Chapter 115: Lecture Ceremony
It has been more than a month since I returned to Jinyang, and the academy has been built several times faster with the participation of the government.
Today is the first day of the opening of the college, and Huan Ci gets up early in the morning to freshen up.
Fu Shen hugged Chen'er in his arms and came to her to make trouble: "Do you smell your mother's hair?" ”
Chen'er only knew that he was holding his fingers and blinking at Huan Ci in the mirror. babbling and babbling in his mouth.
"Don't let her gnaw her fingers." Huan Ci reminded.
Fu Shen grabbed her hand and wiped it with a handkerchief: "Your two cousins are already dressed and waiting." ”
"You've seen them already?" Huan Ci turned his head to look at him, "How is it?" Is it good-looking? She asked about their clothes.
Some time ago, she specially found someone to design the clothes worn by the students of the college, and she particularly liked the one worn by the female students.
This time, because the government came forward, the academy recruited more than twice as many students and teachers as originally assumed. Among them, eleven female students were recruited, most of them were boudoir women from large families, and one was the eldest daughter of Lu Changshi who had already married.
Originally, the other officials of the Governor's Mansion were particularly opposed to recruiting female students, but because Huan Ci had always insisted on it, coupled with Lu Changshi's persuasion, everyone decided to give it a try first, and it would be a good thing if it was feasible.
There are many people who go to the academy today, and Huan Ci simply pulled his hair in a bun and wore a blue shirt, which looked dignified and beautiful.
She wiped a little lipstick and slowly stood up: "Let's go!" ”
Seeing no movement from Fu Shen, she looked back and saw the man's eyes flashing, looking at her directly.
She cleared her throat and reached for Chen'er. In the blink of an eye, the child was in her arms, but she was also taken by Fu Shen.
Before she could react, the man had snatched her lips. Swallowed the lipstick she had just wiped.
"Is there anyone out there?" Huan Ci blushed for a while and secretly glanced at the situation outside. Fortunately, the two cousins did not come in, otherwise she would not have been able to explain to her aunt.
During this time, she found out that Fu Shen was really energetic, but before he used all that energy on political affairs, and now that he has fewer things, he spends all that extra energy on her.
When Zhao Qing came in to pour water for her when she was taking a bath last night, she saw the red marks on her body as if she didn't see it, but Huan Ci was so ashamed that her face was red.
But—
She raised her eyes and glanced at Fu Shen. He's not entirely fine, and he's been going to the study more often in recent days. In addition, she actually heard the subordinates in the mansion talking about Wei Xiang, but it was some not very good words.
The new law has been in place for several months, and at first there was a lot of complaint, but now it is much better, especially since some farmers in the south have already tasted the sweetness of the summer harvest and have begun to support the new law.
Because of these changes, Fu Shen's reputation has also changed its direction, and there are even Beijing officials who sent him a post inviting him to live in Beijing for a while. When Lu Changshi came to the house a few days ago, he specially asked her if Fu Shen would go to the academy today.
Huan Ci knew that there must be the laws of the sect and the prudence in these things. Today, there was a lot of uproar in the palace again, and I heard that Zong Zhenglu directly grounded Liu Rao for more than three months, and ordered her to stay in the palace for reflection. Now as long as you have a heart, you know that there is a new favorite concubine Zhao in the palace, who is a little more favored than Liu Rao.
"Madam, the sedan chair is ready." Lan Fu's voice came from outside.
Since she was able to speak, her voice has become more and more beautiful, and Huan Ci is envious.
Huan Ci came back to his senses, got out of the man's arms, and couldn't help but kiss Chen'er on the face: "Mother will take you out to play." ”
With a smile in his eyes, Fu Shen followed her out the door.
When I arrived in front of the second gate, I saw that the UAE had already led everyone to wait there. Huan Ci smiled and walked over: "Where are the people from the official mansion?" ”
"Lu Changshi should be almost there, and I don't know the rest." The UAE said softly.
"Then let's go!" Huan Ci got into the sedan chair as he spoke, and after sitting on it, he looked around and didn't find Zhao Qing.
Moreover, she didn't see the sweeping leaves that should follow Fu Shen.
"Aren't you going?" She asked in a low voice.
Lan Fu frowned: "I haven't seen her since I got up today, I thought that Madame ordered her to do something." ”
"No?" Huan Ci was very puzzled, and turned his head to look at Fu Shen, "What about sweeping leaves?" Why don't I follow you? ”
"He went out on an errand yesterday." Fu Shen said.
Huan Ci was a little uneasy in his heart, but there were more important things at the moment, so he had to order someone to set off quickly. Zhao Qing came here last night, it shouldn't have happened, but I don't know where I went.
After leaving the house, there were many cars and horses parked outside. It's not just them who are going today, but also my uncle and his family, and a few guests invited by my uncle.
Uncle and their house have been cleaned, and Huan Ci doesn't want them to leave, so he has kept them until now.
But after today, my uncle was going to move out, and although the house was very close to them, and they could see it a few steps further, Huan Ci still felt reluctant.
