The beloved baby has a space

Chapter 681 The So-Called Chosen Ones

“But, it’s impossible to memorize something in three days and recite it in a month, isn’t it?” The palace maid next to Liu Fang whispered. “Commander, it’s not that we don’t want to listen to you, but it is indeed a bit too much to ask.”

Ayu asked in confusion, "Is there something in there that you don't recognize? That's alright. I've already asked the head maid from the Imperial Household Department to come and read the specific regulations to you over the next three days. Don't be fooled by these large boxes; they're not all rules. Some are blank. I plan to ask someone to help transcribe them so that everyone can have a copy."

"No..." the palace maid said, blushing. "Commander, you may not know this, but we palace maids were all literate before entering the palace. We just weren't proficient and only knew a few characters. It would be quite difficult for us to memorize them from memory."

“Yes, Commander, we are dull-witted, unlike those students who study. How could we memorize it in a month?” Liu Fang said. “Moreover, we also have to be on duty. While our masters are doing their work, we servants also have to do our own jobs well. We can’t just spend our time on this. If we are blamed by our superiors, it will be the masters’ fault.”

Liu Fang spoke very frankly, fearing that A Yu was too young and wouldn't understand if she spoke in a veiled way. Moreover, since she was new to the palace, she didn't understand some of the rules for palace maids and might fall into the trap set by someone with ulterior motives.

"Is it difficult to memorize it in a month?" Ayu asked Tangyuan instead of Liufang.

She remembered that Sister Tangyuan had familiarized herself with all the rules of the capital city beforehand, and it was Tangyuan's reminder that gave her the idea for this method.

When everything has rules to follow, there's no fear of chaos, and you won't have to exert yourself to compete with others next time.

Tangyuan shook her head: "It's not difficult."

She was not very literate and had little talent. She had listened in on many of her master's lessons at home, but to little avail.

She had previously learned many of the rules by word of mouth; she would memorize them after hearing them, and it took her about four or five days to memorize them all.

Moreover, what she did was nothing compared to what the young master did when he went to the Imperial Household Department to ask for these books. He opened them all and immediately noticed some errors, which he then memorized.

Compared to her little master, what is this?
Giving these people a month is more than enough; there's no need to spend many hours on them every day.

Moreover, rules all have commonalities; they are simply about what can and cannot be done, which is much simpler than reading those classical Chinese texts.

"Commander, leave this to me. I guarantee they'll all be able to memorize it in a month." Tangyuan thought to herself, she couldn't let her young master be bothered by such trivial matters. She was a person destined for great things, how could she be held back by these things?
Some conventional methods don't work, and there are some unconventional ones, which she's very good at, so they're nothing special.

Ayu also knew that Tangyuan was good at handling these things, so she nodded and said, "Okay, then thank you for your hard work."

"It's no trouble at all, it's what I should do," Tangyuan said, then changed her mind, "Oh, let's start the rules from now on, I will refer to myself as a servant from now on."

After Tangyuan finished speaking, she went to greet the palace maids, eunuchs, and guards who were still confused: "Come, come, I'm sure you all know the functions of each palace better than I do, so I won't go into that. Let's start with the general rules that apply within the imperial city, beginning with our Astrology Department..."

Seeing this, Ayu was relieved and went to the small imperial garden to wait for Qin Huai.

While sitting in the small imperial garden, Ayu said to Tuanzi, "Little fairy, what Sister Hua Rou said before reminded me that since the imperial family was involved in this matter, does it mean that the imperial family knows Princess Ruyi's true identity? General Hua seems to know as well. Considering the Empress Dowager's attitude before, I suspect that Princess Ruyi's identity was deliberately planted by the imperial family."

Why do you think so?

