Volume 1 Princess Taiping Grows Up Chapter 37: The Master's Secret
Perhaps because he felt a little unhappy in the court, in order not to think about it, Li Yuechen focused all his attention on making a snowman.
Shangguan Wan'er helped her, and soon a chubby and cute snowman appeared outside the door of Chengxiang Hall.
Li Yuechen patted the snowflakes on his gloves, took two steps back, put his hands on his hips, and looked very proud.
Shangguan Wan'er clapped her hands with her big, sparkling eyes, "Your Highness is amazing!"
The snowmen of this era are relatively ordinary, and because they are all trying to get closer to humans, they are all very thin.
Li Yuechen's snowman is chubby, and although it doesn't look lifelike, it highlights a "stupid and cute" feeling, which makes it more popular with children.
Black charcoal was used to make two eyes, and a piece of rolled-up red paper was used to make a pointed little nose.
A bunch of tiny dead branches formed a crooked smiling face underneath, making the facial features look very cute.
With two wooden sticks inserted on both sides of the body, the cute snowman of the future appeared in this world for the first time.
Not only Shangguan Wan'er, but also Zheng, Xiaohe and Fulai all came over to watch.
The palace maids nearby were all discussing how cute this snowman was, as it was different from all the snowmen they had seen so far.
Li Yuechen turned around and smiled: "Come on, let's have a competition. Just make a snowman like this. Two people in a group, let's start!"
The servants nearby were waiting for this sentence. As soon as the princess spoke, they all ran over and started making snowmen.
Li Yuechen took two steps back and came to the stairs.
Looking at the Daming Palace covered in silver, I wondered whether I should make a sled and find two dogs to pull it for fun.
Just as I was thinking about it, I saw Fu Lai still standing by the side, and I couldn't help but feel curious: "Why don't you go?"
Fu Lai smiled slightly: "It is better for this servant to accompany His Highness. If anything happens, I can serve tea and water, right?"
Li Yuechen smiled slightly. This guy is really loyal. As expected, those who can make it in the palace are all smart people.
So he waved his hand and said, "It's okay. I have been taken care of by Eunuch Fu since I was young. I work hard every day and have fun occasionally. I won't complain to my parents! I will call you if there is anything!"
Hearing her say this, Fu Lai's expression was obviously a little moved, and he asked cautiously: "Then...I will go?"
Li Yuechen smiled and waved his hand: "Go!"
Fu Lai bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Highness! "
Then he turned around and joined them in making a snowman. While they were having a lot of fun, he also paid some attention to Li Yuechen in case something suddenly happened to her.
After all, no matter how much fun you have, you must not forget your job.
After spending the entire afternoon building a snowman, Li Zhi and Wu Zetian came over to take a look at it in person near dusk.
Then he said that we should pile up two more at the entrance of Yanying Hall tomorrow to make it look festive.
Of course Li Yuechen said that it was no problem and said that he would go after finishing his practice tomorrow.
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Early the next morning, Li Yuechen got up as usual and took Shangguan Wan'er and her two sisters to practice yoga.
After breakfast, I ran to the front yard to practice. The snow on the ground had already been cleared by the servants, so there was no need to worry about slipping.
However, when they were halfway through the practice, Fu Lai suddenly came over and stood beside them hesitantly.
The main reason is that Li Yuechen has told us not to disturb her when she is practicing unless it is important.
Fulai was perhaps unsure and looked a little hesitant.
With a "whoosh" sound, Li Yuechen threw a straight punch, paused, took a deep breath, and asked without turning his head: "What's the matter?"
Fu Lai replied respectfully: "Your Highness, someone wants to see you!"
see me?
Li Yuechen was puzzled. Fu Lai's attitude meant that the person who came was definitely not a royal relative, but an outsider... She didn't seem to know anyone familiar with him.
"who?"
"Master Li's son, Li Yan!" Fu Lai replied.
Hearing this name, Li Yuechen looked confused.
Although she was Li Chunfeng's apprentice, she had never met his son. Why did he come to see her?
"Where are the people?"
"Outside Zhaoqing Gate."
Li Yuechen was silent for two seconds and thought for a while, then waved his hand: "Then let's go and take a look."
I walked all the way to the outside of Zhaoqing Gate and saw the middle-aged man in Taoist robes at a glance.
The man looked to be about forty years old, but the beard on his face made him look somewhat mature.
He was also wearing a Taoist robe, and next to him was a wooden box that seemed to be almost knee-high.
