The little princess' mind was read, and the court and harem were eating melons

With the Queen's explanation, Li Qingyi figured out what happened in the study.

In short, in the Da Ning Dynasty, princesses and princes had to go to the study to take classes when they reached a certain age, but they did not sit together. They were divided into three classes: large, medium and small. Occasionally, some children of royal family members and ministers' children would receive rewards from the emperor and would have a place in the class.

After the Queen finished explaining what the princesses were going to learn, Li Qingyi realized that these classes were not about the Four Books for Women, but rather the serious arts of music, chess, calligraphy and painting, the Four Books and the Five Classics. The only difference was that the academic requirements for the princesses were lower than those for the princes.

Well, it can also be said that there are no requirements. If the princesses want to study, they can study. If they don’t want to, they can just ask for leave and the teachers won’t say anything.

In addition, princesses also have horse riding and archery lessons!

Queen: "The rules for the princess's classes were set by your grandfather. At the time, many people felt that it was inappropriate and made a big fuss. In the end, Taizu suppressed it with all his strength."

"When your uncle was still alive, those people also tried to cancel the princess's studies. But your uncle softened in other areas, but he did not back down on this matter."

"Then there was your father. When your father first ascended the throne, someone brought up the old matter again..."

You can tell from the results that it was not successful.

The queen seemed to remember something, and after a light laugh, she said to Li Qingyi, "Then your father was in a bad mood because your grandfather and your uncle died one after another. Those people were not doing their job and were catching these trivial matters, which made them very angry."

"Later, your father said in front of all the officials that the princess's curriculum was set by Taizu. It has only been a short time since Taizu left, and these people are jumping up and down to change the rules set by Taizu. What is their intention?"

Then, those people shut up.

Of course, how many of them were afraid of the emperor's words, and how many were frightened by the emperor's gesture of bloodbath in the court and dared not say a word, that is a matter of opinion.

Li Qingyi's eyes sparkled as he listened, and all he could think of was one sentence: "My grandpa is so cool!"

The Queen sighed softly at this time: "In fact, your grandfather wanted to let the princess and the princes take classes together at the beginning. According to your great grandfather, they are all brothers and sisters, so there is no need to make a fuss about the separation of men and women."

But, in the end, taking into account that the princess and the prince all had study companions, Taizu backed off a bit on this matter and just allowed boys and girls to attend classes separately.

In fact, if the Queen had to see it, the study room was only a small place and was divided into two rooms for classes. There would still be contact during daily activities, so there was actually not much difference between retiring and not retiring.

But at that time, Taizu's slight step back forced those officials who were about to resist fiercely to follow suit and the matter was settled.

No matter what the actual situation is, at least on the surface, both parties are satisfied.

As for why there are always people popping up to make a scene afterwards... the queen is too lazy to guess what those people are thinking anyway.

"You are about to start to learn something, so go to the study and have a look. It wouldn't hurt to meet your sisters."

Li Qingyi's attention was successfully diverted: "Eh? Kaimeng?"

The Queen smiled and said, "Yes, didn't I tell you before? I have found a suitable teacher for you. However, the teacher is in her hometown and is still on the way, so I haven't told you yet. When she arrives in the capital, you will start your lessons soon."

Li Qingyi was stunned.

In fact, the Queen had mentioned this matter to Li Qingyi before, but at that time Li Qingyi thought she was going to become illiterate, so she took this matter more seriously.

Afterwards she found that she was not illiterate. Even if she did not recognize some words, she could still guess based on the context. At least she had basic reading skills, so she was naturally not in a hurry about this matter.

Plus, since the queen didn't mention it again, she forgot about it.

It was suddenly brought up at this moment. From what the Queen said, it seemed that the person had come from afar to find her. Li Qingyi was a little scared of the possible study life that was to come, but also a little curious.

The reason why I’m scared is that she might also have to learn the Four Books and Five Classics, which for a modern person is a bit... dizzying.

Curiosity was about this female gentleman whom the queen obviously admired and valued very much. If she was not so capable, the queen would not have gone so far to seek her out.

However, he would have to meet the person later to know what the other person looked like. Right now, Li Qingyi was more concerned about the Eighth Princess.

She actually went to the study, but when she got there she found out that the Eighth Princess had taken sick leave.

Li Qingyi: "Hey? Is Eighth Sister sick?"

The Seventh Princess, who was dressed in a riding and archery outfit, casually swung the whip in her hand, making a crisp snapping sound on the ground beside her. Although she looked only about fourteen or fifteen years old, she looked very heroic. She nodded when she heard it and said, "Well, I have asked for leave these days. The reason given by Chuxiu Palace is that the Eighth Princess has suffered from heat stroke and needs to rest, so she will not come to class."

The Ninth Princess, who was also wearing a horse-riding and archery outfit but had a much more gentle temperament and spoke softly, said softly: "My Seventh Sister and I went to visit the Eighth Sister yesterday. The Eighth Sister did look a little haggard."

The Seventh Princess looked at Li Qingyi. She was quite curious about her youngest sister. Especially in recent times, some strange rumors reached her ears, which made the Seventh Princess even more curious.

However, the Seventh Princess was the daughter of Concubine Wu. In this harem where the emperor was not interested in women, the status of concubines was basically strictly ranked according to their rank. After all, the emperor probably treated them all equally in terms of favoritism, and there was no comparison.

Therefore, Concubine Wu, who was a concubine, could not be compared with Concubine Shu, Concubine Liu, Concubine Chen, and Concubine De. Among the concubines, there were Concubine An, Concubine Wu, and Concubine Shen before her. Concubine Wu had the lowest status among the four concubines.

In addition, Concubine Wu made a mistake in her early years, which led to her being cautious in her words and actions over the years. She also asked the Seventh Princess not to cause trouble. Therefore, although the Seventh Princess has a lively and outgoing personality, she is actually a more cautious person in her behavior. Even if she is curious, she will not rashly contact Li Qingyi.

Just now, Li Qingyi ran to the study room and learned about the horse riding and archery classes that several princesses had today. She was then led to the horse riding and archery field, where she was spotted by the sharp-eyed Seventh Princess, who immediately came over to talk to her.

After all, in this harem, Li Qingyi's identity is not easy to recognize.

Li Qingyi looked at the whip that the Seventh Princess was swinging, and couldn't help asking out of curiosity: "Seventh Sister, what are you doing?"

The Seventh Princess smiled, her smile bright and cheerful: "Well, I'm going to beat someone up later, so I'll get familiar with this whip first, so that it will be convenient for me to do it when the time comes."

Li Qingyi:?

what?

Who to beat?