After the two of them had discussed it, they bravely slipped out of the study.
Mr. Zou also lived in the Zhilan Courtyard in the front yard, not far from their study.
With Xue Mian there, the servants and maids along the way did not dare to stop them.
The two of them arrived at the Zhilan Courtyard without any hindrance.
The servants in the courtyard were all sent out from Changfeng Garden. When the gatekeeper saw them, he saluted them first and asked in surprise: "Isn't it time for classes in the study now? Why are the two young masters here?"
Xue Mian said unhappily: "Why do you care so much? Where is Mr. Zou? Is he in the house?"
The servant said with a smile: "Don't be angry, Third Young Master, I said too much. Mr. Zou is meeting guests in the house right now."
Xue Mian nodded and walked inside.
The servant was chasing him in a hurry, but he didn't dare to pull him. He could only persuade him: "The princess has instructed that no one in our house should disturb Mr. Zou."
Xue Mian ignored him and said as he walked: "I just want to go in. You can report to my mother and let her deal with me!"
The servant had no choice but to run into the courtyard before him and pass on the message. He had just finished speaking, and before Mr. Zou could speak, Xue Mian and Xue Shao also came in.
Mr. Zou was sitting and talking with Zheng Ren, and Zheng Yu was also on the side.
Xue Mian was not at all shy. He walked into the room without any greeting and said loudly: "Mr. Zou, I heard that you want to take in a disciple. What do you think of me?" Seeing his unruly appearance, the anxious servant kept pulling his sleeve. He was also puzzled. Although the Third Young Master was a little naughty at ordinary times, he was very good at teaching rules. Why did he seem like a different person today?
After all, Mr. Zou was an elder and would not argue with the younger generation. He waved his hand and asked the servant to leave first, then asked Xue Mian with a friendly smile: "You are the princess's son. Do you want to ask me to be your teacher?"
Xue Mian straightened his chest and said naturally: "Yes, anyway, my mother said that with my status, as long as I ask for something in the world, I can get it. Sir, you don't have to rush to choose, just choose me. If you choose someone else, I will go to trouble that person!" Mr.
Zou smiled helplessly and shook his head.
Xue Shao secretly walked to Zheng Yu's side and secretly explained a few sentences while Mr. Zou and Xue Mian were talking.
Zheng Yu understood immediately and nodded in tacit understanding.
Xue Mian continued to speak to himself: "Since you don't say anything, I will take it as your agreement. I will go back first. I sneaked out of the class, and Mr. Zhang couldn't find me and got angry again." He turned around and walked away. When he reached the door, he turned around and raised his chin slightly, and said arrogantly: "Mr. Zou, remember, my name is Xue Mian! This is the kind of person I am!" Then he walked out of the door without stopping.
Although Zheng Ren had no friendship with Princess Guihe and was not familiar with Xue Mian, he was a relative of the Duke of Qing after all, so he tried to smooth things over by saying, "Don't mind, Mr. Zou. The Third Young Master is young and frivolous and does not know much. He did not mean to offend you."
Mr. Zou smiled again and asked Xue Shao, "Did you come with him? Do you also want to become my disciple?"
Xue Shao smiled innocently, "I don't know. Xue Mian asked me to follow him, so I followed him. Who are you? Why should I become your disciple?" Afraid that he was not pretending to be someone he was not, Xue Shao tried hard to recall the fool he had seen outside before and imitated that fool.
"A Shao!" Zheng Ren stopped him.
Xue Shao smiled foolishly at Zheng Ren and said to Mr. Zou, "Don't mind me, sir. I've been used to wandering around with my father for so many years. I haven't read much and don't have much knowledge." He didn't feel ashamed and said proudly, "If you ask me, studying is boring. It's better to have fun outside... Oh, I won't say anymore. I also sneaked out. It's time for you to look for me, sir."