Seeing Li Yuechen approaching with a puzzled look on her face, she immediately bowed and said, "May you be blessed with infinite happiness. I greet Her Royal Highness the Princess!"
Li Yuechen raised his hand and said, "Li Taishi, please excuse me. What do you want to see me about?"
Li Yan nodded slightly: "My father once said that if he passed away one day, he would hand these books over to Your Highness!"
This one sentence made Li Yuechen's pupils tremble twice.
What's going on? He knew he was going to die?
While he was puzzled, he also asked aloud: "Classics? Is it the Taoist scriptures?"
Li Yan shook his head slightly: "My father loved to study mathematics and astrology when he was alive. This is a variety of annotations to the classics."
Hearing his words, Li Yuechen squatted down and opened it to take a look.
There are a lot of people coming and going around here, and opening it in a place like this can also avoid some suspicion.
Sure enough, the box was filled with various classics, such as "Wucao Suanjing", "Jiu Zhang Suanshu", etc...
Li Yuechen nodded, stood up and waved to Fulai: "Take it back!"
Then he raised his hand to Li Yan and performed a Taoist etiquette: "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Li."
"I dare not!" Li Yan replied, "Then I will take my leave first."
After saying that, he turned and left, with no intention of saying anything else.
Staring at his departing back, Li Yuechen was silent for two seconds, then turned around and took Fulai back to Chengxiang Palace.
After this incident, Li Yuechen was no longer in the mood to continue practicing, so he sat down at the desk, opened the box, took out the top copy of the Wu Cao Suanjing and started reading it.
Fu Lai bowed and turned to leave. Li Yuechen looked up and saw Zheng was teaching Shangguan Wan'er to read, both of them concentrating very hard.
Xiao He was not in the hall, and the maid in charge of mopping the floor didn't even notice this side.
Li Yuechen then quickly flipped through several pages and took out a letter that was sandwiched between the pages.
She had discovered it when she was squatting on the ground looking through it just now, but Fulai was behind her and didn't see it.
Li Yuechen did not open it on the spot, but took it back as if nothing had happened.
Now that no one was paying attention to him, Li Yuechen glanced around before opening the envelope and reading.
The letter was not long, not even filling up a single page.
Li Yuechen finished reading the letter quickly and only breathed a sigh of relief after reading the entire letter.
She originally thought that when she opened the letter she would see something like: "Good boy! I know you are a time traveler!"
It’s no wonder she thought so. After all, the names of Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng are still very famous after more than a thousand years.
However, the letter only said that Li Chunfeng knew that his time was coming, and since he accepted her as his apprentice, he knew that she would truly value these books, so he entrusted these things to her...
Li Yuechen read the letter over and over for a long time, but did not find any hidden information.
It seems that it is understood literally.
So, how did he determine that I would definitely value these things? Li Yuechen fell into deep thought.
I don't know how long it took, but suddenly I heard Shangguan Wan'er's voice next to me: "Your Highness, Your Highness!"
"Hmm?" Li Yuechen came back to his senses, "What's the matter?"
Shangguan Wan'er shook her head: "I just saw that Your Highness was in a trance for a long time, and I have some doubts."
Li Yuechen smiled and shook his head, then crumpled the letter in his hand into a ball, raised his hand and threw it, and the ball of paper drew a parabola and fell accurately into the charcoal brazier next to him.
Watching the paper ball burn out in the charcoal fire basin, Li Yuechen shook his head slightly and decided not to think about it anymore.
She didn't know whether a person could know that his end was approaching, but she instinctively felt that Li Chunfeng must be hiding something.
But this secret will probably remain a secret forever.
Shangguan Wan'er lowered her head and looked at the classics left by Li Chunfeng, and asked curiously, "Your Highness, what is mathematics?"
"Mathematics..." Li Yuechen thought for a moment, "It is the language for communicating with nature!"
Li Yuechen is not a mathematician, but he still remembers what his elementary school math teacher said: Mathematics is the foundation of all sciences!
Of course, the reason why she still remembers this sentence is not because she loves math so much, but because the math teacher was so handsome!
"Is it Taoist magic?" Shangguan Wan'er asked with her eyes wide open.
"Not really..." Li Yuechen stood up with a smile, "This is a technique to answer the ultimate truth of heaven and earth."
As for what to do with these books, Li Yuechen hasn't figured it out yet.
Because she herself was not interested in mathematics, she could not bear to read this kind of ancient mathematics written in classical Chinese.
but……
Li Yuechen suddenly thought that in the future she might be able to set up an institution like an orphanage, in which mathematics could become a mainstream subject.
