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After a while, Yu Shu and others came over with teacups in their hands.

They walked up to the emperor and handed the cup to Master Yu, saying, "Master Yu, this is the tea the emperor ordered. Master Yu, please be careful, the tea is a little hot, the emperor will drink it later."

Master Yu took the teacup from Yu Shu and the others and said, "Okay, Yu Shu, I got it. You can leave now, and leave it to me."

Yu Shu and the others nodded and said, "Okay, Master Yu. We will take our leave now."

Master Yu nodded at them and they moved away after seeing this.

After they left, Master Yu placed the teacup in his hand on the wooden table in front of him.

He said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, the tea has been delivered, but it is a little hot so you'd better wait a while before drinking it.

The emperor said, "Master Yu, I understand. But it doesn't matter, just pass me the tea. I am really thirsty. I haven't had a sip of water since yesterday."

Master Yu said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

Then, he reached out and picked up the teacup on the wooden table, handed it to the emperor, and said, "Your Majesty, the teacup is a little hot, please hold it carefully."

The emperor nodded slightly and took the teacup handed to him by Master Yu. He reached out to remove the lid of the cup, brought the cup close to his mouth and carefully took a sip of the tea in the cup.

After taking a sip of tea, he said to the fisherman, "Master Yu, were you lying to me just now? The water in this teacup is just the right temperature. I am very satisfied."

Master Yu said: "Your Majesty, I did not lie to you. It may be because the teacup has been placed on the wooden table for a while that the temperature of the tea you are drinking is just right.

But it doesn't matter, as long as Your Majesty is satisfied."

The emperor nodded slightly and said, "I understand."

Then the emperor drank the tea in the cup in one gulp.

Afterwards, he said to the Master, "Master Yu, who brought me the tea just now? I am very satisfied with the tea he brought me. I will reward him well."

Master Yu said, "Your Majesty, it was my two little servants who brought the tea. One is called Yu Shu and the other is called Yu Yu."

The emperor said, "Yes, I understand. They are also the two little servants who helped me lead the way. I remember them. I will let Xiao Shunzi reward them later."

After Master Yu heard this, he said, "I understand. I thank Your Majesty on behalf of my two little servants."

After hearing this, the emperor nodded and placed the teacup in his hand on the wooden table in front of him.

Then Master Yu said, "Your Majesty, can you please tell me what you have in mind for me and Princess Chaoyang?"

Princess Chaoyang said, "Father, you can tell me now. You said Master Yu was coming, but you didn't. You said you wanted to drink tea, but you drank it now, so Father, you can tell me now.

If you don't tell me, I will go find my mother and let her make the decision for us."

The emperor said, "Chaoyang, Master Yu, don't be so impatient. You can't eat hot tofu if you are impatient. I will tell you now.

And Chaoyang, I have already told you not to bother your mother unless it is something important. You know your mother is pregnant."

Princess Chaoyang pouted and said, "Father, okay, okay. Is it okay for me not to go to Chunyue Palace to look for my mother? Father, just tell me."

The emperor said, "Chaoyang, it's good that you know. I've said it before, the way I want is to let Qingdai choose for herself."

Princess Chaoyang said, "Father, did I hear you correctly? Are you saying that Qingdai should choose for herself?"

The emperor said: "Yes, Chaoyang, you heard me right. I will let Qingdai choose for herself."

Princess Chaoyang said, "Father, what kind of good idea is this? How can Qingdai choose? She can't even read a few words."

Master Yu said, “Your Majesty, I don’t think this is a good idea either.

But Princess Chaoyang Qingdai is not the one who doesn’t know a few words as you said. I taught her how to read today and she has already learned more than 30 words.”

The emperor smiled and said, "A man from Chaoyang will be revisited after three days of absence. You underestimated that little girl Qingdai. You must have been scolded by Master Yu."

Princess Chaoyang said: "Father, Qingdai has only been studying for three days. How could I know that she can learn so quickly?

Okay, Father, let's skip this topic. You said you want Qingdai to choose, how should she choose? You should have thought about it. Just tell me."

Master Yu said, "Your Majesty, it's time for you to speak."

The emperor said, "Then I will tell you. You listen carefully. I will only tell you this once. Especially you, Chaoyang, stop playing with your hair. Listen carefully to me."