He bowed to Mr. Zou and Zheng Ren respectively, and stumbled when he turned to leave, and fell to the ground in a wolf-like manner. He even pounded his head in annoyance, "Stupid Xue Shao, how come you are still so stupid at this age!"
Then he got up, skipped and jumped away with a silly smile.
Zheng Ren coughed awkwardly and said, "Don't be offended. Although the child has been wandering around with his father for a few years, he is usually very well-behaved." He still wanted to say a few good words for Xue Shao.
Mr. Zou waved his hand and smiled, "Forget it, just treat it as an episode. Let's continue talking about the previous one."
They had just talked about Zheng Yu.
Zheng Ren winked at Zheng Yu, and Zheng Yu walked up to Mr. Zou and bowed, saying, "Zheng Yu has met Mr. Zou."
Mr. Zou smiled and said, "He is a good child." He then asked him what books he usually read.
Zheng Yu said, "I have already learned the Three Hundred Thousands. Recently, my father has been teaching me the Analects."
Mr. Zou then began to test his knowledge, starting with the simple Three Character Classic.
As a result, Zheng Yu's answer to this question was full of mistakes, but he still thought he had answered it confidently, and even looked like he was asking for praise. Zheng Ren was
so anxious that he stared at him. What happened to his teacher Yu? He couldn't even answer the simple Three Character Classic!
After Mr. Zou finished asking about the Three Character Classic, he didn't continue to ask more advanced questions, but asked him to recite a passage from the Thousand Character Classic.
Fortunately, Zheng Yu memorized the Thousand Character Classic. But after he finished reciting, he said to Mr. Zou: "Sir, don't test me on these simple questions. I feel that "Three Hundred Thousand" and "The Analects" have limited me. Why don't you ask me about the deeper things? I know a lot more!"
Zheng Ren wanted to pull him in front of him and beat him up. He himself didn't even dare to say that he fully understood "The Analects". How dare this kid speak nonsense in front of Mr. Zou! Especially since he even stuttered when explaining "Three Character Classic" before! What's the difference between him and those ignorant and ambitious dandies outside? !
Mr. Zou kept smiling and said, "Ayu, you should lay a good foundation first. When you grow up, you can study other subjects."
Zheng Yu said with disdain, "You adults just like to talk about these things. It's really boring."
"Ayu!" Zheng Ren said with a stern face, "You are not allowed to be rude to Mr. Zou. Don't leave!" Zheng
Yu said "oh" obediently, and asked his father, "Dad, can I go to play with Shao and the others?"
Zheng Ren waved his hand weakly and let him go. Zheng Yu then left Zhilan Courtyard. Xue Shao and Xue Mian did not walk far, but hid behind the pillars of the corridor in front of Zhilan Courtyard. Zheng Yu turned his head to make sure that no one saw him before he touched the door. The three of them met in this way. Xue Mian pulled him aside and asked, "How is it? Is Mr. Zou angry?" Zheng Yu said, "I don't know whether Mr. Zou is angry or not, but my father is very angry anyway."
How could he not be angry? Among the three children, one is arrogant, one is stupid and reckless, and one is ambitious, none of them are presentable.
This is what Xue Mian thought - according to his own situation, he would try his best to make Mr. Zou angry!
Xue Shao was still a little worried: "Then I guess my father will be very angry when he finds out."
Xue Mian gently bumped him with his shoulder, "Why bother so much, anyway we don't have to leave home."
"That's true." Xue Shao also laughed.
"Let's go. Since we've made them angry, let's go play. There won't be any classes today." Xue Mian laughed again, "I heard that there are several more birds building nests on the trees in the garden. I'm going to go and take a look. Do you want to join us?"
Zheng Yu had just made his father angry, so he naturally couldn't go back. He nodded and said, "I'll go with you. Ah Shao, are you going?"
They were all going, so Xue Shao naturally said, "Ah Mian is right. The adults are going to be angry anyway. Let's just play for a while!"
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