Since Zhao Luli met Ye Fan who looked like his ex-wife that night, he avoided her intentionally or unintentionally. He went to the West House every day to greet his mother, accompany his wife and children for breakfast, and then went out to cook the business. He is good at planning. Although he has never learned to do business, he can quickly get started. With the name of his younger brother behind him, he has recovered a lot of losses. Even if he misses his career in this life, being a rich man is more than enough.
Zhao Chunxi and Zhao Wangshu were repentant and sincere, and Guan Suyi, as a "good wife and good mother", could only recognize it by pinching her nose and teach them what they should teach.
On this day, Zhao Wangshu came to the main room on time for the morning class, and saw his stepmother holding Mu Mu in her arms, reciting the stories in the "Shan Hai Jing", her sister came earlier than him, holding an embroidered stretcher in her hand, Thread the needles and threads carefully, ready to make a purse.
"Mother, the baby is late." He wiped the grease from the corner of his mouth and said ashamed.
Guan Suyi is not the master who deliberately makes things difficult for others, especially because the other party is a child who has never done anything. She glanced at the sky and said indifferently, "It's not too late, it's only a quarter of an hour before the hour, sit down and memorize the book for a while. After memorizing, recite the chapters to be learned today one hundred and twenty times, and I'll come back to you. Explain the essentials."
"Baby I understand." Zhao Wangshu quickly put down the book cage, walked to the window, shook his head at Chen Xi and carried it on his back. Zhao Chunxi glanced at him, and then looked at his stepmother who was holding his adopted brother. He only felt that the years were quiet and the world was stable. This is the day she dreams of, this is what a happy family should have.
Mu Mu is getting along very well with his brother and sister now, and gradually he talks more and more. He tugged at the sleeve of his adoptive mother and whispered, "Mother, can the squid really fly? What does it look like? The child can't think of it."
"Can I draw it for you?" Guan Suyi pinched the tip of Mu Mu's nose, and then picked up the pen to draw it carefully. Her vision is extremely wide, and the strange things that others can't think of, she only thinks about it in her mind, and she becomes lifelike. Coupled with her superb line drawing skills, but a few strokes are already exquisite, and the painting is ready to come.
Mu Mu was stunned, poking here and there with his fat and short fingers, secretly thinking that the cockroach was actually alive. Zhao Wangshu also forgot to recite the text, secretly glanced at his stepmother, and complained in a low voice, "Mother, why do you only tell Mu Mu stories and draw pictures, but you always punish me with a ruler?" His face turned pale when he said that, and he hurriedly added, "I I don't mean to blame you, I also want to listen to your stories and watch your paintings."
Have you heard the stories I tell in your last life? I have tried my best to incorporate the philosophy of life and the essence of Confucianism into the story, to guide you from being tired of learning and eager to learn, and then to self-study. How do you repay me? The story has already been told in a previous life, so in this life you can endorse it by yourself.
Of course, Guan Suyi couldn't say these words outright, she tapped on the table and said, "Teaching and educating people is also a science and has its basic principles. My Guan family is a Confucian family and an education family, and it has been passed down since ancient times. , one is to teach without distinction, and the other is to teach according to aptitude. With teaching without distinction, anyone can teach, there is no distinction between high and low, senior and young; , not everyone follows the same mold and is shaped into the same shape. You are the eldest son of the Zhao family, and you will inherit the family business and honor the lintel in the future. The burden on your shoulders is heavier than anyone else, so you must not slack off, so I discipline you in a strict way. , to polish your will. However, Mumu is young, sensitive and introverted. In the future, he may enter an official position, or wander, or study knowledge, or even trade and trade, and learn ingenuity. Discipline in a way and allow it to develop freely.”
Guan Suyi looked directly at him and said cautiously, "You two have different backgrounds, different fates, and different responsibilities on your shoulders. If you just talk casually about your father's glory, I will tell you stories every day. ."
Zhao Wangshu blushed with shame, and quickly waved his hands and said, "No, no, no, son, don't listen to stories anymore, son must study hard, be the champion in the future, become a high-ranking official, be a high-ranking person, protect his mother, grandmother, second aunt, and sister. "
Zhao Chunxi originally felt that her stepmother doted on Mu Mu and treated her brother coldly, and she favored one over the other. After hearing this, she realized that she had her own reason for doing so. In the future, my younger brother will shine on the lintel, how can he play with Shangzhi? The stepmother treated him not only without fault, but also with all her heart.
It is said that the Guan family is honest and upright, which is true. If you have misunderstood your stepmother, you must point it out to your face, and don't keep resentment in your heart, which will eventually ruin the mother-son relationship. This kind of reciprocal, frank, and unspoken way of getting along with each other made Zhao Chunxi very fresh and touched. She thought, looking at the whole country of Wei, she was afraid that she would never find a better stepmother than her stepmother.
With a sigh, Jin Zi walked in with a famous post with a gold border, and whispered, "Madam, this is a post from the Department of Internal Affairs. I invite you to attend the palace banquet tomorrow."
"Palace banquet? It's not a festival now, how can a banquet be held in the palace?" Guan Suyi slowly scraped off the red clay identification seal.
