Compared with Chu Kuan, who has been fighting openly and secretly with high-ranking officials in the imperial court for a long time, Hong understands very clearly how many catties and taels he has. She can rely on her father's relationship in Jiangxi to turn around in all aspects, and she has the elders of Yuzhang Academy to take care of her, so she is like a fish in water, and she can use her father's name to quietly help those students who are talented in miscellaneous subjects, but in the capital......

Whether it is a filial daughter or a talented woman, these fames help her very little. On the contrary, because her father Hong Shanchang wrote a letter to marry her to the eldest prince, the whole capital had more negative comments about her, even more about her appearance. It's a good thing that she's not a beauty, otherwise just a lot of money would be enough to make it difficult for her to move an inch.

Therefore, she didn't care what Chu Kuan planned to use her to plot and who she would use to fight with in the ring, but she knew that once she took charge of the reputation of the teacher of the third prince, not to mention that there would be an uproar in the court, even the spittle of the people could drown her. Even her father would not be happy for her, but would only feel that the court's move was too ridiculous.

Therefore, when she met Chu Kuan before, she deliberately asked about the character and preferences of the third prince, and when she learned that the third prince liked painting very much, she made up her mind in her heart.

But even so, just now, the third prince actually took the initiative to hand over the conversation, and she felt that it was an unexpected surprise.

At this moment, since she put everything she wanted to say in the four meanings of ink and wash and said it, seeing that the hall was quiet, she said with a smile: "The unknown third prince thinks that the concubine is still qualified to teach you the art of ink painting?" ”

The third prince suddenly showed a big smile on his face, and nodded happily: "Hong Niangzi Lan has a good heart and a noble character, and the eight words of rhyme, pattern, shallowness, and hidden potential are the finishing touch. You must know that I have been learning ink painting for so long, but I can't get started at all, my father always told me who can draw well, but after inviting me over, I found that painting well does not mean that I can teach well. ”

"I'll go back to the palace today and tell my father, please teach me how to draw." Speaking of this, he looked at Princess Yongping and asked with sincerity, "I don't know if the third sister is willing to cut her love and let Lady Hong teach me to draw?" She doesn't come to teach me every day, as long as she comes and teaches me once every two or three days. ”

Although Yue Shanchang and Fourth Master Hua could not really be regarded as one side, they still couldn't help exchanging glances at this time, and then they both saw a little appreciation and jealousy in their eyes.

The admiration and jealousy are not only for one person, but for two people. Whether it was the sudden new path of the three princes or the calm response of the Hong family, it seemed to be a dialogue that had been rehearsed countless times in advance, but in fact, it was clearly their own on-the-spot performance, which made them see it in their eyes and be shocked in their hearts, and they no longer dared to underestimate the woman and the child.

As for how they can tell...... Just look at the inexplicable surprise of Princess Yongping, who is known as the first talented woman in the capital!

Princess Yongping was indeed very surprised, she didn't expect that the third prince would suddenly bring the topic to painting, and the Hong family could still deal with Yuru. If this is discussed in advance, it would be fine, but the Hong family has only met the queen mother once, and has never entered the palace since then, and after announcing the news of the East Palace, the third prince is out of the palace for the first time today.

It is impossible for the two to meet, so how can they catch up with each other? And if not, the two can have such a tacit understanding!

In the past, the three princes trusted Zhang Shou, but now it seems that it may not be known if a Hong family will be added in the future. This woman is too scheming, and she knows how to figure out other people's minds! She was afraid that she knew in advance that she would not be able to become the teacher of the Three Princes!

When Princess Yongping was in a dilemma, Zhu Ying nodded again and again with a smile: "This is really a good idea to have the best of both worlds." The three princes have always liked to paint the most, but even if those painters have excellent brushwork, they often don't know how to teach others. ”

Zhang Shou suddenly laughed dumbly. He didn't bother to think about whether Zhu Ying was simply unwilling to use his brain, or if he could see it at all, so he pretended to be confused to support the third prince, and simply agreed: "Since the third prince finally found a famous teacher to teach painting, then I have to say congratulations." ”

was originally the third prince who was worried but pretended to be calm, but he was finally relieved to get the support of Zhu Ying and Zhang Shou successively. He looked at Princess Yongping with a blank eye, wanting to continue pleading, but as if he was afraid of angering his sister's expression, everyone saw it in their eyes. At this moment, Princess Yongping finally had to respond.

