The Duke's Daughter is Reborn

Yang Qi was recuperating in the Lakeside Courtyard, but apart from eating, sleeping and looking at the Back Lake, he also carefully planned his future path.

The lessons from her previous life had made her realize that Han Renyuan had no feelings for her, so what interests made Han Renyuan marry her? Before that, what should she do to avoid the ending of marrying Han Renyuan?

The first question had been thought about for eight years in the previous life but had no result, so Yang Qi could only put it aside for now. As for the second question, there were only two ways to solve it. The first was to make himself more valuable. If he could be as good as Song Yanglan, then the old lady and his father would have a different view of him. Or he could find a backer, a big backer.

How can I make myself valuable? The fastest way is to take Mr. Yang as my teacher. But I have no strengths now. My handwriting is not good and I have read few books. However, although Yang Lan's handwriting is not as magnificent as it will be in the future, it is already quite methodical. Fortunately, I am not a real 4-year-old child, otherwise, it would be a foolish dream to want to learn from Yang Lan without being left far behind.

Facing the lakeside courtyard are two main rooms, which are Yangqi's boudoir and a place for guests. To the left of the main room is the east wing, which is also Yangqi's study room. However, how can Yangqi, who is only four years old, be willing to study? There is only a small bookshelf and a table and chair in the study room. The "Three Character Classic" and "The Analects of Confucius" are placed on the bookshelf for the third time. They were also added by Xu who couldn't stand the empty bookshelf.

Yang Qi took out the "Three Character Classic" from the bookshelf. The book was very new. He had not read it since his second aunt bought it. The "Three Character Classic" can be regarded as the enlightenment book for all students. From the royal family to the common people, they would hum a few lines when they were enlightened.

Yang Qi held the Three Character Classic in his hand, which was a good book for practicing calligraphy and "learning characters". Fortunately, although the study was simple, it still had the necessary paper and pen. Yang Qi took the book and began to copy the characters. In his previous life, he did not work hard on his characters, and the characters he wrote could only be called recognizable. In this life, he must be able to write good characters.

That afternoon, Doctor Bai came over and after checking Yang Qi's pulse, he said, "Congratulations, Miss Third, you are much better now."

Hearing what Doctor Bai said, Mother He was very happy: "It's really the Madam who blesses Miss."

After Doctor Bai left, four more people came to Linhu Courtyard. The two leading men were wearing indigo clothes and had pretty faces, but they were not outstanding in appearance. They were followed by two servants.

Looking at the two of them, Yang Qi suddenly thought, these were her maidservants in the Duke of Song's mansion.

Mother He looked at the two and asked, "Xiao Tao, Xiao Ju, are you back to serve the young lady now?"

Xiao Tao, who was in the lead, had tears in her eyes. She bowed to Yang Qi and said, "I heard from Doctor Bai that Miss Bai is already well, so the Second Madam arranged for us to come back and take care of Miss Bai. The two mothers came here specially to clean up. The Second Madam said that Miss Bai should play in the courtyard for a while. We should burn all the big and small things in the Linhu Courtyard and replace them all."

Xiaoju at the side said, "Miss, you are blessed by the Bodhisattva."

Mother He was somewhat displeased when she heard what Xiaoju said: "The young lady was able to recover this time because Madam was protecting her in heaven." Ever since the young lady told her last time that smallpox might have been caused by someone harming her, Mother He began to be wary of the young lady's personal maids.

Of course, Yang Qi is happy to see He's mother's transformation.

Yang Qi returned to the study, holding the Three Character Classic, and said to Mother He in the yard: "Mother He, come with me and collect some things."

Linhu Courtyard was already in financial difficulty, so the clothes and other things could not be kept. However, the Lingzhi rain dew left by her mother must be preserved. Mother He followed Yang Qi into the inner room, and understood Yang Qi's intention. She found a cloth bag in the room and put the iron box containing the Lingzhi rain dew in it. In order not to arouse suspicion from others, Mother He also put Yang Qi's gold and silver jewelry, a dress and a cloak on the iron box.

Mother He quickly took out a cloak to cover Yang Qi, while Xiao Tao and Xiao Ju waited on the side with hot tea and a plate of cakes.

