Chapter 1310 The Last Expedition (2)

Chapter 1310 The last expedition (2)

On the day Yunqing set out, the weather was very good. The fastest update is the same as before, Yuxi stood at the gate of the palace and watched Yunqing's back slowly disappearing from her sight before turning around to go back.

Brother You said with a smile: "Mother, since you are reluctant, don't agree to let father go that day." There are many generals who can fight in the court, and if his father doesn't go, Tongcheng is as solid as a rock.

"This time is different from the past, even if I want to stop it, I can't stop it." Besides, she didn't think about stopping it either.

After saying this, Yuxi smiled lightly and said, "However, this is the last time."

"The last time, the last time, I don't know how many times I've heard it for the last time." Anyway, as long as Dad is determined to do something, his mother can't do anything about it. Therefore, it is still dad who is the master of the family.

Qi Hao glared at Brother Yu, who immediately shut his mouth.

As soon as Yu Xi entered the Qianqing Palace, she saw a mountain of notebooks piled up on the desk in the imperial study.

Half of these booklets require money.

After previewing all the brochures with Qi Hao, Yuxi selected two brochures and said to Shen Chunting: "Tighten these two places first." One is about planting mulberry to improve rice seeds, and the other is about building canals to regulate the lower reaches of the Yellow River The fold of the river. These are major issues related to the national economy and the people's livelihood, and have always been the focus of Yuxi's attention.

Shen Chunting thought in his heart that the empress's work efficiency was high, and he finished reading the booklet in just one day. Unlike the emperor, it usually takes three to five days for the papers that are not urgent to be approved.

After a busy day, Yuxi suffered from back pain. While taking a medicinal bath, Yu Xi couldn't help but said: "Time is not forgiving! When the world is stable, let Brother Hao take over the burden."

Tong Fang smiled and said: "I'm afraid that the empress will be bored at that time." How can Tong Fang, who has been with her for more than ten years, not know Yuxi's restless temper.

Having been busy for more than 20 years, it is definitely not used to resting all day without doing anything. However, she can find something to do that interests her.

Yuxi said: "When Qihao takes over the burden, I will be busy with the women's school. In this way, women will have a place to read and write in the future." It is unrealistic for all women to study, because many children from poor families want to learn Sorry to learn. Women's school is a platform for women who have the conditions and want to study.

Tong Fang said with a smile: "Now the school only enrolls one hundred students each year, and it is almost overwhelmed for one place."

These Yuxi naturally knew that to enter a women's school, one must not only be rich but also powerful. However, this situation will change after the expansion in the future.

After massaging Yu Xi, Tong Fang said softly: "Empress Empress, my parents came to Beijing and said they want to see me. I want to go out of the palace tomorrow to meet them." Tong Fang's parents now live in Zhongyonghou's Mansion.

Tong Fang was heartbroken by her family back then, and has never been home these years. However, because her parents are present, she sends some money back every year, which can be regarded as a repayment for their upbringing. Over the years, Tong Fang's brother, sister-in-law and others wanted to ease their relationship with her, but unfortunately Tong Fang didn't respond. Tong Fang has been by Yuxi's side all the time, and if she doesn't want to see others, she can't see them either.

Yu Xi, who had her eyes closed, opened her eyes when she heard this and said, "Do you know why your parents are here?" Tong Fang has been with him for more than ten years, but his parents have never appeared.

Tong Fang said that her parents also missed her as a daughter, but what happened back then made them feel extremely ashamed. Therefore, if Tong Fang didn't take the initiative to go home, they would have no face to see Tong Fang.

Tong Fang nodded and said, "I'm here for my nephew Tong Man. This kid has a bit of talent for reading, and he's already a scholar. This time, he's here to study in the imperial capital." Tong's father, Aunt Tong, is here for his grandson.

It was only then that I traveled thousands of miles to the capital to meet Tong Fang.

Even if they did too much back then, it was the parents who gave birth to her and raised her. After they all arrived in the capital, Tong Fang naturally had no reason to disappear.

Yuxi knew something was up, if she really missed her daughter, she wouldn't stop visiting for more than ten years. It's just an excuse to be ashamed. But these are Tong Fang's housework, and Yuxi will not interfere: "Your parents will definitely tell Tong Man to take care of your retirement, just listen to these words." Let Tong Fang pave the way for Tong Man.

Fearing that Tong Fang would worry about things in the future, Yuxi said: "You don't have to worry about the future, Qihao will give you old age. If you want, you can be buried next to me in a hundred years!" People like Tong Fang , Only those who have made great contributions to the family will be allowed to be buried in the ancestral grave. If the ancestral grave cannot be buried, it will be considered a lonely ghost if it is buried outside.

Tong Fang was stunned, and when she came back to her senses, she knelt on the ground and said, "Thank you, Empress."

Being able to be buried in the imperial mausoleum is a matter of honoring the ancestors, and generally only those who have made great contributions to the country. Tong Fang is just a female slave who takes care of Yuxi's daily life, how can she not be grateful to receive such preferential treatment from Yuxi.

"Thank you? In the future, you still have to suffer!" After a pause, Yuxi said: "Should you accept a female apprentice, so that this skill will not be lost?"

Tong Fang looked a little hesitant.

"Why, you don't want to accept apprentices?" After finishing speaking, Yuxi deliberately joked: "Are you afraid that the apprentices of the church will starve to death, master?"

