Wishing You Eternal Happiness Chapter 662: ：Glorious ancestral merit
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Yu Youyao gathered her pants and bowed, and responded obediently: "Yes!"
After completing the etiquette, she walked over with lowered eyebrows and sat down beside the Queen Mother in a proper manner.
Seeing that she was neither humble nor arrogant, and well-behaved, the Queen Mother smiled a little deeper. She turned to look at Mrs. Yu who was still standing, and said warmly: "You sit down too, don't suffer from standing still."
Old Madam Yu bowed her head to thank her, and the little palace maid helped her sit on a cushioned chair.
The Queen Mother liked Yu Youyao and took her hand: "Good boy, what books have you read at home?"
A gentle smile appeared on his face, and he held her hand cordially, just like a loving elder. Even the questions he asked were the same as those of ordinary elders, who would usually ask after meeting a junior, without any airs.
Unconsciously, people let down their guard and forgot that the person in front of them was the aloof Queen Mother.
Yu Youyao smiled shyly and replied in a low voice: "I invited a female teacher to my family and read the "Female Commandments", "Internal Instructions", "Women's Language Theory", and also read the "Four Books" and also briefly read some of the "Five Classics" ."
Reading Nushu is to understand morality, reading the Four Books is to understand reason, and the Five Classics is to understand etiquette.
Every lady should learn from this.
The Queen Mother smiled deeply: "It is good to read more books. If a woman reads more, she will also know etiquette and morality, know good things and do good deeds." At this point, she changed the topic and said: "The woman who teaches you your lessons Sir, it must be Ye Yingqiu. She is a person with both talents and virtues. In the early years, when she was not reconciled, she followed her mother-in-law to the palace to visit the Ai family. The Ai family liked her craftsmanship and used it for many years and used habits. ”
It seemed as if they were just chatting about family affairs, but every word was virtuous and courteous, which made Yu Youyao not dare to be careless: "Grandma also said that as a descendant of the Yu family, you need to read more books in order to remember the virtues of your ancestors and glorify your ancestors' merits. , not to disgrace the family tradition." When she said this, she pursed her lips and smiled slightly: "Mr. Ye Nv also often teaches that it is virtue for a woman to have no talent. This cannot be taken out of context. It does not mean that women do not need to study to be talented, but advises that women do not need to study to be talented. Women must be virtuous. If they are not talented, they must be virtuous. If they are talented, they must be virtuous.”
What are the ancestral virtues and merits of the Yu clan?
It is nothing more than the word "loyalty" given by Emperor Gaozu himself, and every word of the Queen Mother's word is "virtue", so she naturally has to accept this word.
When the Empress Dowager heard this, her smile deepened and she clapped her hand: "Everyone in your Yu family is loyal and dedicated, and the emperor and the Ai family will also remember it."
She glanced at Yu Youyao.
The slender and frail girl was sitting next to her, but she did not show any panic or timidity. She had her legs together and her hands folded on her legs. She had a slim and upright figure, with a thin back. He stands upright, but he is not rigid or rigid. Instead, he has a noble and soft attitude that is never forced.
Such a gesture is good and polite, but when she is in front of a noble person, people will inevitably think that she is disrespectful to the noble person.
However, her shoulders naturally slumped down, and her neck was bent low, showing a meek and respectful attitude.
Anyone who looks at it will sigh: "What a character!"
The Queen Mother looked at a white porcelain beauty vase on the Duobao Pavilion. The delicate porcelain was whiter and smoother than jade. The slender neck of the vase looked very much like the one of the Lord of Shaoyi County. Jade neck, smooth and beautiful.
Putting aside her status, she really admired Yu Youyao: "No one is as good at teaching as your grandmother."
These words were obviously praising her grandmother, but they were also praising her in a different way. Yu Youyao smiled shyly, not wanting to mention the words of her elders, so she subconsciously rubbed the palace ribbon around her waist.
The Queen Mother noticed her behavior and looked down. Yu Youyao had a colorful silk ribbon around her waist that only clan members were eligible to wear, and a palace ribbon hanging on it.
This was probably the palace ribbon that she asked Aunt Shen to pick out and give to Yu Youyao.
The Empress Dowager smiled again: "I am young and pure because of my integrity. I can look at you and laugh at the same time. I admire you for your kindness and gracefulness. I am named Youqing since I was a child. I am clean for my integrity and my heart is kind and virtuous." At this point, she paused for a moment and then said: "When I saw you today, it was just as the Ai family thought back then. It was your grandmother who taught you character and virtue."
This is what the Queen Mother said to her back then. Yu Youyao was flattered: "I am ashamed!"
The Queen Mother clapped her hand and changed the topic: "Good boy, the Rongjun Prince's actions were too ridiculous earlier, and you were wronged."
Yu Youyao's eyes turned red, and she quickly said: "The Emperor and the Queen Mother love my daughter so much and uphold justice for her. I am deeply touched by the Emperor's kindness, and I am deeply moved by it beyond words." When she said this, she suddenly He stood up, walked to the Queen Mother, knelt down and bowed: "I heard that the Queen Mother is worried about the drought, sympathizes with the suffering of the people, and wants to raise money for disaster relief. I am also interested and willing to share the worries of the Emperor and the Queen Mother, and for this great disaster. Thousands of Li people in the Zhou Dynasty did their best."
As soon as she finished speaking, the little palace maid serving in front of her handed the brocade box in her hand back to Yu Youyao.
Yu Youyao reached out to take it and raised the brocade box high above her head: "Although I don't have the virtue of the Queen Mother, I still have the heart to follow virtue."
The Queen Mother glanced at Aunt Shen.
Aunt Shen quickly stepped forward and took the brocade box.
The Empress Dowager then said warmly: "You are interested, get up quickly. You are the lord of Shaoyi County bestowed by the Emperor, and you have a clan title. Don't kneel down easily."
Yu Youyao lowered his head and wiped away his tears, and said hoarsely: "My lord, I would like to thank the Emperor and the Queen Mother for your grace."
After she finished speaking, she bowed again, and then let the palace maid help her up and sit on the brocade.
The Queen Mother put the handkerchief into her hand: "Wipe your tears quickly, the emperor has made you the head of Shaoyi County. From now on, no matter whether you are a clan member or a foreign minister, you will not I dare to humiliate you at will."
This is a promise. ~IndoMTL.com~ Just how heavy the commitment is depends on how much money she has donated.
Yu Youyao lowered her eyes and carefully took the veil from the Queen Mother. After wiping her tears, she handed it to the maid waiting at the side.
The palace maid quickly handed over a cup of tea.
Yu Youyao used some, and his emotions calmed down a little: "I have sixty grain and oil shops and twenty medicine shops in the Jiangnan area. I have sent my old servants from home to Zhejiang with the tokens. These grains, oils and medicinal materials were transferred to Zhejiang to assist General Ye Shen and the officials specially sent by the imperial court to rescue the people."
I just donated money for the drought, now I am donating food for the flood.
Sixty rice shops, twenty medicine shops, grain, oil and medicinal materials are all profitable businesses, and they add up to a large amount of money.
The Empress Dowager solemnly shook her hand: "Shaoyi County Lord, you understand the great righteousness. I would like to thank you on behalf of the emperor and the millions of people in this great Zhou Dynasty."