Ah Liu was naturally very familiar with Chu Kuan. Moreover, to put it bluntly, he was even more familiar with Chu Kuan than Zhang Shou was with him.
Of course, this does not mean that he had any confidential missions when he was in the Zhang family in Rongshui Village, and he needed to go back to the palace from time to time to report to Chu Kuan. In fact, he knew Chu Kuan only after he followed Zhang Shou back to Beijing. However, you have to know that he also received an additional salary from the emperor as a martial arts instructor, so he was a member of the palace, so there were many opportunities for him to "occasionally" meet Chu Kuan.
But now Ah Liu has realized that the so-called occasional is not an occasional thing at all, because Chu Kuan seems to have always been very interested in Zhang Shou, and even often goes to the martial arts arena to watch him fight with others. So at this moment, facing such an uninvited guest, even though he heard Zhang Shou say that the third prince would send someone to deliver a letter to the Ye family, he still seemed not so polite to Chu Kuan.
"Eunuch Chu has come personally. Is there no one around the Crown Prince?"
"You talk more than before."
Chu Kuan's reply was direct and sharp. Seeing that Ah Liu looked at him with a bad look, he chuckled and said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really doesn't have many people around him. You know, before, Academician Kong almost forced the Emperor to agree that there would be no need for literate eunuchs in Ciqing Palace. Now I am doing the work of a Ciqing Palace steward under the name of Wan'an Palace steward."
Seeing that he had said so much, Ah Liu finally stopped blocking the way and indifferently stepped aside, but his eyes were still alert and cautious. Chu Kuan didn't care and walked straight forward without panic. When he noticed that the young man was following him, he said without turning his head: "You were sent by the emperor to follow your young master, but now it seems that you have forgotten your duties."
"I'm not the emperor's attendant." Ah Liu blurted out an answer that was completely unrelated to the emperor's intention without thinking, but when Chu Kuan turned around to look at him, he shut his mouth and said no more.
Chu Kuan thought of Hua Qi's current duties as the chief eunuch in front of the emperor, and of course he understood the hidden meaning behind Ah Liu's words.
But think about it, Hua Qi threw such a person directly to Zhang Shou outside the palace, only taught him martial arts regularly, and did not allow anyone to spy on him or pass on any information, allowing him to live with Zhang Shou day and night for a long time. It is no wonder that such a talented and hardworking young man would eventually become a member of the Zhang family, and the emperor actually let it go. He couldn't help but sigh again.
"The emperor didn't say anything, so you don't have to worry that I will trick you into doing anything. With your loyalty to Master Zhang, I won't bring disgrace upon myself." He turned around and continued walking forward, and suddenly said without thinking, "Your Highness the Crown Prince respects Master Zhang very much, even more than the emperor respected Master Ge in the past. With such a foundation, Master Zhang can be said to be as stable as a rock."
At this point, Chu Kuan suddenly changed his tone and said, "But, because he is as stable as a rock, he is bound to be trusted by two generations of emperors, so he is envied. Even if it is because of the family background and talent of Grand Tutor Ge, when he was the emperor's tutor in the past, there were ministers and others who tried to shake his position, not to mention your young master."