Madam Luo thought that made sense and asked Mammy Tang if she had a right person. Then Mammy Tang mentioned Third Lord’s remarried wife Ms. Liang.
A few days ago, Madam Luo got the letter from Third Lord. It said that Lu Feng Escort would send Ms. Liang and his son Baiji back to home. Besides, it said that Ji’s skills of writing, riding and archery all made great progress in the past year. However, there weren’t good academies in north, so Third Lord wanted his son to study in Chengxu Academy in Yangzhou City.
Although those in “Women Institute” in Chengxu Academy must pass a strict exam, “Men Institute” was an institute with universal education that just needed some money to go in. Recently, Sun Yanbin of Sun’s Mansion in Yangzhou City, who was the Second Place in the exam of literature and the Third Place in the exam of martial arts, was from the Men Institute in Chengxu Academy. It was a great honor to Chengxu Academy which seemed to make Chengxu Academy
How dared he!He Danggui gritted her teeth. How dared he draw her into Dao Feng Pavilion of his mansion! Near the Dao Feng Pavilion, it was Zhiyuan Yard, and she and her daughter were drowned in the well in her previous life.“Ten years, dead and living dim and draw apart. I don’t try to remember, but forgetting is hard. Lonely grave a thousand miles off, cold thoughts, where can I talk them out? Even if we met, you wouldn’t know me. Dust on my face, hair like frost.” He Danggui sneered secretly when she read the poetry in the picture. What a suitable poetry! Was Zhu Quan in the previous life missing Concubine He, who died a horrible death? Why did Zhu Quan in his boyhood inscribe the poetry that Su Dongpo mourned his deceased wife? What an ironic inscription! How could she be worthy of this inscription? Even in the previous life, she wasn’t his wife!“Third Miss,” Mammy Tang looked at He Danggui, who became gloomy at that moment, and she conti
Chengxu Academy was surrounded by mountains on three sides and water on one side. There were exquisite designs in these spacious houses. Many rooms were unliked classrooms, but liked the treasure houses in business. It was said that Chengxu was first built at end of the Southern Song Dynasty. In addition to the officials of Project Supervision Department in Yangzhou City, there were two monks who came from Nihon to travel and study here. It took 5 years to have a preliminary scale. Later, the whole country was in a turbulent situation, and the house, which had been more than half built, was abandoned. Until this dynasty, they were completed and put into use gradually.The Men Institute had a large area. There was also a place for horse racing and a place for practicing archery. The Women Institute was the dormitory and the tea-house for the teacher originally. Since the former headmaster Hou Yi proposed the concept of “Women Institute”, a high wall was established on th
Ms. Zheng repeated, “Wouldn’t anybody like to sit by her? Come on! Anyone?” Some female students sneered, some knew the reason didn’t say anything, some were confused. All in all, no one wanted to sit by her.It was not supposed to be a big problem to sit without order. But Ms. Zheng felt awkward for getting no response. Therefore, she repeated her question again and again. She asked every line of girls to sit there. However, it seemed that they were all against her on purpose. Eventually, no one moved to there.Luo Baiqiong and her cousin laughed out low, and then more girls followed to laugh with handkerchiefs coving their mouths. Even someone made catcalls. It was obvious that the catcalls didn’t aim at Ms. Zheng because the first rule of Chengxu Academy was “respecting the teachers and teaching.”Peng Jian had looked at the girl with over-painted red cheeks for many times, and he suddenly recognized that she was his Third Sister. They hadn’
“December, 17th; 30th year of Hongwu Period; it is not suitable for people who was born in the Year of the Ox (in Chinese zodiac) to handle affairs in the west. Today is the sunniest day of this month. The sun is like gold on the ground and makes people feel warm. One side adjoins mountains and rivers; the nature is quiet and beautiful. Another side has the murmuring of running water and bamboo grove; it’s elegant and fresh. Ah! The water is as clear as a mirror and the green grass look as if it has just been washed. The birds on the shore are pecking. All this is surrounded by green hills in the distance. This peaceful scene is as poetic as a first love. When you look up, you are watching the lake; when you look down, you are missing Meng Xuan. What a good poem! And it is written on the back hill of Chengxu Academy and named Qing Dairy of having Time Travel to the Ming Dynasty. What do you think? Is my classical Chinese very good? Does it go even farther than The Orchid Pavilion? O
“Left hand.” He Danggui smiled and said the answer. Then she poured a glass of wine directly and handed it to Liao Qing’er. It seemed that she was confident with her judgment.Liao Qing’er spread out her left hand incredibly. A small porcelain man with the size of a broad bean lay in her palm. She couldn’t help pouting. She said, “What’s the matter? Why do you always guess right? Do you have super power? Is it clairvoyance or something? Eh, if you really have super power, let’s go to the gambling house!”He Danggui picked up the small porcelain man with her fingers gracefully and played it with her fingertips. She explained to Liao Qing’er, “It’s because you can’t hide it. Every time you hide it in your left hand, your eyes will incline slightly to your right hand. The middle finger of your left fist has a little more concave than that of right fist, as if you are afraid of the small man flying away. Clairvoyance? You mean I can guess what’s behind the boar
“Damn it!” Liao Qing’er kept her eyes open and said, “How could it be? Even if your stepmother dislikes you, as long as your biological father meets you, he definitely likes you!”He Danggui still shook her head with a sense of alienation and obstinacy in her eyes. Liao Qing’er lovingly gave her a big hug, which made the people gulp on the other side of the river. Liao Qing’er said sincerely, “Your personality, temper, appearance and ability are all preeminent. Even Zhu’s Family could not teach such a princess like you. Now the only regret is your family background. Why not try to change it?”“Would you like some wine, Miss?” A boy of academy who took charge of boiling plum wine carried a basket and stood behind them. He Danggui took a pot of wine, a dish of sour plum and peanut with sauce. And she gave that boy 500 qian as gratuity. Then he happily received and ran away.They had a drink together, and Liao Qing’er still persuaded, “Your biolog
“Live version of live sex? Uh… Xiaoyi, are you alright?” Liao Qing’er asked carefully, “Speaking of these things, you must be very upset. I’m sorry. I just asked for curiosity, and you’ve been answering it all the time. You’ve also told me about your father abusing your mother. Forget it, I’m not curious anymore. The thing of changing the identity of the legitimate daughter can be considered later. If this is not possible, I will ask my parents accept you as an adoptive daughter, and you can get married better than now.”He Danggui smiled and said, “Qing, your family doesn’t have issues like this, so you don’t know much about the struggle of these wives and concubines. And you can’t accept the basic common sense that women are inferior to men. Actually, the status of some concubines is not much higher than maids. To be specific, the masters of the whole family are only the Lord and the Madam. It is also a duty for the concubines to serve them. Many madams like to use th
Mr. Bao, a pupil of President Wei, was about 30 years old. He became a Jinshi in the 22th year of Hongwu Period. He became an inferior official when he was young, but he was dismissed because he offended the superior official. He knew that being upright was impractical in officialdom, so he stayed in Chengxu Academy and became a teacher.Compared with the officialdom, the air of the academy was fresh and it was really like a paradise. The nepotism existed in the academy, because the students’ family pulled the strings in order to make sure their children were taken good care of. For example, President Wei had asked Mr. Bao to take good care of Luo Baiqian several years ago, because Senior Lord Luo Maitong had helped him in his early age. The benefactor of the teacher was his, so Mr. Bao genuinely cared about Luo Baiqian, especially in his studies, and then they established a very close relationship.After a hot topic of “the public denunciation of The First