Compared to the Great Chu Dingding Northern Kingdom, the reopening of Qionglin Academy naturally did not attract too many people's attention.
When Qining came to Qionglin Academy, there were not many girls enrolled. When he saw Zhuo Qingyang, Zhuo Qingyang was compiling the text himself. Seeing Qining coming, Zhuo Qingyang put down his pen and said with a smile: "Your Highness Are you bringing money here?"
Qi Ning sighed, put a few silver notes on the table, and said: "Everything is starting over. These are two thousand taels of silver. I also told the government that starting from this year, as long as Qionglin Academy exists for one day, , we donate two thousand taels of silver every year.”
"It's really impressive." Zhuo Qingyang said with a smile: "But I will only work on it for the past two years. Once everything in the academy is back on track, I will hand it over to the next generation."
"Other than sir, I'm afraid no one can protect the academy."
"Your Majesty is humbled." Zhuo Qingyang smiled and said: "I have informed Yuan Moxian of the Ministry of Rites and told him that even if I am gone, he will maintain this Qionglin Academy to the end. It won't take long before the Ministry of Rites will issue a document , listed Qionglin Academy as a royal academy, and you are also the vice-president of the academy. With you behind my back, no one would dare to embarrass the academy."
Qi Ning was stunned for a while and said with a wry smile: "Sir, you are really... brilliant!"
At this moment, he heard footsteps entering the door. Qining looked back and saw a girl in green clothes and long skirt coming in from the door, carrying a tray with two cups of tea in it. Qining saw the girl , lost his voice and said: "Xiao Yao!"
It was Xiaoyao who entered the door.
Qi Ning met Xiaoyao at Qionglin Academy. Later he learned that Xiaoyao was actually the daughter of Wuxiang Hou Suzhen. She served her long-ill mother. The two of them had been ostracized by the Wuxiang Houfu, and mother and daughter depended on each other.
Later, Qining also arranged a house for mother and daughter to live in, and even asked people to take care of mother and daughter.
Seeing Xiaoyao at this time, her complexion was much better, and her face was plumper, and her heart was a little relaxed. Xiaoyao put down her tea, then bowed to Qining, and said shyly: "Your Majesty!"
"Xiao Yao is not only a student of the college, but also a gentleman of the college." Zhuo Qingyang smiled while stroking his beard: "Xiao Yao is good at folk arts, whether playing the piano or playing the flute. She is very good, so I hired her as a gentleman of the college. , teach students folk arts, and receive monthly money."
Qining thought that you, an old man, had done a good deed, and said with a smile: "That's very good. Xiaoyao is very smart and will definitely achieve great success in the future." He asked: "Xiaoyao, how is your mother now?"
Xiaoyao said with a look of joy on her brows: "Miss Tang goes to her mother every month for diagnosis and treatment and takes a lot of medicine. My mother is now awake a lot, her body is recovering, and her complexion is much better than before. All of this I want to thank the prince for the arrangement."
Qining had a lot of things to do before, so he entrusted Gu Qinghan to take care of Xiaoyao and his daughter. He knew that Gu Qinghan was careful, so he felt relieved to leave it to Gu Qinghan.
Gu Qinghan obviously took good care of Xiaoyao and her daughter, and Tang Nuo naturally knew about Xiaoyao's mother's illness, so he helped.
Xiaoyao was often unhappy in the past, but now her eyebrows are constantly spreading, and it seems that her mood is indeed much better than before.
"If you need any help in the future, just go to the palace. If I'm not here, you can ask Butler Han. He can help you solve it." Qining felt happy when he saw Xiaoyao looking good.
Xiaoyao hummed, knowing that Qining and Zhuo Qingyang wanted to talk, so she stepped back.
"This girl is talented and diligent, so I am ready to train her well. I am afraid that Qionglin Academy will be handed over to her in the future." Zhuo Qingyang said with a smile: "If she really becomes the dean of Qionglin Academy in the future , that will definitely be something that will go down in history.”
Qi Ning nodded slightly, but in his heart he also hoped that Xiaoyao would get better and better in the future, and asked: "By the way, did the two slaves of Baiyun Island really become a monk?"
"Not only did they become monks, but Master Kongzang personally accepted them as his disciples. They are considered to be Master Kongzang's closed disciples." Zhuo Qingyang said with a smile: "I just came back from Daguangming Temple a few days ago. These two people are so violent. They are serious, so the master arranged for them to spend the first year with Buddhist scriptures, and I saw that when they chanted the scriptures, they were quite presentable."
Qi Ning felt funny in his heart, secretly thinking about killing two slaves and leaving them in the rivers and lakes. They were also top-notch masters. Now they have entered the temple as a monk, and they are the ancient Buddha of Qingdeng, but they don’t know if they can really wash away their anger and become a virtuous monk in the future. .
Two days later, Qining and Tang Nuo set off for Xichuan. Tang Nuo suddenly wanted to leave. Ximen Zhanying was quite reluctant to leave. Tang Nuo had a peaceful temperament, neither fighting nor grabbing, and could get along with everyone. Now that he was leaving, not only Ximen Zhanying and everyone else in the house were also very sad.
The two of them had a smooth journey, and Qi Ning took good care of them. They returned to Chaowu Ridge, and after worshiping by the ice pond, Qi Ning stayed with Tang Nuo on the mountain for a few days before saying goodbye. Tang Nuo was sent down the mountain. Suddenly thinking of something, he said to Qining: "Tian Fu is quite spiritual in medicine. If you meet her mother, talk to her and see if she is willing to let Tian Fu come to Wuling."
Qi Ning immediately understood what Tang Nuo meant.
