Dominate the ancient academy

Chapter 135 A Hot and Furious Life

The Yongle Earl's Mansion has been completed. The house has a tall and thick mahogany gate. On the plaque above the gate, the four big characters "Yongle Earl's Mansion" are written in a flamboyant manner, which is extraordinary.

The house is ancient and quaint, with blue bricks, black tiles, and flying eaves and corners, which makes it look simple and solemn. The courtyard is carefully laid out, with flourishing flowers and trees, carved beams and painted pillars, small bridges, flowing water, and clusters of flowers. It doesn't look like anyone's home, but more like a tourist attraction.

Shu Xiaoxiao's mother and brother and sister-in-law even brought a lot of good things to decorate the place. It is definitely the best place to move in with just a suitcase. Oh! It is more convenient to move in directly without having to bring a suitcase.

Unfortunately, although the house was comfortably furnished, they never mentioned the intention of letting Shu Xiaoxiao move in.

After Shu Xiaoxiao came back from Qinglian Village, she had been spending most of her time in the academy and only stayed in the general's mansion for a few days each month. If she moved into the Yongle Earl's Mansion, the time they would spend together would be even less.

In the end, this nice yard became a place for them to play and relax. At night, Ye Xue Ning would never allow her daughter to rest here. In her opinion, although this house was her daughter's house, the general's mansion was her daughter's home. Unless there were special circumstances, there was no reason for her not to live at home.

So you can rest and play in the Yongle Earl's Mansion, but you can't really live in the Yongle Marquis' Mansion.

In order to facilitate entertainment, the imperial chef granted by the emperor is kept in the Yongle Marquis Mansion. During the daytime, I bring a few friends here to have a bite to eat and relax. It is much more cost-effective than going to Tianranju. The food is delicious and affordable.

The remaining peppers were eaten by a few people when they gathered together at the Yongle Marquis Mansion. There was only a little left, so there was no need to save it. Shu Xiaoxiao asked the imperial chef to help marinate some food with the peppers. The few people ate while roasting them, and there was no leftover, so there was no need to worry about anyone missing them.

After the Sixth Prince had eaten and drunk his fill, he made an appointment with Shu Xiaoxiao for the quantity of chili peppers for next year before leaving contentedly.

Although the chili peppers are no longer available, Shu Xiaoxiao believes that chili peppers will soon become popular in Daning based on the emperor and the sixth prince's reactions to them.

As the saying goes: What the superior likes, the subordinates will like even more. If the emperor and the princes like something, other people will follow suit even if they don't like it, not to mention a good thing like chili peppers. Maybe she can make a fortune next year!

There is no rush to make money. As a student, her main task now is to attend classes. After becoming a disciple and being supervised by the headmaster, Shu Xiaoxiao found that her schoolwork had become heavier. Before, she was in the martial arts class, and her focus was on learning martial arts. She also had to take care of a few acres of land. The teachers took good care of her, and there were no strict requirements for her schoolwork, so she completed it easily.

After having a master, I thought it would be easier, and I was thinking about how to have a good time in the academy? After all, I have hugged the thickest thigh, so if I don't use it now, when will I?

Unexpectedly, before she could even get her tail up, the master threw a huge pile of books at her, asking her to recite, understand and write them out from memory. Even the teachers who had turned a blind eye to her became stricter, and all of them turned into the eyes of the headmaster, supervising Shu Xiaoxiao's recitation and selecting her to recite from time to time.

"Master, don't I have to take the imperial examination? Why do I have to memorize so many books?"

Shu Xiaoxiao's face was full of grievance. It wasn't just one or two books, it was a whole pile! A huge pile! This was simply a nightmare! Even the college entrance examination didn't allow for this!

"It's one thing that you don't need to take the imperial examination, but you are my last disciple. If someone finds out that you are not well-educated and spreads the news, won't I lose face?"

Master Chu looked very self-righteous. Even if his disciple did not take part in the imperial examinations, he had to win first place in some literary gatherings. Otherwise, where would he put his face?

Shu Xiaoxiao:......

Well! She couldn't argue with that.

If she studies poorly, she will be labeled a poor student, which is what she deserves because of her lack of effort. But if she brings shame upon the teacher's reputation, then that is her problem.

Seeing his young disciple's frustrated look, Master Chu waved his hand and said, "Go back and memorize it well. This is only part of it. Come back and get the rest when you have mastered it. These are all memorized by your senior and second senior brothers."

Excellence is not something that comes with your identity, but is earned through your own efforts. Your identity may change sometimes, but knowledge will not. In life, only knowledge acquired will truly belong to you and help you overcome difficulties.

The little apprentice is smart, but a little lazy. He will need more supervision in the future.

Shu Xiaoxiao looked at the pile of books beside her and lamented, she was already a closed disciple, why was she working even harder? Her classmates could either learn martial arts or choose one to specialize in, and even if they learned two, they would have their focus.

She was lucky. She had made arrangements with the headmaster and other teachers, and they had plans for when she would memorize what books and what content to memorize. Whenever these teachers met her, they would test her before letting her go.

Master Wu was even more abominable. When she was practicing martial arts and doing horse stance, he actually helped her get the book, put it in front of her and urged her to memorize it. He said that practicing martial arts would not delay memorizing, so she could do two things at the same time.

As a result, she now wants to stay as far away from the teacher as possible when she sees him.

Some of her classmates made fun of her, some gloated over her misfortune, and even her third brother Shu Tingfei, who was the most protective of her, looked helpless. After all, he didn't want to be questioned by the teacher.

Shu Xiaoxiao suddenly felt that her life was now full of passion.