Princess Chaoyang put down her hands that were playing with her hair and said to the emperor, "Okay, father, I will listen carefully to what you have to say."

The emperor nodded and said, "Okay, I will continue.

This is what I think. Each of you should prepare a gift for Qingdai.

But it is not given directly to Indigo.

Instead, put it on a wooden table. She doesn't know which one you put. I will let her follow the one she chooses. How about this? Is it a good idea? This can ensure fairness to the greatest extent.

What do you think? "

Princess Chaoyang said, "Father, I don't think it's a good idea. It's just relying on luck, which is not very reliable."

The emperor said: "It can be said that this depends on luck or not. Whoever knows Qingdai better will choose the gift that Qingdai is most likely to like, and Qingdai will choose that person.

Chaoyang, you disagree because you think you don't know Qingdai well enough, and you think you will lose, so you disagree. "

Princess Chaoyang said, "Father, what are you talking about? I brought Qingdai here, how could I not know her?"

The emperor said: "Oh, then I understand that you think you don't understand Qingdai better than Master Yu and you don't agree because you are afraid of losing."

Princess Chaoyang said, "No, I know Qingdai better than Master Yu. He has only known Qingdai for a few days. It's just a gift-choosing contest. I agree. Anyway, I can't lose. I have absolute confidence."

After hearing this, the emperor nodded and said, "Okay, this is my good daughter."

Then, the emperor asked the fisherman, "Master Yu, Chaoyang has agreed. What about you? You just heard the rules I mentioned. Do you have any opinions?"

Master Yu said, "Your Majesty, I have no objection. I agree to let Qingdai choose for herself. But I have a question that I would like your Majesty to answer for me."

The emperor asked doubtfully, "Master Yu, if you have any questions, just tell me. I will definitely give you an answer."

Master Yu said, "Then I will tell you."

The emperor nodded and said, "Well, go ahead."

Master Yu said, "Your Majesty, you said that we should prepare a gift for Qingdai to choose. Is there a time limit for choosing a gift? Can I ask someone else to help me choose? And what is the date of the competition with Princess Chaoyang? I have to teach my students every day."

The emperor said: "Master Yu, you said it was a question, but I think you said more than one question.

The fisherman scratched his head and said, "Your Majesty, I have a lot of questions to ask.

If I don’t ask you a question, you may not listen to what I say.”

The emperor said, "Master Yu, what are you thinking about? If you have other questions, just say them. Don't just say one thing. I will definitely listen to you. Don't think too much."

Princess Chaoyang also spoke up, "Master Yu, don't think too much. Just tell me what you want to ask. Masters like us tend to think too much. Master Han is the same."

After hearing this, Master Yu said, "Okay, Your Majesty, Princess Chaoyang, I will speak frankly in the future."

After hearing this, the emperor said, "Well, that's right. All right, stop talking. I will answer the question Master Yu just asked."

The emperor continued, "Master Yu, I have solutions to the questions you just asked me. The Lantern Festival is next month, and I plan to have a gift-choosing competition between you and Chaoyang on that day. If you asked me for help, I can.

But the number of people cannot be too large, no more than two people at most. The time limit for choosing gifts is before the Lantern Festival.

And please give me the gifts you choose. I will write them on the list for you and you cannot change them once I write them on the list.

All right. Master Yu, do you have any other questions? If you have any questions, just ask me. I will solve them for you while I have time. I have many memorials to review tomorrow and I don’t have time to see my dear Rou’er. "

Master Yu said, "Your Majesty, I will not be polite. I still have many questions to ask."

The emperor said: "Then ask while I am at it now."

Master Yu said, "Your Majesty, I will not be polite. I will tell you what I have said."

The emperor said, "Just tell me, Master Yu."

Master Yu said: "Your Majesty, you said it was on the Lantern Festival, right? But on that day many people from other countries will come to greet them and I won't have time. After that I will have to teach.

Also, Your Majesty, you and Princess Chaoyang will also have to go to greet them that day, so how can you have the competition?

Also, as for gifts, can I choose anything?

