"Forgive me, Mr. Su, but this can't be done!" Meng Shu refused without thinking.
How could I, a girl, feel his pulse in public?
Does she still want to be famous?
Even if he is really the emperor, it won't work!
This is not Master's other courtyard.
The emperor was slightly startled when he saw Meng Shu's straightforward refusal.
This was the first time since childhood that he had been rejected like this.
He was wearing a mask, and Meng Shu couldn't see his expression clearly, and she was still a little scared.
No matter how bold she was, she would not dare to make a mistake in front of the emperor.
"Men and women are not intimate, Mr. Su, you'd better ask the master to take your pulse." Meng Shu smiled and compensated.
After hearing what she said, the corners of the emperor's mouth raised slightly.
Yes, with so many people watching, it was really inappropriate for him to ask a girl to take his pulse.
It's because he didn't think enough!
Although the people of the Zhou Dynasty were civilized, they had to abide by the rules. Meng Shu was not a medical woman, so she couldn't take his pulse in front of others, otherwise it would damage the girl's innocence.
"What Miss Meng said is true. I was rude. I..."
Before the emperor finished speaking, he was interrupted.
"You are Meng Shu!" A man wearing an azure brocade robe came from behind with two boys.
In fact, when Su Ye was paying the bill, Meng Shu noticed that the man was staring at her, which was really rude.
Seeing him interrupting her conversation with Mr. Su and calling her name again, Meng Shu couldn't help but frown.
"You are a girl. It is not appropriate to talk to a man in public, especially a person who hides his head and does not dare to reveal his identity. Be careful of being deceived." The man said this and glanced at the masked emperor.
That's him!
In this part of the capital, women rarely wear veils when they go out. He, a grown man, actually wore a mask and talked to a girl. Maybe he wanted to deceive the girl.
Although Meng Shu thought this man was nosy and rude, but...
She glanced at Mr. Su who was wearing a mask, and for some reason, she felt a little refreshed.
After all, I spent more than two months detoxifying him and saving his life, but he refused to reveal his identity.
Of course, if he was really the emperor and his plans were for the world, it would be human nature not to let her, an outsider, know about it.
"Most noble ladies from aristocratic families are simple-minded and don't know the sinister nature of people's hearts. Miss Meng, please be careful!" After the man finished speaking, he cupped his hands towards Meng Shu and left with the servant.
He wanted to cause trouble for this man, but he was followed by a Nishiname guard, and he was not easy to mess with at first sight. He was also a weak scholar, so he had no choice but to give up.
"Mr. Su, I'm going back to my house first." Meng Shu did not stay, and soon took Su Ye and the others out of Jiamu Building.
"Find out this person's identity!" The emperor ordered in a deep voice.
I don’t know who is so nosy and meddling in his own business, so simple and wanton.
The emperor was in a good mood when he went out today, but now he felt a little unhappy.
"Yes!" Zhang Peng responded quickly.
……
Meng Shu was also asked to inquire about the man's identity.
All people and things related to herself must be brought under her control, so that she feels at ease and comfortable, and can go to bed early at night.
Back in the mansion, Meng Shu took several maids to practice sword practice in the backyard. After the second lady Meng Wan learned about it, she also took her beloved sword to join in the fun.
In the west courtyard, Mrs. Huang, the sixth wife, was teaching her two daughters to embroider.
Meng Yan and Meng Xian were moved when they learned that their sisters were practicing swordplay, but they were rejected by Huang before they opened their mouths.
"It is a great righteousness for a man to fight in the West and defend his family. It is better for a daughter's family not to wield swords and guns."
"Mom, we are a family of military commanders. If our young lady doesn't know how to ride and shoot martial arts, she will be laughed at." The third young lady, Meng Yan, said bravely.
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Huang put down her needlework and looked at her daughter, and said in a rather stern tone: "I don't care what others think. You two sisters are not allowed to practice martial arts. You should learn piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, and needlework. I come from a Qingliu family. My daughter can’t be that vulgar person, otherwise I won’t be able to go out and meet people!”
The two sisters turned a little pale when they heard this.
It turns out that my mother finds it embarrassing for women to practice martial arts.
No wonder she never allowed her father to teach them how to ride and shoot in these years.
Could it be that in the mother's heart, their grand Duke's mansion is not as good as the Huang family?
My grandfather was a bachelor's degree scholar at the Hanlin Academy, with an official rank of the fifth rank. He was only promoted in the past two years.
It was said that he was promoted, but in fact it was the result of his qualifications and perseverance. After all, he had been in the Hanlin Academy for more than thirty years.
The eldest uncle is a seventh grade editor of Hanlin Academy.
It sounds nice to say that the royal family has a double academy, but in fact, my grandfather and uncle were not valued at all, and they never had the opportunity to lecture in front of the emperor and the queen mother.
The bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, who is ranked in the third rank, is the real minister of the emperor. He is highly valued by the empress dowager and will most likely join the cabinet in the future.
Seeing that her daughters were unhappy, Mrs. Huang suddenly felt congested.
These two girls, the older they get, the more disobedient they become.
"You are not allowed to see your eldest sister in the future without my permission." Mrs. Huang quickly warned her two daughters, fearing that Meng Shu would lead them astray.
"But eldest sister, she..."
Meng Yan just opened her mouth, but was interrupted by Mr. Huang.
"Everyone in the house dotes on her, especially the old lady and the Duke. They think about her in everything, but have they ever thought about you? No matter how they promise, no matter how nice your father says, if Meng Shu breaks off the engagement, you sisters The marriage between the two of you will eventually be affected. If you don’t work harder, which Qingliu family will let you marry as their daughter-in-law? Mother has her whole heart for you, so don’t make any detours!"
"Grandma said that she was not only looking after my eldest sister, but also looking for a husband for us two sisters..." Meng Xian remembered what the old lady said to them a few days ago.
"Shut up!" Mrs. Huang glanced at her daughter with an angry look on her face: "Your father is a concubine, and the old lady is just his aunt, so how can she really plan for you? She is just a foil for Meng Shu and Meng Wan. Your marriage , I have my own arrangements.”
The two sisters looked at each other in shock when they heard this.
Although their mother reminded them first that their grandmother was not their biological grandmother, but just their aunt's grandmother, her grandmother was actually very kind to them. They also had things that their eldest and second sisters usually had.
At this moment, a maid suddenly came to report that the eldest lady Meng Shu invited the third lady and Miss Xi to have tea in the Fanghua Courtyard.
Mr. Huang took over the two daughters' refusal and said, "Go and tell the eldest lady that Yan'er and Xian'er were craving for cold drinks in the afternoon and ate an extra bowl of iced sour plum soup. They are feeling a little unwell right now. They won't go today and will go another day." Talk to the eldest lady in the Youth Academy."