Along the way, it also led many people to go out to check, and everyone arrived at the gate of the academy before the auspicious time.
Huan Ci got out of the carriage with the support of Fu Shen, and looked up to see the big characters on the plaque - Bingzhou Academy.
Originally, she wanted to come up with a more elegant name, but then she thought that since it was also half an official office, the name would naturally be more atmospheric, so she used the previous one. However, the words on the plaque are new, which is the handwriting of Fu Shen.
Before she could walk over, she had already heard someone complimenting her on how good it looked.
The convoy of Ding'an Wangfu was so vast that Lu Changshi, who arrived early, came over with a few subordinates to greet the two, and they all smiled very happily.
Huan Ci couldn't help but be happy, pulled Fu Shen and walked over, followed by Chen'er and her nurse.
"This is the eldest daughter of Lord Fu and the princess?" Lu Changshi has been to the mansion a few times, but he has never seen Chen'er.
Huan Ci nodded and said with a smile: "The child is older, it's time to come out and see the world." ”
"The princess really thinks differently from me." Lu You couldn't help but sigh. Several of his daughters have all stayed at home, and they have hardly been out of the house since they were young. His eldest girl was married when she was only fourteen, and after hearing that the academy was recruiting female students, she kept telling him that she was going, and finally asked for Huan Ci, so he had to relent.
Huan Ci just changed the topic and asked, "Have the others arrived?" ”
"It's almost here, and most of the students have arrived, and the masters have already arrived yesterday." Lu Changshi said.
Huan Ci was happy in his heart, and looked back at Fu Shen: "Let's go, let's go in." ”
"Good!" Fu Shen nodded and followed.
Lu Changshi hurriedly followed behind the two. There was an endless stream of people coming and going in front of the academy, and no one noticed a face that shouldn't have appeared here mingling in the crowd.
The academy has been renovated and the environment is much quieter than before, and all the furnishings have been replaced with new ones.
As soon as Huan Ci entered, he saw students all over the ground standing in the court, receiving their respective signs and clothes from the school.
Presiding over the inspection today was a local official. Since it was a place to study, it was not suitable for those kinds of play, so they agreed to elect two masters to come out and give lectures, and they sat at the back of the hall and watched, while the students sat in the largest school.
No matter how big the school is, it can't accommodate everyone, so students sign up on a first-come, first-served basis.
There were two people who gave lectures, one was Mr. Mo recommended by Kong Lin, and the other was the female master found by Fu Shen.
The woman was now just over thirty, and she was usually quiet and unaffectionate, but she talked endlessly about her studies, and compared them to those men, so many people were willing to choose her.
Since it is such an important matter as lecturing, it must be inappropriate to take Chen'er with her, after all, she is still young, and no one can take her when she cries.
Huan Ci and Fu Shen had already said that they would go over, so they asked Lan Fu and Ah Lian to bring several people to follow, so that they could let the child leave with confidence.
There was still a little time before the lecture began, and Huan Ci beckoned to Fu Shen and motioned for the man to follow her.
Because she deliberately dressed simply today, she was not conspicuous in the crowd, and only a few male students stared at her curiously.
Fu Shen's gaze swept over the group of people and asked softly, "Where are we going?" ”
Huan Ci walked a few steps with his hands behind his back, and soon saw a familiar towering tree: "Look! She pointed to the tree and looked at Fu Shen.
The corners of Fu Shen's mouth hooked, and he slowly walked behind her: "So you remember." ”
Huan Ci smiled. She naturally remembers. At that time, she made a bet with Shen Jingxi that as long as she could climb the tree, the other party would give him a hundred taels of silver. As a result, she climbed up with her head bored, but after going up, only Fu Shen and Yin Xuan, who had just walked over, were left under the tree.
Yin Xuan looked around and didn't see Huan Ci, and when he saw Shen Jingxi here, he wanted to come over and ask, who knew that the group of students would disperse in a hurry as soon as they saw him, and Fu Shen was left alone to salute respectfully.
"Xuan Mo, have you ever seen that kid Song Xin?"
Fu Shen glanced up at the person on the tree with a mocking face, and saw that she shook her head and arched her hands, and chuckled: "The student has never seen it, but the doctor has something to look for him?" ”
"I don't know where this troublemaker has gone?" Yin Xuan scolded, and when he turned to Fu Shen, he regained his kind face, "In that case, I'll go first, and you can go back quickly, the door of the academy is about to close." ”
Looking at the back of the man leaving in a hurry, Huan Ci breathed a sigh of relief, and held the trunk of the tree and thanked the person under the tree: "Brother Fu, thank you, wait for me to go down and take you to the restaurant for dinner." ”
Fu Shen regained his expressionless face and turned to leave. Huan Ci was anxious when he saw that he was leaving, so he hurriedly helped the trunk of the tree to slide down, but he slipped halfway and lost his hand, and fell straight down from above.
Hearing the movement, Fu Shen still couldn't help but look back after all, because the embarrassed person in front of him twitched the corners of his mouth.
"Brother Fu, help!" Huan Ci touched his leg that hurt and said coquettishly.