When Princess Yongping hurried up to the third floor, what she saw was Ge Yongti and Zhang Shou in the corner performing the Yanshi disciples, Chu Kuan stood alone in front of the window watching the eight-legged essay battle below, and Chang Ning accompanied Yu Fei chatting about daily life.
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She suppressed her surprise and quickly came to her mother. Although she wanted to ask what they had just said upstairs, the only thing that came out of her mouth in the end was the faint title: "Mother's concubine."
"Yes." Concubine Yu nodded. When she saw Zhu Ying helping the concubine up from behind, she glanced past Princess Yongping and smiled at the grandparents and grandson, "It's rare to come out to join in the fun. This eight-part essay
I don’t understand, and it doesn’t make sense to listen to it. This Yuehua Lou Cultural Festival, Mingyue can’t escape, Yingying, would you accompany me to Zhaoming Temple? It’s been a long time since I went to see Jiuniang.”
Zhang Shou, who was distracted, noticed at a glance that Zhu Ying's face immediately showed a look of joy, while in comparison, Princess Yongping's face looked quite ugly.
Thinking that when Concubine Yu told him about her life experience just now, she mentioned that her biological mother, Widow Zhang, was deceased, and when speaking of Zhu Ying's biological mother, she used the word Jiuniang as a reference, but did not mention her current whereabouts.
It suddenly dawned on me.
When Concubine Yu says this now, does it mean that Zhu Ying's mother is not in Zhao Guogong's palace, but in Zhaoming Temple?
"Okay, I have long wanted to take Ah Shou to see my mother. Every time I went to see her, she would always touch my head gently without speaking or smiling. She always treated me like a child.
Even more unwilling to go back. This time I asked Ah Shou to beg her together, and she would not refuse! Wasn't it just that I had a quarrel with my father? At worst, my mother could have beaten him, so why did she ignore her like this?
Damn it!"
Zhang Shou couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat from the eldest lady's powerful speech. Especially when he saw the concubine shaking her head helplessly, he finally couldn't help coughing. But this time he didn't have the right to speak, because Concubine Yu was actually
Get the final word first.
"Yingying, don't talk nonsense. How could your mother hit your father! Ah Shou and Taishi Ge will stay here to make a judgment. After all, he offended a selected family today, so he can't offend all the scholars here. That's it.
My mother and I are going, but your grandmother is not going either. Your mother is very stubborn, and it would be worse if more people go. I don’t have many followers, so I have to rely on you to protect me!"
Seeing that Zhu Ying couldn't resist Concubine Yu, and finally reluctantly agreed, Zhang Shou quickly called out to Yingying, and then pointed to a deserted corner. Seeing her coming quickly, he left Ge Yong and ducked over.
"Don't worry about me. There is a teacher for everything. Besides, your grandmother is here too."
"Humph, even if I'm afraid of those useless guys down there, I'm afraid that Princess Yongping will say mean things to you." Zhu Ying snorted angrily, and finally said unwillingly, "I'm really
I want to take you to meet my mother, she is very good to me, every time I go, she will give me new clothes made by myself... Ah Shou, I have agreed, I will take you there next time!"
"Okay, okay." Zhang Shou quickly nodded in agreement. Seeing that Zhu Yingfu was in high spirits again, he asked, "By the way, where are Mr. Qi and Xiao Qi's little fool Ah Liu?"
"Grandpa Qi is taking the test on them!" Zhu Ying chuckled, and then she showed a gloating expression, "Xiao Qi and Xiao Dai are okay, but Ah Liu's expression on his face that I just didn't hear what you said is really funny.
Pretending to be deaf and dumb!"
Zhang Shou was originally worried about the three people he brought out, but when he learned that Ah Liu dared to deal with such a famous official like Qi Jingshan, he couldn't help but laugh. After laughing, he looked at Zhu Ying and said softly
: "When you go to see your mother, say hello to me. If you can, tell her that I know what happened back then. I have lived a peaceful, happy and contented life these years."
Zhu Ying's eyes suddenly shone with surprise, but after staring at Zhang Shou for a long time, seeing that he had no intention of telling her the inside story, she could only say angrily: "You won't tell me, right? Huh, wait.
I’ll interrogate you again when I come back!”
Seeing the eldest lady returning to Concubine Yu like a gust of wind, she immediately picked her up with a few words of laughter. However, she greeted everyone else one by one, but ignored Princess Yongping and him, and just walked away.
Zhang Shou, who had long been accustomed to her temperament, couldn't help but laugh. Not long after the group went down, he saw Qi Jingshan coming up with Qi Liang and Deng Xiaodai.
But Ah Liu was several steps behind. When he climbed to the third floor, he still looked expressionless and had no sense of presence. How could you tell that he had once made people angry with just a few words?
