Chapter eight hundred and fortieth Zhang Sheng said by borrowing a book
Zhang Chen really didn't want to deal with the most slippery Fatty Lu. After all, when it comes to fighting with people's wits and strength, how can it be as simple and refreshing as going directly to Huitong Nanguan to cause trouble? But Zhu Er's look of "don't you dare", he
I felt unhappy at the same time. Therefore, Zhang Chen, who was most unmotivated in his life, was defeated by such a simple trick.
Then, he didn't bother to visit the old lady, because with the temper of the old lady he had dealt with several times, if he went to visit the sick woman specially, he might be expelled without even sitting on the stool to warm up!
Of course, Zhang Chen would not really just walk in like this. He left Zhu Er, who he thought was always useless, and went directly to the door of Zhao Guogong's mansion.
, took out a beautiful box, and then handed it to the concierge who came up with a smile.
"The Madam needs to rest in peace now. She has just seen off His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince, so I won't go in and disturb her. These are Tongzhou snacks. Please give them to her to try."
The always eccentric Mr. Zhang was so polite and courteous today that even the concierge of Zhao Guogong's Mansion was a little surprised, and he responded respectfully. After watching people leave, the concierge was stopped by Zhu Er before he had time to deliver the things.
. Zhu Er pulled the person to the door, and then opened the box regardless of the situation.
But then he realized that it was full of neatly stacked snacks. At first glance, there was nothing fishy about it. If he wanted to find fault... it was probably because Zhang Chen had been riding a bumpy ride before, so the snacks were a bit broken!
If it was only him, Zhu Er would like to smash all these snacks to pieces and inspect them. However, at this time, the two concierges looked at him with subtle expressions. He could only cover the box angrily and then handed it back: "Go.
Qingantang gives it to grandma. But these things are not suitable for patients to eat. Remember to talk to Mother Jiang and the others."
"No matter what, it's all Mr. Zhang's sincere thoughts. Madam Tai will be happy to receive it." The concierge who spoke picked up the box and laughed, then hurried inside, secretly cursing all the way that his second young master was really like this.
He's still childish at this age. If he hadn't been here, would he have been planning to steal the box of snacks given by Mr. Zhang?
Zhu Er was confused about the box of snacks he sent, but Zhang Chen didn't bother to pay attention, because it contained a box of extremely normal... snacks. And he also brought more than one box of such snacks. At this time, he turned around
After meeting up with a few followers, he made a gesture and said: "Let's go to Zhang Yuan."
Zhang Chen knew very well that in such broad daylight, the little fat man who had been separated from his parents and brothers would never be in that small and well-equipped house. Ever since there was an attendant in the East Palace, Lu Sanlang had almost never been chosen.
I have been studying as an attendant, so I am always in Ciqing Palace when I am on duty, but since the third and fourth princes are out today, they are most likely in the public school.
However, even though he knew that it was broad daylight, there was definitely no one in Zhang Yuan who could really make the decision, so he still killed him regardless. As expected, as soon as he arrived at the door, Anlu, who was in charge, was a little confused about his arrival and greeted him.
He stepped forward and said bluntly: "Master Zhang, my son has gone to a public school, the young lady has gone to a girls' school, and only Lao An is here."
Zhang Chen took out a food box from his horse bag and said with a smile: "I went to the countryside for many days before and haven't been to the teacher for a long time. I just came back and brought some local products for everyone to try.
Teacher is the best eater. If he hasn’t eaten anything delicious, forget it and share it with everyone.”
Anlu didn't expect that this was actually given to people like them. For a moment, he just felt that the sun was coming out in the west. When did Zhang Chen, a noble man with eyes on the top of his head, become so down-to-earth? He would actually give it to people like them.
Send things?
So, after he hesitated for a moment, Zhang Chen rushed past him. When he realized that someone had come in suddenly, he was startled and quickly followed him holding the box: "
Mr. Zhang, aren’t you here to see my young master and young lady today?”
"Well, no! I haven't been to the teacher's house for a long time. I'm here to hang out. Well, I'll go to Tiangongfang later. I'm not an outsider. Do you need to follow me like this? It's not like you're not accustomed to it, teacher.
