Ye Youlan's daily life of traveling through time

General Zhao arrived a little later and told the Seventh Prince, "Blacksmith Ding and his family are here, waiting at the city gate."

The Seventh Prince called a guard and asked him to go to the city gate to pick up Ding the blacksmith and take them to the prepared blacksmith shop to settle down.

"Seventh Prince, I have a request. My son Zhao Zicheng has also come with us this time, and Minister Jin has asked Jin Bao to come along for some experience as well. If it's too much trouble, I'll take them back with me when I return."

The Seventh Prince smiled and said, "No need. The three of them are fine together. Just leave it to me and I will take good care of them."

General Zhao was very grateful. He wanted to leave, but seemed to have something else to say.

"No rush, you won't be leaving right away anyway, we have time to talk."

The Seventh Prince knew that General Zhao wanted to have a good talk with him about the Liangcheng case.

The next day, the Seventh Prince hosted a banquet in his palace to entertain guests from the capital. Qiao Luochuan and Song Wen were also present.

Jin Bao, Zhao Zicheng and Ding Xiaoshan were also invited to the palace, but Ye Youlan prepared a table for them in another room for fear that they would be bored.

Ye Youlan came over to talk to them. The three little ones had grown up a lot, and their personalities had become much calmer, but once they opened their mouths, it was like a floodgate, uncontrollable.

Ding Xiaoshan told the princess that his parents liked the place very much and that the blacksmith shop was very big, even bigger than his home in the capital.

"Xiaoshan, just let your parents work hard here. Don't worry about losing business. You can go to Gucheng Official School to study. There's a study room next to it with two old gentlemen. They're both well-read. You can learn a lot from them when you have time."

Ye Youlan looked at Jin Bao and Zhao Zicheng again and asked them whether they wanted to study or join the army?

Jin Bao smiled and said, "My sister told me to study for two more years, and if that doesn't work out, I can join the army."

Zhao Zicheng followed up, "Me too."

Ye Youlan asked them to enroll in the official school and live there, where they would be provided with food and lodging. If they did not want to live there, they could live in the study next door and keep Mr. Cheng company. They could come to the palace during their holidays, okay?"

The three of them answered in unison: "Okay."

The next day, the Seventh Prince took the eldest prince, General Zhao, to visit Gucheng and then went to the military camp to learn about the garrison system.

Ye Youlan took the three little ones to the study to greet Mr. Chen and asked if Jin Bao and Zhao Zicheng could live there?

Mr. Cheng nodded: "As long as you don't disturb me, otherwise I will chase you away."

"Don't worry, Grandpa. We are very good." Jinbao spoke sweetly, and the old man was very satisfied.

At this time, Song Wen came over. Ye Youlan smiled and said, "Song Xuezheng has arrived just in time. Please make arrangements for these three children."

Song Wen took his three children to the official school to find the principal.

He pointed at the three children and said, "This one is called Ding Xiaoshan. He's an excellent student. He'll have no problem passing the imperial examination this spring. This one is called Jinbao, and this one is called Zhao Zicheng. They're struggling academically. Let's put them both in the enlightenment class!"

Jin Bao and Zhao Zicheng blushed with embarrassment, but they didn't know what to say. After all, they were new here, and what the other party said was not wrong.

They were just a little confused. How could Mr. Song know them so well?

"Zhao Zicheng, it must be your father and Mr. Song who said that, right?"

"Maybe! Let's study hard and not embarrass the princess."

The three received their books and were led to different classes by teaching assistants.

Ding Xiaoshan whispered, "I'll go to the study to find you after school."

Ye Youlan chose a spacious room in the study, moved in two beds, and bought some items necessary for daily life. She specially selected two maids from the palace to take care of the two young ladies, one responsible for their daily life and the other for three meals a day.

"Mr. Chen, I have sent the best cook in the palace here. If you want to eat anything, just tell her. You are welcome."

Old Chen wondered, "Who are these two little guys? Why are you so nervous?"

"Jin Bao is the younger brother of my good friend, and Zhao Zicheng is the son of my brother's colleague. They are all acquaintances, so please take good care of them."

"Isn't the capital a better place for studying?"

"Boys need experience too."

After Ye Youlan left, Mr. Chen fell into deep thought. After a while, he remembered: "Why hasn't Old Man Li come yet?"

When Mr. Li arrived, he happened to meet Song Wen, who had graduated from an official school.

"Will you play chess, old man?"

Mr. Li nodded lightly.

Song Wen tilted his head. This old man was a strange old man.

What was so noble about him criticizing an old scholar? If it weren't for Qiao Luochuan's face, he would have ignored him.

When he returned home, Feng Xiaoyu came out to help him change his clothes and told him with a smile a joke she had heard. That Qiao Ling was so ignorant that she actually wanted to enter the palace as a concubine without even looking in the mirror.

Song Wen stiffened for a moment: "Where did you hear that? Don't spread it around. It's not good for the girl's reputation."

Feng Xiaoban sneered, "Who else could it be? Of course it's her mother, Sister Qiao. When she was in Yangcheng, she did a lot to ruin Qiao Luochuan's reputation. A few days ago, when she was buying vegetables at the market, she said he was bald and had a bad mouth. Didn't that spread?"

Song Wen curled his lips. No wonder she wasn't enthusiastic about him. She was trying to climb higher, like a toad trying to eat swan flesh. He felt a faint sense of displeasure. Why did all women like the Seventh Prince? It was because he came from a wealthy family. This world was truly unfair.

"Has your father-in-law written to you recently?"

Feng Xiaoyu sighed and said, "Husband, is there any secret between you and Dad that I can't know?"

Song Wen held her arm and said affectionately, "You women are not interested in official business."

Feng Xiaoyu wanted to speak, but Song Wen shouted, "I'm hungry."

The Seventh Prince accompanied the First Prince, General Zhao, for two days, and then allowed them to move freely and go wherever they wanted. There were no secrets in the fiefdom anyway.

The eldest prince, General Zhao, then traveled around the three states and eight prefectures and found that although the fiefdoms were poor, the people were in good spirits and had a kind of vigorous vitality, like the flowers blooming towards the sun in a wild land.

In Linzhou, they ate the roasted lamb they had long admired. Could it be that the Linzhou barbecue restaurant in the capital was so popular that the taste was really good?

It was the first time for the eldest prince to eat it, and it tasted much better than the delicacies in the palace.

He said to General Zhao, "Everyone says that Uncle Wang's fiefdom is desolate, but I find treasures everywhere."

"Does the eldest prince want to stay?"

The eldest prince smiled indulgently and said, "I will go back and tell my father that with my uncle here, the Chu Kingdom will be forever secure."

General Zhao was stunned when he heard this. He couldn't figure out whether the eldest prince's words were good or bad.

"General Zhao, don't worry. The three thousand old, weak, and sick soldiers in Uncle Wang's fiefdom can't cause any trouble. He has already handed over his most elite troops to the emperor. I'm going back to reassure him."

General Zhao, I hope so!

On the evening before General Zhao returned to the capital, he met with the Seventh Prince in the woods outside the city.