Chapter 35: The Dragon Lifts Its Head

There is nothing more talked about in the New Year than a state banquet, but in the blink of an eye, the New Year is out.

On the second day of February, the dragon raised its head, and Emperor Jingwen sent the prince to Shenglongtai to pray for rain on behalf of the Son of Heaven. There are also many sacrifices among the people to pray for good weather and good weather.

Qinghuai also returned to the Guogong Mansion on this day.

As soon as he entered the backyard of the Guogong Mansion, Qinghuai was invited to the study by the Zhenguo Mansion.

It didn't take long for Shao Zhiqiu to be called over. Originally, Qinghuai was invited to the mansion to ask the emperor of the prince, and after entering the mansion, he had not seen the prince of Zhenguo, and now the prince of Zhenguo was invited, although Qinghuai didn't know why, but he still listened respectfully to the gossip between the prince of Zhenguo and her.

Zhenguo Gongzu and Qinghuai Ancestor have a relationship, but Qinghuai Ancestor gradually disappeared from the world, acted in a low-key manner, and gradually cut off contact, leaving only some correspondence. And only between the patriarch and the patriarch.

Zhenguo Gong euphemistically told Qinghuai what happened at the fifteenth palace banquet, although Qinghuai already knew about it from her father, but at this moment, Zhenguo Gong talked about it, she just nodded and listened.

When Shao Zhiqiu arrived, Zhenguo Gong officially asked Qinghuai if he could accept Shao Zhiqiu as a disciple.

Qinghuai's errand in the eldest princess of Zhaohua has been old enough, and she was going to leave the palace to get married, but there are unforeseen circumstances, Qinghuai's fiancé is also a descendant of the hermit family, and he is by the side of the eldest prince, the eldest prince is leading the troops all the year round, and Qinghuai's fiancé died in battle in order to protect the eldest prince.

So Qinghuai stayed with the eldest princess of Zhaohua for two more years, and she was about to return to the clan soon, so she was asked by the prince to find an opportunity.

As soon as Shao Zhiqiu entered the study, she saw Grandpa Guo and Qinghuai chatting over tea, and stepped forward to greet Zhenguo and Qinghuai, and stood aside obediently.

"Now the foundation of this girl is the young maid to Qi's Meng, and she is very close to the young maid, and wants to officially worship the young maid, I don't know if it's possible?"

"I'm ashamed to say it, it's not Qinghuai who is big, it's just the ancestral training of the Qing family, and I don't accept outsiders." Qinghuai said apologetically.

"I see." Zhen Guogong looked at Shao Zhiqiu and took a sip of tea.

"It's just that if it weren't for the name of master and apprentice, I could have taught the four girls to be a master. As for the other two girls in the house, please invite someone else, Qinghuai's energy is limited, I am afraid that it will delay them. ”

"It would be nice if that were the case!" Now that the New Year has passed, Shao Zhiqiu is also eight years old, and there will be five years to go.

"Then Aunt Qinghuai, can you live with me!" Shao Zhiqiu said excitedly.

Thinking of a martial arts master in the courtyard, Shao Zhiqiu was very happy.

Zhen Guogong turned his head to look at Qinghuai, and when he saw Qinghuai nodding, he agreed.

"Grandfather, I want to merge the garden on the north side of the Chunqiu Courtyard into the yard, my granddaughter is afraid that there will be too many noisy people, and Aunt Qinghuai will be disturbed, and no one will play in the garden on weekdays, so it is better to give it to my granddaughter!"

Seeing that Shao Zhiqiu opened his mouth as long as he had the opportunity, Zhen Guogong was very helpless.

But a small garden on the edge of the courtyard doesn't matter.

Zhen Guogong invited Shao Zhinuo and Shao Zhiqing to teach martial arts for the time being, not to mention it, but to say that after Qinghuai arrived at Chunqiu Courtyard, he saw Shao Zhiqiu practicing those little girls, and he didn't interfere, just looked at Shao Zhiqiu.

Mu Shi got the order and found a rough mother-in-law who knew how to craft to rebuild the yard for Shao Zhiqiu, and the Chunqiu courtyard was immediately doubled in size.

