Chapter 12

Hu Taifu was nearly 60 years old, had a goatee, was of medium build and thin, and wore an official robe with a crane pattern on the chest. He was a civil servant of the first rank. He was the third place winner of the imperial examination in the third year of Minghe, worked in the Hanlin Academy for six years, and then served in the cabinet for five years, but resigned due to political differences.

Emperor Minghe valued his talent and wanted to retain him.

Finally, Tutor Hu stayed in the Qinxue Institute to teach the princes.

Qinxueshe: Only the emperor's sons are allowed to study there. It is located inside the Right Palace, close to the Prince's Garden and the Crown Prince's Garden in the Eastern Palace.

There were five princes of Emperor Minghe who survived and were able to study in the Qinxue School. Except for the eldest prince who was much older, the other four princes were not much different in age. At that time, there were two teachers in the Qinxue School, one was Tai Shi Yan and the other was Tai Fu Hu.

At that time, Tutor Hu was still a junior tutor of the second rank.

He was in charge of teaching the other three princes. Zhong Yun was taught by Grand Tutor Yan, but Zhong Yun also listened to lectures by Junior Tutor Hu.

Now, the tutor who used to teach Zhong Yun now teaches Xuan Fu.

Xuanyuefu was sitting in the first row. The moment he saw the teacher, he knew that this old man - no, this teacher was very strict. He sat on the hard, short stool with his back straight, trying to give the teacher a good performance.

Tutor Hu's eyes stayed on Xuanyi Fu for less than a second before he looked away and began teaching.

Three minutes later, Xuanyuefu looked confused.

I can’t sleep. I can’t sleep. I’m in class.

Five minutes later, Xuanfu's straight back relaxed a little, and his eyes became blurry again. Master Hu was still reading the article, his voice was a little low and drawn out, and sometimes he paused, as if it was a sign of getting angry.

So many of Fu's confused eyes tried to open wide because of Master Hu's pause.

But I'm still so sleepy.

Master Hu stood with his hands behind his back, his beard slightly raised, his eyes fell on Xuanyifu. Xuanyifu tried hard to open his eyes and look at Master Hu, he shuddered and said: I'm listening, I'm listening, see how big my eyes are to see if I'm asleep.

"...You come and read." Tutor Hu casually pointed to a student in the front row.

Without Master Hu's gaze, Xuan Fu heaved a sigh of relief, his back slumped, and he looked at the books on the table. Nowadays, all the books are in vertical layout, with traditional Chinese characters. Although the regular script is neatly printed, in Xuan Fu's eyes, it is just -

What are you hoping to skip? Cheyenne skipped this word. How unlucky!

Xuan Fu studied it carefully, and then he realized that the bird under this word is a traditional Chinese character. He simplified it in his mind and thought that it should be pronounced as 鸷. He guessed it after reading half of it, and then continued reading, guessing and guessing. He could recognize all the characters intermittently, but he forgot them as soon as he finished reading them and did not think about them.

As I watched, my mind started to wander.

Today's steamed buns are a bit choking, but the red bean paste buns are really delicious. It would be delicious if you put some date paste in them. Dad likes to eat red bean paste buns and ate two. The shrimp and fresh meat buns are also delicious. The shrimps are whole and he ate five or six. I don't know how the fresh meat filling is so juicy and not greasy.

What should I eat tomorrow? That meat sandwich should be delicious too.

Should I get up ten minutes earlier and have something to drink? - Forget it, I can drink it on the way. There's still time. It's a waste of time to sit there and eat.

Xuan Fu was so distracted that he lost his mind. Occasionally, he would come back to his senses and know that the tutor asked him to read, so he followed the crowd and read, but his voice became smaller and smaller, and he read haltingly.

He is really just a rip-off.

After a whole morning of idleness, the Grand Tutor did not call on anyone to ask questions, so Xuanfu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The Grand Tutor seemed to have a bad temper and seemed very strict, but unexpectedly he was quite easy-going. It was true that one should not judge a book by its cover.

