The prince kneels every day. Has the princess forgiven him today?

Xu Xiaoyong felt guilty and said to her gently, "Of course I know this. I'm not asking you to go to Qinghe Countryside and ignore it. I just want you to avoid the limelight for the time being."

Lan's emotions calmed down a little, and she threw herself into Xu Xiaoyong's arms with grievance.

"Is what my husband said true?"

Xu Xiaoyong couldn't bear to see her look so pitiful, so he nodded and promised, "Of course."

Lan knew that the situation was irreversible and did not add to Xu Xiaoyong's troubles.

Otherwise, don’t even think about coming back in the future!

She said a lot of sweet words to Xu Xiaoyong, asking him to promise to take her back as soon as possible and not to forget him, etc.

Xu Xiaoyong agreed to all of them.

The secret guard relayed all of this to Song Xiwan.

At this time, Song Xiwan had just settled Linghua and her brother, and knew that they had no objection to the handling of the Lan family.

For a mistress of a harem, being driven back to the countryside was a great humiliation.

My uncle's concubines seem to be obedient, but how could they give up such a rare opportunity to come forward? It would be harder than climbing to the sky for the Lan family to come back.

Of course, none of this has anything to do with her.

Song Xiwan's mind was entirely focused on girls' education. When Master Du knew that she wanted to promote girls' education, he resigned from his job at Yunhe Academy without hesitation to come and help.

She knew this was to support her.

After all, thanks to Lord Li's efforts these days, more and more people have become dismissive of women's education, but the news of Master Du's coming has reversed some of the public opinion.

That’s Mr. Du!

There were more people signing up for the girls' school, most of them were from families of honest officials or lower-ranking officials. They either came to please her and Xie Chengqian, or they really wanted to take a chance.

Anyway, at least I saw some beauty.

Linghua and Qiuzhu made time every day to listen to Master Du's lectures, and they worked tirelessly when they returned to the palace.

There is no time to rest throughout the day.

Song Xiwan felt tired watching them, so she said, "You can share some of the things in the palace with others. There's no need to be so hard on yourself. You might end up exhausting yourself."

Qiu Zhu agreed obediently.

Whatever the girl said must make sense.

Linghua shook her head with a determined look, "Princess, I'm not tired. As long as it's something you tell me to do, I'll complete it even if it means going through fire and water."

If it can bring a peaceful life, what does this little tiredness matter?

Song Xiwan also understood Linghua's personality.

Resilient and stubborn.

But sometimes things that are too hard can break easily, and Linghua is a little weak, which is due to the previous hardship.

She asked calmly, "But why do I feel that you don't listen to me?"

Linghua was startled and knelt down to apologize, "I deserve to die. I don't know what I did to make the princess unhappy. I will definitely correct it in the future."

The noise startled Qiu Zhu, who quickly helped him up.

"Oh, why are you so stubborn? The princess means that you didn't listen to her and didn't do so much work. If the princess tells us to rest, then let's rest."

After all, it's really tiring.

Linghua was stunned for a moment before she understood what the princess meant, and tears welled up in her eyes.

With Qiu Zhu's support, Linghua slowly stood up and nodded cautiously, "I understand. I will definitely obey the princess's orders in the future."

Song Xiwan didn't expect Linghua to correct herself immediately, so she didn't say anything for the time being.

"Well, take a good rest today and spend time with your brother."

Linghua was moved again and subconsciously wanted to refuse, but when she thought of what happened just now, she hesitated and nodded.

The princess is such a nice person, unlike Miss Xu.

When she was in the Xu family, she had almost no time to rest, and she had to guess her master's thoughts. If she was negligent in the slightest, she would either be punished or have her monthly salary deducted.

Therefore, Linghua had even less time to spend with her younger brother.

Now that she had this precious opportunity, she was so happy that she cried, and her steps were much lighter as she walked out the door.

Qiu Zhu's eyes reddened as she murmured softly, "How much has Linghua suffered from her cousin? I used to think she had a good temper."

Song Xiwan's eyes darkened slightly, and she said calmly, "This is why you are going to the girls' school. If you can pass the imperial examination and become an official in the future, your destiny will be in your own hands."

Qiu Zhu was stunned, and his heart seemed to be deeply touched.

She repeated the girl's words in her heart: Take your destiny into your own hands.

……

The next day.

Song Xiwan took advantage of Linghua and Qiuzhu going to the girls' academy to go and see Master Du.

After he came to Beijing, he started teaching and answering questions without stopping, and he couldn't spare the time to talk with her and her disciple.

Mr. Du's enthusiasm also exceeded her imagination. He never complained of being tired. He arranged more courses for her than when she was at Yunhe Academy, and even his temper seemed to have improved a lot.

If anyone doesn't understand something, Mr. Du will patiently explain it.

It's nothing like when he was at Yunhe Academy, where he would angrily scold a talented person when he heard a question, "You haven't figured this out in all these years. What's the point of your brain?"

Over time, few talented people dared to ask Master Du any questions.

Song Xiwan had not suffered much under Master Du's guidance. Now, seeing how caring Master Du was towards the students of the girls' school, she roughly understood Master Du's intention.

Most people who are willing to go to girls' schools have average foundation, but they are resilient and know etiquette, and do not have the arrogance of those talented people who are well-read in poetry and books.

As a teacher, I would definitely prefer such students.

"Eh? Xiwan, when did you come?"

As soon as Master Du finished class, he looked up and saw his senior disciple standing outside the door with a kind face.

Song Xiwan smiled faintly and replied, "It's been a while since I've attended your class, so I just listened. Master, are you tired?"

Master Du smiled and waved his hands, "I'm not tired. If I wasn't afraid that they would get tired, I could have talked for another hour."

This energy really made Song Xiwan laugh and cry, and he joked, "If you were like this when you were in Yunhe Academy, those students would definitely gather around you."

"Hmph! Stop talking about those useless people."

Mr. Du's eyes were full of disgust.

It is no exaggeration to say that those who can study in Yunhe Academy are either rich or noble, but there are not many who can really study down to earth, and their minds are more cunning than a hornet's nest.

It would be strange if you could read good books with such a utilitarian mindset.

Song Xiwan said, "But those who enter the women's school also want to gain fame and honor."

"Different."

Mr. Du shook his head decisively, but didn't elaborate on what the difference was.

Song Xiwan could roughly guess what he meant.

What we pursue is different.

Suddenly, there was a commotion outside the door——

"Hurry up and find her here! This is nothing more than a girls' school, a scam!"

"Madam, you cannot trespass here."

Song Xiwan and Master Du looked over, their expressions darkening.

Is there anyone here causing trouble?

Master Du frowned and said coldly, "Alright, I want to see who dares to mess up my business!"