Chapter 41 Good at Reading
Although it was not known whether Zhu Zhanji explained to Empress Zhang what happened in the palace that day, Zhu Yuhuan realized that Empress Zhang probably did not take the matter to heart when he saw that there seemed to be no movement afterwards.
After all, since Zhu Yuhuan began to get to know Zhu Gaochi's family, there have been many competitions in the harem, and even Zhu Yuhuan was accustomed to it, not to mention Empress Zhang, who had been in charge of the management of Zhu Gaochi's backyard for decades. If she had the time to be suspicious, she might as well deal with more palace affairs.
No one cared, but Zhu Yuhuan always felt that the haze was always hanging over his head. He could only try to divert his attention to other places, such as listening to the lecture with his father.
In reality, attending the lectures that day wasn't mandatory; there were no specific rules, so Zhu Zhanji could have chosen not to attend if he didn't want to. Being the crown prince wasn't an easy job for Zhu Zhanji. Outside the palace, there were greenhouses built earlier, and in the first year of the Hongxi reign, the cultivated seedlings would be officially distributed to the farmers in Shuntian Prefecture. As the year wore on, Zhu Zhanji naturally couldn't attend the lectures every day.
However, Zhu Zhanji was worried that his daughter was still a child. If she spoke nonsense in front of the emperor as before and was disrespectful in front of the daily lecturer, not only Zhu Zhanji but also Emperor Zhu Gaochi would probably not be able to escape impeachment by the censors.
Zhu Zhanji was just worried about his daughter, but it was a different story for the lecturer in charge of daily lectures.
They all knew that the late emperor, the emperor, and the crown prince all doted on Princess Shunde, but they had never imagined that a woman like Zhu Yuhuan could come to listen to the daily lectures, and even accompany the crown prince.
Although Hanlin scholar Yang Pu had explained the situation before he came, the lecturer still broke out in a sweat when he saw Princess Shunde sitting in front of the specially prepared table and chairs.
Under normal circumstances, the tutor would naturally follow the previous schedule and select articles from the classics to explain to the prince as usual. However, now there is a young princess. No one knows how many words this princess knows or how many books she has read. If the difficulty is too great and the princess cannot understand and causes trouble, it will be a big deal that offends both the emperor and his colleagues.
——The princess is the emperor's granddaughter, so she is naturally the emperor. If the emperor doesn't concentrate on his studies, it is the fault of the tutor. And if there is a mess in the daily lecture, which censor can let the tutor go?
Seeing that he was in great difficulty, Zhu Yuhuan began to tell him about the book he was currently reading and said that he also wrote his thoughts and gave them to the prince every day. Then he said, "I am not well-educated, so I would appreciate your patience and guidance."
Zhu Zhanji was both pleased and proud to see his daughter not frightened at all during her first daily lecture, and even knew how to help the lecturer out. Seeing the lecturer's stunned expression, he smiled and said, "The Crown Princess has always been very strict with the princess. Ever since she could recite the Thousand Character Classic fluently, she has been taught as a royal grandson, and she has also read a little of the Zizhi Tongjian. However, she only skimmed through it, and may not have grasped the deeper meaning. You will need to teach her carefully."
The lecturer was silent for a long time before he began to explain "Mencius" to the father and daughter according to the progress of yesterday.
But his heart was bursting with joy.
Not to mention that Zhu Yuhuan was a girl, the Crown Princess's teaching progress was a bit too fast. He had heard that the Crown Prince was smart since childhood, but he didn't expect that the Crown Prince's daughter was not much inferior.
Even a child prodigy couldn't learn so quickly! Could it be that the Crown Princess is a divine being who can turn stone into gold, allowing the princess to "surpass her master"? This is what a true wife and mother is!
Zhu Yuhuan didn't know that she had become the stone that "turned into gold" and raised the intelligence passing line of the Qi generation with her own efforts. She just listened carefully and made notes in the book from time to time.
Thanks to her martial arts training, her hands are steadier than those of ordinary people, so making quick annotations is not a difficult task for her.
Seeing that she was listening attentively, the lecturer gradually let go of the pressure. However, he could not help but occasionally secretly glance at Zhu Yuhuan who was sitting upright. Seeing that she wrote very quickly but her handwriting was still neat, he felt mixed emotions.
This princess is so smart at such a young age. If the Crown Princess gives birth to a child in the future, what kind of talented and powerful ruler will the future crown prince be?
If Zhu Yuhuan had the ability to read minds, he would probably comfort the old man in front of him.
—With the sound of a siren, Qi Zhen appears. Now before you is the half-sister of the War God of Tumu Fort, who single-handedly destroyed most of the Ming Dynasty's military might...
After a few days of daily lectures, the lecturers who took turns to teach had a new understanding of Zhu Yuhuan - he listened carefully, answered questions fluently, and had a sincere attitude. Even if he couldn't answer something, he would humbly ask for advice.
With such a learning attitude, even if one's aptitude is mediocre, it is already admirable, not to mention that this Princess Shunde is indeed intelligent. Not only does she have an excellent memory, but she is also very good at drawing inferences from one instance. Although she has some strange ideas from time to time, they are insignificant.
The princess enjoyed studying like a fish in water.
With such students, it doesn’t matter whether they are male or female. The sense of accomplishment of “understanding everything at once” is enough to make the lecturers praise them.
Zhu Zhanji followed her for a few days and naturally noticed the changes in the expressions of these lecturers. Knowing that his daughter had subdued this group of troublesome lecturers, he felt at ease to deal with his own affairs.
So the only ones left for the daily lectures were Zhu Yuhuan and the lecturers who took turns reading and reading. Fortunately, they were no longer restrained and instead devoted all their knowledge to Zhu Yuhuan.
The reason why Zhu Yuhuan was able to keep up with the learning progress so fluently was naturally not because she was a genius, or had some library system, but because she read day and night.
After all, Zhu Yuhuan had been taking exams for many years. Apart from anything else, the skill of memorizing was engraved in his bones. In addition, the mourning period had not yet passed, there was not much entertainment in the palace, and he was not practicing martial arts as diligently as before. Naturally, Zhu Yuhuan focused on studying.
What my mother said is still right. At least it’s definitely right to read more.
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