The Duke's Daughter is Reborn

Yang Lan knew that her third sister never boasted. Since she gave the evaluation of "good tea", she must like it from the bottom of her heart. Yang Lan also took a sip. Hmm, it was indeed good.

Yang Lan wanted to bring Yang Qi along this time. Firstly, it was because it was a rare opportunity to find good tea, and naturally she wanted to taste it with her sisters. There were only Yang Qi and Yang He in this house, and Yang Lan had always been indifferent to Yang He. Secondly, it was because Yang Qi was just going through the motions when Mr. Yang was teaching her the tea ceremony.

In fact, Yang Qi’s study of the tea ceremony was not perfunctory, and he studied very seriously in class. However, that was limited to class time, and he did not touch it at all after class. Especially when compared with Yang Qi’s enthusiasm for reading, it made people feel that Yang Qi was not serious about the tea ceremony.

Yang Qi's idea is very simple. He just wants to learn something useful. Tea ceremony is just a hobby that adds icing on the cake. Yang Qi doesn't have time to spend on these things now. But since he spent time learning in class, Yang Qi will study seriously. It has to be said that Yang Qi is not only a money-grubber, but also a time-grubber.

Yang Lan thought that Yang Qi was still young and had not yet experienced the true fun of the tea ceremony. Therefore, he deliberately took Yang Qi to experience the fun of the tea ceremony.

After finishing a cup, Yang Qi put down the cup and said, "Second sister, Mr. Yang has finished teaching the "Four Books" yesterday. Are we going to learn the "Five Classics" next?" The Four Books refer to "The Great Learning", "The Doctrine of the Mean", "The Analects" and "Mencius", and the Five Classics refer to "The Book of Songs", "The Book of History", "The Book of Rites", "The Book of Changes" and "The Spring and Autumn Annals", which are abbreviated as "The Book of Songs, The Book of History, The Book of Rites, The Book of Changes and The Spring and Autumn Annals". Although Mr. Yang was very fast in the enlightenment books, he slowed down in the subsequent books.

Yang Lan shook her head: "I don't know about that either." Mr. Yang's teaching has always had his own system, and it really cannot be analyzed using ordinary logic.

After taking a sip, Yang Lan continued, "No matter what the teacher teaches, we will just learn it well."

Yang Qi nodded. Naturally, Mr. Yang was unwilling to reveal anything that even Yang Lan didn't know.

Yang Lan put down the cup and said, "Third sister, please have dinner with me today."

Yang Lan's Qinfang Courtyard has its own small kitchen. Unlike Yang Qi who can't even afford to cook, Yang Lan not only has his own shop outside, but also has a farm. All the ingredients for this small kitchen are provided by Yang Lan's farm.

Except for the day when Yang Lan moved to a new house, Yang Qi had never eaten in Qinfang Courtyard. Yang Qi smiled and nodded: "Okay, second sister. Then second sister, can I read a book in your study?" It was still half an hour before dinner, so she could still read a book.

Yang Lan smiled and shook her head. Her third sister was truly a book lover. "I'll go to the piano room to practice later. You can go to the study room by yourself."

Yang Qi didn't want to stay alone in Yang Lan's study. Last time, the maid next to Yang Lan thought she was the one who coveted Yang Lan's treasure: "Second sister, just get me a book. I can listen to you playing the piano in the piano room while reading."

Yang Lan tapped Yang Qi's head with her finger: "Okay, I'll get you the book right away."

On the second day of class, contrary to Yang Qi's expectation, Mr. Yang did not choose to teach the "Five Classics", but instead gave himself "Records of the Grand Historian".

The "Historical Records" has a total of more than 6 characters, and Mr. Yang has divided it into volumes. Yang Qi weighed the book in his hand, and it was indeed quite heavy. Is Mr. Yang going to let us take the imperial examination? He even put the "Historical Records" first in the teaching.

While distributing the books, Mr. Yang was observing the reactions of Yang Lan and Yang Qi. As expected, Yang Lan's face was calm and there was no surprise, but Yang Qi's face was a little confused.

Although Yang Qi was still attentive in class, Mr. Yang knew that the child was confused.

After the class, Mr. Yang asked Yang Qi to stay.

Yang Qi was a little puzzled. He had been able to keep up with the teacher's lectures recently. Why did the teacher keep him here? "Mr."

Mr. Yang looked at Yang Qi seriously and said, "Yang Qi, do you know what is the use of studying history books?"

Yang Qi thought for a moment and said, "Sir, reading history books can help us distinguish right from wrong."

Mr. Yang patted Yang Qi on the shoulder and said, "Yang Qi, reading history books can not only help you distinguish right from wrong, but more importantly, it can help you manage your family, govern the country, and bring peace to the world."

Yang Qi was shocked by Mr. Yang. He thought that one could govern the world by reading history books. Are these history books so powerful?

Mr. Yang nodded. "Take the "Records of the Grand Historian" that we are studying today as an example. Sima Qian wrote this book to clarify the political principles of the king and the principles of human relations. Sima Qian expressed his own political ideals and ways of governing the country by praising wise rulers and virtuous ministers and disparaging villains and treacherous people."

Seeing that Yang Qi was listening attentively, Mr. Yang continued, "People are the foundation of the country. Sima Qian paid great attention to people's livelihood and sympathized with the suffering of the common people. To protect people's livelihood, we must open up channels for people to express their opinions and accept advice."

Yang Qi listened attentively, and every word of Mr. Yang seemed to be engraved in his heart, which immediately improved his perspective and angle of looking at problems. It turned out that he had looked at problems so superficially before, and always stayed in his own small field. How could he plan the overall situation?

Mr. Yang's words were a wake-up call to Yang Qi, and he learned to be cautious in his future actions.

Looking at Yang Qi's expression, Mr. Yang knew that Yang Qi had listened to his words: "Yang Qi, when I chose Yang Lan over you, are you unhappy?"

Mr. Yang's words shocked Yang Qi. How could he be unhappy? Yang Lan was the queen in her previous life. How could he compare with Yang Lan? "Sir, my second sister has been very talented since she was a child. I have always admired her very much, and I have always been proud to have such an excellent sister. Mr. Yang, I know that there is a big gap between me and my second sister, but I will keep working hard."

Yang Qi's words came completely from the heart, and Mr. Yang naturally saw it and smiled: "Yang Qi, you are excellent. Yang Lan is indeed excellent, but in some aspects he is far inferior to you. You don't have to belittle yourself."

Yang Qi was shocked again. Was Mr. Yang praising him? Did Mr. Yang really say these words?

Seeing Yang Qi's incredible expression, Mr. Yang was somewhat helpless: "Yang Qi, your piano skills and calligraphy are much better than Yang Lan's now, and you are also quite talented in chess."

Yang Qi knew that Mr. Yang's words today were a hint at her, but what did Mr. Yang mean by that? She was not inferior to her second sister, but she was actually better than her second sister in some aspects?

Yang Qi returned to the Linhu Courtyard in a daze. As soon as he arrived at the courtyard, Yang Qi shrank into the room. Mr. Yang's words today were something he had never thought of before.