The class started at eight in the morning, lasted for an hour, and stopped at about ten o'clock.

The morning lesson consisted of Taifu's lecture on yesterday's content, which was randomly checked and read aloud many times, and then he buried his head in copying and reading again. When the chimes rang, Duo Fu, who was originally dazed, suddenly woke up for some reason.

The bell for the end of school is good medicine no matter where it is.

As soon as the chimes rang, Tutor Hu did not delay. He flicked his sleeves and the attendant beside him packed up his things. The hall became quiet. A few minutes later, the Tutor left first, and the attendant stayed to talk about the homework to be done in the afternoon.

For example, reciting the article you learned this morning.

Manyufu: Huh? !!!

His mouth opened wide in shock.

Then the tutor also left.

Xuan Duofu looked at the classmate next to him in horror. The classmate was frightened by Xuan Duofu's eyes. This, this Xuan Duofu——

"Classmate, what did you learn this morning?" Xuanyu Fu grabbed the classmate who was looking at him, "What time is the class this afternoon? What if I can't recite it?"

The classmate replied dryly: "Have you forgotten the many blessings? It's halfway through the afternoon."

Xuan Fu started to calculate in his mind, it’s two o’clock in the afternoon, fortunately, it’s not too rushed, the lunch break is four hours, and the afternoon class is another hour, so school will be over at four o’clock.

"This is the article we learned this morning, this one." Li Ang took the initiative to step forward and handed the page of the book to Xuanyi Fu to look at. He saw that Xuanyi Fu's textbook was clean and had been turned to the back.

How did it get to the back? I hadn’t learned it this morning. Could it be that he was so studious that he got to the back?

Xuanyu Fu: "Thank you, thank you. Let me take a look. It doesn't seem to be very long."

Thankfully the article isn't long, just one page.

"If you can't recite it——"

Other students followed up and said, "If you can't recite it, the master will hit you on the palm of your hand."

"They will also punish him by standing in front of the stage."

"Or you can slap your palms and then stand in the corner as punishment."

The classmates all came over and said kindly.

"!!!" Many people's eyes widened.

No, no, this is too embarrassing.

Li Ang found it interesting to see Xuan Duofu like this and smiled slightly. He originally wanted to please Xuan Duofu and was about to say something when another person said, "Xin Duofu, if you don't want to be beaten, there is only one way, but you can't do it."

Xuan Fu did not respond. He felt that the other party had some "bad intentions", just like children who keep talking to each other, waiting for him to respond and then make fun of him.

He won't be fooled.

Xuanyunfu glanced at him and then looked away, took his textbook with him, and said to the classmate, "I'm going to the backyard to rest for a while while waiting for lunch. Do you want to join us?"

"Okay." Li Ang readily accepted the invitation and brought his textbooks with him. "My name is Li Ang."

"Xuan Duofu, you know my name now." Xuan Duofu made his first new classmate. "Who was that person who just spoke? Do you know?"

"Zhong Zikai."

His last name is Zhong. Xuanyuefu thought about it. His father, the emperor, had four brothers in total, two of whom died - the thief Zhongrui faction, all sons of the imperial concubine, brothers from the same mother.

The remaining two: the eldest prince and the fourth prince.

Zhongrui reduced the power of the princes, and when his father, the emperor, rebelled and ascended the throne, the fiefdoms originally granted to the eldest and fourth princes were lost - anyway, it was all Zhongrui's fault, and it had nothing to do with the new emperor, who even rewarded the two brothers with a prince's palace in Shengdu.

"He is the eldest grandson of Prince Shen's family." Li Ang said.

Many blessings: his emperor father’s eldest brother and grandson all went to school with him.

After a while, he is actually Zhong Zikai's cousin.

