My Wife Is A Sword Immortal
Chapter 563 - 362: The First Beauty of Great Li in Legend, Dugu Shi_2

Chapter 563: Chapter 362: The First Beauty of Great Li in Legend, Dugu Shi_2

Gu Yiwu raised his head, observing Zhao Rong’s retreating figure.

"Ziyu, this is the ’momentum’ that Teacher Qi, who taught black and white pieces to fight against each other in our Academy’s Chess Skill class, has taught us."

Zhao Rong nodded slightly.

This Mr. Qi was also the Chess Skill teacher at his Shuaixing Hall.

Zhao Rong couldn’t discern the depth of his cultivation since he had only recently arrived and had few interactions with Mr. Qi both inside and outside of class.

Well, aside from the ’good student’ plus ’sycophant’ Yu Huaijin, who seemed to charm every Art Studies teacher, some of the Academy teachers with more reserved personalities had very little contact with students like them from Mochi Academy.

Most of them would appear during classes and leave afterward, the reading atmosphere in the Academy was relaxed.

For instance, a certain female teacher, who liked to worry about the Nascent Soul Realm bottleneck in front of this student and shamefully wasted fabric, even threw two Calligraphy classes at Mochi Academy directly to Zhao Rong, the teaching assistant.

Regrettably, the fine tradition and atmosphere of mentorship by the Mountain Master and the Great Sacrificial Officers of Linlu Academy seemed to be spreading downwards...

Zhao Rong was secretly vigilant.

Thus, Mr. Qi, like the other teachers, during Chess Skill class, favored mentioning the name of Yu Huaijin, and indeed, he seemed to quite like Li Xueyou, that diligent little girl.

Moreover, it was said that Mr. Qi was also a strategist within Youlan Prefecture.

Thus, the Chess Skill class was one of Zhao Rong’s favorite classes where he would occasionally hear some interesting and ’unorthodox yet reasonable’ statements...

At this moment, within the Xuan-character suite.

Gu Yiwu felt somewhat emotional.

"Looking back now, there seems to have been a very impressive woman who had keenly realized the overall situation and cleverly utilized it."

"Yes, and thus she enabled this mother and orphan duo to secure the highest position in the court,"

The surrounding students, listening in, looked slightly dazed.

Despite hearing this, Zhao Rong remained silent.

However, he too smiled and nodded.

Gu Yiwu paid no heed to the other students, his attention constantly on Zhao Rong.

Seeing Ziyu finally seemed to show signs of agreement, he felt invigorated.

He spiritedly said:

"Now sitting securely in the highest hall of the temple under the greatest mountain in northern Wangque Continent, I really look forward to visiting Hanjing soon to see that elaborately dressed woman behind the bead curtain. A month ago, the power tactics and planning during that critical moment were truly ingenious."

"Moreover, who knows how many more schemes and maneuvers she has behind her."

Gu Yiwu paused and rubbed his hands together as if itching to act.

His gaze inadvertently fell on a small broom in a corner of the room.

However, with so many people watching and not alone with Zhao Rong,

to display the joy of men—dancing with a long stiff stick—seemed quite shameful.

Gu Yiwu had no choice but to let it go and continued with a smile:

"This Empress Dowager Dugu is not simple. She appears very sharp and intelligent, and also skilled at leveraging opportunities, particularly those afforded by our Confucian scholars."

"On the spirit tablet of the late Emperor of Great Li, she indeed put on quite the show. Ziyu, frankly, I don’t believe that a child of such naive age truly understands the concept of losing a relative and would faint from crying bitterly in front of the coffin."

"Also, this Empress Dowager Dugu, to fast for three days without eating or drinking, it might be true, but whether her frailty was real or feigned..."

He paused briefly and shook his head.

Several students from the Justice Hall looked at each other and nodded.

"However, this utmost purity, closeness, and filial piety resonates with the common folk, and Confucian officials throughout the realm also recognize this kind of conduct."

"As for the common people, it shows that the Imperial Family also values human relationships just as ordinary families do; such emphasis on familial and filial love means that even if that person is bad, they couldn’t be all that bad, could they? Moreover, where have the Crown Prince and Empress Dugu erred?"

Gu Yiwu adopted the tone of ordinary people, ’worriedly’ said:

"The poor young Crown Prince who lost his father at such a young age and the virtuous and chaste Empress Dugu, who is kind-hearted, treats the people well, and whose establishment of the Music Workshop also saved countless disadvantaged women, seems like a divine maiden from Moon Palace who has lost the pillar of her home, fragile and unable to support herself alone."

"Alas, left behind by the late Emperor, this mother and orphan facing this immense ’family business’, and constantly dealing with evil persons who might jump out to forcefully split ’the family assets,’ how could this possibly be good?"

The robust man chuckled.

"For the Confucian scholars inside and outside the court, the most important thing is the message conveyed by the actions of the young emperor and the Empress Dowager."

"That is, they will certainly continue the policies of the Emperor of Great Li in promoting Confucianism, adhering to the previously agreed-upon rules of the game, governing the country with Confucian rites and prioritizing filial piety."

Standing beside Zhao Rong, Zhao Qian’er seemed to recall something.

She turned her head and spoke a fair word for the mother and orphan on the Great Li court.

"That makes sense. However, as outsiders, we indeed can see very clearly, noticing the artificial traces, but if placed in their position, thinking from the perspective of this woman, the Empress Dowager Dugu indeed deserves understanding and sympathy."

Zhao Qian’er shook her head, "And who knows? Maybe she really did have feelings for the late Emperor of Great Li and wanted to preserve the Li Dynasty."

"It’s just that now only she and the orphan remain, surrounded by wolves, so they can only strive to plot for self-preservation. Putting on a show is not overly reproachable; otherwise, it’s likely that she and the young Crown Prince would be left without a single bone."