Chapter 33: My cousin can't even memorize the Three Character Classic
Qunfang Hall, breakfast time.
Wang Shiyu ran to ask angrily: "Wuli, what did you do to Sister Li?"
Lihua just came back and asked unclearly: "What's wrong?"
Su Siru had been waiting for this moment for a long time. She hurriedly came over and answered diligently: "Li Ruoyi left the palace early in the morning. So what, Wu, eh, did you do something shameful to her..."
, say it and let’s have a lot of fun together.
Su Siru was too embarrassed to say the rest of the words.
Lihua was surprised, she didn't do anything, but why did Li Ruoyi leave the palace?
But no one believed her, saying it wasn't Lihua's fault. Wang Shiyu didn't believe it.
It was still dark today, and someone knocked on Wang Shiyu's door. When he opened the door, he saw it was Li Ruoyi.
Li Ruoyi came to say goodbye. She had been allowed to leave the palace. Before leaving, she hesitated to speak to Wang Shiyu. She wanted to persuade Wang Shiyu to leave the palace with her, but in the end she thought about the honor of the family and left without saying anything.
This scene happened to be bumped into by Su Siru who had woken up at night on the second floor of the cottage. She lived next to it, so she had been looking forward to this scene.
Li Ruoyi thought about it, but Wang Shiyu felt that she left the palace because she couldn't think about it. After all, during the bet, Li Ruoyi said that she would let Lihua do whatever she wanted if she lost, and her hesitation in the end made her think that there was something inside.
Combining what happened before and after, Wang Shiyu concluded that Li Ruoyi was forced to leave by Lihua and was probably humiliated, so she went to find Lihua angrily.
Today, the person in charge of ceremonies is here to teach the palace rules. It is a literary class, so there is no gathering in advance.
Wang Shiyu searched around for a long time and finally met Lihua in the dining hall.
She didn't care about Lihua's explanation (in fact, Lihua didn't want to explain, she just wanted to eat), and put down her cruel words: "Sister Li's humiliation, I will double my repayment. Wuli, I want to declare war with you, do you dare to fight me?"
A comparison, just like what I said yesterday!"
Sister Li lost, and Wang Shiyu wanted to win it back for her, trampling Wu Li under her feet to vent her hatred.
Several others shared the same hatred. Seeing this, Zhou Yuzhen said sadly: "Cousin, if you really did it, just apologize. Maybe Sister Shiyu will let you go?"
It was as if she was really doing good for Lihua, but she had to carry out the crime in her words.
Lihua smiled. If she wanted to talk about this, she wouldn't be hungry anymore, which would save her the energy to use new strategies.
She was no longer in a hurry to have breakfast. She took care of her good cousin first and said with gratitude:
"My cousin still cares about me. Although I don't know what I did wrong to make Sister Li want to leave the palace, but what my cousin said is true. If an apology can make Sister Wang feel better and stop arguing with me, then I..."
Wang Shiyu was anxious and quickly interrupted: "You, wait a moment."
Turning to look at Zhou Yuzhen angrily: "Where are you from? Who said you should let her go if you apologize?"
Zhou Yuzhen panicked. She usually refused to admit it. Wu Li didn't play according to the routine. She, she, she didn't expect it, and what she said was maybe, maybe!
Wang Shiyu and others looked at her coldly, and Zhou Yuzhen's heart suddenly felt cold. It's over, and she has to explain a lot more. What else is there about Wu Li?
"She's right, do you dare to fight me?" Wang Shiyu said again.
Lihua stopped pretending and responded openly: "Okay, if you beat me, I will tell you."
As soon as these ambiguous words came out, Wang Shi's tone turned red: "It's really you, you're despicable!" Now even if there are ten horses pulling her, she won't even compete!
The time for breakfast was limited, so the two immediately high-fived each other and agreed to start a poetry competition after lunch. They still asked Aunt Tian to be the referee, but Aunt Li and the others did not dare.
The rest of the people were excited and looking forward to that moment.
