The imperial concubine was speechless by Qi Hengyuan and sighed: "You are naturally different from me. A king should be sensible and reasoned about right and wrong, and not be manipulated by others. Only in this way can he govern the country and bring peace to the world."
Qi Hengyuan nodded: "So whether it is Chen Yurong's incident or Yan Lang's incident, the emperor's sister-in-law should not blame Yan Ning. I punished Chen Yurong because she was stupid. I pardoned Yan Lang and allowed Yan Lang to enter the Holy Philosophy Academy.
Not for Yanning, but for Lanzhou Pass. The Yan family has guarded Lanzhou Pass for generations. Yan Lang has also lived in Lanzhou Pass since he was a child. He is very familiar with Lanzhou Pass. The older generation of the Yan family will eventually pass away, and the new generation will emerge. Originally,
The successor I am optimistic about is Yan Yun, but Yan Yun died in the battle, so the only one I can hope for is Yan Lang. I hope the emperor's wife can understand my good intentions."
The Crown Princess was a little embarrassed. Although she was talented, she opened the Holy Philosophy Academy, and taught many promising young people, but she was not a king after all, and she could not look at things from the height of a king. She was still narrow-minded.
The imperial concubine said: "Your Majesty is wise, and the imperial concubine is very pleased."
The imperial concubine readily agreed to let Yan Lang enroll in school that day, but Qi Hengyuan knew that his imperial sister-in-law still didn't like Yan Ning.
Qi Hengyuan didn't want Yan Ning to be looked down upon, but he didn't want to refute her thoughts. She wanted to send Yan Lang to Shengzhi Academy, so... let her go.
"Chen Dongyan." The king shouted.
Chen Dongyan stepped forward and responded: "Your Majesty."
Qi Hengyuan said: "You come out of the palace with Yan Meiren."
Chen Dongyan lowered his eyes and turned around to walk out of the imperial study. At that moment, he clearly heard the faint voice of joy coming from his heart. He knew he shouldn't, but he couldn't control it.
He opened his left sleeve and looked at the string of beads. At a certain moment, he stretched out his right hand and grasped the string of beads tightly, as if he was hugging a woman.
Seeing Chen Dongyan come in, Yan Ning knew that His Majesty Qi had allowed her to leave the palace. With a smile on her face, she said to Yan Lang: "Yan Lang, this is Lord Chen Dongyan, the chief of the palace guard in front of His Majesty, please come quickly."
Greetings."
Yan Lang glanced at Chen Dongyan, his eyes swept over the sword on his waist, and he bowed his head: "Yan Lang has met Mr. Chen."
Chen Dongyan looked at Yan Lang. He was very thin and dark, like a bamboo pole. His clothes must have been changed before entering the palace. They were very brand new without any patches, but he was still shabby. He was almost the same as when Yan Ning entered the palace. The only thing
The difference is that one wears men's clothes and the other wears women's clothes, but both are made of coarse linen.
Chen Dongyan said: "Let's go, Your Majesty asked me to take you out of the palace."
With Chen Dongyan escorting them, Yan Ning and his party quickly left the palace.
Yan Ning, Nian Die, and Yan Lang sat in the carriage, with Chen Dongyan acting as the driver, and headed all the way towards the Holy Philosophy Academy.
Arriving at the Holy Philosophy Academy, the three people got off the carriage one by one.
Chen Dongyan stepped forward and knocked on the door. The old man guarding the door opened the door and saw Chen Dongyan. He smiled and said, "Is it Master Yan, here to pick up Master Hong?"
The old man's surname is Fang, Fang Sheng, and he is from the Chen family. He grew up watching Chen Dongyan. The young master he talks about is the third son of Chen Kang, the fourth master of the Chen family.
Chen Dongyan said: "Uncle Fang, I'm not here to pick up Chen Hong. I'm here to send Yan Lang to school at your Majesty's command. This is Yan Lang and this is Yan Mei."
Chen Dongyan introduced him to Uncle Fang, who immediately knelt down and saluted Yan Ning.
Yan Ning said: "Uncle Fang, please get up. Yan Lang will also ask you to take care of him from now on."
Uncle Fang said: "Yan Mei, please be polite. I am just an old man guarding the gate. How can I take care of Young Master Yan Lang? However, the Crown Princess had previously given instructions, saying that if Yan Lang comes, he should go directly to her. She is in Yaxian Pavilion.
Wait for him."
Chen Dongyan knew where Yaxian Pavilion was and immediately led Yan Ning and his party in.
Seeing the Crown Princess, the three of them saluted in turn. After standing up, Chen Dongyan said: "Crown Princess, Your Majesty asked me to send Yan Lang to school."
The Crown Princess looked at Yan Lang, looked him up and down, and asked, "Your name is Yan Lang?"
Yan Lang replied: "Yes, Crown Princess."
The Crown Princess saw that Yan Lang was only ten years old, thin and dark, but had extraordinary bearing and the air of a general. It was not surprising to think that the Yan family had guarded Lanzhou Pass for generations.
Yan Yun, the young prince of Yan who died in the battle, was also a popular figure. If this Yan Lang grows up, he will definitely become a powerful person.
It is not unreasonable for Your Majesty to value Yanlang.
It seems that His Majesty is more far-sighted.
The Crown Princess said gently: "Did you read any books when you were in Lanzhou Pass?"
"I have read it, but I prefer military books."
"It doesn't matter, military books are also books. You can read military books as well as other books. This is the book list of Shengphilosophy Academy. After paying the money, you can take the books back today. Next time gentlemen come to class, you can bring the books.
The books are not left in the academy, but at home. The gentlemen will tell you in advance what classes will be held every day, and you can just bring the books by yourself."
Yan Lang said: "Thank you, Princess Royal, for your advice."
