Chapter 866 - Chapter 865: His Majesty Has Something Huge to Do (1)
Chapter 865: His Majesty Has Something Huge to Do (1)
The evil god was speechless.
Ever since Lu Huaijiang took over the throne, he had never delayed the court meeting, regardless of rain or shine.
He had never asked for leave no matter what.
But today.
On the eve of the New Year, the Emperor would summarize the year as usual. It was an extremely important day. Even the officials had arrived early outside the palace gates to wait for the Emperor’s year-end conclusion.
In the end …
“His Majesty said that since it’s the 30th of the year, we shouldn’t delay the ministers from returning to the residence to reunite. Let’s skip the morning court session today.” Eunuch Lu stood at the palace gate and personally sent the old officials back.
Now that the world was gradually at peace, Grand Tutor Xie was too old and had already chosen to retire a few days ago.
He went home to recuperate.
There were many old officials who had retired in the capital, including old Lord Xia and old Lord Jiang. Among them, Grand tutor Xie had a good relationship with master Jiang, but it was a pity that master Jiang had left early.
After Grand tutor Xie retired, he could only drink tea and go fishing with old Lord Xia.
On New Year’s Eve, Grand tutor Xie had wanted to enter the palace to wish the Emperor a Happy New Year. Seeing that the Emperor did not want to see the ministers, he let it go.
He went back leisurely.
Before he left, he asked,”Eunuch Lu, what’s the matter with His Majesty?” His Majesty is a person who values rules. Even if he is not feeling well, he will never delay the court.”
The year-end summary was a rule that had not changed for a hundred years. The Iron Man who did not need to rest for a day all year round had actually given his officials a day off on this day.
Eunuch Lu saw that Grand tutor Xie was the emperor’s teacher, so he smiled and replied,”Replying to Grand tutor, His Majesty has said that this is a matter of great importance. His Majesty won’t be so playful.”
Grand Tutor Xie stroked his beard and nodded.”Of course. It was rare for an emperor to be as hardworking as His Majesty. He did not care about women or food. He rarely took a day off. It must be something big, something that would affect the imperial court and the people, something that would affect their lives. He is my disciple, how could I not understand?” Grand Tutor Xie stroked his beard and smiled.
After asking, he got back into the carriage.
After leaving the palace gates, Grand tutor Xie said,”It’s the end of the year, let’s go see my old friend. Send him two pots of wine, a set of Chinese Chess, and a horse. If he’s still alive, old Xia and I will have some entertainment.” Old master Xie was rather emotional.
After saying that, he sat in the carriage and headed out of the city.
He burned a lot of paper money for Old Master Jiang and brought some of his favorite food and wine. There were also chess, horse hanging, and other popular things in the capital.
Not long after, old master Xie returned to the city before lunch.
Just as he passed by the east side of the city, he saw his student standing under a big Banyan Tree with a young man standing beside him.
Grand Tutor Xie had a deep impression of Jiang Huailu.
If such a talented girl was born in the Xie family, the old master would probably die with a smile.
The Grand Tutor knew that the little girl was simple-minded and was afraid of being deceived, so he had the carriage stop to the side. He looked left and right, then went up to the attic next to the big banyan tree.
The second floor was just above the great Banyan Tree, so they could clearly see what the two were doing below, but they wouldn’t be able to eavesdrop.
While the old man was worried about his students, he didn’t want to eavesdrop. Besides, what was there to eavesdrop on the two kids?
He wasn’t that kind of gentleman.
The old man went up to the attic and asked the waiter to serve some snacks and refreshments. He sat by the window and watched leisurely.
However, the wind blew.
The big banyan tree moved, occasionally dropping two leaves. Grand Tutor Xie looked away.
The big banyan tree was lush and green.
Lulu held the small jade in his hand and saw that Zheng w. a.n. gshu was already waiting under the tree. He hurried over.