At that time, Yin Qinghua had just been promoted from the Hanlin Academy to the trial lecture, and Lord Ji Mingji had talked with him alone for a long time, and saw that Yin Qinghua had no intention of speculating in the camp, so he was relieved to let him go to the palace to give a lecture for the second prince.

Yin Qinghua now recalls the words of Master Ji at that time, and he still has them in his ears.

"Master Ji once told me that it is not easy to give a lecture to the second prince, and it must be controlled to a certain degree, and neither slacking off nor rushing."

"It's ...... The second prince is struggling to study, or does he not like to read at all? Lu Yiduo asked.

"Neither. And on the contrary, the second prince is very intelligent, he reads books thoroughly, and he has been very studious since he was a child. Yin Qinghua still whispered: "In my opinion, I must be the only one who has been reminded of those words, every time the emperor asks about the second prince's homework, several people in the Hanlin Academy only say some decent words, and never mention the second prince's intelligence." ”

Lu Yiduo pondered for a moment when he heard this, and then slowly opened his mouth: "If it is said that the Queen Mother doesn't like the second prince, it is okay, after all, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince married the daughter of the Wu family, and now the eldest grandson of the emperor has the blood of the Wu family, but doesn't the emperor want to see his son have a career?" ”

"Who can say this, I think the emperor is probably the same as the queen mother, he has put his heart on the prince, and he doesn't care much about the second prince's studies at all."

Yin Qinghua remembered that every time the emperor asked them, he looked absent-minded and perfunctory, and he couldn't say a few words in total, and the old Hanlin who taught the prince would take a long time to come out every time they were summoned.

"The emperor should have his reasons for acting like this." Lu Yiduo felt that this was understandable, "After all, there are no two masters in the family, and there are no two kings in the country." Since the crown prince has been established a long time ago, and the prince is deeply respected by the emperor, it may not be a good thing that other princes are too prominent.

Lu Yiduo thought for a while, and added: "Don't worry too much about this. In the future, if the second prince can faithfully assist the prince and make a difference, neither the emperor nor the prince will forget your merits in the future. ”

"Credit or not is secondary, it's just that watching the second prince become a little depressed in the past two years, I really can't bear it."

"What's going on?"

"In recent days, the second prince has stopped studying as hard as he used to, and he often wanders in class, and his homework is either scribbled or not handed in......"

Lu Yiduo sighed when he heard this: "It seems that Lord Ji is right, your errand is indeed not easy!" ”

"Well, don't mention that." Yin Qinghua shook his head, and then said, "You guys finally came here, let's have a good drink today!" ”

Lu Yiduo nodded again and again, but said: "The children are here today, it's better to be more leisurely!" ”

Yin Qinghua didn't refute either, and suddenly remembered something again: "Speaking of children, I'm still a little strange, Brother Jie has been good at reading since he was a child, why is he still a child, and he is not allowed to take the hospital exam?" ”

"This is my idea, for this, his mother also complained to me, saying that I wanted to wait for Brother Jie to become famous before kissing, and I didn't want him to go to the hospital exam......"

Lu Yiduo smiled a little helplessly, "I think it's better to be more solid in this knowledge, and it's not a problem for him to pass the guò academy to try a show, but when you become a showman, you want to take the exam, and when you become a juren, you want to be a jinshi...... What's more, with a family background like ours, once you are admitted to the lifter, it is equivalent to half an official. I think it's better to let him be steady. However, now that he has reached the age of sixteen, he plans to let him take the Xiucai exam this year. ”

Yin Qinghua also understood the truth of accumulation, and then said: "I also want to let Zihao give it a try this year, but the situation is just the opposite of Brother Jie'er." You don't want to let Brother Jay be complacent because of his premature results, I know that he will definitely not be able to pass, let him go to exercise. ”

Yin Zihao is actually a hard-working child, but somehow he is not very enlightened in reading.

"Do you have a west seat in your house?" Lu Yiduo asked suddenly.

"Sir, I did, but I refused to sit in the museum."

Yin Qinghua was also very helpless when he talked about this gentleman, "The knowledge is one and the best, and he was also born in the two rankings of Jinshi back then, but unfortunately he accidentally injured his leg later, and he walked a little lame, and he couldn't go out again." He came to be a Xixi, and he was recommended to me by Lord Ji, and it is said that he was also a protégé of Lord Ji back then. ”

"Doesn't that live with you?" Lu Yiduo was a little puzzled.

"No, I come here every morning and go back before dark." Yin Qinghua recognized this gentleman's ability, "Although he has a somewhat withdrawn and weird personality, he is very knowledgeable and experienced. Pingru said in the letter that you didn't take Xixi back to Beijing this time, since Brother Jie is preparing to end this year, I think it's better to come over and study with Zihao! ”

"I meant that, but I don't know if the gentleman would like to?"

"There must be no problem, Brother Jie is a good student who can't be found with a lantern, how could he not be willing, I will reply to you after discussing him tomorrow."

Lu Yiduo nodded with satisfaction, thanked Yin Qinghua, and asked about the gentleman's situation in detail......

At this time, Gu and Yin Pingru in the hall also went to the inner room alone to talk.

The three of Lu Qingrong's sisters were still sitting in the hall eating snacks.

Lu Chengjie and Yin Zihao led Brother Xu to play in the yard.

"How are you all these years?" As soon as he entered the inner room, Gu took Yin Pingru's hand and asked.

"Hmm." Yin Pingru nodded lightly, "There is no one else at home, just me and a few children." The children are sensible, so I don't have to worry about it. ”

"That's good." Gu Shi was also very pleased to see her talking, "Look at those children today, they are very affectionate with you, and I am happy for you in my heart." It is said that stepmothers are difficult, and it is really not easy for you to do this. ”

Yin Pingru was a little embarrassed by Gu's words.

"They are all children, as long as they are really good to them, they will naturally be able to understand it after a long time. It's just that Qingrong is a little aggrieved, and she doesn't get much care on weekdays, not to mention, if there is any good thing, she always has to be put behind......"

Gu Shi smiled slightly: "Qingrong is a sensible person, so naturally he doesn't care about this." ”

Yin Pingru remembered that Lu Qingrong had never had a quarrel with her sisters on weekdays, so she nodded subconsciously.

Gu Shi saw that Lu Qingrong was mentioned, and asked casually: "Qingrong is also eleven years old this year, have you kissed her?" ”

"That's not true, I thought I wouldn't be able to stay in Wuchang for a long time, and I didn't want her to be too far away from us in the future." And after all, she has two sisters above her, Yin Pingru feels that she still has to come one by one.

After hearing this, Gu Shi then asked, "Then now that you are back in the capital, is it time to think about it?" ”

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