Chu Kuan was very sure that this was not a question that a mature Prince of the East Palace would ask.
However, even the emperor may have considered making the third prince a prince a year ago, but I am afraid it was just a vague idea and he did not think too deeply about it. That is to say, after the defeat of the eldest prince Cangzhou,
That idea had just taken shape. In this case, how could Chu Kuan regard the third prince as a popular candidate for the East Palace from the beginning?
After all, the eldest prince and the second prince are two difficult mountains for their younger brothers to overcome in terms of age and origin. Moreover, in the past, the third prince was shy and shy, and the fourth prince was impulsive and reckless. From all aspects, they were not qualified.
As a candidate for the crown prince, Chu Kuan hoped that the emperor could maintain good health, and then he and his concubines would have more princes and choose from them.
For this reason, the woman who was too jealous and did not have the temperament of a queen was naturally listed as a target that must be eliminated. Now that the woman has become a waste queen, the emperor directly sent the eldest prince and the second prince out.
After arriving in the capital, the third prince gradually spread his wings like a caterpillar transforming into a butterfly, glowing with a different brilliance.
Now, even though the third prince asked him such an immature question, Chu Kuan felt relieved. He lowered his head deeply and said in a calm voice: "Reporting to your highness, I did do it on purpose.
"
The word "why" almost came out of the third prince's mouth. Fortunately, the memory of being taught by the emperor last night was still very vivid, so he finally held it back, and finally said dryly: "I understand. Since my father ordered you to be here,
From now on, you will be in charge of serving the pen and ink, inside and outside Ciqing Palace. You will be the only one left during the daily lectures and lectures."
"I respect the Crown Prince's decree." Chu Kuan bowed deeply, saluted respectfully and agreed, and then said as if nothing had happened, "It's just that this time I came, I asked the Confucian scholar to let illiterate people serve in the East Palace, maybe.
He will be furious."
"I don't need him to tell me what to do!"
The third prince gave a rare and angry sneer. Seeing Chu Kuan straighten up, with a strange expression on his face, he suddenly realized that his self-proclaimed and attitude just now seemed too tough, and he immediately looked away unnaturally.
, it took a long time before he said seriously: "Father believes in you, so Gu also believes in you. Eunuch Chu is smart and capable, so I will leave the small Ciqing Palace to you."
Recalling that last night, the other two Bingbi who came with Chu Kuan were directly dismissed from their posts, but Chu Kuan was sent to Ciqing Palace to serve Bi Mo after being relieved of the post of palm seal by the emperor. As for the grade and treatment, he did not mention a word.
After a pause, he continued: "However, Ciqing Palace is not Gu's palace, and Gu does not live here on weekdays, so there is no need for a steward sign."
Chu Kuan did not expect that the third prince would directly block this road. He was slightly stunned, and then lowered his head and replied respectfully: "Yes, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince always lives in Zhaoren Palace and is taught by the Emperor himself. Ciqing Palace is just
It is a place for studying, and it has no other purpose than cleaning. The study is also cleaned morning and evening, so naturally there is no need for a steward sign."
"As a servant here, in addition to serving the pen and ink, that is, taking care of the house, I should do my best to prevent anyone from hiding any messy things in the corners, that's all."
The third prince was not a child who was inexperienced in world affairs. He understood what Chu Kuan meant at once, and the hairs all over his body stood up. The so-called hiding of messy things, to put it another way, might be a frame-up, and
To be more serious, there may be Witch Gu Nightmare Town...
But he settled down in an instant. In the late generations of emperors of this dynasty, when the princes fought for the throne until their brains were beaten, there was no such trick as the witchcraft nightmare town that was common in the Han and Tang Dynasties. It is said that it was actually used by the Han and Tang Dynasties.
People quietly packed it up.
Because Emperor Taizu said when he was in power, this dynasty will never tolerate witchcraft. I think there were many people like Chu Kuan working secretly, so as not to make the ancestors angry to death... No, it was to make the ancestors angry.
Alive again from the grave!
Therefore, after taking a deep look at the former Daxi who had made great achievements since his grandfather Ruizhong and worked conscientiously by his father's side for nearly thirty years, the third prince nodded slightly: "Then the Ciqing Palace will be handed over to Chu
Father-in-law, you are here."
It wasn't until he watched the thin and short figure of the third prince disappear from sight that Chu Kuan breathed a sigh of relief and had a rough assessment of his future life in Ciqing Palace. The relationship between him and the third prince
, without the affection he had with the emperor since childhood, nor the trust established through life and death, he still had many things to do.
