Chapter 937 Don’t bully a young girl into being poor!
May 26, Ye Mansion

In An Miaoyi's courtyard, Jing Ren recited fluently under Ye Mingsheng's gaze:

“The late emperor died before he could complete his career. Today, the world is divided into three parts, and Yizhou is exhausted. This is truly a critical moment for survival. However, the ministers who serve as guards are working tirelessly inside, and the loyal and dedicated people are willing to sacrifice themselves outside, because they are grateful for the special treatment of the late emperor and want to repay it to Your Majesty...”

When Jingren finished reciting the entire "Chu Shi Biao", Ye Mingsheng asked Jingren some questions about interpretation. Jingren answered very fluently. Just when Jingren was feeling a little proud and looking forward to Ye Mingsheng's praise, Ye Mingsheng asked again:
"Jingren, do you know why Zhuge Wuhou wrote this memorial to the later emperor Liu Chan?"

Facing his father's question, Jingren recalled Gu Sansi's story, hesitated for a moment and then spoke:
"Dad, I think Zhuge Wuhou wrote this letter to the later emperor Liu Chan for two purposes. The first purpose is to let the later emperor not forget the teachings of the late emperor, and the second purpose is to show his determination to fulfill the late emperor's last wish!"

Listening to Jingren's answer, Ye Mingsheng smiled and said:

"Your answer is very standard!"

"But you need to think more deeply. Jingren, you might as well think of yourself as Liu Chan, and then think about the purpose of Zhuge Wuhou's letter to you!"

Jingren seemed to understand what he said, and Ye Mingsheng did not give him any further advice. He believed that some things needed to be figured out by oneself, and if he was told the answer directly, it would be detrimental to Jingren's growth.

After letting Jingren think for a while, Ye Mingsheng asked again:
“Jingren, in the "The Memorial to the Emperor on Leaving the Capital" you just recited, there is a sentence like this: Be close to virtuous ministers and stay away from villains. This is the reason why the Han Dynasty prospered. Be close to villains and stay away from virtuous ministers. This is the reason why the Han Dynasty declined…”

"These people don't have notes on their faces telling you whether they are good officials or bad people, so Jingren, how do you think we should distinguish between good officials and bad people?"

As soon as Jingren heard this, he was stunned by Ye Mingsheng's question. Although he had memorized the "Memorial to the Emperor" by heart at the request of his teacher Gu Sansi and his mother An Miaoyi, he was still young and had never encountered such a complicated problem.

Seeing Jingren lost in thought, Ye Mingsheng was not in a hurry to give Jingren enough time to think. After thinking for a whole cup of tea, Jingren mustered up the courage to say:
"Whoever my mother and Mr. Gu say is a wise minister is a wise minister, and whoever they say is a villain is a villain!"

Hearing this answer, Ye Mingsheng was not angry, but just smiled and shook his head:
"As a superior, you must have your own judgment and a correct view of good and evil, right and wrong! But at the same time, you can't be bound by these. After all, this world is not black and white!"

"And the most important thing is that people change! There are no truly wise ministers, and sometimes they have no say in whether they are wise or not!"

“When you don’t involve his interests, he may be a wise minister and a good general, but when you involve his interests, he becomes a villain who harms the country and causes chaos in the world. So don’t use your eyes to see, but use your heart to feel!”

"Feel it clearly, use them when they are virtuous, and dismiss them when they are not!"

Facing Ye Mingsheng’s teachings, Jingren didn’t look like he could really understand. He just nodded as if he understood, with a little confusion in his eyes. In response, Ye Mingsheng just smiled and touched Jingren’s head...
After talking about studies, An Miaoyi also prepared a banquet. It was a rare occasion for the family of three to have a meal together.
Although the opportunity was rare, An Miaoyi strictly followed Ye Mingsheng's instructions and did not waste too much. She only asked the kitchen to prepare six or seven hot and cold dishes. Although the dishes were few, they were all the favorites of Ye Mingsheng and his son.

Because according to the plan, Ye Mingsheng will lead his troops to Luoan in a few days, so during the dinner, Ye Mingsheng also reminded An Miaoyi:
"While I'm away, the house will be left to you, Miaoyi! You have to take good care of the old and young at home!"

An Miaoyi nodded upon hearing this and said:
"My husband, I will take care of everything at home, so you don't have to worry. But my sister Zhixiu is pregnant now. Can she follow you on the bumpy journey to Luoan?"

