Suddenly... crystal tears flowed down.

Xiao Qi felt very distressed when she saw this, and immediately took her hand and said, "Miss, please don't cry. You will not be beautiful if you cry. You are the most beautiful woman in Yangzhou, so you must not cry." Du Juan did not know whether to laugh or cry after hearing Xiao Qi's words.

On the other side, Zhang Ke stood up, looked at a lotus seed on the ground, picked it up and said: "Miss Du is sixteen years old this year, as expected, she is extremely beautiful." Hearing Zhang Ke suddenly praising his daughter, Dubrow became alert.

"I'm telling you, don't think that just because you and I have some connection, you can threaten me to marry my daughter to your good-for-nothing son!" Zhang Ke's son was a well-known street bully who committed all kinds of crimes, including rape and robbery.

With the protection of his father Zhang Ke, he did all kinds of bad things and once wanted to bully her daughter. It was only under Dubrow's threat that the boy left obediently.

"Old Du, why are you so nervous? I'm not here to propose marriage for my Chang'er. I'm just thinking that the emperor is now in his prime. If the two of them get to know each other... then you..."

When Dubrow heard Zhang Ke say this, he raised his eyebrows and said, "Get out of here! I knew you were a weasel, visiting chickens for the New Year with ulterior motives." Then he had Zhang Ke driven out.

But his words were like a curse that kept circling in his mind. Now, the Emperor wanted to personally test the Jinshi they recommended. This was the first time the examining officials had heard of this and they immediately contacted several officials above them.

But they were also caught off guard, because the emperor had secretly rushed to Yangzhou. If they wanted to come, it would take them four or five days to get there. By that time, the assessment would have been completed and those people would have been beheaded. It would be useless for them to come.

Feeling the slim hope, Dubrow sighed. At this time, the emperor changed into civilian clothes and secretly came to the private school. He saw Gu Yunru cooking in the yard and smelled the scent of incense.

"What are you doing? It smells so good." The emperor couldn't help but sigh. Gu Yunru turned around, not expecting it to be the emperor. He was about to shout out, but at this time, Wang Xiucai also left, and came over with a pile of firewood to Zhu Saozi. Are these firewoods enough? Looking at the strong and tall man in front of him, he curiously turned around in front of him and said, "Who are you?"

Gu Yunru suddenly had an idea and rushed forward to block the emperor. "He is a woodcutter from our country. He must have something to do when he came to the city to find us. Mr. Wang, you should go back to study first."

"Okay, Sister Zhu, take a good rest after you're done with your work. Don't be too tired."

"Yeah, you too." Gu Yunru's heart was pounding. He turned around and bowed quickly, saying, "Your Majesty, why didn't you say hello in advance? Ah Zhao is not in the courtyard now."

"It's okay. I was just passing by and taking a look. Who was that just now?"

"Mr. Wang is the one who founded this private school."

"I see. It seems like you guys are already very familiar with each other."

"Of course. We've traveled all over the country for so many years, so we still have some social skills." Gu Yunru made a victory gesture at him, cooked a few dishes and put them on the table, eagerly waiting for Rong Zhen to come back.

"That's great, I'm hungry too!" As soon as Wang Xiucai finished speaking, he sat down next to the emperor, almost sitting with him, and enthusiastically brought him bowls and chopsticks. Gu Yunru found this scene a little strange. If Wang Xiucai knew who was sitting next to him, he would probably be scared to death...

"Mrs. Zhu, what's wrong with you?" Mr. Wang saw Mrs. Zhu's awkward expression and asked curiously. He looked at the woodcutter beside him. He had a noble temperament and did not look like a rough country man at all. The temperament in his eyes was also very outstanding. He looked like he was born in a noble family.

"I still don't know what your name is, brother?" Wang Xiucai started chatting with the emperor in a familiar manner. The emperor smiled elegantly while holding his chopsticks and said, "Almost everyone in our Zhujia Village has the surname Zhu, so you can call me Brother Zhu."

"Good Brother Zhu, where is the other Brother Zhu?" Mr. Wang looked around suspiciously, and finally saw Rong Zhen walking in with two prey. It turned out that he went to the mountain to hunt rabbits.

"Brother Zhu, your friend is here!" Mr. Wang greeted him enthusiastically. Rong Zhen washed his hands and walked over. He was not surprised. Gu Yunru's eyes rolled around, and the moment their eyes met, she understood. It turned out that Rong Zhen knew about the emperor's secret trip this time.

"So many dishes were cooked today!" Rong Zhen's appetite was whetted, and he couldn't wait to eat with chopsticks.

"Since you are all from Zhujia Village, there can't be two Brother Zhus, so who is younger?" Mr. Wang did not forget to talk about other topics while eating. The rule in the royal family is that you cannot talk while eating.

"I am a few years younger than Brother Zhu, so you can call me Second Brother." Rong Zhen said a few words and wolfed down the meal.

"By the way, Brother Zhu, I have already done what you saw me do last time. However, if you want to buy those genuine books, it will cost twice as much." Mr. Wang was busy running around for this matter, and he also gave an explanation to many poor scholars, but no one had much confidence.

The emperor ate his meal slowly while Gu Yunru poured a bowl of soup into his bowl and the emperor smiled.

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"Who set this price?" Gu Yunru asked curiously while eating. Mr. Wang suddenly became sad again.

"The book seller said the price was fifty coins, so he could only sell it for one tael of silver."

Mr. Wang felt that this problem was very distressing, but he asked everyone to scrape together the money, but everyone's energy could not be always dispersed in doing the work.

The emperor listened and understood that the books sold to the poor in the market all contained errors, which showed how cunning the other party was.

"How about this, Xiao Gu, after dinner you accompany me for a walk on the street." The emperor looked at Gu Yunru, who made a puzzled sound. Rong Zhen beside him seemed to have other things to do with Wang Xiucai, so he nodded readily.

We arrived at the bustling streets before it got dark. Countless vendors were stationed in the corners, selling their handicrafts. It was so lively, in fact, not inferior to the capital city at all.