Rebirth of an Old Farmer: Escape from Famine with Children and Grandchildren

Before she could finish her words, Princess Anping interrupted impatiently, "Since they each have their own specialties, they naturally have people who can teach them. How could they not understand the art of teaching?"

Tan Xianyu pursed his lips.

She didn't know what happened to others, but Bai Tong had privately revealed that their former teacher had a violent temper and would resort to beatings and kicks at the slightest inconvenience, with the severity of the beatings determined by his whim. If the injury was too severe, they would be sold to the lowest level of society, where they would suffer a life worse than death.

How can such a teaching method exist in a girls' school?

The female officials knew that some of them came from prostitutes, so they were eager to teach them how to be role models.

Unexpectedly, Princess Anping intervened and insisted on teaching from the basic etiquette...

After all, etiquette is just an embellishment in this women's school.

Embellishment is nice, but not necessary.

Tan Xianyu repeatedly emphasized that the purpose of women's education is to enable women to be independent, and the female officials kept this in mind.

Seeing that Tan Xianyu was hesitant to speak, Princess Anping waved her hand unhappily and said, "Alright, don't worry about it. I have my own arrangements."

She came here today to establish her authority in the girls' school and let everyone know that she is the one in charge. How could she let Tan Xianyu ruin her plans?

In this case, Tan Xianyu had no choice but to give up.

The other party has already moved out of "this palace", she is just a "minister", what else can she say?

Tan Xianyu sighed and said, "Then I'll follow your Highness's wishes."

"That's right." Princess Anping showed a satisfied look.

The female official next to her was feeling uneasy and looked at Tan Xianyu secretly.

But Tan Xianyu did not respond to her gaze, but just stood aside with his head down.

Princess Anping sat dignifiedly in the corridor, demonstrating her majesty.

However, after sitting for a short while, Princess Anping became impatient.

Besides being bored, how could such a delicate body of hers sit still for a long time?

Seeing this, Tan Xianyu suggested, "Your Highness is of noble status, so I'll take care of things here. How about you go back and rest first?"

Princess Anping raised her eyebrows.

Unexpectedly, Tan Xianyu is quite smart.

"Well, it's rare that you're so thoughtful," Princess Anping looked at her with considerable satisfaction. "I'll leave this matter to you."

Princess Anping stood up and said, "Remember, the girls' school has the support of the Queen Mother and the Empress. All staff must observe proper etiquette and must not bring disgrace upon the royal family. You must strictly supervise. Is that clear?"

Tan Xianyu bent his knees slightly: "I understand."

Seeing that she was so reasonable, Princess Anping left with peace of mind.

Tan Xianyu led the female officials and personally escorted Princess Anping out of the gate.

After watching the magnificent eldest princess's team gradually disappear from sight, the two of them secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

After ordering someone to close the door of the girls' school again, Tan Xianyu asked the girls to put down the porcelain in their hands and go to rest.

"Miss Tan," the official said, looking embarrassed, "Do we really have to learn those etiquettes from scratch?"

Learning etiquette is a time-consuming project, half a month is not enough.

"Didn't the princess already leave?" Tan Xianyu said, "Let them rest for a while, and then continue with the previous lessons."

"...Huh?" The female official opened her eyes slightly, with a look of confusion on her face.

"It's okay," Tan Xianyu explained. "Close the door of the girls' school tightly and arrange for someone to guard it. If His Highness comes or sends someone to investigate, have them notify us immediately. We can just pretend to be there then."

“…Oh…” The female official nodded as if suddenly realizing something.

It turns out that this is still possible...

"Don't worry, I'll take care of anything that happens," Tan Xianyu assured. "I'll have people keep an eye on the eldest princess's movements. If she makes any move, I'll rush over as soon as possible. If I'm too late, please help cover it up. I won't be too late for long."

"Yes," the female official nodded in agreement, "I understand, Miss Tan."

Tan Xianyu's arrangement made the female official feel much more at ease.

After all, I am working in the palace. If I make the eldest princess unhappy, my life will be difficult in the future.

Tan Xianyu turned and left. The female official locked the door as instructed and arranged two people to guard it, one inside and one outside. If they found anything, the one outside would knock on the door to notify them, and the one inside would report it immediately.

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After leaving the gate of the girls' school, Baoqin asked, "Miss, why don't we just ask the Queen Mother to come forward and solve this problem?"

"This is just a small matter, there's no need to bother the Empress Dowager with such great power," Tan Xianyu said. "If we trouble the Empress Dowager with everything, she'll get annoyed after a long time."

Baoqin thought about it, felt that it made sense, sighed, and said no more.

The Queen Mother was holding her breath.

The Queen merely issued an order that she could have issued herself, and took the opportunity to send someone to the girls' school, and it turned out to be the Princess Anping who had offended almost all the royal family members a few years ago!

In this case, wouldn't the royal family be more likely to find opportunities to make things difficult for the female students?

You know, there are many elders of very high generations in the royal family, and even she, the queen mother, has to consider herself a junior when she meets them!

Not to mention that Anping is not good at handling affairs, but because of her status as the eldest princess, she suddenly overshadows Tan Xianyu. I'm afraid that Tan Xianyu's words will not be so effective now.

Early in the morning, I heard that Princess Anping hurried to the girls' school to show off, and I don't know what tricks she will play.

How could the Queen Mother feel comfortable with this?

Just as she was getting angry, the maid who had been sent to monitor Princess Anping came back and reported, "Your Majesty, Her Royal Highness the Princess has left."

"Gone?" The Queen Mother raised her eyebrows. "Gone now?"

The maid nodded: "It's because of Miss Tan's past."

After hearing this, the Queen Mother felt a little relieved: "That's good, that's good. Tell me quickly, what did Anping do after he left?"

"After His Highness left, he had the girls learn the rules," the maid replied. "From what I can see... they seem to be imitating the palace's training methods."

"What nonsense!" The Queen Mother frowned.

The empress dowager, who came from a royal family, was naturally a model of rules and etiquette, but she also knew how to weigh priorities.

Forcing common women to follow court etiquette is like trying to catch fish in a tree and a waste of time.

"Don't be angry, Your Majesty." Nanny Sulan advised, "Fortunately Miss Tan can handle it. Don't get yourself sick from anger."

The Queen Mother sneered, "I thought the Queen had finally come to her senses and understood how to work for the benefit of all women, so I gave her some color. But now it seems—humph!"

"The Princess came personally to plead with you. Perhaps the Empress is considering the overall situation and is only agreeing with you reluctantly."

The moment these words left her mouth, the Queen Mother became even more furious: "She's using my hard work to save her face. She really knows how to behave!"

The Empress Dowager felt that she had contributed both money and effort, but the Empress just sat back and reaped the benefits. When things were almost completed, she began to give instructions on the affairs of the girls' school with just a decree.

Seeing this, Sulan didn't dare to add fuel to the fire and had to keep silent.

Time flies, and several days pass in the blink of an eye.

Tan Ruoyun had a great time in Beijing, but poor Tan Xiangyun was exhausted and refused to go out again that day.

But the active Tan Ruoyun couldn't stay still and slipped out alone.

She asked around and went straight to the Embroidered Uniform Guard's yamen.