Volume 2: Residence in the Capital Chapter 96: Determination and Ignorance
Zhang Shou wrote a list of terms "for teacher's reference only" and asked Ge Yong to "consider it". Seeing that the old man was staring at the terms and lost in thought, he took the opportunity to say goodbye. Sure enough, Ge Yong, who was pondering over various terms such as density, volume, capacity, and tetrahedron, didn't bother to pay attention to him at all. He pulled his beard and thought about it, while waving his hand impatiently.
"Let's go, let's go. Remember to come often. If you don't come, I will go to the Imperial College to drag you over!"
After walking out of the study room of the Ge Mansion with Ah Liu, who had been pretending to be invisible, Zhang Shou glanced at an old servant who was sweeping the floor in the outer yard, and then turned his head to look at Ah Liu.
"I have just been talking to the teacher about some complicated things. If you find it boring, you can go out and take a breath."
Ah Liu just curled up the corner of his mouth and didn't answer.
It was not until he followed Zhang Shou to the main gate of Ge's residence that he whispered, "It's very interesting."
Zhang Shou didn't know whether Ah Liu was saying that what he and Ge Yong discussed was interesting, or that Ge Yong's childish temper was interesting, or even that his methods of deceiving and tricking the teacher were interesting... In short, when he stepped out of the door, he decided not to think too much, lest he be led into a trap by Ah Liu's three simple words.
However, just as he stood firm, he heard a familiar voice: "A Shou, you finally came out!"
Following the sound, Zhang Shou saw Zhu Ying walking towards him quickly. He was surprised: "Yingying?"
Didn’t Ge Yong say that he drove Zhu Ying away because he was angry that Zhu Ying placed his mother Wu in Qi Jingshan’s courtyard?
Did she never leave? How long had she been waiting?
Zhu Ying stopped only two or three steps away from Zhang Shou. Seeing that he was surprised and seemed a little worried, she said with a smile, "Grandpa Ge has the temper of chasing people away if they disagree with him. I'm used to it. I won't bother with him. I didn't leave. I just teased those guys from the Ruiqi Battalion around the emperor. It was actually quite interesting."
Playing with the emperor's personal soldiers in the Rui Cavalry Camp... It seems that only you, the eldest lady, would dare to do such a thing, right?
Besides, the emperor had been gone for quite some time, so Zhu Ying had actually been waiting for him for quite a while...
Zhang Shou thought so in his heart, but what Zhu Ying said next was so serious that he was a little surprised.
"My grandmother, the Emperor and the Empress Dowager, all refused to tell me what happened to my father and my elder brother. The news outside was all mixed up. I had no choice but to try my best to find out something from the people around the Emperor. Finally, my efforts paid off. I finally opened their mouths. My father and Duke Chu of Xuanfu are about to take action."
How could someone close to the emperor be so quick to speak? The reason why he revealed it was because the emperor knew that you were impatient , so he instructed someone to tell you, right? Thinking that Zhu Ying was worried about the safety of her father and brother, Zhang Shou thought about how to comfort her, but after hearing what Zhu Ying said, he immediately gave up the idea.
"As for the war, it's useless for me to worry about it, and I can't help, so Shou, you don't have to comfort me! But, I think there may be other things I can do, and I hope you can help me!"
"Okay." Zhang Shou always liked to think carefully before doing anything, but at this moment, he didn't even ask what the matter was. He agreed directly, "Just tell me."
Seeing Zhang Shou agreed so readily, Zhu Ying was delighted at first, but then she lowered her eyes, and the joy on her face gradually disappeared, replaced by a stern determination.
"I want to find out why Lu Sanlang's father, Minister of War Lu Wan, ordered people to deal with my father, and why he pretended to want to ask for my hand in marriage for Lu Sanlang and tried his best to win over my second brother!"
"The day before yesterday, you went back to the village. After I sent Concubine Yu back to the palace, my second brother came to me as soon as I got home. He was drunk and cried to me. He first told me about how he picked a fight with you that day, but was scolded by grandmother instead. He knew that grandmother didn't scold him for you, but was angry that he didn't realize that Lu Wan lied to him. He also said that after grandmother sent you away the day before yesterday, she said one more thing to him after returning home, saying that you should grow up."
"I thought about what my grandmother said seriously, and finally I felt that it was time for not only my second brother but also me to grow up! I may not be able to help my father and eldest brother, and I may not be as knowledgeable as my grandmother who has rich experience, but at least I can't be completely ignorant!"