Until then, Princess Yongping took a long breath and barely got rid of the lingering negative emotions just now. However, when she saw that Ge Yong called Qi Jingshan and others without saying a word, and occupied the area instead of guests.
She spread out the paper on the big desk, picked up a pen, and began to write and calculate. She couldn't help but feel restless, and the handkerchief in her hand was almost crushed to pieces.
Zhu Ying only knows how to judge people by their appearance, and her mother-in-law has always treated her better than her biological daughter...
A famous scholar like Ge Yong and Qi Jingshan are obsessed with arithmetic...
The emperor father and the queen mother have obviously not been on good terms over the years, but she has no idea what they want...
The senior officials who have been helping her become famous among the talented circles in the capital also have ulterior motives...
When this Yuehualou literary party ended, it was already afternoon time. Zhang Shou had been dragged by Ge Yong to solve an extremely tedious repeated calculation problem. Although the lunch was carefully cooked by the Yuehualou chef, he
But I didn't know how to eat, and after finishing the whole meal, I couldn't help but sigh in my heart that I said I was going to some kind of cultural meeting today, but it turned out to be equivalent to a mathematics seminar.
However, he just lamented that most of the scholars who attended the meeting today were frustrated. When the more than ten craftsmanship articles carefully selected by the scholars were sent to Ge Yong and Qi Jingshan, they were all greeted with enthusiasm.
After all the criticism and attacks, only three articles stood out. But after praising the three articles, Grand Master Ge spoke condescendingly and with full force.
"Back then, I tried consecutively, and finally got the No. 7 spot. Maybe most people thought it was very impressive, but you might as well think about it. From the Tang and Song Dynasties to today, how many No. 1 picks have there been, but how many of them can you remember?
The Yishi Wen test is about the understanding of the sages' books. After you understand it, if you are named in the gold list in the future, will you be able to write an article that will be famous throughout the ages?"
"Zhang Shou, a close disciple of mine, has no intention of competing with you in the examination room. Don't treat some people as soft persimmons just because they encourage you to make promises and want to be famous. You know, the person who blocked my door yesterday and pretended to write exams is
Some people have already cried and confessed on the spot that they were instigated by others. People live an open life. Don’t fail to pass the Jinshi exam, but you are stained with a stigma. Doesn’t the word “luco” sound good? "
It wasn't until he left Yuehua Tower that Zhang Shou felt a lot more relaxed. The wife invited him and Ge Yong to board the car together with Qi Jingshan. As soon as he sat down, he saw Ge Yong staring angrily.
The madam glanced at her and said: "It's not suitable for Zhang Shou to live in your house. I'll take care of him tomorrow and move him to my place to save others from gossiping."
The madam still smiled calmly, but her words were not at all forgiving: "Someone made trouble at your place just yesterday, can you guarantee that there won't be any trouble in the future? Today everyone knows that he is your closed disciple, isn't there someone making trouble?
Besides, Ah Shou is Jing'er's son-in-law. No matter where he lives, the matter is certain, so why are we afraid of gossip? Ah Shou, what do you think?"
Zhang Shou couldn't help but have a headache. On one side was Zhu Ying's grandmother, Zhao Guogong's biological mother who had raised him for so many years, and on the other side was his teacher who was very kind to him and did not fall out even after taking the blame many times. Who was he supposed to speak for? Just for a moment, he
I made up my mind.
"I plan to go back to my home in Rongshui Village today." Before the two old men could argue any more, he said calmly, "Even if I want to be a doctor of Chinese descent, I have to go back to my hometown and talk to my mother. As for the next step,
We’ll decide where to stay when we first come to Beijing, so there’s no rush.”
Qi Jingshan, who had been smiling silently until this moment, smiled slightly and said: "I have a small courtyard with two entrances in Tangzi Hutong in the west of the capital. It was my old residence. Later, it was just piled with debris and it was empty. If
Zhang Shou, you have no place to live, so I can have it cleaned up and rent it to you at a cheaper price."
He seemed not to notice Ge Yong's eyes that were so angry that he wanted to kill, and nodded slightly to the Madam: "Tangzi Alley is in the back street of Zhaofu Street, so it's convenient to take care of each other..."
"Qi Jingshan!"
Seeing Teacher Ge's angry look at that moment, Zhang Shou quickly picked up the old man without thinking and gently stroked his back: "Teacher, if I really go to the Imperial College, how can I have the time to visit him often?"
When we come back, it’s true that Mr. Qi asked Madam to take care of my mother. Think about it, is the Imperial College closer to Ge’s Mansion or to Zhao Guogong’s Mansion?”
Seeing Ge Yong, he became happy almost immediately. Madam Tai and Qi Jingshan couldn't help but smile at each other.
Looking at this posture, Zhang Shou can already feel Ge Yong's seven inches. In the future, it is impossible to say whether the teacher will control the students or the students will control the teachers!