After the Chunqiu Academy was repaired, Shao Zhiqiu officially began to cultivate his cronies.

Today is the first time Shao Zhiqiu went to see Peng Xuan after the New Year, Peng Xuan had already gotten the news at this time, only to know that the little boy who studied and discussed things with him on weekdays turned out to be a little girl, and he was shocked and regretted at the same time, Shao Zhiqiu was so smart, if he was a son, the future was limitless, but he was a girl.

Later, I heard that His Majesty had specially allowed her to participate in martial arts, and I felt that it was a pity, why should such a smart person practice martial arts!

"Girl." When they met again, Peng Xuan looked very formal.

"Why is Mr. Peng Xuan clichéd! I don't see Mr. like this on weekdays. Shao Zhiqiu resumed her daughter's dress, and for a while it was difficult for Peng Xuan to recognize this little girl with the clever and naughty little boy the same person.

But after all, Peng Xuan is open-minded, the two of them found a book and read it, and after a while, they got used to it.

"At the end of the old dynasty, the most able to compete with Emperor Taizu was the Chai clan's Yuanyuan army, but unfortunately General Yuanyuan died young, no matter how powerful the Yuanyuan army is, without a commander, it can only be eaten by cicadas like scattered sand."

"You can see how important the successor is to a family! If someone from the Chai clan can support the court, even if General Yuan Yuan dies of illness, it will not happen overnight, but if there is someone who can succeed, the Yuan Army is still a sharp sword! ”

Peng Xuan nodded, and the two of them were looking at the history of the founding of this dynasty.

Shao Zhiqiu had heard of the Yuanyuan Army, and also heard it from the four princes, it was rumored that after the death of General Yuanyuan, there was no consul in the Yuanyuan Army, and several lieutenants did not obey me, and I did not obey you, leading his subordinates to fight separately, and finally being submerged by history.

But some people also say that there is a part of the Yuan Yuan Army, incognito into the rivers and lakes, secretly protecting the descendants of the Chai family, in the hope that the Chai family will become the British lord again.

The fourth prince was very convinced of this statement, and sent people to visit the rivers and lakes secretly for four or five years, but Shao Zhiqiu didn't know the inside story, and what happened later Shao Zhiqiu couldn't speculate.

"This is interesting, if Mr. Peng Xuan is free, can you find more wild history miscellaneous records from the time when the old dynasty was destroyed?"

"Why not." Peng Xuan smiled.

While the two were talking, Shao Zexuan walked in with Erbao.

"I heard my grandfather say that you don't go to the clan anymore?" Shao Zexuan asked.

"Mr. Ethnology lectures slowly, if I study with Mr. Pengxuan here, I will read all the books that I haven't learned in Ethnology in less than a year." Shao Zhiqiu said disapprerovingly.

Shao Zexuan frowned slightly.

"You are in the spotlight now, if people know that you haven't even finished studying the clan, and you are dancing and playing with swords all day long, how can you get along with the nobles in Beijing in the future?" Shao Zexuan was more worried about her marriage. With Shao Zhiqiu's current situation, those who want to marry her must be mercenary, decent and wealthy nobles, and I am afraid that they are extremely reluctant to let her enter the door.

"Big brother! If I go to the clan every day, don't practice martial arts, and know how to advance and retreat, the nobles in Beijing will be able to look up to me? I don't want to ruin my plans for them. Shao Zhiqiu said.

Although Shao Zexuan was unwilling, he also knew that what Shao Zhiqiu said was indeed right.

"Brother Zexuan doesn't have to be obsessed with this, in my opinion, Sister Ling is more open than you think, why do you bother to bother!" Peng Xuan persuaded with a smile.

"Hey, you don't know, what is going on outside now, I can't wait to say that Zhiqiu is a mountain girl!" Shao Zexuan was furious.

"Big brother, is Mr. Zhen's library open? When will you take me to hear it again! Shao Zhiqiu got up and poured a cup of tea for Shao Zexuan, pushed Shao Zexuan to sit on the stone bench and said.