someone dislikes the Qin family.
Originally, there was a concubine in the Eastern Palace who wanted to be promoted to a concubine, but she didn't expect that Concubine Qin would appear halfway. Moreover, after Concubine Qin entered the Eastern Palace, she gave the other concubine the cold shoulder.
Concubine Qin even said directly in front of another concubine: You and I are both concubines, and no one is inferior to the other.
Concubine Qin was right. The key point was her expression of arrogance. The other concubine had been with the Crown Prince for many years. Even if they were both concubines, Concubine Qin should have called the other one "sister."
If it were someone else, they might be more respectful and restrained towards those people. However, after the fourth Miss Qin married into the Eastern Palace, she did not restrain herself like she did at home, but became much more arrogant.
Miss Qin Si was the daughter of Mr. Qin Er, who was not as powerful as Mr. Qin Da. It was inevitable that Miss Qin Si would be cautious when she was in the mansion. At least Miss Qin Si would not act too arrogantly in front of Miss Qin San, and would be more dignified.
"Mother, let's split the family." Master Qin had originally thought of waiting a while before discussing the matter, but Concubine Qin's actions in the Eastern Palace had made Master Qin feel a little fearful. If Concubine Qin continued in that way, would others think he was supporting Concubine Qin behind the scenes? If that happened, he would never be able to clear himself even if he jumped into the Yellow River.
"Let's separate." Old Madam Qin was a sensible person after all. She had originally thought it would be good for the Fourth Miss Qin to enter the Eastern Palace. She had never expected the Fourth Miss Qin to become so arrogant and to so quickly disregard the other people in the Eastern Palace.
Even though the Crown Princess and others didn't bother Miss Qin Si too much, that was because the Emperor was still alive, so those people just had to be more tolerant of Miss Qin Si.
When the emperor is gone, no one will remember the late Queen Qin, so Concubine Qin will have no chance of success.
When Second Master Qin learned that First Master Qin was going to split the family business, he was completely stunned. He even ran to Old Madam Qin and asked, "Mother, how can we split the family business when you're still alive?"
"It is precisely because I am alive that I have to let you split up." Old Lady Qin said. She originally thought that Fourth Miss Qin would be more promising, but now, it is obvious that Fourth Miss Qin's brain is not that useful, so she can't just do nothing.
Old Madam Qin hadn't considered going to the Eastern Palace to complain about Concubine Qin. As someone who had been through this before, she knew it would probably be useless. The Fourth Miss Qin was the type who was self-righteous and thought she was powerful enough to look down on others.
"Mother..." Mr. Qin didn't want to split up the family because his elder brother was much more capable.
If the family splits up, their branch won't be as capable and will suddenly become much weaker.
At first, the emperor had conferred the title of Duke Cheng'en on Mr. Qin. After Mr. Qin's death, the late Queen Qin also died at a young age, so the emperor made Mr. Qin the Duke Cheng'en.
The emperor did that out of consideration for the late queen.
Even though this title cannot be inherited, Master Qin himself has an actual job, which is very remarkable.
"Let's split up the family. If we don't, are we waiting for a fallout in the future?" This is what Old Lady Qin meant.
As for Concubine Qin, Old Madam Qin didn't think she could ascend to the throne. Not to mention the Crown Princess's stable position, even if the Crown Princess died, the Crown Prince could marry another wife instead of supporting Concubine Qin.
Old Madam Qin thought that she was just old and confused before. Why did she think that Miss Qin Si was good? When Miss Qin Si became Concubine Qin, Concubine Qin seemed to have become a different person.
At the Marquis of Jingning's mansion, Liu Yulian rarely went to the Eastern Palace to see the Crown Princess. Most of the time, it was the Crown Princess who went to the research institute. Liu Yulian was a first-rank official, not just a princess. She was very different from Concubine Qin.
It’s just like the officials in the court would also bow when they saw the concubines, but would the concubines really dare to mess with the officials at will? The concubines would not dare.
The same is true between Liu Yulian and Concubine Qin. Liu Yulian is not just a person in the harem.
It would be much easier for the concubines to mess with the women in the harem, and they could even label a woman as not observing women's virtues with just a few words. But if they were to criticize an official, it would be useless.
There is no rule in this dynasty that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, but those concubines who have no ability and those concubines who do not hold the official position of female officials dare not say much about what is happening in the court.
They themselves have no ability, and when they talk about court affairs, it is mostly for their families and themselves.
