Qin Xingfu stayed in the Kong family for another ten days. During the day, she read books and took walks. Occasionally, she made some small things to entertain the group of idiots in the Kong family. At night, she asked them to accompany her. Her life was very comfortable.

She also finished reading the Kong family books and took photos and videos with her mobile phone so that she could refer to them later.

Thinking of the seafood mentioned before, she began to crave it. She wanted to ask the Kong family to teach, so she had to ask the First Emperor for permission. After getting permission, she went to find Kong Yu.

"Master! There is something I want to communicate with you!"

"Just say it directly, sir. No need to be polite."

Recently, with Qin Xingfu's care, their family has become more rosy-faced, and she is not arrogant. If they plan to live here for a long time, he would be very happy.

Qin Xingfu was invited to sit down and Kong Yu poured her tea.

"Master, I think your family is not good at farming. I asked His Majesty for permission, and His Majesty allowed you to continue to open the academy, but you must separate. Although the county school has been opened in the south, the people there are not smart enough and are very resistant to the implementation of the government order. I hope to get help from the masters. This is the message from His Majesty, you can take a look."

Kong Yu was so surprised that he was stunned for a long time and couldn't react. Qin Xingfu thought he didn't believe it and put the paper in his hand.

"Master, don't be suspicious. I don't have the courage to falsely convey His Majesty's order. His Majesty requires you three brothers to separate. This may result in you never seeing each other again in your life. Take a look. If you can accept it, tell me and I will arrange it."

Kong Yu recovered and said.

"No, Your Excellency is overthinking. I just didn't expect that His Majesty has forgiven us? Is His Majesty willing to give us a chance?"

In his impression, the First Emperor had always been a cold-blooded, murderous, brutal and inhumane person. How could he forgive them so quickly?

"Your Majesty is kind. If you were really a tyrant, compared to King Zhou, your family would have turned to dust long ago."

Kong Yu's lips trembled. He knew that what they did was treason after all, but he only confiscated their property and did not exterminate their clan. This was already a rare wise ruler.

Looking at the letter in his hand again, Kong Yu kowtowed in the direction of Xianyang.

"Your Majesty is wise! It is we who are confused! Your Majesty, I was wrong! Very wrong! We deserve to die, Your Majesty!"

An old man in his forties or fifties kowtowed and cried as he spoke. Qin Xingfu helped him up.

"Master, no one is perfect. It is a great virtue to admit one's mistakes and correct them. His Majesty is willing to give you a chance to reform. Please do not let His Majesty down."

"Sir, please accept my greeting."

Kong Yu wanted to kowtow to her, but Qin Xingfu quickly held him back.

"No, this is too embarrassing for me. You are the elder, this is unacceptable. I don't want to shorten my life. I have to accumulate blessings for my children. You should share more of the worries for His Majesty. The population is increasing. People need to learn to be polite, righteous, honest, and trustworthy. This requires the teachers to work hard! Otherwise, His Majesty will have a headache. Don't you agree?"

Qin Xingfu was very strong, and she helped the little old man sit down in a somewhat funny posture. Kong Yu blushed helplessly and nodded.

"Yes, we will definitely do our best to make your majesty less worried. Sir, we have learned from your teachings. We are willing to atone for our sins with our merits. Thank you very much, sir!"

Since he was not allowed to kneel, Kong Yu had no choice but to salute.

"Okay, you guys discuss it first! We plan to leave tomorrow. Tell me the result of your discussion later, and I will send the person there safely."

"The Kong family will always remember your kindness. If there is a time when we can serve you, you can do whatever you want. We will go through fire and water without hesitation!"

"Haha... that's not necessary, just do your own thing."

Qin Xingfu didn't think so much about it. She was doing fine now, and she would educate her future children well. As long as the descendants of the Ying family did not mess around and were well, nothing would happen in the future.

But she felt that she was thinking too far ahead. Who can predict the future? If she lived a hundred years, she could only manage the next seventy or eighty years.

After talking to Kong Yu, she returned to the house and saw Yue Xin packing his things, so she hugged his waist from behind.

"Why don't you rest for a while? You must be exhausted last night, right?"

Yue Xin's ears turned red and he felt a little embarrassed.

"Nothing, are you okay? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

Qin Xingfu pestered him for a long time last night. He was worried but happy at the same time. He kept his nerves tense and indulged her mischief. Now the deep and shallow scratches on his body still hurt a little.

"I'm fine. I'm in good health. I know what I'm doing."

