Erlang still remembers that Xu Yi followed his father to a banquet in Hualin Garden that day. Although it was the Son of Heaven who received the dust for the ministers who returned from Northern Xinjiang, the one who came late must also be the Son of Heaven - when Erlang, Xu Si, and Ruyi followed the Son of Heaven to Hualin Garden, Xu Mao, Xu Yi and his son had been waiting for a long time.

Just when the weather in the south of the Yangtze River warms up, the water surface is flat, the shallow grass is thick, the peanut trees are mixed, and the warblers are flying wildly. Xu Yi was waiting for the Son of Heaven to come in the Imperial Garden, but her heart was resting leisurely in this scenery. When the chamberlain sang that the Son of Heaven arrived, he was watching the yellow warbler passing through the forest, and he calmly retracted his mind when he heard it. His eyes inadvertently swept over Ruyi and Erlang, and he smiled politely.

- This is a young man who is completely different from Erlang, Xiao Huaiyou, and even the children of the family that Erlang usually sees.

He's not unintelligent, he's not quiet, he's just a gentleman, he's just a gentleman, fearless and carefree.

And then Xu Yi's response in front of the Son of Heaven also confirmed this - his quick thinking is not inferior to the eldest prince Xiao Huaiyou, and it is even more rare that he is proficient in riding and archery martial arts, and his father has been in charge of Xuzhou for six years. The clarity and agility of thinking are not inferior to those of adults.

This is a heavenly pride. There is a temperament and tutor that is diametrically opposed to Erlang.,And insight on par.。

Almost at the first sight of this cousin, Jiro realized that this was the real "best" among his peers.

And at least in terms of the world he has seen and the martial arts he has practiced, Xu Yi is above him.

Jiro lived to be seven years old with his own intelligence, and finally met a teenager who made him realize that there was someone outside the human world. Inevitably, there will be some competition.

As a result, Ruyi, who should have been on his side the most, actually jumped back again.

Erlang couldn't help but feel a little depressed, and felt that the four-word evaluation of "girls outgoing" that his father said was really insightful!

However, he could roughly guess why Xu Yi wanted to enter the kindergarten, so that he would not be allowed to interact with Xu Yi as he wished. only said angrily, "Since the third cousin is also here, let's go to school well." ”

He wants Ruyi not to be bullied, after all, Ruyi is someone he can't bully. But for the sake of safety, it is better to arrange a sight and ear for the kindergarten to keep an eye on him.

CHAPTER XIV

Xu Yi entered the kindergarten for no other reason, just to be wishful.

His marriage with Ruyi was negotiated by the two elders a long time ago, and the Son of Heaven had acquiesced, and there were no variables. Everyone in the Xu family knows that Xu Yi wants Princess Shang in the future, and Xu Yi herself knows it.

Of course, this is not a big deal. Family members don't talk about it, and Xu Yi rarely thinks about it herself. After all, there are so many things to deal with in a day, and Xu Yi is not yet old enough to be a child and a child.

But after six or seven years of separation, when they returned to the capital, they all grew into teenagers and girls with distinct personalities, and in a few years, they will really start talking about marriage, and the Xu family can't help but pay attention to worry about it - what has Ruyi's temperament become?

Xi Shi admits that she did not live up to the agreement with her sister-in-law back then, and her son has indeed grown into a good person worthy of trust.

I just don't know if Ruyi has grown into a graceful lady.

Xi was thinking about when to visit Xu Si in the palace, and by the way, she took a closer look at her future daughter-in-law, but Xu Si sent a letter to her home - she planned to send Ruyi to study in the country.

Xi's mood is quite complicated.

Xu Si's delivery of the letter was not a discussion at all, but a notice. Xi Shi could even meet her sister-in-law after preparing the whole thing thoroughly, and suddenly remembered - ah, this is not only her daughter, but also the daughter-in-law of the Xu family. Let's send a letter to let me know.

Xu Si probably didn't feel that there was anything wrong with this arrangement at all, even if he realized that it was against the customs of a man to disguise himself as a woman to go to Guozi to study, he also felt that the Xu family must not be pedantic and rigid and would not care about this matter at all. So it's just a matter of informing.

But Xi Shi cares a lot, she is a little unhappy.

In fact, the family often raises their daughters like sons, and it is not a strange thing for children in the family to study together, and there are even many people's daughters who are more talented than their sons. However, most of these male and female classmates are confined to the clan. Even if it is not in the clan, it is mostly in the family of famous Confucianism, and it only happens when the children of foreign clans go to study, and they are all under the supervision of the teacher.

Like Xu Si, who directly sent his daughter out of the house in disguise as a man, and lived and studied with the man, it was simply shockingly sloppy.

- Xi is not distrustful of Xu Si's teaching to his daughter.

But what does it mean to be a classmate?

It means living together day and night! What if you get along for a long time, what kind of personal relationship will arise......

Xi said to Xu Mao, "Let the third child also go to Guozi to study." Concentrate on studying for a few years, make some friends, and take care of Ruyi by the way. ”

Xu Mao: ......

When Xu Yi knew that her aunt had to let him go to Guozi to study in order to watch her daughter-in-law, she deeply felt that she should not be her own.

However, the appearance of Xu Yi has made the atmosphere of Guozixue new.

Before Xu Yi appeared, there were also many children of officials above the fifth rank in Guozixue - after all, the Son of Heaven also had his own team to fight the world, and he had always focused on promoting the scholars of the poor family, and there were many important ministers from the military and the poor family in the court - but there was no real child of the high-ranking family.

And Xu Mao is in a high position, has a long reputation, and enjoys a high reputation in the family. The Xu family in the East China Sea is also a famous family of "seven generations of talents, five generations of anthologies". What's more, the Xu family is not only a literary heirloom, but also a family history, and the ancestors have studied under Zheng Kangcheng and Du Wuku, and have produced several famous Confucians.

