Chang'an is good

Chapter 650 She's Still Angry

Everyone was just trying to take advantage of the situation and didn't mind not seeing the Master.

The Chu family simply said to outsiders that the old man needed to rest, and the guests expressed their understanding and secretly breathed a sigh of relief - everyone knew the temper of the Grand Tutor, and it was best not to see him. Once they met him, they would be scolded and driven out.

The Taifu who was recuperating in bed was indeed very hot-tempered and would scold people for no reason. Fortunately, his grandchildren took turns to serve him. Everyone took turns to be scolded, and they could exchange experiences with each other afterwards, so the pressure was not too great.

For the Chu family, it was a great blessing to be able to receive a few words from the old man, and they would burn incense and thank the Buddha every day.

On this day, the Grand Tutor leaned against the head of the bed and asked his great-grandson to read to him.

The steward came to deliver something and was talking to the two masters in the outer room. A servant came running to find the steward and said that the tea was gone. The steward asked him to go to the storehouse to get it, but the servant said that it was gone in the storehouse too.

There has been a lot of things going on at home lately, so the housekeeper quickly asked someone to go to the back street to buy it.

The Grand Tutor heard this and called his two sons over to start scolding them.

All the tea in the storehouse has been drunk up, how many guests have been entertained?

"Didn't I tell you to close the door?" The Grand Tutor was very upset: "This is not the West Market, let alone the Caishikou!"

The two older sons were scolded, and the eldest son explained awkwardly: "Every day, the eunuchs in the palace come to inquire about my father's injury. I think it's not appropriate to keep the door closed all the time..."

"Then let in swarms of wasps and flies!"

"This is a cicada's nest, and it has been making me restless all day long!" The Grand Tutor ordered angrily: "Hurry up and drive everyone out, and close the door tightly! No one from the palace is allowed to enter!"

The two masters looked at each other, neither dared to refute, and bowed and left.

When the room was quiet, the old servant took the opportunity to tuck in the quilt for the Grand Tutor and tried to ask, "Old Master, are you angry that the Princess didn't come to see you in person?"

The master pulled the quilt over, turned around and faced inward, and said unhappily, "It's best if you don't come, so as not to annoy others!"

As he said this, he chuckled again and added, "Since she wants to be angry, let her be angry!"

Since the Grand Tutor was recovering from his injuries, Li Suining has indeed not come to the Chu Mansion.

At first, the Taifu was too seriously injured to be moved, so he was treated nearby and placed in the imperial city. When he was unconscious, Li Suining went to see him even though he could not get away. After he woke up safely, he only allowed the eunuchs to visit him every day.

After the tutor woke up, he slowly regained consciousness. After hearing what had happened, he first calmed down, and then he got used to being angry with his student again - he had left a message, asking her to stay in Luoyang and wait for news, but she took the risk and came here in person!
It would be the best if nothing happened, but if something unexpected happened, his life would have been died in vain!
The tutor had prepared a lot of words to scold the student, but after waiting for a long time, the person he wanted to scold did not come.

After waiting for more than ten days, the Grand Tutor finally couldn't bear it any longer and asked the eunuch who came to visit him a question.

At that time, Zhai Xi looked a little embarrassed, lowered his eyebrows and eyes, and said as softly as possible: [Your Highness, if you ask, I will let you hear the answer...]

The Grand Master frowned: [Answer it! ]

Zhai Xi: [Her Highness said that the Grand Tutor had not discussed this matter with her at all, but had already made his own decision and intended to die. She was really angry.]

Yes, that’s what Her Royal Highness said—[Tell the teacher, I’m really angry.]

When Zhai listened carefully, he was shocked.

Such straightforward and unvarnished words, which are extremely naive and willful for a crown prince...Did the princess actually want him to send them to the hot-tempered Tutor Chu?
After hearing this, Master Chu was so angry that his eyes almost popped out of his head - hey, she was still angry? This was outrageous!
[Be angry!] The Grand Tutor said to Zhai Xi in a sarcastic tone: [Just be angry, it’s good to be angry, be more energetic!]

Zhai Xi was silent for a moment, and suddenly realized that the princess was not the only one who was willful.

After Zhai Xi left, the Grand Tutor told his children and grandchildren not to accept anything sent from the palace, saying, "I don't want to get angry and become a toad that explodes when poked!"

Fortunately, the descendants of the Chu family were well versed in the art of pretending to obey but actually disobeying. They readily agreed to the old man's request, and at the same time, they bowed to the visitors from the palace and accepted their requests without hesitation.

The old servant who served the Grand Tutor personally found that it was impossible to tell whether the princess in the palace had become more spirited because of her anger, but his old master was indeed visibly more spirited...

He took medicine and supplements very quickly every day. He no longer complained about the bitterness of the medicine and the greasy soup, nor did he argue with the doctors. The old servant saw all this and couldn't help but guess darkly that the old master probably wanted to recover from his injuries as soon as possible so that he could go to the palace to vent his anger.

Master Chu, who is fully motivated to recuperate, has been listening to the doctor's advice recently. He would sleep two or three times during the day, and would force himself to sleep even if he couldn't sleep.

