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 emptied within twenty feet to the left and right, and absolute safety can be guaranteed.

After the last assassination incident, Zhu Jinghong had extremely high safety requirements, and his and Zhu Jingyuan's carriages were reinforced, even if muskets and bows were fired, they were safe.

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

There were seven such carriages, five of which were used as backups and replacements, as well as to confuse the Assassins.

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

But the carriage was swaying, which made him flustered and difficult to calm down, and naturally he couldn't read the book.

Putting down the book, Zhu Jingyuan looked at the situation outside the window and asked casually, "I heard...... The old thirteen asked me to find some foreigners to take with me? ”

Gao Shuyan was accompanying him in the carriage, only to hear him reply: "This is indeed the case!" ”

"If you don't know how to be a barbarian, don't teach the thirteenth brother badly!"

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

The more bastard Zhu Jinghong behaves, the more suitable he is to be a tool, so he fulfills the wishes of all the officials of the East Palace.

"According to the Thirteenth Master, it is to ask foreign people to make guns and cannons, Your Highness, you also know...... The Thirteenth Master likes these the most! ”

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

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

At this time, Zhang Xin, the eunuch of the East Palace, said: "The prince of Qiqi ...... The boss of the Xue family is doing things for the Thirteenth Master, so he begged the Thirteenth Master to bring his family to Beijing, and those Westerners were found by the Xue family! ”

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

But he didn't continue, just because of the big and small affairs of Jinling, the Xue family helped a lot, and Zhu Jingyuan couldn't do anything to put down the bowl and scold his mother.

Not wanting to dwell on this matter, Gao Shuyan changed the topic and asked: "Prince, there are less than two months left, and it is the Emperor's Holy Birthday Day, and the preparation of congratulatory gifts...... Do you have a clue? ”

Here, the prince was discussing congratulatory gifts with others, and in the third carriage after him, Zhu Jinghong was lying inside.

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

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

However, he had to get up early for various ceremonies this morning, which caused him to lack sleep, and he fell asleep on Yinglian's lap after getting into 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 it, 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 hurriedly asked, "Thirteenth Master, are you awake...... Are you thirsty, do you want to drink tea? ”

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

"It's in the carriage, and there's a lot more in that compartment!"

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

"Do you like to read this book?"

"I'm bored, just find something to do, don't make fun of the thirteenth master!" Yinglian was a little embarrassed.

"You understand?"

This question suddenly made Yinglian's face flush, and she only heard her reply: "The slave only knows some words, and it is not very easy to read!" ”

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

"That's it~"

After all, she was abducted since she was a child, and she was not raised as a thin horse, and it was not easy to read and write.

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

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

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

Fortunately, he inherited the memory of his predecessor, and he basically had no problem reading and writing, but he couldn't teach others.

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

"Otherwise, I'll find you a teacher!"

"Find a teacher for the slave? Could it be those fathers-in-law? Other than that, Yinglian really can't think of anyone else.

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

It's not that Yu Hai and the others don't have talent, on the contrary, the eunuchs who came out of the inner study hall are no worse in knowledge than those students.

Just let Yinglian stay with the eunuch, Zhu Jinghong was really awkward.

"Who else could there be!"

"The girl of the Xue family is very talented, and she happens to go to Beijing with us, why don't you go and ask her for teaching!"

"The Xue family? Is it the Xue family who robbed slaves last time? ”

Speaking of this, Yinglian immediately shook her head: "The slave doesn't want to go!" ”

It is normal for her to resist, after all, the two families of Xue Feng fought that day, and Yinglian was terrified when she was caught in the middle.

"The Xue family's rammer didn't follow, his sister-in-law has a good temper, you can rest assured!"

Seeing that Yinglian still had doubts, Zhu Jinghong continued: "When you return to Beijing this time, you have to follow me into the palace, if you have no knowledge...... I'm just afraid that life will be sad! ”

According to Zhu Jinghong's plan, he wanted to temporarily place Yinglian in Kunning Palace, and he was relieved to be by the queen's side.

In order to make Yinglian's life better, it is necessary to improve her knowledge, at least so that she can please the queen.

"Ah...... Then the slave and maid should go! ”

Although she resisted in her heart, in order not to worry Zhu Jinghong, she still accepted this arrangement.

"Zhang Ping'an, Zhang Ping'an......"

Hearing Zhu Jinghong's shout, Zhang Ping'an, who was sitting outside the carriage, opened the door, and then poked his head in and asked, "Thirteenth Master, you command!" ”

"After lunch, you take Yinglian to Xue's house, and just say my words...... I have heard for a long time that Miss Xue is profound, and asked her to teach Yinglian to read and write! ”

"Yes!"

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

Although they were following the team, the Xue family was an outsider after all, so they were at the end.

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

Because it was a long journey, the Xue family's mother and daughter changed carriages after getting out of the car.

At this moment, Xue Baochai was sitting in the carriage, embroidering a handkerchief with a needle, and next to him was Ying'er who was managing threads.

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

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

"It seems to be...... The people in the palace! ”

Hearing this, Xue Baochai put down the needle and thread.

I saw that she was worried, and muttered in a low voice: "My brother is not here, who is this coming for!" ”

"Where is the girl of the Xue family?" The little eunuch grabbed the reins and opened his mouth to ask.

Don't look at it as just a young eunuch, but he is here on behalf of the palace, how dare everyone in the Xue family slack off.

"I don't know my father-in-law, what is the matter with my girl?"

The little eunuch raised his head and said with a serious expression: "If you are the thirteenth master, Miss Yinglian will come over after noon today and ask your girl for teaching!" ”

(End of chapter)