Such a family sends the children of the clan to study in the country.

Even Shen Daolin, a "respectful" person who rarely talks about characters, couldn't help but be disgusted with the Dao, "The Huazhou clan is mixed in a turbid land. It is appalling to defile one's own door."

However, Xu Mao was very calm. When asked by others, he only said, "I have never heard that entering the sect of the Son of Heaven to study the scriptures and righteousness of the saints in order to cultivate literature and virtue is to defile the sect." ”

He stood clearly on the side of the Son of Heaven.

Some things need to be started by a person who is valued by the world. Xu Mao became the person who "dared to be the first in the world", and immediately many families followed.

The Taixue and Guozixue, which the Son of Heaven had painstakingly operated for many years, finally showed signs of revival.

Ruyi went to school for a lot of days, and still said to Erlang, "People haven't recognized it yet", not because she has a bad memory, but because there are new classmates enrolled in the school for many days in a row, and she doesn't have time to admit it.

But even if she recognizes it all, she can't have a relationship with everyone.

In fact, after two or three days, the people around her have been fixed.

―― Xu Yi is the only one.

Because the Son of Heaven specially left Ruyi to speak, he said, "I sent you to Guozi to study, so that you can improve your knowledge, not to let you travel with foreign courts." Women should be chaste and quiet, you are the princess of my dynasty, and you should set an example for the world and be cautious and self-disciplined. ”

One sentence blocked Ruyi's way to get to know his classmates.

In fact, before sending her to Guozi to study, the Son of Heaven had agreed with her that no one could see that she was a man dressed as a woman, and Ruyi originally did not plan to travel extensively. It's just that classmates greet each other and get to know each other, and she feels that this is a normal thing, and there is no need to be cold and reject people thousands of miles away. But the Son of Heaven once again specially advised, of course, she can only be more restrained and cautious, always keeping in mind the difference between men and women, and she can't even meet her classmates.

Ruyi felt a little uncomfortable.

She didn't know why Bai Zi specially told this, could it be that she felt that her behavior was frivolous and rude?

Fortunately, Xu Yi is a relative of her own family, so she doesn't have to be very evasive. And her third cousin is humorous and knowledgeable, and he alone can stand up to seven or eight ordinary people. Ruyi has him alone to take care of, with him alone to discuss knowledge, has felt inexhaustible, benefits are endless, feel very satisfied.

However, Xu Yi is the focus of everyone's attention.

He is the best of the best, and he has a natural charisma to attract others. The young people in the museum are very happy to associate with him, and many people follow the advice of their father and brother in order to win him over.

He has many friends around him, but he can't just pay attention to Ruyi alone.

Xu Yi is different from his mother, and she is not worried at all that Ruyi will fall in love with others for a long time.

Although they have not spent much time together, he has already seen that his little cousin is a very serious person, although he has a wide range of interests, but he has no distractions in doing things.

Since she came to study, she devoted herself to studying. Along with his words, he did not depart from learning. What is particularly rare is that the questions she asked are all very interesting, and when discussing with him, her eyes sometimes burst out with quite wonderful insights - in her, the inevitable boring knowledge is also full of seductive and in-depth charm, which makes Xu Yi also feel relished.

Xu Yi felt that Ruyi was a girl who had been surprising and boring.

But the more he sensed her vitality, the more he could perceive the dissonance in her.

-- She was very blunt in her dealings with others. It's like deliberately refusing to have a relationship with someone.

Somehow, Xu Yi felt that she seemed to be working hard.

He smiled and said, "Now that you have changed into this Qingjin, you are just a student in the eyes of others." And why be bound by other rules? ”

He meant it beyond his words. Ruyi also understood. He was saying that she had changed into men's clothes for her studies, and that she had already done this, so why was she bound by the rules of the boudoir.

Ruyi doesn't feel depressed about this. But she can't help but obey her father's teachings.

Xu Yi was slightly surprised to see her silent. smiled and relieved her, "Isn't it an expedient measure, can't you get carried away?" ”

Xu Yi herself felt that such an explanation was a little boring compared to Ruyi's character. But he is not incomprehensible......

"My father wants me to be cautious and self-disciplined, and to be chaste and quiet. Concentrate on your studies and don't make mistakes. Ruyi sighed, and then laughed again after a moment, "I'm afraid that I'm really getting carried away and going against Daddy's teachings." ”

Although she was smiling, her eyes couldn't help but redden—inexplicably pointing out these natural things, it really seemed to accuse her of being frivolous and not keeping her duty.

Xu Yi was stunned for a moment, and out of the corner of her eye, she saw another princess in Guozi School who was dressed as a woman and was studying. I already understand where Ruyi's grievances are.

That Shuyang princess is really not interested in learning, and is dedicated to traveling-then again, since the Son of Heaven can be enlightened enough to allow the two princesses to study in the country, it can be seen that they are not very scrupulous and concerned about pedantic customs and the difference between men and women, and it is very unnatural to specifically admonish these truths.

But after a few moments, he had a vague guess.

-- After he entered the Guozi School, the Son of Heaven summoned him to see him and praised his father for sending him to the Guozi School to study.

Xu Yi couldn't help but think, could it be that the Son of Heaven was worried about his family, so he specially warned Ruyi, lest she do something that would damage her reputation?

This is indeed the act of respecting and giving preferential treatment to his subordinates. But Xu Yi couldn't help but feel a little guilty about this little cousin, and said, "No." You are very studious and self-disciplined. ”

No more words are helpful. Xu Yi only secretly thought that it was right for his aunt to send him to be a classmate with Ruyi, at least at this time, he could take care of her nearby.