One day, the old man woke up dazed after taking a nap. He heard voices outside and vaguely heard something like "the old lady is angry". The old man sat up with a start and said, "She can be angry if she wants to! Who are you whispering to here?"

The sleepy servant who was watching nearby was startled.

The grandson of the Chu family who was speaking also hurried in to inquire about the situation.

The Grand Master blew his beard and glared at the young man, and asked: "Let me ask you, who are you telling this to?"

The boy was stunned and answered stupidly, "Grandfather, I told you... I told Mama Fu... Mama Fu said it's time to make new clothes. There are many things to do next. It happened that the palace sent a few pieces of cloth. I have been staying here for the past two days and I can't go back. Mama Fu brought a few pieces of cloth and let me choose."

The Fu Mama mentioned by the young man was his wet nurse and also the housekeeper of the Chu family.

The old woman had also walked in, took over the conversation, and said with a smile: "...I wanted Fourteenth Young Master to pick a bright one, but Fourteenth Young Master said it was too feminine!"

The young man nodded. That was all he said.
"Is grandpa in a nightmare?"

"..." The Master's expression changed for a moment, and he waved his hand to drive the man out: "Go and choose your material!"

The young man didn't understand what was going on, so he scratched his head and went out.

Soon, the sound of salutes was heard outside the window, and someone came to announce that Qiao Jijiu and Zhan Shangshu had arrived.

The Grand Tutor can still meet these two people.

Qiao Yang brought two fish and handed them to the Chu family, asking them to give them to the tutor to make soup.

"You still have time for fishing?"

Hearing the question from the Grand Tutor, Qiao Yang smiled and sighed, waving his hands: "How dare I take a break... I asked my servants to go to the morning market to buy fish this morning. Two fresh snakeheads, just right for healing and replenishing the body."

Compared with the Grand Tutor, Zhan Mian's injury was not serious, and he was younger than his teacher, so he recovered faster. He returned to the Ministry of Revenue to work seven or eight days ago.

I took some time out today to visit the teacher with Qiao Yang.

The two of them sat down in front of the bed and chatted with the Grand Tutor, discussing the progress of various matters, which were generally going smoothly and were busy but not chaotic.

After finishing all the business matters, Zhan Mian talked about the thrilling incident that day. Thinking that his elderly teacher almost lost his life, Zhan Mian couldn't help but shed tears. He said in fear: "If Her Highness the Princess hadn't arrived in time that day, how could the useless students protect the teacher at all..."

The reason why he was not seriously injured was because he was protected and pushed forward by Lu Chong's men. Only then did he realize that a scholar like him, who was weak, bald, weak and slow-footed, could not take care of anything in such a chaotic situation. Let alone protecting his teacher, he could only be carried away.

Zhan Mian was so moved that he did not forget to comment, saying that after this incident, the people he admired most in his life were these four people.

The first person would naturally look at his own teacher.

The second one was undoubtedly the Crown Princess. The third one was Mr. Luo. When he mentioned Luo Guanlin, Zhan Mian felt a little sad, and more of a sense of inferiority. He had some prejudices against the Imperial Censor Luo before, but he never thought that the other party would join Li Yin's army and endure humiliation to find a job for the Crown Princess...

However, this matter was not widely known, and only those officials who witnessed the assassination of Luo Guanlin in Hanyuan Hall that day mentioned it a few words.

When it comes to this, Master Chu was thoughtful.

Qiao Yang was about to take over Zhan Mian's words, but he heard Zhan Mian continue to say: "The fourth person must be Qiao Jijiu!"

Qiao Yang hurriedly said, "How dare I accept that!"

Zhan Mian was sincerely impressed: "Not to mention that Qiao Jijiu has protected countless students under Bian Jun and Li Yin. This is not only courageous, but also shows great benevolence and righteousness. He is worthy of being a teacher to the people of the world..."

When Qiao Yang heard this, he suddenly had a bad feeling.

I always feel that what I said here is just a prelude, and there must be a big one later -

Qiao Yang, who had vaguely sensed something, tried to stop it at the critical moment, but he heard Zhan Mian say, "What's even more valuable is that the chief priest also taught..."

Qiao Yang, who had a strong desire to save himself, urgently took a sip of tea and suddenly started coughing: "...cough cough cough!"

"Slow down and offer the wine!" Zhan Mian, whose words were interrupted, smiled and patted Qiao Yang on the back.

Qiao Yang put down the teacup with embarrassment and said modestly: "When it comes to the teachers of the world, there is only one person, the Grand Master!"

Zhan Mian smiled and said, "Qiao Jijiu is too modest!"

This Qiao Jijiu is really something. The teacher is not the superficial person who likes to listen to flattery. What's more, the first person he praised was the teacher. How could he not understand the importance of respecting the teacher?
As for the teacher's face, which seemed a little unhappy? Zhan Mian didn't feel anything strange - when had the teacher's face ever looked good?

Minister Zhan, who had been in the officialdom for many years, did not think that there was anything wrong with his words, so he said firmly and confidently: "The fact that Jijiu was able to teach such a crown prince for Dasheng is a great merit that benefits the people!"

