coobybook Chapter 254 Arrangements for Song Mo and others
Chapter 254 Arrangements for Song Mo and others
"I also want to call you Song Mo." Song Mo looked up at Su Tang.
"Okay." Su Tang agreed and made a mark next to Song Mo's name.
"Well, then Princess, I want to still call you Hu Zi. I think Hu sounds domineering." Hu Zi also said in a low voice.
"Okay." Su Tang agreed and put a check mark on Hu Zi's name.
When she looked up again, Su Tang looked at the children, "I see that none of you have surnames. These are your nicknames. When I change your names in the future, you still need a surname. Why don't you all take Song Mo's surname, Song? Do you disagree?"
"We do. We want to have the same surname as Brother Song." When the children heard that they would have the same surname as Song Mo, they all responded happily.
"That's good." Su Tang glanced at Song Mo who was standing straight beside her. After the fever subsided, even though the boy was still a little weak, his imposing manner of standing like a pine tree gave the other children a much greater sense of security.
"Chunmei, take these children and settle them down first. Food will be sent to them from the farm soon. It's better not to let them eat too much at once to avoid stomach upset. After they are full, find a doctor to check their health."
"Yes." Chunmei agreed.
"Come with me into the house." Su Tang folded the paper with the child's name on it and said to Song Mo who was also preparing to leave with everyone.
"Yes." Song Mo nodded in response.
After entering the main house prepared for Su Tang on the farm, Song Mo just stood at the door and sensibly did not go inside.
Su Tang paused when she heard the footsteps at the door, but didn't say anything.
She walked to the desk and placed the paper with the child's name on it.
"Song Mo, where did you learn to read?"
"When I occasionally saw people pointing at words and reading them on the street, I would silently acknowledge them. Over time, I memorized some of the words and would practice on the ground with tree branches on weekdays."
"Well, he knows how to make progress in that kind of environment. He is a promising talent." Su Tang was very satisfied with the children she accepted today, especially a talented person like Song Mo.
"I am just a little clever." Song Mo said with his head down.
"But not everyone is clever. I will send someone to teach you how to manage a household and do business. You must study hard in the future."
"Yes." Song Mo replied.
"By the way, what did you kids learn in the Tzu Chi Institute? What did you do on a daily basis?"
After a moment of silence, Song Mo replied: "We... usually,
The people in the Tzu Chi Institute didn't raise us for nothing. In addition to receiving compensation from the imperial court every year,
They also trained the children to learn stealing skills. We usually walked the streets and alleys, looking for people to steal from...
There is a certain amount to be handed in every day. If you don't hand in enough, you won't have food to eat every day...
Besides starving us, they would whip us to intimidate everyone else…”
Song Mo lowered his head, his eyes were blurry, and suddenly a pink handkerchief appeared in front of him.
Song Mo raised his head suddenly, "Wipe it off. It is said that men don't shed tears easily. Don't cry easily in the future. Be someone who can protect those children."
"Yes, Song Mo will remember the princess's teachings today. I will be loyal to the princess in the future and protect the princess and her brothers and sisters to ensure their safety and happiness throughout their lives." Song Mo knelt down on both knees and kowtowed heavily to Su Tang.
"Okay!" Su Tang smiled and patted Song Mo's shoulder.
"You can go down too. I'm afraid the food from the farm has been delivered by now."
Song Mo bowed to Su Tang again and walked out.
"Master, arrangements have been made for the children. Steward Fu brought the farm's doctor over to check them one by one. Except for a few children who were beaten and had some whiplash, the other children are fine. They were just very hungry and will recover in a few days."
"Well, bring Doctor Wen here tomorrow and have him see which of these children are suitable for studying medicine. After selecting them, let them follow Doctor Wen, regardless of gender, as long as they have a talent for studying medicine."
"Yes, I have remembered it."
"It's getting late today, let's go back." Su Tang stood up, folded the paper with the children's names and put it back into the space, then took Chunmei out of the main house.
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Prince Qi's Mansion.
"My wife has been out all day today. I just asked someone to prepare some hot water for you to soak your feet after dinner."
"Yeah." Su Tang sat on the couch and put her feet on it. She had indeed walked a lot today.
"What have you been busy with today, madam?" Qi Lingheng walked to the couch, pulled over a stool and sat down, massaging Su Tang's calves.
"I went to the city and bought some children." Speaking of this, Su Tang looked at Qi Lingheng, "I didn't know that there is a Tzu Chi home in the capital that specializes in taking in abandoned babies."