You know, when do you have something at home that you can’t show to outsiders? Go ahead, I’ll take a look and then go to the Outer City Public School to meet him and that little fat guy Lu!”
Young Master, you really don’t consider yourself an outsider!
Anlu couldn't help complaining secretly, but when he saw the wind blowing under Zhang Chen's feet and went to Zhang Shouna's study, he hesitated, and finally sent someone urgently to deliver a message to Jin's mother. He didn't expect Wu to come forward.
Stop Mr. Zhang, but at least someone should follow him in case something happens to him suddenly.
However, when Zhang Chen went straight to Zhang Shou's study, he met many people along the way. He also greeted everyone and talked a lot. When he finally arrived at the door, no one stopped him at all.
Mr. Zhang then smiled and proudly pushed the door straight in. But as soon as he entered the room, he took a deep breath and took three steps back.
What kind of monster is that blond boy inside?
And his movement obviously alarmed the people inside. David Wu, who was quietly flipping through books while cleaning the bookshelf, turned around like a whirlwind. Seeing such a strange young man looking at him as if he was a ghost, he bowed his hands and said,
He spoke in his now quite proficient Ming Dynasty capital accent: "I am the young master's scholar. May I ask who your distinguished master is?"
Shutong? Does Zhang Shou accept Yi people casually?
Zhang Chen was really impressed by Zhang Shou's casual taste. Seeing that the other party could speak fluent Chinese and his etiquette was pretty good, he no longer looked at him with the weird eyes he just had.
He nodded with a smile and said calmly: "I am Zhang Chen, the eldest son of the Duke of Qin. Didn't the teacher mention me to you?"
Wu David's eyes widened slightly.
Over the past few days, he had been trained to death by his teacher, Eunuch Liang of Liang Jiucheng, during the day. Only at night did he have time to go out and have some fun - go to Zhang Shou to tidy up the study, and he could also quietly browse
Turning over the book. The reason for making an exception today is because his teacher was urgently recalled to the palace.
Before leaving, of course Liang Jiucheng asked him to go to the study to do some work, and then come back at night to make up for the lessons he missed during the day.
David Wu had met many of Zhang Shou's students at the public school before - some of them were older than Zhang Shou. This also allowed him to better understand the words Liang Jiucheng often said: Those who achieve first come first. And this
When he heard the name of this strange young master, he realized that he was actually the son of a duke and a student of Zhang Shou. He couldn't help but be full of admiration for his employer.
So, he couldn't help but look at Zhang Chen a few more times, and then he hurriedly saluted again, and then said sheepishly: "Young Master found a gentleman for me, so I usually come here at night to tidy up the study. Didn't you hear that?"
It’s your business.”
Zhang Chen didn't take it too seriously. He expected that it was a new person who came to Zhang Yuan a month after he left home. It was normal for him not to know him. As for Zhang Shou, it was even more normal for someone to find his husband. Zhang Shou
This man had a free-spirited temper. So, he nodded slightly and without saying anything else, he rummaged through the shelf in the study and picked it up.
As for what he was looking for... of course it was the book that Ye asked him to return to the capital to help borrow.
The first and second volumes of the new compilation of Gurdjieff's Arithmetic with Zhang Shou's annotations, of course, would be better if they were Zhang Shou's notes. He did not expect that a woman named Ye was also interested in arithmetic.
Although he said that he did not expect to learn anything profound, he just hoped to understand it. Of course, he also said the most important thing...
The emperor encouraged him to create conditions on his own, and Zhang Shou encouraged him to speak clearly to Mr. Ye, although Zhang Chen was really a little uneasy when he returned to Tongzhou.
But what he didn't expect was that after he arrived at Ye's house, he would meet Mr. Ye smoothly. Not only that, he tried his best to speak in a candid tone, but they didn't even drive him away!
He still remembers what Ye said to him: "I have been cold-blooded since I was a child. I am not very interested in the parties and entertainment that rich ladies like. I can only watch from the side when reciting poems and writing. They talk about other people's shortcomings."
Sometimes, I would stay away from them. When they mentioned which young master was a talented young man, who was quick and thoughtful, I never thought of going over to take a look."
