Zhou Pei is currently struggling with the fact that he is about to grow up.
As a young princess in Prince Kang's palace, she was thirteen years old last year, and after the Chinese New Year this year, she will be fourteen. Fourteen is not a very remarkable age, but for girls, some things begin to become urgent and urgent.
Obviously, the biggest influence is that my father, who has never been very responsible, began to consider finding a consort for himself during the Chinese New Year. I once asked her for her opinion, and recently she was comparing the young leaders in Jiangning.
, these things made her feel a little distressed.
It’s not that she completely rejects getting married. As Zhou Pei’s status as a princess, the education she received since she was a child was actually very good. She has learned "Female Commandments", "Female Training", the Three Obediences and the Four Virtues very well. As a woman these days,
Especially for royal women who can receive education, it is not an exaggeration to say that all education from childhood is for the purpose of becoming a qualified wife in the future.
It is true that an extremely favorable environment can easily cultivate some characters that are not very popular, but Zhou Pei is relatively good in this regard. She has no expectations for her future marriage. What will the future consort be like?
What it would be like to form a family with another man, and what to do after becoming someone else's wife. Thinking about these things, she would also feel blushing and heartbeat. But on the other hand, this matter also clearly told
She may only be a woman from now on.
In terms of "a woman's virtue is to be without talent", Zhou Pei is unqualified. She has extraordinary talent and quick thinking. Of course, this is also a lie that is not convincing. Only a smart woman can truly control a family.
, Real stupid women can easily suffer losses. Xiao Zhou Pei has seen many such stupid women in the palace since she was a child. She will not be like them.
She has had various teachers since she was a child, but the most important one is her consort Kang after all. The old man is an angry young man, which has a great influence on her. Since she was a child, Grandpa Kang will teach her and her brother how to be part of the Zhou royal family.
The honor, the ideal of inheriting the unique knowledge of the past saints and creating peace for all generations - more of it was actually taught to her younger brother Zhou Junwu, but as a royal family, she naturally has such qualifications and missions, for example, the imperial aunt did a lot of things with the prince consort.
The big business secretly supports the Chaotang's operations in the south. This is very convincing.
Kang Xian and his wife set an example and taught without distinction. As a result, Zhou Pei, who was sensible earlier, was more deeply infected and set various ambitions since she was a child. So she supervised her younger brother from an early age. Although the royal family was relatively strict with their relatives.
Yan, but always have the thought of serving the country in your heart, just like the imperial aunt and the prince-consort, as long as you hope, there are always ways to contribute to the country. With a sister with a strong sense of responsibility, Xiao Junwu, as a younger brother, has become more
Tender.
The two siblings walked together under such circumstances. Their father gave up and left them to Kang Xian to discipline them. Zhou Pei's sense of responsibility became increasingly strong, but his younger brother was like a piece of brown sugar, adhering to the principle of being as good as water, but there was no progress. Read
His grades in the book are so-so, and sometimes he is a little confused. If you want to say that he sacrificed his life for the country, the little guy will definitely stare in surprise.
It was obvious that the country did not allow them to sacrifice their lives. Their father and the king were busy fighting with each other all day long, and the imperial court had very strict restrictions on the participation of relatives of the emperor in politics. They had no way of becoming officials and joining the army since they were young. They had been exposed to it since childhood, and Xiao Junwu
She also knows these things, but Zhou Pei believes that where there is a will, there is a way. She and her brother have been free-range since she was a child, not in captivity, so she knows what is going on in the world right now. She is worried about the current situation in the world and always feels that she has to do something.
, at least he has to urge his younger brother to do something. After all, he is a man. He has not achieved much in these years. Zhou Pei is worried, but after all, his younger brother is only eleven years old. There is always time to take it slow, but at this time,
But she knew there was little time left.
As a woman, she cannot avoid things like getting married. She blushed and felt anxious about what her father said. At the same time, she truly discovered that once she got married, she could only be a woman.
, managing family affairs, taking care of husband and raising children, being too arrogant is not allowed. Things like the imperial aunt's grandmother and the consort's grandfather are extremely special circumstances after all. It's hard to say what your consort will be like, as consorts are all
It is said that those who come to marry a wife, and those who are now willing to be princes-in-law, are all crooked melons and cracked jujubes...
In short, once you get married, you really have to let go of all the things you thought about in the past. Now that I think about it, drinking every family is the same.
There are some things that her brother is interested in now, but unfortunately they have nothing to do with the things she wanted her brother to accept before. Everything comes from the "barbarian" named Ning Yi. Ning Yi is currently her master, and calling him barbarian is a bit disrespectful.
, but that was a habit I developed last year, and now I only use it when I feel angry occasionally.
This master is known as the most talented person in Jiangning. He is not just trying to gain fame. His talent and learning are beyond praise. He is only in his early twenties. However, he is not serious at all. He teaches casually and has a casual attitude. He does not look like a teacher in class.
He always told some short stories from the market, often making the crowd laugh, just like a storyteller in a teahouse. He was not at all like the seriousness of Grandpa Prince Consort, and I don’t know how the two of them became friends.
