It was never an easy task to wake up the grumpy Yinzuo. Although he was sleeping on a sedan chair instead of a bed, Dexi had to spend a lot of effort to wake this ancestor up.
"Young Master, the study is a very important place and servants cannot follow you in to serve. You have just entered the Shangshu Room and your study partner has not yet been chosen. From now on, you will have to rely on yourself."
Compared to Dexi who was worried and anxious at the moment, Yinzuo who was bleary-eyed looked fine. It was because he was dazed now, with only the word "sleepy" in his mind, and had no time to worry about anything else. Besides, he was already at the door of the Shangshufang, so how could he run away without going in?
"Don't worry, Dexi. Just wait outside. If anything happens, I'll send someone out to find you."
When Yinzuo walked into the study room with his eyes wide open, all the seats except his were occupied. When they saw him come in, everyone looked up and looked at him. As the eldest brother, Yinzhi stood up first and welcomed him on behalf of his brothers.
"Big brother, third brother, fourth brother, fifth brother, seventh brother..."
Yinzuo greeted his brothers one by one in order. When he saw Yinzhen looking at him, he raised his hand and waved at him. Then he carried the small bag prepared by Dexi and walked to the empty seat behind the fifth prince Yinqi and sat down. Then, without paying attention to other people's reactions, he waited for the arrival of his master with his eyes wide open.
Although the princes reviewed their lessons together, they were separated when it came to formal classes. After all, there was a gap in age between them, and their learning progress was naturally different since they entered school at different times. For example, the eldest prince Yinzhen had his own teacher who taught him in a separate room, and the third prince and the fourth prince had the same teacher because they were of the same age. As for the fifth prince Yinqi, the sixth prince Yinzuo, and the seventh prince Yinyou, they all entered the Shangshufang to study this year, so they were naturally grouped together.
"Sixth brother, wake up! It's almost dawn. We have to go to class next door."
When Yinzuo was woken up by Yinqi, he was a little confused for a moment. He looked up and looked around before realizing that this was not the South Third Building but the Shangshufang.
"Thank you for the reminder, Fifth Brother. Then, Fifth Brother, Seventh Brother, let's go over there now."
As soon as the third brother sat down in the classroom next door, the teacher arrived. Yinzuo looked up and was immediately happy when he saw the person coming. Although Yinzuo was not particularly familiar with this person, he was not unfamiliar with him. His name was Fahai. Of course, this Fahai was not the Fahai who did not understand love in the Legend of the White Snake, but the second son of Kangxi's uncle Tong Guogang, and Kangxi's cousin. According to seniority, the princes had to call him cousin.
"The student has met the gentleman."
Contrary to what is said online that the Qing Dynasty princes' teachers had to kneel down to teach the princes, in reality this was not necessary. As students, the princes bowed to the teachers, and the teachers only had to return the greeting by holding their hands.
There were only three people in the classroom, so Fahai naturally saw Yinzuo, a new student who had just arrived at the study today, as soon as he entered the door. Looking at the little kid who followed his brothers and sisters to greet him obediently, Fahai nodded with satisfaction, and then cupped his hands in return.
"No need to be so polite, young princes."
Yinqi, Yinzuo and Yinyou all just entered the Shangshufang this year. Yinzuo came more than half a month later than the other two due to injury, but their learning progress was basically the same. They just read the Three Character Classic with the teacher, and then the teacher taught a few people to recognize characters, and then they practiced tracing the calligraphy.
"Dexi, it's only been one day and I already feel like my body has been drained. When I think about how many years I'll have to study like this year-round, my heart is really cold..."
Yinzuo had basically spent the entire morning sitting still practicing tracing characters. Not only did he feel sore in his wrists, but his whole body felt light-headed. When he thought about having to live like this in the future, he suddenly felt a darkness in front of his eyes. It could be said that his future was bleak.
"My dear, all the princes in this palace have gone through this. This is your first day at school and you may not be used to it. Once you get used to this kind of life, you won't find it hard anymore."
Although Dexi's words were meant to comfort him, they were like adding fuel to the fire for Yinzuo. He felt uncomfortable all over after hearing them.
"Alas, it's impossible to get used to it. When will this day end?"
Yinzuo sighed and mourned his future self, while Fahai was invited by Kangxi as soon as he finished school. Fahai not only taught Yinzuo's three junior students, but also took care of the Manchu language courses of Yinzhi and Yinzhen, so he was used to Kangxi's periodic summons.
At first, everything went according to usual practice. Kangxi first showed concern for the learning progress and classroom performance of his two eldest sons, and then paid the same attention to his two younger sons who had just entered school. Of course, he did not leave out Yinzuo, who had just entered the study today, in order to treat everyone equally.
"Fahai, today is Yinzuo's first day in the study. How is he doing?"
"Your Majesty, although the Sixth Prince just started school today, I've observed that he's quite intelligent and has a strong learning ability. In class today, I led the other three princes in reciting the Three Character Classic, and he seemed to be able to recite it after just two readings. I also watched him practice tracing red characters and noticed that he seems to have a natural talent for calligraphy..."
Kangxi originally just asked a routine question, but he didn't expect there would be an unexpected surprise. He immediately became interested, so as soon as Fahai left, he immediately asked Liang Jiugong to send someone to the Nansanso to invite Yinzuo over.
"Eunuch Wan, do you know why Khan Ama asked me to go to the Qing Palace?"
As a servant serving in the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Wan Quan may not be better than others in other aspects, but he is definitely better than other servants in the palace in terms of keeping his mouth shut. Naturally, it is impossible for Yinzuo to get anything out of him.
Yinzuo was nervous all the way from Nansanso to Qianqing Palace. After all, he saw that Mr. Fahai followed this eunuch Wanquan after school. Only a short while later, Khan Ama called him over. Could it be that he did not perform well in class today and was complained by the teacher?
He arrived at the gate of the Palace of Heavenly Purity in fear and trepidation. This time, he was not made to stand at the gate as punished like last time. Wan Quan went in to report and came out soon after, leading him all the way to the small hall he had come to last time.
"Yinzuo greets Khan Ama, Khan Ama is well and safe."
Kangxi had always liked his son Yinzuo. Looking at his son bowing to him politely, and thinking about Fahai's previous words of praise for him, his expression couldn't help but become more loving.
"Get up, Yinzuo, come and sit next to Khan Ama."
Looking at his father Kangxi's kind expression, Yinzuo's inner anxiety finally subsided a little. It seemed that there was no problem with his performance in class today. It was probably his first day of school today, and Khan Ama was worried and asked him to come and ask.
"Khan Ama asked his son to come here today, but what instructions did he have?"
"Nothing, it's just that today is your first day in the study. Khan Ama is a little worried, so he asked you to come over and ask what the teacher taught in class today."
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