King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 123 Find you a teacher
In the palace, after completing the routine ceremony, the two brothers Zhu Jingyuan boarded the carriage.

Under the watchful eyes of civil and military officials, the two of them will be escorted by thousands of officers and soldiers all the way back to Luoyang, the capital of God.

The streets they pass through have been cleared within twenty feet to the left and right, and absolute safety can be guaranteed.

After the last assassination incident, Zhu Jinghong had extraordinarily high safety requirements. Both his and Zhu Jingyuan's carriages were reinforced, so it was safe to shoot with muskets and bows and arrows.

The carriage they were riding in was very large, with at least six or seven square meters inside, and they could eat and sleep in it.

There are a total of seven such carriages, five of which are used as backups and substitutes, and can also confuse assassins.

In the third carriage of the team, Zhu Jingyuan was lying on the cushion, flipping through a book in his hand.

But the carriage wobbled on the way, which made him flustered and hard to calm down, so naturally he couldn't read the book.

Putting down the book, Zhu Jingyuan glanced at the situation outside the window, and asked casually, "I heard... the old thirteen asked some foreigners to take him with him?"

Gao Shuyan accompanied him in the carriage, only to hear him reply: "It is true!"

"Being a barbarian, don't understand etiquette, don't teach the thirteenth brother badly!"

That couldn't be better... Hearing the prince's emotion, Gao Shuyan was secretly happy.

The more idiot Zhu Jinghong behaved, the more suitable he was as a tool person, so he fulfilled the wishes of all the officials of the East Palace.

"According to Lord Thirteen, he wants to ask foreigners to make guns. Your Highness, you know... Lord Thirteen likes these the most!"

Putting down the book, Zhu Jingyuan asked again: "I also heard...he asked the Xue family to go to Beijing with us?"

Gao Shuyan nodded, he would let Zhu Jinghong do anything out of the ordinary.

At this time, Zhang Xin, the eunuch of the East Palace, said: "I would like to report to the crown prince... The boss of the Xue family is working for the Shisan Lord, so he asked the Shisan Lord to bring his family to Beijing. Those Westerners were brought by the Xue family!"

Zhu Jingyuan frowned, and said resentfully: "This Xue family..."

But he didn't continue talking, only because of the big and small matters in Jinling, Xue's family helped a lot, Zhu Jingyuan couldn't do the thing of putting down his bowl and scolding his mother.

Not wanting to get entangled in this matter, Gao Shuyan changed the subject and asked: "Prince, in less than two months, it will be the Supreme Emperor's birthday, and the preparations for the gift...do you have an idea?"

Here the crown prince was discussing congratulatory gifts with others, and in the third carriage behind him, Zhu Jinghong was lying in it, laying dead.

The rules of the imperial palace are extremely strict, and this time returning to Beijing will start a boring life, how can Zhu Jinghong not find some fun for himself.

So on the last night of last night, he summoned He Jiayan, a "husband and dog friend", and invited a group of singers to the side hall of the palace to have fun, and they stayed up until late.

However, he had to get up early for various ceremonies this morning, which caused him to lack of sleep, and he fell asleep with his pillow on Yinglian's lap in the carriage.

In a daze, it was almost noon, and Zhu Jinghong woke up slowly.

When he opened his eyes, he saw Yinglian holding a book and reading, blocking the chin that should have appeared.

Zhu Jinghong stretched out his hand, grabbed Yinglian's hand and took the book, but found that it was Bai Juyi's poetry collection.

Seeing that Zhu Jinghong was awake, Yinglian quickly asked: "Master Thirteen, you are awake... are you thirsty, do you want some tea?"

Sitting up propped up, Zhu Jinghong glanced at Yinglian: "Where did this book come from?"

"It's in the carriage, there are many more in the grid!"

Following the direction of Yinglian's finger, Zhu Jinghong saw more than a dozen books, so he said with a smile: "I also took this carriage last time, and I didn't find any books!"

"Do you like to read this book?"

"I'm bored, just find something to do, Lord Thirteen, please don't make fun of me!" Yinglian felt a little embarrassed.