"I heard that some of the sacred orchid trees planted by the Empress Dowager have bloomed, and the fragrance can drift for hundreds of miles. The color is colorful, and it changes when it meets the light. ."
"So that's the case, the Empress Dowager is personally invited, how can I wait for the ministers and wives not to go?" Guan Suyi closed the famous post and asked tentatively, "You will enter the palace with me tomorrow?"
Zhao Chunxi was moved at first, but then firmly refused, "No, mother, go by yourself. You are still a first-class official, and you are also an imperial teacher and a queen, and you are a true arrogant daughter of heaven, and what am I now? There is neither noble blood, nor a prominent family background, just like a chicken trying to dig into a group of cranes, in addition to humiliating himself, can he still get immortal? It's enough to be an ordinary rich girl and marry a honest man of the right family. The heights are not necessarily beautiful, and they may be cold to the bone."
Guan Suyi looked at her in astonishment, she never expected that these modest and open-minded words came from Zhao Chunxi's mouth. Shouldn't she focus on climbing up? How can you change your life like a different person? However, when I looked at her face closely, I couldn't find any trace of reluctance. I really thought so.
But this is not surprising. In her last life, she had never experienced life and death disasters, and she had never been framed by her grandfather to the brink of ruin, so she could not understand the true meaning of ordinary life. Her concept was completely destroyed, and she slowly repaired herself, and in the process, it was inevitable to absorb the strengths of those close to her and assimilate.
But Guan Suyi is this person, so she tried to get closer to her, tried to imitate her actions, and carefully figured out her methods, so it was only natural.
The world is indeed impermanent, and a small change can determine success or failure, shape good and evil, destroy a person, or save him. Guan Suyi thought about it a lot, but in fact, she just patted the back of her stepdaughter's hand and sighed, "You are sensible and smarter than I thought."
Zhao Chunxi smiled lightly, and seemed to be calm, but in fact he was both excited and a little proud. Getting a compliment from your stepmother is no easy task.
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The next day, Emperor Shengyuan walked in the imperial garden in casual clothes, followed by the eldest princess with a big knife.
"Why do you even have a big knife for viewing flowers? When you enter the palace, the holy beard removes the weapon. You know the law and break the law." Emperor Shengyuan frowned.
"If you're used to it, even if you don't let it go, what can you do to me?" The eldest princess was tall and straight, with a face like a crown of jade. At first glance, she had the appearance of Pan An. Several passing court ladies were fascinated by her and knelt down to greet her with flushed cheeks.
"Forget it, I'm extrajudicial, let you go this time. The last time I asked you to check the Miao people, have you checked? Didn't you say that you sent someone to pick up the lady? When will she be able to enter the palace?" Emperor Shengyuan Quite anxious.
"Guizhou is a long way, how can you get news so quickly? Just wait patiently for a few months. Madam's palace has sent a palace car to pick it up, and it will be there in less than a quarter of an hour."
The two walked out from behind the rockery and saw several children standing in front of them, ranging from three to four to eleven or twelve years old, all dressed in rich and noble clothes, surrounded by palace maids, laughing and joking. One of them seemed to have a particularly distinguished status, and there was always an inner guard around, shouting without a word, "Little Highness, slow down, be careful of falling!"
The young boy didn't listen to the advice, but instead became more violent, suddenly looked at Emperor Shengyuan and exclaimed, "Asura is here! The man-eating Asura is here, everyone, run!"
The joking expression on the eldest princess' face faded in an instant, and she watched helplessly as these princes and grandsons ran away as if they had encountered a man-eating monster. A tall, luxuriously dressed woman ran over with her skirt on her shoulders, but without paying attention to her manners, she immediately bent down and picked up the leading young child, patted her back to comfort her, "Don't be afraid, the concubine is here, the emperor is here. Grandma is here too, Shura dare not eat people!"
"I'm afraid, concubine, let's go back quickly!" The young child choked.
"Okay, let's go back here. The gods are enshrined in the grandmother's palace, and the gods will bless us from being murdered by Shura." The woman lowered her eyes and did not dare to look at Emperor Shengyuan, but her words contained poisonous thorns. , unbearable.
The eldest princess pulled out half of her saber, and the murderous golden roar made her shut up, and then she quickly walked away with a group of children and palace servants. When they disappeared at the end of the path, the eldest princess said quietly, "Hunnar, you should have a child, or your throne will fall into the hands of others sooner or later. Although the eldest, third, and sixth are dead, but Their children are all raised by the queen mother, and they are also serious dragon sons and grandsons. When they grow up, if you are still alone, I am afraid that your head will be in a different place, and you will not end well. "
Emperor Shengyuan's jaw tightened and his tone was cold, "Child, can a Shura like me have children? I won't give anyone a chance to conceive a child. You don't need to say anything more, Huangjie."
The eldest princess fixed a look at him and asked, "What if that person is a lady? Can she come to give birth to you?"
Emperor Shengyuan was shocked, but quickly dismissed this delusion, and said bleakly, "She is even more impossible, Huangjie, don't want to hurt her!" The words fell and left, and the figure was in a state of embarrassment.