The Ups and Downs of Mrs. Yipin

Chapter 80
Because the emperor had spoken before, after one full month, He Huai'an's family will go to the palace to face the saint.

Fang Xiuyi and the two children have a sense of fear of the palace.Needless to say, Fang Xiuyi had entered the palace twice and was covered with scars.The two children saw Fang Xiuyi's tragic situation last time, and they will never forget it for the rest of their lives. They subconsciously felt a sense of rejection towards the palace.

"Father, will it be okay if we enter the palace this time?" Fei Yu asked worriedly.

"Don't worry, this time I'm just going to face the saint, nothing else."

"Stupid child, what can happen? An adult is here." Fang Xiuyi tried to comfort the children, but couldn't figure out why there were so many people sneaking into this palace that was so scary.

Putting on the clothes for entering the palace, Fang Xiuyi was very satisfied, mainly for the two children.After a month of exercise, the children's complexion became less pale, and Fei Yu's bangs were so long that they almost covered their eyes.Fang Xiuyi didn't know if this was in compliance with the rules, anyway, it was as much as it could cover the child.

The place where the emperor met them this time was still in Qianqing Palace. Before entering the door, Fang Xiuyi let out a long breath and followed He Huai'an with her head down. If she could choose, she would never want to see this damn emperor in her life. Not even once.

After kneeling and shouting slogans, the emperor made them flatten.

"Time flies so fast. It's been a month. How does Mrs. He feel?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for giving me a month to reflect on myself, to think about life, to learn the rules, and to be sensible and courteous." Fang Xiuyi learned from her experience in dealing with the royal family that the more cautious she was, the more afraid she was. The more mistakes you make, it's better to be frank.

"Well, that sounds good. Show me your results and let me have a look."

Fang Xiu handed the copied "The Analects of Confucius" and the collection of jokes to the eunuch, feeling a little uneasy or guilty.Because she only copied "The Analects of Confucius" five times, and He Huai'an helped her copy it five times, and it was written down when he was fighting with Siyuan.She only remembered 82 of the jokes, and He Huai'an told her not to worry, the emperor doesn't care about the quantity.

The emperor casually flipped through it, "Hehe, if I'm not too old and blind, this is He Aiqing's name, right?"

"Your Majesty has sharp eyes, and five of them were indeed written by my humble minister. I think that since my wife's words and deeds are inappropriate, then I can't escape the blame. It is my job to share some of it." He Huai'an said frankly.

"Well, yes, Mrs. He's writing is well-behaved, which is beyond my expectation."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for giving this concubine the opportunity to learn." Fang Xiuyi quickly climbed up.

"He is indeed one who can talk." The emperor flipped through the joke collection again, "Why are there only 82?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, my concubine has limited qualifications and experience. Please forgive me!" He Huai'an asked her to tell the truth without hiding it.

"Well, it's not bad." The emperor seemed very interested, and glanced at it, "Hahahaha, the joke about noodles fighting with steamed stuffed buns is very interesting. But, what is this boiled steamed stuffed bun?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, Shuijianbao is actually a kind of steamed bun, but it's just fried in oil." Fang Xiuyi said simply.

The emperor didn't speak, but looked back with interest, laughing from time to time.

After a while, the emperor put down the collection and said happily, "Mrs. He, your jokes are well written. I am very satisfied. Thank you!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"However, I have taken your order, what do you think?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, this order is nothing more than an honor. The concubine's behavior is inappropriate, which is against the norms of the order. Your Majesty is wise. Canceling the order is just a warning to the concubine and cultivates her character. I thank Your Majesty for your kindness." In fact, Fang Xiuyi also Feeling sad for these emperors, what they have listened to all their lives is pleasant words.

"It seems that you have indeed gained something this month." The emperor asked the two children again, "What have you done this month?"

"Return to Your Majesty, father takes us to study in the morning, we practice calligraphy in the afternoon, and my sister is also a female celebrity with mother." Siyuan answered for the two.

"Doesn't it be boring to stay out of the house for a month?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, there was at first, but my father taught us to learn to calm down and deal with it calmly, so we didn't feel dull afterwards."

"Hahahaha, He Aiqing taught you well! Reward!" The emperor was very happy today for some reason.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The meeting with the Holy Majesty this time went very smoothly, and the emperor did not let them go to visit the Empress Dowager, which made Fang Xiuyi feel a little unreal, and it was like stepping on clouds when walking back.

