Chapter 4: The Palace Examination Ruined (4)
In the wine shop, Zhu Qingchen held the pile of bowls and tried hard to keep them steady.
It was so high that Zhu Qingchen could only take a bite of the dough on top.
Pei Xuan squatted beside the stove and placed the dishes in his hand before King Jing, followed by the other princes.
Pei Xuan entertained the guests wholeheartedly, but he was neither humble nor overbearing. He stood up and said, "I'll go to the kitchen to see if the rabbit is ready. Master and the other gentlemen, please wait for a moment."
"Okay." Zhu Qingchen was still trying hard to bite his bread.
During lunch, Pei Xuan and Madam Chen were busy in and out. In the end, they didn't ask them for money, but instead gave them money.
Pei Xuan said: "I have benefited a lot from your guidance today, so I dare not ask you for money. However, these prey were brought by His Royal Highness Prince Jing and several young masters, so I can't borrow flowers to offer to Buddha. Here are some silver..."
Zhu Qingchen waved his hand and asked the servant to give him the money.
When King Jing saw this, he also took off his purse from his waist and handed it to him: "Take it, and take the extra as well."
Pei Xuan took the purse, took out only what his family deserved from it, and returned the purse.
Pei Xuan saw them off: "Master, take care. Your Majesty, take care. Everyone, take care."
He followed Zhu Qingchen and helped him roll up the carriage curtain.
Zhu Qingchen got on the car, still feeling a little worried, so he stuck his head out and reminded him again: "After the New Year, the spring exam will be here soon. Stay home and study hard, and don't be distracted by irrelevant things."
Pei Xuan nodded seriously: "Yes."
"Come to me when you have finished revising the article. If you encounter any problems, you can also come to me. Most people in the mansion will recognize you. If they don't, go find my servant and ask him to bring you here."
Zhu Qingchen's servant nodded to him.
Pei Xuan also nodded: "Yes, I remember it."
"Hmm." Zhu Qingchen thought about it and thought there was nothing to say. It was the first time he met Pei Xuan, so it was inconvenient to talk about deep things. He just said, "I'll go back first."
"Okay." Pei Xuan lowered the curtain and pressed it with something to prevent the cold wind from coming in. "Master, take care."
Prince Jing and his entourage also mounted their horses and followed the carriage respectfully.
Pei Xuan bowed in front of the wine shop until the carriage was out of sight, then he got up and went back.
Mrs. Chen was clearing the dishes and seeing him coming back, she asked hurriedly, "Is Master Zhu satisfied? Our family has such simple meals... If you had told mother earlier that Master Zhu was coming, mother would have made preparations earlier."
Pei Xuan took the dishes from his mother and helped her clean up: "We have done our best to entertain you. The teacher is kind and will not be dissatisfied."
"That's too rude. There's nothing at home." Madam Chen paused and asked, "Is His Royal Highness Prince Jing also a student of Master Zhu? Are all those young masters students of Master Zhu?"
Pei Xuan replied casually: "Yes, the teacher teaches in the academy and has many students."
"That……"
Madam Chen looked at the patched clothes on her own children, and then thought of the group of students just now, who were wearing brocade and wearing gold and jade ornaments on their waists.
The difference is too big.
Pei Xuan noticed his mother's gaze, looked down at himself, and smiled to comfort her: "Master Zhu told me at the beginning that there is no distinction between high and low students."
Madam Chen still looked at him apologetically.
Pei Xuan added: "Mother, don't blame yourself. Although I can't compare to them in terms of food and clothing, I am not necessarily inferior to them in terms of writing."
Madam Chen still looked at him: "But you are so different from them, why would Master Zhu take a fancy to you?"
Pei Xuan smiled, unable to hide his happiness: "The teacher said that he had seen me doing accounts at the counter while reading a book, and said that I was diligent, so he gave me some advice."
"Really? When did the Master pass by the wine shop? Why didn't you come in and rest?"
"He probably just happened to pass by, took a look and then left."
Madam Chen was a little nervous and wanted to ask more questions, but Pei Xuan smiled and asked her to go back.
"Mother has been busy all day, go and rest for a while, I will clean up."
Madam Chen went back to her room to rest. Pei Xuan rolled up his sleeves, cleaned up the dishes and took them to the backyard to wash.
