Unlimited estates for rural beauty-Chapter 608 Teaching (4)

"I... I was just like brother."

"Since neither of you fully recognizes your own mistakes, you’d better reflect on them. You’ll skip dinner tonight, stand for an hour, and then go back to your room to rest." Feng Xuxu glared at them and turned to warn the maids behind her, "You’ve all heard me. Anyone who sneaks them something to eat, I will not be lenient."

"As you command." Yingsu and Zhu Lengqing hurriedly half-knelt to pay their respects.

"Get up." The two shared a quick glance and slowly rose to their feet.

Seeing this, Qiqi and Yueyue both looked at their father, hoping he would speak up for them. Dugu Chen turned his head away, pretending not to see. Eventually, Yueyue pouted her lips, walked to Feng Xuxu, and pulled at her sleeve, saying, "Mother, I was wrong. I shouldn’t have talked back to the teacher, nor should I have made a bet with him."

Seeing the two of them looking so pitiful, Feng Xuxu sighed, wrapped one arm around Yueyue, and gestured Qiqi over with her hand. Qiqi got close to her mother’s side and automatically leaned against her embrace. Feng Xuxu softly explained the principles to them, with Dugu Chen chiming in now and then.

After nearly an hour, Feng Xuxu and Dugu Chen finished explaining the principles to them. Feng Xuxu straightened the two children in her arms and asked, "Do you both understand now?"

Qiqi and Yueyue shook their heads and then nodded, leaving Feng Xuxu torn between laughter and tears.

"It’s okay if you don’t understand now, but remember one thing. You mustn’t be arrogant, self-depreciating, cocky, or boastful. These are all unacceptable behaviors. From now on, study well with your teacher, keep his words in your heart. It’s not shameful to ask questions if you don’t understand. It’s not losing face to feel confused or not comprehend. But pretending to understand when you don’t, that is not what good children do. Do you understand?" 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

"Mother, we understand." Qiqi and Yueyue said in unison.

"My dear, it’s quite late. Let the children have something to eat before they go to rest." Dugu Chen glanced outside, noticing the late hour.

Feng Xuxu turned to look at the dark outside, "Blame me, I was so flustered I lost track of time. Summon the meal."

"Giggle, giggle, we will never do this again."

Feng Xuxu touched each of their foreheads and gave them an admonishing smile, "Hurry up and wash your hands. It’s time to eat."

"Oh, time to wash hands." Seeing them bounce back to their usual energetic selves, Feng Xuxu chuckled and shook her head.

In no time at all, six dishes were brought in by the Palace Maid, and watching the children wolfing down their food, Feng Xuxu’s heart suddenly lurched with worry that they might choke. She remembered how she used to eat so quickly when she was young and almost mentioned it, but then she held back.

The children were busy attending lessons with their teacher during the day, and the husband was busy reviewing those headache-inducing memorials. Only Feng Xuxu had some leisure. The palace affairs weren’t excessive, but compared to the backyards of the wealthy gentry, there were many more affairs to attend to. Fortunately, the palace never lacked talent. Utilizing everyone’s abilities to delegate tasks and then reporting to the head Palace Maid daily, who would in turn bring the summaries to her, saved her both time and effort. Occasionally intervening in the management of the tasks, if there were any shirkers or slackers, they could hardly escape Feng Xuxu’s notice.

Several days passed in a flash, and Feng Xuxu, having spent several days poring over maps on the ground, finally sorted out the tributaries on the map. What remained was deciding where to build the reservoir.

For several consecutive days, Feng Xuxu confined herself in her room. The floor was littered with waste paper, and the table was arrayed with various small wooden sticks and different-sized water basins. The several maids attending her were quite puzzled, but none dared to ask, standing guard quietly outside the door.