Chapter 2435 The Waste Princess 233
In the afternoon, the prince returned to take the exam and all the princes who had studied had the homework assigned in the morning. And Xining has a bunch of calligraphy exercises that he has never read.
On the desk in front of me are pens and ink, bamboo slips and inkstones. In this era, there was no paper yet, or cloth was used. The memorials that the king read and the books on the bookshelf were all bamboo slips.
Xining picked up the pen and wrote a word but felt something was wrong. The writing was too good.
Chun'er next to her also smiled and said: "It's so well written."
She glanced at Chun'er: "You can't write either, so why do you think it's good?"
Chun'er replied: "Although I have never written, I have eyes. The characters look good at first sight. Good-looking means good writing."
Indeed, the writing is beautiful, unlike when I first learned to write. After all, after experiencing so many ancient planes, even if most of them are ignorant idiots, there are also ladies. Playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting is a must for noble ladies. After accumulating experience, hairpin and plum blossom regular script can be easily picked.
But the owner has never read or written, so if he takes it out with one hand, he will definitely be suspected.
So under Chun'er's gaze, she picked up a small piece of cloth next to her, dipped it in some water, and wiped the words. When I picked up the pen again, it was in my left hand.
Under Chun'er's puzzled eyes, he saw his fourteenth princess holding a pen in her left hand, writing awkwardly on the bamboo slips, crookedly, stroke by stroke, and the writing was like a crab crawling. Where could she see the delicate and graceful figure just now? Character.
After commenting on King Zhou You's love for Si, Zi returned and walked around to check the new students' writing.
These concubines had the opportunity to study, especially the concubines, who were very serious about it. After all, only people with a noble family background or above can read and write well. Ordinary people without background can only have the opportunity to become a retainer unless they are knowledgeable, highly appreciated by their husband or a high-ranking family, and have a letter of recommendation.
As a young master, even if he is a concubine, he will at least be able to become a high official if he does not have three nobles or nine ministers in the future. If he is not seen by the king of the dynasty and cannot even join the noble family, then he will not be able to go to other places with the title of young master. The country seeks asylum.
Princes of many countries will take some of them in. After all, people are fragile at this time, and a cold can kill them. Many kings have died and need someone to succeed them. He took the young master who had fled to another country and brought him back to be the king.
There were people chasing him behind his back, and he was living a life of wandering. At that time, he only needed a room and a three-quarter piece of land, and he was already content. If he received a little more courtesy, he would think about it more or less when he soared into the sky. It was an old love at that time.
Of course, not all young men can be accepted. If a young man can read and write, he will definitely be more likely to develop than a young man who doesn't know a few Chinese characters.
Zigui read as he walked. From time to time he nodded when he felt that the writing was OK. If he held the pen incorrectly, he corrected it.
When he reached Princess Mo, he was stunned. Although Princess Mo came to tell him that his talent for reading was not high, it was too low and it was simply miserable.
This calligraphy is like drawing a ghost charm. Did he teach it? In the morning, I was taught how to write down and how to lift the pen at the end. Even the sixteenth princess, who is not very talented and is the youngest, could write better than this.
Oops, I started writing too hard again, and the strokes I just wrote were blurred together. I couldn’t tell what was written in the whole word. It was almost impossible to read.
Chun'er carefully peeked at her husband's face, which seemed to be very bad, ashen and black. In fact, the first character of "Princess" is very beautiful.
Zigui took a deep breath and stabilized himself, otherwise why would he come to say hello in advance and bring half a roasted chicken... Thinking of the roasted chicken, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva. This roast chicken tastes really good. In my entire life, I have never tasted such delicious roast chicken.
So he was selectively blind, pretended not to see, and moved on to the next one.
After reading a circle, he sat back down and said in a long voice: "Hand in what you have finished. Go back and copy it three times. It will be handed in tomorrow." Xining was helpless, why did he have homework so early? Well, reviewing the past and learning the new, homework at home is not an original invention of later generations of foreigners.
After finishing her homework, the prince and princess dried the ink on the bamboo slips and rolled them up. She came forward with the bamboo slips in both hands and respectfully placed the class notes on Zigui's desk. After a while, they piled up into a small mountain.
Xining finally finished writing the last stroke, breathed a sigh of relief, rolled up the bamboo slips, handed in his homework and left.
At the door, the kitchen staff was handing out food boxes. It must be that they learned about the snacks at noon and the young master. They originally planned to have dinner together but put them in food boxes and took them back to eat.
"Please take whatever you like, every portion is the same." Xin Yi, who was in charge of the dining room, smiled broadly at everyone.
Except for Empress Liang Jiang's four children, they had Empress Liang's kitchen when they returned home, and the other children's dinners were all received directly here.
In order to ensure fairness and food quality, and to stop the mouths of the clan elders, King Liang sent a special officer to watch over and ensure that every portion was of high quality and quantity.
When Chun'er went to get it, Xin Yi blinked at her and glanced to the side.
Chuner knowingly took the food box Xin Yi looked at.
Xining saw a food box dumped on the ground next to him, and the food in it was scattered all over the floor: "This is it?"
Xin Yi sighed: "It's Mr. Zhong who said he didn't want it."
This naughty kid, even if he doesn't eat it, would rather kick it over and make it dirty than give it to anyone else. Do you know that wasting food is very hateful? Even the main god like her can't stand it. Go ahead and do it, sooner or later you will end up doing it.
After returning, she first went to pay her respects to the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother was playing chess. When she saw her coming back, she smiled and asked about her studies.
Xining responded: "Mr. Zigui is very knowledgeable and very patient. Today, I discussed King You of Zhou and Bao Si with the prince and taught us "Guan Ju"."
"Guanyong" is the first chapter of "The Book of Songs". At this time, there were no "Hundred Family Surnames" and "Thousand Character Essay". "The Book of Songs" is actually a collection of lyrics. I learned not only how to read the words, but also how to know the songs that are widely sung.
Then Chun'er gave an overview of what happened today. As a noble lady, she shouldn't chew people's tongue behind their backs, but it's okay for a maid to chew her tongue. Xining accompanied the Queen Mother and listened happily.
Not to mention, although Chun'er is young, she is still very smart. When she said something wrong, she reminded her and pretended to blame her. Chun'er immediately admitted her mistake and waited for her and the Queen Mother to "generously forgive" before continuing to say what she should say.
While it was still early, she went to the kitchen and made a honey-glazed beef dish for the Queen Mother. She cut the burnt beef into small pieces and poured it on maltose with honey, making the Queen Mother nod frequently while eating.
After eating, she wanted to help the Queen Mother wash up, but the Queen Mother refused.
The Queen Mother patted the back of her hand: "Good child, I know that you are filial and can take the time to cook such delicious food for the old woman of the Ai family. Let the servants handle this matter. Otherwise, Ziling and the little maids she brought will I don’t blame you for taking their job. Hurry up and write what the teacher told you. If you don’t finish it, be careful that the bamboo will hit your palm tomorrow.”
Xining resigned obediently and went to the side hall dormitory prepared for her.