Although she was not close to these brothers and sisters in the past, she still knew exactly what the characters of the third and fourth princes were. Of course, the two also have their own little abacus, but compared to her two unsuccessful brothers, they are much cuter.

It is impossible for her to become the teacher of the future prince, her attendant goes to teach people to paint, she is still in the way, and when she spreads out, won't others still think that she is not elegant? So, she pretended to be angry and smiled: "The queen mother specially selected the attendant for me, and you have to come to grab it!" Fortunately, she just taught you to draw, if she taught you scriptures and historical articles, others would think that I instigated it! ”

She said such a sentence with a pun, and then she glanced at Yue Shanchang and Fourth Master Hua with a smile: "My third brother has loved painting since he was a child, but Hong Niangzi is a well-known talented girl, so I didn't guard against him from accompanying me to meet people today is fake, and it is true that he wants to learn from a teacher." Since the two of you have witnessed it with your own eyes today, if anyone criticizes it when you look back, you must help clarify it. ”

Fourth Master Hua immediately understood, and immediately agreed without thinking: "Princess, rest assured, this is a beautiful thing, if someone criticizes, it must be harboring evil intentions!" ”

At this moment, Shan Chang Yue regretted that he shouldn't have walked with Fourth Master Hua today, so he bumped into Fang Qing. If he is the only one present, at this time he will either refute it sternly, or advise it tactfully, or remind him quietly...... If the persuasion fails, then he will immediately brush his sleeves away, and at least he can try to spread the news of his opposition and pull himself out.

But now, Fourth Master Hua took the lead in expressing his position, and Princess Yongping made another squeeze, if he brushed his sleeves away again, it would really hurt the future prince of the third prince.

Even if the third prince is really elegant and elegant, and he doesn't take it to heart, the most grudgeful son will definitely remember him.

So, after thinking about it again and again, he couldn't help but persuade: "After all, Mrs. Hong is a woman, is it a little inappropriate to teach the third prince?" What's more, because of the previous book on the road of Hong Shanchang, once he learns about this, I am afraid that some people will inevitably be unable to control their mouths, and the third prince will have many disadvantages, and the reputation of Yu Hong's lady is not good. ”

After hearing Yue Shanchang's words, Zhang Shou was about to help say a few words, but when he saw the third prince's face was firm and his expression was determined, he felt that he didn't need to do much. Sure enough, the next moment, he heard the third prince speak.

"The three of them became tigers, they once participated in murder, and everyone was gold...... Since so many idioms mean this, even if I am cautious in dealing with people, it is impossible for no one to criticize after all. ”

This time, the third prince, who was full of calmness, took a breath lightly and said word by word: "I can't please everyone, and I don't need to please everyone!" ”

"Well said! It is said that people's words are terrible, but as long as you don't care, what can others do with you? Zhu Ying smiled extremely brightly at this time, and even after pulling the third prince over, she touched his head intimately as she usually did in the palace, as if she didn't care that this was the future prince of the East Palace, "If the emperor hears your domineering words, he will be very happy!" ”

was suddenly praised like this, and the third prince became a little shy. He glanced at Zhang Shou uneasily, and when he saw Zhang Shou also gave him a thumbs up with a smile, he was surprised and happy for a while, and he didn't care that the scene of Zhu Ying touching his head just now made him lose the image of the prince of the East Palace, but he coughed and said: "Of course, I must return to my father with the third sister in this matter." ”

After glancing at Yue Shanchang, he smiled and said, "I have dull qualifications, I like to draw since I was a child, but I have always been bad at drawing, but I still like it." And since I listened to the teacher talk about those superficial arithmetic in the mid-mountain hall, I was very interested, so in the palace, I pestered my father and the emperor to talk about the "New Edition of Arithmetic" by the old lady Ge, and finally I was admitted to the Jiuzhangtang. ”

"My father often said that fortunately, what I like is painting and arithmetic, nothing else, otherwise if he liked to ride horses and practice martial arts like he used to be, some people will be sad to say that the plaything is demoralized. But I think that horseback riding and martial arts training can strengthen the body, how can it be called a plaything? ”

"As long as a person's preferences can be appropriately measured and harmless to others, others should respect them, rather than trying to find a way to break them down. Even if you have the best intentions, you have to stay away, at least for me. ”

Princess Yongping didn't expect the words of the third prince, Zhang Shou didn't expect it either, and even Zhu Ying didn't expect that the third prince, who had always been so shy that he seemed a little weak, would say it so sonorously.