"You can understand?"

This question made Yinglian's face flushed, and she replied: "This servant can only read some characters, and I can't read them fluently!"

"As for the meaning, I can only guess!"

"That's it~"

After all, she was abducted since she was a child. Seeing that she was not raised as a skinny horse, it is not easy to be able to read.

"Master Thirteen, can you teach me?" Yinglian asked boldly.

Since that night, Yinglian's heart has belonged to Zhu Jinghong, and the relationship between the two has become much closer.

"Eh...you know, I'm not good at reading and writing!" Zhu Jinghong was a little embarrassed.

Fortunately, he inherited the memory of his predecessor, so he basically has no problem reading and writing, but it is beyond his ability to teach others.

Suddenly, Zhu Jinghong had a bold idea, so he looked at Yinglian with a smile.

"How about I find you a teacher!"

"Looking for a teacher for the slaves? Could it be those father-in-laws?" Apart from this, Yinglian couldn't think of anyone else.

"They? Forget it!" Zhu Jinghong shook his head.

It's not that they dislike Yu Hai's lack of talent and learning, but on the contrary, the eunuchs who came out of the inner academy are no less knowledgeable than those students.

Just asking Yinglian to stay with the eunuch made Zhu Jinghong really uncomfortable.

"Then who else!"

"Ms. Xue's family is very talented. She happens to be going to Beijing with us. Why don't you ask her for advice!"

"The Xue family? The Xue family who wanted to rob the slaves last time?"

Speaking of this, Yinglian immediately shook her head: "I don't want to go!"

It's normal for her to have conflicts, after all that day when Xue and Feng's families were fighting, Yinglian was caught in the middle and she was terrified.

"That hot guy from the Xue family didn't follow, his sister has a good temper, so you can rest assured!"

Seeing that Yinglian still had doubts, Zhu Jinghong continued: "When you return to Beijing this time, you have to enter the palace with me. If you don't have knowledge... I'm afraid life will be difficult!"

According to Zhu Jinghong's plan, he wanted to put Yinglian in Kunning Palace temporarily, so that he could rest assured that she was by the Queen's side.

In order to make Yinglian's life easier, it is necessary to improve her knowledge, at least this will please the queen.

"Ah... the servant girl should go!"

Although she was conflicted in her heart, she still accepted the arrangement in order not to worry Zhu Jinghong.

"Zhang Pingan, Zhang Pingan..."

Hearing Zhu Jinghong's call, Zhang Pingan, who was sitting outside the carriage, opened the door, then poked his head in and asked, "Master Thirteen, give me your orders!"

"After lunch, you take Yinglian to Xue's house, and just say what I say... I have heard for a long time that Miss Xue is talented, so ask her to teach Yinglian how to read and write!"

"Yes!"

Even if this matter was arranged, Zhang Ping'an immediately found someone and went to Xue's house to spread the word.

Although they were following the brigade, the Xue family was outsiders after all, so they followed at the end.

The Xue family has more than 20 large carts, and there are seven or eighty servants accompanying them, and these are for the Xue family's mother and daughter.

Because it was a long journey, the mother and daughter of the Xue family changed the carriage after getting out of the carriage.

At this moment, Xue Baochai was sitting in the carriage, embroidering a handkerchief with a needle, and Yinger, who was pulling the thread, was beside her.

At this time, Wen Xing's voice came in: "Girl, someone is coming up ahead!"

"Who's here?" Ying'er asked.

"It seems to be... a person from the palace!"

Hearing this, Xue Baochai put down her needlework.

She looked worried and murmured in a low voice: "Brother is not here, who are you looking for!"

"Where is Miss Xue's family?" The little eunuch reined in and asked.

Don't look at him as a young eunuch, but he is here on behalf of the palace, how can everyone in the Xue family dare to neglect him.

"I don't know my father-in-law, why are you looking for my girl?"

The little eunuch held his head up and said with a serious expression: "According to Lord Shisan, Miss Yinglian will come over after noon today, and ask your girl for advice!"

(End of this chapter)