"That's good!"

Recently they have been worried about her health, but they enjoy it every day. It's really a mixture of pain and happiness, which is quite torturous.

"Where's Xuhe?"

Qin Xingfu sat down, picked up a pear and started to eat it. It was really hard for them to find all kinds of fruits for her every day. She felt that she should have a retroverted pregnancy, otherwise if she was pregnant with twins, her belly would have been big by now. It was almost four months and her lower abdomen was only slightly bulging, as if she had eaten too much.

In fact, she thought twins were quite magical, after all, they had never happened in her family before. She asked Xuhe and the others, and except for Xuhe and Yuexin who were not very clear about the situation in their family, it seemed that there had never been such an example in other people's families.

"Xu and the others went hunting for game."

Qin Xingfu frowned.

"Going to hunt game? Be careful not to run into wolves, tigers or leopards."

Now the land is vast and the population is sparse, but there are still many wild animals. They have been walking on the main road, and sometimes when it rains, you can see footprints of large animals on the ground.

"Don't worry! Xuhe is quite skilled, don't worry."

"Still be careful and don't be careless!"

"Okay, okay, let's talk about him when he comes back."

Yue Xin found that she had become more talkative now, which was very cute, especially when she was eating a pear with her mouth puffed up. He touched her head.

"Are you petting the dog? Don't mess up your hair. Mrs. Kong combed it for me."

Qin Xingfu usually just tied her hair up with a hairpin. Seeing that she really didn't know how to style it, Madam Kong would enthusiastically help her style her hair every day. It was a long bun that made her look gentler and more bookish.

But she was still not used to the clothes, which were too restrictive. She felt more comfortable wearing the clothes she made herself, a top and trousers, with a light blue outer robe with tightened cuffs, which made her look capable. If it weren't for her bun, one would think she was a thin man from behind.

"You are so beautiful, my Lord."

"Hmph~ You're so smooth-talking."

Although she said so, she was actually smiling. The sun was shining brightly outside. Inside, one of them was tidying up while the other was reading a book.

Before dinner, Kong Yu came to see her.

"Sir, the three of us brothers have discussed it. My second and third brothers are willing to take their families to the south to serve Your Majesty. But I heard that there are many miasma and poisonous insects in the south, and the journey is tiring, so I would like to ask Your Majesty if there is any way to solve it?"

"I don't know the exact situation in the south right now, but I do have a few prescriptions for expelling parasites. I wrote them down this afternoon when I had nothing to do. Here are some for you. Also, this is a letter I wrote. Go find the county governor and county lieutenant. After reading it, they will arrange for someone to escort your family south. You can set off at a certain time."

Kong Yu took the letter and bowed.

"Thank you, sir! We know that you will leave tomorrow, so we have prepared a farewell banquet for you and others. We hope you will do us the honor!"

"Okay, thank you, Master!"

We have been here for so many days, and they have been taking over all the meals. Everything is cooked according to their taste. It's the last day, and we can't do that anymore. We should give Queen Ying some rest.

Today's dinner was very sumptuous. Everyone in the Kong family was very grateful to Qin Xingfu for helping them change their current situation. They all sang and danced, and the scene was very lively.

After the banquet, a little child ran over and gave her a bamboo dragonfly that he had made.

"My Lord, my name is Kong Wu. This is the bamboo dragonfly I just learned how to make. It's for your little brother in your belly."

Qin Xingfu looked at the child and thought he was quite cute. He took the child with both hands and said.

"Thank you! I like it very much. Thank you on behalf of my brother!"

Little Kong Wu blushed and felt embarrassed, but he still spoke in a mature manner.

"You are welcome, sir. I will go to Xianyang to see my brothers later."

Kong Wu is the grandson of Kong Teng, and he is going to the south with Kong Teng.

"Okay, when you grow up, you are welcome to come to Xianyang to play."

Qin Xingfu squatted down and looked at him at eye level. At this time, the other children knew that this fun adult would be leaving tomorrow and were very reluctant to let her go. Recently, she would make some rare things for them to play with. They were reluctant to let her go and gave her the things they thought were precious one by one.

"Sir, this is a stone I found with my name engraved on it. I'm giving it to you."

"This is a man I carved out of wood. I'm giving it to you."

Qin Xingfu didn't expect that she was quite popular with the children. She put away all their things. She didn't have anything fun in her hands. Fortunately, Yue Xin was thoughtful and prepared a big red envelope for each child.

