Zhang Shou had always suspected that the emperor gave him the Prince Lu Villa for three reasons: firstly, because of his relationship with Zhu Ying, secondly, because his talent in mathematics was indeed in line with the emperor's wishes who admired Taizu; thirdly, it was to save the huge annual expenses for repairing the house; and fourthly... This garden is right in the middle of the Imperial College and the Duke of Zhao's Mansion, and is very suitable for the Imperial College officials.
If he had been in the Imperial Academy, this would have been a perfect residence. I'm afraid the emperor believed his attitude that he had no interest in the future and was only interested in education.
After class, after knocking on Zhu Er, Zhang Shou went out of the Imperial College Archway, but met Brother Zhu who had obviously been waiting here for a while... However, this time, the guards behind him did not hold food boxes. When Zhu Tingfang saw Zhang Shou approaching quickly, he nodded slightly and said, "I wanted to help with the housewarming, but Yingying insisted that I didn't need it."
"So, I'm coming over right now to pick you up and go over there to have a look. That girl won't tell you what to do and she'll just do what she wants."
Zhang Shou couldn't help but smile. "There's nothing wrong with just following her preferences. I heard that Yingying had a lot of insights into gardens. Even in Zhaoguogong Mansion and Zhao Garden, many places were changed because of her suggestions. It can be seen that she is very good at this. Zhang Garden has her taking care of it, and I think she will definitely live there in the future. Why should I worry about it?"
He never thought he was omniscient and omnipotent, so he knew very well what he should and should not be involved in. He was even more relaxed at this moment: "Anyway, I only need three study rooms and a nursery, and she can do whatever she wants with the rest. Mother also said that she wished Yingying could arrange everything for her, so she could save herself a lot of trouble and effort."
Although Zhu Tingfang had already made some judgments about Zhang Shou's attitude, he still felt relieved when he heard it in person. As he spoke, he completely forgot that he had a brother who was born to the same mother and was studying at the Imperial College. When the guards came up with horses and asked Zhang Shou to get on them, he nodded and said, "Let's go."
When the group arrived at Zhang Garden, the street in front of Zhang Garden was no longer crowded with carriages as when Zhu Ying brought Wu and Xie Wanquan and their group to the garden in the morning. The entire street had been swept clean. Although Zhang Garden was very large, just like the Duke Zhao's Mansion, there was more than one mansion on the street. Although the neighbors were not the most wealthy families, they were also officials.
Not only did Zhu Tingfang escort him personally, he also instructed the guards to put up a flag with the word "Zhang" in front of the horses. Zhang Shou was speechless at the ostentation. But what he did not expect was that when he turned into the street in front of Zhang Garden, all the neighbors sent people to pay their respects at the door, bowing and saying that they had sent a thank-you note to the door and would visit him some other day and so on.
When the confused Zhang Shou dismounted in front of the gate of Zhang Garden, Old Liu rushed up and grabbed the reins. He helped him dismount and whispered a few words to him. Only then did he understand why those neighbors, whom he had never met in his previous visits, were so polite.
"The eldest lady sent Madam Li who came with her to deliver cakes and fruits for the housewarming ceremony, as well as your visiting card, young master, to each of the neighbors."