"What are you two talking about me?" Zhong Zikai suddenly appeared. Xu Duofu didn't feel guilty for talking about someone being caught behind his back. He turned his head to look at Zhong Zikai's nephew and said, "Yeah, what's wrong?"

Zhong Zikai: “…Nothing.” He was still a bit mean, and continued the original topic, “Xu Xuanfu, if you don’t want to get beaten, the only way is to have the last name Zhong, hahahaha but that’s impossible for you, your father is a eunuch.”

"Your last name is Zhong. Did the tutor beat you?" Xuanyu Fu asked.

Zhong Zikai said happily, "Of course not."

Xuanyuefu looked at Li Ang for confirmation. Li Ang received Zhong Zikai's contemptuous look and did not weigh the pros and cons. He directly stood on Xuanyuefu's side and answered Xuanyuefu's doubts and said, "The Grand Tutor can be punished by standing. If he uses the palm of his hand, he can hit the eunuchs following outside."

"Zhong Zikai, you can't carry it and let the servants get beaten. You are really shameful." Xuan Fu curled his lips and looked contemptuous, "My father is a third-rank official in the East Factory. When will you also be a third-rank official?"

Without waiting for Zhong Zikai to get angry, he added: "Or wait until the prince calls you again."

The title of prince is hereditary, and the eldest son is the crown prince. If Zhong Zikai wants to take the position of prince, he has to wait until his grandfather and father are both gone, and then he can become a prince of the first rank.

Now: Hehehe.

"Many blessings to you——"

"Zhong Zikai, do you want to fight with me?" Facing the angry Zhong Zikai, Xuanfu thought that this nephew was taller than him and was really abominable. He opened his mouth and shook him: "Wang Banban~~~"

Wang Yuanyuan appeared beside Xiao Duofu, staring at the silly boy opposite with the sinister look of a dead eunuch. And the weak little eunuch beside the silly boy was so pitiful that he followed such a master.

He lifted his sleeves.

Zhong Zikai was a little bit discouraged. That damn eunuch seemed to be really good at it. He wanted to go up to Tian Wenhe, who had fought with Xuan Fu. His Tian family was confiscated. He could not help but say, "The palace has a ban on fighting. I won't bother with you."

"Young master, should we make a fuss with Young Master Zhong?" Wang Yuanyuan asked with her head bowed.

Xuanyu Fu: ...Wang Banban is really good at supporting him and giving him face.

"No need." He waved his hand generously. Today was the second day of class, and they couldn't fight every day.

Wang Yuanyuan changed her expression in an instant and praised: "Young Master is really generous."

Many blessings: It’s installed.

hey-hey.

The students who were watching from afar saw that Zhong Zikai was defeated by Xuanyu Fu. They all felt it was strange and thought Xuanyu Fu was so powerful. Some of them turned their heads away and avoided looking - Zhong Zikai could not beat Xuanyu Fu, what if he would use it against them.

Li Ang followed Xuan Fu with admiration in his eyes.

"You are not afraid of Zhong Zikai."

"Was I afraid of him?"

Li Ang shook his head. "You used to love studying, always sitting in the first row and not talking to anyone else."

Xuanyuefu sighed and wrinkled his face: "I lied about loving studying. In fact, I can't remember everyone. There are just too many people and I can't remember their names and family backgrounds."

“I see.”

"Don't talk about them, let me read the article first." Xuan Fu looked up eagerly, "Li Ang, can you help me?"

Li Ang's heart was moved when he was looked at. He felt that Xuan Duofu was like his younger brother, even more well-behaved and cute than his younger brother. He nodded in agreement immediately.

If Duoxiu knew what Li Ang was thinking, after sorting out the seniority, he would shout: Ang'er, I am your cousin, you should be filial and stop talking nonsense, Brother Senmo!

There is a small garden, rockery and corridors between the main hall and the backyard. During lunch break, students can play in the garden, or go to the big house in the backyard to rest and chat in groups of three or two.