Qiao Yang started coughing again, and this time it was even a dry cough.

However, the coughing sound did not interrupt Zhan Mian's words. He patted Qiao Yang's back slowly and continued to sigh: "This is not just Zhan's words. Who doesn't respect Jijiu nowadays? Jijiu is the well-deserved teacher of the princess in the eyes of the world."

Qiao Yang wanted to kneel down and beg this old man to shut up.

"I don't deserve it, I really don't deserve it..." Qiao Yang, whose face was red from coughing, waved his hand and stood up. He silently poured a cup of tea for the tutor, handed it to the couch with both hands, and looked at the tutor with an apology in his eyes.

He pleaded guilty. He is a thief! A thief who stole other people’s students!

This kind of thing, let alone the Grand Tutor, even if he considers himself indifferent to fame and fortune, if you put yourself in his shoes, you will think about it. You worked hard to teach a top scholar, but the title of the top scholar's teacher was stolen by others. Every time you have to listen to the world praising the thief, and you can't explain it, you will be angry...

But he was also wronged. You know, he didn't know anything about it at first. It was Her Highness who insisted on making him her disciple. In the final analysis, he was also a victim!
When His Highness is free later, he will definitely ask His Highness to come forward and speak for him!

The Grand Tutor probably understood that every wrong has its perpetrator, so although he was unhappy, he still took the tea from Qiao Yang and asked Qiao Yang unhappily, "Is there anything else?"

Hearing the words that were about to drive people away, Qiao Yang hurriedly said, "There is one thing."

"In another three to five days, the Luo family will arrive in Beijing with the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery." Qiao Yang said, "I came here today to see how you have recovered and to hold a funeral for Mr. Luo..."

Before Qiao Yang finished speaking, the Grand Tutor sighed imperceptibly and said, "Of course I have to go and see you off."

Qiao Yang agreed and said that he would send someone to inform the tutor when a specific date was decided.

The Grand Tutor nodded and asked Qiao Yang, "What is her plan? Is she going to personally hold the funeral for Censor Luo?"

Qiao Yang: “Exactly.”

The tutor understood and nodded without asking any more questions.

Luo Guanlin's coffin was kept in Luo's residence in the capital.

This is Luo Guanlin's former residence, which is guarded by imperial guards day and night. Eminent monks and Taoist priests gather here to perform rituals for the deceased, among which is the Heavenly Mirror.

Li Suining had given instructions in advance that when the Luo family arrived in Beijing, they did not need to go to the palace to pay their respects immediately, but should return home to pay their respects and hold the funeral first.

After the Luo family followed Chang Kuo to Beijing, they went straight to the Luo residence.

Before he approached the mourning hall, he heard the sound of a Taoist ritual. Without caring much else, Luo Ze quickly ran into the mourning hall, knelt down in tears, and bowed solemnly.

Luo Xi supported her mother who seemed to have no support anymore, and looked at her grandmother behind her with red eyes, but she saw her grandmother waving at her and said, "Help your mother in first..."

Mother Luo looked at Chang Kuo, who had come to pay his respects before returning home, and said thoughtfully, "My Lord, please come in with me."

Entering the mourning hall, Luo's mother was already taking care of everything in an orderly manner amid the sound of crying.

After Chang Kuo finished burning incense, he looked at the old man with a slightly hunched figure, wearing a brown cloth skirt, and with neat silver hair carefully wrapped up, and he couldn't help but feel respect in his heart.

Along the way, Chang Kuo had seen Liu cry, and had seen her two children cry, but he had never seen Grandma Jin shed a tear in front of others.

It has always been a great tragedy in life for an elderly person to see his younger son die, but this old man was the calmest one in the family and arranged everything in a perfect and appropriate manner.

But Chang Kuo, who is also a parent, knows very well that this will definitely hurt.

He wanted to say a few words of comfort, but the old man said to him: "I am in mourning, so it is not appropriate for me to enter the palace to pay my respects to Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess. I would like to ask the Marquis to express my gratitude on my behalf..."

As he spoke, he looked at everything in the mourning hall and said sincerely, "Everything has been arranged so thoughtfully. Your Highness is really troubled. My family is very grateful."

Then, he was about to bow in the direction of the imperial city, and Chang Kuo hurriedly supported him.

However, after Chang Kuo left, Granny Jin still insisted on bowing towards the direction of the imperial city. After a long time, when she stood up, tears appeared in her eyes. She looked at the coffin in the mourning hall and whispered hoarsely: "Mother is here, you go... Mother knows that you should rest in peace."

How could she not understand her son?

From the moment she heard the news, she had guessed what this stinky stone was going to do - as a mother, she never doubted that her son would betray Jiangdu and his lord.

That's why she said "He's probably dead". At that time, the mother was ready for what her son had done. Her son didn't say it clearly, so she knew it but pretended not to know it. She still understood the principle of keeping things secret.

When her son does something wrong, the mother will scold and beat him.

As a mother, no matter how reluctant you are, you have to let your son do the right thing.

Now that he has done it, as his mother, I am happy for him!
Granny Jin wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and walked into the mourning hall amid the sound of sutra chanting.

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