Chapter 383 Children Should Go to Bed Early
"Your Majesty, it's getting late. It won't be easy to finalize the detailed procedures for this matter in a short time. You should return to the palace to rest. Once the Imperial Academy and Mr. Yuan have finalized the detailed procedures, they will be submitted to you for review."
The Empress's voice was gentle, and the Emperor also felt that it was getting late.
"Since that's the case, then let's finalize the specific procedures for this matter before the Southern Tour. If the Imperial Academy can't be as meticulous as the Women's Academy, then follow the Women's Academy's procedures. If any minor issues cause trouble, I will not let it go lightly." After saying this, the Emperor's gaze swept over the group of officials.
He had given the warning he was due, and he believed he had done a good job supporting Princess Jiangzhu today. Therefore, with everyone respectfully seeing him off, he took the Empress's hand and left.
"Lord Yuan, your disciple certainly knows how to pose difficult questions. There's never been a precedent for this before. I noticed you haven't said much for a while, Lord Yuan. Do you have any insightful suggestions?"
“If you do it, then there will be a precedent.” Yuan Hongqu did not include herself in this competition, even though she was the head of the girls’ academy and the participants in this competition were students from their academy and the Imperial Academy.
The purpose of that official's words was simply to find a way to gloss over the matter.
But judging from Yuan Hongqu's appearance, she doesn't seem like someone who would be fooled.
“It is indeed too late today. Princess Jiangzhu is still a child and needs to go home to sleep. Gentlemen, how about we discuss this again tomorrow?” Yuan Hongqu saw that as soon as the Emperor left, Daiyu sat on a chair to the side with her eyes almost closed. She knew that the little girl’s biological clock was ingrained in her bones. She was still awake at this hour, and Yuan Hongqu could no longer stay awake.
"Lord Yuan, where shall we discuss this? If we do it in the imperial court, I fear the Emperor will not be pleased..."
"No need to worry, I'll have someone send invitations to all of you tomorrow." Yuan Hongqu said, inwardly complaining: You bunch of old men, you're too old to sleep, you should at least consider whether the children can handle it. She's already made herself so clear, why do you still have to ask!
Yuan Hongqu opened the peppermint balm she carried with her and placed it under Daiyu's nose so that she could smell it.
A refreshing sensation rushed from her nasal cavity into her chest, and Daiyu immediately felt much more energetic.
"Yu'er, let's go home."
Daiyu nodded vaguely, and the maid behind her hurried over to support her.
Only after the group reached the door and boarded the carriage did the senior officials of the Imperial Observatory leave in twos and threes.
Inside the Lin family's carriage, Daiyu wanted to say something, but Yuan Hongqu gently tapped her head, "Go to sleep. We can talk about it when you wake up tomorrow. There's no rush."
The carriage moved slowly down the street, with the Lin family's lanterns and signs hanging on it.
Although a curfew had been imposed, there were always privileged classes who could walk freely on the streets, and the patrolmen, seeing the Lin family's insignia, would not stop them to question them.
The Imperial Observatory and the Lin family's residence were not close. Although the streets were deserted at night, the carriage could not travel fast. By the time they returned to the Lin family's residence, half an hour had already passed.
After sleeping for a while, Daiyu felt much better after getting off the carriage. Yuan Hongqu gave her a small midnight snack, helped her wash up, and told her to go to sleep quickly.
"Granny, I'm not too sleepy now. If I go to bed late, I can get up a little later tomorrow morning. The academy is still on holiday, and there's nothing special going on tomorrow." Daiyu was good at finding excuses to sleep in, and Yuan Hongqu always indulged her in the past.
"How can you be idle tomorrow? Tomorrow you need to go to the academy with your teachers and classmates to design a plan for the imperial examination, so that I can send invitations to those adults."
"I vaguely heard you say that we need to discuss this with those adults. Why do we have to come up with a plan first?" Daiyu pouted, somewhat displeased.
Last time, when she and several classmates were working on a study tour to the grasslands, they did a lot of research and spent several months to complete the project.
We've only been given one day this time, how could we possibly finish it so quickly?
“Once you’ve come up with the plan, the initiative is in your hands. You can then negotiate with them however you want.” Yuan Hongqu never liked being led by the nose; she preferred to be the one leading others.
"Hmm, should I go find my senior classmates again?" Daiyu thought it would be the same as the previous study abroad plan.
"There's no need for that this time. Even if they came, they wouldn't be of much help." How can students be involved in setting up the exam venue, the exam methods, and the rules?
“But we did a great job with the previous study abroad plan. We even prepared so many backup plans and contingency plans,” Daiyu argued indignantly.
"Yu'er, exams are not a leisurely trip; the imperial examination is a very serious matter. Once this matter is settled, it will be almost time for the southern tour. Shouldn't you also make arrangements in advance and prepare contingency plans for any problems that may arise on the way to Nanxun?"
"Granny, I'm sleepy." Upon hearing this, Daiyu's face fell, feeling a bit downcast. She felt like she had so much to do, what should she do?
"Alright, go to sleep now. Don't worry, I'll do it with you." Yuan Hongqu reassured her.
"Really?" Daiyu asked in surprise.
Yuan Hongqu nodded, "I was also worried that you would get tired. It was not easy for you to gain some weight. If you lose weight again, I'm afraid your father will blame you for not taking good care of you when you meet him during the Southern Tour."
"No, Granny." Daiyu said coquettishly, snuggling into Yuan Hongqu's arms. "Granny is the best. No one is allowed to speak ill of Granny, not even Father."
"That's enough, that's enough. You're so old already, why are you still acting like this? If Zijuan and the others see this, they'll laugh at you again." Yuan Hongqu didn't know if Daiyu would be embarrassed, but she knew that Zijuan and the others would really say that.
"She's jealous." Daiyu smiled, her face beaming with pride.
"She said that even her own mother treated her worse than the nanny treated me..."
Zijuan, who was outside the door, did indeed peek inside, and then said to Xueyan with concern,
"Looks like the young lady will be staying up late again tonight."
"It's none of your business. As long as the girl is happy and it doesn't harm her health, let her do whatever she wants. Haven't you seen how Mr. Yuan indulges her?" Xueyan was quite open-minded.
“Isn’t Mr. Yuan most concerned about Miss’s health? Staying up so late might be bad for her health, right?” Zijuan was also worried about Daiyu’s health.
"Zijuan, don't worry about it. Our girl is now practicing martial arts and internal energy cultivation with Susu. She can even go up to the roof in a flash. What's there to be afraid of if she stays up a little later?"
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