In the Zhuang Ning Palace, the Queen Mother couldn't eat any more after just a few mouthfuls of her breakfast. She put down her chopsticks and frowned.
Nanny Qin repeatedly assured that Li Ruoyi's departure had nothing to do with Xiao Shunzi. The two of them had never spoken a word or had any close contact.
The Queen Mother sighed: "Even so, the Ai family is not at ease."
The beautiful girl had only been in the palace for two days, and one of the best young ones left. In connection with the emperor's words about the beautiful girl in the previous two days, the queen mother always felt that this matter was not simple, and maybe it was the emperor who did it.
Yesterday, Aunt Tian and Aunt Li knocked on the palace door at night to find Aunt Qin who was keeping watch. It happened that the Queen Mother was not asleep yet. When they heard that it was about the beautiful girl, they got up immediately.
When she heard that Li Ruoyi wanted to leave the palace, the Queen Mother was surprised, but finally agreed with a sigh.
If a person who is too fragile enters the palace, nothing will change. The Queen Mother does not want to have another abnormal concubine in the palace.
It's just that this matter made the Queen Mother worried, and she always felt that it was not a good sign.
Nanny Qin comforted her again and said that she would pay attention to the little eunuch and if she found something was wrong, she would personally take action to guide the beautiful girl.
The Queen Mother felt a little relieved and decided: "Send someone to inform the Emperor that the flower viewing banquet will be brought forward and it will be scheduled for tomorrow."
"Yes." Nanny Qin bowed and stepped back.
In this general election, there were 28 beautiful ladies entering the palace, and now there are only 27 left.
This general election still follows the previous selection rules of "behave with virtue, etiquette, learning and appearance". Those with good moral character, good talent, dignified behavior and decent etiquette.
According to this set of standards, after a beautiful girl enters the palace, she will be carefully taught by the palace for a month.
First, teach the beautiful girls all the rules in the palace, so as to avoid making people laugh at the generosity and lack of rules in the future;
Secondly, it gives the beautiful lady time to adapt and lets people know that there are very different things inside and outside the palace;
The third point is to select the best among them and conduct an examination on the last day. The show girls will show themselves. The Queen Mother and the Emperor will be present at that time.
If you don't perform well in the middle, you may be eliminated at any time, but even so, you will go home with glory, which is a good thing.
But if he violates palace rules and is sent back home, the consequences will be serious.
Therefore, beautiful girls still attach great importance to learning rules and etiquette. Even people like Su Siru dare not ignore it.
This morning, Mr. Yan, the experienced eunuch in charge of ceremonies, was responsible for teaching the palace rules.
Before class, Zhou Yuzhen said to the others in private:
"My cousin was very difficult to learn when she was at my house. She couldn't even recite the Three Character Classic. She was able to practice etiquette in just three years. Perhaps her aunt forced her to learn it. But literary and ink matters require talent, and she doesn't have that.
Even if my aunt forces her to learn from her talent, she still won’t be able to master it. Don’t worry, sisters, it’s time for us to shine.”
In order to gain the trust of her sisters again, Zhou Yuzhen also worked hard.
When the other people heard this, they felt at ease. Aunt Tian had been teaching etiquette all day yesterday, and Wu Li had all the limelight. They were really frustrated and wanted to see Wu Li make a fool of himself.
But Wang Shiyu has a question. If this is the case, how can Wu Li dare to compete with her in poetry?
She kept her doubts in her mind, and when she took a look during class, she was relieved. Wu Li was indeed ignorant and incompetent!
In Xiudexuan, the old eunuch in charge of ceremonies was explaining the palace rules and regulations in a strict manner, while the beautiful ladies below were listening carefully to the key points.
Nowadays, wherever the pear blossoms are, they are the center of attention, and the beautiful women always like to glance at them no matter what.
This time everyone's eyes widened when they saw it. Wu Li was as unscrupulous as Zhou Yuzhen said, but he was also too arrogant!!! This chapter has been completed!