Everyone in the Lianchi Academy knew about Dong Hanlin's inhumane thoughts. How could they hide it from the keen-minded Empress Yu?
However, Queen Yu never revealed this level.
Chief Gu Shan just pretended that this was not the case.
At this time, Queen Yu clearly pointed out that Gu Shanchang could no longer pretend to be stupid, and sighed helplessly: "Master Dong is very talented and learned, and he is a devoted master. I respect him quite a lot. I really don't want to be blamed for myself."
His selfishness made him leave the academy."
However, Dong Hanlin's overt and covert attentiveness and solicitude really disturbed her.
"Do you really dislike Dong Hanlin at all?" Queen Yu asked with a smile.
Gu Shan rolled his eyes at Queen Yu: "I have already determined not to marry for the rest of my life. Let alone Dong Hanlin, even if the best man in the world stands in front of me, I will not be moved."
Queen Yu was silent for a moment and whispered: "Xianzhi, why are you doing this?"
"Changping has a biological daughter, Jin'er is three years old this year, and I have become a grandmother. But you are alone, lonely and lonely. Every time I think about this, I feel extremely uncomfortable."
"Xianzhi, if you don't like Dong Hanlin, let me choose another marriage for you! Although you are too old to be your first wife, there is no harm in marrying a good man as your second wife..."
Gu Shanchang's smile faded and he simply refused: "No need."
"Xianzhi..."
"You don't need to say anything." Gu Shanchang's expression darkened, and his voice was extremely firm: "In this life, I will not marry anyone."
Empress Yu's eyes showed deep guilt and self-blame: "If it weren't for me, my eldest brother would not have died so early. If my eldest brother were still alive, you would have been my sister-in-law."
These two short sentences were like sharp needles, piercing the most vulnerable part of Gu Shanchang's heart.
Gu Shanchang's face turned slightly pale, and there was endless pain in his eyes.
…
Yu Lianchi!
This name has long become a taboo between the two of them. No one wants to take the initiative to mention it.
This old scar has never healed. The slightest touch will cause unbearable pain.
She had regretted her dullness in her youth countless times.
If she senses the feelings of that introverted and shy young man...she will definitely respond with all her strength so that he can experience the beauty of mutual love in his lifetime.
It's a pity that time can't be repeated.
What is gone is gone forever.
Yu Lianchi is dead.
When I was fifteen years old, I drank the "tea" sent by Master Yu himself, and then closed my eyes forever.
A lonely and shy young man, she has been wearing a veil and living in an inner house since she was ten years old. In the past five years, apart from her family, she has only one close friend.
Before he died, he left a letter to her.
After reading the letter, she burst into tears, and her heart seemed to be hollowed out. It was not until that moment that she realized that she also liked him.
But, everything was too late.
From that day on, she expressed her feelings to her parents and would never marry.
It’s okay not to mention the many twists and turns and heartbreak she went through during this period. In the end, she got her wish and never got married. In these years, she never returned to the Gu Mansion, and has always made Lianchi Academy her home.
For Empress Yu, Lianchi Academy was a women's academy founded by herself, symbolizing her ideals and ambitions.
For her, Lianchi Academy was what Yu Lianchi gave her young life for, and it was everything to her.
Her heart has already passed away with Yu Lianchi, and can no longer tolerate any man. How can she get married?
…
A glimmer of water flashed in Queen Yu's eyes, and she said in a low voice: "I can't help my elder brother, and I can't help you either. Over the years, you have insisted not to marry, and now you are over forty. Do you really want to live alone for the rest of your life?
Can’t do it?”
Gu Shanchang took a deep breath: "That's exactly what I meant."
Queen Yu was speechless.
"It's actually good to be alone."
Gu Shanchang twitched his lips and smiled faintly: "I don't have to worry about the trivial matters in the house, I don't have to get into fights between wives and concubines, and I don't have to serve my husband and parents-in-law and educate my children. I don't have any worries. I stay with books every day, teach students, and play games.
Li Shuyuan. Take your free time to enjoy the flowers, cook tea, practice calligraphy and painting, or play the piano to entertain yourself, and be at ease."
"What's wrong with this kind of life?"
Queen Yu was stabbed in a painful spot and remained silent for a long time.
Thinking about it this way, there is really nothing wrong with being alone.
She married the man she loved back then, but now her heart is desolate and tired. The once fierce and passionate feelings have long been worn away beyond recognition by the ruthless years. Only she understands the bitter taste in it.
What qualifications does she have to interfere in her friend's life?
"That's all, I'm too talkative and meddlesome."
After a long time, Queen Yu sighed softly: "From now on, I will never mention the matter of getting married. When you grow old in the future, it will be the same if you let Ah Qing and Chang Ping support you."
Mr. Gu Shan had been at odds with his family for many years and had very little contact with him. However, he loved his nephew Gu Qing very much.
Empress Yu chose Gu Qing as her consort back then, at least half of it was because of her good friends. Otherwise, there were so many outstanding young men in the world that the position of consort might not go to the Gu family.
But Chief Gu smiled and said: "When I get old, I will just find two maids to take care of my food, clothing, and daily life. I have been the deputy head of the academy for many years, and I have a lot of savings, which is enough to support me in my old age. I don't have to bother the princess and the consort."
Still so noble and stubborn!
Queen Yu glanced at Gu Shanchang helplessly: "You are always so stubborn and stubborn. You haven't changed in all these years."
Gu Shanchang looked back deeply: "Yes, I have never changed."
You are the one who changed.
Queen Yu took a breath and turned her head slightly.
Gu Shanchang secretly sighed inwardly and changed the subject: "I still have half a day of classes in the afternoon. I am not as energetic as I was when I was young. Let's rest for half an hour!"
Empress Yu calmly smiled and said: "Time is not forgiving, and that's true. Ten years ago, I would have attended classes for several days without feeling tired. Now, after standing for half a day, my back is sore and I really need to take a break."
rest."
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"Did you understand the content of the Queen's lecture today?"
In another bedroom, friends Xie Mingxi and Sixth Princess were also chatting casually.
The Sixth Princess did not open her mouth in front of others, but when she was alone with Xie Mingxi in private, she was willing to speak: "I understand three to four out of ten."
Thirty-four out of ten.
Xie Mingxi twitched the corner of her mouth slightly and politely refused to comment.
Empress Yu's teaching styles were completely different from those of Dong Hanlin. Dong Hanlin was very strict and his teaching was somewhat boring. The Sixth Princess didn't understand, and was impatient to pretend to understand, so she fell asleep in class.
Empress Yu's lectures were much richer and more exciting. She quoted classics, was sharp in eloquence, and brilliant. Xie Mingxi had already mastered the Four Books and Five Classics, so there was no need to study anymore, and she felt benefited from listening.
The Sixth Princess didn’t understand half of what she understood...
The Sixth Princess seemed to sense the disgust in Xie Mingxi's heart. She raised her head, with a hint of self-mockery in her deep eyes: "Mingxi, am I stupid?"