Tong Fang shook her head and said, "Empress, I have an idea, I don't know if I should say it or not."

"you say."

Tong Fang said: "I want to open a school to train female doctors, do you think it will be possible?" There are many male doctors, but very few female doctors. Some women who suffer from women's diseases are ashamed to tell the male doctor, and the result is delayed. There are also big families with strict rules, saying that men and women can't give and take clearly, and don't let male doctors directly touch the skin, and use some kind of thread to diagnose the pulse. A doctor with this kind of ability is either a famous doctor in the world or works in a hospital.

After finishing speaking, Tong Fang quickly explained: "When the time comes, I will recruit a few female doctors to teach them, and I will visit occasionally." Serving Yuxi is her job, and she will not put the cart before the horse.

"The suggestion you made is very good, I didn't even think about it. After the war in Tongcheng is over, I will ask someone to do it..." It's not that Yuxi doesn't look down on Tong Fang, but that Tong Fang stays outside the inner house all year round I don't know much about it. It is no small matter to set up a women's medical school, and Tong Fang can't do it.

Tong Fang smiled and said, "That would be great."

"If you have any ideas in the future, just tell me, don't worry about it." She has limited energy, and she doesn't think well about many things. And this is not government affairs, there are courtiers to help make up for incomplete places.

The next day, Tong Fang went to see her parents.

Seeing Tong Fang, Father Tong and Aunt Tong were very excited. Especially Aunt Tong, holding Tong Fang and crying bitterly: "You child, why are you so cruel, you haven't come back to see me and your father for so many years."

Tong Fang has always remembered the events of that year, so she has been reluctant to go back for so many years.

Tong Shi smiled and helped Tong Fang explain: "Tong Fang is also too busy, and has been unable to get away."

After they all sat down, Aunt Tong took Tong Fang's hand and asked for warmth.

When she was a girl, she never cared so much about Aunt Tong. At this time, Tong Fang was not used to it, so she asked, "Father, mother, since you are in the capital, please stay longer."

Father Tong will now explain the meaning: "Ah Fang, Aman is diligent and motivated in his studies, and the husband also said that he is very talented. I think Yucheng School is not as good as that in Beijing, so I want Aman to study here."

Aunt Tong answered and said: "I heard that the best school in the capital is that Tan Yuan. You send Aman to study there."

Tong Fang's face suddenly became ugly. I thought that Baitan Academy was a vegetable market, so I entered it whenever I wanted.

Holding back her anger, Tong Fang said: "If you want to enter Baitan Academy, you have to take an exam, and you can only enter if you pass the exam. If you don't pass the exam, I have nothing to do."

In fact, even if you want to take the exam, it is not that easy. If you don't have fame, you must have someone to guarantee it, and then you will succeed. But it's not difficult for Tong Fang to find a guarantor.

Father Tong said: "Just find someone." In Father Tong's mind, his daughter is a celebrity in front of the empress, so it's easy.

Tong said with a smile: "Second uncle, if you want to study in Baitan Academy, you must pass the exam. The third prince went to Baitan Academy before, and he had to take the exam!"

Aunt Tong said confidently: "My Aman is so knowledgeable, he will definitely pass the exam." For her grandson, Aunt Tong has a mysterious confidence.

Tong Fang immediately said that she would help Tong Man get a place for the exam.

Father Tong didn't bother with this matter much. Just like Aunt Tong, he believed that Tong Man would definitely pass the exam. What I said before was just in case.

After talking about enrolling in school, Father Tong wanted Tong Fang to solve another matter: "Aman is already sixteen years old and has not been engaged yet. Afang, I will entrust this matter to you." Tong Man has until now It's because Tong's family has high vision that they haven't engaged yet, and they feel that those girls in Yucheng are not good enough for him.

To help find a school, Tong Fang is also willing to help for the sake of being a nephew. But Tong Fang is unwilling to intervene in the matter of marriage. Tong Man has grandparents on top, and parents on bottom. No matter how important the marriage is, it's not up to her as an aunt to take care of it.

Before Tong Fang could speak, Aunt Tong said again: "Ah Fang, our Aman is so good, we must find him a girl with both talent and appearance and a good family background." Only such a woman can be worthy of her. A handsome grandson.

Tong Fang laughed when she heard this: "Mother, I'm just a servant, how can I have such great skills for a girl from a wealthy family."

Aunt Tong hurriedly said: "What servant, who doesn't know that you are the most important person of the empress. A Fang, A Man is your nephew, you can't leave it alone!" Because Tong Fang is working beside Yu Xi, The members of the Tong family got along very well in Tongcheng relying on this relationship.

If Tong Fang had a soft temper, she would not have insisted on reconciling with Xiang Weiguo regardless of her family's objections back then: "Mother, I won't take care of this matter."

Father Tong said with a sullen face: "Ah Fang, Aman is your nephew, how can you ignore it?"

"That's right! Ah Fang, you have no children. When you grow old in the future, you still have to ask Ah Man to take care of you. Ah Fang, help Ah Man now, so that you can enjoy your old age when he is promising."

Tong Fang originally had no expectations for her parents, but she immediately changed her face when she heard this: "I said back then that life or death has nothing to do with you. When I get old, I won't bother you." After finishing speaking, she turned around out. No matter how Father Ren Tong and Aunt Tong shouted, she didn't stop.

Tong asked the servant girl to stay to appease the two old men, while she chased them out.