The Emperor certainly didn't want them to talk too much, and the Crown Prince didn't want them to talk too much either. Concubine Qin was incompetent, and if she said that, the Crown Prince definitely wouldn't believe her, nor would he have much contact with her.
"Fortunately, you are engaged." Liu's mother sighed. She didn't want her daughter to be involved in the struggle in the harem.
A simple person like her daughter was simply not suitable for being involved in the harem. Liu's mother thought that the Chengguo Mansion was not bad. Even though the old lady of Chengguo was a snobbish person, she was also very snobbish. Her daughter had helped He Xichen, the eldest grandson whom the old lady valued, so the old lady's attitude towards Liu Yulian was naturally very good.
"Yeah." Liu Yulian nodded. She had also heard some things about Concubine Qin in the Eastern Palace.
Even if it is a royal matter, there will still be people who will spread it.
Liu Yulian didn't want to become the daughter-in-law of the royal family, as that was not an easy task. As for research, Liu Yulian didn't have military power or attend court, so it would be much better for her to stay in the research institute.
If researchers at the institute want to carry out research, they must obtain permission from the emperor and the Ministry of Revenue will allocate funds before they have the money to conduct research.
This meant that the researchers were still controlled by the royal family, and the research they were doing wasn't anything particularly lethal. Liu Yulian didn't know anything about guns, so she had to rely on others to do the research.
The imperial court had a special department to study those lethal weapons. Liu Yulian was just an ordinary person in the later generations. How could she understand those lethal weapons? She had never actually seen them, so she could not make them.
"Let's plant yams next year." Liu Yulian said.
"Why did you think of planting yam?" Liu's mother wondered.
"I suddenly thought of a way to grow yams." Liu Yulian suddenly thought of the future. "I need to get some thick hemp ropes, make a net, and tie them all up."
Yams grow many vines, and the common method of planting them is to insert many bamboos. However, she saw a short video showing a planting method using ropes to make nets. These nets are cheap, can be used for several years, and can also reduce the amount of bamboo used.
Liu Yulian just wanted to give it a try. The yield of yam was high, not low. She thought that in ancient times, there was a shortage of food, so they should plant more high-yield food.
The yield of sweet potatoes is high, the yield of corn is high, the yield of potatoes is high, and the yield of yams is also good.
Liu Yulian thought they could give it a try and see if they could grow more yams.
"Those vines can grow along the rope and are not easy to fall over," said Liu Yulian.
"Maybe..." Liu's mother had no idea how to grow these things, but her daughter always spoke about them in a very logical way. Her daughter had read books for so many years, and now she just wanted to experiment more.
How could Liu's mother stop her daughter from experimenting? If her daughter wanted to experiment more, then she could go ahead and experiment. She might be able to grow a lot of things.
"As for those sweet potatoes, once the yield increases, we can also research which ones taste better," Liu Yulian said. "We can even categorize them into different varieties."
"Breed..." Liu's mother said she didn't understand.
"Some sweet potatoes are delicious and can be cultivated as a new variety," Liu Yulian said. "Next year, let the people on the farm do the same."
"Okay, you have your own farm, so you can arrange it yourself." Mother Liu said with a smile, "When you have something good there, you can let our farm follow suit."
"Yes, that's right. Let's compare it this way." Liu Yulian nodded. "In case there is no yield, some varieties have a low yield but taste good. Or there is a possibility of failure, no yield, and the taste is not good either."
"Who's afraid of low output?" Liu's mother said with a smile.
"I'm not afraid, but the more the better." Liu Yulian said.
Time passed quickly, and Liu Yanbo and his group arrived in the capital before the end of October. After arriving in the capital, they had to find a place to stay first.
Liu Yanbo was not the type of person who liked to live under someone else's roof. He was rather arrogant. If he were not arrogant, he would not have been so foolish as to think that he was so powerful and that what Aunt Qing said was right.
"Let's find a house first." Su Qiuya said. They couldn't stay in the inn forever, so they still had to find a house to live in.
"We'll go with you?" Aunt Chai looked at Aunt Qing. "House prices in the capital are not cheap. If we rush to look for a good one now, we may not be able to find a good one. I'm afraid the price will be high and the quality will not be good, which would be a big waste."
In reality, Madam Chai was worried that she didn't have that much money. If they spent money on buying a house, they might not have any left. How would they live then? Things in the capital were even more expensive.
