Minister Lin of the Ministry of Personnel? I think I've seen him a few times. Is this guy, who is definitely a big shot, the mastermind behind all these recent events
When Zhang Shou heard this relatively unfamiliar official title and name, he still found it incredible, even though he knew that this was a dignified official, the de facto number one among the six ministers. In his few memories, Minister Lin was not a standout person like Grand Secretary Kong. He was not eye-catching at all, and often stood aside with a low-key smile, seeming very kind.
Not to mention Zhang Shou, who was somewhat unbelievable, even Zhu Ying, who came back from the girls' school that day with a follower following closely behind her, couldn't help but yell after seeing Zhang Shou: "This is simply weird, Minister Lin is the only one among those old men who smiled when he saw me, how could it be him? Moreover, it's too early to find out who it was, maybe he simply died of illness?"
Zhang Shou couldn't help but glance at the childish little girl behind Zhu Ying, then he laughed and said, "Only God knows about this kind of thing. Of course, it is also possible that others took advantage of Minister Lin's sudden death and threw all the dirty water on him. Who made him die of illness at the wrong time? But in short, it's none of our business anyway."
Without waiting for Zhu Ying to continue the topic, he pointed at the little girl and asked, "Where did you kidnap this little girl from? Is it okay to say these things in front of her?"
Zhu Ying didn't take it seriously. She turned around and waved for someone to come over. When she saw the person walking towards her obediently, she said unhappily, "This girl's name is Yin Yu'er. Although her father was still of some status, he is dead, so she said her family is still very poor. This time, because of the tribute girl from Goryeo, their king gave a generous reward, so her family sent her here."
At this point, Zhu Ying patted her fair and smooth cheeks. Seeing the little girl who had just been peeking at Zhang Shou quickly lowered her head, she sighed and said, "Thanks to this chatterbox little girl, I know that some of the so-called noble ladies sent by Goryeo are illiterate, and some can read but can't write. Anyway, being well-educated and well-mannered is just empty talk!"
Zhang Shou had heard Zhu Ying say this before, so he smiled and said, "This is normal, just like in these days, there are sometimes illiterate women among officials in the court and local gentry. But what I'm more curious about is, why did you bring her back?"
"This girl is too young, but she knows more words than her companions. As a result, the others were probably angry that she had exposed their background, so except for the oldest one, they still protected her a little. The other girl who had covered her mouth before just stood by and watched. The other three picked on her and bullied her until she cried several times."
Although this was what Zhu Ying remembered as a common occurrence when she saw young ladies from various wealthy families interacting with each other as a child, she still felt a little annoyed when it happened right under her nose in the girls' school.
Although she had severely reprimanded them and even warned them to get out if it happened again, she was still soft-hearted for a moment, and because of her first impression of the little girl, she finally brought her back.
"Isn't Eunuch Liang teaching Wu Dawei? I thought that teaching one is the same as teaching two. Although Wu Dawei is smart, he may not learn Chinese characters faster than this little girl. Speaking of which, although Goryeo has its own language, its own writing has only been around for a few decades. In the past, it has always been written in Chinese characters. Otherwise, maybe this girl could learn to write Chinese characters."