Su Tang never expected that there would be people abandoning children in Kyoto.
People living in Kyoto have a much better life than people in the countryside. Farmers at least have to raise their children. How could someone in Kyoto abandon their infant child?
"Most of the children in the Tzu Chi Institution are from small families, where maids and servants secretly had children. Of course, there are also some children from wealthy families who were abandoned for various reasons."
"Ah? Rich families also abandon their children?" Su Tang asked in surprise.
"Well, some are children born to the concubines and the master of the house. The mistress couldn't bear to see them and threw them out. Some are because the mistress of the house was weak and was killed by the concubines, and the children were thrown there."
"Aren't they going to look for it?"
"If they could steal the child and throw him there, then the owner must not know that the child exists."
"Look, having too many concubines in the house is unsafe, and the children born can be harmed."
"Don't worry, my lady. This kind of situation will never happen in our family."
"That's right. If you dare, I will shoot you and then take the child to live in space and never come out again."
Just as Su Tang finished her words, she suddenly felt the force on her leg getting stronger. She looked at Qi Lingheng coquettishly, "Why, you want to murder your wife now?"
"Yes, as a husband I must take charge of the family." After saying that, Qi Lingheng picked up Su Tang from the couch.
"Hey, I haven't eaten yet..."
"I will feed my wife right now..."
(Ten thousand words omitted here...)
The next day.
Su Tang didn't wake up until the afternoon. She fell asleep when the sky was just turning pale. She really didn't know what Qi Lingheng usually ate, whether he secretly took some tonics, his health was much better than hers.
Hearing the noise in the room, Chunmei asked from outside: "Master, are you awake?"
"Well, come in." Su Tang stretched. Fortunately, Qi Lingheng had changed the bed sheets that were messed up yesterday and also washed her body.
However, Chunmei and Xiamei still blushed when they came in. There was a hot spring bathroom in the master's room, so they didn't have to serve hot water in the middle of the night.
But the King of Qi and his men didn't even have dinner yesterday. In the morning, when he left, he specifically instructed them not to disturb the princess's rest, and asked them to heat up some of Su Tang's favorite food on the stove so that she wouldn't have to wait for food when she woke up.
It goes without saying what the King of Qi and the princess did yesterday. Although they have been serving others since childhood, they are still inexperienced girls and are somewhat shy.
"Master, Dongmei has sent Mr. Wen to Meizhuang today. Mr. Wen has selected thirteen children to study medicine."
While Chunmei was helping Su Tang wash up, she was telling her what Su Tang had told her yesterday.
"Well, for those children who were not selected, Song Mo asked them to learn to read first in the village."
Mr. Wen teaches these children medicine, and he also needs to teach them how to read first. So let Mr. Wen teach them all at once.
As for finding someone to teach Song Mo how to manage household and business, Su Tang thought of Manager Zhao of Linglong Pavilion.
But these children’s foundation is too poor, so they still need to start learning the basics such as literacy.
"Master, there is a letter from Dahe Village." At this time Qiumei walked quickly from outside the house with a letter in her hand.
Su Tang took it and found out it was sent by Professor Tian.
Seeing this, Chunmei and Xiamei walked to the table to prepare food for Su Tang. Only then did Su Tang open the letter and read it.
The letter actually said that several people from the Wu tribe in southern Xinjiang had come to Dahe Village.
Those people believed that Tian Ningxue was in the valley and clamored to see Tian Ningxue.
Tian Ningxue is Ali, the witch from southern Xinjiang. She voluntarily stayed in Dahe Village and said she would not return to southern Xinjiang. Su Tang then gave her a new name, Dayong, and let her take Professor Tian's surname.
I didn't expect that Ali didn't go back, and people from southern Xinjiang came to find him. Ali's identity must be not simple. To them, Ali must be very important.
Su Tang decided to go back temporarily. After all, those people were good at using poison, so she had to be careful to prevent Zhao Youtian and the others from falling into the trap of these people from southern Xinjiang.
Fortunately, Professor Tian said in the letter that these people from southern Xinjiang may have been concerned about Tian Ningxue's identity and did not do anything to the people in the valley for the time being.
"Let's prepare the carriage and go back to Dahe Village." Su Tang put away the letter and said to Qiumei.
"Yes." Qiumei agreed, turned around and went out to prepare.
