Gu Yuzhi woke up early in the morning to hear from Granny Xu that Chief Secretary Xie had gone out to pick up Guard Qi. Thinking that Guard Qi said he would bring back the reward today, Gu Yuzhi couldn't help but want to run out.
Xu Mama helped him put on his outer clothes and said with a smile, "Your Highness, please be patient. Chief Secretary Xie said that he has something to do this morning and cannot teach, but Your Highness's studies cannot be neglected. Please have breakfast and then go to the school to study. Chen Dianyi will be teaching at the school."
Upon hearing this, Gu Yuzhi's joy vanished by half. He clutched his head and said painfully, "Chen Dianyi is clearly younger than Xie Changshi, but when he teaches, he's like an old scholar. I can't help but feel sleepy after listening to half of it."
Xie Changshi's teaching was more interesting; he didn't fall asleep even after two hours.
Most importantly, he couldn't help but fall asleep during Chen Dianyi's last lesson, and Chen Dianyi even had the nerve to complain to Xie Changshi, which resulted in him being punished by copying large characters twenty times that night.
Gu Yuzhi grew angrier the more he thought about it, tilting his head and snorting, "Chen Dianyi can tattle, but I haven't even tattled yet!"
Xu Mama found it somewhat amusing but didn't offer any opinion, since His Highness would still have to go to the school after his meal anyway.
Gu Yuzhi ate his breakfast in a huff, then took his brush, ink, paper, and inkstone to the side room. Chen Dianyi hadn't arrived yet, so Gu Yuzhi decided to study on his own, his mind filled with the image of Shu Xiaohan's face brimming with excitement.
"Today, Chief Secretary Xie and Guard Qi will bring back the imperial gifts from the Emperor. Oh my, I will finally be able to see for myself what imperial gifts from ancient times looked like."
After a while, she said again, "I heard there are three thousand taels of gold!" She calculated in her mind, "Even if one tael is calculated as thirty-five grams, three thousand taels would be one hundred and five thousand kilograms. According to the gold price of four hundred and fifty kilograms before, three thousand taels of gold would be forty-seven million two hundred and fifty thousand taels!"
Shu Xiaohan pushed up her glasses, her composure trembling: "Although I'm not greedy, what does 47.25 million mean? This is more money than I could ever earn in my entire life."
She looked at Gu Yuzhi and shook her head slightly: "I don't even want to talk about envying you anymore."
Gu Yuzhi covered his mouth and chuckled secretly. Although he didn't quite understand what Teacher Shu was talking about, he could tell that three thousand taels of gold was a lot of money! In addition to the money, there were also jewelry and cloth as rewards.
Gu Yuzhi rested his chin on his hand and thought to himself, "I don't wear these jewelry pieces, and I can't wear all this cloth by myself. If only my brother could exchange them all for gold as a reward."
But he quickly spat a few times. How could he think like that? That's not how a good child thinks.
His elder brother has already given him three thousand taels of gold; he should be content.
Just then, Chen Dianyi entered, coughed lightly with his hand loosely clenched into a fist and placed it against his mouth. Gu Yuzhi quickly stood up and performed the teacher's salute: "Chen Dianyi."
Although he found Chen Dianyi's lectures somewhat boring, he still respected what was due.
Chen Dianyi first had Gu Yuzhi recite the Three Character Classic from memory, then quized him on the explanations of the two chapters they had learned previously. After checking Gu Yuzhi's large characters, he continued, "Today we will discuss the third chapter of the Three Character Classic, the essential knowledge..."
The lesson lasted from 7:45 AM until the end of 9:00 AM before Chen Dianyi finally stopped talking. Looking at His Highness struggling to keep his eyes open and looking at him, he couldn't help but sigh: "Your Highness, even if I am a bit long-winded, you can't sleep in class."
Gu Yuzhi blinked and tried to explain, "I wasn't asleep."
He gestured with his small hand under the table, indicating that it was just a little bit off.
Chen Dianyi sighed: "Let's end today's lesson here. After Your Highness goes back, write the essential knowledge ten times in large characters and review the three lessons we just learned."
After he finished speaking, he nodded slightly to Gu Yuzhi, then left with his things in his arms.
Gu Yuzhi got up, packed his things, secretly stretched, and then carried them back to the main room.
Just then, Granny Xu brought over some dessert: "Your Highness, please have some white fungus soup first."
Gu Yuzhi hurriedly finished the white fungus soup in one gulp: "Has Chief Secretary Xie returned? And Guard Qi as well?"
Guard Qi said yesterday that he would bring back the rewards today. He even dreamed last night that Guard Qi brought back a lot of rewards, and he woke up laughing.
However, he would never tell anyone about something so embarrassing.
Xu Mama smiled and took the dessert bowl: "I heard from the servants that Chief Secretary Xie has already received Guard Qi." She leaned forward and said, pretending to be very careful, "I heard that Guard Qi brought back a lot of boxes, all of which are gifts from the Emperor to His Highness."
Gu Yuzhi's eyes lit up when he heard this. As soon as Xu Mama left, he took his short legs and walked towards the door: "Manager Wen, Teacher Shu, Guard Qi has taken back my reward! It was a reward from my brother!"
"I heard you, I heard you." Manager Wen opened his folding fan with a swish. "Now Your Highness should be worried about what kind of business to do."
With the funds in place, it's time to get to business. Otherwise, we'll just be sitting around doing nothing and waiting for the Emperor's bounty to run out.
Gu Yuzhi paused, then nodded his head: "That's right, what kind of business should I start?"
Having finally resolved one problem, another immediately arose. Gu Yuzhi sighed like a little adult, longing for the carefree days he spent in the palace a couple of years ago.
As soon as he stepped out of the mansion gate, Gu Yuzhi looked up and saw several people riding horses slowly making their way towards him, with what appeared to be a lot of things piled up on the carriage behind them.
Gu Yuzhi stared intently for a while, then his eyes lit up: "Ha, it really is Chief Secretary Xie and the others!"
It seems that Guard Qi and his men are not injured, but there seems to be a discrepancy in their numbers.
At that moment, Eunuch Ran, having received the news, hurriedly left the mansion: "Your Highness, have Chief Secretary Xie and Guard Qi returned?"
"Yes, yes," Gu Yuzhi comforted Eunuch Ran with a smile, "Don't worry, Guard Qi is very skilled in martial arts. He said he would bring the things back, and he definitely will."
Eunuch Ran felt like crying again, wiping away her tears: "Yes, seeing His Highness's reward brought back, I can die in peace."
Even if he lost the imperial gift, he would still be dead, but he still had family outside the palace.
Whenever he thought of this, Eunuch Ran felt incredibly fortunate that he had an upset stomach that day, which not only saved him from being kidnapped by bandits but also allowed him to inform His Highness in time.
Riding horses recklessly within the city could easily cause injury, so Xie Changshi and his entourage did not move very fast. It was only when they were almost at the mansion that Xie Changshi and Qi Chenglang dismounted and quickly walked to Gu Yuzhi's side.
Qi Chenglang knelt on one knee, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and smiled sheepishly: "Your Highness, I am fortunate to have fulfilled my mission and brought back the Emperor's reward."
"Guard Qi is really amazing!" Gu Yuzhi patted Qi Chenglang on the shoulder, turned around and ordered the gatekeeper to open the side door so that the carriage could enter through the side door. "Eunuch Ran, the list is still with you. Come with us and we'll go in and check it."
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