Pei Xuan sat on a small stool, washing dishes while reciting the article in a brisk tone.
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Zhu Qingchen took a carriage back to the school.
Prince Jing rode a horse, followed the carriage, and talked to him from time to time.
Zhu Qingchen had just finished his meal. He was leaning against the wall of the carriage, holding his hand warmer, drowsy, and occasionally responding.
The system said: "Yes, Prince Jing seems to respect you very much. With you in control, he should not do anything bad."
Zhu Qingchen snorted twice: "He doesn't respect me, he wants to win me over."
Not long after, the servant drove the carriage back to the academy. Prince Jing and his entourage dismounted, bowed and saluted, and watched his carriage go in through the side door.
A friend of Prince Jing was quite dissatisfied: "Master Zhu is young, has a false seniority, and is aloof. Why should the prince be so respectful to him?"
King Jing whispered, "What do you know? Shut up."
Zhu Qingchen is the youngest official in the academy. As long as he makes up his mind not to take up an official position and only to teach, most of the people in the court will be his students in the future.
To win over Zhu Qingchen is to win over his students, which will be of great benefit to him in the future.
This is much more useful than trying to win over Pei Xuan alone.
Prince Jing pulled the reins, jumped on the horse, and left the school.
On the other side, the servant stopped the carriage and lifted the curtain: "Master, we're here."
"Yeah." Zhu Qingchen got off the carriage in a daze, returned to his room, and fell asleep.
The servant helped him light the charcoal basin for heating: "Master, take a nap. I will call you to wake up in half an hour. There are still two and a half baskets of articles to read."
Zhu Qingchen hugged the pillow, buried his face in the quilt, and said sullenly: "Yeah, I know."
The servant quietly retreated and helped him close the door.
The moment the door closed, Zhu Qingchen waved his arms and legs on the bed: "Ah! I quit!"
The system was frightened by him and flew three feet away: "Have you regressed to your ancestor?"
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I wish you a day of rest -
I read articles in the morning, read articles in the afternoon, and lie on the bed at night...reading articles.
Zhu Qingchen chewed on the tip of his pen as he read the article. His eyes were dizzy and the black characters flew back and forth in front of him like moths.
He opened his mouth and yawned, and almost stuck the pen into his throat.
The servant lighted the candle and reminded him, "Master, you should go to bed early. You still have to go to the academy to teach tomorrow."
Zhu Qingchen pushed Wen Zhang away, fell on the couch, buried his face in the quilt, and began to perform "kicking swimming".
The servant had a complicated expression and silently took away the paper and pen in front of him.
Zhu Qingchen came back to his senses and took a piece of paper from him: "I'll keep this. These are some poor students who wrote good essays. I want to meet them when I have time."
"Yes, Master, please go to bed early." The servant helped him lower the curtain in front of the couch.
At night, Zhu Qingchen lay on the bed, hugging the quilt, looking at the tent above his head.
The system comforted him: "Just think about it, today we have had such a fulfilling day. We got to know the 'gloomy bottom' and the 'scumbag top'. It's a good start."
Zhu Qingchen turned over and propped up his head: "But I'm very tired." Zhu Qingchen pursed his lips, fell forward again, and buried himself in the quilt.
He said something in a low voice.
The system didn’t hear clearly: “What?”
Zhu Qingchen hugged the pillow and raised his head aggrievedly: "I want to go home, I miss Li Yue."
The system asked: "Who is Li Yue?"
Zhu Qingchen raised his eyes and looked at the top of the tent: "My Majesty, he is the man who held my tablet at the funeral. We grew up together. Except when he went out to fight, we have never been apart for such a long time. I missed him all day!"
The system could only comfort him: "Hold on a little longer, you will be resurrected soon, and you will see him when you are resurrected. You have defeated 99% of the hosts and are a very good host."
Zhu Qingchen rolled on the bed, turning left and right, up and down, forward and backward, like a little spinning top.
The system was almost crushed by him and flew away quickly: "You are really the worst host I have ever taken care of. You miss home after just one day! You are useless!"
Zhu Qingchen raised his head: "You just said that I am the best host."
"You have to go to work tomorrow, go to bed quickly. Didn't you sleep well at noon?"