Xia Mei and the others had already prepared the meal. "You are leaving today. Do you want to inform the palace?"
Su Tang is a princess after all. Although she is married, she still has to report to Emperor Jing before leaving the capital.
When the princess goes out, someone will be sent to protect her along the way to prevent her from encountering danger and damaging the royal reputation.
"After dinner, I'll go to the palace." Su Tang hadn't seen Emperor Jing for some time.
Ever since Emperor Jing last tested the blood of the princes and princesses, he hadn't summoned her for a while.
Moreover, because of the matter of Prince Li and Concubine Li, the Queen Mother was also sent to the temporary palace in Jingshan by Emperor Jing, and it was announced to the public that the Queen Mother wanted to pray for Dayong.
Life in the temporary palace is not as comfortable as in Kyoto, and the empress dowager will definitely not leave on her own initiative.
Qi Lingheng and Su Tang said that the Queen Mother was also involved in the reason why Prince Li and Concubine Li were able to succeed and give birth to the third prince. If the Queen Mother had not created convenience for them, the royal bloodline would have been tainted.
Su Tang still felt a little regretful that she didn't see with her own eyes the Queen Mother's expression when she was sent away. It must have been very exciting.
royal palace.
Su Tang entered the palace, but Emperor Jing did not see Su Tang in the imperial study.
"Your Majesty has been suffering from a brain disease these days and will not see anyone for the time being." Eunuch Fu looked tired and it was obvious that he had not had a good rest for several days.
"Why does Your Majesty have a headache? What did the imperial doctors say? How many days will it take to get better?" Su Tang asked in a low voice with a slightly anxious look on her face.
"Perhaps he has been overworked recently. The imperial doctors have come to see him. He has been taking medicine for a few days and has shown some improvement. However, Your Majesty is still a little tired these days and doesn't want to see anyone. Even I am rarely summoned by Your Majesty." Eunuch Fu said, rubbing his brows.
“Well, Father, you have the blessing of eunuchs taking good care of you, and you will surely get better soon.
I came here today to talk to my father about going back to Dahe Village. It’s nothing big.
When you are free, Eunuch Fu can just mention it to my father for me."
Su Tang said, and handed a wooden box in her hand to Eunuch Fu, "Here are some small things I collected from Fanwai. I gave them to father several times before, and father seemed to like them very much. Eunuch Fu, please pass them to father for me when it is convenient."
"Okay, okay, the eldest princess is so thoughtful. His Majesty will surely feel better soon when he learns that you are here to visit him." Eunuch Fu reached out to take the wooden box, but his hand felt some papers at the bottom of the box.
The feeling of receiving it is very much like a silver note.
Eunuch Fu took it with a smile, and calmly put the banknote into his wide sleeve, "This old servant will definitely pass on the princess's words today."
Su Tang and Eunuch Fu nodded, turned and left the imperial study.
Eunuch Fu stared at Su Tang's receding figure in a daze for a while, until Su Tang's figure could no longer be seen, he looked at the wooden box in his hand.
"Godfather, let me carry this." The young eunuch at the side immediately stepped forward and took the wooden box from Eunuch Fu's hand.
"Open it first and check it out, then send it to His Majesty." Eunuch Fu responded and turned to go into the imperial study.
When they arrived at the inner hall and turned to a deserted place, Eunuch Fu pulled out the stack of papers from his sleeve. It was indeed a stack of silver bills, all of which were worth 100 taels each. Eunuch Fu estimated that he should have about two or three thousand taels in his hand.
The eldest princess was quite generous. Every time she saw him, she would find a way to slip him some silver and money, but she never asked him to help her do anything in front of Emperor Jing or in the palace.
But Eunuch Fu knew that there was no such thing as accepting favors for nothing. The eldest princess was smart and was laying the trap in advance. Ever since he received the first sum of silver from the princess without telling Emperor Jing, he could no longer get off the boat.
With a sigh, Eunuch Fu put the banknote into his arms.
Fortunately, he has never done anything to let down the eldest princess and the former Concubine Su in his life, and he will never be an enemy of the eldest princess in the future.
He just hoped that the princess would not let him become an accomplice in plotting power and usurping the throne.
When he turned around again, Eunuch Fu's face had regained its composure.
When I walked out, the eunuch over there had already checked the wooden box that Su Tang had sent.
"Godfather, the things in this box are all rare things. I don't find anything wrong with them."
"That's good. Register all these things and send them to His Majesty."