When the Third Prince left the palace, his face was full of dark clouds, as if he was just before a storm. But when he returned to the palace, the sky was clear and cloudless, and he was full of cheerfulness and joy from head to toe. Even if the evil people who were not familiar with the Crown Prince could not see this, the young people who served as tutors in Ciqing Palace would definitely not fail to see this.
Moreover, everyone could clearly feel that the Third Prince's mood change was not caused by the meeting with the blond boy in the Jiuzhang Hall, but after he stayed in Zhang Shou's school for a while. In other words, after just a cup of tea, the dark clouds that had originally permeated the Crown Prince disappeared.
From this we can see that Zhang Shou's influence on the prince was probably greater than that of all the other lecturers in the Eastern Palace combined.
After returning to Ciqing Palace, a certain tutor in the Eastern Palace who always prided himself on his eloquent words received a completely unexpected task - that is, to draft a memorial for the prince.
The content of the memorial was somewhat abrupt, because the prince requested to recruit four interpreters of Western languages to sit in on the lectures in Jiuzhang Hall and become familiar with various mathematical knowledge so that they could help translate mathematical classics in the future. In addition, in Guangzhou and other places where the Maritime Customs was located, select talented people to serve as interpreters on board and learn foreign languages in case of emergency.
However, this was a very formal petition, so the tutor who accepted the task did not think at all about how he had stayed away from arithmetic in the past, nor what kind of response this matter would cause in the court. He only knew that it was an extraordinary honor for him to draft the prince's first memorial, so he immediately agreed with great joy and was determined to craft this brilliant article.
After that, after letting this person and other tutors leave the palace, the Third Prince left Lu Sanlang alone. This was a common occurrence in the past. Everyone knew that Qi Liang and Lu Sanlang were respected by the Crown Prince and were often called brothers. Therefore, even if they were jealous, they could not compete with him.
However, just when the fat man thought that the Third Prince was going to tell him something about the matter of the blond boy, or was questioning him about the familiarity with overseas countries that Zhang Shou had shown today, he saw that the little prince in front of him did not speak immediately, but hesitated for a long time before looking up, with a look of determination in his eyes.
"Brother Lu, I hope you can do me a favor. I want to go to Tongzhou without telling my father and teacher. I want to see my fourth brother, but I will be back soon. Eunuch Chu happens to be away for a few days for something, so this is a perfect opportunity."
Lu Sanlang's eyes widened. Did the Third Prince want him to help him stage a story of the Crown Prince escaping from the palace? You know, the one in front of him was not the willful and reckless emperor of the past. This was a wise and calm Crown Prince praised by the ministers. How could he actually play such a trick
Even though Fatty Lu has always been bold and daring, he couldn't help but feel a little worried at this moment: "This matter doesn't seem to be easy. When the prince leaves the palace, there are records inside and outside the palace. What's more, there are lecturers giving lectures every day, and tutors to accompany him in reading..." How can he be absent-minded