The Three Character Classic is actually not long, with only more than 1 words. Although the content is easy to understand, it covers everything: astronomy, geography, history, society, morality, common sense... everything. In the past, Yang Qi did not understand the connotation of the Three Character Classic. He only thought that the nanny taught him, and in order to complete the task, he had to learn a few sentences. Now it seems that the Three Character Classic actually has a clear structure. The text has 97 complete sentences and 1140 words, which can be roughly divided into six parts, including education theory, etiquette theory, common sense theory, classics theory, history theory, and diligence theory. Sure enough, there must be a reason why a book can become a masterpiece handed down from generation to generation.

Yang Qi didn't say anything, and He's mother didn't know how to speak either, but she suppressed the doubts in her heart. The young lady had four personal maids, so where were Xiaolan and Xiaozhu?

Yang Qi suddenly thought of something and turned to ask Xiao Tao: "Now the things in my yard are either burned or thrown away, so it's time to buy some new ones. Should we go to the public house to get these new ones, or should Second Aunt arrange for someone to deliver them to us?"

Xiao Tao thought for a moment after hearing Yang Qi's question and said, "Miss, when we told Madam Tian that we could come back, she didn't specify the subsequent items. I think we can go to the public school to get them ourselves."

After hearing Xiao Tao's words, Yang Qi stood up and said to Mother He, "Now accompany me to pay my respects to Second Aunt. Xiao Tao and Xiao Ju, you wait here."

Mother He, Xiaotao, and Xiaoju responded.

Linhuyuan is not close to the upper house and the second aunt's yard. Yang Qi walked slowly all the way. He had not been here for eight years and was not familiar with many of the roads. He wanted to take this opportunity to familiarize himself with the roads.

Seeing Yang Qi's slow pace, Mother He thought that she was not strong enough to keep up after recovering from a serious illness, so she said, "Miss, you must be tired. How about I carry you on my back?"

"Mom He, I'm already four years old. Why do I still need someone to carry me?" Yang Qi couldn't help but laugh after hearing what Mom He said.

The courtyard where the second aunt lived was called Shi'an Courtyard. Just by hearing the name, you can tell that it was for peace and safety. Passing the red gate in the distance, I heard the voices of the maids in the courtyard reporting, and then I saw the second aunt coming out of the main house to greet me. According to seniority, it should be Yang Qi who came to pay respects, but Xu was born a military general and didn't care about these twists and turns. On the contrary, Yang Qi saw it and took the second aunt's favor.

"Good boy, you just recovered from your illness, so you come out now. You don't have to worry about catching a cold." The house where Xu lived was very grand, with five upper rooms, and side rooms on both sides of the main house. It was connected in all directions and magnificent. When she saw Yang Qi, she went forward to embrace him and walked into the house.

After entering the house, Yang Qi knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Xu. This frightened Xu, and she hurried forward and picked up Yang Qi together with Tian's mother. Xu even held Yang Qi in her arms.

Yang Qi said sincerely: "Yang Qi is grateful for the love of Second Aunt. If it weren't for Second Aunt, Yang Qi would have been killed by smallpox." Yang Qi's gratitude to Xu was completely sincere. In the previous life, she had no worries about food and clothing at home, and the rich dowry when she got married was all arranged by Xu. In this life, she sincerely thanked Second Aunt.

Xu was stunned when she heard this, and said to Yang Qi: "Silly child, this is what your second aunt should do."

At this time, the housekeeper outside the door came over to report, and Yang Qi wisely withdrew. Suddenly, Xu said, "Yang Qi, everything in your house now has to be burned. It's inconvenient without anything. Go to the public house and pick out some things you like and put them in the yard."

"Thank you, Second Aunt." Yang Qi bowed to Xu and left. Picking things from the public house and bringing them into the house, these became items in Yang Qi's room. Xu was also worried about herself. Yang Qi was grateful to Second Aunt and turned to He Mama and said, "He Mama, I want to learn embroidery and make a sachet for Second Aunt!"

Mother He responded, "Okay, Miss, you are thoughtful. I'm sure the Second Madam will be very happy to receive it."