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Chapter 211 Helping the Apprentice to Get a Reward

Soon, the palace maids brought in plates one after another, and soon a table was set.

The emperor personally poured two glasses of wine and handed one to Prince Ye. He asked: "Royal brother, why didn't the queen mother return to the palace with you? Is she living in your house now?"

Prince Ye picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp. He shook his head helplessly, looking like he had a headache. He said: "I was just about to tell my brother about this."

The emperor pricked up his ears to listen to his brother's next words.

Prince Ye added: "It was at Su Yu's house that I found the Queen Mother. After she left the palace, she was robbed of her money and later caught a cold."

The emperor asked anxiously: "How is the Queen Mother's health now?"

King Ye said: "Fortunately, the Su family hired a doctor in time. He is now in much better health and looks very healthy."

The emperor finally felt relieved and asked, "Is it because of this that you accepted Su Yu as your disciple?"

King Ye shook his head and explained: "That's not the case. I wanted to take Su Yu as my apprentice before, and then I sent people to be by his side to observe his character. Now it is obvious that his character is excellent, so I went to the Su family and took him as my apprentice."

When Prince Ye said this, he sighed again, "Who would have known that my younger brother had just accepted Su Yu as his disciple, and the Queen Mother said..."

The emperor asked curiously: "What did the queen mother say?"

Prince Ye was also at a loss whether to laugh or cry. He said, "My queen mother said that she will be Su Yu's great-grandmother in the future. She also happens to like the Su family, so she wants to live there forever and refuses to come back."

The emperor had never expected the development of this matter, but the queen mother's temperament has always been unconventional, and this is indeed something she would do.

The emperor thought for a while and then said: "Anyway, Taohua County is close to the capital. If she likes it, then she can live there for now."

The emperor was thinking that he was usually busy with official duties and had no time to accompany his mother. The queen was worried all day about her inability to conceive and had no mood to chat with her mother. It would be better for her to stay at the Su family, as long as her mother was happy.

The emperor thought for a moment and said, "I think we should send some people to secretly protect the Queen Mother.

King Ye said: "I have sent my personal bodyguard Yue Ren to the Su family to protect my mother."

The emperor knew Yue Ren's strength, and he said, "That's good," and he felt relieved.

The emperor looked at Prince Ye and said, "Su Yu saved my mother and improved the iron casting process. He has made two great contributions. What official title should I give him?"

Prince Ye hurriedly stopped him, "Royal brother, Yu'er is still young, we can't rush into this matter, let him learn skills from me first. I think it would be better for him to take the imperial examination and become an official."

Prince Ye knew that only by passing the imperial examination and becoming an official could one go far.

The emperor found it very funny to see his brother's nervous look. He hadn't seen his brother with such an expression for a long time. He laughed jokingly and said, "You just accepted me as your apprentice, and you're protecting me already?" At this moment, the brothers were no longer the monarch and his subject, but brothers.

Prince Ye also laughed heartily. He said: "That's right. This is my only disciple, so he must be treasured. If my brother wants to reward him, please give him some precious and valuable things. My brother can express his gratitude on my disciple's behalf."

The emperor immediately instructed the eunuch beside him: "Let Jingde go to my private treasury and select some of the best four treasures of the study, as well as cloths for young men, jewelry for men and women, hair crowns, jewels, jade pendants, and prepare two large boxes. I will also reward him with one thousand taels of gold and send them all to Prince Ye's mansion later."

The eunuch replied, "Yes, Your Majesty."

The young eunuch retreated silently. He was very shocked. The emperor must be really happy this time to reward him with so many good things.

The emperor looked at Prince Ye and smiled: "Is this feasible? This way it won't be an insult to your beloved disciple."

Prince Ye bowed his hands in thanks and said: "Thank you for the reward, my royal brother. I thank you on behalf of my disciple."

He also filled the emperor's glass and said, "Your Majesty, let me toast you with another glass."

The two of them chatted in a friendly and harmonious atmosphere.

In the evening, the palace servants saw Prince Ye sitting in a carriage, followed by another carriage, which marched out of Xihua Gate in a grand manner.

The palace servants were talking about it, whispering to each other, and then they just said that Prince Ye was favored by the emperor and was rewarded by the emperor with three full boxes of treasures.

In an instant, everyone who had a little bit of ability inside and outside the court received this news. They just said that King Ye's favor was still with him.

