When Luo Sanhe left the palace and finally came to the public school and stood in front of Zhang Shou, his mind was full of the words that the third prince had said to him. He felt excited and terrified, and was not sure at all whether he could complete his task.
He had never thought that the Crown Prince would be so open-hearted. And he had never thought that Chu Kuan, whom he had always regarded as a treacherous eunuch, would bring up the old story of the Emperor and Prince Lu as an example without any hesitation.
The Emperor and Prince Lu grew up together and were once very close. However, because the Empress Dowager and the Emperor were not careful, someone around Prince Lu instigated him, and Prince Ye tried to win him over, the princess who counted herself as the Emperor's younger brother began to have evil intentions, which eventually led to irreversible consequences.
The Third Prince, like the Emperor in the past, attached great importance to and loved the Fourth Prince, his younger brother, so he only hoped that he could stay by the Fourth Prince's side and not let someone take advantage of him. And what the Third Prince said made it impossible for him to refuse.
"My fourth brother used to say that he wanted to be an idle prince, because if he was virtuous, someone might have evil ideas about him, but I always said that he was daydreaming. Now I have figured it out. He can be a virtuous king or an idle king, whatever he wants. If he wants to do something for the people of the world, that would be even better."
"I heard from Eunuch Chu that you are an upright and outspoken person, so I advised my father to let you go to Fourth Brother to help him. When you meet Fourth Brother, tell him directly that you are the person I sent to help him. Tell him that I am very worried about him, and that the teacher cannot enter the palace every day, and it is impossible for him to tell me every detail of his affairs, but I have never been separated from him for so long."
"When he's not around, I always feel like something is missing. I'm really worried. So, even if he thinks I'm sending someone to monitor him, I hope he can keep you by his side. And... and I hope he can return to the palace as soon as possible."
And when Zhang Shou listened to Luo Sanhe telling him everything that the Third Prince and Chu Kuan had said to him, and he frankly stated that he was there to act as eyes and ears, and also to play the role of an adviser, he couldn't help but feel a headache.
Of course he knew that this was trouble that Chu Kuan had brought upon himself, but the Fourth Prince was just thrown out of the palace, and he seemingly irresponsibly threw him into a public school to mix with a bunch of poor kids - after all, Xiao Cheng and Xiao Huasheng, strictly speaking, also fell into the category of poor kids - so the Emperor was already very generous and trusted him a lot.
Therefore, he stared at the young eunuch who had solemnly warned him that Chu Kuan was not a good person. After pondering for a long time, he smiled and said, "Since the emperor and the crown prince have asked you to come, it means that they believe you can do a good job. However, Zheng Yan is no longer the fourth prince. He is just an ordinary student, and the public school does not need entourage."
Seeing Luo Sanhe's expression suddenly stiffen, he said lightly: "I remember that Eunuch Chu said that you were a maid in the Imperial Household Department? It is said that being able to become a eunuch in the Imperial Household Department is no less than being selected in the imperial examination. You must be well educated. Let's put it this way, Zheng Yan and Xiao Huasheng Xiao Cheng took turns to take classes in several classes. Before the three of them went to Tongzhou..."