Ye Mingsheng hesitated when he heard this, because Pei Zhixiu was still in the early stages of her pregnancy and her pregnancy was not very obvious. In addition, he had a lot of things to do during this period, so when he mentioned to Pei Zhixiu that they would return to Luoan together, he actually forgot about Pei Zhixiu's pregnancy.

However, Ye Mingsheng realized his negligence only in the past few days. He also thought about having a good talk with Pei Zhixiu and asking her to stay at home for the safety of mother and child. However, Pei Zhixiu had already been aroused by his words and was looking forward to this trip to Luoan...
Ye Mingsheng knew that if he talked to Pei Zhixiu and asked her to stay at home and have the baby, Pei Zhixiu would definitely listen to him, but Ye Mingsheng could imagine how disappointed Pei Zhixiu would be, so Ye Mingsheng was hesitating these days and had not made up his mind completely.

Seeing that Ye Mingsheng didn't speak, An Miaoyi observed Ye Mingsheng's expression before speaking:
"My husband, I think since our army has already captured Luoan, there is no need to rush. We should still focus on Sister Zhixiu's health!"

Hearing this, Ye Mingsheng nodded. What An Miaoyi said made sense. He also decided that this matter could not be delayed any longer. Tomorrow he would go and have a good talk with Pei Zhixiu to see what Pei Zhixiu himself thought about this.

Seeing that Ye Mingsheng was unwilling to talk more, An Miaoyi was very tactful and did not continue on this topic. Instead, she turned to Ye Mingsheng and said:
"My husband, my mother was very concerned when she heard that you were going to fight in person this time. Let's take Jingren with us tomorrow to go to my mother's place to accompany her!"

Ye Mingsheng nodded upon hearing this, and then said:
"The day after tomorrow! I'm going to Luo'an this time, so I probably won't be able to make it back for mom's 60th birthday. Miaoyi, you can make some simple preparations. Invite a troupe of actors to come over the day after tomorrow, so that I can celebrate in advance for mom when I'm at home..."

An Miaoyi nodded obediently upon hearing this:

"Husband, this is a good idea. I will arrange it tomorrow!"

After dinner, Ye Mingsheng and Jingren spent some rare parent-child time. When it was time to rest at night, perhaps because Ye Mingsheng might not be back for several months, An Miaoyi became particularly proactive and asked Ye Mingsheng for help several times.

Exhausted after a fierce battle, Ye Mingsheng slowly fell asleep to the lullaby sung by An Miaoyi.

Watching Ye Mingsheng falling into a dream in her arms, An Miaoyi's eyes gradually became resentful. This time Ye Mingsheng went to Luoan, bringing Pei Zhixiu and Murong Qingwu with him, but he didn't even ask her if she wanted to go with him!
You have to know that she was born in Kunshan Hou An's family, and was born and raised in Luoan, and spent most of her life in Luoan! Although she is the mistress of Fengwu Army, she is honorable, but when she is lonely, An Miaoyi also misses her hometown, the place where she grew up, and every tree and grass in her hometown!
In addition, because of her An family's involvement, although An Miaoyi appeared to sacrifice her own family for the sake of the public, and expressed her attitude that Ye Mingsheng should not worry about the An family and should focus on the overall interests of the Fengwu Army, deep down in her heart, An Miaoyi was also very concerned about her own family and worried about their safety.

Although news has reached Yijing recently that most of the An family members are safe and sound, which made An Miaoyi secretly relieved and alleviated her worries about her relatives in her hometown, but if possible, An Miaoyi also wants to follow Ye Mingsheng home to see her relatives in her hometown with her own eyes·································
In addition, An Miaoyi also had the idea of ​​returning home in glory. Although she was the legitimate daughter of An Hetu, Marquis of Kunshan, she was rumored to be the reincarnation of Bao Si because of her beautiful appearance when she was young. She was obviously an innocent girl, but she was branded as a scourge to the country and the people!

This also resulted in the fact that although An Miaoyi had reached the age of marriage, none of the young talents from the noble families of Luo'an dared to come to the An family to propose marriage, which also made An Miaoyi subject to ridicule in the circle of noble families of Luo'an.

An Miaoyi was a person with a strong sense of self-esteem. After being insulted like this, she secretly made up her mind to find a husband of her dreams and let those who had mocked her in the past take a good look!
And she finally did it. In just a few years, Ye Mingsheng and the Fengwu Army advanced from the remote countryside of Da Zhou to Luoan, the heart of Da Zhou's power. This allowed Ye Mingsheng to reach the pinnacle of power, and also made An Miaoyi's status become invaluable!

