Chapter 290 Your own life is above all else
As dusk settled, Yuan Hongqu dragged her weary body back to her small courtyard.
After the official start of the semester, her workload increased somewhat, spending her mornings at the girls' college and her afternoons at the branch campus.
The enrollment size of the branch school this year is twice that of previous years.
This year, we cannot rely solely on the teaching staff of the Girls' Academy; the branch academy also needs to train another group of qualified professional teachers.
Fortunately, there were plenty of people available. Many women who had learned their skills at the branch schools were unwilling to go out and work in public, so after receiving training at the branch schools, they directly became teachers.
However, there are many new teachers, and not everyone is born with the ability to stand on a real podium without stage fright.
In the first month of the new school year, Yuan Hongqu will have to put in extra effort to help these new teachers adapt to their new roles.
After school ended in the evening, Yuan Hongqu did not go to the Lin family's house.
Before school ended, Daiyu sent someone to tell her that she was going to the palace to discuss something with her senior sister after school.
Although Yuan Hongqu had grown accustomed to Daiyu's independent and self-reliant style of doing things, she still felt somewhat lost.
Why so early? It's not a good thing for a child to be so precocious.
Since Daiyu returned late, Yuan Hongqu felt it would be more comfortable for her to stay in her own courtyard.
She entered the room, then turned and went into the space.
I took a nice, relaxing hot bath, and when I came out of the bathroom, I felt much more comfortable.
Today I suggested getting Wang Xifeng a comprehensive guide to pregnancy and childbirth, and believe it or not, she actually had such a book in her study.
There was no other way; when she was a nutritionist, nutritional meals for pregnant and postpartum women made up a large proportion of her work, so she had to study the physical characteristics of pregnant and postpartum women and develop targeted recipes.
Yuan Hongqu selected and compiled the contents of several books into a format that the ancients could understand, then printed them out and bound them into a book.
She placed the bound books on the table, then went to the kitchen to cook herself a very rich pot of spicy hot pot, and also added a serving of crispy pork and a serving of small fried dough sticks.
She's been eating a bland diet lately, and for no apparent reason, she's been craving something with a stronger flavor.
The mala tang I ate today had a lot of chili oil on it, and it was also covered with a thick layer of sesame paste.
It may not look very appealing, but it tastes absolutely amazing.
As a nutritionist, Yuan Hongqu naturally knew that eating like this was not good for her health.
However, life is only a few short decades. If you have to strictly follow nutritional standards to plan your three meals a day, what's the point?
So she's not just a nutritionist, but also a gourmet.
Not only should we eat healthily, but we should also eat happily!
Sometimes you can't have both, so choose the one that makes you happy!
For example, right now.
After she finished eating, she prepared a late-night snack for Daiyu to eat when she returned later.
The tender shepherd's purse that has just sprouted in the space has no earthy smell at all. It is perfect for making fillings, whether for wontons or steamed buns, and it brings out the breath of spring.
Yuan Hongqu had just finished wrapping wontons and went back to her room to change clothes, preparing to return to the Lin family home, when she sensed something unusual in the space.
She rushed downstairs and saw Daiyu standing in the living room with a look of horror on her face, next to a young man in a brocade robe lying on the ground.
Seeing Yuan Hongqu come down from upstairs, Daiyu rushed over and Yuan Hongqu barely managed to catch her.
"Granny, help!"
"What's going on? Didn't you go to the palace? Who is this person?"
Yuan Hongqu was somewhat surprised, as this was the first time a third person had appeared in the space, besides herself and Lin Daiyu.
However, it's hard to say whether this person is dead or alive.
The familiar fragrance emanating from Yuan Hongqu brought Daiyu a sense of peace. She glanced at the young man lying on the ground, still shaken, and said…
“Granny, I rescued this man from the Dowager Consort’s palace. If I hadn’t brought him here, he would have been beaten to death.”
"Daiyu, you did very well. Nothing is more important than life." Yuan Hongqu first affirmed Daiyu's actions, and then added,
"But if you encounter something like this again, you must first ensure your own safety and not put yourself in danger after saving others. Your own life is above all else, and no one is worth risking your life to save."
Although Yuan Hongqu had emphasized similar points in her previous education of Daiyu, she had never spoken as bluntly as she had this time.
"Granny, I remember." Daiyu felt even more frightened at this moment. Yuan Hongqu helped her sit on the sofa and then handed her a glass of warm milk.
Daiyu subconsciously took the drink and drank a few sips, immediately feeling her unease subside considerably.
After drinking the milk, Daiyu changed her posture, stretching out her somewhat hunched body. Looking at Yuan Hongqu, who was busy in the kitchen, Daiyu's heart was completely calmed down.
Judging from Daiyu's condition, she definitely hadn't even eaten dinner yet.
The wontons, originally intended as a late-night snack, have now become dinner.
The wontons are small, with translucent wrappers that reveal the bright green shepherd's purse filling inside. Once cooked, they float in the bowl like little goldfish.
Daiyu picked up a spoon and, ignoring Yuan Hongqu's attempt to cool the wontons with a fan, eagerly began to eat.
After finishing her bowl of wontons, Yuan Hongqu checked the time. An hour had passed inside the space, so half an hour had passed outside. That wasn't enough time to cause a commotion.
Why did you go to the Dowager Consort's palace today?
“Granny, I arrived at the Empress’s palace, but she wasn’t there. The head steward told me to wait there for a while. I remembered that my senior sister said there was a green peony in the palace that was about to bloom in the next few days, so I thought I’d go take a look first and then come back.”
After Daiyu went to see the green peony, before she had even left, a palace maid came over and said that she was from the palace of the Virtuous Consort. She had heard that the princess had entered the palace and wanted to invite the princess to come over for a chat.
Daiyu had never interacted with her elder cousin, the Virtuous Consort, and hadn't intended to go this time. Unexpectedly, the palace maid seemed to know Daiyu's thoughts and said...
“Princess Lin, my mistress has an old item that was given to her by Madam Lin years ago. My mistress is planning to give it to you, Princess Lin. Why don’t you go and take a look?”
Because Lan Su was carrying a soft sword passed down from her ancestor when she went out today, it was inconvenient for her to enter the palace. At this moment, only Zijuan and Xueyan were by Daiyu's side.
The palace maid invited her repeatedly, and Daiyu had no choice but to go with her.
Unexpectedly, Daiyu did not see her mother's belongings, but instead went to the palace of the Dowager Empress.
Daiyu sensed something was wrong and turned to leave with Zijuan and Xueyan.
They hadn't gone far when they saw the young man in brocade robes in the grass.
There were also two old palace maids chasing and beating the boy.
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