“When I went to the Imperial Household Department, I saw the files that everyone could access. They contained a chronicle of major events in the Great Chang Imperial City over the years. Based on my analysis of the Emperor’s way of handling things and my previous interactions with the Emperor, I know that he values ​​the Empress highly. If a child is the Empress’s child, he will definitely cherish it. The Empress herself is also someone who pays great attention to rules and etiquette. But Princess Ruyi clearly does not fit these descriptions. This could mean that she puts on airs in front of others but doesn’t behave well in front of us, or that Princess Ruyi is not as favored as rumored, and that the Emperor and the Empress haven’t put much effort into teaching her.”

"Actually, there's another point. Since Princess Ruyi was sent to be raised by other nobles because of her poor health, those nobles, knowing her status as a princess, would certainly have taught her well and wouldn't have let her behave like that. Even if she's arrogant, it seems to be just a facade, unlike the noble ladies I've seen. Their arrogance isn't superficial; they genuinely look down on others and even feel it's beneath them to speak to the servants in their own homes."

"So I think, from this perspective, it's more likely that Princess Ruyi wasn't the real princess."

Congratulations! You have completed the "Mystery of Princess Ruyi's Identity" quest and earned 200 quest points!

Ayu burst out laughing: "Elf, but I haven't done anything yet!"

[Your mission was to investigate Princess Ruyi's identity. You've already observed, analyzed, sought outside help, and even fought against Princess Ruyi. Looking at it this way, you have all the necessary elements for the investigation. Doesn't that mean you've completed the mission?] "Then she really isn't a princess?"

【Well, you'll have to verify for yourself whether it is or not.】Tuanzi wanted to say of course not, otherwise how would you have completed your mission? But the source space, disregarding energy consumption, also reminded Tuanzi not to interfere too much, so it could only remain ambiguous.

When Ayu completes the task, the Source Space will receive Source Energy. Although Tuanzi took advantage of the loophole, it was still a genuine completion. Even if the Source Space had no choice, it still had to give her a pass.

However, the amount of source energy obtained was not as much as expected.

Moreover, according to the task issued by the source space, this task will take at least four or five years to complete, and only then will you get 200 points. It's just a wild guess, so giving 20 points at most would be a very generous gesture.

But Tuanzi said that her son had used his intelligence to crack the truth, eliminating all the roundabout steps, so that the source space could obtain this part of high-quality source energy a few years earlier. Shouldn't this be credited to her son?

Moreover, with such an outstanding child, he will surely excel even more in completing tasks and bringing greater benefits to the Source Space. The small investment now will yield great returns in the future, so how can we be stingy?
Over the past few days, Yuan Space has become familiar with Tuanzi's routines and knows its ability to talk nonsense for the sake of its protected objects. It can't be said that it is wrong, but it is not entirely right either.

Oh well, what can it do?
Give them the points if you want; after all, the money comes from the customer, and the points will eventually be returned.

Yuan Kong checked A Yu's current points and sent a message to Tuanzi.

【! ! ! 】

[Can you use points to determine your child's fate in their next life?!]

[Customization is also available?!]

Ten million points?!

[...Should I convert my energy into an integral as well? ...Okay, I understand...]

When Tuanzi saw the 200 points she had earned, and then thought about the ten million points her son would need for his next life, she felt as if she had just poured a drop of water into the ocean.

Before its arrival, the cub had endured fifteen years of misery. During the four years it remained asleep after its arrival, the cub also suffered greatly.

Although the cub never turned evil, it felt so heartbroken. If there is an afterlife, it hopes that even if it didn't arrive in time, the cub can still live a very happy life.

Then it realized that to customize its offspring's next life, it first needed to ensure the offspring had a next life; secondly, it needed to customize a next life that wouldn't cause the world to collapse. This required—

While Ayu was waiting, she saw a stack of papers appear in front of Tuanzi, along with a virtual pen.

"Elf, what are you doing?"

"[Practicing writing skills.]" Tuanzi said decisively.

"?"

Just as Ayu was about to ask more questions, Qin Huai arrived, carrying a large, golden object in his hand.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a crab, as big as a washbasin!
I don't know if it's a common cold or an infection; I felt terrible all day, but I managed to drag myself out of bed to update. There's more to come, I'm writing it slowly.

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