"My lord, have you finished transcribing the "Diamond Sutra" of the Eldest Princess?" Fang Xiuyi suddenly remembered this matter, and she had completely forgotten about the Eldest Princess during this month.

"It is said that the copying is finished, but the Eldest Princess asked to see His Majesty yesterday, but His Majesty refused."

"why?"

He Huai'an didn't answer, and looked at Fang Xiuyi with a smile, meaning to let her guess.

"Is it a bad copy? No, no one else knows." Fang Xiu thought for a while and said, "Could it be that the eldest princess hasn't stayed in the mansion for a month?"

"Well, I heard that I only stayed in the mansion for ten days before I went to see the Queen Mother."

This eldest princess, IQ is really a little low.The emperor asked her to close the house for a month in front of so many people, but she dared to disobey it, where would she put the emperor's face? Even if the "Diamond Sutra" was written by others, only the emperor knew about it, but when he left the palace, even if no one knew about it, news would always flow out.Although the emperor knew it well, he couldn't make it public, so he had to deal with it coldly.

Life returned to normal again. He Huai'an went to court in the morning, and Fei Yu went to school. Fang Xiu tidied up the clothes in her hands and looked at them with satisfaction. These are the inner clothes she made for the children and He Huai'an in the past month. She sewed stitch by stitch and felt a sense of accomplishment.

After putting away Fei Yu's clothes, he checked Fei Yu's yard again, asked the maid about some things, and then took Niuniu to Siyuan's place.As long as Feiyu is not around, Niuniu likes to play with Fang Xiuyi. Sometimes when Fang Xiuyi is making clothes, she will lie at her feet.

Niu Niu is more lively than Zhuangzhuang. When she saw Fang Xiuyi's direction, she knew she was going to look for Siyuan. She ran happily all the way, but found that she had left Fang Xiuyi behind, and came back to circle around her, as if urging her to go. Fang Xiuyi walked faster.

Fang Xiuyi wanted to laugh every time she saw Niuniu like this, she was really human.When she was teaching Fei Yu how to swim, Niu Niu simply jumped in and insisted on swimming with them, even if she couldn't drive her away.

Siyuan was not there, only Qiushou was there, and Zhuangzhuang was not there, which made Niu a little disappointed.

"Ma'am!" Qiushou hurried over to greet Fang Xiuyi.

"Autumn Harvest, where's the young master?" Siyuan's room had already been tidied up, only books and a few pieces of paper were spread out on the desk.

Qiushou poured Fang Xiuyi a cup of tea, "Madam, the young master is going out for a while and will be back soon."

Recently, Fang Xiuyi rarely came to look for Siyuan so early, because she didn't want to disturb Siyuan's study.Sitting at the table, drinking tea, she thought of one thing, that is, Siyuan would go back to practice martial arts sooner or later.She was waiting for Siyuan to take the initiative to tell her one day, and she didn't want to take the initiative to expose it, but the longer the time, the heavier the burden of Siyuan's thoughts would be?

Seeing Fang Xiuyi's dignified expression, Qiushou felt a little guilty in his heart, and didn't dare to say anything more.

"Okay, you put down the teapot, go down first, I'll sit here for a while." Fang Xiuyi waved his hand a little irritably, letting the autumn harvest recede.

"Yes, ma'am."

Fang Xiuyi knew that the two children were very motivated, and she didn't need to worry about them, and they were both independent. Although this was the goal of her training, when the children really achieved it, she felt a little bit reluctant.As a mother, she still has a little thought, that is, she hopes that the children can still rely on her.

She was thinking wildly unconsciously, and picked up the book next to her to read, not knowing what book Siyuan was reading recently.

Fang Xiu glanced at the content, a little in disbelief, and turned to the cover again, it was really a military book!She hurriedly read from the first page, and in the time of a cup of tea, she read the outline from beginning to end.This book is called "The Way of Deceitful Soldiers", and it basically talks about the way of using soldiers. It seems that there are some battle examples in it, as well as formation diagrams and military defense diagrams.

Fang Xiuyi flipped through it again, convinced that it was a military book, and she saw the paper on the table again.On the paper, there is a map of war, which seems to be a replay.She didn't understand it very well, there were many symbols on it, and she didn't know what it meant.Looking at these things, she thought, is it necessary to test these things in the imperial examination?Or, Siyuan has this hobby?Does He Huaian know?However, if it is a hobby, it doesn't matter. Boys, it is easy to understand that they like military affairs.