Zhang Shou, who had achieved two admonitions within a few days, really felt a little helpless when he left the palace. He thought that when he was in the village, he had only planned to use the name of a celebrity to develop the rural elegant tourism industry, but the result was disastrous.
By some mistake, he himself became a famous scholar (famous teacher), and he was also a teacher who was always ready to hit others with a ruler. What the hell is this called?
Chu Kuan appeared in Ciqing Palace today, and it seemed that it had been planned for a long time. Now he even suspected that all the things that happened in these days were all controlled by the guy who once claimed in front of him that the inheritance of the fire was dependent on the eunuch party.
Among!
When Zhang Shou walked out of Dong'an Gate, Ah Liu led the horse to greet him. The master and the servant rode on the horse calmly as usual, but this time they went to the outer city public school. Although the move had not been completely completed,
He never wanted to go to the Imperial College again.
As for the many Jiuzhangtang attendants who left the palace earlier than them, of course they rode in a carriage together. These carriages were free rental carriages unique to the public school. At Lu Sanlang's suggestion, Lu Wan specially used various carriages.
The party donated money to maintain it. At certain fixed times every morning, noon, and afternoon, there would be two or three buses going to and from the inner and outer cities to pick up students. If you calculate accurately, you can catch up.
Seeing Zhang Shou riding on his horse, he told himself that the third prince had asked for a fight today. Ah Liu listened silently and suddenly said: "I went back home, and my wife went to the Duke Zhao's mansion. I heard that the concubine and his wife invited her.
Let’s go see the dowry furniture prepared over there.”
Zhang Shou, who was filled with sorrow for spring and autumn, was suddenly startled, and his mind suddenly shifted from the realm of emptiness to the realm of life such as rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea.
That's right, Lu Sanlang got married first, and Zhu Tingfang was next, and then him... But for him, there was no need for him to prepare before the wedding, and he didn't even need to tailor the groom's outfit!
That's right, because common people these days use the attire of a ninth-grade official when they get married. As for various officials and nobles' descendants, it's much simpler. They can just wear their own official uniforms! Of course, you don't need to use dark clothes.
Instead of wearing a colorful court uniform, he would use public uniforms with more festive patterns. Of course, don’t even think about wearing red. After all, he is only in the fifth rank, and there is still a long way to go before he can wear bright red and swagger through the city.
Zhang Shou clicked his tongue lightly, and then said with a bit of toothache: "What on earth do Mrs. Tai and Aunt Jiu think? They actually invited me to come to see the dowry of their future wife?"
"The furniture is not an ordinary dowry. The best materials have been saved and made early. Who knows if it suits your taste, young master?" Ah Liu retorted to Zhang Shou seriously, as if he was about to speak when he saw someone.
She said solemnly, "My wife also said that she would ask the eldest lady to go to Zhang Yuan to pick out your new house in person after your marriage. She said that the yard will be reserved for your living use now."
"Anyway, Zhang Yuanda, a lot of places were empty before, and there was no furniture at all. It's just a good idea to fill them up."
Zhang Shoudun was stunned. Zhang Garden was indeed well maintained when the emperor "sold" it to him at an outrageously low price. However, a house needs popularity to maintain its vitality, even if people have been repairing the house before.
, take care of the garden, sweep the road, clean the pond... But it is impossible to use as many manpower as King Lu did during his lifetime to wipe and maintain all the furniture.
Therefore, in several major courtyards, when the furniture with high-quality materials and extremely solid workmanship is still glowing with simplicity after more than ten years, many of the side courtyards that were once used for servants and even for guests
Within a few months of moving into the guest house where he stayed, he found that many of them looked good but were rotten inside, and they had to be thrown away in the end.
Seeing that it was useless to buy furniture and put it there, he and Mrs. Wu discussed it and cleared out the decayed furniture one by one. As a result, there were naturally many empty houses and yards without any furniture in Zhang Yuan.
Therefore, there are more and more residents in Zhang Yuan these days, and Zhang Shou and Wu are very happy. Because if there are no more people to live in, the well-furnished courtyards may be abandoned. On the contrary, when the guests come, Zhang Yuan wants to
The extra expense is the food of these people, as for various utensils...
That would be even simpler. Mrs. Wu took people to inventory the furniture in the living room of her home, and then moved the furniture in the same style. To be more precise, it should be to tear down the east wall and make up the west wall. Anyway, the living room
The furniture is almost the same, just put it together and you'll have it all.
Some of these guests bring their own entourage, some like to chat with Zhang Yuan's little guys when they have nothing to do, and while inquiring about things, they also teach some things, and some even clean the house very diligently...
This includes Song Juren, who is often nicknamed Song Benben by Ah Liu. As for the remaining manpower, Zhang Yuan has people who can make up for it, and they can still train.
