The First Auxiliary Road from the Imperial Examination

Chapter 1208 Response
"Aunt, can't you be my teacher?!"

Sheng Yuan was about to leave the palace, but Pingwa pulled her sleeve, raised his head, and looked at her expectantly.

Sheng Yuan thought for a moment, then squatted down and asked, "Princess, you always say that you want me to be your teacher, but what can I teach you? When it comes to knowledge, I am not being self-deprecating, but I am indeed far inferior to those great scholars in the Hanlin Academy who have studied the teachings of the ancient sages!"

When it comes to practical matters, I cannot be compared with the ministers in the cabinet, I am not as knowledgeable as the local officials, and even in external contacts, I cannot compare with the officials in the Honglu Temple, the Ministry of Rites, and the Zongli Yamen of the Foreign Frontiers.

Sooner or later, the princess will be crowned as the crown princess, which means that you will shoulder the responsibility of governing such a huge country, so you will naturally need to receive the best education. Such education must be provided by the best talents in the dynasty, and I, as a minister, will not be able to get a place there."

"Humph, you're still treating me like a two or three-year-old kid!" Xiongwa refused to give up, tugging at Sheng Yuan's sleeve to argue, "I listened to the conversation between my father and mother. They said that the most important lesson for me to learn is how to govern the country better. As for the knowledge of the ancient sages, I only need to master the practical ones, and understand the rest. Anyway, I don't need to take the imperial examination or enter the literary world, so I just need to avoid being fooled by court officials."

Sheng Yuan blinked at her: "What is the basis for governing a country?"

"..." The bear boy blinked and laughed, "Such a profound subject requires me to learn all the characters first!"

"Oh~ Princess, you can't even recognize all the characters? I guess you can't even understand the documents... In this way, we can't talk about how to govern the country or how to manage the government." Sheng Yuan nodded as if he understood.

Although these words were said in accordance with her wishes, Xiongwa always felt that there was a sense of sarcasm in these words for some reason.

"Just because I can't recognize everything now doesn't mean I won't be able to recognize everything in the future! Besides, it doesn't matter if I can only recognize simple words. I can ask the people who report to me to report in a way that I can understand!"

The bear boy suddenly had an idea and thought he had come up with a good idea, so he couldn't help but applaud.

She was admiring herself, and Cai Ning next to her also clapped and joined in the fun.

But Sheng Yuan was so surprised that he wanted to scratch his head.

Wow, this kid's thinking is really flexible, so flexible that it seems that with just a slight change, the team of tyrants in history will have a new member.

Although Pingwa is her niece, an aunt shouldn't think about a child like this, but looking through the history books, how many emperors who were listed in the list of incompetent rulers were really stupid?
The more talented and intelligent the emperor is, the more he needs to abide by rules and regulations. Once this constraint is relaxed, there will be only a fine line between a wise ruler and a foolish ruler.

Thinking of this, Sheng Yuan suddenly understood the purpose of her sister's strict discipline of Xiongwa.

It is true that no one knows a daughter better than her mother!

Thinking of this, Sheng Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. With her sister watching over her, Pingwa’s education should not go astray.

"...Aunt, just be my teacher! I'm so smart, I can definitely become your favorite student, and maybe even make you famous in history!" Sheng Yuan had just pondered for a moment when Pingwa grabbed her sleeve and wrapped her around her again, chattering non-stop.

Sheng Yuan didn't expect that although she was young, she was very good at making promises for others.

"And leave your name in history? Thank you!" Sheng Yuan was amused. She touched the little head of the bear and coaxed him, "Princess, I have to leave the palace. As for choosing a teacher for you, let's talk about it later, okay?"

"You can leave the palace, but you have to make this matter with the teacher a reality!"

“You still know the word ‘smash it solid’!” Sheng Yuan saw that the little hand of the bear baby holding her sleeve was clenched even tighter, she sighed and spread her hands out, “But our two opinions don’t count in this matter!”

"Go find my mother! As long as you ask, my mother will certainly respond!" Although she was not very convinced, Pingwa knew very well that no matter who spoke, her mother would have an effect.

Thinking of this, she actually grabbed Sheng Yuan's sleeve and walked towards Qingyuan Palace, saying to Sheng Yuan as she walked: "Aunt, when you leave Yongxiang Palace, you will definitely pass by Qingyuan Palace. It's a good opportunity for you to go in and introduce yourself to my mother!"

Although the little girl was small, she was very strong. She was about to walk out with her chest puffed out. Sheng Yuan was not paying attention and was almost dragged away by her.

"Princess, calm down! Calm down!" Sheng Yuan let her pull his sleeves and followed her, but he had no intention of really going to Qingyuan Palace. "Princess, what did you want me to say to the Queen? Are you asking me to teach you myself? When it comes to teaching children, the Queen's knowledge is better than mine!"

"Aunt, don't talk nonsense. You are the female champion with six top marks in the imperial examination! And mother has never taken the imperial examination!" In Xiongwa's limited knowledge, only the clearly stated results are convincing, so he didn't care much about what Sheng Yuan said.

"That's because your mother didn't take the imperial examination!" Although Sheng Yuan had outstanding results, he didn't think he was really the best in the officialdom. "Besides, the test results are just a reference and can't explain everything. Otherwise, why would the court need officials to participate in the selection?"

"Well, that makes sense! But I still want you to be my teacher!" The bear said this, turned his head and saw the wrinkled sleeve in his hand. Suddenly, the little turtle he had seen some time ago popped up in his mind, and he blurted out, "Auntie, don't even think about refusing. I am determined to let you be my teacher, and I won't let you go!"

"..." Sheng Yuan glanced at Cai Ning who was covering her mouth and laughing not far away, and didn't know how to react.

Seeing Sheng Yuan remained silent, Ping Wa rolled his eyes and began to coax her again: "Aunt, please teach me how to write poetry! I love your poems!"

"Haha." Sheng Yuan shrugged. "Last month, someone from the Hanlin Academy ridiculed me in the Literary Newspaper, saying that all I wrote were doggerel poems. Although they had rhymes, they were vulgar..."

"Aunt, why don't you scold him!" Xiongwa felt that he couldn't control his temper any more.

"Why should I scold him? He is right!" Sheng Yuan felt that he was tolerant and would not just fight back.

"You should fight back!" Xiongwa stamped his feet in frustration and waved his fists angrily. "If it were me, even if I didn't fight back with poetry, I would find his weak spot and give him a good beating!"

Pingwa was filled with righteous indignation. From an angle where she couldn't see, Sheng Yuan glanced away faintly.

As he spoke, the Qingyuan Palace complex appeared before his eyes.

Sheng Yuan suddenly spoke up: "When I see the Queen, if she asks me why I want to recommend myself, I can only tell the truth and say that it was the princess's request and I haven't thought it through! If the Queen asks why the princess wants me to be her teacher, I can only make up a story and say that the princess is afraid of other teachers being strict, so she only chooses teachers who are easy to bully in preparation for her playfulness in the future!"

“……”Pinwa was stunned. She really didn’t expect to hear such words!
This, this, this! How can you bully a child like this! Although what I said is true!