It’s not that we don’t want to promote it on a large scale, but in this era, the power of the aristocratic families is still quite huge.
It is impossible to promote a subject without their consent.
The power of the aristocratic families is so huge that even the royal family cannot easily compete with them.
Li Zhi and Wu Zetian have been developing the imperial examination system and suppressing the aristocratic families for many years, but... with little success!
After all, the key reason is that studying is a very luxurious thing in this era, and ordinary people cannot afford to go to school.
This is not a problem that can be solved by developing a printing industry. The most crucial point is that ordinary people have to worry about the harvest in the fields every day and have no extra energy to study and read.
To put it bluntly, there is too little food, not enough to eat. If you are not careful, you will face the risk of starving to death.
In this situation, let alone reducing costs, even if the books were free, not many people would have the time and energy to read.
Li Yuechen walked leisurely to the entrance of the palace, looking at the sun outside which was almost at noon, muttering to himself.
"Master, you really left me with a big problem... I have a long way to go!"
At noon, after dinner, the two princesses Xuancheng and Yiyang came over and asked Li Yuechen if there was anything fun to do in the afternoon.
"No need to play today." Li Yuechen smiled and waved his hand, "Eunuch Fu, go call my brothers, and go to Yanying Palace together to build a snowman for grandpa and mom!"
"Yes!" Fu Lai agreed and turned to inform the princes.
Li Yuechen opened a can of food in Chengxiang Hall and shared it with her two sisters before setting off for Yanying Hall.
When we arrived, the four brothers were already there.
"Yuechen, you asked us to come here, how could you be late?" The eldest brother Li Hong pretended to be angry and scolded.
"I forgot the time for a moment and came late. Please don't blame me, brothers. Yuechen will give you a can of food as an apology later!" Li Yuechen said with a smile.
"What do you mean?" Li Xian tilted his head, "You're sending us away with just a bottle of canned food?"
Li Yuechen raised his head: "What does the second brother mean?"
"Two cans!" Li Xian replied.
Li Hong, who was standing next to him, had a dark face. He turned his head and said in a low voice, "Asshole! You are taking advantage of your own little sister. Do you have any shame?"
Li Xian looked aggrieved: "Why are you blaming me? It was Yuechen who was late..."
The third brother, Li Xian, came out to smooth things over: "Don't be angry, brother. There was nothing important to do today. I'm just late. It won't cause any trouble."
"Yes!" Li Lun also nodded in agreement.
Since his three younger brothers had said so, what else could Li Hong say?
In fact, he didn't care, but as the eldest brother, he was like a father, and as the big brother, he still needed to show some dignity.
However, he himself was not a dignified person, let alone in front of his sister, he was not dignified at all.
I could only sigh helplessly and tap her forehead: "Be more careful next time!"
"Yes..." Li Yuechen saluted in a serious manner, "Okay, let's build a snowman for grandpa and mom."
It was the first time for several princes to participate in such an activity together. They curiously and excitedly began to follow Li Yuechen to make snowmen.
This is not a difficult sport in itself. I got familiar with it in a short while and then started to act according to the plan.
The servants nearby were responsible for bringing fresh snow over, and they piled it up there bit by bit.
When Li Zhi and Wu Zetian came out to see in the afternoon, they found that there were about twenty snowmen piled on each side outside the Yanying Hall. They were neatly arranged into two squares and stood on both sides like soldiers in formation.
"Wow! That's quite a lot!" Li Zhi laughed, and the health ball in his hand turned faster. "Come in and have some tea. Don't get tired."
"They are all white and plump, which really looks festive." Wu Zetian next to her also nodded with a smile.
The children all bowed respectfully to the couple, but Li Yuechen was the only one who trotted up the stairs, slid in front of the two of them, and bumped into Wu Zetian's arms.
Li Yuechen was now tall enough to hug her waist, so he hugged her and raised his head: "Mother, do you like it?"
Wu Zetian lowered her head and said, "If Chen'er could be as quiet as this snowman, I would like him even more."
Before Li Yuechen could explain, Li Zhi beside her had already picked her up and said, "It's okay. Chen'er is still young, it's better if she is more lively!"
Seeing that he doted on his daughter again, Wu Zetian let out a long sigh, rolled her eyes and turned back.
Li Zhi smiled and waved to the other children: "Okay, come in and have some tea to warm your bodies!"
After saying that, he carried Li Yuechen inside.
The brothers and sisters behind him also followed into the Yanying Hall with smiles on their faces.