As the old saying goes, if you don't return home in glory, it's like walking in the night in gorgeous clothes!

So An Miaoyi also wanted to return to Luoan, stand in front of those old friends and show off, letting them see how successful she is now!

Although she had such an idea, and An Miaoyi also thought about talking to Ye Mingsheng about it, but in the end An Miaoyi's reason still suppressed this idea··························

As the saying goes, if you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight. She, An Miaoyi, is different from Pei Zhixiu and Murong Qingwu. She is Ye Mingsheng's eldest wife and the mistress of the Fengwu Army. This makes her status noble, but also restricts her words and deeds!

Murong Qingwu can rely on acting like a spoiled child and asking Ye Mingsheng to take her back to Luoan, but An Miaoyi cannot do that because she is the eldest wife and the mistress of the Fengwu Army. So after Ye Mingsheng leaves Yijing, she has to stay in Yijing to look after this big family for Ye Mingsheng and ensure that there is no worry at home!
Although reason overcame emotion, An Miaoyi was still jealous that Pei Zhixiu and Murong Qingwu were able to return to Luoan with Ye Mingsheng.

Compared with Pei Zhixiu, An Miaoyi was not so jealous of Murong Qingwu. After all, hundreds of people in the Murong family died, and Murong Qingwu's return trip this time was largely to attend the funeral.

However, most of the An family members were able to survive this time, so when An Miaoyi saw Murong Qingwu and Ye Mingsheng going to Luoan, she was relatively calm.

What An Miaoyi envies the most is Pei Zhixiu. Usually, your doting husband will run to you whenever he has time, and this time he even wants to take you back to Luoan.

She had heard that Ye Mingsheng wanted to take Pei Zhixiu to relive the memories of the time when they were not successful, and also to taste the jujubes that grew on the jujube tree in the courtyard when they lived together...

Although she had long known that Pei Zhixiu was the most favored among the women in the mansion, it was difficult for An Miaoyi to remain calm in this situation.

In his mind, he couldn't help but imagine himself working hard at home to take care of this big family, while Ye Mingsheng and Pei Zhixiu were loving each other happily in Luoan!

That's why An Miaoyi specifically mentioned Pei Zhixiu's pregnancy to Ye Mingsheng during the meal just now, trying to prevent Pei Zhixiu from going to Luoan on the grounds of safety.

However, because she was afraid that Ye Mingsheng would see through her thoughts, An Miaoyi did not dare to be too explicit and only dared to mention it to Ye Mingsheng cautiously.

Although she had many grievances in her heart that she wanted to tell Ye Mingsheng, but when she looked at Ye Mingsheng's peaceful face as he slept, An Miaoyi couldn't help but let out a sigh.

Then she leaned against Ye Mingsheng and fell asleep. After all, there were still many family matters that needed to be dealt with by her as the mistress tomorrow.

The next morning, An Miaoyi woke up early, helped Ye Mingsheng to dress and eat, and sent Ye Mingsheng to the study to work····························

Just when An Miaoyi was about to follow Ye Mingsheng's instructions and find a drama troupe to prepare for tomorrow's banquet with Ye Cui, Qiqige came over and repeated to An Miaoyi exactly what Ye Mingsheng had said to Jingren last night.

After listening to Qiqige's words, An Miaoyi also became confused. When Ye Mingsheng was testing Jingren last night, she was busy with other things and was not around, so she had no idea about this. After hesitating for a moment, she asked Qiqige:

"Qiqige, did your husband really tell Jingren all this?"

Qiqige nodded heavily and said:
"Yes! The maids and servants serving outside heard it!"

After these words were spoken, An Miaoyi's expression became more serious. She didn't understand why Ye Mingsheng would tell Jingren such a profound truth. Or maybe he had other intentions and was using the excuse of teaching Jingren to point fingers at herself?

But I clearly didn't do anything during this period of time. I was very law-abiding and took care of my husband and children!

Just as An Miaoyi was becoming more and more confused, Qiqige couldn't help but comfort her:

“Madam, you’d better not think too much about it. In my opinion, it’s a good thing that your Excellency is willing to tell Master Jingren about these ways of governing subordinates. This shows that your Excellency is training Master Jingren as your successor…”

(End of this chapter)