"Eunuch Wang."
"This servant is here."
Ye Yubei asked, "Did Tang Tang go to the Royal Academy today? When do classes end?"
"Your Majesty, classes end at noon. There is still some time until then. Are you missing the Ninth Princess? Shall this servant bring her..."
Ye Yubei lowered his head and continued reviewing memorials. "No need. Tang Tang has never attended school before. Let her learn properly, so she doesn't end up unable to recognize a single word. It would be embarrassing for her to tell people she's my daughter."
"I wonder how Tang Tang is doing in class. Does she not recognize a single word? Has Grand Tutor Yun punished her?"
"Tang Tang loves sleeping. She might even be asleep in class. How did I end up with such a lazy daughter?"
"Achoo!"
Ye Tangtang sneezed, jolting herself wide awake. Was someone bad-mouthing her?
Ye Mushuang spoke softly. "Tang Tang, you're finally awake. Grand Tutor Yun has already finished an entire lesson on poetry. You really can sleep! Class will be over soon."
Ye Tangtang rubbed her bleary eyes. Someone must have been bad-mouthing her just now!
Having finished the lesson, Grand Tutor Yun put down his book.
"Now comes our classic question time. Which lucky student will get to answer my question today?"
Please don't let it be me. Anyone but me.
Spirits of heaven, spirits of earth, let every bodhisattva work their wonders. Please don't let it be me. Please, anyone but me!
Ye Tangtang began praying to every god and Buddha.
Please don't pick me! I slept through the whole lesson. Who knows what the heck he taught? I'd already wandered off into dreamland with the Duke of Zhou. I even dreamed about a handsome young man.
He was so handsome, and he had eight-pack abs. I even gave them a feel. Hehehe...
Jun Yuyuan: "..."
Everyone: "..."
Ye Tangtang was still engrossed in her dreamland adventure with the handsome young man when, a moment later, she heard the grand tutor call her name.
"Tang Tang, tell us what I taught in the last lesson."
Grand Tutor Yun's voice was very gentle, and his face glowed with warmth, but at that moment, in Ye Tangtang's mind, he was a wicked teacher!!
Waaah! I slept through the whole lesson! Who knows what he taught? Why me? Have even the bodhisattvas stopped protecting me?
"Tang Tang, why aren't you saying anything?"
Grand Tutor Yun asked with a smile, a tiger hiding behind a smiling face.
"I..."
"Tang Tang, this lesson was about Goose Goose Goose," Ye Mushuang whispered, shielding her mouth with one hand.
Goose Goose Goose!
I know this one! You've hit right on my specialty! Hahahaha! Prepare to have your titanium-alloy dog eyes dazzled! Let this princess show you what she's made of!
Then Ye Tangtang launched into a lengthy explanation, covering every point and leaving Grand Tutor Yun stunned.
Was this what they called a genius? A peerless genius who could learn even in her sleep?
Everyone looked at Ye Tangtang with admiration.
Jun Yuyuan's brows drew tightly together. He had heard that this little princess had always lived in the Cold Palace. How did she know so much about poetry?
Grand Tutor Yun nodded. "That was an excellent explanation, Tang Tang. Today's Gold Medal will go to you."
Ye Tangtang thought, There's a perk like this, too?
"Tang Tang, hurry up! That's the highest reward you can get."
Ye Tangtang scampered up to collect her prize. She had taken a nap and still won an award. Hehehe, not bad, not bad.
Grand Tutor Yun hung the Gold Medal around Ye Tangtang's neck, and she immediately picked it up and bit it.
Wahaha! It's real! It's actually real! This medal must be worth loads and loads of money! I'm rich, I'm rich! Hahahaha!
The God of Wealth has blessed me! God of Wealth, I'll bow to you when I get home.
Grand Tutor Yun: "..."
Jun Yuyuan: "..."
So she was a little money-grubber, too.
"Thank you, Grand Tutor."
Ye Tangtang's voice was soft and sweet. If you didn't know what was going on in her head, you really would have thought she was a quiet, pretty little princess.
"No need to thank me. You deserve this, Ninth Princess. I never imagined your understanding of this poem would reach such depths."
Ye Tangtang thought, How could it not be deep? Because of this Goose Goose Goose, my teacher made me stand as punishment for three days. Three whole days, all spent memorizing what this poem meant.
I can recite it backward fluently now. But people in your era don't have a very deep understanding of classical poetry yet, so let me enlighten you properly. From now on, whenever you see me, you'll have to call me Teacher.
Grand Tutor Yun: "..."
"Tang Tang, you may return to your seat. One must be humble. Remember what I've told you."
"All right. I'll definitely be very humble. Thank you, Grand Tutor."
Ye Tangtang strolled back down, sat nicely in her seat, and took another bite of the Gold Medal.
I'm rich, I'm rich!! I've got so much money now!
The Third Princess stamped her foot in anger. This girl had clearly slept through the entire lesson, yet she could still answer the question. The grand tutor had even given her the Gold Medal!
A Gold Medal! She didn't have a single one herself.
After class, Ye Tangtang eagerly left the classroom, took the food out of her cloth bag, and ate as she walked.
Time to go home, time to go home! She had slept through a lesson and even earned a piece of gold.
Mommy would definitely praise her.
But when she turned her head, she saw a whole crowd following her in a grand procession. She immediately clutched the food in her cloth bag protectively.
Do they want my food? Why are they all following me? How strange.
Painfully parting with her precious treats, Ye Tangtang shared out the food in her bag. Surely she could leave now? Yet several of her brothers and the Third Princess's two lapdogs still followed her.
The Fifth Prince said, "Ninth Sister, we just think you're too little. It's dangerous for you to walk alone, so we want to escort you home."
The Eighth Prince said, "That's right, Ninth Sister. Don't worry about us. We'll just follow behind you."
The Second Prince asked, "Ninth Sister, why have you stopped walking?"
Song Jinshi said, "Ninth Princess, your pastries are absolutely delicious. They're the best I've ever eaten."
Lu Wuyou said, "They are."
Ye Tangtang grew a little frightened as she looked at them.
These people are all major villains! In the end, they fight to the death over the throne. Why are they all following me now??
And those two lapdogs, why aren't they following the Third Princess anymore? This is so scary! Run!
Everyone pricked up their ears to listen.
Scary?
Were they following too closely?
Ye Tangtang looked back again. No one was behind her anymore, so she happily skipped along.
La la la, I'm a little expert at selling newspapers...
She walked, sang, and ate. When she reached a downhill slope, Ye Tangtang remembered the Ice Skates she had just won in the draw. This was the perfect place to try them out.
Ye Tangtang secretly took out the Ice Skates and put them on, then slid down the slope at tremendous speed, as though her whole body had taken flight.
Ye Yubei had just heard that his daughter's classes were over and was about to come out to see her. Then he witnessed this scene... His daughter could fly!?
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