"I didn't miss home at noon, but I miss home now. How can I sleep if I miss home?"
"Are you going to sleep or not? If you don't, I'm going to drug you!"
The system opens the mall and personally selects sleeping pills for the host who refuses to go to bed.
Because he missed home, Zhu Qingchen tossed and turned in bed. He got up to eat a snack, drink some water, and took the system out for a walk.
It was not until the second half of the night that he managed to fall asleep.
The small ball of light stopped at the head of the bed, emitting a faint light, looking at Zhu Qingchen who was sleeping in a sprawled state.
I have never seen such a host before. He is very serious when doing tasks and the system doesn't have to worry about him.
As a result, daily life is not worry-free at all!
Just strangle him to death!
Brother Tong, forget it, he has already died once.
But this is too troublesome!
It's not easy to find a prince's tutor these days, just be able to complete the task.
I won't have to coax him to sleep from now on, will I? !
Don't be too angry when you are working on the system, or the CPU will burn out.
The system looked at the sleeping Zhu Qingchen, and unknowingly, a loving smile appeared on the small electronic screen.
:)
It's quite reassuring when you're asleep.
The next second, the sleeping Zhu Qingchen raised his hand and knocked it away.
:(
Three seconds to withdraw.
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Zhu Qingchen felt like he had just fallen asleep for a short while when he was woken up by someone.
The winter day dawned late. The servant lit the candle, hung up the curtains, and called softly, "Master? Master? It's time to get up."
Zhu Qingchen sat up from the bed in a daze, got out of bed, put on his shoes, walked to the copper basin, and began to wash.
Keep your eyes closed throughout the process.
The servants were all stunned, thinking that the master was truly gifted.
Zhu Qingchen washed his face, became more sober, opened his eyes, pulled his official uniform off the hanger, and put it on.
The uniform of academic officials in this dynasty is bright red, with a jade belt, which looks solemn and serious.
"Let's go." Zhu Qingchen adjusted his black double-winged official hat and walked out the door.
The servant prepared breakfast for him and he ate it in the carriage.
When he arrived at the academy, he just put the last bite of osmanthus cake into his mouth and secretly licked his fingertips.
Zhu Qingchen clapped his hands and prepared to get off the carriage.
The students of the academy who were wearing green clothes came in from outside, and when they saw Master Zhu, they stopped where they were, bowed and greeted him.
Master Zhu smiled and nodded at them, his eyes gentle and warm: "Good morning."
system:?
You are so good at pretending! You were obviously not like that just now!
The Capital Academy is the benchmark for all academies.
Students from all over the world gather here.
Under the guidance of the system, Zhu Qingchen walked through the corridor and passed through the garden.
The building has carved beams and painted buildings, flying eaves and brackets, and is solemn and majestic.
Zhu Qingchen held the hand warmer in his hand, walked forward, looked around, and said to the system in his heart: "Wow, this academy is so beautiful. When I am resurrected, I will ask Li Yue to build one for me."
The system said: "Okay, I'll get the data for you when I get back."
Zhu Qingchen sniffed.
The system was as if facing a formidable enemy: "You, you, you...you are not thinking about that Li Yue again, are you?"
Zhu Qingchen rubbed his nose: "No, I just have a runny nose."
"That's good." The system breathed a sigh of relief. "I thought you were going on strike again."
Zhu Qingchen raised his hand and wiped away the non-existent tears with his sleeve: "But when you mentioned Li Yue, I couldn't help but think..."
"No! Hold on!" The system was so anxious that it jumped up and down, oh, it had no feet.
Zhu Qingchen arrived outside the Wenyuan Hall where he taught, and his students had already arrived.
Their hushed voices could be heard from the hall.
"Have you all heard? The teacher received three baskets of essays from students outside yesterday, and he also specifically asked to see a student named Pei Xuan."
"We will also take the spring exam soon, why is the teacher still looking at the essays of outsiders? There are three baskets of essays, when will it be our turn?"
"Brother Liu, why don't you speak?"
The student called "Senior Brother Liu" said in a cold tone: "The teacher is kind-hearted and has sympathy for the cats and dogs outside. The teacher hasn't said anything yet, but you are acting jealously. It's really ungentlemanly."!
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