Zhang Shou prepared for the lecture for several nights, and spent the rest of the days either in class or tutoring. He felt that these were the most diligent days of his life. After all, even when he had classes at both Banshan Hall and Jiuzhang Hall, he only casually talked about some very basic history and mathematics in Banshan Hall, and he just left it to Lu Sanlang in Jiuzhang Hall.
However, the next day, a rare day off, he had planned to sleep until he woke up naturally, but his biological clock played tricks on him and he woke up early. He had to stay in bed for a while before getting up to wash up and have breakfast. When he went to see Wu, he got a hint from his foster mother to ask Zhu Ying to go out and enjoy the autumn. He was immediately at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
But before he could decide where to go to enjoy the autumn leaves—where is there any good place in Beijing with red leaves all over the mountain that can be visited in one day—he had already asked Miss Zhu to come. The excited Zhu Ying smiled and said to him as soon as she saw him, "A Shou, come with me to Wansui Mountain to enjoy the red leaves today?"
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If emoticons were available, Zhang Shou was sure he could type a bunch of them. In later times, if people said that they were enjoying the autumn scenery at Jingshan, it would be unoriginal and uncreative. But in this era, only a handful of people have ever been to Wansui Mountain, and he could actually go there again for such a trivial reason as enjoying the autumn scenery? Even if he felt that the emperor seemed to be okay with him, he was not so narcissistic as to think that he was special.
Therefore, he couldn't help but stare at Zhu Ying with a strange expression, and asked cautiously: "Just the two of us?"
This conversation made Ah Liu outside the door couldn't help but smile. But the next moment, Zhu Ying's answer was beyond his expectation. After all, he thought that Zhu Ying, who always had a clear distinction between love and hate, should have admitted it directly.
"I wanted to, too. Unfortunately, I can't this time!" Zhu Ying didn't know there was someone eavesdropping at the door. She snorted and said in annoyance, "The emperor specially sent someone to take you to Wansui Mountain to enjoy the red leaves. Grandpa Taizu specially had people collect trees with red leaves in autumn and plant them there... If I had to guess, would the emperor want you to tutor the fourth prince alone?"
Is this still possible? Zhang Shou found it incredible. He asked the Third Prince to go back and teach the Fourth Prince, so as to enhance the relationship between the two brothers and cultivate their independence. However, the Third Prince seemed to be struggling, so he relented and said that the Fourth Prince could come to Zhang Garden or the Duke of Zhao's mansion and ask him for advice alone. But now the situation...
Could it be that the emperor was planning to hire him as a tutor? How could he be so free? It was a rare day off, so how could he exploit his labor like this!
Seeing Zhang Shou's face full of resistance, Zhu Ying had no choice but to cough and say, "Just go into the palace and take a look. Maybe it's not for the Fourth Prince, but for your lectures and future lectures? Climbing Wanshou Mountain can at least help you relax. If the emperor really makes any unreasonable requests, I will refuse them for you! I've already told him last time!"
Haha, probably besides the Empress Dowager, you are the only one in this world who dares to speak so highly of the Emperor to his face!
Zhang Shou could only think that this was probably to fulfill Wu's task of inviting Zhu Ying to enjoy the autumn together, so he could only reluctantly agree, but took Zhu Ying to talk to Wu first. As a result, Wu's reaction was surprisingly pleasant and surprised, and she kept saying that I originally asked you to enjoy the autumn, and now is just the right time, and almost drove them to the second gate in person.