Then I can give the blank memorial you gave me as a gift to Qingdai, can that be okay? And should we do it in the morning or in the evening on the Lantern Festival? "

Master Yu wanted to continue speaking, but the emperor made a gesture for pause, and Master Yu stopped talking.

The emperor said, "Stop, stop, stop. I will answer all your questions one by one.

It seems that you still have many questions that you want me to answer.

I will help you answer the questions you asked first. If you have other questions, please write them on a memorial and submit it to me. I will write you a reply after reading it.

Then I will write the rules in a memorial and have Shunfu hand it over to you two before the Lantern Festival. Please read the memorial carefully and don't let me talk about it later. I don't want to continue. Do you understand?"

The fisherman and his son and Princess Chaoyang all nodded and said nothing more.

At this time, Master Han suddenly came. He came to see Master Yu.

But when he saw Master Yu, he saw the emperor was there too. He quickly bowed to the emperor and said, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to the emperor. Your Highness, I pay my respects to Princess Chaoyang."

The emperor said: "No need to be polite, please stand up."

He stood up.

The emperor asked, "Lord Han, why are you here? Why aren't you teaching inside?"

Master Han said, "Your Majesty, I am here to see Master Yu. My lesson has been completed and now it is Master Yu's turn to teach.

Your Majesty, do you have something important to do to keep Master Yu? If you do, I will go back and tell the students that Master Yu will not be teaching today. If you do not have anything important to do, I will take Master Yu away to teach the students. "

The emperor thought for a moment and said: "Then wait a few minutes before taking Master Yu away. There is nothing else he needs to do."

Master Han nodded and said to the emperor, "I obey your command."

Then, the emperor said, "Master Yu, the competition will be held in the evening, after they leave. Of course, there are limits on the choice of gifts. I haven't decided yet, but your blank memorial cannot be used as a gift."

Master Yu nodded and said, "Okay, I understand. Thank you, Your Majesty."

Master Han said to the Master, "Old Yu, let's go. You have nothing to do now. It's time for you to teach. The students are waiting for you."

Master Yu said to Master Han, "Okay then."

Master Yu said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, I will follow Master Han and go to teach the students."

The emperor said, "Okay, go ahead."

Princess Chaoyang saw this and said, "Master Yu, you can leave later, but you can leave Qingdai with me. You can't hold Qingdai in your arms while teaching students, right?"

Master Yu said, "Why not? When you came to the Qian Study to see me today, wasn't I holding him in my arms during class?"

The emperor said, "Master Yu, you should leave Qingdai here. It is not good to have a child in class."

Master Yu nodded after hearing this, and then he said to Qingdai: "Qingdai, I will carry you down now."

Qingdai nodded indifferently, and then he reached out and carefully picked Qingdai up.

After a while, the foster mother fell to the ground.

Princess Chaoyang then said, "What are you going to do after you drop Qingdai on the ground? Are you going to take her to class?"

Master Yu said, "Princess, I want to take her to class, but doesn't the emperor think it's not good? I don't know what to do with her now."

Princess Chaoyang thought for a moment and said, "Why don't you leave her here? It's time for her to take her medicine. I'll take her to take the medicine later."

Master Yu said, "Princess, why are you taking her with you? Isn't your leg injured? And you are still being held by this person.

By the way, I still don’t know who is holding you, and what is his name?

The princess said, "This person is Mo Yi, my savior. Who said that I can't take her to get medicine just because her leg is injured? Can't I just let Mo Yi take her there?"

Who said that this princess must go alone? "

After hearing this, Master Yu nodded and said, "Okay, then I will leave Qingdai here. I have to go to class."

The emperor nodded and said, "Okay, then you can go."

Princess Chaoyang said, "Then Master Yu, you can go now."

Then, Master Yu was led by Master Han to the study room inside the Qian Study Room to teach.

After the Master left, the Emperor said, "Chaoyang, I don't have anything else to do today. I'm going to see your mother, so don't go. Your leg is injured, so go to the Imperial Hospital first. I'll leave first."

Princess Chaoyang nodded and said to the emperor, "Okay, father, I will go there soon. It just so happens that I am taking Qingdai to the Imperial Hospital to get medicine."

Then the emperor left and walked towards Chunyue Palace.

After a while, Princess Chaoyang and her companions also left and headed towards the Imperial Hospital.