Crossing the Palace Fighting Fox Harem

Chapter 207: Grandson Tomorrow

But Kang Xiaorong was not very enthusiastic and was very frugal with words. In response to Princess Tianning's questions, he always nodded symbolically or said "yes, yes, yes, yes" a few times and then stopped there, which made Princess Tianning very disappointed.

Ji Anni thought: In this palace, Princess Tianning can get whatever she wants, but Kang Xiaorong's heart is the only thing she can't get no matter how hard she tries. As for the reason...

Ji Anni turned around and glanced at Huarong.

Huarong walked the slowest, trailing behind the others, as if she was deliberately keeping a distance. She lowered her head, with half of her face hidden by her hair, so her expression could not be seen, nor what she was thinking.

Kang Xiaorong was once her fiancé, and perhaps even her beloved, but Princess Tianning was her savior...

I really don't know how this love triangle will end.

Ji Anni hasn't solved her own love problems yet, but she's already worried about Hua Rong.

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The group walked for about a quarter of an hour and finally saw the gate of Wenhua Courtyard.

It turns out that Wenhuayuan is not a monotonous small courtyard, but a magnificent building complex, with many small courtyards in the courtyard, and its size is comparable to that of the Imperial Household Department. From this, we can see that the Tianyou Dynasty was an era of flourishing culture and education.

Compared to the Imperial Household Department, which is heavily guarded and looks like a secret service agency, the atmosphere of Wenhuayuan is more appealing.

As she walked along, the fragrance of books wafted in the air, and the scenery of green trees and red flowers was beautiful. The ground was paved with spotless white marble. Ji Annie didn't know how to walk, for fear of leaving dirty footprints on it.

Through Princess Tianning's introduction, Ji Anni learned that the Wenhua Academy was divided into two schools: "beginner's school" and "advanced school".

The so-called "beginner" refers to introductory education, which is aimed at children aged five or six and lasts for a total of three years.

After three years, they can enter the "Jinxue" and listen to the lectures of the Grand Secretary with other students. The Jinxue lecture hall is sometimes open to the public. In simple terms, it is a "public lecture". Even the emperor and the empress dowager would come to listen to the lectures regularly. It is very famous.

Prince Ming and Zhuang Xiaomeng are both five-year-old children. Princess Tianning also said that today's entrance ceremony is specially held for them. Is it true that Prince Ming and Zhuang Xiaomeng are the only two students in the entire "beginning school"? Ji Anni asked Princess Tianning.

Tian Ning immediately replied, "How could there be only two people? That would be too lonely... There must be three people."

How big of a difference can there be between three people and two people? Ji Anni couldn't help but smile bitterly, thinking: Three people are also lonely...

Tian Ning said: "In addition to Prince Ming and Xiao Meng, there is also a little prodigy who entered school last year."

"Little prodigy?" Ji Anni was quite interested in this topic and looked at Tian Ning with longing eyes.

Tian Ning said, "His name is Changsun Mingri, also known as Little Changsun. He is the only child of the Changsun family. He is six years old this year. When he was five years old and entered school last year, he wrote a poem that became famous in the palace. At that time, the late emperor was still alive and praised the poem highly, so he became a child prodigy."

Chang Sun Mingri's father, Chang Sun Nan, is known as Chang Sun Lord, the "Principal" of Wenhua Academy. Chang Sun Mingri is called Little Chang Sun, which means that he is recognized as the successor of Chang Sun Nan, which is a great affirmation and praise for him.

Luo Binwang was called a child prodigy when he wrote a poem about a goose at the age of seven. So what did the five-year-old prodigy Changsun Mingri write about?

A five-year-old child can probably only sing praises of flowers and plants at most, right?

Ji Anni asked curiously, "Princess, what kind of poem did he write?"

"Do you want to hear it? This... this is a bit..." Tian Ning hesitated.

In fact, Tian Ning was not trying to tease Ji Annie, but she was really worried and looked at Kang Xiaorong's face worriedly.

Ji Anni was puzzled. What could a poem written by a five-year-old child have to do with Kang Xiaorong?

At this time, Concubine An could only read in a gentle voice: "What the little grandson wrote is: A wise man has a thousand plans, while a warrior has no plan. The emperor only appoints virtuous ministers who are scholars." After a pause, she asked Tian Ning, "...Is it these four sentences?"