"My lord, this is unacceptable!"

Mrs. Kong Yu saw this and wanted to stop it, as she knew that the adults were trying to find a way to support their family.

"Ma'am, don't worry too much. I'm a layman. I like children and give them some pocket money. You elders can't control this."

Well, this reason is irrefutable.

"Well, sir, here are the clothes I prepared for your baby. I heard it might be twins, as well as some medicinal herbs. I hope they can help you, sir."

Qin Xingfu looked at the clothes, which had fine stitching and good materials, and happily took them with both hands.

"Thank you! I'm really not good at needlework. Thank you, ma'am."

Mrs. Kong Teng also stepped forward and said.

"Sir, I am not very good at making clothes. I estimated your feet a few days ago and made two pairs of shoes. I hope you don't mind."

"How could that be? That's great! My mother never made shoes for me herself! Thank you, ma'am."

In their time, few people knew how to make shoes, and most people just bought them to wear, so there is nothing wrong with saying this.

Mrs. Kong Teng felt that the lady was really pitiful. When she heard that she had lost all her family members, she couldn't help but feel a little sympathy for her.

Mrs. Kong Shu made a lumbar pillow for her.

"Sir, women in the late stages of pregnancy are very tired and their waists often ache. I hope this waist pillow can be of some use to you."

After the farewell banquet, Qin Xingfu gained a lot, but she had nothing to give them. Giving them money would seem very tacky, so she shamelessly accepted it.

When I returned to the house at night, I thought about the places they had visited and wrote down some recipes for potato flour, lotus root flour, and sweet potato flour. I also wrote down some business ideas and gave them to the three ladies when I said goodbye the next day.

"I am a rather crude person, I hope these prescriptions can help you."

It is always more reassuring to teach a man to fish and give him a way to make a living. The three ladies looked at the prescription in their hands and then at the group of people who had gone away.

Several ladies stood at the door and cried bitterly. Their husbands did not really understand how difficult it was for them to run the household, and even an outsider could see it. For a moment, all their sadness and grievances could no longer be hidden.

"Your Excellency's kindness, we must remember it. If you need it in the future, our Kong family will do our utmost to support you. You... stop crying, let's divide the family now. After the division, I will go to the county governor and the county lieutenant. We can't let your Excellency down."

The most numerous asset of the Kong family now is books. After closing the door, the Kong family came to a remote courtyard, broke down the wall with a hammer, revealing the wrapped collection of books inside.

Yes, the Kong family’s collection of books is far more than just the library. There are books hidden in the walls as well. The men in the family are responsible for breaking down the walls, while the women pick up the books, dust off the books, clean them and put them aside, while the children sort and put the books away.

"Sir, are you reluctant?"

Dan Yao felt that Qin Xingfu seemed a little regretful and reluctant.

"Huh? Am I that obvious?"

Ying Bu and Dan Yao nodded.

"There are still some books in the Kong family that I haven't seen yet, and I always feel a little regretful."

"No way? Haven't you finished reading those books?"

Ying Bu thought it was impossible, because adults read very fast and had good memory, and they also had a small box for taking pictures.

"I heard that Kong Yu had a collection of books. I thought he had already taken them out."

Dan Yao had also heard of it, but the books that His Majesty ordered to be burned at that time had nothing to do with Confucianism. They were all books that were deceptive and misleading.

Qin Xingfu shook his head.

"No, I don't know if they will take it out this time. Some of the books in the library are missing, and some of the contents are even fabricated. The real ones should have been hidden."

Qin Xingfu did not read for nothing during those many days. In addition to reading and studying, she was also verifying rumors from later generations.

"Oh, no wonder, this Kong family is really cunning."

Ying Bu didn't like it. He didn't like the books he read with Qin Xingfu in the library. He thought they were too fake and unrealistic.

"This is called keeping a trump card for yourself. Only a fool would tell outsiders everything."

Qin Xingfu pinched his face. Ying Bu had gained weight recently and looked very cute.

"Sir, why do you keep pinching my face? Do you think I'm fat and want me to lose weight?"

"Haha... No, I just think you're quite funny. We're going to Jiaodong County next. There are a lot of delicious food there. Won't we gain some weight by then?"

Ying Bu covered his face, feeling very painful.

"Sir, stop talking. I will eat vegetarian food every day from now on. I don't believe I can't lose weight."

"No! This is good. It feels good."

The feeling of being chubby is a little different. Now there are men of all types around me, and I never get tired of them every day.

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