bookcurios Chapter 952: The sky has been pierced
Chapter 952: The sky has been pierced
In the end, the eldest princess just lowered her head and said, "Yun'er knows."
"Mother, can Yun'er come with you?"
Ruoli and Concubine Zhuang both felt that a five-year-old child would never understand these things, and the eldest princess probably just thought it was fun and novel for a while.
In the Great Zhou Dynasty, when the prince turned six years old, he would enter the Shangshufang to study and be taught by Hanlin scholars or great Confucian scholars.
Princesses usually begin to receive formal education between the ages of five and eight.
However, the education they received focused more on etiquette and needlework rather than literature and history. Moreover, they did not need to go to the study room, but could study in the side hall or attic.
Only the most favored princesses would be granted special permission by the emperor to attend the imperial study. However, boys and girls were separated by seven years old, and this was limited to a short period of time.
Since the purpose of the princess learning these things is only to marry properly and maintain the dignity of the royal family, there are no strict requirements.
When the eldest princess was two or three years old, she knew a lot of words under the guidance of Liu Shiqing, and even read a lot of ancient books.
Although she still couldn't understand many of the meanings, she was much smarter than other children of the same age.
Concubine Zhuang felt that the next course the eldest princess was going to study should not be difficult for her, so she nodded in agreement.
"Since Yun'er is interested in Buddhism, how could mother not agree?"
"Even if you want the stars in the sky, Mother will pick them for you."
The eldest princess was so moved that she said, "Thank you, mother."
Since she left her mother, no one has been so kind to her. Mother Zhuang really loves her, and she likes her even more.
Ruoli brought a cushion and placed it next to Concubine Zhuang.
The eldest princess knelt on the table and imitated Concubine Zhuang by beating the wooden fish...
She would come here every day to recite sutras in the future, hoping to repent for her mother's sins and let her mother ascend to heaven soon.
……
Suburbs of Beijing.
summer resort.
The time when the nobles in the capital city escape the summer heat is generally from June to August.
It is now early August, and Shen Nanqiao is still living in the summer resort, with no intention of going back.
Others don’t know the reason, but Luoluo knows it very well.
It’s all because of Master Lin…
If Madam returns to the Lu Mansion, it will not be so easy for her to meet with Master Lin in private again.
In the past month or two, the lady was immersed in Mr. Lin's tenderness and affection, and completely forgot about the master.
After the master took the old lady to take office, he didn't even write a letter to her.
Luoluo had never seen such a strange couple.
However, she was just a maid and had no control over anything.
Luluo was worried every day that the affair between Madam and Mr. Lin would be discovered...
Although adultery is punishable by being thrown into a pig cage, the lady is the eldest daughter of the Shen family and the elder sister of Concubine Chen. Who dares to take the lady's life?
But I am different.
As the lady's personal maid, she would definitely lose her life if the lady did such a thing...
Luoluo prayed in her heart every day that the lady could return to the Lu family as soon as possible and break up with Master Lin.
This way, as long as she doesn't say anything, no one will know about it.
That day, after putting makeup on Shen Nanqiao, Luluo tentatively said, "...Madam, it's already August, the summer heat is over, it's time to go home."
Shen Nanqiao looked at the beauty in the bronze mirror and was in a very good mood: "Why are you panicking?"
She used to have stunning beauty, but after marrying into the Lu family, she was worn out for so long. Living with that indescribable family, she would lose a lot of energy every day.
For a long time, Shen Nanqiao was like a withered flower, her whole body was wilted and her former beauty could no longer be seen.
But during the time she was with Xiu Lang, he gave her experiences she had never had before.
As her life got better, Shen Nanqiao's dry cheeks became plumper day by day, and she regained her former beauty.
She hasn't had enough of such a comfortable and happy life, so why should she go back to the capital?
Luoluo was very worried, but she didn't dare to disobey Shen Nanqiao's wishes, so she could only lower her head and said, "Yes..."
Suddenly, Shen Nanqiao covered his mouth and retched a few times.
Luluo quickly stepped forward and patted her back to calm her down, and asked worriedly, "Madam, what's wrong with you?"
Shen Nanqiao frowned: "I've been feeling nauseous lately. Could it be that the manager of this summer resort is lazy and the food cooked by the people below is not clean?"
Luoluo also thought so at first, but then, she didn’t know what she thought of, and her eyes widened in horror!
"Ma'am, you didn't have your period last month. It can't be, it can't be..."
When she first married into the Lu family, partly because the Lu family was poor and partly because Lu's mother deliberately tortured her, Shen Nanqiao had to wash clothes with ice-cold water in winter.
Perhaps it was at that time that she developed a disease, and her menstruation became irregular. Shen Nanqiao didn't think much of it when she didn't have her period last month.
After hearing what Luoluo said, Shen Nanqiao was also shocked!
Although she loves Xiu Lang and wants to stay with him forever and have children, now is not the time!
She is still Mrs. Lu.
Lu Jianglin has been away from the capital for so long. If she suddenly gets pregnant, wouldn’t that be the end of her?
But then, Shen Nanqiao leaned back in his chair with a nonchalant look: "Why are you so surprised? The possibility you are thinking of is simply impossible."
After all, she and Lu Jianglin had been married for nearly two years. Before he took office, they had been together day and night for so long, but she was not pregnant.
Shen Nanqiao had seen countless doctors and drank countless bitter medicines for this. She was also ridiculed by Lu's mother and Lu Jiangyue, saying that she was a hen that didn't lay eggs.
If she could get pregnant, would she have to wait until today?
Luoluo had heard about these things before, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, that's good..."
If the lady really gets pregnant at this time, it would be a huge blow to the world!
Shen Nanqiao looked at the beautiful face in the bronze mirror and said with a smile: "Make my eyebrows a little more curved. Xiulang said that he likes me best when I look as cool and clear as the bright moon."
Green Radish said respectfully: "Yes."
Ever since Luoluo found out about their affairs, Shen Nanqiao always brought her with him whenever he went to see Lin Xiu.
After all, it is quite inconvenient without a maid to serve you.
After getting dressed, Shen Nanqiao took Luoluo to the place where they often met.
Lin Xiu was wearing a green brocade robe today, with star-like eyebrows and sharp eyes, and he looked handsome and elegant.
When he saw Shen Nanqiao, a gentle smile suddenly appeared on his face: "Mother Qiao, you are here?"
Shen Nanqiao ran towards him with her skirt lifted up, threw herself into Lin Xiu's arms, put her arms around his waist, and asked with a smile, "Xiulang, why haven't you come to the Mountain Resort for several days? Did you forget about me?"
Lin Xiu reached out and tapped her nose: "How could that be?"
"It's just that I've been busy at home recently, so I neglected you. It's my fault."