It's nothing unusual to see Xuanyufu and Li Ang sitting in the corridor reading together - that's strange.

"Leon really flattered a lot of people." He whispered.

"Is his father's promotion really related to Xuan Duofu's father?"

"Master Xu of the East Factory has just finished handling a major case. Have you forgotten Tian Wenhe? Master Xu is very popular right now. Didn't you see that Zhong Zikai didn't dare to confront Duo Xuefu head-on just now?"

"So many blessings are really——" Niu.

Some people look down on Xu Duofu's background. He was a refugee baby who was picked up by a eunuch and adopted as his son. But now he is so powerful and fearless that no one is afraid of him. Some people look down on him while feeling jealous and envious.

Xuan Fu was completely unaware that he was now stumbling over the article.

Li Ang read a sentence, and he read a sentence.

Ahhhhhhhhh!

He wanted to criticize this article. No. He was just angry and broke down. Manyu Fu finished crying in his heart, and continued to read. At the end, his mouth was dry and his tongue was parched. The chief eunuch of the hall came with the little eunuch to deliver lunch.

Before he knew it, he had been reading the text for an hour.

Many blessings shed tears: It seems that loving learning is not a lie of mine.

The new butler was called Niu Dahai. He stood beside the young master with his back bent. He finished talking about today's lunch dishes and said at the end: "...If there is anything that doesn't suit your taste, or is too salty or too bland, please tell us directly."

"Thank you, Master Dahai. I understand."

Niu Dahai was very happy. He thought Eunuch Dahai sounded better than Eunuch Niu.

Everyone has the same lunch, but many Fords have an extra sweet soup, which is sweet but not greasy and very refreshing. After drinking it, my throat feels cool and comfortable.

Delicious.

Manyu Fu wanted to talk about delicious food, but when he saw that Li Ang didn't have this sweet soup, he swallowed his words.

“…”

Li Ang noticed that Xuanyifu really expressed what he thought on his face. He thought that it must be Eunuch Dahai who gave it specially to Xuanyifu. He discovered that the eunuchs in the palace were very partial to Xuanyifu, perhaps because Xuanyifu's father was a eunuch.

Let eunuchs help eunuchs.

"Wait a minute, I'll go ask if there's any more. You were teaching me to read just now, so your throat must be dry. It will feel so good after drinking this." Many kind words had just been spoken.

Wang Yuanyuan smiled and said, "Young Master, I am just leaving. I think I will deliver it to you soon."

"Thank you, Wang Banban~" It tastes good, I'll have another sip.

When Li Ang heard this, he swallowed the words "If you don't need it, I won't drink it."

Not long after, Li Ang tasted the 'special sweet soup', which was indeed delicious.

After lunch, the two rooms on the left and right were filled with soft couches, and the students took a nap on their own couches. Li Ang was worried about Xuanyu Fu and wanted to say no to the nap and continue reciting, but then he saw Xuanyu Fu sitting on the couch, sleepy and dazed.

"Li Ang, I'm sleepy and can't remember the article. Let's sleep and wait until I wake up." Manyu Fu fell asleep and snored Zzzz~

Leon: ...

He is just a nine-year-old elementary school student, don't push yourself too hard!

Many thoughts about Fulin before going to bed.

They slept until the nap bell rang, which was about half an hour earlier than the afternoon class, so it was convenient for these young masters to take a rest, tidy up their clothes, go to the toilet, etc. Xuan Xuanfu took a nap, went to the toilet, tidied his clothes, sat at the desk in the hall, and opened his textbook.

...Hmm, it seems like a new lesson.

Xuan Fu lowered his head and quickly familiarized himself with the situation, thinking: Don't call me first, don't call me first, don't call me first.

Master Hu stroked his beard, his expression serious and harsh, and said in a deep voice: "Xuan Duofu, stand up and recite it."

“…”

My life is over!

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Duozai recited angrily for two hours: Woohoo is not a lie.