Thinking of this, Fang Xiuyi felt that he was thinking too much.Boys are by nature, and there is nothing wrong with being interested in some wars, knives and guns, and it can also broaden their horizons.She couldn't help remembering that it was just a matter of talking about war on paper. If Siyuan was just interested in learning about it, it wouldn't matter, but if he didn't dare to actually go to war, it would be fatal.

Fang Xiuyi didn't wait for Siyuan to come back to ask, she felt that she didn't understand either, it is estimated that Siyuan and He Huai'an had a consensus, they fight books every day, maybe the book of war is one of them.

In the evening, Fang Xiuyi went to He Huai'an's room to have a heart-to-heart talk.

"My lord, there is one thing I don't understand."

"Well, let's talk."

"In the morning, I saw Siyuan reading military books, does your lord know? Does the imperial examination also take military courses?"

He Huai'an thought that he didn't hear his son talk about it during the day, probably Fang Xiuyi didn't ask Siyuan, but waited to ask him at night, it seems that Fang Xiuyi was very considerate of the children's own thoughts.

"The imperial examination does not involve military affairs. Siyuan said he was very interested in using soldiers, so I found a few books for him to read."

"That's why I was overthinking. I thought he was going to fight. But, boys, it's normal to see these things. I don't understand these things. As long as the adults think it's appropriate, there is no problem." Fang Xiu said to He Huai'an That is total trust.

He Huai'an looked at Fang Xiuyi and felt that she was just lazy, not ignorant.She said that she is not keen on the affairs of the mansion, but she can work out 21 rules day and night, and then tirelessly explain them to the people in the mansion. Although this process is arduous, once it is implemented, it really does not require her to put in much effort to manage it. That's it, everyone can follow the rules.For the daily affairs of the mansion, she looked at the account book, and she knew the importance at a glance. With the constraints of the rules, and the cultivation of Fei Yu, she could relax again.She doesn't like to go outside, but she enjoys living alone in the mansion.Now that I read Siyuan's book, I can guess what Siyuan is thinking, but I don't go into it, and I completely believe in Siyuan and him.

With so many thoughts flashing through his mind in an instant, He Huai'an really doubted his own abilities, and Fang Xiuyi was a little confused.

"The teacher I told you about last time, I found it, and I can go to the capital in a few days."

"Really, that's great. Does this teacher have any requirements for accommodation and food? I can arrange it." Since He Huai'an highly praised him, Fang Xiuyi naturally felt that the other party was an expert.

"The teacher is a willful person. If he is too deliberate, he doesn't like it."

"I see. Experts have their own personalities. I tidied up the Banjiang Pavilion and gave it to the teacher to live in. I specially assigned a chef for him."

"You don't have to worry about the chef. The old man brings one by himself. The teacher has an old slave and a chef by his side. You can just follow this arrangement."

"I see, he is indeed an extraordinary person, even his followers are so unique." Fang Xiu's eyes lit up once or twice, and before he saw anyone, he had already imagined the teacher as the kind of world-sweeping monk-like expert .

He Huai'an shook his head amusedly, saying that Fang Xiuyi has a city mansion, sometimes she is as naive as a child, that she is ignorant of world affairs, everything she does outside is impressive.Especially the emperor's attitude, he was too clear that the emperor undoubtedly admired Fang Xiuyi, but he also obviously had a kind of hatred, hating Fang Xiuyi for exposing the shortcomings and stupidity of royal women.He wanted to take advantage of Fang Xiuyi's humbleness a few times before, but he was frightened. Although Fang Xiuyi didn't need to stand in the court, the emperor didn't want her to have anything to do with the women in the palace anymore.

"Xiuyi, what do you think of the queen and princess?"

"Me? What do you think of them?" Fang Xiuyi was surprised, why did he suddenly ask this question, "What can I think, as long as they don't mess with me, I don't bother to talk to them, and I don't want to see them again in this life, yes Oh, and the Queen Mother! These women who don’t give birth don’t do anything, they just bully others because they are members of the royal family. I really can’t figure out why they don’t find something else to do when they have so much time .”

When Fang Xiu thinks of these people, she gets angry. Now she can understand why some people want to beat others, and she has such an impulse.

"By the way, my lord, what does the emperor think of me?"

"No, you're doing fine."

"That's good, I thought the emperor would hate me!"

He Huai'an was surprised by Fang Xiuyi's sensitivity. It seems that if he wants to communicate with Siyuan, he should confess to Fang Xiuyi in advance.

(End of this chapter)