After saying that, he looked at Yan Ning. Yan Ning understood what Yan Lang meant and handed over the money for the book.
When Yan Ning took out the money, she suddenly realized the importance of money.
Previously in Jiang State, she was indifferent to fame and wealth, traveling around the mountains and rivers. The most important thing she didn't care about was money. She didn't need money. She was with the mountains and rivers every day. How much money did she need? There was no place to use the money.
After his death, he opened his eyes and became Yan Ning. In exile, he was well protected by his parents and did not think about money.
Although he worked cleverly every day after entering the palace, he had no worries about food and clothing. Now that Yan Lang was coming to Guiyang City, Yan Ning suddenly felt that money had become important.
It costs money to buy a house, to buy books, to pay for food and drink, and maybe there will be tuition fees when school starts next year. In addition, people sometimes also need to spend money.
She can't make money, and the emperor's reward alone is probably not enough. Besides, the gold and silver rewarded by the emperor are fine, and they can be used.
You can't keep using money from your grandfather's family to support Yanlang.
Yan Ning frowned, wondering if she had to find a way to make money?
The Crown Princess collected the book fee, and her next sentence was: "Tomorrow is the Spring Festival, and today is the New Year's Eve. Students will have a holiday at noon. Next year, school will start on the 16th. When school starts, there will be admission fees.
Should Yanmei people pay the admission fee now, or should they pay it when school starts next year?”
Yan Ning is short of money. Even though she is a beauty, she is actually very poor.
Buying the house almost spent all the money sent to her by her grandfather's family. The books she just paid were made from the gold and silver that His Majesty gave her last time.
In fact, the reward is not much, three thousand silver and one thousand gold.
The imperial edict stated that there was a reward of ten thousand silver and treasures, but in fact only these three thousand silver and one thousand gold could be used, and the rest were royal gifts that could not be used.
Originally, this money was quite a lot, and now that she is a beauty, she still has two hundred silver per month, which is enough to become a rich woman without spending it arbitrarily.
But Holy Philosophy Academy is not like any other academy. The admission fee here is very high, and the book fees are also expensive. The book fees just paid already cost a thousand silver.
Yan Ning asked: "Princess Princess, how much is the admission fee?"
The imperial concubine said: "Not much, two thousand silver a year."
Yan Ning: "..."
Isn’t this much? Then how can it be called much!
One year of study, two thousand silver, is really not affordable for ordinary people. It is worthy of the Royal Academy!
Yan Ning handed the remaining 2,000 pieces of silver to the Crown Princess. She had always regarded money as dirt, and it was really painful for her to see the Crown Princess take away her 3,000 pieces of silver.
The Crown Princess didn't like her, so she didn't want to kill her on purpose, right?
Are books and tuition fees really that expensive?
She looked at Chen Dongyan with slightly suspicious eyes.
Chen Dongyan didn't know why and asked: "Is there something wrong with Yan Mei?"
Yan Ning shook her head depressedly: "No."
The Crown Princess said: "The book fees and tuition fees have been paid. Yan Lang can come directly when school starts next year. Shengzhi College does not care about food and accommodation. The students have to solve the food and accommodation problems by themselves."
She said and glanced at Yan Ning, who immediately responded: "I understand, I will arrange Yan Lang's food and accommodation."
"That's good."
Although the Crown Princess does not like Yan Ning, she will never treat Yan Lang harshly.
Firstly, Yanlang was still a child, and she had always liked children. Because she had no children, she regarded the children of all families in Qi as her own. Secondly, it was also because Yanlang was the person Qi Hengyuan valued, the emperor.
The concubine will only cultivate with all her heart and will not kill.
I specifically told Yan Ning because I was afraid that Yan Ning wouldn't be able to take good care of Yan Lang.
Yan Lang took the book and left Shengzhi Academy. Yan Ning took him to his new house and asked Yan Lang: "Do you like it here?"
Yan Lang turned around and nodded: "I like it."
Yan Ning said: "I bought this house for you to live in. It depends on whether you live here alone or go to live with Ning's family."
Yan Lang said: "I live here."
Yan Ning was worried: "I'm not worried about you living here alone. There are many Ning family members, so don't think you are relying on others. The Ning family are all very nice. If you go, they will treat you as if you were their own child."
Yan Lang knew that the Ning family was Yan Ning's maternal grandfather's family, and his character was naturally good. He said: "Fourth sister is too worried. I don't feel that living in the Ning family is like being dependent on others. I also believe that the Ning family will treat me like this."
I have given birth to myself, but I don’t want to trouble them. Although I am studying at the Holy Philosophy Academy, I will continue to practice martial arts. I am also afraid that it will affect the Ning family. It would be best for me to live alone."
After he finished speaking, his eyes swept over the sword on Chen Dongyan's waist. Chen Dongyan was such a sharp person. Just when he was in the palace, he noticed that Yan Lang paid special attention to his sword. Now, it seems that Yan Lang wants to
I want a sword.
Chen Dongyan saw through it without saying anything. He leaned against a big tree not far away and said nothing.
Yan Ning respected Yan Lang. Yan Lang said he would live here alone, so Yan Ning followed him.
Yan Ning said: "If you want to live here alone, then live here. Anyway, this place is close to the Holy Philosophy Academy. It's just a few steps away. It's convenient to come back to eat and sleep. The Ning's house is still a bit far away, and it's not long to go back and forth."
So convenient.”
Yan Lang wants to stay, and Yan Ning has to buy things. Her body is too weak and cannot be overworked. Yan Lang has just arrived and is still a child. Yan Ning doesn't want him to run errands. He is not familiar with Guiyang City and will get lost.
It would be troublesome not to come back.
Yan Ning asked: "Mr. Chen, can I ask you a favor?"