Only this green, not disappointing the spring

Baili Nanqing was shocked. She never expected that the young man in front of her was the Fourth Prince.

She quickly bowed and saluted, "I pay my respects to Your Highness the Fourth Prince."

Xuanyuan Jing raised his hand and gave her a light support, "Madam, there is no need to be polite. The bookstore in Shuiyunjian is highly praised. I came here to take a look out of curiosity.

I heard that Shuiyunjian is your daughter's shop. I admire you very much!"

Baili Nanqing felt very uncomfortable when she heard the other party call him "Your Highness" all the time. She then realized that her prince son-in-law always called himself "I".

Well, home-made ones are better!

The two exchanged a few pleasantries and then left.

Xuanyuan Jing casually called a servant and ordered:

"Order someone to follow the mother and daughter and confirm their identities."

……

Baili Nanqing didn't take the chance encounter with the Fourth Prince in Shuiyunjian to heart. Madam Yu also didn't take it to heart.

However, Yu Jiaojiao, who was just beginning to fall in love, would think of that sapphire blue figure from time to time.

Even the pleasant cedar scent on the other person seemed to linger on the tip of my nose for a long time...

She shook her head vigorously, trying to get rid of the image of the man in her mind. But suddenly she heard a cry of surprise.

"Miss, your handkerchief!"

Yu Jiaojiao finally came to her senses and looked down, only to find that the handkerchief with a carp playing with lotus pattern that she had almost finished embroidering was crumpled beyond recognition by her.

In a hurry, the embroidery needle pierced her fingertip directly. She frowned in pain and blood instantly appeared from her fingertips.

The little maidservant hurriedly went to find the ointment in a panic. While she was busy, she couldn't help muttering in her heart, "I don't know what's wrong with the young lady lately. She is always absent-minded."

Thinking of a possibility, she quickly put her mind at ease. It was impossible for a little maid like her to guess about her master's affairs.

Mrs. Yu, who was busy with her youngest daughter's affairs, naturally had no idea of ​​her youngest daughter's other thoughts.

In order to allow her daughter to study in Qingxin Academy, she visited several ladies from aristocratic families in succession.

Finally, seven people reached an agreement and sent a letter to the palace together, hoping to meet the Queen.

In the past, the harem had always been managed by Concubine Jing, but since she followed the Fifth Prince to his fiefdom, the Queen had to take over.

Now, besides the queen, there are two concubines left in the palace.

One of them was the fourth prince's mother, Concubine Rou, and the other was the little princess' mother, Concubine Duan.

These two people are invisible people in the palace. The reason why Concubine Rou has not been promoted to the position of concubine even after giving birth to a son is because of the influence of her maternal family.

If it weren't for the Fourth Prince, Concubine Rou might have been banished to the cold palace. It is a blessing in disguise that she can live a peaceful life now.

As for Concubine Duan, it was because she had not given birth to a prince and the princess was only ten years old. She only wanted to watch her daughter grow up and marry a good family in the future, and she did not get involved in the palace struggles.

This is also the thing that bothers Empress Chen the most recently. She has long been accustomed to not asking about worldly affairs for so many years. Now that she is suddenly asked to take care of the affairs of the harem, it is not that she cannot do it but that she is extremely unwilling to do so.

But the only two concubines left in the harem are useless, so she has to take care of things.

She was already very irritable, and on this day she suddenly received letters from a group of ladies, which made her face turn completely cold.

She glanced over all the posts roughly and swept all the exquisite gold-plated posts directly to the ground.

"What a bunch of annoying flies, they won't let go of any good thing!"

When she first came up with the idea of ​​building a girls' school, she encountered opposition from countless ministers.

Now, the wives of these ministers actually have the nerve to come and beg me!

The old lady beside him quickly advised:

"Your Majesty, why bother getting angry with irrelevant people? If you don't want to see them, just send them away. I don't think they will dare to complain at all!"

Queen Chen had originally planned to do so, but she suddenly changed her mind.

Ever since she found out that all expenses of Qingxin Academy were paid by the two children themselves, she has felt unhappy.

This was something the court should have done, but it was borne by the two children. Even she, as the queen, felt ashamed.

Since those people are trying their best to get into Qingxin Academy, she won't be polite!

Thinking of this, Queen Chen instructed the people around her:

"Madam Wu, send someone to report to these ladies and tell them that I have my own arrangements for this matter and ask them to wait patiently."

