Yiyi raised her head and looked at Princess Anqing in disbelief. Asked: "Princess, how can you burn it? Even if you just keep it as a thought."
Princess Anqing glanced at Yiyi with a chuckle but said nothing. This letter was originally used by Han Du to teach him how to write secret words. Since he has already learned it, why should he keep it? If you don't burn it quickly, why don't you keep it for others so that they can see through the secret message between her and Han Du?
Even if it was to be a souvenir, wouldn't it become a secret message between the two of them after that? Anyway, except for the two of them, no one could understand what was written inside.
Anqing felt that keeping such letters was more meaningful, as they felt like they belonged to each other.
Yiyi saw that the princess really burned the letter, but she had not seen even a word, so she stood aside and felt depressed.
Princess Anqing didn't care so much. She now wanted to try the method Han Du taught her to write secret words to see if it worked.
"Ahem, Yiyi, go get me a copy of the Analects of Confucius annotated by Master Zhu Xi for my princess."
Yiyi reluctantly said after hearing this: "The Analects of Confucius? Do you want it to be annotated by Master Zhu Xi? Princess, what do you want to use it for?"
An Qing glared at Yiyi and said dissatisfiedly: "Go and get it if you are asked to do so. You don't care what I do with it. I, the princess, can take it for a look. Can't you?"
"Oh, yes, yes. But princess, we don't have the Analects of Confucius annotated by Master Zhu Xi here." Yiyi thought that the princess really just wanted to read a book, so she didn't think much about it.
However, although the Analects of Confucius annotated by Master Zhu Xi is widely circulated, they do not have it here.
An Qing was stunned when he heard this, and asked in confusion: "How come there isn't one? I remember there was an Analects of Confucius in the study, wasn't it?"
Yiyi nodded and said: "Yes, there is, but it is not the Analects of Confucius that Master Zhu Xi has annotated. If the princess wants it, Yiyi will bring it to the princess."
If the Analects of Confucius is not annotated by Master Zhu Xi, what is the use of it?
Han Du had specifically told them that the contents in the book must be consistent before they could convey the message in code. If the content of the book is different, then there is no way to convey the message, or the message conveyed is too far from the original intention, or even the opposite.
This is why Han Du chose the Analects annotated by Zhu Xi instead of the ordinary Analects.
The Analects of Confucius annotated by Zhu Xi is the most recent and widely circulated, and it is also printed uniformly by the imperial court. Therefore, the content of each step is completely consistent. But the general Analects of Confucius is different. Although many of them have been circulated, many of them have been annotated by people throughout the dynasties. As a result, various Analects of Confucius have been formed. God knows whether the Analects of Confucius I am holding will be the same as the one held by Princess Anqing.
Anqing heard Han Du's instructions and immediately waved his hand to stop Yiyi who was about to get the book, "No need. I must use the Analects of Confucius annotated by Master Zhu Xi. Yiyi, can you find it?"
Yiyi lowered his head and thought for a moment, then said uncertainly: "If Your Highness must look for it, I'm afraid the only place to find it is the Queen."
yes!
An Qing's eyes lit up, he clapped his hands, and he immediately reacted. Others don't have it, but the Queen Mother will definitely have it.
Thinking of this, An Qing couldn't wait any longer and ran straight out of the palace gate. Yiyi yelled at Anqing from behind to ask him to stop, but would Anqing listen to her?
Princess Anqing came to the queen's palace. She couldn't wait to be informed, so she ran straight in.
When Queen Ma saw An Qing coming in, she immediately smiled. She seemed very happy about An Qing's arrival. But when he saw An Qing's face was red and he was out of breath, he couldn't help but lectured: "Look at you, you are already getting married, why are you still so frizzy?"
After hearing this, An Qing wanted to refute, but he didn't know how to say it. She understood that her mother meant that she was about to be married to Ouyang Lun by her father, but now she didn't want to marry Ouyang Lun.
He wanted to refute what his mother said, but An Qing didn't know how to say it. Because she currently likes Han Du, it doesn't seem appropriate to say she doesn't want to get married.
For a moment, Princess Anqing stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to say.
When Queen Ma saw An Qing's appearance, she thought she was shy and didn't know what to say. He stopped teasing An Qing and asked, "Why did you come to see my mother today?"
An Qing twisted his body and said, "What are you talking about? Don't I come to see your mother if I have nothing to do?"
"Yes, of course I can." Empress Ma touched An Qing's head and said with a smile, "Then when you were fine in the past, why didn't you come to see your mother more often?"
An Qing was teased by Queen Ma, and immediately hugged Queen Ma's arm like a coquettish girl, refusing to let her go.
Queen Ma felt a little uncomfortable being tortured by An Qing and coughed several times.
This time, An Qing was quite frightened. He quickly stopped making noise and asked with concern: "Mother, are you okay?"
Empress Ma pursed her lips and smiled, "The Queen is fine. It's not like you don't know. It's an old problem. There's nothing we can do about it."
An Qing naturally knew that her mother had always been suffering from a serious illness. When her mother spoke so openly, she felt sour and a little sad. But she didn't know what to say to comfort her mother.
Empress Ma didn't think her illness was a big deal. She took An Qing's hand and comforted her, "My mother is getting old. It doesn't matter whether it's sooner or later. As long as I can see you get married with my own eyes, I can hand you over to you." If you are in the hands of someone who can make your mother feel at ease, and you can have someone to rely on for the rest of your life, your mother will feel at ease."
An Qing's eyes turned red and tears welled up in his eyes.
"Silly boy, why are you crying?" Queen Ma smiled happily. Worried that An Qing would really cry, he didn't want to continue saying these words and asked instead: "Tell me, why did you come to see your mother today?"
An Qing slowly came to his senses, and when his mother asked this question, he said, "I would like to borrow from my mother the Analects of Confucius annotated by Confucius Zhu Xi."
"What do you mean by borrowing? You can just take it." Queen Ma said with a smile. I was a little curious about borrowing books from Anqing, so I asked, "Why, do you want to read a book now?"
Hearing this, An Qing hesitated for a moment, but still did not dare to tell his mother the truth, so he nodded and said, "Yes."
Empress Ma did not doubt anything else, and said to An Qing appreciatively: "Reading is good, you can understand things through reading. But you must also remember that reading is something that hurts the eyes. You can't read too much, and you have to take a break after reading for a while. ,do you know?"
"My son understands."
