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

Chapter 359 Too miserable

"It's too awful!"

“It’s very miserable!”

"What a pity! What a pity!"

In the Finance Bureau, early in the morning, Zhao Xima and Han Shuling were drinking tea, reading newspapers, crossing their legs and talking nonsense.

Chen Ce didn't come to work today. Can he come? When they heard that the prince was coming when they were off duty yesterday, they ran away long ago, but Chen Ce was stupid.

I have reminded him a long time ago to have less contact with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and avoid him if possible.

Look, he didn't show up at the government office today, did he? Maybe he was humiliated by the crown prince yesterday. Isn't this too miserable?
Yang Tinghe came to the Zhanshi Mansion with his hands behind his back. He was the Zuo Chunfang of the Eastern Palace, and was at the same level as the Zhanshi Mansion. However, he was also Zhu Houzhao's history teacher, and had more contact with Zhu Houzhao, so he thought his status was above that of the Zhanshi Mansion.

When the two hooligans in the Zhanshi Mansion heard that Yang Tinghe had arrived, they hurriedly pretended to start working.

Yang Tinghe looked gloomy and asked Zhao Zhongping, "Where is Schoolmaster Chen?"

Zhao Zhongping hurriedly said, "Oh, Principal Chen asked for leave."

Yang Tinghe looked unhappy. He asked for leave on the first day he came to the Zhanshi Mansion. Did this official really think that he was born as a Jinshi who passed the imperial examinations twice?
"Why are you asking for leave?"

Zhao Zhongping couldn't say that he couldn't stand the prince's abuse, right? He gritted his teeth and said, "I have a cold."

Yang Tinghe snorted, "It's just a minor cold. Even if I was seriously ill, I wouldn't even think of asking for leave to summon him!"

Everyone knew that Yang Tinghe was always strict, but no one expected him to be so strict.

You want someone to take care of you when they are sick? Are you treating them like cattle and horses?
Zhao Zhongping said hurriedly: "Hey, okay."

After Yang Tinghe left, Zhao Zhongping pursed his lips and cursed, "Shit!".

He had no choice but to ask Han Douyin to find Chen Ce.

After hearing the whole story, Chen Ce had no choice but to follow Han Shuling and continue to spend his days in the Finance Bureau.

Zhao Zhongping sighed and said to Chen Ce, "Master Chen, I forgot to tell you another thing yesterday."

"We must not offend the teachers in the East Palace, especially Yang Tinghe."

"This person has a rigid and strict personality. He is self-righteous and arrogant. He doesn't take anyone in the entire Eastern Palace seriously except the Crown Prince."

"Others call him Little Jiao Fang."

Chen Ce: “…”

Jiao Fang's grave is covered with grass. Jiao Fang was still a little boy.

"Old man Fei Hongfei is quite nice and kind. There is also another person named Jin Gui from Youchunfang, but his presence is not very strong, so there is no need to worry about him."

"Even this Yang Tinghe is nothing! We should have less contact with him in the future."

Zhao Zhongping commented on the officials of the Eastern Palace in a very proud manner. He looked very impressive, completely different from the cowardly look he had just shown when he met Yang Tinghe.

Zhao Xima and Han Shuling asked Chen Ce curiously, "Sir Chen, were you humiliated by the prince last night?"

Chen Ce shook his head and said, "No, why do you say that?"

Zhao Zhongping smiled slightly, as if to say, "I understand everything." Han Douyin also smiled, and they understood each other tacitly.

Everyone knows what kind of person the prince is, so don't be stubborn. If you hadn't been humiliated by the prince last night, why would you have asked for leave today?
It can be seen that these two guys have been badly harmed by the prince, and now they have a psychological trauma towards Zhu Houzhao.

But Chen Ce didn't find anything wrong with Zhu Houzhao, and he seemed easy to get along with.

He thought for a moment and said to the two of them, "Although the prince was a little bit naughty before, he has become much calmer as he grows older."

"I think he's pretty good." Zhao and Han smiled slightly, "Haha."

Everyone understands, you just shouldn't speak for the prince, there are no outsiders here. Yes, as officials we naturally cannot make up stories about the prince in private, but it's okay to complain here.

Fortunately, there are no malicious people in the Economic Bureau, otherwise there would be these two guys who like to gossip. If they were their colleagues, they would probably have caused trouble by now.

At this moment, a clerk suddenly rushed over and said to the three people, "The Crown Prince is coming!"

When these words were spoken, Zhao Zhongping and Han Douyin were immediately shocked.

Why is the prince here in broad daylight?
"Quick, hide!"

It was too late. Zhu Houzhao had already walked in with Liu Jin, his hands behind his back. Seeing Chen Ce, Zhu Houzhao hurried over and asked Chen Ce, "Didn't you say you wouldn't come today?"

Chen Ce didn't say anything wrong about Yang Tinghe, but just said casually: "I'm bored at home anyway, so I came here to get familiar with it."

Zhu Houzhao uttered an "oh" and said, "I was just wondering, they said you were on duty again, what was going on?"

No.

Zhao Zhongping and Han Douyin stared at the scene in a daze. Is this still the crown prince they knew?

When did you become so easy to get along with?
Zhu Houzhao asked Chen Ce, "It's almost noon. Come with me to the East Palace to eat. The public meals here are terrible. I'll ask the chef of the East Palace to make some hot pot for us to eat."

Lord Zhao and Lord Han stared at each other again, dumbfounded. What did I hear? The prince invited Lord Chen to eat hot pot?

Chen Ce actually didn't really want to go. It didn't matter if he was outside. Not everyone in the Eastern Palace was the same bureaucrat as Zhao and Han.

If Yang Tinghe saw that he had violated etiquette and went to the East Palace to eat hotpot, he might gossip about him.

Chen Ce shook his head and said, "Forget it, I won't go."

Zhu Houzhao said: "No, let's go."

Oh my god! Has the prince really changed? Is it true, as Chen Ce said, that as the prince gets older, he has become more stable?
Zhao Zhongping asked tentatively: "Your Highness, I love hot pot..."

Zhu Houzhao stared at him and shouted, "You love to eat shit!"

"Aren't you going to wash the horse? Have you washed the Ferghana horse from the Western Regions that I sent you today?"

Zhao Zhongping: “…”

Look, look! The prince is still the same prince, he has never changed...hiss! It depends on the person! It turns out it depends on the person!

This is not fair!

Zhao Zhongping looked depressed, smiled awkwardly, and said hurriedly: "Okay, I will take my leave."

Han Douyin also ran out with his butt sticking up. The two of them gossiped and whispered as they walked. From time to time, they turned back to look at Chen Ce with a strange look in their eyes.

Chen Ce could not resist Zhu Houzhao's cordial invitation, so he followed Zhu Houzhao on the snow towards the main hall of the Eastern Palace.

The hot pot with sesame sauce was ready in the hall. Zhu Houzhao pulled Chen Ce to the hall and sat down. He said to Liu Jin, "Hurry up and get some more mutton."

"Little brother, eat quickly and try the taste of the palace chef."

Jin Gui had something to ask Zhu Houzhao, but seeing that Zhu Houzhao and Chen Ce were having dinner, he did not disturb them. He found Yang Tinghe and asked, "Master Yang, is there a new teacher in the East Palace?"

Yang Tinghe asked suspiciously: "No, why do you say that?"

Jin Gui said, “I saw the prince and a green-robed official eating hot pot, and I thought there was a new teacher in the East Palace.”

Yang Tinghe's face gradually darkened.

(End of this chapter)