As soon as Concubine Qing saw Concubine Chai, she knew what Concubine Chai was planning. But if she couldn't agree with her at this time, she was afraid that Concubine Chai would bear a grudge against her.
"Do you want to go to the Marquis' Mansion first?" Aunt Qing said this deliberately. She asked the people from the third house to follow her back to the capital. She wanted them to mess with the people from the first house.
"This..." Aunt Chai hesitated.
"You've come all the way to the capital. Even if they won't let you in, they should at least give you a place to stay," Aunt Qing said. "Isn't it said that Princess Rongning already owns several mansions? So how could the Marquis' Mansion not have any?"
Seeing that Chai didn't say anything, Qing Niang continued, "It's not that we don't want to be with you, but if you do, the eldest wife will break off the relationship with us. If the eldest wife sees this, she might be unhappy. Do you want to give it a try?"
"Give it a try?" Aunt Chai knew that Aunt Qing just wanted them to hit their heads against the wall. If Aunt Qing didn't want them to go together, then forget it.
Aunt Chai looked at Feng Guanjing. Isn't the Feng family in the capital? They can go to the Feng family. The Feng family is not a big official family, but a small official family also has its advantages. Feng Guanjing should still be able to stay in her mother's family. After all, Feng Guanjing is a legitimate daughter, not a concubine's daughter.
Feng Guanjing is not the legitimate daughter of the Feng family's eldest wife, but she is still a legitimate daughter after all, so it is easy for Feng Guanjing to go back.
They don't want a lot of rooms, just two will do.
Concubine Chai had no intention of going to the Marquis of Jingning's mansion. When they were in the northwest, the Marquis of Jingning had her dragged to the residence of the third wife. She was afraid that if she took people to the Marquis of Jingning's mansion, the Marquis of Jingning would say that the engagement would be severed, which would be a loss.
"Then we'll separate first." Aunt Qing said, "If you're determined, come find us. We should open a shop first, so we can make some money."
As Su Qiuya listened to the conversation between Aunt Qing and Aunt Chai, she thought they were really shameless.
Otherwise, they might as well just go to the Su family and not buy a house themselves.
Su Qiuya thought that her stepmother had originally wanted her biological daughter to marry into the Marquis's Mansion, but the situation in the Marquis's Mansion was not good, so her stepmother let her marry there.
"Let's go to the Su family." Su Qiuya said, "My father is a wealthy businessman. He owns many houses."
Su Qiuya planned to be a top-class lady. Even if the first and second wives broke off their relationship, Su Qiuya would still dare to go to the house. When she first married into the Jingning Marquis's Mansion, the second and first wives had not yet broken off their relationship. The Su family didn't want people to think that they looked down on the Jingning Marquis's Mansion.
"..." Aunt Qing was stunned. She had never thought about going to the Su family. "Isn't it bad?"
Aunt Qing still wanted to save face, and she didn't want to go to her daughter-in-law's parents' home.
"What's wrong with that? Didn't you ask them to go to the Jingning Marquis' Mansion?" Su Qiuya said, "Then it's okay for us to go to my parents' home. I got married in a hurry and didn't bring much dowry. This time, we're all back, so we have to ask them to compensate us a little."
"It's time to compensate," Aunt Chai said quickly, "You're still the legitimate daughter, right?"
"Yes." Su Qiuya nodded, "Compensation is necessary."
"..." Aunt Qing really wanted to tell them not to go to the Su family, as it would be too embarrassing. The money they had was enough for them to buy a house. If Su Qiuya didn't have that much money, then she could go to Su Qiuya's grandfather instead of someone from the Su family.
The Su family didn't like Su Qiuya that much, and they didn't spoil her. With a stepmother, there was a stepfather, and Su's father didn't treat Su Qiuya that well either.
It's numb. Aunt Qing always feels that something is wrong. She wants Aunt Chai to go to the Marquis' Mansion, not Su Qiuya to go to the Su family.
However, Su Qiuya didn't care what Qing Yi Niang thought. She came to the capital to take revenge on her stepmother and others. If Qing Yi Niang was a better person, Su Qiuya would not do that. Unfortunately, Qing Yi Niang was not a very good person. It was just right to take Qing Yi Niang with her, maybe she could let them fight each other.
Tsk tsk, Su Qiuya just wanted to see what Aunt Qing would do. She would then want to live in a courtyard, the same courtyard she lived in before she got married.
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