The next morning, after Su Yu finished his breakfast, he said goodbye: "Mother, sister, and grandmother, I am going to study, you take your time to eat."

Su's mother said gently: "Go, don't tire yourself out."

The servant Xie An was about to harness the carriage, but Su Yu ordered: "Xie An, there is no need to send me to study today. I will go there on horseback by myself. You go and deliver the toothpaste goods to the carpenter shop and the Golden Building. You have to go there. From now on, I will leave all the toothpaste matters and other docking tasks to you."

Xie An bowed and replied: "Yes, thank you for your trust, my lord. I will definitely supervise it well."

Su Yu said to the Queen Mother and Aunt Qinxin: "Grandmother, please teach my sister and the maids in the mansion how to write and read."

When the Queen Mother heard that she also had something to do, she happily said to Su Yu: "No problem, leave it to us, we will take care of her no worse than the princess."

Aunt Qinxin also looked very confident. Putting aside other things, she was unique in the palace in terms of rules and etiquette.

Aunt Qinxin also said: "Don't worry, Mr. Su, I will definitely teach you well."

Su Yu had long noticed that the conversation and temperament of these two elderly people were far beyond those of ordinary people. If his younger sisters could receive guidance from these two elderly people, they would benefit from it for the rest of their lives.

To be honest, Su Yu is quite good at judging people.

Su Yu bowed and said: "Thank you, Grandmother-in-law, and Aunt Qinxin, for your trouble."

However, her younger sister Su Wanwan had a bitter look on her face. She had to practice calligraphy and learn the rules at the same time. She looked at Su Yu with a resentful look on her face.

Su Yu received his sister's pleading eyes, and he smiled gently: "Sister, reading can make people wise. People who don't read in the future will easily be cheated when they go out. They won't even know when they are cheated, and they will even pay money to the number of people."

Queen Mother...

How do you feel it's me?

Aunt Qinxin...

It seems that I have also been taught a lesson. Is it because I, an old slave, have not read enough?

Sister Su Wanwan could only say aggrievedly: "Yes, brother."

After Su Yu arranged everything, he went to the stable and led out his little white horse. Su Yu called out: "Little White." The little white horse turned its head and didn't look at Su Yu, which made him feel that the little white horse seemed a little unhappy.

Su Yu touched the little white horse's head and smoothed its fur before explaining: "I've been a little busy lately and almost forgot about you. Don't be angry."

After hearing what Su Yu said, the little white horse turned its head back, looked at Su Yu with its big eyes, and then blew a breath at Su Yu with its nose, as if to express its unhappiness.

Su Yu...this horse has a bit of a temper, he likes it, hahahaha.

Su Yu touched its head again and said with a laugh: "Don't be unhappy, I'll give you a nice name, let's call you Tuantuan, okay?"

This time the little white horse seemed to understand again. It turned its head, raised its hooves up and down, and jumped twice.

Su Yu saw that the little white horse seemed to be coaxed, and he said: "Tuantuan, let's stop playing for now. I have to go to study. Let's go first."

Su Yu first led the horse out from the back door, then quickly got on the horse's back. Su Yu pulled the reins to the right, and the horse obediently changed direction. Su Yu said: "Tuan Tuan, go."

The little white horse started to walk "clatteringly". When it reached a place with fewer people, Su Yu began to speed up gradually.

After a while, they arrived at the gate of Jiang Mansion. Just like yesterday, the gate opened immediately and the servants came over to lead the horses. Su Yu didn't have to worry about anything else and strode directly into the mansion.

Su Yu walked and thought, he was not sure whether the policy paper he wrote last night was in line with the thinking of this era. He was a little nervous about it.

He walked through the corridors, crossed the pavilions and gardens, and when he entered the lecture room, he saw his teacher concentrating on reading a book. Su Yu no longer felt the nervousness he had before.

Today, the master was wearing a light cloud-colored, bamboo-patterned, waisted, round-necked robe, and a jade crown on his head. He looked very dignified and noble, yet also had a sense of freedom.

Su Yu walked up slowly, bowed his head and whispered: "Teacher, the student is here."

King Ye put down the book in his hand, looked at Su Yu and smiled: "Then let's get started."

Su Yu said: "Yes," and he immediately sat down and listened to the lecture obediently.