Imperial College Kindergarten

Chapter 53
"When the dynasty was established, several old scholars were very dissatisfied with the laws and regulations proposed by Queen Shengwu such as the entrance examination for women. They even petitioned Emperor Shengwu to depose the queen. At the same time, they raised various problems to make things difficult for Queen Shengwu. Unexpectedly, Shengwu Empress Wu not only answered the questions one by one, but also left the process of solving the problem in front of those old scholars, saying that if they understand the meaning clearly, she is not the queen!"

Dr. Zhou's face was full of admiration for Queen Shengwu: "Then, when those old scholars saw these ghostly drawings, they kept silent and never mentioned the abolition of the queen."

"In the following decades, no one knew the meaning of these ghostly drawings."

After Dr. Zhou was confused, he changed the subject: "But I think Assistant Professor Liu seems to understand the meaning of these ghostly symbols?"

Seeing Dr. Zhou click on a few symbols with a look like "Don't try to lie to me, what you just wrote is exactly the same as some of the ones above." What else could Liu Xueting say?
"I know." Anyway, Emperor Wen and the Imperial Master know her identity clearly, so she shouldn't be caught and killed as a monster, right?

"My father once said that he asked Queen Shengwu to help him solve his doubts. However, Queen Shengwu was slightly ill at the time and Emperor Shengwu did not allow anyone to disturb her. However, Queen Shengwu still spread the word that someone might answer it in the future. . Now, I finally waited for it!"

Dr. Zhou was so excited that his beard stood up, and then he rushed out of the classroom as if something suddenly occurred to him!

Just in time, the bell rang, and the afternoon class ended.

The children packed their school bags one after another and came to say goodbye to Liu Xueting and Xie Yu.

"Goodbye, Assistant Professor Liu and Assistant Professor Xie!"

Liu Xueting smiled and said goodbye to them.

Xie Yu also nodded gently. After the last child left the classroom, Xie Yu asked: "I still don't understand something. Can Assistant Liu explain something to me?"

Liu Xueting raised his head in surprise, did Xie Yu want her to speak?
"Uh..." She racked her brains to think of a way to refuse, but she didn't expect Xie Yu to tell her the truth.

"Assistant Professor Liu doesn't want to answer my questions?"

certainly!Not only was she rushing to have dinner, she was also going to watch the famous scene of Mrs. Shangshu’s night party with her lover tonight!

"I understand." Xie Yu lowered his eyes, and then he packed his things in silence, but the disappointment was visible on his face.

"Thanks……"

"Xie said goodbye."

Liu Xueting was stunned for a moment by his slightly cold tone, but when he saw Xie Yu leaving the classroom without looking back, he could only say: "Goodbye."

When he arrived at the cafeteria, Liu Xueting glanced at the empty seats. He was happy that he was the first to arrive, and then he saw Cheng Dong sitting in the corner crying secretly.

"Miss Cheng, what are you doing here?"

It's okay if you didn't see it. If you meet someone, you should always pay attention.

Seeing Liu Xue stop coming, Cheng Dong hurriedly wiped away his tears and immediately smiled, but there was obvious bitterness in the smile: "Assistant Liu, are you here to have dinner? This month, it is my master's turn to be responsible for dinner. Today's Dinner is delicious! I’ll bring it to Assistant Liu!”

"Eh..." Liu Xueting shook his head helplessly, this child!She originally thought about packing food back to eat, but fortunately, the cafeteria had ice basins placed in every corner, which was quite cool.

The system's complaints rang in his mind: "Host, your body seems to be younger than that Cheng Dong!"

"Hey, isn't that a slip of the tongue?" When Cheng Dong came up with the dinner plate, Liu Xueting smelled a very special fragrance.

She lowered her head and looked at the dinner plate. Cheng Dong introduced them one by one: "Tonight we will eat chestnut rice, fish bream with lotus flavor, and lotus root strips mixed with sour sauce."

"This lotus-flavored fish bream is the chef's specialty. He picks fresh and tender lotus leaves, first pours wine into the lotus leaves, then ties them up, then wraps the fish bream with other lotus leaves and steams them in a pot until the fish is cooked. , there will also be a faint aroma of wine. If it is not at night, drinking is definitely not allowed in the Imperial College. Assistant Professor Liu, please try it quickly."

Liu Xue stopped using chopsticks to open the lotus leaves. Suddenly, the fragrance became even stronger.The aroma of wine, fresh fish, and lotus are mixed together to make people feel drunk.

She couldn't wait to take a bite of the fish and put it in her mouth. Although the fish was bad, it tasted tender and not salty, and it also had a faint fragrance of lotus leaves. After swallowing it completely, it left a smell of wine in her mouth.

Liu Xueting nodded repeatedly and ate the sour lotus root strips again.

It's the season to eat lotus root strips. They taste refreshing and crisp, especially when they are made sour. They are also very appetizing in early summer.

"delicious!"

Cheng Dong smiled and said: "As long as it tastes good, this lotus root strip is the first dish that the master asked me to cook alone. I'm afraid it won't be delicious..."

Liu Xueting immediately gave a thumbs up: "The crispiness is just right, it's really delicious!"

Hearing this, Cheng Dong smiled even more happily, but soon a touch of loneliness appeared on his face.

"Assistant Liu, tell me, are men very easy to change their minds?"

Liu Xueting was surprised, changed his mind?She remembered that Cheng Dong was with Qi Mian before. Could it be that this change of heart was about Qi Mian?
"I obviously told Qi Lang that there will be dishes for dinner that I made for the first time under the guidance of the master, but he still chose to go out to eat. These days, I often don't see him. Obviously before, he was the most active in eating. "

Liu Xueting had actually heard that Dr. Ren of the Imperial Academy had accepted Na Qi Mian as his disciple and that he was going to train him for the imperial examination.

“I used to be very happy when I saw him in the stall every day, and it didn’t matter no matter how tired I was. However, he hasn’t been here for a long time, and even when he came, he was in a hurry and didn’t say a word to me. "

Liu Xueting felt very angry after hearing this. Who are these people?Cheng Dong had argued hard for him before, but this was the result?
She put down her chopsticks, looked at Cheng Dong seriously and said, "Do you care whether he comes or not? Come if he comes, forget it if he doesn't come."

"Don't you have something you like to do? Just do what you like to do and try to do it better. When you get busy, you won't have time to think about whether he will come or not. Do your own thing first. .”

"What do you like to do?" Cheng Dong's face was full of confusion, "Is it like Qi Lang writing poems?"

Liu Xueting nodded: "That's right."

"But I don't seem to have anything I like to do?" Cheng Dong shook his head. In the past, he only lived for food and clothing. Where did he like it?

"Why not?" Liu Xueting pointed to the dishes, "When you introduced these dishes to me just now, your eyes were shining, making people believe that you treat these foods sincerely. And this is the first time The food you cook on your own is so delicious, it shows that you have a certain talent. Why is this not something you like to do? Think about it, how do you feel about the process of cooking? "

"It's just cooking, doesn't it count..." Cheng Dong looked at the sour lotus root dish and fell into deep thought for a moment. She was indeed very happy when she learned how to cook with the master, but what did it mean?

(End of this chapter)