Chapter 707: The So-called Heaven’s Favorite
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
“However, it’s impossible to memorize it in a month after studying it for three days, right?” The palace maid beside Liu Fang said in a low voice, “Commander, it’s not that we don’t want to listen to you. This is indeed a little difficult.”
Ah Yu was puzzled. “Is it because you can’t understand the characters written inside? It’s alright, I’ve already requested a stewardess from the Internal Affairs Department. For the next three days, she will come to read out the specific regulations to you all. Don’t be deceived by the number of boxes; not all of it is rules. Some are blank pages. 1 intend to have people help transcribe them. By then, each of you can have a copy.”
“No…” The palace maid blushed as she spoke. “Commander, you might not know this, but us palace maids have also learned some basic words before entering the palace. It’s just that we’re not proficient and can’t read too well. The main problem is that it might be more difficult to memorize them.”
“That’s right, Commander. We’re slow-witted to begin with. We’re not like those scholars who study. How can we memorize everything in a month?” Liu Fang said, “Moreover, we still have to be on duty. When the masters do things, we servants have to do our jobs well. We can’t just spend our time on this. If the higher-ups blame us, it will become the masters’ fault.”
Liu Fang’s words were straightforward, as she was concerned that Ah Yu might not understand if she spoke in riddles due to her young age. Moreover, as someone who had just arrived, Ah Yu might not be familiar with some of the palace maids’ rules, and this could be taken advantage of by those with ulterior motives.
“Is it very difficult to memorize it in a month?” Ah Yu did not ask Liu Fang but Tang Yuan.
She remembered that Big Sister Tang Yuan had familiarized herself with the various rules of the Imperial City in advance. It was also because of Tang Yuan’s reminder that she thought of this method.
With rules to follow, there was no need to be afraid of chaos. There was no need to waste effort fighting with others next time.
Tang Yuan shook her head. “It’s not difficult.”
She couldn’t read and didn’t have much talent. When her Little Master was talcing the female teacher’s lessons at home, she had also listened in on many of them, but the results were minimal.
Previously, she had only heard about the rules from people. Since others had mentioned it, she remembered it and memorized it in about four to five days.
Moreover, this was nothing. When Little Master went to the Internal Affairs Department to ask for these books, she actually flipped through all of them. On the spot, she identified some mistakes and discrepancies and remembered them all.
Compared to Little Master, what was she?
Giving these people a month was enough. There was no need to specially spend many hours every day.
Moreover, the rules all had something in common. It was nothing more than what could be done and what couldn’t. It was much simpler than reading other books.
“Commander, leave this to me. I guarantee that they’ll be able to memorize it in a month.” Tang Yuan thought that she could let her Little Master not worry about such small matters. She was someone who did big things. How could she be tied up by these minor matters?
Some conventional methods might not work well, but she’s especially skilled in the unconventional ones. These are her strong points, so it’s not difficult.
Ah Yu also remembered that Tang Yuan was very good at dealing with these things, so she nodded. “Alright, thank you.”
“It’s not hard. This is what I should do,” Tang Yuan said and changed her words. “Oh, the rules will be implemented immediately. 1’11 call myself a servant from now on.”
With that, Tang Yuan called out to the palace maids, eunuchs, and guards who were still confused. “Come, come, come. I’m sure everyone knows the functions of the various palaces better than me. We’ll start with the common rules in the Imperial City. Let’s talk about our Astrology Divination Bureau first…”
When Ah Yu saw this scene, she was relieved. She went to the Little Imperial Garden first and waited for Qin Huai.
When they were sitting in the Little Imperial Garden, Ah Yu said to Meatbail, “Elf, what Big Sister Hua Rou said previously reminded me that since the Emperor handled this matter, doesn’t that mean that the Emperor knows Princess Ruyi’s true identity? General Hua seems to know too. Coupled with the Empress Dowager’s attitude previously, I suspect that Princess Ruyi’s identity was specially decided by the Emperor.”
[Why do you think so?]
“When 1 went to the Internal Affairs Department, I saw a dossier that everyone can consult. It contains the major events of the Great Chang Imperial City over the years. According to my analysis, from the Emperor’s way of handling things, as well as my previous interactions with him, he’s someone who values the Empress very much. If the child is from the Empress, he would certainly cherish her. This includes the Empress herself, who places great importance on etiquette and order. However, Princess Ruyi clearly doesn’t conform to these standards. It either suggests that she presents herself well in front of others but poorly in front of us, or that she’s not as favored as the rumors say. The Emperor and the Empress haven’t put much effort into guiding her.
Actually, there’s another point. Since Princess Ruyi was sent to other noble families in the past due to her health issues, those noble families would have been aware of her royal status and would have surely provided her with proper guidance. They wouldn’t have let her become like this. Even if she’s domineering, it seems more like a facade. It’s not like the way I’ve seen in those noble girls. Their arrogance isn’t superficial; they genuinely look down on others and even feel demeaned when speaking to their own household servants.
Thus, I think that from the looks of it, Princess Ruyi is not a real princess. This seems more like the truth.”
[Congratulations on completing the “Mystery of Princess Ruyi’s Identity” mission. You have received 200 mission points!]
Ah Yu laughed. “Elf, but I haven’t done anything yet!”
[The mission is to let you investigate Princess Ruyi’s identity. You’ve already passed the observation, analysis, and even invited external help. You’ve even fought against Princess Ruyi before. From the looks of it, you have all the necessary elements for the investigation. Doesn’t this mean that you’ve completed this mission?]
“Then is she really not a princess?”
[Well, you have to verify it yourself.] Meatball originally wanted to say ‘of course not’. Otherwise, how would you complete your mission? However, the Origin Space ignored the energy consumption to remind Meatbail not to interfere too much. It could only speak ambiguously like this.
When Ah Yu completed the mission, the Origin Space could obtain the source energy. Although it was Meatball who took advantage of this loophole, it was still considered completed. Even if the Origin Space was helpless, it had to give her a pass.
However, the amount of origin energy obtained was not as much as expected.
Moreover, according to the mission issued by the spatial pocket, this mission would take at least four to five years to complete. That would only give 200 points. Since it was just a wild guess. At most, they would be given 20 points. That was already very, very generous.
However, Meatbail said that All Yu had used her intelligence to crack the truth and avoided all kinds of detours, allowing the Origin Space to obtain this portion of high-quality source energy a few years in advance. Shouldn’t this be Ah Yu’s credit?
Moreover, Ah Yu was so outstanding. She would definitely be able to complete missions even more outstandingly in the future, allowing the Origin Space to benefit even more. The small investments now would have huge returns in the future. How could they be deducted?
Therefore, the Origin Space helplessly gave out all the points..