And Yue Shanchang even tasted the extraordinary independent will of this young prince from the words of the third prince, and he couldn't help but raise his evaluation of the future prince by another level.

As for Fourth Master Hua, on the surface, he seems to have completely surrendered to the momentum of the future prince of the East Palace-or domineering, in addition to nodding is nodding, and echoing is echoing.

"What the third prince said is good, those old stubborn who say irresponsible and finger-pointing under the banner of your good are indeed extremely hateful, when I was in charge of the family business in the past, I also met many such self-righteous elders, and in the end they were all sent by me to support the elderly!"

"I have talked to Lu Sangongzi before, hoping to print tens of millions of copies of Ge's arithmetic scriptures and promote them in bookstores and even academies in the south of the Yangtze River. I don't know if the third prince can say that he can move the emperor and personally write the preface to this grand work of Old Master Ge? ”

Although he was not valued by the palace people because he had two elder brothers in front of him since he was a child, because the emperor often took him and the fourth prince with him, he was quite favored, so the third prince had a strong resistance to general flattery.

However, Fourth Master Hua's flattery really surprised and delighted him. He almost wanted to say yes right away—in his opinion, his father would definitely say yes. But at that moment, he heard a crisp cough.

When he followed the prestige, he saw Zhu Ying glancing at him angrily, and when his gaze moved down, he found that Zhang Shou was holding Zhu Ying's hand in a dignified manner.

At this moment, he couldn't help but be a little confused, whether Zhu Ying felt something was wrong and reminded him loudly, or Zhang Shou felt that it was wrong, so he asked Zhu Ying to remind him. But it was only a moment, and the little prince made a quick decision.

"I also need to tell my father about this matter first." The third prince nodded slightly, but although he didn't make any promises, he still said in an approving tone, "The Suzhou Hua family can occupy a place in the wealthy Jiangnan, and this unique vision is really powerful." I heard that although there are many workshops under the Hua family, there has not been a single helper making trouble for so many years, which is rare. ”

Although the thing he most hoped to accomplish was not yet confirmed, the praise of the third prince was enough to surprise the fourth master Hua.

He hurriedly owed a debt to show his humility, and then said with a smile: "Although there are many helpers in Jiangnan, as long as they work diligently, most of them can have food and clothing." I think that on the contrary, those Xiucai and even children in Jiangnan who can't study but can't support their families, not only don't produce all day long, but also have to let their families and wives support them, are actually more likely to make trouble than helpers. ”

"It would be better if they could be as down-to-earth as the students of Zhaoming Academy and not suffer from agriculture, but if they talked all day long and didn't do their jobs, it would be more harmful than being idle in the market. In fact, in the land south of the Yangtze River nowadays, workshops are everywhere, and it is easy for helpers to be harmed when they are unemployed, but these people who have achieved fame but cannot be motivated, or they don't even have fame......"

"Scholars, that's the biggest hidden danger! These people only have a mouth that can speak well, and they don't feel that they are useless scholars, but they feel that they are born to be useful, and if they are useless, then there are traitors in the court and the local government to block the way! ”

Just now, he had always acted like a flattering little person, but at this moment, he suddenly lifted such a lid, and there was a moment of silence around him. Then it was Zhu Ying who broke the silence.

"Hua Siye said that the scholars are idle and have no job, so they gather to make noise and criticize a lot, which is indeed a big problem, and it is said that most of the scholars today are not diligent, and the grains are not divided, I don't know what Yue Shanchang thinks about this?"

Yue Shanchang didn't expect that it was not Zhang Shou who suddenly targeted him, but Zhu Ying, and his expression suddenly turned cold after being stunned. He slowly stood up and said word by word: "Although many scholars have forgotten the six arts of gentlemen and the number of imperial books, but instead of complaining about their pedantic, it is better to think about it first, what kind of questions did the imperial court take to test the school scholars and give them official papers?" ”

He took a deep look at the three princes, and then calmly waved his hand and said: "The three princes are willing to win the strengths of others and dabble in a wide range of knowledge, which is a good thing, I agree very much, if anyone criticizes, I will refute them one by one, but Hua Siye's statement that idle scholars gather to discuss current affairs as a hidden danger, I can't agree." ”

"Scholars don't produce, because what they learn is not producing, and unless they go out, they can't find a place where they can use what they have learned!"