Chapter 52 Students
Rong Jinyou did not dine with them on the previous four or five occasions.
So I didn't know that the emperor looked at Su Zhenzhen with such loving eyes.
Rong Jinchen served Su Zhenzhen a bowl of green rice porridge and peeled a tea egg.
Rong Yue had never eaten very home-cooked meals.
He was born a prince, and was once a crown prince. After going through the fierce battle for the throne, he came to rule the world. Although the imperial meals tasted good, they were not homely enough. Moreover, the imperial chefs often performed at an average level, and they were afraid that if the food was too delicious, they would be punished if it didn't taste good next time.
Rong Yue casually nibbled on the boneless chicken feet with his chopsticks. They were soft, sticky, delicious, and left a lingering fragrance on his lips and teeth.
Rong Jinchen fed Su Zhenzhen some steamed pork ribs with black bean sauce and stuffed one into his own mouth as well. Then he saw Rong Jinyou looking at them in a daze.
His expression softened slightly, and he whispered, "Second brother, let's eat." Rong Jinyou's eyes darkened, and he smiled, "Okay."
He then picked up the steamed spareribs with black bean sauce.
Rong Yue suddenly sighed, "Zhenzhen, you're the one who knows how to eat." Su Zhenzhen was slightly stunned, and said bluntly, "Father, you are rich and powerful, and you worry about state affairs every day. I am just a little salted fish who likes to eat and drink. You even call me a little greedy cat~"
She smiled sweetly and spoke in a very affectionate way. Rong Yue smiled kindly, "What do you mean by 'little salted fish'?"
Su Zhenzhen's eyebrows curved, and she wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief. "Salted fish just lie there straight, without moving. I don't have any lofty ambitions. I just want to eat, drink, and have fun all day long."
Rong Yue and his two sons thought about the salted fish and suddenly laughed. It was quite an image.
But Rong Yue's eyes deepened, and he said meaningfully: "Zhenzhen, I need you, a little salted fish, to use your brain and increase Daqin's income."
Su Zhenzhen bit her lip, her wet eyes looked at Rong Yue, then she pouted, "Father, do you know?" Rong Jinchen and Rong Jinyou didn't know about the lawsuit, and looked at her in confusion.
But she was not surprised. Even if her father had not told His Majesty, he would understand it at once. After all, her father was not a person who liked to eat.
Rong Jinchen squeezed her little hand, "Qingqing, what's the matter?"
Rong Yue looked at their intimate appearance, with a smile on his lips, "Chen'er, your Qingqing is amazing. She made a lot of money with her ideas during the four years at the border."
Instant noodles are not only used as food in the imperial examination hall, but are also highly praised by ordinary people, merchants, officials, etc. who are away from home.
After all, you don't want to eat dry food and dry pastries in the wilderness.
Rong Jinchen and Rong Jinyou were not stupid. They thought of the instant noodles that suddenly appeared and became popular six years ago.
This first happened to Su Jun, the eldest son of the Su family.
They originally thought it was Su Qiyang's idea, but now they think that there is no other choice but Su Zhenzhen who loves to eat so much and is willing to spend time, money and energy on it.
Su Zhenzhen's face flushed, and she complained to Rong Yue, "Father, look at how much Chenchen and the others are going, what's wrong with me just liking to eat and drink? Why do you look like there's no one else around except me? Humph! I'm angry!"
He pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "Prince, Chen'er, please don't laugh at Zhenzhen. I'm still waiting for this greedy little cat to come up with more new and creative ways to make money for me."
Rong Jinyou smiled gently and said, "I'm not making fun of Miss Su, I admire her."
Rong Jinchen, on the other hand, was touched. Unlike his aloof attitude in front of outsiders, he ignored Rong Yue and Rong Jinyou beside him, took her small hand, placed it on his heart, and said softly with tender eyes: "My dear, I told you that we are destined to be together." His dark eyes were full of affection, and he looked at Su Zhenzhen intently. Her face suddenly felt hot, and she drooped her eyelashes shyly.
Although Rong Jinyou was happy for them, he couldn't help feeling lost when he thought of himself.
He had never felt so deeply in love before, and the Crown Princess was also dignified and polite, treating him with respect.
His slightly lowered eyes concealed the expression in his pupils, but his face remained calm.
Rong Yue was very satisfied with the marriage he had arranged. His beloved son married Ziyun's beloved daughter, and Zhenzhen was also sweet and cute. Now he felt that the atmosphere between these young people was quite comfortable.
He added: "Zhenzhen, I have a question for you, just speak up." He wanted to hear whether Su Zhenzhen, as a woman, thought about the problem differently from a man. After all, he was not a pedantic person, and inaction was the greatest sin.
Su Zhenzhen can come up with such an idea, so her little brain must be very useful. Maybe she can help him find another way.
After all, his Chen'er is not the kind of superficial and lustful man, Su Zhenzhen must have something outstanding.
If Su Zhenzhen knew that Rong Yue thought so highly of her and that his love for her was so thick, she would definitely shake her head.
Rong Yue was actually a little annoyed. In the past two spring examinations, children of aristocratic families and officials accounted for as much as 70% of the candidates, and even more in previous years.
Children from poor families have a hard time studying and have a weak foundation, so they cannot start from the same starting line as children from wealthy families.
He wanted to reform, but there were so many things to do that he didn't know where to start. The Su family was completely on his side. If Rong Yue wanted to reform, Su Qiyang's family would definitely support him with all their strength.
He might as well try any possible means to save his life. Perhaps Su Zhenzhen could give him a little surprise. After all, she was not an ordinary girl, she was very clever and eccentric.
Su Zhenzhen's expression straightened, and she put down her chopsticks. "Father, please speak."
Brothers Rong Jinchen and Rong Jinyou watched silently from the side. Rong Yue showed a very friendly smile, "Zhenzhen, how do you think we can increase the proportion of children from poor families who take the imperial examination?"
Her expression froze for a moment.
ah.
Is this something she could know?
She trembled with fear and looked at Rong Yue with tears in her eyes, "Father, I dare not." She had already stood up quickly.
Oh my god.
The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics.
Although the current atmosphere is relatively open, she is a woman and does not want to challenge the feudal imperial power.
She is not the domineering Long Aotian.
Rong Yue smiled, "Zhenzhen, it's okay, I promise I won't blame you, and I never joke." Su Zhenzhen secretly glanced at Rong Jinchen, looked at his calm expression, and took a deep breath.
She spoke with a fearless attitude, "Father, I think the first thing we should do is to let the students from poor families read more books. It's hard for ordinary students from poor families to even collect the Four Books and Five Classics, let alone interpret the scriptures."
The three people present nodded slightly, and Rong Yue nodded, "Yeah, that makes sense."
Su Zhenzhen continued, "Students from poor families don't have the same profound academic background as students from aristocratic families, and the academy and teachers can't compare to the children of aristocratic families." Rong Jinyou nodded and agreed, "Miss Su, what you said makes sense."
For an ordinary student to collect a set of Four Books and Five Classics, he had to spend all his family’s savings, in addition to the annual tuition and expenses.
In addition, many of the questions in the imperial examinations favor children of officials with a good background.
A student from a remote village luckily passed the examination and went to take part in the provincial examination. The question asked him what is cherry blossom?
There are only peach blossoms and apricot blossoms in their village, so how would they know what cherry blossoms are?
Su Zhenzhen rubbed her fingers together shyly and secretly glanced up at Rong Yue, "Father, what I'm about to say is a little too rude for public speaking."
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