"For a man with a handsome personality like Xueshi Zhang, I look at him no differently than others. I just admire his whimsical ideas. So when I was choosing a concubine for the prince, I was suddenly chosen. If it hadn't been for my mother's hard work
Please, please let me endure it, I will definitely not be chosen anyway, I will either leave or die."
"I never thought about marrying into the royal family, so that's why I killed someone when they stopped me and made rude remarks. I think after the news came out, no one dared to choose me anymore. It's just that
Unexpectedly, things turned out to be even more bizarre than I imagined. The eldest prince and the second prince, whom the queen regarded as treasures, were both defeated so inexplicably, and even she herself was defeated."
"So the elders in the family who used to think I was quite valuable, because the eldest prince and the second prince are dead, now they don't dare to marry me to anyone casually, so I can be considered relieved. Just when I went to Baijia Village before
, I plan to hide in a girls’ school for a while, and after two years, I save some money, and then I can travel around the world and see it.”
"It's just that if I just leave like this, it may bring trouble to Miss Zhu, so I will probably have to fake my death. My parents will definitely be sad for a while, but so what? Am I just going to have to fake my death?
Are you really going to live your whole life according to other people's arrangements?"
"I am such a selfish woman who is cold on the outside and cold on the inside. Since Mr. Zhang, you said that you want to continue to have contact with me, and are even willing to marry me home. You also said that if we don't get along in the future, then
If you are willing to divorce happily, then I have to tell you this to let you know what kind of person I am under this pretty face."
"I am not a submissive person. I may not be as angry as Miss Zhu when something happens, but I will never be angry. I can serve my parents-in-law with all my heart, but the premise is that they can treat me with a normal heart, and
It’s not like I’m always finding faults. I’m not harsh on my servants, but I won’t tolerate anyone being lazy and slippery.”
"I don't rub sand in my eyes, so I can't tolerate deception and lies."
"I was trapped by my family for more than ten years without freedom, so if I really get married in the future, in addition to raising my husband and raising children, I hope to do something I like, such as teaching martial arts in a girls' school.
For example, in the future, you can travel around the world, or you can study the things taught by Jiuzhangtang and see if you have that kind of talent..."
Thinking of this, a smile suddenly appeared on Zhang Chen's face. Isn't freedom something he also hopes to have? Why did he really want to marry Zhu Ying in the past? Wasn't it because he thought Zhu Ying would not be bored all day long?
Is the family, like his old lady, always the same day after day, year after year?
Moreover, he is also a person with an unstable temperament. In the future, he may have to go out to do things just like he did when he went to Xingtai to "cheat". If his wife also has her own things to do, then he can fully let himself go.
Look at how busy Zhang Shou is now, but Zhu Ying is still enjoying herself, wouldn't that be great? Moreover, Mr. Ye said he wanted to travel around the world, but in fact he really wanted to go too! As for what if the two of them really find out in the future
It wasn't appropriate. Ye actually agreed with his suggestion of going there if it didn't work, which made him even more determined.
If he were the daughter of another family, even if he wanted to reconcile, they would not do it! Although his father usually ignored him, if he really brought up these two words for various reasons after getting married, his parents would
You can really beat him to death!
Therefore, without even telling Ye, Zhang Chen offered to help borrow books and said that he could get Zhang Shou's notes and annotations. He even thought about it. If Zhang Shou didn't have it here, he would go find the third prince and come here.
His Royal Highness, a young prince, is so serious about his studies that he must have taken very detailed notes!
At this time, while thinking and searching, Zhang Chen soon found something. He happily took two thick books from the bookshelf and put them in his arms. But when he was about to turn around and go out, he saw something unexpected behind him.
A man stood there with a dark face: "Master Zhang, what are you doing?"
"Borrowing books." Zhang Chen didn't feel guilty or remorseful about borrowing books without the owner. At this time, his tone was really natural, "The teacher once said that you can't read books unless you borrow them..."
He was well prepared and opened his mouth to write the second half of a long article about borrowing books from Huang Sheng. Seeing that the blond boy was dizzy after hearing this, he said seriously: "Look, I came directly to borrow books. Everyone else in Zhang Yuan is here."
If you didn't come over to take a look, that's enough to show your trust in me. So if I leave a note to borrow the book, no one will embarrass you, understand?"