During the previous Qiankun Shift to entertain guests, there were several beautiful scenes in Zhang Yuan. However, because there was no owner, the yard where the furniture was moved was now empty. Although Zhang Shou is no longer there
Why is he short of money, but since he has no time to enjoy the scenery at home, he is too lazy to spend money on buying furniture.
After all, carving, covering, filling, mother-of-pearl, gold tracing...the most popular furniture painting techniques these days are all inseparable from one word, and that is money!
As a result, listening to Ah Liu's tone, the elders at Zhu Ying's side were planning to use this opportunity to fill up those empty rooms at once! How much dowry furniture did the Madam and the others prepare for the eldest lady?
Moreover, according to the rules of the capital, it seems that large items such as furniture are not included when the dowry is given, but will be laid in quietly before the dowry is given. If the dowry is estimated based on the scale of the furniture, isn't it true that Zhu Ying
Want ten miles of red makeup?
After thinking about it, Zhang Shou couldn't help but ask thoughtfully: "Mother went to Zhao Guogong's mansion, what about Yingying?"
Hearing Zhang Shou ask Zhu Ying, Ah Liu's expression suddenly became more vivid. He said with joy, "The eldest lady said that today she invited Mrs. Hong to go out with her to recruit female doctors for the female school."
Zhu Ying really went all out to do such a thing. Compared with the young lady who used to call friends and gallop around the capital, now she is really full of energy and vitality... However,
Didn't she think that simply leaving Princess Yongping behind would only make the conflict worse? Maybe it's not just Zhu Ying, Princess Yongping is also a waste of fuel...
Thinking of this, Zhang Shou rode his horse all the way south. After leaving Chongwenmen, he did not go to the public school immediately. Instead, seeing that it was already past lunch time, he simply changed his route and went to Xinglong Tea House first.
Because the first Royal Chef Selection Competition had ended, he thought that the traffic in this once prosperous area might decrease. However, what he never expected was that there was a lot of construction going on here again. Thinking of a few days ago,
He had not seen this scene when he came over on the day of the finals. He had to ask Ah Liu to stop a passerby to ask. As a result, when the person saw him, their eyes widened.
Although Zhang Shou changed out of his official uniform as soon as he came out of the palace, and his warm hat and mink fur covered most of his face, it added a bit of aura of wealth, so even his face would not be immediately recognizable.
, but it was enough for the old man to stare at it for a while.
"This young master is so handsome... Ahem, they say that Academician Zhang from the East Palace looks like a banished immortal descending to earth. I think the young master is not bad at all..." After praising him for a long time, he chuckled and said, "You have to ask
Why was the house built here? I was right to ask the old man. My son took on the job of a plasterer here... Ahem, what is to be built here is a Sutra Sutra Hall."
Seeing Zhang Shou's surprise, the old man suddenly became even more proud: "I heard that this was proposed by the third son of the Lu family, the proud disciple of Zhang Shou. Later, although some elders in the court disagreed, Lu Jijiu was very supportive, so he secretly
After making preparations, he deliberately started construction in these two days. It is said to be a sutra library, but he plans to donate part of his home collection of books for readers to borrow for free."
"But the reason why he named it Suan Jing Guan is because he wanted to thank Xueshie Zhang for helping him teach him a good son."
Even though Zhang Shou knew that this was definitely Lu Wan's propaganda method, he still wanted to give a thumbs up to this public school priest who had more and more tricks nowadays. Moreover, when the old man said this, he immediately said with pride:
"Lu Jijiu is compassionate, and the Holy Emperor has saved the world. Many wealthy families donated money, and now my grandson has a place to go to school."
"In the past, it was extremely expensive to send him to study with his husband. Although he had some qualifications, after studying for a year, he only knew a hundred words and could write a few. Now he can go to a public school.
, the annual cost is very small, and the teachers teach well, I am so happy! I heard that this public school will open several more schools to teach other skills, old man, I am looking forward to it!"
Seeing someone holding out three fingers and telling him that he had three grandchildren at home, Zhang Shou immediately laughed. However, after laughing and saying goodbye to the old man, he was thinking about some of the trial products in his Tiangong Workshop.
, it is not enough to rely on one's own production, it should be produced on a large scale. Only large-scale production can produce corresponding demand for literate workers.
It's just that there is no need to monopolize the benefits. Having fun alone is not as good as having fun with everyone. The one-time authorized buyout method can probably induce some people to come on board... Just as he was thinking this, he heard an enthusiastic voice
: "Xueshi Zhang, are you here too? Lu Jijiu also wanted to give you a surprise, but I didn't expect that I couldn't hide it from you!"