Tianning nodded and looked at Kang Xiaorong nervously again.

Kang Xiaorong knew Tianning was looking at her, so she deliberately didn't react.

Concubine An boasted proudly: "The late emperor praised my grandson for his ambition at a young age and said he would become a great man in the future..."

She looked so proud, as if her eldest grandson was her son tomorrow.

Unfortunately, before he could finish his words, a cold snort came from beside him.

"Humph, he's just an arrogant brat." Kang Xiaorong didn't attack, but Kang Fangting, who had been silent, couldn't help but speak. Her tone was full of displeasure, and it seemed that she had a lot of opinions about this eldest grandson Mingri.

Ji Anni felt that the atmosphere was a little strange, as if a big war was about to break out between Concubine Kang and Concubine An.

Originally, Ji Anni didn't think there was anything wrong with Zhangsun Mingri's poem, but now she gradually figured out some meaning from the attitudes of Concubine An and Concubine Kang.

On the surface, the poem seems to be advocating the virtue of reading, but in reality it has a flavor of "valuing literature over military affairs".

The contempt for "warriors" is evident on the paper, without any concealment.

It's good to be young and full of vigor, but for a five-year-old child, this aura is too strong, isn't it? Although Ji Anni has never met the eldest grandson Mingri, just from this poem, it seems that she can see his arrogant eyes.

There are two factions in the court, An and Kang. If the An family is civil officials, then the Kang family is military generals.

There is no doubt that the Changsun family is the staff of the An family. So, does the "warrior" in Changsun Mingri's poem refer to the Kang family? No wonder Princess Tianning hesitated and Kang Fangting was dissatisfied.

However, it is also possible that the Kang family is just too sensitive. Perhaps the four lines of Changsun Mingri's poem are just generalizations and cannot be strictly applied. How much can a five-year-old child know about the affairs of the court? It was probably just an unintentional mistake that accidentally offended the general's family - Ji Anni tried to think positively.

At this time, Concubine An said to Kang Fangting, "It's just a children's poem. Is it worth my sister being so angry?"

It was clearly just a few words to comfort Concubine Kang not to be angry, but to the ears, it always felt full of contempt.

Kang Fangting said coldly: "If it was just a children's poem, it would be fine, but I'm afraid someone taught it behind your back."

She didn't beat around the bush and pointed the finger at the An family and the Changsun family directly.

Hearing this, Concubine An's face turned unhappy, and she snorted coldly, "Little Changsun is very talented, does he still need to be taught? If someone hadn't been hit in the sore spot, why would he be so angry?"

The implication is that Kang Fangting regards herself as a "warrior" in the poem who is brave but not wise.

"You!" Kang Fangting glared with her eyes, which were shining like a tiger and full of murderous intent.

"Forget it, forget it..." Kang Xiaorong played the role of a good guy and pulled his sister back slightly.

"Ah, we're here!" Princess Tianning pointed ahead and shouted, distracting everyone's attention.

Ji Anni looked in the direction she pointed, and saw a horizontal plaque with four large characters "Imperial School Beginner" hanging on the door.

Led by two men in white, Ji Anni followed the crowd into the school.

The two men in white were very graceful and elegant in their manners. They didn't look like eunuchs. Could they be students or scholars of Wenhua Academy?

They were all very young, about the same age as Xuanjizi in Yunzhen Xianke Pavilion. Compared to the bronze-colored Xuanjizi, they were much fairer, as if they were coated with a layer of flour.

Although there were only three students, this beginner's school was much larger than Ji Anni had imagined. There were fifty desks neatly placed inside, and a circle of benches around the walls. If you wanted to fill this classroom, you would need at least two hundred people.

Ji Anni looked around the lecture hall in amazement, just like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden.

There are three portraits hanging in the middle of the lecture hall.

Of course, there can’t be any great sage like Confucius in this world, so who are these three portraits of?

When Ji Anni took a look, her first feeling was: Wow, they are all handsome guys in yellow clothes.

After a closer look, I realized that the three yellow clothes were dragon robes. After another closer look, I actually recognized that one of them was Long Mohan!