Double-faced prince and concubine

Although the Queen Mother had never read the simplified characters, she understood the characters written by Jing Er.

Earlier, Prince Rui presented a booklet to the emperor, saying that the simplified characters written by Princess Rui were easy to write and remember, and the emperor even asked the Imperial Academy to compile a comparison copy, which would be promoted throughout the country.Needless to ask, the characters written by Jing Er are the simplified characters that Princess Rui taught her to write.

"Princess Rui, Jing Er wrote this character, but you taught it?" The Empress Dowager still asked.

Xia Yue'er couldn't tell whether the Queen Mother was happy or unhappy, so she replied cautiously: "Report to the Queen Mother, it was my teacher."

"Aijia heard that you have a set of simplified characters yourself, and you are going to write them all and compile them into a book. The emperor also greatly appreciates the introduction of simplified characters, and intends to promote them throughout the country. Aijia is old and slow to new things, but hey, these characters , the original is something passed down to us by our ancestors, we must not lose it!"

According to the Queen Mother, she is not very opposed to the implementation of simplified characters, but she emphasized that traditional characters cannot be discarded.

"Yes, that's what the Empress Dowager taught." Xia Yue'er didn't dare to speak too much.

In Jing'er's study, the question of whether to learn simplified or traditional characters has not yet been resolved.

The Empress Dowager called everyone over and said that before the complete comparison of traditional and simplified characters was compiled, don't learn simplified characters and continue to learn traditional characters.

Hearing what the Queen Mother said, the teachers felt very relieved. Although Jing Er wanted to object, but in front of the Queen Mother, no matter how much she objected, it would be ineffective. She had to obediently learn to write traditional characters like the princes.

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The next day, the emperor called Zhongli Ruixuan and Xia Yue'er into the imperial study to talk about compiling a contrasting version of traditional and simplified characters.

Zhongli Ruixuan put on a gesture of nothing to do with him, saying that only his concubine could write simplified characters, and the emperor just told Xia Yueer directly, and how to arrange it depends on Xia Yueer's opinion.

The emperor turned to ask Xia Yue'er: "Princess Rui, I ordered the academician of the Imperial Academy to help you write simplified characters, and I will give you half a year to finish it, how about it?"

Xia Yue'er didn't answer the emperor's question, but instead asked: "May I ask the emperor, what is the monthly salary of a bachelor of the Imperial Academy?"

The emperor didn't expect Xia Yueer to ask this suddenly, after thinking about it, he still answered, and then asked: "Why is Princess Rui interested in the salary of a bachelor? Could it be?"

Xia Yue'er said again: "Your Majesty, it is a great honor for Yue'er to contribute to the Ruolan Dynasty by compiling a comparative book of traditional and simplified fonts. But this is not an easy task, and it can be completed in a few days. You said it too, if you want Give it half a year to finish. Your Majesty, think about it. During these six months, I’ve been writing with my head buried in the paper every day, unable to do anything. It takes so much energy and brain work, and tens of thousands of brain cells will die! This is a mentally laborious task. , It is a big project. The academicians of the Imperial Academy work with their salaries every month. I can’t work for nothing, can I? Your Majesty, more or less, you have to give me some labor fees. It’s not because I’m greedy or something. If you come to do it, if you spend so long, put in so much hard work, and get nothing, do you have the energy to do it?"

"Hahaha!" The emperor laughed loudly. Hearing Xia Yue'er say so much, he just meant the same thing. If you ask him for money, he will do it if he gives it. If he doesn't pay him, there is no guarantee that he will do well. Bai Gan, "Princess Rui, of course I won't let you do it for nothing. Whatever reward you want, just ask."

After the emperor said this, Xia Yue'er was naturally not polite: "Your majesty, rewards, all titles are false, but real gold and silver are real! Just reward me ten thousand to one hundred thousand taels of silver, and I will give you a reward." I am satisfied! To the emperor, this little silver is just as small as a fingernail! The emperor is so gracious, I will be praised forever!"

Zhongli Ruixuan looked at Xia Yue'er and suppressed a smile.This little girl, tens of thousands and 10 taels of silver, a lot!What a great kindness, praised by all ages, and even flattering the emperor!

Seeing what Xia Yueer said so directly, Prince Rui Zhongli Ruixuan was also present, could the emperor be petty and not reward him?The reward was so small that he couldn't take it out, and he blamed himself for losing face, so he opened his mouth and said that Xia Yue'er would be rewarded with 10 taels of silver, and after the comparison book was completed, there would be another reward.

Xia Yue'er was afraid that the emperor would regret it, so she quickly saluted and thanked her, and after she finished thanking her, she said: "Your Majesty, this money is not fabricated, it is bought from the people's hard work, blood and sweat, and the emperor's money is also brought. For the welfare of the common people, how about this, I will give you a 5% discount, and I will only take [-] taels of silver for this reward."

"Haha! Then this matter is settled like this!" The emperor laughed again, this Princess Rui is really interesting, if you give her a reward, she will give her a half discount!

Back then, she entered the palace for the first time to seek an audience, begged him to take back the imperial decree, and even said that he dared to say that the emperor was not kind to his face. With such courage, no one would dare, let alone a woman, even a man!Later she came to ask for a divorce letter, saying that she wanted to divorce Prince Rui, which is not something that ordinary women would dare to do.

Furthermore, I heard that before she married Prince Rui, she was a foolish and stupid beggar, how could she know how to write simplified characters?It is said that in her mind, there is a strange thing pretending, and those things are unheard of by the world.

It seems that this Princess Rui is really not an ordinary woman, everyone says she is a miraculous woman, it is true!

"Your Majesty, I still have a small request!" Xia Yue'er was not satisfied after receiving the reward.

The emperor suddenly became interested in this interesting Princess Rui, and asked her with a smile: "What else does Princess Rui want, just tell me."

Xia Yueer's request is that the place to write simplified characters should be in Prince Rui's Mansion, so that the academicians from Imperial Academy will go to Prince Rui's Mansion to assist her, she doesn't want to run around all day.

This request is nothing, the emperor agreed without even thinking about it.

After Xia Yueer and Zhongli Ruixuan left, the emperor immediately issued an imperial decree, ordering Xia Yueer to be in charge of compiling a comparative version of traditional and simplified fonts, with the assistance of Cheng Ziyi, a scholar of the Imperial Academy, and his subordinate civil servants.

This decree is a serious compilation of the Eight Classics, and it is no longer written for fun like before.

Xia Yue'er couldn't help feeling a little elated when she thought that she, a second-rate time-traveling girl, could add a lot of color to the history of this world.

On the way back home, Zhongli Ruixuan couldn't help teasing: "My lady, you have a heavy responsibility now, and the people all over the country are looking at you!"

In other words, Xia Yue'er fell from the floating clouds. This is a huge project. If it cannot be completed, will she be beheaded: "Sir, what if I can't finish writing? Will the emperor behead me? "

Zhongli Ruixuan smiled: "Oh, beheaded? Yue'er, you think too much. If you can't finish writing, just keep writing until you finish."