After rebirth, the Prime Minister's wife always wanted to leave her father behind and keep her

Cheng Songan slept very uneasily that night. Her past and present lives kept intertwining in her dreams. The faces of Cui Yuanqing and Cheng Wanxin kept appearing in front of her, making her feel exhausted when she woke up.

"Grandma is awake?" Taxue had already gotten up and packed everything. When he saw her open her eyes, he went forward to serve her.

Cheng Songan rubbed his brows, looked over there, and asked, "Did he go to court?"

Taxue dressed her skillfully while replying, "The Lord has gone to the yamen. Sibian came over earlier and said that news came from the palace at midnight that the Ninth Prince and the Seventh Princess had contracted the epidemic, so the Emperor stopped attending court for two days."

Cheng Songan nodded. It is easy to get seasonal diseases in autumn. Children in the folk also suffer from fever and diarrhea one after another. The nobles in the palace are not immune. This happens every year.

Her eyes fell on the table where she played the piano last night, but there was nothing on it.

Taxue said, "The young master came over before leaving and tuned the strings for you. He took it to the bedroom in case he woke up grandma."

Cheng Songan's heart moved, but he was also a little puzzled. It was fine for him to tune the strings of the piano for her, but what about putting it in the bedroom?

Seeing her in a daze, with dark circles under her eyes, it was obvious that she had not slept well, Taxue said, "Grandma, don't think about playing the piano. The old lady loves you so much. As long as you have the intention, she will be happy if you play the piano casually. Why don't you go out and play? The day after tomorrow, we will invite the Three Emperors from the Three Emperors Temple to parade in the streets."

"The day after tomorrow?" Cheng Songan's heart moved. It was the day he would meet Lu Qingshan. It happened to be the perfect day to catch up with Youshen.

Taxue was not very old, a few months younger than Mudan, and said happily: "Sibian told me quietly that even Medicine King Bodhisattva will be invited to the parade this time."

Cheng Songan knew that the maids on night duty had a hard time. If the master got cold or hot, felt uncomfortable, or made some other noises in the middle of the night, they would not be able to sleep. But Taxue was supposed to take over the shift, so he still helped her dress and wash. He couldn't help but feel some sympathy for her and said to her, "If you want to go, I'll take you and Mudan with me, and we'll go quietly."

Upon hearing this, Taxue showed an unconcealed surprise on his face: "Really? Grandma is willing to take me there?"

Cheng Songan laughed and said, "What's true or false?"

Taxue's tender little face looked up at her, her eyes moist, and she stammered, "Grandma, I have something to ask of you."

Cheng Songan asked, "What's the matter?"

Taxue seemed a little embarrassed and whispered, "I want to follow Sister Haitang and call you girl. I don't want to call you grandma."

Cheng Songan smiled and said, "They have been following my way of calling me that since they were little. Normally, they should change their way of calling me that since they are in your house, but they can't change it in a short time."

Taxue packed it for her and said stubbornly, "I think calling her girl is more intimate than calling her grandma."

Cheng Songan was amused when he heard this: "You guys have always respected adults, why do you want to get close to me?"

Taxue curled her lips in disapproval: "Everyone says that the young master is good, but I personally think that you are more kind."

Cheng Songan was somewhat touched. Such a little girl actually showed some admiration for her. She couldn't bear to reject her, so she said, "Okay, just follow them and call."

Taxue was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly.

Cheng Songan suddenly asked again: "Can you read?"

When Taxue heard this, her joyful face suddenly dimmed again, and she shook her head and said, "I don't know, but when I was young, I often cleaned the young master's yard, listened to him reading, and could recite a few sentences. If you don't believe me, I'll recite it to you. A hall full of flowers intoxicated three thousand guests, and a sword froze fourteen states."

Cheng Songan originally thought that because she could recognize the name of the song Cui Yuanqing played at once, she could read and write. If Cheng Wanxin was found out who had hidden someone around her, Haitang would definitely be missing a useful person, and she would be the perfect person to fill the gap.

But she misunderstood and thought Cheng Songan despised her for being illiterate, so she quickly recited the poem to prove herself.

"Look at you, girl. I'm not saying anything to you. If you can't read, just learn. You are only a few years old. Can't you learn it?" Cheng Songan pretended to be angry.

This girl is indeed smart. She was sweeping Cui Yuanqing's yard several years ago. She must have been only ten years old at that time. With such intelligence, she will have a bright future with a little teaching.

Taxue suddenly widened his eyes and knelt down: "Miss, are you willing to teach me how to read?"

Cheng Songan was startled, then smiled and said, "It's not a bad idea for me to teach you myself."

Taxue kowtowed to her several times, shocking Haitang, who had just entered the room, so much that she was speechless for a long time. After she reacted, she asked, "What do you mean? Why are you kowtowed for no reason?"

Ta Xue got up and said excitedly: "The girl is willing to teach me how to read."

Haitang smiled and shook her head: "That's good, it's better for the girl to have something to do than to be bored."

"The flowers in the hall intoxicate three thousand guests, a sword chills fourteen states. The drums and horns raise the sky and the air becomes cold, the wind and waves shake the sea and mountains in autumn. The southeast will always be a golden pillar of heaven, who would envy the marquis of that time." Cheng Songan recited the whole poem in a low voice and said to her, "This is "Presenting Money to the Shangfu" by the eminent monk Guanxiu."

Cui Yuanqing, a scholar who was good at wielding power, could actually be so bold and unrestrained.

Taxue recited it again, confusedly saying, "This poem sounds like it involves swords and earth-shaking things. It should be talking about the general. It's a bit like the line when the girl named me: No one can help me reach the sky, I will walk on the snow to the top of the mountain."

Yes, when she first met Cui Yuanqing, didn’t she decide to marry him because he looked like that man?

Cheng Songan nodded with approval in his eyes. Taxue was very intelligent, but she was not born in a good family. But on second thought, what if she was born in a wealthy family? Wasn't she also at the mercy of fate? In this world, women always have too many things that they cannot control.

She sighed and said, "Most of life's troubles start with learning to read. Are you still willing to learn?"

Taxue nodded firmly: "I would rather know what I am worried about like the girl than live my whole life in ignorance."

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On the evening of the third day, Cheng Songan took Mudan and Taxue out. Under Li Wenbin's arrangement, he first changed into men's clothes and walked onto the street like a rich young man with his servants.

As the sky gradually darkened, the teams that came from the Temple of the Three Emperors to pick up Fuxi, Shennong, and Huangdi and the teams that came from the temple to welcome Medicine King Bodhisattva came from different directions in the city. Everyone was happy and the scene was very lively. The girls were even less conspicuous in the crowd.

Everyone in the city is celebrating the invitation of the Three Emperors and Medicine King Bodhisattva to drive away diseases and evil spirits for children all over the world. Adults and children, men and women can all put on masks on the day of welcoming the gods and follow the procession to pray for blessings.

Taxue bought a few masks and gave Cheng Songan a raccoon slave style mask. He and Mudan got masks of other animals, while Li Wenbin got an uglier Kunlun slave mask.

"Miss, Minister Lu is already waiting for you at the Liyuan Pavilion." Li Wenbin said, pointing to the high platform not far away behind him.

Cheng Songan looked up and saw Lu Qingshan wearing a gilded mask and leaning against the railing of the Pear Garden Pavilion, still looking like a dandy young man.

She nodded and was about to walk away when a blue shirt fluttered by, causing her heart to skip a beat.