Tian Fu is Tian Xuerong's only daughter. She has been suffering from illness before. It was Tang Nuo who took care of the diagnosis and treatment, which took a lot of time. When Tian Fu and Tang Nuo got along, she was also very interested in medical skills. Tang Nuo naturally He saw Tian Fu's potential in medicine, so he wanted to accept Tian Fu as his disciple.
Tang Nuo got the true biography of Li Xigong, and his medical skills are among the best in the world today. If Tian Fu can really become her disciple, it will be Tian Fu's good fortune. Tian Xuerong knows this, even if she is reluctant to separate from her daughter, she will definitely do it. Overjoyed.
After a catastrophic disaster occurred in the Xichuan Black Rock Cave, the cave owner was killed. With the support of the clan elders, Eve took over as the cave master and led the clan to rebuild their lives.
Eve was able to take over as the cave master for many reasons. Firstly, it was because Eve’s family had a very high status in the Black Cave, and the only direct descendants were her and the deceased Black Cave Master Bayeli. After Bayeli was killed, Eve also He became the only descendant of the family. Although the Miao family could not speak of equality between men and women, the status of women was not low. It was not unprecedented for a woman to become a cave master. Secondly, Eve has outstanding abilities. Although she is a woman, she has the courage of a man. The most important thing is that the Black Rock Cave has relied on the Jinyi Qi family as early as when the Chu army conquered Shu. Eve has a close relationship with Qining, and the elders of the clan also know that as long as he takes the position of cave master, then The relationship between Heiyandong and Jinyi Qijia became even stronger.
With Jinyi Qijia as his backer, Heiyan Cave's situation in Xichuan is naturally much better.
It was already the end of May, and the mountains were lush and green.
The steep mountain wall is extremely dangerous. Even the Miao people do not dare to climb up the steep place easily. At this moment, Qi Ning is on the cliff, reaching out to pick a zigzag-shaped herb from the cliff and put it into his waist. in the belly pocket.
Under the cliff, Eve was looking up with a worried look on her face. When she saw that Qining was still climbing up, she hurriedly shouted: "That's enough, don't go up anymore, it's very dangerous."
Qi Ning didn't say anything, and picked seven or eight more of the same medicinal herbs on the mountain wall. Then like a spiritual ape, he fell to the foot of the mountain wall in a moment, relaxed and relaxed, even his breath did not change at all, but Eve had already He ran up, took out his handkerchief, wiped Qining's forehead, and said angrily: "It's so dangerous up there, but you just don't obey."
Qining took off the belt around his waist, handed it to Eve, and said with a smile: "It's not that this water chestnut is the most precious medicinal material. It sells for a high price in the medicinal material shop. Just pick some more and put them back in the medicine warehouse to wait for Tian's medicine." Someone who is good at it comes and sells it to them at a high price.”
Eve sighed faintly: "Everyone in the clan is grateful to you, saying that it was you who allowed them to live a good life."
Qi Ning's visit to Black Rock Cave did bring great good news.
In the future, the medicinal materials, animal skins, and handicrafts provided by Heiyan Cave will be collected by people from Tianjia Medicine Store, and then sent to the East China Sea. As goods for overseas trade, Haibosi’s future medicinal materials will be purchased from Tianjia Medicine Store, so Tianjia Medicine Store The amount of medicinal materials required every year is extremely large. Not only Heiyan Cave, but also many Miao tribes can provide medicinal materials, and Tianjia Medicine Store will send people to collect them. In this way, it not only solves the medicine problem of Tianjia Medicine Store, but also provides The various tribes of the Miao family provide a good way to make a living.
However, Qining specifically told Tianjia Medicine Store that medicinal materials from Heiyan Cave must be collected at a high price.
Because of this, the Miao caves are also very grateful to the imperial court. In the past, the imperial court did not really give much favor to the Miao caves, but this time they used overseas trade to buy medicinal materials, animal skins and other sources from the Miao caves at very high prices. Justice really made everyone in the Miao family feel the benefits of the imperial court.
"I don't dare to rob others of their beauty." Qining said with a smile: "It's all because of you that Black Rock Cave is prospering. It's also because of everyone's hard work that the days are getting better and better. I just did what I can."
Eve smiled sweetly and said: "Anyway, everyone is very grateful to you."
Qining looked at Eve's beautiful face and couldn't help but reach out and hug Eve's waist. Eve was startled, twisted slightly, and whispered: "I'll be seen later."
Qining leaned into Eve's ear and said, "I haven't seen you for a while. Do you miss me? Don't tell lies."
Eve's cheeks turned red, but she still said: "Of course... Of course I think about it. I think about it during the day and at night. I always want you to come over earlier."
"I'm not here." Qining knew that there were many kinds of medicinal materials in this mountain forest, and people from the Black Cave often came to collect medicines, so he didn't dare to do anything wrong. He held Eve's hand and said with a smile, "I almost forgot. I have something to give you and put it in the village. Let’s go back quickly and show it to you to see if you like it.”
Eve asked curiously: "What?"
Qi Ning looked enigmatic and said: "I'll know it when I see it, don't ask first." He picked up the medicine basket and put it on his back, holding hands, and walked to the stockade with Eve. He was not in a hurry and admired the scenery in the mountains as he walked. The mountains and fields are lush and green, and when a gust of wind blows, the light fragrance of the grass is refreshing.
From the time they left in the morning, it was already dusk. The two of them left the village to collect medicinal materials for a day, and they were all precious varieties. It can be said that they had gained a lot.
Approaching the village, Eve found that the village was still the same as before when she left it in the morning. Looking from a distance, it was actually decorated with lanterns. She felt strange and said, "Is anyone in the village getting married today? Why didn't I know?" He felt more and more strange. When he walked to the intersection of the village, he saw a dozen girls from the Miao family in costumes running towards him. Before he could recover, the girls were already crowding up with smiles and pulling Eve up the mountain. Go up.