Chapter 344: Revising a book?
Chapter 344: Revising a book?
Zhaozheng Hall.
A white line appeared on the horizon.
The snowflakes imitated the falling white petals, flying down in large numbers, dancing in the cold wind.
"Get up, why are you here so early? Are you in such a hurry to get your birthday present?"
Qin Mingyue smiled, his eyes curved and clear, like a crescent moon spring, "Father, you really understand me."
She used her hands and feet to move her knees, crawling towards Qin Zhi.
Qin Zhi immediately stood up, took a step with his long legs, and walked around to his beloved daughter Qin Mingyue, who seemed very flattering at first glance, as if she was about to make some rude requests.
"Go ahead, serve the food, I'll eat while you talk."
The sound of him walking farther and farther away drifted over, and Qin Mingyue quickly got up and trotted after him.
"Father! You didn't even ask me if I had breakfast."
Qin Mingyue pulled Qin Zhi's sleeve skillfully and acted coquettishly.
Qin Zhi pulled back his sleeves, stepped into the warm room, sat down, and said expressionlessly: "Stay away from me, you are such a shameless scoundrel, do I need to ask you?"
He chuckled and said teasingly, "You can't drive them away even if you chase them away."
"Father, I am your biological daughter. How can you say this about me?"
Qin Mingyue rested her head on Qin Zhi's arm, and her high spirits seemed to wilted all of a sudden.
"Don't you like me anymore?" she murmured softly.
"Back off, back off again."
Seeing Qin Mingyue retreating to the corner with a wronged look on her face, Qin Zhi glanced at her with a half-smile.
"Okay, that's enough. Don't disturb me while I'm eating. If you have something to say, just say it. You are already eighteen years old, not eight."
They were all old maids now. His Ronglu surrendered at the age of sixteen, and Mingyu, Mingjin, Mingyun and Mingzhang also left the palace and set up their own houses at the age of sixteen.
She is already eighteen years old, but she still stays in the palace and acts like a spoiled child in front of her old father. He is not going to fall for it anymore.
This year, the sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth sisters are also going to get married, and Mingyue can no longer stay in the palace.
Thinking of this, the smile in Qin Zhi's eyes faded and his gaze became cold.
The atmosphere in the warm room of Zhaozheng Palace also froze in an instant.
"Yes, I will obey your command."
Qin Mingyue stood quietly in the corner, with her head lowered and her smile restrained.
After Qin Zhi finished his breakfast, Qin Mingyue walked out in small steps, took the teacup on the tray from Zhang Deli's hand, and handed it to him quite attentively.
She only spoke after Qin Zhi drank it.
"Father, I think I am old enough to stay in the palace any longer."
There were tears in Qin Mingyue's eyes and a hint of sob in her voice.
"When I was little, you jokingly promised me that I could choose my own marriage. You loved me deeply, but I didn't understand you.
You monopolized the power in the palace, rejected the candidates for the prince consort, and were reluctant to surrender, so that your desk was piled with impeachment memorials from court officials.
I am not a heartless person. Thinking about this, I feel full of guilt. "
Qin Zhi paused while drinking tea, raised his eyes and looked directly at Qin Mingyue.
Qin Mingyue looked back at Qin Zhi without dodging or avoiding.
"Has anyone chosen yet?"
Qin Mingyue shook her head.
"That's no hurry."
Qin Zhi put down the teacup, leaned over and patted her shoulder.
This year's talent show is mainly to select the main wife and concubines for the sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth sons, and to add some people to the backyards of the eldest, third, fourth and fifth sons.
Over the years, the Queen has tried her best to find candidates for Mingyue's marriage, but Mingyue didn't like any of them and rejected them all. Have you considered holding a talent show for Mingyue as well?
Scholar, scholar, beautiful girl, talented man.
Do you want to hold a talent show for the princess?
"I really don't like the candidate for the consort that your mother has chosen for me. I want to surrender, but I have other ideas about the candidate for the consort. I beg your father to agree."
Qin Mingyue knelt down and kowtowed, saying solemnly.
"Father, I want to move out of the palace. The princess's mansion you built for me has already been completed. I want to move to the princess's mansion first and return the part of the palace power I hold."
“As for the son-in-law, I want to recruit young talents from all over the country through compiling a book, and I want to choose a son-in-law from among them.
I beg you to grant me this last impolite request as a birthday gift. From now on, I will leave the palace..."
The tears in Qin Mingyue's eyes burst out and fell to the ground. Her words were intermittent and filled with unbearable crying.
"......Unlike my brothers, after they left the palace and established their own houses, I can still see you often through court.
After I left the palace, I rarely had the chance to talk to my father like today. It is said that if two people don't see each other often, no matter how close the blood relationship is, they will become strangers. I don't want to become strangers with my father. "
Qin Mingyue felt more and more aggrieved as she spoke.
When Qin Zhi heard the word "repairing books", he was stunned for a moment, shook his head, and laughed out loud.
She is worthy of being his eldest daughter who was spoiled by him.
It was worthy of him to establish the Xu Academy because of her. He was able to come up with this method to seize power. Furthermore, he had learned something from her.
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