Chapter 31 New Rules in the Palace
Chapter 31 New Rules in the Palace
The afternoon passed before I had time to appreciate it.
Zhu Zaigui gained a lot of knowledge that afternoon, and his admiration for Gao Gong became even deeper.
Especially Gao Gong's attitude towards him, which moved Zhu Zaigui deeply. Whenever Zhu Zaigui asked a question, Gao Gong would explain everything to Zhu Zaigui patiently without any impatience.
Moreover, Gao Gong selflessly gave all his notes to Zhu Zaigui, allowing Zhu Zaigui to learn and absorb his knowledge by reading his notes.
Feeling Gao Gong's sincere cultivation of him, Zhu Zaigui finally understood why Emperor Longqing in history relied on and trusted Gao Gong so much.
How many such heart-to-heart relationships can there be in the world?
Moreover, Zhu Zaigui, who had already left the palace and set up his own household, could no longer enjoy the care of his father and the love of his mother. At this time, there was such a dedicated and selfless person who cared for and educated him like a teacher and a father. If he did not develop a sense of dependence and trust in him, he would be heartless.
Gao Gong's mouth was dry as he spoke, so he picked up the teacup beside him and took a sip.
At this time, the young eunuch outside also came in carefully, bending over, to light the candles in the room.
Seeing the young eunuch's actions, Gao Gong also looked outside and saw that it was indeed getting dark outside.
Gao Gong bowed to Zhu Zaigui in embarrassment and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I didn't pay attention to the time and disturbed your rest."
When Zhu Zaigui heard what Gao Gong said, he quickly replied, "Sir, what are you talking about? If you had taken the whole afternoon to teach me today, I wouldn't have gained so much knowledge. It's getting late now, so I will immediately arrange for a meal at your mansion to eat with you."
Gao Gong was touched when he heard that Zhu Zaigui wanted to invite him to dinner. He bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. How dare I disturb you while you are having dinner? I'd better take my leave now."
Zhu Zaigui immediately stood up and came over to hold Gao Gong's arm, "Sir, please don't do that. If a student doesn't even have this little respect for his teacher, then he is not worthy of being your student."
After saying this, Zhu Zaigui instructed the eunuch outside the door, "Go tell Meng Daban that Mr. Gao will also be dining at the mansion tonight. Ask him to cook a few of his specialties."
The eunuch outside the door heard Zhu Zaigui's order, responded quickly and went to find Meng Chong to convey Zhu Zaigui's words.
At this time, Meng Chong was also very happy as he had just put away all the dried sugar. In order to protect the secret of the sugar from being known to others, Meng Chong did not call anyone in to help. He was busy in the small yard alone.
But even after working like this for a whole afternoon, Meng Chong didn't feel tired at all. He thought it was all worth it.
So just after he closed the door of the courtyard, before he remembered to wash and change his clothes, he saw a young eunuch hurriedly coming to find him.
Seeing this reckless young eunuch running towards the small courtyard, Meng Chong immediately stood at the gate of the small courtyard and blocked him, "Stop! Why are you running? What are you going to do?"
The young eunuch was also shocked by Meng Chong's reaction, and quickly lowered his head and replied: "Reporting to the chief steward, I am here on the orders of the prince to tell you that Mr. Gao will have dinner at the mansion tonight, and the prince wants you to cook a few of your specialties to entertain him."
Meng Chong couldn't help but feel relieved when he heard the eunuch's words, then he exhaled and said, "Don't come here again in the future, understand? This will be a forbidden area in our palace from now on. Except for the prince and our family, anyone who dares to come in will be punished by our family rules!"
When Meng Chong mentioned the family rules, the young eunuch was frightened.
The palace's family rules are no joke. If you're not careful, people will be beaten to death.
The young eunuch replied with a trembling voice: "I'll remember it." Meng Chong was very satisfied with the young eunuch's attitude, and then said: "Tell everyone in the mansion this, if someone makes a mistake, don't blame me for not reminding them."
The young eunuch quickly replied, "I understand. I will definitely tell everyone in the palace what the steward said."
After hearing the eunuch's answer, Meng Chong left proudly. Without even remembering to wash or change clothes, he hurried to the small kitchen in the palace to prepare dinner for Zhu Zaigui and Gao Gong.
With Meng Chong's careful cooking, he prepared four dishes and a soup in less than half an hour.
Although these four dishes and one soup seem a bit shabby, it is also the new rule in Prince Yu’s Mansion.
Therefore, Meng Chong did not make an exception for Gao Gong when preparing these meals. After all, his own prince's meals were all served to this standard. Apart from the emperor, who else could be more noble than his own prince?
After preparing the four dishes and one soup, Meng Chong arranged for someone to take them to the small restaurant, and at this moment he also went over in person to invite Zhu Zaigui and Gao Gong to come for dinner.
Meng Chong came to the school in the palace, "Your Majesty, Master Gao, dinner is ready. Please go to the small dining room to eat."
Gao Gong, who was talking to Zhu Zaigui, heard Meng Chong's voice. He turned around and was startled.
Because Meng Chong had not had time to wash his face or change his clothes, the yellow mud on his face and the mud on his clothes were still clearly visible.
So after seeing this situation, Gao Gong couldn't help but be surprised. What kind of meal did this palace prepare?
Zhu Zaigui was embarrassed when he saw Meng Chong with a muddy face. He didn't expect that Meng Chong didn't even wash during such a long day.
But at this moment, Meng Chong seemed to have forgotten about it.
He looked at Zhu Zaigui who didn't move, and Gao Gong who looked at him in surprise, and asked stupidly, "What's wrong, Your Majesty? Is there something wrong with me?"
Zhu Zaigui sighed, "Go wash up quickly, what happened to you? It's been a long time, why haven't you washed off the dirt on your body yet?"
When Meng Chong heard what Zhu Zaigui said, he immediately realized that the mud on his body had not been washed off.
Meng Chong looked at Zhu Zaigui with grievance at this time, "I stayed in the small courtyard all afternoon and didn't dare to leave, so I forgot about this matter. Please punish me, Your Majesty."
Zhu Zaiqi waved his hand and said, "Go wash up quickly, don't be disrespectful in front of Mr. Gao."
Gao Gong couldn't help but smile kindly at the cute Meng Chong.
Gao Gong said, "I think Eunuch Meng is quite honest. It is a blessing for us to have him serving the prince."
When Meng Chong heard Gao Gong speaking for him, he was immediately grateful and felt that Master Gao was a good person.
At this time, Zhu Zaigui also followed Gao Gong's words and said: "Mr. Gao is right. Meng Daban is not bad and is very loyal to me. I like him very much."
After hearing these words, Meng Chong was so moved that he couldn't help but burst into tears. "Your servant, your servant thanks the prince."
(End of this chapter)