I open a history tutorial class in Daming

Chapter 46 Why don’t you teach the emperor’s grandson?
Song Shen didn't know what the layout of Kunning Palace was like.

He only knew that the palace was very big. Even though he was specially granted the right to enter the palace in a wheelchair due to his physical condition and was pushed by eunuchs, it still took him less than half an hour from getting off the carriage to arriving at Kunning Palace, which was nearly an hour.

In Kunning Palace, even if one had privileges, he could not use them, otherwise it would be disrespectful to the queen, so Song Shen could only be supported by eunuchs to enter the palace.

It took a rough estimate of ten minutes to walk from the door to the hall.

Ten minutes! In his previous life, it took him this long to walk from home to the subway station!
Evil feudal society! What a big family!
While secretly cursing the Zhu family for being stinky landlords, Song Shen calmly held the eunuch's arm and slowly walked into Kunning Palace.

He was a little nervous, but not overly so.

After all, Empress Ma was a famous savior of ministers in history, and she and Zhu Yuanzhang played the good cop and the bad cop respectively.

It is not certain whether this was something the couple had discussed beforehand, but Empress Ma would certainly not lose her temper easily. Moreover, during the turmoil in the 13th year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to confiscate the Song family and exterminate them. If Empress Ma and Zhu Biao had not tried to stop him, Zhu Yuanzhang would have definitely taken action directly.

Since she wants to see me now, I don't need to worry too much...

"Dang-dang-dang-it's noon!"

As soon as he stepped into Kunning Palace, Song Shen's ears moved and he heard the sound of night watchmen outside.

He was startled and alert.

It is just noon now, which means it is 11 o'clock in the morning.

There are still two hours before class. Can you make it?
"System, can today's class be cancelled? Can I ask for leave?"

Song Shen quickly summoned the system to ask in his mind.

[Reply to the host, as a teacher, you should set an example, and the set time cannot be changed. Your body will recover to the healthiest state in the system space, so there is no sick leave, please be aware. ]

Song Shen: ...

Okay, okay, in my previous life, I was a social animal working 996 or 007 in the modern world, and I traveled through time and space to become the eldest grandson of a great Confucian family. Not only am I blind, I also have to work like a beast of burden in the system.

It’s really good!

He gnashed his teeth and continued to recite silently:

"What if I don't end the meeting within two hours? Even if I do, if I disappear in the carriage on the way back, the coachman will panic and look for me everywhere. How can we solve the chain reaction that will be triggered?"

"I need to survive in reality too! This is the royal palace, and the current emperor is Zhu Yuanzhang. Do you think it's hard for the grandson of a great scholar to lose his head?!"

[System query...]

[It is detected that the host is not in danger of life, please do not insult the system. 】

Song Shen gave up completely.

He said viciously in his heart:

"Okay, you said I'm safe, but if something happens later, you will be responsible for letting me travel back to a normal person in a normal era!"

Say it.

Song Shen no longer paid attention to this artificial idiot and focused all his attention on the upcoming meeting with the queen.

…………

Kunning Palace, inside the hall.

After Empress Ma summoned her, she sat upright and waited. Soon, a young man was carefully led by the eunuch and slowly walked into the hall.

He was not wearing an official uniform, but only a sky-blue quilted robe, which was thicker than ordinary autumn clothes. His hair was thick, black and combed meticulously. He was tall and thin, and had a handsome and elegant appearance. He was a handsome young man with a dignified appearance, and his eyes would light up at the first sight of him.

Queen Ma spoke in a gentle tone. She didn't say anything first, but just smiled and said:
"Come here, give me a seat!"

The eunuch moved quickly and led Song Shen to his seat. After helping him sit down, he quickly served him tea.

After everything was settled, Empress Ma waved to the palace servants, and everyone bowed silently and left the hall together.

"I remember that your courtesy name is Ziwei?"

Queen Ma smiled and said with concern:
"Ziwei, when you were injured earlier, I wanted to visit you, but your grandfather was going to retire and return home, so the timing was not appropriate, so I delayed it until now."

"How is it? It's been more than ten days. Are your injuries better? Are the herbs His Majesty sent to your home effective? If not, just tell me if you need anything. There are plenty of these tonic herbs in the palace storehouse!"

Song Shen had thought that Empress Ma was kind, but he certainly didn't expect her to be so kind.

In his imagination, this queen who did not interfere in state affairs but left a significant mark in history books should be an elegant, gentle yet dignified lady.

But now it seems that compared to a noble lady, Empress Ma gave him the feeling more like a neighbor's aunt. She spoke in a down-to-earth manner, without airs and without any pretense. Even a blind man could feel the kindness and gentleness coming from her.

After a brief moment of daze, Song Shen bowed in the direction of the voice:
"In reply to the Queen, I am much better now. The Imperial Hospital came to see me and said that my eyes won't get better in a short time and I can only wait and see. Apart from that, I have no other discomfort. Thank you for your concern."

He secretly felt lucky that he had just woken up not long ago and had learned the palace etiquette for fear of being exposed, lest Zhu Yuanzhang find a reason to attack him in the future.

As expected, multiple skills lead to multiple paths. Now etiquette comes in handy!
Queen Ma said "Oh" and gave a few more words of concerned advice. After the two of them exchanged pleasantries and chatted awkwardly, she glanced and saw her husband and son behind the screen winking at her.

Tsk, is he impatient and urging her to get to the point?

She gave the father and son behind the screen a calming look, thought for a moment, and then changed the subject.

"Ziwei, I want to see you today for something else."

"Your grandfather is about to return to Zhejiang to retire. This is fine. The Crown Prince is getting older now and has less time to study. He has to stay in Wenhua Palace all the time to handle government affairs for his father. However, his eldest son, the eldest grandson of the emperor, is already three or four years old this year. There is also a concubine in the East Palace who is about to give birth. I think my grandchildren will soon be old enough to start learning."

"The original gentlemen in the palace are all quite old, and many of them want to retire and return home like your grandfather. These children will need to find a few suitable gentlemen in the future."

"I want to ask, if your eyesight improves in the future, would you be willing to enter the palace and be their teacher?"

Song Shen was stunned for a long time before he came to his senses.

Isn’t the current emperor’s eldest grandson Zhu Xiongying?

The concubine in the Eastern Palace who is about to give birth... seems, should, probably, to be the future Crown Princess Lu who is about to give birth to Zhu Yunwen?

hiss!
He took a deep breath secretly, feeling a little nervous.

If I were to teach Zhu Biao, I would naturally achieve the goal in one step.

But now the Queen had actually arranged a tutor for Zhu Xiongying and Zhu Yunwen in advance, so he had to think about it carefully. If he didn't handle this well, even if he didn't die in the Hu Weiyong case in the 13th year of Hongwu, he would have no chance of survival when Zhu Xiongying died young!

"Your Highness, I don't know when my eyes will recover. Not to mention that my knowledge is not enough to teach the two royal grandchildren, even if I can, I dare not delay their studies because of my eyes."

After thinking for a long time, he decided to temporarily reject it:

"You should look at more young talents in the court. There are many young people who can teach in the Hanlin Academy."

(End of this chapter)