The Qianqing Palace summoned all the high-ranking eunuchs of the Silijian in the middle of the night, and then overnight, only one of the four people who held the seal and the pen was left. Chu Kuan, the seal holder, was directly sent by the emperor to the Ciqiong Palace to serve as a writer. The remaining four were attendants, and Chu Kuan was blamed. The remaining three survivors were trembling with fear, not to mention the thought of filling the vacancy of the pen holder. They even felt that it was luck that they were able to survive.
When this news spread after the court meeting the next day, it caused a huge uproar.
Especially the censors who were watching the situation and did not join the impeachment of the people in the Imperial Household Department were heartbroken. They missed this great opportunity to become famous and overthrow the powerful eunuchs. No one thought that there were no powerful eunuchs in this dynasty. The first high-ranking official who personally took part in the battle and succeeded in one fell swoop, Wang Jie, the governor of Xuanda, received countless praises.
The tutors who accompanied the Crown Prince to study at Ciqing Palace that day also got the news first. The one who tipped off the Crown Prince was none other than the Fourth Prince. Because he had specially consulted his father to make sure that this was not a leak of forbidden secrets, the Fourth Prince started to talk at full speed as soon as he saw the tutors, pouring out everything that happened last night.
At this moment, everyone, including Qi Liang, was shocked, and some even thought they were hallucinating. Qi Liang even wondered what Lu Sanlang's reaction would be if he was not there at this moment because of his wedding leave.
Zhang Shou calmly watched the fourth prince telling everyone about yesterday's incident in vivid detail, and warned everyone in advance that they should not mock or ridicule Chu Kuan, who was serving as a pens and inkman in Ciqing Palace. Hearing the little guy say in a confident tone that Chu Kuan would make a comeback sooner or later, and that everyone was a promising talent and there was no need to offend him, he could not help but smile.
Sure enough, when they entered the main hall of Ciqing Palace, which was used for the Crown Prince and his attendants to study, they saw the Crown Prince, the Third Prince, sitting in the main seat, and Chu Kuan, wearing a green robe and a small hat, grinding ink attentively. Although they had foreseen such a scene because of the Fourth Prince's reminder, they were still stunned for a moment, especially those noble children who knew Chu Kuan, who were even more dumbfounded.
However, when Zhang Shou actually started teaching, he found that many of the tutors, after the initial shock, gradually regained their composure and began to listen to the lecture attentively. Even the Fourth Prince, who usually had a poor sitting still, was not distracted at all. On the contrary, the Third Prince, who was always considered a model of a good student, was rarely distracted from time to time.
Especially when he finished explaining a question and threw down his pen to ask someone to erase the first blackboard, the Third Prince suddenly came back to his senses and suddenly shouted in panic: "Teacher, wait a minute... I, I haven't copied it down yet!"
As soon as these words came out, the eyes of many attendants were all focused on the Third Prince. Especially the Fourth Prince, the little fellow almost popped his eyes out, and even couldn't help questioning: "Third brother Crown Prince, you didn't even have time to copy the first blackboard?"
Chu Kuan, who was standing beside the Third Prince, witnessed Zhang Shou's daily teaching with his own eyes, so his attention was all attracted by the fast and vigorous writing on the blackboard. He did not notice that the Third Prince was distracted. Now he saw that the Third Prince's face was flushed and his forehead was covered with sweat, and he also saw that there was not a single word on the white paper used for copying notes. He roughly guessed why.