Ming Dynasty: I risked my life to teach the prince, the emperor begged me not to die

Chapter 149 Too late to regret
Forbidden City, Eastern Palace.

The two Zhang brothers kindly found Zhu Houzhao who was sleeping.

"My eldest nephew?"

"Nephew of the Crown Prince?"

Zhu Houzhao turned over. He finally had a day off and was able to sleep in. He really didn't want to pay attention to his two bed-wetting uncles.

"We brothers are here to give you money."

Zhu Houzhao's eyes lit up, he jumped up and said excitedly: "Someone come here! How can you be so tactless? The two uncles-in-law are here, and there is no one to entertain them? This is outrageous!"

"Uncles, I always thought you were rude people. You always came to me empty-handed. It seems that I misunderstood you before. It turns out that you were holding back."

Zhang brothers: "..."

Zhu Houzhao asked hurriedly: "How much money do you want to give me?"

Zhang Heling hesitated for a moment and said, "Why don't you ask us why we are giving you money?"

Zhu Houzhao waved his hands and said, "Mother and uncle, you elders love the younger generation and give me pocket money. Do you need to ask why?"

This is very embarrassing.

We are not fools. Why would we give you money for no reason?

Even if you are the prince, it won’t work.

Zhang Heling laughed and said, "That's true, but it will make His Royal Highness feel guilty, so we decided to ask His Royal Highness to do us a small favor."

Zhu Houzhao calmed down instantly: "Not interested, remove the tea, they are not thirsty."

Zhu Houzhao gave instructions to Liu Jin.

The teacups in the hands of the two princes-in-law were taken away, and their smiles froze slightly, revealing an awkward yet polite smile.

Zhang Heling said, "One thousand taels, one thousand taels as a reward."

so much?
Zhu Houzhao said angrily: "Liu Jin! You want to die! Why did you take the teacup from my uncle's hand? He hasn't even had his tea yet."

"Tell me more about it." Zhu Houzhao said to his two uncles-in-law with a smile.

Zhang Heling tried hard to keep smiling. If Zhu Houzhao was replaced by his younger brother, he might ask the soul-searching question again: Can I hit you?

But he naturally did not dare to be presumptuous to the Crown Prince, so he said: "Your Highness, please help us exchange some salt permits. It's not much, just exchange ten permits."

That’s all?

Zhu Houzhao said without thinking, "Give me the money first."

Zhang Heling asked cautiously: "What if you don't exchange it?"

Zhu Houzhao sneered, "How can a prince like me not keep his word? Is there still basic trust between people?"

Zhang Heling nodded and said, "Okay then."

He gave Zhu Houzhao one or two thousand pieces of silver, and Zhu Houzhao promised to exchange them for salt permits in two days and then sent them away.

"Liu Jin!"

"go!"

"Go find my little brother!"

Zhu Houzhao has not forgotten the agreement with Chen Ce. When the newspaper business makes money, he will give the money to the soldiers in the northwest.

But I don’t know how long it will take for the newspaper to make that much money.

This one thousand taels of silver can be sent over first, which is enough to compensate the soldiers who died or were wounded in the battle.

Whatever the Ministry of War doesn’t do, I, the Eastern Palace, will do!

As for the younger brother, he won't be asked to pay for the time being, as he doesn't have much money. On the way, Liu Jin listened to Zhu Houzhao's words and couldn't help but give a thumbs up and said with emotion: "Master, you are so righteous!"

"It is a blessing for all soldiers in the world that the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty have such a respectful prince!"

"I really envy Master Chen for having a friend like Your Highness. Your Highness is so considerate of him and knows that he is poor, so he doesn't ask him to pay."

Zhu Houzhao said, "You are wrong. I am the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty. It is my duty and obligation to be considerate of the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. He is just a commoner. He has such awareness. Doesn't this prove that he is greater than me? You should envy me for having a friend like you."

This... is against Tiangang!
"Okay, anyway, it doesn't matter who pays. Don't say anything when you get there. I have to think about how to take care of his self-esteem. Otherwise, he will definitely force himself to take the lead and see that I'm paying, so he will pay no matter how poor he is."

Liu Jin hurriedly said, "Hey, okay."

"Take the one thousand taels. Don't lose such a large sum of money."

"According to the order!"

……

Sophora japonica alley.

Xu Jing accompanied Tang Yin to find Chen Ce.

Chen Ce was reviewing news articles in the study. The number of reviews had gradually decreased recently. Wang Defa had trained three people, and Yang Yuzhen also came in to help, which made Chen Ce's work a lot easier.

There was a knock on the door, and Chen Ce went out. He saw Xu Jing outside the courtyard and Tang Yin, who lowered his head and did not dare to look at Chen Ce, and nodded and said, "Come in and talk."

Xu Jing pulled the shy Tang Yin in.

Tang Yin cupped his hands, bowed deeply, and saluted, saying, "I greet you, teacher. I am sorry to disappoint you."

Chen Ce stared at him blankly for a while, then shook his head and said, "Tang Jieyuan, you're too polite."

hum.

Tang Yin felt a chill in his heart. Chen Ce had said before that their relationship as master and disciple was over. Tang Yin really didn't expect Chen Ce to do what he said. Such polite and distant words clearly showed that Chen Ce had given up on him as a student.

Thinking of this, Tang Yin couldn't help but feel sad. It was all his own fault!
Don’t blame others!
With red eyes, he said: "Teacher, I really know my mistake this time. If it weren't for you, I would have been doomed."

"Previously, students..."

Chen Ce held his hands down and said, "You don't have to thank me. You should thank Xu Jing. He helped you a lot."

"You act flamboyantly, so this disaster may not be a bad thing."

Chen Ce looked at Xu Jing again and said, "You still owe me five thousand taels."

Xu Jing quickly placed the small box in his hand on the desk and said respectfully, "Mr. Chen, everything is ready."

Although he didn't know what method Chen Ce used to save Tang Yin, it didn't stop Xu Jing from admiring Chen Ce.

To be honest, he was shocked by Chen Ce's methods time and time again, and until now, he had become numb. He clearly felt that saving Tang Yin was as difficult as climbing to the sky, but when it came to Chen Ce, he felt that it was not a difficult task!

"Father Heng, this..."

Tang Yin looked at Xu Jing with shame, he knew that it was Xu Jing who used the money to ask Chen Ce to save him.

Xu Jing patted Tang Yin's arm and said, "Don't worry about it."

Chen Ce didn't say anything else, and said, "If you have nothing else, go back."

Tang Yin hesitated to speak, and still wanted to try to restore his teacher-student relationship with Chen Ce. Although he knew the possibility was slim, he ultimately did not have the courage to speak.

He now finally understood what Xu Jing had said to him. Xu Jing said that he was so envious of being Chen Ce's student.

At that time, Tang Yin did not understand the meaning of Xu Jing's words, but now it is too late and it is too late to regret. He has lost the best teacher in the world!

Tang Yin slowly left Huaihua Hutong. He no longer had the arrogance he had before. His usually straight chest was now lowered. He was no longer as arrogant and ostentatious as before. He seemed to have grown a lot.

Chen Ce stared at Tang Yin's back silently, hoping that he would always be like this in the future.

Looking at the five thousand taels of silver on the table in the middle hall, Chen Ce didn't know what he was thinking. When the poor prince comes, should I take his self-esteem into consideration?
He doesn't seem to have much pocket money?
(End of this chapter)