Nanny Wu responded respectfully and quietly left the hall. In less than half an hour, the emperor would have to attend the morning court.

The first thing the emperor did after leaving court was to go to Yingyue Palace to find the queen. When the emperor and the queen were together, they didn't like outsiders to disturb them. This habit had never changed over the years.

Whenever the old nanny thought of this, she couldn't help but sigh that the queen was lucky. Their emperor was a rare and devoted person!

Madam Yu was overjoyed when she received the letter. She knew that the Queen had not been involved in worldly affairs for many years and would not be able to handle so many people's requests at the same time.

However, her joy lasted less than two days before she received an oral order from the Queen. To be exact, every household in the capital city heard the news.

Her Majesty is grateful for the sincere benevolence of Qingxin Academy and its selfless support for poor students. She is truly a role model for us.

He then issued an imperial decree to encourage all the wealthy families in Beijing to donate money to Qingxin Academy.

The top 20 families with the largest donations can secure a place for their daughter to study for three years.

It was also stated that all girls who went to the academy to study must abide by the academy's rules and not allow any exceptions, otherwise they would be expelled from the academy and never admitted again.

As soon as the imperial decree was issued, it caused quite a stir in the capital, with some people happy and some worried.

The ones who are happy are naturally those families who are not short of money, because now the Queen Mother teaches in person at Qingxin Academy, although she only goes there once a month.

As long as her daughter is lucky enough to catch the Queen's eye, even if she cannot enter the royal family, she will definitely marry into a noble family in the future.

There is one thing that everyone knows tacitly: the prince now has only one princess, and most importantly, the couple has not yet conceived any children.

If things go as expected, within a year or two, the Queen will surely hold another beauty contest for the Crown Prince.

In this way, spending money to send my daughter to Qingxin Academy is a good thing that will make a lot of money!

As a result, more and more people sent silver to Qingxin Academy, and the amount increased from a few hundred taels at the beginning to tens of thousands of taels of silver later!

Shangguan Chong's hands were a little weak from collecting money these days, so he called a math teacher to take charge of the accounting.

This matter lasted for more than half a month, and the amount of money the academy received was so astonishing that it was simply jaw-dropping.

Mr. Feng, whose abacus was beeping loudly, put down the last number and said to the headmaster who was standing by and staring at him with trembling lips:

"Shan, Shanzhang, you have a hundred thousand taels of silver!"

Oh my god, he has lived half his life and hasn't even saved a fraction of it. I'm afraid he won't be able to spend all this money in ten lifetimes? !

Even though he was mentally prepared, Shangguan Chong still couldn't help but take a breath. However, he was not too happy, but more worried.

A man is innocent but is guilty of possessing a treasure. With so much money, if it is used in the wrong place, it may sow the seeds of disaster.

When Shangguan Chong encountered difficulties, he thought of his good son-in-law first. He temporarily put aside the affairs of the academy and rushed to the Third Prince's Mansion at full speed.

Although it was already autumn, the power of the autumn tiger should not be underestimated. It was not until he arrived at the gate of the Third Prince's Mansion that he felt dizzy.

The servant guarding the gate had sharp eyes and recognized the person from a distance. He trotted over to Shangguan Chong, took the reins and said worriedly:

"Oh, Master Shangguan, why are you riding out on this hot day? What if you get a heat stroke?

I will take you to the palace right away, so please don't dismount."

After that, he led the horse and walked quickly to the mansion, and on the way he did not forget to order the servants to call the mansion doctor. Heatstroke should not be underestimated, and one could die if not careful!

The hot spring water in the Third Prince's Mansion flows throughout the year. The temperature of the spring water is enough to warm the entire mansion in winter, but it becomes a magic weapon for cooling down in summer.

Because the temperature of the spring water is much lower than the yard scorched by the scorching sun, the flowing spring water can take away a lot of summer heat.

As Shangguan Chong entered the mansion, he immediately felt refreshed, and the heat on his cheeks, which were red from the scorching sun, gradually subsided.

After being helped into the guest room and having the court doctor prick a few acupuncture points with silver needles, he completely recovered.

Xuanyuan Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the court doctor say that there was nothing wrong.

"Father-in-law, please take a good rest in your room first. We can discuss anything after you wake up."