To be honest, she admired the man's talent and learning. Every time he said something thought-provoking, sometimes people would be amazed when he said something casually. Not long ago, because of what she was thinking, she casually asked in class: "
Why do people have to get married?" Things like getting married and carrying on the family line are actually things that are certain in Zhou Pei's mind and do not need to be discussed. If we really want to talk about it, anyone can quote the scriptures to explain these truths about human relations. She
I don't know why I asked suddenly.
The students in the class taught by Ning Yi are generally younger. Since the Su family is run as a private school, there are also several little girls among them, with Zhou Pei's age being the oldest. But she, a girl, asked this question
Come, the classroom was immediately silent, and all the children blushed. Only Xiao Junwu nodded: "Yes, yes, why, those girls are the most annoying, always crying..." Xiao Jun
Wu has a gentle personality and is favored by his older sisters among his relatives. I didn't expect him to feel this way. As soon as he said these words, the faces of several girls from the Su family over there became dark.
"I hate you too!"
"I won't play with you anymore."
Xiao Junwu hurriedly explained, and the scene was in chaos. Zhou Pei actually regretted asking the question. He expected that the master would give a simple answer, but he didn't expect that Ning Yi thought for a while and said something that stunned everyone.
"There is a saying that is more interesting..." Ning Yi started to speak with a smile, and the classroom became quiet. Everyone raised their heads and listened carefully, but Ning Yi pointed at Xiao Junwu, "For example, Jun Wu
Well, you are now considered an only child in the family, with only one sister and no other brothers or sisters."
Jun Wu nodded vigorously.
"This situation requires you to have a father. Your father has a son. Your grandparents must give birth to a son, that is your father. Your grandparents must also have a son, which is your grandfather.
Then, the next generation, the previous generation...and so on, until thousands of years ago, do you know how lucky this is?"
After all, the children's understanding ability was still a bit poor, so Ning Yi waited.
"Let's think about it, maybe it's a little strange, but if you are one of your ancestors thousands of years ago, what would it take to pass on the bloodline from generation to generation? Jun Wu, you need to get married, and you must give birth to a son.
Come."
Jun Wu blushed for a while, and the children all laughed.
"Your sons must also get married, and they must give birth to a son. Your grandson must also get married, and the same must give birth to a son. Your grandson's grandson... all the way to your father, he must also get married, and then give birth to a son.
Only then will you be what you are now. We all come from the same bloodline, tens of thousands of years, hundreds of thousands of generations of people. Each generation must have a son, and each generation must have a son.
son……"
"Look at Uncle Huang who sells noodles on the street. His family has no children. For example, they have been very sad recently. The only child of the Qi family went out to run business and encountered banditry. He died. Xiaoqi, your father still went to visit
Yes. Last year's floods caused many people and their children to die. Many, many of them. It took tens of thousands of years for people to reach here. During this period, all kinds of things will happen. If suddenly a generation of people
, I gave birth to a daughter, and now I don’t have you, or, since the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, there have been many troubled times, and it is very possible that your ancestors of a certain generation encountered military disasters or natural disasters and died before leaving any children.
…”
"However, in such a dangerous process, hundreds of thousands of couples, our ancestors, none of them died before giving birth to children, and... they all gave birth to boys, thousands of couples
Ah, they all give birth to boys, and their children must also give birth to boys. The same is true for your mother's bloodline. Your grandparents must have daughters, and then up, your grandmother's parents must also have daughters... Each generation has daughters, daughters.
You must also give birth to a daughter. If you all give birth to a daughter, the possibility is even smaller. Who wants a daughter? Your family favors sons over daughters..."
Ning Yi smiled: "Everyone, you will think that it is natural for you to be here, but if you think about it, our ancestors have gone through many generations and avoided many dangerous possibilities. With this bloodline, they
It has not stopped passing through one generation, passing it on, passing it on, passing it on, passing it on... Finally it has been passed on to you. How lucky are you. In this way, you may be able to feel how the blood in your body is the same as your father's.
, Grandpa, and even the connection between generations of ancestors. They have gone through thousands of hardships to allow this bloodline to be passed down to the present, and then you are here. This is thousands of years of hard work. You guys
I can’t bear to let it break like this..."
Almost all the children in the class were stunned. Some understood, some didn't, and some could only understand a little bit. Zhou Pei understood it. When she was a child, she heard many things said by the prince consort.
She had also read many poems and scrolls. She originally thought she understood what grandeur was, such as a country, the Great Wall, the Silk Road, and her favorites, "Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng" and "Sleepwalking Tianmu's Farewell".
But no matter how majestic or gorgeous things are, they can't compare to what I heard today.
She could almost feel that the two blood lines that started thousands of years ago - no, even from the beginning of the world and the beginning of human beings could be drawn from thousands of years ago and stay in her body, so
It has lasted tens of millions of years, but it has never stopped for a moment.
To be able to say such things in an understatement, my teacher... is really a very powerful person.
But when he talked about this kind of thing, there was no use of any gorgeous words, which made her almost hate him. How could he be like this!