Chapter 473 An Old Friend Has Been Found
Du Wanchun took a bite of the chilled rice cake and said as she ate, "It's good that she left, so she won't be so upset and come back to ask for the marriage agreement again."
Nan Fengling was amused by her. "Sister-in-law, she was quite frightened last time. I don't think she'd ever come back, even if she went to the capital to beg for food."
Du Wanchun smiled knowingly.
Speaking of Ma Tao'er, after returning to the capital, she actually turned over a new leaf and no longer tried to become a concubine for a wealthy family. Instead, she married a poor scholar.
The poor scholar had some talent, but his family was too poor to afford the exam.
Ma Tao'er dreamed of becoming an official's wife, so she decided to use Young Master Liu's money to support scholars taking the imperial examinations.
As for whether she can get what she wants, Du Wanchun doesn't know.
She smiled, got up, and took a handkerchief to wipe Xiao Mianmian's mouth as well.
"Why hasn't Xiao Mianmian gone to school these past few days?" Nan Fengling asked Xiao Mianmian.
Little Mianmian lowered her head and said, "After Mr. Ruan left, there was no new teacher in the school for a while..."
Zhou Quan and Tao Yaofang went to the Northern Barbarians, and the academy was indeed missing a teacher.
Du Wanchun has also been looking for new people lately.
For children, a teacher is especially important; one should not only look at their academic ability but also their character.
Nan Fengling thought for a moment and said, "Sister-in-law, why don't we post a notice to recruit a tutor for the children?"
Du Wanchun listened and thought it was a good idea, and said with a smile, "I'll tell Ruiyuan tonight."
Nan Fengling laughed and said, "We'll only hire two this time, so that when the teacher is unavailable, Xiao Mianmian and the others won't be without a teacher."
Du Wanchun patted Xiao Mianmian's head and replied, "That's fine too."
The Zhou family has no shortage of money right now, but it's really hard to find a good tutor.
After learning about this, Xiao Liu and Lian'er made a special trip back.
"Manager Du, why don't we go to the capital and find the two of them?"
Xiao Liu said earnestly, "The eldest young master and the second young master are not ordinary people. This gentleman must..."
Lian'er quickly interrupted him, "Husband..."
Xiao Liuzi immediately covered his mouth and changed his words, saying, "The eldest and second young masters are exceptionally intelligent, so the teacher should indeed recruit better ones."
“That’s right,” Lian’er replied immediately.
They were talking.
Suddenly, the Third Prince inside the room remembered something and came out to say, "I remember that Ruiyuan's study companion was quite talented and virtuous back then."
"Ruiyuan's study companion? Which young master is he?" Du Wanchun asked.
The Third Prince replied, "This person was executed along with Ruiyuan when Ruiyuan got into trouble back then."
"Dead?" Nan Fengling asked in surprise.
Lian'er and Xiao Liuzi, having previously worked in the palace, were remarkably calm.
They knew more or less about what happened back then; Zhou Ruiyuan's study companion was the only son of Hai Daren, a second-rank official in the imperial court.
They were executed along with the crown prince and empress because of the incident.
The Hai family also fell into decline as a result, and their wealth was confiscated by the imperial court.
Aunt Zhou came over and complained to the Third Prince, "That child died unjustly, why did you bring him up for no reason?"
The Third Prince said slowly, "You may not know, but his younger brother is still alive."
"A twin brother?" This surprised everyone.
The Third Prince explained, "The Hai family did not have an only son, but twins. The two looked exactly alike. At the time, Lord Hai was careful to tell everyone that it was an only son and raised the two children as one."
"The person who followed Ruiyuan back then was the eldest brother, and the one who was executed was also the eldest brother."
Everyone suddenly realized what was going on.
The Third Prince continued, "Although these two brothers have somewhat different personalities, their talent and character are not far apart."
After listening, Du Wanchun thought for a moment and asked him, "Father, do you know where he is now?"
After a long silence, the Third Prince replied, "Back then, he wanted to enter the palace to kill the emperor and take revenge. I stopped him and sent him away from the capital."
“I remember when he went south with a caravan, I left him a jade pendant, saying that he could come to me if he needed anything.”
Although the Third Prince has not been in the capital these days, he has kept spies in the mansion.
Aunt Zhou sighed deeply and said, "The world is so vast, I don't even know if I can find him again."
Du Wanchun disagreed, saying, "I heard from Father that he has always wanted to avenge the Hai family, so naturally he won't be too far from the capital. I think he will probably come looking for them himself."
That's just how fate works.
What's meant to come will come.
After the Zhou family posted the notice inviting Mr. Zhao, a total of five or six scholars came.
They all wanted to become teachers at the Zhou family's academy.
One of them was handsome, but had a faint scar on his cheek and often kept his head down.
He looks rather fierce.
When Nan Fengling first saw him, he thought he was a bandit and almost chased him away.
Luckily, Xiao Mianmian called her back, "Auntie, let him in. Mother said you can't judge a book by its cover!"
Her voice was soft and sweet, and she spoke like a little adult.
The man with the scar on his face looked at Xiao Mianmian, and his originally gloomy eyes gradually softened.
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