Hearing this declaration of growing up, Zhang Shou suddenly thought of himself in his previous life who had acted recklessly but eventually had to face a difficult life in the bitter cold wind. That time, he also grew up overnight.
Compared to his time, it is really great that this rich girl in front of him can think about cheering up, growing up and sharing worries when she is still being pampered by countless people.
He smiled and nodded: "If your father and your elder brother knew that you were still thinking about doing these things for them in the capital, they would definitely be very pleased. So, what are you going to do next?"
"have no idea!"
Zhang Shou's smile froze on his face. You expressed your determination, but then you told me... you didn't know? Are you kidding me?
Zhu Ying looked at Zhang Shou with confidence, without any embarrassment at all.
"In the past, I was surrounded by people, dressed in fine clothes and riding a horse, and everyone let me do what I wanted. The people around me were useless idiots like Zhang Chen and Lu Sanlang... Well, even if they are not idiots now. Anyway, people like Lu Wan are polite to me in person, but I have never dealt with him and I don't know him! So, haven't I come to you? You must have a way!"
This kind of behavior... is really that of a lady!
Zhang Shou rubbed his brows with a headache. I'm a newcomer to the capital city and I'm completely in the dark.
There are big guys everywhere, and there are situations that I don’t understand everywhere. I’m not omnipotent!
Just when Zhang Shou was worried, Ah Liu's voice came from the side: "Young Master, the emperor said that it will take some time to repair Jiuzhang Hall, and he gave Zhang Chen and the others a few days off, saying that they can enjoy a few more days of freedom, and then go back to be a good student. So, you have plenty of time."
Zhang Shou immediately turned his head and glared at Ah Liu. Was this a problem of not having enough time? This was clearly a problem of not having enough information!
Also, you are usually very frugal with words, why are you so talkative now?
Zhang Shou had no idea that when Ah Liu brought Zhu Ying to Qi Liang's house that day to watch him teach the two of them, he was just as talkative at that time.
However, Zhu Ying had already realized this. The eldest lady smiled at Ah Liu with a smile on her face: "I knew that Ah Liu, you are like your young master, kind-hearted and eager to help others."
Zhang Shou was almost choked by the collaboration between Ah Liu and Zhu Ying.
If the young country boy who is eager to help others agrees but then backs off, he would be considered a coward, right?
He could only sigh helplessly and said, "Well, three cobblers are better than one Zhuge Liang. We can come up with a solution... so let's think about it while we go!"
But as soon as he finished speaking, Ah Liu said calmly: "Don't count me in!"
This time, even Zhu Ying burst out laughing: "Ah Liu is only good at taking action, just like I can't come up with any good ideas. If you want to find a cobbler, you can't count on him and me... Let's go back to the Imperial College to find Lu Sanlang! He insisted on staying in the Imperial College and didn't want to go home. Xu Heizi from the Shengqian Hall couldn't persuade him and could only hold his nose and prepare a cell for him!"
What else could Zhang Shou do when faced with two people who spread their hands to show that they couldn't use their brains? He could only resign himself to following Zhu Ying to the opposite side of the Ge Mansion, only to see Zhu Hong waiting there with a few horses. Apart from that, there was no other guards.
Although he felt that the guards of the Duke of Zhao's mansion were too much for Zhu Ying, he thought that he didn't have to worry about safety in front of the Ge Mansion where the emperor had just visited, so he got on the horse with the help of Ah Liu. But just as he sat firmly, he thought of another thing and asked, "By the way, how is Zhu Yu, who was sentenced by Shuntian Prefecture before, doing now?"
When it comes to the "traitor" who is a traitor , Zhu Ying doesn't bother to answer, while Zhu Hong's face also reveals a complicated expression. However, the latter is a professional family general after all, and he calmed down the next moment.
"He is still begging at Xisi Pailou. The people in Shuntian Prefecture and the government are all watching him. Although he looks miserable, he is still alive."
According to the wife of the Duke of Zhao, the person to whom Zhu Yu leaked the information was probably Lu Sanlang's father, the Minister of War Lu Wan. Therefore, Zhang Shou thought about this information and nodded without asking any more questions. He immediately rode his horse towards the Imperial College. Just as he had said when he comforted Teacher Ge, it was only a shot's distance from the Ge Mansion to the Imperial College.
However, when he brought Zhu Ying and A Liu to the Shengqian Hall and met Xu Heida, the supervisor, again, he had just asked about Lu Sanlang's cell when he saw the man's face become even darker.
"Someone just came to Lu Zhu's house to take him back! Since a playboy like him doesn't want to live in the Imperial College, don't waste his room!"
