Xia Tian shook his head, threw away the random thoughts in his mind, and began to concentrate on painting.
She didn’t come out of the study until Shen Nian came back in the evening.
“Brother Shen, did the emperor really want me to teach the princes and others how to paint?” She picked up her chopsticks and picked up a piece of pork ribs for Shen Nian.
"Well, did father already say that?" Shen Nian picked up the piece of ribs and ate it slowly.
Xia Tian nodded and said, "I said that in the old lady's room this morning. She seemed very happy."
Xia Tian had never seen Marquis Wu'an smile since he entered the house. As the head of the family, he had always been majestic.
Although she usually calls him "Dad", she is still a little scared when facing Marquis Wu'an.
"The Emperor asked me to ask for your opinion first."
"Are you still asking for my opinion? Doesn't the Emperor do things directly by imperial decree?"
“The emperor is not so arbitrary.” Shen Nian looked at Xia Tian’s wide eyes and said with a smile.
"Then I definitely agree. Although the emperor said so, I can't really take the emperor's courtesy as a given."
She is still self-aware of this.
In this imperial society, the emperor's words are truly golden and cannot be refuted casually.
"Yes, I know." Shen Nian nodded, "I will tell the emperor tomorrow that you agree."
"Okay, have a bowl of soup." She poured a bowl of soup and placed it in front of Shen Nian.
The next day, Xia Tian received an imperial edict from the palace, which was delivered by the eunuch beside the emperor.
Fortunately, you don’t have to go every day, just once every seven days will be enough.
We started preparing for lessons in the summer.
You can't just coax the children every time you go there. You still have to teach them some painting knowledge to avoid complaints from students and parents.
In the summer, I paint and prepare lessons at the same time.
I also took some time to visit Yuejin Pavilion.
Although the autumn examination has ended, the results have not yet been announced and the students are still in the capital.
I haven't been there for a few days, and the Yuejin Pavilion has been occupied by those students. Some people are even reciting poems here.
When summer arrived, it was still early for dinner, but a large group of students had already gathered in the restaurant. They were all talking and chatting, and when they were excited, they even had a poetry writing competition.
She didn't disturb them and asked Uncle Gu to serve them tea and snacks for free.
Uncle Gu has hired four more waiters during this period, and his business is getting better and better, with daily turnover increasing several times.
Seeing that everything was going well here, Xia Tian returned with peace of mind and took Cui Ling with him.
It was because she asked Aunt Zhang to give her an assessment, and she bought some people. After Aunt Zhang helped her prepare them, she placed a few of the skillful ones directly in the restaurant and let Cui Ling and Xiao You take care of them.
Now that she had basically completed her apprenticeship, she also asked Cui Ling if she wanted to stay in the restaurant as a manager.
Cui Ling said she wanted to follow her, so she didn't force her. She just let Xiao You take charge of that area, and Aunt Gu would watch over it. There was no problem.
Seven days passed in a flash, and Xia Tian followed Shen Nian to the palace in the morning.
Today is her first class and she has made sufficient preparations.
She thought it would be where the prince and his classmates usually took classes, but the maid who led the way took her directly to the queen's palace.
"Your Majesty the Queen." Xia Tian bowed to the Queen.
The Queen smiled and called out, "No need to be polite. Madam Shen, please take a seat first."
Xia Tian thanked him and sat down, then asked, "Empress, are you taking classes here?"
"Yes." The Queen nodded with a smile. "It's mainly because those naughty kids are too young. If they were kept in the school, I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to control them. The Emperor said they should stay here with me. Here, I can help to deter them."
"Your Majesty, you're joking. The last time I met you, I found that although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was young, he was very steady and intelligent. The little princes and princesses were also very cute."
When the Queen heard Xia Tian praising her son, the smile on her face became even more obvious. Which mother doesn't like to hear others praise her own child?
"Mrs. Shen, please don't praise them yet. Don't come to me to complain when we're in class later!" The Queen joked.
"I am telling the truth." Xia Tian also replied with a smile.
After sitting for a while, the little ones were brought over by their nanny.
Their mother also came with them.
Xia Tian quickly stood up and bowed to the ladies before sitting down again.
The people who came in were the little prince and two little princesses who had been there last time.
The Empress gave birth to only one prince, the rest were born to the Emperor's other concubines.
The prince had not arrived yet, so everyone waited.
As a result, the prince had not arrived yet, but the imperial concubine came with her little princess.
The emperor now has only these five children.
Two princes and three princesses.
The crown prince is the emperor's eldest son.
After she paid her respects to the imperial concubine and stood up, the little princess in her wet nurse's arms reached out her hand to her.
Xia Tian didn't expect that this one-year-old child actually still remembered her.
The little princess reached out for her to hold. Xia Tian glanced at the Imperial Concubine, who smiled and said, "This child actually lets you hold her. Usually, only the Empress can hold her. No one else is allowed to hold her."
"Yes, usually I am the only one who can take her from her mother's arms." The Queen also nodded with a smile.
"Then can I hold the little princess?" Xia Tian asked with a smile.
This person's child is so precious, she dare not just reach out and hug him.
"That's no big deal, Madam Shen, just carry me. Just don't feel tired." The Imperial Concubine said as she sat down in the seat below the Empress.
Xia Tian reached out and hugged the little princess. The little princess hugged her neck with both hands. She cherished the soft and tender little ball so much.
Although she doesn't like children that much, this pretty and clingy little girl is so adorable that it's impossible not to like her.
Xia Tian held the little princess in his arms, walked to the drawing board, and directly drew a cute kitten with a pen. Pointing at the kitten, he asked the little princess, "What is this?"
"Cat." The little princess pointed.
"Oh, the princess is so smart."
Xia Tian praised him, then drew a mouse and pointed at it and asked.
"What is this?"
The little princess shook her head.
I guess I haven't seen it, so I can't answer it.
"This is a mouse." Xia Tian said, "Cat, cat, catch mice."
"Cat catches mouse." The little princess repeated.
When the other little kids saw Xia Tian painting, they let go of their mother's hands and ran over to watch.
Several imperial concubines also stared at this side curiously.
The Queen nodded secretly. She didn't expect that the wife of Master Shen was really good at coaxing children.
It seems that it was wise for the emperor to ask her to teach the princes and princesses how to paint.
Not only is he good at drawing, but he is also patient with such young children.
Looking at the princes and princesses surrounding the wife of Prince Shen, several imperial concubines were also amazed. Last time, these little ones took back the dog and rabbit that someone had drawn for them, but they hung them up. The first thing they did every day when they got up was to run to see them.
When the emperor came, they insisted that Madam Shen draw other paintings for them. The emperor had no choice but to ask Xia Tian to teach them how to paint.
After a while, the prince arrived and summer teaching officially began.
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