Chapter 1497: Enrollment 3
The group first entered a palace gate. It was very solemn inside. There were no palace maids here, and occasionally there were eunuchs passing by, but they were very few.
Yang Heshu walked beside them and introduced, "This is the East Palace's Zhanshi Mansion. Zhanshi Zhang is not here today, so I won't take you to see him."
Even if he was there, he wouldn't come to meet a bunch of little brats.
The prince is already quite old and doesn't have much time to study. He probably puts more of his energy into other things.
The Prince's Secretary is a third-rank official and has a lot to do.
The Eastern Palace does not refer to the crown prince alone, but to a small court centered around the crown prince. The crown prince has a lot of things to be responsible for, and the crown prince's secretary is equivalent to the crown prince's prime minister and minister. When the crown prince loses his temper or goes on strike, it is the crown prince's secretary and a group of subordinates who run the Eastern Palace and this entire "small court".
Yang Heshu led them back inside. They did not enter the courtyards one by one, but walked straight forward along the long corridor. Yang Heshu pointed at the courtyards he saw along the way and said to them, "This is Menxiafang, this is Dianshufang..."
When he arrived at the Bookstore, he paused, turned back to find Manbao, and said to her, "If you want to repair a book, do it here."
Just as Manbao was wondering whether she should stop and settle down here, Yang Heshu continued walking and said, "Come on, I'll show you where to stay."
Continuing down the corridor, everyone turned their heads and saw a very elegant courtyard. Yang Heshu paused and said, "This is where the tutors rest."
The reason for adding the word "men" is because the emperor liked to find teachers for the prince. There were six prince tutors alone, and Kong Jijiu was the most worthy of the title and the one who served the longest.
Coincidentally, Yang Heshu was once a student in Kong Jijiu's class, and the people behind him all graduated from the Imperial College, and could all be considered Kong Jijiu's students.
Yang Heshu looked at his fellow students meaningfully and said, "When Kong Jijiu comes to the palace to give lectures to the Crown Prince, he will rest here. You all know his temper..."
Everyone nodded repeatedly, saying that they understood and that if they tried to be sneaky in the future, they would be careful and would never let Kong Jijiu catch them.
Yang Heshu continued to lead them to the next courtyard, which was much larger. However, he did not take them inside to see it. He stood at the gate and said, "This is where you will study."
After visiting the study area, they turned into a small path, walked through a garden and arrived at a courtyard, which was bustling with activity.
The person who came in before them was directing the eunuchs to put things into the room.
Yang Heshu stood in the yard and nodded to the people who came forward to pay their respects, including some who were of the same age as him and had been his classmates.
Some of them are even seniors.
But now, one is already an official in charge of them, and the other is still a student.
Yang Heshu said, "This courtyard has two entrances. These are where you will live. There are two people in each room. The back entrance has eunuchs to serve you. If you need anything, just tell them. As for the rules, please see the notice on the notice board in the courtyard. In order to avoid breaking the rules, you'd better memorize them."
Feng Zongping looked at the other people busy in the yard and asked, "Xiaoxue Brother Yang, why are you only telling us this? Why don't they listen?"
Yang Heshu smiled but didn't answer.
Su Jian rolled his eyes and said, "There are only ten of you who entered the palace to study. No, nine. The others are here to serve as staff for His Highness. They are already old. What can we expect them to study?"
Everyone: ...
Everyone turned their heads and looked, only then did they realize that the nine people who were left at the end were actually the youngest. They were all studying at the Imperial Academy and were quite familiar with each other.
Even Zhao Liulang is among those who "don't read".
The rooms here are all small and very crowded. A room that could only be used as a wing room has three doors opened, dividing it into three rooms. It is obviously specially made for students and is only slightly better than the dormitories in the Imperial College.
But the question is, who among those present has ever lived in the Imperial College?
Moreover, the "adults" who came in first obviously had no concept of friendship for the weak and had already occupied all the rooms. Now only five rooms on the east side were left.
The sunlight didn't seem to be very bright. As soon as I opened the door, I saw two small beds side by side, and then only two desks and some shelves.
Everyone was stunned. They had never lived in such a small room in their lives.
Manbao was also looking around, and Yang Heshu reached out and grabbed the back of her collar, pulled her back and said, "You don't live here."
Bai Shan turned around and asked, "Where does Manbao live?"
Yang Heshu smiled and said, "She lives next door to the next one."
Next door was a small martial arts training ground where students practiced martial arts. Next door was where the female officials of the Eastern Palace lived. Yang Heshu only sent people to the gate of the courtyard, and then a female official came out to take them away.
She bowed to Yang Heshu, then bowed to Manbao, and then led her and the eunuch inside, saying, "Master Zhou, this is your room."
Her room was slightly larger than the one we had just seen, and in a prime location. The court lady smiled and said, "My name is Zhang Wanwan. You may call me Wanwan, sir. The Crown Princess has specifically instructed that a good room be prepared for you. Do you think this room is okay?"
Manbao nodded immediately, "Very good, I like it very much."
She thanked him sincerely, "Thank you very much."
She vacated this room. She was not very happy at first, but she had seen how Zhou Man was favored in front of the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess, so she did not dare to fool the Crown Princess.
But seeing Zhou Man's sincere thanks, she felt more balanced and happy. She smiled and nodded, saying, "Master Zhou, please take a rest first. I'll help you pack your luggage."
Manbao declined and said with a smile, "I can do it myself. Master Zhang has been tired for a long time, so go and rest first."
Lord Zhang did not force it. After all, who knew if there were any private items in Zhou Man's box?
The eunuchs carried boxes full of treasures into the room. She first took out her medicine box and placed it on the table, and then took out her clothes one by one and placed them in the cabinet.
Her space was much larger than Bai Shan and the others', and more elegant. There was a small screen separating the inner and outer rooms. Although the outer room was small, it could at least accommodate a table and a few chairs to entertain guests.
Zhou Lijun and Zhou Liru arranged the things very neatly, and Manbao just had to take them out and put them in place.
She looked around and found that except for the lack of a bookshelf for books, everything else was complete. She decided to ask later if there was a bookshelf.
Next chapter will be later
(End of this chapter)
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